After the Huaxia group finished their assessment, it was Zhao Xuerou's group's turn. Four people from their group advanced, a one-in-ten chance, but still remarkable compared to other regions, as the assessment was extremely difficult, with perhaps less than a hundred remaining. Perhaps driven by national pride—Huaxia's rapid progress in recent years, its growing strength in every aspect, coupled with the desire to live up to Jiangcheng's expectations—they trained exceptionally hard.
Now we're seeing the rewards.
These resounding announcements of passing the assessment throughout the Federation are the best reward for those who have worked hard.
After five minutes, they took a short break and waited for the group to leave before it was finally Xiaorou and Xiaobing's turn to be assessed.
As mentioned earlier, Zhao Xuerou tensed up when You Lixuan mentioned the word "China," which shows that she was feeling like she was about to take the college entrance exam. After months of high pressure, the moment of victory had finally arrived.
While it may not determine one's entire life, it can certainly determine success or failure.
As the victors, Adela and Zhu Yibai naturally held themselves high with an air of triumph. If she had lost, how would she have faced this humiliation? Wouldn't she have been tortured countless times by that wretched woman Adela's gaze?
With Xiaorou's strong will, she absolutely cannot accept this outcome. She not only wants to win, but she also wants to win gloriously.
Even Luo Xiaoli... did she pass the assessment smoothly? It seems her results were pretty good. So, the half-sentence that Xiao Bing was hesitating to say earlier was, "Jiang Cheng's girlfriend is really outstanding, more capable than you and me."
She was still in a state of complicated emotions when suddenly, You Lixuan's voice came through her earpiece, "Please get ready, Group Two of the China Special Zone. The assessment is about to begin. The next notification will be to remove your earpiece!"
Xiao Rou's brain went "boom"! Finally, it was finally her turn. This moment was about to arrive. She thought she had made all the preparations and had been mentally preparing herself, but when the time came, she was still extremely flustered. Her heart suddenly raced and she experienced a brief tinnitus.
A hint of surprise crossed her delicate face. A gentle breeze blew, and her black hair danced in the wind... The sound entered her ears, shattering all her composure and calm. She even felt that this was the most disorienting moment of her life.
"Group Two from China, please remove your blindfolds for the assessment! Countdown: 3...2...1!"
Xiao Rou shakily removed her blindfold. The first thing she did wasn't to look up at the sky to begin the assessment, but to glance at Xiao Rou's spot on the other side. When people feel insecure, they subconsciously seek out things that can provide that sense of security. Far away in a foreign land, she had no one she knew. The only person she could confide in was her former school nemesis, Ke Bing, who always treated her coldly…
Seeing the other person's face, Xiaorou swallowed her saliva with difficulty, constantly telling herself, "I can do it, I can definitely do it!"
She suddenly looked up!
A hundred-meter-tall ancient spirit... axe-like skull, shell armor, pupils. Its appearance can only be described as ferocious and terrifying. The fusion of white bone teeth and brown dragon spine is so realistic that it is frightening. It is as if this ancient creature truly exists in front of everyone. If it lowers its head to look at the crowd, it means that it is about to bring down its rough claws and slam them hard on the people who are as small as ants. At that time, blood and flesh will fly, and the human body will turn into puddles of mud, with blood nourishing the grass.
When she saw Gu Ling's fangs, she suspected that those chilling teeth must contain deadly poison. The oppressive feeling brought by three thousand tons of flesh and blood was unimaginable... If the grassland hadn't been so open and without any buildings, if it had been in the middle of a smog-filled city, it would have truly been like a half-body moving in the fog, with no way to see the axe piercing the sky.
Despite the warm sunshine, Zhao Xuerou suddenly felt a chill run through her body, and she froze, unable to move.
Fate imposes unwarranted shackles, arranging for you to become an ordinary person, incapable of any shining moments, your life as stagnant as a pool of still water in a lake. Unless someone throws a stone, it cannot create a ripple, as silent as a corpse.
Even if Zhao Xuerou didn't consider herself ordinary, her family background or good looks were insignificant among the geniuses of the Federation, not to mention innate qualities like intelligence. As a bit slow-witted, she naturally had to put in far more effort than the average person, but the key issue was that many things, even with effort, wouldn't yield the desired outcome. Because effort, in the grand scheme of things, is the least noteworthy virtue.
Only now did she realize how insignificant she was, standing in this world like a mayfly that lives only a day.
It cannot rival the brilliance of the bright moon.
Her fair fingers held the hem of her sweatshirt tightly the whole time, and the sweat from her hands soaked one corner of the sweatshirt. Her high ponytail was blown by the wind, and her eyelashes trembled.
Xiao Rou desperately wanted to complete the mission. In this competition, everyone had a reason not to lose, and she longed for news of her success to spread throughout the Federation, so she could stand alongside the victors. More than anyone else, she craved this honor and wanted to stay. She had never persisted in anything before, and this was the only thing she had given the most effort to. How tragic it would be if she failed…
A feeling of inferiority welled up within her. Among these monsters, she was as ordinary as a small pebble on the edge of a gravel road, dull and unremarkable, unworthy of any attention. No one would stop to glance at her. She lacked natural talent; her greatest strength lay in her appearance, but both Ke Bing and Xiao Li possessed qualities more captivating than her. This powerful ancient spirit stood between heaven and earth, its heartbeat influencing all things. It was as noble as an emperor, while she was as lowly as a blade of grass.
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