Drawing Lots

The audience seats.

A panoramic viewing area exclusively for the parliament.

The members of parliament immediately held a series of discussions regarding this ' Crow Graveyard '.

It was determined that Han Dong used death-based Dark Magic, which originated from the combined effects of the Destiny Space and his own talent, and the characterization was correct... At the same time, it was unanimously agreed that such a talent would be beneficial to the Holy City.

The Holy Knight Order, responsible for the hunting competition.

Commander Olivia stared at the graveyard area created using pure Dark Magic.

He immediately ordered the Elite Knight to launch a purification operation.

Knights who have suffered Deep Corruption must be given timely treatment, and no individual depravity shall be tolerated.

"This is the first time I've seen such a 'group stress relief' method. What an interesting Newcomer rider..."

A white shadow quickly climbed up the branch where Han Dong was crouching and landed beside him.

"Abel, thank you for earlier."

"I should be the one thanking you... Otherwise, all the points from these ten demons would be credited to you."

"Now that you've assigned me a demon and accumulated a large number of points, I don't need to spend the rest of my time hunting demons."

"Not all of it is mine."

However, at least five points will be credited to me... and some graduates who understand the situation will immediately leave to hunt in other areas.

Han Dong shrugged helplessly and continued:

"Actually, I don't want it to be like this either. Being too dazzling isn't necessarily a good thing."

However, without the ability to use forces outside the city, killing ten demons would be quite difficult... The significant physical exertion would not be beneficial for the subsequent official matches.

Calling on everyone to act as Tool Person is probably the best solution.

With the help of the "Crow Graveyard" and the combined attack of nearly a hundred graduates, only nine demons survived and were wiped out in a short time.

Individual points will be awarded based on their contribution to kills.

The demons were quickly wiped out.

The first "Hunting Operation" of the official competition ended prematurely, half the time it was expected.

The arena returned to its original state.

A total of 210 graduates survived the 'hunt', and none of them developed deep infection.

Following the Vaughn siblings, they also relied on their own abilities to block the invasion of pollution. With the purification spell released by the Holy Knight Order outside the arena, the pollution in their bodies has been completely removed.

The brother and sister were in the arena, staring at Han Dong not far away.

It's like being separated by a huge mountain, impossible to reach.

Berkeley whispered:

"Commander Kuran specifically instructed us that his purpose was never to hinder him from the beginning... The real purpose was simply to get information about this student's abilities in advance so that 'that person' could compete with him in the subsequent competitions."

However, her sister Peggy's focus was completely different.

What she saw was not the 'grand scheme' laid out by Han Dong, but the formidable strength displayed by the white-haired youth... She could not forget the scene of killing the alien demon with a single blow.

The conference was continued to be chaired by Alonso Observer.

"The hunting points will not affect your final ranking in the Knight Tournament, so I will not show you the points ranking for this hunting competition, but only the list of the [50] who will advance."

The decision not to provide a points ranking was actually made by the parliament on a temporary basis.

There is only one reason: Han Dong's individual points have exceeded 50% of the team's total points.

Then, Alonso waved his hand.

A large 'starry sky image' displayed the list of finalists to everyone.

Graduates who didn't see their names on the list could only sigh and leave.

Most of the graduates who leave will find themselves in a situation where they are forced to join the group.

After waiting for the top fifty students to join the Knight Order, they will be passively added to the Thirteen Knights by filling vacancies and will not enjoy any form of preferential treatment.

Han Dong, Abel, Demps, Mia, and Winry were naturally among those selected.

The students who remained on the field were discussing the strange things that had happened during the hunting competition.

Why are the demons gathering together?

Where did the maniacal laughter come from?

Who made the horrifying cross made of piled-up crow carcasses?

Because Han Dong spread his wings and left immediately after creating the Graveyard of Crows, the graduates who arrived later were unaware of all this.

The Vaughn siblings, who were aware of the situation, had already left.

"The fact that you are in the top fifty on the leaderboard shows that you have the basic ability to conduct 'investigations' and have reached the minimum level of Formal Knight."

The upcoming semi-finals and finals will further assess your individual abilities.

The top ten graduates selected will have the right to choose their own Knight Order and the right to negotiate the entry requirements with the leader.

Winning a top-ten pick in the Knight Selection is every graduate's dream.

This is not a peaceful era, Holy City does not treat every knight fairly.

It is necessary and imperative to select those with exceptional talent and provide them with special training.

Give them more resources and room for development so that they can grow to a level that rivals the old king.

Only in this way can humanity reclaim the land that once belonged to them from the old king and win freedom.

"Next, you will need to draw lots... The slip of paper you draw will determine your challenge in the semi-finals."

The specific format for the semi-finals will be announced after the draw.

Alonso reached into his spatial storage and retrieved a pre-prepared square box, which slowly floated down to the center of the arena.

Because of the most basic chivalrous qualities, everyone was orderly and took turns drawing lots.

"Hmm... blank paper?"

The first graduate stared blankly at the white slip of paper in his hand, looking bewildered and wondering if he had won a big prize.

However, the papers that were pulled out next were all blank sheets of paper without any markings or writing.

Han Dong and his group of five stood at the back of the line and pulled out the few remaining sheets of white paper.

"There seems to be something printed on the inner layer of the paper... it hasn't been activated yet."

With a 30% accuracy level, the Lesser Demon Eye can only faintly see blurry shadows within the paper.

Demps pushed up his glasses, stared at the white paper in front of him, and said with a grim expression, "This year's Knight Selection rules are completely different from previous years... The semifinals might just turn into the final."

"Demps, you figured it out?"

"Just a premonition..."

With all graduates having completed the lottery,

Alonso, the observer, waved his hand, and a clear mark slowly appeared on the blank sheet of paper that had been empty.

"These are the marks of the Thirteen Knights!?"

Alonso officially announced the format for the semifinals:

"Based on your draw results, you will directly challenge the Formal Knight in the Knight Order... in order to verify your individual abilities."

My mom came to visit me from our hometown today. I was supposed to be home by 7 PM to write, but I wasn't back by 8 PM. I missed chapter three today; I'll add it later. (Help!)