Class B Camp.
Kanzaki was stunned when he heard Amane's question.
Only after Amane's reminder did he realize how simple and casual it was to break the trap he had so confidently set.
Kanzaki's entire plan revolved around the key card.
Amane, however, broke away from conventional thinking; she no longer based victory on the key card, instead focusing on the stronghold points.
Currently, Class B still had over a hundred test points, and with the stronghold points added, they had well over two hundred points.
If Amane cleared out their stronghold points, they wouldn't even have time to cry.
Unlike Amane, who actively searched for key card holders, Class B had been living their own quiet lives, completely clueless about the key card holders and infiltrators from other classes.
They had only signed a somewhat useless agreement with Ryuuen; after Class D was attacked, anyone who wasn't an idiot could tell Ryuuen had held back.
That agreement naturally became void, and now Class B was back to a state of near blindness.
Even when Shibata brought back news about Albert, the Class B members unanimously believed it might be Ryuuen's trap.
In desperation, Class B had no choice but to continue developing steadily, saving over a hundred points by living frugally; combined with the stronghold points, even if they didn't guess a single one correctly, this exam would still be quite fruitful.
But... it was precisely because of this that Amane, the wicked wolf, was eyeing them covetously.
"Who can say what will happen in the future? All I can do is defend against you tonight. I don't believe you would ignore a key card that is so close."
It had just rained heavily, and the temperature on the island wasn't high, yet Kanzaki was already drenched in sweat after only a single rebuttal.
His inner anxiety and panic seemed to be written all over his face.
Just as Amane had expected, Kanzaki had not prepared a scenario where Amane wouldn't enter the game.
At this point, it seemed pointless to continue the standoff with Kanzaki.
Since Kanzaki's plan had already been exposed, the best solution was to ignore him and then boldly occupy Class B's stronghold tomorrow.
Even if Kanzaki reneged and didn't hand over the key card, it wouldn't affect Amane much; instead, it would indirectly admit that he was outmaneuvered.
However, Amane's thoughts couldn't be considered with ordinary people's way of thinking.
Amane leaped down from the stone platform and met Kanzaki's gaze.
She chose to enter the game for a simple reason: if you want to destroy a person's confidence, you must defeat him in the area where he is most proud.
Seeing Amane enter the game, Kanzaki's face showed excitement.
"Come on, the key card is right here. Come and get it!"
Kanzaki held up the key card with one hand, deliberately provoking Amane.
As soon as Amane made a move, he could drag her back into a violent conflict.
"Hold it steady, don't drop it."
Amane suddenly said something inexplicable as a reminder.
"What a joke, how could I possibly drop the key card..."
Whoosh!! Bang.
A flying stone hit Kanzaki's fingertips, which were holding the key card, squarely.
"Ah!"
Kanzaki cried out in pain, and the key card slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Kanzaki quickly bent down to pick it up, but then another flying stone hit the finger he was reaching for the key card with.
The pain made Kanzaki instinctively withdraw his hand; his middle finger, struck by the flying stone, was visibly turning purple, indicating the immense force Amane had put into the throw.
Undeterred, Kanzaki intended to bend down to pick it up again, but a flying stone the size of a fingernail instantly struck Kanzaki's glabella.
Kanzaki was knocked to the ground by the immense force.
"Ah, that hurts!! Damn... Miyako, if you have the guts, fight me fair and square!"
Kanzaki, clutching his forehead, looked at the key card not far away, gritted his teeth, and simply crawled towards the key card using both hands and feet.
In Kanzaki's opinion, Amane could at most hit him once over such a short distance; as long as he gritted his teeth and endured this one hit, he could take the key card and create distance. He didn't believe Amane could throw it so accurately from afar.
Closer, closer!!!
For some unknown reason, Amane stopped attacking. Kanzaki didn't notice this at all, because at this moment, his eyes were only on the key card lying in the dirt.
key card!!!
Kanzaki reached out, and at that moment, a foot landed precisely on the key card.
Kanzaki lay on the ground, stunned for a long time before realizing what had happened; the trap he had so confidently set had resulted in such a humiliating defeat.
He stared blankly at the sneaker, and his anger could no longer be contained.
Why?
Why was he the only one being toyed with by Amane here?
This is unfair!!
Kanzaki scrambled to his feet and unexpectedly threw a punch at Amane's face. Even under the sway of anger, Kanzaki was making a final gamble; if Amane didn't dodge, she would at least be forced back by this punch, giving him a chance to snatch the key card back.
It must be said that Kanzaki's punch was somewhat unexpected; even Amane didn't react in time. However, long-term training had already developed Amane's muscle memory, and at the moment the opponent swung, her instincts made her cross her arms over her head to block Kanzaki's angry blow.
Amane took the punch, and her body only sank slightly. Kanzaki's desperate punch couldn't even make Amane move a single step.
"That was a good punch. It must have been close to 70KG, right? For someone who isn't a sports student, achieving that is quite good. But unfortunately, as you can see, for me, it's just a tickle."
Amane didn't even move her arms; she really seemed completely unaffected.
The average adult male's normal punch power is around 50KG, while a professionally trained adult male can reach 100KG or even higher. For a high school student like Kanzaki, who hasn't trained, to deliver a punch with nearly 70KG of force in a sudden burst can be considered quite good among his peers.
However, for Amane, it was somewhat insufficient.
After all, those who participated in Amane's training were all current or retired champions found by the Miyako Family using their influence.
It was also because the Miyako Family didn't place much importance on boxing, believing that Amane only needed to learn self-defense skills to last until rescue. Additionally, as a girl, Amane had extremely high requirements for her physique, which prevented her from increasing her punching power through weight gain, as the Miyako Family could not accept Amane becoming a muscular woman.
Yet, despite this... Amane had a recorded punch that delivered a terrifying force 2.5 times her own body weight, and under normal circumstances, Amane's punches still carried nearly 1.7 times her body weight in force.
At this high school age, this could be described as a dimension-crushing strike. It's estimated that only Ayanokoji and Kouenji in the same grade could barely reach Amane's level.
"You've had your turn. Now it's my turn to retaliate. Watch closely, this punch will hurt a lot."
Before her words finished, Amane landed a hook punch on Kanzaki's cheek, which was right in front of her.
The reason she didn't aim for his face directly was that Amane was afraid she might accidentally cause Kanzaki some serious problems.
Kanzaki, who had witnessed Amane take his full-power blow without flinching, was already in a state of confusion, racking his brain but unable to find a way to reverse the outcome.
The result was that before he could even think of an answer, his head rang with a 'buzz' sound.
Then, his body involuntarily flew up a short distance before falling heavily to the ground.
Kanzaki, who didn't even have time to cry out in pain, gradually lost consciousness, finally falling into a coma with reluctance.
Amane broke Kanzaki's trap head-on.
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