Don't do anything hastily… Ah, no, being heedless is the priority.

The Water Unicorn Beast had already learned to understand his intent, so it retreated a distance away.

But not too far away.

He had to be wary of other sprites. If he stayed too far away, he would be isolated instead.

...

Yesterday.

When the members of the surprise attack team targeted the first candidate, the surveillance video was also sent to Bay Town.

The candidates on the screen fled in panic. Some teachers sharply noticed that the candidates pressed the button on their wristbands a few times.

He asked, "The candidate pressed the emergency button. How should this be counted?"

Normally speaking, asking for help was equivalent to giving up on the assessment.

The badges obtained before were still counted, but would be brought out of the examination hall.

This way, the earlier the candidates were targeted by the surprise attack team, the more disadvantaged they would be—after all, when candidates encountered elite-level wild sprites, they would mostly find ways to deal with them themselves.

However, upon suddenly being attacked by someone, they would more likely to instinctively choose to seek help from the examination hall.

It was the same logic as calling the police when they were in danger.

The big boss of the examiners' team looked at the candidate on the screen and shook his head slightly.

"In reality, as long as they calmly and carefully observe, they can also discover the various weak aspects of the members of the surprise attack team."

"However, the requirements for the assessment aren't that high. When facing members of the surprise attack team, their distress signal will not be dealt with."

"Therefore, there is no possibility of voluntarily giving up the assessment."

...

The young man in the graffiti battle suit grinned, his sharp gaze looking towards where Su Hao was.

His lips moved.

Su Hao's current physical condition was already very excellent, and even his vision was very good.

He actually really saw what that person was mouthing.

"Run away… No one… will come to rescue… signal… has… been blocked…"

Su Hao was rendered speechless.

He looked down at his wristband.

It was different from the one from the joint examination.

It allowed an active call for help, but it didn't provide a protective shield. This was because the protective shield of the Sprite Trainer wristband was far inferior to the Sprite Trainer's own "Sprite Commandeering Protection", so that kind of equipment couldn't be popularized.

But he… didn't even think of asking for help in the first place.

"There are a few strange things."

Su Hao pondered.

Wild sprites all knew how to launch sneak attacks, but the person wearing the graffiti battle suit in front of them, had walked out boldly instead.

The Ground Wolf looked fierce, but its movements were slow.

It was clearly telling him that it was giving him time to escape.

"Besides… It is too weak for an elite-level sprite."

It wasn't that he was arrogant and looked down on elite-level.

He felt that there was still a slight possibility that an extraordinary-level sprite had snuck into the island, but it was also very unlikely.

But an elite-level sprite… It couldn't fly even if it wasn't a water-element sprite… It even appeared on the island casually with a Sprite Trainer, but there was no response from the examination hall.

Or there was a mole.

Or it was fake.

Su Hao was inclined towards the latter.

If it was the former, wouldn't it be better to send out an extraordinary-level sprite to directly crush the candidates?

Why let a mere elite-level go?

It seemed that the mocking aura exuded by Su Hao was too obvious. The young man had originally wanted to give him 30 seconds to prepare, but he didn't wait anymore.

He rushed forward, raising his arm and drew a pistol from his waist.

— That's right, qualified Sprite Trainers need to know how to deal with firearms in order to keep up with the times.

Bang!

He shot at Su Hao.

It deliberately missed by a hair.

The bullet sank into the ground in front of the Water Unicorn Beast, leaving a hole.

"Neighhh?"

The Water Unicorn Beast tilted its head, took a step back, and leaned forward again.

It was asking what this was?

At this moment.

The second bullet came.

The Water Unicorn Beast instinctively used Bubble Defense.

The transparent bubble caved in, and the bullet bounced off, falling to the ground with a clang.

The young man nodded slightly.

At this point, the Ground Wolf had already pounced forward. He instructed, "Get through the two sprites and attack the Sprite Trainer!"

"Howl—"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Ground Wolf smashed an Energy Ball with its paw and used the Gravity skill to restrict Flaming Cloud Crow and Reverie Butterfly.

It leaped up and slapped its huge claws at the larger Flaming Cloud Crow.

Bang—

A Psychic Shield appeared in front of the Flaming Cloud Crow. It was shattered, and the wolf's claws landed on the metal-like feathers of the Flaming Cloud Crow.

It made a crisp sound, like a black metal ball being slapped away.

The Ground Wolf adjusted its posture nimbly in the air and waved its second paw almost right after the first claw was extended.

Boom!

A claw hit the ground, blowing up dust and smoke all over the sky.

The young man's eyes widened.

Why was it so troublesome, Little Wolf? Why did its attack position deviate so much?!

The Ground Wolf landed.

It leaped forward again… Its target was Su Hao.

Suddenly, he staggered.

At this moment, the patterns on Reverie Butterfly's wings glowed. Countless granules formed by spiritual force shot out from under its wings and poured down like rain.

Like an emerald green rain curtain, it hit the Ground Wolf's body, directly splitting its skin and flesh. The Ground Wolf cried out in pain.

Its four limbs exerted force and jumped far away.

Granule Machine Gun bullets hit the ground, giving off popping sounds. A deep ditch was blasted open and the big tree at the end was broken into pieces.

And right then…

The Flaming Cloud Crow that was sent flying, flew back unharmed.

It spread its wings, and a layer of flaming feathers had covered its black feathers, making it look like a phoenix reborn from the flames.

"What's that?!"

"Unique skill… or?!!"

The majestic Flaming Cloud Crow swooped down, dragging a long red tail of flames behind it, like a meteor.

It charged right at the sandstorm created by the Ground Wolf.

"Use the Body Facade!"

The Flaming Cloud Crow's power was too strong. The young man didn't dare to let his sprite take it head-on at all.

Seeing the fire figure pass through the facade, he heaved a sigh of relief… But the next moment, his eyes widened again.

The figure of the Flaming Cloud Crow in his eyes enlarged rapidly.

He was being attacked directly!

Something is wrong!

"What the f*ck!!"

"Giant Crocodile King, block for me…"

He suddenly realized that he could only use one sprite.

When he regained his senses, he fell down.

But it was already too late.

The huge impact and flames exploded on the young man's body.

His whole being flew out far away and rolled a few times on the ground, wrapped in a light shield like in an egg shell.

He was completely stunned.

Who am I?

Where am I?

Who exactly is the candidate?

...

In the distance.

The members of the surprise attack team who were guarding the wind were standing on high ground, observing their surroundings with binoculars.

He had to see if any other candidates happened to step into this area.

After a long while…

He looked back.

He started running on the roof, leaped a few meters and landed on the roof of another building.

"I wonder how Xiao Deng is doing…"

He walked to the other side of the roof and looked over.

It was very far away.

But he could still clearly distinguish the two parties.

One chased, one escaped.

There seemed to be something wrong.

...

Elsewhere on the island.

At this moment, the slightly chubby Liu Ren's footsteps were especially vigorous as he ran swiftly through the woods.

A Blue Water Frog followed while leaping behind him.

After fleeing for an unknown amount of time, Liu Ren only let out a slight sigh of relief when he noticed that there was no more movement behind him.

His fingers spread open.

He used Summon.

Two to three seconds later, a somewhat dispirited Lava Tortoise appeared in front of him.

"Fortunately…"

"But who exactly is that person?"

Liu Ren tried to call for reinforcements, but the wristband didn't respond at all.

"What kind of lousy wristband is this? It's actually blocked!"

"But I'm already far away from that person now. The signal… should have recovered, right?"

He was about to press it.

Suddenly…

The wristband vibrated, and a message popped up.

Liu Ren took a look. It looked like he had grabbed a blade of grass.

"It's actually a part of the assessment!"

He vomited blood.

He had thought that it was due to his godly manipulation that he had escaped for his life!

Liu Ren decided to sit down to take a break.

He looked at the sky through the lush leaves, his thoughts drifting away.

"I wonder how Old Su is doing. If he had encountered a surprise attack team… perhaps, he wouldn't need to escape?"