Lu Chong Must Be Annihilated

A night passed, and as the light of dawn bathed the land, the dead silent hunting ground finally stirred back to life.

Most of the Shadow Cats that had been active all night returned to their dens to sleep.

As long as no one invaded their territory or provoked them, these Shadow Cats rarely moved about during the day.

Within a hundred-mile radius, the students were like scattered streams flowing into a great river—they couldn't possibly disturb every Shadow Cat, and they had to seek out their targets one by one.

By this time, most of the students in the hunting ground had woken up and were preparing for the second day of hunting.

However, after a night of the Shadow Cats' search, at least twenty percent of the students here had been eliminated.

Even though they had hidden themselves during the night, like Sun Ze and his group, there was still a chance the Shadow Cats would find their hiding spots.

Then, isolated and without support, some were eliminated, their practical exam results ending there.

Advance when they retreat, retreat when they advance.

It was somewhat like a microcosm of the long struggle between humans and Exotic Beasts.

The first thing most students did upon waking was check the freshly updated scoreboard.

Even those who knew they couldn't make the Top Hundred wanted to see how far they were from the rankings.

"Who is this?"

"Class 5 of First High School, Lu Chong—how did he suddenly top the board? I remember not seeing this name before I went to sleep last night."

"No way, 680 points—am I seeing things? That's over 300 points more than second place?"

"Where did this prodigy come from?"

The students buzzed with shocked discussion, unable to believe their eyes.

Overnight, from obscurity to the top of the board—how was that possible?

Didn't this guy need to sleep and recover his stamina?

Most importantly, based on what their teachers had told them, wasn't nighttime the most dangerous period? So the best tactic was to hide and rest.

Even the high-ranking students rarely moved at night.

Isolated and without support, it was easy to stumble.

The principle of "Many Ants Kill an Elephant" had been drilled into them by their teachers in class many times.

"This Lu Chong, who was fighting all night—is he still in the hunting ground?" some students began to question.

"Hunting at night might be more efficient, but the chance of being eliminated skyrockets. He's probably already been eliminated."

Meanwhile, at the student camp outside the hunting ground, over 6,700 eliminated students had gathered, receiving Bandage and Treatment from doctors.

Most of these students had been unlucky last night, found by Shadow Cats in their hiding spots, and eliminated.

Chen Yufei and five of his classmates were among them.

"Brother Chong is just too awesome!" Chen Yufei had also seen the scoreboard and was now dancing with joy, as if he himself had topped the rankings.

This guy hadn't been eliminated last night; rather, he had been besieged by two Stage Three Shadow Cats yesterday afternoon, called for help, and withdrawn on his own, barely getting injured.

As for his practical score, it was pitifully low—only 25 points.

But Chen Yufei didn't care at all; he had been watching the board, waiting for his Good Brother to make the list.

Unfortunately, he had fallen asleep at eight last night without seeing it happen.

Who would have thought that waking up today would bring such a huge surprise?

"Topping the board overnight—who else but our Brother Chong?" Chen Yufei celebrated with his classmates beside him.

"And beating Xiang Yueya by over 300 points—Brother Chong is a god." His classmates chimed in excitedly.

Even though they had been eliminated early, didn't having an awesome classmate deserve some pride?

"Haha... they're still doubting whether Brother Chong was eliminated last night—such frogs in a well."

Chen Yufei saw discussions on some school forums from eliminated students and sneered.

He was now just waiting to see Lu Chong keep raising his score and slap those doubters in the face.

On the other side, inside the heavily guarded Monitoring Hall—

Li Chengjun's face was dark as iron, unwilling to look at Wang Tong's smug face beside him.

In the front row, Principal Fang of Third High School also had a grim expression.

He knew that this student, valued by Old Wei, hadn't been eliminated and had even found a cozy basement, shut the door, and was sleeping soundly.

Meanwhile, his own star student, Xue Cheng, ranked third, had only just over 300 points.

"Old Wei, your student is very confident, coming out at night like a Shadow Cat—aren't you afraid he'll stumble?" Principal Fang said sourly, glancing at Principal Wei, who was dozing beside him.

Principal Wei didn't even open his eyes, replying lazily, "No need to worry about my student. Just get your Tiger Roar Skill ready."

Principal Fang was choked speechless, glaring fiercely at the big screen. Seeing that kid's comfortable sleeping posture only made his blood boil.

Colonel Huang took everything in, smirking inwardly. It seems this teacher of mine is fully confident.

"Perfection in both Nine-Shadow Step and Monument-Splitting Palm—only one student in this batch has achieved it. This junior of mine is indeed remarkable."

Thinking this, Colonel Huang felt there had to be more to it. After all, Nine-Shadow Step and Monument-Splitting Palm were only Low-grade Martial Skills. Even at Perfection, their power was limited.

If he ran into a Microscopic Mid-grade Martial Skill, he'd be at a serious disadvantage.

It was like a pistol going up against a grenade—no matter how accurate your aim, one poorly thrown grenade from the other side could still blow you to pieces.

"Let's keep watching. Since the teacher values him so much, this kid must still have some tricks up his sleeve."

Deep in the Hunting Ground, within the territory of the Stage Seven Shadow Cats, Xiang Yueya, Zhao Longfei, and Huang Junyan had gathered.

In fact, they had met up here yesterday afternoon.

Although the Hunting Ground covered a Hundred Mile Radius, making it impossible for students to contact each other, the deeper Shadow Cat territories grew smaller in area.

So the three had agreed in advance to meet up in the Stage Seven Shadow Cat territory as quickly as possible, making it easier to hunt together.

Right now, Zhao Longfei was staring at the rankings on the distress beacon, his expression shifting between gloom and uncertainty.

"He should have been eliminated by now. Half an hour, and his score hasn't moved," Zhao Longfei speculated maliciously.

Huang Junyan said calmly from the side, "Not necessarily. He might have been busy all night and is just resting now."

Zhao Longfei shot Huang Junyan a glare, but before he could retort, Xiang Yueya said coldly, "If he hasn't been eliminated, he'll definitely come here soon."

Hearing this, Zhao Longfei's eyes lit up. "Right! Then we can take the initiative to surround him."

"Hmph! Losing 100 points is nothing. As long as I can knock him out, I don't care."

"I'm not interested in him." Xiang Yueya turned and headed toward the Stage Eight Shadow Cat territory.