No Matter the Means!

On the other side, Huo Zihao and his group carried the injured Liu Dong as they ran out.

"Bastards! Lin Mo, Chen Jia, Xiao Ya, just you wait!"

Huo Zihao's face twisted with rage as he cursed. Having been repeatedly humiliated, his hatred for Lin Mo and the others deepened.

"Brother Hao, Liu Dong here won't be able to fight for a while."

A teammate stepped up from behind and spoke in a low voice.

"Useless trash. Find two others to replace him."

Glancing at Liu Dong, who lay on the ground groaning in pain, Huo Zihao's eyes flickered with contempt. He abandoned him without a second thought and led the others away.

"Brother Hao! Brother Hao! Don't leave me behind!"

Seeing this, Liu Dong shouted in panic. This was the Star Beast Forest—he was severely injured, and if left alone, he couldn't protect himself. Moreover, without the team, passing the assessment was utterly impossible.

Yet no matter how he yelled, Huo Zihao and his crew paid him no mind, walking away without looking back. Soon, they vanished from his sight.

"Huo Zihao, you bastard!"

In his grief and fury, Liu Dong could only roar helplessly.

"Whoosh!"

At the same time, a black-clad figure appeared beside him.

"Who's there!"

Startled by the sudden arrival, Liu Dong instinctively scrambled backward.

"Liu Dong, South 124, eliminated!"

The cold voice rang out, freezing Liu Dong mid-motion as he turned to look.

"I'm... eliminated?"

The black-clad figure gave no reply, instead hoisting him up coldly and sprinting out of the Star Beast Forest.

After years of hard work, he had finally been selected for the Martial Alliance Elite Camp. He never expected it to end like this.

He thought back to the moment he received his acceptance notice—his family's excitement, the envy and flattery of friends and classmates. Now, it was all in the past, all a bubble burst.

He hadn't even entered the camp before being eliminated.

And all of this was because of Huo Zihao!

If not for his instigation, how could he have ended up offending Chen Jia and the others?

Regret! Hatred!

As the black-clad figure carried him away, Liu Dong's eyes streamed with bitter tears of remorse.

Inside the Star Beast Forest, chaos reigned.

Everywhere, trainees clashed with Mutant Beasts.

"What do you think you're doing? These Mutant Beasts were killed by us!"

At the foot of a slope, two teams faced off.

One side had five members, clearly just emerging from a fierce battle. Ignoring their wounds, they stared at the ten people encircling them with wary, furious eyes.

They had barely managed to kill ten Mutant Beasts, including a Level 4 one. But just as they were about to collect their spoils, a group of ten suddenly burst in from the side.

Without a word, they attacked immediately.

Caught off guard, two of the five were instantly injured.

"What are we doing? Taking your spoils, of course. If you're smart, hand over the points, and we'll spare you the pain."

A youth with dyed red hair and a single earring stepped forward from the group of ten, sneering.

"Why should we?"

"Why? Because we outnumber you, and you're no match for us."

"Aren't you afraid we'll report you to the Elite Camp later?"

The only woman among the five shouted angrily.

"Report us? Little girl, are you joking? Didn't you hear the assessment rules? All combat points are earned by any means necessary."

Red Hair let out a sneer, his gaze mocking as he looked at the woman.

"Are you people from Southern Province all idiots? You don't even know the rules."

"Hahaha!"

In an instant, the ten of them burst into laughter.

"You..."

The five were furious, but hearing his words, they recalled that when the second trial began, the announcement had indeed said so.

"Give them the points."

The leader of the five swept a glare at the other side and spoke through gritted teeth.

Then, leading his teammates, he turned to leave with reluctance written all over their faces.

But just then, Red Hair's eyes flickered.

The next moment, several of them struck instantly.

With lightning speed, they ambushed the five.

"You bastards."

The sudden attack caught the five completely off guard.

Caught in a panic, they couldn't defend themselves and were all hit.

"Idiots. The fewer people from Southern Province enter the camp, the more resources we from Ning Province get. Knock them all out!"

Hearing their protests, Red Hair sneered again, his face full of contempt.

Within the Martial Alliance Elite Camp, everyone was in competition with each other.

Let alone between provinces.

In every elite camp session, the more people from a province who ranked in the top 1,000, the more extra rewards that province would receive—and the listed trainees would also get more resources.

And the camp entry trial was their first contest.

It determined the newcomers' initial treatment after joining.

Of course, ordinary trainees naturally wouldn't know about this.

But those from big families and major forces had long been informed.

Not giving the five a chance to speak again, several people rushed forward and knocked them out directly.

They treated the only woman in the team the same way, showing no chivalry at all.

"Transfer all the points from their badges, then move on to the next batch."

Red Hair curled his lips, rested his hands behind his head, and turned to stroll leisurely in another direction.

Why bother racking up points by killing monsters when harvesting points from trainees was so much faster?

You get a ton of points and cut down on your rivals for this session at the same time.

Anyone knocked unconscious or rendered unable to fight in the Star Beast Forest would naturally be handled by the hidden instructors.

Red Hair wasn't worried about their safety at all.

Of course, once the instructors stepped in, it meant those trainees were eliminated.

They lost their qualification to enter the camp!

After Red Hair's group left, five black-clad figures indeed appeared on the spot.

Looking at the five who had been knocked out and incapacitated, the black-clad man shook his head helplessly.

"Aren't those little brats from Ning Province going too far? They've already eliminated too many people along the way."

"Yeah, some of the trainees in those teams had pretty good talent."

"If they keep this up, won't a lot of trainees from other provinces get eliminated?"

"What can we do? That's the rule."

"Enough, this isn't our concern. Let's go."

The leading black-clad man cut off the others' discussion, collected the badges from the five on the ground, registered their elimination info, and then left with the unconscious group.

"Brother Mo, why don't you use your awakened power? Just let loose some lightning—wouldn't that be easier? Why train so hard like this? Isn't it tiring?"

On the other side, the sky was growing dark.

After finishing off another batch of Mutant Beasts, Lin Dabao spoke with some exasperation.

Every time they fought, Lin Mo used Movement Technique and Military Boxing to attack the beasts.

He didn't make any mistakes, but the efficiency was clearly not that high.

If Lin Mo used his lightning power, killing Mutant Beasts would be twice the result with half the effort—an absolute one-shot.

"What's the rush? You have to eat one bite at a time. Isn't this a good chance for me to practice my Movement Technique?"

After several rounds of hunting, the battle among the group grew increasingly coordinated.

They had basically become familiar with each other's combat styles.

And throughout this entire day of continuous fighting, Lin Mo had received multiple system returns.

His Blood Qi Value had increased by 280, and his Movement Technique had improved by 23.

At this point, Lin Mo's Blood Qi Value had reached 884 calories, surpassing Huo Zihao's previous value.

His Movement Technique had also reached 25/100, a major leap forward.

His combat power naturally rose alongside, improving significantly.

Beyond that, each person's points had now exceeded 140, a decent haul.

Suddenly, a piercing roar rang out...