Chapter 91

"Report." Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong ran to the position between the teacher and the students and shouted loudly at the same time.

The teacher who was calling out names immediately stopped. This teacher was about fifty years old, tall and imposing, with a black face and no beard, and a stern expression.

"Which class are you two from? What's going on?"

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong both recognized that this teacher was named Du Weilun, the head of the Soul Master Department in the Outer Academy, who had great authority.

Huo Yuhao shouted loudly, "Report, Teacher Du. Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong from Class One, Freshmen, are late due to over-practicing."

Du Weilun's face darkened, "You can even be late for the assessment? Do you have any sense of time? You two are to clean the floors of all the corridors in the Freshmen Teaching Building after today's match. Return to your positions."

"Yes." Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong hurriedly agreed, both feeling relieved. As long as they weren't disqualified from the assessment, it was fine. They quickly jogged back to the Class One, Freshmen line and stood with Xiao Xiao.

Du Weilun glanced at Zhou Yi, who was standing not far away, and then picked up the list and continued reading. With his temper, if it were any other students, they might have been directly disqualified. Since they had already passed the freshmen assessment, but Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were special because of their excellent performance in the round-robin matches, achieving a perfect record, which made this stern head of the department give them a break.

At Shrek Academy, although it wasn't entirely based on grades, those with strong abilities and good grades would certainly receive some preferential treatment. This was true in any academy.

"What were you two doing? You're just waiting for Grandma Zhou to deal with you after today's match. Look at her eyes, they're like knives. If looks could kill, you two would have been executed by now," Xiao Xiao said irritably.

Wang Dong said with a gloomy face, "Stop nagging. It's all Huo Yuhao's fault. If he hadn't insisted on pulling me out to practice, we wouldn't have been late, right?"

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had already discussed on their way back that they would keep their Soul Fusion Skill a secret for now, as they didn't plan to use it in the freshmen assessment. They decided to only tell Teacher Zhou this good news to calm her anger and also to get her guidance for their practice. They would use it in future assessments once they were more proficient.

Soon, the head of the Soul Master Department, Du Weilun, finished calling out names, and the next step was the draw. Since it was just a freshmen assessment, there wasn't much ceremony. Huo Yuhao represented their team to draw the lot. The sixty-four teams participating in the elimination round were divided into thirty-two matches.

Yesterday, the students had a day to rest, and the assessment area had been improved. Only the partition positions were changed, and it was re-divided into sixteen areas. This time, the area of each region was several times larger, providing more space for the students participating in the elimination round.

The rules for the elimination round were simple: one match in the morning and one in the afternoon each day. The eliminated teams would return to class, while the winning teams would stay to continue the competition. It would take three days to determine the final top three.

After the draw, the matches from sixty-four to thirty-two began immediately, with thirty-two matches held simultaneously. This shortened the assessment time as much as possible, giving the winning students ample rest time for the afternoon matches.

Huo Yuhao's team was assigned to Area Fifteen this time, and the invigilator had changed. This time, it was a female teacher in her thirties who looked very kind.

When they drew lots, they only had numbers and didn't know who their opponents would be. When they arrived at the venue, they were somewhat helpless. In the first round, they drew their own classmates from Class One, Freshmen, turning the elimination match into an internal battle.

They knew the three students on the opposing team, and one of them had once tried to challenge Wang Dong. According to Wang Dong, the guy had been beaten up privately and had been more obedient since then.

Zhou Yi's judgment was extremely accurate. Since she had designated Huo Yuhao's team as the seed team for Class One, Freshmen, their strength was naturally unmatched by other teams. The match didn't last long. Although the opponents were resilient, with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao working together and Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection Sharing assisting, they resolved the battle in less than ten minutes and smoothly entered the top thirty-two.

However, when Huo Yuhao and his team walked out of the assessment area, their joy from the victory instantly vanished. At the entrance of the assessment area, Grandma Zhou was waiting with a stern face.

"Xiao Xiao, go back and rest. You two, come with me." Zhou Yi said this, coldly snorted, and turned to leave.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong both felt a chill down their backs. Fortunately, they were well-prepared. They exchanged a glance and followed Zhou Yi. Xiao Xiao could only give them a look of good luck.

Zhou Yi actually took them directly to her office. As the homeroom teacher of Class One, Freshmen, her office was in the teacher's office area behind the black and purple buildings of the Outer Academy's senior classes, on the first floor, and she was the only one working there.

Following Zhou Yi into the office, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong couldn't help but be surprised.

This stern and strict Teacher Zhou had a very elegant office. The walls were painted a light pink, the shelves were made of a special light red wood, and there was a large red sofa for guests, as well as other decorations. There was also a small door, which seemed to lead to a rest room. It had to be said that Shrek Academy treated its teachers very well. Even the homeroom teacher of a freshmen class had their own private office.

Huo Yuhao was the last to enter, carefully closing the door. Zhou Yi was already sitting on the large red sofa for guests, arms crossed, and said coldly, "Speak up. What's going on with you two? You think it's okay to be late for two consecutive days? Do you think that because you passed the freshmen assessment, you can get away with anything? I'll tell you, if I want to, I can expel you from the academy with just a word. In this world, there are never a shortage of geniuses. I've expelled many geniuses, and the reason is always the same: their character is unsuitable for becoming a strong person. Give me a reason not to punish you two."

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong exchanged a glance, and Wang Dong nudged him, indicating that he should explain.

Huo Yuhao had no choice but to stifle his fear and say, "Sorry, Teacher Zhou, we were wrong." Over the past three months, they had become familiar with Zhou Yi's temper. Defiance would bring no benefit and would only further anger her. The better their attitude, the less severe the punishment might be.

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