"In the random competitions so far, there are only a few possibilities that the competition rules did not appear at the beginning. Either the competition scene has not been generated yet, or they have not triggered the formal competition conditions."
Figures belonging to the two teams were still wandering around the city in the stage image. In the commentary channel outside the venue, speculations belonging to Duan Qing and Fanhua Sijin also began to sound one by one: "And the trigger for the official game to start.
There are many conditions, and the most likely one... is probably to wait for two parties to meet."
"The scene in front of me is already very complete, and there is almost no possibility of changing it, so the only thing left... should be to find a suitable place." Fanhua Sijin continued: "Well... which place do you think is more similar?"
"Although it floats in the sky, it is a complete city." Duan Qing's eyes were filled with observation: "So naturally those corners and corners should not be included in our consideration..."
"I know, you think about the big square in the middle."
Pointing to the lens that was moving to the center as he understood, an oval square surrounded by light-colored lawns and flowers, the voice of the flowers became lazy: "Although it looks like there
It's very suitable for fighting, but is it too common? We can dig out a lot of places like this in minutes..."
"The city is not open yet."
Duan Qing's voice was low and serious, and at the same time he interrupted Flowing Blossoms' words: "What I care about is not the exploration of the players in front of me, but the situation in the free world - what if we could see this city clearly from God's perspective now?"
The whole picture, what else will the alliance do next?”
"Uh... it seems to make sense."
Looking at the audience below the commentary room, where the audience and contestants were busy sending out various messages, Fanhua smiled bitterly: "So? What's the difference?"
"That gate...shouldn't be open, right?"
Pointing to a stone gate with a unique shape and different styles that extends along the center of the square and finally appears along the wide yellow-white steps, Duan Qing said with a hint of smile: "That should be
The entrance to the city center, judging from the scene that has been shown in front of us, there are probably countless secrets inside, so...even if it is a competition, this door will not be opened now. Those who are getting higher and higher
The buildings in the inner city will probably never appear in front of us in their true appearance."
"It seems like it really can't be flown over."
The perspective on the stage shook for a while under the flourishing operation, and finally stopped above the high steps in front of the square: "As a result... we can only wander around outside this city like the contestants.
?”
"They will find this place eventually." Duan Qing replied: "Because..."
"As long as you are a qualified player, you will definitely look for a way to enter the inner city and then find it here."
"I'm back."
The screen suddenly turned with Duan Qing's voice, and finally the figure of a certain thief returned and stopped beside the team led by Xueling Huanbing: "This is indeed a complete city. Tailor shops, blacksmiths
Shops, as well as various shops and auction houses...everything you should find in a large city can be found here."
"The only thing I can't find... is probably a living person, right?"
The woman with long black hair sighed slightly and pulled out the long sword between her hands from the floor tiles: "Since it is the City in the Sky, there must have been people living here. The reason why it disappeared now..."
"It's probably not because of the competition."
Huanhai Kuangxing, who was carrying an ax gun, emerged from a nearby house, and then walked to Xueling Huanbing: "The rooms here are all very clean, and there are no signs of war or evacuation, but apart from maintaining
Except for daily utensils, nothing related to weapons and equipment was found, so..."
"They may have gone out." Arisaema, with black armor and black shield, also returned to the team: "For some reason, they left this place, and then... never came back."
"There is indeed a layer of magic barrier on the edge of the city, which should be used to prevent wind."
Fengqiao, who was walking slowly from the winding alleyway, listened to the rain patting on his dew-stained robes, with a look of satisfaction on his face after completing the exploration: "So we can enjoy the warmth without enduring the strong wind at high altitude."
of sunlight and air, well... except that their sound insulation effect is a little worse."
"That is... didn't the aboriginal people here disappear because of the disaster?" Xue Ling Huan Bing pondered: "They left this place voluntarily?"
"Maybe, such as magic teleportation and other technologies." Pointing to the complicated patterns still inlaid with gold threads around, Fengqiao Tingyu sighed in a low voice: "Judging from these decorations and city protection, this city belongs to the ancient
The possibility of a magic empire is very high, and since it floats high in the sky, it has not been affected in any way for thousands of years, so..."
"This is perhaps the most well-preserved city from the ancient Magic Empire." His eyes gradually became brighter as his voice sounded: "It is also the city with the highest technological content."
"...Let's take a guess, where they should have been moved."
Looking helplessly at Fengqiao Tingyu, who was trapped in his own world, Huanhai Kuangxing turned his head and pointed in the direction of the inner city in the distance: "There must be some strange command area in the central area. Not only is there something that can send us there,
The methods of other places also contain many ancient secrets..."
"We can't get in there."
The short thief suddenly interjected: "I have already explored the terrain there, and it seems... there is no way in."
"You guy, have you searched everywhere?" Huanhai Kuangxing, who was interrupted, curled his lips and said: "Maybe there are some strange mechanisms or secret passages..."
"There is no such place." The thief player's eyes were calm, and his answer was as firm as ever: "No."
"You kid, do you want to quarrel..."
"be quiet."
The woman with frowning eyebrows stretched out her hand to block the sight of the two people, then looked at the vaguely visible gate in the distance, and slowly spoke out her voice: "No matter what kind of
There are probably only so many secrets we can find now, don’t forget..."
"There is another team that is also searching here like us."
A few people consolidated the intelligence for a while, and then, under the leadership of Xue Ling Huan Bing, moved towards the gate square directly ahead in a standard five-person formation. Although there were no attacks along the way, there were no attacks.
The influence of strange mechanisms, but when they came to the square, they were more or less surprised - the oval square followed the arc of the inner wall, covering a large arc-shaped area.
The area between you and the garden was also shining with different golden light under the slanting sunlight and the breeze. Perhaps due to the high altitude, their shadows standing on the southeast side of the square were also drawn by the sunlight.
Very long, and then covered by the door that was so huge that you had to look up to see it, it disappeared into the shadows it blocked. As if it was aware of the visitor's arrival, the surface of the backlit door was now
The white traces of light that were also flashing slowly flowed along the patterns and magic circles carved on the door, converging, and finally formed a beautiful and complex ancient heraldry as several people stared in surprise.
appearance.
"This coat of arms..."
"I seem to have seen it somewhere?"
"Is this... is the door opening?"
"Sh-!"
While the black-armored Arisaema murmured to himself, the Huanhai Kuangxing on the side suddenly became alert: "Someone is coming."
"People who can appear here..."
The black-haired woman lowered her eyebrows, then walked to the front of the team in two steps: "It should be them."
"Hey, hello."
With a frivolous greeting, Liangchen Meiyu with a smile took the lead in walking out of the shadows. While gesturing in the direction behind her, she walked towards the front of the other side of the square: "Have you found anything about this city?
Secret? We are in a guild, so we should share it..."
"What we can find should probably be the same as yours." The woman lowered her eyebrows and replied, "Please don't count on us."
"Don't say that, we are all a family." Liangchen Meiyu reached out and touched her nose, as if thinking about what to say next: "Before listening to the game... you went to an unknown place? What happened?
What happened? Are you feeling unwell? "
"...Thank you for your concern, I'm fine."
After a slightly strange silence for a moment, Xue Ling Huan Bing stretched out her arms and responded: "For the rest of the game... I will still work hard to fight."
"...Don't do this, our president will be sad."
Lowering his head helplessly, Liangchen Meiyu thought for a while, and then raised his head again in the hostility projected by the other party: "I know, you still have grudges because of the previous battle, but since we are a family, what's the matter?
Things are non-negotiable? How about we explore the corners of this city each other, and then...we surrender and send you to the finals?"
"..."
Amid the uproar once again inside and outside the court, the long-haired woman who remained silent once again opened her eyes in surprise. After a moment, she shook her head in amusement and lowered her gaze to the floor between the two of them: "
I didn’t expect... you would be like this."
"Why, are you so moved?" Liangchen Meiyu patted the hilt of her sword: "I am yours. As long as it is for you, this sacrifice does not matter..."
"No, with your character, you definitely can't make such a sacrifice."
Xue Ling Huan Bing's gaze raised again, passed over Liangchen Meiyu's body, and finally followed the direction he was standing to the back of the alleyway where he just came out: "Why haven't those teammates of yours come out yet?
?”
"..."
The sound of the breeze passing through the square once again brought the sound of the shining runes on the gate into the distance. Tian Nanxing and others, who heard the reminder from the captain, hurriedly turned their heads and faced the direction of the road they came from, and
The loud shout belonging to Huanhai Kuangxing also penetrated the square, and suddenly flew towards the corner of the alleyway: "Take my axe!"
Bang!
The sound of the impact of solid stone and metal, accompanied by the debris that hit the ground, shot out from the cluster of low stone houses in the east corner of the square, separating the figure of a sturdy player wielding an axe-gun from another warrior player.
The figures exploded together. The shining magic light and fire flashed through the mid-air in that direction, and then flew past one of the players. The sound of other metal collisions echoed immediately, paving the way.
Scattered among the winding and narrow alleys: "The sneak attack of the Free Jade Team was discovered! The Xitian Qilin was the first to be beaten out by the Huanhai Kuangxing! Qiyeyu faced Tiannanxing, and he blocked the Free Snow Team
The escape route... Oops, Fengqiao Tingyu's Ice Cone Technique was shot away! Nanwu is covering his retreat, but the opponent's mage doesn't seem to let him go, and there is a Fireball Technique facing him!"
"Ice wall! Fengqiao Tingyu blocked the fate of being affected by the explosion, but Yu Qingxin was quietly approaching, double-edged slash! Back stabbing! Sliding step, rolling to avoid the shield attack... Whirlwind slash! Nanwu was forced to do it again
Back off, if this continues...Arisaema is about to be caught between two sides!"
"The Mad Star of Fantasy Sea is back! He shook off the entanglement of Xitian Qilin and used a cleave attack to repel the opponent's siege!"
The sound of fierce fighting, accompanied by shouts one after another, rose in the corner of the square within a few seconds, and then with the extremely fast speech of the flowers blooming outside, the melee spread out in the southeast corner of the square.
Center. The captains of the two teams located in the center of the square did not turn their eyes for a moment because of the lively scene there. They just narrowed the distance between them a few points in the explosion caused by another fireball.
: "It seems like the fighting is fierce over there. Why don't you go and support me?"
"If you don't mind, I'll go."
As if she had sunk into her own realm, the woman's eyes did not waver at all: "The question is...will you agree?"
"Maybe this is the tacit understanding between us."
With a smile on her face, Liangchen Meiyu drew her long sword again, but her eyes gradually turned cold: "Or... is it another fateful choice?"
"maybe."
Xue Ling Huan Bing also pulled out his weapon: "But... the result this time should change."
"I will beat you."
【Ding--】
[Both parties have reached the destination, and the victory conditions have changed.]
"It seems... you still mind it very much."
The corner of Liangchen Meiyu's mouth twitched, but before the voice fell, a sharp sword light appeared in the air between the two people: "Then... let us confirm it once."
"Which one of us is weak and who is strong?"
As the sword collided with the woman's figure, a snow-white cold effect appeared on the outline of Snow Spirit Huanbing. Then when the system prompt sounded again, the white-armored woman's figure emerged from a corner of the square.
It was sent flying to the other corner.
[Victory conditions changed to——]
【Occupy Metatron Square.】
This chapter has been completed!