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

Soon, most of the new students arrived, forming a dense, dark mass. Whispers filled the background noise, and everyone wore the same school uniform, but their expressions varied.

Chen Guan noticed that among these students, there were not only Chinese, but also many foreign faces, which was worthy of a top university.

Suddenly, the lights in the auditorium dimmed, and all the whispers vanished instantly.

A beam of light shone on the center of the stage, and a figure appeared there silently.

He was a middle-aged man wearing a dark purple robe. His face was ordinary, but his eyes were as deep as the starry sky.

He simply stood there, without making any unnecessary movements or saying a word, yet the entire auditorium fell silent instantly, and an invisible pressure enveloped every new student.

"Welcome to Huaqing College, new students."

The man's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears, carrying a sense of authority: "I am the vice dean of Huaqing Academy. My name is Situ Ming. You can call me Dean Situ or Teacher Situ."

The vice dean! Many freshmen gasped in surprise.

I never expected to meet such an important person on the first day of school.

Last year, the person who came to welcome the new students wasn't one of these important figures, but just a grade director.

Situ Ming's gaze slowly swept across the audience below the stage. After surveying the entire area, he slowly said, "Huaqing is a place for cultivating the strong, but being strong means more than just physical power."

Situ Ming continued, his tone calm yet containing undeniable power: "Wisdom, character, perseverance, responsibility—these are all indispensable qualities. Today's class placement test is your initial assessment."

"The test will take place in a special simulated illusion. You will encounter different scenarios and challenges. There is no fixed scoring standard. The academy will evaluate and classify you based on your overall performance in the illusion."

A simulated illusion? Chen Guan's heart skipped a beat.

This avoids the awkwardness of directly revealing that he has no superpowers, but how should he utilize his advantages in the illusion?

"Remember, although everything in the illusion is not real, your feelings, choices, and actions are all reflections of your true nature," Situ Ming said meaningfully. "Now, relax your mind and prepare to connect."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his right hand and gently tapped the air with his index finger.

hum.

An invisible wave spread out from him, instantly enveloping the entire auditorium.

Chen Guan felt a blur before his eyes, and irresistibly, the surrounding scenery rippled like water. The outlines of the seats, classmates, auditorium... all the objects in front of him quickly blurred.

The next second, a feeling of weightlessness came over me, and the light changed abruptly.

When Chen Guan's vision cleared again, he found himself standing on a... scorched and desolate wilderness.

The sky was a suffocating leaden gray, the earth was cracked and barren, and the air was filled with the stench of blood.

In the distance, the distorted outlines of dilapidated buildings, billowing thick smoke, can be vaguely seen.

Holy crap! Hell difficulty right from the start?!

[Is this environment... a post-apocalyptic wasteland setting?]

Where are the others? Why is it just the coffin guy?

[It seems to be an independent illusion test; the scenario each person faces may be different.]

The timely appearance of comments confirmed Chen Guan's guess.

He quickly calmed down and observed his surroundings.

I didn't see An Changqing, Long Ao, or any other new students.

On this desolate wasteland, it seemed he was all alone, and...

With a thought, the heavy black iron coffin appeared on the ground beside him.

Sure enough, the coffin, which was most closely associated with the original body, was also recognized and projected into the illusion.

"What kind of test is it? Survival? Exploration? Or defeating something?"

Chen Guan squatted down and touched the scorched ground. It felt rough and warm to the touch, and the environment was simulated extremely realistically.

He tried to mobilize the power within his body. The original attributes of the vest seemed to still be there, but superpowers? He never had any to begin with, so they didn't matter.

Just as he was pondering this, the earth suddenly trembled slightly.

Rumble...

A dull thud came from the horizon, growing closer and louder.

Chen Guan looked up and saw billowing smoke and dust in the distance, as if thousands of troops were galloping.

No, it's not just "as if".

From within the smoke and dust, countless distorted creatures emerged.

They run swiftly on all fours, their fangs bared, their eyes gleaming crimson, and they utter bloodthirsty roars.

Like a tidal wave, it swept towards the direction where Chen's coffin was located.

[A Horde of Beasts!]

[A kill at the start? How do you even play this?]

[Coffin! Quick, use a coffin to block it!]

He doesn't seem to have any weapons, how can we test him? Should we run away?

The chat instantly tensed up.

Chen Guan's heart also clenched suddenly. This illusion was indeed not simple. It was a desperate test right from the start.

Escape? Where to escape to? This wilderness stretches to the horizon; how could two legs possibly outrun these four-legged beasts? Besides, his agility is only 1.

Moreover, the purpose of the test was probably not simply to escape.

His gaze fell on the silent black iron coffin beside him.

He has no offensive capabilities... but he possesses the world's strongest shield.

Of course, it can also be the sharpest spear.

As the vanguard of the beast tide closed within a hundred meters, a foul stench filled the air, and their ferocious forms were clearly visible.

A resolute glint flashed in Chen Guan's eyes. His true body shouldn't be in the coffin. Even if it were... I'm sorry, old man, things happened suddenly, and the important matters must be taken into account!

Instead of retreating, he stepped forward and stood in front of the black iron coffin.

Then, he took a deep breath, placed his hands on one side of the coffin, tensed all his muscles, mobilized his strength to the maximum, and uttered a low shout: "Rise!"

He actually lifted the heavy black iron coffin. The cheat system had given him was still working. He spun around in the open space, and the coffin made a muffled sound as it spun.

This isn't some sophisticated tactic; it's purely about using the weight of the coffin itself to smash the monster.

The moment it started spinning, the black horde of beasts crashed down upon them.

Bang bang bang!

The dull thuds of impact continued as the leading beast slammed into the tilted black iron coffin wall. The immense impact caused Chen Guan's arms to tremble violently, his tiger's mouth to go numb, and his feet to plow two shallow furrows in the scorched earth. But he gritted his teeth and gripped the iron chain shoulder straps tightly.

The black iron coffin was completely unharmed, without even a white mark left on it. The strange beasts that crashed into it were like watermelons hitting an iron plate, instantly breaking their bones and splitting their heads, bleeding profusely, and being trampled into mud by the beasts behind them.

In an instant, a vacuum zone was formed around them.

Chen Guan was jolted awake by the shock, but he clung tightly to the iron chains.

The beast tide was endless, with strange beasts constantly crashing into it, only to be bounced back, killed, or crushed.

Black blood and severed limbs quickly piled up in front of the coffin, forming a bloody barrier.

He was like a reef in a raging storm, brazenly facing the destructive impact with only a coffin as his shield.

Holy crap! They're actually using coffins!

[So cool!]

[That arm strength! He could smash it into a pulp. Just how heavy is that coffin? How could Chen Guan even grab it and swing it around? What kind of superpower does he have? Is it an enhancement type?]

[Although it's simple and straightforward, it really works.]