Chapter Nine: The Principal’s Astonishment—Annihilate All the Monsters!

The greater the danger, the greater the reward. Killing a level 9 monster would yield ten times the experience points of a level 1 monster. Therefore, Yang Feng no longer intended to hunt the low-level creatures; instead, he set his sights on higher-level prey.

Beneath the yellow sands, many level 8 rattlesnakes lay in hiding. Their yellow skin blended seamlessly with the dunes, making them nearly invisible. Finding these snakes was no simple task. However, Yang Feng had his own method—he enlisted the help of his Raven Warriors. Soaring through the air, their sharp eyes quickly spotted the rattlesnakes concealed beneath the sand. With this approach, his efforts were rewarded many times over.

It wasn’t long before he discovered another rattlesnake. Drawing on his previous experience, he swiftly dispatched the creature.

[Killed a level 8 rattlesnake, experience +100]

He used the same method repeatedly, continuously tracking down rattlesnakes and using his Venom Tongue skill to finish them off.

[Killed a level 8 rattlesnake, experience +100]
[Killed a level 8 rattlesnake, experience +100]
[Killed a level 8 rattlesnake, experience +100]
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After reaching level 8, gaining enough experience to level up became increasingly difficult. Yet, as Yang Feng continued to slay monsters, he found himself just a step away from level 9.

Meanwhile, night had fully fallen. Nearly twenty-four hours had passed since he first entered the Novice Village.

...

At that very moment, in a teahouse within the Novice Village, Ye Jingtian, Qin Han, and several others were still chatting over tea. If they grew hungry, attendants would bring them refreshments. For Qin Han and his colleagues, this was an annual ritual. Each year, after the students entered the Novice Village to hunt monsters, the teachers would wait in the village, just in case something unexpected happened.

Accidents were rare, but as the saying goes, it’s better to be safe than sorry. The monsters in the Novice Village were all artificially raised, generally below level 10, and not particularly aggressive. Nonetheless, the training was not without risk, and each year, more than a few students lost their lives before entering university. But this was a necessary ordeal. Without real combat experience, how could they hope to face even stronger monsters in the future?

Just then, a figure appeared at the village entrance.

Everyone looked up. “Someone’s back!”

“It hasn’t been twenty-four hours yet—how could someone be returning this soon?”

“Did something go wrong?”

The Novice Village had only one entrance and one exit. The entrance led into the village, while the exit, at the edge of the desert, was the way back. To leave, one had to brave attacks from level 8 desert rattlesnakes.

At that moment, Yang Feng emerged from the exit. Seeing him, Qin Han hurried over, confusion written across his face. “Yang Feng, why are you back already?”

“I’ve killed all the monsters, so I came out,” Yang Feng replied calmly.

“What? You killed all the monsters?” Qin Han exclaimed, astonished. He quickly checked Yang Feng’s level, and the result left him even more shocked.

[Name: Yang Feng]
[Class: Cursist]
[Level: 9]

“You’ve already reached level 9?” Qin Han couldn’t believe his eyes. In the past, the highest any student had reached during this training was level 8. Yet Yang Feng had reached level 9?

“The monsters here are too low-level and too few in number. I could only reach level 9 at best.” Yang Feng’s tone was tinged with regret. He had scoured the desert, killing every rattlesnake he could find, but still, he only managed to reach level 9. Reaching level 10 here was simply impossible.

“Headmaster, I’d like to apply to go to Greenhill Town for further training,” Yang Feng requested.

Qin Han was taken aback—not only had Yang Feng been the first to return, he’d also reached level 9 and exterminated all the monsters. Each year, when the graduating class trained here, the staff would stock the Novice Village with a large number of monsters. After each round of extermination, new monsters would be released. To prevent the emergence of high-level monsters, they would clear the area beforehand, hunting down any stronger creatures, all to minimize casualties. After all, these graduating students had never experienced real combat. They were the future pillars of the nation—too many deaths would be an unbearable loss.

Thus, the highest-level monsters in the Novice Village were only level 8, and their attack power was much lower than those found in the wild.

Yet Yang Feng, in less than twenty-four hours, had reached level 9, slain every monster, and returned safely. To be honest, he had shattered the previous records for Novice Village training.

For a moment, Qin Han was speechless.

“Headmaster, did you hear me?” Yang Feng asked, somewhat exasperated. “I said, I want to go to Greenhill Town for further training!”

“Ah...” Qin Han snapped out of his daze and nodded. “No problem. I can issue you a pass. When the time comes, you can proceed to Greenhill Town for further training. But for now, get some rest and wait for your classmates to return.”

Yang Feng had already proven himself capable of handling tougher challenges, so Qin Han readily agreed to his request.

“Thank you, Headmaster,” Yang Feng replied, nodding, and found a seat to rest.

Meanwhile, the other school principals eyed Yang Feng with curiosity.

“Principal Qin, what’s going on here?”

“Who is this student? How did he finish so quickly?”

“Why is he alone? Didn’t he team up with anyone?”
...

The others bombarded Qin Han with questions. He could only offer a wry smile.

“This is Yang Feng from East Sea No. 1 High School—the only one to unlock a hidden class! He’s wiped out all the rattlesnakes in the desert and reached level 9.”

The news left everyone stunned. Even Ye Jingtian regarded Yang Feng with disbelief.

Only now did they realize Yang Feng had reached level 9. To go from level 1 to 9 in a single day was nothing short of monstrous. Even more remarkable was that he had slain every rattlesnake in the desert.

Had this year’s graduates really become so formidable?

“No wonder he’s the only hidden class. It seems we’ve underestimated the Cursist!” Ye Jingtian couldn’t help but sigh. In their eyes, Yang Feng’s remarkable progress could only be attributed to unlocking the hidden class of Cursist.