After Li Mengran's points were tallied, the remaining students on stage couldn't make even a ripple.
Even the teacher in charge of tallying was somewhat perfunctory.
The school leaders no longer paid attention, just waiting for everyone's points to be tallied before awarding prizes.
"Look, Chu Han and Jiang Yan are back! I heard they encountered a large-scale Exotic Beast attack, and it was the army who rescued them!"
The appearance of Chu Han and the others caused quite a stir again.
After all, encountering Exotic Beast attacks on the outskirts of Black Stone Mountain was very rare.
"I wonder if any of them have high scores?"
"Besides Jiang Yan, is there anyone else in that team worth looking forward to? Are we supposed to count on that good-for-nothing Chu Han? And they all seem to be injured, so it's hard to get good results!"
Almost everyone had no hope for them and just wanted it to be over quickly.
Li Mengran's gaze swept over Chu Han and the others, a hint of disdain flashing in her eyes.
She had also heard that Jiang Yan's team had encountered danger and surely wouldn't have much to show for it.
"It seems the first place this time is mine."
Li Mengran thought smugly, already looking forward to receiving her reward.
Chu Han and the others also saw the score display, with Li Mengran's name at the top.
"155 points, ranked first."
Chu Han glanced at it and lost interest.
Although he didn't understand the scoring rules, he was confident his score would definitely be higher.
Soon, the members of Jiang Yan's team went up one after another to have their points tallied. Their scores were all around 10 points, placing them in the lower-middle tier of the school.
When it was Jiang Yan's turn, she finally attracted some attention, as Jiang Yan had awakened a B-rank talent.
Jiang Yan took out a stab-proof cloth bag from her backpack. Upon opening it, six Black Stone Scorpion stingers lay quietly inside.
"Report, six Black Stone Scorpion stingers."
The teacher in charge of tallying was stunned, thinking he had misread.
But upon closer inspection, they were indeed six Black Stone Scorpion stingers!
He immediately announced loudly, "Jiang Yan, six Black Stone Scorpion stingers, 30 points!"
"Whoosh~"
As soon as this was said, the entire venue erupted in discussion.
"Six stingers, her score directly pushed her into the top 5!"
"Amazing, she even surpassed Zhao Lei."
Although Zhao Lei had the same score as Jiang Yan, Jiang Yan had killed more Black Stone Scorpions, so she naturally received more attention.
"Not bad, Jiang Yan is also very outstanding!"
The school leaders were happy to see outstanding students shine and spared no praise.
Only Zhao Lei's face was grim, finding it hard to accept.
Next, it was Chu Han's turn to have his points tallied.
Before he even stepped onto the stage, discussions had already started below.
"He actually dares to go up. Did he really hunt any Exotic Beasts?"
"Chu Han isn't that weak. I heard Sun Liqiang provoked Chu Han in the wild and was instantly killed by him. Maybe he's been hiding his strength."
"Is that true? Then Chu Han's results probably aren't simple either. Is it possible he could threaten Li Mengran?"
"Threatening Li Mengran is impossible. No matter how strong he is, he can't deal with a Tier 1 Exotic Beast."
"But looking at his bulging backpack, he might have gained quite a bit."
Chu Han took off the backpack from his back and placed it on the tallying table.
The teacher in charge of tallying frowned, "We only tally parts with obvious Exotic Beast characteristics; other materials will not be counted."
"I know, my bag is full of proof materials," Chu Han said calmly.
"What did you say?"
The teacher in charge of tallying became even more confused, staring intently at the bag in Chu Han's hand, thinking he had misread.
"Of course."
Chu Han cut to the chase, opened his backpack, and poured out Rotten Dog fangs one by one.
"Clatter."
There were over sixty fangs, instantly filling the table.
"These, these are all Rotten Dog fangs!"
The tallying teacher immediately stood up excitedly, his face full of shock.
He quickly calmed his emotions and began to count.
"A total of 62, for a grand total of 186 points!"
His voice trembled slightly, but everyone could hear him.
Instantly, all the school leaders stood up in shock.
"186 points? That directly surpasses Li Mengran's 155 points, how is that possible!?"
"There must have been a mistake in the count, right? Those fangs aren't from Rotten Dogs!"
"Yes, that's highly possible! I suggest a thorough investigation!"
Some students outright declared it impossible and demanded an inspection of the materials.
Li Mengran frowned slightly, her face losing some color, but she maintained her composure.
She also didn't believe Chu Han's score was real. Killing 62 Rotten Dogs was no less difficult than her killing a first-tier Swift Wind Eagle Falcon.
A talentless good-for-nothing, no matter how strong, had limits. Chu Han's performance clearly exceeded normal expectations.
Therefore, it had to be fake!
Even the school leaders stood up and came to the counting station to verify it themselves.
They also didn't believe Chu Han's results, so their faces were stern, their expressions extremely serious.
But soon, their stern faces gradually turned to shock.
"Look at their shocked expressions, could Chu Han's materials really be genuine?"
"That's highly possible. It seems Chu Han is going to stun everyone this time and silence the doubters!"
Although it was hard to accept, the facts were right before them.
Soon, several school leaders nodded at each other and announced, "Student Chu Han's materials are genuine, and his points are valid! His total score is 186 points, making him first in the entire school!"
"It really is like this! The first place has changed hands!"
"Chu Han is too amazing!"
The crowd below erupted into even more enthusiastic discussion.
Li Mengran's face turned pale, her heart filled with disappointment and shock.
More than losing first place, she couldn't accept that Chu Han had surpassed her.
She looked at Chu Han, only to find him incredibly calm, as if this outcome had long been within his expectations.
At this moment, Chu Han on the stage said calmly, "Report, my points haven't been fully tallied yet."
A leader immediately asked, "Not fully tallied? What other materials do you have?"
Everyone else stared intently at Chu Han, disbelieving their ears.
Could the show not be over yet?
Chu Han opened the inner layer of his backpack and took out a stab-proof cloth bag.
He opened the bag, revealing rows of Black Stone Scorpion stingers radiating a cold glint.
"There should be 146 in total. You can check them and verify their authenticity," Chu Han said.
The leaders and the teachers counting were completely still, frozen in place like statues.
"This... this... this, how is this possible!?"
One leader recovered first, but due to excitement, he repeated "this" several times.
146 stingers meant killing 146 Black Stone Scorpions.
Even a true first-tier martial artist couldn't accomplish this!
No matter how powerful Chu Han was, he shouldn't be able to do it.
It wasn't just the leaders; the students below were also stunned into silence.
Li Mengran killing 11 Black Stone Scorpions was already unbelievable, but Chu Han killing 146 was something they wouldn't even dare to dream of.
Soon, the students in the audience began to voice their doubts.
"Is it possible that Chu Han prepared these Black Stone Scorpion stingers beforehand, just to stun everyone now?"
"Or maybe he buried these stingers in Black Stone Mountain beforehand and dug them up after entering the wild."
"I think so too, he definitely cheated!"
"But this kind of thing is even more outrageous than cheating. Who would spend money to buy so many poisonous creatures? It doesn't make much sense."
"Anyway, let's see how he explains it."
Seeing the crowd filled with doubts, Jiang Yan, who had been silent, stepped forward and said loudly, "We in our team can testify that Chu Han's materials are genuine, and he killed the Black Stone Scorpions himself!"
"That's right, we all witnessed Chu Han slaughtering the Black Stone Scorpions with our own eyes, it's absolutely credible!"
The others who had been saved by Chu Han also spoke up for him.
But someone immediately retorted sarcastically, "You're on his team, of course you'd speak for him. Maybe you also received benefits from Chu Han."
"That's right, the people on Chu Han's team can't prove it."
"Maybe those 62 Rotten Dogs were fake too!"
Soon, someone raised a new objection, and Jiang Yan's group's proof suddenly seemed insignificant.
On stage, several leaders said with stern expressions, "Chu Han, this matter indeed requires verification. Unless you can prove you killed 146 Black Stone Scorpions, you cannot be awarded points."
Chu Han frowned slightly, not expecting that tallying points would be so troublesome.
The key was that neither the leaders nor his classmates believed him.
"Our people can prove that Chu Han killed these Black Stone Scorpions!"
At this moment, another supportive voice rang out.
This voice was incredibly loud and carried an air of irrefutability, reaching everyone's ears precisely.
It was clearly a powerful martial artist.
Chu Han looked in the direction of the voice and was surprised to see that the speaker was the military officer sitting with the principal.
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