With the teacher leading the way, Lu Yuan left the secret realm much faster than when he first entered the exploration area.
In just one hour, they had left the Fire Forest Secret Realm and returned to the school's outpost outside the secret realm.
"The last student in the secret realm has been safely brought back!"
Upon returning to the base, the male teacher who had brought Lu Yuan back reported to Xiao Tang, the person in charge of this secret realm exam.
"Okay, let's get back to the team."
Lu Yuan nodded and turned to walk towards Class One's group.
Not far away, Luo Yueyi, standing in the second class, saw Lu Yuan return safely, and her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down.
Just then, a questioning voice suddenly rang out.
"Teacher! Three students in our class haven't returned yet!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan paused in his steps.
Turning my head to look in the direction of the sound, I saw a boy in the class line raising his hand with a nervous expression.
Lu Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
He had never seen this person in the secret realm, so he couldn't possibly know that he had killed Ren Wenzhou and the other two. It was probably just a routine report.
With that thought in mind, Lu Yuan continued walking towards the back of the group.
In fact, this person was Zhou Wen, who had been instructed by Ren Wenzhou to stay in the Yingbai Forest to await the results.
Originally, he was guarding the Yingbai Forest as ordered by Ren Wenzhou. However, due to the commotion from the endless sea of fire, all the monsters in the secret realm began to go berserk. Fearing that his life was in danger, he immediately decided to give up the exam, pressed the button on his bracelet, and then safely returned to the camp under the escort of the rescue teacher.
He was worried that if he gave up the exam early and failed to wait for the Yingbai tree to bear fruit, Ren Wenzhou would blame him.
But even after Lu Yuan returned to the team, he didn't see Ren Wenzhou and the others. He felt uneasy but also secretly pleased.
However, out of caution, he still raised his hand and reported the matter to the teacher.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Tang's expression did not change at all after hearing his report, as if he already knew.
"Due to an unknown cause that caused a monster riot within the Fire Forest Secret Realm, this exam has ended early. All new students, please organize the spoils you obtained within the Secret Realm. Points will be calculated later."
"in addition."
"During this exam, three students from Class 1 ignored the danger warnings and insisted on entering the most dangerous Endless Fire Zone within the secret realm, resulting in their deaths. Please take this as a warning!"
These words immediately caused an uproar in the room.
Those present were all young people who had recently awakened their beast-taming talents, and most of them had just come of age. They had never experienced life or death.
Now, upon suddenly hearing that a classmate had died during the secret realm exam, we were all horrified and unable to accept it.
Lu Yuan, standing at the very back of the line, had an even more gloomy expression.
He was certain that the three students Xiao Tang mentioned were Ren Wenzhou and Luo Fang, after all, it was his own hand that had slit their throats.
But how did the other party know that Ren Wenzhou and the others died in the endless sea of fire?
Could it be that...
Lu Yuan subconsciously looked at the bracelet on his right wrist.
When the bracelet was distributed, the teacher only said that it could help them locate their position and send out a distress signal.
But now it seems that it probably also has a location tracking function.
Otherwise, he couldn't imagine how Xiao Tang knew that Ren Wenzhou and the other two had died in the endless sea of fire.
As if to confirm Lu Yuan's conjecture, Xiao Tang, who was at the front, spoke again.
"The bracelets on your wrists have a real-time positioning function. When you step into a dangerous area that you cannot handle, a strong alarm will be sounded. However, those three students ignored the warnings and insisted on entering the most dangerous endless sea of fire in the Fire Forest Secret Realm. Subsequently, the monitoring data showed that they had lost vital signs and could be confirmed dead!"
"Is it possible that they accidentally lost the bracelet?"
After Xiao Tang finished speaking, some students in the group raised questions.
“Impossible.” Xiao Tang shook his head. “To prevent this from happening, the bracelet is equipped with a special function. If it is accidentally dropped, the monitoring data will indicate that it is lost. Only when the heart stops beating will it show signs of loss of life.”
These wristbands are specially designed to ensure the safety of test takers.
Real-time location tracking and heart rate monitoring are just the basic functions; it can even determine the examinee's spiritual energy output and emotional state.
In short, it is a product of spiritual power with relatively advanced technology.
It is impossible for an error to occur.
After hearing Xiao Tang's words, all the students present began to discuss it.
The main reason is that no one expected that what they considered to be just an ordinary freshman exam could result in the death of a student.
Despite the students' chatter, Xiao Tang remained expressionless.
"That's how the world is, the strong prey on the weak! If you don't have enough ability to protect yourself, then when facing monsters, you'll only become their food to fill their bellies! In future exams, some of you here may also face such a dangerous situation. In order to save your own lives, you must work hard to cultivate in the future!"
"Those who are afraid of death! Those who are unwilling to improve! I advise you to withdraw from school and go home immediately!"
After saying this, Xiao Tang ignored the students' unpleasant expressions and directly gave instructions to the teacher next to him.
"Prepare to process the exam settlement!"
"yes!"
Those nearby then realized what was happening and organized the students into groups according to their classes to begin the exam settlement process.
However, some teachers felt that Xiao Tang's words were too harsh.
“Teacher Xiao, these students are all new to the secret realm and wild monsters. Shouldn’t we teach them in a gentler way?”
However, Xiao Tang simply retorted with a single sentence in response to such remarks.
"Do monsters ever consider being gentle when they eat people?"
With just that one sentence, he shut everyone down.
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