82: Chapter 82 Challenge Mission!

"How inexplicable..."

Shen Zhou frowned, not knowing why his old man had suddenly said those things.

He would choose his own friends, but he couldn't deny that he already considered Chen Mo his friend.

"Shen Zhou, what is your relationship with Commander Shen, exactly?"

Lin Ye, feeling a bit curious, threw an arm around Shen Zhou's shoulder.

"He's my dad."

Shen Zhou didn't hide it and said it quite nonchalantly.

"Holy crap! A second-generation official!"

Lin Ye's expression was exaggerated, but he had no intention of trying to curry favor.

"That's awesome, brother. From now on, us guys will be counting on you to cover us~"

The three of them returned to the dormitory laughing and joking, and Chen Mo had completely put the matter of the daily missions to the back of his mind.

...

The next day, the originally lively Luofeng Fortress quieted down.

The main reason for this was that the examinees had completely given up on competing for the top spot in the National Joint Examination, completely abandoning the rat race.

Zhuo Jida held the tablet in his hands, his face full of bitterness.

"Damn it..."

"Where am I supposed to go to complain about this..."

Looking at the score of 13,752 points for Chen Mos Squad, Zhuo Jida fell into deep self-doubt.

This was the first time in the history of the National Joint Examination that a five-digit score had appeared; it was truly exaggerated to the extreme.

Even if Chen Mo and his team did nothing for the next two weeks, there was absolutely no possibility of them being surpassed.

In other words, while those below them still had to struggle for their rankings, Chen Mo and his team could already lie flat.

Many people simply ignored Chen Mos Squad, who were leading by a landslide, and fixed their sights on the second-place Wang Jun's Squad.

"Captain, are you okay?"

Watching Wang Jun walk out of the infirmary, his team members asked with concern on their faces.

"I'm fine, I can keep fighting."

Wang Jun moved his shoulders. Ever since he found out that Chen Mo and his team had gotten so many points by taking on an A+ rank mission, Wang Jun had started attempting A rank missions.

In fact, many teams had also started attempting missions with higher levels and difficulties; wasn't this just a new form of the rat race?

But the culprit behind all this was lying back comfortably, or rather, the entire Chen Mos Squad had completely started to relax.

They weren't in a hurry; they just needed to occasionally check the score situation.

But conversely, where there were people relaxing, there were others who were nervous.

"Captain Zhang, the Third Squad has returned."

Zhang Lianqi looked up at the Third Squad Captain standing at the door, looking somewhat disheveled.

"Did you find out what's going on?"

"Yes, there are indeed new developments over at Baiye City."

The Third Squad Captain took the warm water handed to him by Zhang Lianqi, took a sip, and said.

"They seem to have borrowed an Abyssal divine artifact from somewhere. Its specific function is unknown, but they seem to want to try attacking Luofeng Fortress again by relying on this artifact."

Zhang Lianqi was not surprised by this result.

Who was Luofeng Fortress built to defend against?

That goes without saying: naturally, it was Baiye City, the super-city within the Abyssal Rift.

The Abyssal human race was currently similar to the Great Xia from thousands of years ago, a system similar to feudalism.

Each city lord fought for themselves, occasionally uniting to launch an attack.

It was just that facing an attack from Baiye City at this time would be a bit troublesome.

In addition to the examinees currently taking the National Joint Examination, there were also many family members inside the outer fortress.

The soldiers had been looking forward to family visits for a long time; ending them suddenly would cause a lot of dissatisfaction.

Zhang Lianqi had a headache. Although every battle locked the battlefield within the Abyss, no one could guarantee whether there would be any fish that slipped through the net.

"Notify the Scout Battalion to strengthen surveillance of Baiye City and report back on Baiye City's movements in real-time."

"As soon as they show the slightest sign of mobilizing troops, report this matter to Commander Shen immediately."

"Then... should we suspend the National Joint Examination, or contact other fortresses to change the exam location?"

The Third Squad Captain frowned; the presence of these examinees was actually a trouble for them.

"Suspend?"

"Why would we suspend it?"

Zhang Lianqi looked up and asked, raising an eyebrow.

"What does the National Joint Examination test?"

"Naturally, it's their combat capability!"

"Listen to me: add a new mission level to the missions. The content will be to conduct reconnaissance on Baiye City."

"Any valuable intelligence can be exchanged for points. This situation is the most suitable time to test these examinees' ability to adapt to on-site situations."

At the same time this order was issued, the mission tablet that Chen Mo had placed to the side also rang.

Chen Mo was stunned. This thing hadn't made a sound since he got it, so if it suddenly rang, something big must be happening!

Without the slightest hesitation, Chen Mo picked up the tablet and took a look.

Sure enough, at the very top of the list of A+ rank missions, a mission with black background and white text appeared.

[Challenge (Extremely High Risk) Mission: Investigate Baiye City's Movements!]

[Mission points will increase based on the value of the intelligence; no upper limit!]

[Note: Examinees, please be aware that this mission has an extremely high danger coefficient and an extremely high mortality rate. Please choose carefully!]

Chen Mo frowned. The Joint Exam missions wouldn't change for no reason.

And now, with a challenge mission appearing outside of the normal Joint Exam missions, it meant that something had definitely changed over at Baiye City.

Just as Chen Mo finished reading the challenge mission, the system in his mind suddenly rang.