Su Lanlan had just arrived at the entrance of the Login Gate hall when Little Lu stopped her.

"Why won't you let me in?" Su Lanlan looked at Lu Jun in confusion.

Lu Jun's expression was grave as he spoke in a low voice, "The emotions of these newcomers are quite unstable. They were indeed attacked by stowaways, and those guys not only robbed all our newcomers but also tortured them."

"Tortured?" Su Lanlan squinted her eyes slightly, "To what extent?"

Lu Jun sighed, "They were hung up to lure multiple beasts to tear at them, but not allowed to die completely, going through several rounds... Some people's bodies were torn to pieces, yet they still had to endure several rounds of cruel torment."

Su Lanlan's large eyes widened in anger, and she clenched her fists, "How can these people be so twisted? They rely on their higher levels to treat newcomers like this!"

"This will leave them with severe psychological scars!"

Lu Jun nodded, "That's exactly their goal. If they don't destroy these newcomers' psyches, they will participate in the second and third trials after this one, eventually entering China City and strengthening China's power."

"This death will completely break them mentally, and they will lose their fighting spirit in the future!"

Su Lanlan gritted her teeth and said fiercely, "It's truly despicable! Bullying newcomers with their level and equipment advantage, these beasts!"

Lu Jun sighed again, this wasn't the first time such a situation had occurred, but unfortunately, China still hadn't developed a profession capable of countering them.

"Lanlan, the Commander asked me to take these newcomers to the psychological counseling station. He should be at the research institute now, leave this to me and go see if there's anything you can help with."

Although Su Lanlan wanted to check on the newcomers, the matters on the Commander's side were more important, so she could only stomp her foot and return to the research institute.

Inside the research institute, the big screen was displaying a large map of the trial area.

There were about two hundred light dots on it, indicating the current positions of the newcomers.

At the same time, Professor Li had marked a red area, which was the possible range where stowaways might appear.

Within this area, there were still a dozen light dots, with the names of the newcomers written beside them.

When Su Lanlan arrived at the research institute, the light dots within the red area began to disappear one after another, leaving only two light dots.

Su Nuannuan, Jiang Kai!

Wei Ying stood with his hands behind his back, squinting his eyes, "Old Li, what is the highest level of the stowaways this time?"

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"From the information we gathered from the eliminated newcomers, the highest is a level five stowaway," Professor Li said.

The trial area is specifically for newcomer trials, and to prevent high-level players from easily carrying low-level ones through, there is a level cap. Even if stowaways can break through the level limit, they cannot exceed it by much.

"Level five against level one, it's a massacre!" Wei Ying said harshly.

It's hard to level up a Calling, but once you do, you gain stronger attributes, and at the second level, you gain professional skills, which leads to a qualitative change!

His gaze then fell on the two remaining red dots in the red area.

"Nuannuan is there?!" Wei Ying's brow furrowed deeper, thinking of the inhumane torture Nuannuan might suffer. His hands behind his back unknowingly clenched tighter.

However, as a soldier, Wei Ying did not show more emotions on the surface.

"Nuannuan and that Jiang Kai are very close in position."

Professor Li quickly said, "They have been teaming up since the first day."

"Teaming up? They survived until now by teaming up?"

Professor Li nodded, "We also find it incredible. Nuannuan's profession is a Barefoot Doctor, not good at fighting, so we speculate that Jiang Kai's profession might be very strong."

"Martial Apprentice or Soldier?"

"Not sure, but I speculate at least a Martial Apprentice. His watch model is outdated, and we can't intercept much information."

At this moment, Su Lanlan walked over, shook her head, and continued, "Commander, I checked Jiang Kai's family background. He couldn't possibly have obtained the materials for a Martial Apprentice class change, and I even think he might not be able to afford class change materials."

"I also can't figure out how they survived until now."

Wei Ying nodded. Although he was worried about Nuannuan's safety and had many questions about Jiang Kai, his duty was to focus on the situation of the larger group.

"The dozen or so people at the front, they should reach China City in about two days, right?" Wei Ying pointed at some of the light dots at the forefront of the group.

"Are the two Martial Apprentices and four Soldiers among this batch of newcomers?"

Professor Li said, "The Martial Apprentice Xia Shu, Soldier Sun Lu, and Zhu Ting, who are participating in the trial for the first time, have already been eliminated. Although their professions are strong, it's still their first trial."

"However, Huang Wei, who killed the Six-Clawed Golden Monkey, has been leading the way and is now closest to China City."

Su Lanlan added, "I've met Huang Wei. He said he would definitely be first in this trial, and he does seem to have some capability."

"There are also two Soldiers who are currently ahead."

Wei Ying nodded. Among this batch of newcomers, two Martial Apprentices and four Soldiers have been eliminated, which is considered a normal performance.

Professor Li continued, "The scale of this ambush is large, rarely seen before. It's unusual for the island nation to send so many stowaways, and judging by their tactics, they are conducting a carpet search, clearing an area, and immediately pursuing the main group."

"I speculate they are concerned that after the War God Temple of China opens new territories, more high-level professions will emerge, so they've increased their interception efforts. Their goal is not only to lower our pass rate but also to destroy the newcomers' psychological defenses!"

Wei Ying snorted coldly, "I'll make sure to remember this account!"

"China has never had a profession capable of entering their trial area, and we can only watch as these newcomers are trampled by them. It's truly infuriating!"

At this point, everyone lowered their heads.

They are high-level players slaughtering China's low-level players, and without a corresponding profession to counter them, what else can be done but watch.

Wei Ying looked at the screen, suppressing his anger, and simply pulled up a chair to sit in front of the big screen.

"Commander, you..." Su Lanlan looked at the leader with concern.

Wei Ying said harshly, "I'll stay here for the next two days. All I can do now is accompany them through these most brutal days!"

"You all stay too, wait here until the trial ends, and remember well what they have done to us!"

Su Lanlan took a deep breath and, along with the others, pulled up chairs to sit under the big screen.

And now, everyone's gaze was focused on those two light dots in the red area.

Su Nuannuan and Jiang Kai would definitely be the next targets for the stowaways to eliminate!

...

Jiang Kai and the other two were hiding in the forest, not far from them, a Venomous Wild Boar was wandering around.

To Yuan Zhu, the wild boar looked much better than the human-faced beast and the land snake.

This time, he volunteered, "I'll attract its attention head-on, Jiang Kai, you sneak attack and kill it!"

Jiang Kai shook his head, "Wait a moment, I'll try to kill it without any damage."

As the wild boar turned back, with its back facing the trio's hiding spot, Jiang Kai suddenly darted out of the forest, hurling the Venomous Sting in his hand with force.

"What are you doing!" Su Nuannuan was about to exclaim, her eyes still fixed on the wild boar.

The Venomous Wild Boar was covered in steel-like bristles, making it hard to notice an extra sting. She couldn't see if it hit or not.

The Venomous Wild Boar let out a shrill squeal and then dashed into the forest.

"Look, you've scared it away! We finally found this Venomous Wild Boar!" Su Nuannuan said angrily.

Jiang Kai didn't care and was the first to rush out of the bushes, "I hit it, it won't run far, hurry and follow!"

"Hit it?" Yuan Zhu looked puzzled, was Jiang Kai's eyesight that good to be so sure?

As the two hesitated, they heard Jiang Kai shout, "Hahaha, so it's you, you chased me off a cliff before, now it's my turn to chase you!"