Astret is one meter eighty-six tall, and standing atop the bus, his sudden appearance immediately drew the attention of the Arm Blade Tigers in the square.
Except for the Arm Blade Tiger King right in the center, who remained lazily sprawled on the ground, the other nine resting Arm Blade Tigers stood up simultaneously.
Their eyes glowed fiercely as they slowly walked towards the bus.
Their speed was not fast, but the oppressive feeling brought by the gathering of nine Arm Blade Tigers, each as massive as a sedan, was terrifying.
It was precisely because of this that beast hordes were always extremely difficult to deal with.
It could be said that even a Tier 1 High-level Fierce Beast would not dare to provoke these nine Arm Blade Tigers easily!
However, facing the nine Arm Blade Tigers walking towards him simultaneously, Astret showed no fear.
He leaped down from the bus roof, landing on the ground with a bang.
"Roar—"
Following a low growl, the nine Arm Blade Tigers, which had been slowly advancing, surprisingly dispersed in a very human-like manner.
Then, they charged towards Astret from different directions!
"As expected of a beast horde with a fierce beast leader, they've even learned simple formations."
With a reverse grip, the Black Obsidian Spear was already held in Astret's hand.
The bus was less than thirty meters from the square, a distance negligible for these Tier 1 Low-level Arm Blade Tigers.
Thus, in the blink of an eye, the nine Arm Blade Tigers had advanced to less than five meters in front of Astret.
But these Arm Blade Tigers did not swarm him; instead, five of them charged first, leaping forward in a pouncing posture!
The five massive Arm Blade Tigers crowded together, blocking all directions Astret could move forward!
Behind him was the abandoned bus, making retreat impossible!
In other words, at this moment, Astret had nowhere to run!
Facing this situation, Astret's eyes remained firm, and at the same time, the 2.1-meter Black Obsidian Long Spear was swung around by him like a Giant Windmill.
The swinging Black Obsidian Spear transformed into a black phantom, resembling a high-speed rotating propeller!
At this moment,
the Arm Blade Tigers realized something was wrong, but it was already too late!
The five Arm Blade Tigers, completely unprepared, slammed into the rapidly spinning Black Obsidian Spear.
Pfft~~
Pfft~~
The sharp tip of the Black Obsidian Spear, like a meat grinder, immediately lacerated the heads of the five Arm Blade Tigers, causing them to bleed profusely.
Then, under the powerful impact force, they fell head over heels!
Although their heads were severely injured, these five Arm Blade Tigers did not immediately die; they lay on the ground, clearly still breathing.
"Pure physical strength is still lacking a bit."
Astret couldn't help but shake his head.
This Giant Windmill move was purely swung using his physical strength, not a Combat Technique.
If this move were a Combat Technique integrating physical strength and ability, these five fierce beasts would have been instantly killed in that moment.
"But it's fine; I just need to finish them off."
Astret charged forward again, while the remaining four Arm Blade Tigers tried to obstruct his path.
But Astret bypassed them all with agile footwork.
Subsequently, the Black Obsidian Spear, like the Reaper's scythe, harvested the lives of the five severely injured Arm Blade Tigers one after another.
"Roar—"
At this moment, the Tier 1 Mid-level Arm Blade Tiger King, which had been sprawled in the center, finally realized something was wrong. It stood up and walked in front of the remaining four Arm Blade Tigers.
"Perfect, I'll deal with all of you at once."
With a ringing sound, the Black Obsidian Spear was pulled out of the Arm Blade Tiger corpse.
Astret held the long spear, facing the five Arm Blade Tigers alone.
In his clear eyes, there was no trace of fear, only endless coldness and killing intent.
"Roar!!"
Whether it was because too many companions had died or because Astret's unyielding gaze enraged it,
the Arm Blade Tiger King let out a furious roar and immediately led the remaining four Arm Blade Tigers in a charge!
Astret lifted his long spear, charged forward to meet them, and engaged the five Arm Blade Tigers in battle.
Although Arm Blade Tigers are fierce beasts, they possess a certain degree of intelligence.
Especially this group of Arm Blade Tigers, having cooperated many times, had jointly killed countless powerful fierce beasts!
Five Arm Blade Tigers like these, if placed in a city, would be enough to annihilate an elite soldier squad of over a hundred people!
However, Astret transformed into a black phantom, moving through the gaps between the Arm Blade Tigers.
The Arm Blade Tigers were fundamentally unable to inflict any real damage on Astret!
Yet, every time Astret thrust his spear, it struck a vital point. The Arm Blade Tigers were either instantly killed or severely wounded by the stab.
Consequently, in less than two minutes, all the Arm Blade Tigers had fallen beneath his long spear.
"Tier 1 Mid-level fierce beasts are nothing more than this; they couldn't even force me to use my ability."
Looking at the Arm Blade Tiger King at his feet, which had lost all signs of life, Astret couldn't help but shake his head.
Although his physique had been enhanced with the help of the System, he wasn't entirely sure how strong his fighting capability truly was.
The reason he dared to launch such an attack against the Arm Blade Tiger horde was also because he had the Violet Heaven Divine Thunder as a backup.
Unfortunately, this group of fierce beasts didn't even have the strength to make him use his ability.
Astret then glanced at the System panel.
Just this wave alone allowed him to gain a full 106 ability points!
"What a huge harvest!"
Astret looked delighted.
If he continued at this rate, he wondered how many ability points he could accumulate by the end of the Martial Arts college entrance exam!
"It's useless to think too much now. Harvesting ability points is the priority. I need to hurry to the next location."
Wiping the blood from his long spear, Astret strapped it back behind him and quickly headed to the next location... On the day of the College Entrance Examination, all middle schools in Jiang City organized their first and second-year high school students to watch the live broadcast of the Martial Arts college entrance exam.
On one hand, this was to let the students recognize the bloodiness and cruelty of the Martial Arts college entrance exam.
On the other hand, it was also intended to allow the students to familiarize themselves with the habits of fierce beasts in advance.
At this time, on the sports field of Jiang City Second High School.
In mid-air, there was a virtual projection, identical to the ones in the military zone.
In the surrounding spectator stands, all the first and second-year high school students had been watching the live broadcast for a while.
In previous years, the top ten candidates in Jiang City were all from First High School.
Therefore, the candidates they discussed the most were those from other schools.
But this year was different—their school also had a candidate who broke into the top ten!
Astret!
When Astret appeared on the big screen with a ninth-place ranking, all the teachers and students of Second High School erupted in excitement!
Especially the scene where he pierced and killed the Shadow Cat with one spear thrust made the students incredibly excited.
"Holy crap! That spear thrust was so cool!"
"Although I hadn't heard of Senior Xu before, from now on, he's my idol!"
"Senior Xu is tall and strong—he couldn't be cooler!"
"..."
Unlike the sighs of the bureau chiefs and principals in the military zone regarding Astret, the students who saw him break into the top ten were genuinely happy and excited for him.
Many even took him as their benchmark and role model.
However, because Astret spent the next half hour traveling and rarely took action,
the students quickly felt disappointed, especially after Astret's ranking dropped to 10th place, making some students incredibly anxious.
They wished they could transform into Astret, then massacre everything and reclaim the ranking.
"Sigh, it seems our Second High School still can't do it. We finally got a Senior who broke into the top ten, but he ran out of steam."
"Although I hate to admit it, Senior Xu really seems exhausted."
"Forget it, I'll watch the first-place candidate, Gentle Breeze Sword Zhou Mingyang."
"..."
The greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.
Since Second High School finally produced a candidate who entered the top ten, they naturally hoped he would strive for a better rank.
However, Astret's performance led to scattered negative comments arising from the spectator stands.
A large portion of students even started watching the live streams of other star candidates again.
"Look quickly, Senior Xu found fierce beasts!"
Suddenly, a voice from somewhere unknown redirected everyone's attention back to Astret's live stream.
In the screen, Astret was seen standing atop a bus, and below him were massive Arm Blade Tigers!
"It's over, Senior Xu ran into a beast horde!"
"An Arm Blade Tiger horde, he's finished, finished."
"Why isn't Senior Xu leaving yet?! If he doesn't leave now, he's really done for!"
"It's over, the Arm Blade Tigers have surrounded him; he can't escape."
"Why hasn't Senior Xu activated his Safety Sphere? This situation is very dangerous."
"..."
Although Astret's previous performance had disappointed the students somewhat, he was still their school's Senior.
Therefore, when he encountered the beast horde, all the students couldn't help but worry.
And when the five Arm Blade Tigers pounced toward Astret, who hadn't activated his Safety Sphere, some girls were so scared they covered their eyes.
However, the imagined scene of him being devoured by fierce beasts did not occur.
Instead, Astret brandished the Black Obsidian Spear, sending the five Arm Blade Tigers flying with an invincible posture!
"Holy crap? That fierce!"
At that moment, everyone in the spectator stands felt their hearts skip a beat.
"A long spear can be used like that?"
"That strength is insane! If an ordinary person tried to swing a long spear like that, they wouldn't just fail to injure the Arm Blade Tiger—they'd be crushed to death by its massive size!"
"It looks like Senior Xu must have awakened a body-strengthening ability, or he wouldn't be able to achieve this level!"
In a flash, all the students' previous dissatisfaction with Astret vanished completely!
Following this, Astret transformed into a black phantom, holding the Black Obsidian Spear.
Like lightning, he moved through the midst of the five Arm Blade Tigers, continuously advancing and slaying them.
His black long spear became incredibly crimson due to being stained with too much fierce beast blood.
No one felt uncomfortable watching this scene; instead, they cheered with excitement.
"That feels so violent, but I love it!"
"Awesome! This feeling is much more satisfying than watching the light and airy Gentle Breeze Sword!"
"Spear thrusts hitting flesh every time—what an Overbearing Spear Technique!"
"..."
Fierce beasts are the enemies of humanity; this was everyone's consensus.
Therefore, when the Arm Blade Tigers were being overwhelmingly slaughtered, no one felt pity; instead, they felt immense satisfaction.
Especially that tall, slender figure moving through the fray—every spear thrust carried a unique sense of violence.
This violence did not appear gruesome; rather, it was full of aesthetic beauty.
This made the hearts of these sixteen and seventeen-year-old youths, who were in the prime of their adolescence, boil with excitement, their faces flushed red.