Xu Jingming, Top Fifty? Am I Seeing Things?

On the old street, the Black Obsidian Spear made of F-Class Alloy moved through Xu Jingming's hands like a black dragon, agile and swift!

Screech—

When Xu Jingming abruptly stopped swinging it, the spearhead of the Black Obsidian Spear went from extreme motion to complete stillness.

Its temperature actually rose from the intense friction with the air, giving off a plume of heat!

"Just this Spear Technique alone would be enough to kill a First-order ferocious beast!"

Xu Jingming had originally thought that Spear Technique was inferior to the two fundamental attributes of physique and mental strength.

But after truly obtaining Advanced Spear Technique with the help of the Deep Blue System, he realized just how terribly wrong he had been!

After his Spear Technique reached the advanced level, the speed at which he thrust his spear had more than doubled!

Furthermore, he had mastered every technique for wielding a spear. No matter what kind of enemy he faced, he could always find a way to deal with it.

It could be said that even a First-order ferocious beast with a physique several times stronger than his would only be toyed to death by this Spear Technique!

Xu Jingming then glanced at the system panel.

Upgrading his Spear Technique to the advanced level had cost him 200 Ability Points, leaving only 13 Ability Points on the panel.

"What a pity I don't have enough Ability Points. Otherwise, I'd really like to see just how terrifying Master-level Spear Technique would be."

Shaking his head, Xu Jingming opened the map.

The white dot representing himself was already at the edge of the green Outer Area, not far from the yellow region in the middle.

"It'll take about another half hour to enter the Central Area. The Central Area is full of peak Unranked ferocious beasts and First-order ferocious beasts.

"Over there, I'll be able to harvest Ability Points even faster."

Although Wei Yuan Town, the predecessor of Ruined Town, had been built decades ago, it was not much different from a modern city.

Its buildings were all made of concrete, and it was likewise divided into urban and suburban areas.

Xu Jingming was currently in a residential complex in the suburbs of Ruined Town.

After enduring the ferocious beast invasion and the erosion of time, the entire complex appeared extremely dilapidated.

More than half of the six-story residential buildings had collapsed, while those still standing were badly weathered.

The stone-paved road beneath his feet was overgrown with weeds, presenting a desolate sight.

Just as Xu Jingming put away the Black Obsidian Spear and prepared to turn around and leave,

several other examinees appeared at the end of the road opposite him.

There were five of them, three women and two men.

At the head of the group was a tall girl wearing a Silver White combat suit.

That girl was none other than Lin Qingyuan, the Class Monitor of Class 5, who had invited Xu Jingming to join her team before they entered the examination grounds.

"Xu Jingming?"

Lin Qingyuan, standing opposite him, also spotted Xu Jingming. Delighted, she strode over with her long legs, covering three steps in two.

Most women's combat suits were rather tight-fitting and designed to flatter the figure.

Lin Qingyuan's was no exception. The skin-tight Silver White combat suit outlined her curvaceous figure.

As she walked, the legs wrapped in her combat suit appeared all the more long and toned.

"Class Monitor."

Xu Jingming had encountered other examinees along the way before.

But they had either been from other schools or other classes.

This was the first time he had met a classmate, so a faint smile appeared on his face.

"Whew, I didn't expect to run into you here. Did you get here by yourself?"

Lin Qingyuan looked around and saw no one else, so she asked curiously.

The four teammates behind her were also somewhat surprised to see Xu Jingming alone.

Generally speaking, Awakened with E-rank metahuman abilities would be eliminated within one or two hours after the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination began.

It was now a little past noon, and more than three hours had passed since the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination started.

How was Xu Jingming not only fine, but had even made it this far in?

"It's more convenient alone."

Xu Jingming did not hide anything in response to Lin Qingyuan's question and nodded.

"Impressive!"

Lin Qingyuan's beautiful eyes lit up as she gave him a thumbs-up. "We only made it this far with Xiao Qiao's help."

A petite girl in the group behind her nodded shyly.

This girl named Xiao Qiao had awakened an auxiliary D-rank metahuman ability, Swift Travel, which could increase her own and her teammates' movement speed to a certain extent.

It was precisely because of Xiao Qiao that Lin Qingyuan's team had been able to travel so far.

"I was pretty lucky. The ferocious beasts I encountered along the way weren't too strong."

Faced with Lin Qingyuan's smile, Xu Jingming unusually spoke a few more words.

After all, in this godforsaken place filled with hideous monsters, what could be more pleasing than seeing a beautiful woman?

After chatting with Lin Qingyuan for a few more moments, Xu Jingming said goodbye.

"Class Monitor, time is tight. Let's talk after the exam."

"Mm, go on. I hope you get a good result."

Lin Qingyuan knew this was the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination, where every second counted, so she did not stop him.

"I really didn't expect Xu Jingming to make it this far."

"So he really did have his own reasons for signing up for the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination."

Having lost his parents at a young age, Xu Jingming seemed like a pitiful person to Lin Qingyuan.

It would have been even more unfortunate if he had died during the Martial Arts College Entrance Examination. Seeing that Xu Jingming was alive and well, she finally felt relieved.

"Captain, come take a look! This Unicorn Rhino seems to have died only recently!"

A cry of surprise drew Lin Qingyuan's attention over.

The others were gathered around the Unicorn Rhino's corpse, chattering away.

"The blood from its wounds hasn't dried yet. That means it should have died only a few minutes ago."

"It has many wounds, but the fatal injury was on its head."

"Judging from the shape of the wound, it seems to be a piercing injury caused by a polearm. It looks... a little like a spear!"

Lin Qingyuan's team had noticed the Unicorn Rhino's corpse long ago, but they had not paid it much attention, assuming it had been killed here by some other team of examinees.

But after approaching it, they discovered that the Unicorn Rhino had not been dead for long, and the wounds on its body all seemed to have been caused by a spear.

"You're not saying Xu Jingming killed this Unicorn Rhino, are you?"

One of the boys wore a strange expression.

Unicorn Rhinos were extremely difficult ferocious beasts to deal with.

Only because there were five of them did they dare fight a Unicorn Rhino.

They absolutely would not believe that an Awakened with an E-rank metahuman ability could kill a Unicorn Rhino alone.

"Whether Xu Jingming killed it or not, can't we just check his score ranking?"

One of the boys opened his Smart Watch and quickly found Xu Jingming's name in the score rankings:

46th place: Xu Jingming, 256 points. (Jiang City Second High School)

"Xu Jingming, 46th place?!!!

Holy shit?! He made it into the top fifty?! Am I seeing this right?"

At first, the boy froze when he saw the ranking. Then he vigorously rubbed his eyes.

After confirming that he had not misread it, he cried out as though he had seen a ghost.

"What do you mean, 46th place?"

"Did you find Xu Jingming's ranking?"

The remaining teammates also hurried over.

After seeing Xu Jingming's ranking on the virtual screen, their expressions became equally shocked.

Even Lin Qingyuan, as the captain, could not help widening her eyes, her expression utterly dazed.

At the same time, a question arose in the others' minds:

"Damn it, since when have Awakened with E-rank metahuman abilities become this fierce?!"