Don't mess with that necromancer; his summoned creatures level up on their own!

His words were firm and resonant, echoing in the monitoring room. The entire room fell silent instantly.

Lu Zaoxie shouted, "Guards!"

The adjutant immediately stood at attention and saluted.

Lu Zaoxie didn't even glance at Su Yangwei, and pointed to the huge screen: "Get wrenches, screwdrivers, and cutting machines ready."

Also, go to the canteen and get a bucket of lubricating oil, and prepare two bottles of high-concentration vinegar. I think Commander Su might choke a bit later.

Without the slightest hesitation, the adjutant replied, "Yes!" and strode out.

"Wait a minute! Get two more plates of peanuts."

Shen Jing covered her mouth and turned her head away, her shoulders shaking violently.

Yu Xiaogang stood up, both amused and exasperated: "Old Lu! What are you doing?! This is the exam monitoring center!"

He turned to look at Su Yangwei, "And you, Lao Su, how old are you? Why are you getting angry with a child? How can you just say things like 'eat the screen' like that?"

Su Yangwei, enraged, glared at Lu Zaoxie: "Hmph, I, Su Yangwei, am a man of my word! But what if I fail to grasp it? What will you do then?"

Lu Zaoxie straightened his cuffs: "Sure. If Zhixing doesn't figure it out, I'll just eat this screen."

Su Yangwei slammed his hand on the coffee table: "Fine! You said it!"

Lu Zaoxie retorted without backing down: "A promise is a promise!"

Yu Xiaogang stood between the two, looked to the left, then to the right, and finally gave up.

"What a mess..." He sat back down on the sofa.

"Fine, I'm not going to bother with you anymore. Eat whatever you want, just don't choke."

His gaze returned to the main screen.

On the screen, the little zombie squatted on the ground, its bluish-gray palm pressed against the ground, and a circle of pale blue light was spreading outward from its palm.

Dark red light patterns could be faintly seen flowing on the ground.

That was the little vampire's blood element sensing the texture of the ground.

Yu Xiaogang muttered to himself, "This kid... Old Su isn't really going to start the feast, is he?"

-

With a distortion of space, Lu Zhixing was teleported to the center of the twenty-first floor.

This floor is larger than any of the previous floors, and the dome is so high that the top is almost invisible.

The surrounding walls are covered with a dense array of grooves and holes.

That was a habitat specifically designed for flying monsters.

The broadcast echoed through the empty hall.

[Attention test takers! The monsters on this floor are highly mobile flying monsters! Please prepare your anti-air defenses! Countdown: Sixty seconds! Fifty-nine seconds...]

Lu Zhixing neither looked up at the dome nor observed the grooves.

He stared blankly at the ground, waiting for the little zombie to deduce new skills.

The little zombie remained motionless, and with the little vampire's shared senses, the ground began to emit a low humming sound.

The little zombie opened its eyes, a glint of light flashing within them.

It sensed that the wind elements were gathering, compressing, and forming nodes poised to unleash their power beneath the earth's surface.

Like a landmine buried in the ground, waiting for a signal to detonate.

[Little Zombie: "It's done! I sensed it."]

[System Notification: Your summoned creature "Little Zombie" has successfully learned the intermediate-level wind skill "Polar Cyclone" (Lv.1) through automatic deduction!]

[Skill Effect: Creates a wind circle on the ground in a designated area. After a short delay, a high-pressure wind column erupts, dealing significant wind damage to enemies within the area.]

[Current Level Lv.1 Effect: Can continuously unleash five wind pillars. The number of wind pillars increases by 1 for each level gained. Cooldown: 30 seconds.]

Lu Zhixing looked at the line "Five Wind Pillars" on the panel and the corners of his mouth turned up slightly.

Is this the true value of an intermediate-level skill?

Starting with five levels, imagine if the level were maxed out...

However, the wind column needs to be marked in advance, which causes a short delay and looks a bit silly.

But when combined with the little vampire's blood wall, the monster is trapped in a cage.

If they can't escape even if they want to, then this red circle is no longer a problem, but a countdown to death.

The little zombie sprang to its feet, put its hands on its hips, and laughed loudly.

[Little Zombie: "Hahahaha! It's done! I've succeeded!"]

It turned its head and glanced at the little vampire next to it.

[Little Zombie: "Hmph, this time... you're actually somewhat useful. I'm tentatively acknowledging you."]

The little vampire crossed her arms and held her chin high. Her gaze swept over the little zombie before returning to its original position.

[Little Vampire: "Who needs your approval? I only helped you on a whim."]

The little zombie's lips twitched slightly, but it didn't refute him further.

"Alright, alright, you've got the new skill, get ready to get to work, let's build the wall."

The little vampire floated above the teleportation array, pressed her hands down, and dark red light surged from her palms, merging into the ground.

Six walls of sighs rose simultaneously.

Lu Zhixing had a thought and opened the backpack section of the attribute panel.

Several unused skill books lay quietly in the backpack.

He had both wind and blood elemental attributes; he had picked them up casually from the carpet in his bedroom before coming to the exam hall.

There is no prohibition on bringing these skill books into the examination room, only one-time skill scrolls are prohibited.

Skill books themselves are not against the rules, because they require time and effort to learn and are not cheat tools that work instantly.

But he's different.

For him, skill books are effective instantly.

"Come on." With a thought, Lu Zhixing sent all the remaining skill books into streams of light, which flew out of his backpack and entered his body.

[System Notification: Your summoned creature "Little Zombie" has devoured "Wind Blade Combo"! Your mastery of Breaking Ten Thousand Laws has been greatly increased!]

[System Notification: Your summoned creature "Little Zombie" has devoured "Swift Step"! Overlord Chasing Wind Fist proficiency has been greatly increased!]

[System Notification: Your summoned creature "Little Zombie" has devoured "Storm Impact"! Polar Cyclone proficiency has been greatly increased!]

[System Notification: Your summoned creature "Little Zombie" has devoured "Wind Shadow Strike"! Polar Cyclone proficiency has been greatly increased!]

[System Notification: Your summoned creature "Little Zombie" has devoured "Sky-Splitting Slash"! Your Proficiency in Breaking All Laws has greatly increased!]

[System Notification: Your summoned creature "Little Zombie" has devoured "Wind Piercer"! Overlord Wind Chaser Fist proficiency has greatly increased!]

In just a few seconds, skill books worth millions of Dragon Kingdom coins were all turned into nutrients.

Lu Zhixing's skill bar has been completely revamped.

All his skills, including the newly learned Polar Cyclone, were raised to level 19, the same as his own level.

Lu Zhixing silently did the math in his mind: five basic wind pillars, plus the nineteen pillars brought by level nineteen, that is... a total of twenty-four pillars.

Twenty-four pillars of wind erupted simultaneously, along with the Overlord Chasing Wind Fist that descended from the sky by the little zombie.

He even felt a little sorry for the monsters that were about to be teleported over.

He closed the panel, glanced at his empty backpack, and began to make plans.

However, this is quite a significant expense. I'll have to ask my mom to restock after the exams.

While I'm at it, I'll also stock up on some lightning-type skill books. That way, if I get into that Azure Dragon class...

If Mom is happy, she'll probably give me more pocket money, right?

The countdown timer on the broadcast reached zero: "Monster teleportation initiated!"

"Buzz—"

The teleportation array suddenly lit up.

Space began to distort, and figures slowly coalesced, took shape, and stepped out of the magic array amidst the light.

Thirty level 22 flying monsters filled the small space to the brim.

They were stunned as soon as they landed.

All around were towering, dark red walls, without even a crack.

They can see a small patch of sky overhead, but that's the only direction they can see.

Then they noticed what was under their feet.

On the ground, one red circle after another lit up.

One, two, five, ten, twenty—dense red circles instantly covered the entire floor of the cage, covering every inch of land without leaving any blind spots.

At the same time, little zombies fell from above.

The entire corpse resembled a shooting star carrying a storm.

[Little Zombie: "Do you want to dance too?!"]

"Boom boom boom boom boom—!"

Twenty-four pillars of wind broke through the ground simultaneously.

The wind column, carrying high-pressure wind elements, tore and distorted the space inside the cage.

The monsters were swept up by the wind pillars, slammed against the walls, and then swept away by another wind pillar, tumbling, colliding, and shattering in the air.

At the same instant, the little zombie descended from the sky, carrying the power of the Overlord Chasing Wind Fist.

The monsters, already battered and bruised by the wind pillars, faced a second wave of attacks.

The thick wall of blood developed fine cracks during the impact.

The little vampire pressed her hands against the wall, and dark red light flowed from her palms into the wall, desperately repairing the cracks.

Lu Zhixing stood in a safe area twenty meters away.

"Tsk tsk tsk... As expected of a mid-level skill. This explosive power is far superior to the previous skills. I can't even imagine what high-level or even forbidden spells would be like..."

[Little Zombie: "Awesome!!! So clear! So brutal! I absolutely love this new skill!"]

System prompt:

[Congratulations, candidate Lu Zhixing! You have cleared the 21st floor! Time: 3 seconds! Please prepare to enter the 22nd floor in 5 minutes!]

Lu Zhixing stretched comfortably.

"Next floor."

He turned and walked toward the teleportation area, but after taking two steps, he suddenly stopped and casually glanced at the surveillance camera in the corner.

---

In the VIP room of the monitoring and command center, everyone stared at the main screen, stunned.

In the scene, twenty-four pillars of wind erupted from the ground, tearing thirty flying monsters to shreds.

The columns of wind rose, swirled, and exploded, each one hitting a group of monsters with pinpoint accuracy; not a single one missed, not a single one wasted.

The walnut in Yu Xiaogang's hand had stopped spinning.

He watched the whole thing with his eyes squinted, his gaze still fixed on the screen.

He had never seen a novice who had just changed jobs three days ago temporarily learn an intermediate skill in the Trial Tower.

Once you've mastered it, you'll reach maximum proficiency, and your starting move will be twenty-four wind pillars.

This has already touched upon a blind spot in his knowledge.

Su Yangwei's expression could no longer be simply described as ugly.

He stared intently at the screen, opened his mouth, then closed it again.

Speechless.

The facts were right in front of him; the image of those twenty-four wind pillars was still playing on repeat in his mind.

No matter what reasons he came up with, he couldn't explain why a necromancer who had only changed jobs three days ago could not be explained.

How did someone manage to comprehend an intermediate-level skill out of thin air within the Trial Tower?

Lu Zaoxie also remained silent for a moment.

He knew in his heart that his son was a genius, but he didn't seem to know much more about this genius than anyone else present.

How did this kid manage to do that?

But now is not the time to ask questions; now is the time to collect debts.

Lu Zaoxie turned his head, his gaze playfully shifting to Su Yangwei on the other side: "Old Su, what do you say? This screen, are you going to steam it or deep-fry it?"

Su Yangwei's lips twitched.

He took a deep breath and did not answer immediately.

His mind was racing, trying to figure out how to get down this step.

To admit defeat outright?

Impossible. Bowing down to Lu Zaoxie would be worse than killing him.

Keep being stubborn?

But the facts are right in front of us: twenty-four wind pillars, a mid-level skill, and I've only been a job changer for three days.

He couldn't find any point of rebuttal.

There was a silence in the VIP room for about five seconds.

Yu Xiaogang's gaze swept between the two men, his tone carrying a deeper meaning.

"Old Su, we're both people of importance. Since some things have already been said... there's no joking in the military."

Lu Zaoxie immediately chimed in, "Haha, Lao Yu, you're overthinking it. Who is Lao Su? He's Commander Su! A high-ranking official in Dachang City! How could he possibly renege on his debt?"

He paused, his gaze lingering on Su Yangwei's face for a moment, before slowly adding a sentence.

"However, the texture of this screen probably won't be very good. Old Su, if you're really in a difficult position..."

Just say, "My daughter isn't even as good as Lu Zhixing," and this matter will be over. How about that?

Lu Zaoxie spoke these words casually.

But everyone knows that once those words are spoken, it's more painful than eating ten screens.

Su Yangwei's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

He abruptly raised his head: "Hmph, I, Su Yangwei, am upright and honest, and I honor my bet! Men! Take this screen down!"

The adjutant beside him paused for a moment, then asked, "Huh? Commander... you really want to eat it?"

Su Yangwei roared, his voice echoing in the monitoring room: "Nonsense! There are no jokes in the military! Demolish it!"

The adjutant was so frightened that he shuddered and quickly removed the screen from the stand.

The screen isn't big; it's just a regular monitor, about the same size as a TV at home.

Su Yangwei looked at the dark screen in front of him and took a deep breath.

"boom--"

A ball of crimson flame shot out from Su Yangwei's palm.

The flames instantly engulfed the display screen, and the panel twisted, deformed, and melted in the high temperature, emitting a pungent odor.

A few seconds later, the screen turned into a pile of blackish-gray powder, forming a small heap on the coffee table. Then I grabbed a handful and started shoving it.

Yu Xiaogang watched from the side, picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"It has to be our Commander Su. I admire his courage. Not everyone has the guts to treat a screen like an afternoon tea table."

The adjutant standing to the side sighed inwardly.

Commander Su is a real man. If he called me a sissy, I would turn around and go put on a bra.

Su Yangwei sat back on the sofa with a livid face, picked up his teacup and took a sip of cold tea.

I swallowed the burnt plastic taste from my mouth and then slammed the teacup down on the coffee table.

Yu Xiaogang turned his gaze back to the main screen, his tone becoming more serious.

"But speaking of which, Lao Lu, your kid's abilities are more than just mastering a mid-level skill."

The attack started with over twenty wind pillars, and the damage of each pillar was significantly higher than that of other players of the same level.

Lu Zaoxie's smile froze slightly.

He doesn't understand either.