Chapter 140: Chapter140-Points

Gazing into those eyes filled with lethal intent, Andrew's mouth opened, but before he could utter another word, a beam of white light enveloped both his body and head.

In the blink of an eye, Andrew's corpse disappeared from the Enchanted Forest and reappeared in the sports field of Star Cluster Academy.

Now, apart from another instructor responsible for the assessment, he was the only figure there.

Andrew looked around in a daze, unable to believe he was the first to be eliminated.

Struggling to accept this reality, he shook his head, muttering, "Impossible. How could I be the first to be eliminated? It must be an illusion. Yes, it has to be an illusion. How else could I have encountered John? This must be part of the assessment.

It has to be."

The assessing instructor glanced at Andrew, who seemed to be losing his grip on reality, and calmly declared, "Andrew, you have failed the assessment."

The instructor's words crushed all of Andrew's illusions like a sledgehammer, leaving him slumped on the ground, his lips trembling, unable to utter a single word.

The audience on both sides of the sports field was also stirred.

Passing the preliminary test of the Stellar Assessment, even if one's strength was lacking, should not result in failing to survive in the dungeon for even ten minutes.

The surrounding gazes stung Andrew.

Suddenly, he rose to his feet and roared, "This can't be real! How could I possibly be eliminated? And John, just someone who squeaked through the preliminary test by exploiting loopholes, how could he eliminate me? I refuse to accept this! I suspect there's something wrong with Star Cluster Academy's assessment!"

The moment those words were uttered, an immediate silence fell over the entire venue.

Every gaze turned toward Andrew, looking at him as if he were mad.

In fact, he appeared to be exactly that.

Star Cluster Academy, with its history of over 130 years, had never faced allegations of a flawed assessment process.

If there were claims about issues with the preliminary test, Star Cluster Academy might not respond, given that the institution doesn't place much emphasis on it.

They care more about the combat assessment; the preliminary test was introduced later primarily to filter out candidates—otherwise, the assessment dungeon would be overwhelmed.

But to claim there were issues with the assessment dungeon was severe.

Everyone knew that the Assessment Dungeon was Headmistress Sophia's domain.

Andrew's statement was tantamount to accusing Sophia, a semi-god, of helping John cheat.

The assessing instructor's expression darkened.

He looked at Andrew coldly and said, "I'll say it once more, you have been eliminated. Now, you can choose to stay here quietly until the assessment is over, then go home to sleep, or you can choose to have me throw you out, and then you can roll home to sleep yourself."

As he finished, a tremendous aura burst forth from the instructor, pressing down on Andrew like a mountain.

Fear painted Andrew's face, and he trembled all over.

Confronted with such an oppressive force, he finally realized this was Star Cluster Academy, not a place where he could act recklessly.

"I'm sorry, I was impulsive. I'll leave now!" Andrew hastily said.

Scrambling to his feet, he dared not linger any longer.

Bowed and defeated like a dog that had lost its home, he quickly left the sports field.

Unaware of the discussions taking place outside, John continued his endeavor within the Enchanted Forest.

After eliminating Andrew, John gained his 70 points, reaching a total of 120 points and climbing to the 34th rank.

In just a short while, the top three contenders had already surpassed 300 points, and those in the top ten were approaching or had reached 200 points.

John shook his head.

These competitors were indeed relentless.

With his fellow candidates putting in so much effort, John felt it improper to slack off.

He began to move swiftly through the Enchanted Forest, heading towards its core area.

Along the way, the monsters he encountered couldn't withstand even one of his skills.

[You have killed a lv28 "Treant (Normal)" and gained 45000 Exp!]

[You have killed a lv32 "Ghost-Faced Spider (Elite)" and gained 130000 Exp!]

[You have killed a lv36 "Venomous Centipede (Normal)" and gained 97000 Exp!]

...

Vividly colored skills continuously flew from John's hands, each inflicting massive damage, and seldom did any monster necessitate a second skill for defeat.

As John ventured deeper into the Enchanted Forest, the level of the monsters he encountered progressively increased, as did the points and experience they yielded.

John's Exp and points began to surge rapidly.

It wasn't long before he was enveloped in a white glow of leveling up.

[Your level has increased to lv26, and you have gained 20 free attribute points!]

He allocated all the free attribute points to Spirit.

At this point, John's mind power attribute was nearing 2600 points, with ordinary skill damage reaching a terrifying 250000.

Meanwhile, John's points had accumulated to 1209, propelling him into the top 3 of the points leaderboard.

The first place on the leaderboard had changed to Isabella, with points reaching 1310.

Amelia was closely behind in second place, with 1228 points.

The previously third-ranked Jonathan had fallen out of the top 10, whereabouts unknown.

The fourth place had become someone named Matthew, the golden-haired youth John had noticed in the sports field.

John's rapid ascent in points naturally drew much attention.

In the core area of the Enchanted Forest, Isabella, wrapped in intense flames, reduced a lv35 elite monster to ashes, once again claiming the top spot on the leaderboard.

However, before she could revel in surpassing Amelia, Isabella noticed John ranked third.

The sight of his name left her astonished.

Isabella exclaimed in shock, "When did he climb to third place?!"