Teacher's Retainer (Seeking Support)

Thirty minutes passed quickly, and Teacher Du's one hundred first-tier Retainers, who were responsible for the assessment, appeared in the distance.

Liang Ji had reviewed some of Teacher Du's basic information. His Retainers were also the most ordinary Spotted Serpentfolk. However, the Retainers appearing in the distance were vastly different from the Spotted Serpentfolk he was familiar with.

In previous trials, he had encountered many ordinary Spotted Serpentfolk, typically between 1.2 to 1.4 meters tall, small, thin, and unremarkable.

The only advantage of the Spotted Serpentfolk was their ordinariness, so much so that they had neither strengths nor weaknesses. This allowed them to develop in various directions according to the Star Lord's training, making them suitable as initial blank slates.

For this reason, the Demon Cores commonly provided to Star Lord students in the ten high schools of Xiūshé City, and even most high schools on Sky Snake Star, were Spotted Snake Demon Cores.

However, the Retainers of Teacher Du, who appeared in the distance, were also first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk, but they were generally over 1.8 meters tall, almost comparable to Liang Ji's Half-Dragonfolk Retainers, who had been mutated by Dragon Soul.

"Is this what a first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk looks like, born from a fourth-tier Star Spirit Vein, with its spiritual energy and essence?"

"Compared to a first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk born from a first-tier Star Spirit Vein, the difference is like that between heaven and earth!"

Liang Ji looked at the one hundred first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk sent by Teacher Du, sighing inwardly.

These 'ordinary' first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk were only inferior to his Half-Dragonfolk Retainers in terms of their robust physique. Liang Ji's Half-Dragonfolk Retainers were about twice as thick as Teacher Du's first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk.

Yet, despite being twice as thick, Liang Ji's Half-Dragonfolk were far inferior to the one hundred first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk charging towards them in terms of aura and presence.

The charging one hundred Spotted Serpentfolk possessed an unseen battle intent and killing intent.

The comparison between the two sides was like that between seasoned veterans on the battlefield and hunters in the mountains. Although both could fight, their effectiveness in combat would be vastly different.

Liang Ji couldn't help but recall some information he had seen on the Star Net, stating that near each Main Star in the Star Alliance, there were 'demon lairs' suppressed. The Retainers of the mid-to-high-tier Star Lords on the Main Stars were the main force responsible for suppressing and clearing out the Void Demon Race from these 'demon lairs.'

Now, it seemed this information might be true.

Teacher Du's first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk, responsible for the assessment, seemed as if they had just come off the battlefield.

Even without activating their formation diagrams, they instinctively formed battle formations and charged towards the 'Iron Fortress' set up by Liang Ji's Half-Dragonfolk team.

Without any chaotic sounds, the silent killing intent pressed down, causing the Half-Dragonfolk team behind the Iron Fortress to freeze for a moment, intimidated.

Liang Ji now understood why the teachers' Retainers did not use ranged weapons in the mock exam.

Otherwise, with a single wave of killing intent to suppress the students' Retainers, followed by a few rounds of ranged attacks, it was estimated that all the students' Retainers participating in the assessment would be annihilated.

This would make it impossible to achieve any meaningful results.

At the same time, Liang Ji also noticed a flaw in the 'Hegemonic Body' cultivated by the Half-Dragonfolk: it had no effect on mental defense.

However, mental cultivation was a subject that was only touched upon at the third tier at the earliest.

Now, it seemed that to enhance the mental resistance of his Half-Dragonfolk Retainers, he could only do so through continuous combat, or even slaughter, to improve their battle will and killing intent.

The cultivation ground 'Arena' had the effect of improving the Retainers' battle will, so it seemed he had to find a way to arrange it as soon as possible.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Inside the 'Iron Fortress,' 'Chi the Eighth' lived up to his reputation as a warrior leader, possessing the strongest battle will. He was the first to awaken and immediately struck his shield forcefully with his battle axe, rousing everyone.

"Throw spears!" "Throw spears at them!" "Shoot them to death!"

'Chi the Eighth' awakened everyone and quickly issued orders. At the same time, he grabbed a 'Flying Snake Spear' as thick as an iron pillar and hurled it.

His domineering strength caused the 'Flying Snake Spear' to fly through the air at an extremely high speed, even creating a roaring sound as it rubbed against the air.

Behind him, the other Half-Dragonfolk warriors quickly reacted, each grabbing a 'Flying Snake Spear' and throwing it with all their might.

Without organization or formation, the thrown 'Flying Snake Spears' appeared chaotic. Fortunately, their power, speed, and numbers were sufficient, and they rained down like a downpour towards the approaching Spotted Serpentfolk team.

"Disperse formation!"

Among the Spotted Serpentfolk team responsible for the assessment, a leader quickly gave the order.

The one hundred first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk, who had been advancing in formation, immediately broke into groups of three, scattering like flowers.

These first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk were clearly very familiar with combat and battlefields. Their dispersed formation managed to evade more than half of the thousands of 'Flying Snake Spears' being thrown.

More than ninety percent of the 'Flying Snake Spears' landed directly on the ground, creating many pits but causing no casualties.

The remaining less than ten percent of the 'Flying Snake Spears,' which could not be avoided, were blocked by the shields raised by the Spotted Serpentfolk in groups of three, without exception.

From this, it could be seen that Teacher Du's first-tier Spotted Serpentfolk Retainers were extremely skilled and experienced in battlefields and combat.

Furthermore, although the shields held by these Spotted Serpentfolk were not Rune Artifacts or Magic Tools, they were clearly ordinary shields made recently. However, both their craftsmanship and material quality far surpassed those of the Half-Dragonfolk Retainers.

The metallic ores produced by fourth-tier stars, compared to those produced by first-tier stars, had a significant difference in quality, even if both were classified as first-tier.

Therefore, none of the 'Flying Snake Spears' that struck the shields could penetrate them directly and injure a Spotted Serpentfolk.

In the very first exchange, Liang Ji saw the huge gap between his Retainers and the teacher's Retainers.

From combat power, combat experience, to equipment quality, it was a comprehensive gap.

And this was a gap even when the teacher had significantly weakened his own Retainers. If they were fully armed, how much greater would the gap be?

Fortunately, Liang Ji also saw that although the 'Flying Snake Spears' did not penetrate the Spotted Serpentfolk's shields, their immense force pushed the Spotted Serpentfolk back, even knocking them to the ground.

It seemed that his Half-Dragonfolk Retainers still had one advantage: their unparalleled, domineering strength.

This gave Liang Ji at least a sliver of confidence for the upcoming assessment. He might not be swept away immediately and could at least hold on for a while and achieve a good score.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have to worry about the school's rewards and the Rune Master inheritance.

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