"All right, quiet down."
"Wait for the final rankings."
Perhaps realizing that the noise in the hall was growing louder and louder, Bai Yuechan, the academy director seated far away on the ceremonial platform, spoke up to stop the commotion.
Even so,
many people present had already decided in their hearts that first and second place in this assessment would belong to Ophiviel and Xili.
It was worth mentioning...
several examinees had died on the spot during this assessment.
The students had long since grown accustomed to it.
After all, they were no longer in a greenhouse. The enemies they faced were not rookie monsters, but exceptionally brutal and bloodthirsty demon soldiers.
And amid the eager anticipation of the entire crowd,
when the final student emerged from the Demon Soldier Secret Realm in an utterly bedraggled state, the rankings for this assessment were finally confirmed.
After being compiled by the backend system, the rankings would be displayed directly on the screen.
Ding!!
A crisp notification sounded,
accompanied by a shift in the image on the screen.
A clearly ordered ranking list appeared on the screen.
Whoosh!!
In practically the blink of an eye,
all ten thousand people in the hall turned their gazes toward the screen!
But in the next second...
Uproar!!
The previously silent hall instantly erupted in a sky-shaking clamor!
Thick shock flooded every face!
"Fuck! How is this possible!? How can this be possible!?"
Some students who could no longer suppress their emotions even cried out involuntarily!
Even Ophiviel and Xili, the two prodigies who had worn proud, smug expressions moments ago, froze stiff at this instant!
On the ranking list displayed on the screen, the name in the "First Place" position was neither Ophiviel nor Xili, but "Ling Zhan"!
Jobless Freelancer, Ling Zhan!!
He had actually