LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 38: Monthly Exam Rules: Free-for-All!
Time passed swiftly, and in the blink of an eye, another month had gone by.
Finally, it was time for the second monthly exam.
During this month, Xu Luo had behaved quite normally, and in the World of Gods, he hadn't been as frenzied as the first time.
In the entire month, ten months had passed in his Divine Realm, but he had only acted twice.
In just these two actions, he deployed all his forces, simultaneously attacking five targets, even sending out the Queen. Although he suffered heavy losses, he directly broke through ten alien novice Gods' Divine Realms, greatly expanding his own Divine Realm area. At the same time, he plundered a large number of terrains, along with some talents and genes.
He integrated the talents, but most of the genes were unusable. The only truly useful one was the Burrower race's gene, which could be fused with the Beetle Zerg.
Burrowing Zerg: Beetle Zerg + Burrower Gene, capable of burrowing, Silver Tier 1!
The Beetle Zerg could already burrow, but after fusing with the Burrower gene, it became the Burrowing Zerg, further enhancing this ability. It could dig a tunnel underground in just a second.
Of course, the most important aspect wasn't this, but that the Burrowing Zerg could fuse with the Mountain Shaker.
Earth Dragon Zerg: Mountain Shaker + Burrowing Zerg, possessing characteristics of both, Silver Tier 9!
This was what Xu Luo valued most.
After fusing two Silver-tier Zerg, he obtained a Silver Tier 9 elite Zerg.
Its combat power certainly couldn't compare to a normal species at Silver Tier 9, but it was far stronger than the other two types of Zerg.
It immediately became Xu Luo's most powerful trump card.
Early that day, everyone arrived in the classroom, and Zhong Tianyue also came early.
Standing in front of all fifty students, Zhong Tianyue's expression was solemn.
"Students, I have some bad news to announce to you here."
Hearing his words, everyone's hearts skipped a beat, not knowing what news could be so bad that even the principal considered it unpleasant.
However, the students who had been studying under Zhong Tianyue for two months didn't rush to speak.
"The latest news from the Education Department, to stimulate students' sense of crisis, is to change the original model of the elite class. It will no longer be the top 50 students in the school entering the elite class, but will implement a last-place elimination system!"
Zhong Tianyue's words were like a large stone thrown into a calm lake, immediately causing huge waves.
Hearing about the last-place elimination, some people started to get restless.
"Silence!" Seeing them start to discuss, Zhong Tianyue's face darkened, and he called out.
Immediately, the classroom fell silent.
"From now on, the elite class will be assessed separately, no longer with the regular classes. The last five people in the class will be eliminated, and the top five from the regular classes will replace your positions."
Looking at the students he had taught for two months, Zhong Tianyue took a deep breath.
"If you don't want to be eliminated, then strive for the top 45 positions, or fight your way back from the regular classes!"
After all, they had interacted for two months and had developed some attachment.
But the Education Department's decision was something he couldn't change.
Moreover, this was also a method to stimulate the students' fighting spirit.
It wasn't enough to be in the top 50 of the school; you still needed to strive for the top. Otherwise, even if you entered the elite class, you could still be eliminated.
At the same time, this also gave the regular class students an opportunity. They didn't need to compete for the top 50 in the school; as long as they became the top five in the regular classes, they would have a chance to enter the elite class.
This actually gave ordinary students more opportunities, breaking the monopoly of elite class resources by wealthy family children.
Only Zhong Tianyue knew how much struggle and interest exchange between two factions had occurred behind the scenes for this policy to pass.
But he had to admit, he supported such a plan.
It not only broke the monopoly of wealthy families but also maintained healthy competition, giving students a strong sense of urgency and increasing the motivation for internal competition.
After Zhong Tianyue finished speaking, some students in the class began to feel uneasy.
Because in their usual class tests, they were among the lowest-performing group. Although their rankings weren't fixed, now that five people would be eliminated, anyone could potentially be cut.
Xu Luo didn't feel much pressure about this. Not out of arrogance, but with his current development, he had already surpassed many novices. If he wanted, he could have left the novice Divine Realm by now. So, he wouldn't be eliminated no matter who was cut, naturally feeling no pressure.
Although he had good relationships with everyone in class normally, when it came to exams that concerned their future, everyone would naturally give their all.
Arriving at the combat arena, there were no regular class students present. Clearly, their assessment wasn't conducted together, and even the test items might not be the same.
When they arrived, the logistics director, training director, and other school leaders were already present. This was to prevent Zhong Tianyue from acting arbitrarily or cheating on his own.
It was basically a convention.
Looking at the fifty students, Zhong Tianyue finally announced the content of this month's assessment.
"This month's exam will test your combat ability and also examine your character. The exam will be in entertainment mode, a free-for-all battle. The first five people to have all their units eliminated will be cut. Others will be ranked based on their survival time."
"Principal, what if everyone targets one person?" a student suddenly asked.
"I said this exam also tests your character, which naturally includes your usual social connections," Zhong Tianyue replied calmly.
Hearing this, some people's eyes lit up, and they began to exchange glances.
Especially those who were already facing elimination.
Xiang Xun, who had almost become invisible in the class over the past month, particularly brightened up, constantly sending messages to form alliances.
He had been lying low for so long, wasn't it just waiting for an opportunity?
Now he had finally gotten his chance.
No matter how strong you are alone, what does it matter?
If you've blocked others' paths, at this moment, forming an alliance isn't difficult at all.
Under his coordination, many people agreed. Even those confident in their abilities would worry about becoming targets during the free-for-all and being eliminated early.
Now that everyone was joining forces to clear out the strongest first, there was no reason to disagree.
Those at the bottom of the class didn't need to be persuaded. They were already facing elimination, and now the rules were giving them a chance. If they didn't know how to seize it, they deserved to be eliminated.
"Xu Luo, I guess we'll see you in a month!" Xiang Xun sneered inwardly.
He knew Xu Luo couldn't rely on the regular classes, but not having to see him for a month and cutting off his resources for that time was something he was very happy about.
