What happened outside the examination hall was completely unknown to Lu Zhi inside, but he vaguely guessed that some problems had occurred.
He felt that given Shen Qi's personality, he wouldn't take seriously the deaths of a few students in an already dangerous examination hall. However, Principal Shen Lu would definitely secretly have the mentors protect the students' safety.
Shen Qi saving the students of Team Three indicated that it was a sudden event, and Shen Qi had taken the initiative to act.
He hoped everyone could pass the next two days safely.
If Lu Zhi guessed correctly, students would want to challenge the Special Grade Boss only on the last day. Judging from the team competition points accumulated and the number of anomalies cleared in the past two days, it could be determined that everyone would try their best to kill anomalies and obtain more points during these two days.
"Do you have any thoughts about the Special Grade Boss?"
As night fell and the stars were hazy, a few people gathered around a campfire discussing which area to head towards the next day. Lu Zhi's sudden question caught everyone off guard.
Lu Zhi's dark eyes reflected the halo of the bonfire as he seriously said, "You all know about what happened to Team Three, right?"
The previously relaxed atmosphere turned heavy.
"I knew the captain of Team Three. He was also a strong individual with an A+ ranking, and his extraordinary ability was the strongest shield defense type," Jiang Yue said, resting her chin on her hand and staring into the fire, sighing. "I inquired, and all his limbs were shattered, three ribs were broken, and one almost pierced his lung."
Luo Shiyu pondered for a while before asking, "Can my full-power strike break his defense?"
Jiang Yue shook her head. "I don't know. I've only seen the Vice President of the Student Union, He Qun, repel him once, but that was just repelling, not breaking through."
Lu Zhi mused, "Going by what you said, did Team Three's captain shatter his limbs to protect other students? Or perhaps, in that situation, he was the only one who held on until the mentors came to rescue him."
"I don't know," Jiang Yue said, tossing a dry branch into the fire. "My opinion is that without confirming the difference in strength, we shouldn't try to face the Special Grade Boss alone. We only have one life, and we might not be as lucky as Team Three to receive rescue."
Gu Weiyu nodded in agreement. "The school made it very clear from the start that this assessment carried a certain degree of life danger. Even if we really died, it would only be because of our insufficient strength."
Lan Yushan looked around nervously and asked cautiously, "So, are we not planning to participate in the challenge against this Special Grade Boss?"
"What everyone said makes sense. I have no objections to whatever decision you want to make," Lu Zhi thought that it was because of Shen Qi that he knew the Special Grade Boss was a low-level divine being. However, these students didn't know. Regardless of the reason, he was not qualified to persuade others to take risks.
With their current strength, challenging a divine being was itself a gamble with their lives. Lu Zhi did not want to influence others' thoughts and choices.
Whether they participated or not, the final outcome would only be determined by themselves, shaping their future path.
Perhaps if they bravely chose to challenge the divine being and won, they would experience a leap in growth in both their willpower and strength, surely becoming the first batch of god-slaying powerhouses in China.
If they lost, they would still leave a brilliant mark in history, even if it was just their reputation. In the future, humans might occasionally sigh over them as historical figures.
"Lu Zhi, what about you?" Jiang Yue asked curiously.
Lu Zhi looked up at the hazy stars, his eyelids half-closed, and said slowly, "Me... I want to try."
Luo Shiyu said, "I want to try too."
Lu Zhi looked at him with surprise and then with a hint of understanding. "There's a high possibility that we might die."
Luo Shiyu nodded expressionlessly. "I know. Otherwise, the school wouldn't have specifically said that everyone had to participate."
Lan Yushan grumbled, "I don't know what the school is thinking. This Boss is so dangerous, why don't they announce what kind of Boss it is? It would be good for us to be better prepared."
"Perhaps it will be. The final Boss should be announced on the last day," Lu Zhi could roughly guess some of Shen Qi's thoughts.
"Then let's wait and see tomorrow," Jiang Yue said, touching her fiery red high ponytail, her eyes darting around. "If you all participate, and I'm just watching, I'll seem so out of place."
Gu Weiyu suddenly exclaimed, startling everyone. They all looked around vigilantly.
Lan Yushan's ears perked up nervously. "I, I didn't hear any anomalies active nearby, nor did I see anything unusual around."
Gu Weiyu poked the campfire with the wooden branch in his hand and said urgently, "My sweet potato that I threw into the fire! It's burnt!"
Everyone: ...
A minute later, several people were holding their burnt sweet potatoes, blowing on them to cool them down and taking bites.
This was a sweet potato sprout Gu Weiyu had found after killing a level three anomaly. It allowed them, who had been eating compressed biscuits and fruits for two days, to finally satisfy their cravings.
Suddenly, Lan Yushan stood up abruptly, staring intently at a fluorescence flashing in the forest. "There seems to be something up ahead!"
Lu Zhi's Tendril whipped out with unstoppable force, and a sound of "Ouch!" was heard, followed by the thud of a heavy object.
"Huh? Wait, that voice sounds familiar," Jiang Yue, who had a black mustache around her mouth from eating the roasted sweet potato, raised her hand and threw a fireball to illuminate the area.
"Don't just start fires casually, are you allowed to do that in the forest?" Luo Shiyu followed suit, throwing an ice mist to extinguish Jiang Yue's fireball. However, the figure of the approaching person could already be seen. It turned out to be Wang Caotian and Xia Zhi.
"I told you I smelled roasted sweet potatoes, but you didn't believe me and said I was starving! delirious!" Wang Caotian rushed to their campfire, grabbed a roasted sweet potato, and began eating it with gusto, not being polite at all. "Delicious, so delicious!"
Lu Zhi was rendered speechless by this turn of events and directly asked Xia Zhi, "Why are there only the two of you? Where are the others?"
Xia Zhi pinched his brow and said helplessly, "They are resting ahead. I didn't expect you to be nearby."
"Wang Caotian, are you a starving ghost reincarnated? You're taking so many!" Jiang Yue was furious, her beard bristling as she saw Wang Caotian not only eat one sweet potato but also grab five more.
Wang Caotian casually wiped his mouth, getting charcoal all over his face. Holding the sweet potato, he chuckled and said, "I'm taking some back for the others. You're not going to be that stingy, are you? It's just a few sweet potatoes."
Just as Jiang Yue and Wang Caotian were bickering over sweet potatoes, Shen Qi's voice suddenly echoed throughout the entire examination hall from the darkness of the night: "All anomalies in the examination hall will be cleared. The final assessment will commence at midnight. No mid-way withdrawal, regardless of life or death..."
Shen Qi's unique and arrogant lazy voice struck every student's eardrums: "Ah~ A friendly reminder from your mentor, timid and cowardly losers can apply to withdraw now."