While having dinner, Chen Jin noticed that the man slurping noodles at the next table looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before.
"Isn't this the guy who was standing next to us yesterday?"
Upon hearing the voice, the eldest brother looked up with some confusion, and upon seeing Chen Jin and the other two, his expression instantly became excited, "It's you!"
As he spoke, he naturally picked up the bowl of noodles, moved over, and sat down next to Lin Xi.
The older brother, his mouth still greasy from not wiping it, said, "What a coincidence, everyone! Let me introduce myself. My name is Qian Tang Jiang!"
Chen Jin was deeply impressed. "What a...unique name! What a great name!"
"Right? My grandpa is so talented!" Qian Tangjiang said with a proud look on his face.
Jiang Chuan glanced at Chen Jin with a strange expression, while Lin Xi buried her head and tried her best to suppress her laughter.
"Brother, you've come at the right time. We're new here and don't know much about the rules of this arena. You must have watched a lot of matches, could you tell us about them?"
"Alright!" The elder brother took another sip of noodle soup, put down his chopsticks, and said, "I've already told you the rules of this arena: one life, one death."
"Brother, we know that, but can you tell us something we don't know?"
The older brother licked his lips and continued, "Winning ten games in a row will earn you one..."
"The right to concede. We know that too."
The older brother looked at Chen Jin somewhat awkwardly, "You actually know what you wanted me to say?"
"Please continue," Chen Jin smiled. "I won't interrupt you."
"What about the arena? The competition is divided into three levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. There are ten matches in the beginner arena. According to its rules, as long as you are alive, you can advance to the intermediate arena. The beginner matches are scheduled every Monday and Thursday, and it will take more than a month to complete them."
Chen Jin nodded. "We really don't know that. Is there anything else?"
Feeling encouraged, the older brother became more and more excited as he spoke, spitting as he spoke, "So, your next opponent is also someone who advanced from the first round."
"There are also ten intermediate-level matches, and so on."
"Why are there ten matches in the intermediate level?"
“I’m not the one who organized this arena duel event, how would I know?” the elder brother continued. “The mid-term matches are scheduled for every Tuesday and Friday.”
Upon hearing the timing, Lin Xi realized that they had indeed met by chance yesterday.
"What about the advanced sessions..." the eldest brother hesitated. "The advanced sessions are only held once a week now. Basically, by the end of the intermediate sessions, there aren't many people left, so the rules are naturally more flexible."
"If you calculate it this way, wouldn't that mean ten or so people would die every day?"
"Yes, people come in every day, but almost no one ever leaves alive." The older brother said with a regretful expression.
"Has anyone tried this? Just not wanting to continue fighting, and then running away."
“What are you thinking? Do you think it’s that easy to run away from? They’ve trained a group of powerful ability users themselves. The entry requirement is level four, and I’ve heard there are quite a few level five ability users and a few level six ability users. It’s not that easy to run away from.” He shook his head and lowered his voice. “I’ve never seen anyone run away from them, but I have happened to see a few people who tried to run away and were killed.”
Chen Jin shuddered. "The underworld!"
Lin Xi then spoke up, "I have a question. According to what you just said, you basically have the right to concede once you pass the beginner level competition. If that's the case, why are so many people still participating in the intermediate level?"
"Who knows? Maybe the organizers offered them a particularly tempting offer."
After a conversation, the group finally understood the competition rules and timing.
Of course, there was one more thing they confirmed: they couldn't escape.
So I have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it. After finishing the beginner rounds, I'll just admit defeat and run away.
Lin Xi knew very well that her purpose in coming here was to find someone, not to kill someone.
The dishes are all served.
Chen Jin dragged his older brother to another meal.
"Although you guys are newcomers who have only participated in the beginner level, there are still many viewers who are optimistic about you. You know, in the past, apart from the very first one, the other contestants didn't have fans until at least the intermediate level."
No one took that statement seriously and just buried themselves in their food.
After all, I had a fight yesterday and it took so long to settle the house issue. I slept until the afternoon and didn't eat much.
That evening, Lin Xi glanced at her phone, intending to send Jiang Ling a message to let her know she was safe, but the message wouldn't go through for a long time. Strangely, she clearly had a signal.
Just as she lay down to sleep, Chen Jin suddenly knocked on the door.
Lin Xi put on her coat, opened the door, and saw that the two of them were still in the living room.
What are your plans for tonight?
"No, the bracelet connects to the phone, so even if the phone stops working, we can still contact each other." Chen Jin had already taken the bracelet off.
After some steps, it showed that the connection was successful.
Jiang Chuan, who hadn't spoken all day, suddenly said, "Don't you guys find it strange? The organization hasn't sent any messages all day."
"What?"
“They used to send out those boring personnel upgrade messages every day.” Jiang Chuan put on the bracelet, his face cold and handsome.
Hearing Jiang Chuan's words, Lin Xi realized something was wrong. "Indeed, I was wondering why things were acting strange today?"
"Chen Jin, did you send a message to Sister Wen today?"
Chen Jin shook his head. "I sent her a message once before I entered the capital."
"Let's try sending one now."
Hearing Lin Xi's words, Chen Jin guessed that something was wrong. "You mean that messages can't be sent out from here, and messages from the outside can't get in?"
His face instantly turned extremely ugly. After rummaging through the room for his phone, he typed a message and clicked send.
A red exclamation mark appeared.
"So what do we do now? We can't get people out, and we can't get any messages out."
This place is getting weirder and weirder. And there was that venue staff member from last time. They rented a room, and then he showed up at their door right afterward.
I suspect that the gift card they issued also has a location tracking system.
Jiang Chuan appeared the calmest, as if he had long since disregarded life and death. "Once the organization assigns tasks in a couple of days, they'll probably realize we're missing."
“Jiang Chuan is right. If the organization discovers something amiss, they should send someone to find us. It’s not hard to find that the last place we disappeared was the capital,” Lin Xi said. “It seems that the one here really wants to be a local tyrant.”
Time flies, and Monday is here in the blink of an eye.
Lin Xi and her group entered on time. The staff member who had come earlier smiled slightly when he saw them and said, "Thank you very much for coming. Please go and draw a number first."
The group thought to themselves, "Weren't we afraid you'd send people to hunt us down? Everything else is fine, but what we're mainly worried about are level 6 ability users."
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