NOVEL NEXT Chapter 486 - 363 Graduation Assessment! Fallen Ones' Sudden Attack!_1
Chapter 486: Chapter 363 Graduation Assessment! Fallen Ones’ Sudden Attack!_1
“Zheng Cheng, don’t worry, Chaoyu should be fine…”
In front of the enormous Abyss, Yao Zhixue was consoling Zheng Cheng.
Behind them, Zhuang Shuai and Chu He were also quietly discussing something.
A few days ago, using the Central Radar Life Monitoring Technique, Zheng Cheng and his team had found that several former friends were still alive… except for Li Zhen and Song Chaoyu.
Li Zhen’s cause of death was unknown, whereas Song Chaoyu’s life signal was crimson.
That meant she was now an enemy to Zheng Cheng.
But considering Chaoyu’s demeanor before they parted and the affection that had grown between them, how could hostility arise out of nowhere?
Unless her identity had changed.
Fallen Ones.
The two remembered Chaoyu’s identity, or rather the source of her Professionist status.
Her Soul-sucking Banshee originated from one of the Nine Dawns, the Black Sun!
The life paths of the group were all pointing towards the Chasm, which was also the location of their Graduation Assessment.
After waiting for several days, the day of the Graduation Assessment finally arrived.
More than two thousand figures appeared before a vast cliff that stretched for a thousand miles.
Looking down, the whole cliff was shrouded in dense fog and moisture. Without special scouting skills, Professionists couldn’t see through the fog to view the condition at the bottom of the cliff.
Beyond that, at the bottom of the cliff, purplish-black light flickered occasionally, appearing very mysterious.
The Dean of the Senior Year at Imperial Capital University, Ma Chuanwen—a veteran Professionist—cast a spell to amplify his voice so that every student could hear him.
“Students, today is the day of the National Professionist Colleges Joint Graduation Assessment, and I assume you all already know the competition site. I will reiterate it,” he began.
As he spoke, a huge simplified map appeared before everyone’s eyes.
We are currently at one of the entrances on the edge of the Chasm. From here, you can enter the first layer of the Chasm, the Volcanic Plains, and ten kilometers to the south is the Underground Great Wall where our Blue Star Human Race guards the Chasm.”
“Your assessment this year starts from here. Travel northeast for three hundred and fifty kilometers, where you will reach the Black Dragon Abyss!”
“The first two hundred students who reach the Black Dragon Abyss within thirty days will qualify to challenge the next Realm Breaking Task!”
“Is that understood?”
“Understood!”
More than two thousand voices rose at once, and teachers around nodded.
“Additionally, to ensure your safety, each person is equipped with a Teleportation Charm that takes you straight back to the Underground Great Wall.”
“However, due to the difference in Rule Power between the Chasm and Blue Star, using the Teleportation Charm here involves about ten seconds of energy gathering time. Thus, you must ensure your own safety when using the charm.”
“Otherwise, you are likely to encounter danger!”
Ma Chuanwen’s voice continued as the senior students around him looked on with excitement intermingled with fear and anticipation.
After four years of study, those who had come this far were the crème de la crème among Professionists.
All of them had reached level LV69.
Some had even completed their LV69 Realm Breaking Task and stepped into LV79!
They were only one step away from the Epic level.
Unfortunately, many Professionists would never manage that single step in their lifetime.
This was their location for entering the Chasm from Imperial Capital University, while in other areas, there were over thirty other gathering points for different Professionist colleges.
This year’s cream of the crop from Xia Country was almost entirely gathered here.
The total number… was about fifty thousand!
Regrettably, the first leg to the Black Dragon Abyss might eliminate ninety-nine percent of them!
“Zheng Cheng, you’re indeed here?”
Another pleasant voice rang out as two figures appeared before Zheng Cheng.
A beautiful girl in an emerald robe, with long black hair, Cui Xiabing.
And following her closely was Zhang Yingxin.
“Cui Xiabing? What’s up?”
Zheng Cheng casually asked as they were comrades who had gone through life and death together, allowing for some informality in their conversation.
Strangely though, Cui Xiabing’s entire aura had changed dramatically in the few months they hadn’t seen each other.
It was filled with an extremely rich life essence, along with some even stranger and more secretive vibes, which, combined with her stunning looks made her irresistibly approachable.
Cui Xiabing smiled slightly and said, “Haven’t I told you? Call me Xia Bing. We’re friends, aren’t we?”
“Alright, Xia Bing, what do you want?”
She scrutinized Zheng Cheng, especially his eyes that twinkled like stars, curiously saying, “How come, looking at you after a few months… you seem even more handsome?”
Not just her, but even Zhang Yingxin behind her and some other female classmates nearby were stealthily sizing him up.
Zheng Cheng’s mouth twitched, knowing all this was the work of those peach-blossom eyes filled with tender feelings, and could only say helplessly, “Stop joking. So, what do you need?”
Cui Xiabing smiled and said, “The Chasm world is extremely dangerous, and even just the weakest first layer, the Volcanic Plains, is not a place where ordinary Professionists can venture. How about we form a team?”
Despite the target being only a few hundred kilometers away, there are many volcanoes in the Volcanic Plains, and they often erupt, which can frequently alter the terrain. Additionally, there are many fire attribute Monsters inhabiting it, which is why the school gives thirty days for the task.”
“If we form a team, we would likely be able to penetrate the Black Dragon Abyss faster, and there would be more time for rest. What do you think?”