18: Chapter 18: Slaying Ferocious Beasts in a Speed ​​Race – I'm Your Father!

Chief Instructor Du scanned the thirty students, taking in all of their expressions.

"We have arranged thirty battle rooms where you will slay ferocious beasts. After killing one, you will have ten seconds of preparation time before we release the second, until all five are slain."

"If you feel you cannot hold on midway through, you can immediately shout to withdraw. We have installed control devices on every beast that can make them lose consciousness instantly. Is that understood?" Chief Instructor Du read out the training rules.

"Understood!" everyone answered loudly.

"Very well! Enter your respective battle rooms according to yesterday's numbers."

At Chief Instructor Du's command, everyone entered their battle rooms and stood ready.

"Attention all students, the first beast is about to be released," an electronic voice announced in the rooms.

By this time, all the teachers had arrived at the control room, watching the screens on the wall. There were also beast control devices here; they could intervene in time if a student failed to surrender fast enough.

"Begin."

Chief Instructor Du spoke, and a teacher immediately pressed the start button, releasing the first beast into the thirty battle rooms.

Lin Yuan stood casually in the battle room. These beasts posed no threat to him; in his eyes, they weren't beasts at all, but ability points...

The release port on the wall suddenly opened, and a wolf-shaped beast lunged out—it was a beast at the Body Tempering Initial Stage.

Lin Yuan threw a casual punch, striking the wolf-shaped beast's head.

Bang!

The massive wolf head burst apart like a shattered watermelon, instantly exploding into fragments. Red and white matter splattered everywhere, immediately fouling the walls and floor of the battle room.

A crystal-clear beast crystal flew into the air.

Lin Yuan reached out and snatched the beast crystal, stuffing it directly into his pants pocket.

"Holy crap! This Lin Yuan's strength is so high, he actually blew the beast apart with one hit..."

"Incredible. To be able to insta-kill a Body Tempering Initial Stage beast, just how strong is he?"

The teachers, unaware of Lin Yuan's specific strength, were all profoundly shocked.

"Lin Yuan's situation must be kept strictly confidential, understood?" Chief Instructor Du's voice came from behind them.

"Understood, understood," several teachers said quickly.

"Director Du, our school is supposed to recover those beast crystals, right? Just now Lin Yuan—"

Before the teacher could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the Principal's voice.

"Let him have it. It's just one beast crystal."

"Yes."

The teacher nodded quickly and said no more.

At this time, Hao Qiang had already suppressed the beast in his battle room; it seemed victory was only a matter of time. Jiang Sheng was also suppressing his beast; for a Body Tempering Mid-stage to face a Body Tempering Initial Stage beast was still relatively easy.

The other students appeared to be struggling more; facing beasts of equal strength, they had to be cautious.

The first three beasts were all at the Body Tempering Initial Stage. Lin Yuan treated them like punching bags, finishing the kills very quickly, feeling quite relaxed and comfortable.

And just as he finished killing three beasts, Hao Qiang finally punched the beast in front of him to death.

"Hehe—not bad. I killed it very quickly this time. I'd like to see how that Lin Yuan compares to me."

Hao Qiang smiled confidently and looked at the beast release port, waiting for the second beast to arrive.

At the same moment, Jiang Sheng also finished killing his first beast. "My killing speed shouldn't be slower than Hao Qiang's. That Lin Yuan is just a nobody; my only real opponent is Hao Qiang!"

Jiang Sheng smiled confidently, preparing to welcome the second beast.

The following two beasts were both at the Body Tempering Mid-stage. Lin Yuan still took them out with one punch each. Once he had finished killing all five beasts,

He then used the Spirit Devouring skill to devour the five soul bodies. Looking at the 350 ability points on the system panel, he curled his lip.

"The school is really stingy, only providing five beasts. If they'd provided a hundred or so, wouldn't that be awesome?" Lin Yuan thought grumpily.

If the Principal heard Lin Yuan's thought, he would surely jump up in frustration.

No. 6 High School's education budget was already tight. Being able to procure these 150 beasts was already the limit, and the teachers' bonuses were even in arrears, yet he still thought it was too few.

When Lin Yuan walked out of the battle room, he found three students already standing on the assembly ground outside. He was slightly stunned—was there anyone faster than him?

Then it dawned on him; these three must be the so-called 'Specially Selected Students' they mentioned.

Lin Yuan went to the assembly ground and stood with them, but said nothing.

Students came out one after another, all standing together waiting for the last few classmates.

After Hao Qiang finished killing the third beast, the fourth turned out to be at the Body Tempering Mid-stage. He had already consumed more than half his energy, and facing a Body Tempering Mid-stage now proved extremely difficult.

However, he gritted his teeth and persisted, enduring a body full of injuries, and finally killed the fourth beast.

"I definitely can't kill the fifth one; I've reached my limit. I bet even if Jiang Sheng can kill the fourth, his injuries will be heavier than mine and his speed slower. This is enough; time to go out."

Thinking this, Hao Qiang shouted loudly, "I withdraw!"

Clack!

Hao Qiang pushed open the battle room door and walked out.

He immediately saw Lin Yuan among the crowd on the assembly ground. Lin Yuan's clothes were clean and tidy, as if he hadn't been in a fight at all.

A look of disdain appeared in Hao Qiang's eyes. "Coming out so early and staying so clean, this kid probably got scared and ran out the moment he saw a beast. Let's see how you rely on connections to steal my first place today."

Hao Qiang had only walked a few steps when—Clack!

The adjacent battle room door opened and Jiang Sheng walked out. He was indeed quite badly injured; his left arm was basically immobile, and he was currently supporting it with his right arm.

"Hao Qiang, you really were faster than me. How many did you kill?" Jiang Sheng asked with a dejected expression.

"I killed four. You killed four too, right? Although you're slower and more injured than me, you've done quite well," Hao Qiang said with a proud curl of his lip.

"Hmph! Even though you're first today, I won't admit defeat!" Jiang Sheng snorted coldly and walked toward the assembly point.

Once everyone had assembled, Chief Instructor Du began to announce the rankings.

The others' rankings were basically the same as yesterday's; everyone's focus was naturally on the top three.

"Third place, Jiang Sheng, four beasts slain, time: one hour and thirty-two minutes."

As Chief Instructor Du's voice fell, there was a slight stir in the crowd, but under the pressure of Chief Instructor Du's presence, no one dared to speak, though their expressions were quite vivid.

Jiang Sheng frowned, while Hao Qiang stared at Lin Yuan with fury.

"Second place, Hao Qiang, four beasts slain, time: one hour and thirty minutes."

Chief Instructor Du continued reading. Sure enough, Hao Qiang only got second place again.

Hao Qiang was about to explode. What did this mean? Doing this over and over? What was the point of this training camp then?

"First place, Lin Yuan, five beasts slain, time: one hour and twenty minutes."

Chief Instructor Du continued. When everyone heard the time, three students clearly frowned.

It was precisely the three Specially Selected Students who had come out first. Their strength wasn't enough to kill a beast alone, so they had come out immediately. They clearly remembered that Lin Yuan had come out after only forty or fifty seconds.

Why did the instructor say he took an hour and twenty minutes? Of course, those who took about an hour also felt it was a bit strange.

In fact, Chief Instructor Du had no choice. Could he say he took forty-five seconds to insta-kill five beasts? How would that make others feel? Would they be so discouraged they'd never recover?

"I refuse to accept this! Is there any point in giving a Specially Selected Student first place every time? I'd rather not participate in a training camp like this!"

Hao Qiang finally couldn't suppress his emotions and roared in anger.

Chief Instructor Du was also incensed upon hearing this and was just about to scold him, but Hao Qiang continued to roar:

"Lin Yuan, if you're a man, fight me one-on-one. If you don't dare, then admit it yourself—you're a Specially Selected Student who got in through connections! Tell me! Are you a Specially Selected Student or not?"

"I am your father!"

Lin Yuan frowned. He originally couldn't be bothered to deal with this Hao Qiang, but the guy just wouldn't stop. Did he really think Lin Yuan was an easy pushover?