My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

The Hammer Brothers followed the others into the examination hall, looking for their seats.

The tall, thin man walked in front.

The short, stout man followed closely behind.

"Brother, weren't we here to buy weapons? Why are we suddenly participating in this assessment?"

"Didn't I tell you, this patrol team seems interesting, so I came to take a look, understand?" The tall, thin man didn't even turn his head.

"But brother, didn't you say yesterday that this patrol team is just like any other, nothing special?"

The tall, thin man's face stiffened. He turned and glared at the short, fat man. "Shut up!"

The short, chubby man looked aggrieved.

The two found seats and sat down.

Soon after, the exam papers were passed from the front.

As is customary, the first thing to fill in is your name and student ID...exam number.

The tall, thin man wrote his name on it.

Swish, swish, swish—those are the three words.

Ma Jiafeng.

His younger brother's name is Ma Jiaze.

Completely different from their nicknames, no one in this area would recognize these two names; only the Iron Hammer Brothers were the titles that symbolized their identity.

After filling in my name, the quiz started very quickly.

These candidates, ranging in age from teenagers to seasoned veterans, all began to write.

Outside the examination hall,

Tang Yu also held the same test paper, looking at it listlessly.

It started with multiple-choice questions.

Question 1.

[What is the name of the patrol team leader?]

The four options below each have a name written on them.

This is such a simple question.

Luo Zhe is always in the public eye. If we were to talk about who has the highest profile among the high-ranking officials of the shelter, it would undoubtedly be Luo Zhe.

Which survivor in the shelter didn't know them?

The purpose of this easy question is to make the survivors participating in the assessment feel the warmth of home.

There probably isn't a question setter as considerate as him, right?

There definitely isn't one!

…………

"This is definitely a free point question."

on the seat.

After quickly skimming through the questions, Zhao Ming realized that most of them were indeed common sense questions.

It's not difficult; he has enough confidence.

Especially the first question, it was a total free point.

"And they even put Captain Luo's name first; anyone would choose A."

Zhao Ming wrote a graceful A on it.

He now felt that it was too simple and failed to showcase his abilities.

Let alone just choosing Captain Luo's name, he could also tell you Captain Luo's height, strength, achievements, and even the length of his longest sentence.

He had prepared for this assessment for a long time.

Now it seems that much of the preparation may no longer be needed.

Ah, loneliness.

…………

the other side.

The Ma brothers are also responding.

As the eldest brother, Ma Jiafeng is very confident in his abilities.

He wasn't the kind of person who was all brawn and no brains, but thinking about this, he suddenly felt a little worried about his foolish younger brother.

Ma Jiafeng shook off his distracting thoughts and began to get serious.

Instead of starting from scratch, he habitually used a random selection method, doing whichever question he saw.

"Anyway, these questions aren't difficult; they're all common sense questions, all the same."

He saw a multiple-choice question.

Is the meat of a demonized beast edible?

[A. Absolutely possible; B. Absolutely not possible; C. Mostly possible; D. Mostly not possible;]

"That's easy! If we can eat a lot of demonized beast meat, there won't be any food shortages."

Ma Jiafeng decisively wrote a D.

He then randomly saw a fill-in-the-blank question.

[Please list the two sources of Source Crystals on the lines below.]

[________，________]

It is of course formed from source crystal ore and condensed within the body of the demonized beast.

He quickly finished filling it out.

It's so easy and effortless, you don't even need to think.

Ma Jiafeng's gaze swept across the exam paper and landed on the first question.

[What is the name of the patrol team leader?]

It's another easy question.

he thought.

Suddenly I froze. The patrol team leader, uh, who is the patrol team leader?

He looked up at the burly man with a serious expression in front of him. This man seemed to be the patrol team leader, and he did look very capable.

But the problem is, what's this person's name?

Ma Jiafeng racked his brains, and suddenly a brilliant idea flashed into his mind.

"I've got it! I heard so-and-so mention Captain Luo yesterday. The patrol team leader's surname is Luo, so it must be him!"

His gaze swept over the four options, but then he paused, stunned.

[A. Luo Zhe; B. Chen Haiping; C. Luo Zhan; D. Xie Yi;]

Two of the options have the surname Luo. How do I decide which one to choose?

The eldest brother of the Ma family fell into deep thought again, but this time, no clues popped into his mind.

He pondered for a moment and decided to analyze it from a different angle.

Luo Zhe, Luo Zhan.

What's the difference between these two names?

One is the "Zhe" in "philosophy".

One is the "war" in "battle".

He analyzed the result immediately, and according to normal practice, if you encounter a multiple-choice question you don't understand, choosing C will give you the highest success rate.

His name is definitely Luo Zhan!

If it were just one factor, he wouldn't be very confident, but if the two were combined, his confidence would be greatly increased.

Ma Jiafeng was very satisfied with his reasoning.

I should be able to get the points for this question.

The next moment, his gaze shifted slightly upwards, and he saw the score for the question.

"This is a special question; no points are awarded for a correct answer, and ten points are deducted for a wrong answer."

He coughed up a mouthful of blood.

I had no choice but to continue doing the problems.

Mingming is a master at the third level of awakening, with rich experience in wilderness survival and knowledge of demonic beasts.

Unfortunately, these common sense questions completely bypassed his knowledge base.

However, there were some questions that left him puzzled.

I'm so annoyed.

He saw the last question, a comprehensive essay question with a high score component.

"I absolutely must get points on this question!"

Ma Jiafeng cheered himself up and carefully read the questions again.

[Question: Is it possible for an awakened being to defeat an opponent of a higher level?]

[Note: Neither side in the battle is a superhuman, and their combat experience, weapons, and equipment are comparable...]

Without a second thought, Iron Hammer Boss Ma Jiafeng prepared to write the next one.

Then he saw the next line of text.

Please state your reasons.

They were immediately stunned.

In a novel, he could write hundreds of reasons why the protagonist could fight against opponents far stronger than himself. But the problem is, this is reality. Reality is not a script; fighting against opponents far stronger than oneself is like a fantasy.

Taking his own situation as an example, Ma Jiafeng did not believe that a mere awakened second-level kid could defeat him.

However, he also felt that it was impossible for him to defeat a super expert at the fourth level of awakening under the same conditions.

"Do I need to write the answer to this question?"

Ma Jiafeng instinctively felt that it wouldn't be that simple.

This time, it wasn't based on so-called exam experience, but rather on his feeling that even awakened beings understood far too little about the power they possessed after the apocalypse.

Even the Awakened One is no match for a demonic beast of the same level.

This is common sense, so why does this happen? Is it because the Awakened Ones' physical bodies are inferior to those of the demonized beasts, thus putting them at a disadvantage in battle, or is it because the Awakened Ones' own power has not been fully developed?

This question is different from the previous general knowledge questions.

It's like they're testing something.

It has a profound meaning.

So,

Besides combat experience and weaponry, what else influences the strength of both sides?

The eldest son of the Ma family racked his brains.