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.Chapter 10: Assessment Ends ### "Whoosh!"

The Qingming Sword pierced the Shadow Cat's throat. Its body fell as Guan Ning withdrew his sword. Eight or nine monster corpses already lay on the ground. He cut off their left ears and put them in his backpack. Glancing at the faint light in the sky, he hefted the pack behind him, felt its weight, and grinned. "Time's almost up. I'll call it here."

He found an empty house, cleared out the monsters nearby, then sat cross-legged and began cultivating.

Six thirty in the morning.

"Woooooo—"

A series of piercing sounds suddenly rang out throughout Monster Town.

A rough voice boomed from the large loudspeaker at the entrance, echoing across the entire town.

"Assessment over. All Quasi-Warriors in Monster Town, proceed to the exit immediately."

"Is it over? I wonder how Brother Wang and Brother Li are doing." Guan Ning had been silently reciting the Dao Scripture when the announcement interrupted him. Once he understood what it said, he gathered his things and headed for the exit.

The Quasi-Warriors still inside the town emerged one by one.

Almost all of them were spattered with blood. Some had been wounded and came out clutching their injuries, supported by friends who had gone in with them.

Several heavy trucks drove out of the town. The first few were piled high with monster corpses.

The last truck stopped by the roadside, but it carried the corpses of many people. Some were missing limbs, and the exposed wounds still bore the marks of monster bites.

"Anyone who recognizes these dead Quasi-Warriors, come and claim them." A military officer stood beside the truck, his voice cold and stern.

"Ah!"

"Third Brother!"

"A-Wu!"

Some of the Quasi-Warriors watching cried out in shock. A few even rushed over, clutching the corpses and sobbing uncontrollably.

"What are you crying for?" the officer said coldly. "Did you think fighting monsters was a game?"

"People die fighting monsters. If you're going to become a Warrior, you have to be prepared to die!"

"Why does human society grant Warriors so many privileges?"

"It's not so you can throw your weight around in front of ordinary people!"

"It's because Warriors kill countless monsters, protecting the people who live in the Base Cities. They've made great contributions to all of humanity."

"That's why you're given privileges."

"Status, power... Everything you have is earned by risking your life!"

"If you can't even pass the most basic combat assessment, you'll die the moment you leave the city and enter the Wilderness Area!"

The officer's words silenced all the Quasi-Warriors present.

"Anyone who can still move, go to the registration desk and turn in your mission results!" After that, the officer stopped looking at the Quasi-Warriors and walked straight away.

Guan Ning looked around and soon spotted Wang Cang, Li Ze, and the others. Their combat uniforms were torn to shreds, but they had only suffered superficial injuries. The excitement on their faces made it clear they had passed.

Guan Ning wasn't surprised. They were all from Warrior families, and most had gone to the Wilderness Area with their parents. This combat assessment was nothing to them.

"Guan Ning! Guan Ning!" Wang Cang called out when he spotted him in the crowd.

"Brother Wang, Brother Li," Guan Ning replied.

"Tsk, tsk. Guan Ning, you don't have a speck of blood on you. Did you go sightseeing? Just look at us. We're worlds apart!"

Li Ze circled Guan Ning, staring at his dusty but bloodless combat uniform, and exclaimed in exaggerated disbelief.

"You're joking, Brother Li," Guan Ning said with a smile. "You look like you had a pretty good haul."

At Guan Ning's words, Li Ze's grin widened. "I killed five monsters. Haha! After fighting all night, I can feel that I've gotten stronger."

"What about you, Brother Wang?" Guan Ning asked, turning to Wang Cang.

"Seven." Wang Cang's face was calm, but he couldn't hide the delight in his eyes.

"Guan Ning, you little fox," Li Ze teased when he saw Guan Ning turn to ask the others. "What about you? How many?"

"Dozens, I guess. I didn't count." Guan Ning and the others headed to the registration desk.

"Dozens? Guan Ning, you're a monster!" Li Ze stared at him in disbelief.

By the time they reached the registration desk, quite a few Quasi-Warriors had already turned in the left ears they had collected from their kills.

"That's Guan Ning, the student recruited early by the Limit Martial Hall."

"I heard he signed an A-level contract."

"I wonder how many monsters he killed this time. Yang Lei from the Thunder Martial Hall just killed forty-three."

"He's so young. He can't have much combat experience. He's lucky if he didn't wet himself at the sight of monsters. Ha ha."

When Guan Ning arrived, everyone started talking. The scene at the plaza before the assessment had left a deep impression on them.

In an instant, everyone at the registration desk was looking at him.

"Guan Ning, hand over the left ears of the monsters you killed."

Several officers stood at the registration desk. Some counted the monster ears, while others recorded the results. One of them spoke to Guan Ning.

Ignoring the chatter around him, Guan Ning took off his backpack, opened it, and turned it upside down.

A huge pile of monster ears spilled onto the table in front of the officer, covering most of its two-meter length.

"So many?"

"How many monsters did he kill?"

The Quasi-Warriors watching nearby were stunned.

Even the officer responsible for counting the ears was taken aback by the sheer number.

The officer smiled at Guan Ning. "Guan Ning, you have eighty-seven monster ears in all. You've killed more monsters than anyone else in this group so far."

"Next." The officer turned to the person behind him as Guan Ning smiled and stepped aside.

"What a freak. Yang Lei killed forty-three, and Guan Ning killed eighty-seven."

"Is there anyone who killed more monsters than Guan Ning?"

Guan Ning paid no attention to the crowd's amazed chatter.

What did it matter how many H-Class Monsters he killed?

He had been looking for monsters to hone his movement technique, killing them casually once he had finished practicing.

If he were only killing H-Class Monsters, it wouldn't be strange for him to kill over a hundred in a single night with his current abilities.

"I passed the Warrior Combat Assessment. I'm finally a real Warrior."

Guan Ning felt exhilarated.

He had finally taken the first step on the road to becoming a top expert—and it was the most important one.

Thinking about the incredible life that lay ahead, Guan Ning's emotions surged.

"Now this is the kind of life worth living!"

"Guan Ning." A voice called out.

Guan Ning turned and saw a bearded military officer smiling at him. "Come with me. Someone wants to meet you in the lounge up ahead."

"Oh?" Guan Ning was puzzled...

Meet him?

Guan Ning didn't hesitate. He followed the bearded officer. Before entering the lounge, he took off his dust-covered combat uniform, washed up, and changed into clean, fresh clothes.

Inside the lounge, a burly man, a lean man, and an officer sat on the sofa drinking. At the sound of their arrival, three pairs of eyes fixed on Guan Ning like flashes of lightning.

"You're Guan Ning?" The lean, muscular man looked him over and demanded an answer.

"Yes." Guan Ning recognized the lean man as Supervisor Yu Sen and guessed the identity of the burly man. He answered respectfully.

After all, he had turned down the supervisor's invitation before. It was best to show him some respect now.

"Good, good. This is Supervisor Feng Xiong from the Thunder Martial Hall, and this officer is Major General Wang from the military." The lean man smiled.

So it really was them. It seemed Supervisor Yu wasn't angry. Thank goodness.

Guan Ning only gave it a moment's thought before cupping his hands. "Greetings, Supervisor Yu, Supervisor Feng, General Wang."

Supervisor Feng of the Thunder Martial Hall nodded, but the thought of missing out on a genius like Guan Ning left a bitter taste in his mouth. He could only pick up his glass and drown his frustration.

"Heh." Yu Sen saw what Feng Xiong did and chuckled. The approval in his eyes grew as he pointed to the sofa. "Guan Ning, have a seat."

Should he really sit facing these supervisors?

Guan Ning was secretly startled...

He knew full well how high-ranking this supervisor was. A supervisor at the headquarters could rival a War God Level powerhouse in status. They wielded astonishing power. In Jiangnan Base City, this burly man was practically all-powerful.

"Why aren't you sitting? Afraid we'll eat you? Ha ha..." The burly man saw Guan Ning hesitate and immediately burst out laughing.

Guan Ning smiled and sat down in front of the two men. "Thank you, Supervisor Yu. May I ask why you wanted to see me?"

"This is ridiculous!" The burly man saw that Guan Ning had ignored him and flew into a rage. Just as he was about to teach Guan Ning a lesson, Yu Sen chuckled. "Blind Feng, you're getting more childish by the day. Guan Ning, don't mind him."

Feng Xiong understood. If word got out that a supervisor from the Thunder Martial Hall had picked on a Warrior who had just passed his assessment, he would lose face, and so would the Thunder Martial Hall. It wouldn't be worth it.

Realizing this only made him more frustrated, so he could only keep drinking to drown his sorrows.

"We watched your fights, Guan Ning. Micro-Level movement and Mastery-Level swordsmanship—truly astonishing." Yu Sen praised Guan Ning before asking, "From the looks of it, you only broke through to Mastery-Level swordsmanship recently, right?"

"Mastery-Level swordsmanship?" Guan Ning already knew, but he still had to pretend to be confused. Someone of his current standing wouldn't have access to such knowledge.

"Look at me, I forgot you didn't know yet!" Yu Sen said when he saw Guan Ning's puzzled expression. He patted his head and chuckled. "Movement techniques are divided into Basic, Micro, Perfect, and Conception levels. Your movement technique is at the Micro-Level. Weapon techniques like swordsmanship, saber techniques, and spear techniques are divided into Basic, Mastery, Complete, and Conception levels."

Seeing how attentively Guan Ning listened, Yu Sen nodded slightly and continued. "Given your current abilities, you can absolutely sign a special contract and enter the Basic Training Camp at the Global Headquarters. In the future, you may even have a chance to join the Elite Training Camp."