Chapter 256: Chapter Thirty-One: Unclassifiable

However, the trial ground of the True Knowledge Society is not easy to breach.

Thinking over it, Carrot casually created a space portal beside Anvis.

However, just as the portal opened, Duke Carrot’s expression subtly shifted.

The portal couldn’t open successfully, but was suddenly severed by a slash at the very moment it was about to open!

That was a slash from an equal Ninth Rank strength, originating from the spatial realm.

“Lord Carrot, the rules of the game must not be violated.”

A detached voice emanated from the void, the sound carrying the metallic clash of swords, akin to synthetic tones.

“Lord Hall? Are you in charge of supervising the trial now?”

Hearing the voice on the other end, Carrot felt a slight sinking in his heart.

That was Hall Aslade, an old Ninth Rank from the Aslade Family, Ninth Rank Demon Swordsman, the previous Family Head of the Aslade.

Among the Four Great Families of the Empire, Olivendi and the Alfred Family are closely aligned, the Enoch family remains absolutely neutral, while the Aslades maintain a stiff relationship with all families.

Though it’s partly for show to the Royal Family, correspondingly, they have sufficient strength to maintain this situation.

“I did not intend to violate the rules, Hall. Anvis sought my help through a Talisman, there must be a reason behind this!”

His expression darkened, Carrot opened his mouth coldly, his tone as unchanging as ancient ice, as if he might forcibly intervene at any moment.

“His current state is completely normal.”

Across the space, a stream of psychic information came through.

That was the magic assessment data of Anvis’ current state, all his physical and mental conditions were completely normal, with no internal injuries or abnormal states.

As the top talent of the Gloria Empire, regardless of the test results, the True Knowledge Society will ensure that no one actually suffers casualties during the trial.

“…”

Looking at the screen where the test environment was also completely normal, Duke Carrot was slightly at a loss for words.

Meanwhile, Hall on the other side spoke again.

“Lord Carrot, as a Supervisor, I have no intention of engaging in a meaningless battle with you, nor will I stop you a second time.”

Still with the same indifferent tone, Hall casually pinpointed the key issue.

“But I must remind you, if you insist on intervening, then he will permanently lose the qualification to join the True Knowledge Society. External interference is strictly forbidden in the rookie trial, which was a rule agreed upon by all the higher-ups.”

Listening to his words, Carrot noticeably hesitated.

“Very well, Lord Hall, but I need to ensure Anvis’ safety.”

“Worry not, that is my responsibility.”

Across the space, Hall spoke evenly.

“As long as I am here, no participant will encounter any mishaps—”

.….….

In the Trial World, seeing that the Duke had not appeared for a long time, Anvis thought slightly and vaguely understood the issue.

The Duke must have been stopped by the Ninth Rank or other forces of the True Knowledge Society, temporarily unable to arrive.

Upon analyzing the situation, he understood that the possibility of Hunters was slim.

This place is, after all, the assessment location of the True Knowledge Society, and high-level Hunters have difficulties entering here unnoticed. Those capable enough probably wouldn’t be easily predicted by him.

The most likely scenario is some kind of large-scale disaster.

Crisis prediction has a certain degree of advance warning, Anvis is not sure how much time he has left. However, the most important thing he should do now is to leave this mini-Dream Realm as soon as possible.

After breaking through the illusion, he currently found himself in a pure white rectangular hall.

The hall’s walls were devoid of any decorations; on one of the walls, there was a conspicuous black door, being the only differently colored object in the room.

Anvis quickly entered the door, and behind it was still a pure white hall, but this hall had one black door each on the left and right sides.

This is a structure similar to a maze, normally one would need to solve complex mechanisms within the maze to obtain the Guiding Array that leads out of the maze, and three keys to unlock the central secret door.

But Anvis remembered the map.

Soon, with his familiarity with the trial environment, Anvis found the three keys and also gathered a few temporary teammates along the way.

This was not excessive, as they were needed for the final assessment before departure.

Unlike him, who quickly left the illusion, the others, when he found them, were still lying on the ground like corpses.

Using magic to carry them, Anvis created a large water ball, threw everyone into it, and then cast a Third Rank Lightning Beam at the water ball.

Stop sleeping, get up quickly!

This swift action immediately drew the sideways glances of many members of the True Knowledge Society.

Three members with golden insignias were also very surprised, until they looked up Anvis’s data, which somewhat lessened their astonishment.

Anvis’s method was simple and rough, but very effective. When everyone’s life was truly under threat, the illusion of the trial was immediately shattered.

“Oh oh…”

Having escaped the illusion, the man in white clothes, shivering, tried to say something, but his words were paralyzed and wouldn’t come out.

“Alright, don’t talk for now, I need your help with something. Can you stand here and wait for ten minutes? I can give you a hundred Gold Coins as a reward.”

Seeing the player waking up, Anvis didn’t wait for him to say anything and spoke directly, simultaneously giving him a healing tap to refill his life.

“Of course! I’m very willing!”

The task [Wait] popped up on the panel, the Half-Elf player blinked and then nodded rapidly.

Stand for ten minutes and earn a hundred Gold Coins just like that? What a deal!

Doing a Second Rank Magic Beast subjugation task, the reward wouldn’t be more than a dozen Gold Coins.

“Also, if you’re willing to wait another five minutes, I’ll give you another hundred Gold Coins.”

Anvis spoke again after glancing at his task.

“No ques…”

Just as he was about to agree again, the man in white suddenly noticed, with a puzzled expression, that the Challenge Level of this mission changed to 85+. The words he was about to say got stuck in his throat.

Good, there are more than ten minutes until the crisis arrives, but less than fifteen minutes.

“Alright, stranger, I’ve changed my mind now, let’s go now.”

He casually gave him a hundred Gold Coins as a reward and explained the situation to the other three temporary teammates through telepathic communication.

He had a premonition of a great danger nearing, with less than fifteen minutes until it hits, and they needed to leave quickly.

However, despite Anvis’s guidance, it still took them about ten minutes to reach the giant bronze gate in the center of the maze.

Anvis took out three secret keys and inserted them into the lock holes on the door. The door automatically opened, revealing a square room, with a giant black Teleportation Array painted on the floor.

As soon as the people entered, the lines of the Array immediately lit up with a faint white light.

Then, the final question of the assessment entered everyone’s Spirit Space.

“The world is about to collapse but the energy of the final Teleportation Array is insufficient, only enough for four people to leave this world. One person in the team will be permanently left behind. If the decision is in your hands, who would you abandon? Based on what reason?”

In his previous life, Anvis didn’t have much of a feeling about this question. Only now did he realize that this issue was not just hypothetical, but also a statement of fact!

Of course, regardless of how many people entered the Array, the so-called ‘final Teleportation Array’s’ energy was only enough to transport one less than the total number of people.

“Abandon the foreigner, because he is not a member of the True Knowledge Society, and he can revive.”

In less than a minute, the four people each provided a similar response.

In another world, seeing the answers reflected by the Array, the people of the True Knowledge Society exchanged glances.

The member responsible for recording the archives hesitated with his quill, unsure of how to categorize this answer.

Around the round table, the other two members with golden insignias turned their heads, looking towards the brown-haired, golden-eyed young man who spoke earlier, who just shrugged at them.

“Don’t look at me, I don’t have the authority to get people out of there.”

.….….