Chapter 195: Chapter 195: First
In the Azure Sky Sixth Institute’s area, everyone was also staring at the main Points Chart, their expressions tense.
"Phew~"
"It’s hopeless. There’s still a gap of over two thousand points. We’d need to kill almost thirty more Level 3 Calamity Beasts. How is that even possible?" someone said, shaking their head.
"But I’m satisfied even with second place. Who would have thought we’d actually end up in second?" another person said with a laugh.
Hearing this, the people around them also started to laugh.
It was true!
At the beginning, none of them could have imagined they’d be able to fight for second place.
Now, with second place secured, it was hard to imagine how much cultivation time they would be awarded. It would be enough for their strength to improve tremendously.
They could already picture the looks of envy, jealousy, and resentment on the faces of the other institutes.
...
In the large conference room, the vice deans of the other two institutes were also looking at Dean Liu with unconcealed envy.
Who would have thought that the Azure Sky Sixth Institute would successfully pull off a sneak attack and charge to the number two spot on the main chart? They were instantly filled with regret. If they had known, they would have done the same.
’Maybe our institute would be in second place right now.’
Dean Liu couldn’t help but rub his earlobe, feeling both thrilled and smug.
He knew what the two of them were thinking.
’You need the strength to pull off a last-minute comeback. Not everyone is Lin Qi.’
’That kid Lin Qi, and the others, they’re truly outstanding.’
’They actually charged into second place.’
’Second place is great!’
He was satisfied at this point. But then he saw Lin Qi on the live broadcast slowly stand up, facing the Calamity Beasts that were swarming him.
Not only was he not running, he was instead picking up his black spear and choosing to fight the Calamity Beasts.
He was stunned. ’Lin Qi... still has the stamina to fight?’
...
「Disaster Beast Garden, Area 2」
In a safe house, Duan Chuchu sat by the door, leaning against the wall. Her hair was a mess as she panted continuously, her entire body shrouded in the stench of blood.
Looking at the main Points Chart, their Azure Sky Third Institute was still stuck in fourth place.
Meanwhile, the Azure Sky Sixth Institute had already charged into second. She shook her head and said:
"We can’t compare!"
Her stamina was completely depleted. She had given up entirely.
...
In a dense jungle, Zhou Xiyin, dressed in a white Combat Suit, sat on the ground, head down, gasping for breath:
"I’ve reached my limit. It’s up to the others now."
...
Guan Shan, standing at 1.85 meters tall, brandished his Battle Saber, continuously slaughtering the surrounding Iron Spike Wild Boars.
His Saber Technique was as sharp and merciless as a winter wind, reaping the lives of the Calamity Beasts around him.
Not far from him, another tall, burly figure was also swinging a Battle Saber, frantically killing Level 1 Calamity Beasts.
Jiangtao’s expression was resolute. He looked at Guan Shan nearby and said:
"We don’t have much stamina left. It’s almost impossible to kill any more Level 3 Calamity Beasts."
"We can only kill more Level 1 Calamity Beasts. Every little bit counts."
Guan Shan looked at Jiangtao in amazement. "I didn’t expect you to last until the end too."
"As expected of Lin Qi’s brother. You’re no ordinary person."
Jiangtao broke into a proud smile. "Of course. Brother Qi is growing, and so am I."
"Guan Shan, if you don’t work harder, I’m going to surpass you."
Guan Shan grinned. "It seems I’ve been underestimated."
Then, the two of them continued to wait for more Calamity Beasts to arrive.
...
*WHOOSH~*
Gusts of fierce wind swept through the dilapidated building, making the sun-scorched vines sway continuously.
"ROAR! ROAR!"
Huge, reddish-black figures appeared. They were over two meters tall and nearly four meters long, their entire bodies covered in scales like red-hot steel.
Under the sun, they gleamed with a sinister, reddish metallic luster, and the edges of their scales were as sharp as knives.
Its boar-like head was broad and ferocious, with curved tusks twice the size of an Iron Spike Wild Boar’s, glinting with a cold light.
Its four hooves were thick and strong, like pillars cast from iron.
When it ran, it was accompanied by a dull, rumbling vibration, as if a tank were charging.
Blood-Scaled Iron Pig, a Level 3 Calamity Beast. It was enormous and possessed extremely strong defense and charging power.
It was a top-level existence among Level 3 Calamity Beasts. Even a Gray Ridge Giant Wolf was no match for it; it would take two of them to barely handle one Blood-Scaled Iron Pig.
"HFF! HFF!"
Several Blood-Scaled Iron Pigs brazenly charged, their iron hooves kicking up clouds of dust as they rampaged forward like red tanks!
"Excellent timing!!"
Surrounded, Lin Qi was exceptionally tired, but his body felt unusually active. In the heat of the crisis, it was as if the bloodline genes deep within him had been activated.
His strength, speed, and Perception all seemed to be even better than when he was at his peak.
He swung the black Taiyue Spear, its silver markings long since soaked in blood.
’As expected of a Tier Three Weapon, the tip is only slightly damaged.’
Lin Qi exhaled. The twelve Great Tendons in his body bulged on the surface of his skin as his muscles swelled, unleashing a force of over 3,000 kilograms.
The Power inside him circulated wildly. He controlled over sixty percent of it, condensing it to a high degree and pouring it into the tip of his spear.
He then brandished the Long Spear, pivoting on his waist and spinning his body, transforming himself into a vortex.
At the same time, his leg muscles tensed, and the Thunder Light Body Technique erupted.
He unleashed his full strength, deploying a Killing Technique against the three attacking Blood-Scaled Iron Pigs.
Mountain Splitting Spear Technique’s Second Killing Technique—Wave-Swirl Strike!
*WHOOSH!!*
Like a vortex, Lin Qi drew the Blood-Scaled Iron Pigs in. The Power, like a Spiritual Snake, was released through the vibrations of his spear shaft.
*BANG!!*
*CRACK!!*
The Long Spear smashed heavily into the chin of one Blood-Scaled Iron Pig, the Power and impact force erupting like a great wave.
"HRK—HRK!"
A single heavy blow shattered the Blood-Scaled Iron Pig’s jaw, and the Power within the strike passed through its skin to obliterate its brain.
Its brain exploded, and it instantly suffered brain death. Blood poured from its seven orifices as its body was sent flying, smashing heavily against the wall of a building.
The concrete wall shattered, and the rebar within bent and snapped.
The Blood-Scaled Iron Pig was dead!
Points +100
Lin Qi’s gaze swept over the remaining Blood-Scaled Iron Pigs. He continued to unleash his Killing Technique, the vast Power in his body flowing out in an endless stream.
"KILL!!"
A terrifying aura erupted from him. It was as if a Vajra Tiger had awakened within him; his eyes blazed like roaring flames, flickering with a Golden Light.
"ALL OF YOU, DIE!!!"
He brandished his spear, his aura spreading outwards like a wave!
"HRK—HRK—"
*BANG!* *SWISH!* *SQUELCH!*
The sounds were accompanied by the shrill screams of the Blood-Scaled Iron Pigs, the clash of metal, and the thud of bodies falling.
*THUD!!*
As time passed, one Blood-Scaled Iron Pig after another fell, kicking up clouds of dust as their blood flowed onto the concrete ground.
Lin Qi’s points were also skyrocketing.
Points +100, Points +100, Points +100, Points +100...
Countless students from the Azure Sky Sixth Institute were now staring wide-eyed at their institute’s individual Points Chart, watching as the total points of the first-ranked Lin Qi continued to climb.
The points only stopped rising three minutes before five in the afternoon.
*BEEP! BEEP!*
Everyone’s wristwatches beeped. They knew this meant the Disaster Beast Hunting Competition was officially over!
In a part of the jungle, towering trees were scattered about, and the soil and weeds were stained red with blood.
At the same time, the corpses of dozens of Calamity Beasts lay piled on the ground, ignored.
Guan Shan and Jiangtao, both covered in blood, leaned against a large boulder, too exhausted to even think about moving.
They didn’t have a single ounce of strength left.
They had already pressed their rescue buttons and were just waiting for the military’s rescue craft.
Jiangtao opened the leaderboard and a smile spread across his face when he saw he was ranked third.
"Haha, I’m third!"
"6,100 points! I can’t imagine how much money I’m going to make this time."
"Guan Shan, I was only 400 points behind you. I’ll definitely surpass you next time."
Guan Shan, beside him, also let out a breath of foul air, feeling the pressure.
Even he, a top genius from North River Province who could rank in the top ten, felt immense pressure.
’Jiangtao is a genius everyone underestimated. They all looked down on him.’
Then he saw the first-place finisher, Lin Qi. When he saw his total points, his eyes instantly went wide.
"15,008 points?!!"
Not far away, Jiangtao’s eyes also widened. "Brother Qi is just too insane, isn’t he?!"
That’s more than double both of our scores!!
"What a monster!"
...
*RUMBLE!!*
A small, green, saucer-shaped aircraft slowly descended deep into Area 2, amidst a complex of abandoned buildings.
A light breeze blew, carrying the thick stench of blood through the air. A soldier in a green military uniform stepped out of the cabin.
The scene that greeted him made his eyes widen. As far as he could see, the ground was covered in the corpses of Calamity Beasts.
Bodies were everywhere, and the blood seemed to have dyed the asphalt and concrete road red.
There were many corpses of Level 1 Calamity Beasts, Level 2 Calamity Beasts, and even Level 3 Calamity Beast Gray Ridge Giant Wolves.
They all had the same fatal wounds, all inflicted by a single person.
’Did one person do all this?’ The soldier couldn’t contain his shock.
There were just too many corpses, and they were all fresh. Some hadn’t even completely died yet, their limbs still twitching!!
Not far away, on a massive rock that had been cracked in numerous places by the impact of Blood-Scaled Iron Pigs, a black-and-red figure sat resting.
A black-and-red spear was cradled in his arms, blood dripping continuously onto the massive rock.
Suddenly, he looked up, revealing a cold, grim face as he glanced over.
The soldier felt a dense wave of killing intent wash over him.
’What kind of monster is this?!!’ The soldier felt as if he were looking at a Killing God.
...
「Meanwhile, on the plaza of the war fortress.」
The members of the Azure Sky Sixth Institute stared at the main Points Chart with expressions of utter disbelief.
Their eyes were wide, and they blinked furiously, trying to make sure they weren’t seeing things.
"I’m not seeing things, am I? Our Azure Sky Sixth Institute actually surpassed the Azure Sky First Institute!"
"You’re not seeing things!" someone replied.
Many people had seen it on the main Points Chart. Just a dozen or so minutes ago, the Azure Sky Sixth Institute’s total points had officially surpassed those of the Azure Sky First Institute.
They were ahead of the First Institute by a mere six hundred points.
"The Azure Sky Sixth Institute is in first place!!"
Someone couldn’t help but shout in astonishment.
It was as if a stick of dynamite had been lit. The plaza instantly erupted into a clamor.
The people from the Azure Sky Sixth Institute couldn’t help but cheer.
"The Sixth Institute is mighty!!"
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