Displaying His Strength

As night fell, the only gate to Monster Town closed, and Qin Mu's long-awaited Warrior Practical Combat Assessment finally began.

All the pre-warriors quickly scattered to search for their prey.

This Monster Town had been specially designated by the military for the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment. It contained only Primary Beast Soldier level monsters, though there were many of them.

The Warrior Practical Combat Assessment had a 60% pass rate. Based on past experience, one needed to kill at least three monsters to be reasonably sure of passing.

Everyone was racing against time, trying to kill as many monsters as possible.

"Brother Mu, we should go hunt monsters too. This pre-warrior assessment should be very easy for you, but I need to temper myself properly as well. I can't let you leave me too far behind."

Yang Wu looked at Qin Mu with a sigh. Even now, he still found it somewhat unbelievable, and his tone had become more respectful.

Back then, the three of them had taken the assessment together, and their strengths had not differed much.

Yet in just a single month, he could no longer understand Qin Mu's strength at all.

Not just Yang Wu—even Luo Feng's expression was full of admiration.

The difference was that Luo Feng was also secretly wondering whether he could kill a Beast General level monster if he encountered one.

Luo Feng had also awakened as a Mental Master. His martial strength had reached the Intermediate Warrior level, while his Mental Master strength had reached the Primary Beast General level.

However, he had never truly seen a Beast General level monster before, so naturally, he lacked confidence.

"Let's split up here! We'll meet again at dawn tomorrow!"

After Yang Wu and Luo Feng inspected their surroundings and confirmed that no monsters were hiding nearby, they each ran off into the distance.

Although it was already nighttime, many large searchlights along the town's perimeter illuminated the streets, making much of the town quite bright. Surveillance cameras had also been installed throughout the town to monitor every movement within Monster Town in real time.

Although there were many monsters in this Monster Town, there were mainly only three types: Tiger Hounds, Shadow Cats, and Iron-Haired Wild Boars. They were also the Swarm's current primary combat units.

Qin Mu was extremely familiar with all three kinds of monsters.

After bidding Luo Feng and Yang Wu farewell, Qin Mu stepped onto the street as well. Very soon, a Tiger Hound appeared around a street corner within his field of vision.

Glancing at a camera beside the road, Qin Mu knew that many people were surely watching his every move through the surveillance feeds.

He did not disappoint them. Holding a spear with its Spearhead lowered, Qin Mu suddenly sent the twelve Flying daggers strapped to his thighs shooting into the air, where they hovered and revolved around him.

One of the Flying daggers shot toward the Tiger Hound, easily piercing through its eye socket and killing it in a single blow.

When the Flying daggers on Qin Mu's thighs rose and hovered around him—

Inside a large building not far from the sealed town, countless surveillance screens displayed everything happening across the various areas of the town.

The largest screen was showing this very scene. More than a dozen people gathered in the room immediately cried out in alarm.

"A Mental Master! Qin Mu actually awakened as a Mental Master!"

"No wonder he could kill Beast General level monsters. So he awakened as a Mental Master."

Everyone was relieved. This was the most reasonable explanation; otherwise, there was no way to explain how Qin Mu, having only just become a pre-warrior, could kill Beast General level monsters.

After awakening as a Mental Master, a Mental Master's strength could be two levels higher than their physical capabilities.

In other words, once Qin Mu raised his strength to the Intermediate Warrior level, his Mental Master strength could reach the Primary Beast General level. Moreover, he would be among the strongest at the Primary Beast General level, so it was hardly strange for him to kill two Primary Beast General level monsters.

After receiving the information sent back from the supply base last night, the major factions had already thoroughly investigated Qin Mu's background.

When Qin Mu had previously passed the pre-warrior assessment, he had not stood out among the many examinees. Many people had suspected that he might have awakened as a Mental Master after his strength rose so rapidly in such a short time, but none had dared to be certain.

Now, the people from the major factions had their confirmation.

Everyone's hearts burned with excitement. This was a Mental Master—a rare and powerful type of warrior!

They had to find a way to recruit him into their own camp. That was the only thought in everyone's mind.

"Something's wrong!"

A burly man stared fixedly at the screen. In the footage, Qin Mu charged straight into a group of dozens of Iron-Haired Wild Boars on a street.

Almost instantly, the dozen Flying daggers pierced the vital points of those Iron-Haired Wild Boars, killing every one of them in a single strike.

"A Primary Beast General level Mental Master couldn't possibly control twelve Flying daggers at once and perform such precise movements! And the power and speed are wrong too!"

"Quick, replay that scene in slow motion!"

An officer had also noticed this unusual scene.

Very quickly, technicians replayed the footage for everyone to study carefully.

"Something is indeed wrong. A Mental Master who has just awakened normally would not have particularly strong telekinetic control. Usually, controlling one Flying dagger is all they can manage, and being able to multitask with two is already excellent.

"If they control four, five, or even more Flying daggers, their speed, power, and other aspects would drop drastically."

Wu Tong, the chief instructor of the Limit Martial Arts School, was also full of astonishment.

Although he was not a Mental Master, his captain was one, so he understood some of the methods Mental Masters used.

Even his captain might not be able to simultaneously control twelve Flying daggers, maintain such powerful force, and still execute such precise attacks.

"Could he be an Intermediate Warlord level Mental Master? How old is he? How long has it been since he awakened as a Mental Master?"

Everyone looked at one another, knowing they had discovered an extraordinary genius.

"Damn!"

Wu Tong could not help cursing. Qin Mu was a student of their Limit Martial Arts School. If they had known earlier, they could have signed him secretly first, but now there would probably be a fierce battle to recruit him.

After all, even Mental Masters were divided into levels.

Every Mental Master had different potential, and it was difficult to tell how great that potential was before it had been exhausted.

Ordinary Mental Masters generally only had the potential to reach the Intermediate Warlord level. A small number could reach the Advanced General level, or even the War God level.

But Qin Mu clearly had not awakened long ago. It was even highly possible that he had only awakened after entering the Wilderness Zone.

What did that mean? It meant that as soon as he awakened, his strength had rapidly risen straight to the Advanced Warrior level. His potential as a Mental Master was extremely likely to be at the War God level!

Successfully recruiting Qin Mu would be nearly equivalent to recruiting a future War God-level powerhouse—and a Mental Master powerhouse invincible among those of the same level!

For a moment, quite a few people in the room took out their phones and began contacting their superiors. The situation before them was no longer something they could decide on their own.

However, just when they thought this was all the strength Qin Mu had displayed—

An even more shocking scene appeared.

In Monster Town, Qin Mu stood in the middle of the street, with the corpses of over a hundred monsters behind him.

I deliberately showed off like this. Someone should be able to tell how strong I am now, right?

Qin Mu thought silently.

Then it's time for the next step of the plan! I'll disguise myself as a Beast Tamer and display my talent as a beast controller!

When he entered the wilderness in the future, Qin Mu would definitely have a large Swarm following him. Unless he never displayed it in front of others, people would inevitably discover it.

But if he hid it, it would certainly affect the growth of both his strength and the Swarm.

Since that was the case, he might as well lay the groundwork in advance. He would disguise himself as a Beast Tamer, then openly let the Swarm follow him afterward.

With a thought, Mental Power gathered around his Alloy Combat Boots, and Qin Mu's body rose into the air. Looking at the few pre-warriors beside the street who wore expressions as though they had seen a ghost, Qin Mu smiled. Then he shot into the sky and flew toward another street.

"He... he flew away!"

Ignoring their shock, Qin Mu landed directly before a lone Shadow Cat on another street.

His eyes narrowed, and an invisible force of Mental Power surged into the Shadow Cat's body.

The Shadow Cat stiffened before slowly collapsing to the ground.

Just as the people in the monitoring room were wondering what Qin Mu was doing, the Shadow Cat suddenly stood up and followed closely behind him, as though it had been tamed.

"What? What happened?"