MMB Chapter 036 The Genius Class
Chapter 036 The Genius Class
Upon entering the underground city, the scene before one's eyes was not the dark and narrow passage one had imagined.
This is an enormous underground platform, more than enough to accommodate a million people.
The cold alloy floor gleamed with a metallic sheen, and overhead was a domed structure, with glaring industrial lights illuminating the entire space as bright as day.
The air was filled with a peculiar smell of engine oil, dust, and disinfectant.
At the very front of the platform, a giant alloy gate, hundreds of meters high, stood tightly shut, like an ancient beast ready to devour its prey, silently proclaiming the dangers and unknowns of the world beyond.
Tens of thousands of candidates gathered here, and the cacophony of their discussions, tense breathing, and excited conversations echoed throughout the vast space.
"Hey, Qiye, over here!" Bai Mujie tugged at Lin Qiye's sleeve and led him through the crowd to a relatively open area.
Several young men and women saw them and immediately waved and greeted them warmly.
"Mu Jie, you're here!"
"How are the preparations going?"
"I heard this year is going to be tough again..."
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Bai Mujie's gaze was drawn to a scene not far away.
It was Li Mingao and his group again.
However, at this moment, these few second-generation rich kids, who were so full of confidence in front of ordinary students, were standing respectfully beside another group of men and women.
They bowed slightly, with ingratiating smiles on their faces, looking like they wanted to get closer but dared not go too far, adopting an extremely humble posture.
The group of people they surrounded, both men and women, all had indifferent expressions and outstanding demeanor.
They simply stood there, forming their own circle, radiating a powerful aura that kept strangers at bay, completely out of place with the noisy surroundings.
"That is..." Lin Qiye looked at Bai Mujie in confusion.
Bai Mujie followed his gaze, his expression instantly becoming somewhat complicated. He lowered his voice, his tone carrying an undisguised awe and envy: "Those are from the No. 1 High School's genius class."
"The No. 1 High School's gifted class?" Lin Qiye repeated.
"Yes," Bai Mujie nodded emphatically, introducing them as if they were old friends, "The tallest and coldest one in the white training uniform is Lei Qianjun. The short-haired girl next to him who looks very cool is Su Qingying. And the one sitting on the ground is Yan Feilong... They are all students from the top high schools and the top classes in our star system, geniuses among geniuses!"
He paused, then added, "I saw them from afar during the Ten Schools League, and they were unbelievably strong."
Ten-school league?
Lin Qiye searched his memory and found that he had no recollection of the term.
He shook his head with a wry smile. It seemed that his old, ordinary high school didn't even qualify him to participate in this kind of league.
Bai Mujie made no move to go over and greet him, clearly believing he wasn't qualified and wasn't part of the same circle.
Looking at the group of powerful "geniuses," Lin Qiye's heart stirred, and he asked, "So... are they all martial artists?"
"Yes." Bai Mujie's answer was crisp and clear. "All the students in the genius class were already martial artists before the martial arts college entrance examination."
Lin Qiye was deeply shocked.
So, these are the world's truly top students?
Is this the truth of the world?
While he was still struggling to pay the 10 yuan registration fee, these true prodigies of his age had already left him far behind and entered a realm that he could only look up to.
Just then!
"boom--!!!"
A loud bang came from the center of the platform without warning, as if a bomb had exploded in the crowd!
The sturdy alloy platform trembled violently.
The buzzing of tens of thousands of examinees was instantly drowned out by this massive sound wave, and the entire platform fell into an eerie silence.
Everyone stared in horror at the source of the sound.
A giant, over three meters tall, with muscles bulging like cast iron, appeared on the high platform in the center of the platform.
His bronze skin reflected a metallic sheen under the light, with veins bulging like steel cables, exuding an explosive sense of power.
On his broad, mountain-like shoulders sat a slender woman dressed in a fiery red, tight-fitting combat suit.
She had long, fiery red hair of the same color, a beautiful face, and a faint smile on her lips, which contrasted sharply with the wildness of the giant man beneath her.
"quiet!"
The giant spoke, his voice booming like a great bell, deep and majestic, clearly resounding throughout every corner of the platform.
"We are your examiners for the first round. My name is Qiang Shi, and my name is Li Sen."
The red-haired woman on his shoulder laughed, her voice clear and melodious, yet carrying a hint of languid danger: "My name is Deng Hong."
She glanced around at the sea of candidates below, parted her lips slightly, and began to briefly explain the rules of the first exam.
"The rules are simple: follow us. The first dungeon has countless branching paths, so don't blame us if you get lost."
She paused, her smile becoming even more playful: "If you get injured during the exam, please treat yourself. If the injury is serious and you feel you can't go on, you can immediately call for help on your personal terminal. Of course, calling for help is equivalent to you voluntarily completing this exam, understand?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the hundred-meter-long alloy gate in front of him, which had been tightly closed for a long time, began to slowly rise, emitting a teeth-grinding metallic friction sound.
A cold, damp airflow, carrying the smell of earth and unknown decay, rushed in from behind the door.
"Alright, let the exam begin!"
Before Deng Hong could finish speaking, the giant Li Sen beneath her suddenly bent his legs and shot into the sky like a cannonball, soaring over the heads of tens of thousands of examinees, accompanied by a howling gale, and directly into the newly opened gate!
Deng Hong sat on his shoulders and even waved to the examinees below with ease.
Hundreds of thousands of test takers were stunned at first, but then immediately realized what was happening!
"Keep up!"
"quick!"
Someone shouted first, and the entire platform instantly erupted in chaos!
Hundreds of thousands of candidates surged toward the massive sluice gate like a floodgate bursting open!