Swallowing the Stars: Time Simulation

Chapter 13 The Assessment Begins

"Brother Yang, shall we act together?"

Upon entering Monster Town, Bai Yang, who had passed the quasi-martial artist assessment with him, unexpectedly found Yang Wu.

Monster Town forbids aspiring martial artists from killing each other, but it doesn't prohibit them from helping and cooperating with one another. After all, even in the real wilderness, most martial artists travel in teams.

Bai Yang originally wanted to team up with Luo Feng, but he had already heard that Luo Feng had been recruited by the Extreme Martial Arts Academy ahead of schedule, so he knew the chances were slim. Therefore, he went directly to Yang Wu, and the two of them working together would greatly increase their chances of passing the assessment.

"Brother Bai, I plan to take this assessment alone," Yang Wu said, rejecting Bai Yang's suggestion. "If you can't find any companions, I can introduce you to a few."

Among those participating in the preliminary martial artist assessment were quite a few friends Yang Wu knew before. Although they weren't particularly close, no one would refuse a team, as it would benefit both sides.

"No need, Brother Yang." Bai Yang shook his head and said, "I can find someone myself."

Bai Yang certainly knew more than just Luo Feng and Yang Wu, these two aspiring martial artists. He simply felt that the three of them had passed the aspiring martial artist assessment together, which was somewhat of a coincidence. Now that he saw Yang Wu didn't want to team up with anyone, he naturally wouldn't press the matter further.

"Good!" Yang Wu bumped fists with Bai Yang. "Brother, pass the test alive!"

"Same here, pass the test alive!" Bai Yang replied with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Yang went to meet other familiar aspiring martial artists.

Yang Wu, after declining several invitations, wandered alone through the alleys of the town.

As night falls, large searchlights illuminate the town's outskirts, but many areas within the town remain shrouded in darkness.

"The monsters in this town are all the lowest-level beast soldier-class monsters, and they pose no threat to me whatsoever."

Yang Wu, carrying his Broken Army Spear, walked slowly down the alley. Although Yang Wu was confident in his abilities, the combat experience he had gained from the simulator still made him very cautious.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly darted out from the shadows next to Yang Wu.

The shadowy figure was incredibly fast; it turned out to be a shadow cat that was at least half a meter long.

At this moment, the gray fur on the Shadow Cat stood on end, and the spikes on its claws gleamed with a cold light.

Whoosh!

The shadow cat, which had just been released from its cage, was already extremely hungry. Upon seeing Yang Wu, it immediately rushed over at an astonishing speed.

"court death!"

Yang Wu sneered, his Broken Army Spear suddenly trembled, and a cold light flashed in the night sky. Shadow Cat, who was charging forward, lost his life in the blink of an eye.

Although this was Yang Wu's first time hunting monsters in real life, he felt no discomfort whatsoever. This was because he had already hunted countless monsters in the simulator, and the combat experience felt as if he had personally gone through it all.

Pfft!

The Shadow Cat's enormous corpse, propelled by its previous momentum, continued forward for more than ten meters before crashing heavily to the ground.

The Shadow Cat's body was still very well preserved, except for a bloody hole in its left eye.

Yang Wu took two steps forward and was about to draw his dagger to collect materials from the Shadow Cat.

When he suddenly realized that he was participating in a practical assessment for aspiring martial artists, Yang Wu was caught off guard.

With a self-deprecating laugh, Yang Wu slashed with his Broken Army Spear, and Shadow Cat's left ear instantly fell off.

Yang Wu put the monster's left ear into his backpack, then walked to the side and waited silently.

Monsters are inherently ferocious and extremely sensitive to the smell of blood. Given the monster density in Monster Town, a large number of monsters will arrive here within minutes, saving Yang Wu the trouble of constantly searching.

What followed was a completely one-sided massacre.

With his strength at the level of a junior general, Yang Wu was able to completely slaughter these lowest-level beast-soldier monsters.

The stench of blood attracted a large number of monsters, and also caused countless prospective martial artists participating in the assessment to detour.

The broken army spear in Yang Wu's hand was like the scythe in the hand of death, reaping the lives of countless monsters here.

Only when the thick stench of blood frightened the monsters so much that they dared not charge any further did Yang Wu head to another location.

One, two... ten, a hundred...

Countless monsters died at Yang Wu's hands. By around 9 p.m., just over two hours after the start of the assessment, Yang Wu's backpack was already full of monster left ears.

On the other side, not far from the closed town, in one of the small rooms of a large building, an officer was drinking with a burly man.

"Report!" A voice suddenly rang out from outside the room.

"Come in!"

As Hou Zhen finished speaking, an officer pushed open the door and entered the room.

"What happened?"

Normally, unless there are special circumstances, no one will disturb him during the assessment. So Hou Zhen quickly asked.

"Report: It seems that the number of monsters in Monster Town is running low. Should we send a batch of monsters over immediately?" the officer reported immediately.

"How is this possible?" Hou Zhen asked in disbelief, "Didn't we just transport in two thousand monsters?"

Despite his doubts, Hou Zhen still gave the order without hesitation: "Pass on my command to transport another thousand monsters into the town. Make sure the practical assessment proceeds smoothly. Also, immediately dispatch an elite team into the town to investigate the reason for the mass disappearance of the monsters. Ensure the safety of the prospective martial artists participating in the assessment."

Although he had never encountered such a situation before, Hou Zhen still issued various orders in an orderly manner.

"Iron Monkey!" the burly man who had been silent suddenly spoke up, "I think I've found the reason for the mass disappearance of monsters!"

"What?" Hou Zhen quickly looked at the burly man: "Old Wang, this is no joke!"

"I don't have time to joke with you, look at the screen!" The burly Wang Heng shouted, pointing to a monitor on a screen.

"Hmm?" Hou Zhen quickly followed Wang Heng's gaze.

On the screen, more than ten monsters of various kinds were attacking a quasi-martial artist in his early twenties. In the blink of an eye, he had killed all the monsters. On the ground beside him lay countless monster corpses.

"Master-level marksmanship?"

Hou Zhen was stunned for a moment, then immediately reacted and said to the officer who had not yet left, "Xiao Li, immediately send someone to transport a thousand monsters into the town, and then bring this person from the surveillance footage to me right away."

"Damn it, do you know how hard it was for me to catch so many monsters? And he single-handedly wiped them all out!" Hou Zhen laughed heartily. "I'll make him pay for it!"

The officer received orders to leave immediately.

Hearing Hou Zhen's laughter, Wang Heng's heart tightened, and he quickly said, "Iron Monkey, I spotted this person first!"

Wang Heng originally didn't want to tell Hou Zhen about this, but he didn't know Yang Wu at all, and Hou Zhen controlled the entire military region, so it was only a matter of time before he found Yang Wu.

Moreover, the two had a friendship spanning decades, which is why Wang Heng did not choose to hide it. However, he did not expect that the other party would also take a liking to Yang Wu.

"Old Wang!" Hou Zhen sighed and said slowly, "As you know, our military has always been at the forefront of the fight against the monsters, and we are severely lacking in high-level combat power. If this person were just a genius with marksmanship at the expert level, I would never compete with you! But this person's physical attributes have probably reached the level of a junior general. With this kind of strength, he can already stand alone. Our military absolutely cannot give up on him!"

Hou Zhen and Hou Zhen are both top-tier warriors at the high-level general level, so they were naturally able to analyze Yang Wu's strength through the video.

After hearing Hou Zhen's words, Wang Heng was stunned for a moment. Of course, he knew how difficult it was for the military, and Hou Zhen had helped him a lot over the years.

"Iron Monkey!" Wang Heng sighed and said, "You've already put it this way, how can I possibly argue with you!"

"However!" Wang Heng suddenly changed the subject: "If this person has not taken any treasures to enhance his physical qualities, then my Thunder Martial Arts School will have to compete for him."

Hearing that Wang Heng had voluntarily given up, Hou Zhen felt relieved. If Thunder Martial Arts School had been determined to compete, Hou Zhen wouldn't have been very confident in recruiting them. After all, in terms of conditions, the two schools were almost equal, but Thunder Martial Arts School had more freedom.

As for Wang Heng's statement that if the other party had not taken any treasures to enhance their physical fitness, Hou Zhen was not worried at all.

Having just reached the assessment standard for a quasi-martial artist, his physical fitness has already improved to that of a junior warrior, and his strength has increased by more than 8000 kilograms. Hou Zhen has never heard of such a prodigy in all his years of life.

(End of this chapter)