Their leader was instantly killed, causing the rat horde to be thrown into chaos. They instantly lost the ability to organize a counterattack and scattered in all directions with squeaks.
However, a few more figures fell from the treetops. These people were all wearing heavy armors and shields, and they blocked the rat horde's escape route.
These rank 1 mutated rats were only the size of dogs. Although the force of their charge wasn't bad, without any organization, their individual strength couldn't compare to that of the heavy soldiers.
Several shields were erected, and following the fierce roars of the heavy soldiers, an unparalleled force swept in all directions.
Bang Bang Bang Bang Bang
The low-level mutated rats that were fleeing in all directions were smashed back into the central area. Like headless flies, they were frightened to the point of running around in circles. Their frantic squeaks rang out incessantly, like a rat race gathering at night.
From the start of the battle to the end, only two or three minutes had passed. Aside from a few dozen that had escaped, there were over a hundred mutated rat corpses on the ground beside the bonfire. As for those who had participated in the battle, only the two heavy soldiers in charge of defending the outer perimeter had suffered light injuries.
"Ha, another big harvest!" Padilu gasped for breath as he impatiently ran over while letting out strange cries. As the intercepting force on the outer perimeter, the mutated rats were like small cannonballs that constantly attacked his defensive line. He had to rely on his shield or his physical strength to block them back. If there were a few more rounds, even the strongest heavy soldier would be unable to endure it.
At this moment, the ground was littered with mutated rat corpses. If this had happened in the past, they would've felt disgusted. However, they had eaten quite a bit during the first phase of the group training, so this scene was child's play.
Everyone gathered over. They were the people of Holy Judgement, and they were all very excited. This was the fourth wave of mutated creatures that Holy Judgement had planned to kill in the past two days. It was highly efficient and safe, worthy of being the mainstay of the academy, Lord Reeves!
They had made ample preparations, arranged the terrain of the encirclement, and their tactical commands were extremely precise. Otherwise, if they were to rely solely on force, it would be normal for two or three people to die if they wanted to surround and kill a group of mutated rats with one Level 2, five or six Level 1, and hundreds of cannon fodder. How could they kill almost all the mutated rats? It was more like a dream!
With this kind of hunting speed, even the Black Rose was far inferior, let alone the Prodigy Society. In this final exam, Holy Judgement would definitely take first place!
Reeves also jumped down from the treetop, a confident smile on his face. From start to finish, he hadn't even made a move. He could go to the core to retrieve the quest items, but he could rely on the strength of the team to safely hunt as many Mutant Beasts as possible. That was the only way to ensure that they would be able to compete for the advancement list.
Before he came here, he had guessed that it would be the Disorderly Burial Lake, and he had guessed that there would be a requirement to hunt mutant creatures. He had prepared well and put everything to use. This time, he would definitely be the captain on the final list. It was just a matter of how many spots Black Rose could snatch from him.
This was a 'game' that belonged to him and Scarlet. As for the rest of the trash, it would depend on whether or not Lu Zhan Tian had a brain. The previous conversation had already revealed enough information. If he really did have a brain, this amount of time was more than enough for him to make a lot of preparations. Wang Zhong and Grai's existences were a threat to Holy Judgement and his prestige. They had to disappear!
Although Black Rose's situation wasn't as good as Holy Judgement's, it wasn't too bad. The central route they had chosen didn't have any large nests of mutated beasts. Instead, there were many scattered and small groups of mutated creatures.
The overall strength of this squadron wasn't weak. Basically, they were at the top of the Hero Division in the OP. Although none of them were particularly strong, and their lineup wasn't particularly complete when it came to switching between offense and defense, they were sufficiently obedient to commands.
Scarlet's commanding ability and leadership were pretty good. In the few times she had taken the initiative to attack and counterattack, she had displayed an extremely high talent for commanding. She had an extremely high level of insight into the entire battlefield, and her thoughts were clear and organized. Most importantly, her words were very convincing. Perhaps it was because she wasn't ruthless enough, and was slightly conservative. As a result, she had missed a few good opportunities to increase the results of the battle. Naturally, there was nothing wrong with saying that it was for the sake of safety.
After two days, they had obtained roughly a dozen units of harvest. One of the girls had suffered a light injury to her leg.
However, their advancing speed was clearly much faster than Holy Judgement's. On the morning of the third day, they had already entered the middle region of the restricted area. According to Scarlet's plan, they would first head to the core region to obtain the mission token before thinking about the problem of hunting.
However, the Prodigy Society was a bit more miserable. After two whole days, they had only encountered four or five scattered cannon fodder level mutated beasts.
If they had only just entered the periphery of the restricted area, then it wouldn't have been a big deal. Everyone had good and bad luck. Furthermore, mercenaries would often come to the periphery of the restricted area to hunt. Perhaps this area had been hunted not too long ago.
However, if it had been like this for three whole days, then it would be too abnormal. Not to mention the fact that it was impossible for idle mercenaries to clear out such a large 'safe zone', they should have entered the middle region of the restricted area after three days of rushing. The mutated creatures here should be endless.
The atmosphere within the squadron wasn't as relaxed as when they had first entered. If they couldn't hunt any mutated beasts, then how would they report back? Other than Hymin, who would occasionally say a few words to Grai to adjust the atmosphere, even Emily was no longer in the mood to play around. Along the way, her eyes darted left and right, wishing that she could find a bird's nest and dig it out to see if she could find a mutated sparrow.
This situation continued until evening, when it was finally broken.
Wang Zhong truly felt that something was wrong. Taking advantage of everyone's rest time, he took out his skylink map to study it. He attempted to relocate and reload the program. In the end, it would have been better if he hadn't tried, but the moment he tried, the entire skylink map turned blurry.
When the others saw this result, they jumped in fright and hurriedly opened their skylinks to try it out.
"I don't have any here either."
"Mine's blurry too!" Emily's tone was as if she had discovered a new continent, causing Wang Zhong to feel hurt.
Hymin gawked for a moment before smiling. "What's there to be nervous about? It's definitely because we've gone too deep. I heard that the skylink signal will be affected by dimensional energy or radiation from the restricted area."
"That won't happen. The one in the camp is a signal amplification device. It's a lightning god II. It's enough to cover the entire restricted area with the skylink signal." Wang Zhong shook his head and pointed at the intermittent snowflake signal on the screen. "This divergence structure is of the vertical stripe type. It's not that the signal isn't strong enough to be sent out, but that someone has intentionally sent out a destructive signal to directly invade our skylink program."
Hymin gawked for a moment before realizing that the person standing in front of her was the academy's theoretical expert. She had heard that this fellow had a hobby of residing in the library. "You're able to see through this snowflake-like messy code. … Could it be a part of the test?"
Wang Zhong frowned. That was a possibility. They had walked for so long without any obstructions. Their speed was extremely fast … They should have already entered the core region …
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