2035 Blood Bats

"Since everybody is already ready, then…" Hong Chi stopped halfway and gave everyone an enigmatic smile.

This Elder Hong turned a ring on his finger.

Instantly, everybody saw a light curtain seep out from the ring. It quickly projected something akin to a sealed, transparent light red barrier.

"A virtual environment?" Everybody was surprised, but then found it understandable.

Since the committee had said that they would be catching birds, it probably wouldn't end up being that simple.

"Those who are ready can enter." Elder Hong gestured for them to go inside.

A disciple from Celestial Light Academy gulped and hesitantly walked up to that light barrier.

Elder Hong clarified with a smile, "Everybody must remember one thing. You may be well aware that everything inside the testing environment is fake, but I must tell you that if you get injured or die inside the testing environment, you will also be suffering the same consequences in reality."

Everybody shuddered and shut their mouths tightly, putting on solemn expressions.

That student from Celestial Light Academy raised his hand weakly and asked, "Didn't you say at the beginning th-that you'd be releasing va-various birds above the arena? Wh-Why do we have to go inside a testing environment now…"

That student's voice gradually trailed off because he discovered his mentor glaring at him.

His mentor's meaning was obvious: Quickly get on with it! Stop quibbling! Go inside and occupy an advantageous position.

That Celestial Light Academy student got triggered, so he stepped inside the transparent barrier. He instantly felt the world spin and the scenery transform.

*Flap, flap, flap.* A string of blood bats flew over and spooked this person into shrieking in terror.

Weren't they f*cking supposed to capture birds? How come there was a colony of blood bats instead?

Were these blood bats even considered 'birds'?! Even though confused, that student quickly struck down a bat that kept trying to fly in his face.

Qiao Mu, Qi Xuanxuan, and the others had also filed into the testing environment.

Upon entering, they found that they were inside a cave, with both feet soaking in icy water.

The most awful thing was that a large colony of bats had darted out from their cave and were getting drawn toward people's scents.

Everybody all drew their swords and killed the blood bats that flew up to them.

In this short amount of time, Sunlight, Moonlight, Starlight, Celestial Light, as well as a group of students from Godsend Academy had all entered the testing environment. They could feel that this environment was full of malice toward them.

Bai Xia was following behind Starlight Academy's captain. She distastefully pulled her left leg from the muddy ice water and lamented, "What hellhole is this."

"Careful, everybody!" Starlight Academy's captain reminded gravely, "Do not let these blood bats get near you!"

"F*ck! Are these bats ever going to be done!"

Ma Ta fought with his spear, directly skewering a blood bat that was making a beeline for him into mincemeat.

Duanmu Qing stood beside Qiao Mu while wielding a sword. All blood bats that came close were blocked out from several meters away, after which they got disposed of cleanly with a swift and fierce attack.

Miss Qiao stood in the middle and curiously sized up the surroundings around them.

This was the second time she was experiencing a testing environment. She wondered how this kind of virtual environment was formed.

Apparently, only divine tool engineers could produce a space ring spiritual tool like this that also included an illusory environment.

In that case, her Lian should be able to construct them.