Chapter 436 - 289: Moral Blackmail? I Won’t Accept It! Yanhuang Federation’s Second Round Final Scores Revealed
Chapter 436: Chapter 289: Moral Blackmail? I Won’t Accept It! Yanhuang Federation’s Second Round Final Scores Revealed
Even for students like Sun Hao who had anticipated their results, a sliver of hope remained before the scores were officially posted. But now that they had truly seen their own scores, their fantasies were popped like a balloon.
Sun Hao stared intently at his score on the ranking list, his hands trembling. He wanted to raise them but was powerless to do so.
Nearby, Wang Qi, Zhao Meng, and Wan Chongying—the ones who had ganged up to try and guilt-trip Zhang Yi—looked even more ashen-faced. As the one closest to fifth place, Wang Qi was filled with deep regret. In contrast, Wan Chongying, who saw his score was dead last, appeared to be the most "calm," though what he was truly feeling inside was anyone’s guess.
The five students who successfully advanced also had varying reactions.
Seeing his score and knowing he was in fifth place, Zhou Zongcheng let out a long sigh of relief. He wiped the sweat beading on his forehead, then muttered to himself, That was close, so close. I can’t believe I was at the bottom. But even at the bottom, I still secured a spot for the next round.
Yet while he felt relieved, Zhou Zongcheng looked at Zhao Wenjie’s score with unconcealable envy.
Meanwhile, Zhao Wenjie simply gave a slight nod upon seeing his fourth-place result. After the first two internal assessments, he had asked Hong Tianyi and Zhou Zongcheng about their scores and knew his own was between theirs. Therefore, he had already anticipated ranking below Hong Tianyi but above Zhou Zongcheng. Although he hadn’t placed third, Zhao Wenjie felt little regret.
As for Hong Tianyi, when he saw his rank, he pumped his fist forcefully, his face filled with undisguised joy.
"HAHAHA!"
"As expected of me!"
"I finally lived up to the expectations of my Clan and the school!"
As Hong Tianyi spoke, he glanced over at Zhang Yi and Lu Mei.
"Brother Zhang is amazing!"
"Sister Lu is amazing, too!"
Hearing Hong Tianyi’s praise, Lu Mei looked at her own second-place score. Though her expression was calm on the surface, the slight lift of her chin and the glimmer of joy in her eyes revealed what she truly felt.
However, when she saw the gap between her score and Zhang Yi’s, her heart was no longer calm. She gazed at Zhang Yi’s figure at the very front as a mix of complex emotions welled up inside her. Aside from a burgeoning competitive spirit, she mostly felt happy for him. His glory was her glory.
And then there was the score that every member of the Tianya Academy team saw first when they looked up:
Zhang Yi, 97.2.
It was simply breathtaking! This score couldn’t just be described as "high." Achieving high scores of over 550 for cultivating new Clans in all three Hell Difficulty missions, and to still obtain such an overall score under a comprehensive evaluation system with two major and seven minor categories—this was, without a doubt, a monstrous performance!
The murmuring in the small training camp hall gradually faded, replaced by sheer shock at Zhang Yi’s score. When the gap is small, others might feel jealousy and hatred. But when the gap is so large that you know you could never catch up, no matter how desperately you tried, jealousy and hatred become pale and powerless.
The defiance, jealousy, and hatred that had sprouted in the hearts of the other three who came to guilt-trip Zhang Yi all vanished without a trace in the face of this shocking score.
Instructor Li Qiantian took in everyone’s reactions, cleared his throat, and then broke the silence.
"The rankings and scores have been announced. This is a comprehensive result based on the three assessments. It is open, fair, and the data is traceable."
Instructor Li Qiantian paused, his gaze sweeping over the bottom four members of the Tianya Academy team.
"As stated before, the students in the bottom four still have one chance each to issue a challenge today.
"A student who succeeds in their challenge will take the fifth-place rank.
"As for failure... it means elimination.
"Now, does anyone wish to issue a challenge?"
The pressure was now on the four lowest-ranked members of the Tianya Academy team.
Instructor Li Qiantian waited for a full minute, but no one responded. With that, it was time to move on to the final stage: awarding the prizes