Chapter 42: An Incredible Achievement in 1 Second

During the test, what was actually being examined were the combat skills of professional players.

Even if the level was a bit high, it wouldn't be a problem for qualified professional players. This setting had been in use for many years without any issues. Generally, a battle lasting from as short as ten seconds to as long as half a minute would be conducted, from which the combat abilities of professional players could be seen.

However, a problem arose with Lin Moyu—he achieved an instant kill. How could one assess his combat skills in such a case?

"What should we do?" one examiner asked. Everyone turned to look at the middle-aged man in the mage robe, as he was in charge of the mage-related exams. But now he was also at a loss, as the expected outcome had not been achieved, which was quite troublesome.

At this moment, an old man appeared in the room.

"Lord Ning, what brings you here?" several examiners immediately bowed to the newcomer.

Ning Xuanfeng said solemnly, "I heard that a new professional player has emerged this year, so I came to take a look."

On the light screen appeared Lin Moyu's image. Ning Xuanfeng observed, "He looks like a promising young lad." The examiners immediately recounted what had just happened.

After listening, Ning Xuanfeng said solemnly, "You all want to know how strong this new profession of Necromancer really is."

"According to the settings for rare professions, its strength cannot be measured."

"Then let's set it according to the strength of legendary professions and conduct a second test for him."

An examiner raised an objection: "But this wouldn't be fair to him, and how would the points be calculated?"

Ning Xuanfeng smiled and said, "Such situations have occurred before. There have been professional players who instantly killed monsters."

"This time, we'll make an exception. First, recognize him as the first place in this exam and give him 100 points as the first-place reward."

"If he passes the second exam, give him an additional 1000 points."

"I can personally cover these 10,000 points."

The examiners hurriedly said, "Lord Ning, you're joking. How could we let you pay the points?"

"Exactly, we have the points; we'll proceed as you suggested and add a second test."

After waiting for a moment, Lin Moyu saw another light screen appear in front of him. On the other side of the screen, another monster appeared, identical in appearance to the previous one but with an even stronger aura.

Please proceed to the second test and defeat the monster in front of you.

Even with a second test, Lin Moyu wasn't surprised, thinking that perhaps the rules were just like this. He had no idea that he was being treated differently.

The moment the light screen disappeared, his Soul Flame activated. The mage monster in front of him instantly let out a scream and died, just like before, another instant kill.

The examiners were shocked for the second time, still unable to discern anything.

"This skill will be too strong in the future."

"Could it be that he has some powerful equipment on him?"

"He's only level 16; what powerful equipment could he have? It's just that his skills are purely strong."

"What should we do? Should we continue the test?"

Everyone turned to Ning Xuanfeng. Since his arrival, he had been in charge here.

Ning Xuanfeng shook his head and said, "No need, proceed with the second round of exams."

By this time, everyone had finished the first round of exams.

An authoritative voice echoed in their ears:

"First-round exams for main combat classes have ended."

"Number of participants: 632, number of qualifiers: 522."

"Now announcing the results."

Everyone saw their rankings appear before their eyes:

- Lin Moyu, 0.1 seconds, points: 100

- Zuo Mei, 3.2 seconds, points: 70

- Xia Xue, 5.2 seconds, points: 40

Lin Moyu was ranked first with a time of just 0.1 seconds. The second place went to a professional player named Zuo Mei with a time of 3.2 seconds. Xia Xue came in third with a time of 5.2 seconds. Wang Zihao, the vice president of the Dynasty Guild, was ranked fourth with a time of 5.5 seconds. The points awarded to the top three were 100, 70, and 40 respectively, and from the fourth place onwards, everyone received 10 points.

Upon seeing this ranking, Wang Zihao's hair stood on end with rage.

"How could I not even make it into the top three?"

"The first place should have been mine."

"0.1 seconds, are you joking? There must be a mistake."

"This result is going to turn the world upside down."

Wang Zihao wasn't the only one who thought this way; many people were incredulous upon seeing Lin Moyu's results.

Xia Xue looked at the rankings and said, "Lin Moyu is amazing; I won't give up." Gao Yang had an exaggerated expression on his face, "The boss is indeed the boss, too awesome, I can't disagree."

Lin Moyu unconsciously touched his nose, thinking, "Did I go too far?" What he didn't expect was that this seemingly easy exam had eliminated over 100 people.

The authoritative voice sounded again:

"The second round of exams for main combat classes is about to begin; candidates may choose their difficulty level."

"Note that casualties may occur during the second round of exams; please proceed according to your abilities."

"If you encounter danger during the exam, you can shout 'give up,' and your exam will be terminated. Your score will be based on the time of abandonment."

The requirements for the second round of exams were explained again. The second round was similar to a dungeon, with three difficulty levels: Normal, Nightmare, and Hell. The points awarded for killing monsters varied by difficulty: 1 point for Normal, 3 points for Nightmare, and 5 points for Hell. The time limit was uniformly set at 30 minutes, and the second round of exams was a competition to see who could kill the most monsters in 30 minutes.