A street somewhere.
The human and the beast were locked in a fierce struggle.
At a certain moment, the Calamity Beast seized an opportunity and pounced on the figure.
The figure paused for a moment, then leaped backward.
The figures of a man and a beast leaped through the air.
Bang!
The ball of the foot lands.
Shen Heng held his long sword, his eyes narrowed as he watched the figure rapidly approaching him.
His lips parted slightly.
"Lonely--"
The sound waves penetrate directly into the beast's brain.
The sudden attack caused the Calamity Beast's body to stiffen abruptly, and its eyes rolled back involuntarily.
Shen Heng took this opportunity to adjust his posture.
He raised his long sword and took a slight step forward.
The blade slashed down the moment the Calamity Beast's eye returned to its center.
"Thump, thump..."
The Calamity Beast's head landed on the ground and rolled a distance.
Large amounts of blood spread outwards from the severed neck and head of the Calamity Beast.
Blood stained the ground, reflecting off the surrounding buildings, the sky, and the young man pacing forward...
Shen Heng slowly stopped and looked up at the sky.
The light screen in the sky rippled, and then the rankings were updated.
1. Xiao Xiangtong, 91 kills
2. Wu...
12. Shen Heng, 43 kills
Shen Heng's gaze lingered on his own ranking for a moment, then moved to the rankings of the people ahead of him.
"Third place, Lin Chentao, killed 64!"
"Fourth place, Lü Wenrui, killed 62!"
"Fifth place, Wang Zhixue, killed 58!"
"Sixth place, Yang Xu, killed 57!"
"Excluding Xiao Xiangtong and Wu Hongxuan, who have already obtained access to the advanced Origin Power chamber, and also excluding Lü Wenrui, who also secured a spot during yesterday's combat training."
"In other words, to secure a spot in the practical simulation, you need to rank at least fifth."
"Fifth place has 58, and I have 43."
"Then..."
Shen Heng shifted his gaze to the countdown that had appeared next to the light screen.
32:43.
32:42.
32:4...
"In half an hour, the opponent should be able to kill another 2-4."
"If we assume four, then I would have to kill 19 Calamity Beast within half an hour to have any chance."
"19 of them...?"
Shen Heng murmured.
He stood there for a while, pondering, and then, just like before, turned around and ran off in a clear direction.
However, unlike before, this time there was no sign of Calamity Beast moving in the direction he went.
On the deserted streets, Shen Heng ran alone.
Suddenly, the sounds of fighting came from Shen Heng's right.
Shen Heng subconsciously stopped and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
There, the sounds of battle continued to rang out.
In order to kill the Calamity Beast more quickly, Shen Heng didn't look even when he heard a sound, and even deliberately avoided it.
But now...
"We've already done the practical training; now let's try to climb the leaderboard."
"If things go well, my ranking should rise rapidly; if not, I'm doomed."
So it's not a big difference in time.
Thinking of this, Shen Heng lifted his leg and ran quickly in that direction.
Soon, Shen Heng stopped at the edge of a building.
He turned slightly to the side, his gaze fixed on the street ahead.
There, a short-haired man was facing an attack from four Spirit Fox Ape.
The Spirit Fox Ape kept moving, launching sneak attacks from time to time, whether forward, backward, left, or right.
But each sneak attack was blocked or forced back by a huge black shadow that rose from the ground and swept across the area.
The shadowy figure wasn't just used for defense; occasionally, it could be seen rising upright from the ground, its arms outstretched as it attacked several Spirit Fox Ape.
However, their movements weren't fast enough, and they were always easily dodged.
Wu Hongxuan, A-Class, Shadow Manipulation.
Information about the other party flashed through Shen Heng's mind.
His gaze fell on the shadow that had risen again, attempting to attack.
During these days of training, Shen Heng had witnessed Wu Hongxuan's abilities to varying degrees.
Its main purpose is to attach itself to one's own body to enhance one's physical abilities; to create weapons from shadows; and to hide in the shadows of others.
But this was the first time Shen Heng had ever seen someone directly control shadows to attack like this.
Are you trying to develop your own abilities?
Shen Heng watched the tall figure whose movements were not fast enough.
Its attacks were always dodged by the Spirit Fox Ape whenever it got close.
Seemingly sensing that someone was watching, Wu Hongxuan paused in place, turned his head and looked around, finally fixing his gaze on Shen Heng.
Their eyes met briefly.
The tall figure quickly shrank back to his feet, then rapidly expanded, covering him.
He then adopted the same state that Shen Heng had first witnessed when he used his abilities.
A translucent black shadow enveloped him, rippled occasionally like waves on water.
He held his right hand out to the side, his five fingers spread and then clenched, a black shadow extending from his palm to both sides.
Soon, a spear that resembled a gun but wasn't quite a gun appeared in his hand.
The back of the spear is normal, but the spearhead is much larger than that of a normal spear.
Although it's called a spear, it's actually more like a 3D arrow.
Wu Hongxuan crouched slightly, gathering strength in his feet.
With a 'bang', his entire body turned into a black line.
The black lines moved swiftly through the street, their target the Spirit Fox Ape.
"Quack!..."
Slightly frightened and panicked screams echoed through the street.
The Spirit Fox Ape tried to raise their hands to block the attack, but their arms were as thin as paper in front of the spear that the shadow had transformed into, offering no resistance whatsoever.
Ten seconds later, the shadows dispersed, revealing Wu Hongxuan's figure.
Around him, the Spirit Fox Ape collapsed helplessly to the ground.
Battle over!
Shen Heng looked at the scene before him with a hint of envy.
He can only find lone, solitary Calamity Beast, and he must also look for suitable opportunities during the battle.
Unlike Wu Hongxuan, who could train his abilities even when facing four Calamity Beast, and quickly resolve the situation when he finally didn't want to train anymore.
In this training session, the only ones capable of stopping the opponent are probably those few Third Tier Calamity Beast.
However, it's likely that only Wu Hongxuan and Xiao Xiangtong could achieve this in the training camp.
This can also be seen from the light screen in the sky.
Although many other people also possess A-Class abilities, they cannot achieve this effect.
This is due to the effect of the ability. For example, a fire-type ability of A-Class has high damage, but it is far from being able to burn Calamity Beast of the same rank to death simply by lighting a fire.
Secondly, it's due to the difference in ability strength. Although they are all A-Class abilities, there are still some differences in their strength.
Without a doubt, Wu Hongxuan and Xiao Xiangtong's abilities are among the top in the A-Class.