Golden Demonic Script

An Changqing: "???"

Seriously, did they go wholesale shopping?

An Changqing had thought their points would be higher than his, but he never expected it to be such a crushing defeat.

Before he could continue marveling, Black Crow turned straight to the second page.

"Second place. An Changqing, Su Yuehe, Long Ao's team."

As soon as An Changqing's name was announced, the surrounding students cast admiring glances at him.

Securing a high rank this time carried immense weight.

Black Crow read out the specific data: "Total points: eight thousand one hundred."

After Black Crow's words fell, the square was quiet for a few seconds.

Immediately after, a wave of low murmurs spread through the crowd.

Placed in previous years, this score could break the academy's decade-long record, and leaving the second place behind by a thousand points wouldn't be an issue.

However, this year...

Those who know, know.

An Changqing looked down at himself. He thought this was already the limit for this batch of freshmen, and even if surpassed, the gap shouldn't be too large.

In the end, a 9,999 was pressing down on them from above, and that was just the maximum digit the machine could display.

"Instructor," someone in the crowd spoke up. "I don't mean anything else, but this score exceeds the normal range. The highest record in previous years was less than seven thousand points. Yin and his team not only hit the system cap, but..."

He pointed at the three people standing by the fountain. "They look like they haven't even fought a single tough battle."

His words awakened the surrounding people.

Everyone's gazes refocused on Chen Guan's trio.

Yin Chen's silver-gray clothes didn't even have a single wrinkle, and Hong Yuan, apart from some dust on the soles of her shoes, looked completely unscathed.

Chen Guan was even more ridiculous. His black trench coat had no damage whatsoever. Carrying a huge metal coffin on his back and followed by a lethargic black panther, these three looked like they went to the battlefield for a leisurely stroll.

Black Crow stood on the high platform, crumpled the printed paper in his hand, and threw it at his feet.

"There is no need to doubt the system's accuracy."

He tapped twice on the console, and the holographic projection screen in the center of the square lit up, scrolling down a long list of loot.

A series of data continuously rolled by.

The entire venue was dead silent; no one raised any further doubts.

Black Crow's voice crashed down through the microphone. "The logistics department of the Great Wall stayed up all night to inventory their stock. Do you want me to print out the receipt from the Great Wall's finance department and pass it around for you all to read?"

The crowd quieted down.

Capturing alive and killing are two completely different concepts. Being able to tie up a Tier 4 and bring it back alive requires not only absolute overwhelming strength but also extremely tacit team coordination.

An Changqing exhaled, walked up to Yin Chen, and extended his hand. "I am completely convinced. Classmate Yin, if there's an individual battle next time, let's compete properly."

Yin Chen glanced at An Changqing's extended hand and gently shook it. "I look forward to our match."

Long Ao walked over, arms crossed, his gaze sweeping between Yin Chen and Hong Yuan before finally settling on Chen Guan.

"So, the loot you brought back is a cat, a dog, and..."

Long Ao stared at the Tongxuan Turtle slowly poking its head out from Hong Yuan's arms. "...a turtle?"

"This is not a cat," Chen Guan said calmly. "This is a Lightning Panther, Tier 5."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the surrounding students backed away three meters.

To cooperate with Chen Guan's words, the Lightning Panther stood up and shook its fur.

There was no demonic aura leaking out, but its size, which was a full circle larger than a normal tiger, finally made people feel some of the oppressive presence of a demonic beast.

However, this oppressiveness didn't last three seconds. It felt a cold glance from the Husky by Yin Chen's feet, immediately tucked its tail, and lay back down by Chen Guan's feet, letting out a flattering purr from its throat.

Long Ao pointed at the panther. "Tier 5? You call this Tier 5?"

On the retinas, pale blue bullet comments began to refresh densely.

[Hahahaha I'm dying of laughter, look at Long Ao acting like he's never seen the world.]

[Long Ao completely ignored the Tier 8 big shot right next to him.]

[Husky: Yes, yes, yes, I am a dog, I am really a dog, just look at my pure bloodline.]

[Chen Guan's daily low-key spectating of his teammates showing off.]

Chen Guan's eyelids drooped slightly, and he didn't bother to explain.

Hong Yuan didn't care at all. She supported the Tongxuan Turtle with one hand and dangled a piece of compressed biscuit near the turtle's mouth with the other.

"I heard this is called a Tongxuan Turtle. The instructor said it's a living library. My future culture classes will all depend on it."

She had no concept of the Tongxuan Turtle's importance, so she never even thought about hiding it.

Instructor Black Crow on the high platform picked up a metal rod and tapped it against the microphone stand.

A piercing static sound drowned out all discussions.

The Tongxuan Turtle in Hong Yuan's hands seemed to be bothered by the amplifier's noise. It rolled its mung-bean-sized eyes, opened its mouth, and let out a silent yawn.

At this very moment, the natural golden patterns on its shell suddenly lit up with a faint glow.

Several ancient golden characters floated up from the turtle's back and hovered in mid-air. Those were ancient demonic characters that had been lost for over a thousand years.

"Yuehe, don't look!" An Changqing sensed something wrong and reached out to block her view.

It was too late.

Su Yuehe only felt as if a massive library had been stuffed into her brain. An instantaneous torrent of countless, complex information washed over her consciousness.

She stumbled, her face instantly turning pale, and blood flowed down from her nasal cavity.

An Changqing quickly supported her, looking at the washbasin-sized turtle with shock and uncertainty.

Hong Yuan hurriedly swatted away those glowing characters, like swatting mosquitoes.

"Hey, hey, don't spit indiscriminately, the instructor was just talking."

She couldn't understand those golden scribbles and just treated this turtle the same as Yin Chen's Husky.

The Tongxuan Turtle aggrievedly retracted its head and continued gnawing on the dry compressed biscuit in Hong Yuan's hand.

The entire venue was dead silent.

Su Yuehe was a Tier 5, and her mental power definitely ranked high among this batch of freshmen. Yet just taking one look at the characters popping out of that turtle's back caused her mental power to overload and make her spit blood?

[Feeling bad for Susu, that's a mobile hard drive that has lived for thousands of years. Just reading it will cause an explosion.]

[A Tier 4 trying to read at least a Tier 8 mobile hard drive, it's already good that her CPU didn't burn out thanks to An Changqing pulling her away fast enough.]

[Whether human or ghost, everyone is showing off, only Lao Su is taking a beating.]

Chen Guan watched the bullet comments impassively, while the Tier 5 Lightning Panther lay there obediently, continuing to act as a footstool.

An Changqing supported Su Yuehe's arm, sending spiritual energy through his fingertips into her meridians.

"Yuehe, how are you doing?" An Changqing pulled Su Yuehe to his side.

Su Yuehe took out a white handkerchief and covered her nose.

Red bloodstains spread across the fabric, dyeing a large area red. She calmed her chaotic breathing and restabilized her mental world.

She reached out, pushed away An Changqing's supporting arm, and stood up straight.