Free Web NovelChapter 54: Chapter 54: First Stage Ranking
[The First Round has begun!]
As the system prompt appeared, the Wall of Fog in front of them began to tremble.
It wasn’t just a small section.
Nearly half of the Wall of Fog to the north was shaking.
As it shook, the dense white fog gradually thinned.
Soon, the Wall of Fog receded a great distance, revealing a vast, open space.
It was the area just outside the coordinates they had been given.
Ten small, green figures appeared there.
They wielded Wooden Spears and had lecherous expressions.
They were... Goblins??
’The first wave of Magical Beasts are Goblins?’
’Can Goblins even be considered Magical Beasts?’
Gu Qing and the others were astonished.
They had prepared themselves to face a powerful enemy.
’And this is what we get?’
’This first wave of enemies... really isn’t strong at all.’
The Goblins stared blankly ahead.
They looked at the 80 ferocious, wolf-like women, whose eyes held an expression even more avaricious than their own.
It was a greed for battle.
The look of a tiger that had just spotted a rabbit.
Zhao Chi pointed forward. "Capture them all!"
At his command, all the women charged out.
Gu Qing was at the very front, with Tang Ruan close behind.
Based on the typical personality of a Goblin, they should have been ecstatic to see so many beautiful women.
But right now, they were terrified.
After all, they were at a disadvantage, and those women were too... too aggressive.
The Goblins hastily threw their Wooden Spears and scattered in all directions.
Zhao Chi roared, "Surrender! Those who don’t will die!"
The Female Soldiers shouted in unison, "Surrender! Surrender or die!"
The Goblins were fast, but these women were faster.
They were all wearing the Silk Stocking Fashion, which gave them a 7.5% bonus to their Movement Speed.
These Goblins had no chance of escape.
As the sound of the women’s footsteps drew closer, the Goblins were on the verge of a breakdown.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
A few pale, slender legs shot out, kicking and tripping the Goblins.
They fell to the ground, crying out wretchedly.
The next moment, they all surrendered.
"I surrender, I surrender."
"I surrender too!"
"Me too!"
All 10 Goblins were pinned under the Female Soldiers’ feet and tied up.
Fog began to re-emerge in the area where it had previously vanished.
The fog grew thicker and thicker.
Soon, the Wall of Fog had closed completely.
[First Round Cleared]
[Defeated] 10 Goblins
[Time] 2 min 48 sec
[Score] 47 points
[Total Score] 47 points
[Rank] 53
Whether killed or captured, enemies were considered defeated.
All 10 Goblins were captured in 2 minutes and 48 seconds.
This was already a very fast time.
In the end, he received 47 points for this round.
But there were still 52 people who were even faster.
It was clear that this first round was a freebie, designed to boost everyone’s confidence and serve as a warm-up.
The other students also knew that capturing enemies awarded more points. It was likely that thousands of Goblins had been captured in a short period, so the market price for Goblins would probably fall soon.
But no matter what, he had definitely earned dozens of Silver Coins.
Even after taxes, he would have at least 50 Silver Coins.
The second round would start at 11:00, which was a little over 20 minutes from now.
"Everyone, rest where you are. The second wave of enemies will appear at 11:00."
The Female Soldiers all sat down.
They were wearing Leather Armor anyway, so they weren’t afraid of bugs biting their butts.
Gu Qing asked, "My Lord, will the next wave of enemies appear here as well? Should we set up traps?"
Zhao Chi shook his head. "In a real battle, we could. But this is a test, so we can’t. Setting traps will deduct points. We have to fight them normally."
"Oh." Gu Qing nodded.
Zhao Chi sat down and opened the system, navigating to the test information.
[337th Junior Lord Entrance Test - Live Rankings]
[1st Place] Class 3: Xiao Liu
[2nd Place] Class 1: Hua Yuyin
[3rd Place] Class 7: Ye Zhong
[4th Place] Class 2: You Yu
[5th Place] Class 10: Yuan Zhao
Zhao Chi knew all of these people.
They were always at the top of the leaderboards, the best students from each of their respective classes.
He continued scrolling down.
He found the names of some people from his own class.
[21st Place] Class 4: Duan Yun
[23rd Place] Class 4: Cao Feng
[36th Place] Class 4: Lu Yi
[53rd Place] Class 4: Zhao Chi
[...omitted...]
[219th Place] Class 4: Yang Xiong
Cao Feng’s and Lu Yi’s rankings were both quite good. freewebnovёl.ƈom
Cao Feng’s Shadow Leopards had extremely fast Sprinting speed, and his Centaur Shooters were also incredibly fast.
Leopards plus Centaurs could surround the Goblins in an instant.
They could indeed end the battle quickly.
’But I didn’t expect Lu Yi’s rank to be so good too.’
Zhao Chi only knew that her Race was Elf, and that she had lost one of them during the last battle against a Giant.
’Her family must have invested some resources in her over the past few days.’
As for Yang Xiong, it went without saying. Charging in with a group of muscular Beastmen would be enough to make the Goblins piss themselves in fear.
Even if the Goblins ran, his troops could kill them with thrown projectiles.
’Yang Xiong probably didn’t capture very many.’
He was ranked 219th in the year and 14th in Class 4.
And Duan Yun was another person from Class 4 who was consistently near the top.
However, he was very low-key.
You could even say he was aloof.
He also came from a commoner family, but he was extremely hardworking.
Zhao Chi sincerely wished him well for achieving such a good rank.
Zhao Chi’s rank of 53rd already made him 4th in Class 4.
The rankings of the other students in Class 4 were mostly concentrated between 300th and 700th, with only a dozen or so ranked between 100th and 300th.
As expected, Class 4’s overall strength was very average, with no top-tier students.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
Yang Xiong sent a message:
Yang Xiong: [Damn, Zhao Chi, you’re awesome! You actually got 53rd in the year? You’re 4th in our class!]
Zhao Chi: [It’s just the first round. You can’t tell anything yet. What matters are the later rounds.]
Yang Xiong: [That’s still really impressive. Go check the group chat.]
Zhao Chi glanced down.
The messages in several group chats in the bottom-right corner of his system interface had all hit 99+.
Of course, they were all private groups.
There was a private group for Class 4, and another for the entire Junior Lord year.
But the year-level group wasn’t complete; it only had a little over 600 members. Still, that was enough. Quite a few people from every class were in the private year-level group.
Zhao Chi opened the class’s private group chat.
Shi Juan: [Brother Cao is still the man! Brother Cao is 23rd in the year!] frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓
Yang Xiong: [Your Brother Cao isn’t as awesome as Duan Yun. Duan Yun is 21st in the year, first in our class!]
Li Ke: [Duan Yun is Duan Yun, not you, Yang Xiong. What’s your rank? Let me see...]
Yang Xiong: [Are you done looking, Mr. 294th-in-the-year Li Ke? I am the 219th-in-the-year Yang Xiong.]
Cao Feng: [Yang Xiong, you motherfucker, just you wait. After this test is over, you’re the first one I’m coming for.]
Yang Xiong: [Ooooh, I’m so scared.]
Cao Feng: [Zhao Chi, you say something too. Heh, so you’re 53rd. Not bad, only 30 ranks behind me.]
Zhao Chi: [Cao Feng is 23rd in the year? Awesome! You’ve brought honor to Class 4!]
Cao Feng: [...Huh? Did Zhao Chi really send that?]
Yang Xiong: [Cao Feng is awesome!]
Cao Feng: [Son of a bitch! What the hell are you guys trying to do?]
Zhao Chi: [Hahahahahaha]
Cao Feng was so flustered by the praise that he lost his cool.
After all, being praised by Zhao Chi and Yang Xiong, he couldn’t help but feel like they were mocking him.
Zhao Chi was very relaxed right now.
This was only the first round.
His true advantages hadn’t even come into play yet.
Although he was currently ranked 53rd, that was still in the top 5.3% of the year, which was an excellent result.
He was confident that he would steadily climb the ranks in the rounds to come.
