This time, a group of other people followed Ling Tian and them to the riverbank. These were new adventurers who also wanted to join the Demon Hunter Guild.
The Demon Hunter Guild did not only consist of ability users. Some powerful ordinary people, as long as they passed the assessment, were also eligible to join.
However, when they heard the method of assessment proposed by Ata Sreim, their faces changed. Before coming, they had heard from others about the assessment content, which was merely testing various abilities and then finding people to fight against.
Of course, to cope with the assessment, there were many ways to conduct targeted training, and even to use some means to manipulate the process.
But now, asking them to hunt an crocodile, this was simply too much of a joke.
One had to know that these were a group of crocodiles, most of which stayed in the water. You had to find one that was over 5 meters long. Such a long crocodile would not fare well even against lions or tigers. Then, you had to lure these crocodiles out of the water and then kill them.
And these crocodiles had clearly undergone mutation. Their skin and scales were probably impenetrable by ordinary firearms.
"This is ridiculous, I'm out. We're here to make money, not to die!" a man beside him shouted loudly, his emotions very agitated. Several people who came with him also echoed his sentiments.
"Please, it's your freedom!" Ata Sreim waved his hand. In his opinion, these guys didn't even have the courage to face danger, so they couldn't expect them to have any strength. These people were also highly unlikely to be capable of completing these missions.
"Exactly, I'm going back to post this on the internet so everyone knows how twisted this camp is!" one of the men roared hysterically.
This man was a heavy gambler and was deeply in debt. Having no other choice, he thought of coming here to try and join the Demon Hunter Guild. If he didn't repay his debts quickly, his creditors would make him a statistic in the US gun violence reports.
He had even borrowed money for his travel expenses to get here. As a result, his hopes were dashed, and he spoke without restraint.
However, what he didn't know was that his words had completely enraged the master of this place, Ata Sreim!
As the man turned and walked a few steps, he suddenly felt a huge suction force beneath his feet. He looked down abruptly and saw that the wet soil beneath his feet had suddenly caved in, forming a pit.
This was no ordinary pit. The pit seemed to have immense gravity, pulling his legs and dragging him underground.
"What... My God, what is this!" The man's face turned green with fright. He struggled desperately, but it was all in vain. His companions tried to get closer to pull him out, but as soon as his companions got within a meter of him, the ground beneath them suddenly loosened, and a suction force began to pull them down as well.
This terrified his companions. They scrambled to escape, trying to get away from the man as if he were at the entrance to hell!
After more than ten seconds, everyone watched as the man disappeared from sight. Such a living person was simply swallowed by the ground!
At this moment, Ata Sreim's expression had become extremely grim.
"I am not a dictator, nor am I a brutal farm owner. You are free to come and go from my camp, but if any of you dare to speak nonsense and try to ruin my reputation, you can try. I guarantee that your fate will be the same as his.
Oh, more accurately, your families will suffer the same fate as him!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd fell silent, their lips tightly sealed, afraid that a single word might offend this murderous demon.
What had just happened was too shocking. A living person was swallowed by the ground, as if he had never existed in this world. Such a shock was truly unbearable for ordinary people. Sreim was terrifying to this extent!
"A bunch of cowards, get out of the way, let me!"
Just then, a robust black man walked out from the crowd, carrying a large iron spear over two meters long.
The crowd saw that this black man was about 1.9 meters tall but weighed nearly 300 pounds. There was a former NBA player named O'Neal. This guy in front of them, apart from being shorter than him, had even more exaggerated muscular build and body circumference than O'Neal.
"Very good, I admire courageous young people like you!
In that case, to encourage you, I can find someone to help lure the crocodiles out!"
Ata Sreim finished speaking and waved to his subordinate. His subordinate nodded, walked over to a pickup truck, and pulled a lamb out of the truck. The lamb's four legs were tied with a sturdy rope. The staff member carried the lamb as if it were a bundle of bedding, with great ease.
Immediately after, the staff member walked to a spot about ten meters from the riverbank and, with a strong heave, threw the lamb into the river.
"Plop!"
The sound of the lamb falling into the water and its struggles in the water attracted the attention of the crocodiles. They were not about to let such a readily available meal escape, and for a moment, the riverbank became a frenzy. Several crocodiles lunged directly at the lamb.
Seeing this, the staff member quickly retreated while pulling the rope. Soon, several crocodiles crawled onto the bank, the largest of which was over 5 meters long!
Upon seeing this scene, the onlookers' faces changed color, and they all retreated. Some who had wanted to try immediately felt their legs tremble at the sight of the enormous crocodiles, abandoning their dangerous thoughts.
This black man, however, was quite bold. His eyes were filled with fervor. He gripped his spear tightly and charged directly at the crocodile, thrusting the spear fiercely towards the crocodile's eye!
In the black man's opinion, his strength was exceptional, and if the spear could penetrate the crocodile's eye, it would inflict heavy damage.
But he never expected that the crocodile, which usually appeared motionless, would move with unexpected speed. The crocodile's body suddenly sprang up, and the black man's spear missed the crocodile's eye, hitting the top of its head instead.
However, the iron spear, imbued with the black man's full strength, couldn't even pierce the crocodile's scales.
The black man's hands went numb from the impact, his legs weakened, and he lost his balance. At that moment, the crocodile opened its gaping maw, bit down on the black man's waist, and dragged him into the water!