Many audience members paying attention to Moss’s performance noticed his test difficulty seemed lower than they thought. Due to the lack of excitement, most started to pay attention to other examinees’ performances.
The teachers and higher-ups of each examinee’s respective schools gradually revealed satisfied smiles when they looked at the other level 10 tests and noticed many of their students had also made progress.
“It seems they have also discovered the level 10 tests’ hidden task,” Dacre, Black Dragon City’s Number Five High principal beside Donovan, said respectfully.
Donovan, in his Tang suit, nodded. There was still a sense of anxiety in his expression as he said slowly, “It wasn’t easy for them to get to that point.”
Then he sighed and continued, “Unless they kill the Magical Beast at their first opportunity as Moss did in the third round, our students will have to consider their offenses and defenses. They also must avoid falling into the trap of doubling the unimportant beasts after killing them, like in Moss’s first test.”
Donovan looked at the screen toward the sky and pondered. After some thought, he said to Dacre, “From now on, we should record all Moss’s performances to use them as our teaching material later on.”
Dacre hesitated, then nodded repeatedly. He hurriedly said, “Yes, sir!”
…
Before the two knew it, Moss had already completed his fifth test.
Moss’s fourth test consisted of a Giant Blood-thirsty Crocodile, and his fifth was an Ice Soul Fire Ant. He completed those tests relatively smoothly.
Moss found himself in an abandoned factory when he started his sixth test. ‘People have deserted this place long ago, considering the amount of waste here.’
Moss took two steps forward when he noticed hundreds of pairs of eyes staring at him under dim lighting. Then, in a nearby warehouse, a pair of eyes as bright as a flashlight glared at him. These eyes were full of anger and killing intent.
Under the moonlight, he realized that the beasts were Blood Moon Wolves. They all growled and surrounded Moss.
‘So, the sixth test consists of Blood Moon Wolves,’ he could not help but have doubts because the level 10 hell difficulty test should get increasingly tricky.
However, considering a Blood Moon Wolf’s combat strength, it was inferior to the Netherlock Ghost Snake. Still, Moss dared not be careless as he quickly realized there must be a trick to the test he had not yet discovered.
When one of the wolf’s eyes shot into the warehouse like a flashlight, Moss knew the target of his sixth test was the Blood Moon Wolf King. After that, he recited the beast’s information in his mind.
‘Beast: Blood Moon Wolf King.’
‘Skills: Wolf King Roar and Blood Moon Form.’
‘Pros: Heightened agility and top-notch pack coordination.’
‘Cons: Weaker when fighting alone.’
‘Weak points: None.’
‘Note: Rarely fights alone and prefers to launch pack coordinated attacks.’
The Blood Moon Wolf king was the most ferocious among the wolf species of beasts. It could lead its pack perfectly. With that thought, Moss moved to a more spacious battle area to optimize his battle plans.
Although the wolve’s defenses could not compare to the Undead Rhinoceros’s, the wolves possessed terrifying agility. With that, Moss could not use his swift and flashy attacks.
He was thinking of how to deal with the test when about 100 Blood Moon Wolves appeared in the warehouse.
‘Did the test’s hidden task change?’ Moss was shocked as he quickly looked at his watch. Five minutes had passed since he started his sixth test, and a change happened, yet he did nothing.
‘This test might have something to do with time.’
After some thought, Moss had a rough guess in his mind, ‘If I don’t kill the unimportant beasts in time, they will increase in numbers. Hmm.’
Indeed, the test had gotten trickier.
The audience could not remain calm when they saw the sheer number of Blood Moon Wolves.
“Hey, the hidden task in Moss’s test has changed!’
“I thought this test would be as simple as the others. I never expected it to become more challenging.”
“The number of unimportant beasts will increase if Moss doesn’t kill them in time.”
“So, will the number of beasts continue to double, or will there be a fixed number of beasts in a set amount of time?”
…
The audience members thought of what terrifying things might appear in Moss’s test, and their hearts became tense.
When they first saw the Blood Moon Wolves, they thought it would be another easy test for Moss. Instead, the test became even trickier.
Just as Moss used his shield to dispatch dozens of wolves, another 100 of them appeared in the warehouse. Some audience members were relieved when they saw 100 more wolves appearing instead of 200.
However, they soon discovered that Moss was currently facing nearly 300 hundred Blood Moon Wolves and one Blood Moon Wolf King, and the number of Blood Moon Wolves would continue to increase. The audience also realized that the level 10 hell difficulty test had finally revealed its true ferocity.
Meanwhile, Moss also realized the severity of his situation. The beasts would exhaust him to death if he could not get rid of the Blood Moon Wolf King as soon as possible.
‘It seems I must race against time,’ Moss thought.
He began his attack by summoning dozens of shields to build a defense barrier. Simultaneously, he pulled out his four-star Red Flame Holy Sword he had obtained from Mill’s family’s secret base while using his defensive barrier to launch his attack on the blood wolf pack.
Moss drew red arcs toward the wolf pack and discovered that his new weapon could emit dark red flames whenever he swung it. The flames’ height and intensity looked mild but were relatively potent. The flames’ power would further increase, especially as the battle continued. Moreover, the flames possessed a binding effect where they would continuously burn the target they touched.
A moment later, a series of wails sounded from the warehouse.
“Awoo!”
“No wonder this sword has such a name!” Moss muttered in delight.
At that moment, the Blood Moon Wolf King came out of hiding and commanded its pack when it realized the situation was not in its favor.
“Roar!”
With a roar toward the sky, the Blood Moon Wolf King’s body grew gradually, slowly turning into a five-meter tall werewolf-like being.
‘That’s its Blood Moon Form!’
Moss dared not be negligent when he saw this. He held a shield in his left hand and raised his Red Flame Holy Sword in his right, attacking the Blood Moon Wolf King.
Blood Moon Form was the Blood Moon Wolf King’s transformed self. Its initial stage possessed two to three times increased strength and four to six times in its middle stage. However, it could decrease or increase its strength again in the final stage.
Since that was the case, Moss knew that the best time to attack the wolf king’s Blood Moon Form was during its initial stage. If he delayed it any longer, the wolf king’s strength would increase again.
The Blood Moon Wolf King released a wild howl when it saw its subordinates wailing in pain. Then it slightly lowered its body and charged toward Moss, leading with its right shoulder.
‘That’s Accelerate, the Blood Moon Wolf King’s high-level skill! It can have a powerful impact and cause tremendous damage!’
Still, Moss did not dodge. Instead, he used his shield to meet the wolf king’s attack.
Slam!
The collision caused the wolf king to stumble backward a few times, infuriating it even more.
“Awoo!” It let out a long howl toward the sky.
The wolf king’s howl seemed to invigorate the wolf pack as they launched a coordinated attack on Moss.
Moss dared not be negligent and once again summoned numerous shields. He even used some as projectiles.
Suddenly, the system sounded in Moss’s mind, “Congratulations, your 100 Defenses Enhancement has reached 60%.”