Chapter 20: Chapter 20: Feeling Desperate?_1 [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Simulation Calculation Complete!] [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Simulation Result... You successfully passed the assessment 30 times.] Only 30 successful passes out of 100 attempts. It doesn’t look too good. Reading The Heavenly Path’s Hint, Chen Mo was a bit disappointed. But after reading the full hint, his thoughts changed. [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Number of failures in this simulation: 70. Number of deaths: 0.] Zero deaths! This seems promising. Although the failure rate is quite high, at least I succeeded 30 times. This means it’s not impossible for my current combat power to pass this SSS-level assessment. Since there’s a 30% chance and the death rate is zero, at worst I won’t die. It might be worth a try. Chen Mo’s mind instantly became active. After all, it’s an SSS-level assessment, and if I can pass it, I can get a reward of items of the same grade. This means I can get mythical-grade items! Treasures of this level are usually incredibly rare and hard to come by. Especially when you’re at a low level, it’s virtually impossible to come across them. The only chance to encounter them is by participating in an SSS-level assessment. With a zero death rate and a 30% success rate, anyone would choose to try for mythical-grade equipment. After all, the allure of mythical-grade equipment is too great. Moreover, if I pass the SSS-level assessment, I can get not only mythical-grade equipment but also powerful titles. With such generous returns, how can I not give it a try? Thinking of this, Chen Mo decided to challenge this so-called SSS-level assessment! He took a deep breath, prepared himself, and then clicked the "Start Challenge" button. [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: This challenge requires the deduction of 55,000 experience points. Please confirm.] [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Warning! The difficulty of this assessment is extremely high. According to statistics on challenger deaths, there is a very high mortality rate! Please confirm again whether to proceed with the challenge!] "Confirm!" [The Heavenly Path’s Hint: Experience points deducted. You are about to enter the assessment space!] Just as Chen Mo finished reading The Heavenly Path’s Hint, his figure instantly vanished into thin air. According to the assessment rules, he would enter a separate assessment space. No matter how long he spent in there, only one minute would seem to pass in the outside world. To the outside world, it was as if he had disappeared for one minute. As Chen Mo disappeared, the Principal and others, who were still laughing and chatting nearby, were suddenly surprised and turned their heads to look at the place where Chen Mo had been standing. "Huh? Where’s Chen Mo?" Shen Rulong asked Liu Anfu, the Vice Principal, in surprise. Liu Anfu immediately held out his left hand, a burst of light shining from it. "He didn’t go into stealth; he just vanished." "Exactly. Entering stealth mode is a gradual process. I clearly felt him vanish instantaneously," Shen Rulong agreed, having never believed Chen Mo had simply turned invisible. "That can’t be." Liu Anfu and Shen Rulong looked at each other, both thinking of a possibility. "Damn it, that brat wouldn’t have chosen an S-level or higher assessment, would he?" Shen Rulong instantly felt an unbearable headache. He was baffled as to why his school had such a headstrong kid. He fearlessly resisted red-named individuals, and now he’s directly challenging an S-level assessment with an extremely high death rate? Is he holding a grudge against his own life or something? Even though he had only awakened as a Skeleton Mage, a two-star combat profession that was widely disfavored, it was still a combat profession. That was far better than most lifestyle professions. Yet, he still seemed determined to court death. If that were the case, then everyone else might as well give up on living. "Other than choosing an S-level or higher assessment and entering a separate assessment space, I can’t think of any other way he could have vanished from the spot like that. There were no space fluctuations, nor any traces of Teleportation or Flash Appearance." One of the County Academy Alliance Inspectors, upon hearing that a student dared to choose an S-level or higher assessment, looked at the two in surprise and asked, "Was that student you mentioned earlier the five-star professional you reported?" During the newcomer assessment period, each academy applies to the County Academy Alliance for expert assistance. From the start of the assessment day, the County Academy Alliance not only dispatches experts to help but also sends Inspectors to oversee. This is to prevent students from being harmed due to an expert’s inaction. She had been watching everyone’s performance through the illusion mirror with Shen Rulong and the others. But now, suddenly hearing that a student was undertaking an S-level or higher assessment, she immediately became interested and inquired. After all, it had been a long time since she had heard of anyone daring to choose such a high-difficulty assessment task. Generally, the only ones who dared to choose such tasks were four- or five-star professionals who were extremely skilled and bold. "Inspector Ling Yu, you’ve misunderstood. That’s not him; he’s just a two-star Skeleton Mage. I also didn’t expect him to choose to challenge such a high-difficulty assessment task without discussing it with us." Shen Rulong shook his head helplessly. "What!? A two-star Skeleton Mage?" Inspector Ling Yu was clearly stunned. "Isn’t this a death wish? Is this student’s life so difficult? Why would he be so reckless?" "Even if life is tough, having awakened a combat profession, he should absolutely be able to support himself. I don’t understand why this kid would suddenly be so reckless as to choose such a difficult assessment task." "Could it be that Tianxin didn’t explain things clearly to him? If he enters an S-level or higher assessment space and dies inside, we wouldn’t even be able to find his body to resurrect him. Why would he do something so risky?" Liu Anfu was also very surprised. "AH-CHOO!" Su Tianxin, who had already entered the forest, suddenly sneezed for no reason. "Teacher, do you have a cold?" Shen Bingbing asked with concern. Fang Datong immediately said, "Silly girl, Teacher is a professional now. How could she catch a cold so easily?" Su Tianxin smiled and shook her head, indicating she was fine, but thought to herself, Who is cursing me behind my back? "Even if Tianxin didn’t explain it to him in detail, if he chose a high-difficulty assessment task, The Heavenly Path’s Hint would have definitely given a very solemn warning about the difficulty and death rate. He should have seen it himself." Shen Rulong still felt Chen Mo was just too headstrong. "That’s strange. He doesn’t seem to have a death wish, and he knows the danger, yet he still chose this. Could it be he possesses some special means that give him such confidence?" Ling Yu suggested a possibility. "He lost his parents when he was young and was raised by his foster mother. Their family’s financial situation is very average. It’s unlikely they could have prepared any powerful means for him," Shen Rulong mused, finding it improbable. Liu Anfu shook his head even more firmly, saying, "Even if he has powerful equipment, an S-level or higher assessment is not as simple as he imagines. This kid is too reckless. He really should have discussed it with us first!"