Chapter 133: Grosso Basic Training: Regular or Nightmare (Part 4)

Huonan suddenly roared with surging momentum, slapped his right arm with his left hand, and made a cosmic-level mocking gesture at the camera.

Ever since he got to know Puppet, this guy had been like a monster; the only time he had ever chickened out was the Grosso Basic Test. He absolutely did not believe the person on the other side was an innocent youth; it must have been premeditated. Intentionally going AFK must have been because he wasn't confident. As of now, the highest rating for the Grosso Basic Training was A+, and compared to those unreliable Warriors, Huonan trusted the difficulty set by the system more—no one could do it, and Puppet couldn't either.

He had to find a way to break Puppet's virgin undefeated myth first. Many times, it was just a matter of holding one's breath and spirit to occupy the luck; as long as it was leaked, the rest would be easy to fight. In fact, the last few battles were just a tiny bit away from victory; for instance, just now, if the Kuangtu Fighter had chosen to retreat, wouldn't that have been it? These people were just stubborn.

Strike at the opponent's psychological weaknesses.

"Puppet, do you dare or not? Give me a straight answer!" Huonan roared, but Puppet still didn't react.

Li Hao was indeed watching the livestream; he was busy grabbing red envelopes and had actually grabbed two hundred yuan. This made Li Hao incredibly happy, yet at the same time, he felt immensely regretful, feeling like he had missed out on millions in the past. Recently, he had been a bit strapped for cash treating A Youyou to late-night snacks, and he was too embarrassed to put it on the team training's public account. Two hundred yuan was delightful! Seeing someone grab over ten thousand, Li Hao was jealous!

Why was it that when he bought lottery tickets, he didn't even win a box of laundry detergent!

The largest red envelope distributed by a Spaceship was a few hundred yuan, but a Space Fortress was different; the maximum could exceed ten thousand. It was definitely a benefit for the audience, usually only appearing during official matches, like the S Tournament, or from super-rich tycoons who didn't care about money. But such tycoons were rare, and even if they existed, they usually gave them to beautiful streamers.

"The Grosso Test is impossible. Someone has passed it. The highest for this test is A+, there is no possibility of an S."

"Who said that? Acting so arrogant?"

"Nine-Headed Dragon Chao Qinglong passed it, a perfect pass, without any flaws. The requirement was five minutes, and he only used one minute and twelve seconds, yet it was still only an A+."

"Yes, it's the same on the NUP side, the highest is A+. That madman Grosso never intended to open up an S rating."

"Huonan, your proposal itself is problematic. Currently, several top Warriors from the Four Great Federations have achieved a perfect pass, but they all only received an A+. The highest for this test is A+," Zhuang Zhou couldn't help but say. He had been cramming knowledge in all aspects recently, striving to be fully prepared.

"Little Zhuang, you are too young. The officials never said this test could only be A+, so an S should exist. Don't look for excuses. Just now, I gave a Space Fortress and a Spaceship; did I look for excuses? Besides, you blow the Puppet God like a pyramid scheme every day, but when it's time to truly show divine power, you talk logic to me. Tsk tsk, double standards, cosmic double standards?" Huonan retorted.

Zhuang Zhou was momentarily speechless, but on the livestream, Puppet stopped queuing and opened the training match interface. Instantly, the popularity of the livestream room rose incredibly once again.

Could it be that Puppet was really going to challenge the legendary Grosso Basic Test that had no S?

"Yan Peng, get online, quick!"

"Sister Aofei, what's wrong?" Yan Peng was training. While answering the communication device, he was doing one-finger handstand push-ups. Beside him, it already showed over a thousand, and he wasn't even red-faced or out of breath.

"Second Brother is going to do the Grosso Basic Test," Aofei said calmly, but there seemed to be a hint of anticipation hidden within.

"What's there to fuss about with that thing?" Yan Peng immediately flipped and jumped up, opening the communication device livestream. "I remember you all have done it. What's the best score?"

"Perfect pass, exactly one minute, still an A+," Aofei said.

"You mean, to get an S, one must be under one minute?"

Meanwhile, at the Cougar Military Academy, everyone was also left bewildered by what Luo Bi said. This Grosso Basic Test was something many people had done, especially since there was only an A-grade rating; whoever got the first S would become famous in one battle.

However, the top big shots of the Four Great Federations had all tried it, and even pushed the completion time to one minute through multiple attempts, but there was still no change; it was still A+. After research by major military academies, one minute was the limit.

"Alright, quiet down, the time for showing off has begun. Second Brother definitely has a way to get an S," Luo Bi chuckled. He understood Second Brother too well; he seemed casual, but he never fought a battle he wasn't sure of. Others were cunning and sly, but he was young, cunning, and sly.

"Come, come, bet a breakfast. I don't think Puppet can get an S. This is simply impossible. I believe in reality; gods don't exist!" Mier Sannan said excitedly. "Team Leader, do you dare?"

Luo Bi laughed and slapped his thigh hard. "I'll be the bookie. Breakfast, washing underwear, anything goes. Come on, brothers, whoever chickens out is a grandson!"

Depuya was also watching with the members of Prometheus. They all felt that no normal person would accept such a provocation. If the system didn't have an S-grade setting, it definitely wouldn't give one. Could it be that he was the illegitimate child of the EMP???

"Boss, what was your time on that test?"

Depuya curled his lip. "This damn test has problems. I tried it several times, one minute and a few seconds, at most pushed to one minute, no use, still A+."

"Then Puppet dares to accept it?"

Just as everyone was discussing whether Puppet dared to accept it, Puppet had already confirmed and entered the Grosso Basic Test.

"Haha, he has a bit of courage. This time, don't drop the connection halfway. Anyway, whether it's a power outage or any other reason, we won't accept it. S-grade rating, I only recognize an S-grade rating. I have plenty of Space Fortresses; this streamer doesn't lack money. If you have the ability, take them all!" Huonan said smugly, then his eyes twitched, and he rubbed them. "Wait, pause, hold on!"

Huonan pointed at the screen. "There's a bug, viewers, look, why are there two options???"

At this moment, not just Huonan, everyone noticed that within the confirmed Grosso Basic Test, there were two modes: Regular and Nightmare.

"Has anyone here passed the Grosso Basic Test? Who has two modes?"

"No, only one. There have never been two options?"

"Why does he have two options?"

The popularity broke through fifty million, reaching fifty-three million. At the same time, the number of VIP holographic viewers rose to six million.

Aofei and the others were also slightly stunned, but they had already realized the problem.

"Viewers, just received an official explanation. The Grosso Basic Test has a hidden mode. Those who can pass with a score under one minute, although still A+, will unlock the hidden Nightmare mode. Nightmare mode will provide an S-grade rating, and Puppet is the first player to unlock the hidden mode." Zhuang Zhou roared almost excitedly, and couldn't help but look at Huonan provocatively.

Huonan froze, not knowing why his heart suddenly hurt, but thinking that he had a boss now, he didn't seem so afraid anymore.

"Yo yo yo, no wonder Puppet is so confident. Nightmare mode, brothers, we can look forward to it. Let's see how Puppet gets an S-grade rating!"

Huonan's confidence had a source; he knew very well how terrifying the Grosso Basic Test in Regular mode was, especially Grosso's freakish temper, taking pleasure in torturing players. This Nightmare mode was definitely not for fun.

"Under one minute?" Dita couldn't help but frown. She had also tried that test; one minute was the limit, and it took dozens of attempts to possibly get it once. But to get 59 seconds—looking at it, it was only a one-second difference, but it was a watershed!

Why would anyone challenge this? What was going through his head?

The entire livestream room was whispering, a bit unable to understand Puppet's line of thought, because the official conditions were hidden. Without anyone knowing, mindlessly pushing it to under one minute? How much free time did he have? Was he a normal person?

Puppet chose the Nightmare difficulty, and for the Mecha, he still chose the Armor Dragon Fighter, entering the countdown preparation.

Grosso Nightmare Difficulty 1000-meter Mecha passing test: Shoot down the flying saucers, none can be missed, self-survival, within 2 minutes.

Whenever it came to these kinds of tests, the less content there was, the bigger the deal, especially the eye-catching, blood-red "Nightmare" characters above. This was definitely Grosso's twisted sense of humor, but it was also highly favored by challengers, because only in this way could one prove they were stronger than others.

About to enter the combat scene, blood-red characters began to pop up on everyone's big screen: "Don't try, no one can pass."

Then came a huge ghost face, the naked, provocative tone of Grosso.

Everyone's hearts began to thump. The countdown ended, and the Mecha appeared in the regular test hall. The marble blocks were no different from the regular ones, still as boring and simple.

The Armor Dragon stood motionless as if it were stupid, and the precious time was still ticking: one second, two seconds, three seconds.

*Swish swish swish swish... *

Ten flying saucers shot out like scattered flowers. The Armor Dragon's engine roared, lunged forward, and the Laser Gun roared. *Da da da da da*, the shooting was as smooth as milk, the Laser Gun fired continuously, every shot hitting the mark.

If anyone said Puppet's marksmanship was bad now, they would definitely be hammered to death.

Just then, the ground began to collapse. The ground behind the Armor Dragon had already disappeared, and the ground in front of the Armor Dragon was also constantly disappearing. Any marble block that flickered three times would disappear, and in the air, ten more flying saucers scattered out, the speed and trajectory difficulty significantly increased.

Before everyone could even start criticizing, in the center of the ten flying saucers, twenty more slightly smaller flying saucers shot out at high speed like a fountain, scattering in different trajectories, carrying a buzzing sound, like a basin of cold water poured into a hot wok.

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