After ten days of silence during the Monster Hunting Tournament, the Outer Academy began to come alive again.
Large numbers of students streamed out of the back mountain. Some had bulging backpacks and beamed with delight.
Others clutched their backpacks, their heads hanging in dejection.
There were also students waiting outside the grounds. They had encountered powerful magical beasts they could not resist.
The elders had stepped in to save them, forcing them to withdraw from the Monster Hunting Tournament early.
Whenever an elder stepped in to save a team, that team was disqualified.
One student team after another gathered at the academy's large plaza under the guidance of their instructors.
A raised platform had already been set up there, with dozens of inspection stations!
Xiao Ze had ventured deep into the back mountain, so by the time he returned to Jia Nan Academy, dusk was approaching.
When Ruolin spotted Xiao Ze and the others, she breathed a sigh of relief and quickly called them over.
Seeing the bulging backpacks on their backs, she knew they were guaranteed a place in the top ten!
"Xiao Ze, you've made quite a haul this time! Come on, the other students have already gone to the plaza to have their results tallied."
The four of them made their way to the plaza, which was still packed with people.
Some students who had already finished their inspections were still lingering there.
They knew that the teams vying for the top ten rewards wouldn't come out first thing in the morning.
The real show always came at the very last moment!
"Bai Cheng's team: 1,050 points, currently in first place!"
The instructor in charge of the rankings made the announcement, and the students in the plaza erupted.
It was the first score in this Monster