Sensing danger, Hu Wei did not dare let his guard down and immediately roared, "Shadow Clone Escape!"
His body suddenly turned into a man of fire. Almost at the same moment, a blade tore through the air and slashed into him!
The fiery figure was split cleanly in two!
At the same time, Hu Wei had already appeared five meters away!
Sweat beaded on his forehead. If he had not reacted quickly just now, he would already have been a corpse!
A Xiu's figure appeared in the field. Her little face was somewhat pale; after repeatedly using her skills, her Exotic Energy had already been exhausted.
That strike just now had also been her final chance!
Yet the result did not seem particularly good. It had only forced out the opponent's second skill.
Still, forcing a Mid Second Order warrior to use a second skill with First Order strength was enough to prove the strength of the two of them.
Hu Wei said with lingering fear, "Impressive. If we were at the same level, I wouldn't be a match for you."
A Xiu tightened her grip on the combat blade in her hand and stared at him without speaking.
Hu Wei gave a light laugh. "Fine. To show you respect, I won't hold back anymore."
"Then come and try."
Fang Bai and Qi Tian also walked over.
Xiao Yuan struggled as he forced himself closer as well.
The four of them directly surrounded Hu Wei.
The corner of Hu Wei's mouth twitched. "What the hell is Lu Fei doing? He already logged off?"
He glanced into the distance. Lu Fei was already lying on the ground.
Fang Bai said with a grin, "Senior Lu Fei is pretty interesting. Being young is nice—you can fall asleep the moment your head hits the ground."
Hu Wei: "..."
Qi Tian rubbed his fists excitedly. "It's four against one now. Senior, you don't mind the four of us fighting you alone, right?"
Hu Wei hesitated for a moment. "I mind."
He withdrew his Exotic Energy and raised both hands. "I surrender."
Fang Bai and the other three all breathed a sigh of relief.
It had to be said that facing two veteran second-year students had put immense pressure on them as well.
And this was only a spar. If it had truly been a fight to the death, they probably would have died several times over already.
It also made Fang Bai and the others realize the gap between themselves and genuine second-year students!
"Cough, cough... Hello? Can you hear me? This is the Academic Affairs Office. I'm Principal Qi."
"I hereby announce that Fang Bai, Qi Tian, A Xiu, and Xiao Yuan have passed the final Martial Academy assessment and officially become second-year students!"
As the broadcast rang out, the lights in one dorm room after another turned on. Then figures appeared in the corridors, looking down at the people below.
"Since Hu Wei and Lu Fei failed their mission and performed poorly, two hundred points will be deducted and distributed to Fang Bai's group of four."
"That's all. Good night, everyone."
The broadcast ended, and the veteran students returned to their dorms, as though none of this had anything to do with them.
Fang Bai and the other three had yet to come back to their senses.
Hu Wei's entire body slumped, and he said lifelessly, "Two hundred points gone. I worked all night for nothing..."
Suddenly remembering something, he hurried over to the unconscious Lu Fei and gave him two heavy kicks. "Damn it! I told you not to show off! Now you've blown all our meal money, haven't you?!"
After saying that, he dragged Lu Fei away by one leg, leaving in a daze.
On the spot, Fang Bai and the others collapsed limply, battered and exhausted.
"Damn it! Is this Martial Academy really a place for people to stay?"
Qi Tian was utterly miserable.
He had often come to the Martial Academy before, but he had only watched other students train. Now that he was experiencing it firsthand, he realized just how damn miserable it was!
"It's finally over!"
Fang Bai revealed a smile.
What made him happy was that the system mission had been completed!
Xiao Yuan also smiled happily, because his strength had increased again.
Before long, he would be able to break through to Second Order as well!
A Xiu's face was pale. She held a Monster Core tightly in her hand, silently absorbing the Exotic Energy within it.
A moment later, the four of them returned separately to recover from their injuries.
Though they had been injured again after this battle, their abilities had improved in every aspect.
It could be considered that fortune and misfortune leaned on each other.
Most importantly, each of them had received fifty points!
Fang Bai returned to his room and flopped directly onto the bed.
"Damn it! I got beaten up again!"
"System, hurry up and hand out the rewards!"
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, on completing the mission!] [Obtained Medium Amount of Dark Element Exotic Energy!] [Obtained 20% Damage Reduction! (Permanent Version) Automatically fused with the Host!] [Ability: Can weaken an enemy's attacks by 20%!]
The Exotic Energy within Fang Bai surged explosively, and specks of ink-like Exotic Energy appeared around him.
At the same time, his level broke through once more!
Mid First Order Dark Element!
Not only that, he now came with damage reduction. He only needed to take 80% of his opponent's skill damage.
This was undoubtedly another god-tier conceptual skill!
It would be even better if I could increase my own attack damage!
After his cultivation broke through, Fang Bai's injuries recovered as well!
"Next, I'll look forward to life at the Martial Academy!"
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Fang Bai and the others came to the Personnel Office together.
The familiar Director Liu was seated at his desk... playing games?
"Fuck! You're a support—why are you charging in?! Are you an elementary school kid?! You're driving me mad with rage! If you've got the guts, let's settle this offline! I'll beat the shit out of you!..."
"Cough, cough!"
A deliberate cough sounded.
Director Liu's body stiffened. Then he sat upright with an unchanged expression, casually slipped his phone into his pocket, and revealed a professional smile. "Do you need something?"
Fang Bai hesitated, then took two steps back before pushing Qi Tian forward.
Qi Tian: "???"
He shot Fang Bai a glare, then looked at Director Liu. "Director Liu, isn't today our exam day?"
Director Liu suddenly understood. "Oh, right! If you hadn't come, I nearly would have forgotten. I'm a rather busy person, you know."
Qi Tian and the others looked at him strangely.
Busy arguing with elementary school kids online, huh?
Ignoring their looks, Director Liu rummaged around before finally pulling several test papers from a drawer. Smiling, he said, "Since the teacher assigned to proctor your exam has gone out on a mission, I'll be proctoring it. Come, one paper each."
He handed out the papers, along with four pens.
"You can all write at the tables over there. Remember not to cheat, because my eyes will be watching you. Oh, right—turn in the four pens after the exam. They're private property of the Martial Academy."
The expressions on Fang Bai and the others' faces differed after receiving their papers.
Fang Bai looked at the test paper with a calm expression.
Qi Tian, meanwhile, wore the expression of someone badly constipated.
Xiao Yuan examined it curiously and seriously, as though he could learn something from it.
A Xiu furrowed her lovely brows. It was obvious that she had been stumped.
Watching them at a complete loss, Director Liu revealed a sly smile. "Oh, right. If anyone thinks they won't pass, you can pay ten points."
At that, Qi Tian and the others' eyes lit up. They decisively gave up on the theory exam and walked over to Director Liu one after another.
After all, Director Liu was the one entering the grades, so naturally the points would go into his own pocket.
Seeing thirty points enter his account, Director Liu immediately revealed a satisfied smile.
Then he looked at Fang Bai, who had already started writing. "Oh? We still have a diligent student."
After scribbling away for several minutes, Fang Bai stood up and walked over to Director Liu. Smiling, he said, "Sir, I should have passed, right?"
Director Liu took the paper curiously. After scanning it, he had already grasped the general situation and looked somewhat surprised. "You really memorized that whole rulebook?"
Fang Bai said proudly, "Of course! Isn't this easy as long as you've got hands?"
"..."
Qi Tian and the others silently lowered their heads.
Director Liu nodded. "Fine. You passed."
"Alright, next I'll assign you to classes."
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