A hundred meters beneath the Embers Organization, the central arena.
At this moment, Yun Meng had arrived here ahead of everyone else.
Unlike the casual clothes she wore in the training grounds above, she was now dressed in a combat uniform.
Her black, tight-fitting combat uniform shimmered with a matte finish under the cool lights, her graceful figure attracting discreet glances from many male students outside the arena.
Seeing that these youngsters, even now, hadn't yet felt the pressure of the final assessment, a hint of amusement flickered in Yun Meng's eyes.
"Little ones, are you ready... to welcome true hell?"
Yun Meng clapped her hands, and suddenly, giant transparent barriers rose around the central arena, completely isolating the inside from the outside.
As the barriers fully closed, a gap suddenly opened in the ground at the center of the arena.
Thump, thump, thump—
Accompanied by a series of dull, powerful footsteps.
A gigantic behemoth, nearly twenty meters in size, slowly emerged from the gap in the arena.
"Are you kidding me? The Starenergy fluctuation of this thing is almost three thousand!"
Caroline stared at the massive creature that appeared in the arena, her cat ears instantly fluffing up into furballs.
Her usual composure vanished at this moment, replaced by obvious fear on her face.
If Caroline, ranked fourth among the students, was like this, the other students naturally weren't much better.
Seeing the horrified expressions of the students, Yun Meng nodded in satisfaction.
This was how they should look when facing the final assessment.
"A Level 2 Starbeast: Earth Dragon Lizard. That's right, this is the content of your final assessment today."
"And the content of your assessment isn't complicated: you just need to try every possible way to survive for three minutes against this fellow."
"Of course, considering the huge disparity in strength between you and this big guy, and the fact that some of you possess non-combat type Star Cores."
"Therefore, this final assessment is not a solo mode, but a team mode. You can form a team of up to three people to challenge this big guy together."
"Alright, I've finished explaining the details of the final assessment."
"Now... go find suitable teammates for yourselves."
With that, Yun Meng walked directly over to the Earth Dragon Lizard and affectionately patted its head, which was covered in rock armor.
This behemoth, capable of easily tearing apart large armored vehicles, now acted like a docile little puppy in her hands, completely harmless.
But this was only true for Yun Meng, its master, a Level 2 Star Envoy.
If the target were switched to Tiandao and the other Children of the Stars, whose Starenergy levels were less than one.
Then this Level 2 Earth Dragon Lizard would show them what true cruelty meant.
Not even Tiandao, the strongest among the students, was an exception.
However, since the organization dared to release this big guy to serve as the examiner for the final assessment.
There must be a reason for doing so.
Therefore, after a brief moment of shock, the students flocked towards Tiandao in the crowd.
After all, since it was a team challenge, there was naturally no one more suitable to be a teammate than Tiandao, the top student.
Many people had this idea, and it naturally included Chen Kong, the protagonist.
"T-Tiandao Ge..."
Chen Kong looked at Tiandao awkwardly, wanting to ask to team up but feeling too shy to speak.
In response, Tiandao smiled and patted his shoulder, saying, "There's nothing I can do, Xiao Kong. This assessment is a bit tricky; even with you, I can't say for sure I can handle this guy."
"Besides..." Tiandao turned to look at Chen Xing not far away, "Compared to me, there's clearly a more suitable partner for you over there, isn't there?"
Seeing Tiandao look at Chen Xing, Chen Kong nervously lowered his head.
He clearly didn't dare to approach Chen Xing for a team.
Meanwhile, Chen Xing, who often sarcastically criticized Chen Kong but actually cared for him, surprisingly walked over proactively.
"Worthless. Don't drag me down later."
"Oh, okay, okay, Sis..."
Watching Chen Kong being led away by his sister, Tiandao suddenly teased Caroline, who was quietly contemplating nearby, "Hey, Caroline, do you think Chen Xing has some hidden attribute?"
"Otherwise, why does she clearly care about Xiao Kong deep down, but every time they meet, it's like they're sworn enemies, as if she wishes Xiao Kong would disappear from this world on the spot?"
Caroline, who was using her cat tail to curl around a tactical tablet and continuously analyze the Earth Dragon Lizard's data.
At this moment, she couldn't be bothered to respond to Tiandao's boring question unrelated to the assessment, so she ignored him entirely.
Seeing Caroline unleash her 'cold violence' on him.
Tiandao, feeling a bit bored, immediately turned his head to look in a certain direction in the crowd.
After all, Yun Meng had said that this assessment allowed teams of up to three people.
And his team was still missing one person.
However, Tiandao already had a choice for this last member.
He ignored the group of classmates trying to come over and "hug his thigh," and walked straight to a girl who was sleeping on the ground, hugging a pillow.
Though a bit outrageous, this girl was indeed sleeping during the crucial final assessment.
And judging by her appearance, she seemed to be sleeping quite soundly.
Looking at Jing Liuli, who was practically sinking into her pillow, Tiandao squatted down and, with a mischievous grin, picked up a strand of her scattered purple hair, using the tip to tickle her soft, baby-fat cheeks, whispering, "Hey, Liuli, the assessment is about to start. Wake up quickly."
Feeling the tickling on her cheek, Liuli frowned in her sleep, then forcefully covered the back of her head with the pillow, revealing several large words written on it.
[In Battle, Do Not Disturb]
Looking at Jing Liuli, who had put up her 'intense battle' sign, Tiandao was instantly amused.
Seriously, Caroline always said he was unreliable, but she should look at these 36 Children of the Stars; which one of them is reliable? They're all problem children!
And seeing that he couldn't wake this guy up with ordinary methods.
Tiandao immediately brought out his ultimate weapon.
"Liuli, the cafeteria is open for dinner."
"Zzz... Dinner... dinner?!"
Jing Liuli suddenly sprang up from the ground, her jacket, which she had been using as a blanket, slid off, revealing her bear pajamas underneath.
She excitedly looked around, seemingly searching for where the 'food' was.
But no matter how she looked, there were only classmates rushing to find teammates, and Tiandao, who had a mischievous smile on his face.
Thinking about this, she instantly realized that Tiandao had tricked her.
She indignantly pulled out a marker from her embrace and, under Tiandao's bewildered gaze, added a few large words to the back of her pillow: [Cheater Tiandao and dogs are forbidden to approach].
After doing all this, Liuli flopped back down with a 'thump' and went back to sleep.
Seeing that the first ultimate weapon had failed.
Tiandao immediately pulled out his final trump card.
"Liuli, wake up for the exam! Because if you don't get up now, I'll go tell Chen Xing that you stole her hidden snacks."
Swoosh!
Liuli's eyes snapped open, and she quickly got up: "Tiandao, I'm awake! Quickly tell me what the exam content is. I'm going to take this seriously."
Seeing Liuli's interesting reaction, terrified of Chen Xing to her very bones, Tiandao couldn't help but laugh.
Thinking about it, it made sense. After all, Jing Liuli, ranked third among the Children of the Stars, second only to Tiandao and Chen Xing.
There weren't many students in the entire base who could give her a headache.
Tiandao was one, and Chen Xing was another.
Among them, Jing Liuli feared Chen Xing the most.
The reason was that Chen Xing, being extremely competitive, would always go all out and strike hard whenever she faced Liuli.
This made Jing Liuli miserable and unable to happily slack off as she did when fighting Tiandao.
Over time, Liuli, who disliked pain, fatigue, and hard work, gradually developed a fear of Chen Xing, considering her a nightmare.
She would instantly enter an alert state and be highly vigilant just by hearing the name Chen Xing.
Fearing Chen Xing approaching within five meters of her.
Therefore, once this point was grasped, waking up the sleepy Jing Liuli was naturally not a difficult task.
And seeing that Jing Liuli had finally woken up, Tiandao knew that his last teammate for this final assessment had finally taken her place.
(End of Chapter)
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