The artificial demon was incredibly fast and crossed a distance of twenty meters in the blink of an eye, pouncing towards Yan Luo.
Yan Luo held his shotgun, never pulling the trigger, until he saw a paw of the swift leopard about to scratch his face, he then squeezed the trigger.
The muzzle flashed dramatically as the shotgun shell was propelled out, and the next second it began to scatter.
The swift leopard reacted quickly and rolled on the ground as the muzzle flashed, its paw sweeping horizontally on the ground.
The shotgun shell missed its target, but at the moment Yan Luo pulled the trigger, he had already inserted his long knife into the ground, and the sweeping paw met the blade, slicing it off instantly.
At the moment the shotgun fired, the exoskeleton on Yan Luo’s right arm and shoulder was fixed by a mechanism. The exoskeleton helped absorb most of the recoil, channeling it into the capacitor in the exoskeleton’s back, driving the internal winch for a few turns.
After cutting off one paw of the swift leopard, Yan Luo didn’t pursue further. He pulled his long knife from the ground, supported by his heels, and retreated.
His almost prescient move resulted in the swift leopard’s steel whip-like tail hitting nothing.
——After having its paw severed, the swift leopard immediately flipped over and stood up, turning around to whip its tail.
When the tail struck out into empty space, the swift leopard used its remaining three feet to circle around Yan Luo half a circle, quickly moved behind him, and then leapt, pouncing towards Yan Luo’s back.
His right hand released the long-barreled shotgun, quickly extracting the short-barreled shotgun hanging at his waist, Yan Luo slightly shifted his position, pointing the muzzle backwards.
The timing of Yan Luo’s shot was as precise as ever, all pellets flew out of the short-barrel shotgun hitting the swift leopard’s body, the powerful impact causing the swift leopard to pause in midair momentarily.
Accompanied by a buzz, the winch inside the capacitor turned, amplifying Yan Luo’s strength for a spin, at the same time, Yan Luo swung his long knife with full force, severing the other front paw of the swift leopard, then jumped backward.
The swift leopard’s body fell, its forward momentum not entirely dissipated, causing it to scrape along the ground, eventually stopping at Yan Luo’s feet.
Without giving it time to lift its head, Yan Luo aimed the short-barrel shotgun at its head, pulling the trigger without hesitation.
The artificial demon’s upper skull shattered, announcing Yan Luo’s qualification in this exam.
Yan Luo knew his own strength. If he directly attacked the artificial demon’s head, there was a high chance that he wouldn’t be able to kill it outright, and he might even get injured by its sweeping claws, so he chose to cut off its sharp claws first before using firearms to kill it.
Yan Luo had finished his combat, yet Li Xinyue was still embroiled with her examination target.
She didn’t know the situation over there. Even though there was only a glass wall between the two examination rooms, Li Xinyue was too preoccupied to observe Yan Luo.
Eventually, Li Xinyue, sweating profusely, defeated her enemy, turned her head to look at Yan Luo, only to find the teenager was chatting with the instructor. There was no trace of the artificial demon in his examination room.
Although Li Xinyue wasn’t a top student, she was still a postgraduate student in Abyss Hunting, and now to be surpassed here by a high school graduate, it left her feeling disheartened.
Li Xinyue also completed the last part of the practical exam. The glass wall isolating the two examination rooms automatically lowered.
The instructor glanced at Li Xinyue and then at Yan Luo.
The more exceptionally Yan Luo performed, the more regretful the instructor felt.
This kid has everything going for him; how come he can’t accommodate the engraving?
Li Xinyue put away her weapons and walked towards Yan Luo and the instructor. As she got close, she heard the instructor say, "You two can go to the reception robot to receive a set of temporary residence, and have a good rest tonight. Tomorrow morning at nine o’clock, gather at the Hunter’s Guild entrance."
Then, the instructor turned to Li Xinyue and said, "Li Xinyue, I’ll provide performance reports for you and Yan Luo before tonight at ten. I hope you carefully examine your combat mistakes before sleeping, because Abyss hunting is not an exam. Even I can’t fully guarantee your life safety; every year, not a few examinees die in practical tests."
Li Xinyue silently clenched her fists, nodded, "Understood."
The instructor led Yan Luo and Li Xinyue out of the experiment field, and the reception robot that had previously greeted them approached again, ready to take them to their temporary residences.
If they become Hunters, they could gain long-term use rights for those residences. If dissatisfied, they could apply for a change of residence with the Hunter’s Guild.
Yes, every Hunter can receive a free residence from the registered Hunter’s Guild!
Yan Luo naturally understood this; otherwise, he wouldn’t have checked out of his hotel early.
Led by No.12, Yan Luo reached an apartment building.
This apartment building was specially used as a Hunter’s dormitory. The residents were all Hunters; similar buildings existed throughout Crimson No.2.
Seeing a newcomer arriving, even though Yan Luo’s name in the personal introduction was still white, some residents in the apartment greeted him warmly.
They would later operate in the same Abyss, and might need each other’s help, so there was no need to strain relations at the outset, after all, smiles and greetings cost nothing.
Yan Luo understood this well, so he responded to the Hunters one by one.
The temporary residence was on the fifth floor of the apartment building. The interior decoration need not be mentioned, but the view outside was not great, nor was the lighting particularly good.
After all, if this apartment were perfect, it would have long been chosen by other Hunters, leaving no chance for him.
However, Yan Luo did not demand much; he only needed a place to live.
Once No.12 led Yan Luo to the apartment, her task was completed. She politely crossed her hands in front and bowed to Yan Luo.
"Sir, my task ends here. How you choose to use this apartment depends entirely on your arrangements; the Hunter’s Guild won’t interfere. During your time as a probationary Hunter, I will be your host. If satisfied with my service, you may name me to continue as your host after becoming a formal Hunter——each Hunter has a dedicated service robot in the guild, you may continue to choose me, or opt for other unaccredited robots.
"Now, I will depart, and be in standby in the apartment’s robot warehouse. If needed, call my name on the apartment’s internal network. I wish you a restful night and a perfect state for tomorrow’s practical test."
Saying this, No.12 bowed to Yan Luo again before turning to leave.
Watching the robot depart, Yan Luo withdrew his gaze and scanned the apartment.
"Keke, take control of this apartment’s control system."
Always following Yan Luo, Keke ran to the smart interface of the apartment, opened the front of its spherical body, pulled out a data line, and connected to the interface.
Subsequently, Keke obtained control permissions for the apartment.
The lighting was adjusted to Yan Luo’s most comfortable brightness and hue, the sofa and coffee table moved automatically, and the exoskeleton storage rack from the storeroom ran out, fixed in a corner of the living room.
Everything was adjusted to Yan Luo’s comfort level, and within a few minutes, the apartment was personalized to Yan Luo’s most comfortable style.
After removing his exoskeleton and casually placing weapons on the weapon rack and workbench, Yan Luo sat on the sofa, opened chat windows with a few close classmates, and talked about his forthcoming status as a formal Hunter.
Although he still needed to pass tomorrow’s practical test to become a formal Hunter, Yan Luo was confident the exam wouldn’t be too difficult for him.
As long as there aren’t any lethal-level demons in the exam, he can independently handle dangerous-level demons.
[You really have strong action power!]
[I didn’t expect you to be the first to find a job in our class!]
[Cheer up, work hard! Even if you can’t engrave don’t worry, just avoid engaging in dangerous hunts.]
Reading his classmates’ replies, Yan Luo couldn’t help but smile.
But avoiding dangerous hunts is an impossibility; to destroy an Abyss requires killing the Master of the Abyss, at least a City-breaking Level existence.
So for Wang Lingyu’s encouragement and advice, Yan Luo silently whispered an apology in his heart.