Chapter 102: Coco (2/2)
Many Sentinels were still surrounding the beast, and the occasional person managed to snatch some fruits, Most of the dozens of fruits on the small tree were picked off when the beast finally exploded with condensed star energy, forcing everyone to hide. The sun froze once more at this point, and the frost blanketed the ground while the heavens and earth turned dark. Lu Yin and Lulu didn’t stop this time, leaving immediately. After thinking for a while, the girl in the tree followed them.
The Astral Combat Academy’s assessments weren’t simple. Many people could pass through a path filled with extreme climates and powerful beasts, and it incentivized moving around in large teams which was antithetical to the goal of filtering out elites. Everyone watching from the heavens watched with bated breath; the real tests were yet to come.
Even as the frost swept across the ground, the Sentinels didn’t manage to grab all the fruits. They quickly realized something was amiss as the beast changed, growing more irritable and unrestrained than before. It stomped down and crushed the tree, but before the Sentinels could even grow furious, more and more howls rang out from all directions. The earth started to rumble.
“Not good!” Lu Yin’s expression changed and he shot to the ground, “It’s a beast wave, we should hide!”
The two dashed to a mountain peak near them, braving the attacks of hundreds of flying beasts. Blood soon filled the sky as all the flying cultivators were attacked, but the two fortunately used their extreme speed and avoided the attacks easily. They were almost at the peak when a squeal rang out, and Lu Yin turned around to see an adorable young girl with a pale face who was shakily dodging the attacks. He frowned and flashed towards her, “You go ahead.”
Lulu glanced at him and then dashed even quicker to the peak, watching as the girl wailed in the face of an attacking beast. Lu Yin caught her at the crucial moment and carried her towards the mountain. The girl panted heavily and leaned into him, carefully looking on as more and more flying beasts almost covered the entire sky. She was eventually brought to a peak where they entered a recessed cavern with Lulu and covered the entrance.
The sky was filled with flying beasts at this point, and the dark earth had grown even dimmer with bloodstains. Shrieks rang out from everywhere. Lu Yin squinted and looked outside; this was the Astral Combat Academy’s examination, and a good majority of the million candidates would probably be wiped out by these beasts. It was a cruel reality, but conversely, those that survived were absolute elites.
“Th-Thank you,” the girl carefully looked at Lu Yin and spoke softly, a little nervous and uneasy.
Lu Yin looked at her but did not speak, while Lulu glanced between the two before her eyes brightened, “So this is your type.”
“Wait, what?” Lu Yin was confused, but she just giggled.
The girl blushed, “I-I’m Coco, from the Windrift Hall. Nice to meet you.”
Lu Yin nodded, while it was Lulu was shocked, “The Windrift Hall from the Innerverse?”
Coco nodded and pursed her lips like a wounded doe.
Lu Yin looked at Lulu, “You know them?”
“Of course. The Windrift Hall loves saving others and is good at healing. They’re not quite numerous, but they have a great reputation in the Innerverse just like Shamrock Enterprises. But their aims are different; Shamrock Enterprises is looking for profit, but I don’t know about these guys. Maybe they just have nothing to do.”
Coco blinked, “No, we’re training!”
“Training to save others?” Lu Yin was incredulous.
The girl grunted softly, “Master has taught us that the more we save, the greater our fortune, and the longer we may live.”