60: Positive and negative examples!

"Arc Explosion!"

Su Yuanchen's forehead was covered in sweat, not from heat, but from sheer terror.

Ten Ironclad Rhinoceros, with bloodshot eyes, were breathing heavily; just one charge would undoubtedly crush Su Yuanchen's frail body into a bloody pulp.

Crimson energy gathered into an electric orb, whistling as it flew towards several Ironclad Rhinoceros, and in an instant, an explosion occurred, sending flesh and blood flying.

Three or four Ironclad Rhinoceros were blown to pieces, their mangled remains scattered everywhere.

Such power could indeed be called an S-Rank Talent.

Compared to the previous A-Rank Talent High Voltage Arc, its power had been significantly increased.

However, the reality was that when Su Yuanchen unleashed this attack, he convulsed in pain, his Face contorted, and even dark red blood seeped from the surface of his skin.

"Damn it, what's the use of an S-Rank Talent like this?!"

The intense side effects made Su Yuanchen's head feel heavy and dizzy; his vision turned black, and the world spun around him.

The remaining six Ironclad Rhinoceros were not intimidated by the violent attack; instead, they were filled with rage, the death of their companions further stimulating their nerves, and they began to charge at Su Yuanchen like mad.

A flash of white light, and new Ironclad Rhinoceros appeared from the portal, making the situation even more hopeless.

Looking at Su Yuanchen again, due to excessive energy usage, the severe pain had already caused him to fall into a coma.

In the darkness, Su Yuanchen finally came to his senses.

"That Master Alchemist was a fake; this Talent is completely useless!"

Pfft!

He spat out a large mouthful of blood, and through his blurry vision, Su Yuanchen saw the monsters rushing towards him.

"I, I give up!"

Facing an unavoidable life-or-death crisis, Su Yuanchen mustered all his strength and shouted, "I give up!"

Just as six or seven Ironclad Rhinoceros were about to crash into Su Yuanchen's body, a white light flashed.

"Examinee Su Yuanchen, Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, Level 16, Gunfighter, has declared abandonment. Second round of examination failed, college entrance examination concluded!"

A majestic voice rang out, and while Su Yuanchen felt relieved deep down, he also felt so frustrated he wanted to vomit blood.

He was completely out of luck with universities; he hadn't even passed the second round of the examination. Getting into a vocational college would be a good outcome.

With such a score, how could he impress Yun Qingyue, and how could he show off in front of Xia Qi, that poor nobody?

He had an S-Rank Talent!

How could such an important college entrance examination end so anticlimactically?

His heart was bleeding.

He didn't know how he would Face his father, Su Dahai, when he returned.

"It's all that Master Alchemist's fault, that liar! I'm going to kill him! And Xia Qi, you just wait, this isn't over!"

Su Yuanchen was teleported out of the examination hall, and at the same time, the fastest abandonment record for the second round of the examination was updated.

Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, Su Yuanchen, abandoned in 3 minutes and 10 seconds.

The examinees inside the examination hall didn't know about this result, but everyone outside who was following the college entrance examination heard about it.

From then on, Su Yuanchen was ridiculed in Jiangcheng, becoming known among various universities in Jiangcheng as the fastest college entrance examinee to give up, despite possessing an S-Rank Talent.

Of course, that was all for later.

The camera returned to Xia Qi.

After observing the top students for a while, the Great Examiners focused back on Xia Qi, and upon seeing him, several Great Examiners were speechless again.

"This kid, I don't know what to say about him."

"Oh my, what kind of behavior is this? Can't he be serious? This is the college entrance examination."

"He actually put bread in his pocket. What was he thinking?"

"Is bread that delicious? Seeing him eat it so heartily, I'm starting to feel a little hungry myself."

In the Great Examiners' view, Xia Qi was sitting cross-legged on the ground, slowly taking a piece of bread from his pocket and eating it with relish.

He couldn't be blamed; storage spaces were forbidden in this round of the examination.

The second round was so boring, so having two pieces of bread in his pocket was just right.

Anyway, there was nothing else to do; what else could he do if not eat something?

"He's made me laugh in exasperation. It seems the examination difficulty was too low."

"Record this scene for me; we'll put him on TV later."

"Arrogant, simply too arrogant! Although he didn't violate any rules, I'm so annoyed!"

The Great Examiners were seething with anger. Even if Xia Qi was amazing and felt the examination had no difficulty, he should at least show some respect for the examination hall.

However, eating was not against the rules, as eating a piece of bread wouldn't increase combat power, so they had nothing to say.

But it just didn't look right; it felt like he wasn't taking the college entrance examination seriously at all.

"Forget it, let him be. As long as he doesn't violate any rules, we have nothing to say."

One of the Great Examiners still admired Xia Qi relatively more.

He believed that it was normal for a Genius to be somewhat different from ordinary people and that one shouldn't generalize.

Thus, the second strange anecdote of the college entrance examination would later be talked about with great relish by the people of Jiangcheng: Xia Qi of Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, bored during the college entrance examination, actually started eating bread. How easy must that examination have been?

Was the college entrance examination really that difficult?

This formed a stark contrast with Su Yuanchen's situation and would later be repeatedly cited by various universities as both positive and negative teaching material.

Don't be too much like Su Yuanchen; you must persist in what needs to be persisted in.

And don't be too much like Xia Qi; you should at least give the examiners some Face.

As time passed.

Finally, an hour went by, and all the monsters collectively disappeared.

"It's finally over."

"So tired, this is much more tiring than clearing a dungeon."

"Isn't that the truth? Luckily, I chose the normal difficulty, otherwise, I really couldn't have lasted this hour."

"Tired and hungry, it's really too difficult. I can't even lift my arm."

Most of the examinees collapsed onto the ground as soon as the examination ended, breathing weakly and feeling utterly exhausted.

Although it was only an hour, their stamina and energy were almost depleted.

One monster every 6 seconds sounds simple.

But there was a lot to do: you had to kill the monsters, control your stamina and energy, and avoid getting injured.

All of this had to be done within six seconds, and then you had to maintain your condition to Face the next monster.

Therefore, for many examinees whose Talent strength was not very high, this was a great test of operational skill and endurance.

Even for excellent examinees, the chosen difficulty had to match their own strength.

Otherwise, if they chose too high a difficulty, they would have to give up after not lasting long.

If they chose too low a difficulty, they would lose their advantage in acquiring points.

So, the second round of the examination was really difficult.

Even Yun Qingyue's Face was a bit pale when she exited.

For an hour, she exerted her full effort to regulate her energy, resolving battles with the smallest consumption.

Even so, without the ability to use storage space, she was somewhat exhausted.

Her chest rose and fell constantly, and her shirt was soaked with sweat.

If even she was like this, how could other examinees be doing any better?

However, there are always exceptions.

Xia Qi was completely unfazed, even letting out a satisfied burp, a prime example of someone who had eaten and drunk well.

"This round of the examination has concluded."

"A total of 54,807 examinees participated, of whom 1,258 examinees lost their eligibility to continue due to injury or voluntary abandonment."

"The remaining examinees are eligible to enter the next round of the examination."

"Of course, you can also choose to give up."

"Because the next round of the examination will be even more difficult!"