Chapter 148: Players lead the U17 elimination team to fight...

The mad buffalo, no, it should be Kamio Akira now, but, he is not any better than the mad buffalo! ?

It was even a mad buffalo sprinting a hundred meters across the lava layer.

The U17 team has lost count of how many times they have felt the critical moment of their lives hanging by a thread.

Although I was able to survive every time before,

But that doesn’t mean they can accept the fact that they are going to die again so quickly!

Kamio Akira sprinted a hundred meters, and behind him followed a long line of new mutant lava slimes that jumped in the scorching hot magma.

The U17 elimination group members who witnessed this scene were shocked and speechless for a long time.

Whenever he opened his mouth, he would say—

“——Run away!!!”

"No, the question is where should we escape to now!?!!"

In a state of panic and anxiety, the members of the U17 elimination group, who were huddled together like trembling chicks, were completely helpless in the face of Kamio Akira who was charging towards them with full hatred and a bunch of lava slimes.

There is no way forward, no way back.

When they turned around, Jibaimao was staring at them with his dead fish eyes - although he didn't say anything, his intuitive perception was even more terrifying!

I had to bite the bullet and rush forward.

"—Everyone, pick up your rackets and help Kamio escape the lava slime!"

At Sanada Genichirō's command, the U17 elimination group, accustomed to cooperating during previous rounds of sieges, all stood in unison, their balls in hand and rackets in the other, ready to fight.

“3——2——1——!”

“—Start the attack!!”

The rustling sound of the rackets hitting the ore balls and the almost heavy sound of the ore balls breaking through the air were extremely neat, heading straight for the magma area, with the bison sprinting and the Kamio Akira jumping left and right.

His pupils shrank suddenly. Although there was only one, from Kamio Akira's perspective, what was coming down was an overwhelming rain of pitch-black mineral balls!

No, these guys really intend to rescue him, rather than just take him and the slime out here?!

I have so much to complain about that I can't spare the energy to complain anymore. I can only rely on my superb body skills and observation ability that has been improved to the MAX to step on the land floating on the magma one by one.

Kamio Akira performed a rapid drift and light-footed flying on the magma right under everyone's noses!

During the serve, there was no miss. Gan Zhenzhi's professionalism was on the line, and he quickly compared and analyzed.

"It seems Kamio's speed and agility have increased again. Compared to the first level, it has risen several levels. With this speed, he can almost perfectly avoid the rain of mineral balls and the subsequent slime attacks."

He chattered non-stop, flipping through the notebook in his hand rapidly. "You actually used this method of death if you don't succeed to improve? It's quite effective... Write it down..."

Momoshiro Takeshi, who was listening with twitching eyes, and Kaidou Kaoru, who finally woke up, each had an expression that was uglier than the other.

For some reason, from the tone of Gan-senpai's voice, it seems like he's gradually beginning to agree and admire it...

No——I don’t agree with this kind of thing!!!

It is unknown how much Momoshiro Takeshi and Kaidou Kaoru struggled in their hearts, but the current situation seems to have changed.

Under the impact of the overwhelming rain of mineral balls, the lava slime following closely behind Kamio Akira hit every target accurately, and was blown up with a "pop" sound, turning into magma and merging into the ground again.

Seeing this, everyone felt relieved.

Less than three seconds later, there were several consecutive "puff" sounds, and several new lava slimes struggled to squeeze out from the magma layer!

It is chewy, red, and has thorns.

Everyone was stunned.

"T-This is a self-resurrection thing...?"

"Not only is it resurrection, it also brings division!"

One split into two, two split into three, and the lava slimes on the magma stratum increased before our eyes. Their numbers flourished and they were full of vitality. Suddenly, the number of the slimes split far exceeded the number of people in the entire U17 elimination group.

The situation was reversed from a group of people beating up and bullying the minority, to a group of people being beaten up and forced into a corner by a large number of lava slimes.

Kamio Akiya finally managed to get ashore, panting heavily, using both hands and feet. He was completely dry and breathless.

The sweat rolling down his forehead was evaporated by the high temperature before it even hit the ground. If he hadn't moved fast enough, he would have been roasted to death.

The person who helped him up took a closer look—

Wow! Kamio's clothes on his back are already tattered! The holes and bumps are all caused by the damage caused by the lava slime.

The vision suddenly became complicated.

Before they arrived, this guy was able to hold on for so long on this floor. He is truly a warrior.

Kamio Akira took a deep breath and finally recovered. He looked up and met everyone's complicated gazes at Kamito.

Kamio Akira: "?"

"Hey, hey—don't think that just because you're looking at me like that, I'll forget that you guys just tried to beat me up too!!"

The U17 elimination group members immediately retracted their gazes: "..."

"The number of these things keeps increasing. How on earth are we ever going to get through?"

Finally, someone brought up the main topic, and as soon as the words came out, everyone looked in the direction.

The number of lava slimes is increasing, even skyrocketing. Before long, they will almost occupy the entire magma layer.

Kamio Akira shook his dry bangs. "As far as I know—these things can't be killed by attacking alone! You can only dodge!"

“…”

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes slowly revealing a unanimous confusion.

This guy is talking about something that everyone knows.

Kamio Akira was very proud: "Otherwise, they will become more and more——"

Finally, Taocheng Wu couldn't help but asked, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

Kamio Akira gave him a strange look: "You didn't ask? And—did you even give me a chance to speak!?!"

“…”

All of a sudden, everyone couldn't help feeling a little guilty.

That seems to be true...but that’s not the point!

Ibu Shinji got straight to the point. "How can we get through? Physical suppression alone doesn't seem to be enough to deal with the increasing number of slimes. There must be other, more feasible methods. As someone who's managed to survive on this floor for so long, Kamio, you're very likely to have the answer. Okay, stop being so secretive..."

Kamio Akira was nearly nagging Ibu Shinji to death, so he immediately said, "Okay, okay—stop, stop, stop! Stop nagging Ibu, I'm telling you what to do!!"

All of a sudden, everyone fell silent and pricked up their ears.

The red-haired one-eyed man lifted his bangs very coolly and pointed his finger at something far away.

"From what I've observed, these slimes can't even touch non-magma areas. In other words, anywhere other than the magma is safe!"

“…”

“…”

Everyone was silent and turned to look at the ground.

Since it's called the magma layer, it means... there's nothing else on this layer besides magma!!

Sensing the way these guys were looking at him as if he was crazy, Kamio Akira clarified himself right there.

"Use your eyes—be a little observant, will you?"

He stretched out his finger and pointed far away.

Following his direction, they squinted their eyes as hard as they could and finally, they found floating stone slabs of various sizes scattered randomly above the bubbling magma!

Judging from the size, it can only accommodate one or two people at the same time, and some can only accommodate half a person. You can't even stand on it completely. You have to leave quickly after putting your feet on it.

All of a sudden, it was like a revelation.

I saw Kamio Akira jumping left and right on the lava layer earlier - it turns out he wasn't just doing it for fun, he was really running for his life!!

All of a sudden, everyone's gaze became vague.

Kamio Akira didn't notice and continued, "See those stone slabs? Just run along them—there's a door at the end."

One of the high school students spoke up, "Then why don't you just go through that door to the next floor?"

Kamio Akira looked at him like a fool, "Do you think it's me who doesn't want to? It's obviously me who can't."

"That door would have required one hundred and ninety-six people pushing it simultaneously to open it!"

"...So precise?"

Kamio Akira: "That's not the case. It's written on the door."

“…”

“…”

I realized something again. Although I didn't turn my head directly, the corner of my eyes drifted to a certain direction behind me.

So this part was also arranged by Jibaimao/the head coach/him...

The player remained silent, keeping his achievements and fame to himself.

The NPC remained silent and just followed Jibaimao's orders.

"So now...what are we going to do?"

"It seems like this is the only way..."

“…Do I really have to go?”

“…”

The answer is yes.

With Kamio Akira leaping back and forth on the lava layer, many people, though fearful, also had some self-confidence, such as "I can do it" and "Maybe it's me".

Seeing the chaotic distribution of rock plates, I could only act first and then decide.

"First, make sure... we just need to run along these rocks to the end, right?"

Kamio Akira folded his arms and nodded, "Of course—anyway, follow my pace!!"

Not at all timid, Kamio came up and then went down again, full of energy.

While shouting his catchphrase, he rushed away at a high speed, taking one rock at a time.

“Follow me!”

Following closely behind were several people from Rikkai University, with Genichirō Sanada leading the way. Some stone slabs could only accommodate one person, so each person set out with three or four stone slabs between them.

Genichirō Sanada took a step forward and immediately realized something was wrong.

The bearing capacity of this stone is not as strong as imagined!

Even with just a slight pause, I could feel the tendency to slowly sink. The high temperature and scorching heat were completely different from the burning sensation I just felt in the safe area!

The surface of my skin was licked by the flames, becoming hot and cracked. Without hesitation, I took the next step.

Now he finally understood why that guy from Fudomine ran so fast—

If I don't run away now, am I going to be swallowed up by the lava?!

Genichirō Sanada was quite calm. The people behind him who were confused and confident were waiting for the gap to pass and kick him.

"Oh my god!" "Oh my god!" "What the hell is this!?!"

Such wailing, roaring, and cursing, even mixed with a few cries for help, continued one after another, intermittently.

But then, the sound became lower and lower, less and less, and smaller and smaller.

Finally catching up with the pace ahead, Echizen Ryoma took long strides, barely managing to regain some focus and turned his head sideways.

I witnessed someone who hadn't kept up with the main group, took a wrong step, and slowly sank directly on the floating stone slab, and was swallowed up by the crimson magma with a "pop".

In an instant, the person disappeared from the spot.

Flashing again, it appeared at the original starting point!

Jibaimao came over and punched the unconscious man with a 365-degree Pegasus Meteor Fist, successfully causing him to spit out magma from his mouth and nose.

Then he simply broke the bottle with his hands and poured the large bucket of juice directly into his mouth.

Echizen Ryoma, who witnessed this scene: "..."

A few people who had not yet set off and were staying where they were also witnessing this scene: "..."

Looking at the lucky guy who seemed to have regained some consciousness, but was ignored by the cat and forced to gulp down the juice with his mouth opened,

All of a sudden, I felt cold all over my body.

No, I absolutely must not fall behind. No matter what, I absolutely must run to the finish line with all my might!

“——Ryoma!!”

"——Echizen!!"

"Be careful—get ahead!!"

The previous second he was still immersed in the horrific scene of Jibianma's rescue, the next second, Echizen Ryoma suddenly heard the urgent reminder issued by everyone to him,

——Huh? Why did you send him an urgent...

“Puff!”

Caught off guard, a dark red, elastic, and long-thorned creature suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye. It moved too fast, leaving a trail of afterimages on the spot - the lava slime!

Echizen Ryoma: “!”

Lava Slime: “!”

Time seemed to slow down at this moment. Echizen Ryoma stared with his eyes wide open as the slime mercilessly and cruelly attacked him with a sudden and powerful force -!

No, this can’t be done——he doesn’t want to go back to the starting point and suffer that kind of torture!!!

“You’re still far from there—!!”

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Echizen Ryoma exploded on the spot, changing his movements at lightning speed, dodging the attack of the lava slime that sprang out from behind him at a speed that was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye.

He forced himself to change his center of gravity and tilted his body for one second. Just this miraculous second, he avoided the tragic fate of being killed by the slime!

Everyone who witnessed this scene was amazed. If the situation had not allowed it, they would have applauded him in unison.

The next second, 'Puff',

Ryoma Echizen, who just took a deep breath, is OUT!

“…”

"...Hmm, it looks like I've been staying on this stone slab for too long..."

"So pitiful, so pitiful...ahead of time..."

"——Don't be pitiful, there's only so much time left to run forward! The slime behind is catching up!!"

A roar completely woke everyone up!

No, Kamio didn't mention there would be random slime attacks just now!!

Kamio Akira, who was leading the charge, said: "Hey hey - tit for tat~ Hurry up and keep up with my pace!!"

I am so tired that I can't even complain. It's already amazing that I can do this.

Being able to save your life is already amazing, and being able to get this far is already amazing,

There was a commotion below, and a blow from the Pegasus Meteor Punch knocked the soul of Echizen Ryoma, who had just been rescued, back to its soul. He opened his eyes blankly, but before he could see clearly,

The super invincible giant bucket of juice is blown directly into the mouth,

Without the slightest bit of defense or preparation, Echizen Ryoma stretched out his hand with difficulty, struggling and twitching to get away.

The figures he saw in the corner, twos and threes, huddled in a corner like quails, and he wanted to reach out to Erkang for help.

The next second, everyone scattered like birds and beasts, each one running faster than the other, heading straight for the magma layer.

Just kidding, going to the lava parkour by yourself or staying there and being persecuted by the damn cat, no matter how you look at it, the lava parkour is safer!

I'm sorry, I'd rather die than let my friend die - Echizen Ryoma, rest in peace!!

“Help…Help…”

Hearing the NPC mumbling something, the player pressed the Super Invincible Giant Bucket of Juice deeper.

He nodded in satisfaction when the sound died down, and glanced at the NPCs training on the lava layer.

Sure enough, after finding the correct way to pass the level, the NPCs made great progress in their speed, reaction and avoidance stats under the random attacks of slimes and the harsh terrain of the magma layer.

Suddenly, all the values ​​turned green, and the players nodded in satisfaction.

[Ding——], the player looked over in surprise,

A pop-up window popped up quickly, indicating that the qualifying battle at the U17 training camp base had officially begun.

It was a battle between the special NPC Yukimura Seiichi of the sixth pitch, who the player had previously followed, and the oni Jujiro of the fifth pitch.

The player switched perspectives, fishing out the U17 eliminated group members who fell into the lava like "plop plop" dumplings, while closely watching the current status of the special NPC battle.

U17 training camp base, pitch number five.

All the members of the winning team gathered here.

In just one day, the entire U17 training camp field ranking battle was almost completely replaced, and the fields below field 5 were occupied by junior high school students.

Except for the few people who defended the first five courts, the other high school students did not get any benefits from the four school ministers.

Even Saito Shi, who had a rough idea of ​​the strength of these junior high school students, was somewhat surprised by the result of the ranking battle.

I was amazed at the resilience shown by the middle school students, but also at the rapid collapse of the high school students.

According to the training method arranged by that adult, the strength of the entire U17 high school students has increased by two times compared to before.

But even so, he couldn't even make it past these junior high school students.

Is it that the high school students are not strong enough, or is it that the strength of these people... has reached a higher level?

Despite his thoughts, he still maintained a smile on his face. Saito called up the electronic surveillance, and in an instant, the entire No. 5 court was densely packed with scarlet, inorganic red dots.

Marui Bunta felt a chill on his back as he stood at the sidelines.

"This kind of situation and atmosphere... is a bit scary..."

Yukimura of the sixth pitch took the lead in challenging Oni Jujiro of the fifth pitch. This was also the result of a joint discussion among the four heads of the sixth pitch.

Although I have never lost in a match against a high school student, I have not become complacent.

Relatively speaking, the four ministers were even more cautious.

After all, if you fail, you have to go back and accept the challenge of hitting back nine tennis balls at the same time.

Many of the selected junior high school students were beaten back. The eight-ball challenge was already so torturous, not to mention adding another ball.

The entire stadium was filled with explosions.

But even so, this battle must be fought.

Saito Shi and Kurobe Yukifu, one monitoring the screen and the other holding a computer to record data, on the fifth court,

The gatekeeper Oni Jujiro enters with Yukimura Seiichi, who is wearing a coat... and a corpse covered with a coat.

Out of some original intention, Irie Kanata took the initiative to step forward and say that he would be the referee.

The serving game was selected, with Seiichi Yukimura serving first.

He exhaled, calmed down, picked up the racket, and looked up again. The aura of Onijushirou, with his hair standing upright, was full, without a trace of contempt or disdain.

He also holds a U17 special racket in his hand.

Yukimura, Atobe, and Rikkai were lucky enough to see him play against Yagi Kei during their cat-hunting trip, though only the last ball was played.

But the overwhelming force of ghosts and gods at that time - it almost turned the tide against the will of heaven!

The smile on Yukimura's face deepened.

A turbid force of unknown origin, the ability to hit back nearly thirteen goals simultaneously... this is the true strength of the defenders of the top five U17 stadiums.

But he was not at all inferior to such a guy, and even rode away directly across the junior who occupied the highest fixed point... Kei,

What level of strength has it reached now?

My mind was full of thoughts, but my hands kept moving. I took a deep breath and took out the explosive ball from my pocket that I had touched hundreds of times in the past two days.

Yukimura Seiichi smiled, his expression determined, "Well then, I'll begin."

Onijushirou waited silently with his pistol in hand.

The atmosphere is compressed, stagnant, heavy, and stagnant.

The battle is about to begin!

[Ding!]

The pop-up window flashed, and the players who were paying attention to the battle situation looked sideways.

The NPC values ​​of both sides in the battle soared rapidly. The health bar of one side was stable, while the health bar of the other side jumped sharply, constantly pulling back and falling.

The player raised his eyebrows and observed the status bar BUFFs of both sides.

Not surprisingly, the special NPC had already activated the skill "Destroy Five Senses" at the very beginning.

The anger value in Onijushirou's status bar is accumulating.

The player roughly observed it, and when the anger bar accumulated to a certain value, he could start the state of Shura Shinto on the spot.

Using the special NPC's current five-dimensional values, he directly faced the NPC who activated the Shura Shinto state...

The player marked it as a key point of attention, and did not forget to pull up the NPC that fell into the lava again.

If you pull too much, you can also pull up those that haven't fallen down.

The lucky person who was preparing to jump in the last second and was selected to refresh at the resurrection point in the next second: "......?"

Hey...what happened?

I have already lost count of how many times I have resurrected at the refresh point. Everyone in the U17 elimination group is almost paralyzed.

I opened my eyes and struggled to pull myself out from under the heavy juice.

He turned around to take a breath, then took a big step and jumped forward.

After several attempts and countless pioneers, everyone finally found a precise path that was the fastest, most convenient, and directly led to the finish line.

Kamio Akira arrived first, followed by Sanada Genichirō, who had reached the single digits, Yagyu Kuwabara Daishi and others who were in the tens digits, and high school students who were in the hundreds digits...

After much difficulty, finally - the last person ran wildly under the sea of ​​lava slime, crying and wailing all the way, refreshing again and again -

Finally! A breakthrough!

Using both hands and feet, I climbed up the last rock and entered the safe area.

The U17 elimination group consists of 196 players – all arrived!

I almost burst into tears, but there are more important things at the moment.

We must not stop here - the future, a bright future is still waiting for them!

One hundred and ninety-six people simultaneously stretched out their hands to press against the door, pushing hard—

"Boom——" With a muffled sound, the entrance was indeed pried open. Everyone looked at each other, their hearts filled with joy.

In this way, they can escape from this abominable molten hell and return to the normal world—

My eyes went dark and then bright again, and what hit me was even brighter and hotter—

Magma layer!!!

“…”

“……?”

Looking closely again, I saw not only lava, but also something we hadn't seen for a long time - an army of skeletons! !

The skeleton army soaking in the magma layer sensed the presence of the air, and turned around in unison, and slowly stood up from the magma.

The very explicit picture inevitably caused people to have subtle associations.

“…Well, although…”

"...Is this magma bone soup?"