Chapter 17: Statistics of Results – She's Not Number One.

Chu Han stood at the edge of the poisonous mist, holding his saber like a god of war.

"It really is Chu Han!"

A student pointed at Chu Han, their voice trembling.

"It's him."

Jiang Yan also couldn't hide the shock in her heart, her beautiful eyes filled with amazement.

"He's your classmate? This is a student from the wilderness training?!" a soldier asked in shock.

"Yes, his name is Chu Han," Jiang Yan replied.

"My god! He really is just a student!"

The people who previously refused to believe Chu Han was a student cried out in alarm.

"A Genius! He is a true Genius!"

"Such a Genius can only fully realize his talent by joining our military."

"Right, send a message to the commander immediately."

Several soldiers were already thinking about how to recruit Chu Han into the army.

As the protagonist, Chu Han did not stay idle.

He continued to strike, beginning a slaughter of the remaining Black Stone Scorpions.

In just a few seconds, seven or eight Black Stone Scorpions fell at Chu Han's feet.

"Brothers, follow him! We can't fall behind!"

The soldiers' fighting spirit was also completely ignited by Chu Han's hot-bloodedness, and they all rushed out to join the battle.

Without the interference of the Mutated Black Stone Scorpion, these people's strength as 1st Tier Martial Artists completely exploded.

They were highly efficient in dealing with these ordinary Black Stone Scorpions.

The battle ended quickly.

The clearing was filled with the corpses of Black Stone Scorpions.

"Brother Chu, thank you! If it weren't for you, I'm afraid none of us would have made it out of here today."

Captain Wang of the military squad walked up to Chu Han and gave a solemn military salute, his eyes carrying a hint of heat—this was admiration for the strong!

"It was just a small effort; these Black Stone Scorpions were my prey to begin with," Chu Han said indifferently as he sheathed his long saber.

"No matter what, you are our savior!"

Captain Wang smiled and turned to shout to the soldiers behind him, "Brothers, collect all the tail stingers of the Black Stone Scorpions and give them to Brother Chu. These are all his spoils of war!"

Chu Han's eyes lit up. He hadn't expected these soldiers to be so considerate; this saved him a lot of effort.

The soldiers immediately took action, pulling out special puncture-proof cloth bags and carefully cutting off the tail stinger of every Black Stone Scorpion. They packed them into the bags and handed them to Chu Han—there were a full seventy or eighty stingers inside.

Adding the 66 he had killed before, he suddenly had over 100 Black Stone Scorpion tail stingers on him.

"Can you help me transport this back?"

Chu Han pointed at the corpse of the Mutated Black Stone Scorpion and asked.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he couldn't expose his spatial equipment and could only let the military do the work for him.

"Of course, no problem. I've already contacted the base's transport vehicle. We'll transport these corpses back intact, and you can handle them yourself then, including this 1st Tier one."

"That's good."

Chu Han nodded, but he still used his knife to remove the Mutated Black Stone Scorpion's tail stinger just in case.

Captain Wang didn't have any objections either.

Half an hour later, two military trucks arrived, and the soldiers worked together to load the Black Stone Scorpion corpses onto the trucks.

Chu Han and the students from Jiang Yan's squad all got on the trucks and drove toward the Wilderness Training Camp base.

As the sun set, the trucks finally arrived at the base.

At this moment, a square in the base was already crowded with people.

All the students who participated in the wilderness trial had returned and were waiting for their points from hunting Beasts to be tallied.

A temporary points stage had been set up in the center of the square, where several teachers were waiting with registration forms to tally the scores.

The Principal and military leaders were all sitting on the stage, waiting for the tallying to begin.

"Captain Li, news has come from outside the city. The rescue team and the students have entered the base. We can begin the tallying."

Nearby, a soldier reported to Captain Li.

Captain Li nodded and said to the Principal, "Everyone is back. Let's begin."

The Principal nodded and stood up. "The Wilderness Training Camp Beast hunt tallying officially begins!"

Following his command, the students stepped forward one by one to display their spoils.

"Sharp-Toothed Rabbit, 1 point!"

"Wasteland Wolf, 2 points!"

"Putrid Dog, 3 points!"

"Striped Snake, 3 points!"

Even unranked Beasts were categorized by strength, and the points awarded varied accordingly.

Students who only hunted Sharp-Toothed Rabbits and Wasteland Wolves naturally had the lowest points.

While students who hunted Putrid Dogs and Striped Snakes had much higher scores.

"Next, Zhao Lei!" the teacher called out.

A sturdily built boy stepped forward, took out three Black Stone Scorpion tail stingers and five Putrid Dog fangs from his backpack, and placed them proudly on the table. "Reporting, teacher: three Black Stone Scorpions and five Putrid Dogs!"

"Oh? Black Stone Scorpions?" The teacher picked up a tail stinger to examine it and said with satisfaction, "Not bad. A B-Rank Talent is indeed different. 30 points!"

The surrounding students immediately let out a cry of surprise. "Zhao Lei is pretty good! He could actually kill Black Stone Scorpions!"

"30 points—that's probably in the top three so far, right?"

"As expected of a B-Rank Talent, much stronger than us C-ranks!"

Listening to the discussion, the corners of Zhao Lei's mouth almost curled up to the sky. He scanned the people around him provocatively, as if looking for someone who could surpass him.

To be able to kill a Black Stone Scorpion, a student had to have at least a B-Rank Talent. His results were indeed something to be proud of.

Just then, the crowd suddenly fell silent as everyone's gaze turned toward the next person to appear, Li Mengran.

Li Mengran carried an exquisite leather bag and walked proudly toward the points stage, surrounded by a group of people.

"It's Li Mengran! The A-Rank Talent Li Mengran!"

"She must have hunted even more powerful Beasts!"

"Look at her bag, it's bulging!"

Li Mengran walked to the points stage, elegantly opened the bag, and took out the tail stingers one by one, arranging them on the table. "Instructor, 11 Black Stone Scorpion tail stingers."

"What? 11?!"

The teacher in charge of the tallying suddenly looked up and stared at the tail stingers to count them. There were indeed 11!

"11 tail stingers, 55 points! This is the highest score so far!"

The entire venue instantly erupted in excitement.

"My god! 11 Black Stone Scorpions? Li Mengran is too fierce! She must have been hunting these dangerous Beasts the whole time."

"An A-Rank Talent is truly terrifying. This score definitely secures first place!"

"Zhao Lei was so smug earlier, but he's far behind Li Mengran!"

Hearing the crowd's cheers, Zhao Lei immediately reined in his pride.

Indeed, compared to Li Mengran, he was still far behind!

A smug smile appeared on Li Mengran's face as she enjoyed the attention of the crowd.

She paused, then took out a feathered claw from the bag and placed it on the table. "By the way, there's also this. A 1st Tier Beast, the claw of a Gale Falcon Eagle."

"Gale Falcon Eagle?!"

The eyes of the teachers in charge of the tallying widened instantly. They scrambled to pick up the claw and examine it closely. Pale gold feathers still remained on the claw, and its sharp tip glinted with a cold light. It was indeed characteristic of a Gale Falcon Eagle.

"1st Tier Beast Gale Falcon Eagle, kill reward 100 points! Li Mengran, your total is 155 points!"

"This Gale Falcon Eagle was already somewhat injured; I was just lucky enough to kill it," Li Mengran said modestly.

"Even an injured Gale Falcon Eagle is not something an ordinary Quasi-Martial Artist can handle. This score is absolutely fine!" the tallying teacher said enthusiastically.

"155 points?!"

The entire venue completely exploded. The students' cries of surprise rose and fell, clearly extremely shocked by this result.

The Principal and many school leaders even stood up in excitement. Li Mengran had already displayed strength comparable to a 1st Tier Martial Artist—how could they not be excited!

"Haha, as expected of Li Mengran. Of course she has to be number one!"

One school leader said excitedly.

The other leaders also nodded continuously in agreement.

"Before the Martial Exam, Li Mengran will definitely be able to become a 1st Tier Martial Artist, and might even push for 2nd Tier!"

The Principal of Third Middle School also said with satisfaction.

Beside him, Captain Li shook his head, a meaningful smile appearing on his face.

"The number one spot... is not hers."