35: Rankings Announced

The Demonic Dragon naturally didn't have a Clone.

That smaller "Demonic Dragon" was the Little Black Snake; it bit the Demonic Dragon's corpse and dove into the Black Water Pool.

Various stun skills flew toward it.

The Little Black Snake paused for less than 0.1 seconds before continuing to dive into the water.

After all, while the Mind Link was active, Xu Le could wake it up directly.

"It can even escape like this?"

"Even if it goes into the water, I have to fish it out."

"The Demonic Dragon's whole body is full of treasures; the dragon scales, armor, tendons, blood, and teeth are all top-grade Materials."

Chen Kai cursed and swore, rolling up his pant legs to get into the water.

The people around finally reacted, and several jumped directly into the water.

The stench was overwhelming, and their health points dropped rapidly.

Several people quickly jumped out, only then realizing that not only Chen Kai, but the entire Chen Family hadn't moved.

The brashness, impulsiveness, and inability to keep secrets were all just a persona.

It was clearly just to make them scout the way.

Those who had been fooled were furious but didn't dare speak up; they could only take out antidotes and gulp them down to avoid being poisoned to death.

Inside the Black Water Pool.

The Little Black Snake's health was also dropping rapidly.

It dragged the Demonic Dragon's corpse just to swallow the dropped items into its mouth.

The corpse was just a cover.

Chen Kai and the others also thought of a solution, having the mages in their Family continuously cast earth-element Spells to push the dragon corpse up.

Having completed its task, the Little Black Snake shrank back to the size of a chopstick head, swam to the bushes on the other side, and sneaked back.

Chen Kai and the others obtained the dragon corpse and immediately put it away.

Share it?

Sorry, that's the loot of the Four Great Families.

Xu Le didn't care; anyway, the most important thing was already in his hands. He wouldn't know how to process the dragon corpse, so snatching it would just be useless trash.

Everyone was helpless and only then began to check the changes in their points.

[Experience +126,890]

[Points x10 Multiplier]

The experience points were okay; since there were so many people sharing, what he received wasn't much.

However, the ten-fold points.

So Brother Le got the last hit?

Li Yang cried out in surprise and jumped up.

Most people had only received a 2x point multiplier and were surprised by Li Yang's reaction.

This person doesn't seem to be from the Four Great Families, right?

Could it be... Li Yang also realized he had let the cat out of the bag and hurriedly tried to cover it up: "This is awesome! 3x points! Hahaha, I have hope for university now!"

Everyone curled their lips.

Exaggerated!

Pretentious!

Fake as hell.

Li Yang's scalp tingled; he felt like he had messed things up.

Xu Le's voice rang in his heart: "What are you afraid of? The big BOSS is dead, and the exam is about to end. There's no point in hiding your points."

"Oh!"

Li Yang finally realized.

Others couldn't take away his ten-fold points, and they would be announced soon anyway, so it didn't matter if they were exposed.

At that moment, a mechanical voice rang out from everyone's exam bracelets.

[The final BOSS has been eliminated. You may submit your paper early to end the exam and check your points.]

[You can also wait until the exam time ends before submitting your paper and leaving.]

Some people who didn't have enough points began returning to the outer ring to hunt monsters and earn more points.

However, more people, like Xu Le, exited the exam directly, and everyone's points appeared before their eyes.

(Temporary rankings; final rankings will be announced after the exam ends)

[1st Place: Xu Le, Points: 14,920, School: Jiucheng Second Middle School]

[2nd Place: Li Yang, Points: 14,890, School: Jiucheng Second Middle School]

[3rd Place: Chen Kai, Points: 2,405, School: Jiucheng Longxiang]

...Compared to the first and second place, the third place's points were cut in half, then in half again, with a gap the size of an extra severed hand.

Chen Kai's face was as dark as ink: "Why does it feel like being in third place is even more miserable than being nailed to a pillar of shame?"

"Brother Kai, we have a 5x multiplier, while those two beasts in first and second place have a 10x multiplier. It's normal that we can't compare."

Chen Kai snorted. "Are you saying that if we had a 10x multiplier, we could catch up to their scores?"

"Uh..."

As soon as this leaderboard came out...

Countless people fell silent.

Xiang Ying looked at her own score.

[136th Place: Xiang Ying, Points: 712, School: Jiucheng Second Middle School]

Looking at Xu Le in first place felt worse than if she had ranked outside the top three hundred herself.

"How is this possible?"

"He's just an F-Rank trash Contractor, how could he get over ten thousand points? How?!"

"I'm an S-rank Professional, and I'm the girlfriend of the Tang Family's third Young Master!"

Xiang Ying clenched her fists, her nails sinking deep into her flesh.

If she had been a bit braver and hadn't run away immediately after the black dragon appeared, she might have snagged a 5x multiplier and had a chance at a better result, getting into a first-rate or even top-tier university.

If they hadn't broken up, could she have been second place, or even first... "No, that trash Contractor isn't worthy of me!"

"He must have cheated!"

Xiang Ying's mouth was full of bitterness as she lifted her fair neck, preparing to expose a certain despicable person.

But she found that the despicable person was surrounded by a group of people, one of whom was the Exam Center Director here.

"Was he caught cheating?"

"Good opportunity, I have to go see."

Thinking this, she quickly ran over... Xu Le was just about to leave the school gate.

Ning Que blocked his way, appearing alongside the Exam Center Directors from the testing center.

"Student Xu Le, thank you for killing the Rank 60 BOSS, the Giant Moth Lord. Otherwise, Old Ning would have been completely finished this time."

"I did it for the exam too," Xu Le said casually, not knowing the other's intention.

The two chatted for a while, then Ning Que took out a skill book.

[Skill] Competitive Heart (Passive)

[Quality] Legendary

[Learning Requirements] Contractor, Beast Tamer, Summoner, etc.

[Skill Description] When a pet's Rank is lower than the master's, it will automatically trigger the Competitive Heart, and the experience points gained will automatically increase to 100 times. (Cannot exceed the master's Rank)

It had to be said, this was a skill with a lot of long-term potential.

It was ordinary at the start, but became rarer the later the stage.

The first 30 Ranks for professionals are Elementary Professionals, with relatively low upgrade experience; Ranks 31-60 are Intermediate Professionals, where the experience needed for each Rank increases to 1 million; Ranks 61-90 are Advanced Professionals, requiring 10 million experience points per Rank.

Above Rank 91, it is said that every Rank up requires an astronomical amount.

With the [Competitive Heart] skill, at least he wouldn't have to level it up separately anymore.

Xu Le was tempted. "What are the conditions?"

"No conditions," Ning Que waved his hand. "More accurately, the condition was already fulfilled when you killed the Giant Moth Lord. Don't refuse..."

He stopped mid-sentence and closed his mouth.

Because Xu Le had already taken the skill book and clicked use.

I just recorded that.

Everything you said can be used as evidence in court, hmph~

Ning Que didn't regret it. He organized his thoughts and continued, "The gratitude has been expressed. Next is official business, which has nothing to do with my previous actions."

Pausing for a moment, he continued, "After you killed the Giant Moth Lord, a certain item was dropped. I am willing to offer one billion Credits for it. What do you think?"

"Not much," Xu Le shook his head.

He wasn't short on Credits; often, things had a price but no supply. He needed usable skills, equipment, and pets more.

Ning Que smilingly handed over a list. "Think about it."