"You can't say that. After all, luck is also a kind of strength," the teacher from the North Campus said leisurely, stroking his beard.
Amidst the barely perceptible tension, none of them noticed Qingjian's unusual behavior. He remained silent, staring intently at the figure on the light screen.
...
The next day, before dawn, the ground shook as if an earthquake had struck, and huge footsteps could be heard coming from it.
"It's a beast tide!" Zhou Xuan exclaimed.
After saying that, he looked up and saw that the other three had already woken up.
The ground was shaking so badly that it was almost impossible to stand.
"What should we do now?" Unable to stand steadily on the ground, Tang Cheng simply flew into the air.
The other three had the same reaction.
"Let me see which direction the beast tide is coming from." Zhou Xuan flew high in the sky, his divine sense spreading in all directions.
The beast tide was quite a commotion, but no monsters appeared in the vicinity, clearly they hadn't come over yet.
While waiting for Zhou Xuan to scout ahead, Tang Cheng took out her identity card and glanced at it.
The number above had changed to forty-nine.
She was immediately delighted, moved closer to Lin Jingge, and handed her the card, gesturing for Lin Jingge to take a look.
"Look, Gege!" Tang Cheng exclaimed with delight.
"What's wrong?" Lin Jingge asked as she looked down at the card in Tang Cheng's hand.
After watching for a while, I couldn't figure out what Tang Cheng was excited about.
"Hey! I showed you the numbers!" Tang Cheng held the card closer to Lin Jinge. "Look, the number on this has changed to forty-nine. Even if there are forty-nine people left tomorrow, we'll still be official students even if we're eliminated immediately!"
Tang Cheng doesn't ask for much. In addition, 80% of the participants in this test are Great Spirit Masters. The fact that she has managed to persist to this point is already quite remarkable.
It's important to know that she had no ambition to be in the top three, and she knew she couldn't. Becoming a formal student and being able to choose her preferred academy was her biggest goal for this trip.
But now, that goal has been achieved.
Lin Jingge looked up at Tang Cheng, then looked up at the card, momentarily at a loss for words.
"Gege, why are you staring at me like that?"
"It's nothing," Lin Jingge said, then looked away.
Even though becoming a formal student was a sure thing, Tang Cheng couldn't understand why Lin Jingge showed no joy whatsoever.
She muttered a few words under her breath and put the ID card away.
“We came from the south, and the giant forest is to the east. Shall we go back to the place we saw yesterday, or change direction?” Zhou Xuan descended from the sky and landed in front of everyone.
Seeing his serious expression, Lin Fu couldn't help but ask, "Why do you look so serious? Is something terrible happening?"
"The highest-level beast in this beast tide is a fifth-tier demon beast!" Zhou Xuan said in a very serious tone, without any hint of joking.
"What?! Level 5?!" Tang Cheng exclaimed in surprise, her eyes filled with disbelief.
You should know that a level 5 demon beast is comparable to a Spirit King!
Keep in mind that the Spirit King only had a few people this time. No matter how many trials they went through, it was impossible for such a high-level monster to appear!
Tang Cheng stared at Zhou Xuan, desperately hoping to get a negative answer from him.
However, Zhou Xuan's next words disappointed her.
Zhou Xuan let out a breath and said, "I've confirmed it; it is indeed a level five demonic beast!"
“Yesterday’s highest level of beast tide was level four, today it’s level five, so will today’s second wave be level six monsters?!” Lin Jingge said coldly.
Her sudden speculation left everyone somewhat incredulous.
Level 6?!
Is there anyone here who can defeat a level six monster?!
"No way... this is just an entrance exam, the academy wouldn't be that ruthless, would it?!" Tang Cheng retorted instinctively.
However, Zhou Xuan immediately refuted Tang Cheng's words: "No, perhaps her guess is true."
After saying that, they fell silent.
Everyone looked at each other, and for a moment no one spoke, only the rumbling footsteps of the monsters coming from the south.
“I think we should go to that place from yesterday first and see if the beast tide has receded. If it hasn’t…” Lin Jingge didn’t finish her sentence, but instead looked up at everyone.
Needless to say, they understood what Lin Jingge meant.
If the beast tide doesn't recede, then the subsequent waves of beast tides probably won't retreat either.
At that time, the ground will be full of monsters.
The scene was something none of them dared to even imagine.
“I agree with Gege’s suggestion. Let’s go back to the place we met yesterday.” Tang Cheng naturally sided with Lin Jingge.
Lin Jingge remained silent and instead looked at Zhou Xuan.
He was the most skilled person present, and also the one most capable of making decisions.
“Alright, let’s go back to the ancient tree from yesterday.” Zhou Xuan nodded.
Just as the group was about to continue their journey, Lin Jingge heard a sound behind her and instinctively turned around to see two familiar figures behind her.
"Gege, the beast tide is coming! Don't just stand there, let's run!" Tang Cheng saw that Lin Jingge didn't move, so she quickly pulled her to catch up with Zhou Xuan and Lin Fu ahead.
The two figures behind Lin Jingge did not leave but followed directly.
As Lin Jingge ventured into the ancient forest, she saw the ground littered with demonic beasts.
Clearly, the beast tide from yesterday had not receded, and the monsters lay listlessly on the ground.
When you see a monster like this, don't underestimate it just because it doesn't have any attack power.
Unlike humans, they don't need to eat daily. Most demonic beasts have food pouches containing enough food to last them for months without eating.
"Everyone, be careful," Lin Fu unusually said, offering a reminder.
He clearly knew the habits of these demonic beasts well. You see, he had almost been fooled by the appearance of a demonic beast before. Fortunately, he had many treasures on him and managed to kill the demonic beast, thus saving his life.
With Lin Fu's reminder, Lin Jingge and Tang Cheng followed closely behind the two, not daring to provoke the monsters below.
"Roar—" The monster lying on the ground below seemed to sense the people in the air and immediately got up, letting out a very loud roar.
That roar instantly seemed to inject the surrounding monsters with adrenaline.
The previously quiet beast tide immediately became active.
Several people landed on the tree.
The two people following behind paused when they saw the four stop, but still rushed forward.
"Who goes there?!" Having been ambushed twice, Zhou Xuan was now even more vigilant than before.
Seeing that Lin Fuzhou and Xuan were about to rush forward, Lin Jingge quickly came out to stop them: "Don't fight yet, they are acquaintances."
Hearing this, Zhou Xuan glanced at the person standing in the tree opposite and then retreated.
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