93: Chapter 93 Unified Examination (Part 4)

With great difficulty, Yang Shiyu gently lowered her body onto the sand dune, only to feel her blood vessels throbbing wildly, causing her skin to itch as well.

It felt as if countless tiny insects were crawling across the surface of her skin.

Then, she felt the sand dune beneath her pushing against the base of her thigh.

"Something is moving..."

"Ah~!"

Finally reacting, Yang Shiyu realized that something was about to emerge from the sand, which was why it was moving.

With a quick step, she leaped directly into Wang Kaiwen's arms.

Before he could even savor the gentleness in his arms, Wang Kaiwen realized something was wrong.

A Sand Rat with a pointed snout and long antennae poked its head out of the sand, its small, pitch-black eyes scanning the surroundings vigilantly.

Seeing the appearance of this Sand Rat, Wang Kaiwen's exhaustion instantly vanished; something this cunning certainly wasn't created by Tang Mo!

After emerging from the sand, the Sand Rat quickly locked its gaze onto Tang Mo and his group.

Carrying Yang Shiyu, Wang Kaiwen leaped up and ran behind Tang Mo.

Tu Xiaoxia and Tang Mo also noticed that it wasn't just where Wang Kaiwen was; the sand all around them began to rustle as things continuously started to crawl out.

In addition to Sand Rats, there were Sand Scorpions, Sand Mantises, Desert Lizards, and a whole series of other unique desert beasts all swarming out of the sand.

The levels of these beasts ranged from 12 to 18.

Their figures could be seen all over the sand dunes.

It wasn't just Tang Mo and his group; throughout the desert outside Shahe City, those beasts that had originally been hiding in underground sand caves took advantage of the night to come up to the sand dunes in search of food.

Originally, these beasts would kill each other for food, but with so many humans suddenly appearing before them, they changed their targets and charged toward the candidates on the sand dunes.

Gao Jun looked at the beasts with glowing green eyes in despair, a wave of bitterness welling up in his heart.

"This is truly a case of 'finding what one is looking for without even trying.'

But damn it, you should have come sooner!"

During the day, Gao Jun had been searching everywhere for point-giving beasts, even frantically unleashing skills to bombard the sand dunes.

Although he successfully forced out many point-giving beasts hiding in the sand caves, it had also exhausted him.

He had hoped to get some rest at night, but he hadn't expected these beasts to keep popping up one after another.

This left him in a rather precarious situation.

Gao Jun even began to regret not teaming up with Guan Yushi and the others; if he hadn't tried to show off, he would likely have been able to handle such a situation.

Now, he could only resign himself to fate.

Fang Hao was in the same situation as Gao Jun.

He had been besieged by a few Sand Foxes during the day and had consumed a lot of stamina, but fortunately, he had rested along the way, so his mental state was much better.

However, seeing those dozens of glowing green eyes on the sand dunes, Fang Hao couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

A mere few Sand Foxes had already left him stretched to his limits; now, with not only dozens of Sand Foxes but also countless other beasts before him, it was simply more than he could handle.

Fang Hao forced himself to calm down. "I must find someone to help defend against these beasts; if I'm alone, I'm definitely done for!"

While observing the beasts around him, Fang Hao silently planned his escape route in his mind.

The situation for Guan Yushi and his group of three was much better.

Because Ji Lianlei had done her homework in advance and knew that the beasts in this desert usually came out at night, she had advised Guan Yushi and Feng Yuankai not to waste their stamina during the day, and they had even built a simple defensive fortification.

It was mainly to defend against the beasts' sneak attacks and charges, providing them time to counterattack during battle.

Inside Examination Hall 88, a person wrapped in a large black trench coat was confronting the surrounding beasts.

With a wave of his sleeve, countless branches shot out from within.

Several Sand Foxes and Sand Rats that were too close to dodge were directly pierced through.

Even the Sand Scorpions, with their hard shells, couldn't withstand these strange branches and were pierced through.

Afterward, the branches seemed to come alive, continuously sucking on the carcasses of the beasts.

Soon, those pierced beasts were reduced to nothing but shriveled skins, while the Sand Scorpions were left as empty shells.

After draining the beasts dry, the ominous aura beneath the black trench coat became even more intense.

The surrounding beasts didn't even dare to approach.

"Hehehe..."

From beneath the black trench coat came a chilling laugh, "Come, become my nourishment."

Wang Kaiwen and Yang Shiyu had completely lost their combat effectiveness and couldn't move at all.

They could only hide behind Tang Mo and Tu Xiaoxia, or more accurately, behind Tang Mo.

In order to unleash his full power, Tang Mo even told Tu Xiaoxia not to intervene.

In an instant, dozens of thick tentacles formed a circle, enclosing Tang Mo and the others.

Then, the dozens of tentacles began to lash out wildly at the surrounding beasts.

"Killed Level 12 Gray Sand Rat, Points +1."

"Killed Level 17 Green Sand Fox, Points +3."

"Killed Level 14 Gray Sand Scorpion, Points +1."

It must be said that as night fell, even the point-giving beasts increased; in the blink of an eye, they had climbed up dozens of spots in the rankings, and seeing this, the group was naturally overjoyed.

Where there is joy, there is sorrow.

Fang Hao fought with all his might and finally carved out a bloody path, coincidentally meeting up with some of his friends, and they immediately formed a team to defend against the beasts together.

Gao Jun didn't have such good luck.

He exhausted his stamina but still couldn't withstand a round of attacks from the beasts; he took out his scoring device, activated the distress signal, and was eliminated early.

It wasn't just Gao Jun; many candidates in the examination hall were caught off guard by this sudden turn of events, and many were eliminated.

Some candidates with insufficient strength, even when teaming up, couldn't resist the beasts' attacks and were eliminated one after another.

The people in the monitoring room also perked up; watching the candidates being eliminated on the screens, many felt sorry for them.

Especially the principals of the schools those candidates belonged to; they were sighing and filled with regret.

The principal of Haishi No. 1 High School, Jia Shi, was so angry his face turned red.

Although Gao Jun's strength at Haishi No. 1 High School wasn't the absolute strongest, there was high expectation for him to get into Xiafu University, so it was unexpected that he would be eliminated so quickly this time.

Thinking back to how Gao Jun had acted like a madman, bombarding the surroundings while searching for point-giving beasts during the day, Jia Shi felt embarrassed.

Perhaps after this, he would need to strengthen the training and development of students' observation skills and mental fortitude.

Jia Shi was thinking silently when he saw a sky full of fire on the monitoring screen; countless fireballs the size of human heads fell from the sky, and the monstrous flames instantly engulfed the surrounding beasts.

Amidst the flames, a youth with fiery red hair stood proudly, a smile playing on his lips. "Hehehe, this is more like what a major examination should look like."