After the second-tier dahlia fell, the 301st Eastern Huasheng Province practical exam had just finished.
The voice of the chief examiner sounded in everyone’s communication devices:
“Congratulations to all the candidates for surviving three days in the two-star isolation zone and successfully passing this practical exam.”
The candidates cheered before the chief examiner finished speaking:
“It’s finally over!”
“Three days! I can finally eat a good meal and sleep well!”
These three days had been incredibly tough.
Not only were they constantly threatened by mutated creatures, but even if they carefully avoided them, they had to hide in damp tree holes or putrid dog holes.
They couldn’t eat well, drink well, or sleep well for three days and nights.
Finally, the exam ended, and everyone let out a long breath, their faces full of joy, and their mood brightened.
The examiners, seeing them like this, couldn’t bear to crush their spirits anymore.
The practical exam was just the first step.
In the future, as they became military school students and even soldiers, they would face many more wild survival tasks.
The road was long, and these three days weren’t really that difficult.
After the excitement, everyone opened the scoreboard and curiously looked at the top three rankings.
The second-tier dahlia had been taken down, but who got the 100 points?
The candidates saw that all three had dealt the final blow at the same time, and they couldn’t tell who had finished off the dahlia.
“Huh, none of the top three scores changed.”
“What’s going on? Could there be a fourth person?”
As soon as this was said, Zhong Kun panicked.
He was the only “insider” on site.
If the top three scores hadn’t changed, could it be that Fang Chuyun had taken the final blow?
That’s impossible!
Zhong Kun’s face turned pale, and he quickly opened the scoreboard, searching for Fang Chuyun’s name.
Upon seeing it, he let out a long sigh of relief:
“I knew it couldn’t be…”
Fang Chuyun’s score hadn’t significantly changed.
Although it had gone up a little, it was still far from 100 points.
At this moment, the chief examiner spoke:
“For fairness in the assessment, three examiners will now conduct a damage test on the second-tier dahlia. The final score rankings will be announced later.”
The candidates suddenly realized:
“So it’s impossible to assess by the naked eye.”
“That’s right, all three of them attacked at the same time, and it seems they all hit the dahlia’s weak spots. To determine the final score, they’ll need to analyze the actual damage.”
A knowledgeable candidate spoke up:
“Then there’s no doubt, Zhong Qian’s damage must be the highest.”
“Exactly, he has 93 points in physical strength, higher than Lin Zhao Qin and Li Yang.”
“Not necessarily. What if he made a mistake and didn’t use all his physical strength?”
“Ha, you think he’s just anyone? Our Eastern Huasheng’s top student in the 301st class isn’t someone to mess with. If he made a mistake, I’ll eat shit standing on my head!”
Zhong Kun listened with a smile as they discussed.
He felt at ease; there was no doubt that Zhong Qian would be first, no question about it.
It still had to be him—Zhong family’s strongest support!
Zhong Kun walked over and said to Li Yang, “Good job!”
Li Yang was in a daze.
She looked at the words in front of her, her eyes widening.
【Lifespan +20 years.】
A second-tier mutated plant had actually given her 20 years of lifespan.
Looking at the panel, her lifespan had reached a full 40 years!
She was rich!
Li Yang, the poor girl, had never seen so much “life!”
Zhong Kun was in a very good mood and said to Li Yang:
“Don’t worry, once we’re out, I’ll give you four Star Guide Pills. They’ll be enough to get you to the high-level first tier!”
He thought Li Yang was excited about the Star Guide Pills she was about to receive.
Look at the corners of her mouth; she couldn’t hide her excitement.
But Zhong Kun himself was the same, his lips constantly smiling as if rivaling the sun!
Lin Zhao Qin walked over, looking suspiciously at Zhong Kun and Li Yang, and said, “What are you two talking about? I understand Zhong Kun’s happiness, but Li Yang, why are you so happy? You didn’t get first place!”
Zhong Kun cleared his throat and said, “Lin Zhao Qin, I just lied to you, actually…”
Before he could finish, the teachers responsible for the damage testing stood up one by one, their faces full of astonishment:
“How is this possible…”
“This shouldn’t be…”
“The highest damage is actually…”
The chief examiner arrived, walking briskly, and quickly asked, “What’s the result?”
The damage testing teacher adjusted their glasses and said, “Position one is Zhong Qian, with a damage value of 280.”
The candidates gathered around, and upon hearing this, they all gasped:
“Wow, Zhong Shen! He delivered over three times the damage!”
Zhong Qian had 93 points in physical strength, so three times that would theoretically be 279, but he delivered 280 damage.
It wasn’t a mistake;
Zhong Qian had clearly exceeded expectations!
The damage testing teacher continued:
“Position two is Lin Zhao Qin, with a damage value of 273.”
Lin Zhao Qin took out her candy again and casually said, “Alright, alright, I’m third. At least I’m better than Jiang Yuching, that idiot.”
The surrounding candidates all thought there was no suspense left.
Li Yang couldn’t possibly be higher than Zhong Qian.
In fact, she probably wasn’t even higher than Lin Zhao Qin since her physical strength was only 90 points.
However, the examiners still looked serious, some even unsure how to speak.
The chief examiner took the damage tester, looked at it, and her brows furrowed tightly.
All three testers showed the same value.
But that value was too exaggerated.
The chief examiner herself picked up the tester and went over to check position three again.
Several other examiners gathered around, and they saw the same value.
The candidates began to sense something was wrong.
What was going on?
What was the damage value for position 3?
It couldn’t possibly be higher than 280, right?
Zhong Kun scratched his nose and said to Lin Zhao Qin, “Ahem, maybe the damage value is too low because she… actually… it’s Fang Chuyun.”
Before he could finish, the examiners gave him no chance to speak and announced, “Position three is Li Yang, with a damage value of 285.”
As soon as the words were spoken, the entire place fell silent.
There was a “clink” sound as Lin Zhao Qin’s lollipop fell to the ground.
There was a crack as Zhong Qian squeezed the sword hilt too hard, actually crushing it.
“Huh???”
Zhong Kun let out a ghostly scream, thinking he must have heard it wrong.
The chief examiner displayed the values on the tester to everyone and said, “All four tests showed the same result. Congratulations to Li Yang, who earned 100 points.”
The leaderboard shifted.
Everyone was stunned.
First place: Li Yang, Score: 380.
Second place: Zhong Qian, Score: 200.
Third place: Lin Zhao Qin, Score: 180.
Coincidentally, the combined scores of second and third place added up to exactly first place’s score.
The most stunned person was undoubtedly Zhong Kun.
He looked at the leaderboard, then at Li Yang… looked at Li Yang again, then at the leaderboard… then…
F***!
“You… you…” Zhong Kun couldn’t understand it.
There was no Fang Chuyun!
It was Li Yang!
And he… what had he done?
Zhong Kun’s anger flared, but soon, the words Li Yang had said earlier came rushing back into his mind:
“This isn’t right, is it?”
“What if I accidentally get the final blow?”
“Don’t be mad later.”
“I’ll go all out if I do it, but only if I do it.”
Memories flooded in, making Zhong Kun dizzy.
After a while, Zhong Kun groaned, holding his head:
“I’m such an idiot!”
What had he done!
Li Yang hadn’t even planned on coming here.
He had paid to have her escort him.
Li Yang hadn’t planned on fighting the dahlia.
He had begged her to help.
Li Yang had asked him several times, and he had sworn, “You’ll win this by your own ability. No one can say anything!”
No… one… can… say… anything!
Those four words felt like a burning iron pressed against Zhong Kun’s chest.
It hurt.
So much.
Zhong Kun couldn’t tell whether it was his chest or his face that hurt more.
The chief examiner looked at Li Yang and said, “Li Yang, come with me. We need to perform a second physical strength test.”
Li Yang wasn’t surprised and nodded obediently:
“Okay, teacher.”
The candidates all leaned in curiously, no one in a hurry to eat well or sleep, all pushing and shoving to follow, wanting to see Li Yang’s current physical strength.
“285 points! She must have reached 95, right…”
“Did she take some medicine?”
“What are you thinking? It’s basically impossible to raise above 88 with Pills of Condensed Strength.”
“Then how did she go from 90 to 95…?”
“Not necessarily 95 points. Maybe it was just the last blow that exploded?”
“Ha, even if it exploded, it wouldn’t have caused a full 15 extra points of damage!”
In the control room, there was a physical strength detector.
Under the teacher’s guidance, Li Yang walked over.
This detector was much more advanced than the ones Li Yang had used before, completely silver-white, with a transparent cover around it.
Even the punching column looked more delicate.
Li Yang’s mental strength had increased a lot, and when she looked at the punching column, she immediately noticed the shimmering stardust on it.