34: Impossible, there must be something wrong with the results.
Fifteen minutes passed just like that.
Song Ming also took the opportunity to harvest another wave of gathered monsters.
When he finished all of this, another monster walked out from the light gate.
Its body was even larger than the previous Bearman Warrior.
The armor on its body was also more complete, covering its entire body, leaving only a massive lion's head exposed!
It roared at Song Ming, who was sitting on the ground, raised the greatsword in its hand, and slashed down.
With a clang, the shield in front of Song Ming remained motionless.
Under the Appraisal Technique, the information of this lion monster appeared before his eyes.
【Frenzied Lion General (Enhanced Elite)】
【HP: 20000】
【Rank: 16】
【Strength: 710】
【Agility: 410】
【Spirit: 302】
【Physique: 720】
【Defense: 800】
“It’s no longer the Bearman Warrior from before; it’s an Enhanced Elite monster of Rank 16!”
Song Ming was a little surprised.
He then understood.
This should be because as time entered the latter half, the difficulty would increase accordingly.
After all, he chose Rank five difficulty.
Such a change was also within reason.
Song Ming had no idea that it was because of him that Enhanced Elite monsters appeared in the scenario.
However, even an Enhanced Elite monster made no difference to Song Ming.
He continued with his previous battle plan.
He read comics while waiting for the monsters to gather, then wiped them all out at once.
The last fifteen minutes finally passed.
Most of the examinees had long been unable to withstand the waves of attacking monsters and chose to give up.
Some even got injured and had to withdraw.
Those examinees who persevered were now all slumped on the ground, gasping for Qi.
“Hoo, hoo, it’s finally over!”
“Good thing my movement technique was flexible enough; I barely made it through.”
“If it had been one more minute, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to hold on!”
Continuous combat or evading the monsters’ pursuit was a considerable test for their bodies and minds.
After the second stage of the examination ended, everyone felt a sense of surviving a disaster.
This examination also made them realize the cruelty of the battlefield.
However, only Song Ming felt nothing.
Or rather, his legs were a bit numb from sitting for too long!
Situ Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead and said confidently, “I should have killed at least 60 monsters this time.”
“Song Ming shouldn’t have killed as many as I did. As long as I kill 4 more monsters than him, I can surpass him!”
Feng Yue sat on the ground, rubbing her sore shoulders.
The further it went, the more severe the consumption of stamina and spirit became.
It took more time to kill a single monster, especially at Rank five difficulty.
Therefore, even with her full effort, she only killed over 50 monsters.
“205 points. I wonder how many the first-place person killed?”
Song Ming didn't know how many he had killed.
He just killed them as they appeared.
He was too lazy to check.
Everyone else was in a terrible state, but Song Ming was perfectly fine.
He showed no signs of fatigue whatsoever and was calmly waiting for the next stage to begin.
Soon, the authoritative voice sounded again.
“The second stage of the examination has ended.”
“There were 2031 examinees in the second stage, with 1524 withdrawals due to various reasons!”
“A total of 507 qualified examinees. Next, the third stage of the examination will begin.”
“The third stage of the examination is more difficult and intense. Continuing to participate may very likely result in life-threatening danger!”
“Examinees, please consider carefully whether to continue with the examination!”
Upon hearing this, the examinees all showed hesitant expressions.
The second stage of the examination was already so difficult, so the third stage would definitely be more dangerous.
Many examinees were having second thoughts.
But they were also unwilling to end it there.
The examiners all smiled at this.
More than a thousand people were eliminated in the second stage of the examination.
The third stage of the examination would be even harder.
Those who barely passed the second stage would definitely not pass the third.
Since that was the case, it was better to persuade them to withdraw now.
By doing so, they were actually indirectly testing the examinees' willpower.
Those with wavering willpower were not qualified to become strong.
“You now have the qualifications to enter ordinary higher academies in the Great Xia Country.”
“The third stage of the examination is not a game; if your strength is insufficient, you may very likely die inside!”
“You now have ten seconds to consider. After ten seconds, if you still haven't made a choice, you will be deemed to have agreed to participate!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the examinees immediately became unsettled.
Some who had barely passed the second stage of the examination dared not hesitate any longer.
They immediately raised their hands to indicate.
“I withdraw!”
“I’m not participating anymore; if this continues, I’ll really die!”
“Withdraw, must withdraw. It’s just an examination; why risk my life!”
Wang Yang also chose to withdraw. With his strength, passing the second stage of the examination was already very fortunate.
He knew his limits.
However, Ma Lou chose to continue.
He wanted to get as many points as possible.
This way, he would have more and better academies to choose from.
Seeing that many people chose to withdraw, the examiners were all unfazed.
After all, the third stage of the examination was meant to filter out true Geniuses.
After all three stages of the examination were completed, the top 120 examinees in the national point ranking would be gathered to compete for the qualification to enter Divine Xia Academy.
After all, these examinees came for Divine Xia Academy.
Otherwise, they would have already been recommended to other academies, so why would they participate in the college entrance examination?
It could be said that these 120 people were the true Geniuses of the Great Xia Country.
As those who gave up were teleported away by white light, 301 people remained in the venue.
And most people had only one goal: Divine Xia Academy!
“Next, the score rankings will be announced!”
【First Place: Song Ming, Time: 25s, Points: 1610】
【Second Place: Situ Xing, Time: 2m 15s, Points: 410】
【Third Place: Feng Yue, Time: 3m 14s, Points: 365】
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“How… how much? 1600 points!”
“Damn it, impossible, absolutely impossible!”
Situ Xing jumped up from the ground, shouting.
In a Rank five difficulty scenario, one monster was five points.
One monster appeared every 18 seconds.
In thirty minutes, there could be at most 100 monsters.
That would be five hundred points.
Even if he killed all one hundred monsters, he couldn't have 1500 points.
“Damn it, it’s unfair; I demand a rematch!”
“Song Ming definitely cheated!”
He wasn't the only one who thought so.
Other examinees also felt that this score was incredibly outrageous.
Under normal circumstances, the highest one could get in the second stage of the examination was 500 points.
How could Song Ming get such a high score?
This made them wonder if the scores were wrong!
As for whether Song Ming cheated, they didn't think that way.
After all, their every move was under the surveillance of the examiners.
There was simply no chance to cheat.
And no one dared to do so.
Because once caught, they would be directly thrown into prison.
So they were more inclined to believe that the scores were wrong!
As for Situ Xing's shouting, he was completely shocked.
His head got hot, which made him say something as foolish as Song Ming cheating.
He immediately realized his mistake and quickly shut his mouth, afraid that he would be expelled from the examination hall because of it!