In the blink of an eye, a week had passed. In the past week, the hundreds of soldiers who had joined Hidden Demon City had awakened their potential with their mentors, and had a preliminary plan for their future development. They knew where their potential lay, and then worked hard to learn and cultivate in that direction.
Of course, not everyone could be awakened. Xia Fan and Fu You were like two pieces of wood with no potential. They could only watch Jiang Zhibei and the others receive Tu Lan's guidance while they made tea and ate desserts. They were like two unrelated passers-by, killing time.
"Did you have tinnitus again last night?" Fo You asked Xia Fan.
"How did you know?"
"Dark circles under your eyes, brother. Look at you. You look like a panda from lack of sleep."
Xia Fan sighed and shrugged helplessly. "It's weird. Ever since I heard Turan's demonic voice last time, I often hear all kinds of strange sounds in my ears. I can't even plug them with silicone. It seems that the sound is a kind of mental power that spreads through the cerebral cortex. There's no physical way to block it."
Fo You nodded and handed Xia Fan a cup of tea. "What kind of sound is it? When we were on the battlefield together, you didn't have any mental weakness. You could still sleep after killing a lot of corpses. Why can't you sleep now when there's a little noise? "
Xia Fan took the teacup, put it to his nose, and sniffed it. Under the influence of Little Master's luxurious lifestyle, Xia Fan had gradually learned to study tea leaves. He was becoming more and more picky about the taste. He no longer drank expensive tea leaves as if they were plain water.
Xia Fan smiled bitterly. "Yeah, when I was a mechanic, the noise of the old internal combustion engine was so loud that I could sleep on the hood whenever I was tired."
"But this sound is different. It has a strong resonance attribute. It seems that those sounds are waiting for my response. It's a bit like when I first got the superpower of smell. When my sense of smell was activated, all kinds of smells rushed into my nose and interfered with my thoughts. I felt like my head was about to explode. Can you imagine it? I can smell a person who smells like a fox from eight hundred miles away. I can smell it even if someone hasn't flushed their toilet.
"Later on, I slowly learned to shut off my sense of smell, so that I wouldn't be troubled. When I need to, I'll turn on my sense of smell, and when I don't need to, I'll turn it off. Maybe I haven't learned how to block out sounds I don't want to hear. Once I do, I'll be able to avoid all kinds of noises."
Fo You's eyes lit up. "So, you have activated a superpower of hearing?"
Xia Fan shook his head. "No, I can only hear certain sounds. For example, a creature's heavy breathing, a bird's chirping, and so on. If a person is a few hundred meters away from me, I won't be able to hear them."
Fo You rubbed his chin with a suspicious look. "That's strange. I can only hear the sounds made by the beasts, but I can't hear their voices."
"What are you two discussing?" At this time, Tu Lan came back with Le Jiajia and the other two. She was curious to see Fu You and Xia Fan having a heated discussion.
"It's nothing, just a casual chat. Training ended so soon?" Xia Fan said. He did not want to reveal that he had been having noises in his ears recently because he felt that it was a private matter.
Turan nodded. "You're an auxiliary faculty, so there aren't many courses to begin with. Besides, you'll have your exams tomorrow, so I'll have to give you enough time to rest."
"What's the exam?"
"To put it simply, it's to test the combat ability of you trainee Demon Slayers. Since you're not from the combat faculty, it'll just be a formality. When the time comes, the combat faculty will wear red combat suits, while you'll be in green. When the warriors who hunt you down see the colors, they'll know that you're not from the combat faculty, so they won't be too harsh on you."
"Hunt us down?" Fo You frowned and said with dissatisfaction, "Are they treating me like a rabbit?"
Tu Lan smiled. "It's not that exaggerated. The old students hunt the new students. This has always been the rule of Hidden Demon City. Tomorrow, you'll follow the main group and run. When you're caught, the exam will be over. The combat faculty naturally hopes to last as long as possible, but the non-combat faculty doesn't have such a requirement."
Du Yu gently lifted his glasses and said, "Teacher is right. When the five of us form a group tomorrow, we'll just pretend and pass. It doesn't matter how low the score of the non-combat faculty is."
Although Tu Lan repeatedly explained that Hidden Demon City didn't have any mandatory requirements for the non-combat faculty, Fo You's face remained gloomy. He felt that it was a shame to be hunted down like prey. Ever since he and Xia Fan debuted, they had always been the ones hunting others. When had they ever been hunted by others?
"Let's wait and see. I only know how to beat people up, but I don't know how to be beaten up," Fo You said arrogantly.
Tu Lan was speechless. When Fo You was assigned to the combat faculty, Fo You refused. He was the one who volunteered to join the auxiliary team with Xia Fan.
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Early the next morning, Xia Fan and Fo You were taken to the vast jungle outside the city. They were lined up along the boundary line between the jungle and the grassland. The new trainee Demon Slayers formed a team of five, and Xia Fan and his team happened to be in the same team. However, because they were a support team, they wore green combat suits that looked like five seaweeds swaying in the wind.
"I feel so weak …"
Fo You crossed his arms and muttered in dissatisfaction. He was not used to the green combat suits. The other warriors were all wearing bright red combat suits, which symbolized passion and passion. Only the five of them were wearing green, which was very eye-catching.
"Fortunately, at least it's hidden. Red is too easy to spot in the jungle," Xia Fan said.
The senior Demon Slayers who participated in the hunt wore black combat suits, but that wasn't the biggest difference. They had exclusive flying beasts that could quickly rise into the air and then attack from a high position.
The advantages were obvious in terms of number, speed, altitude, and proficiency in coordination. The new trainees were far inferior to the old trainees, so they wouldn't be able to hold on for long. The longer they held on, the higher the score they would get. According to the rules, if the new trainees had the guts, they could also hunt the old trainees. However, few people could do it when the other party had the advantage in the air.
After City Lord Lu Tailai finished explaining the rules of the hunting exam, he announced loudly, "Now, you can enter the hunting ground! The team will set off in an hour. The team that holds on until the end and gets the highest score will receive a precious gift. Do your best! "
* Swoosh *
Following Lv Tailai's order, the four hundred or so new students scrambled into the forest like rabbits, fleeing into the depths of the forest. As for the older students, they led the flying beasts in their hands, smiling without saying a word.
Xia Fan and the other four also entered the jungle. They walked along the complicated forest paths, but their speed was obviously slower than the combat teams, especially Jiang Zhibei. He ran like a tractor, making a lot of noise and shaking the ground with his steps. However, he couldn't speed up at all. After running a few steps, he was panting and sweating like rain.
"So annoying. Can't you be faster?" Fo You scolded angrily. He grabbed Jiang Zhibei's combat suit and lifted him up with his right arm. To Fo You, Jiang Zhibei's weight was less than a chicken.
Xia Fan frowned and asked curiously, "It looks like you don't want to lose. Why are you so serious all of a sudden?"
Fo You rolled his eyes at Xia Fan. "How can a single dog like you understand my feelings? I'm a father, after all. If my son asks me in the future, am I going to tell him that I failed the exam and was hunted down? How can I say that out loud?
"Not only do I want to win today, but I also want to win in everything from now on! I want my son to know that his father is the best. "
Xia Fan was speechless. Single dogs had no human rights. Even Fo You had begun to discriminate against him.
Fo You's greatest ability was defense. He was like a shield, and Xia Fan was like a sharp knife. Originally, their partnership was flawless, but now that Xia Fan could not use this knife, it was not so easy to win.
"This way."
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