NIP Chapter 36 Examination Room
Chapter 36 Examination Room
"Brother, don't go any further."
A man in a security uniform walked over and stopped Song Chen.
He wore a badge of a first-level martial artist on his chest, and his attitude was fairly polite.
Song Chen had already removed the badges of the core members of Shenlong Martial Arts School; it's better to keep a low profile in the wilderness.
He pointed ahead: "What's going on here?"
The security guard followed his gaze and smiled.
"You didn't know? Changqing City has been selected as one of the examination centers for the Great Xia Martial Arts College Entrance Examination."
Song Chen was stunned for a moment.
"Exam sites for the National College Entrance Examination?"
The security guard nodded: "Yes."
"It was decided a few days ago. I heard it was because of the previous beast king incident. Experts from Anning City and several surrounding cities joined forces to clean up Changqing City. The high-level alien beasts inside were either dead or ran away. The remaining ones were all first and second-tier, which is perfect as a test site."
He paused, then pointed to the busy workers.
"Right now, these people are making preparations: setting up the examination venue, establishing a safe zone, and transporting the alien beasts..."
"Look at those spaceships, the cages are full of alien beasts transported from other places, all kinds of them, to ensure that each candidate can draw a different opponent."
Song Chen fell silent. Changqing City, the place where he had stayed for so long and killed thousands of alien beasts, was now going to become a college entrance examination venue.
"Is it still possible to get in there now?"
The security guard shook his head: "No, it's been completely sealed off since yesterday. No one is allowed to enter. If you want to get in, you'll have to wait until the college entrance exam is over."
Song Chen nodded without saying anything more.
He turned around and walked back, but after a few steps, he stopped again.
He turned back and asked, "By the way, how many students will be taking the college entrance exam here this year?"
The security guard replied, "Candidates from all over Nanjiang Province will be coming; there are probably tens of thousands."
Thank you.
After a brief thank you, Song Chen turned and left; now he had to find a different place for special training.
If we can't go to Changqing City, then we'll go somewhere else. There are strange beasts everywhere, so we won't have trouble finding them.
He took out his phone and opened the map.
Besides Changqing City, there are several other places around Anning City suitable for hunting exotic beasts.
The closest ones are over 100 kilometers away, and the furthest ones are over 300 kilometers away.
His gaze fell on a name.
Cangmang Mountain.
It is a mountain range that stretches for hundreds of miles, located northeast of Anning City, about two hundred kilometers away.
It is said that there are many strange beasts in the mountains, ranging from the first to the third rank, and there are even rumors that there are fourth-rank beings hidden deep in the mountains.
Normally, few martial artists dare to venture deep into the area; only powerful squads dare to operate on the outskirts.
At his current speed, running at full speed, including rest stops, it would take him about three or four hours to cover 200 kilometers.
enough.
He put away his phone and turned to walk northeast.
Behind him, the security guard, watching his retreating figure, suddenly called out, "Brother, you're not planning to go to Cangmang Mountain, are you?"
Song Chen turned around.
The security guard's expression was complicated: "That place is dangerous. The outer area is alright, but it's easy for things to go wrong if you go in. And you're alone..."
"It's nothing, I'll just take a walk around the outside."
He continued walking forward.
The security guard stood there, watching the figure disappear into the night, and shook his head: "Young people these days, they're really bold."
Song Chen was running swiftly through the wilderness; he had been running for over an hour.
The power of qi and blood surged within his body, supporting his speed.
His Qi and Blood value of 9.6 gives him stamina and explosive power far exceeding what he used to have. He can maintain this speed for three or four hours.
After another hour of driving, the terrain ahead began to change.
The flat wilderness was gradually replaced by rolling hills, the trees became more numerous and denser, and the air became humid, carrying the smell of decaying vegetation.
Song Chen slowed down and started walking; they were already on the outskirts of Cangmang Mountain.
He glanced at the map; it was still about ten kilometers from the foot of the mountain.
Just then, a deep roar came from afar, the voice deep and powerful, carrying a sense of oppression.
It's the aura of a second-tier alien beast.
Song Chen's eyes lit up. They'd run into each other so soon?
He followed the sound and groped his way towards it.
After passing through a grove of trees, an open space came into view.
Under the moonlight, three enormous wild boars were gnawing on the carcass of an animal. The leader was nearly three meters tall at the shoulder, with tusks a meter long, and its body was covered in thick mud armor.
The aura of a mid-grade second-tier cultivator.
The other two are smaller, but they are also top-grade Tier 1 items.
Song Chen stood in the shadows of the trees, looking at them.
Three wild boars, one of which is of medium grade 2 and the other two are of high grade 1.
He drew his sword, and purple lightning crackled around the blade, illuminating his face.
The three wild boars simultaneously raised their heads and looked at him.
The leader let out a warning hiss, its fangs aimed in his direction.
Without wasting any words, Song Chen rushed forward.
With a flash of light, the head of the second-tier wild boar flew off.
……
The night in the Cangmang Mountains is darker than anywhere outside the city.
The dense canopy blocked the moonlight, with only a few streaks of light barely penetrating the gaps in the branches and leaves, casting dappled shadows on the ground.
The air was filled with the damp, humus-like smell, mixed with the stench of an unknown beast, which instinctively made people feel depressed.
Song Chen leaned against the roots of an ancient tree that was so thick it would take two people to hug it, panting heavily.
His combat suit was torn in three places, and he had a bloody wound on his left shoulder.
That was left half an hour ago by a mutated lynx at the peak of the second tier. That beast was incredibly fast. If he hadn't reacted in time, that claw would have been more than just a wound; it would have disemboweled him.
"Damn it..." he muttered under his breath, exchanged a healing pill from the system shop, crushed it, and applied it to his wound.
The stinging pain of the powder seeping into his flesh made him gasp, but he didn't utter a sound.
He has been fighting continuously for more than five hours since this afternoon.
The harvest was very plentiful.
He closed his eyes and brought up the system interface.
Current kill count: 2150 points
2150 points, that's his result after five hours of work.
You came to the right place.
This was Song Chen's first thought.
The area surrounding the Cangmang Mountains is indeed teeming with strange beasts.
In just a few hours, he encountered more than thirty first-tier beasts, more than a dozen second-tier beasts, and even a few peak second-tier beasts.
The types of strange beasts were also incredibly diverse: mutated wild boars, mutated lynxes, mutated giant pythons, mutated poisonous bees...
Each one has its own characteristics, and each one requires a different approach.
More importantly, there are really not many people here.
For a full five hours, he did not encounter a single martial arts team.
The entire mountain was like his personal hunting ground, where he could kill however he wanted without worrying about anyone stealing his monsters or revealing his strength.
But the cost is danger.
It's much more dangerous than the ruins outside the city.
On the outskirts of Changqing City, there are many strange beasts, but most of them are first-tier, with second-tier beasts appearing only occasionally.
The environment of the ruins is relatively open, with good visibility, making it easier to spot dangers in advance.
It's different here. The jungle is so dense that often, a wild animal can be just five meters away without you seeing it. By the time you spot it, it's too late to run.
Even more terrifying are the strange beasts that excel at stealth: mutated lynxes, mutated venomous snakes, and mutated spiders.
They lurk in the shadows, waiting for their chance to strike, and if they miss their target, they immediately flee.
The wounds on Song Chen's body were left from the sneak attack.
In addition, there are poisonous insects.
A poisonous mosquito the size of a palm, a poisonous wasp the size of a fist, a centipede as thick as an ankle...
A single one of them is not a threat, but when they come in groups, even third-tier martial artists have to give way.
Song Chen had just encountered a swarm of poisonous bees, numbering over a hundred, and it took him running over two hills to shake them off.
He caught his breath and looked up at the treetops above him: "This place... is fucking uninhabitable."
But now, he faces a choice.
Go back, or stay?
If he were to go back, at his speed, he could get back to the city in just over two hours by running at full speed.
Lie down in your comfortable bed, get some sleep, and come back tomorrow.
Leave a message...
He looked around.
In the darkness, various faint sounds could be heard.
There were chirping insects, roaring beasts, rustling of leaves in the wind, and the rustling of something crawling on the ground.
Every sound could represent danger.