The sun on the Gobi Desert was scorching, and without the shelter of plants, the temperature became exceptionally high.
In the center of the battlefield, eight Mechanical Alien Race gradually approached, surrounding Gu Xiao, intending to overwhelm her with continuous attacks and support each other when she counterattacked.
"Let's move together, quick battle, quick victory."
The leading Mechanical Alien Race shouted, and the eight Mechanical Alien Race pounced forward simultaneously. However, while they moved together, they didn't attack at the same time.
The eight Mechanical Alien Race formed two groups of four, attacking in turns. Each group's attack blocked all of Gu Xiao's weak points, giving her no chance to retaliate.
Facing attacks from all directions, Gu Xiao could only seize an opportunity to block one side, then use the wind to parry the attack and simultaneously thrust into the space revealed by the deflected attack, thereby dodging the other Mechanical Alien Race's assaults.
After narrowly dodging another Mechanical Alien Race attack, Gu Xiao found an opportunity to stomp her foot forcefully. A sudden gust of wind surged around her, pushing the Mechanical Alien Race back a short distance.
Facing these Rank Wei Mechanical Alien Race, Gu Xiao couldn't simply sweep them up like she did with the Scholar Rank and Soldier Rank Mechanical Alien Race.
But she could still exert full force to increase the wind pressure and push these Mechanical Alien Race away.
Seizing this chance, Gu Xiao's wind power surged around her, and with a flash of green light, she darted through the gaps between the Mechanical Alien Race.
Before escaping the encirclement, Gu Xiao also conveniently eliminated two more Rank Wei Mechanical Alien Race.
Of the original ten Mechanical Alien Race, only six now remained.
Gu Xiao's lips curved into a slight smile. One against six, the advantage is mine.
Before the remaining Mechanical Alien Race could counterattack, Gu Xiao moved again. At the same time, the weapon in her hand once again transformed from a battle-axe into two gunblades.
Wind rose beneath her feet, and she moved like a winged serpent riding the mist, arriving in an instant. Wind surged on her gunblades, and the blade light was as swift as lightning, flashing like thunder in the night, directly destroying the intelligent core of the strongest Mechanical Alien Race.
Thunder Hunt
By the time the other Mechanical Alien Race pounced, Gu Xiao had already vanished like a gust of wind.
Next, Gu Xiao repeated the process, first finding a way to separate the Mechanical Alien Race further apart, then destroying them one by one.
"Boom!"
With an explosive roar, the last Mechanical Alien Race was slain by Gu Xiao.
"She, she really killed them all?"
The Examinees hiding in the distance watched this scene in disbelief. Ten Rank Wei Mechanical Alien Race, along with dozens of Soldier Rank and Scholar Rank Mechanical Alien Race, besieged one Captain Rank Professional, only to be counter-killed.
"This Professional trial is going to explode."
"I can already imagine the trending searches for the next few days."
"This must be some rich young lady experiencing life, right? It must be!"
While the numerous Examinees were still immersed in the shock of Gu Xiao counter-killing the Mechanical Alien Race, Gu Xiao had already transformed into a breeze and fled the area.
"Huh? Didn't she win? Why is she running?"
"Nonsense, with such a big commotion here, other Mechanical Alien Race must already be rushing over. If we don't leave now, we'll be surrounded."
"Oh, right, let's go, let's go."
On the other side, when Gu Xiao landed on the roof of a dilapidated factory, she noticed that the approaching poison zone behind her had stopped moving.
This meant that the Professional trial had reached its final stage, competing for the last hundred Examinee slots.
Gu Xiao looked left and right. The open space was now about the size of a football field. The Examinees were all spread out, watching each other warily.
They also kept an eye on the poison zone behind them, worried that Mechanical Alien Race might suddenly rush in and eliminate them.
In truth, everyone knew they had to act quickly. Otherwise, if too much time passed and the main force of the Mechanical Alien Race found them, they would have nowhere to escape in such a small area.
Knowing this, however, no one made the first move. Who knew if being the first to act would make them a target for everyone else?
Of course, all these worries were irrelevant to Gu Xiao; she wasn't afraid even if all the Examinees attacked her together.
She was currently standing on the abandoned factory, looking around for Lu Li's figure. She believed that with Lu Li's strength, reaching this final stage would be no problem.
Finally, on a completely withered tree not far away, she saw a slender figure dressed in magnificent azure battle attire.
Her outstanding beauty still shone brightly in such a dusty environment, and the flowing Starlight Power around her made her appear like a goddess, elegant and transcendent.
Upon spotting Lu Li, Gu Xiao smiled and raised her hand to wave. Lu Li seemed to sense it too, and her gaze turned towards Gu Xiao's direction.
Seeing Gu Xiao waving at her, Lu Li also smiled and nodded.
"Kill!"
At that moment, someone shouted, and the melee began. The remaining hundred-odd Examinees clashed together.
However, there were a few individuals whom all other Examinees chose to avoid, clearly the strongest from various directions.
The Examinees were only competing for the last hundred slots, not the very last one, so there was no talk of teaming up to eliminate the strongest first.
Hunting down powerful individuals was far more dangerous than fighting Professionals of the same rank, and at this point, they couldn't unite anyway.
As the battle commenced, the number of Examinees on the field rapidly decreased.
Gu Xiao had originally thought a wave of Mechanical Alien Race would rush in, leading to a multi-person extreme dodge spectacle.
However, the battle ended much sooner than she expected. As the 101st Examinee was eliminated, Gu Xiao and the others' vision suddenly darkened. When their sight returned, they were back in the stadium.
The stadium now had far fewer people than when the trial began. According to the Professional trial rules, eliminated Examinees must immediately leave the examination area and are forbidden from lingering to disturb other Examinees.
"This Professional trial has officially concluded. Remaining Examinees, please exit the examination area in an orderly fashion."
After Gu Xiao and the others awoke, the familiar electronic voice reappeared. Gu Xiao and Lu Li walked hand-in-hand towards the stadium exit.
"Xiao Xiao, Xiao Li, over here."
As Gu Xiao and Lu Li stepped out of the stadium, they heard their mother calling their names. They looked in the direction of the voice and saw their mother and Lu Li's mother standing by the fountain outside the stadium.
The hot sun shone on their faces, but they didn't appear to be suffering from the heat.
Although the weather was currently hot, they wore portable wristbands that could regulate temperature, so this amount of heat was nothing.
"How was the exam?"
As Gu Xiao and Lu Li approached, their mothers asked cautiously.