I have food, I am done with the interior, if my goal was just passing it'd be better to just stay hidden here but, i need to be in the top 100.
But it's better if I increase my rank little by little. Let's aim for the top 500.
I have 70 points, with over 5000 students participating in the entrance exam. I would probably need over 500 points to rank in the top 500.
Cleaning up the surroundings and securing a clean water source and it was time for the sun to set.
For the next two days I just cleaned up monsters that I encountered while getting water and just stayed in the pocket.
I did come across some students but I hid and did not engage with them, as i also saw students fighting each other for points, some students who were capable made camp and farmed points and some just stayed outside the first in the plain grassy area.
1 hour until the end of the exam.
One hour left till the end of the exam, and I was cleaning up the base I made.
Mana stones I used in forming the pocket were pretty much drained but I still retrieved them in case I needed them in the near future.
I am not sure about another student but I amassed 620 points, while I did come across some students that had some points.
But only a few stood out.
Among those who stood out was a girl that camped near the river, about some meters away from where I fetched water everyday. She had over 800 points.
Another who stood out was a duo of 2 girls, a trio of 2 boys and one girl, and a duo of two boys. Each of them having 600+, 700+ and 800+ respectively.
There were also two more students who stood out, both who's methods didn't fit right with me.
One was a girl that was somehow able to control the students. I am now sure how or what the conditions were, but she made them farm monsters for her and then got the points from them.
Method in itself didn't strike me but it was how she handled those who were under her control.
She treated them like puppets, some even behaving like they were possessed. I was on the verge of getting caught too if not for the base and its protections. She amassed over a 1000 points while giving little over 10 points to those under her command, and by no means the number of students under her influence were low, they were in hundreds.
Last but not least was a boy that hunted alone and didn't sleep for a minute. If he came across any students he would rob them of their points and just slaughtered any monster that he came across.
I wonder how he stayed up, considering the only time I saw him rest was when he was eating or drinking. Honestly he gave me the feeling of a wind beast on rampage.
At least he didn't kill anyone. And amassed a whopping 2000 points, but it was a given if he killed for 3 days straight.
I didn't venture too far from my base, but kept an eye out for those who came close to me.
15 minutes until the end of the exam.
Cleaning up the base and surroundings I climbed up a tree by the ladder I made from the veins and sat on the seat I prepared in advance.
I sensed movement from some distance, and the next moment my cheek sting.