Monster Paradise - Chapter 272

Chapter 272

As Lin Huang walked out from the crowd, many of them began to check him out . The man that everyone was gawking at was a young man not more than 16 years of age who was about 1 . 7 meters tall . He had black, fluffy hair and bright eyes . His features were pleasant and he looked harmless .

"Is this Mr . Fu’s apprentice? He doesn’t look like anyone special and he’s only gold-level rank-2…"

People began to discuss among themselves and a group of men was especially puzzled . Most of them came from powerful families and they knew that Mr . Fu used to work for the Union Government - after all, they have heard of his legendary stories .

In the crowd, there were two people who had the biggest surprise of their lives . One of them was the head examiner of the Reserve Hunter assessment, Yi Yeyu who Lin Huang had met 10 months ago . The other was Li Lang who had earlier went to Lin Huang to investigate damages to his house when a vampire invaded his house 11 months ago . Lin Huang was not even iron-level when the both of them had first met him . Within the span of one year, Lin Huang managed to emerge as a gold-level rank-2 . His speed shocked the both of them, especially Yi Yeyu because she had practically watched him grow up and she even knew about him killing iron-level and bronze-level Life Seed monsters . She did not expect to see him again at such a place .

However, Lin Huang did not know about all these . While he noticed Yi Yeyu in the Demon Slayer Legion, he was oblivious to Li Lang in the Hunter Association's team . As everyone watched, Lin Huang calmed himself down while walking into the black whirlpool…

The image before him changed as he stepped in . Soon, he was sent to another place . There was a pungent sulfuric stench surrounding the air . He looked at the burnt ground with a couple of volcanoes, smoke twisting out above them .

"Welcome to the Volcanic Hell, young man," a voice nearby greeted him . Lin Huang lifted his head to look at the sky . It was a man in a black Demon Slayer Legion uniform floating in the air who had uttered those words . The man had short golden hair with a pair of gold-framed glasses . His long, narrow eyes looked like they were closed . Although he seemed like a nice man, Lin Huang could sense a dangerous aura coming from him . He put his guard up instinctively .

The man descended from the air and smiled oddly at Lin Huang . "Don’t worry, young man . I am your examiner for the first round of training . "

"Your ability to sense is extraordinary . "

"Thanks for your compliment . " Lin Huang did not intend to explain any further .

Just as he claimed, the man standing in front of Lin Huang was the examiner for the training . As the Union Government owned the ruin keys, that meant trespassers were forbidden here . This also meant that the unique aura that emanated from the Demon Slayer Legion uniform could not be fake . Seeing that the man could float in the air, it was clear that he was a Transcendent . Judging from his combat strength, it made sense that he was the examiner .

After coming out with this analysis, Lin Huang was slightly relieved . He did not ask about the rules of the training as all the participants had yet to arrive and the examiner would not bother explaining the rules to him one-on-one . He stepped aside while waiting for the rest to arrive patiently . Seeing that Lin Huang did not bother to talk to him, the examiner with the golden hair rubbed his nose . Soon, the participants started coming in, alleviating the awkward situation .

The second batch of participants that were sent in were members of the Hunter Association . There were a total of 300 of them . As they arrived, the quiet ruins suddenly became crowded . Many of them had not dared to speak when they were at the plaza as there were many seniors there . Without the supervision of seniors now, they started talking to each other . Seeing everyone chatting with each other, someone approached Lin Huang as if he was getting a closer look at someone he recognized .

"Li Lang?!" Lin Huang recognized him immediately as he had not changed one bit .

"Are you really Lin Huang?!" Li Lang was unsure earlier but upon hearing Lin Huang call out his name, he was quite certain now .

"I didn’t expect to see you here . " Lin Huang smiled . If not for Li Lang giving him the Life Crystals earlier, he might not have been able to pass the Reserve Member assessment .

"I should be the one saying that . You weren’t even an iron-level when I met you the last time . You've grown so much in less than a year!" Li Lang exclaimed . He managed to level-up from silver-level rank-3 to complete gold-level in 11 months . His progress considered fast but Lin Huang’s speed was even more impressive .

"That’s true…" Lin Huang was speechless . It was June when he had arrived in this world and it was now May in his second year; it had not even been a year since his arrival . His improvement was unbelievable .

"We haven’t seen each other for almost a year now and you’ve grown taller!" Li Lang laughed . He remembered Lin Huang being only 1 . 6 meters when they last met, a whole head shorter than him . Li Lang had only grown two to three centimeters taller within a year but Lin Huang was now 1 . 73 meters . Lin Huang smiled helplessly when he heard such a comment that was usually made by the old folks . However, he was not concerned about his height because he had just turned 16 . His body would hit puberty in a couple of years and with the nutrients in the food provided in this year, it should be an easy feat for him to grow 10 centimeters within two years .

"Although you’ve made some terrifying improvements, you are only a gold-level rank-2 after all . Your combat strength must be at the bottom of the food chain with these thousands of people here . Let me know if you need help with the training . " Li Lang patted his shoulder as though he was speaking to his junior .

"Oh, sure," Lin Huang replied immediately but he was actually speechless . He did not think that Li Lang could even defeat him if they were to fight .

As they chatted, more and more participants entered the ruins . After 10 minutes, the Demon Slayer Legion arrived at the dimensional ruins as the grand finale . All of the participants that had joined the training were in the ruins now . Seeing that the entrance to the dimensional ruin had closed, the examiner with the golden hair floated into the air again, attracting everyone’s attention .

"Alright, kids, please be quiet and listen to me," the examiner’s voice echoed in the ruins . All of the participants turned silent .

"Let me introduce myself . My name is Si Kongjian and I'll be your examiner for the first round of training…"