Candidates

Lu Feng, "Lantern Bearer," twenty-seven years old, a Professional of the "Sentinel" Department. He appeared to have also trained in the Runner Department. He would probably be useless in solo combat, but his compatibility with a team was not low, and he had vaguely become the leader of the group.

Fan Zheng, nineteen, from Changping Province. He seemed to possess a large-scale binding ability capable of simultaneously weakening several Tier 2 Horned Demons. He already had some real combat capability; his apparent weakness was that he could not use it consecutively.

Li Wendiao, the most conspicuous among the combat classes. His individual ability was not weak.

"...It looks like not a single one has qualified early."

Lu PingAn recorded them one by one. Those whose names and information he noted down were all candidates who could undergo further evaluation.

The others? Though they were still taking the exam, they had actually already been eliminated.

Would surviving long enough earn them a passing grade? That had been a distraction planted by the examiners from the very beginning.

This was not merely a test. They were selecting squad leaders capable of working in another realm. Simply meeting the passing standard had never been enough from the start. If they could not shine...

"...All right, no need to waste any more time."

As time passed, this temporary team encountered another powerful enemy.

This time, there were over thirty Horned Demons and a full ten Bat Demons. But the most troublesome one was actually a mutated Horned Demon.

He was a full size larger than ordinary Horned Demons, and his two crimson horns burned continuously. He was the mutated Evolved Species of the Horned Demon—the Berserk Horned Demon.

His combat strength far surpassed that of ordinary Horned Demons, but that was not the most