The school quickly arranged for people to bring the seriously injured and dead students who died in the mystic realm assessment down.
Then, the students who passed the assessment lined up according to class again.
When Lu Benwei found his class, he once again felt the cruelty of the monsters.
Originally, a total of 36 people in their class had successfully awakened.
However, after a round of mystic realm assessment, there were only 11 people left!
Excluding the eight people who were injured and whose levels did not meet the assessment standards, as many as 17 people died in the mystic realm!
This was only the simplest mystic realm.
In the future, if they wanted to enter Hunter University, they would have to pass another assessment. After that, they would have to head to the dungeon and fight stronger monsters. In the end, how many of the 11 people who passed the assessment could stay?
It could only be said that while the title of hunter brought supreme honor, it was also accompanied by endless risks.
"Students, first of all, congratulations on passing this assessment. This represents your first step on the path to becoming a hunter."
At that moment the principal stepped out onto the platform again and addressed the crowd, microphone in hand.
"However, at this moment, my heart is very heavy! Because today, many of our classmates have left us forever.
"And this is only the simplest assessment. I can tell you bluntly that every monster you encounter in the future will be stronger and more dangerous than today!
"I believe that after you personally experienced the battle with the monsters, there's no need for me to elaborate on the dangers of the monsters.
"Now, do you regret choosing to become hunters?!"
The principal practically shouted this last sentence.
Deafening!
As for the students below the stage, after experiencing the baptism of blood and fire, their minds had become even more mature and firm.
Hearing the principal's question, everyone roared without hesitation, "No regrets!"
"Good, very good!"
The principal was clearly satisfied with this answer. He nodded in affirmation of the students before continuing in a loud and clear voice, "Being able to pass the assessment means that you're all good children with strong wills and won't give up easily. Outside, there are countless monsters staring at us with wide eyes and drooling mouths. And you people are the ones who will fight against them in the future!
"Now, I announce that you have officially graduated from Green Spirit City High School!
"As principal, I'm extremely proud of you!"
At this point, the principal paused for a moment before continuing, "Alright, your performance in this assessment is very good. Since it's an assessment, we'll also reward students who perform well.
"Now, let's welcome the top scorer in this assessment, Lu Benwei, to the stage to receive his reward!"
This result was expected. Lu Benwei did not delay and quickly went on stage.
Then, the old principal praised him again before handing over his reward.
This was a one-handed light shield made of special materials. It was not heavy in his hand, but the surface of the shield, which did not look big, could perfectly block all the important parts of the human body.
"Student Lu Benwei, although this shield is only of ordinary quality, the defense isn't low. At the same time, it has good characteristics. In the early stages, it's considered a small treasure. I hope you can use it well."
Lu Benwei nodded and immediately activated [Eye of Insight]. The attributes of the shield immediately unfolded in front of him.
[Horn Shield]
Shield
Quality: Normal
Level: 10
Defense: +100
Special Feature: When equipped, all attribute resistance +20.
Tsk…
This attribute could not be said to be strong. It could only be said to be very strong.
According to Lu Benwei's current level of level 10, even with the 15-point attack bonus from the [Heavenly Dog Sword], his total attack power was only 75 points. Although this was because he was a supporter and his attack power was low, even for other classes, when they reached level 10, their attack power would not usually exceed 100 points without other bonuses.
However, this was only an ordinary level 10 shield with one hand. It provided a total of 100 points of defense, which was equivalent to an attack from an opponent of the same level. As long as he raised this shield, he would be completely immune to damage.
This was not the most powerful thing about this shield.
Surprisingly, it added 20 attribute resistance.
What was elemental resistance? To put it simply, it could offset the damage of attribute attacks.
For example, Lu Benwei's [Heavenly Dog Sword] was a fire-attribute attack. Every time he attacked, he would receive additional damage.
The higher the fire attribute enhancement, the higher the additional damage bonus.
When the opponent did not have attribute resistance, this damage could be dealt to the opponent.
On the other hand, if the opponent had attribute resistance, the damage would be greatly reduced.
In the early stages, at least until level 30, there was almost no equipment or items that increased attribute or resistance.
As a result, before level 30, the attributes of most hunters were basically zero.
He did not expect the old principal to find a level 10 equipment with attribute resistance.
This shield might only be useful for defense, but it was extremely important against some special monsters.
The principal was not exaggerating when he said "a small treasure."
Lu Benwei was in a good mood and prepared to go down with his shield.
The principal was about to announce the name of the second place.
"Wait a minute!"
Suddenly, an abrupt voice sounded from below the stage.
Then, a muscular boy walked to the front of the line.
"Principal, Lu Benwei is just a useless supporter. Why should he get such good equipment? This shield should be awarded to our classmates in the knight class!"
As soon as he said this, everyone looked at this student in unison.
Lu Benwei glanced at him and realized that he knew him.
This person's surname was Zhao and his name was Kong. He was considered an influential figure in school and was ranked in the top five all year round.
Most importantly, this guy did not have a prominent family background like Qian Bin and Zhou Fu.
Just like Lu Benwei, he was born into an ordinary family and was called a top student by many people because of his diligence.
Yes, Lu Benwei was a prodigy.
In short, Zhao Kong gave his classmates and teachers the impression that he was down-to-earth and willing to endure hardships. He would definitely become great in the future!
Zhao Kong's awakening was also very powerful. He had awakened one of the two most popular professions, the knight class.
Now, Zhao Kong suddenly stood up and questioned Lu Benwei, which surprised many people.
Including the principal.
Although he was a little unhappy, the principal did not show it. Instead, he said earnestly, "Student Zhao Kong, it's precisely because Student Lu Benwei is from the support class and his ability to protect himself in the early stages isn't strong that the school decided to give him this shield with good defense."
"Hmph! He's just a supporter. He's not worthy of such good equipment!"
However, Zhao Kong did not give the principal any face at all. With a cold snort, he jumped onto the stage and pointed at Lu Benwei with one hand. "Lu Benwei, I don't know what method you used to obtain first place in the points ranking, but I think that you don't deserve this shield at all. However, since the principal has given it to you, I won't question the school's decision. Therefore, I want to challenge you. The shield will belong to whoever wins. Do you dare?"
As soon as he said this, countless students below the stage were in an uproar.
'Challenge Lu Benwei?'
Oh no!
'Brother, I'd call you the strongest when it comes to courage!'
'Didn't you see that Lu Ben fought hundreds of people alone?'
Those students who had been stabbed in the waist by Lu Benwei immediately recalled that unbearable memory and could not help but shiver. Then, they looked at Zhao Kong on the stage gloatingly.
Zhao Kong was not among the people who had besieged Lu Benwei previously. Although he had seen Lu Benwei's ranking on the rankings, in his opinion, Lu Benwei was just lucky. As long as he continued to work hard, he would be able to surpass him.
At the end, when the assessment ended, Lu Benwei's ranking was still firmly in first place, and his points were even at a number that Zhao Kong did not dare to imagine.
This made Zhao Kong very unhappy.
In the past, as a commoner genius, he was already very uncomfortable being suppressed by Lu Benwei. Now that Lu Benwei had awakened the trashiest support class, he was actually inferior to him?
Jealousy made Zhao Kong lose his mind. That was why he challenged Lu Benwei in public to give himself a good reputation.
However, Lu Benwei was in no mood to pay attention to such provocation.
Right now, he just wanted to go home and tell his parents that he had passed the assessment to make them happy.
Immediately, Lu Benwei turned around and left the stage without even looking at Zhao Kong.
"Stop!"
Seeing that Lu Benwei was about to leave, Zhao Kong was unwilling to let him go. He directly used a displacement skill and rushed in front of Lu Benwei, reaching out to block his path.
Lu Benwei raised his eyebrows angrily. "Move," he said coldly.
"Hmph. If you don't dare compete with me, leave your shield behind."
"The shield is yours? Call it and if it agrees, I'll give it to you."
"Lu Benwei, you're courting death!"
Zhao Kong was furious and released his level seven hunter aura, preparing to attack.
"Damn! How annoying."
Lu Benwei did not let it go. He released his level 10 aura and instantly defeated Zhao Kong's aura.
It had to be known that Lu Benwei had killed thousands of monsters in the mystic realm.
His aura was not only oppressive in terms of level but also mixed with strong hostility.
Not to mention a level seven rookie like Zhao Kong, even those who had not experienced many dangerous battlefields would probably be dumbfounded.
"You—you—"
Zhao Kong was numb. He stood rooted to the ground and stared blankly at Lu Benwei, unable to say a word for a long time.
Then he smelled something foul.
Zhao Kong peed his pants!
"Damn! Bad luck!"
Lu Benwei pursed his lips and left the school after saying this in disdain.
When he got home, his parents were still waiting for him after work. After all, the casualty rate of the mystic realm assessment was very high. Even if they were asked to go to work, they would not feel at ease.
Seeing that Lu Benwei had returned, his parents first came up to check that he was not missing any limbs. In the end, when they found that Lu Benwei was intact, they became concerned about his assessment results.
Lu Benwei did not tell his parents that he had won first place. He only told them that he had passed the assessment.
Even so, his parents were very happy. His father even began to burn incense for his ancestors one by one.
Lu Benwei did not bother to stop them.
After taking a shower and returning to his room, he lay down on his bed and began to think about his class change.