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I Can Only Cultivate In A Game-Chapter 67: I’m Telling Father
All around the field, awakeners were whispering, debating, and analyzing.
The test had been more than just an evaluation—it had also formed alliances and enemies.
The ones who had fought against Victor—especially Evelyn's team—were fuming. The elites, especially those who had looked down on the lower-ranked awakeners, were now re-evaluating their stance.
Victor himself just stood there, gripping the massive magical sword he had pulled free. Even though it was still vibrating with mana, for some reason, it hadn't disappeared with the castle. It was clearly a highly ranked artifact.
He inspected the blade. It was massive—five feet in length, covered in ancient inscriptions that faintly glowed. Even without his cultivation, Victor could tell this was a special sword.
"That thing still has mana in it," Selene eyed it with interest. "You might want to be careful."
Victor simply nodded while gripping the sword tighter.
Too bad he'd have to return it after this.
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A loud chime rang out, and a massive holographic screen appeared in the hall.
It displayed the points each team had accumulated from defeating humanoid bots and magical beasts.
Victor's team had started at a disadvantage with fewer members, but because they cleared multiple hurdles, defeated a significant number of bots as well as beasts, and pulled the sword at the end, their points skyrocketed.
The crowd watched as the numbers updated in real time, revealing Victor's team at the very top.
[ Team #10 (Victor, Rylan, Megan & Selene) - 1600 Points ]
"That's a lot of points..." Rylan muttered, rubbing the back of his head.
Meanwhile the second highest team generated just 680 points. When it was shared amongst the teammates, it wasn't so much.
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Selene grinned. "Not bad, Handsome. Not bad at all."
Megan simply shrugged with her arms crossed. "I expected nothing less."
Then—the final individual scores appeared.
By the side, it displayed the rank an individual would find themselves based on their total number of accumulated points.
Final Individual Rankings:
F Rank (0 - 100 Points)
E Rank (101 - 300 Points)
D Rank (301 - 500 Points)
C Rank (501 - 700 Points)
B Rank (701 - 900 Points)
A Rank (901 - 1000 Points)
S Rank (1001+ Points) (considered impossible)
One by one, names flashed on the board, along with their respective scores.
The majority of awakeners—almost 50%—were in C rank. These were decent results, but nothing too remarkable.
About 30% of them had lower rankings in D or E rank. These were the ones who either got many low points in previous tests or were eliminated early in the others.
Nevertheless, every awakener would still get an admission even if they had zero points but no one wanted to be this low regardless.
Then, the top scorers started appearing.
The A-rankers were announced first.
Selene - 992 (A Rank)
Megan Toshaka - 955 (A Rank)
Lucian Graves - 952 (A Rank)
Kai Zhang - 907 (A Rank)
Aria Kong - 905 (A Rank)
Evelyn Lancaster - 901 (A Rank)
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Lucian's placement shocked everyone.
Despite losing to Victor's team in the end, his performance in earlier tests was so incredible that he still placed among the best.
Selene grinned at her dominant score while licking her lollipop smugly as she read the rankings.
Kai nodded in approval with a calm and collected look.
Megan crossed her arms, completely unbothered. She knew she was good.
However, Evelyn was absolutely seething. 901?!
She had been aiming for S rank!
But somehow, she lost that due to Victor... If only they had won the team test.
Her gaze snapped to the bunch of names in the B ranked category.
Victor Revenant - 862 (B Rank)
A murmur rippled through the crowd.
"B rank?! I expected higher."
"If he didn't miss the first test, he'd probably be in A rank right now..."
Meanwhile, Victor just shrugged.
He wasn't too concerned about being B rank.
He had no intention of standing out too much anyway.
He had been holding back on purpose.
The real issue would have been if he scored too high and drew too much attention.
Evelyn, however, wasn't too happy with this moment. A poor bastard had snatched her shot of becoming S rank.
She stormed up to Victor with a look of anguish on her face while pointing at him.
"You..." she seethed. "You—!"
Before she could start yelling, a loud authoritative voice interrupted.
The official overseeing the screening stepped forward.
"Congratulations to all of you," he stated. "The screening has now come to an end."
A wave of relief washed over many awakeners. It had been an exhausting series of tests.
"Your results have been recorded," the official continued. "And now, your rankings will determine your treatment at the Awakened Academy."
He turned toward the top-ranked awakeners.
"To the A-rankers, expect the best accommodations, best resources, and exclusive privileges when the Academy begins."
Then, he turned to Victor and the other B-rankers.
"B rankers—you will have strong support, but your privileges will be slightly lower than A rank. However, you are still considered top-tier among this year's applicants."
The lower-ranked awakeners frowned slightly, knowing that they wouldn't be receiving as many benefits.
But the most important thing was—they had all officially gotten in.
They were all going to the Awakened Academy.
As everyone began leaving the screening grounds, eyes were on Victor.
Some in admiration, some in jealousy, some in absolute hatred. Evelyn specifically...
Selene on the other hand, didn't care about the drama.
She simply threw an arm around Victor's shoulder and grinned.
"Not bad, Handsome," she teased. "Wanna grab dinner later? I'll pay for it..."
Victor sighed. "Not this again..."
Rylan who was standing beside them, simply chuckled. "Well, you sure made an impression."
Megan adjusted her gothic choker and smirked. "We all did."
Lucian, from across the field, glanced at them before snacking on another bag of chips. He gave Victor an unreadable look before walking away.
And Evelyn?
She glared at Victor from a distance with her fists clenched in rage.
This wasn't over.
Not by a long shot. "I'm telling Father!"
Victor didn't pay her any attention. Instead he walked towards one of the officials with the sword in his grasp.
"Uhm, so about the sword..."