Chapter 293: Ruthless, Wish

There was a total of 26 recruits, implying that there were going to be a total of 13 fights. Each fight was assigned a total of 10 minutes, implying that if all the fights took the maximum duration, it would need at least 130 minutes to conclude the first round of the combat assessment.

With each recruit meeting to fight five times, that would imply that the total amount of time that would be required to conclude the combat assessment would be over 650 minutes, equivalent to over 10 hours and 50 minutes.

This was exactly why the combat assessment was happening in the morning, and not any other time.

According to the arrangements, even if all the fights were to be extended to the maximum 10 minutes, this combat assessment would definitely be concluded today.

But of course, it was impossible for all the fights to be able to consume a total of 10 minutes.

For some fights, they were concluded within just two or three minutes, while others gave up just after exchanging a few punches.

There was even a funny incident where, during the first round, two individuals entered the ring, and the moment that Alex allowed the fight to begin, they both conceded.

They were both taken aback, feeling quite regretful. If they had waited for a little bit more time, maybe they could have gotten the free three points?

It seemed that Alex was not pleased with this. So, he added another rule, that was, unless those who came into the ring fought against each other, they were completely prohibited from conceding.

And, for those two individuals, despite feeling regretful, none of them was now willing to give up. They thought, they just had to wait for a little while, for the other person to give in.

With each one of them thinking that way, neither gave in. And in the end, they fought against each other, at first, just casually, but as time went on, they became increasingly serious.

Coincidence or not, the two were quite evenly matched in terms of skills and strength, leading to the two of them fighting each other until the end of the 10 minutes.

And by the time that Alex asked them to stop, they all had swollen faces, with injuries on other parts of their bodies.

It was only when Alex called out that they suddenly realized that they had been fighting seriously, and 10 minutes were already up.

Once again, they felt regretful, thinking, if they had known, they would have given up. At least, they would have much more strength to deal with the next opponents.

While the two were still thinking about this, there was a slight challenge when it came to deciding who was the victor among the two. Since they were quite evenly matched, it was quite difficult to be able to tell who was superior to the other.

In the end, it was decided that the person who had attacked the most was the one who was going to be decided as the winner.

With the conclusion of the first round of the combat assessment, once again, Kate took the stage. This time, she was facing another young man.

Even though the two of them have not interrupted before, but from the biggest fight, Kate was able to tell how strong the opponent was.

Judging from how easily he was beaten up in the previous fight, it was clear that he was not her match.

Therefore, Kate decided to end the fight as soon as possible. She was not expecting the opponent to give up, but she was not willing to waste time either.

So, as soon as the fight began, she charged towards the opponent, frightening him. It seemed that he also understood that he was not capable of dealing with Kate.

Still, because it was a role from Alex that he could not give up without a fight, or he would be dismissed from the training camp, he had to grit his teeth and engage in a fight with Kate.

Unfortunately for him, he was completely overwhelmed by Kate from the start. Kate was not holding back, with the intention of finishing the fight as soon as possible.

So, within just a few seconds, several heavy blows had landed on the guy, a few on the face, while others on the ribs, leaving him dumbfounded.

Initially, he thought, he would just attack Kate a few times, before giving in. Unexpectedly, Kate did not even give him a chance of counter attacking.

Realizing that things were getting out of hand, he quickly threw in the towel, saving himself from being pummeled by Kate’s punches.

With this fight as an example, Kate’s next opponents immediately gave in as soon as they could. They did not try to attack Kate, instead, as soon as the fight began, they began defending.

And after receiving a few punches they would need give in, to save their energy, while preventing themselves from suffering serious injuries that could affect their later fight.

So, apart from the first opponent that she faced, Evan, Kate did not face any other challenge that could stop her. She was able to finish all of her five matches successfully, gaining 15 points.

On the other hand, Evan, after losing to Kate, he was not only frustrated, but angry as well. So, the next opponent that he faced suffered quite a lot.

This guy, upon seeing that Evan was beaten by Kate, he thought, maybe he had a chance against him. Therefore, he did not give in, despite knowing that there was a difference between the two of them in terms of strength.

He thought, maybe he could capitalize on the few injuries that Evan had suffered during the fight against Kate.

Unfortunately for him, due to the anger that was boiling in his heart, Evan did not hold back at all. From the start of the fight, he went all out, with the intention of venting all his anger on his opponent.

Therefore, within just a few seconds, the opponent that was facing him, making him feel dizzy. Each blow was heavy, to the extent that he was disoriented, without much of a chance of saying that he was giving in.

In the end, he could only continuously receive the attacks from Evan, even though he had already understood that he could not beat him.

Deliberate or not, every time that he was attempting to say something, Evan would attack the exact moment, leaving him unable to say any word.

Everyone watching good tell that the opponent that Evan was facing was no match for him. But since it was the role of the combat assessment, nobody could interfere in the fight.

In the end, 10 minutes later, after the guy was beaten half to death, it was only then that Alex interfered, to stop the match.

The ring was quite bloodied, and the opponent that was facing Evan was taken away from the ring, to receive medication. From the looks of it, he would not be able to continue with the combat assessment.

And according to the rules, he would be eliminated, as inevitably, he would finish among the last, unless more than 4 people managed to gain 0 points after 5 matches.

On the other side, during the match, both Kate and Lina frowned as they observed the fight. Lina could not help but comment, “I wonder, would he have done this to you if you were not strong enough?”

“Maybe. I don’t know what is going on through that mind of his, but most probably, this might have been my fate if I was not strong enough.” Kate shrugged as she responded.

At the same thing, she felt an urgent need to get stronger. If she was not strong enough, she might end up in such a helpless situation.

“Well, don’t worry, if I encounter him, I will make sure that he is sent to the infirmary. It would be better if I am his next opponent, to make sure that he finishes amongst the very last in the batch.

It would be even better if he ends up being eliminated, due to not having sufficient points, and finishing among the last five.” Lina said while smiling.

After the fight, Alex’s impression of Evan had changed completely. Initially, he had developed some interest in Evan, after the time that he noticed that this guy did not have much of a reaction to his landing in the ring.

And later on, despite him being defeated by Kate, he had demonstrated some good skills, and Alex thought that he was a good seed to be recruited into his new team.

But from what had just been demonstrated, Alex immediately gave up on that idea. He did not like this guy’s character, so, he thought, there was no need to bring someone like this into the team.

At the end of the day, this guy seemed to have some kind of conflict with Kate. Since he was thinking of recruiting Kate into the team, there was no way that he would recruit her enemy, as that would cause chaos in the team.

Instead, he decided to pay more attention to another person. At least, not only was she skilled in terms of combat, but she seemed to have a very good relationship with Kate.

As for the progressive fights that Evan was involved in, he was able to easily defeat the other two opponents. Each one of them gave in after just a few punches, having learned from the previous encounter between Evan and his second opponent.

As for the final fight, it was a safe Lina’s wish had been fulfilled. She was Evan’s final opponent. Even though she had not been his third opponent, but she thought, it would not be too bad to send him to the infirmary.

The moment that Evan noticed that he was going to fight against Lina, his expression shifted drastically.

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