The core was exposed.
Han Dong knew that it was impossible for him to fight a battle of attrition with his current body condition.
He seized the opportunity.
He held the Plague Doctor's Short Blade in his left hand.
When he saw the core-like object stuck in the stomach, Han Dong stabbed with the sword.
Not only was the short blade poisonous, but it was also very sharp.
The unprotected core was cracked by the sword. Visible plague energy flowed out from the tip of the sword and seeped into the core through the crack.
* Crack. *
The core was completely shattered.
The sutured monster that needed to be maintained by the core was like a marionette that had lost control. Its body was limp on the ground like mud, and there was no sense of danger at all.
The Dark Moon Forest was the territory of the Mystery Branch.
Han Dong suspected that the crows on the branches could monitor his every move. Therefore, he did not take out the special metal syringe and did not take the risk to extract the essence of the sutured monster's cells.
"Hmm … What's going on with this forest?"
Han Dong was not allowed to examine the dead sutured monster in detail.
The seemingly ordinary soil had turned into a quagmire and sucked the sutured monster into it.
"Will it revive?!"
Han Dong could not be sure if the sutured monster that was sucked into the ground would revive and continue to attack them.
Seizing the time, Han Dong helped Pasha up and left the forest as quickly as possible.
One hour later.
Due to Han Dong's superior sense of direction, they successfully left the strange Dark Moon Forest without taking any detours.
As for the possibility of revival, it did not happen. The soil took the sutured monster away, and it was most likely to be recycled.
There was a gurgling stream.
A clear stream that was five meters wide served as the border of the Dark Moon Forest. It separated the forest from the central building area.
They only needed to cross an arched wooden bridge to reach the core building area of the Mystery Branch.
Before crossing the wooden bridge, the building was completely covered by a thick fog. It was impossible to see the overall scale of the building.
"We … have finally made it out! Thank you, Nicholas. "
The Middle Eastern girl's eyes were filled with gratitude. She even felt like crying. Without Han Dong, she would have died a long time ago.
"Hmm, our luck is not bad."
"Nicholas, let's quickly cross the wooden bridge and go to the main building to submit the test items … According to the rules of the test, if we don't submit the items, it won't be considered complete. There might be a certain amount of danger during this period."
Pasha was right. They had to hurry.
However, Han Dong stopped in the middle of the wooden bridge and stared at the clear stream flowing under the bridge …
"Why don't you give it to me?"
Facing Han Dong's question, Pasha was confused. "What thing?"
"You swapped the real iron box, didn't you? I don't know the exact time of the switch, but if I go to the Mystery Branch building to submit the mission, I'll most likely be judged as' failing, 'right? "
For a moment, the atmosphere changed.
"You won't fail. You'll just lose marks."
For a moment, Pasha, whose ankle had been cut open by the scissors, did not need to hold onto the guardrail of the wooden bridge. She stood in the middle of the wooden bridge without any expression on her face.
Han Dong immediately turned around and held his shortsword horizontally in front of him. The ghoul arm also activated a corresponding characteristic.
However, Pasha's next move was not to hurt Han Dong.
Instead, she took out the real iron box with the eyelid and handed it to Han Dong with both hands.
To a certain extent, it meant that Pasha's real identity was not that of a scheming, treacherous student who had deliberately swapped the eyelid and enjoyed the test results alone.
Instead, she was Han Dong's "interference" in the test this time.
Pasha widened her eyes and asked curiously, "When did you find out?"
Han Dong received the real iron box. After confirming that Pasha was not a treacherous person, he put away his shortsword.
"From the beginning, I suspected that it was not a problem with your acting skills. Instead, you made a fundamental mistake … You relied on me too much.
From the moment I joined the Destiny Realm until now.
With my physical fitness, my teammates would often dislike me at first sight. They would not even believe that I was a trainee knight.
However, when you appeared, you did not suspect me at all and tried to team up with me.
According to what you said, you could have continued to wait in the wooden house for the next trainee knight to come. There was no need for you to take the test with me who had a poor physical fitness and chose a dangerous item.
Maybe you divined something in advance, but you were still too active, which made me suspicious … After all, my appearance could not give the opposite sex any sense of security. "
Hearing Han Dong's explanation, Pasha could not help but laugh.
"Hahaha!! Interesting, so there was a mistake here … Your body really could not make your teammates trust you. Serious malnutrition and a skinny body is really bad.
Sigh, it was a mistake. "
Han Dong continued, "Of course, your performance was too ordinary. You did not look like a trainee knight who had experienced the Destiny Realm … Therefore, I can basically confirm that you deliberately pretended to be a noob and secretly swapped the key items to enjoy the fruits of others' labor, or you were also a part of the test."
Clap clap clap!
Hearing this, Pasha began to clap.
"Amazing … Also, I have a question.
When I lost my ability to move, why did you choose to stay?
Was it because of the [Justice]'s thoughts, or you guessed my identity in advance and thought that 'I' was also a part of the test and stole the important item?
That's why you chose to stay and fight around me. "
Han Dong said without any scruples.
"It's just a choice made for my own benefit … In today's world, very few people would risk their lives for a stranger they just met, right?
I just thought that saving you might give the test a higher evaluation.
In addition, your divination can indeed attract stitches … This will give us a chance to 'strike first.' "
Pasha nodded. "Well, you can report to the main building now."
After saying that.
The girl, Pasha Burhart, disappeared in front of Han Dong.
At the same time, in the [Star Observation Room], a special person revealed a satisfied smile.
…
"Phew … I thought there would be a tough battle, but I didn't expect that I only needed to expose my identity.
There are so many important points in this test. It's very troublesome if I don't pay attention. "
When he crossed the wooden bridge, the thick fog dissipated.
It was likely that Han Dong entered the thick fog barrier and was no longer affected by the fog.
It was completely different from the knight teaching building that Han Dong had imagined.
Standing in front of him was a huge castle tower that reached into the clouds.
The medieval architectural style looked like it was made of gray stone bricks, but in fact, it might have used some special material that made the building give ordinary people a strong sense of oppression.
And Han Dong realized a problem.
"Strange, this kind of building that reaches into the clouds should be very obvious … Why can't I see it from the periphery of the school? Could it be that they used some kind of magic to hide this building? "
To get close to the castle tower, he had to pass through a cemetery that was filled with dense Yin energy.
The cemetery covered a large area, and there was no need to go around it … It was as if the cemetery was the castle's "front yard."
Just as Han Dong carefully walked on the stone path in the middle of the cemetery …
A gloomy, hairy arm suddenly stretched out from one side of the cemetery … This sudden Jump-Scare scared Han Dong, and he immediately turned around to prepare for battle.
The person who crawled out was a 'resident' of the cemetery.
As he crawled out, he put on a neat formal suit and stuffed two spare eyeballs into his empty eye sockets.
After putting his tongue and dentures into his mouth, he made a 'relatively friendly' voice.
"New trainee knight, I'm your temporary butler, Aggie. Next, I'll lead you into the Dark Moon Tower. "
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