Under Archie's devious glare, Nancy felt uneasy while the other looked at them with hilarity.
Everyone wanted to see what Archie would do now, and no one scoffed at him anymore because of the bet he made with Nancy at the very start.
"I guess it's my win," Archie said with a gentle smile while looking at Nancy.
Nancy suppressed the uneasiness in her heart and forced out a coquettish smile on her pale face. "Big brother, how about you let me rest first before I'll become your girlfriend?"
Her Qi was almost exhausted, and she was also feeling some effects of the radiation. She knew if Archie decided to play any trick, she wouldn't be able to defend herself.
The institute won't intervene in this matter as long as Archie won't get caught doing anything, just like she did.
Now, she even regretted approaching Archie and making a bet with this deviant. If she had known Archie was merely pretending to be a fool to set a trap for her, she would never open her wily mouth.
'If he used soul attack, I'll just use the treasure mother gave me and then expose him and make him eliminate.' She thought.
However, to everyone's surprise, Archie merely flashed a smile and nodded, "Alright, I'm not in a hurry, but don't let me wait for long or you should know about my pretty skin collection."
Nancy felt slightly chill when she thought about what Archie said when he passed her, but the smile on her face didn't vanish, and she quickly agreed, "Of course, a bet is a bet."
Afterward, she sat far away from Archie with the other two poison wood demons who were also vigilant of Archie.
Many were thinking Archie was again planning something, but they didn't know what. Yet, they knew Nancy was going to suffer this time around. Almost all of them gloated at poison wood demons' bad luck to provoke that astute fellow.
Usually, it would be the Poison Wood Demons who were playing dirty tricks and sneakily attacking others, but now the table had suddenly turned by a life demon.
"I hope you remembered what you said at the start of this test?" Harvey suddenly looked at Black Duke with a gloating smile.
In the past, this bitch had once tried to seduce him in front of Ellie and spout many lies which resulted in him beating the shit out of Black Duke, and if not for a life-saving talisman, she would've died by his hand that day.
Nevertheless, the hatred and grudge between these two still exist.
But when it comes to playing tricks, Black Duke is far superior to Harvey while she would never fight with Harvey because he is much stronger than her, she learned the hard way.
This time wasn't different. She almost got her revenge by using Archie, but he never thought his son would turn the table so easily.
Now, he was going to do the same as Black Duke and provoke her without any restraint.
Black Duke coldly said, "Hmph, don't forget this is the Royal Demon Institute. If that little deviant took action out of the rules, you'll be the first one who cries."
Harvey smiled mockingly. "Heh, do you still think my brat is inferior to your little slut when it comes to mind games?"
"Mind your tongue!" Black Duke gnashed her teeth and suppressed her urge to attack Harvey.
"What? Did I say anything wrong? A whore's daughter is naturally a slut." Harvey coldly uttered without holding back. He wanted her to attack him here and suffer the consequences.
Black Duke felt like she was getting provoked too easily today, while Harvey was more restrained from the past. In the end, she covered her ears with Qi and pretended Harvey didn't exist.
Harvey didn't mind and merely flashed a victory smile before he glanced at Finley meaningfully.
Finley was also feeling quite frustrated, but he had no way to vent it.
Time passed, and when the last second of six hours passed,
The dark bronze skin demon coldly declared, "The Demonic Pathway Test had reached the conclusion, and anyone who didn't manage to cross to the other side had failed!"
As his voice trailed off, the gray formation suddenly started to fade before the effective area returned to normal. Many demons were panting heavily, with pale faces at this moment.
Out of three thousand contestants, only 68 passed the test, which didn't come as a surprise because it was a normal occasion in the Royal Demon Institute's annual entrance test.
There were even cases when no demon passed the second test at all.
"Those who failed please return and try next year." The violet skin demon declared with a scornful tone, and then he looked at the other side, "As for those who passed this test, you have only 1 hour before the last test will start, whether you recover or not."
Those contestants didn't dare to neglect this grace period, and they quickly recovered because one hour was quite short.
Even those participants of the four grand demon clans weren't different and paid little attention.
Ace pretended to be in meditation, and didn't make any move. He didn't want to show that he didn't exhaust any Qi while doing that stunt at the start, or it would be more ridiculous to have this amount of Qi.
One hour passed in a flash,
The dark bronze face demon coldly looked at everyone while standing right in front of the demonic gates and loudly said, "Alright, gather!"
The young demons finally opened their eyes and unwillingly gathered together.
There were 52 males and 16 females among these contestants.
"This is the last test, and like every year, we only have 10 seats open to grab, no more, no less. Despite ten seats, it's been many years since all ten seats were filled in an annual test. So, I would recommend giving it your all." The violet skin demon declared.
The dark bronze skin demon nodded in agreement and spoke, "Now, moving toward the last test, which will be random like every year. This year's test is… Hunter Mania."
"They're sure are ruthless to have Hunter Mania this year." The Ash Duke clicked his tongue with indignation.
"There might not be a single winner this year." The Dark Fire Duke's expression was also somewhat perplexed.
Harvey didn't comment, but a hint of worry flashed past his eyes as he looked at Archie's back.
The contestants' faces went also pale because they knew what this Hunter Mania was. It was one of the hardest final test themes of the Royal Demon Institute!
The violet skin demon smiled coldly and said, "I would explain the rules of the Hunter Mania, which are extremely simple.
"Everyone here will be given a special Hunter Badge to wear all the time. Remember, you can't take it off nor hide it, or store it in any storage space treasure. If anyone violated these rules, they will be eliminated from Hunter Mania.
"Afterward, you will enter the misty swamp behind the demonic gates, which will be your location for Hunter Mania.
"All you have to do is to gather at least five hunter badges of your opponents to pass the hunter mania test. As for how to gather them, I think I don't need to state the obvious, but I still tell you, 'By any means possible!"
The violet skin demon coldly declared, "The moment the badge leaves your person, you'll be eliminated from the fight for ten entry seats. However, this doesn't mean you'll be completely out from the Hunter Mania."
The bronze skin demon spoke at this moment, "Those who lost their entrance qualification can still snatch others' hunter badges and also make them lose their qualification.
"Now, if someone has any questions related to the Hunter Mania Test, speak."
Everyone took a deep breath of cold air because this Hunter Mania was really as ruthless as it was described in legends, and from many records, in every hunter mania, someone seldomly passed.
Because those who lost their badges could band together and make others lose their qualification as an act of revenge.
It makes this event ruthless, and these demons are all pitiful to encounter it this year.
At this moment, a hand was raised, and it was none other than Archie, who had this amiable smile on his face, unlike everyone else, as if he wasn't afraid of this test.
The violet skin demon's expression softened a bit when he saw it was Archie. He no longer looked down at him. He nodded, "Speak."
Archie nodded and politely asked, "Is killing allowed?"
Everyone's faces turned ashen and looked at Archie, who was still smiling, and felt this guy really had a knack for stirring others.
The violet skin demon's eyes narrowed slightly, he replied, "If the other party is stubborn and doesn't surrender their hunter badge, then the accidental killing will not violate the first rule of the entrance test. But if someone surrenders or hands over their hunter badge peacefully and you still stuck a killing blow or tried to kill them, it would violate the first rule."
Archie nodded in understanding before he asked something. "What if we kill someone before they can even speak or react? I mean, with a single hit or sneak attack…!"
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