One month later.
When the last team appeared at the mouth of the Amazon River, all the members of the Tianjiao Camp gave them a round of warm applause, even though they had exceeded the time limit and were not eligible to become a Tianjiao squad.
Long Tianyu scanned all the young people present and fixed his gaze on a team of only four people.
After a long moment, he looked away and solemnly announced: “The first annual assessment ends here. Next, I will announce the top ten results. Team names will temporarily use the captain’s name.”
Everyone held their breath, waiting for this moment.
“Tenth place, Wang Shenba Team, base score 62, bonus points 88, total 150 points.”
“Ninth place, Yi Lei Team, base score 67, bonus points 125, total 192 points.”
“Eighth place, Li Yunxi Team, base score 76, bonus points 126, total 202 points.”
“Seventh place, Francis Team, base score 89, bonus points 165, total 254 points.”
“Sixth place, Nishimura No Team, base score 96, bonus points 397, total 493 points.”
“Fifth place, Lei Wuyinuofu Team, base score 92, bonus points 631, total 723 points.”
“Fourth place, Li Tianke Team, base score 100, bonus points 628, total 728 points.”
Here he paused for a moment, then read out the three strongest teams in everyone’s minds:
“Third place, Wei’er Team, base score 100, bonus points 1469, total 1569 points.”
“Second place, Blake Team, base score 100, bonus points 1580, total 1680 points.”
“First place, Su Mo Team, base score 40, bonus points 10980, total 11020 points.”
When Long Tianyu announced the first-place result, everyone was stunned.
Over ten thousand?
No way, how could it possibly be that high?
“How come their team only has four people left? The two strongest members are nowhere to be found. Otherwise, their base score wouldn’t be just 40.”
“But their bonus points are over ten thousand — that’s a total crush, okay? Everyone else’s combined doesn’t even come close to theirs.”
“I got it. Su Mo and Ye Qingyi must have teamed up to kill a super demon beast. During the process, they were badly injured and couldn’t make it here in time, so they were absent. But the bonus points are high.”
“Now that you mention it, it does make some sense. But something that can directly earn ten thousand points — could it be an A-rank?”
“So what if it’s A-rank? Didn’t Ye Qingyi kill an S-rank too? Fighting… sometimes you have to use your brain.”
…
Everyone had different theories about the strange aspects of the first-place team. Many people wanted to know what kind of existence could possibly be worth ten thousand points.
Long Tianyu’s explanation was just two words: classified.
This wasn’t just his own decision — it was unanimously approved by the ISO Organization Committee.
Blake was gnashing his teeth in frustration at not getting first place, but the facts were right there, and he had nothing to say. He was just curious: where on earth had Su Mo and Ye Qingyi gone?
Regarding this question, acting captain Wu Heng and the other three all kept their mouths shut.
First, because they didn’t want to talk about it. Second… the situation was too absurd. Even if they told people, no one would believe it.
On the return trip, the instructor leaders of the other teams were all present, but Yang Jie was absent. Wu Heng and the others were personally led by Long Tianyu.
No sooner had they left than Howard’s Supernatural Biology Research Institute arrived right behind them. Accompanying them was a joint fleet formed by the militaries of various countries, under the overall command of Oulai, who answered directly to the ISO Organization. It was an extremely grand display.
He had received orders from his superiors to root out all hidden otherworldly creatures and capture the Ghost-Faced Man.
…
Capital City of Xia Country.
In an inconspicuous courtyard house, a young man in his early twenties was lying on a rocking chair, staring blankly at the sky.
He was handsome, and his fair, tender skin showed at a glance that he had taken good care of himself — more delicate than many girls.
Perhaps because he had been lying down too long, he got up from the rocking chair and lazily stretched his body.
Driven by instinct, his movements were quite ladylike.
He froze. First he pretended to be calm and looked around. After confirming no one was nearby, he finally let out a sigh of relief, covered his face, and groaned in pain: “I’m so girly!”
The young man’s name was Su Mo. He was originally from Tianyu City, Longzhou Province, and a soon-to-be college freshman.
However, a sudden incident had caused a huge change in the world he lived in.
To be precise, an incident had sent him to a world that didn’t belong to him.
That’s right — he had transmigrated.
At least, that’s what Su Mo himself believed.
After days of observation and research, he was certain that he had soul-transmigrated into the body of another Su Mo in a parallel world.
This Su Mo was already 20 years old and seemed to be some important figure in Xia Country. Due to some incident, his cultivation had been completely destroyed, and he had fallen into a coma — which was how Su Mo had “seized the opportunity.”
He wasn’t sure if he was safe now, so he could only pretend to have amnesia — and successfully fooled everyone.
Now, as long as he didn’t leave the courtyard, he could do whatever he wanted.
The only regret was that there was no system. Surviving in this world full of superhumans wasn’t going to be easy.
Fortunately, the original owner of this body was strong. Even with his cultivation destroyed, his physical fitness was absurdly powerful — he could do three thousand push-ups in one go without rest.
Good heavens, he never would have dared to imagine that before.
But even with such a macho man who could do three thousand push-ups in one breath, in daily life he was a sissy.
“I really don’t get it. How can such a strong man be so girly, and it’s even affecting me!” Su Mo looked miserable, but there was determination in his eyes — he was going to change this situation and work hard to become a real man again.
At that moment, a stunning middle-aged woman pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard. As soon as she entered, she asked with concern: “Xiao Mo, how’s your recovery coming along?”
This beautiful older sister was named Zhang Yuelu. She was the wife of the original owner’s senior fellow disciple, though for some reason the original owner had always called her “master’s wife.”
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Following his principle of addressing people as young as possible, Su Mo called her “Sister Zhang.” Not only was she not angry, but she was actually happier about it.
Sister Zhang was the one who treated him every day, so every time she came, she would ask this question.
Su Mo handled it smoothly: “Just as Sister Zhang said, I take my medicine on time every day and keep myself relaxed. It’s just that there’s still no improvement…”
He sighed, looking downcast.
Whenever Zhang Yuelu saw him, she thought of Ye Qingyi, and thinking of Ye Qingyi reminded her of Su Mo. She couldn’t help feeling sad, but could only force a smile and say: “It’s fine. The human brain is a delicate thing. Lost memories aren’t easy to recover. You need to relax.”
Su Mo nodded obediently, looking quite cooperative on the surface, but in reality he hadn’t taken a single pill. Are you kidding? I’m a transmigrator, not actually amnesiac. What if the medicine damages my brain?
He understood the principle that “medicine is three parts poison.”
“Sister Zhang, why isn’t Senior Brother here today?” Normally, he came at least ten times a day, but these past two days he hadn’t shown up at all.
He had to admit, among the people around the original owner, this couple treated him the best. Su Mo was almost certain of this, because among all the people coming and going every day, those two were the most frequent.
“Old Qin — that is, your master — is coming out of seclusion today. Your senior brother went to welcome him.”
Su Mo’s heart stirred at these words, and he suddenly became agitated: “Master, Master — I think I remember something… Hisss, my head hurts so much. Sister Zhang, can you take me to see him? I have a feeling that seeing him might help me recover my memories.”
Zhang Yuelu was delighted: “Alright, I’ll apply for you right away!”
Su Mo’s lips curled up slightly: Oh man, I can finally get out and get some fresh air. Master? I don’t know him…
