100 Points

"Huh? Did Chen Xuewei and her team just clear out a pack of Fierce Beasts?"

The Dean turned his head, his gaze landing on the Score Counter rankings, and he was instantly stunned.

At this moment, Chen Xuewei's team remained firmly at the top of the leaderboard, with their score clearly displaying 100 points!

That was more than three times the 33 points held by the team in second place.

The Principal adjusted his glasses, his brows furrowed tightly: "If I remember correctly, their team only had 50 points half an hour ago. Gaining 50 points in less than half an hour? How is that possible!"

"It is indeed strange," the Dean said, his face full of confusion.

"Killing fifty Fierce Beasts in half an hour? There aren't even any packs of Fierce Beasts in the Mist Forest. How on earth did they manage it?"

"There is only one possibility for this situation." The Principal suddenly remembered something, his gaze sharpening.

"What possibility?" the Dean asked.

"Their team killed a high-level Fierce Beast! To be worth 50 points, it must be at least a Level 5 Fierce Beast or a Level 3 Wild Boss!"

"How is that possible!" The Dean shook his head, refusing to believe it: "The Mist Forest only contains Level 1-2 Fierce Beasts; otherwise, we wouldn't dare bring students here for exams every year."

"Just to be safe, let's go in and take a look."

"Mm."

The two men drew their weapons and walked toward the Mist Forest.

Before long, the Principal and the Dean discovered the massive corpse of the Green-Eyed Ink-Patterned Flood Dragon.

"They... they actually killed a Level 3 Wild Boss, and it's a snake-type boss at that."

The Dean was so shocked his jaw nearly hit the ground.

Setting aside level suppression, snake-type Fierce Beasts were among the most difficult to deal with in Cloud Sea.

Chen Xuewei's team had actually managed to kill a Level 3 Wild Boss!

This explained the sudden 50-point increase for their team.

"I've always heard that the first ring of the Chen Family's Skill Chain is extremely powerful, but I didn't expect it to be this strong!" the Dean exclaimed.

He naturally assumed that being able to kill this Green-Eyed Ink-Patterned Flood Dragon was entirely due to Chen Xuewei's Earth-Tier Skill.

"Earth-Tier Skills are indeed strong." The Principal nodded in agreement, though a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"Are Earth-Tier Skills really that strong?"

"Chen Xuewei's team has already broken the highest record of 91 points in our Sea City since the college entrance exams began. They are very likely to be specially recruited by the Ministry of National Defense to enter Novice Village Zone 1."

The Dean couldn't help but say happily.

It had been a long time since Sea City had students enter Novice Village Zone 1, and because of this, he had been mocked by friends from other cities quite a bit. Perhaps this time, he could finally hold his head high!

The Principal shook his head: "It's not that simple. Sea City is a small place after all. Those examinees from prosperous regions not only have access to higher-level and more diverse Skill Chains, but they can even create better, more advanced skills. Novice Zone 1 is a place where true hidden dragons and crouching tigers gather—a place where geniuses congregate."

"This... regardless, there is no problem at all for Chen Xuewei and the others to enter the Novice Zone of Zones 2-5 with these results." The Dean sighed inwardly.

Many times, one's starting point already determines everything.

"The exam is about to end, let's head back."

Five hours passed quickly.

The Score Counter had stopped recording, and even killing more Fierce Beasts would no longer grant points.

Each team dragged their exhausted bodies and began to walk out of the forest.

"Let's go back too," Chen Xuewei said.

In the final hour, with the support of Xiao Fan's skills, their speed in hunting Fierce Beasts had significantly increased.

They had obtained a total of 25 Core Power, with each person receiving 5 Core Power on average.

For this exam, the five of them could be said to have gained a full harvest.

Xiao Fan's current attributes.

ID: Jiu Chen
Level: 2 (0/100)
HP: 210/210
MP: 266/266 (+31)
Strength: 10
Intelligence: 10
Spirit: 10
Agility: 10
Physique: 10

Trait: Saint

Skills: Halo of the Saint, Gift of the Saint

Equipment: None

Core Power: 630

"The mana gained from Halo of the Saint is still too little; it takes ten points of healing to gain one point of mana. It seems it will take a long time if I want to farm more mana."

Xiao Fan sighed as he looked at the 31 points of mana permanently added to his total.

It was too difficult!

This skill could not be leveled up; it could only rely on grinding heals.

One could only say that it would be quite good once he reached the late game.

"Brother Fan, I've noticed that your healing is completely different from everyone else's," the fatty suddenly leaned in and said.

"No kidding, anyone can feel that," Zhang Yuanyuan couldn't help but roll her eyes.

Everyone was in a good mood, and the previous hostility had vanished, making the atmosphere much more relaxed.

"I'm talking to Brother Fan, can you stop interrupting?" the fatty retorted.

"Tch, like I care!" Zhang Yuanyuan turned her head away.

"Oh? How is it different?" Xiao Fan asked with interest.

"Tsk, how should I put it?" The fatty smacked his lips and tilted his head to think for a moment before answering.

"Others stabilize health bars by healing the body, but you heal the body by stabilizing the health bar."

"Right, that's exactly it," Zhang Chao also realized with a start.

Chen Xuewei turned back to join the discussion.

"Regardless of the method, as long as it can heal, it's fine. And I think Xiao Fan's healing method is better. The old way of healing is very troublesome; sometimes you even need to find a safe place to perform surgery. Xiao Fan's healing doesn't require that at all; it can be done during combat, just like we did earlier."

"Now that Xuewei mentions it, that's true," Zhang Yuanyuan added.

"Xiao Fan, that skill was created by you yourself, right?" Chen Xuewei suddenly asked.

"That's right," Xiao Fan nodded directly.

Seeing Xiao Fan admit it, the others all looked at him in disbelief.

Creating a skill—Xiao Fan actually dared to create a skill! They had to remember that before the exam, their homeroom teacher had specifically warned them never to create their own skills within the game.

Yet not only had Xiao Fan created one, but he had also created such a powerful one.

"Brother Fan, you're the best!" The fatty gave a thumbs up.

"Just luck, just luck," Xiao Fan said calmly, looking profound.

"You're too modest, Xiao Fan," Zhang Chao looked over with envious eyes.

Successfully creating a skill was the lifelong dream of every Player, wasn't it?

"No wonder I had never heard of it before; it turns out it was his original creation. Xiao Fan, you've really changed a lot!" Chen Xuewei looked at Xiao Fan's back and muttered to herself.

By the time Xiao Fan and his group exited the Forest, they found that most of their classmates had already come out.

The area around the Score Counter was even more crowded with people.

Faint exclamations from the girls could be heard, and some people were talking about "breaking records" and the like.

The five of them exchanged glances, their faces filled with anticipation.

They had already calculated their scores.

If nothing went wrong, they would definitely take first place.

"I'm going to check the scores," the fatty ran over impatiently. Relying on his bulky frame, he squeezed his way into the crowd with all his might.

Zhang Chao and Zhang Yuanyuan also ran over to support him.

Only Xiao Fan and Chen Xuewei remained where they were.