How Do We Play If This Boss Isn't Nerfed?-Chapter 37: Widespread Infamy
Before he knew it, it was past midnight.
The system’s announcement sounded in Lin Ye’s mind once again.
[Detected that the Host has advanced to Goblin Warrior.]
[Weekly Quest System unlocked!]
Lin Ye perked up.
’A weekly quest?’
’This is the first time this has happened.’
[Quest: Infamy!]
[Quest Type: Weekly Quest (Refreshes every Monday at 12:00 AM)]
[Description: As a qualified BOSS, your infamy should be known among the adventurers.]
[Requirement: Collect 10,000 negative emotion points from adventurers within this week.]
[Reward: +2500 EXP, +5 Free Attribute Points, +1 Skill Point.]
[Note: Make them angry, make them suffer, make them afraid, make them despair!]
[Friendly Reminder: Directly killing adventurers is the fastest way to complete the quest.]
Lin Ye fell silent as he looked at the quest description.
’The system is dead set on pushing me down the path of the ultimate final villain.’ 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮
’Killing people is out of the question.’
Unless the other party was courting death, he wasn’t some psycho who would kill innocents indiscriminately.
’If it takes longer, it takes longer. I have a whole week to collect the negative emotion points anyway.’
...
「The next morning.」
"Mr. Chen, I want to beat people up."
Chen Meng nearly spat out the mouthful of hot tea he had just taken.
’This kid... For the past two weeks, it’s been nothing but training, training, training, like some kind of ascetic monk. Why the sudden change of heart today?’
Chen Meng put down his teacup, completely thrown for a loop by Lin Ye’s out-of-the-blue statement.
In truth, Lin Ye had only come to Chen Meng after thinking it over and over and finding no other solution.
’To quickly collect negative emotion points, the most direct and efficient method was to beat people up.’
’But he couldn’t just walk down the street and punch a random person.’
That would be bullying, not to mention illegal.
Although the system highly recommended this simple and brutal option, Lin Ye was human. He had his own principles.
So, his only option was to ask Chen Meng for help, to see if there was a legitimate, legal way to get into a fight.
Chen Meng looked at Lin Ye’s expression—the one that had "itching for a fight" written all over his face—and suddenly smiled.
He asked with great interest, "Alright. Who do you want to beat up?"
"I don’t know. I just want to fight someone, you know, the kind that’s fair and square."
The smile on Chen Meng’s face grew wider, even taking on a hint of malicious glee, like someone who enjoyed watching drama unfold.
For the past two-plus weeks, Lin Ye had been the very definition of low-key at school.
Aside from classes and meals, his time was spent being dragged by his teacher into the small training room after school for one-on-one special sessions.
He had cut off almost all pointless social interactions.
Chen Meng had even heard some rumors, saying that the dark horse from Class 7 who’d shocked everyone in the placement exam was just a flash in the pan and had now faded into obscurity.
Others said that someone from a humble background would always be from a humble background. He’d just gotten lucky with a single outburst and could never truly stage a comeback.
Only Chen Meng knew just how terrifyingly and absurdly fast Lin Ye was progressing.
He had thought the kid would continue to develop quietly like this, waiting until the monthly exam competition to surprise everyone again.
He never expected Lin Ye to suddenly see the light today and actively want to go beat people up!
’This was the very sentence Chen Meng had been waiting for!’
’Whether you’re a dragon or a tiger, you can’t stay hidden forever!’
"Skip your first two classes this morning. Pack your things and go change into a loose-fitting combat training uniform."
"I’m taking you to see some real action!"
...
「Dongjiang First Middle School, Training Building B, Third Floor.」
This was the exclusive combat training facility for the third-year Class 1 and Class 2.
As soon as Lin Ye walked in, he took in the vast facility. It housed a dozen or so fighting rings padded with high-strength cushioning material. The walls were lined with various types of combat gear and training weapons.
At this moment, students were paired off and sparring fiercely on almost every ring.
THUD!
A student built like an ox landed a vicious roundhouse kick on his opponent’s blocking arm, letting out a heavy thud.
The student who was hit stumbled back three steps, his arm trembling violently. His face was contorted in pain, but he still gritted his teeth, looking for a chance to counterattack.
Low growls, the clang of weapons, the dull thuds of bodies colliding... The sounds echoed from all directions.
The very air here seemed to carry the metallic scent of blood and sweat.
When Chen Meng’s tower-like figure appeared at the entrance, the din in the facility froze for an instant.
Immediately after, all eyes fell on Lin Ye, who was following behind Chen Meng.
The lead teachers for Class 1 and Class 2, one named Sun Qian and the other Xv Zhisheng, both showed surprise on their faces when they saw Chen Meng.
Sun Qian was a tall, skinny-looking middle-aged man, but anyone who knew him understood the price of underestimating him.
A teacher capable of leading Class 1 was definitely not someone to be trifled with.
"Well well, Mr. Chen. What brings you here today?"
Chen Meng grinned, revealing a set of pearly whites. "Brought my student here to open his eyes and see what real top students look like."
His gaze swept across the entire facility, his tone carrying an unconcealed hint of provocation.
Sun Qian’s and Xv Zhisheng’s gazes naturally fell upon Lin Ye.
They had some impression of this Class 7 student who had burst onto everyone’s radar as a dark horse during the placement exam two weeks ago.
Now, having successfully advanced, Lin Ye was nearly 1.8 meters tall.
His frame was no longer the thin, scrawny one from before.
His muscles were lean and solid, and his black training uniform gave him the sharp, capable aura of a Martial Artist.
But compared to the top students in the facility, his physique still looked a bit ’scholarly’.
Looking around, the students of Class 1 and Class 2, especially the boys, were all powerfully built with bulging muscles.
Some of them, just by looking at their weather-beaten faces and thick arms, could easily pass for middle-aged men.
Lin Ye even saw one guy who was nearly two meters tall with arms thicker than his thighs.
’Is he fucking eighteen?’
Lin Ye’s appearance was like a stone tossed into a calm lake, instantly sending ripples through the crowd of top students.
"Hey, hey, look! It’s that guy, what’s-his-name. The one whose life force index went off the charts in the last placement exam!"
"I think he’s from Class 7!"
"There was talk about him coming to our class, but then nothing came of it."
"He’s been quiet since the placement exam. He probably didn’t meet some other requirement."
Near a ring not far from Lin Ye and Chen Meng.
Zhang Yuqing had just finished a high-intensity training set. She stepped down from the ring and unwrapped the bandages from her wrists, her fair forehead beaded with fine sweat.
When she saw Lin Ye standing in the center of the crowd, she froze for a moment.
’It’s him?’
For the past two weeks, Zhang Yuqing had maintained her habit of training in the Gravity Chamber at 3:00 AM.
But the figure that had once put so much pressure on her had never appeared again.
Not even once.
A strange feeling of emptiness had bloomed in her heart, as if she had lost a rival she had been secretly competing against.
Zhang Yuqing had even wondered more than once.
’Did he give up?’
’Did that extreme session damage his foundation? Or did that outburst in the placement exam exhaust all his potential?’
But now, seeing Lin Ye again.
A sliver of secret joy suddenly surged in Zhang Yuqing’s heart.
Because with just one glance at Lin Ye, she was certain—he hadn’t given up, and he hadn’t fallen into mediocrity!
