I Can Only Cultivate In A Game-Chapter 57: Second Test

Just as Victor was trying to convince the guards to let him in, a voice interrupted from behind.

> "Did you say your name was Victor Revenant?"

Victor paused for a second before turning toward the speaker.

Standing there was a government official, someone clearly of high rank, dressed in a dark navy uniform with golden insignias on the shoulders.

The guards immediately straightened up and saluted, showing their respect.

"Sir Krishna!"

"Yes, sir. My name is Victor Revenant," Victor answered cautiously.

The official nodded, then turned to the guards.

> "Let him in."

The guards hesitated for a brief moment, then stepped aside, allowing Victor to pass.

Victor was confused—

'Why did this guy help me?'

But there was no time to question it.

"Thank you," Victor said before rushing inside.

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By the time Victor finally made it to the Warrior section, the first test had already ended.

The Warrior section consisted of 29 awakeners. All of them were standing in what looked like a large training hall with combat dummies, weight-testing devices, and massive screens showing live results of the strength test.

Victor arrived just as the scoreboard updated.

The names and scores appeared on the large screen for everyone to see.

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Strength Test – Warrior Class Results

1️⃣ Aria Wolfe – 80 points

2️⃣ Kai Mercer – 72 points

3️⃣ Reed Harrington – 65 points

4️⃣ Nathan Park – 60 points

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📍 29th place – Victor Revenant – 0 points

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The first place scorer, Aria Wolfe, immediately burst into laughter.

She was a tall, athletic girl with blue eyes and shoulder-length black hair tied into a loose ponytail. She had an air of arrogance and was enjoying the spotlight.

"Hah! Look at all you weaklings! You should just quit now and save yourselves the embarrassment!"

"I can't believe I scored almost ten points higher than second place! Bow before your queen!"

She dramatically flipped her ponytail while smirking at everyone.

The second-place scorer, Kai Mercer, ignored her completely.

He was a calm black-haired guy, with a relaxed expression and a handsome face that probably made girls swoon. He leaned casually against the wall, unbothered by Aria's antics.

"…I don't have time for this nonsense."

Meanwhile, the third-place scorer, Reed Harrington, was not so calm.

He was a muscular redhead with a fierce glare and a fiery temper to match his hair.

"Shut the hell up, bitch! I only lost because the weights weren't balanced properly!"

"Pffft! Excuses! Excuses!" Aria snickered.

The rest of the Warrior group were also annoyed, but not many dared to speak up.

Then—

"Hah! I wonder who this Victor Revenant dude is!" Aria suddenly laughed again while pointing at the last name on the board.

"Imagine scoring zero in a strength test! Absolute trash!"

Several students joined in the laughter, while some just shook their heads.

Victor felt a slight sting of embarrassment but was internally relieved that nobody knew it was him.

But then—

"Victor Revenant! Nice of you to join us!"

A booming voice from the hosting government official echoed across the hall as he stared directly at Victor.

The entire group turned toward Victor.

"Huh? That's the dude that scored zero?!"

"AHAHAHA! THIS is Victor Revenant?! Oh, this just made my day!" Aria practically doubled over in laughter.

Victor groaned internally. 'Why the hell did they have to call me out like that?!'

Normally, Victor would have had a sharp, witty clapback, but right now, he kept his mouth shut.

"Alright, enough talking!" the official shouted. "Next test begins now!"

The crowd quieted down as the next test was introduced.

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The next challenge was meant to test their best warrior-based skill with a sword.

Each participant was given a sword, and they were all assigned a combat dummy as their target.

The goal was simple—

✔ Activate your best Warrior-class skill.

✔ Strike the target.

✔ Your score is based on power, precision, and execution.

"Most of you will probably activate the same basic sword skill," the official explained. "But potency will differ based on your level and skill grade."

Victor felt a bead of sweat roll down his temple.

'Crap… I don't actually have a system-based skill.'

Most new awakeners had only one or two unlocked attack skills.

Since they were all Warriors, they probably had some version of a "Basic Sword Strike" or something similar.

But Victor?

His powers came from cultivation.

And if he used one of his techniques, people might notice something was off.

Still…

'Screw it. I'll worry about that later.'

Victor gripped the sword tightly.

The test was about to begin.

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"Begin!"

"Steel Fang Slash!"

Kai Mercer's blade got coated in a silver glow as he slashed his dummy with speed, leaving a deep clean cut.

His score updated instantly.

> 68 points.

"Storm Fang Strike!"

Reed Harrington swung his sword violently, unleashing a fiery arc of energy that crashed into his dummy, sending it flying backward.

> 72 points.

"Titan Fang Impact!"

Aria laughed proudly as her blade turned golden, and she unleashed a massive, ground trembling strike that completely shattered her dummy.

> 83 points.

"BOOM! Another victory for me!"

One by one, the students activated their warrior skills, leaving various cuts, gashes, or destruction on their targets.

Then—

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It was Victor's turn.

The entire room stared at him.

"Let's see what 'Mr. Zero Points' can do!" Aria sneered.

Victor exhaled slowly.

This was it.

'Alright. If I'm gonna do this… I might as well go big.'

Victor raised his sword and focused his qi—

He couldn't remember when last he tried to use qi but surprisingly, it flowed even more easier than before.

A dark crescent-shaped energy started to form along the edge of his blade.

The entire room went dead silent as an intense, invisible force began to stir around Victor.

Aria's smirk vanished.

Kai narrowed his eyes.

Reed's fists clenched unconsciously.

Victor took his stance and whispered:

"Shadow Crescent Strike."

With a powerful slash, the dark energy crescent exploded forward, tearing through the dummy with such fierceness that it split into four clean halves before combusting into nothingness.

A wave of dust spread across the floor.

The scoreboard flickered.

Then—

> 99 points.

The highest score so far.

The room fell into stunned silence as Victor lowered his blade and exhaled.