strictlysupreme Chapter 70 Post-War Liquidation Assessment: A Sudden Change
Chapter 70 Post-War Liquidation Assessment: A Sudden Change
The stench of blood wafted through the air before the Demon-Suppressing Tower, so pungent it was nauseating. Xue Wuhen led the remaining assassins into the dark forest, leaving behind only severed limbs and broken weapons. Lin Chen slowly sheathed his sword and stood there, his chest heaving violently, each breath churning his lungs. Just now, he had withstood that attack of bloodthirsty power, which had completely disrupted the flow of his stellar energy. The wound on his back had reopened, and warm blood seeped out silently, quickly soaking through his once-white clothes, clinging stickily to his back.
The surviving students slumped to the ground in twos and threes. The initial relief of surviving the ordeal quickly faded, replaced by a cloud of gloom on their faces. Zhao Lei slammed the bent iron rod into the ground, plopped down, and broke the silence with a string of curses: "Damn it! I thought I was just coming to the Northwest Forest to hunt some ferocious beasts and graduate, but who knew we'd run into this mess of an evil invasion? Now the assessment command center is blown up, what are we going to do for this year's martial arts college entrance exam? We can't just come all this way for nothing and get nothing at all, can we?"
These words were like a pebble thrown into stagnant water, and everyone began to whisper among themselves.
"That's right! We still have our identity bracelets on, so do the points from the beasts we killed before count?"
"I was just 200 points away from getting into a second-tier martial arts academy, and now it's all over!"
"You almost lost your life, what's the point of taking the exam now..."
Lin Chen was stunned for a moment before snapping back to reality. Yes, these senior martial arts students were originally there to participate in the nationally unified graduation combat assessment. Ten days ago, Tianlan Martial Arts Academy organized all its senior students to travel to the Northwest Forest Region. The original plan was to kill first and second-tier ferocious beasts and accumulate enough points to graduate smoothly. But who could have imagined that on the third day of the assessment, a shocking incident would erupt: the Wang family colluding with the evil race and detonating the Heavenly Fiend Array, turning a graduation exam into a life-or-death battleground.
Just then, Jiang Chen strode over with several fully armed military soldiers, carrying a dusty megaphone. He cleared his throat, and his voice boomed through the megaphone:
"Dear students, please quiet down! I have some good news to share. We have restored communication with the Martial Arts Headquarters and the Ministry of Education of the Great Xia Kingdom! The headquarters has just issued an urgent notice: the graduation combat assessment in the Northwest Forest Region is to be concluded ahead of schedule. All student records on their identification wristbands will be automatically converted into wartime combat merit points, which will be the sole criterion for admission to this year's Martial Arts College Entrance Examination!"
The entire venue erupted in cheers, which nearly lifted the dark clouds overhead!
"Great! The points still count!"
"I killed three second-tier ferocious beasts; I should be able to get into a regular martial arts university!"
"Lin Chen is definitely number one! He killed so many evil warriors and ferocious beasts, including a fourth-tier evil-scaled black bear!"
Lin Chen subconsciously raised his wrist, looking at the black identity bracelet he had worn since the first day of the assessment, which he had never taken off. The screen had been shattered in the fierce battle just now, but it still stubbornly lit up beneath the spiderweb-like cracks, clearly displaying a line of jumping numbers: 12700.
He suddenly realized why the bracelet would vibrate slightly every time he killed a demon or ferocious beast. It turned out that it had been silently recording his achievements, storing the data offline even in the face of communication disruptions, making it the most irrefutable evidence at this moment.
Jiang Chen walked through the crowd to Lin Chen, looked at him and smiled, "Lin Chen, you don't need to look anymore. Your score is the highest among everyone, more than ten times higher than the second place. Headquarters has already sent a congratulatory telegram, saying that you have set a new record for the highest score in the history of the Great Xia Kingdom's graduation practical assessment."
After a pause, Jiang Chen's smile faded, and he continued, "Also, there's something else I need to tell everyone. The admissions officers from all the top martial arts academies in the country were originally serving as referees and safety observers at this assessment site. During the previous major battle, they all went with the military to rescue people. Now that communications have been restored, they are all at the temporary command post and want to meet with all of you outstanding students to distribute your pre-admission notices on the spot."
Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat. No wonder he felt several sharp eyes scrutinizing him from the shadows when he killed Liu Kun; no wonder so many people in different school uniforms were helping to defend the city when the beast tide broke out. It turned out they had always been there, only taking off their civilian clothes and putting on military uniforms when the battle broke out, fighting alongside the soldiers.
"By the way," Jiang Chen suddenly lowered his voice and leaned closer to Lin Chen, "the admissions officer from Xingwu University is here too, and he's a big shot. He specifically asked to see you, and he's waiting for you at the command post right now."
Lin Chen's heart skipped a beat. Star Martial University was the top university that all martial arts students dreamed of, and the only place that possessed Star Marrow Liquid and the Fountain of Life.
He subconsciously turned his head to look at the distance. Su Muyue was leaning weakly in Su Qingyue's arms, her face as pale as paper, and the hideous black line of blood on her arm was still slowly spreading upwards. In the temporary medical pod not far away, Su Zhennan, whose heart meridian had been shattered by Qin Cang's spy, remained unconscious. The doctor said he had at most three months to live.
Lin Chen's hands, hanging by his sides, slowly clenched, his nails digging deep into his palms.
No matter what, he had to go to Xingwu University. It was their only hope of saving Su Muyue and Su Zhennan.