The Instructor's declaration of death did not frighten the Trainees in front of him.

Everyone had long anticipated this.

The usual training was to the death, so how could the final assessment be simple?

Death was just a normal possibility.

Of course, the Instructor was only stating the assessment requirements; he had no intention of intimidating Liens and the others.

Therefore, compared to the death penalty the Instructor spoke of, the Trainees were more concerned about the content of the assessment—the magical beast.

Some of them had encountered magical beasts before, while others, like Liens, had never truly encountered one.

Their understanding of magical beasts came from word of mouth, and it wasn't until they received Marvin's teachings that they gained sufficient knowledge of them.

And now, they were to kill those dangerous creatures that ordinary people spoke of; even though they had undergone the cruel tempering of the Training Camp, they inevitably felt some apprehension.

Liens was no exception to this.

He was simply confident enough that he would definitely pass the assessment.

After all, he was the second strongest in the entire Training Camp; if he couldn't pass this "graduation assessment," then everyone else might as well wash up and lie down.

Since the Glenbagen Family had established this Training Camp, they naturally wanted to recruit people.

Liens didn't believe they would set the assessment standard so high that even he couldn't pass it.

"Now that everything that needs to be said has been said, let's begin quickly… If the assessment process is fast, perhaps I can return tonight and report the news here to His Excellency the Count."

The man standing beside the Instructor said coldly.

Besides him, there were four others whom Liens and the others had noticed early on due to their unusual clothing, which stood out in the entire Training Camp.

They gave Liens a feeling similar to someone he had seen two months ago, who also stood beside the Instructor.

Although they weren't as fat as that person, nor did they have maids serving them.

But their exquisite clothing and the undisguised disdain on their faces were not much different from that person.

It was a posture of nobles looking down on commoners.

"They should be people from the Glenbagen Family… Since there's an assessment, there are naturally also people to review it."

"At this point, it's very normal for the Glenbagen Family to send people to harvest the 'fruits' they have cultivated."

Liens thought to himself.

"Alright, let's begin then." The Instructor nodded, agreeing to the man's suggestion.

After speaking, the Instructor forcibly made Liens and the others line up in a certain order.

The reason it was called "forcibly" was because the Instructor knew that no one would voluntarily stand in the front for such a life-and-death matter.

Therefore, the Instructor directly arranged the order by their distance from him.

Those closer were at the front; those farther were at the back.

Everyone dared not resist the Instructor's arrangement, but some sounds of displeasure and relief always involuntarily arose.

Liens's luck was average; he was in a relatively front position. Thе full sеriеs livеs оn Мy Virtuаl Librаry Еmpirе (

This was because he wanted to observe the people standing beside the Instructor more closely, so he was a bit closer to the Instructor.

He even implicated Ben, who had been standing beside him, causing him to also be in the front.

"It's all the same. Given the height of the wall, we outside can't see what's happening inside anyway."

"Even if you're at the back, it just increases the time you spend anxiously waiting."

Thinking Liens was displeased about being in the front, Ben comforted him.

With the three-meter-high wall, they outside could only hear some sounds, and only when they jumped could they possibly see what was happening inside.

This required a certain height and sufficient jumping ability… However, even if they had the strength to do this, they wouldn't dare to be presumptuous in front of the Instructor.

Hearing Ben's comfort, Liens looked back at him without saying much.

Since Ben had expressed himself this way, what more could he say? He wasn't truly worried about himself, but about Ben.

It should be known that Ben's left arm had not fully recovered yet, and he couldn't display his true strength.

After all, less than a day had passed; even with the help of the diluted Healing Potion, such a large wound still needed some time to recover.

As the saying goes, a hundred days for broken bones and tendons; if Ben's condition didn't have the help of the potion and relied solely on his own recovery ability, it would take at least half a month to heal completely.

"I hope you can survive, Ben… Even I would feel a bit troubled without my 'alarm clock'." Liens silently prayed for Ben in his heart.

…

As the first Trainee followed the Instructor into the 'arena', the surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Even the constant murmuring that had been present earlier slowly disappeared.

Everyone was carefully listening to the sounds from within the wall, silently waiting for the first person's result.

Time slowly passed in the silence.

Suddenly, a thunderous roar erupted.

"Roar…"

It was a lion-tiger like roar, and Liens was certain he hadn't misheard.

Although he hadn't seen lions or tigers in this life, in the information age of his previous life, the roars of lions and tigers were something that could be found with a simple search.

Liens had naturally watched many related videos, so he was not unfamiliar with the roars of lions and tigers.

That was their roar when they attacked.

"So, the magical beast inside is a lion or tiger type magical beast?"

"I remember Marvin mentioned that among the magical beasts related to lions and tigers, Flamelion and Roaring Wind Tiger were the most common."

"Will it be one of these two magical beasts inside?"

"If so, how should I deal with it?"

Liens analyzed in his mind.

[Flamelion, normal lion size, possesses the ability to breathe flames from its mouth and conjure flames on its claws.]

[Roaring Wind Tiger, normal tiger size, very fast, and can also emit deafening roars to deter and attack enemies.]

Time would not pause for Liens's thoughts.

So, as he continuously recalled the characteristics of the Flamelion and Roaring Wind Tiger in his mind, the commotion within the 'arena' subsided after a climax.

"It's over? Did he win or die?"

This was the question in everyone's mind standing outside the arena, but no one spoke because of it; everyone was quietly waiting for the result to arrive.

And this 'result' did not make everyone wait too long.

When the figure holding a blood-stained longsword and covered in blood appeared before everyone's eyes, at this moment, even those who had a bad relationship with him felt happy about his appearance.

Because at this moment, he represented hope.

Yes, the first person came out alive.

Although he was in a sorry state, with burn wounds on his body, his survival proved that he had killed the magical beast and passed the assessment.

The first success gave everyone great confidence.

They knew that the "graduation assessment" was not a deadly trial; on the contrary, it might even be relatively easy.

They all had hope of surviving, and all had the chance to partake in the "big pie" promised by the Instructor.