World-Ending Demon Emperor
Chapter 86 - 86 83 Completely Crazy!

86: Chapter 83: Completely Crazy!

86: Chapter 83: Completely Crazy!

Upon entering the archery field, the other fifteen students, nine females and six males, were already in place.

Li Nianzhen, seeing Suo Lun being led in by Ye Jingyu, immediately called out in a cold voice, “No unrelated persons are allowed on the testing grounds.”

Ye Jingyu ignored her, leading Suo Lun into the archery field.

“Alright, I can manage now; wait for me outside,” Suo Lun said.

With tears held back, Ye Jingyu suddenly cradled Suo Lun’s face and kissed his eyes, saying, “If it were possible, I would truly wish to give you my eyes right now, even if it meant being blind for the rest of my life.”

Then, Ye Jingyu, enduring the pain, left the archery field and watched from a distance.

Li Nianzhen said, “Before the examination, I will reiterate the regulations for this archery exam.

This round will still be divided into three tiers.”

“For the first tier, the full score is seventy points, using a bow of one hundred eighty catties, at a fixed target distance of ninety meters, and a moving target at fifty meters.”

“For the second tier, the full score is ninety points, using a bow of two hundred fifty catties, at a fixed target one hundred fifty meters away, and a moving target at one hundred meters.”

“For the third tier, the full score is one hundred points, using a bow of three hundred eighty catties, at a fixed target two hundred fifty meters away, and a moving target at one hundred eighty meters.”

The full scores for each tier must actually be multiplied by two because the archery exam is divided into fixed and moving targets, with each half independently scored.

The first tier is for those who simply wish to pass the final exam.

The second and third tiers are for those who aim to achieve high scores.

Most people will choose the second tier because the difficulty and the scores are moderate.

The full score for the third tier is only ten points higher than the second, but the difficulty is more than three or four times greater.

Only fourth-level Samurai archers can achieve high scores with the demands of the third tier.

Considering arm strength alone, Suo Lun is currently at best a third-level Samurai archer.

He can barely draw a three hundred eighty catty bow, but aiming steadily without moving is quite difficult for him.

Therefore, choosing the second tier is the most sensible for him.

A quarter of an hour later, the examiners from the archery department and six supervisors all entered the field.

There were only sixteen examinees for this round of the test, yet there were sixteen examiners, and with the six supervisors, their number exceeded that of the examinees.

Among the supervisors, two were acquaintances of Suo Lun, namely Princess Zhining and Jian Ning.

The other four were all from the Dragon Temple’s Sky Star Hall, pure Dragon archers.

The chief supervisor, named Batu, was a gaunt man of thirty-nine, with a somber gaze and long arms; a born archer and one of the finest Dragon archers from the Sky Star Hall.

“All archers, salute the supervisors and the examiners as Samurai,” Li Nianzhen commanded.

Suo Lun and the other fifteen students neatly saluted those on the high platform.

“Return to your respective positions,” Li Nianzhen ordered.

Instantly, the fifteen students stepped forward toward their designated spots.

The so-called positions were circles drawn on the ground.

Suo Lun, who was nearly completely blind, could not even see the circles on the ground.

“Suo Lun, why don’t you move?” Li Nianzhen asked in a cold voice.

Lord Suo Lun said, “Instructor, I cannot see with my eyes.

Please lead me to my examination position.”

At these words, everyone was suddenly startled, and all the examinees around turned to look at him in unison.

Li Nianzhen looked at Suo Lun’s bright, peach-blossom eyes and said coldly, “Suo Lun, what game are you playing?”

Jian Ning, witnessing this scene, finally understood what the Commandery Princess Zhining meant by ‘a foolproof plan.’ Indeed, it was foolproof—if someone blinded themselves, how could they shoot an arrow?

Instantly, Jian Ning could not help but glance at Commandery Princess Zhining, only to see her stunningly beautiful face completely expressionless.

It was now his time to step forward.

Jian Ning stood up and said, “Lord Suo Lun, if you feel that you cannot handle this examination, you can very well withdraw.

There’s no need to resort to such despicable tactics.

Do your eyes look like they cannot see?”

Upon hearing this, all the students present showed skeptical expressions.

Even though these noble girls had once again become fans of Suo Lun, none of them believed that he had actually lost his sight.

They thought he couldn’t accept defeat and was deliberately looking for an excuse.

Li Nianzhen said coldly, “Suo Lun, if you cannot accept defeat, then withdraw immediately.

Don’t waste everyone’s time.”

Suo Lun ignored her and instead turned to look up at Commandery Princess Zhining on the high platform, “Your Highness, you should know very well whether my eyes can really see or not.”

Commandery Princess Zhining said coldly, “Suo Lun, I know you’re under a lot of pressure.

This examination is related to your destiny.

But slandering the royal family comes with a price.

You say you cannot see, well, Lord Batu from the Dragon Temple is the finest dragon archer, and his research on human eyes is the deepest; we can ask him to verify if there is indeed something wrong with your eyes.”

Batu stepped down from the high platform, came to Suo Lun, lifted his eyelids, and after checking three times, said, “This examinee’s pupils are normal, eye membranes are normal, reflex to light is normal; there is no problem with his vision.”

At these words, people immediately looked at Suo Lun with disdain.

Although Suo Lun possessed extraordinary artistic talent, his character was truly questionable.

Fearing humiliation in the final examination due to his weak martial abilities, he resorted to pretending to be blind—a pitiful strategy indeed.

Moreover, if one wanted to pretend to be blind, they should at least put on a more convincing act.

With eyes so bright, even a fool could tell at a glance that there was nothing wrong with his eyes.

Suo Lun chuckled and said, “I have no intentions of appealing, nor do I intend to have anyone plead on my behalf.

I simply wish for someone to lead me to my examination spot, that’s all!”

Then, he extended his hand, waiting for someone to guide him over.

But not a single person stepped forward, as everyone felt Suo Lun’s character was despicable for pretending.

They were not without compassion, but they didn’t want to be made fools of.

So, Suo Lun stood still like an actual fool, waiting for someone to take him to his examination position.

Li Nianzhen shouted harshly, “Suo Lun, I’ll count down from ten, and if you haven’t returned to your examination position by then, I will immediately expel you from the examination hall.”

“Ten, nine, eight, seven, six…”

All eyes were fixated on Suo Lun alone.

Finally, a noble girl could not bear it anymore.

She had once been deeply infatuated with Suo Lun and hurt by him as well.

She once hated him to the bone, but now, she couldn’t bear to see him like this.

So, she stepped forward, took Suo Lun by the hand, and led him into his examination circle, even though in her heart, she was convinced he was pretending.

Upon reaching his examination spot, there were three bows on the desk in front of him, weighing one hundred and eighty, two hundred and fifty, and three hundred and eighty pounds respectively.

There were a total of thirty official examination arrows and three for trial shooting.

“Test the bow,” Li Nianzhen ordered.

Each student picked up the bow in front of them, trying to pull the string and aim.

Lord Suo Lun picked up the two-hundred-fifty-pound bow in the middle because he had to compete for the samurai medal of honor and had to use at least the second level of the standard.

He drew the bowstring, feeling the balance of the bow.

This bow had no problems; at least in this most superficial aspect, the other party had not resorted to foul play.

However, there really was no need for that.

Zhi Ning had already blinded his eyes, and just that alone had sealed Lord Suo Lun’s fate in today’s test—there was no recovery from it.

There was no need to tamper with anything else; it would have been overkill.

“Trial shot!” Li Nianzhen called out loudly.

Before the formal examination, there were three opportunities for trial shots, but that was all there were.

Lord Suo Lun bent the bow and set an arrow, straining his eyes to the limit, trying to catch a glimmer of light, aiming for the target fifty meters away.

The target for the trial shot was only fifty meters away.

To Lord Suo Lun, the fifty-meter distance was such that he could barely make out a rough silhouette or shadow; everything before him was a complete blur of darkness.

He aimed with all his might at the shadow before him.

He took a deep breath and released the string.

“Whoosh…” The arrow was shot.

Then, everyone burst into roaring laughter.

Because Lord Suo Lun’s arrow had missed the target by over twenty meters.

Yes, he had missed the fifty-meter target by a full twenty meters.

Such a result was so abysmal it was unwatchable, no wonder he pretended to be blind.

Otherwise, if such a poor performance were to be known, it would anger countless supporters, especially those who had bet on his victory at the gambling house.

With such poor skills, one should just stay at home.

Why come out and swindle others?

But Zhi Ning alone did not laugh, because Lord Suo Lun could indeed draw a two-hundred-fifty-pound bow; he truly was pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger.

If he hadn’t used the trump card to blind him, today Lord Suo Lun would have succeeded.

In that case, he would have won the bet.

At this thought, Zhi Ning shivered delicately.

Thankfully, she had been thoroughly calculated, blinding his eyes.

Now, he really was doomed; even if the mountains collapsed and rivers ran backward, he could not turn the tide.

Lord Suo Lun was doomed to lose; he was finished!

Ignores the surrounding laughter, Lord Suo Lun picked up the second arrow for a trial shot, adjusting his direction based on the feeling of his previous mistakes.

He aimed for a full two minutes, then released the string.

“Hahaha…”

Instantly, someone couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

This time it was much better; he only missed the target by fifteen meters.

And the other examinees, especially the noble girls who had fancied Lord Suo Lun, really couldn’t bear to watch anymore.

They almost couldn’t help shouting, “Lord Suo Lun, don’t shoot anymore, don’t shoot, just give up!”

Lord Suo Lun picked up the third trial arrow, the last one.

Taking a deep breath, Lord Suo Lun once again aimed in the darkness, adjusting his bearings in the darkness.

This time, he aimed for a full three minutes.

By then, everyone had stopped and was watching his arrow intently, waiting to see the result.

Finally, his aim was settled, his adjustment complete.

“Whoosh…” Lord Suo Lun fired an arrow.

“Hahahaha…” The laughter was even louder with people unable to contain themselves.

Because this time he missed by thirteen meters.

All three trial arrows had been used up, there were no more opportunities for trial shots.

Next, the real examination would begin.

“Candidates, choose your level,” Li Nianzhen said.

Each of the examinees then declared their level for the exam.

Among the first fifteen students, nine chose the first level, using bows of only one hundred eighty pounds, with a full score being seventy points.

These people were simply aiming to pass the final exam.

Six other students chose the second level, hoping to obtain a decent score.

The second level required the use of a two-hundred-fifty-pound bow, a stationary target at one hundred fifty meters, and a moving target at one hundred meters.

“Lord Suo Lun, select your exam level,” Li Nianzhen said.

Instantly, everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for Lord Suo Lun’s choice.

“Third level,” Lord Suo Lun said.

As soon as he said this, everyone was utterly incredulous and astonished.

Had Lord Suo Lun gone mad?

During the trial shots, he had used a bow weighing two hundred fifty pounds, at a distance of only fifty meters, and he had missed the target by over ten meters.

Now, he was actually choosing the third level.

This level required a three hundred eighty-pound bow and hitting stationary targets two hundred fifty meters away and moving targets one hundred eighty meters away.

Lord Suo Lun couldn’t hit a target at fifty meters; at two hundred fifty meters, that was nothing but a dream.

Then, Lord Suo Lun did something that utterly shocked everyone present.

He pulled a black cloth strip from his pocket and completely covered his eyes with it.

He had truly gone insane, completely mad!

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