Chapter 78: Eighth stage cleared

At the same moment.

In a territory filled with rolling hills.

Hua Hua Yuyin frowned deeply.

Her left arm was already broken.

It had been snapped by her own bear-men.

Many of her own bear-men had been charmed and started fighting their own kind.

The remaining forty-plus succubi smirked, whispering something to the bear-men.

Right now, these bear-men were in their bear state—broad-shouldered and thick-backed, with heavy, massive paws capable of swatting a succubus to death in a single blow.

Yet, half of them were currently controlled by the succubi.

Hua Hua Yuyin could not fathom why.

These bear-men were in their bear forms; how could they still be charmed?

They weren't even the same species; how could this work?

But it was the truth.

The pain in Hua Hua Yuyin’s arm was intense; she could no longer fight.

Her resistance to medicine was maxed out; no amount of pills would help her recover.

What was she to do now?

But the succubi clearly gave her no time to think.

More and more bear-men charged over.

Some were tightly bound by whips, several already strangled to death.

Hua Hua Yuyin clutched her broken arm tightly and sighed deeply.

Finally, she looked up at the sky.

"I give up. Requesting rescue from the instructor!"

*Whoosh!*

In an instant, Chief Instructor Wu Ziming appeared before her.

With a single gesture, all dozens of succubi were lifted into the air.

The next moment, they all exploded.

Like fireworks of red flesh and blood.

Wu Ziming reached out, healed Hua Hua Yuyin’s arm, and then vanished.

Hua Hua Yuyin sighed.

Her exam was over.

Elsewhere.

This was a plains territory.

Wei Wei Jinlong was laughing.

His orc subordinates were laughing too.

Everyone was laughing loudly.

Especially Wei Wei Jinlong, who laughed with a hint of bliss, as if this were paradise.

Five succubi surrounded him, calling him "brother" with every breath.

Wei Wei Jinlong agreed to everything, completely ignoring the five whips coiling around him.

The whips soon bound him tightly.

Wei Wei Jinlong felt like he was suffocating, but he swallowed and said, "Should we go back inside to play?"

The succubi laughed even louder.

*Whoosh!*

Chief Instructor Pang Zhangming appeared.

A flash of blades.

Every succubus in the territory was turned into chunks of meat.

Wei Wei Jinlong stared blankly at the succubus chunks on the ground, his consciousness clearing.

"Many thanks, Instructor..."

Pang Zhangming glanced at him and vanished.

Wei Wei Jinlong clenched his hands, his face flushed red.

Damn succubi...

Wei Wei Jinlong withdrew from the test.

Elsewhere.

Zhao Chi had already received the notification.

[Eighth stage cleared]

[Defeated] 80 succubi

[Time taken] 18 minutes 27 seconds

[Score] 91 points

[Total score] 561 points

[Rank] 3rd

Seeing this rank, Zhao Chi was truly surprised and delighted.

Third in the grade?

He had surpassed so many people again?

He hurriedly opened the grade rankings.

[Real-time test rankings]

[1st place] Class 9: Zhou Lue

[2nd place] Class 10: Yuan Zhao

[3rd place] Class 4: Zhao Chi

[4th place] Class 1: Hua Hua Yuyin (Withdrawn)

[5th place] Class 8: Wei Wei Jinlong (Withdrawn)

Huh?

So only three students had cleared the eighth stage.

Besides Zhao Chi, only Zhou Lue and Yuan Zhao remained.

Both of them were popular candidates predicted by the students before the test.

Zhao Chi sat on the ground, feeling very excited.

This way, even if he withdrew now, he would at least be 3rd in the grade.

At the very least, he had 50 academic credits and two bronze treasure chests.

Plus, there were guaranteed credits for every stage cleared. Having cleared 8 stages, he had a guaranteed 36 credits.

In these four hours, he had earned more credits than he had in the previous two years combined.

Quite good.

But he only took a fleeting glance.

After all, the situation Gu Qing and the others had just fought through was extremely intense.

Zhao Chi had to go confirm their status first.

Up ahead, the women were swaying on their feet.

After killing the last five succubi, they were all too tired to stand.

They hadn't rested enough from the previous stage, and now, after nearly 20 minutes of fighting, everyone was exhausted.

Gu Qing sat on the ground, her chest heaving violently.

Her black hair was plastered to her face, soaked with sweat.

Tang Ruan also collapsed nearby, breathing in deep gulps.

The other women nearby were tired too, but those two were especially so.

Because their morale was extremely high, their enthusiasm was high, and they had been killing continuously.

They had long since stopped caring about the fatigue.

Moreover, many women had been in dangerous states earlier, and the two of them had raced against time, leading everyone to kill the succubi as quickly as possible.

Gu Qing smiled at Zhao Chi: "My lord... I originally wanted to leave those five for you to play with, but they were too ignorant and tried to charm you at the end, so I had no choice but to let everyone kill them all."

Zhao Chi nodded: "I understand. Men find it hard to resist the charm of female succubi. It’s fortunate you were decisive, otherwise I might have issued the wrong orders."

Gu Qing laughed: "As long as you understand, my lord. I'll catch two for you to play with when there's a chance later."

Zhao Chi said helplessly: "No need. What would I play with succubi for? Having you all is enough."

Gu Qing covered her mouth and laughed: "My lord is quite the smooth talker. Haha, our results this time aren't bad, right?"

"More than just 'not bad'? We're in third place now!" Zhao Chi said happily.

"Wow! That's great~" Gu Qing smiled in surprise.

Tang Ruan also tilted her face: "So... amazing... *huff~*"

Zhao Chi said: "Stop talking, everyone. Rest quickly and drink some water."

Gu Qing panted with a smile: "We drank it all already."

"Drink mine."

Zhao Chi handed the bamboo cup over.

This was the warm water Gu Qing had prepared for him in the morning; it had gone cold by now.

Gu Qing smiled: "Thank you, my lord."

She opened the lid and took a few gulps.

"My lord, give the rest to Tang Ruan. She was running around quite happily earlier; she must be very thirsty."

Zhao Chi nodded and handed it to Tang Ruan.

Tang Ruan sat up: "Hehe, thank you, my lord. Thank you, Sister Gu."

There was only one cup of water left.

The other women couldn't be accommodated.

But everyone understood; after all, Gu Qing and Tang Ruan had contributed the most and were the most exhausted.