At 9:45 p.m., the assessment announced before class began.
Yudun sat in her lounge chair as the Players stepped forward one by one. She would provide five skill Magic Runes, and Yu Xunge and the others had to combine them into a skill with the required function within one minute.
There were more "parts" to choose from, but the skills they had to assemble had more specific requirements. They could no longer simply put together whatever the available parts allowed.
Attack, defense, healing, and control-for now, Yudun only set questions in these four skill categories.
But this was only the fifth day of the game. Predictably, there would later be trickier skill categories, shorter time limits, and even requirements for the levels of the temporary skills they assembled.
Yudun slightly raised the index finger resting on her armrest and pointed at Queque, who sat on the far right. She said only one word: "Come."
Being assessed one-on-one in front of her classmates instantly brought Yu Xunge back to the anxiety and nerves of a high school classroom. She had been less nervous fighting ten opponents alone in the Quiet Mountains.
The flaw of Fragrant Branch was laid bare at that moment. The instant the Crown of Flowers Murder wound around her tightened, Dawn Cicada looked at her and said with certainty, "You're nervous."
Yu Xunge's gaze fell on the Snake-Bone Flower Branch around Dawn Cicada's waist, which was already close to strangling her so tightly she could barely breathe. "Doing better than you."
Dawn Cicada smiled and tossed the long hair in front of her over her shoulders, its tips casually whipping toward Zai Jiu Xunge. Unfortunately, the latter dodged. "I'm not nervous."
Yu Xunge gave a mocking smile. "I feel as relaxed as if I were back home."
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