Chapter 172: The Exercise is Over

Hmm?

This spider...

Lin QiYe raised an eyebrow, and in the air in front of him, the spider child's heart skipped a beat!

This is bad!

There's an ambush here?!

As expected, humans are all evil!

"Don't come any closer..." The spider child's words were only halfway spoken when Lin QiYe's eyes suddenly changed.

His left eye became as dark as ink, while his right eye blazed like the sun. The two vastly different divine auras surged through the spider's mind through his gaze, causing immense pain, as if it were tearing apart its already damaged soul and body!

"Ahhhhhh!!"

The spider child, struck by the sudden divine power, froze in midair, unable to produce any more webs. It plummeted to the ground like a stone, accelerating rapidly.

Lin QiYe grunted, a pale expression crossing his face. His mental strength had only just recovered, and using the dual divine powers took a heavy toll on him. But now wasn't the time to think about that.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and an overwhelming darkness expanded from his center. With a slight flick of his fingers, the two straight blades lying beside him vibrated intensely!

Clang—!!

The two blades were instantly drawn, resembling two black serpents as they surged toward the falling spider child!

With the boost from the Darkest Forbidden Ruins, the two blades rapidly closed the distance and, just as the spider child was about to fall beyond 50 meters, they pierced into its body!

The two blades sank deep into the spider's body, breaking the boundary of the Darkest Forbidden Ruins, and then slammed heavily to the ground!

Lin QiYe slowly stood up from the rooftop, looking down. The grayish-white spider lay motionless on the ground, its blood gradually staining the surrounding area...

At the same time, a warm current flowed into his body from the void—that was the soul of the spider child, killed by his own hands.

Lin QiYe took a deep breath, feeling completely drained as he sat down on the ground. He rubbed his head and muttered quietly:

"Strange, I just heard the spider speak human language... Was my mental exhaustion this severe?"

Shen Qingzhu and the others quickly arrived at the base of Building Three. They saw the spider's corpse lying on the ground, with two blades embedded in it, and shock appeared in their eyes. They all looked up toward the rooftop.

The young man was sitting on the edge of the rooftop, shrugging, "You're late."

"..."

Shen Qingzhu's expression was a bit helpless.

After all their hard work setting up, they had chased the spider all over the training camp, only to have Lin QiYe intercept it... But this wasn't the worst case—at least this way, they avoided casualties in direct combat.

"You're out, so does that mean the problem with Building Three is resolved?" Shen Qingzhu asked.

"One problem is solved."

"One? Is there another one?"

"Yes."

"Aren't you going to help with the other one?"

Lin QiYe shook his head, "I'm tired. The rest can be left to the others..."

Since he knew this was just an exercise and being killed by a mysterious entity wouldn't result in death, he didn't feel the need to push himself to find the last entity. After all, he had to leave some room for the others to perform...

Just then, Mo Li, covered in blood, walked out of Building Three, dragging a severed giant hand behind her. A few other female soldiers, including A Zi, followed, each stained with blood, their gazes filled with bravery.

Mo Li threw the severed arm to the ground and spoke calmly, "The last one is here."

Lin QiYe was surprised and asked, "Why is there just one arm left?"

"I didn't control the vibration frequency properly. The rest of the body shattered into pieces and stuck to the walls," Mo Li replied expressionlessly.

"...."

Lin QiYe had originally planned to collect the mysterious entity's corpse for a summoning ritual, but now that there was only a hand left, his plans were completely ruined.

Thankfully, there was still one more left.

Lin QiYe grabbed the scattered scabbards from the ground, leaped down from the rooftop, lightly tapping the exterior wall with his toes, and gracefully descended to the ground.

He pulled the two blades from the spider child's body, preparing to drag its corpse away when a humming sound from approaching vehicles reached his ears.

All the new recruits turned and looked toward the road.

Camouflaged jeeps sped toward them, their engines roaring like wild beasts. Dust filled the air, and they could vaguely make out the figures of the instructors inside.

The vehicles slowly came to a stop, and the instructors got out one by one. Chief Instructor Yuan Gang, with his hands behind his back, walked slowly toward the recruits.

Seeing this display, the new recruits instinctively straightened up, standing at attention.

Yuan Gang scanned the group, a faint smile on his lips. "Very well. I declare that the Carnival Day exercise is over!"

At the mention of the word "exercise," most people were stunned, especially the female soldiers who had been trapped in Building Three. They had witnessed their comrades die before their eyes, and they had set out with the determination to kill the Soundhunter in revenge. They had never considered this a mere exercise.

"I know what you're worried about. Don't worry, those who sacrificed their lives in this exercise are not in any real danger." Yuan Gang paused, a hint of appreciation in his eyes.

"I haven't seen such an exciting Carnival Day in a long time."

He paused again before continuing, "While you were fighting, all of us instructors were scoring your performances. Tomorrow morning, your scores will be posted on the announcement board, and you can check them then.

All training for today and tomorrow is canceled. Take a good rest."

"Dismissed!"

Upon hearing this, everyone cheered and dispersed, but Lin QiYe remained silent, standing at the back. He silently pulled the spider child's corpse behind him...

Clearing throat.

Hearing Yuan Gang's cough, Lin QiYe halted in his tracks.

"What do you want to do?" Yuan Gang walked up to Lin QiYe and spoke in a low voice.

Lin QiYe paused for a moment, "I... want to eat braised spider hands."

"All the mysterious entity corpses from this exercise must be collected. You won't be eating braised spider hands," Yuan Gang shook his head.

Lin QiYe, hearing this, reluctantly let go of the spider child's corpse, a deep sense of regret in his heart.

At that moment, another instructor walked up to Yuan Gang, his expression strange, and whispered something in his ear.

After a while, Yuan Gang silently turned his head and stared into Lin QiYe's eyes...

"Hand over the Cube's corpse."

"Hmm?" Lin QiYe blinked innocently. "The Cube? It didn't have a corpse."

"No corpse?"

"Right. It's just a Cube. After I destroyed it, it dissipated like sand. Nothing was left behind." Lin QiYe's expression was sincere.

Yuan Gang looked at him with a strange expression for a moment before shaking his head and saying nothing more. He turned and left.

"Nothing left... then so be it."