Chapter 76: Special Exam (3)
As the exam began, the protective shield that originally restricted Su Chen's movements disappeared.
Without the protection of the shield, Su Chen immediately smelled a strong odor of blood in the air.
This intense, fishy smell made Su Chen, who was used to witnessing life and death in the dungeon, frown subconsciously.
How many people died here?
But it was impossible to bring real objects into this joint examination.
As a result, the weapon in Su Chen's hand was now an ordinary Immortal Alliance magic sword instead of his usual black dragon sword.
This also affected his strength to a certain extent.
However, the impact wasn't that significant.
In the ruins, Su Chen looked around for a moment, then stood up and walked towards an underground garage next to him.
There were nine young evil creatures in the Foundation Establishment stage constantly patrolling the sky.
Therefore, choosing to act on the ground in broad daylight was undoubtedly very foolish.
Su Chen planned to first enter a place and then try to move out of the ruins after dark.
The underground garage next to where he was located was Su Chen's choice.
In addition to considering the timing of his actions and initial foothold, Su Chen also thought about other aspects.
For instance, right now, finding a map of Yushan City was undoubtedly more important to him than hunting evil creatures.
If there was no map, he feared he would accidentally run into the base camp of the Nine Nether evil creatures.
It wasn't that Su Chen thought too much; he just needed to consider all possible situations as much as possible to survive in the ruins of a city occupied by aliens.
After all, there was no resurrection mechanism in this exam. The evil creatures could make mistakes countless times, but he could only afford one.
In the underground garage, since the power stations in the entire city were destroyed, the underground garage lost its electric lighting and became pitch dark.
Moreover, cultivators in the Qi Gathering stage do not possess the spiritual perception that cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage have.
As a result, such a dark environment limited the strength of most cultivators in the Qi Gathering stage.
However, when applied to Su Chen, this darkness not only wouldn't affect his strength—it would become an advantage for him.
After all, his Green Lotus Pupils allowed him to see through darkness as if it were nothing, enabling him to penetrate the walls of the ruins and detect hidden enemies in advance.
For example, before entering the underground garage, Su Chen noticed four Nine Nether evil creatures hiding inside.
Yet, Su Chen dared to walk into the garage even though he knew there were enemies inside.
Of course, that was because he was confident in his strength!
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[Name: Spider-Faced Man]
[Race: Nine Nether Clan]
[Strength: Fourth level of Qi Gathering stage]
[Features: The Spider-Faced Man, who has lived in the Netherworld for many years, is the darling of darkness and hates light.]
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As soon as Su Chen walked into the underground garage, the four spider-faced men hiding there sensed his arrival.
Due to the difference in strength, and because Su Chen deliberately concealed his aura, in the eyes of these four spider-faced men, he was just an ordinary student from the Immortal Alliance High School and posed no threat to them.
To the creatures who saw him as non-threatening, he was the most delicious prey!
The four spider-faced men were scattered around, lying against the wall to form a secret ambush.
Su Chen seemed not to notice any of this and quickly walked into their trap.
Seeing their prey in place, the four spider-masked men showed ferocious smiles on their faces, as if they had already envisioned the scene of feasting on Su Chen's flesh and blood.
You must know that in the seven days since the fall of Yushan City, these Nine Nether evil creatures had consumed many Immortal Alliance citizens who did not have time to leave.
Some of the Nine Nether creatures that feasted had even experienced a surge in their strength during these seven days.
In the darkness, Su Chen completely walked into their trap.
The four spider-masked men immediately launched an attack.
They hung upside down, their hind legs clinging to the ceiling of the underground garage, resembling the lower body of an upright ape.
The largemouth on the spider-like head opened and shot out white spider webs.
But just as these spider webs were about to fall onto Su Chen, his figure... disappeared.
Where did he go?
Where did that human cultivator vanish to?
Just as one of the spider-faced men was trying to find Su Chen's trace, an emotionless voice echoed in his ears.
"Although I have encountered you evil creatures many times, each time, I still can't suppress the murderous intent in my heart."
The spider-faced man felt a sudden chill course through him at those cold words.
The intense realization of life-and-death danger made the Spider-Masked Man tense; he instinctively wanted to distance himself from Su Chen.
But unfortunately for him, as soon as Su Chen appeared within five steps, it was already too late.
As long as the opponent was within this distance, even if he were at the Foundation Establishment level, Su Chen was confident he could severely injure or kill him.
Swordsmanship... Traceless Sword!
Clang!
With the crisp sound of a long sword being unsheathed, the sword in Su Chen's hand transformed into silver-white silk threads, passing through the body of the spider-faced man.
Fast—too fast.
Even the spider-faced man, with his excellent dynamic vision-like compound eyes, couldn't see the movement of Su Chen's sword.
He could only feel a breeze brushing against his body.
But how could there be wind in a closed garage?
When the cold light vanished, the first spider-faced man who encountered Su Chen lay motionless on the ceiling, as if immobilized by a spell.
In the next second, countless bloodlines erupted from its body, forming a grid-like pattern.
Immediately afterward, the body of the spider-faced man was sliced into countless tofu-sized pieces, which, along with spurting black blood, scattered across the garage floor.
Almost simultaneously with these pieces falling to the ground, Su Chen also landed in the underground garage.
He looked at the three remaining spider-masked men in the darkness with a calm expression, as if he had just performed a trivial task.
The remaining three spider-masked men watched this scene in shock, forgetting to escape.
From the moment Su Chen used the Floating Cloud Steps technique to instantly appear in front of the spider-faced man to the moment he drew his sword and killed him before landing, all of it happened in just a second or two!
In such a brief span, a spider-faced man at the fourth level of the Qi Gathering stage had fallen so easily at the hands of this human.
Although they were astonished, the three remaining spider-faced men quickly snapped back to reality.
Without hesitation, they dashed toward the furthest corner of the garage, trying to escape from the killer.
But while they aimed to flee, Su Chen didn't intend to let them go.
Clang clang clang!
The sound of several long swords being drawn rang out again.
The previously noisy underground garage fell silent.
After dispatching all the evil creatures, Su Chen stood on the clean garage floor, gazing ahead with a surprised expression.
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[You killed a Nine Nether Spider-Faced Man (fourth level of Qi Gathering stage) and gained 40 experience points...]
[You killed a Nine Nether Spider-Faced Man (fourth level of Qi Gathering stage) and gained 40 experience points...]
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Looking at the blue prompt box that was completely different from the black prompt box at the beginning of the exam, Su Chen was utterly stunned.
He was very familiar with this blue prompt box.
Isn't this the prompt box for the Cultivation of Immortality?
Could it be that the monsters he killed in this exam also grant valuable experience points like in the game?
As this thought crossed his mind, Su Chen's heart filled with excitement.
If that were true, then his test strategy would have to undergo a 180-degree shift.
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(End of this chapter.)