Beast Taming Patrol

The entire real-world examination venue was filled with a hundred pale golden pillars shining brightly, dimming even the clear afternoon sky. Apart from the brightest beam directed at Lin Su, the other ninety-nine beams unified and aimed at him.

The beams, which were supposed to be scattered around the examination area, now showed a complete convergence.

In Mountain City University's monitoring room, Li Qingmei sat weakly in her chair, painfully rubbing her temples. Next to her sat Qin Nan, who laughed heartily, while the teachers responsible for monitoring other areas now stood behind Li Qingmei, staring at the screen with bizarre expressions.

It wasn't negligence, but rather that there were no more candidates in the areas they monitored.

Everything was in chaos!

The real-world assessment rules of Mountain City University had been long established, and this system had been perfected over previous admissions. Theoretically, there shouldn't have been such significant loopholes.

The first phase was the survival phase, designed to eliminate the less cautious or weaker candidates, and to allow stronger candidates to measure each other's strengths through their accumulated points.

The second phase was the competition phase. In today's world context, students who are rigid and lack the courage to fight are unlikely to become excellent Beast Tamers. This phase encouraged candidates to compete against each other.

Marking the top hundred candidates was meant to set a target for other candidates. Usually, these candidates would be scattered across different areas during the first phase, as the points available in any given area were limited.

In the second phase, these candidates would become like lighthouses. Each of the top hundred candidates would attract numerous other candidates, who would challenge not only the top hundred but also each other in order to gain points.

In past assessments, challenges among the top hundred typically resulted in several beams converging, as those within the top hundred sought to improve their rankings through competition, but these battles were usually minor and did not affect the overall situation.

This time, however, some deviation had occurred, resulting in a situation starkly different from previous years.

Sitting in the monitoring room, these teachers knew better than anyone what had just happened, as these high-scoring candidates were their key observation targets beforehand.

When Lin Su's beam appeared, the ones who actually moved toward Lin Su were only the second-ranked Ji Yun, third-ranked Zhang Xiaoyu, fourth-ranked Zhao Tianchen, and sixth-ranked Zhong Hao.

As for Li Shuo, ranked fifth, he hesitated for a moment before following the sixth-ranked Zhong Hao.

From that moment on, the situation developed in an unpredictable direction.

Seeing the second to sixth individuals move toward the top-ranked candidate, the seventh place nearly didn't hesitate and followed them.

Then came the eighth... the ninth...

With almost every beam that appeared, the corresponding candidates advanced in the same direction, resulting in those not in the top hundred also wanting to follow the beams and see for themselves what was happening.

Even if they weren't challenging, they were curious to see what would happen with all these people gathered together.

Herding instincts and the mentality of joining the crowd were fully exploited at this moment.

"Let it go," Li Qingmei sighed lightly. "Let's continue watching."

…

In the field, Lin Su watched expressionlessly as candidates, occupying advantageous terrain and encompassing him, gathered from afar.

Up to now, none of the candidates had actively challenged him, while the ninety-nine beams were rapidly approaching.

"Huff~"

A sound of breaking wind arrived, and the next moment, a girl riding a gigantic eagle landed, standing cutely next to Lin Su. The first-ranked beam and the second-ranked beam merged at this moment, bursting into an even more dazzling light.

"Big shot! Nice to see you again!" Ji Yun greeted him with a grin.

"Are you here to challenge me?" Lin Su looked warily at the Shrinking Wind Thunder Eagle perched on Ji Yun's shoulder.

"How could I!" Ji Yun shook her head. "I'm just here to watch the excitement!"

She curiously examined the pet beast squatting on Lin Su's head.

It felt different from Xue Henqing?

Could it be Xue Henqing's evolved form? Had the big shot succeeded in his research?

With so many points, this evolved form must be strong!

She made a mental note to fully experience it later.

Hearing Ji Yun's words, Lin Su sighed in relief internally.

If possible, he also didn't want Qiuqiu to fight this Wind Thunder Eagle.

Given that it amassed over nine thousand points, this Wind Thunder Eagle was clearly not simple, and though he could win, a battle between Qiuqiu and the Wind Thunder Eagle would consume too much energy, making subsequent challenges difficult.

According to the assessment rules, only a failed challenge could grant one an hour of protection, meaning as long as he didn't lose, he must continuously accept challenges.

Lin Su's current score was less than two thousand points from Ji Yun, the second-ranked. The gap wasn't significant enough to consider stable, so he needed to continue accumulating points. However, he also didn't want to be constantly busy accepting challenges since he now considered the candidates ranked out of the top hundred beneath his notice.

To find a respectable opponent who could both earn him points and demonstrate Qiuqiu's capabilities, thus deterring other candidates, would be ideal.

As the third-ranked beam approached, the surrounding candidates quickly made way to see who this third-ranked mystery was.

Upon clearly seeing the situation inside the pillar, everyone fell silent.

A Beast Tamer being carried over the head by his pet beast?

Mogulii set Zhang Xiaoyu down, scanning the area and quickly focusing on Lin Su.

"Mogu! ᕕ(´∀｀)ᕗ" (Challenge the first rank!)

Having just experienced social death, Zhang Xiaoyu spoke miserably, "Boss, I really didn't want to challenge you. It's my pet beast that insists on challenging you..."

Lin Su's gaze locked onto Mogulii, a quirky smile appearing in his eyes.

A worthy opponent had arrived.

"Okay, then let's have a match!"