Chapter 830 Death Strategy
After the "Fire of Wings" became angry, all the promoted people fell silent.
This group of ascendants were all at the peak of the fourth energy level. They were considered elites anywhere in the world, and naturally, they were not fools.
No one wanted to disobey an apostle in person, even if the apostle was a dedicated apostle, let alone the host of the promotion ceremony.
Although strictly speaking, the host is not allowed to interfere with the promotion ceremony...but this is not absolute.
Just like invigilators are not allowed to talk to students. However, this does not prevent them from standing back and reading the written answers, and then sneer as a warning to students of mistakes.
And if the host himself has ill intentions towards a certain person who has been promoted, it is even easier to mislead him in the wrong direction - after all, fairness has never been mandatory in promotion ceremonies.
At least any promotion ceremony presided over by Wei Zhe's apostles is unfair... While extraordinary abilities are taken away, people are also required to use their intelligence to pass the level. This is clearly biased towards those who are promoted on the path of wisdom.
Seeing that everyone was looking at him quietly, Shengyi Zhihuo snorted complacently.
He spoke in a voice as tender as a child, indistinguishable from male or female: "I will preside over this promotion ceremony!
"I am one of the flames on the candle of the candle master, the flame of wings."
The fawn with flaming wings said this as it scurried along the ground, twirling a few times in front of everyone, as if showing off its flaming wings.
When he returned to the central platform, the flaming wings behind him suddenly grew two or three times larger, their shapes and colors becoming much more complex than before. Many dark golden totemic stripes also appeared on his pure white body, making him look more solemn and majestic.
Under the "gaze" of Flame Wings, which were like eyes, the voice of a mature young man overlapped with his childish voice:
[The ceremony is limited to three hours, with a three-to-one ratio to the real world]
Hearing this, Aiwass frowned slightly.
Three hours... such a short promotion ceremony?
This time may not even be enough for a battle, so how can nine people decide the outcome?
Winged Fire is still reciting the rules:
You must survive until the end of the ceremony and complete the special victory conditions during the early settlement.
Because this is a New Moon Ritual, kill bonus points will be calculated. At the end of the ceremony, the winner will be selected based on the points held, from highest to lowest. If the main quest is not completed, but more than six participants die or voluntarily leave the ceremony, the ceremony will end at the next settlement. If there are no special victory conditions at this time, the player will be deemed to have lost.
"Voluntary withdrawal..."
The old wizard repeated the rules and realized something.
"Any questions?"
The flaming wings behind the Winged Flame retracted, and it transformed into a child again. It shrilled and earnestly asked, as if imitating an adult: "Please speak!"
"Will voluntary withdrawal be considered death? Will there be punishment? How should one withdraw voluntarily?" The old wizard "Pelican" asked precisely what everyone wanted to know.
"Voluntarily withdrawing from the ritual will be considered a failure, but not a death. The punishment will be the same as if the ritual had failed. If you are seriously injured or disabled, your corresponding condition will be brought back to the material world."
Winged Flame replied seriously, "But when you voluntarily withdraw, you must raise your hand and clearly state 'I surrender.' You can withdraw after I review and confirm your decision."
"So everyone, if you feel you have no chance of victory, please surrender immediately. There's no need to risk your life here. This promotion ceremony is extremely difficult, so failure is normal... If you surrender urgently during battle, you won't be able to leave immediately."
This was the only time in all the promotion ceremonies Aiwas had ever conducted that the host explicitly told the person being promoted, "If you can't do it, just give up. Your life is more important." He also proactively pointed out all the potential pitfalls.
He is worthy of being the apostle of the candle.
Although she was furious after being yelled at for so long, she was still kind and gentle after calming down...
Seeing that no one else had any other questions, Winged Fire returned to its previous sacred posture and uttered a steady voice.
[There are three winners in this ceremony, and there are special victory conditions.]
[The special victory conditions for this ceremony are: "Choose One of Three", "Sin-Bound", or "Holy Resurrection"]
[Choose One of Three: When there are only three participants left in the ceremony, one person must be eliminated within a limited time, otherwise all three will be considered failures.]
[Sin-Haunted: Ritual participants killed by other ritualists will not die immediately, but will follow the killer as an indestructible soul and curse and interfere, or choose to continue to complete the task to earn points. Each person can only do this once; if the killer is killed by another ascended while the curse of a soul is in effect, the curser will be resurrected.]
[Holy Resurrection: In this ritual, the participant with the most points among the deceased will be resurrected at the end of the ritual and win directly.]
The dreamscape for this ceremony was created by Twin Mirrors, and the script and scoring details were created by Candlestick.
[The difficulty of this ritual is "real". Real death during the ritual will inevitably lead to death in real life; permanent disability during the ritual will inevitably lead to disability in real life.]
——Without a doubt.
This was the most difficult promotion ceremony that Aiwas had ever experienced.
And this is the only ceremony where "even after death there is still a chance."
It's not even as simple as "having a chance"...
In this ritual promotion ceremony, death can even be considered a quite effective strategy!
Although Aiwass hadn't seen the specific task list yet, he had already keenly realized that... in a sense, dying first would actually bring a huge advantage.
Whether it's observing other people's abilities, or taking the opportunity to complete tasks to earn points, you actually have the initiative!
On the contrary, those who are still alive...even if they survive to the end, they will eventually have to go through a time-limited elimination of "choose one from three".
After announcing the rules, Winged Fire did not start the ceremony immediately, but stopped and looked at everyone.
"Is there anything you don't understand?"
He asked seriously, "Before the ceremony begins, you can come and ask me first."
"...These are very explosive rules."
Princess Noelle narrowed her eyes.
Andrea, the Child of the Moon, raised her head proudly: "This is how the New Moon Ceremony should be! My last New Moon Ceremony was Wei Zhe's, and it gave me a headache..."
"Because you have no brains?"
The clown Lalorui commented, "You're not participating in the New Moon Ceremony because you don't have to play a role in it, are you?"
"--Wait a moment."
Before Andrea could utter another sharp explosion, the old wizard, codenamed "Pelican," Sandro, immediately asked, "How many people can be resurrected by the 'Sinbound' curse? How long does the curse last? Is there an interval?"
"A curse lasts only three minutes and can be used once every hour. It can cause great distress to the cursed... and upon death, all cursed will be resurrected together. Their souls can communicate with each other, and others cannot see their souls. Any other questions?"
"I have no doubts."
The old wizard nodded thoughtfully.
"—Then, the ceremony begins."
As the last sound of the Winged Fire fell, the world fell into darkness again.
(End of this chapter)
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