The highest difficulty, already reaching 2000 combat power?
Even Luo Qingcheng, with her SSS-tier Divine Angel talent, couldn't possibly reach 2000 now, right?
So, what was the point of setting this sixth-level difficulty?
Was it purely to annoy people?
Nobody present looked pleased.
Then, a lively discussion began on the spot.
"Old Liu, which instance do you think we should tackle?"
"Level four difficulty is already tough for us. The zombies can attack remotely? What are we even supposed to hit then!"
"Wouldn't level three difficulty be a bit too low..."
"Let's just stick with level three. I don't want to have to repeat the year."
"Exactly. They say that for fairness in the college entrance exam, repeating students are given various debuffs, so not many people choose to repeat."
"To be safe, let's go with level three. If the four of us can clear level three, we're guaranteed to get into university."
"Hey? Someone's already entered. And alone!"
"It's Luo Qingyan! She has an SSS-tier Divine Angel talent, so soloing is definitely her style!"
"Huh? Another person just entered! And they're also alone!"
"What? Lin Ran went in alone? Isn't he a tank talent?!"
Seeing Lin Ran walk alone into the spatial rift, not only the students present but even the supervising teachers and Principal Zhou Yi were stunned, unsure of what Lin Ran was planning.
Furthermore, the entry information for Lin Ran indicated that he had chosen a level six difficulty!
Zhou Yi felt an immediate urge to faint.
He truly couldn't fathom how Lin Ran had chosen to solo.
With his capabilities, if he had simply paired up with a decent damage dealer, he would have dominated.
Now, a pure tank deciding to solo, wasn't that a waste of talent?
Did Lin Ran intend to out-tank the monsters to death, just by enduring their attacks?
The college entrance exam instances had a time limit of two hours at most.
Moreover, with the prohibition of single-use items and magic-infused weapons during the exam, Zhou Yi couldn't imagine where Lin Ran's confidence in clearing it came from.
Thinking of this, cold sweat broke out on Zhou Yi's temples.
If such a promising talent for Qingjing Yan Yun University was to fail because of him, the Ministry of Education would surely skin him alive.
And now that Lin Ran had already entered the instance, there was no way to extract him.
The onlookers erupted in a collective gasp.
The sports field of Jianggu City First Key High School was a massive gymnasium.
Surrounding it were several tiers of spectator stands, allowing first and second-year students to observe and familiarize themselves with the college entrance exam instances in advance.
As long as they were within this vicinity, they could connect to the college entrance exam network via their bio-chips and watch live broadcasts of the specific scenes at any time.
Concurrently, on the dozens of large screens in the center, the progress of the fastest few individuals would be projected.
Initially, everyone at Jianggu City First Key High School was prepared to admire the prowess of Luo Qingcheng, who possessed the SSS-tier Divine Angel talent.
However, with Lin Ran's actions, a considerable amount of attention was diverted.
Of course, there were also those who were there to watch him fail.
"Hmph, a kid who awakened an SS-tier talent and thinks he knows no limits, so arrogant."
"Doesn't he know he's just a pure tank?"
"It would be hilarious if an SS-tier talent awakened user failed the exam."
However, from the current situation, Lin Ran, who had entered the secret realm, appeared quite calm and composed, waiting for the exam to begin with a peaceful expression.
Soon, the others present also formed their teams, selected their difficulty levels, and stepped into the instances one after another.
As the last person entered, the gate of the spatial rift slowly closed.
"All candidates, please prepare for battle. The college entrance exam trial will commence in two minutes!"
Within the secret realm, a prompt sounded.
Lin Ran's spirit immediately surged, and he fixed his gaze upon the dense forest.
Although the trees were chilling and dim, the ground littered with white bones, swamps, and thorny flowering plants,
it was no challenge for him with his Sharingan.
Eternal Mangekyo, activate!
Lin Ran's eyes narrowed, and a trace of blood immediately appeared in his irises.
In an instant, everything within the dense forest became crystal clear.
Lin Ran quickly analyzed the most efficient way to overcome these obstacles, drawing a metal longbow from his hand as he quietly awaited the final exam time.
"Huh? Did I see wrong? Why do Senior Lin Ran's eyes look like they've turned red..."
"Uh... is his talent Berserk?"
"Don't be ridiculous, who in Jianggu City doesn't know that Senior Lin Ran awakened the SS-tier talent Natural Spirit Body?"
"Then is this some kind of special ability?"
"I don't know, but it looks rather eerie."
"It could also be some kind of invisible goggles. Don't overthink it."
"..."
Zhou Yi, who had been keeping a close watch on Lin Ran, was also startled.
With a much higher level of understanding than the students, he immediately realized another possibility.
"Could it be a bloodline ability?!"
Zhou Yi's gaze deepened, lost in thought.
"10, 9, 8... 2, 1!"
"The college entrance exam trial officially begins!"
As the final command was issued, several zombies emerged from the ground.
Before others could even react to what was happening, the arrows from Lin Ran's bow had already been shot.
Swish, swish, swish, swish, swish!
A series of extremely precise arrow shots, hitting the heads, necks, chests, right shoulders, and lower abdomens of the five zombies in front of him.
The five zombies fell to the ground, losing their combat capabilities with barely any struggle.
Lin Ran hadn't chosen these locations randomly; he had identified the greatest weaknesses of these decaying zombies with his Sharingan before launching his attack.
Furthermore, he had infused these arrows with the power of Kamui, creating a spinning attack similar to bullets.
However, the damage caused by spatial distortion was far greater than that of bullets.
After firing his arrows, Lin Ran didn't pause for a moment. With a light step, he transformed into a nimble shadow, weaving agilely through the swamps and thorns.
The so-called mutated plants and swamps couldn't hinder him in the slightest, as he moved through them as if a leaf were not even touching them.
Everyone watching was dumbfounded, including Zhou Yi, a fourth-tier awakened individual with extensive experience.
"Aren't magic-infused weapons prohibited in the college entrance exam? How can Senior Lin Ran's arrows be so powerful?"
"Right... and it's so dark here, how can he see so clearly?"
"And haven't you noticed? The most absurd thing is that Senior Lin Ran seems to have predicted where the zombies would emerge from the ground and aimed beforehand."
"It can't be that Senior Lin Ran is actually a sharpshooter... it's like he's cheating."