Inside the Trial Room, Luo Feng turned on the lights.
He lay on the sofa and picked up a nearby deep blue helmet. This consciousness interface device reflected a dazzling blue glow under the light.
“The further I go, the better,” Luo Feng said softly. He kissed the helmet lightly, then put it on directly.
Buzz.
In the endless silver land, the sky was a boundless cosmic starry space.
The only structure was a seven story towering giant tower that seemed to pierce the heavens, the Trial Tower.
Luo Feng arrived at the entrance of the Trial Tower as if it were familiar territory. On the left pillar of the tower, a piece of information about him appeared.
Name: Luo Feng
Gender: Male
Identity: Elite Training Camp Official Trainee
Trial Tower Level: 1.6
Luo Feng smiled. Following the system prompt in the virtual space, he quickly equipped his combat suit, weapons, and shield, then stepped into the Trial Tower.
…
On a vast grassland, Luo Feng appeared out of nowhere.
“Luo Feng,” a mechanical voice echoed across the grassland. “You have completed the Stage B test of the first floor. Next is Stage C. Your target is to kill 200 Bull Beasts within 50 minutes. Among them, 190 are low level Beast Generals and 10 are mid level Beast Generals. Good luck.”
Luo Feng grinned, his gaze sharp like a blade.
In nearly a month of training, he was already very familiar with every stage of the Trial Tower. The previous B stage had been 100 low level Beast General Bull Beasts, but now it had doubled to 200, with 10 mid level Beast Generals added. His physical body was only at low level War General stage.
He had to eliminate them all within 50 minutes to pass.
Whoosh.
Two hundred Bull Beasts appeared across the grassland, and among them were several giant ones with fiery red horns.
“Roar.”
The ground trembled. Led by the ten mid level Beast General Bull Beasts, the herd surged forward like a roaring tidal wave towards Luo Feng. With his current physical strength, a single direct impact would likely cripple him instantly and trample him into pulp. He could not afford even a single mistake.
“Come on,” Luo Feng said as he held a hexagonal shield in one hand and the Blood Shadow battle blade in the other, smiling as he charged straight into the herd.
While Luo Feng was undergoing his Trial Tower assessment, news spread through those six African trainees, and many other students quickly learned that the Huaxia trainee Luo Feng, who had already reached rank 126 in his first month without even completing the Trial Tower assessment, was finally taking it today.
If he was already rank 126 without the assessment, would he break into the top 100 after it?
Many trainees who were eating quickly finished their meals and rushed to the giant Black Dragon sculpture at the training camp entrance, watching the ranking changes.
The leaderboard updates constantly, only freezing at midnight on the 28th.
…
At that moment, in a dilapidated three story villa in City 1001 of the wilderness area, Kandis Bolinas, dressed in a black combat suit, sat alone on the floor, drinking water from a flask.
Although he was the first heir of one of the nine core families of the HR Alliance, Kandis never relaxed his training.
“Strength is the foundation. Everything else is empty,” Kandis muttered after a sip of water. “Today is already the 26th. Only two days remain before rankings close. It seems I will at least reach the top fifty this time.”
He was currently ranked 39th.
“Maybe I can break into the top 30,” he thought coldly. “That Huaxia kid has improved quickly too. He is already above rank 120.”
Ever since William’s first gamble match with Luo Feng, Kandis and his group had repeatedly caused trouble for him, such as stealing kills in the wilderness or disrupting his hunts.
The training camp only prohibited killing trainees and trading points. Such interference was not punished.
Hm?
Kandis glanced at his wrist communicator.
“It is William’s call?”
He answered.
“Kandis, I have news,” William’s voice came through quickly. “That Huaxia kid is only doing his Trial Tower assessment today.”
“What does that have to do with us?” Kandis replied, then suddenly froze. “What did you say? He is only doing it today? He has gone 26 days without the assessment? And still reached rank 120 plus? Impossible.”
“I do not want to believe it either, but it is true,” William said. “Many trainees are already at the Black Dragon ranking monument watching. Even instructors have gone there.”
“If he really breaks into the top 100 in his first month, it will be terrifying.”
“I do not believe it,” Kandis said coldly, his eyes like a snake. “He cannot enter the top 100.”
“You will see soon enough,” William replied helplessly.
“Keep watching the ranking. Do not hang up. Report immediately when it updates,” Kandis ordered.
“Understood.”
…
In the virtual space, on the first floor of the Trial Tower grassland.
Corpses of Bull Beasts lay everywhere. Blood stained the grass. Luo Feng stood on one of the corpses, his body covered in blood, face pale, blood still at the corner of his mouth.
Time taken: 41 minutes 26 seconds.
Killed: 190 low level Beast Generals, 10 mid level Beast Generals.
Stage C passed. Trial Tower first floor completed. Congratulations, trainee Luo Feng.
The grassland instantly disappeared, replaced by endless desert.
The second floor of the Trial Tower.
Luo Feng took a deep breath.
He had not expected the 200 beast formation with mid level Beast Generals to be so terrifying. The mid level ones did not pose the greatest threat individually, but they coordinated the entire herd, launching organised attacks in waves.
Unlike the chaotic swarm of the B stage, the C stage was coordinated.
If not for his improved blade technique, he would have already failed during one of the impacts.
“Next,” the mechanical voice echoed. “Second floor Stage A trial. Kill 50 low level Beast General Iron Armored Scorpions within 10 minutes. Good luck.”
Iron Armored Scorpions were common desert beasts, small in size but extremely fast and capable of group attacks.
As Luo Feng had learned from other trainees, they could swarm in over ten or even twenty at once, with extremely tricky evasive movement. This stage was several times harder than before.
Rustle, rustle.
Dark red scorpions emerged from the sand, each with black tail stingers.
The trial began.
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In City 1001 wilderness area, Kandis leaned against a wall, still on the phone with William.
“It has changed. Luo Feng’s ranking has changed,” William said suddenly.
“To what?” Kandis asked, startled.
“From 126 to 108.”
Kandis took a deep breath. Rising to 108 in one go was already frightening for a newcomer.
But he still calmed himself.
“So what. He is still not in the top 100,” he said coldly.
What he did not know was that the increase from 126 to 108 was due to Luo Feng passing the C stage, raising his Trial Tower level from 1.6 to 2.0, increasing his score by a full quarter.
Then suddenly,
“It changed again,” William shouted.
“What is it now?” Kandis asked.
“Rank 99. He is in the top 100.”
Kandis’ expression changed instantly.
…
At the training camp entrance, in front of the Black Dragon sculpture, dozens of trainees and over ten War God instructors stared at the leaderboard in shock.
A newcomer entering the top 100 in his first month.
In the entire history of the camp, this had only happened five times. All five were absolute monsters, four of them had already become advanced War Gods, and one had even surpassed War God level.
A bearded Russian man laughed loudly.
“Unbelievable.”
“His movement, speed, and blade skill must be exceptional.”
“Quick, inform the supervisor instructor immediately!”