Chapter 43: Lin Moyu’s Side is Too Boring
Wang Zihao chose Hell difficulty without hesitation.
In his view, killing one monster on Hell difficulty was equivalent to killing 5 on Normal.
Moreover, he had extreme confidence in his combat power.
"Kid who got first place, even if you won the first round, don’t think you’ll beat me in the second."
Wang Zihao gripped a huge battle blade, his career weapon.
"Oh, someone chose Hell difficulty."
[Wang Zihao, Level 16, Berserker]
"Not bad, Berserker is considered strong among rare careers."
"Berserkers have good sustained combat ability, should do well in this round."
Xia Xue thought for a moment and chose Normal difficulty.
Elemental Mages aren’t good at close combat or soloing high-strength monsters without a tank.
So she chose Normal difficulty, planning to win through quantity.
As third place in the first round, Xia Xue also received attention from the examiners.
They had a real-time view of her as well.
When Xia Xue chose Normal difficulty, they nodded approvingly.
[Xia Xue, Level 15, Elemental Mage]
"A smart choice."
"Elemental Mages have good burst damage, but it’s troublesome if they can’t kill before monsters get close."
"Especially at low levels with incomplete skills."
The second-place finisher from the first round, Zuo Mei, chose Hell difficulty.
[Zuo Mei, Level 16, Infiltrator]
The examiners also paid attention to Zuo Mei’s choice.
They commented after her selection:
"Infiltrators, as rare assassin-class careers, have extremely strong close combat ability."
"So choosing either Nightmare or Hell is a good choice for her."
"Indeed, she’s also a promising candidate."
"Wonder what difficulty Lin Moyu’s Necromancer will choose."
All the noteworthy candidates had made their choices, leaving only Lin Moyu.
After hearing the exam rules, Lin Moyu made his judgment.
"This round truly tests everyone’s sustained combat ability."
"30 minutes of continuous combat is quite pressuring for any career."
"Except for me."
A slight smile appeared on his lips.
Lin Moyu made his choice.
"I choose Hell difficulty."
Actually, for him, the higher the difficulty the better.
All his skills were top-tier in power.
So higher difficulty meant higher points per unit, which benefited him more.
An examiner smiled, "As expected, he chose Hell difficulty."
"He’s both a mage and summoner. With summons he’s not afraid of monsters getting close."
"And his skills are very powerful. Combined with summons, he can definitely do well on Hell difficulty."
"Actually, most summoners who came to take the exam before also chose Hell difficulty, right?"
"Let’s wait and see."
Outside the exam venue, principals from all over Jiangning Province gathered.
"Old Lu, you’re going to make it big this time."
"Tsk tsk, 0.1 seconds, how many years since we’ve seen such a result?"
"You’ve got two of the top three, Old Lu. You can’t help but succeed."
"Your First High is going to make a big splash this time."
"If Lin Moyu can bring back the provincial top scholar title, you’ll be on cloud nine, Old Lu."
Principal Lu’s face was red, extremely excited.
He hadn’t expected Lin Moyu to achieve such a good result.
Too excited to speak, his whole body was trembling.
All examinees had made their choices. As the countdown ended, the second round began.
A light orb appeared in front of Lin Moyu.
The orb rotated in the air, looking like a dungeon entrance.
Then, an armored monster emerged from the orb, letting out an angry roar.
Lin Moyu thought, and the skeleton warrior beside him rushed forward.
It immediately slashed at the monster.
Meanwhile, Lin Moyu cast Detection on the monster.
[Worf Beastman Warrior (Elite)]
[Level: 13]
[Strength: 500]
[Agility: 300]
[Spirit: 150]
[Constitution: 400]
These attributes...
Very weak.
Much weaker than Nightmare difficulty monsters in the West Sea Mine dungeon.
Lin Moyu immediately understood.
After all, this was an exam, meant to accommodate most people.
If monsters were too strong, it would lead to mass elimination.
That would defeat the purpose of the exam.
The exam’s goal wasn’t to eliminate candidates, but to select outstanding talents.
The skeleton warrior’s blade had already fallen on the Worf Beastman.
Flesh torn open.
With just one slash, the Worf Beastman was near death.
As the Worf Beastman tried to counterattack, a second slash fell.
The Worf Beastman died miserably.
"Two slashes."
Lin Moyu observed, then summoned another skeleton warrior with a point of his finger.
The two skeleton warriors guarded the light orb, waiting for monsters to appear.
Five seconds later, a second Worf Beastman appeared.
The two skeleton warriors immediately attacked, killing it instantly.
"Too simple."
After several rounds, he understood that 5 seconds after killing a monster, another would appear.
This round tested each career’s sustained combat ability.
The examiners were stunned.
"How are Lin Moyu’s summons so strong?"
"Stronger than any summoner’s we’ve seen before."
"And he has two of them."
"This career... is amazing."
Strong skills and powerful summons.
This career was going to be incredible.
Lin Moyu’s side was too boring. Two skeleton warriors guarded the orb, killing monsters as they appeared, not lasting 0.5 seconds.
The examiners didn’t want to watch anymore and turned to observe other candidates.
Xia Xue gripped her staff, casting spells.
She chose Normal difficulty, so the monsters weren’t strong.
Basically two skills could kill one.
She constantly adjusted her skill intensity, trying to minimize spirit power consumption.
Though somewhat monotonous, it was much more interesting than Lin Moyu’s side.