Chapter 292

As he expected, Mu Yunfan and the others showed no sign of waking up until eight o'clock the next night. Because they didn't know what the toxin was, the doctors didn't dare to start treatment rashly.

Strangely enough, they checked many poisonous abilities, but could not figure out what kind of poison was in the bodies of these people. It was not until the specially invited superpowers with the ability of [Superpower Identification] were also helpless that they realized that the poison in Mu Yunfan and others might not be superpowers, but some kind of poison that ordinary people have.

But by the time they realized this it was already the next night, and the remaining time was definitely not enough to find the toxin and treat them, so the result did not change.

Another thing that happened that day was that the detective did find the murderer. With the help of super powers, he was very efficient in investigating the case. However, the amazing thing was that the murderer he finally found was not the "Saint Dante School of Super Powers" as they expected, but a little-known school that was eliminated by the "Endless School of Super Powers".

As for motivation, they did have one. They had already lost two games, and the match against the "Infinite Power Academy" was the last straw that broke the camel's back. After the match ended with a score of 5-0, they had no chance of participating in the world competition.

But if you think about it carefully, their school is not well-known to begin with, and has never been in the top ten in the past. What is there to be unwilling about? Besides, why would they only seek revenge on the "Infinite Power Academy"? It's not like they were the only ones who defeated them.

Besides, how did an unknown school sneak past all the guards? There must be a mastermind behind the poisoning in the restaurant specially set up for people with special abilities in Sesbia.

The detective also knew that this answer was probably not the truth, but if he wanted to find the truth further, he had to find the contestants from this academy. They had already flown back to their country at noon today, and even if they put pressure on their country and forcibly brought them back, it would take some time.

The poisoning incident was temporarily at a standstill, but the competition had to continue. At this time, Teacher Li finally gathered everyone and began to discuss the issue of playing.

After talking about the topic, seeing that no one was talking, Teacher Li said straight to the point: "You can decide who will go on stage. I have no opinion on who it is. But if you can't decide, you can ask me to decide. But if you ask me, I will directly assign five people, and then I can't change it."

The regulars were all defeated, so Teacher Li really didn't care who played. In her mind, no matter who played, "Infinite Power Academy" would not be able to take first place this time. As a group of freshmen, they were all backups, so even if they ranked poorly in the end, no one would say anything to them.

This is a safe bet. If the results are good, it will be a pleasant surprise. If the results are bad, no one will lose anything. She is not worried. The reason why she is willing to take on the task of selecting people is that she is afraid that they will quarrel.

After giving the second choice, Teacher Li stood up and said, "I will go to the organizer to get the rules for tomorrow's competition. You guys can discuss it here first. I hope you can come up with a result by the time I come back so I can report it."

After saying this, she turned and left, giving everyone ample space to discuss.

"... Let's talk about the ones who must go first." Jiang Tianming did not intend to give the teacher the right to choose for the time being, and quickly began to preside over the situation, "Su Bei, A Bing, Zhao Hua, these three people must go. The remaining two people can be chosen between the three of us, do you have any opinions?"

The three he named all had powerful abilities and were very useful for team battles. In fact, since he had multiple abilities, he should have been one of them, but Jiang Tianming didn't want Wu Mingbai and Qi Huang to be in a situation where they had to choose between the two, so he deliberately didn't mention himself.

However, Wu Mingbai saw through his intention at a glance and added him directly: "You must go too. Qi Huang and I will decide on our own."

After saying that, he looked at Qi Huang: "Rock, Paper, Scissors"

Qi Huang did not laugh at this "wise" way of selecting people. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly looked at Su Bei: "Su Bei, can you come out with me? I want to ask you something."

Su Bei raised his eyebrows in surprise, stood up and followed her out of the room: "What's the matter?"

"I want to ask..." Qi Huang pursed his lips, "Can you predict this competition? Will the Nightmare Beast cause trouble outside during the second round?"

"Yes." Hearing this question, Su Bei answered her directly.

The Nightmare Army has all arrived, so how could they not cause trouble? And there is no doubt that some of them will cause trouble outside.

Although he had signed an agreement with the Calabash Nightmare Beast not to disclose this matter not long ago, Su Bei played a trick on him at that time. The contract only stipulated that he could not reveal that the Calabash Nightmare Beasts were hiding in the hotel, but did not stipulate that he could not disclose other things. And he knew much more than the Calabash Nightmare Beast thought.

After getting the answer, Qi Huang took a deep breath and nodded at him. The two walked back to the room together. As soon as they entered, Qi Huang stated his choice directly: "I'm not going. Wu Mingbai, you go."

"Why?" Everyone looked surprised, their eyes moving back and forth between her and Su Bei. They didn't know what they had just talked about, but Qi Huang actually gave up the chance to go on stage.

You know, she has always been looking forward to playing her role on the field, and with Qi Huang's personality, she will definitely not be the kind of person who will give up the competition in order to satisfy her companions' wishes.

"I didn't say anything." Feeling everyone's gazes, Su Bei shrugged and defended himself.

Qi Huang put his hands on his hips and said righteously: "I don't want to go anyway. Now everyone should be happy. There is already one more person. Isn't it just right that I don't go?"

"I really don't want to go." Lan Subing was still a little unbelievable and looked at her worriedly.

"Well, there are things I want to do more." Qi Huang nodded seriously, without any look of grievance or forbearance in her eyes. Everything showed that this was her true thought.

And the fact is indeed so. After getting Su Bei's answer, Qi Huang wanted to do something more. She had always been the best among her peers, and after becoming a superpower, her superpowers were also very good. However, in Class S, Qi Huang had to admit that she was not the best one. Her superpowers were suppressed, and her academic performance was also suppressed.

This frustrated the always proud Qi Huang. She wanted to become the president of the student union of the "Infinite Power Academy" to prove herself.

But as I said just now, how could she possibly defeat Si Zhaohua and become the president of the Student Union when she was not the best in every aspect? So she didn't have any hope for this before, but she still had a little hope.

Until Feng Manman gave her inspiration, relying on reputation to rise to the top seemed to be her only choice.

In the second game, even if they really created a miracle and won first place, it would be the credit of the team. The best case scenario is that they would share the credit equally. It would be impossible for Qi Huang to defeat Si Zhaohua in terms of reputation.

But it would be different if she stayed outside. Knowing that the Nightmare Beast would cause trouble like in previous years, if she could play an important role like senior Feng Manman at this time, she would have a chance to compete in the election for Secretary-General.

Participating in the competition would definitely not allow her to accumulate enough reputation. Although it would be difficult for her to surpass a group of powerful superpowers and play a significant role by staying outside to fight against the Nightmare Beast, at least there was a slight chance of success.

And Qi Huang is determined to fight for this one in ten thousand possibility.

Seeing that she was not lying, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Although everyone would be happy if Su Bei did not go, he probably would not want to go anyway. But even if others did not think highly of them, the pride of young people made Jiang Tianming and others not want to give up this competition. Not only did they want to participate, but they also wanted to work hard to get a good score!

Therefore, it would be best if the strongest Jiangsu and Northern Jiangsu could play.

Under such circumstances, it would be best if someone voluntarily withdrew and the problem was solved without bloodshed.

At this moment, Su Bei heard the voice of "Comic Consciousness": "The King of Superpowers" has been updated, please check it out."

Back in the dormitory, Si Zhaohua, who lived in the same room, went to take a shower. Su Bei took the opportunity to open his phone to check comics.

The comic continues from the previous chapter, and progresses to the point where Mu Yunfan and others are in trouble. Combined with the plot at the end of the previous chapter, anyone who is not a fool can tell who is behind it. Unfortunately, readers have a God's perspective, but comic characters do not. So even if some of them can guess who the murderer is, they must find evidence.

It is worth mentioning that Su Bei has discovered that readers are no longer surprised by his predictions. But then again, he has predicted half of the comic, wouldn't it be strange to be surprised again?

The subsequent plot is the detective's investigation and the doctor's treatment, which is completely what he knows. Su Bei quickly flipped the pages, looking for something in the corner of the comic that he didn't know.

Soon he found two reasons, one of which was the reason why Qi Huang chose to stay outside. Seeing this, Su Bei suddenly realized that this was the case. No wonder she, who loved fighting, chose to give up this opportunity. Qi Huang did not participate in the competition in order to face the danger outside alone.

Although Su Bei himself had no interest in being the president of the student union, he couldn't help but applaud Qi Huang's choice. Being able to choose to stay outside and face the danger at this time, and strive for that 1% possibility of achieving the goal, is also a great courage in itself.

Su Bei never disliked others' ambitions, as ambition was always the biggest driving force for one's own progress. As long as they did not use crooked means, he would admire any ambitious person.

The reader obviously thinks so too.

"Wow! I'm going to be a fan of Qi Huang"

"This kind of ambitious girl is really attractive!"

"We grown women have to face challenges head-on! Dreaming that Qi Huang can defeat Si Zhaohua and become the Secretary-General"

"At least she worked hard for her dream. Whether she succeeds or not, she will have no regrets."

"So ambitious! I love it!"

In addition to this plot, there was another plot that he didn't know about, which was about the nightmare beast.

[On the rooftop, Calabash Nightmare asked Brain Nightmare through shared vision: "I feel he has already guessed it, should we do something?"

It even made a gesture as if it wanted to eat people, and it was obvious that it wanted to kill people to silence them.

However, the Big Brain Nightmare was very calm: "What can you do? If you take action now, you will definitely be discovered, and then our plan will fail. Don't act rashly, he is not the kind of person who will meddle in other people's business."

"That's true. It seems that guy would be very happy to watch the show of humans." The mermaid nightmare beast beside him nodded. It was also impressed by Su Bei. "Fortunately, he discovered it, not someone else."】

Su Bei knew that this part of the story was about him, and it should be what happened after he signed the agreement with the Calabash Nightmare Beast. I didn't expect the author to put this part in the comic, but it was ambiguous and did not directly reveal his identity. But he also did not tell the readers that he actually signed an agreement with the Nightmare Beast and was forced to help hide the Nightmare Beast's conspiracy.

Although the author did not directly reveal this person's identity in the comic, many readers have guessed it.

"Who are you talking about?"

"Sounds like a human"

"I don't like to meddle in other people's business. I like to watch the good shows of human beings. I think I guess who it is..."

"Brother Beizi, are you also confused about this?"

"So Su Bei already knows the Nightmare's plot, but he has no intention of telling anyone!"

“He is indeed a guy who loves to watch a good show.”

Looking at the bullet screen, Su Bei laughed and shook his head. He didn't expect to be exposed so quickly, but it didn't matter.

After finishing the comics, the next step is to check out the forum. This time, there is only one discussion thread related to the plot, which is "Is the Nightmare Beast in this chapter referring to Su Bei?"

Although Su Bei was not very interested in this, he still clicked in to read the readers' opinions, so as to avoid letting the author unknowingly influence their views of themselves.

"Is the Nightmare Beast referring to Subei in this chapter?"

[Half a Book No. 0: The Nightmare said that someone already knew their plan, and it seems that he has talked to the gourd-like Nightmare in the comics. They commented on this person as "not meddling in other people's business" and "enjoying watching the good shows of humans". I don't know what you think of these two comments, but the first person I thought of was Su Bei.]

[No.1: It must be Subei, no doubt about it]

[No.2: Whether it should be said or not, Su Bei always quietly appears behind various conspiracies]

[No.3: The OP does not need to doubt himself]

[No.4: I really admire Su Bei's intelligence gathering ability. No wonder he can become a member of the "Destiny" organization]

[No.5: Since they knew the news so early, Su Bei must have made preparations in advance.]

【……】

【No.38: It would be better if he was willing to reveal this matter】

【No.39 replied to No.38:

Who said I didn't reveal it? Didn't I tell Qi Huang? I feel like Su Bei is the kind of person who won't tell you if you don't ask, but if you do ask, I can reveal some information depending on my mood. 】

[No.40: Sigh, sometimes I feel like it would be nice if someone else heard this news, but if it was someone else, the old thief would definitely not arrange such a plot.]

[No.41: At least I have Subei as a backup, I feel much more at ease]

【No.42 replied to No.41:

Indeed, Su Bei knew about this in advance, so he had the ability to cover the consequences.]

[No.43: Su Bei, you must destroy the Nightmare's plan!]

【……】

[No.91: I'm really curious about what Su Bei knew and why the Nightmare Beasts let him go after they knew he knew their plan]

【No.92 replied to No.91:

Su Bei dared to gather intelligence recklessly, so he must have his own trump card.

【No.93 replied to No.91:

Didn’t the Calabash Nightmare Beast say that they didn’t dare to kill Su Bei, fearing that they would be discovered and ruin the whole plan?]

【No.94 replied to No.93:

Yes, who would dare to kill people in this situation? Once the Nightmare Beast kills people, it will definitely attract the attention of the Sesbia government and let humans know that the Nightmare Beast has come. Whether they can hide at that time is another matter. 】

[No.95: There is a sense of comfort and fearlessness]

The forum was in a good mood, Su Bei heaved a sigh of relief, put down his phone, and closed his eyes. He was going to participate in the competition tomorrow, and he didn't know what conspiracy the Nightmare Beasts had prepared for them. Judging from their appearance, this conspiracy might be quite big.

While he was thinking, a new message suddenly came to his phone. It was from Teacher Li, and the content was the rules of the second round of this world competition.

The rules are not difficult. All players are thrown into a fantasy world, and their task is to destroy nightmare beasts and eliminate everyone else. Each person eliminated can add 5 points, 1 point for eliminating low-level nightmare beasts, 3 points for medium-level nightmare beasts, and 10 points for high-level nightmare beasts. It seems that the points are determined by the difficulty of killing. Compared to individuals, the difficulty of killing high-level nightmare beasts is greater.

In addition to the above tasks, there are also some tasks that can be completed in the fantasy world. Completing the tasks does not add points, but auxiliary props will be provided. Sesbia did not tell them what the task rewards are, but Su Bei estimated that it should be some props that help them add points, such as helping them find other nightmare beasts or opponents.

When the last person from the opposite team is eliminated, the game officially ends. The teams are ranked according to their overall scores.

It is worth mentioning that after eliminating a person, you can get half of the opponent's points. This half of the points will be subtracted from the total points, so the cost of being eliminated is very high.

The emergence of this rule gives players a lot of room for maneuver.

First, the question is how the team should distribute the points. Should they give all the points to the one person who is best at hiding them and let him be responsible for hiding and protecting the points? Or should they stick to the principle that all eggs should not be put in the same basket and divide the points equally?

Secondly, when facing elimination, players can also choose to give up their points to save their lives. If the opponent is eliminated, you can only get half of the points, and if he lets you go, you can give him all the points. Cutting off your tail to survive is a kind of wisdom.

After handing out the competition rules, Teacher Li called them back to her room to hear how they planned their tactics.

As the temporarily appointed captain, Jiang Tianming had already thought about the relevant issues along the way, so he answered without hesitation: "I think we can give all the points to Su Bei. He should be the type of person who can survive to the end. Then the others will gather together and focus on destroying the nightmare beasts in the early stage, and then find ways to eliminate other players in the later stage."

After a year of getting along with each other, Su Bei's ability to escape has become well-known to everyone.

Teacher Li did not deny his idea, but made some suggestions: "Our college was originally the favorite to win the championship, so it was bound to be targeted. Now, although it is easy to be looked down upon because you are the first-year high school students, people will think you are soft persimmons."

"Teacher, what you mean is... we should be careful at the beginning because they might take advantage of us." Jiang Tianming didn't quite understand what she meant and asked uncertainly.

This answer was obviously wrong. Teacher Li shook his head, but did not tell him the answer directly. Instead, he continued to teach by asking questions: "If you knew there was a team of vulnerable players on the field that you could easily exploit, what would you do with them given the rules of this competition?"

This time the hint was clear enough, and Jiang Tianming's eyes lit up: "I will keep them and wait until they are fattened up before killing them!"

Let them help to eliminate the number of nightmare beasts in the early stage. After all, even if they are first-year candidates, they can be sent to participate in the competition, and they will definitely be able to defeat low-level and medium-level nightmare beasts. Then kill them in the later stage and take away half or even all the points through threats. This is the best solution for other schools.

"That's right." Teacher Li confirmed with a smile, "So what you need to do is to maintain your image of being a soft persimmon."

As for the overall strength of Jiang Tianming and others among the teams participating in the second round of competition, Teacher Li could not make an accurate assessment because they were rushed into the competition and were originally only there to serve as mascots.

But she was very clear that Jiang Tianming and others were definitely very capable, and could often produce unexpected results.

So although Teacher Li didn't think they could win first place, he also believed they could achieve good results. The premise was that they were not targeted and were well prepared. After all, in terms of their hard skills, among all the talented students, the first-year high school students were still a little worse than the second-year and third-year high school students.

That's why she specifically told them this. If they can hold on until the end, they will have a chance of getting good grades. Especially since Teacher Li knew very well that the fewer people there were with Su Bei's abilities, the better he could perform. If he could perform well, then the "Infinite Ability Academy" would have a chance of maintaining its top ten ranking.

It's not just Su Bei, Lan Subing's ability also requires fewer people. For abilities like theirs that rely mainly on mental power to use their abilities, the fewer opponents the better.

However, Teacher Li had studied Su Bei's deeds a little bit and knew that he had wiped out a large number of enemies in one breath several times. This was a bit beyond her understanding of superpowers, and Teacher Li didn't know how Su Bei did it. But she still insisted that it would be more beneficial for Su Bei to perform with fewer people.

After explaining the overall plan, Teacher Li turned her attention to the individuals. She first looked at Si Zhaohua: "Your [Angel] ability allows you to fly. I believe this must have created advantages for you many times in your past battles. But sometimes advantages are also disadvantages. There are many people with flying abilities in the world competition, and many academies have specially prepared methods to deal with flying abilities. Among the weapons that your senior sister Wei Yuexi can provide, there is a 'signal' jammer that can make people flying in the air lose their sense of direction directly."

Si Zhaohua listened very well and nodded seriously: "I understand, teacher. I will try my best to avoid flying."

Although this would reduce his combat effectiveness by a small amount, it was better than being trapped in the air.