The last camp arrived at Midnight City this morning. All the camps in the Top Ten Tournament were completely revealed: Except for the eight teams that continued from the previous competition, the Giant Tree Academy, the five major knights; the Noble Council; the Khorne and Fury Gods; the Conspiracy Spider Web God; and the Midnight Lady.
Church; Bloodline Family Alliance; Old Sewer Front; the two new camps added this year are the United Faction of God Town and the Chosen Secret Group.
The former was already known to Lu Li, and the latter was composed of the chosen sons of the Church in Midnight City.
The upperclassmen later discovered Lu Li back at the tree trunk level, and rumors gradually spread that he would participate in the Top Ten Tournament.
The arrival of Lu Li has made the atmosphere in the college excited by the Top Ten Championships even more exciting. They hope to cleanse Jushu College of the shame of being the organizer of the last few years in a row.
"Do you want to know why the college failed last time?" Claire crossed her arms in Lu Li's dormitory: "Because I'm not in the senior class."
"Tell me something about the lower colleges."
Lu Li ignored Claire's boasting, even though she did have such strength.
"There is no difference. The upper class accepts human beings like you and me, while the lower class college accepts strangers, alien species, and even weirdos. As long as they identify as human beings. It must be admitted that students from the lower class are generally stronger than those from the upper class. The reason why we were not at the bottom in previous years is because of the existence of the lower class college. However,
Don't trust them too much... This is not prejudice, they are mentally unstable due to deep pollution. You can trust them, but never trust them."
Lu Li was noncommittal.
When a group has no collective consciousness, there must be different individuals. Just like humans will have madmen, they will also have wise men.
Not long after Claire left, Lu Li went to the swamp and came to the swamp hut for the last time before the Top Ten Tournament.
Seven monsters were accumulated in the pen, a few more than in previous weeks. Because of the competition, the controllers had to "supplement nutrition" for Lu Li.
After solving the seven monsters and staying for a while to understand the competition, Lu Li returned to Giant Tree Academy.
After consuming and redeeming Blitztel and replenishing his humanity several times, Lu Li still has 34 copies of humanity.
the next day.
There is only one day left before the start of the top ten competition.
The atmosphere on the tree trunk level became more and more intense. I heard that the duel arena was crowded with spectators and contestants, and the cheers set off every time the results were announced could even be vaguely heard on the surface.
Lu Li came to the Alchemy Office at Claire's invitation. Vice Principal Chris was still not here.
"These are what mother prepared for us."
Alchemy products and alchemy potions were piled on the alchemy table. Claire told Lu Li how to use them while dividing them.
A compass that will not be affected under any circumstances, a detection potion that will reveal the surrounding terrain for 5 miles after being sprinkled, a high-end version of the revealing potion, and a sleeping bag that combines the effects of red copper and an alchemical blanket.
These props prepared by Vice Dean Chris seem to vaguely reveal the tournament format.
At noon, the gatekeeper led the participating students who received the invitation letters to gather in the auditorium.
Lu Li was sitting in the back, but no matter where he was, Lu Li, shrouded in a halo, was the center of attention.
The students around him noticed that Ernie Hamilton Wayne, the first occult professor at Giant Tree Academy whom Lu Li had met at the Alchemy Tower, nodded to him.
This gathering is to decide the leaders of the upper college.
Lu Li was undoubtedly the best candidate. However, he refused this status. Professor Ernie Hamilton Wayne did not force it and handed over the team leader status to Jürgen Leiter.
Jürgen Leiter himself is the leader of the senior class. His background in the slums and his recognition of human identity are trustworthy. Without Lu Li, he would naturally be the leader of this tournament.
But everyone knows that there is another team leader in the upper college: Lu Li.
The purpose of setting up the leader status is to make students obey his instructions, but Lu Li can do it without this status.
"The uncrowned king..."
Claire, who was leaning against the wall and picking her nails, whispered.
Ernie Hamilton Wayne then recounted the details and dangers of the tournament that Lu Li already knew.
After it was over, Lu Li followed Claire back to the Alchemy Office. His mind was still recalling the number told by Ernie Hamilton Wayne: 582 contestants.
This is only the upper-level academy of Giant Tree Academy.
The number of participants was not unusual. In previous years, the contestants from upper-level colleges were almost the same. What Lu Li cared about was another number - more than one-third of the students died in the competition every year.
"I can't understand the behavior of consuming human power in competition." Lu Li said calmly.
"Well, Professor Ernie Hamilton Wayne is lying to you. The number of deaths is not that many, in fact..." Claire hesitated: "The professor just wants us to stay vigilant and not be careless."
What information does Claire seem to be hiding, some truth that has been covered up and tampered with?
She didn't confess, and Lu Li didn't ask any more questions. In any case, the answer will be revealed tomorrow.
Also revealed were the mysterious lower-level colleges and the other nine camps.
For many students, tonight will be a sleepless night.
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The long late night fades away, and the sleeping Giant Tree Academy wakes up in the morning.
After washing up, Lu Li walked out of the washbasin, returned to the dormitory, checked the Doomsday Apocalypse, the stomach bag, and the psychic gun, then pushed the door to the lifting platform in the mixing area.
The senior students gathered one after another. Lu Li looked around the group and found Kiruait and Margaret standing on the edge.
"It's our turn."
Claire whispered beside him, Lu Li looked away and stepped onto the elevator.
The continuous dark descent ended, and dim light entered the lift platform.
Overlooking the vast swamp, the safe area below is dotted with empty black spots.
The dean whom I have never met is not here, Vice-dean Chris is not here, the leaders of the nine camps are not here, and the contestants from the nine camps are not here either.
Even the lower colleges are not here.
Tranquility and crowding were strangely mixed together, falling into the eyes of the pensive Giant Tree Academy students.
Lu Li saw many familiar faces on the ground. The occult instructors Ernie Hamilton Wayne and Helmud, the divination instructor Immortal, the combat skills instructor Mang Shi Lei, and the men under the gauze-like gray robe.
Montremis, Professor Gray who sets off himself with dignity, and more professors and mentors who have not yet been seen.
"Was it like this before?" Lu Li turned his head and asked Claire beside him.
"No……"
The lift descended into the safe area of the swamp, and Jürgen Leiter led the team off the lift.
"Stepping into the fog, you will be randomly teleported to the depths of the vast swamp. The faster you find the exit to the next stage, the higher the score."
Ernie Hamilton Wayne stepped forward and shouted, pointing towards the gray fog as the students approached.
"Defeating players from other camps will give you extra points..."
Ernie Hamilton Wayne's shout was inaudible as Lu Li stepped into the surging fog.