Intelligence Test

After all four teams were reorganized and reshuffled.

Instructor Lu Tianrong led everyone to a well-proportioned building and stopped.

The reason it's described as a rule is because this building is a cube with the same length, width, and height.

"This building has three floors, and each floor has checkpoints. You must pass all the checkpoints and reach the rooftop within three hours to pass the test."

"It's 7:23 now. The Camp Entrance Assessment will begin in 7 minutes."

"There's a door in the middle of each of the four walls on the first floor. The doors will open automatically once the Camp Entrance Assessment begins."

"At that time, you will each enter through different gates as teams to participate in the assessment."

That's all I wanted to say. I hope all four teams can successfully complete the challenge.

After explaining all this, Lu Tianrong leaped onto the rooftop of the building and disappeared from everyone's sight.

After he left, a young man from the Military District said to the people from the other three teams:

"Our team will enter through Gate A; you guys go through the other gates."

The Military District youth spoke as if it were the most natural thing in the world, exuding an air of superiority.

The other teams were immediately unhappy when they heard this.

One of the young men from the Machine God Group spoke up:

"You just tell us to go, so why can't your team go to another gate?"

"Why?"

The young man from the Military District laughed, his eyes filled with disdain, and said, "Because I'm the strongest. Might makes right. If you're not convinced, we can settle this now."

"Who's afraid of who? Come on!"

"Me too! Whoever's the strongest gets to choose their door first!"

"I, Mo Yanwei, have never been afraid of anyone!"

"..."

Apart from Lin Zichen's team, the other three teams all started vying for the spotlight.

They are very competitive and unwilling to submit to anyone.

"Let's go to Gate D." x2

Zhao Yuanzhong and Zhang Kai almost said in unison, referring to the team Lin Zichen was in.

One of them was at the bottom of the five in the Military District, and the other was at the bottom of the five in the Machine God Group. At this moment, they were both very self-aware and did not compete with other teams.

Aside from the fact that the two players aren't strong enough, there are also two girls on the team who seriously drag the team down, so they definitely can't win against the other three teams.

Lin Zichen had no objection to their suggestion and said calmly, "Then let's go, let's go to Gate D."

The two girls had no objections and silently followed the three boys in the group toward Gate D.

Arrive at Gate D.

Zhao Yuanzhong turned to face the four people and said:

"The five of us are now a team, and a team needs a leader to coordinate and maximize its effectiveness. Therefore, I think we should choose one of us to be the captain. What do you think?"

"I think it's great."

Zhang Kai expressed his support, then asked, "The question is, how do we choose a team leader?"

Zhao Yuanzhong volunteered, "I have several years of experience as a squad leader, and my Biological Rank is as high as the Ordinary Rank 8. How about I be the squad leader?"

I have no objection.

Lin Zichen said calmly.

Seeing this, Shen Qinghan and Shangguan Yueying also spoke one after another:

"I have no objection either."

"Me too."

Both girls were only at the Ordinary Rank 6 Biological Rank. Seeing that a powerful person with Biological Rank as high as the Ordinary Rank 8 wanted to be the captain, there was no reason not to support them.

Shen Qinghan originally wanted to support Lin Zichen, but Lin Zichen had no intention of becoming the team leader.

"I object!"

After all three agreed, Zhang Kai jumped out to object.

He looked at Zhao Yuanzhong and said, "I lead a team of a hundred people at the Machine God Group, and I have extremely strong leadership skills."

"Moreover, I am extremely strong. Two weeks ago, I single-handedly killed an Ordinary Rank 8 Exotic Beast."

"In conclusion, I believe I am more qualified to be the captain."

For a moment, the scene froze.

No one expected anyone to vie for the captain's position.

Zhao Yuanzhong: "Then let's have a fight, and whoever is stronger will be the captain?"

"Come!"

Zhang Kai immediately accepted the challenge.

Shangguan Yueying felt this was inappropriate and quickly dissuaded her, saying, "No, if you get injured, it will affect your Camp Entrance Assessment later."

After saying that, she suggested, "How about we decide by voting? Lin Zichen, Shen Qinghan, and I will vote, and whoever gets the most votes will be the team leader."

"Can."

I have no objection.

Zhao Yuanzhong and Zhang Kai spoke in turn.

After speaking, Zhang Kai immediately looked at Lin Zichen and Shen Qinghan, trying to win them over. "Zichen, Xiao Shen, the three of us have known each other for so long, you must vote for me!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuanzhong immediately objected, saying, "No, that's not fair. He has two acquaintances on his team; I'm guaranteed to lose the vote."

"To be fair, let's have a competition—a speed contest."

"From here, run to that old banyan tree a few hundred meters away. Whoever gets there first becomes the team leader."

Zhao Yuanzhong pointed to a century-old banyan tree several hundred meters away, his voice carrying a hint of confidence.

Zhang Kai: "Okay, then let's do it your way."

Zhao Yuanzhong at Lin Zichen and said, "Lin Zichen, would you please be the referee?"

"Good."

Lin Zichen nodded.

Once both of them were in position and ready to start, he shouted loudly, "Run!"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yuanzhong and Zhang Kai immediately rushed out.

Both of them were incredibly fast, their bodies moving so fast they became afterimages, creating a deafening booming sound as they rubbed against the air.

"So fast!"

Shangguan Yueying looked shocked.

She was the fourth-ranked genius freshman at Capital University, possessing exceptional abilities and attracting considerable attention.

However, upon witnessing Zhao Yuanzhong and Zhang Kai's speed, she was immediately taken aback.

The speed that Zhao Yuanzhong and Zhang Kai unleashed was even faster than Qin Chuan, the strongest student at Capital University.

Moreover, it's a level faster, the difference is quite significant.

"I used to think that the students from Capital University were the strongest, but I never imagined that the people from the Military District and the Machine God Group were the strongest. I was such a frog in a well."

Shangguan Yueying shook her head and smiled bitterly.

Hearing her say that, Shen Qinghan really wanted to tell her:

--It's true that the people from the Military District and the Machine God Group are far stronger than those from Capital University, but they are not the strongest. The strongest person is Lin Zichen, who is standing right next to you.

The speed competition ended quickly.

Zhao Yuanzhong reached the banyan tree first by a narrow margin, winning the speed contest.

Zhang Kai retorted, somewhat unconvinced. "Don't think you're really faster than me. I was just a bit slow at the start, otherwise, the outcome would have been uncertain."

Zhao Yuanzhong laughed as well, "Starting reaction time is part of the race, part of ability. If you lose, you lose. Why make so many excuses?"

Zhang Kai didn't say anything more, otherwise he would really seem like a sore loser.

Zhao Yuanzhong became the team leader as he wished.

"Captain, you're from the Military District, you should be very familiar with this building, right? Tell everyone about the checkpoints inside."

Shangguan Yueying said to Zhao Yuanzhong.

Zhao Yuanzhong shook his head. "You're overthinking it. I'm also a participant in the special training, so I definitely don't know the challenges inside. Otherwise, the special training would be meaningless."

"I see..."

Shangguan Yueying felt it was a pity.

Soon.

It's 7:30 o'clock.

The door numbered D in front of the five people slowly opened.

"Let's go inside."

Zhao Yuanzhong was the first to rush in.

Lin Zichen wasn't in such a hurry; he followed leisurely inside.

Upon entering, he was greeted by a room made of steel.

The floor is made of steel.

The walls are made of steel.

As far as the eye can see, there is steel everywhere.

Lin Zichen glanced around and noticed that the wall was covered with holes of the same size.

It looked like a dark mass of gun barrels, ready to fire bullets at any moment.

Others also noticed the holes.

Shangguan Yueying said, "Those aren't all gun barrels, are they?"

Zhang Kai: "Most likely."

Zhao Yuanzhong didn't speak, but activated the Exotic Beast genes in his body with a thought, and his body was instantly covered with a layer of hard scales.

At the same time, his eyes became fierce and sharp, as if he could see through everything in the world.

A secondary Gene Fusionist, possessing genes from Armored Earth Dragon and the Violent Roc...

Lin Zichen glanced at Zhao Yuanzhong and quickly came to this conclusion.

"I'll go first, you guys follow!"

After saying that, Zhao Yuanzhong took a step forward and rushed towards the iron gate.

As he rushed through a beam of infrared light, the holes in the surrounding walls immediately unleashed a barrage of bullets, thick with gunpowder smoke, raining down on him.

"Da! Da! Da..."

A burst of machine gun fire rang out.

The bullets easily shattered and pierced the scales on Zhao Yuanzhong's body.

His body was riddled with bullet holes.

It simply can't withstand it.

Zhao Yuanzhong did not try to be brave and immediately retreated to a safe position.

"It's an armor-piercing round; I can't stop it."

As Zhao Yuanzhong examined the bullet holes in his body, he frowned slightly and spoke.

At the same time, I was relieved that my scales were thick enough, otherwise I would have been smashed into a lotus root slice full of holes.

"Let me!"

Zhang Kai raised his arms, revealing a row of dark gun barrels.

Then, he fired wildly at the holes along the wall.

The bullets fired from his arms were just as powerful as those fired from the wall.

In less than half a minute, the bullets had blocked most of the holes in the wall and jammed the gun barrel inside the wall.

"Alright, let's charge!"

Zhang Kai carefully holstered the guns on his arms and rushed towards the iron gate ahead.

The others quickly followed.

Lin Zichen deliberately walked slowly behind Shen Qinghan, protecting her all the way so that she wouldn't be hit by armor-piercing bullets if she couldn't dodge in time.

"Da! Da! Da..."

The few holes in the wall that weren't jammed by bullets were dutifully firing armor-piercing rounds, relentlessly spraying bullets at the crowd.

Unfortunately, the quantity was too small; it wasn't nearly enough to show for it.

The group easily dodged and quickly stopped in front of the iron gate.

"No doorknob, no keyhole, and no combination lock, how do I open this door?"

Shangguan Yueying frowned.

Zhao Yuanzhong: "How else can we open it? We'll have to force it open."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his leg and kicked out hard, slamming it against the door.

A loud "bang" was heard.

The iron gate remained unmoved; it was extremely sturdy and could not be kicked open at all.

"I'll give it a try!"

Zhang Kai activated the hydraulic devices on his arms and slammed his fist down on the iron gate.

The same "bang" sounded again.

This time, the iron gate moved.

A clearly visible fist mark appeared on the top, indicating that the iron gate had suffered considerable damage.

"It works!"

Shangguan Yueying's face lit up with joy.

Zhang Kai recharged the hydraulic system and slammed it against the iron gate with a loud "bang," striking precisely the same fist mark he had just made.

In an instant, the fist mark turned into a fist crater, the damage was greater, and they were one step closer to breaking through the defense.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Zhang Kai pounded on the iron gate again and again.

Ten punches, twenty punches, thirty punches...

He punched the iron gate thirty-five times in a row, completely deforming it.

At this moment, Zhang Kai could no longer withstand the force; the recoil from slamming the door deformed his arms, damaging the hydraulic system and rendering it unable to start.

Fortunately, the iron gate had by then deformed and was not as sturdy as before.

Zhao Yuanzhong took over Zhang Kai's position and kicked the iron gate hard.

If you get tired of kicking, take a break and let someone else take your place.

Lin Zichen could kick the iron gate away, but he didn't kick it with full force.

Instead, he used his strength, which was only at the Ordinary Rank 8, to slowly kick the iron gate.

The reason he held back was because he wanted to give Shen Qinghan a sense of involvement.

Otherwise, if she passed the test immediately, the entrance exam would lose its meaning for Shen Qinghan, and she would just be wasting her time like a lazy bum.

After kicking for less than a minute, Lin Zichen pretended to be tired and moved aside.

Shen Qinghan immediately understood and took over, kicking the iron gate with all her might.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Feeling her legs were numb from kicking, she pulled them back and moved aside to let Shangguan Yueying take over.

They worked together in this way, each with their own tasks.

They kicked for about half an hour.

A loud "boom" was heard.

They finally managed to kick down the iron gate.

It was Zhao Yuanzhong kicked him down.

He rubbed his numb right leg, looking exasperated, and said, "It's numb. The first level is already this difficult. How am I going to get through the remaining two?"

Zhang Kai: "Let's take it one step at a time."

After saying that, he stepped over the iron gate on the ground and quickly walked up to the second floor.

Seeing this, the others followed suit.

Lin Zichen also walked at the very back of the group, responsible for protecting Shen Qinghan.

We arrived on the second floor.

Upon entering.

Lin Zichen saw a display screen on the wall.

The progress of the four teams is displayed above.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that Team A, Team B, and Team C had already made it to the third stage.

Only his Team D, had just finished the first level and entered the second level, their progress was pitifully slow.

"Damn it, how come those bastards are clearing the game so fast? We've only just reached the second level, and they're already on the third! A bunch of freaks!"

Seeing the progress bar on the screen, Zhang Kai felt deeply discouraged and his face showed a deep sense of existential doubt.

Zhao Yuanzhong was getting a little anxious and quickly urged the four of them:

"Stop looking, let's go inside quickly, stop dawdling."

He knew his team would definitely come in last, but he didn't want to look too badly at the bottom. He wanted to finish the level as quickly as possible to save face for himself.

Soon, the group entered the second stage.

It was still a metal room.

However, unlike other walls, there were no bullet holes on the surrounding walls; the only one on the front wall was an iron door with a display screen installed on it.

Above the door are the words "Intelligence".

So... this level tests intelligence?

Thinking it over, Lin Zichen walked directly towards the door with the display screen to test whether he would be attacked.

Seeing this, Shen Qinghan quickly followed.

"Careful!"

Seeing the two of them walking straight toward the door, Shangguan Yueying immediately spoke up to remind them.

However, the two did not encounter any attacks along the way.

Just as I expected, this level tests intelligence, unlike the first level where I was just randomly sprayed with bullets... Lin Zichen thought to himself.

Behind them, Zhao Yuanzhong, Zhang Kai, Shangguan Yueying, seeing that it was safe to walk directly over, immediately lifted their legs and walked quickly.

Lin Zichen stopped in front of the door, curiously examining the display screen on it.

The screen displays a virtual character playing rock-paper-scissors.

Next to the virtual character, there are three text prompts.

[Guess correctly once, and the iron gate will open two centimeters.]

[If the guess is a tie, the iron gate will open by one centimeter]

[If you guess wrong once, the iron gate will close by three centimeters and launch an extremely fierce attack.]

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