Without waiting for Dong Haifeng to respond, two larger Moon Demon Wolves in the pack suddenly let out a low growl, completely ignoring him, and turned to flee.
“Aw~” “Aw~” The other Moon Demon Wolves quickly followed in a panic.
These Moon Demon Wolves were bloodthirsty, but they were not foolish.
“Want to run?”
“All the points are mine, don’t leave!” Li Yuan’s eyes narrowed. He pushed off with his strong legs, leaping several meters high over a large rock, transforming into a shadow as he chased after the fleeing Moon Demon Wolves.
“Whoosh!”
“Whoosh!” The spear in Li Yuan’s hand moved as if it had a life of its own, bursting forth with incredible power.
“Bang~” “Bang~” One by one, the Moon Demon Wolves were caught up by Li Yuan, their heads pierced through by his spear, killing them instantly.
As a ranked weapon, the spear in Li Yuan’s hand was extremely sharp, with enough hardness and toughness.
In just over ten seconds, nearly ten of the twenty fleeing Moon Demon Wolves were killed by Li Yuan. The remaining ones scattered in fear, quickly fleeing through the ravines and forests, disappearing from his sight.
In the jungle clearing, wolf corpses littered the ground, blood splattered everywhere, a shocking sight.
“They actually ran away?” Li Yuan muttered to himself, finally stopping his pursuit.
Boom!
A few seconds later, Dong Haifeng, panting heavily, ran up beside Li Yuan and couldn’t help but say, “Li Yuan, thank you.”
“Thank for what?” Li Yuan smiled.
“You saved me.” Dong Haifeng said seriously.
“I should thank you.” Li Yuan replied lightly, “You led them here. Otherwise, I would have had to spend more effort looking for them.”
Dong Haifeng was taken aback.
“Hmm?” Li Yuan glanced at his wristband, where the combat assessment data had already updated:
Points: 46
Ranking: 1
Note: Combat assessment goal achieved
“That Moon Demon Wolf was level 10.8, so killing it gave me 10 points?” Li Yuan smiled, thinking, “Good, I finally made it to first place again.”
With the information provided by Lin Lanyue, plus Li Yuan’s own strength, his points skyrocketed.
However, every time he reached first place, he would soon be caught up by ‘Wu Dongdong.’
“Wu Dongdong, 42 points?” Li Yuan opened the display on his smart wristband to see the detailed rankings:
First: Li Yuan, 46 points
Second: Wu Dongdong, 42 points
Third: Lin Lanyue, 40 points
Fourth: Wang Yu, 32 points
…
Most students had points below 10, with fewer than 50 managing to reach 10 points.
Li Yuan also noticed that the number of participants had decreased to 745.
This meant that over 200 students had already ended their combat assessment.
Fighting for life and death was not easy for most elite students.
“Dong Haifeng, keep it up. Looking at your points, you still have a chance to break into the top hundred.” Li Yuan smiled as he glanced at Dong Haifeng, who was standing there dumbfounded. “I’ll be going now.”
With a sweep of his gaze to determine the direction, Li Yuan headed deeper into the ‘Moon Demon Wolf 8 gathering area.’
According to the intel, a Moon Demon Wolf gathering area should have more than just these few wolves.
After all, the Moon Demon Wolves in the combat assessment area were captured from military bases and regularly fed, so their numbers were quite large.
Watching Li Yuan disappear into the forest, Dong Haifeng stood in place for a long time, then sighed, “I’m afraid Li Yuan never saw me as a rival.”
“First place?”
“Lin Lanyue, third place?” Dong Haifeng’s eyes dimmed as he looked at the rankings on his wristband.
“I’m just a clown.”
…
Saving Dong Haifeng?
Although on the way to Jiangbei Martial Arts University, Dong Haifeng had shown some inexplicable dislike and hostility, Li Yuan had never paid it any mind.
How much malice could there really be between classmates?
And how could it affect him?
…
In the high-level conference room of the war fortress in the Moon Demon Star Realm, many officers were watching the densely packed light screen projections.
“Too weak.”
A burly officer couldn’t help but shake his head. “They’re just the most ordinary Moon Demon Wolves, and there are hardly any ranked ones. In just a few hours, a quarter of the participants had to call for help.”
“Look at that kid. His skills and physical condition are good, but he can’t seem to utilize his sword techniques and is being forced to retreat.” The stout officer pointed at one of the screens, shaking his head in disappointment.
“Old Wang.”
Another tall, thin senior officer chuckled, “They’re just kids. Although they’ve gone through many virtual battles, you and I both know that real combat and virtual battles are completely different.”
“Just the mindset is different.” The tall officer continued, “In virtual battles, no matter how realistic the simulation, they know they won’t get hurt or die, so they aren’t afraid.”
“In real combat, one small mistake could lead to injury or death. It’s normal for them to feel restrained during their first real battle.”
“After a few more experiences, they’ll be fine.”
Officer Wang sighed, “I’m just anxious watching them.”
Suddenly.
“Old Wang, look at that kid. Isn’t he performing well?” The tall officer pointed to one of the screens. “He’s really calm, and his spear techniques are beautiful.”
“Despite having weaker physical abilities, he dares to get close and fight with the ranked Moon Demon Wolves.”
The scene on the screen showed Li Yuan saving Dong Haifeng and battling a large group of Moon Demon Wolves.
“Oh?” Officer Wang couldn’t help but look, his eyes lighting up as he nodded, “He’s good!”
From their judgment based on speed, they estimated Li Yuan’s physical condition to be around level 9.
But in close combat, every step he took and every shot he fired was terrifyingly precise.
Even the Moon Demon Wolf leader, who had far greater physical strength than Li Yuan, was no match for him.
“His name is Li Yuan?”
The tall officer lowered his head and quickly checked the data, smiling, “Physical condition 8.9? Spear technique level four? He actually reached first place.”
“The other students with better physical conditions and good skills hesitated during combat, their mental strength not as good as his.”
“And he’s quite lucky, encountering more Moon Demon Wolves along the way.” The tall officer added.
“With this level of strength, reaching first place is quite normal.” Officer Wang smiled, “I like combat-type geniuses.”
As soldiers who had been on the front lines of war for years, they didn’t care much about ‘apparent strength.’
To them, the strength that could be displayed was the real deal.
“Old Ji, check his detailed information.” Officer Wang said.
“Okay.”
The tall officer quickly clicked on the control panel in front of him, and soon Li Yuan’s detailed information appeared.
“His family background is very ordinary!”
“Oh? He even received the title of Young Hero.” The tall officer’s eyes brightened, “Old Wang, look.”
“Young Hero title?” Officer Wang was even more surprised and also looked at the data.
After reading for over ten seconds, suddenly, both officers looked up at the same time, as if they were in sync, both smiling.
“How about it?”
“Let’s give him a spot.” Officer Wang grinned, “Last year we didn’t give out a single spot, and we got scolded for it.”
“I don’t want to give these rich kids anything. Do they even need it? Even if we give it, they won’t remember our kindness.”
“This Li Yuan, although he’s from the Starfire Martial Hall and can’t join our military, achieving this with his background fits my taste.”
“Besides, anyone who can earn the Young Hero title can’t be that bad, right?” Officer Wang provided a series of reasons.
“Alright.”
“I think it’s good too.” The tall officer nodded, “Besides Li Yuan, there’s another one I think is also good.”
“Tian Dazhuang?” Officer Wang asked back.
“You saw him too?”
“I saw him. His combat mindset is a bit worse than Li Yuan’s, but he was specially recruited by the Martial Arts Hall. Maybe we can try inviting him to join our military.”
…
Time passed.
In the combat assessment area, which was 100 kilometers wide, mountains stretched endlessly, and many students were engaged in battles with Star Realm creatures.
Many Moon Demon Wolves were killed.
Students were continuously forced to call for help, and with the speed of the accompanying combat drones, they could often arrive within ten seconds to kill attacking Moon Demon Wolves.
However, no matter how fast the rescue was or how well the protective suits shielded vital areas, occasionally, students would still be injured or even killed.
Such things were unavoidable.
By 3 PM, there were fewer than 200 students left in the entire combat assessment area.
On a rocky wasteland on the east side of Sword Edge Mountain.
“Roar~” “Aw~”
“Roar!” A pack of Moon Demon Wolves roared, trying to surround the black-armored youth in the center from all sides.
Countless Moon Demon Wolf corpses lay scattered on the ground.
The stench of blood was overwhelming.
The black-armored youth stood in the center, unfazed by the waves of Moon Demon Wolves attacking around him, his spear circle unshaken.
His shooting speed wasn’t fast, but every shot was incredibly precise.
One by one, the Moon Demon Wolves fell.
He stood like a rock, unmoving against the assault of over a hundred Moon Demon Wolves.
“Roar~” Not far away, on a large rock, a massive Moon Demon Wolf over three meters long and nearly 1.5 meters tall growled anxiously, staring intently at the black-armored youth.
It couldn’t understand why the life energy of the strange youth in front of it was so weak, yet his strength was so terrifying.
It didn’t dare to act recklessly.
“Should I say I’m unlucky or fortunate?”
“I’ve actually encountered the ‘Group 1’ mentioned in the intel.” Li Yuan’s mind was calm as water, his gaze icy: “A level 12.1 Wolf King, three over level 10 big wolves, and over a hundred ordinary Moon Demon Wolves.”
This force was enough to make an average ranked martial artist flee in fear.
Li Yuan wanted to escape, but he couldn’t.
In terms of running speed, with his physical condition, he wasn’t particularly fast.
During the previous 20-minute chase, Li Yuan had killed over 20 Moon Demon Wolves, including one ranked Moon Demon Wolf.
In the end, he was still surrounded.
“However, the continuous killing has greatly increased my spiritual awakening level.” Li Yuan thought, his gaze cold.
“[…Spiritual Awakening Level reached 9.7%]”
“[…Spiritual Awakening Level reached 9.9%]” As more Moon Demon Wolves fell, notifications kept flashing on the Divine Palace Panel.
Suddenly, as he fired another shot, two more notifications flashed in the corner of Li Yuan’s vision.
“[…Spiritual Awakening Level reached 10%]”
“[Spiritual Awakening Level has reached 10%, can guide a source force into the body]”
“Hmm? Source force into the body? What is that? Isn’t the spiritual awakening level supposed to reach 25% before there’s any so-called spiritual guidance?” Li Yuan was startled.
Before he could think further,
“Roar~”
From the distant boulder, the massive Moon Demon Wolf King could no longer hold back, letting out a low growl as it suddenly leaped forward, attacking like lightning.
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