First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 7: Slaughtering the Exam Grounds—This Is Way Too Easy

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It turned out that Vine Armor could normally regenerate and repair itself.

But now, Chu Hao’s Vine Armor showed no signs of self-repair. It had completely lost its vitality—it was as good as trash.

Liu Yun, unable to contain her anger, snapped, "Aren’t you going too far? He just said a few words!"

Lu Ding crossed his arms. "Yeah, I’m being excessive. So what? What are you gonna do about it?"

He was just running his mouth? He was just joking? He didn’t mean it?

Lu Ding found those kinds of excuses disgusting.

He couldn’t be bothered to argue with people—someone talks trash first, he throws hands. Simple as that.

"You..."

Her strength wasn’t much different from Chu Hao’s. If he couldn’t block that attack, then she definitely couldn’t. And she hadn’t even been able to react in time.

In this situation, if she stepped up, she’d probably just get wiped out in a second.

"Forget it. Just hold it in. I don’t like what you’re saying, and I don’t care about giving you face."

Right then, an announcement echoed through the exam grounds:

"Examinees are not allowed to attack each other. Please prepare—assessment begins in five minutes."

The whole scene had already caught the attention of the spectators outside.

Instantly, the entire crowd started buzzing with discussion.

"What the hell just happened? Why did they start fighting all of a sudden?"

"He just one-shot Chu Hao, who had Vine Armor! Are you telling me this guy is a new recruit? I’d believe it if you said he was a full-fledged investigator!"

"This has to be a talent ability, right? That attack power is insane!"

"I mean, I won’t deny he’s strong, but his attitude’s kinda messed up. Just attacking people like that—bit too arrogant, don’t you think?"

"Man, shut the f*** up with that 'too arrogant' crap. If you think he’s arrogant, go challenge him after the exam. Did you see that Slash Attack? That was just a casual flick—if he went all out, he’d probably chop your head and a** apart."

"Arrogant? Damn right! If I had that kind of power, I’d be even more arrogant! That Chu Hao thinks he’s hot sh*t just ’cause he’s got a magic artifact, looking down on everyone like he’s better than them. Now someone finally put him in his place!"

"Yeah, didn’t he pick fights with other newbies before? He’d beat them down with his Vine Armor and call them trash. Well, look at him now—he’s the trash. And now he’s dead silent. Hahaha, bet it doesn’t feel so good now!"

The excitement in the crowd reached a boiling point.

Five minutes passed in a flash.

Chu Hao finally exhaled the breath he had been holding, his face regaining some color. But when he looked at Lu Ding again, his eyes were filled with fear.

And once he realized that his Vine Armor was basically destroyed, that fear turned into pure terror.

When someone is only slightly stronger than you, you resent them. You fear them. You plot revenge, waiting for the day to strike back.

But when the difference is overwhelming—as vast as the sky and the mud beneath it—there’s no revenge, no future comeback.

There’s only fear.

He didn’t dare to think about it. He didn’t dare to act on it.

Chu Hao understood this well.

Before, he had been arrogant. Aside from Liu Yun, he had never taken any of the other trainee investigators seriously.

His confidence all came from Vine Armor.

But now that his armor was gone, so was his confidence.

He had been so sure of himself before the test, but now?

Now he was scared sh*tless.

Just then—

A series of two-meter-tall Wooden Dummies with bizarre appearances started emerging from the ground.

Chu Hao unconsciously took a step back.

Before, he could just rely on Vine Armor to tank hits and focus entirely on attacking. But now?

Now he had to actually dodge. And real hits hurt.

The loudspeakers blared:

"Assessment begins!"

Hundreds of Wooden Dummies charged forward.

Lu Ding’s face lit up with excitement.

Without hesitation, he was the first to leap out.

"Bring it on!"

With a casual wave of his hand, a ten-meter-wide horizontal Slash Attack cut through the battlefield.

Wherever the attack passed, Wooden Dummies were bisected.

By the time the energy faded, at least a dozen were cut clean in half.

But no notification popped up.

Lu Ding sighed. What a waste.

He had secretly hoped that killing these things might earn him rewards.

But apparently, they didn’t count as monsters for collection.

And honestly, they were way too weak.

His devastating attack sent the crowd into an uproar.

The sheer power of it fired up the other trainees, who all leaped into battle.

The exam had officially begun!

Lu Ding danced through the battlefield, cutting down Wooden Dummies left and right.

Slash Attacks swirled around him, erupting with every movement.

Wood chips flew. Severed limbs scattered.

He moved through the chaos with an effortless grace—violence refined into an art.

At one point, he grabbed a Wooden Dummy’s head.

Dozens of Slash Attacks erupted from his fingers.

The dummy’s head instantly shattered into a handful of splinters.

He casually tossed them aside.

This is way too easy.

These Wooden Dummies might look scary, but their actual combat power wasn’t much higher than a regular human’s.

Sure, they were taller, tougher, stronger, faster, and came in large numbers.

But that was it.

They weren’t a threat to him at all.

In just ten minutes—

On the massive display screen, Lu Ding’s kill count had already shot up to over eighty.

That meant he had already slain eighty monsters.

Seeing that ridiculous number, the trainees watching from the sidelines completely lost it.

"Holy sh*t, this guy’s more of a monster than the actual monsters! Eighty kills in ten minutes—is he chopping cabbages!?"

"No wonder he’s so cocky. With power like that, he deserves to be cocky!"

"This guy might actually break the record—both in kill count and speed! I’ve never heard of anyone killing eighty monsters in ten minutes during a trainee exam!"

"Lu Ding—I’m remembering that name. If I get the chance, I hope I can go on missions with him. I’d feel so safe."

"How many do you think he’ll kill in the whole hour?"

"At least four or five hundred."

"Yeah, sounds about right. I wonder if breaking the record comes with a reward."

"What are you, reading a web novel? You think breaking a record automatically gives you a bonus?"

"Even if there’s no bonus, this guy is famous now. Pretty soon, everyone in 749 Bureau is gonna know his name."

Lu Ding, focused on the fight, had no idea about the commotion outside.

Elsewhere, Liu Yun was slashing through monsters with her Demon Blade, moving like a phantom.

With every swing, another Wooden Dummy became a point on the scoreboard.

But even with all her speed and skill, she was far behind Lu Ding.

She had barely taken down thirty enemies—meanwhile, Lu Ding was already nearing two hundred.

Before today, Liu Yun had thought she was leagues ahead of other trainees. She had her Demon Blade. She had a powerful talent.

But now?

Lu Ding’s performance made her realize—there were always stronger people out there.

For the first time since joining, Liu Yun felt embarrassed by all the praise she’d received.

She finally understood—

She needed to train harder.