Superpower, awakening, baseline testing.
These keywords drew the crowd's attention, focusing their gaze on the heavy lead alloy box beside President Huang.
"Inside there... Is that the device used to test the specific values of 'belief and faith'?"
The members whispered softly among themselves.
However, Su Qiangwei noticed that Liu Huadie and He Nanguang from Fulan Academy turned a bit pale at the sight of the box, their expressions not very pleasant.
She glanced sideways at Ma Ran.
The other party still wore that ever-calm demeanor, as if everything was under control.
Confident men have the most charm, Su Qiangwei couldn't deny that, but she still found Ma Ran irritating.
In terms of Black Rock Martial Arts cultivation, it was tough for her to surpass Ma Ran.
Though stubborn, Su Qiangwei had self-awareness!
If she could awaken a superpower, maybe there would be a chance to overtake him on a curve.
Defeat Ma Ran!
Crowned as king!
The chaos of the Grass Hut is determined by Qiangwei!
"Brother Ran!"
Dong Huaiming suddenly raised his voice, so much so that Su Qiangwei almost slipped off her chair: "How many people do you think will meet the standard this time?"
Student Xiao Ming was very excited now.
Compared to the painstaking effort required for the Black Rock Monument Martial Arts System, he was more eager to see what kind of superpower he might awaken.
Ma Ran stated he completely understood.
Unlike Wu Di, no matter past or present, Dong Huaiming's original intention remained unchanged, always the same as now.
The less able Earth's current technological level is to explain something, the more excited it makes him feel.
In Ma Ran's impression, Dong Huaiming was a distinguished defender of human civilization!
Compared to Wan Haihao, student Xiao Ming's end was not much better.
Driven by intense curiosity, he evaded the theoretical instructor and studied the Youwen Illusion System on his own.
This eventually led to his mental breakdown, genetic mutation, and transformation into a monster.
After that, Dong Huaiming was sent to an undersea freezing chamber for forced hibernation.
He slept until Earth's end.
"Superpower baseline..."
Ma Ran pondered for a while without giving an immediate answer.
Because Dong Huaiming didn't deliberately lower his voice, he attracted the attention of others.
Everyone wanted to hear Ma Ran's opinion.
Currently, he had considerable authority in the Grass Hut Academy, with credibility and reliability off the charts.
Even the secretly combative Su Qiangwei had to acknowledge this.
If Su Qiangwei faced an unsolvable problem and could summon anyone for help, the first person she'd think of would be Ma Ran!
Without keeping them in suspense, Ma Ran calmly raised three fingers: "Excluding myself, it's three."
His tone was decisive and confident, as if stating an objective fact.
He was laying the groundwork for the upcoming role-play.
Liu Huadie and He Nanguang, during their time at Fulan Academy, had already been tested beforehand. As they reached the passing line, they were assigned this support task.
Within Grass Hut Academy, excluding Ma Ran, this time only Su Qiangwei reached the baseline, based on the time.
As Ma Ran's newly recruited sidekick, Wu Di's eyes sparkled, his swollen face brimming with pride: "Among these three, I must be one!"
Dong Huaiming glared fiercely at Wu Di and snorted coldly, feeling a strong sense of crisis.
This guy...
Instead of directly acknowledging Ma Ran's prophecy, he boldly claimed to be part of the prophecy.
He's shamelessly sycophantic!
In his heart, Dong Huaiming silently elevated Wu Di's threat level by two notches.
He originally viewed him as a jester, thinking this kid was nothing more than an ignorant, arrogant, untamed fool who acted without thinking.
Now it seemed he had misjudged!
Although each academy had different recruitment standards, most tested for [academic ability] through various assessments.
At this stage, whether it's Qinglian Academy, Fulan Academy, Yingchuan Academy, or Grass Hut Academy, every member is an extraordinary talent selected from thousands!
How careless!
Wu Di is also an academy member, so how could he be a fool?
He's actually quite clever!
Beside him, Wan Haihao clenched his fists, his palms sweaty: "Only three can meet the standard..."
He pondered for a long time, many potential names flashing through his mind.
But those names...
No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find "Wan Haihao" among them.
The once victorious Wan Haihao.
He was a highly intelligent brainiac, a provincial top scorer who breezed through all the way to a doctorate.
His parents doted on him, his love life was perfect, his friends envied him, and he was the "golden child" to his neighbors.
But now...
His confidence, pride, and composure had vanished, shattered in less than a week's time.
Ma Ran was right.
Having known Ma Ran, Wan Haihao had truly changed.
Unfamiliar feelings of inferiority surrounded his mind, lingering for a long time.
As for Su Qiangwei...
Her mindset was much better.
"Three people, huh?"
Su Qiangwei furrowed her delicate brows, her gaze wandering over Liu Huadie, He Nanguang, and Wu Di before she pursed her lips and muttered softly: "It's not the only opportunity anyway."
"If I fail this time, it's no big deal."
"I'll just have to pay more attention in future ethics classes..."
"But seriously, how do they quantify belief and faith?!"
"Whatever!"
"Just carefully observe now, gain some experience, and as long as I don't give up..."
"There will definitely be a day of success!"
Su Qiangwei maintained an excellent and unshakeable mindset.
Finally, under the gaze of everyone, the sealed lead alloy box was opened by two staff members in hazmat suits, revealing the "device" inside.
The "device" provided by Fulan Academy's support bore no hint of advanced technology, instead resembling a child's toy, even appearing somewhat rustic.
It was a gray-white mask, seemingly molded from clay, 18 centimeters long and 12 centimeters wide.
Within three seconds of being removed from the lead alloy box, the atmosphere in the small auditorium shifted abruptly.
Originally filled with anticipation and excitement, the members' faces turned pale in an instant, their eyes bloodshot.
Gazing at the mysterious mask, every second brought the flashing of countless bloody, brutal, distorted, and terrifying images.
Screams!
Wails!
Howls!
Echoed around them, the demonic sound engulfing their minds.
A powerful stench of blood filled their nostrils.
The air was also thick with a moist, rotten, mildewed vapor tinged with peculiar red and green hues.
Thump! Thump! Thump!
The eerie aura made their hearts race, while the terrifying atmosphere flooded them with adrenaline.
Tearing their gaze away from the mask, everything they had felt before seemed illusory, as if it had never happened...
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