"This National Competition will consist of three rounds."
"The first round is the Forbidden Zone assessment."
"Some of you may already have heard of them, while others may not."
"Forbidden Zones are places where Mutant Beasts gather in unusually large numbers. They are extremely dangerous, and anyone who enters recklessly can easily be torn to pieces by the Mutant Beasts inside."
"If left unchecked, these Forbidden Zones can easily produce Beast Kings, posing an even greater threat."
"So the first assessment is simple. All of you will be teleported into the Forbidden Zones to hunt Mutant Beasts. The more Mutant Beasts you hunt, the more points you earn."
"Please note that for this assessment, we have combined fifty Beginner Forbidden Zones, ten Intermediate Forbidden Zones, and five Advanced Forbidden Zones. Zones of different levels present different degrees of danger, so you must choose which areas to hunt in according to your own strength."
Lin Ya's words immediately caused an uproar below the stage.
"Forbidden Zones? We're going into Forbidden Zones for the trial? Seriously?"
"Those places are so dangerous."
"Will we even make it out alive?"
"I've only heard of Forbidden Zones. I've never actually been inside one."
The candidates from the four major academies took it well. They all knew something about Forbidden Zones, and quite a few had even hunted in them themselves, so they were fairly familiar with them.
But those from other schools had mostly never hunted in Forbidden Zones. They only knew the basics, including how dangerous they were.
Now they were being sent straight into Forbidden Zones for an assessment, and quite a few were frightened.
"Holy shit! A Forbidden Zone assessment? They're really going all out. I'm already getting excited." Zhao Qiu rubbed his hands eagerly.
He was actually looking forward to venturing