Exposing Coordinates

Chase battle?

This is going to kill me!

Bo Shuo was starting to suspect the damned Proctoring System was targeting him. Was it really that coincidental?

(Warning! Coordinates exposed, duration 30 seconds)

Bo Shuo watched his coordinates appear in the center of the panel, only to disappear after 30 seconds. Immediately after, a scarlet ten-minute countdown flashed on the panel, ticking down second by second.

On the other side, the White Faction examinees who had just received notification from the Proctoring System froze.

They had only just discovered the Shaman's residence, and now some examinee had already successfully obtained the prayer paper?

Was this humanly possible? Or was it just sheer luck, a blind squirrel finding a nut, stumbling upon the Shaman's house?

That was enough to make anyone jealous.

"I think I know who got the prayer paper!" a fatty suddenly exclaimed.

If Bo Shuo were there, he would have recognized him as one of the examinees he had saved from the Ghost Bride earlier.

All eyes turned to him. The fatty swallowed, then mustered his courage to continue, "It should be that examinee surnamed Bo. He wasn't on our faction list this time; he was assigned to the opposing side."

"We need to be careful, he's very strong," another examinee, who had been saved at the same time as the fatty, chimed in urgently. "We saw him with our own eyes grind a B-rank monster to death!"

At this, a collective gasp swept through the crowd of examinees.

A B-rank monster?

Were they going there to throw their lives away?

They certainly didn't believe they could defeat someone who could grind a B-rank monster to death.

But if they didn't complete the mission, they would still die here once the exam ended without a passing grade.

A C-rank examinee, who seemed to be the leader, broke the stalemate. He extended his hand, pulling out a crystal pendant and showing it to the person next to him.

"Are you talking about this B-rank monster?"

The sharp-eyed Fatso immediately recognized the twisted face carved inside the crystal pendant. It was the Ghost Groom they had seen last time.

Suddenly, the fatty seemed to realize something and looked up excitedly. "You contracted it?"

As soon as he said this, the gazes of the surrounding examinees shifted towards the C-rank examinee.

Contracted.

It turned out he possessed the rare Ghost Contract Talent.

"You're with Flowing Light!" someone recognized the C-rank examinee's affiliation.

Anyone who had spent time in Lost Paradise knew the name of the Flowing Light guild.

It was a top-ten ranked guild.

The selection process for its members was extremely strict; basically, anyone who got in was an examinee with immense potential.

"Allow me to introduce myself. I am Xu Ji Mo, a C-rank examinee from Flowing Light. From now on, follow my command, and I will lead you to victory."

Xu Ji Mo tilted his head slightly, a smile gracing his fair and gentle face.

*

There were still six minutes until his coordinates were exposed.

Avoiding the patrolling villagers, Bo Shuo led Sang Yu to hide in a secluded, abandoned hut.

With his current strength, he stood no chance against the numerous examinees who would come to snatch the prayer paper.

He had to rely on external forces.

Bo Shuo quickly considered who among the NPCs had strong combat power and could be utilized.

The examinees were out of the question, so that left the NPCs.

The known NPCs were divided into two categories: the villagers and the female ghosts.

However, Bo Shuo had noticed too many limitations with the Ghost Bride last time, and the destruction of the Ghost Domain had cost her too much power. Even if he could summon her, she couldn't contend with two factions.

So, only the villagers were left.

Currently, the villagers harbored significant hatred towards the examinee group. If they clashed with the other examinees later, it would definitely draw attention, and they would be caught in a pincer attack, leaving them half-dead if not worse.

Therefore, their current course of action was not to flee.

It was to stir the pot even further.

"I have something for you to do," Bo Shuo said calmly, showing no fear of the impending crisis.

He spoke unhurriedly, as if he weren't facing a deadly threat, but rather treating an ant on the ground.

Infected by the young man's composure, Sang Yu, who had been somewhat flustered, also calmed down. She paused slightly, then replied with firm eyes, "Please, tell me."

Judging by the skeletons found beneath the Altar, human trafficking must have been rampant here. It was possible that not a single household was innocent.

If so, it wasn't just the Village Chief's house that stored a Blood Altar; at least every household must have one, otherwise, these people would have been killed by the vengeful spirits long ago.

The youth stood on the dividing line between light and shadow, his deep purple eyes dark, like thick ink that couldn't be dissolved. He seemed to smile, then softly commanded.

"I want you to infiltrate those villagers' homes and place all those Blood Altars here."

*

By the time the second set of coordinates appeared, the White Faction examinees were fully prepared.

"Team One, encircle the center. Team Two, flank. Team Three, charge straight with me."

Xu Ji Mo used his communication device to command the examinees lurking in various directions.

Following these commands, several teams obediently advanced from all directions. This was a rare opportunity; if they didn't obtain the prayer paper within these ten minutes, the chances would be even lower once the pursuit battle ended.