In the Age of Gods and Demons, I evolved into the final boss.

Chapter 45 Shocks the Entire Audience

Blood rained down from mid-air.

The mutated lion, its head split in two, swept over Chen Zheng's head, slammed onto the grass with a thud, and slid for more than ten meters before slowly coming to a stop.

In the distance, Jiang Mo, hiding behind a withered tree, almost held his breath, his mouth wide open, before finally uttering a single word.

Depend on!

Yesterday, Chen Zheng also killed an eighth-level mutated giant rhinoceros with a single strike; its size was even larger than this mutated male lion.

But that time, Bai Su helped him, using the Flash Rune to blind the mutated giant rhinoceros. Today, Chen Zheng was fighting one-on-one, and he killed this level nine mutated lion with just one strike.

[Slayed 11 Level 7 Mutant Creatures, gaining 165 Contribution Points]

[Slayed a level 9 mutated creature and gained 40 contribution points]

Another two hundred contribution points were credited to his account, and a smile appeared on Chen Zheng's originally cold face.

Sheathing his sword, Chen Zheng called out to Jiang Mo in the distance, "Come on, Jiang Mo, let's go to the squad leader's place. Just head straight in that direction according to the coordinates."

"Wait for me."

While Chen Zheng was slaying mutated creatures, the 20,000 liberal arts students scattered across the vast plain were also fighting, though most of them were just "hanging out".

Only a few students at the eighth or ninth level of martial arts were focused on hunting mutated creatures.

boom!

Water splashed along the lake shore. The mutated giant crocodile, nearly ten meters long from head to tail, with a hole piercing its skull through its eyes, struggled for more than ten minutes before finally dying.

[Slay an 8th-level mutated creature and gain 25 contribution points]

"Chen Zheng, a group of mutated apes have appeared at the edge of the jungle near Bai Su."

"Walk!"

It was four o'clock in the afternoon at the spot where the fire had been lit yesterday.

Chen Zheng emerged from the chaotic jungle, blood dripping from his long sword. His expression was cold and stern, and an invisible aura seemed to surround him.

That's the malevolent energy formed from the slaughter of too many creatures.

When Chen Zheng walked in, Jiang Mo handed him a bottle of water and teased, "Here, Master Chen, wash your hands."

"Go away." Chen Zheng smiled and took the water.

Li Tang swiped her finger across the terminal screen: "I did the math, and you killed a total of eighty-seven mutated creatures today, of varying levels. With yesterday's contribution, you should be in the top five."

"But the real competition will begin tomorrow."

"Yesterday, Jiang Wu from Rune Class 1 and Zhang Cong from Materials Science Class 6 both contributed over 400 points. Today, they are expected to contribute around 400 to 500 points as well."

"When you get back today, your ranking will suddenly jump dozens of places, which will definitely put pressure on them."

"If you want to surpass them, you need to kill more mutated creatures tomorrow and earn more contribution points than you did today."

Chen Zheng nodded, fully agreeing with Li Tang's analysis.

Bai Su popped a candy into her mouth and said, "I observed you carefully during your fight today. Your strength, combat experience, and other aspects are all stronger than those of an average level nine martial artist."

"As long as you are careful, the mutated creatures in this plain pose little threat to you."

"The problem that will constrain you tomorrow is how to find those mutated creatures."

"This plain is too vast. Today we almost wiped out all the mutated creatures within a radius of over 100 kilometers, but what about tomorrow?"

"Tomorrow is indeed a problem," Chen Zheng nodded.

He spent most of the day traveling, killing mostly level 5 or higher mutated creatures. As for those below level 5, his classmates had already killed them all yesterday.

Jiang Mo stroked his chin: "I actually have a way to solve this problem."

"What method?" Chen Zheng and the other two looked at Jiang Mo.

"Get all the students in the class together and help Chen Zheng find the mutated creatures like we are today. All he has to do is run over and kill them."

"...This won't be easy," Li Tang hesitated.

"We're willing to help Chen Zheng because we're all friends. The other classmates in the class don't have a very good relationship with Chen Zheng, so why would they be willing to help him?"

Bai Su nodded slightly.

"Hey! That's not necessarily true. We men think differently from you women."

Jiang Mo said confidently, "I just need to make a call in the class group tonight, and for the sake of class honor and to join in the fun, I believe many boys in the class will agree to help."

"We don't need all of them. If we have twenty or thirty people to help tomorrow, they will be more efficient than just the few of us."

Chen Zheng's eyes brightened slightly: "It seems feasible."

He was a boy too, so he naturally understood the way college students thought.

"Okay, Jiang Mo, please tell everyone in the group chat tonight that after the trial, I will compile a list of notes on the runes I've been inscribing over the past few days and share it in the group."

For the students in Class 9, Chen Zheng's insights into runes, gained from two consecutive epiphanies, were clearly more important than the contribution points he gained from killing a few mutated creatures.

"Snap! That makes it even easier."

Jiang Mo clapped his hands and said confidently, "Leave this to me. I'll give them a surprise tomorrow."

"it is good."

After speaking, Chen Zheng glanced around. All he could see were weeds and shrubs, with a few sparse, low trees standing in the distance. He couldn't help but wonder.

"Wasn't this supposed to be a resource-rich continent? How come we haven't seen a single medicinal herb?"

Bai Su said softly, "Because the spiritual herbs are all in the mountains and the central region, this plain is very barren and only has low-level mutated creatures."

"Is that so?" Chen Zheng's tone revealed a hint of regret. He had said that if he encountered any spiritual herbs on the road, he would secretly plunder their spiritual essence and medicinal power.

At six o'clock in the evening, everyone returned on time.

"Oh ho, you're back."

"Haha, today I killed seven mutated creatures."

"Not bad."

"Hey bro, how did you break your arm? You were so careless."

"Stop talking. I had a bad day. I ran into an eighth-level silverback giant ape. As a sixth-level martial artist, I'm lucky to have only lost an arm."

"That's ruthless, not activating the protection of the Eye of Eternity even after all that."

The huge hall was bustling with noise as more than 20,000 liberal arts students emerged from the teleportation platform and headed outside.

Compared to yesterday, everyone seemed much more relaxed today.

The three departments and ten canteens, each capable of accommodating thousands of people, were packed with people. Chen Zheng and his three companions were also eating heartily to replenish their energy.

At this moment, today's leaderboard appeared on the big screen, and the martial arts category still appeared first.

The entire cafeteria fell silent instantly. Many people gaped, exclaiming, "Holy crap! The number one contributor earned over 7,100 yuan! That's almost 5,000 yuan more in one day! Is this some kind of insane thing?"

"That guy in second place also gained over four thousand points! Damn, how many mutated beasts did they kill today!"

After two days of fighting, these students were no longer combat novices. If ordinary mutated creatures were so ferocious, how strong must those at levels 10 or 20 be?

Not to mention gaining so many contribution points.

Chen Zheng glanced at the leaderboard and saw Chen Ye's name in seventh place. His ranking had improved by two places, and his contribution points had increased by more than 3,900.

The competition is fierce.

Compared to the martial arts department, the humanities rankings are much more ordinary.

The top rankings haven't changed much. Jiang Wu, in first place, has a total contribution of 846 points, an increase of 412 points from yesterday. Zhang Cong, in second place, has 822 points, a difference of more than 20 points.

Third place: Li Hengchuan, 795 points; Fourth place: Chen Zheng, 791 points; Fifth place: Wang Zi, 762 points...

"Wait a minute, wasn't Chen Zheng, who was in fourth place, not in the top ten yesterday?"

One girl exclaimed in surprise, "He was ranked 54th yesterday with a contribution of 203 points. After deducting yesterday's contribution, he gained 588 points today."

Hiss! Many students in the cafeteria gasped. The student's score had increased by nearly 600 points in a single day, even higher than the student who ranked first.

The girl's classmate across from her, biting her chopsticks, asked curiously, "You're following someone ranked in the fifties?"

"Because he's Chen Zheng, the guy from Class 9 who had two sudden enlightenments in a row. I deliberately checked his ranking yesterday, that's why I remember him."

"I was wondering why the name sounded so familiar. Oh, it's him."

Many students then remembered who Chen Zheng was, and were even more surprised.

In another cafeteria, Jiang Chong from Rune Class 3 was also watching the rankings. When he saw Chen Zheng ranked fifth, his eyes widened in surprise: "How is that possible!"

"What's wrong?" Jiang Chong's friend asked curiously.

Jiang Zhong was a little confused: "That Chen Zheng, I matched with him once in the virtual world last week. At that time, he was only a level four martial artist and had not learned any combat techniques."

"I heard you mention it, and the next day he had an epiphany and broke through from level four to level six."

"Yes, and then a few days later he had another epiphany and broke through from level six to level nine martial artist. That's not all, his contribution ranking actually jumped to fifth place."

That friend immediately understood what Jiang Zhong meant.

Reaching the ninth level of martial arts in just a few days is already exaggerated enough, but now his contribution value has entered the top five, which means that his combat strength is also completely matched with his realm.

But is that even possible?

There are about 20,000 liberal arts students in the Rune and Materials departments. Although their talents are generally average, there are still dozens who have broken through to the ninth level of martial arts.

The fact that Chen Zheng was able to break into fifth place shows that his strength is stronger than most ninth-level martial artists in the humanities.

While other liberal arts students were still in shock, Chen Zheng's classmates were extremely excited.

"Chen Zheng actually made it into the top five, that's amazing."

"He's really amazing. Today I saw him chase down a group of level 5 mutated apes all by himself, one head off with each slash, as easy as cutting melons and vegetables."

Do you think Chen Zheng can get first place?

"It's possible that he contributed more points today than Jiang Wu, who is in first place."

At this moment, many people in the two liberal arts departments remembered the name Chen Zheng. This remembering was different from the one that made him a hot topic on campus a few days ago because of his sudden enlightenment.