However, some ancient trees remained completely unmoved by the beast tide, not even a slight sway, their stability raising suspicions.
...
As the night passed, the beast tide below showed no signs of receding. In the meantime, several more people were eliminated, reducing the number from over eighty to just over seventy.
"What do we do now?" Lin Jingge asked the two below.
Zhou Xuan glanced upwards. Unlike Lin Fu, who was rubbing his eyes in a daze beside him, his eyes were clear. Clearly, he hadn't slept last night and had been wide awake.
They entered the path of spiritual cultivation and reached this level, where not sleeping for several days had little effect.
After hearing Lin Jingge's telepathic message, he simply leaped onto the tree branch they were standing on.
Overnight, his injuries had completely healed.
"It seems this beast tide isn't going to retreat," Zhou Xuan said, looking at the somewhat weakened demonic beasts below.
"They won't retreat?!" Lin Fu, who followed behind Zhou Xuan, exclaimed in disbelief. "No way?! But wasn't it said that the beast tide in this place is increasing every day?! If they won't retreat, then that means..."
Lin Fu didn't say what he was going to say, but just thinking about that scene sent a chill down his spine.
The other three had clearly also imagined that scenario, and their expressions were equally grim.
"The main concern is that we don't know if a flying monster will appear next time, or even a higher-level monster. At that time, we're afraid..." Zhou Xuan sighed, "Sure enough, this entrance exam is not as simple as we thought."
"Then we can only take it one step at a time." Lin Fu stepped forward, put his hand on Zhou Xuan's shoulder, and joked, "Brother Zhou, don't worry. This beast tide isn't targeting us. Maybe even higher-level monsters will appear and eliminate the others. Then we can win without lifting a finger."
That's what he said, but everyone knew Lin Fu was joking.
Lucky people might have that kind of hope. But not Lin Jingge. She's been unlucky since childhood, a typical case of being unlucky no matter how much money she spends.
Luck has never been a thing for her.
"We'd better make plans sooner rather than later," Lin Jingge reminded him, subtly suggesting that Lin Fu shouldn't be too optimistic.
"No matter what, we must get first place for Brother Zhou. The reward for first place is a ninth-grade spiritual weapon sword. It just so happens that Brother Zhou's sword is broken, so this sword can be a replacement." Lin Fu said with a grin, clearly determined to help Zhou Xuan win first place.
Lin Jingge was far less optimistic, but since the atmosphere was just right, she didn't say anything to spoil the mood.
“Why don’t we go look elsewhere? There are many trees here, which can serve as stepping stones. For now, we don’t need to get entangled with these monsters,” Zhou Xuan said, staring at the group of monsters.
Most of the monsters under the tree were not as energetic as yesterday, and many of them were lying on the ground, taking up all the space around them.
Although the monsters are not in good spirits right now, once someone falls, they will let them know whether they have any spirit at all.
“I agree! Maybe the beast tide is only raging here. Let’s run a little further away and take a look. As long as we don’t run into those two Spirit Kings, we have nothing to fear.” Lin Fu was immediately interested when he heard Zhou Xuan’s suggestion to leave this place and explore elsewhere, and quickly agreed.
Lin Jingge remained silent.
Tang Cheng, who was behind her, didn't peek out, but moved her lips slightly.
Leave? What if you encounter even more powerful monsters and get eliminated after leaving?
She figured it was better to stay here; she felt it was quite safe.
She hadn't intended to say these things, but her mouth slipped out before she knew it.
After she finished speaking, she quickly shut her mouth.
“But if we don’t go look elsewhere, are we just going to sit here and wait for others to be eliminated? If we want to get into the top fifty, this method might work, but if we want to get into the top three, I think we have a better chance by taking the initiative.” Lin Fu subconsciously retorted to Tang Cheng, and then asked Zhou Xuan, “Brother Zhou, what do you think?”
Zhou Xuan clearly agreed with Lin Fu: "You're right! We can't just sit here and wait to die."
Tang Cheng pursed her lips: "I think it's pretty safe here. Maybe we can actually survive until the end. Besides, it's not about who kills more, but who lives the longest. If you ask me, we should just find a safe place to hide."
Her eyes grew brighter as she spoke: "It's not too late for us to come out after everyone else has been eliminated. I've always been lucky, and this time too..."
Speaking of luck, Lin Jingge said helplessly, interrupting Tang Cheng's naive idea: "Chengzi, if you can think of this method, then others can too."
"Yes, that's me..." Tang Cheng scratched her head listlessly. She was really not good at scheming, so she simply shut up and followed everyone's arrangements.
"In that case, let's head out of the woods," Zhou Xuan said immediately, seeing that Lin Jingge had convinced Tang Cheng.
Now, no one objected.
The four of them flew away. Zhou Xuan and Lin Fu were in front of them side by side, while Lin Jingge and Tang Cheng followed closely behind.
"Look, the edge of this forest isn't far ahead," Lin Fu said excitedly, pointing ahead.
"Mm," Zhou Xuan replied. He glanced back at Lin Jingge and Tang Cheng, noticing they were some distance behind, and then, just as they were about to leave the woods, he pulled the rather flamboyant Lin Fu to a stop on a treetop.
Before long, Lin Jingge and Tang Cheng caught up.
"Sure enough, the beast tide only happened in one place. Look, there aren't any of those densely packed monsters here anymore!" Lin Fu exclaimed in surprise, directing everyone to look down.
The area below was empty, devoid of the demonic beasts, which made it feel somewhat strange at first glance.
Just then, a fireball hurtled towards the tree branch where the four of them were.
After what happened yesterday, they were all on high alert.
Therefore, they had already spotted the fireball. The fireball had barely reached them when they all leaped away.
Tang Cheng, who had the lowest cultivation level among them, also dodged.
Although she was a step too slow, she was not harmed by the fireball.
The trees here were different from where they had just been. The trees at the edge looked like they had only grown for a few years, and were very slender. It was fortunate that they could levitate, otherwise, how could such a slender tree have supported the weight of the four of them?
The fireball struck the tree trunk, snapping it in half instantly.
That wasn't the end of it. Instead of stopping after breaking the tree, the four fireballs veered off course and headed back towards the four people standing atop the tree.
Lin Fu and Zhou Xuan dodged at lightning speed.
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