All the strong disciples were able to reach the forest within an hour.

Then, they formed groups based on the academy they were from and started hunting beasts.

Grim and other disciples who were relatively strong also arrived after half an hour.

Like the previous batch, they also started forming a hunting group.

Grim acted alone most of the time. So, he hunted alone.

The remaining disciples arrived after an hour. They were the weakest bunch. So, they made a larger group for safety in numbers.

"I can finally gather as much Evo as I like." Grim was hunting in the outer region of the forest.

"Let's go further. It will be harder to get prey the longer I stay here." Grim ran further at his top speed.

He would encounter many beasts on the way. But, he was able to pummel most of them using 'thew'.

He arrived at the middle region of the forest after running at his top speed for 6 hours. It was enough to give an idea of how big the forest was.

"The chances of encountering other participants are low. So. I'll hunt here."

Grim started hunting beasts of the peak-mutation realm.

Gradually his points started gathering, and his position on the leaderboard began climbing.

Meanwhile, in the deeper region. Beasts were getting slaughtered left and right.

Suddenly, the last beast was cut into two. A young man emerged from behind. If Grim had seen his face, he would have recognized this disciple.

Few hundred kilometers away. A female disciple could be seen killing multiple beasts.

However, what made her unique was the weapon she was using. It was a whip covered by blades and it was giving off a frost aura.

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Somewhere far, a group of beasts had surrounded a young man. But, the young man was calm and collected.

After a few seconds, all the beasts charged together. However, they were cut into pieces a moment later.

He snorted.

Thud!

A wolf was decapitated into two and its body fell.

Grim was the reason behind it.

A pack of wolves has surrounded him. But, he made quick work of them.

He had managed to gather 2000 Evo.

"That should do for today. It's already evening. Let's take a rest." Grim ate food and slept inside a cave.

"Well, that's a surprise."

A discussion was happening amongst the instructors in the arena.

Their main focus was on the top 3 disciples of the leaderboard.

1. Yuan Chang - 5000 points

2. Xia Peng - 4000 points

3. Shao Zexi - 3200 points

"Looks like Meadow Academy might lose this time.." Zao Chen exclaimed.

Wang Ru interjected, "The first round hasn't been completed yet. No need to get too excited."

"Looks like someone is bitter." Zao Chen taunted him.

Wang Ru replied, "You are in the third place. Why are you so happy?"

"You" Zao Chen's mouth twitched.

Meanwhile in the forest.

A group of disciples gathered in a place.

The group leader suggested, "While everyone is resting, we should take this chance to hunt."

They began searching for monsters.

"There's a wolf here." One of them shouted.

They started following the wolf. However, they had yet to realize it was a trap.

The wolf stopped running after ten minutes.

One of the disciples commented, "You finally realized your situation. Now, die."

He ran towards the wolf. But, two wolves appeared in the midst of it and clawed at him.

He was sent flying toward his group. He was bleeding profusely.

The leader gave the order, "Heal him. Rest of you let's attack. There are only three of them."

Growl!

Soon, they could hear multiple growls. Multiple eyes also started shining in the woods.

"Shit. It's an ambush."

The leader shouted, "Everyone, make a formation and start retreating slowly."

The wolves didn't give them time and pounced on them immediately.

A battle ensued.

The disciples were losing slowly. Injuries were piling on them.

Soon, they were on their last breath. Seeing their weakened condition, a wolf pounced.

Bang!

However, it was hit by a fireball in the mid-air.

Then a wave of fire made its way toward the pack of wolves.

Boom!

The wolves were launched in different directions due to impact.

Howl!

The wolves howled and ran away.

A middle-aged man appeared out of the woods.

The leader thanked the man, "Thank you senior for saving our lives."

He breathed a sigh of relief.

The man dropped the news, "You lot are disqualified."

The leader asked, "But why, Senior?"

"You would be dead if not for my help. You endangered your own and your group's lives due to stupid reasons. And your dare ask me why?" The man was angry.

The leader's mouth was shut.

"Go find a shelter. Then, leave tomorrow." The man disappeared.

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