The floral fragrance in the air suddenly changed to a new scent. It was exactly on the hour.
The teacher's voice rang out in the distance. "The assessment begins!"
The instant the words fell, the game began with zero delay. Wooden balls started raining down from the sky. Any cub hit more than three times would be teleported to the second area behind the teachers, where the second attack mode tested defense.
The first area would exist for no more than ten minutes. After ten minutes, all students remaining in the first area would be teleported to the second area.
There were four areas in total, each with a different attack mode, preventing cubs from relying solely on the defensive style they excelled at while being weak in another. Rankings were based on elimination time. The first eliminated would go to D Class, while the last five cubs standing would enter the SSS Class.
Yu Xunge began focusing on evasion. She had already separated from Mistblade, Fat Goose, and the others. It was a shared understanding and pride between them—they handled every class assessment on their own.
She was strongest in close combat and weakest at range. Fat Goose was weakest in close combat but had the strongest defense. Maple Sugar excelled at both close and long range. Mistblade's talent was not healing, yet she entered the SSS Class in every Healing Skill lesson.
All four cubs had their weaknesses. Cooperation could indeed raise the team's average score, but it would also lower the strongest member's score.
There were only five spots in the SSS Class. Every attempt to enter required giving it everything they had. They could not afford even the slightest distraction.
None of them needed that kind of care or compromise.
That "indifference" had scared off many