Chapter 52: So Many People

"Run! That Bloodthirsty Minotaur is about to catch up!"

"In all the world's martial arts, only speed is unbreakable! I don't need to run faster than the Bloodthirsty Minotaur; I just need to run faster than everyone else!"

"Damn it, why are we so unlucky? People from the first wave have already rushed into the entrance, so why is there still a Bloodthirsty Minotaur waiting here?"

Over a dozen examinees turned pale, fleeing for their lives.

Pursuing them relentlessly was a minotaur monster, standing upright, holding a two-handed giant axe, and covered in a crimson hue!

This minotaur monster was about three meters tall, its body covered in knotted muscles that bulged like blood-stained granite, making one shudder with fear; its level was as high as fifteen!

Running at the very back was a young couple, holding each other's hands tightly and fleeing with all their might.

If they were eliminated here, they would even be stripped of their qualifications to participate in the college entrance examination trial, so naturally, neither was willing to give up.

But as they ran, the girl suddenly slipped, and her whole body tumbled to the ground.

"Zhenzhen!" The boy let out a cry of alarm, his face turning white.

If he turned back to save his girlfriend, he would certainly lose his qualification for the college entrance exam, but if he ran on his own now, without the burden of his girlfriend—and with his girlfriend helping him block the Bloodthirsty Minotaur—he would surely be able to rush into the entrance.

On one side was his sweetheart, on the other was a bright future, leaving the boy caught in hesitation.

"A-Bing, go quickly, don't worry about me!" The girl’s eyes were blurred with tears; she knew she could no longer escape.

"Okay!"

This sentence was like the final straw that broke the camel's back; her boyfriend, A-Bing, ran off without looking back.

Watching A-Bing’s departing back, Zhenzhen felt as if something inside her had shattered with a crash.

Looking at the Bloodthirsty Minotaur pressing toward her like a mountain, she gave a bitter smile and closed her eyes, as if she had resigned herself to her fate.

But just then, an angry voice rang out.

"What kind of bullshit King Game Hydrangea Rondo is this? All minotaurs deserve to die!"

Swish!

A cold glint flashed by, and starlight filled the sky.

Ye Lin, who was looking for monsters to grind, slashed out, splitting the minotaur in two and killing it instantly on the spot.

Zhenzhen was stunned, staring blankly at Ye Lin, who held the Star-Meteor Heavenly Scar, only reacting once Ye Lin had carried his blade and left.

"Zhenzhen, it's so good that you're okay; we can still get into the same university." Seeing the Bloodthirsty Minotaur die under Ye Lin's blade, A-Bing returned and hugged Zhenzhen excitedly.

But at this moment, Zhenzhen pushed A-Bing away with an indifferent expression; the scene from just a moment ago had allowed her to see this man for who he truly was.

"Sorry, I suddenly don't really want to get into the same university as you anymore."

"Only those who cherish me are worthy of having me!"

Zhenzhen turned and left, without the slightest hesitation.

At the same time, a similar scene was repeating itself endlessly outside the city, and many monsters lost their lives in an instant.

For some monsters that looked like sheep, a devil's whisper would ring in their ears.

"Pour on Mom's Full-Fragrance Salt and Pepper, hot rapeseed oil, add a little vinegar, the juice of the soul, pour it on!"

As soon as the words "pour it on" were uttered, the sheep-like monster would be decapitated with a single strike.

Some examinees were being chased by monsters, jumping up and down, when suddenly a flash of starlight passed by and the monster was split in two; they didn't even see who had made the move.

There were even examinees who were stopped by a strange person asking them how to find monsters—it was simply insane.

They were already trying to avoid the monsters; how could they dare to go looking for them?

On the city walls, several principals and the big shots of Qingcheng were all dumbfounded.

The college entrance examination trial happened every year, and they had watched it countless times; it was true that powerful examinees would choose to grind levels before entering the entrance, but this was the first time they had seen someone carrying a blade and searching everywhere for monsters to kill.

"Sigh, if only this child weren't a Forbidden Spellcaster; if he weren't a Forbidden Spellcaster, my Qingcheng would truly have produced a real dragon!" A principal shook his head with regret.

A job-changer who could sweep through monsters in the wild would inevitably become a powerful existence capable of suppressing a region once they grew up, but Forbidden Spellcasters simply never lived past the age of 25.

"It's fine, at least the number of examinees from our Qingcheng entering the college entrance examination trial this year will be much higher than in previous years," another principal nodded and said.

Thanks to Ye Lin, the number of examinees who were attacked by monsters and unable to enter the college entrance examination trial this year was significantly lower.

Wherever Ye Lin went, as far as the eye could see, not a single monster could escape.

He was like an automated floor sweeper, clearing out all the monsters within the examination area.

And at this time, those examinees who had specifically waited for the people in front to leave before exiting the city looked at the empty space outside the city with smug expressions on their faces.

A young man waving a folding fan even grinned.

"See! I told you there were benefits to coming out late; the monsters have been dealt with by those who rushed ahead, so our journey is much easier."

Many people following behind him nodded repeatedly; the distance from the city exit to the college entrance examination trial entrance was ten kilometers in total, and they had already walked half of it without encountering a single monster.

As expected, it really was better to set off late!

Meanwhile, Ye Lin also stopped in his tracks.

"It seems... there really isn't a single monster left."

It was only four o'clock in the afternoon, and the monsters in the entire examination area seemed to have been cleaned out by him; at this moment, his level had also stalled at level 18.

【Name: Ye Lin】

【Profession: Forbidden Spellcaster】

【Level: 18 (2.33%)】

【Strength: 180 (+300)】

【Agility: 270】

【Spirit: 540 (+659)】

【Profession Talent: Endless Spells, every time a Forbidden Spellcaster levels up, they can unlock a forbidden spell.】

【Skills: Forbidden Spell - World-Extinguishing Wild Thunder, Instant Dance, Burning Reincarnation, Karma Fire Burning the Heavens, Undying and Indestructible, Eternal Frozen Eyes, Necrotic Return, Yang-Life Blade Technique, Eternal Geng Metal...】

"The higher the level, the harder it truly is to improve. Forget it, let's enter the examination hall!"

Ye Lin shook his head; the experience points he needed to go from level 1 to level 16 were not much different from the experience points needed to go from level 16 to level 18.

There was still a long way to go before level 19, and rather than wasting energy sweeping up those few remaining monsters, it was more practical to just enter the examination hall.

The portal for the college entrance examination trial was like a huge gate of light, silently suspended in the sky, emitting a soft glow.

Walking closer to the portal, he could feel a mysterious power fluctuating; it was the fluctuation of space magic, capable of instantly teleporting people to another place.

Ye Lin stepped inside, and the scene before his eyes disintegrated; by the time the scene reassembled, he had already appeared on a huge bluestone square.

Around the bluestone square stood ten towering stone pillars, each engraved with ancient runes, exuding a sense of vicissitudes and mystery.

In the center of the square was a huge stone tablet with the five characters "College Entrance Examination Trial Ground" carved on it, the calligraphy archaic, like dragons and snakes dancing.

"This is the college entrance examination trial ground?"

Ye Lin looked around, only to see that the square was densely packed with heads everywhere, making Ye Lin's scalp tingle.

"So many people!"