Chapter 50 Entering the Stone Tablet Test

Liu Yang looked at Scarface Mouse and said, "Have your men clean up these corpses. Since Black Tiger is dead, you will be in charge of all affairs in this surviving base from now on."

"Ah? I can't do it. My strength is not enough. It's better to let big sister White Fox manage this base," Scarface Mouse said hastily.

In the past, he was nothing special in terms of strength within this base. How could he possibly have the qualifications to manage the entire base?

With White Fox's strength, killing ten Scarface Mice would be effortless.

Liu Yang said:

"White Fox is already my woman and will leave this place with me later. The esper abilities in this base must have all been wiped out, so you will be the strongest one here from now on. Are you still afraid you can't manage it? Besides, with Black Tiger's corpse left here to establish your authority, no one should dare to oppose you."

Scarface Mouse still wore a troubled expression: "This..."

"If he tells you to manage it, then manage it. You're only being asked to assist in the management. Liu Yang is so busy every day, how could he have the time to handle these trivial matters? It's not like the whole base is being handed over to you on a silver platter. What are you afraid of, and why are you declining? If you don't manage it well, I'll hold you directly accountable!" White Fox said with annoyance.

She had warned him just earlier to call her eldest sister-in-law instead of big sister, but this guy always forgot!

This little mouse was truly exasperating.

However, hearing Liu Yang personally acknowledge that she was his woman still brought a secret wave of delight to White Fox's heart.

Liu Yang said: "That's right, White Fox is right. Also, I heard there is a testing stele in this base that can measure an esper's strength, is that true?"

Scarface Mouse nodded: "There is indeed such a testing stele. The only espers in this survivor base who managed to make the rankings are Black Tiger, White Fox, and Zhang Jinglin. Falcon and the rest of us are too weak in strength and have no qualification to be on the list at all."

"Very good, take me to see it!" Liu Yang instantly perked up.

Aside from killing Black Tiger, the primary purpose of his visit to this esper base was to test his own strength and see what kind of rewards he could obtain along the way!

Zhang Jinglin had obtained such a sharp katana through the test. If he passed the test himself, would the reward be even greater?

Just thinking about it filled him with anticipation!

Soon, guided by Scarface Mouse and White Fox, Liu Yang arrived in front of the testing stele of the survivor base.

That testing stele was as tall as a four-story building! It was a massive rectangular stone monument.

At the same time, it was densely covered with the names of numerous espers.

It was divided into a total of four rankings:

Heaven, Earth, Mysterious, and Yellow.

Each ranking contained one thousand names.

In other words, you had to be among the top one thousand on these lists to qualify for a ranking!

Espers ranked below one thousand didn't even have the qualification to be on the board.

Liu Yang noticed that the top ten of practically every ranking were composed of people from different countries.

The strength of espers from various nations was remarkably evenly matched.

The number one ranked esper on the Yellow list was named Li Tianba, a name that immediately sounded like someone from the Dragon Divine Empire.

The number one on the Mysterious list was named Jackson, clearly someone from the White Eagle Empire.

The number one on the Earth list was named Chimayev, obviously from the Savage Bear Empire.

The number one on the Heaven list was named Yamada Hino, clearly someone from the Little Sun Empire.

Did this mean these rankings had appeared globally?

Even someone from a mere Little Sun Empire could take the number one spot on the Heaven list?

Liu Yang let out a cold laugh. Just wait and see how I trample him under my feet!

"Where is your name?" Liu Yang asked White Fox.

"Right here," White Fox said, pointing to one of the names. Liu Yang looked over.

He discovered that White Fox's real name was Bai Ling, ranked 897th on the Yellow list!

White Fox said with some displeasure:

"Dammit! I was ranked around the 830th place just two days ago. Only a few days have passed, and dozens of people have already ranked ahead of me. It seems more and more people are awakening esper abilities, and the awakened abilities are getting stronger and stronger..."

That's right.

The rankings were not constant.

Once a new person took the test and their ranking ended up ahead of yours, your ranking would be pushed back.

You might even be pushed off the rankings entirely!

"Perhaps you can take the test again," Liu Yang said to White Fox.

White Fox shook her head and said:

"I've tested it, it's useless. The test consumes a massive amount of energy and time. You only receive rewards on the very first test. Subsequent tests can only raise your ranking without giving any rewards, unless you manage to ascend to a higher tier—for example, moving from the Yellow list to the Mysterious list. Otherwise, no rewards can be obtained."

"I see," Liu Yang nodded, then asked, "What is the test like?"

White Fox replied, "Everyone's test is different, but basically it involves fighting monsters. There are one hundred floors inside the testing stele. Back when I took the Yellow list test, I only fought my way to the twelfth floor."

"Is that so? I want to try." Liu Yang revealed an eager expression.

White Fox said, "You just need to place your hand on the stele, and it will detect you, after which you will be pulled directly inside the monument."

"Alright," Liu Yang nodded and placed his hand against the stele.

Immediately afterward, he felt a faint electric current pass through his hand, spreading across his entire body. A tingling sensation washed over him, and then a red flash of light later, he vanished from the spot, entering directly into the interior of the stele.

Inside the stele was an extremely vast space.

It looked like a square hall measuring one hundred meters in length, width, and height.

Several lines of text appeared directly above the hall:

"Detected that the esper possesses an S-rank ability and their strength has reached the Heaven list testing standard. Do you wish to begin this Heaven list test?"

Seeing this prompt, Liu Yang was startled: "This stele can actually detect my strength directly? It can even detect an esper's rank?

Does that mean anyone who enters the Heaven list test is at least an S-rank esper? And A-rank corresponds to the Earth list? And so on down the line?"

Without the slightest hesitation, he declared: "Start the test!"

"Test begins!"

Soon, ten zombies appeared out of thin air. Unlike ordinary zombies, their eyes were not hollow and lifeless; instead, they were just like normal humans, even making eye contact with one another and coordinating tactical movements!

Furthermore, every single zombie held a long saber in its hand.

"They know how to coordinate and possess weapons—these must be at least tier-two zombies, right? Ten tier-two zombies appearing all at once? I have to admit, ordinary espers probably wouldn't stand a chance against them! However, I am no ordinary esper!" Without a second thought, Liu Yang charged straight forward, gripping his katana.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

In less than ten seconds, all ten zombies had been decapitated.

Liu Yang's baseline attributes were currently 16.5 times that of an ordinary person! Meanwhile, a tier-two zombie's strength and speed were roughly twice that of an ordinary person.

This was roughly equivalent to the baseline attributes of an ordinary tier-one esper.

However, a tier-one esper still held an advantage over a tier-two zombie because espers possessed supernatural abilities, whereas tier-two zombies only had baseline stats and relied entirely on basic attacks. Their intelligence wasn't particularly high either, making it quite easy for a tier-one esper to outplay and destroy them in a one-on-one scenario.

Yet, a tight-knit group of ten was simply too much for an ordinary esper to handle.

However, in Liu Yang's eyes, their speed was practically snail-like.

Never mind ten of them, he would hack his way through ten thousand of them just the same!

The text within the stele changed once again: "Congratulations on passing the first floor. Do you wish to proceed to the next floor?"

"Confirmed! Enter the next floor!" Liu Yang said without a moment's hesitation.

Very quickly, the scenery before Liu Yang shifted again, and twenty tier-two zombies appeared before him.

Liu Yang let out a cold laugh: "Heh, the gap in strength is so immense that numbers can no longer make up for it. Can't you bring out something more challenging?"

Wielding his long saber, he charged once more toward the twenty zombies, quickly hacking every single one of them to death.