111: Chapter 111 All Exceeded Hunting Score

Shen Xingchen remained completely nonchalant.

It was as if the two people just now hadn't been killed by him at all.

Song Yu and the others could only follow behind in a daze.

Only by following Shen Xingchen could they eat meat...

The members of Yan Xinqi's team watched the figures of the departing group, unable to snap out of their daze for a long time.

As freshmen, they had all heard of Shen Xingchen's name to varying degrees.

The campus forum was buzzing with rumors that Shen Xingchen had defeated the Tier 4 Muyun.

At first, they thought it was just a rumor containing exaggerated elements.

How could a freshman possess Tier 4 combat power!?

Quite a few freshmen even had thoughts of exposing him as a fraud and wanted to challenge Shen Xingchen.

Only after truly witnessing the handsome youth's methods just now did they feel a wave of lingering fear.

They were in no position to challenge Shen Xingchen at all...

"Without Yan Xinqi, we don't have a team leader... How are we supposed to hunt?" a girl asked, voicing the question.

This question threw everyone into a panic.

That's right...

Without a team leader now, they would find it extremely difficult to deal with even these Bone Undead Cavalry.

After a long silence.

A tall and slender girl stepped forward and said, "We aren't far from the exit. As long as we are careful and don't encounter Tier 4 demons, we should be able to make it out."

In truth, she didn't have much certainty either.

But given the current situation, someone had to step up to stabilize everyone's morale.

...

The rest of the journey for Shen Xingchen's team was relatively relaxed.

All matters had been dealt with.

Shen Xingchen led them straight toward the exit of the secret realm.

Even if a team was led by a peak Tier 4, they would consider detouring around the territory of Tier 5 demons.

But Shen Xingchen was different; when he led the team, he simply went back the exact same way he came in.

Between any two points, a straight line is the shortest...

Before long.

The teleportation array at the destination appeared before their eyes.

"Hoo— We've finally arrived!"

Lin Feng, Song Yu, and the others let out long sighs of relief.

What should have been a normal novice hunting competition had ended up... full of hardships for them because of Yan Xinqi targeting Shen Xingchen.

Thinking back on it really made them want to burst into tears.

What on earth had they done wrong to suffer such torment?

However, the rewards were also quite substantial.

The scores obtained in this hunting competition far exceeded their expectations.

They stepped into the teleportation array.

A halo of light rose up.

The grayish-white sky vanished, replaced by warm and gentle sunlight.

When the nine figures appeared on the back mountain of the campus, they quickly attracted countless gazes.

"The eighth team is out!" someone shouted.

"I wonder how their scores are. Can they surpass the team led by Senior Li Chenyue?"

"Wen Cangyue from Li Chenyue's team got 2,350 points! She's getting close to the record!"

Come to think of it, they were really lucky.

Li Chenyue and his group actually ran into a Heavenly Demon Lion Spirit Tiger that had just given birth, and it was extremely weak.

They joined forces to complete the hunt.

The luckiest part was that the Heavenly Demon Lion Spirit Tiger cub actually counted as a Tier 5...

In the end, Wen Cangyue and another freshman effortlessly scooped up 500 points each.

"Sigh, why do they have fewer than ten people? Who is leading the team? Why haven't I seen this senior before?"

"Are you an idiot? The one walking right at the front is the freshman Shen Xingchen!"

"This Shen Xingchen is quite charming to be able to hitch a ride on a team like this. I wonder where their senior team leader went."

Everyone had witnessed the feud between Yan Xinqi and Shen Xingchen.

"..."

They had stayed here specifically to check the scores of the remaining teams.

Every time someone came out, they would discuss it.

But this time, they didn't discuss for long.

A group of instructors wearing administrative jackets eagerly crowded over.

"Which one is Shen Xingchen?"

An instructor asked the moment he approached.

They had held back for far too long. In the office, they could only see the final results without knowing the process, and the taste of waiting had been agonizing.

# How on earth did Shen Xingchen hunt down Tier 5 demons?

# Why did the scores of the eight people in Senior Liu Meng's team skyrocket!?

# Shen Xingchen's score... is simply too ridiculously high!

# Is this the decay of morality or the distortion of human nature?

"What's wrong?" Shen Xingchen asked, looking puzzled.

Instructor Chen Feng asked, "How did you hunt down a Tier 5?"

Shen Xingchen gave him a side-eye and said, "By strength, of course. What else would it be?"

At this.

All the teachers felt like coughing up a mouthful of blood.

...By strength!

What he said made so much sense.

The problem is, student, aren't you only at Tier 3, Level 7?

Where did you get that kind of strength?

It's not like the eyes of us veterans are blind!

Another instructor shifted his focus, looking at the others in the team: "You guys... your scores are all pretty impressive!"

Zhao Ru and the others smiled awkwardly.

They knew their own abilities inside out; they had only gotten high scores by scavenging off Student Shen.

The surrounding teams grew curious.

"Why did the instructors come out so early? There's still quite a bit of time before the hunting competition ends."

"It seems this nine-person squad did something incredible."

"Could it be they also had the good luck to hunt a Tier 5 Heavenly Demon Lion Spirit Tiger?"

"Look, they're about to record their scores!"

Everyone looked over.

The first person to record their score was Lin Feng.

Lin Feng took out his black score token and pressed it against the groove on the stone monument.

A beam of light spread upward along the groove...

"Lin Feng's ability is just average!" someone who knew him muttered quietly.

Soon.

At the very top of the stone monument, a score appeared.

"2,050 points!"

"Holy crap! Is Lin Feng really this strong?"

"This score is almost catching up to Wen Cangyue..."

You have to know that the average score for all freshmen was around 1,500 points.

Lin Feng's strength among freshmen was at best of a moderate standard.

Yet his score had already caught up to the top students!

"Look, that's Zhao Ru!"

The stone monument lit up!

"1,950 points!"

Everyone gasped in shock.

Although not quite as high as Lin Feng's, it was still an exceptionally stellar score!

Zhao Ru was supposed to be one of the more mediocre ones in their cohort!

What on earth was going on here!?

Another person recorded their score.

"2,050 points!"

Everyone widened their eyes in disbelief.

Had this team activated cheats or something?

For the sake of fairness, the academy ensured that the strength of each team leader was roughly equal.

Yet why was this particular team's score so astronomically high?

Several more people followed.

The surrounding teams were growing somewhat numb.

Until Song Yu recorded her score.

"2,450 points!"

The entire audience fell into dead silence once more.

It had already surpassed Wen Cangyue's previous highest score...

This time, everyone understood the context.

Song Yu's strength was considered outstanding among the freshmen.

In a team like this, achieving such a score was also... entirely reasonable.

When Shen Xingchen stood before the stone monument.

For some reason.

The scene fell quiet.

Everyone had witnessed Shen Xingchen's strength with their own eyes.

Since the members of his team were all so brilliant, they must have had an exceptionally powerful team leader leading them...

In a team like that, what kind of results could he achieve?

The light on the stone monument slowly rose.

It gradually grew dazzling and climbed higher.

...

Finally, it approached the highest score recorded.

2,750 points.

It was already nearing the record, but it still didn't stop!

Until finally.

The beam of light shot up violently, abruptly stopping at the very peak.

"7,650 points!"

The moment that score appeared.

Everyone, instructors included, trembled at the lips.

That score was like a towering mountain pressing down on the hearts of every student.

That score was like a beam of light that made the instructors' eyes burn with fervor.