"stop."
Groping in one of the dim corners of the underground passage, a team of fully armed but extremely cautious players quietly passed through the criss-crossing pipeline intersections. The warrior players at the front also moved out of their places.
With a silent command gesture, he tilted his head forward and subconsciously issued an order: "Be alert, there is movement ahead."
"...It's a black ooze monster." After sensing for a while with his eyes closed, the magician member of the team then put away the wand that was emitting gleaming light: "One of the monsters that has lived in this underground area for a long time, with a strength of about
Around level 40 or 50, the threat level is low."
"It's better not to get entangled with them. It's not a good thing to make noise and attract other people." The assassin players in the team were flying up and down with their daggers in their hands: "If we hadn't been quick to wit, we had lured the team that was chasing us.
When we get to the direction of Teddy Bear's team, we might be out now."
"That's not necessarily true. This is a competition, and the procedures that should be followed still have to be followed." Pointing his chest, the warrior captain standing in the front shook his head and chewed: "Although I don't know whether there is a referee or not.
People from the world will appear here to preside over the competition and give us the right to choose and challenge."
"The black ooze monster turned east, let's go around it on the left." The magician in the team reminded him in time: "As far as possible, the better."
"I signed up just to join in the fun. Who knew it would develop into what it is now." She sighed involuntarily, and a female swordsman behind the warrior player also had a look of complaint on her graceful face.
Expression: "Brother Yue, should we continue competing? The smell here is really bad."
"Didn't I take you to see the big scene?" The leading warrior player immediately comforted with a smile: "Who knew that Jianghu would actually come up with such a strange set of rules, and then be driven like a pig by this group of high-end guilds?
Came here..."
"No! We can't just admit defeat!" He interrupted the opponent, and a shield warrior player who was covering at the back of the team took the lead in expressing his position with his loud voice: "Even if we die, we can't just do it so casually.
You have become a ticket for this group of people! It’s okay to be arrogant at ordinary times, but now you want to take advantage of us at will? It’s just——”
Snapped.
The voices that were still venting their dissatisfaction suddenly stopped, and the figure belonging to the shield warrior also turned into a white light in the sudden stop. Several teammates who turned around immediately turned from their wide-eyed expressions.
After reacting in a state of surprise, they all dispersed in the directions around the passage to form their own formations: "Sneak attack! Someone has a sneak attack!"
"Who? Who is it? Come out - ahhhhh!"
"On the right! It came out from behind the black ooze monster just now... Damn it, why didn't the 'magic perception' respond?"
"Because our 'Concealment' skill level is higher than your detection skill."
In an atmosphere of panic and confusion, a player carrying a long stick-like weapon turned out of his hiding position with a sneer: "Not all hunters will appear in front of you as hunters."
"If you don't have a higher level of concealment skills than the prey, how can you catch the prey?"
The blazing magic light and the sound of flying sharp blades quickly shuttled through the narrow passage, mixed with the roars and screams of the players as they fought each other, and the indistinguishable black shadows.
Quickly passing by in the battle scene that combines far and near, the balance of victory quickly tilted due to the imbalance of strength between the two sides of the battle: "Xiao Qing! Xiao Qing! Damn it!"
"This is the end. There are only two of you left...oh? Do you still want to continue to struggle?"
"Then let's die together! Elemental Compression·Fire Explosion——"
"Anti-magic ward."
A faint radiance spread outward from the center of the battlefield and soon enveloped everything outside in an instant. The shining flame point that was originally lit in the center of the dim passage was also affected by this anti-magic shield.
It became dim again, and finally slowly extinguished along with the candle of life that disappeared after the magician player was killed: "Look at my reaction, look at my casting speed, who dares to question my anti-magic now?
Is the barrier lightweight?"
"Okay, okay, don't brag. If you have the ability, why don't you go head-to-head with the Sky-Breaking Blade? Even if you beat him to the point where he's willing to deal with you seriously, that's fine?"
"I seriously doubt that you are connoting our family's President Liangchen. Didn't their rear support team analyze it? It's not that Liangchen Meiyu is not strong enough, but that using this simple method to deal with him is the best choice. After all,
That man doesn’t want to reveal too much of his strength in front of everyone... Well, it’s all nonsense from me.”
"That's right, that group of analysis teams just found a way out of Liangchen Meiyu and saved him some face. If I lost to that person in public, I would definitely feel uncomfortable, not to mention——"
"You, who are you?"
Amidst the sounds of players chatting with each other as they gradually emerged from the darkness, the warrior captain who had been slaughtered to one person roared ferociously. He forcibly broke the atmosphere while holding the sword with both hands.
Trembling, facing the approaching few people, he made a final struggle with a sullen look: "You are violating the rules! We haven't had our first duel yet! We also have the right to refuse the competition once -"
"Silly boy, haven't you noticed it until now?" The huge mace struck the warrior player's sword hard, and the terrifying force knocked him and his sword into the wet floor: "We
We have no intention of competing at all, we are just cleaning out you rats from here who are living underground."
"After you get to the top, there will be someone waiting at the 'resurrection point' to continue to serve you." Another majestic black figure who came forward also raised the shield and sledgehammer in his hand: "We are just 'cleaners'
'And the 'Porters' are special forces serving the people above. We didn't intend to abide by any rules of the game from the beginning, but——"
"If you really want to talk about it, there is only one rule in this world." The shadow of the five-person team gathered around the warrior player's face, and gave him the last sentence: "That is, the jungle of the jungle eats the strong."
"Weak guys like you who can't even beat our lone wolf team should stop thinking about continuing to participate in the competition."
The final chopping sound and the screams of the players brought this encounter to an end. The dark underground passage fell into a moment of calm, and then a warning voice from the victor team also started.
The former player who was a magician sent in the direction, accompanied by his actions of covering his ears and listening carefully: "The 'Ranger' sent a message, they have found the target's movements, and are approaching our area.
"
"Hey, are they really here? Do they really think they are here for a walk?"
"At least it's like this in front of us - what, you don't accept it? If you don't accept it, go and challenge him? I'm not responsible for collecting the corpse for you."
"Don't take action easily, it will only destroy our plan."
Amidst the voices of several team members arguing, the leading warrior player picked up the mace and said to the magician who was communicating: "Tell 'Ranger' that this is the 'Lone Wolf'. Our team has received it and has chosen to let it go for the time being.
Open the way."
"Please prepare the units behind you."
After quickly cleaning up the surrounding traces, the team then disappeared from this place as quickly as possible. The silence that originally belonged to this passage only returned for a moment, and then Duan Qing appeared here again.
Waiting for others to disperse: "... Was that the noise coming from here just now?"
"Someone must have fought here again. The fight should be over by now."
Responsible for walking at the front of the team, Baibu Wushuang's sharp eyes constantly observing the surroundings also flashed in front of the raised bow and arrow: "We have seen this situation many times since we came down. The team that is now burrowing into the ground
, I’m afraid there are twice as many teams as there are in normal games on the surface.”
"I don't know how many of them are here to compete seriously and how many are here to cause trouble. Anyway, I can't monitor this area." Asahi Tosho, who is second in the team, pinched himself nonchalantly.
Bi Tou: "But judging from my observations while waiting here, many guilds and teams have obviously bad intentions and practices."
"What's the meaning?"
"That's what 'outside the plate' means."
Faced with Qianzhihe's confused expression when he turned around, Duan Qing, who was walking at the back of the team, explained: "The real competition started long before the competition - in wild competitions a long time ago, this situation was very common.
, opponents who cannot be solved on the field will be solved by means of off-field methods, such as threatening, bribery, putting laxatives in other people's food, disturbing others' sleep and rest, etc. Almost everyone will choose to give it a try."
"This, is this okay?" Then the red-haired girl opened her eyes wide: "Is this also allowed by the rules?"
"Whether it is allowed or not depends on the wishes of the organizer and the contestants. Some people will choose to agree or acquiesce, while others will beat these scoundrels and throw them out." Xue Ling Huan Bing explained with regret.
Said: "Judging from the current development of the situation, Jianghu should have acquiesced in the emergence of this situation, at least -"
"The practice of killing opponents outside the scope of promotion rules and driving them to give up the game is within their acceptable range."
Bending down to pick up a fragment of armor scattered in the corner of the passage, the white-haired swordswoman narrowed her eyes slightly. Duan Qing, who passed by her, also noticed this abnormality and stopped in his tracks with a confused voice.
Asked: "What's wrong?"
"fine."
Throwing away the fragments casually, Xue Ling Huan Bing smiled with relief, and followed her steps again accompanied by a low conversation between the two of them, clicking in the seemingly empty and lengthy narrow passage.
The ground echoed: "But in this way, the situation can be considered relatively clear."
"That is to say, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below." Still looking straight ahead, Duan Qing replied in a low voice: "No matter who it is, whether they are trying to monopolize the promotion quota or disrupt the promotion channels, they enter
Most of the opponents in the main game will still be the same old faces we are familiar with."
"If someone really uses this method to forcibly eliminate the weak in the rules and force the strong to compete in the preliminary rounds, it is not an unjustifiable strategy." Xue Ling Huan Bing continued with a solemn face:
"I'm afraid that these actions are not for the promotion places at all, but for the game itself."
"So what? If we can't even deal with this level of threat, it won't be our turn to lose face." Duan Qing pointed to the top of the two people's heads: "Jianghu Qiongji has all his connections and money.
We have invited so many people to ensure the correct operation of the game, maybe we are just waiting to invite you to the urn?"
"Don't you—"
"Don't ask me, I don't know anything."
Facing the suspicious look thrown at Xue Ling Huan Bing, Duan Qing hurriedly shook his hands: "Including the previous Shenshan competitions, most of them were run by Yu Shang and her new alliance. As the 'big devil'
'I am not qualified to interfere with their arrangements."
"Thankfully you still know your big devil." So Xueling Huanbing also smiled and put away his serious expression: "Since you have this self-awareness, shouldn't you take action now to eliminate more potential opponents?
"
"Believe me, don't always think about how to deal with your opponents, but enjoy the fun of the game - as long as you hold this idea, you and I will be much easier and smoother in the future journey." Duan Qing shook his head and taught.
Said: "And from my perspective, if there is really a weak team that can stand out in such a situation and successfully stand on the real stage, I would also be very happy to see it - huh."
"Are we there yet?"
The marching footsteps stopped at the end of a long underground passage. The gray-robed magician took the lead in raising his head to remind his teammates. Several patrol figures who appeared on the other side of the passage at the same time also stopped while flashing past.
With sonorous steps, he looked in the direction of Duan Qing: "——Is he an adventurer from the Qingling Adventure Group?"
"Yes."
"We have received a notice from the Speaker."
Heavy footsteps then appeared under the feet of one of the patrolling figures, approaching in the direction of Duan Qing's team. The Thousand-Zhiked Crane in front also ignited the magic of lighting, and its fully armed appearance and the carvings were engraved on it.
The principality pattern on the surface of the shield held by the other party shone particularly clearly: "The Speaker has granted you special permission to meet for twenty minutes."
"Come with me."
The sharp eyes covered under the iron helmet swept across Duan Qing and others, and then the principal guard turned sideways and gestured towards his rear.
This chapter has been completed!