Let This Rookie Stir Things Up Too!

Let This Rookie Stir Things Up Too!

Whoosh!

After killing Yu Haitao, Wang Ye immediately left.

He knew Yu Haitao might have had some valuable things on him, like potions. That special combat suit alone made that clear.

The Crimson Sun Battle Blade had not even been able to sever both his legs in a single strike.

But overwhelming strength could not be compensated for by equipment alone.

As for disposing of the body...

There was still a hungry Mutated Monster beside Yu Haitao.

"I hope everything goes smoothly." Wang Ye knew killing Yu Haitao might bring trouble later, but he had no choice.

The apocalypse was cruel. It was either you died or I lived.

If he did not kill Yu Haitao today, then he might be the one to die tomorrow.

Mercy and hesitation were fatal mistakes.

The Rookie Trial, with its 27% death rate, was the best opportunity to make a move.

But he could not place his hopes in fate and luck.

Only with sufficient strength could he face any crisis with ease!

Up the mountain!

The Rookie Trial was not over yet.

Let this rookie stir things up too!

West Camp, Data Research Center.

"Well, Chief Huang, what wind blew you here?" Chief Instructor Sun, who had been watching the trial rankings, broke into a hearty smile upon seeing the visitor.

"You know perfectly well." Chief Huang chuckled. "Of course I came to take a look at the future talents of our division."

The two politely shook hands.

One was the chief instructor of West Camp, and the other was the chief of the Base Defense Division. Their positions were equal.

"Zi Rui is performing very well. He's currently in first place," Chief Instructor Sun said with a smile. He had known Huang Zirui was Chief Huang's nephew from the moment he entered camp.

"Hmm, eighth?" Chief Huang narrowed his eyes at the rankings.

Hmm?

Chief Instructor Sun's gaze sharpened as he spotted the name "Yu Shuiqin" in eighth place.

"Chief Huang, do you know Yu Shuiqin?" Chief Instructor Sun asked in slight surprise.

"The daughter of an old friend." Chief Huang chuckled.

"I see."

Chief Instructor Sun did not press further.

It seemed Yu Shuiqin's family background was not as simple as what was written in the registration records.

Then again, how could a student who had awakened an ability right after evolving possibly be ordinary?

"It's still early." Chief Instructor Sun smiled. "In every Rookie Trial, the latter half often brings dramatic changes. Yu Shuiqin may be conserving her strength, waiting to make a powerful push at night."

Chief Huang nodded with a smile.

On a small mountain.

A flash of blade light streaked across the night sky, severing the head of a five-meter-long Pillow Patterned Viper Monster.

Hiss!

The head of the Ferocious-level snake monster lunged at Wang Ye.

Almost instinctively, Wang Ye used the Limit Breaking Skill Square Circle to block the attack.

Then he transformed the circle into a square and smashed the Ferocious-level snake monster's head to pieces.

Killed a first-order snake monster.

Potential Points: 5→5.

"That was close."

Wang Ye shook his hand.

He truly could not afford to let his guard down against Ferocious-level Monsters.

He aimed his Wilderness Watch at the Pillow Patterned Viper Monster's corpse, inserted the probe, and uploaded the information.

Wang Ye continued carefully exploring his surroundings.

The environment was completely different from the village.

There were actually fewer monsters on the mountain. It seemed the mutated beasts had nearly all been eaten by Ferocious-level Monsters.

Here, if he encountered one, it was basically guaranteed to be a Ferocious-level Monster.

He was still only halfway up the mountain, yet he had already encountered three Ferocious-level Monsters.

At this rate, his Potential Points would probably be full again before he even reached the summit.

"Beep." His watch vibrated.

Wang Ye gave a soft cry of surprise, then laughed.

Rank: 99.

The camp even had real-time rankings? Were they not afraid of making things more exciting?

"They didn't notify me before, so it looks like only the top hundred get alerts." Wang Ye had roughly figured out the Rookie Trial.

The terrain of the trial grounds had already revealed the pattern.

The village was filled mostly with Mutated Monsters.

The mountain was filled entirely with Ferocious-level Monsters.

Selection!

The Rookie Trial was not only meant to select elite Evolvers capable of fighting, but also to select the strongest and most outstanding among those with the greatest combat strength and fighting spirit!

"Three Ferocious-level Monsters were enough to get me into the top hundred. The Elite Class Students aren't very impressive." Wang Ye continued searching upward.

Compared to the daytime, the density of Ferocious-level Monsters had dropped considerably, and there were far fewer students as well.

Now was the best time to hunt.

20:00, rank 81.

21:00, rank 63.

22:00, rank 47.

He had entered the top fifty.

Wang Ye glanced at his Wilderness Watch.

The Evolution Camp announced rankings on the hour, allowing the top hundred rookies to roughly gauge their standing.

If the rankings were real-time, they really could mess with one's mindset.

Keep hunting!

Twenty minutes later.

Killed a first-order lizard monster.

Potential Points: 8→8.

Wang Ye opened his Personal Panel.

Without hesitation, his consciousness fell upon the "+".

Within the Consciousness Space, he honed the beginner stage of the Crimson Sun Blade Art over and over again.

The third move, Radiant Hues of Myriad Paths, possessed astonishing blade speed and extraordinary explosive power. Amid thousands upon thousands of accelerated training sessions, time passed swiftly until he had completely mastered it.

Crimson Sun Blade Art, beginner stage, mastery!

"Screech!" In the night sky, a huge Ferocious-level Black-eared Kite Monster swooped down at tremendous speed like a glider.

Its pitch-black pupils blazed with intense killing intent. Its spread wings were like two indestructible blades, intent on slicing Wang Ye apart.

Boom!

They clashed head-on.

The Crimson Sun Battle Blade swung at extreme speed, Radiant Hues of Myriad Paths erupting with immense force.

Not only did it block the Black-eared Kite Monster's blade-like charge, it even sliced through its Scale Armor defense.

Wang Ye forcefully suppressed the tightness in his chest and the numbness in his hand, then took a fierce step forward and cleaved the Black-eared Kite Monster to the ground.

He followed up with another slash!

The Ferocious-level Black-eared Kite Monster, four meters long and possessing flight, exceptional attack power, and speed, was cut down beneath his blade!

"I've gotten stronger." Wang Ye clearly felt the changes in his strength.

His combat power had increased by at least 20%.

Especially his ability to fight head-on.

Although strength was not his specialty, the mastered Crimson Sun Blade Art was enough to make up for his lack of attack power.

Combined with the equally mastered Crimson Sun Evolution Method, his combat strength now ranked among the very best of the rookies.

"It's time to push for the top ten, maybe even the top five." Wang Ye raced down the mountain.

His next target was the mountain with the highest difficulty and greatest danger in the Rookie Trial—

Burial Mountain.

The trial mountain that had buried the bones of countless West Camp rookies.

It held the most Ferocious-level Monsters in the trial grounds, as well as the largest number of rookies competing for rankings.

"Something's not right." Huang Zirui held a Silver Spear as his sharp eyes swept across the blackened corpses and corroded ground on Burial Mountain. He sniffed the air, his brow faintly furrowing.

"A very potent toxin."

"A mid-level Ferocious Monster?"

Huang Zirui shook his head. "No. When venomous Ferocious-level Monsters grow stronger, they only gain a larger quantity of venom. Unless it's a Nightmare-level Monster, but one absolutely couldn't appear here—"

"Could it be an awakened Ferocious-level Monster?"

"No need to take the risk."

Beep.

Huang Zirui checked the time on his watch.

4:00 a.m.

Rank: 1.

There were only three hours left before the Rookie Trial ended.

"That's about enough."

"I have a huge advantage. Wang Jun can't catch up."

"I just need to sweep through the nearby mountains for the remaining time."

"Fourth place. There's still hope!"

Yu Shuiqin had been conserving her strength throughout the first half.

Unlike Gene Warriors, who possessed powerful bodies and recovery abilities, Evolvers' abilities were limited. If exhausted, they required time to recover.

So until now, she had been fighting Ferocious-level Monsters using only her Gene Warrior strength.

Compared to her strength as an Evolver, it was far weaker.

A series of hissing sounds came from the distant grass, but they naturally could not escape an Evolver's powerful perception.

Yu Shuiqin raised the crossbow in her hand and aimed through the sight, but there was no bolt loaded.

Suddenly, the bowstring drew tight, and an energy arrow formed from gathered ability energy condensed above it before shooting out with a sharp whistle.

Bang!

The ability arrow blew apart the head of a Ferocious-level Monster, instantly killing it.

"Dad, I'll prove it to you. Emission Type is the strongest type among Evolvers!"

"Not the Elemental Type!"

(End of Chapter)