The Scum Is A ***

The next day.

Everyone's faces are dark as they went to kill the demons to farm for points.

"The elimination period is actually irregular!!!" Jing De nearly screamed in frustration when they finally realized what the 'elimination period' really meant.

If not for Ling Yun inadvertently speaking yesterday about the elimination period, none of them would have realized it and would definitely still be left in the dark.

"Since xiao Bao and xiao Ling can steal our points, though we have to know yet how they do it, then, our points will decrease and we are in danger to be eliminated, right?" Ling Yun spoke. 

"That's right." They nodded.

"Then, since xiao Bao and xiao Ling can interfere with us any time, then they can interfere with us throughout the whole stage." Ling Yun said. "Would this mean… that the elimination period would last until the end of this stage?" he asked. 

Everyone who understood it after a whole minute passed. "…" FCK!" they loudly cursed as their faces turned red and green alternatingly. If this happens, how would they be able to pass this stage? 

"And… there are the point thresholds after four days, then three days after that…" Ling Yun reminded them in a low voice. 

"FCK!" they finally can't hold back a curse. They are already in danger to be eliminated any time by xiao Bao and xiao Ling. How can they still worry about the next point thresholds? Could they even reach it with xiao Bao and xiao Ling constantly chasing them? 

Ling Yun covered his mouth when he realized how grave what he said. He hid behind Wen Wen and did his best to lower his presence to zero. He is afraid that everybody would beat him up even if he isn't the one who created this rule. After all, he was the one who spoke those words. Also, he is one of the disciples of the one who proposed this rule. 

Fck. Ling Yun inwardly cursed, too, when he finally realized his situation. He wished that everybody wouldn't let their anger got over them and beat him up. 

"Do you think that the Shanliangde Sect also knows this?" Jing De asked. "And also Wu Tie and Jin Yu." He added.

"It doesn't matter now, right?" Jing Xu rolled his eyes at him. "With things like this, everyone is on the same boat. We can now throw the competition with each other now out of our minds since we are now competing against xiao Bao and xiao Ling and not them." he explained.

"You have a point." Qian Jue agreed.

"Indeed." Su Mi also agreed.

Su Yi charred a demon with a spell while Qian Meng cut one down. Jing De isn't idle, either, like his mouth that constantly chatter.

"So, what? Do we have to work with them again?" Jing De asked.

"I don't think so." Qian Meng answered as he pondered. "In fact, this can also be to our advantage." He said.

"What do you mean?" Jing Xu asked.

Su Yi's eyes flashed when he followed Qian Meng thoughts. "Since we already figured that the more the number we have, the lesser the possibility that xiao Bao and xiao Ling would attack, the Shanliangde Sect has lesser people than us, especially Wu Tie and Jin Yu pair. Thus, xiao Bao and xiao Ling would likely attack them than us as long as we have more people than them." he explained.

Their eyes widened in realization. "So that's it!" they exclaimed.

Qian Meng smiled when he noticed that Su Yi can follow his thoughts. "But, I think that this is one of the ways that the competition wanted us to show unity." He spoke.

They all looked at him.

"Since the bigger the number, the lesser the possibility that xiao Bao and xiao Ling will attack. Then, what if everyone would gather?" Qian Meng asked. "The two of them definitely wouldn't attack. We also can work together." He explained.

"So that's it…" they muttered with a thoughtful expression.

"But, with this, the spirit of competition definitely would disappear and it will just be the participants against the guests." Qian Meng continued. "The Intersect Competition is all about us participants, so why should we fight against the guests?" he asked. "Our current situation is forcing us to abandon the Shanliangde Sect, Wu Tie and Jin Yu, to preserve the spirit of competition among all of us." he explained.

My younger brother is really good. Qian Jue thought with pride filling his eyes as he looked at Qian Meng.

"Then… what should we do now?" Su Mi asked as they all looked at each other.

"Unity, or competition?" Su Yi added.

"Uh… shall we wait for everyone to gather again and decide?" Jing De asked and scratched his head. "Aren't we currently farming for points? Everything you said would be of no use if we all would lose all of our points to xiao Bao and xiao Ling." He told them.

"Crap!" they all cursed and immediately looked for the nearest nest of demons.

…

"Damn. These brats are good." Xiao Ling clicked his tongue in annoyance as he and xiao Bao watched Jing De, Jing Xu, Qian Meng, Qian Jue, Su Mi and Su Yi left the area.

Xiao Bao coldly watched them. His fingers curled, itching to draw his sword after he saw that xiao Ling looked aggrieved for missing the chance to fight against the brats and stole their points. "Chase them?" he asked as he turned to xiao Ling.

"No." xiao Ling sighed in pity. "They have figured out and fulfilled one of the conditions, so we can't attack them." he said and lied down the branch of the tree they are hiding.

Naturally, they just can't indiscriminately attack the participants even though that is what xiao Ling and xiao Bao, who cooperated in acting with him, acted liken there are really no conditions with them attacking the participants.

As for the condition the Youxiwang Sect and Xinfaxian Sect guessed, it was the number of participants. xiao Bao and xiao Ling can only attack the participants that have the lowest group number, which are Wu Tie and Jin Yu who are only a pair. But, if this is just it, then it would be unfair to the participants who like to go solo.

Thus, the second condition is, there is a limit to the amount of points they can still from each group. Of course, to be fair, the amount of points they can steal each day would depend on the number of the participants. For example, since Wu Tie and Jin Yu are only two people, if xiao Ling and xiao Bao wanted to steal one hundred points from each of them, then they can only steal a total of two hundred points from each of them in one day.

But, since the Shanliangde Sect has six people, then, the amount of points will become six times, that is, they can steal six hundred points from each of them. So, the number of people isn't exactly an advantage. Sometimes, it will become a disadvantage.

They think that xiao Bao and xiao Ling would feel inferior in strength to them just because they are good and have more people than them two? Naïve!

Xiao Ling evilly grinned and xiao Bao who saw his grin felt a chill. He lit a row of candles in advance to the Xinfaxian Sect and Youxiwang Sect disciples. Just because their masters are from the Xinfaxian Sect and has a relation with the Youxiwang Sect so they will spare them? As if! It is actually the reverse.

Just because it is so, they should hit them harder! So they won't lose the face of the Xinfaxian Sect and the Youxiwang Sect! Thus, they should get ready now!

The Xinfaxian Sect and Youxiwang Sect disciples suddenly sneezed. "…" fck. What is this cold feeling suddenly?! Like something definitely bad is going to happen?! They thought and subconsciously shivered.

…

"Aiyo! I don't know whether to feel sad of happy for the participants!" someone spoke from the audience.

"Damn you! You are already laughing so hard because they are pitted again but thinking they are clever. You still say you don't know if you feel sad or happy?!" somebody said.

"Shut up! Hahahaha!" the audience really said it.

"Pft." The sect leaders and elders, including the Righteous Alliance, also don't know whether to laugh or cry for the participants after seeing them all acting so clever but actually just fell deeper in Cheng Sheng's pit!

"Oh, my god! Hahahahahah!" Jing Hei laughed while holding his stomach. Even the cold-faced Jing Kang and the indifferent-looking Wu Yuan smiled because the situation of the participants if like a tragicomedy. One don't know whether to sympathize with them or to laugh at them.

All of them can only say is, Cheng Sheng really dug a very beautiful pit this time it looked like it was the participants themselves digging a deeper pit for themselves. He is truly creative. Everyone now is waiting how long will it take this time for the participants to realize their real situation is, and how will they deal with it.

Of course, they honestly are waiting to see the participants' reaction. Shocked? Mad? Or will they go completely insane and bite Cheng Sheng?