Chapter 34: Evacuation from the Big Map

“The second round of the examination begins.”

“Over the next three days, you will be randomly shuffled and assigned to different maps. Each map contains ten thousand examinees.”

You must search the map for two or more items marked with the character 【Martial】 and successfully evacuate the map.”

“Those who fail to evacuate or suffer fatal injuries will be forcibly teleported out of the map and disqualified from this year’s College Entrance Exam.”

Each person can carry out a maximum of ten items marked with the character 【武】. Any items beyond this limit will be invalid.”

“For each additional item carried out, you will receive 50 points.”

“The first one thousand examinees who successfully evacuate while carrying ten items will receive an additional reward of 100 points.”

“The first one hundred examinees who successfully evacuate while carrying ten items will receive an additional reward of 200 points.”

“The first examinee who successfully evacuates while carrying ten items will receive an additional reward of 300 points.”

Due to being the first to reach the summit in the first round, Jiang Yan currently has 300 points, ranking first nationwide.

Next, as long as he is the first to collect ten marked items and successfully evacuate the map, he will maintain his top ranking.

If the first round was a large sieve, where most people were unable to earn points and its purpose was simply to eliminate examinees with no notable achievements,

then this second round truly serves as a test of the examinees’ abilities.

As long as you obtain two marked items and successfully evacuate, you will advance.

If you obtain more marked items, your points will skyrocket, surpassing other examinees who scored no points.

The marked items are certainly not easy to take away; there must be some kind of restriction hindering examinees from earning points.

The Martial Examination is essentially a process of selection. As long as you can break through the obstacles, you will undoubtedly leave others far behind in points and thus gain admission to your desired school.

After some additional precautions were announced, Jiang Yan listened carefully. The next moment, the world seemed to turn upside down before his eyes, and in the blink of an eye, he found himself in an unfamiliar place.

The second round of the examination officially began.

: Already washed up, no urge to pee, in bed, phone fully charged, requesting to watch the live stream!

: Didn’t wash up, peed in bed, tablet plugged in, requesting to watch the live stream!

: Holding wife, sleeping with mistress, in public, requesting to watch the live stream!

: ?

: ?

: Hurry, hurry, hurry! The second round is finally here. I wonder if Jiang Yan can create another miracle?

: Jiang Yan is invincible!

…

Before Jiang Yan stood rows of dilapidated buildings. Looking into the distance, there was nothing but desolate ruins, a gloomy sky, and a somber atmosphere. The entire city was shrouded in a faint haze.

Here, Jiang Yan did not know where the exit was, nor could he discern the direction. Everything had to be explored step by step. No wonder the authorities had given three days—it truly seemed troublesome.

Or so he thought!

Jiang Yan took a step forward, elegantly strolling through the Void. Beneath his feet, crystal-like steps seemed to materialize, lifting his figure higher and higher until he overlooked the entire city from above.

This scene was nothing short of a miracle for Martial Artists below the fifth rank.

When it came to showing off…

: “Ahhhhh, so handsome! I declare, Jiang Yan is now my—”

: Although I don’t want to admit it, Bro Jiang really has an unparalleled grasp on style.

: Am I the only one curious about how Jiang Yan is walking on air?

: No idea, probably his SS-grade Talent. Does anyone know exactly what Talent Jiang Yan awakened?

: I’m from Linjiang myself. In the Martial Artist Tower, Jiang Yan’s SS-grade Talent hasn’t been named yet. Almost no one knows exactly what his Talent is.

Jiang Yan once again displayed his [Wind Riding] Trait, his elegant and composed demeanor truly captivating.

Below his field of vision, the entire city revealed a circular outline, with roads crisscrossing in a complex manner, as if deliberately scrambled.

Jiang Yan pondered: currently, there are still 5 million examinees left. With one map for every ten thousand people, that would require 500 maps.

Does the government really have the energy to arrange so many maps?

The master of this space—the Spatial Martial Saint.

Just how powerful must one be to achieve something like this?

As his thoughts drifted, Jiang Yan snapped back to reality and began diving toward a location in his field of vision.

Li Wang’s face was practically blooming with joy; he even felt a bit like the legendary Child of Destiny.

He had just been teleported to this city when, to his surprise, he discovered a hard object beneath his feet. Picking it up, he saw it was a silver medal engraved with the character “Martial”.

If this isn’t the Child of Destiny, then what is?

Li Wang smiled as he examined the silver medal in his hand, his delight overflowing: “Just one more item and I can advance. If my luck gets even better, I might even get into a top-tier university.”

Just as he was happily fantasizing, a figure descended from the sky, crashing onto the ground and sending rubble flying everywhere.

“A Fierce Beast?”

As the dust settled, Jiang Yan’s handsome face gradually appeared before Li Wang.

“Hand over the silver medal in your hand.”

Li Wang quickly stuffed the medal into his chest, warily eyeing Jiang Yan: “This is robbery! Doing this is wrong!”

Jiang Yan shook his head: “What a hassle.”

With those words, his figure shot forward, charging fiercely toward Li Wang.

Boom!

Li Wang was knocked to the ground with a single punch. As a mere First Rank Martial Artist, he had no ability to resist at all.

The “university pass” he had gained through luck now fell into Jiang Yan’s hands due to his own weakness.

“Doing this is wrong!”—such words clearly couldn’t affect Jiang Yan’s Heart-Nature.

After robbing Li Wang, he vanished into the clouds once more, scanning the area below like a radar with Eagle Eye.

Searching himself? Impossible.

Many hands make light work~

With ten thousand people distributed across this city, there were bound to be some lucky enough to find the marked items. Jiang Yan only needed to wait by the tree stump for the rabbit to come—collecting supplies was best left to others.

Although Jiang Yan’s method was convenient and efficient, some in the bullet comments weren’t happy about it.

: Switching from fan to anti. I don’t think someone like this deserves to be a Martial Artist.

: Exactly, folks, steer clear. People who steal the fruits of others’ labor are just societal parasites, even if they get into university.

: He’s so strong, so why does he still rob others? What’s the difference between that and crime?

…

But in the end, this world respects Martial Artists above all, and might makes right. Many began speaking up in Jiang Yan’s defense.

: The people above are all idiots, talking without feeling any pain. The authorities haven’t prohibited mutual looting, yet they’re the ones complaining.

: Exactly, I support Jiang Yan. In the Martial Examination, everyone is a competitor—why shouldn’t he be allowed to rob?

: I took a look at these people’s IDs—they’re from the same city as Li Wang, no wonder they’re standing there talking without feeling any pressure.

: Jiang Yan is strong and can do whatever he wants. Besides, the Martial Examination is meant to select the strongest. Who can Li Wang blame if he can’t beat others?

: Hmph, you people upstairs are truly unreasonable. Just wait until Jiang Yan gets defeated and eliminated by a Genius from another city—then you’ll quiet down.

: Heh heh, we’ll see.