It was under these circumstances that Li Yingmo and Xie Shi fell for each other. Then one took out an energy gun, while the other woke up his companions to prepare for battle.
As Li Yingmo's gaze shifted back, he saw another less conspicuous contestant, and Xie Shi knew things were going badly.
Although Lian Han was asleep, she was good at finding a place to hide. In the jungle where the light was completely blocked, her position was quite well hidden, so Xie Shi did not see her at first glance.
But when Lian Han was woken up, the first thing he saw was the enemy. He was instantly wide awake and squinted at the person who had come.
Who is this?
“Contestant, are you awake now?” Li Yingmo tapped his “girlfriend’s” forehead, trying to make her more alert.
"Don't do it."
The girl muttered, then stood up. "Come on. Fight or run away, I'll give you the choice."
These words were too blunt and insulting. Xie Shi, whose personality was inherently impulsive, was about to explode. Unfortunately, there was no Xie Mu here who could bring him back to his senses.
So when Lian Han saw the other person jump down from the tree branch, he said coldly, "I don't hit women. Let him fight me."
"Don't hit women?" The girl sensed gender discrimination in the reply, then raised an eyebrow and gave a wicked smile. "Are you misunderstanding? I meant the two of us versus you."
Xie Shi: ?!
"What did you say?"
"Stop fooling around." Li Yingmo ruffled the girl's hair, then looked at Xie Shi. "She was just joking. May I ask your name?"
During this time, the girl slapped his hand away and snorted coldly, to which he merely smiled indulgently. Watching their physical interaction, the young man's heart sank to the bottom. "Xie Shi."
Li Yingmo also introduced, "My name is Fan Tu, and this is Shui Yiyue. Did we meet anyone else today besides us?"
"No. This forest is too big; it's really not easy to find someone." So this was only the second group of people he had encountered, although it seemed like he had kicked a hornet's nest.
Little did he know that the moment he gave his answer, the girl on the other side, whose acting skills were superb, had already realized that the other party was fooling them.
Lian Han frowned, cracking his knuckles, and looked at him with a leisurely air. "Young man, I'll give you another chance. Otherwise—we could just use you to see how many points we could get."
Xie Shi: "...No need to try. Defeating the opponent will earn you their points."
But killing one meant another person would never wake up again. Lian Han felt a little heavy-hearted. She had thought she was making a mountain out of a molehill that morning, but now—
"It seems you've already tried. How many points did you get?"
"There's no need to tell you this..." Xie Shi's voice faltered. The girl's figure flashed and appeared before him, a cold, gleaming dagger pressed against his neck. He immediately gave an accurate value, "167. Killing a contestant earns 5 points, and there are more than 50 points inherited from him."
"If that's the case, killing you will give us another hundred points."
Xie Shi cursed himself inwardly for wandering around at night, then tentatively asked, "But I only have one, and only the person who kills me can get points. And you should have known that points cannot be transferred under normal circumstances, so have you figured out how to distribute them?"
"Sowing discord?" Lian Han raised an eyebrow. "Darling, what do you say?"
“Of course it should be given to the strong, like you, Xiaoyue.” Li Yingmo smiled, not feeling like he was at a disadvantage at all.
Xie Shi: ...Why must I be poisoned by the sour smell of love before I die?
As he was thinking this, Lian Han kicked him, knocking him over. "Consider this your punishment for disturbing my sleep. Ah Tu, I'm counting on you. Don't kill him."
This turn of events startled Xie Shi, who looked at them with confusion. Li Yingmo stepped forward and said, "It's just a selection process; there's no need to cause anyone to die."
"Then you shouldn't participate."
Li Yingmo raised an eyebrow, admiring the young man's courage, and then the next second he kicked the man back to the ground, "What did you just say? I don't think I heard you clearly."
"Uh—no, nothing at all." Xie Shi immediately gave in. Since the other party didn't intend to kill him, he'd better behave himself and avoid attracting their attention.
...
Ling Ze looked at the dangerously smiling guide and a group of familiar but unfamiliar people in the unknown control room, his voice tinged with guilt, "Sorry, I'm late."
"Death, you're not the same person who's always at my beck and call anymore." Ihen looked hurt.
Ling Ze: "...The guide suddenly contacted me for something?"
"Have you forgotten that you were just transferred to Wolf Star?"
"I'm waiting for the guide to contact me. Is this the Azure Wolf Star?" Ling Ze said matter-of-factly.
“Let’s begin,” Bei Ting said.
Seeing that her boss was getting impatient, Yihen had no choice but to immediately end the reminiscing session and said seriously, "To make a long story short, we need to monitor the situation inside the Skynet, which is causing quite a stir."
This is far more difficult than hacking and then stopping the selection process, and it's also outside the scope of the God Alliance hackers' work. But Ling Ze glanced at Bei Ting and ultimately didn't dare to refuse, "The monitoring range?"
"The entire selection depends on you, Death." Ehen patted his shoulder and handed her a black helmet. This thing could amplify the hacker's power several times over, making them almost omnipotent.
So, he's just free labor again? Ling Ze thought to himself as he put on his helmet and connected his mental energy.
The control room immediately went dark. To everyone's eyes, white dots of varying brightness appeared and disappeared, rapidly searching for the mission target. Before monitoring, he needed to locate the Chosen One's position.
"What level is Ling Ze's mental strength?" the young man next to him asked. "Is he reliable?"
He wasn't the only one concerned about this; the two men in military uniforms beside him also looked at Yihen. To prevent unrest, the chosen ones absolutely needed to be supervised, and they hoped Yihen would be reliable this time.
"We're both illusionists, what do you think?" Yihen countered.
"If you ask me, he's definitely not as good as me," the young man replied, but his pale face didn't quite convince him.
"In terms of mental strength, Death is inferior to you. But his mental strength is peculiar; he might actually be able to do it," Yihen gave a fairly fair assessment.
The young man crossed his arms. "Strange? Who wouldn't be strange after their mental strength reaches A-level awakened talent? What's the difference between what you said and nothing at all? Time waits for no one. What if someone gets away? Be careful..."
He paused, and a surge of pure mental energy rapidly spread from Ling Ze's body. At the same time, a mechanical notification sounded, "Target locked, entering intrusion mode."
Found it? So fast?
To everyone's surprise, a white dot of light rapidly enlarged, revealing a vast forest. Was this the selection environment?
No one dared to disturb Ling Ze as he continued deeper into the projection, which became increasingly clear...
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