The final test began.
Candidates entered a temporary survival dungeon together.
Rules: • Survive 3 hours
• Collect monster cores
• Team strategy allowed
Kaito formed a strong combat team instantly.
Xiao Li chose to move alone.
Inside the dungeon, monsters attacked in waves. Traps activated unpredictably.
At one point, Xiao Li encountered Kaito's team under attack by an Elite monster.
They were losing.
Kaito glared when Xiao Li arrived.
"Don't interfere."
"You'll die," Xiao Li replied calmly.
The monster lunged again.
Xiao Li moved instantly — eliminating the creature with precise strikes.
Silence followed.
Kaito stared at him.
"…Why help us?"
Xiao Li answered without hesitation.
"Because losing good fighters weakens humanity."
Kaito smirked slowly.
"You're strange."
When the trial ended, results shocked everyone.
Final Rookie Ranking:
1.Xiao Li
2.Han Kaito
3.Others...
As Xiao Li left the arena, Lin Yue waited outside.
Her eyes were tired but determined.
"I awakened something today," she said quietly.
Xiao Li froze.
She continued:
"I don't understand it yet… but I want to become strong too."
Their eyes met.
For the first time, Xiao Li smiled slightly.
"Then don't fall behind."
Lin Yue smiled back.
Not romance yet.
But something had begun.