60 Who wants to be a Genius? (2/2)

Xue Wei felt foreign energy entering his body, and the killing intent in his innermost being started roaring and struggling within him.

It was as if it saw the intruding energy as an enemy that needed to be eradicated.

Just as the energy had entered his body, it dissipated just as soon again, and the killing intent within Xue Wei slowly settled, but he was uncomfortable.

The Qi that this captain had been using was different from the Qi that Xue Wei was using. It was completely white, while Xue Wei's had an azure gleam.

Did his strange body also change the quality of his Qi? Xue Wei was in deep thought when the captain called out to him, ”Go to your rank. You are at the ninth layer of the Ordinary Warrior rank; there is a group of those, find them on your own.”

The captain said nothing else and turned to the next person in line. Each and every one of these captains had to go through more than a thousand people, and thus they wanted them to hurry up as much as possible.

Xue Wei casually walked towards the group of ninth layer Ordinary Warriors. There were a few familiar faces from the banquet, but the majority were unknown.

It did not take long before Luo Zhirou and Shen Mu made their way towards the same group of people, and they smiled to Xue Wei, who was observing what was happening around them.

It took a full day for the people to get split into groups, and once again dusk arrived with the chilled night. They had been forced to be outside one night already, and now they were forced to spend another night outside.

Worst was that many of the youngsters had no drinks or food. Only a few had their dried rations and canteens from their travels towards the recruitment camp.

The experts from the capital were aware of this and had meals with them, but the majority who had been on the road for long were unaware of what had been expected of them.

As the sun rose the second time since arriving at the recruitment camp, the stout commander appeared in front of the groups again.

Looking at the groups, the one with Earth Warriors was the smallest followed by the group of one layered Ordinary Warriors. After them came two layered Ordinary Warriors, third layer Ordinary Warriors, and finally ninth layer Ordinary Warriors.

The fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh, and eight layer were rather large groups with the seventh layer being the biggest of them all.

”Now we will make a few declarations. Those who have broken into the Earth Warrior rank will form our new Genius Camp! If you wish to join the Genius Camp, you have a possibility to do so!”

”You have to be a ninth layer Ordinary Warrior and have the strength of an Earth Warrior. The trial is deadly, and we cannot guarantee your survival. In fact, only one out of ten manages to survive it.”

”Now, those who wish to challenge the trial for the Genius Camp, step forward!”

Xue Wei gave a last glance at Shen Mu and Luo Zhirou and saw worry in their eyes before he took a few steps forward and arrived in front of the group alongside another seventeen youngsters.

”So out of around ten thousand, only eighteen has the courage to take this test? Hoh, it seems that this year has quite a few cowards,” the commander laughed before his eyes scanned the eighteen youngsters in front of him.

Of these eighteen, there were two women and sixteen men. The women looked like otherworldly fairies, and even Luo Zhirou looked plain next to them, while the men were of different stature.

”Very well then, follow me,” the commander ordered as he turned around and walked into the figurative city of tents. The eighteen youngsters dared not wait, and thus they all followed behind him into the camp. Amongst the group, none of them were any that Xue Wei had seen before, and from this, he made quite a few guesses.

The test was truly to see whether or not a person had the same strength as an Earth Warrior. For an average Ordinary Warrior of the ninth layer, that would simply be impossible unless they had something special to rely on, and even those who considered themselves peerless geniuses in the capital understood that the true difference in strength between them and the Earth Warrior rank was too large.

”Well I have the advantage of having fought against an Earth Warrior before,” Xue Wei calmed himself. ”I know my strength, when pushed to the limits, is equal to a second layer Earth Warrior, so I should be able to pass this trial.”

”But as for the others, if they don't have anything to depend on. They will not make it.”

Xue Wei had no illusions about the fight in front of him. Although the honor and benefits were really tempting, one had to be alive to benefit from it.

Xue Wei shook his head as he kind of pitied the people who were together with him, yet as soon as the feeling was there, it was replaced by a sudden disregard.

He felt complete disregard for human life and could not even pity their loss of life the slightest. The battlefield was a murderous place. He had already seen much death and murder on the trip, and he felt that his killing intent, his disregard for human lives, and his lack of compassion were constantly growing. He was turning into something that made him feel uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he did not have a long time to contemplate, as they had reached the very center of the tents, and there was a massive arena. The arena was one of the few buildings that was not a tent; it was made from stone and seemed to raise itself far above them.

”Welcome to your last stand!” The commander laughed out loud as he rubbed his stomach.