Two hundred sixty-eight?

Upon hearing this number, Xiaofan and the others immediately swallowed their saliva.

They initially overlooked the number of new students, who would've thought there'd be so many people?

"Wait, I've changed my mind."

"Ah, this weather, it makes one more and more drowsy. Whatever, if you need anything, come directly to my office. The notification will be published tomorrow, and the day after that, it officially starts."

Fan Lingtian didn't care about any change of mind, pretending not to hear, he quickly walked out of the gate.

"Xiaolei, Zuimo, come over here. We need to prepare the battle plan right away."

Facing over two hundred people at once, the pressure instantly mounted. After all, Xiaofan's ambition was to defeat the Red Butterfly. If he couldn't even handle these two hundred plus freshmen, wouldn't he lose face?

Lei Xiaolei and Shen Zuimo were both official members of the Yanhuang Soul, and they were the most familiar with the terrain, so deploying the battle plan had to rely on their detailed explanations.

When you play, play it thoroughly, don't be perfunctory.

Xiaofan's personality was just like this, no matter what it was, as long as he decided to do it, he'd get serious and do it to the best.

"Get on with whatever you're doing, don't think about sneaking around to gather intel." Seeing Shen Junjie and the others gathering around, Xiaofan immediately issued an eviction order.

"Aw, we aren't freshmen, let us have a look."

"Who knows if you have any connections with those instructors? What if they invite you for a couple of drinks tonight, and then you spill the beans?"

"That's impossible. Speaking of drinks, it's yours that taste better."

"Ahem, discuss it back in the dorm slowly. Remember, close the door after you enter, and hang up the 'No Entry' sign."

"Tsk, stingy," Shen Junjie muttered with a pout.

Believe it or not, Xiaofan was spot on with his guess. That very night, many instructors from the Freshman Area took turns coming to Shen Junjie to gather information. Everyone knew that the Four Heroes of Yanhuang were Fan Lingtian's most trusted people, so it was said Fan Lingtian would discuss the evaluation content with Shen Junjie and the others.

Everyone knew that the evaluation format would be announced the following day, but that afternoon the instructors had already received precise information. Over two hundred people trying to catch a few, this was no joke. Who exactly were those few people? So, this insider information still needed to be well understood through Shen Junjie and his team.

Of course, Shen Junjie knew there were things he could say and things he couldn't, such as Xiaofan's identity and their team's formidable strength. He simply said, be cautious, even if his own team encountered these people, they could be wiped out in minutes.

Just with such a simple statement, the wine was in hand, why not?

The next morning, the assessment content was officially released. The time, location, and what they needed to do.

The seemingly simple assessment content sparked strong speculation among the freshmen again. These people are probably the elite of the elite in the Dragon Team. They might even be the team of the Four Heroes of Yanhuang.

As everyone speculated, they also considered how to confront them. Everyone was eagerly awaiting the official start tomorrow.

And over on Xiaofan's side, they really closed the door and discussed for quite a while. Besides the ample food and water resources for these three days, Li Kuo requested a bunch of electronic equipment. The Yanhuang Soul, being truly wealthy, had yesterday's listed needs delivered by this morning. Over on Han Shengjun's side, they also asked for a bunch of dust bombs, plus the training bullets from the evasion training room. Everything available was prepared for Xiaofan by Fan Lingtian.

Of course, there was a small incident in between. It was the first time Shen Zuimo came over to Xiaofan's side, and while they drank, he occasionally drank a little, just wondering why Xiaofan and Ren Ling were sharing a room.

Despite her curiosity, she never asked. After all, it was Xiaofan's matter, unrelated to her.

Shen Zuimo always told herself that his matters had nothing to do with her. But the more she said it, the more she seemed to care. There was always a bit of a need to ask for clarity.

However, Shen Zuimo ultimately never did ask. Once the intense exercises began, she gradually forgot about it.

"Ah, Xiaofan, can I not smear this black stuff on my face? Also, these clothes are ugly."

Seeing everyone applying a bunch of strange things on their faces, Ren Ling said very reluctantly. You could call her squeamish, that's fine, because letting the clean-loving Ren Ling turn herself into a ghost-like figure was indeed a bit difficult.

"Alright, you can just stay at home for three days. The mosquitoes in the mountains are plenty. Following us would be tiring." Xiaofan said softly, since bringing Ren Ling along would indeed be quite a hardship.

Ren Ling glanced at Shen Zuimo, who was seriously smearing her face, pouted, and then smeared her own face too. If someone with such a beautiful face could do it, she certainly couldn't lag behind, otherwise, what if Xiaofan disliked her?

At the start, Xiaofan and the others went ahead to set up their headquarters in the designated mountain forest. At five in the afternoon, the freshmen began entering the forest, officially starting the exercise.

At the foot of the mountain, with Fan Lingtian leading the observation group, they closely monitored everyone as the competition began. Aerial photography continuously relayed the live footage back, effectively controlling everyone's information and preventing any cheating.

'Boom.'

"Number 034, 053, 072, eliminated. Freshman team remaining: 265 people."

As an explosion echoed from the mountain, the earpieces of the freshmen immediately reported someone's elimination. It was only half an hour into it, and three were already out.

This undoubtedly raised their level of alertness significantly.

Meanwhile, in Xiaofan's command center, everyone was leisurely having dinner. Li Kuo would occasionally run to the computer to check for any new developments, then return to grab more food.

"Alright, eat well and get a good night's sleep."

"Sleep? What if we're discovered?" Li San asked confusedly after hearing Xiaofan.

"Let me finish, why do you always interrupt? Aside from Li San and Xiaolei, everyone else sleep. The two of you will follow the original plan, working hard tonight." Xiaofan said lightly. The game had started, and Xiaofan didn't even know why he was getting excited, too.

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