Su Lanlan had just escorted the Commander back to the dormitory when she received a call from Professor Li.

After hanging up, Su Lanlan's eyes widened in shock, and she hurried back to the Data Research Institute.

"Uncle Li, what's going on?" This time, she wasn't accompanying a leader on an inspection, so she used her usual form of address.

"It's Nuannuan. Her Data Watch recorded information about two human-faced beasts within a minute."

Professor Li led Su Lanlan to his office, where the data from Su Nuannuan's watch was displayed on the computer screen.

"One is 2.9 meters tall, with attributes assessed as Strength 16, Physique 18, Agility 12, and Mentality unassessable. The other is 2.6 meters, with Strength 14, Physique 14, Agility 12, and Mentality unassessable."

Su Nuannuan had encountered two human-faced beasts at the same time!

In such a situation, the outcome is often grim.

"I told her not to team up, why didn't she listen!" Su Lanlan's eyes reddened with anxiety.

She knew what this trial meant to Su Nuannuan!

Thirteen years ago, their father sacrificed himself while leading troops to fend off a beast tide. At that time, Nuannuan was only five years old and lost her father's love forever.

As she grew up, she joined the military, and Nuannuan became even more determined, saying she wanted to become a battlefield doctor and reclaim their lost homeland from the Beast God, as a way to avenge their father.

For this, she self-taught many skills of a barefoot doctor, trained her physique from a young age, and never stopped.

But now, she was facing such a dire situation.

Not to mention that her companion was also a newcomer; even a Martial Apprentice couldn't escape from two human-faced beasts!

"Nuannuan..." Thinking of her sister's determination, yet being so vulnerable in the brutal trial, Su Lanlan felt as if her heart was being torn apart. "Uncle Li, has she come out yet? I want to see her."

However, Professor Li shook his head, "Currently... no, neither she nor her companion has been eliminated."

"What!" Su Lanlan's eyes widened.

Being attacked by human-faced beasts usually results in elimination within minutes, let alone with two of them!

"From the discovery of the human-faced beasts until now, seven minutes have passed, and Nuannuan and her companion are still holding on!" Professor Li said with a grave expression.

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"Perhaps, it's Nuannuan's willpower that's sustaining her."

...

In the recycling station of River City, Jiang Lan dragged his weary body along the path home.

The city was already shrouded in darkness, but Jiang Lan was no stranger to walking this road at night; he had grown accustomed to early mornings and late nights over the years.

The moonlight fell, yet failed to illuminate the path ahead, but he knew where he needed to go.

Towards home, always moving forward.

"Cough, cough, cough." Jiang Lan suddenly coughed violently, and when he opened his hand, he saw bloodstains in his palm.

He quickly wiped away the blood.

"It seems I can't hold on much longer..." Jiang Lan shook his head with a wry smile.

"By the way, I wonder how the trial went for that guy, Jiang Kai. He probably didn't succeed, considering people from our background can hardly pass the Newcomer Trial."

This was likely Jiang Lan's true thought, though he never mentioned it to Jiang Kai. He even pooled money with Ying to buy him a Data Watch.

"What am I saying!" Jiang Lan shook his head, "The worst thing is to give up hope, so, Jiang Kai, never give up hope!"

...

At Yuan Zhu's home, his mother brought a bowl of hot porridge to the guest in front of her. She rubbed her hands together, embarrassed, and said, "Sorry, this is all we have to eat."

The guest propped himself up and managed a smile at Yuan's mother, "It's fine. Once I can move, I'll leave. Sorry for the inconvenience during this time."

Yuan's mother said, "Compared to what you gave Zhu, I feel really embarrassed."

The man smiled slightly, "Are you referring to the Martial Apprentice class change materials? That was a transaction, not a gift. He promised me he would pass the Newcomer Trial."

"But... Zhu, despite his large build, is quite timid." Yuan's mother knew her child well and was very worried.

The guest didn't respond, instead looking out at the night sky through the window.

"Is that so? Indeed, there's no perfect person in this world! But there are always things that give people courage, and there are always people worth protecting with one's life."

"For example, you... that night, I noticed that although he was very scared, he didn't leave."

...

In the Beginner's Trial area.

Yuan Zhu was desperately pinning down the larger human-faced beast, his hands tightly gripping its neck, while the beast bit fiercely into his waist.

Jiang Kai was engaged with the other human-faced beast, unable to kill it, only trying his best to keep it at bay.

If it got the chance to attack Yuan Zhu, they would be finished!

However, Yuan Zhu's condition was worsening, and to alleviate the beast's biting, he had given up attacking.

If this stalemate continued, even if they weren't bitten to death by the beasts, they wouldn't be able to escape if other beasts appeared!

As time passed, the situation became increasingly dire.

At that moment, suddenly, Yuan Zhu sprang up, abandoning his resistance against his opponent, dragging it along as he charged towards Jiang Kai, who was now pinning down the human-faced beast!

"Kai, run!" Yuan Zhu shouted angrily.

Using his sturdy body, Yuan Zhu managed to pin down both human-faced beasts.

But simultaneously, both beasts bit into Yuan Zhu!

The intense pain contorted Yuan Zhu's face, even bringing tears to his eyes.

The strength of the two human-faced beasts was astonishing, and they were about to overthrow Yuan Zhu when suddenly, a figure leaped down from a tree, landing on top of Yuan Zhu.

In such a situation, Su Nuannuan didn't flee; instead, she used her body to help Yuan Zhu suppress the two human-faced beasts!

One beast bit into Su Nuannuan's shoulder, and she endured the excruciating pain, holding the beast's head tightly, turning back to shout angrily, "If you leave, I'll never forgive you! Kill them!"

Clearly, Su Nuannuan's worry was unnecessary. Seeing this, Jiang Kai's eyes filled with rage, and he shouted furiously, "Beasts, I'll kill you!"

With that, he charged at the human-faced beast with a steel spike, using all his strength to pierce through one beast's head!

Before the beast was completely dead, Jiang Kai withdrew the spike and pierced the second beast.

The system's voice rang out again, two human-faced beasts, four experience points, two corpses!

Jiang Kai picked up the card and helped Su Nuannuan up, "Can you walk on your own?"

Su Nuannuan, holding her shoulder, nodded firmly.

Jiang Kai immediately lifted Yuan Zhu, carrying him on his back, "Zhu, hang in there!"

He cautiously scanned the surroundings and said to Su Nuannuan, "Let's go, we can't stay here!"

Ten minutes later, Professor Li's expression grew increasingly perplexed.

"What's going on? Their position is changing."

Su Lanlan's face was also full of confusion, "Could it be that Nuannuan ran away? How is that possible!"

However, from the time they received the information from Nuannuan's watch until now, nearly half an hour had passed, and neither Su Nuannuan nor her companion Jiang Kai had been eliminated. Moreover, their position was still changing.

Su Lanlan narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she suddenly realized something.

Su Nuannuan's initial profession was a Barefoot Doctor, and she had helped gather the materials.

The combat ability of a Barefoot Doctor is very weak. If they managed to escape, the key might not be Su Nuannuan, but someone else.

"Uncle Li, what is Jiang Kai's profession?" Su Lanlan suddenly asked.