Angle's Arrogance? My Pact with the Succubus Queen!-Chapter 298: The First Gate, Just Eight Minutes?

Chapter 298: Chapter 298: The First Gate, Just Eight Minutes?

Natalia heard this and nodded silently. "Don’t worry. When it comes to a real fight, they won’t get the upper hand."

At that moment, Turing’s energy projection floated beside Logan and reminded him: "Each level inside the Tower is guarded by mechanical guards and projections of strong members from the Golden Families."

"The fastest time to unlock eight levels in history was three months. Are you sure you want to bet six hours?"

Logan nodded. "Three months made these guys so full of themselves? Give me six hours, and I’ll break your record."

He smiled slightly. "Don’t worry. You’ll see the power of the Latio family’s ability."

Turing was about to say more, but seeing that Logan had made up his mind, he stayed silent.

At this moment, Nel stepped forward and said, "Logan, go ahead. I’ll take care of the others with Nel."

Then Logan walked confidently toward the entrance of the Gene Lock Trial Tower in the center of the banquet hall.

On the big screen outside the tower, a countdown of six hours began.

Maurice, the representative of the Congo family, secretly crushed a communication crystal and ordered three 35-star Saints and ten 33-star assassins, who were lying in wait inside the tower, to prepare to kill Logan.

Black stood in the shadows, laughing quietly, and secretly called in his family’s [Execution Squad].

Creak!

The tower door slowly opened, and Logan stepped inside alone.

The inside of the Trial Tower was a metal arena, about a hundred meters wide.

The walls were covered with runes of the thirteen families. Every line carried an ancient and powerful aura.

Logan stepped into the center of the first level, and the six-hour countdown echoed in his mind. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Five hours and fifty-eight minutes left.

He deliberately kept his power at the 30-star level.

Logan fought using only basic martial arts skills. His 36-star marks dimmed, but his foundation remained solid.

Boom!

The ground trembled. The first-level guard, [Iron Butcher], awakened.

A five-meter-tall heavy robot rose from the metal floor. Below it was a black pile of rotting flesh.

As its two eyes lit up, the [Iron Butcher] picked up a three-meter-long head-chopping axe. The energy waves from the axe blade were as strong as those of a 30-star warrior.

"Invaders, clear out."

The robot’s voice was cold and mechanical. It swung its axe and attacked Logan.

Logan dodged to the side, fighting the robot with just his 30-star speed.

According to the information Turing sent him, the best way to unlock the gene lock was to feel life and death.

Only when you are always in danger and fighting for your life can you break the genetic chains and change your life.

After understanding this, Logan didn’t use any space skills. Instead, he fought the machine up close with his fists and feet.

The axe cut past his body again and again, missing by just a few inches each time.

Under the pressure of life or death, Logan felt something in his body start to loosen.

At the same time, his gold bloodline began to boil, like hot lava releasing heat.

When the axe was only three inches from his neck, a sudden image flashed in Logan’s mind.

He saw the axe change direction in 0.5 seconds, hitting the spot where he would be after dodging.

"Predict the Future!"

Logan’s eyes flashed gold. He changed his direction instinctively and avoided the swing.

At the same time, he felt a chain inside his body break.

A strong power, like a wave, rushed through his body and filled his arms and legs.

The first level of the gene lock was unlocked!

In an instant, Logan’s star marks went from 36 to 37.

Not only that, his power increased by 50%, and his reaction speed improved by 30%.

More importantly, Logan felt his [Predict the Future] ability had evolved!

[Predict the Future] allowed him to sense what would happen in the next few seconds.

Now, he could predict one full second in advance.

Don’t underestimate that one second. For someone at Logan’s Saint level, it was enough to fight dozens of rounds.

So, in a fast attack, there was almost no opponent at his level who could avoid his prediction.

Thinking this, Logan smiled and said, "It worked!"

At that moment, the Iron Butcher swung its axe again.

Before it could attack, Logan already saw its movement.

This time, he had enough time. He didn’t dodge. Instead, he punched straight into the robot’s joint.

Dark gold energy broke through the armor and hit the core of the [Iron Butcher].

Boom!

The robot’s core broke, and its huge body fell to the ground.

At the same time, on the big screen outside the trial tower, a message appeared.

——[First Level Cleared, Time: 8 Minutes.]

When people outside saw this, they all gasped.

"Clearing the first level in eight minutes? That’s too fast!"

"I spent ten days just to wear down the guard!"

"I remember Pinocchini’s fastest time for the first level was seven hours."

"That’s right. Using strength to crush the guard can clear the level quickly, but you can’t unlock the gene lock that way."

After hearing this, the crowd took a deep breath again.

They all knew the rules of the Trial Tower. Passing each level wasn’t just about beating the guards. Only those who truly unlocked the gene lock inside their bodies could be recognized by the Trial Tower.

So, the message on the big screen not only meant that Logan had beaten the guard in eight minutes, but it also meant he had unlocked the first level’s gene lock in just eight minutes. That was a true jump in his life level.

Thinking about this, Maurice and Albert both turned dark with anger.

Uso stared in disbelief, his face full of shock: "How could he unlock the first level so fast?"

"Gene lock system is our Pinocchini’s unique power system. The speed at which a test-taker unlocks the gene lock shows the purity of their bloodline."

"Logan, how could he? He’s just a hybrid. How could his blood be more noble than ours, the pure-blooded descendants of the Golden Families?"

Uso’s words made the high-ranking members of the Golden Families all pause.

What he just said, the ordinary nobles might not know, but these high-ranking members of the Golden Families knew it very well.

As the leaders of their families, they had all been sent into the gene lock Trial Tower on their coming-of-age day.

They had all once been top performers in unlocking the gene lock, and some had even broken the challenge records of the Trial Tower.

So they knew well: defeating the guard wasn’t the hardest part.

The real challenge was always how to use the pressure from the guard to break the chains that held back their own genes.

On the other side, Nel and Bobbi were also shocked by Logan’s unbelievable speed.

"Logan is too crazy. I took half a day to clear the first level," Bobbi said, looking at the big screen with a sad face.

"Don’t compare with him. Compared to him, we’re all beginners. Just think of him as a freak," Nel said, trying to comfort Bobbi. Then she turned to Turing’s energy projection: "Boss, it looks like your investment in Logan is about to pay off."

Turing’s energy projection responded with a flash of code in its eyes, and the familiar crackling sound came again: "I believe he’ll give me more surprises."

Inside the gene lock Trial Tower.

Logan didn’t stop. He walked straight into the entrance of the second level.

As soon as he stepped in, the environment changed. The walls were all black mirrors, and countless shadows moved around in them. Logan couldn’t tell which way was which—he felt like he was lost in a maze.

"Looks like the ancestors of Pinocchini really know what they’re doing," Logan said, secretly admiring the design of this level.

The first level was about facing a brutal mechanical guard, to create the most direct pressure.

The second level, with its mirror maze, was more about testing the test-taker’s sense and mental stability.

Thinking about this, Logan smiled slightly: "Too bad, this setup doesn’t work on me."

"But for the sake of unlocking the gene lock, I’ll limit my powers a little bit. Let’s play along."

With that, Logan ordered Lilith, Nami, and Heserion to block their own soul points, lowering his own soul power and mental power to just one-tenth of their usual levels.

As soon as Logan completely locked down his sensing ability, something sudden happened.

A flash of cold light came from under his feet.

A strong member from the Congo family appeared from his shadow, controlling 31 star marks along with a sharp knife that rushed straight for Logan’s chest.

Faced with this sudden attack, Logan smiled: "I had guessed it."

With [Predict the Future], he saw exactly where the shadow would be in one second.

Logan shifted slightly, and the knife just missed his clothes.

"Huh?" The Congo family’s projection was shocked. "How did you dodge so easily?"

Logan didn’t answer the question. He just shook his head slightly, and the golden light in his eyes faded away.

He was wrong. He shouldn’t have used [Predict the Future] just now. This was a trial. It was supposed to be about facing pressure and fear from life or death.

If he relied on [Predict the Future] to see everything, he would lose the real pressure and fear that came from being in danger.

Thinking this, Logan looked seriously at the shadow in the mirror and said, "Sorry, I couldn’t help using my ability just now. Try again, and I’ll hold back this time."

"You’re asking for death!" The shadow, angry at Logan’s words, turned into a black blur and rushed at him.

How could a young human dare to look down on a powerful member of the famous Congo family?

He was really asking for trouble!

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