Ice arrows shot by the Ice Soul Serpentfolk transformed the surrounding terrain into a frozen wasteland, while the shield wall formed by the Half-Dragonfolk Retainers held back the charging beast tide.
Liang Ji and Peng Yue's vassal forces were like a solid island, frozen over with ice and snow amid the surging beast tide.
The onrushing demon snakes could no longer shake the island. Instead, they were blocked and trapped by it, becoming targets for slaughter by the Ice Soul Serpentfolk and Half-Dragonfolk—and a quick way to rack up points.
On the City Education Bureau's official website, on the Second Mock Exam results leaderboard, Peng Yue's score had already surpassed Yun Lai's, putting her in second place by a wide margin. The gap between them continued to grow.
Only Zhang Liangpu, in first place, had managed to avoid being overtaken. He was also leading a team in the demon snake tide, fighting and slaughtering large numbers of demon snakes, and his score was climbing rapidly as well.
Meanwhile, Liang Ji, who had originally ranked outside the top fifty, was also climbing rapidly in both score and rank.
Fortieth, thirtieth, twentieth...
In just a short while, Liang Ji had already broken into the top twenty.
Such an unusual turn of events naturally caught the attention of many Star Lord students. Those still taking part in the exam inside the Star Demon Cave soon heard that a beast tide had erupted in its depths, while Void Demon Snakes had become hard to find in the outer areas.
At once, many Star Lord students began making their way toward the depths of the cave in groups, hoping to get a share of the demon snake tide.
They figured that since Peng Yue, Zhang Liangpu, Liang Ji, and the others were shooting up the