For example, their backpacks contained enough compressed biscuits and fresh water to last them seven days, enabling them to conserve time to the fullest extent.
Another example is that they had already devised a plan, with the stronger half of the group tasked with hunting the Exotic Beasts to acquire enough points for everyone to pass the assessment, then splitting the points evenly among themselves.
The remaining half would be responsible for pursuing Lin Yuan, ensuring he was too occupied to complete the assessment, a success in itself. If they could critically injure and eliminate him, even better.
Once the ordeal was over, rewards would be determined based on individual contributions, with the recipients required to share a portion of their resources to make up for the others, thus achieving a win-win for everyone.
But Lin Yuan's methods were too ruthless, disabling one of their fellow disciples as soon as he struck.