Chapter 751: Surpassed in Points? (Part 2)

“What’s going on? If I remember correctly, our squad’s total Points were already around 5 million, right?”

“On top of that, the Points for the Hunter and Death Claw I killed should have been credited by now. That’s a total of 6.4 million.”

“Plus, during those few hours I led you guys to collect Blood Bags, we were constantly slaughtering Abyssal Creatures and even killed some Mutated Zombies from time to time. That should be at least another million Points!”

“So that means our squad’s total Points should have been around 12.4 million. With that many Points, how were we still overtaken by such a huge margin?” Lin Xinghai did a quick calculation, then asked in disbelief.

Little Fatty nodded with some difficulty. “That squad from Capital University, the one led by Wan Feiyang… their total Points have probably reached 15 million now. They’re about 3 million ahead of us.”

This time, Lin Xinghai was truly surprised. Of course he knew Wan Feiyang. He was the original number one on the Points leaderboard, but Lin Xinghai had surpassed him last night. He should still be in second place right now.

The squad Wan Feiyang led was certainly very strong, but after Lin Xinghai mastered the High Level Shooting Skill, dealing with Mutated Zombies below the Fourth Level was like he was using a cheat.

That was why it had only taken Lin Xinghai a single day to push the Xinghai Squad’s total Points past theirs.

Under these circumstances, and factoring in the Points he received for the two Fourth Level Mutated Zombies he killed yesterday, he really hadn’t expected them to catch up.

But now, not only had they caught up, they had surpassed him by nearly 3 million Points. That was no simple feat. It meant they had gained at least 10 million Points from midnight until now.

He had to admit, this situation was truly beyond his expectations.

“What exactly happened? How did they do it?” Lin Xinghai asked.

“Wan Feiyang successfully broke through to the Divine Demon Realm. And he’s not the only one. Yi Hao from Capital University, who was originally ranked fifth, also broke through to the Divine Demon Realm.”

“The squads of these two Divine Demon Realm experts have merged into one, forming a super-squad. Now they’re taking on high-difficulty Fourth Level Tasks. A single one of those missions is worth over 2 million Points.”

“And with the two of them working together, they’ve killed a total of three Fourth Level Mutated Zombies in one night. Even though all three were only at the Fourth Level Early Stage, they didn’t get any fewer Points for them.”

At this point, Little Fatty became indignant. “There’s clearly a loophole in the military’s Points system! A Fourth Level Mutated Zombie at the Early Stage and one at its Peak are practically different creatures, but the Points they award are the same. It’s totally unfair to us.”

Lin Xinghai didn’t pay attention to Little Fatty’s rambling. He finally understood why they were able to gain tens of millions of Points in such a short time.

Having two Divine Demon Realm experts in one squad was, it had to be said, an extremely luxurious lineup. He also estimated that at least half of the members in that squad were in the Body Shaping Realm, and the remaining Blood Qi Realm members must have been hand-picked elites.

Under such circumstances, an ordinary squad simply couldn’t compare.

However, this was something Lin Xinghai had anticipated after learning the effects of the Blood Bags. So, after a brief moment of surprise, his expression returned to normal.

“What about Modu University and our East Sea Academy? Has anyone reached the Divine Demon Realm?” Lin Xinghai inquired.

“Xu Chengwen from Modu University, who was originally third on the Points leaderboard, has also successfully broken through to the Divine Demon Realm. As for our East Sea Academy, Xiang Tianhua—the one who had the best shot at breaking through… he was killed.” Little Fatty’s voice dropped to a near-whisper as he finished.

“What?!” Lin Xinghai’s voice shot up.

The look of relief on Xiang Tianhua’s face last night, when he said he was entrusting the heavy responsibility to him, was still fresh in his mind.

Lin Xinghai never imagined that meeting would be their last.

“The attack over at the Abyssal Passage this time was just too fierce. From what I’ve gathered, everyone in the top 100 on the Points leaderboard was attacked by Fourth Level Mutated Zombies.”

“Among the top 100 geniuses, a full 30 of them fell. And of the top 10 on the individual Points leaderboard, three of them died too,” Little Fatty continued, relaying information that Lin Xinghai hadn’t been aware of.

Lin Xinghai fell silent. He had originally thought the military had achieved a great victory this time, not only meeting their objectives but also reaping enormous rewards.

Especially after he learned about the God Creation Plan, he was left marveling at how their side had just “created” over 100 Divine Demon Realm experts, seemingly out of thin air.

On top of that, he figured a large number of Rare Level Mechas, and even Legendary Level Mechas, would emerge after this battle, allowing Hua Country’s strength to take a huge leap forward.

But hearing this news now, he couldn’t help but wonder, ‘Can humanity really call this a great victory?’

There was no doubt that the students who could make it into the top 100 of the Points leaderboard were the true geniuses of humanity.

After rectifying the shortcomings of the Cultivation System, their future breakthroughs to the Divine Demon Realm were practically a sure thing. And they would have been powerful Divine Demon Realm experts at that.

But 30 of these people were now dead. And that was just from the top 100. How many other students had died?

He couldn’t really judge the gains and losses of it all. Right now, he was more concerned about another question. “So what’s the situation at East Sea Academy?”

“Everyone’s in low spirits. Xiang Tianhua’s death was a huge blow to morale. Right now, our East Sea Academy is the only university without a student in the Divine Demon Realm.”

“Luckily, your combat record is phenomenal, Boss. A lot of students think you’re no worse than those Divine Demon Realm cultivators. They’re all hoping you can get back soon and take charge.”

“Actually, a big reason we came out to do this mission was to avoid being questioned by the other students.”

At this, Little Fatty glanced at Lin Xinghai and couldn’t stop himself from asking, “Boss, things are looking really bad for East Sea Academy right now. Our overall strength was already a bit weaker than the other two universities to begin with.”

“Before, you were able to suppress their top students, which was enough to close that gap. But now they’ve all broken through to the Divine Demon Realm. Do you have any way to deal with them?”

By now, the rest of the squad members had all gathered around. Hearing what Little Fatty said, they all looked at Lin Xinghai with expectant eyes.

In fact, even their own confidence was starting to waver.