The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Jiangnan City, Heart Lake.

The bandits were thrilled.

"Holy crap, aside from grinding jungle monsters, I've never fought monsters this easy before!"

"Why are these mutant beasts so fragile, like they're made of paper?"

"They've already fallen down before I even put in any effort. How boring!"

"Hey guys, here for the settlement again? What's with this jump?"

"Where's the photographer?! Hurry up and take the picture! Our group has a new settlement action!"

"Where's the director?! Why are you keeping showing so much footage of Edison Chen and his crew? Give us some screen time too!"

Starting with the initial nine islands, the bandits spread their influence far and wide, reaching every island in the area.

Although Song Gua cannot swim, his clone cannot swim either.

However, professionals still have their own methods for crossing water.

As long as one of them goes to another island, Song Gua can switch places and release a clone, which basically means the end of the mutant beasts on that island.

During this process, Ghost discovered that he was unable to convert the mutant beasts into his undead summons.

The reason is.

When his talent determines that the mutated beast is dead and can undergo undead transformation, it is after the mutated beast's core has been removed.

However, without its core, the mutated beast could no longer move and became a pile of rotten flesh.

It's as if the beast's core is the true form.

Even if a summoned creature cannot move, Ghost Brother cannot force it to move.

It's like summoning a dog and expecting it to fly; it can't do it.

Ghost Bro, who had hoped to shine like he always did when fighting bosses, could only carry his big sword and lead a group of skeleton soldiers summoned by his skills, just loafing around on the edge of the battle. When it was time to settle the score, he would command the skeletons to dance along and entertain the big shots.

Because Song Gua has undergone a second transformation, and there's also a bug where the 18 levels of hell are affected.

Therefore, during this period, the veteran clones were actually not as powerful as the new ones.

However, this transitional period is unique.

The clones are leveling up quickly now. Once the old clones complete their second job advancement, those who were already S-rank will definitely become even stronger after their second job advancement.

The candidates on each island initially experienced hellish terror.

The mutated beasts killed without blinking an eye, brutally murdering examinees as easily as chopping melons and vegetables; blood, severed limbs, and brains were everywhere.

These test takers, who usually only experience grinding through dungeons, have never experienced anything like this before.

How could you not be terrified?

It must be said that the Zhao family's plan with the Dark Compass was actually sound.

These tens of thousands of test takers are a very suitable source of fear acquisition.

In addition, it has a superb geographical location like Xinhu Lake.

Their plan to send heavenly soldiers could have succeeded.

Unfortunately, they encountered bandits.

In fact, even if the Song hexagram did not act on this day by coincidence.

But he also has a clone participating in the martial arts exam here.

Once the mutant beast is discovered, it will definitely come to join the fun.

Therefore, the Zhao family's plan was destined to fail.

Let's get back to the group of test takers on Xinhu Lake.

I thought seeing the mutated beasts torturing and killing the test takers was shocking enough.

But the scene of the bandits slaughtering the mutated beasts was even more unforgettable.

They are singing.

Jumping.

Running.

Hanging upside down.

They even fight over kills.

Some of them were shouting about wanting military merits, wanting promotions, and all sorts of other nonsense.

There are also those who clamor about friendship, bonds, and thrilling combo skills.

The bandits wore hoods, and it's hard to tell whether they were scared or not, but the mutant beast certainly looked terrified.

The number of bandits was limited.

Moreover, they were constantly ganging up on the mutant beasts, so their overall efficiency in clearing out the mutant beasts was not high.

Don't ask why we don't have one-on-one matches; it's just part of our company culture.

There are dozens of small islands here.

Since the start of the war, the bandits have only covered half of the area.

The candidates on other islands are still experiencing fierce competition.

Cell phones are not allowed in the exam.

Therefore, these candidates were unaware that the bandits were already on their way. Their persistent fear provided nourishment for the mutated beasts on their island, causing them to evolve to a higher level and also providing the Beast King with more negative energy needed for its resurrection.

The Aberrant Beasts' purpose is to collect fear.

This is their instinct.

So even if they lack intelligence, their actions at this moment are not simply acts of killing.

They would typically drive a group of test-takers to one place, kill a few of them, create a bloody scene, and terrify the rest.

Therefore, the overall number of deaths and injuries is not exaggerated.

But no matter what, those who were murdered will never come back; they became victims of the Zhao family and the Dark Compass Project.

The live stream viewers and the audience around the bandit stage could only see the bandits' live stream footage.

So what outsiders see is the scene of bandits abusing the mutated beasts and rescuing many examinees from their jaws.

This is incredibly exciting.

"Those bandits are awesome! They strolled around leisurely, effortlessly and completely crushing the mutant beasts!"

"Keep going! We must save as many children as possible!"

"That's my son! My son! Thank goodness the bandits arrived in time; he only lost an arm, sob sob sob, thank goodness!"

"The officials are a bunch of useless fools! They still haven't arrived? By the time they get there to rescue the children, the mutated beasts will have sucked their bones clean!"

"Luckily there were bandits, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable."

"Why are there no examiners at the Xinhu test center? This is different from the rules that were announced!"

"There's something wrong here!"

"They lured all the candidates to the island in the lake, then removed the examiners, and finally released the mutated beast! One step after another! This is a conspiracy!"

"The Zhao family couldn't have accomplished this solely based on the bandits' tip-off. They're far away in Yunshan City; how did they manage to carry out their scheme here?"

"Was the entire exam a conspiracy?! Are the officials conducting some kind of twisted experiment?!"

"Bastards!!! Who is trying to kill our children?! Is there any justice in this world?!"

Just then, a cry came from the sky.

Xu Jingsong, director of the Special Affairs Bureau of Jiangnan City, arrived on his flying mount.

The police had actually arrived long ago and they sealed off the entire pedestrian street, prohibiting anyone from entering or leaving.

However, the police department dared not touch the bandits.

These lunatics have become famous by exposing themselves.

I just showed off a bit on my live stream.

Especially Brother Xuezi, who drank too much last night and was acting crazy, whipping around wildly with a whip in his hand, which looked very scary.

The police were worried that this drunkard might accidentally trigger his self-destruct ability.

Xu Jingsong's mount opened its mouth and spat out a fireball, which blew up the big screen.

"boom!!"

The damaged large screen collapsed towards the stage.

Four, Internet Addict, Host, and others hurriedly fled.

"Phew! Luckily I ran fast!"

"Yeah yeah……"

"Did you forget something?"

Blood Brother was covered by the screen, with only one hand sticking out, giving a thumbs up.

"Good...good wine, it's really potent!"

There wasn't enough time to dig out Brother Blood.

Xu Jingsong above unleashed a control skill, covering the entire field.

A long string of "..." appeared above the heads of the hosts.

This silence means they cannot use their skills for the time being.

Internet addict: "You bastard! We're in trouble! We can't self-destruct!"

Song Gua: "Don't panic, I have a contingency plan."

Internet addict: "This guy's going to arrest us; their faces look just like yours!"

The Song hexagram says: "Rest assured, don't forget the scales."