Violent explosions roared like thunder, and the terrifying airwaves generated by the explosions crashed like giant waves in a thunderstorm over the barren Gobi Desert.
All the Examinees immediately retreated to cover at the first sight of the explosion, only able to judge the situation by the fierce explosion sounds and the faint screams within them.
After the aftershocks of the explosion dissipated, the surviving Examinees slowly peeked their heads out from behind cover.
At this moment, the spot where Gu Xiao had stood was enveloped in a cloud of dust. Neither Gu Xiao's figure nor the ten Mechanical Alien Race could be seen, hidden within the sand and dust.
"She... she's been eliminated, right?"
After a brief silence, an Examinee asked, somewhat uncertainly.
"Definitely. Such a fierce explosion, and she was so close to it. Even a Captain Rank couldn't withstand that."
"Not necessarily. Haven't you heard of the 'no damage with smoke' law? With so much smoke, maybe she's completely fine."
"You watch too much anime, don't you? Not dying from such a fierce explosion? Is she Superman?"
"Hehe, she deserved it. Who told her to show off so much? She was guaranteed to be among the top hundred survivors, but she squandered it away herself, didn't she?"
"Hey, can you be a bit more civil? What does her showing off have to do with you? Did she provoke you?"
"I just can't stand people who love to show off. Can you control what I want to say?"
"The Professional trial is a scoring system, not entirely about who lives longer. Even if she's eliminated now, her score won't be low."
"Nonsense. Putting everything else aside, just reaching Captain Rank at this age means her score will be very high."
The Examinees' discussions varied: some were shocked, some mocked, some regretted, some affirmed, and some gloated.
Some Examinees felt that with Gu Xiao's cultivation and performance, her score wouldn't be low even if she were eliminated now; others secretly cursed, hoping the Invigilating Teacher would be displeased by Gu Xiao's recklessness and lower her assessment score.
As long as there is competition, you cannot expect everyone to be friendly and accept defeat gracefully.
Arrogance and complaining are the norm in this world. The difference is that most people understand this, and their complaints are just a way to find joy in hardship. However, a small fraction of people genuinely believe in their own ideas.
"Buzz."
Just as these Examinees were discussing, a sudden gust of wind swept through, stirring up the dust on the battlefield.
The wind elements between heaven and earth rapidly gathered towards Gu Xiao's previous location, forming a massive tornado, like a divine rod stirring the heavens.
A fierce psionic fluctuation rose from beneath the tornado. In an instant, the tornado was blasted apart, and the sky-high dust cleared with it, revealing the covered battlefield.
At the center of the battlefield, Gu Xiao's two gunblades had been replaced by a battle-axe resting on her shoulder. Beside her was a cyan shield condensed from a hurricane, like an inverted bowl covering Gu Xiao.
Less than ten meters away were ten Rank Wei Mechanical Alien Race. All the Soldier Rank and Scholar Rank Mechanical Alien Race had been eliminated.
"Next, is the final act."
Gu Xiao forcefully moved the hand holding the battle-axe, making the huge axe spin once in her hand. She then held the axe behind her with her right hand and slowly walked towards the remaining ten Rank Wei Mechanical Alien Race.
"Holy crap, she's fine after that? Is she even human?"
Seeing Gu Xiao completely unharmed after such an explosion, the other Examinees expressed their incomprehension.
"Go together, kill her."
The ten Rank Wei Mechanical Alien Race simply didn't believe Gu Xiao could be unharmed after such an explosion; her spiritual energy must be nearly depleted.
Their ammunition had long been exhausted in the previous battle, so they all took out their equipped melee weapons, including laser swords, spears, and battle-axes.
The Mechanical Alien Race closest to Gu Xiao wielded a battle-axe, its thrusters emitting blue flames, instantly boosting its speed to the maximum. In the blink of an eye, it arrived before Gu Xiao.
But as fast as it was, Gu Xiao's movements were even faster. It didn't even clearly see the figure that flashed past it before the axe light, shimmering with chilling cold, had already slashed through, instantly splitting the Mechanical Alien Race's huge body into two.
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At the same time, a Mechanical Alien Race had already reached behind Gu Xiao, its laser sword slashing towards her.
With the added thrust from its boosters, the force of this sword strike was three points heavier than a normal swing. The air was cut with a rustling sound, and the gleaming laser sword transformed into a streak of light in the air, arriving in a flash.
Gu Xiao remained calm and unhurried, showing no panic in the face of the sudden attack. She turned her body slightly to the left and stepped back several paces, the laser sword almost grazing her cheek.
Gu Xiao could even clearly feel the heat waves emanating from the laser sword. Without spiritual energy protecting her body, even if she wasn't struck, she would have been scorched by the heat waves emitted by the laser sword.
Gu Xiao was about to counterattack, but other Mechanical Alien Race had already arrived, attacking her from four different directions.
And this time, the eight Rank Wei Mechanical Alien Race moved swiftly, truly sealing all of Gu Xiao's escape routes.
Just as it seemed Gu Xiao had to face this attack, a strong wind rose from her feet, rapidly forming a tornado around her body, creating a barrier around Gu Xiao.
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"Bang!"
The weapons of the eight Mechanical Alien Race struck the wind-formed barrier, emitting dull thuds. Gu Xiao also seized the opportunity to launch an attack on the Mechanical Alien Race that had first attacked her.
In a blink, the battle-axe arrived, its sharp blade emanating terrifying cold light. This strike, carried by a hurricane, was incomparably fierce.
The Mechanical Alien Race retreated, mimicking the previous updated one, while simultaneously bringing its sword back to block Gu Xiao's attack.
"Crack!"
A snapping sound echoed as Gu Xiao directly severed the Mechanical Alien Race's laser sword at the junction of the hilt and the laser.
In just an instant, the laser sword reformed, but Gu Xiao's battle-axe had already passed through the obstruction, and it was too late to block again.
The axe light flashed, and the Mechanical Alien Race was split in two by Gu Xiao from head to toe. Gu Xiao also took this opportunity to dart out through the opening created by the Mechanical Alien Race she had just slain.
"Go together, don't act alone."
The previous two Rank Wei Mechanical Alien Race were killed by Gu Xiao because they acted alone. Although the second Mechanical Alien Race's companions followed up to assist in time, this human still found an opportunity to kill that Mechanical Alien Race and escape.
With previous lessons learned, the remaining Mechanical Alien Race naturally dared not be careless. They advanced and retreated together, forming a fan shape to encircle Gu Xiao.