latelenovela Chapter 134 The assessment begins
Chapter 134 The assessment begins
At nine o'clock in the morning, Xi Yu arrived at the border of the Amas Forest on time.
The Amas Forest is classified as a Level 2 danger zone, prohibiting entry to the general public. Military forces are stationed along its borders to prevent mutants from breaching the defenses and entering the Empire.
When Xi Yu arrived here, she was taken aback by the crowds.
A huge, dark mass of people gathered together, roughly estimated to be around 20,000.
Xi Yu couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement. It was just an entrance exam, yet it had attracted as many as 20,000 people! Keep in mind that the acceptance rate was only 1,000, which meant that only one in twenty people present would be admitted.
It was initially thought that setting the military academy's assessment location in the Amas Forest would scare away some of the applicants, but it's clear that no one is easily deterred.
Despite the large number of people, the drill instructors maintained order and prevented chaos. All the candidates were divided into ten groups of two thousand each.
After Xi Yu put on her number tag, she lined up in the second group according to her number.
"Please be quiet."
A tall, dark-skinned instructor was speaking from a high platform using a megaphone.
His voice carried clearly to everyone's ears, and the scene fell silent as everyone listened intently to him.
"Next, we will have everyone enter the forest in groups. There are two hundred targets placed in the areas we have set up. Hitting just one target will count as passing the first test," the dark-faced instructor said sternly.
Immediately afterwards, a holographic image was automatically projected onto the terminals of all candidates, allowing them to see the appearance of the target.
The target is just a small green round plate with a diameter of ten centimeters. Inside the target is an identifier that will be automatically destroyed once it is hit by a bullet. It can also record the number of the bullet that hit the target.
In other words, out of each group of two thousand people, only a maximum of two hundred can advance to the second exam.
"Each group has only fifteen minutes to search, and success is only achieved by hitting the target with the weapon we are assigned."
The dark-faced instructor explained slowly, then suddenly his tone changed, becoming chilling as he said, "Furthermore, we are not responsible for the safety of the examinees in the forest. You are very likely to be attacked and killed by mutated species, and you must also compete with other examinees, making it extremely dangerous! Except for killing, fighting between examinees is permitted!"
“If anyone values life, they may abstain now,” he said solemnly.
Some people left the crowd dejectedly, but many remained.
Once no one left, the stern-faced instructor announced that the assessment had officially begun!
The first group of candidates entered the forest first. They rushed in with great momentum, eager to be the first to enter, fearing that if they were even a little slow, all the targets would be gone.
However, they seemed to have underestimated the difficulty of the assessment. The small targets were scattered throughout such a large forest. Although the school had fenced off a portion of the area, the scope was still quite large.
The fact that the target is leaf-green makes it even more difficult to find in this area full of trees.
Moreover, the existence of the mutant species was not fabricated by the school; some of the first batch of students had already unfortunately encountered them.
A piercing scream echoed from the forest, causing the other examinees waiting outside to show fear and whisper among themselves, wondering what had happened to the person inside.
Xi Yu stood casually, her posture not at all proper. When she heard the scream, she was not as surprised as the others. Instead, she yawned slightly.
The first group has been in the forest for twelve minutes, and there are three minutes left before it ends.