"That guy's name is Gao Ziyong, I was in the same class as him in high school, right now his Biological Level should be Ordinary Third Tier."

"That cute girl with twin ponytails is my mom's colleague's daughter, her Biological Level is only Ordinary Second Tier, she should be the weakest in combat power in the Gifted Class."

"Comrades of Evolution Class 8, leave Gao Ziyong to your class to deal with, any objections?"

"No objections, we'll smash him for sure!"

"Leave the twin-ponytailed girl to me, I can kill her (take her down) by myself!"

After confirming they were going to gang up on the Gifted Class freshmen, the Ordinary Class freshmen all started moving.

They divided tasks and each took on a role.

Those who knew the Gifted Class freshmen would willingly expose their information, saying which Gifted Class student scored how well on the college entrance exam, how strong they were.

Those with leadership qualities began to deploy and assign how many people should target which Gifted Class member.

Lin Zichen watched the scene in front of him and said to Shen Qinghan, "This scene looks a little like players in a game forming a team to fight a raid boss, we're the players and you Gifted Class are the big boss."

Shen Qinghan stood on tiptoe, leaned to his ear and whispered, "Right now it's the Ordinary Class teaming up to fight the Gifted Class boss, but in a while it'll probably be the Gifted Class teaming up to fight the boss, fighting you, the super big boss."

As she said that, there was a hint of excitement in her voice.

She couldn't wait to see Lin Zichen single-handedly overturn the entire Gifted Class, eager to see him display his power and shock the whole arena.

As she thought about that, she suddenly felt a bit of a need to pee.

Shen Qinghan told Lin Zichen, "Xiao Chen, I'm going to the restroom, I'll be right back."

With that she pinched her legs together and jogged toward the restroom.

In less than three minutes she was back.

When she was about to reach Lin Zichen.

A girl from the Ordinary Class with a bun hairstyle blocked her and said, "You're in the Gifted Class, go back to your Gifted Class camp, you're not allowed in our Ordinary Class area!"

"I'm neutral."

Shen Qinghan explained weakly.

Although becoming a top-tier prodigy had made her a lot more confident, years of low self-esteem and introversion still made her a bit timid when facing aggressive strangers.

"Who cares if you're neutral, as long as you're from the Gifted Class you're against us!"

The bun-haired girl said aggressively.

Seeing this, Lin Zichen immediately stepped forward to speak for Shen Qinghan, smiling, "She's my childhood friend, let her in, I'll say a few words to her."

"Ah, oh, okay."

Faced with the handsome and imposing Lin Zichen, the bun-haired girl stammered a little, both nervous and excited inside.

Lin Zichen's looks were overwhelmingly attractive to girls his age; few could resist.

Once the girl moved aside, Shen Qinghan quickly came to Lin Zichen's side.

Lin Zichen took Shen Qinghan to one side and said to her, "I think it's better if you go back to the Gifted Class side. You're a Gifted Class freshman, you should have some class honor, especially at the very start of the semester, or you'll be easily ostracized."

"But I want to stay with you..."

"I want that too, but it's not really appropriate."

"Alright then..."

Shen Qinghan was a little reluctant but obediently listened.

She thought about it and realized Lin Zichen was right.

It was the very start of the semester; being a little loyal to your class could prevent being marginalized.

Having thought it through, Shen Qinghan quickly returned to the Gifted Class side.

After she took her place, the 2,959 freshmen of the Ordinary Class and the 50 freshmen of the Gifted Class all stood on opposite sides of the central great martial platform, their camps clearly divided.

Soon the gymnasium PA system began to sound a countdown.

"Ten seconds until the trial begins!

10!

7..."

As the countdown echoed, every freshman quieted down.

Adrenaline surged.

Heartbeats accelerated.

Nervousness filled their bodies.

"6!

4..."

As the countdown approached the start of the trial, many freshmen with weaker psychological resilience began to feel their legs go weak, their hands trembling slightly.

Especially those in the Gifted Class whose physical strength was low and who relied on gene-fusion adaptability to raise their stats.

Although they were Gifted Class freshmen, their Biological Level was only Ordinary Second Tier, the same level as many Ordinary Class freshmen.

Next they would have to face dozens or even hundreds of Ordinary Class freshmen of the same combat power, who would mob them — it's hard not to feel weak-kneed.

In contrast, super prodigies like Li Moyu and Ma Xiwei, whose physical strength far exceeded their peers, were brimming with battle intent, eager to experience the crushing feeling of one-man dominance.

"3!

The trial officially begins!"

At that final announcement.

The Ordinary Class freshmen surged toward the Gifted Class like waves.

"Charge! Smash the Gifted Class!"

"A Gifted Class member has climbed onto the martial platform! It's Gao Ziyong with a Biological Level of Ordinary Third Tier! Evolution Class 6, all of you rush him! Knock him off the platform!"

"Mechanical Class 2, 3, 4! Our target is Zhao Chuying! Don't go easy on her just because she's a girl! Hit her with everything you've got!"

Under those battle-crammed shouts.

The Ordinary Class freshmen, who had the advantage in numbers, charged into the Gifted Class camp in one go and targeted Gifted Class freshmen.

At first the scene was orderly.

But because there were simply too many people and many Gifted Class freshmen were dodging about trying to escape the mobbing.

In a short while the whole scene descended into chaos.

* * *

"Stop hitting me, I surrender, I surrender!"

A Gifted Class female freshman with Ordinary Second Tier was surrounded and pinned to the ground by more than ten Ordinary Class girls, being beaten while begging for mercy.

Those dozen Ordinary Class girls were somewhat merciful.

When the target shouted surrender they immediately stopped hitting, not taking another swing.

* * *

"Damn it! All you can do is gang up on someone weaker, what's the skill in that? If you're brave then one-on-one with me!"

Gao Ziyong, the Gifted Class male freshman whose Biological Level reached Ordinary Third Tier, was trapped on the martial platform by the whole Evolution Class 6 and cursed loudly.

However, no one wanted to fight him one-on-one; everyone chose to gang up on him.

* * *

"Stop, don't run! Does the Gifted Class prodigy only know how to run away? Coward!"

Shen Qinghan, who was physically on the weaker side, was being chased all over the gym by more than a dozen Ordinary Class girls.

She didn't run fast but with her silky footwork she always managed to narrowly avoid their clutches, making the pursuers curse and grumble.

* * *

On the other side, Lin Zichen had originally planned to jump onto the platform at the start of the trial and act as the boss to hold the stage, easily taking the title of Freshman King and earning 100 credits.

But seeing how fired-up the Ordinary Class freshmen were, he chose to let them have their moment and not steal their hard-won spotlight.

After all, they'd gone through planning and deployment; they deserved to show off.

Bored, Lin Zichen looked around to watch the show.

Soon his eyes landed on Shen Qinghan.

He saw her being chased and beaten.

However, he didn't step in to help, he just watched.

He thought this was the sort of trial an Evolution Student should experience; intervening would do more harm than good.

‘Her footwork is good, these years of training weren't for nothing.’

Seeing Shen Qinghan evade capture for almost ten minutes, slipping through the crowd like an eel and moving with silk-like ease, Lin Zichen couldn't help but praise her inwardly.

Yet, not even three seconds after he praised her, Shen Qinghan was caught.

Luckily she wasn't prideful; the moment she was captured she immediately chose to surrender to avoid a beating.

His gaze left Shen Qinghan.

Lin Zichen scanned the entire gym.

The scene was Gifted Class freshmen being mobbed and beaten.

The reason it had become such a one-sided affair was that the Gifted Class's top fighters hadn't intervened.

Led by Li Moyu and Ma Xiwei, the Gifted Class's top dozen fighters were all standing on the second-floor corridor, looking down on the battlefield from above.

Before the trial began these twelve had leapt up to the second-floor corridor, placing themselves at the same height as the school's leaders on the opposite corridor.

This behavior effectively separated themselves from the other freshmen, elevating themselves as if they were superior to the rest.

Lin Zichen glanced at the twelve top Gifted Class fighters on the second-floor corridor and activated the biological attribute Danger Perception to sense their Biological Levels.

The strongest, Li Moyu and Ma Xiwei, both had Biological Levels as high as Ordinary Fifth Tier.

The remaining ten all started at Ordinary Fourth Tier.

Li Moyu's senses were sharp; he noticed Lin Zichen observing them below and smiled slightly, looking toward Lin Zichen and inviting, "Lin Zichen, come up and watch with us?"

Lin Zichen politely declined with a smile, "No need, I'll watch from below."

* * *

About twenty minutes later.

After being mobbed by nearly three thousand Ordinary Class freshmen, except for the twelve on the second-floor corridor, the Gifted Class freshmen below had been completely routed.

The victorious Ordinary Class students all gathered under the twelve on the second-floor corridor and shouted at them, "Come down!"

"Come down and die!"

"Move faster!"

Having just won a flawless victory, the Ordinary Class freshmen were all puffed up, thinking the Gifted Class was nothing special.

They were eager to knock the top twelve on the Gifted Class down and let the Ordinary Class take the glory.

"Heh, relying on numbers to bully the few, beating a few weaklings and swelling with pride, it's silly. Ants are still ants; no matter how many there are, they

can't bite an elephant."

On the second-floor corridor a two-meter-tall bulky boy looked down at the shouting Ordinary Class freshmen with disdain.

After he spoke he jumped down from the second-floor corridor, landing with a thud, leaving a clear shoe mark in the wooden floorboards.

He was so heavy the ordinary wooden floor couldn't withstand his impact.

"You all like using numbers to bully the few, right? Come then, I'll stand right here, go ahead and surround me. So you can realize your own smallness."

The bulky boy looked at the Ordinary Class freshmen with complete calm and utter contempt.

Seeing his massive body like a mountain standing at the front, many Ordinary Class freshmen instinctively stepped back a few paces.

But soon someone in the crowd shouted to rally morale, "We're so many, what are we afraid of? If each of us throws one punch we'll beat him down!"

"Right, our numbers, attack him!"

"Charge, hit him!"

The Ordinary Class freshmen rekindled their fighting spirit and swarmed the bulky boy, intending to use their numbers to kill him.

Faced with the mass of charging Ordinary Class freshmen, the bulky boy remained unperturbed and simply lifted his leg to kick, sending the first few forward flying.

One boy hit squarely by his kick flew up more than three meters and then crashed heavily to the ground with a thud, writhing in pain and unable to get up, his face contorted.

"He's spitting blood!"

Someone saw blood at the corner of the boy's mouth and was frightened.

Being kicked until you spit blood means internal injury!

Soon a medic stationed nearby brought a stretcher to carry the blood-spitting boy away to treat his injuries.

That scene scared many Ordinary Class freshmen, who retreated.

No one dared to approach the bulky boy anymore, afraid of being kicked until they vomited blood as well.

Everyone had come to participate in a trial, not to be seriously injured.

At that moment the situation reversed.

The Ordinary Class freshmen had thought they could use numbers to knock down all the Gifted Class members.

But it turned out they had severely underestimated the top Gifted Class fighters.

The gap was simply too large to be bridged by numbers.

"We're all classmates, is it necessary for you to hit so hard?"

An Ordinary Class freshman, displeased, rebuked the bulky boy.

The bulky boy smiled and replied, "Ants try their hardest to bite an elephant but can't bite through it; the elephant gets annoyed and lightly touches the ant, the ant's leg breaks and then the ant condemns the elephant for cruelty. Don't you find that comical?"

Hearing him call them 'ants' one after another enraged the Ordinary Class freshmen.

They were Ordinary Class students, yes, but they had all been top students at their high schools who had made it into Shanhai University.

Yet now they were being looked down upon.

They couldn't tolerate it!

But despite the anger, they still didn't dare to attack.

"Lin Zichen, this guy is too arrogant, he calls us ants, go deal with him!"

Soon an Ordinary Class freshman shouted.

They couldn't beat the bulky boy, but Lin Zichen could!

Lin Zichen was the provincial runner-up in Nanjiang Province's rankings and had the top physical test scores in the province; he could certainly face off against the Gifted Class bulky boy and might even win!