Zhou Yi stood beside this temporal rift, waiting for the college entrance examination time to arrive, and spoke to everyone:
"The current time is 8:20 AM. At precisely 9:00 AM, the gate of the Gaokao Trial, this artificial secret realm, will open."
"You may all enter together then."
"Once everyone is prepared, the trial within the secret realm will commence."
"It is important to note that the Gaokao Trial has always been dangerous. Please choose a difficulty level that suits you."
"Do not let the pursuit of a high score lead to the complete failure of your entire college entrance examination."
"If you encounter a life-threatening situation, do not be reckless. Use the secret realm's teleportation function to terminate the examination immediately."
"If you cannot achieve a satisfactory score this year, you can try again next year. But if you lose your life, then everything is over."
Zhou Yi's expression was grave.
Every year, there were students who died or were crippled due to recklessness in the college entrance examination, leading to many tragedies.
Having studied theoretical courses for three years in high school, the students present were naturally aware of these facts and nodded solemnly.
Only Lin Ran's expression was relaxed.
With his Natural Spirit Body, which could increase his fleshly body by an unknown multiple, it was highly unlikely he would encounter any fatal danger.
The only things to pay attention to were the speed and quality of his completion, which heavily influenced the final score.
During these three days, Lin Ran had rented the best training room in Jianggu City and had been madly practicing his Eye techniques, various combat skills, and weapon mastery.
Simultaneously, he had purchased a batch of alloy-forged equipment to deal with various situations.
Although this set of items cost Lin Ran 300,000 Dragon Coins, he felt no heartache.
As long as the college entrance examination was successful, everything else was just fleeting.
With the help of the Sharingan, Lin Ran could easily see through the flaws hidden in details and find the most suitable way to exert force with any weapon.
Therefore, Lin Ran's mastery of weapon proficiency progressed at an astonishing rate.
Furthermore, with the aid of gene modification fluid, Lin Ran had successfully evolved his various attributes further.
His combat power had also risen to 800 points.
The human body's capacity to accept gene modification fluid had a limit within a certain period, and the exact amount was also linked to one's realm.
For instance, for Lin Ran at his current stage, five vials of intermediate gene modification fluid had essentially filled him up.
It was estimated that he wouldn't be able to absorb any more gene modification fluid for at least a month.
However, the growth effect it brought was quite rapid.
Lin Ran could clearly feel that his basic attributes, such as speed, strength, and physique, had significantly increased compared to when he first awakened.
This feeling of constantly becoming stronger was wonderful.
Just as Lin Ran was contemplating the college entrance examination and his growth, a familiar figure arrived quietly, carrying a scent of fragrance.
"Hey, are you really not considering teaming up with me?"
"You're not cherishing this opportunity to easily get into Qingjing Yanyun University?"
Luo Qingyan, with her arms crossed, tilted her head towards Lin Ran.
Lin Ran smiled helplessly and spread his hands, saying:
"You still haven't given up..."
"I told you I wanted to solo, yet you still insist on asking."
"Well then, let me give you a heads-up first..."
"You must not let worrying about me distract you and cause your college entrance examination performance to falter."
"If I don't see you at Qingjing Yanyun University, I'll be very sad."
Luo Qingyan's face darkened, and she immediately threw a punch towards Lin Ran:
"Who do you think you are? How could you possibly make this young lady flustered?"
"Even a narcissist isn't as self-absorbed as you are!"
"Besides, I am a Holy Angel with SSS talent. How could I possibly perform poorly like that?"
"Since you're insistent on not teaming up with me, I won't force it."
"There's still some time before the college entrance examination begins..."
"If you change your mind, you can come find me anytime."
After speaking, Luo Qingyan glared fiercely at Lin Ran and then left with a somber expression.
The interaction between these two caused the surrounding onlookers to feel another wave of envy, jealousy, and hatred.
Damn it! Showing affection in public, may heaven and earth destroy them!
Everyone was filled with indignation.
If it weren't for their SS and SSS talents respectively, these two would have likely been thoroughly lambasted long ago.
But out of consideration for their formidable pressure, they could only suppress their anger and inwardly lament their own situations.
Luo Qingyan looked around in the crowd, trying to guess who Lin Ran might invite as his wingman.
Lin Ran's claim of wanting to solo was still dismissed by Luo Qingyan.
This guy always used such outrageous excuses to dismiss her!
Every time Luo Qingyan thought about it, she ground her teeth in frustration.
Logically speaking, given Lin Ran's terrifying tankiness, pairing him with any output player would allow them to dominate.
Even if they brought a dog, that dog could carry.
The most suitable would be Ma Teng, who had awakened an A-grade talent in firearms.
The two would form a perfect pair, one for ranged and one for close combat, one tank and one DPS.
Seeing Ma Teng's calm and unhurried expression, it was clear he had already found a highly reliable teammate—which was likely Lin Ran.
Luo Qingyan felt relieved and returned to her own side, waiting quietly.
The dungeon did not keep the students waiting for too long.
As the clock struck nine, the temporal rift in front of them suddenly opened wide towards the crowd.
At the same time, information about this dungeon was displayed on the temporal rift.
[Artificial Secret Realm: Zombie Nest]
[Selectable Difficulty: 1-6]
[Player Requirement: 1-5]
[Recommended Combat Power for Difficulty 1: 20-100]
[Recommended Combat Power for Difficulty 2: 100-300]
[Recommended Combat Power for Difficulty 3: 300-500]
[Recommended Combat Power for Difficulty 4: 500-800]
[Recommended Combat Power for Difficulty 5: 800-1200]
[Recommended Combat Power for Difficulty 6: 1200-2000]
[Dungeon Description: A dark forest filled with various zombies, fraught with danger. With each level of difficulty increase, the zombies' base attributes will be amplified, and their numbers will also increase;]
[Additionally, from Difficulty 2 onwards, zombie attack and movement speed will be increased by an additional 50%;]
[From Difficulty 3 onwards, the vegetation in the dense forest will mutate, assisting the zombies in combat;]
[From Difficulty 4 onwards, some zombies will gain ranged attack capabilities;]
[From Difficulty 5 onwards, the final boss, the Zombie King, will transform into the Frost Zombie King;]
[Difficulty 6, the final boss, the Frost Zombie King, will have all its attributes increased by an additional 100% and will gain a special passive effect—Frost Aura.]
Hiss... Countless students preparing for the exam collectively gasped.
Such terrifying difficulty, was it truly designed for students?
The examiner today was being too inhumane!