Oasis Riot

"What's going on?" All the examinees who had been preparing to rest immediately went on guard.

"Could it be that the first exam hasn't truly ended yet?"

Some examinees began to suspect as much.

On the island.

Tina's Nen had been awakened with the help of the Divine Tree, giving it a certain "special nature."

As a Specialization-type ability user, she had named her ability "Secret Realm Sage."

It could strengthen and control the animals within this Oasis.

It sounded as though she was some kind of "animal protection association."

But that was not the case. The Oasis was only so large, and the number of living creatures it could sustain was limited.

If their numbers reproduced beyond a certain point, Tina would take the initiative to hunt them. It was something her father had taught her long ago.

Therefore, Tina did not mind the examinees hunting the animals in the Oasis, so long as they did not go too far.

Hearing Tina's words, Lucky could not help thinking of scenes from novels where countless creatures fought over heavenly treasures as they matured.

So was this the same kind of situation now?

Tina first looked toward the sky. There were many creatures in the desert, and birds were what worried her most.

Birds should also have been the fastest.

Yet she did not spot a single bird.

Recalling what had just happened, Tina guessed it was probably related to Lucky's Nen Beast.

But the other creatures would be troublesome as well.

Not because they were powerful enough to make Tina wary, but because there might be far too many of them.

After all, this was the first time she had encountered something like this.

Suddenly, a tremor ran through the ground.

In the distance beyond the Oasis.

A huge swarm of Sand Worms burst from the earth and surged toward the Oasis, each one massive in size.

Because the geology beneath the Oasis was different, and there was groundwater as well.

Those Sand Worms did not choose to tunnel into the Oasis.

Besides them, groups of Sand Lizards and all kinds of other desert creatures appeared.

Under normal circumstances, these desert creatures would have fought and hunted one another, yet now they were all rushing toward the Oasis.

They had been drawn by some powerful attraction.

Feeling the tremors.

"I'll go stop them. Guard Lord God, and please help protect these examinees." Tina called out before immediately dashing away.

Powerful Nen erupted.

She sprinted across the surface of the lake for a distance before falling into the water. Clearly, she was still unable to walk on water.

Tina could only delay them as much as possible.

She hoped to hold out until the Hunter Association's reinforcements arrived.

Her ability could display tremendous power within this Oasis.

At the same time, she was grateful that Lord God's weakening had not affected her.

As for protecting the examinees, it was mainly because the first exam had already ended. Although she had not caused this incident, she still intended to shoulder responsibility for it.

"Get to that island immediately!" Tina shouted at the examinees after reaching the shore.

Seeing the change in Tina's expression, all the examinees knew something had happened.

"Examiner Tina, what exactly happened?" one dark-skinned female examinee immediately asked. The Number Plate on her chest read Examinee 12.

"Don't ask questions. It's no longer safe here. All of you, get to the island now."

Without saying anything else, she vanished from the examinees' sight.

The animals controlled by the exam began fighting the Oasis creatures.

Some examinees also noticed the situation. They climbed trees and gazed into the distance, already able to see what was happening.

"The desert creatures have gone mad! They're all coming toward this Oasis in huge groups!" one examinee shouted what he had seen.

"Looks like something even the examiner didn't anticipate has happened!" Examinee 88 actually smiled.

"So what do we do now? Go help, or...?"

"Obviously, we should go see what's happening first."

The examinees who had made it here were all quite capable, and they had confidence in their own strength.

Naturally, they wanted to take a look.

Besides, who knew whether the examiner was merely putting on an act?

From certain details, they could tell that the examiner was a local. Perhaps situations like this happened often, and this really might be another test for them.

Of course, some examinees swam toward the island in the middle of the lake.

It was not necessarily because they wanted to take refuge, but because they wanted to know what secrets the island held.

Lucky merely stood quietly beside the Oak Tree, sensing Phoenix's condition.

Trees throughout the Oasis were constantly falling, and a thick scent of blood drifted through the air. Battle was on the verge of erupting.

The only question was whether Examiner Tina could hold them back.

Probably not.

Suddenly, one of the examinees who had gone to check the situation came running back.

"Run!" he shouted.

Behind him was a massive Giant Lizard, a full three meters tall. It smashed through tree after tree as it charged toward the lake.

At that moment, a figure descended from the sky and kicked the Giant Lizard to the ground.

It was Examiner Tina.

After crushing a Giant Lizard to death beneath her foot, she leaped toward the nearest invading creature.

Lucky also noticed Tina's abnormality.

She was not using En, yet she seemed to understand the situation throughout the entire Oasis. Was it because of this Oak Tree?

Tina now resembled a firefighter, killing and knocking down the powerful desert creatures as best she could.

Even strengthened by her ability, the Oasis animals could not undergo earth-shaking transformations.

Faced with so many desert creatures, she simply could not wipe them all out.

Especially the smaller creatures of the desert.

"No, there are too many. Even heading to the center of the island might be dangerous," Examinee 89 said to Examinee 88.

At this point, insects such as poisonous desert scorpions had also reached the area.

"But there's no way back. Since the examiner told us to go to the island, she must have considered something." After sweeping a large group of poisonous scorpions away with a branch, Examinee 88 quickly retreated.

His companions retreated with him.

Every other path was blocked by all kinds of creatures, leaving them no choice but to flee toward the center of the island.

As for Tina, she was already beginning to struggle to keep up. She could only leap and dart around the edge of the lake.

Because she and some of the examinees had formed a defensive line along the lake's shore.

This also allowed many examinees to witness the strength of Examiner Duna.

As expected of a Hunter. They were all this strong.

Some examinees had already reached the island. There was nothing unusual there; aside from a tree, there were only flowers and grass.

Lucky watched.

Tina could not stop them. It seemed he would have to act.

After glancing at the situation in the tree, Lucky did not leave the vicinity of the Oak Tree. In his eyes, these examinees might also cause trouble.

Moreover, some examinees had already noticed the large bird's nest in the tree.

In that case.

Lucky leaped up and snapped off a branch from the Oak Tree.

Some examinees noticed Lucky's actions as well.

He gripped the branch as though it were a sword, pouring Nen into it.

Then he swung it directly in a certain direction.

A massive Vacuum Slash appeared, splitting the lake surface cleanly in two.

It surged out from the lake and cut every creature and tree in its straight path in half.

Everyone froze, and even Tina's movements stalled for a moment.

The other examinees all stared at Lucky with disbelief written across their faces.

Was he even human?