She was a beautiful young woman.
She carried a pure black backpack, a style entirely unlike one a girl would typically choose. In her hand, she held a vibrant green suitcase.
A gentle breeze ruffled her shoulder-length, slightly curled hair, revealing delicate ears sculpted like white jade.
With every glance, she exuded grace; her eyes and brows were a painting come to life. Witnessing this, Zhuang Bu was suddenly struck by these very words.
Swish!
Faint white flames ignited in the young woman’s eyes, and then, as if seeing something profound, she abruptly turned her head, fixing her gaze towards the southwest, even as other freshmen were still vaguely trying to perceive their surroundings.
‘Are those specialized eyes?’
Zhuang Bu felt a jolt of surprise. Such a feat should have been impossible for a mere freshman.
At the same moment, the volunteer Senior Male Students took action.
Their proficiency in Void Energy perception far surpassed that of the freshmen. In less than a second, they pinpointed the location of the Void Realm creatures at the Touchpoint.
As for Zhuang Bu, a third-year student, his mastery of Void Energy perception had long since reached an exceptional level.
He could maintain and utilize this state without needing to close his eyes or concentrate intently.
Thus, the moment he entered the Touchpoint, he had immediately detected the source of danger and issued his warning.
Swish!
A dark figure burst from the ranks, streaking towards the southwest with astonishing speed.
Huang Xiu, with her specialized eyes, could clearly make out his face.
It was the Senior Male Student who had first answered their questions among the four volunteers assisting with registration.
This Senior Male Student’s ability seemed to be a physical enhancement type; otherwise, he wouldn’t have deliberately closed the distance.
Crack!
The Senior Male Student’s assault was far from over.
The air temperature plummeted, and a chilling aura began to coalesce within the crowd.
‘It’s so cold!’
A freshman, clad only in a short-sleeved shirt, shivered violently.
Beside him.
Before the Thin Student, who wore glasses, several sharp ice shards suddenly materialized.
‘Go!’
The Thin Student’s lips parted slightly, and the ice shards whistled as they spun outwards, vanishing into the darkness in an instant.
Thwack!
The sound of ice shards piercing flesh, accompanied by agonizing screams, echoed simultaneously.
Two monsters, each over two meters tall and covered in scales like giant lizards, stumbled clumsily out of the darkness.
With a heavy thud, they crashed to the ground.
From the bowl-sized wounds on their backs, dark green flesh was clearly visible, yet no blood flowed.
The ice shards had frozen the wounds shut as they pierced through the creatures’ bodies.
At the same moment, another shriek rang out from the darkness.
The Senior Male Student who had charged into the darkness now emerged, holding the scaled monster’s severed head.
The jagged bone fragments at the neck were messy, intertwined with flesh and large teeth, and even a segment of its windpipe, resembling a water pipe, dangled from it.
It looked as if it had been ripped clean from its body.
Green blood dripped from the raw severance, forming a small stream that traced his path.
Everything had transpired with breathtaking speed, from Zhuang Bu’s single word, ‘They’re here,’ to the two Senior Male Students slaying the monsters.
Only a few breaths had passed.
Most were still struggling to even locate the monsters, yet the battle already seemed to be over.
‘So powerful!’ The freshmen stared, dumbfounded.
From their sheer size alone, it was evident these monsters were far from weak. Few among the freshmen harbored the confidence to defeat one in a solo battle.
Even if they could fight one-on-one, they certainly couldn’t do so with such effortless grace, killing a monster in the blink of an eye.
‘So this is the true strength of a senior student from Tiandu University’s Exploration Department?’ Everyone was utterly astonished.
Yet, alongside their shock, a profound sense of anticipation for the future swelled within them.
If their Senior Male Students could be this formidable, there was no reason they, as fellow Tiandu students, would be any less powerful in the future.
‘Ah!’
Suddenly, several more screams erupted from within the crowd.
Freshmen on the periphery whirled around.
Some freshmen recoiled repeatedly, creating an empty space in the midst of the throng.
He had an ordinary appearance, his eyes slightly narrowed, a smile gracing his face, and in his hand, he held the corpse of another scaled monster.
No one knew when or how he had appeared there.
Thud!
He tossed the corpse forward, causing nearby freshmen to instinctively retreat a few steps.
However, some bolder individuals actually approached, meticulously examining the Void Realm creature they had never seen before.
By this point, excluding Zhuang Bu, all three Senior Male Students had demonstrated a formidable strength that new students could barely hope to emulate.
‘Is that an ability for rapid movement?’ Huang Xiu nodded subtly. ‘The Senior Male Students truly are powerful!’
Without the advantage of a jungle environment for combat, her chances of winning a solo fight against any of these three Senior Male Students were less than ten percent.
The Senior Male Student who had appeared in the crowd, in particular, was a natural counter to her abilities as a Summoner.
If she were to fight him, Huang Xiu felt it was highly probable she would be decapitated before even managing to deploy her plant army.
‘Tiandu University truly is filled with hidden talents!’ The young woman clenched her fist, muttering to herself, ‘I’m still too weak. I need to work harder and get stronger.’
‘All soldiers, no generals. How boring.’
The Senior Male Student in the crowd crouched down, poked the corpse, and then stood up with a look of exasperation.
The reason they volunteered was to use these freshmen, who hadn’t yet been registered in the system, as bait for ‘fishing.’
This was a once-a-year opportunity.
Yet, they hadn’t managed to ‘fish out’ even a single ‘general.’
What a complete waste!
Had they known this, they might as well have left campus to take on missions.
‘Didn’t the forum say that freshmen with high potential levels were more likely to attract ‘generals’?’ the Glasses Student grumbled.
‘Never mind, maybe it’s just bad luck!’
The Senior Male Student whose ability seemed related to ice shrugged. ‘Since things have come to this, let’s head back to the dorms for now!’
‘They seem to be using us as bait.’
The freshmen weren’t fools; they naturally understood the implication of their words.
Whether it was a test or ‘fishing,’ most of them adopted a nonchalant, go-with-the-flow attitude.
After all, they knew that Tiandu University’s administration wouldn’t allow them to fall into actual danger.
The powerful volunteer Senior Male Students escorting them served as proof.
However, some were discontent.
‘This isn’t some mere test,’ Zhuang Bu suddenly interjected, ‘but rather something you are bound to encounter in your future at this university!’
‘One ‘soldier’ creature is worth ten academic credits. You can also take action; let’s all work together.’
While the freshmen had no concept of the precise value of ten academic credits, they instinctively knew that credits were absolutely crucial.
Otherwise, the Senior Male Students wouldn’t bother trying to acquire them.
‘What a pity, just barely missed it!’ A freshman complained.
He also possessed a ranged ability and had almost locked onto the monster’s position moments ago.
If he could have pinpointed its location and then fully unleashed his ability, killing the monster would surely have been no problem.
‘Ten points?’
Huang Xiu murmured, then glanced around before subtly unzipping her backpack.
Though the Senior Male Students gave the impression that everything was over, the flickering of the light bulb persisted.
This indicated that more monsters were still lurking nearby, and that they had not yet left the Touchpoint!
‘The competition truly began the moment we stepped onto campus.’
Huang Xiu sighed. Tiandu University was vastly different from the ordinary university she had imagined.
Here, competition seemed to be the dominant theme.
Everyone was striving for academic credits, for their future.
‘Seriously, my high school teachers were all liars. They said university would be easy, that I could just coast!’
Huang Xiu let out a helpless laugh.
She transmitted a command to Xiao Xian via [Senluo].
Xiao Xian nodded knowingly, darted out of the backpack, and then vanished into the darkness.