Abandoned Warehouse (Going Live Tomorrow)

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From now on, we should probably avoid teaming up. If you get ambushed by your teammates during a real battle, you'll probably be the one on the death list!

Of course, not all people have these thoughts right now.

Some people remain heartless.

More than 40 kilometers away from Mu Fan's location, in a Rainforest, a student fishing by a stream encountered two other people.

"What's that in your hand?" The two men looked menacing. They needed to collect as many Mysterious Backpack as possible; each additional unknown weapon meant more power.

"Plunger, are you blind?" the examinee retorted irritably, defiantly raising the wooden-handled plunger in his hand.

He didn't want to bother with those two. What was the point of rubbing salt into their wounds?

The two candidates exchanged a glance, and the interest that had previously appeared in their eyes faded.

"Oh, let's team up then, so we can look out for each other," one of them said kindly.

"Not interested!" The examinee, holding the plunger, turned away and ignored the two, focusing intently on whether any fish appeared in the stream.

Looking at that unguarded back and the bright orange toilet plunger in his hand.

How could such an idiot get into the top 100?

The same thought simultaneously arose in their minds.

They exchanged a glance and silently walked away.

This idiot looks like he's already opened the Mysterious Backpack, which is the worst stuff I've seen so far. It's not worth risking your life fighting this kind of idiot; it's not worth it.

Completely oblivious to the two people behind him who had already walked away, the examinee holding the plunger muttered to himself.

Why the hell don't ask me what I'm doing? First, ask me what I have in my hand.

Are you stupid?!

Wait, first ask me what I have in my hand?

this...

A cold sweat instantly covered his back. He turned and jumped, gripping the plunger with both hands and looking around, but there was no one to be seen.

Damn, were those two trying to kidnap me?!

This was the only thing he guessed correctly today.

Leaving aside the issue of intelligence, there are quite a few people like this who are in the non-elimination zone but choose not to move forward.

"Madness."

Zhang Yuanren was running along the riverbed when he saw three candidates casually resting on the spot.

In his eyes, these people were probably not even worth recruiting.

The military didn't specify, which means the elimination process continued as night fell...

In this Rainforest fraught with danger, it's practically impossible to move an inch at night. If you don't make the most of the daylight while you can, a large number of people will probably be eliminated tonight.

Zhang Yuanren, carrying his combat pack, didn't look to either side again. Just as he was crossing a ditch, a dagger flashed by, and the colorful poisonous frog, cut in half, fell into the mud.

"The pieces I placed should be starting to take effect now."

"And tonight... hehe."

Looking up at the boundless expanse ahead, the overlapping Rainforest resembled a gigantic maw ready to devour people.

Get into the Dawn Academy with the best grades!

The Zhang Family must start by infiltrating the Capital Circle!

I must be the best; there can be no surprises in this exam!

With a ruthless and determined look in his eyes, Zhang Yuanren continued running.

"What are we supposed to see? We've been staring at a completely blank screen for almost two hours," complained an observer from the Pulan Military Academy. The academy's special status meant it had an unusual relationship with the military, but how could they treat their own people like this?!

They only want to recruit the most promising talents, especially those students who want to use their exceptional insight to discover hidden gems among the crowd.

Once these people join the army, they will surely become the backbone of the military. This is the prototype of the so-called academy's direct line of troops!

"A friend in the military just revealed some information, saying that all the test takers will be compressed into monitoring points tomorrow," a quiet voice informed me from the side.

"Tomorrow... I'll just sleep tonight!!" The hope that had just been rekindled was shattered once again.

The observation area of the Taoyun Academy next door.

The group had already projected the information of all 100 candidates onto the screen. When the images transmitted by the military were no longer reliable, they began to analyze the data themselves.

"Supervisor He, all the data has been compiled."

He Tian, the leader of the Taoyun Academy's supervisory team and a legendary figure known as the Tao Yun strategist, appeared at the Zicui Star examination hall for some unknown reason.

"There have been many changes in the military leadership this year, and some interesting news has been circulating in the military. I didn't expect that experiments would actually be conducted in this remote star system."

"Time is precious now; this is our chance to get ahead of the other colleges. First, conduct a horizontal data comparison and select the bottom fifty. Second, bring your analysis records from the final stage and play the corresponding match videos. Overlap your analysis with the top performers and the bottom fifty, and focus on those who match!"

"Yes!"

By taking a different approach, Taoyun Academy must resort to unconventional methods when it does not have a leading position.

Just as all parties began to take action, Mu Fan suddenly spotted an abandoned warehouse in the distance. Although it was covered by layers of wooden vines, the remaining blurry markings indicated that it should belong to the military.

Compared to the dilapidated walls, with vines occasionally growing inside, the exterior is now covered in greenery, leaving only a few empty doors to indicate that this is a man-made structure.

It's time to rest!

Mu Fan's eyes lit up.

But as Mu Fan approached, he frowned, because he heard human voices coming from inside again.

This means that this place is already occupied.

To enter, or to leave?

Mu Fan didn't want to interact too much with the other examinees, but this place looked like an excellent rest area, and most importantly—he was hungry!

Think of the snake meat in your backpack, let's go!

Pat, pat.

When the unhurried footsteps echoed inside the warehouse, the four people inside simultaneously raised their heads.

Two groups of people.

As Mu Fan's eyes met those four pairs of eyes, he also clearly saw the situation inside.

This is a warehouse with a split-level structure. The original color of the ground is no longer visible when you first step in, but the platform on the split-level after crossing three steps has not been eroded by silt and fallen leaves.

The warehouse still looks exactly as it did before. Three people are sitting around one corner, and another person is sitting alone in another corner. Both of them are looking at him at the same time, with inexplicable expressions in their eyes.

Mu Fan stopped and scanned the area back and forth.

A brief silence fell over the warehouse; no one spoke.

The four couldn't see Mu Fan's face clearly because the blood from when he killed the Withered Wood Poison Python had smeared his face.

But it is precisely this blood that indicates that Mu Fan has just experienced a battle.

Under the continued watchful eyes of the four people, Mu Fan walked to a corner on the outer side of the platform.

Thump, the combat pack was thrown on the ground.

The four people's eyes instantly shifted from Mu Fan to the backpack.

However, their perspectives differed; the other person's expression was complex, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

The three men, as if they had spotted prey, revealed undisguised greed.