Chapter 676: Everyone Questions
"Alright, quiet down."
"Let's wait for the final rankings to be released."
Perhaps realizing that the noise in the hall was growing louder, Dean Bai Yuechan, standing on the ceremonial stage, spoke up to silence the commotion.
Nevertheless.
Many people on the scene were already convinced in their hearts that the first and second places in this assessment could only belong to Orphelia and Xili.
It's worth mentioning...
A few candidates in this assessment had died on the spot.
However, the students had become desensitized to this.
After all, this wasn't a greenhouse. The opponents weren't beginner-level monsters but ferocious and bloodthirsty demonic soldiers.
Under the eager anticipation of the crowd.
When the last student finally staggered out of the Demonic Soldier Secret Realm, the rankings for this assessment were finalized.
After the system processed the results, the rankings were directly displayed on the screen.
Ding!!
A crisp notification sound.
Accompanied the change on the screen.
A clearly organized leaderboard appeared on the screen.
Whoosh!!
In an instant.
Nearly ten thousand people turned their attention to the screen!
But the very next second...
Wow!!
The once silent hall erupted into an uproar of disbelief!
Everyone's faces were filled with intense shock!
"What the hell! How is this possible?!"
Some students, unable to suppress their emotions, cried out in astonishment!
Even Orphelia and Xili, who had been brimming with pride, were stunned!
On the screen, the name ranked first was neither Orphelia nor Xili but "Ling Zhan"!
Non-specialist, Ling Zhan!!
He had become the top scorer in the Holy Academy's year-end assessment!
His result, "1 minute and 34 seconds," far outpaced Orphelia, Xili, and all the top ten prodigies!!
"Oh, my God..."
"I must be dreaming! This has to be a dream!"
"How could the top scorer be this non-specialist?!"
The crowd was beside themselves with disbelief!
Ridiculous!
Truly ridiculous!
So much so that everyone in the hall found it impossible to accept!
A level-100 non-specialist had surpassed level-120 prodigies of the Holy Continent!
This was undoubtedly the most unbelievable event in history!
At this moment, everyone, including the instructors on the ceremonial stage and even the intellectual, mature, and alluring Dean Bai Yuechan, couldn't help but be moved!
"What's going on here?!"
Bai Yuechan furrowed her elegant brows and looked at the staff responsible for the system.
After confirming with colleagues that the rankings were 100% accurate, the staff replied with a wry smile, "Dean, the rankings are correct! They're based on the time and performance of each student in clearing the secret realm and defeating the demonic soldiers!"
"I've double-checked it three times! The system confirms that these are the final results with no bugs affecting them!"
These words.
Made the expressions of all the instructors shift dramatically once more!
"This..."
They looked at one another in disbelief.
"Alright, I understand."
Bai Yuechan took a deep breath, regaining her composure, and calmly said, "Every secret realm battle should have been recorded, right?"
"Yes, Dean. Although we can't broadcast every student's battle, we enabled the recording function to prevent any confusion or controversy," the staff replied.
It proved wise to prepare for such scenarios.
As soon as the staff responded.
Some local students began voicing harsh suspicions.
"What's going on with the school? Are they openly cheating for this non-specialist?"
"Does this non-specialist have some powerful background? Otherwise, how could he rank first?"
"1 minute and 34 seconds! Damn it! I couldn't even force the demonic soldier into the second berserk stage!"
"Show this guy's battle recording immediately! Otherwise, no one will believe it!"
"..."
Unsurprisingly.
When something outside one's understanding occurs, the first reaction isn't admiration but questioning its authenticity.
1 minute and 34 seconds.
To be honest...
It's outrageous!
Too outrageous!
Even in their wildest dreams, none of these students could imagine defeating a demonic soldier of their level within a minute and a half.
There was almost a 90% chance of foul play.
It wasn't just the students doubting this.
Orphelia, Xili, Frank...
These White-Rank prodigies, who consistently placed in the top ten during the past two semesters, stared at this unexpected dark horse with faces full of skepticism.
"Play the battle recording of this non-specialist," Bai Yuechan said, calmly responding to the doubts.
She had no intention of covering anything up.
Besides, she was just as curious about how this non-specialist managed to kill a level-121 demonic soldier in a minute and a half.
Initially, she thought this student had chosen an intermediate-level demonic soldier.
But upon seeing the first-place result, she knew he had challenged the hardest difficulty, a level-121 demonic soldier.
This put him on the same level as Orphelia, Xili, Frank, Lije, and other top ten prodigies.
Despite their doubts and disbelief, Ling Zhan stood with his hands in his pockets, his expression unchanged.
To these people, achieving first place seemed immensely challenging.
But to Ling Zhan, it was merely a trivial feat.
Why bother caring?
If they wanted to question him, let them.
The upcoming evidence would slap them in the face hard.
Soon...
Ling Zhan's battle recording was displayed on the screen.
Everyone's breathing became rapid, their eyes fixed on the screen as if afraid of missing any evidence of foul play.
Tap!!
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd.
A tall figure on the screen slowly stepped into the hall where the advanced demonic soldier was sealed.
"Roar!!"
The level-121 advanced demonic soldier let out a ferocious roar that sent chills down everyone's spine!
Then...
Crash!!
The towering, muscular demonic soldier rose from its massive stone throne, picked up a battered giant axe, and swung it mercilessly at the slender figure on the screen!