第33章 长得越软,杀怪越狠

It was no wonder Zhu Yaoguang asked such a question.

Everyone present was a top-hundred prodigy of the province.

But none of these prodigies carried as much gear as Ling Zhan.

Mages only carried a staff.

Warriors only carried a shield and a heavy sword.

Assassins toyed with a single dagger.

They were highly iconic to their professions; one look was enough to identify their class.

Ling Zhan, however, looked like a little vagrant carrying a pack stuffed to the brim—he was the only one in the entire square like that.

Of course.

The only reason this White-Haired Witch had taken the initiative to ask was simple.

Ling Zhan had arrived here before her.

Did that mean his clear time was faster than her own?

Harboring such curiosity, Zhu Yaoguang had asked.

The other prodigies were naturally curious about Ling Zhan's profession as well, Sun Ze included.

Ling Zhan sighed; he really didn't want to be the center of attention.

Trying to be honest and low-key was impossible.

Why must a cold, goddess-like beauty insist on asking this question?

Still, Ling Zhan answered honestly, "I am a Jobless Freelancer."

As soon as these words left his lips.

Whoosh.

The only sound left in the square was the night wind blowing past.

Silence.

An absurd, heavy silence.

One could even hear the sound of everyone's breathing.

Every face was frozen in a daze.

Even Zhu Yaoguang's cold, indifferent, and pretty face was now etched with a look of astonishment.

Sun Ze was even more dumbfounded.

A Jobless Freelancer had snuck into the top hundred of the province?

Was this some kind of joke?

Hidden in the shadows, King Yama Zhou felt his heart balance out as he watched the bewildered expressions of these prodigies.

It was unknown how much time had passed.

Only then did someone faintly pipe up:

"Classmate, you're joking, right?"

The prodigies finally snapped back to reality.

They figured this person must be joking.

However.

Ling Zhan shook his head, "I am not joking. This is my simplified information panel."

He reached out and tapped the air, and an information panel floated before everyone's eyes.

[Name: Ling Zhan.]

[Profession: None.]

[Talent: 62.]

The sections below, such as [Inherent Talent] and [Trial Talent], were completely blank.

This was personal privacy.

It could be made public, or kept private.

When everyone saw that Ling Zhan was a genuine Jobless Freelancer, their first reaction was: how on earth did he make it into the provincial top hundred?

Zhu Yaoguang's face was full of disbelief, her red lips slightly parted, just about to speak.

Clap, clap, clap!

The sudden sound of applause interrupted everyone's thoughts.

The crowd looked back.

King Yama Zhou's figure had reappeared.

"Alright, ten minutes are up. It is time for me to officially announce the provincial top ten!"

Hearing this, countless students tensed their nerves, focusing their full attention.

They already knew their rankings within their respective cities.

But the specific provincial rankings remained unknown.

Every prodigy was filled with anticipation for their own standing.

Moreover, they were all confident that they had a chance to fight for a spot in the provincial top ten!

Only Ling Zhan had no great interest in it.

Whether he was first in the province or one-hundredth, he had already completed the challenge mission given by the system.

"Lao Wu, activate the broadcast."

King Yama Zhou gave the order.

The secret realm monitor, Lao Wu, activated the broadcast function.

At this moment, the light screens at every examination site in Nanzhou Province could transmit the voices of King Yama Zhou and the various prodigies.

"Now, on behalf of the Nanzhou Province Education Department, I announce the provincial top ten rankings for this year's 234th National Unified Job Transfer Entrance Examination!"

When the audience at the various city examination sites heard this, they instantly erupted.

"It's here! The top ten heavenly prodigies of Nanzhou Province!"

"No need to think about it, it's highly likely that Zhu Yaoguang is the head of the Provincial Trial Ranking!"

"I think Huang Bo has a better chance!"

"Let's wait and see."

At the City No. 1 High School examination site.

In the audience, all the students stared fixedly at the screen.

"Senior Ling Zhan made it into the provincial top hundred!"

"Senior Sun Ze also made it into the provincial top hundred!"

"So amazing! I just don't know if the two seniors can make it into the top ten."

"Senior Sun Ze should have a chance at the top ten, but Senior Ling Zhan probably won't."

"Yeah, that makes sense."

"It's already good enough that Senior Ling Zhan made it into the provincial top hundred; wanting to get into the top ten is probably asking too much."

Su Rou stared at the screen with her beautiful eyes; her conclusion was much the same as the students'.

Admittedly, she was shocked that Ling Zhan had managed to squeeze into the provincial top hundred as a Jobless Freelancer.

But to say Ling Zhan could squeeze into the provincial top ten was a bit of an exaggeration.

Did they really think these other prodigies were pushovers?

Qi Mu, however, was all smiles.

Both Sun Ze and Ling Zhan were students he had brought up.

Since they had both stepped into the provincial top hundred, he, as their homeroom teacher, felt a sense of pride.

On the rostrum, Principal Zhong Wenshan also wore a satisfied smile.

It was already quite good that their First High School had two students in the provincial top hundred.

One had to know that the students of the other principals didn't seem to have a single person who had stepped into the provincial top hundred!

"Old Zhong, do you think these two kids have a chance to step into the provincial top ten?"

At this moment, another principal asked.

"There's no need to ask that on purpose. Both kids are quite excellent, but they are still a bit short of the provincial top ten. I have enough self-awareness to know that much."

Zhong Wenshan waved his hand.

"You can't say that. What if Sun Ze makes it? After all, we've all seen Sun Ze's strength with our own eyes," the other principal said with a chuckle.

Zhong Wenshan nodded, "Hmm, Sun Ze has a chance, but Ling Zhan likely does not."

The rankings for the provincial top hundred were currently known only to King Yama Zhou.

The principals of the various schools had neither the authority nor the channels to know.

Everything had to wait for King Yama Zhou's official announcement.

Amidst the gaze of the masses.

King Yama Zhou stood on the high platform in the middle of the secret realm square.

His majestic eyes swept over all the prodigies.

Every prodigy who was scanned immediately straightened their chests, full of confidence.

"I won't waste any more words. Now, I will announce the tenth place in the provincial rankings for this Job Transfer Trial Entrance Examination!"

King Yama Zhou's gaze fell upon a petite, timid-looking girl: "Guo Tianjiu! Her profession is Summoner, and her clear time was 5 hours, 9 minutes, and 32 seconds!"

As the words fell.

Whoa!

All eyes turned to the girl.

Guo Tianjiu had a shy and introverted personality; being stared at by so many people, she let out a small whimper and quickly lowered her head.

Her delicate little ears soon flushed a deep red.

"Guo Tianjiu... she actually made it into the top ten!"

"The Summoner profession is truly powerful."

"It's not that the Summoner profession is powerful; it's that the person named Guo Tianjiu is powerful!"

"I never expected such a delicate girl to be so fierce when killing monsters!"

The prodigies in the square discussed it amongst themselves.

The audience outside was even more shocked.

Guo Tianjiu's appearance was truly deceptive.

Delicate, timid, introverted, shy.

A genuine, soft, and cute girl.

Who could have imagined that such a soft girl would be so ferocious when killing monsters?

And her profession was a Summoner.

Summoner was a profession not particularly suited for solo combat.

Yet, Guo Tianjiu had still managed to secure the tenth-place ranking in the province.

Was it really true that the softer one looked, the harder one killed?