Trials (3)
The preliminaries officially begin.
The first round is an individual points competition. All contestants in the venue need to choose and enter a "door", which will teleport them to different areas on the island.
These island areas are not connected to each other and are covered by an automatic detection mechanism. Participants in the area can attack each other or choose to form a team, but no matter which method is used, only the person who stands at the end of the detection can get 100 points, and everyone else will keep the initial points of 0.
"There are 30 teams in the venue, excluding the team leaders, for a total of 175 contestants. The island is divided into ten areas and ten gates. Each gate has a limit on the number of people allowed in. After 18 contestants have been sent out, the gate will be closed and no further entries will be allowed."
"Ten doors will be randomly added to various locations within the venue shortly. Spots are on a first-come, first-served basis. As for the rest, aside from the general rules announced previously, there are no restrictions."
"Dear contestants, you have five minutes to prepare." The host stopped talking after introducing the process of the first round.
This rule seems simple, but it actually contains hidden dangers.
Firstly, the settlement method meant that only 10 of the 175 participants could earn those precious 100 points. Teams advanced based on their points ranking, and the points weren't reset until the semifinals, making every point incredibly valuable.
From this perspective, the best case scenario is that the six players in a team go to different areas on the island and each win 100 points, which will create a huge gap between them and other teams.
But this is obviously impossible.
Due to comprehensive considerations, each team must have 1 to 2 auxiliary ability users when it is formed. Requiring them to be the last one standing among the 18 contestants is obviously not an ordinary level of difficulty.
Therefore, the safest way for everyone to score is for the entire team to enter the same area, and then try to ensure that one of the teammates becomes the one who gets 100 points in the end. This way, you can at least ensure that you are in the top 10 among the 30 teams.
"If everyone chooses to do this, this individual points competition will turn into a team competition between three teams in each region." Lin Zhouze analyzed calmly. He joined as a commander and military advisor, so this is his responsibility.
"However, once a 'lone wolf' appears in an area, the balance of the three teams will be broken. This is because we don't know which teams have six people and which have only five or even four."
"So, taking all things into consideration, the most reasonable allocation method for us is actually..."
Five minutes later, contestants from all teams began to move.
As expected, quite a number of teams chose to move as a whole team just to compete for the right to enter the same door.
The moment doors appeared in various corners of the venue, they all rushed to the one closest to their group. When the maximum number of people allowed in was detected, the mist-like door instantly solidified into a tangible iron gate, bound with a red chain.
Ying Yungui remained motionless at the top. He neither instructed the team members nor interfered with Lin Zhouze's analysis.
But now he was taking in the entire venue.
He saw clearly where every person and every team was going.
So of course, we also saw those “lone wolves” who acted alone.
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Lin Zhouze's final plan was that Pei Danbai, Luo Zhao, and Mai Er entered different doors separately, while La Bairiel and Lu Zhiqi entered the same door together.
As for himself...
Lin Zhouze waited until all the other contestants in the venue had entered, then he calmly walked towards an unsealed door.
"Be careful of someone who smells like wood ash." Before Lin Zhouze entered the door, Ying Yungui landed beside him and reminded him in a low voice.
"Okay, got it." Lin Zhouze understood what he meant, turned around and dived into the mist.
After all 175 contestants entered, the host said to the remaining people in the venue, "Don't worry, everyone. Once the last person in the area is decided, the corresponding door next to them will automatically open and send them back here."
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Area A on the island.
Luo Zhao dodged into the woods. From the outside, he could hear the rustling of many footsteps, accompanied by a few malicious teasing voices: "Don't hide, sister. Come out! I know you're here."
"If you come out and give up voluntarily, we won't use harsh measures. Otherwise, there's no telling what will happen."
This was a team of six people. Not long after Luo Zhao was randomly teleported to this area, they had already set their sights on her who was left alone.
Thinking of the arrangements Lin Zhouze had made for everyone before the start, as well as some examples he had given, Luo Zhao glanced at the woods and felt that it was the perfect place to start.
Because Lin Zhouze mentioned: "If the opponent does not take the initiative to attack and only pretends to chase, it means that there is a high probability that they do not have a player with strong control ability."
Since the chance of being forcibly controlled has been greatly reduced, the most critical thing in this situation when fighting with fewer people against more is to seize the initiative.
"It's nothing more than a minor injury." Luo Zhao thought so, and smoothed her short hair that was cut to her earlobes, "Then let's give it a try." So she made up her mind and ran deeper into the woods.
"Over there!" "There's movement over there!" The team chasing her reacted quickly and headed in this direction.
It's not their fault for being reckless. No one would think that anyone could win in a one-on-six situation. Few ordinary people can do it under such conditions, not to mention those who are all superpowered. It is obviously an absolute suppression by force.
So even though they had no idea what Luo Zhao's abilities were, they rushed forward without thinking much.
With such certainty of victory, when a multi-on-one situation actually occurred, the adrenaline surge far exceeded their expectations. Knowing that there were other opponents in the area, hunting down Luo Zhao became the only thing they could think about.
So when the fire around them suddenly ignited and surrounded the six people, they didn't even stop completely from chasing forward.
"Oh, so you're the sister from the nature department. What? Are you running here because you think a place with many trees will help you burn?" The leader said loudly, and the others laughed, not taking the fire that trapped them under their feet seriously at all.
"Looking at the fire, my sister shouldn't have gone far. She might be hiding nearby." The man said, his ears flapping slightly, then pointing to the southeast and shouting to his companions, "That direction!" He was obviously a person with enhanced hearing.
Upon receiving the order, his companion took a breath, opened his mouth, and emitted high-frequency sound waves directly in the direction he pointed, which just penetrated Luo Zhao who was hiding behind the bushes over there and waiting for an opportunity to move.
Luo Zhao felt a sharp pain in her brain, but she made no sound and did not move an inch. She simply endured it.
"What's going on? Isn't he there?" The other people took off the special earplugs they had prepared in advance, and seeing that no one had fallen in that direction, they all cast dissatisfied glances at the person with sonic ability.
These people were originally a team put together by chance, and they spent a lot of points and rare medicines to find a level 7 psychic to be the team leader. After signing up, they had not cooperated in training much, so naturally there was no tacit understanding or trust between them.
"Impossible, I'll try again!" This time the frequency of the sound waves was higher and the destructive power was stronger. Fortunately, there were no living creatures on the island, otherwise, who knows how many would have been killed with this one blow alone.
Luo Zhao's ears were bleeding, her head was buzzing, and even the scene before her eyes was double. But she remained silent and did not move at all.
"How is this possible! You must have heard the wrong direction!" The user with sonic ability now pointed the finger at the captain who had just given the order, insisting that he was the one who made the mistake.
"How could I be wrong? It's clearly your fault!" Seeing that they were failing to catch their prey and were on the verge of a quarrel, another member of the team stepped forward to hold the two tense men together and said, "Let me give it a try. If we just cut down all the trees in this area, she'll have nowhere to hide, right?"
By the time he said this, the surrounding fire had weakened considerably. This was because the flames of supernatural powers weren't like those in ordinary life, which would burn forever as long as there was something combustible. Supernatural flames didn't naturally grow after leaving the superpower user. If they didn't receive energy for a period of time, they would weaken until they were completely extinguished.
The two men who were about to fight turned around and asked him, "How are you going to chop?" Then when they remembered what their teammate's ability was, it was too late.
The wind blades swept in all directions, cutting down trees that had grown for dozens or even hundreds of years. The sound of the trees falling was deafening.
"idiot!"
Seeing the flame that was obviously weakening and about to go out reignited the moment the wind blade passed by, the captain couldn't help but curse.
Although it was true that they could now see everything around them, the fire had trapped them again.
Luo Zhao heard the noises coming from the group and, despite feeling dizzy and nauseous, turned to look at them. The tree she was leaning against had been severed by the wind blades, making it no longer enough to hide her. Therefore, the six-member team naturally spotted her.
"There she is!" "But this fire..."
Luo Zhao's eyes swept over the group. Hearing Enhancement, Sound Waves, Wind, two seemingly incapable auxiliary systems hiding in the back, and one whose abilities were unclear.
Thanks to that idiot with wind-type abilities who just helped to renew the power of his flames, he saved some energy in disguise. So even though he has injuries on his body now, he still has plenty of energy overall.
Luo Zhao thought that it was useless to continue running. Since these people had already set their sights on him, they would follow him like poisonous snakes no matter where he ran.
Therefore, the only way to solve the problem once and for all is to resolve them together here.
She glanced at the large, neatly cut sections of tree trunks around her and felt very unhappy. Just as she was about to increase the intensity of the fire, an arrow shot out from the fire and just grazed Luo Zhao's ear.
Luo Zhao dodged the attack, stood up, and turned toward the others. It seemed this was the remaining person's ability, most likely some kind of metal-related ability.
"I have a bad temper. Even if you surrender, I will not show mercy." Luo Zhao looked disgusted.
Just as she raised her hand, an arrow pierced her right chest from behind.
"Sister, you are still too naive. My ability is not about metal, but about 'absolute aim'."
...
"Hey, this little look, you still don't admit defeat?"
"I advise you to be smart and tell us if there are any other teammates in this area."
"Yeah, you can't delay the injury. Get it over with quickly so you can go out and heal."
Luo Zhao's right side was unconscious, but her eyes were still filled with disgust. She spat at the people in front of her: "Using non-supernatural props... You have violated the rules of the preliminaries."
"Huh? Who said we used non-superpower props? Who said that?" The team leader looked smug, looking down at Luo Zhao, whose face was growing paler, and said, "Sister, I advise you to tell me quickly to avoid suffering more. I see that you look young, and your teammates have the heart to leave you here alone."
"If you ask me, they don't even consider you a teammate! Hey, why don't you join us brothers?"
Luo Zhao kicked away the man who was approaching him with a wretched face, and said in a harsher tone: "Although I am injured, it won't be difficult for me to burn you all here before I die."
The murderous intent in her eyes frightened these people. They had never thought that such a young girl could show such murderous intent.
"What should I do? This guy seems a little off-key. I hope he won't really do anything."
"Fuck, you little bitch dare to scare me."
Luo Zhao's murderous intent was genuine. Ever since she became a true psychic, she had stopped taking her own life seriously.
The status, power, and everything that a superpower enjoys are not worth mentioning in her heart.
Compared with the entire Luo family and Jiang Yu, these things are nothing.
If I could get them all back to me, live as ordinary people for the rest of my life, and be laughed at by outsiders as a joke in my family, then what would that matter?
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