Nicole and the other two stared in astonishment at the man who was talking to himself in a frenzy, then looked at Qin Dinglan. After hearing her words, Qin Tianshan's expression froze for a moment, and then he just stood there.

Nicole immediately realized that her abilities had improved.

At the same time, one of Qin Tianshan's teammates ran over. "Our captain isn't usually like this. Why is he being so outspoken today?"

It's one thing to talk about that illegitimate daughter, but how come he's even bringing up the daughter of the Dip family? Even Qin Tianhao and Qin Tianyin, direct descendants of the Qin family, wouldn't dare say such things to Nicole herself. He's really gone mad!

His teammates quickly pulled him back from continuing, saying, "Captain! Stop talking, Captain!"

During the struggle, Qin Tianshan suddenly seemed to come to his senses and his face twitched. He looked terrified, clearly remembering what he had just said.

He looked at Nicole anxiously: "It wasn't me! That's not what I meant."

In his panic, he realized something and pointed at Qin Dinglan forcefully: "It's her! She must have controlled me to say that! My mind suddenly went blank just now, she manipulated me!"

Qin Dinglan's expression was indifferent but tinged with resentment: "It's me, but I'm just asking you to be yourself. I can't control what you say."

It was really that illegitimate daughter he had always looked down on who caused his trouble! Qin Tianshan suddenly felt a little scared. Her abilities were clearly very weak before, so when did she become so strong?

"It was you who did it. I was misled into saying those things by you. What Miss Nicole just said was what she said through me. These are her own thoughts, not mine."

It would be a lie to say Nicole wasn't angry after being told that; no one had ever dared to speak to her like that before. However, she was still somewhat immersed in the unexpected surge of Qin Dinglan's abilities.

When did this happen? Was all my affection for her manipulated all this time? Nicole's wariness towards Qin Dinglan suddenly rose.

However, Qin Dinglan has been doing quite well in the past few months, without going too far, and there is no sense of deliberate guidance in their conversations.

Seeing Nicole's expression change, Qin Dinglan hurriedly explained, "I was injected with a gene-modifying agent the day before the joint exam, and my abilities only became stronger today. Yesterday, my genes almost collapsed, and I even vomited blood. I didn't tell you because I was afraid you would worry. You can ask Jiu Nai and Luo Xi if you don't believe me."

When Jiu Nai and Luo Xi were called out, they nodded at the same time, and Nicole's doubts were immediately dispelled.

"If I hadn't given you a buff during the fight against the spotted elephant today, I wouldn't have known that my abilities had been enhanced. I just didn't have time to tell you because of the time pressure, and I was afraid it would distract you."

After Qin Dinglan finished speaking, Luo Xi added, "Last night she said that in order not to be a burden to us, she took the risk of injecting gene-modifying drugs before the joint exam. At that time, her condition was very bad, but fortunately she pulled through."

Hearing this, Nicole lowered her guard considerably and was even a little touched. However, given her special abilities, she couldn't be completely without suspicion.

"Your abilities have actually improved? What makes you, an illegitimate child, so special?!" Qin Tianshan was extremely unhappy that someone he used to trample on had suddenly become powerful.

His teammate forcefully pulled his arm away: "Don't say it, Captain." Couldn't this be left until we got back? Why bring it up now after all these days? Has the allure still not worn off?

Qin Dinglan straightened her back and gave a fake smile: "Whether I'm worthy or not is none of your business, cousin. You should think more about how to contain more mutated creatures after the radiation is over. Your team of six can't even compare to my team of five."

Qin Tianshan's team is the strongest team in Class A of the first year of Zhongzhou Academy. Judging from their performance, my team is sure to be in the top three.

Seeing that their captain was about to lose control of his emotions, the team members had no choice but to forcibly drag Qin Tianshan back to his own team, though he would occasionally cast a sinister glance at them.

Now that things were quiet, Qin Dinglan sat down again, head bowed. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you right away, but don't worry, I definitely won't use my abilities on you recklessly. I'll only use them if you ask me to."

“Well, as long as they don’t do anything reckless,” Tuka was the first to speak.

"I promise, if I misuse this even once, you can kick me out of the team without complaint." She raised her hand and swore to the heavens.

Hearing her say that, the group felt much more at ease, as they had trusted her after spending the past few months together.

The group took turns resting. The joint exam ended in the afternoon, and everyone had to get to the same pick-up point before 6:30.

This is why everyone initially assumed that all drop-off points were the same.

Today we encountered two teams, both because everyone had to arrive within the allotted time, so on the last day everyone was getting closer to the finish line.

Also, it counts if you manage to contain any mutated creatures on your way there; the competition will be fierce in the afternoon.

...

At five o'clock, everyone was ready and set off on time, including Qin Tianshan's team.

Tuka and his two companions dragged the spotted elephant, and the whole group walked very slowly. Qin Tianshan's group, despite not carrying much weight, also didn't walk fast, and just followed slowly behind.

The five men looked rather grim; were they planning to rob us along the way?

Half an hour later, the group encountered a team from Onido, and they were all heading in the same direction.

They surveyed Losi's team's haul, especially the spotted elephant, which was simply too much to ignore.

At this moment, Qin Tianshan went up to greet them, but Nicole and the other three could not hear him. Their intuition told them that the situation was not good.

Losi frowned. Qin Tianshan was trying to persuade Onido's team to join him in raiding his team. Since the joint exam hadn't issued any orders prohibiting it, doing so was permissible.

One team is not a threat, but two teams would be troublesome. She cannot use the energy of the source crystal, nor can she display her true strength.

The most important thing is that she can't kill people, so her gun becomes useless.

They agreed to start working on the earthen slope ahead.

"Why are they always looking at us? Is there any danger?" Jiu Nai asked worriedly.

Expecting some comfort, Losi said in a deep voice, "Yes, but judging from their behavior, they don't have any good intentions. Be vigilant, protect yourself, and safeguard the containment items."

"Understood," the four of them said in unison in a low voice.

Meanwhile, within the surveillance area of ​​Security Zone 3.

The proctors from Central State and Onido College complimented the teachers from Adlington College: "It's almost over, and it seems like first place is definitely yours."

The teacher, who had been angry before, now felt more confident. He leisurely picked up his coffee, took a sip, and said, "Oh, you flatter me. Your college's teams all performed very well."