The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

Red Kite mechanically pressed the last capture ball onto the forehead of a giant sand scorpion.

This former hunting ground is now as quiet as a graveyard; apart from the overly docile cheetah leader at their feet, not even a chirp of an insect can be heard.

"Cleared?" Hong Yuan's voice sounded somewhat unreal.

"In a physical sense." Yin Chen scanned the area one last time with his mental energy, and after confirming that there were no signs of life above the fourth rank, he withdrew his perception.

This isn't an assessment; it's a species census for the third battlefield, and incidentally, a registration of extinctions.

On the high ground, Black Crow had already crushed the data tablet in his hand.

The cracks on the screen were spreading. Just now, the backend programmer was having an existential crisis and sent him a message asking if there was a problem with the equipment.

He did not reply.

He just stared at the three students below who were preparing to move to a different position, his throat dry.

Having mentored so many classes of freshmen, I've seen the most outstanding, the smartest, and the luckiest.

But Chen Guan is the first person to turn a high-difficulty combat assessment into an armed parade and incidentally recruit a fifth-level thug.

The problem wasn't with the equipment, it was with Chen Guan himself.

The black crow looked up at the sky.

He's starting to feel a little sympathy for the military's clearing forces.

By the time they arrive in three hours, let alone any demonic beasts, they might not even find a single intact hair of one.

Black Crow also felt sorry for himself.

When he goes back this time, how should he write this report?

The first squad cleared all marked monster lairs in Area C of Hunting Ground 3, capturing 73 fourth-tier monsters, one fifth-tier monster, and several third-tier and lower-tier monsters. The number was too large to count.

Even after writing it down, he himself didn't believe it.

This is no longer an assessment; it's a strategic-level cleanup operation. Anyone who didn't know better would think it was a professional team from the Great Wall.

But this was what he saw with his own eyes; this young man named Chen Guan was too outrageous.

A deep, steady male voice rang out over the communication channel, interrupting his thoughts.

"Instructor Black Crow, we've entered the outer perimeter of Sector C and are expected to reach the designated coordinates in ten minutes. What's the situation on-site? Do we need heavy firepower support?"

The voice came from Colonel Li Ce, the commander of the clearing force.

Black Crow remained silent for a moment, then glanced at the three students below who had already begun cleaning up the battlefield.

"Colonel Li, there's no need to rush."

"What do you mean?" Li Ce on the other end of the communication was puzzled. He was already puzzled by the last-minute addition of scenes for the students, but since it was a decision made by his superiors, he had no choice but to comply.

"What I mean is, you can treat this operation as an armed outing," Black Crow rubbed his temples. "And bring a bigger transport vehicle; there's a lot of local produce here, you might not be able to fit it all."

The communication channel fell silent.

……

In a forest of scattered rocks.

Chen Guan walked over to the cheetah leader, who had completely resigned himself to his fate. The latter gently rubbed its head against his trouser leg.

Just then, the roar of an engine came from afar.

At the entrance to the mountain stream, several armored vehicles painted in military green camouflage stopped, the doors opened, and a team of fully armed soldiers rushed in.

A middle-aged officer with the rank of colonel and a resolute face strode in, accompanied by Black Crow.

His name was Li Ce, and he was the commander of the mopping-up operation.

His pupils contracted slightly when he saw the scene before him.

His gaze finally settled on the fifth-tier Lightning Leopard leader at the foot of the coffin, a creature with a powerful aura yet as docile as a cat.

Li Ce's brows furrowed into a deep frown, exuding the iron-blooded aura unique to soldiers.

Black Crow stepped forward, standing between Li Ce and the three students. His perpetually icy face now showed a hint of unease.

"Colonel Li, this is the first squad in this assessment."

"Assessment?" Li Ce's voice was not loud, but it had a steely quality. He glanced at the fifth-level cheetah at Chen Guan's feet, and then swept his gaze over the traces of the cleaned-up monster nests around him.

"Black Crow, you call this an assessment?"

His words revealed only a sense of bewilderment rooted in reality.

Is this some kind of officer assessment site?

Three students, in a short period of time, wiped out a monster gathering place that required the military to send a reinforced company to deal with, and also took over the enemy leader.

This doesn't sound like an academic assessment; it sounds more like a story made up by the theater command when they were drunk and boasting.

No, I can't even make that up if I'm drunk.

Hongyuan, carrying her giant axe, took a step forward. She disliked being questioned: "Reporting, sir, we accepted the mission, and we fought the monsters. Is there a problem?"

Li Ce turned his gaze to her, and the pressure made Hong Yuan tighten her grip on the axe handle.

"The problem is that you shouldn't have this ability," Li Ce said bluntly.

There has never been a precedent for this, so it would be strange if he didn't question it.

Yin Chen stepped forward and pulled Hong Yuan back before she could speak.

He organized his thoughts, trying to make his wording sound logical: "Reporting, Colonel, we simply took advantage of the habits of these monsters to devise a relatively efficient tactic..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Ce raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Tactics? Tactics that can make a Tier 5 predator abandon its dignity and obediently lie at your feet? Dude, the Military Intelligence Department needs someone like you."

Li Ce's words were very harsh.

Yin Chen was speechless. He couldn't very well say that it was Chen Guan who scared the cheetah into surrendering on the spot with a knife.

Even he himself couldn't explain it; the one who tied the knot must untie it.

All eyes eventually turned to Chen Guan.

He is the absolute core of this team, and also the source of all these illogical phenomena.

Chen Guan raised his eyelids to meet Li Ce's gaze.

"It simply made a smart choice."

Li Ce stared at him for a moment, a look of surprise flashing in his eyes, before withdrawing his oppressive aura.

This student...

"Black Crow, the students you've trained are all very distinctive." He no longer dwelled on the process.

Black Crow shook his head: "They are not my students, they belong to Jing. Jing was away, so he asked me to do it for him. I don't have that ability."

He was telling the truth. Although he was also an instructor in name, he was not on the same level as Instructor Jing.

The Great Wall has many divisions of labor. Li Ce, for example, belongs to the Great Wall Military Department, while Jing comes from the Special Operations Department. As for him, he is in the Logistics Department and spends most of his time as a military academy instructor. Compared to others, he is considered a minor role.

Although their strength is not inferior, their status is worlds apart.

Li Ce's gaze shifted back and forth between Black Crow and Chen Guan, finally settling on Black Crow's expressionless face.

"Jing?" He repeated the name, his brows furrowing even deeper. "Special Operations Department? No wonder."

The name "a person's name is like the shadow of a tree" explains some of the inconsistencies in the original text.