Chapter 187 – Crazy! You are all crazy!

The entire southeastern region had plunged into a calamity, with factions engaging in chaotic warfare by alliance. Every second, tens of thousands of people were eliminated in flashes of blood.

Even Super-Limit Tier combatants were nothing in such a large-scale battle, falling like raindrops!

Even 4th Revolution Giant Tier experts had to tread carefully, constantly facing sieges from several or even over a dozen peers of the same tier.

Even without being besieged by peers, they still had to remain vigilant. The principle of “ants can kill an elephant” applied here as well, given the massive base of over two million participants. It was possible to face simultaneous attacks from tens of thousands at once.

Such overwhelming force could easily overwhelm even a 4th Revolution Giant without powerful defensive Skills, causing them to be wiped out in an instant.

No one had anticipated the battle would be so intense!

On major television networks, the hosts were speechless, forgetting to provide commentary.

Even if they tried to commentate… they wouldn’t know where to begin.

Beyond the sheer brutality, only one word could describe the scene: chaos!

…

In a teahouse, a middle-aged man spoke urgently in a low voice, “Quick! Check on the examinees from Ghost Mountain City.”

The person beside him hesitated, “Better not look. It’s too disheartening!”

As he spoke, he glanced around. None of the surrounding television screens were showing footage of the Ghost Mountain City examinees. Everyone had tacitly chosen to ignore it, fearing it might trigger a heart attack!

“My son is in there… Change the channel, quickly!” The middle-aged man grew anxious. He still cared about his own son and snatched the remote control to switch the channel.

Whoosh!

The television screen flickered, displaying another scene.

It was footage of tens of thousands of examinees from Ghost Mountain City.

The City Lord’s mansion had paid a high price for the broadcast rights, ensuring cameras would follow the Ghost Mountain City examinees throughout.

But at this sight, the middle-aged man clutched his chest, nearly fainting from shock. It was only after someone beside him forced him to gulp down some water that he regained his composure.

“I told you not to look, but you insisted! How do you feel now? Regretting it, aren’t you?!” The person beside him sighed, his gaze sweeping across the television screen.

After catching his breath, the middle-aged man’s chest heaved violently as he stared at the screen.

At that moment, on the television screen…

The tens of thousands of examinees from Ghost Mountain City were being herded like slaves, sent forward to the slaughterhouse to die.

Anyone who retreated even half a step would be executed by Experts from Wind Thunder City!

“Move forward! No one is allowed to retreat!”

On the battlefield, Experts from Wind Thunder City coldly urged, forcing the halted Ghost Mountain City examinees to advance.

The examinees from Ghost Mountain City looked dazed, as if the exam had inflicted psychological trauma on them.

“Forward! Forward!”

Boom!

Over a hundred thousand examinees from Wind Thunder City took a unified step forward, pressuring the Ghost Mountain City examinees to march to their deaths.

With each shout, they advanced another step in unison.

Many Ghost Mountain City examinees moved like zombies, driven forward.

In the teahouse.

“How… how can they do this… how can they?” The middle-aged man, witnessing this scene, finally broke down and wept uncontrollably!

His sobbing startled everyone in the teahouse, drawing their attention.

When they saw the scene on the television screen, their eyes widened in fury.

“Bastards, how can they do this?” someone shouted, smashing a teapot and plunging the teahouse into silence.

“Change the channel! I want to see the footage of the Ghost Mountain City examinees,” an Elder spoke up, thumping his cane forcefully and speaking urgently.

At this point, no matter how aggrieved they felt, they could no longer pretend to be deaf and blind.

“We must watch! Especially the young people—they must watch! Let them see clearly… and remember clearly. If they don’t work hard, this will be their fate in the next Federation Grand Examination.”

The Elder wept bitterly, having been born and raised in Ghost Mountain City his entire life, with deep affection for this city. He regarded the younger generation of Ghost Mountain City as his own children.

In the teahouse, many people silently picked up their remote controls and changed the channel, no longer intending to evade the truth.

Just as the Elder had said, every person in Ghost Mountain City must remember this day of humiliation!

This scene began to unfold in households across Ghost Mountain City, as one after another switched channels.

On sofas, many young people sat, brimming with vitality. They were candidates for the next Federation Grand Examination, and as they watched the screen, their fists clenched so tightly they nearly bled.

In the conference room of the City Lord’s mansion.

The same scene was displayed on the giant screen.

All the upper echelons and dignitaries, including Lan Tingxu, fell silent!

No matter how hard-hearted they were, witnessing this scene felt like a knife twisting in their hearts.

Who would want to see their own children driven like slaves?

…

Amidst the swirling yellow sand, over a hundred thousand people from Wind and Thunder City marched relentlessly forward, step by step, pressuring tens of thousands of Ghost Mountain City candidates to their deaths.

Even their opponents paused at this sight, their eyes blazing with fury, feeling that this city had gone too far!

It was just an examination—why take things to such an extreme?

Watching this, some felt as if sitting on pins and needles.

“Raymond, have we gone too far? Won’t we be scorned by the entire city when we return?” a High-Tier Super-Limit from Ghost Mountain City looked at Raymond, growing anxious. The situation seemed to have spiraled beyond their control.

“Indeed, I fear we’ll be condemned for ten thousand years!” another Ghost Mountain City High-Tier Super-Limit panicked. “The old Family Head will skin me alive!”

Raymond remained calm, sneering coldly. “What is there to fear? They’re nothing but ants! Aren’t they meant to serve us, the great aristocratic families? Sacrificing them to help me pass this round and gain admission to Fengdu University in the future—it’s all worth it!

And… how can you all be so naive?

Interests outweigh everything. What is dignity worth?”

As he spoke, Raymond’s expression grew both excited and frenzied, like a madman!

For the sake of interests, he could even set aside his dignity.

“Forward! No one is allowed to retreat! Anyone who retreats, I’ll kill them!” Raymond roared, urging the people of Ghost Mountain City forward in front of over a hundred thousand from Wind and Thunder City.

What a loyal dog!

An Expert from Wind and Thunder City burst into laughter.

This scene prompted many in front of their television screens to curse loudly.

“Raymond, damn your ancestors!” On the battlefield, a Ghost Mountain City candidate roared, transforming into a streak of light as he charged toward Wind and Thunder City in a suicidal attack!

He wanted Raymond to see that not everyone was willing to abandon their dignity!

“Seeking death!” Raymond thundered in rage, unleashing a palm strike.

The candidate exploded, turning into a bloody light as he was eliminated.

But his suicidal attack struck like a thunderbolt, awakening every Ghost Mountain City candidate who had been moving like lifeless puppets.

“What am I doing?” One candidate looked down at his hands, jolted awake, tears streaming down his face. “Is this still me? When did I become so cowardly?!”

“That’s right, it’s just an examination. Rather than this… I’d rather choose to die!”

After saying this, he rushed toward Wind Thunder City without looking back.

Once one started, others followed. Countless examinees from Ghost Mountain City regained their clarity, choosing to launch a suicidal charge together in this desperate situation, rushing toward Wind Thunder City.

“Madness! You’re all mad!” Raymond couldn’t understand it, feeling only that these people had gone insane! Although the second round was brutal, there was still a chance to pass—all it required was temporary endurance and humiliation.

Why were they now willing to abandon it one after another, even resorting to suicidal charges?

There were too many of them. Countless examinees from Ghost Mountain City surged forward, their eyes clear yet filled with unwavering determination.

To hell with Fengdu University! In this one moment, they disregarded gains and losses, fighting only for that breath of defiance!

“Good children, all good children!” In the teahouse, the Elder stood up, his eyes misty with tears in this moment.