The bone fracture got healed after Li Pu delivered a couple of forceful punches.

This left Gu Zhe in awe, and upon learning that the two didn't bring a tent, he invited them to stay in his tent.

Soon, the three of them arrived at a tent very close to the platform.

Gu Zhe's tent was big enough to accommodate 4 to 5 people without any issue.

"You both are exchange students, so you might not be familiar with the situation regarding the monthly exam."

After they sat down, he poured them a cup of tea.

While this was the first new mode monthly exam of the second semester of the first year, they had already heard a lot about it from the senior students.

"We know a bit, but not much. Why don't you give us an introduction?"

Wu Guinan didn't hold back.

Thus, Gu Zhe gave them an overview.

Firstly, this monthly exam adopted the mode of virtual replica challenges, which everyone was aware of.

The factors involved may include beast breakout, perilous escape, maze breakthroughs, task rescue, and so on.

In short, one stage after another, a total of 5 stages.

The time spent from entering the replica to exiting it is the score for this monthly exam.

Inside the replica, there are 5 tracks each time, and 5 people can enter each.

The content of each track is identical, and there is no communication or interference between the tracks.

"It's worth noting that the levels of each month's exam are different every time."

"Our batch's virtual replica designer is the head of the First-Year Life Department, Nan Guan."

"It is rumored that the monthly exam replicas he designs are much more difficult than those of other grades."

"It's even possible to get stuck in a replica unable to pass, resulting in a direct score of 0."

"In the past years, a significant number of students have failed in Nan Guan's replicas."

"So it's best to be mentally prepared."

He added a few more sentences at the end.

Li Pu quietly listened, keeping his eyes on the outside situation.

During Gu Zhe's introduction, he saw that 5 people had already entered the replica.

It seemed that the monthly exam had officially begun.

But after only about 10 minutes, a male student walked out of the light gate.

"So fast?"

Wu Guinan found this a bit unexpected.

He originally thought the average time would be around 40 minutes.

"No." 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

However, Gu Zhe slightly frowned.

He knew the male student who came out, not the strong type, roughly mid to lower range for this grade.

"Could it be that he got eliminated?"

Li Pu noticed the dejected expression of the other.

"It should be the case, the score board did not update."

Gu Zhe pointed to the cabin at the high platform, where there was a large electronic screen on the outer wall.

At the top of the screen was a timing, indicating the time elapsed since the 5 people entered the replica.

Below the timing section were numbers 1 to 10, representing the top 10 best times so far.

Apart from this ranking, below were five smaller frames labeled A, B, C, D, and E, each displaying the current stage number of a corresponding student.

This male student's score did not appear on the leaderboard.

After another 5 minutes, a female student also came out looking gloomy, and her score also did not appear.

Finally, at the 101st minute, as someone stepped out from the replica, a time showed up in the first position on the electronic screen.

15 minutes later, the last person of the first batch appeared, taking the 2nd position.

"Looks like Teacher Nan Guan was really harsh this time."

Gu Zhe's face darkened at this situation.

Five went in, and three were eliminated.

The current second-place time was nearly 2 hours.

"Does that mean the three who came out early won't have scores for this monthly exam?"

The 60% elimination rate surprised Wu Guinan greatly.

"I'm quite curious about what's inside the levels."

Li Pu, showing interest, looked at the light gate.

The students of Imperial University are of high quality, even the lowest ranking ones are top-tier compared to non-top universities.

Yet with such level, three were eliminated right from the start.

Unfortunately, the content of the monthly exam is strictly regulated, not allowed to be shared with those who have not yet participated.

Only when it's one's turn to go in, can they know the content.

As the last student of the first batch came out, the second batch went in.

The second batch might have had slightly better luck, with only one person eliminated.

Furthermore, the best time on the electronic screen was refreshed to 93 minutes, still over an hour and a half.

With the results of the two batches out, all the students present became more cautious.

But even so, the subsequent scores did not improve noticeably.

The challenge continued until the evening break time, with a total of only 50 students having taken the monthly exam.

Based on rough statistics, the average clearance time for this monthly exam was about 100 minutes, with an elimination rate of around 50%.

This means nearly half of the Battle Department had a score of 0, unable to earn school points this time.

This situation worried many students and gave headaches to the two supervising teachers present.

"Looks like the replica designed by Teacher Nan Guan is quite challenging."