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Chapter 159 Zhou Kai's Discovery, "Hidden Exchange Point"? Then let's add some m

Deep in the jungle, figures darted swiftly through the treetops, landing as lightly as cats.

Leading the group was Zhou Kai, the top student at Jiangcheng No. 7 Middle School.

His face was ashen.

"Brother Kai, we've been following them for over an hour."

A professional scout leaped back from the front, his voice barely audible.

"The target is behind that waterfall up ahead. They seem to be dealing with a big guy, but... they look quite disheveled."

"Disheveled?"

A cold smile curled at the corner of Zhou Kai's lips, as if he had expected this outcome.

"right."

The scout nodded, his tone carrying a strange undertone.

"That shield warrior named Wang Fugui is a complete idiot; all he does is stand still and tank the damage, and he's covered in bruises. The little girl next to him can only use vines to trip the monster; she looks like she's about to reach her limit."

The scout paused, as if organizing his thoughts.

"As for that Chen Yifan..."

"He kept roaming around, harassing the monster with some harmless tricks, and seemed too afraid to go up and fight head-on."

"Hmph, just as I thought."

Another team member couldn't help but let out a sneer.

"I knew it! Those two hundred-plus points were definitely suspicious! How could those three freaks possibly have gotten that many points?"

"Brother Kai, should we go now? They're locked in a fierce battle with the BOSS, it's a perfect opportunity to wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

Zhou Kai raised his hand, stopping his team members from volunteering.

His gaze pierced through the layers of branches and leaves, locking onto the direction of the roaring waterfall.

The leaderboard with the undisputed number one spot in his mind was like a thorn stuck in his flesh, making him feel uncomfortable all over.

wrong.

This isn't right.

A guy who got a perfect score in talent assessment by taking advantage of an official "glitch".

A coward who only knows how to hide behind his teammates and plays a cowardly game.

How could he possibly get such an overwhelming score based on his own ability?

The scene he was witnessing now confirmed his deepest, wild suspicion.

Chen Yifan is a puppet who has been forcibly pushed onto a pedestal by capital and power!

His high score must be hiding some kind of dirty, shady deal!

"Wait a little longer."

Zhou Kai's voice was cold, with a hunter's restraint.

"I want to see for myself what tricks he's up to."

……

The huge cave behind the waterfall was damp and smelled foul.

"roar--!"

A massive, blue-mucus-covered Deep-Sea Giant Toad (Lv.40) roared, its long tongue lashing out at Wang Fugui like a foul-smelling bolt of lightning.

"Damn it, not again! This is disgusting!"

Wang Fugui roared and slammed his heavy shield into the ground, the skill "Immovable as a Mountain" glowing brightly.

boom!

A terrifying force struck, and Wang Fugui's feet plowed two deep furrows in the ground. He felt a sweet taste in his throat, and his arms, gripping the shield, trembled violently.

"Xiaoyu! Control it!"

He roared.

"They're here!"

Lin Xiaoyu bit her pale lips, pushing her mental energy to its limit.

Dozens of vines sprang up from the ground and frantically wrapped around the giant toad's limbs.

"Now!"

A dark shadow, like a peeled-off shadow, appeared silently on the top of the giant toad's head.

It was Chen Yifan.

His hands were empty, but his fingers were held together like knives, and the shadowy figure in his palm wriggled wildly, instantly condensing into a long, black thorn.

It is a full twenty meters long.

[Shadow Kill]!

puff!

The twenty-meter-long spike pierced precisely into the throbbing tumor on the giant toad's head, piercing it through.

The giant toad's massive body suddenly stiffened, letting out a short, mournful cry, and its foul-smelling blue blood splattered everywhere like a fountain.

[Defeat Elite Monster: Deepwater Giant Toad (Lv.40), Earn 5 points.]

"Huff... huff..." Wang Fugui slumped to the ground, feeling like he could barely hold the shield. "Fanzi, it's all thanks to you. You finally got it done."

Chen Yifan landed lightly on the giant toad's corpse, and frowned slightly as he looked at the two men's disheveled appearance.

Was the acting a bit over the top?

"Alright, stop resting." He kicked Wang Fugui's butt. "Hurry up and collect materials."

"Gathering again...?"

Wang Fugui's face instantly fell into a bitter expression.

"Brother Fan, my bag is about to explode! Besides, what's the point of this stuff? It's sticky and disgusting to look at."

He complained loudly, but his body betrayed him as he stood up, took out his collection tools, and walked toward the giant toad carcass that was still bleeding blue blood.

Lin Xiaoyu silently followed.

Although she was equally puzzled, she had gotten used to not questioning Chen Yifan's decisions.

In the distance, in the shadow of the cliffs.

One of Zhou Kai's team members is using a reconnaissance device to get a clear view of everything inside the cave.

"Brother Kai, they...they're collecting that useless junk again!"

The team member's tone was filled with intense confusion.

"The big bag that fat guy was carrying was bulging like a person's, and it was full of all sorts of monster scales, claws, and venom sacs..."

"These things don't earn you any points in the exam. What are they trying to do carrying them around? Are they doing weight training?"

This incredibly bizarre action also made Zhou Kai fall into deep thought.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Even if Chen Yifan is stupid, he won't do useless work.

He must have had his reasons for doing this.

The score is abnormally high...

An "official technical glitch" officially confirmed...

And then there's this completely illogical, frantic act of collecting "trash"...

Clues collided and connected rapidly in Zhou Kai's mind.

A bold guess, so daring it made his own heart race, suddenly surfaced!

"I see!"

Zhou Kai clenched his fist suddenly, his pupils contracted sharply, and they became frighteningly bright.

"Brother Kai, what do you know?"

The team members were quite frightened by his action.

Zhou Kai took a deep breath, suppressing the elation and excitement in his heart, his voice trembling slightly from extreme excitement.

"What an unexpected surprise!"

He stared intently at Chen Yifan, who was watching his teammates work like a supervisor in the distance, and said, word by word:

"If I'm not mistaken, these seemingly useless materials are the real key to his astronomical scores!"

"There must be a 'hidden exchange point' inside the exam hall that none of us know about!"

Upon hearing this conclusion, all the team members gasped in shock.

Hidden redemption points?

"No wonder! No wonder his score was so high!"

"Guys, this is the college entrance exam, this shouldn't be happening, right? It's not mentioned in the rules."

"He probably discovered the bug by accident, Kai, we have to expose his cheating!"

The team members immediately erupted in chaos.

Zhou Kai's eyes, however, became incredibly calm at this moment, even carrying a hint of cruel pleasure.

It turned out to be the case.

What kind of genius hero is he? He's number one in points!

He's nothing but a despicable scoundrel.

Meanwhile, inside the waterfall cave...

Chen Yifan looked at Wang Fugui's "material package" that was almost bursting at the seams, and a smile that went unnoticed appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The fish seem to have started to bite the hook.

He cleared his throat, feeling it was time to add some more juicy details for these patient "audiences".

He clapped his hands, called Wang Fugui and Lin Xiaoyu to his side, and his face was more serious than ever before.

"Fugui, Xiaoyu."

"I know you've all been curious about why we went through all this trouble to collect these things."

The two immediately stopped what they were doing, pricked up their ears, and focused intently.

Chen Yifan deliberately lowered his voice, speaking slowly in a mysterious volume that only the three of them could hear.

"Because this is not a fair exam at all."