Chapter 793: Director Chen Who Missed

"No... who is that? So arrogant??"

Jian Changsheng, who was several blocks away, had just sneakily blown out his oil lamp when he saw a pillar of fire rising into the sky in the distance, and he was dumbfounded.

The same question appeared in the minds of everyone around. The fire dragon rising into the sky seemed to be an arrogant provocation to everyone at once:

——I'm right here, if you have the ability, come on?

The raging fire illuminated Chen Ling's cheeks, making those deep eyes look like stars. He scanned the surroundings, as if looking for something.

Chen Ling was never a high-profile person. Exposing his position arrogantly at such a time, besides stimulating those audience members, had a deeper reason... He wanted to see if his hypothesis was correct.

Less than a minute after the pillar of fire rose, a fluorescent figure rushed over from the night sky.

"Yes, yes... I've found him, I'll explain it to him."

“……”

"Let me confirm... this initial location, he should be called Lin Yan, um, you guys keep an eye on it..."

“……”

"Don't worry, I know, I'll be careful to keep a safe distance from the participants."

“……”

Like the referee at the station, the man was wearing a fluorescent trench coat with a work badge hanging on his chest, with the two numbers "06" written on it. At this moment, he was holding a walkie-talkie, as if reporting something.

After flipping over several roofs, he arrived next to the residential building where Chen Ling was and said in a deep voice:

"Participant Lin Yan, the competition hasn't started yet, please don't use divine path power, and don't affect others!"

Seeing the referee appear, Chen Ling's eyes lit up slightly.

"There is more than one referee in the venue. The one at the station just now was Rank 6, this one is Rank 5... just a little older, they should all be people from the Heavenly Pivot Domain, maybe they are personnel transferred from the Heaven-Reaching Tower..." Chen Ling analyzed quickly in his heart, "Also, Rank 6 and above belong to high-level combat power. In any domain, they are important resources. Naturally, it's impossible to send dozens of them at once to supervise a group of young people fighting... Plus, with that leader of the Medical Path sitting in town, it's actually enough."

While calculating, he casually extinguished the kerosene lamp beside him and revealed a panicked smile:

"Sorry, Referee... I didn't know the specific rules, sorry for the disturbance."

"Wasn't it all written in the manual?" Referee No. 6 seemed a little displeased.

"I can't read."

"..." The referee was incredulous, "Then how did you find your way here?"

"I have a friend named Jian Wubing. He brought me here. Although his brain isn't very smart, he can read."

Hearing the name Jian Wubing, the referee seemed to find it familiar. He scanned the list and immediately saw the [Military Dog] path on it, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly... Judging by the path name, this person was indeed not very smart.

"...Alright, pay attention later."

After saying that, Referee No. 6 turned to leave. Chen Ling suddenly spoke at this moment, "Wait a moment!"

The referee looked back in confusion.

"Um, because I can't read, I didn't understand anything in the manual... If it's convenient, can you tell me about it?" While speaking, Chen Ling used his only arm to miserably pull out the manual from his bosom, and then looked at the referee eagerly.

Referee: ...

The referee looked down at the time. There were less than three minutes left until the trial started, but after hesitating for a moment, he sighed.

"Alright, I'll pick a few key points to tell you, remember them well."

The referee took the manual and began to briefly explain it to Chen Ling. Chen Ling sat on the spot and listened carefully, like a student thirsty for knowledge.

Time passed minute by minute,

When the second hand of the clock reached twelve o'clock, loud noises erupted from all directions!

Bang bang bang bang—!!

Gorgeous fireworks rose rapidly from around the Old District and then exploded in the air, like colorful flower clusters blooming in the starry sky. No matter which corner of the Old District one was in, one could see them clearly.

The competition for the [Heaven-Reaching Star Position] officially began.

The referee looked at the fireworks in the sky and knew it was time for him to go. He exhorted: "The general rules are like this. In short, within 48 hours, you can use any means to reduce your competitors as much as possible... Anyway, in this Old District, no one will really die, so you don't need to have any psychological burden."

"Any means are okay?" Chen Ling confirmed again.

"Any means are okay."

"That's good..."

The referee was about to turn and leave. The next moment, a cold light suddenly flashed from Chen Ling's sleeve and slashed rapidly toward the referee's neck!

The speed of this cold light was too fast, and the distance was extremely close, giving the referee no room to dodge at all. To kill with one blow, Chen Ling even deployed the [Tribunal] simultaneously, directly locking the referee in place!

The cold light flashed through the air. The moment it touched the referee's neck, the latter suddenly seemed to be disconnected from the surroundings, and with a creak, he teleported three meters away!

The boning knife in Chen Ling's hand ultimately missed.

The fluorescent trench coat danced lightly on the roof. Seeing this, the referee laughed as if he had expected it:

"I knew it!

You participants, coming from various domains, are a mixed bag. When they sent us to be referees this time, the Heaven-Reaching Tower repeatedly warned that someone might have designs on us referees...

You kid dared to release flames in front of so many people, which shows that you are confident enough in your own strength. How could you be an illiterate fool?"

Chen Ling himself didn't expect that his蓄势 (accumulated) blow would miss so easily.

He held the boning knife with one hand, his expression not showing the slightest embarrassment, just smiled helplessly, "Senior is indeed wise. This little trick still couldn't deceive you."

The referee brushed his sleeves with both hands and said calmly:

"However, I can also tell you that we referees have nothing but walkie-talkies and lists... If you have the energy, you'd better think about how to deal with other divine path geniuses."

After saying that, he turned and left into the distance.

After walking far away, he silently took out the walkie-talkie and wiped the sweat from his forehead,

"I am No. 6... You can pay more attention to this Lin Yan. This kid is really cunning... I was almost caught by him."

"Didn't I tell you to stay away from the participants? How could you almost be caught by him?" The voice on the other end of the walkie-talkie sounded.

"I was careless this time, I will never make this mistake again..." The referee said through gritted teeth, "By the way, is everything okay with the other referees?"

"Of the nearly two hundred participants, only this Lin Yan attacked the referee. Everyone else is normal."

"That's good..."

After the fluorescent trench coat went far away,

Chen Ling looked at his back, tutted, rubbed his chin with one hand, and was thoughtful.

"I actually missed... It's really not that simple to sneak attack a Rank 5 referee."

"But after this time, he should relax his vigilance..."

"If I could replace a referee, the room for operation in this trial would be huge..."