Chapter 62: Massive Withdrawals

Chapter 62: Chapter 62: Massive Withdrawals

Zhao Chi found his class’s rankings.

[22nd Place]Class 4: Cao Feng

[31st Place]Class 4: Zhao Chi

[36th Place]Class 4: Duan Yun

[56th Place]Class 4: Lu Yi

[178th Place]Class 4: Yang Xiong

Cao Feng had dropped 3 places.

The gap between him and Zhao Chi was only 9 places now.

Lu Yi’s rank had dropped quite a bit this time, from 44th to 56th.

It seemed her Elves were still heavily affected by the fear.

Yang Xiong did well this time.

Thanks to his Beastmen having 10% more innate Morale, they could endure the fear and force their kills.

His rank had risen by 52 places.

Zhao Chi scrolled down.

He found that an unusually large number of students had withdrawn from the test this time.

Including those who had withdrawn before, more than half of the students had already quit the test.

The previous stage only saw a little over 200 people withdraw, but this stage brought the cumulative total to over 600.

Now, only a little over 300 students were still in the test.

This wasn’t hard to understand.

After all, those with basic Races only got 5 new units per day.

By now, they would only have 40 units.

Even if every single one of them was a soldier, going head-to-head against 50 Ghosts was no easy path to victory.

Failing to pass this stage was normal for someone of average strength.

But what was noteworthy was *why* over 300 people had managed to hold on until now.

However, the next stage would be even harder, with 60 Magical Beasts appearing.

The number of remaining students would probably be halved again.

Suddenly, Zhao Chi was surprised to see Ye Zhong’s name on the list of students who had withdrawn.

Ye Zhong was the strongest in Class 7.

He was also a student from an Ordinary background.

Just back at the first stage, he had been ranked third in the entire grade.

’Although he was gradually surpassed by others in the following stages, who would have thought he’d be forced to withdraw this time?’

’It seems his Race was severely countered by the Ghosts.’

’What a shame.’

Zhao Chi opened the grade’s private group chat.

As expected, a large number of people inside were discussing Ye Zhong.

Everyone was analyzing Ye Zhong’s Race.

Given his family’s financial situation, the students speculated that his Race was Goblin.

Goblins were prone to breaking ranks when at a disadvantage, especially when fear was involved.

It was unclear if he had been forced to withdraw after losing all his troops, or if he had proactively withdrawn after considering the circumstances.

He opened his own class’s group chat.

There were some people discussing Ye Zhong, but not many.

Most were discussing themselves and topics related to their own class.

Sun Quan: How’d your fights go? One of my Female Warriors got so scared she pissed herself. Literally.

Yin Lan: You just exposed your Race.

Sun Quan: It’s fine. We have joint operations later, right? This kind of information isn’t that high-level confidential.

Zhuang Xiao: I’ve already given up.

Wang Lie: I gave up too. A single Ghostly Wail made 7 of my Goblins run, and 3 more got clawed to death. How the hell am I supposed to fight that?

Yu Wang: Mine didn’t go smoothly either. Lost 8, and a few more are injured. I’ll see who the opponent is for the next stage, then I can just withdraw myself.

Lu Yi: If you’re going to withdraw voluntarily, remember to stay far away from the Magical Beasts. You need to give the instructors time to provide support.

Yu Wang: Hehe, got it, Lu Yi. Thanks for your concern.

Cao Feng: Lu Yi wasn’t concerned about you. Don’t be so full of yourself.

Yang Xiong: Cao Feng, that’s so you.

Cao Feng: Oh, look who’s talking? Yang Xiong. You haven’t said anything in a while, I thought you’d withdrawn. Let me see... 178th place. Not bad.

Yang Xiong: Thanks for the compliment.

Cao Feng: I wasn’t fucking complimenting you.

Yang Xiong: I lost 1 Beastman this time. Cao Feng, how many did you lose?

Cao Feng: None of your damn business.

Lu Yi: Stop arguing. How is everyone doing? The next stage will definitely be harder. If your situation doesn’t look good, just withdraw. Don’t throw away all your troops; it’s not worth the loss.

Sun Quan: I’m in bad shape. I was fighting and running just now, so my Physical Strength is severely drained. There’s no way I can recover with only a few minutes left.

Yu Wang: Me too. My Physical Strength definitely won’t recover in time. I’ll check out the next stage, and if it’s no good, you can give up with me.

Kong Xiang: Brother Cao, did you see Zhao Chi’s rank? How is he 31st? Don’t let him surpass you!

Cao Feng: Shut the fuck up. You think I’m blind? He must have the Skeleton Race. They had an advantage this time. He’s definitely finished next stage.

Zhao Chi: Yeah, good luck everyone.

Cao Feng: Heh, *you* just focus on doing your best.

Yang Xiong: Good luck, Zhao Chi.

Zhao Chi: You too.

Zhao Chi closed the system interface.

There were only a few minutes left.

The next stage was about to begin.

"Let’s go, everyone. This time it’s a position 40 meters to the left. Follow me."

"Yes!" The Female Soldiers all stood up.

「Inside the Proctoring Space.」

The instructors were already fully prepared.

The next stage, Stage Six, was sure to have many students giving up.

Although Stage Five had the most withdrawals, in Stage Five, the students had at least spent some time fighting before withdrawing one after another.

For Stage Six, they feared a large number of students would give up, concentrated within the first few minutes.

Head Instructor Saint Monarch You said calmly, "Everyone, be ready. The first few minutes will definitely be the busiest. We must ensure there are no mistakes."

The instructors: "Understood!"

Although the instructors were all fully focused, dealing with Magical Beasts of this Level was far too easy for them.

Once this stage was over, the next would have very few students remaining, and the support and rescue work would become much simpler.

The instructors started chatting again.

Zhang Shouning asked softly, "Instructor Xu, did Class 7’s Ye Zhong really withdraw voluntarily this time?"

Xu Liu nodded. "He had no choice. He uses Goblins, and they’re at a huge disadvantage against Ghosts. Even if he barely scraped by this stage, he definitely wouldn’t pass the next. Passing this stage with such heavy losses would be pointless; it’s better to preserve his strength."

Jin Haibiao: "Exactly. That’s the smart move. Knowing how to weigh the pros and cons is a necessary Ability for a Lord."

Wu Ziming: "Class 5’s Pei Yuanxiu is doing quite well this time, first place for two stages in a row."

Jin Haibiao: "These past two stages just happened to feature opponents he’s good at dealing with. The next stage might be a different story."

Yue Chong: "Your Class 1’s Hua Yuyin also reached 5th place. Their rank should rise again in the next stage."

Jin Haibiao: "That’s true. But your Class 3’s Xiao Liu might be in trouble next time. I think you should advise him to give up. After all, Skeletons are too fragile."

Yue Chong: "Xiao Liu can make his own judgment call; I trust him. On another note, it seems that student from Ruan Yu’s class has improved again."

Jin Haibiao: "Who?"

Wu Ziming: "Zhao Chi, right?"

Yue Chong: "Right. He’s 31st now. Did you guys see him these past few stages? His Human Race troops seem very Special. He probably got lucky and ended up with a mutated Race."

Li Ruanyu: "I noticed that too. Zhao Chi’s Race is a bit Special, but let’s not discuss it too much, haha. We need to protect his information."

Xu Liu: "Don’t worry, we’re just chatting amongst ourselves. We won’t say anything outside."

Pang Zhangming: "It’s not a big deal. There’s no harm in talking about it."

Yue Chong: "That’s right. Don’t be so tense. Everyone’s happy to see a promising new talent."

Jin Haibiao: "Don’t worry, Ruan Yu. Who would spread this kind of information around?"

Li Ruanyu: "Mm, I trust you guys."

Zhang Shouning: "I’ve been watching Zhao Chi as well. His Racial Attributes might be very high. He only needed two shots from his guns to take down a Ghost just now. That’s comparable to the Combat Power of a Beastman."

Saint Monarch You: "Alright, that’s enough chatting for now, everyone. Stage Six is about to begin."