I gain permanent defense when attacked; even gods and demons can't hurt me.

This means that students who repeat a year will lose access to free medicine, equipment repair fees, and points subsidies provided by the university.

The War Academy has very strict rules in order to select the truly capable individuals who can go to the front lines to fight against the Abyss.

If a student fails two consecutive final exams and repeats the year twice, they will be expelled from the school.

Upon hearing this, the freshmen, upon learning that they were going to the real Northwest Abyss battlefield, immediately began to whisper among themselves on the training ground.

The outer perimeter of the Northwest Abyss battlefield, though not as high-level as the monsters deep within, is still fraught with unknown dangers.

The students' emotions varied.

There are combat fanatics who are eager for real combat and feel extremely excited.

There are ordinary students who are terrified of abyssal monsters and death, and whose legs go weak.

There are also support professionals who are not confident in their abilities and are worried about getting injured on the battlefield.

Various emotions continued to spread within the queue.

But most people are worried that they won't have enough Abyss Cores to pass the test and will have to repeat a grade.

However, at least these students all experienced very strict freshman military training at the beginning of the first semester.

Over the past two semesters, they have also completed quite a few dungeons.

So, although they had worries and fears in their hearts, they still retained the fighting spirit that students of the War Academy should have.

No one asked to back out or give up the exam.

Originally, many students had already made plans in private before the tutors announced the assessment rules.

They all wanted to team up with Lin Yuan and latch onto the strongest guy in the freshman class.

After all, Lin Yuan is recognized as the number one freshman in the entire school, and it is said that even many senior students are no match for him now.

As long as you can join Lin Yuan's team, you will be able to pass this dangerous test easily and safely.

But they never expected that the university would introduce such a special regulation.

Lin Yuan is not only exempt from the assessment, but is also not allowed to team up with them.

Instead, he became one of the examiners, placing him on equal footing with the mentors.

This news greatly disappointed those who wanted to team up with Lin Yuan.

They can only find suitable teammates among their classmates and rely on their own strength to face the challenges of the Abyss Battlefield.

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A few days later, large military transport aircraft assembled on the War Academy's dedicated helipad.

All freshmen participating in the final exams were fully equipped and boarded the transport plane in class order.

After several hours of high-altitude flight, the transport aircraft formation arrived at the outermost airspace of the Abyss Battlefield.

Carrying tactical backpacks, the freshmen were airdropped in batches to the ground under the command of their instructors.

Below is a recruit camp that the academy set up in advance for this assessment.

The recruit camp is called Grayrock Valley Camp, and it is surrounded by tall gray rocks.

The camp was surrounded by multiple defensive formations to prevent the approach of the abyssal monsters.

Although this place is located on the outermost edge of the Abyss Battlefield, the monsters here are not of a high level, and the abyss aura here is far less intense than that of the Blood Moon Fortress that Lin Yuan visited.

But the air was still filled with a dark gray abyss substance, creating a distinct sense of oppression.

This uniquely oppressive environment still makes many new students who are encountering the abyss for the first time feel breathless.

Many freshmen bent over immediately after their feet touched the ground, panting heavily. Their faces were pale, and they needed some time to adjust their breathing rhythm and state.

In the central assembly plaza of the camp, the new students began to look for their familiar classmates.

Everyone worked together to conduct the final team confirmation and supplies inspection.

Among them, Ji Qingyue, Ye Cang, and others stood in a corner of the square, attracting much attention.

As the strongest group of freshmen, they knew each other very well.

In this assessment, they teamed up as usual, forming a fully equipped elite squad.

Ye Cang said, "The abyss environment here has a suppressive effect on our physical strength and mana recovery speed."

"After we go out, everyone must pay attention to controlling the frequency of skill release."

Ji Qingyue nodded: "I understand. After we get out, we'll explore the outer edge of the area for a while."

"Don't rush into it. Let's figure out how these abyssal monsters attack first."

Standing on the observation tower of the camp, the chief examiner announced loudly: "This final assessment will last for a full month."

As the gates of the camp's safe zone slowly opened to both sides, the assessment officially began.

One after another, the new recruit teams stepped out of the area covered by the defensive formation, carrying mixed emotions.

Once they stepped out of the camp's safe zone, the brutal reality of the battlefield immediately unfolded before them.

Less than a kilometer from the camp, many of the new recruit teams were attacked.

They were attacked by ordinary abyssal monsters lurking around the gray rocks. Most of these abyssal monsters were around level 30 and came in a variety of types.

For freshmen who have been training in the university's simulation dungeons, the pressure of actual combat is completely different.

Faced with these ferocious-looking level 30+ abyssal monsters, many teams immediately found themselves in a fierce battle.

Lacking real experience in life-or-death combat, they became flustered and disorganized upon contact.

In the real battlefield of the abyss, even the slightest carelessness can result in serious injury.

Soon, some freshmen were unable to dodge in time and were directly hit by the monster's claws.

The newborn, struck by the bullet, bled profusely and collapsed to the ground, screaming in pain.

Faced with the monsters' relentless attacks and their teammates' injuries, some less skilled teams completely collapsed.

Unable to mount an effective counterattack, they could only rely on the distress flares sent out by the university in advance to save their lives.

"Captain! Our defenses have been breached, we can't hold them off anymore! Fire the signal flare!" A freshman with an injured arm lay on the ground, shouting loudly to the captain standing behind him.

The captain's hands trembled as he frantically pulled a red distress flare from his tactical backpack.

He lit the fuse of the signal flare, sending it flying directly into the air.

The red signal light exploded in the gray sky, its color strikingly conspicuous.

The instructor, who was hiding in the shadows and responsible for protecting the students' safety, saw the signal flare and immediately took action.

The mentor rushed into the battlefield and wiped out all the level 30+ abyssal monsters in the surrounding area in just a few moves.

The mentor saved the team from their desperate situation and turned to look at the students sitting on the ground: "Your team has already used one distress call. Each of you, remember the rules."

"A team has a total of three opportunities to call for help during the entire assessment period."

"If you encounter life-threatening danger, you can fire a signal flare to signal us for rescue."

"However, once you've used up all three chances to call for help, it means your team's assessment is over."

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