When “God” Decides To Start Over - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Pre-Ranking

Translator: CKtalon

“Of course.” Li Xiu promptly agreed and reached out to shake the burly man’s hand.

The burly man clearly did not expect Li Xiu to agree so readily. He failed to react for a moment and stood there, stunned.

The moment they clasped their hands together, the numbers on their bracelets lit up, then quickly changed to the number of the other party.

Li Xiu’s original number was 49. After the change, it became 3, and the number on the burly man’s bracelet became 49.

Seeing the number on the bracelet, the burly man, who had been a little puzzled and uneasy, immediately looked delighted.

“Not bad, kid. You actually got 49. This is better than some of the experienced old-timers,” the burly man said with a smile.

“What do you mean?” Li Xiu asked, puzzled.

“These numbers are an assessment of the trial participants’ physical fitness. In other words, your physical fitness is ranked 49th among everyone here. Before the exchange, only you can see this number,” Bandit, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said.

“Pre-ranking? This is quite a unique design.” Li Xiu examined his bracelet with interest.

Ignorance sure is bliss. You don’t even understand what this means. I’m afraid you won’t even know how you died. Seeing Li Xiu’s nonchalance other than his curious naivety, Bandit couldn’t help but shake her head deep down.

With such a huge difference in physical fitness, he had no means of resistance during the test. It was equivalent to being at the mercy of others.

The trial didn’t care about fair competition or friendship. This was a competition of life and death. Many people would resort to unscrupulous means to win.

Although both people in a pair had a chance to escape unscathed in this trial, if they had a chance to obtain two rewards, who would give up the other reward?

“Kid, remember me well. My name is Zhao Lie.” The burly man put his face in front of Li Xiu and said with a strange smile, “You might not have heard of this name, but I can tell you that I was once a soccer player. I used to play in my country’s A-Division league, and I was the best striker.”

“In that case, your control over the soccer ball must be amazing. If we work together, we can both be rewarded easily,” Li Xiu said with a smile.

Hearing Li Xiu’s naive words, Zhao Lie laughed wantonly and said in a nearly distorted voice, “I’ll get two rewards, and you only have death awaiting you. Enjoy what time you have left.”

Many people around looked at Li Xiu sympathetically. A person whose physical fitness far exceeded his was actually a professional soccer player. It appeared hopeless for Li Xiu, and he could only await death.

When others chose their teammates, most of them would choose people with a similar ranking to them or people they were already familiar with. Only when they had no choice would they choose teammates who they did not know or whose ranking was very different from theirs.

Li Xiu did not take Zhao Lie’s threat to heart and carefully observed everything in the trial grounds.

The trial grounds looked like an ancient arena. There was nothing special about it, but when Li Xiu tried to extend his palm into the arena, he realized that there seemed to be an invisible barrier that isolated the stands from the trial grounds.

Six hundred seconds passed quickly. Whether by choice or by necessity, everyone had found their partner.

As the countdown ended, two people’s bracelets suddenly lit up. Then two people appeared out of thin air on the field, one in front of the goal and one behind the soccer ball.

Standing in front of the goal was a weak-looking woman in her twenties or thirties. It was unknown why she had chosen to come to such a place.

“Hubby, be careful and kick over slowly,” the woman shouted to the kicker. The man taking the shot was actually her husband.

“Okay, get as close as you can. Don’t let the ball accidentally roll in,” the middle-aged man said to his wife.

The woman hurried forward, moving as close to the ball as she could get in case she made a mistake.

As the woman approached her husband, the middle-aged man suddenly raised his leg and kicked the football with all his might.

Because she was too close and unprepared, the woman didn’t react at all.

The soccer ball flew past the woman like a gust of air, leaving her stunned, her eyes wide with disbelief.

“I can’t stay in this damn place anymore. I’ll go crazy if I stay any longer. I can leave this place once I get two rewards. I have to get out… I have to get out alive…” The middle-aged man looked at the flying soccer ball and roared, his face warped.

BANG!

In the next second, a dramatic scene occurred. It was unknown if it was because he used too much force or if he had poor control of the ball. The ball hit the goalpost and bounced off, failing to score a goal.

“The ball did not enter the goal. The attacker is deemed to have failed and gains zero points. The defender failed to touch the ball. The defender is deemed to have failed and gains zero points.”

The electronic voice sounded again, making everyone’s hearts sink. People imagined that the woman would get a point if the ball didn’t go in. They did not expect that a defense would be deemed a failure if the defender did not touch the ball. This greatly increased the chances of the defender failing.

The couple stood there as the bracelets on their wrists glowed again and their positions switched. The man became the goalie and the woman came to the shooter’s position.

The soccer ball that flew out also returned to the cross mark, and the second attempt at the goal began.

The man was the first to react. His eyes were fierce and his face was ferocious. He rushed towards the soccer ball in front of the woman and shouted, “You can’t possibly kick it in. Give me the ball. I can’t die…”

Although many people despised this scumbag, everyone understood that the woman was too thin and delicate. She didn’t have the strength to resist the scumbag.

Just when everyone thought the scumbag was sure to win, the woman suddenly kicked the ball out.

Except she wasn’t kicking the ball in the direction of the goal. She was kicking it in the opposite direction.

Seeing the middle-aged man chase after the ball like a dog eying a bone, the woman’s eyes were filled with sarcasm and sorrow.

Under such rules, as long as the man didn’t touch the ball, he would still be deemed to have failed and not get a point.

“The ball did not enter the goal. The attacker is deemed to have failed and gains zero points. The defender failed to touch the ball. The defender is deemed to have failed and gains zero points. The trial is over. Both parties end with zero points. Cleanup commencing…”

Bang! Bang!

Before the middle-aged man could catch up with the soccer ball, the bracelet on his and the woman’s hands exploded, blowing them both to bits, spraying blood and mangled bodies all over the ground.

Seeing this tragic scene, a shadow loomed over their hearts. Those who had chosen to team up with their acquaintances began to feel uneasy and were no longer as confident as before.

Sigh! Li Xiu sighed softly. It was unknown who he was sighing for.

In the stands, two more lights lit up as two more people were teleported into the trial grounds.

When everyone saw clearly, they realized that the people who entered the trial ground this time were Li Xiu and Zhao Lie.

They were the group with the greatest difference in ranking among all the teams.

Li Xiu appeared at the goalie’s position, while Zhao Lie was at the kicker’s position.