Chapter 962 - 622: Competition Round Two (Part 2)

Chapter 962: Chapter 622: Competition Round Two (Part 2)

"It seems it’s not written in the rules..."

What they saw was Li Pu raising his hand towards the Angel of Sin.

"Is this guy trying to play with fire?"

Judge Wang furrowed his brows.

Attacking the Angel of Sin isn’t technically against the rules.

But if it angers the Angel of Sin, causing its aura to change and affecting other contestants’ performance, that would be considered a violation.

So in this situation, they could only tacitly approve.

Li Pu had raised his hand for a while now, and found he hadn’t received any warnings from the judges.

This made him feel at ease.

Actually, he had already slightly touched one of the Angel of Sin’s feathers, recognizing it as the related item.

[LV1-Supreme Angel (S)] 100/100

Passive effect: Suppression power against purgatory species, enhancing the angel’s own abilities

Attribute requirement: 1~10 Light

Type requirement: None

Race requirement: Angel

After seeing this skill, Li Pu thought purgatory species were truly pitiful.

Supreme Fallen Angels suppress them, Supreme Angels also suppress them.

But this skill can enhance the angel itself, and since Ah Hui belongs to the angel type, it’s certainly good for it.

However, even if he wanted to exploit it, now was not the time. After thinking it over, he sat down on the spot.

It’s still not time to act.

The Angel of Sin seemed to dislike being approached by strangers, so its aura blade still hovered above Li Pu.

It even materialized its aura into a force pushing against Li Pu’s back, attempting to shove him away.

[...?]

It was puzzled to find this tiny human couldn’t be moved.

In fact, besides the judging group, Li Pu’s actions were noticed by other contestants.

But everyone was focused on resisting the oppressive aura, with no mind to pay attention.

The most they could do was wonder what was up with this limping guy, as everyone found it hard to move while he leisurely walked around.

As time passed, more contestants started to falter.

Li Pu glanced at Liu Jisheng’s side, feeling assured.

They were impressive, as their trio could remain unmoved despite the strong aura pressure.

After several waves of enhancement, the number of eliminated alliances finally reached 18. With one more elimination, this round would end.

Li Pu calmly observed several contestants who seemed to be hanging by a thread, not in a hurry.

"I can’t do it anymore!"

Finally, as the aura intensified again, someone suddenly jumped up and shouted.

After shouting, that person rolled their eyes and collapsed backward.

And as a result of his fall, his alliance number was finally reduced to 3 people.

[Round end, please leave orderly]

Almost at the same time, the judges’ announcement echoed.

"OK."

Li Pu was the quickest to stand up among all contestants.

However, he didn’t stand to leave but quickly turned back.

[Ugh!!!]

The Angel of Sin moaned in pain as a feather was swiftly plucked away.

However, its mouth was stitched shut, so it couldn’t make a loud noise.

It could only angrily drive its aura blades, intending to stab Li Pu.

"Hm?"

But Li Pu raised an eyebrow, and all those aura blades were torn into pieces.

[!!!]

At this point, the Angel of Sin realized this seemed not to be an opponent it could provoke.

Despite the strong aura, it was ultimately just that—merely aura. When it came to substantial power, it was merely a sixth-turn magical beast.

Unable to fight back, unable to report with a closed mouth.

And after contemplating further, it’s just one feather, how about... letting it go?

In the end, it chose to endure.

So Li Pu blissfully left the arena, following the lead of the judges, joining the rest at the rest area.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he used [Supreme Angel] on Ah Hui.

Increasing its strength from 6100+ straight to 7900+, absolutely satisfying. ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

In the rest area, he met up with a familiar tiger-striped man, enjoying a rich lunch arranged by the organizers.

After everyone finished dining, Judge Wang appeared again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, congratulations on successfully passing the first round."

"Now, the second round is about to begin."

"In this round, we will eliminate 5 alliances, with an elimination rate of approximately 26%."

Such a high elimination rate caused many present to have slight face changes.

At this elimination rate, after the second round there would only be 14 alliances totaling 42 teams left.

"Next, follow me."

Led by Judge Wang, the crowd headed towards the next location.

Soon, they arrived at a hall.

At the far end of the entrance, there was a large elevator entrance.

Above the passage, there was a row of windows temporarily sealed.

"During wild actions, you’ll often encounter situations requiring the management of loot."

"Therefore, transporting loot is a vital aspect of adventurer teams."

"Imagine, if after exerting great effort, even sacrificing heavily to defeat powerful magical beasts, you can’t reap rewards due to inability to transport the loot effectively, wouldn’t it be regretful?"

"Thus, this round’s task is transport."

"Moreover, each alliance can only deploy 6 summoned beasts, and Summoners are prohibited from participating."

Upon hearing this rule, many glanced at Fu Dusheng and Yu Duoduo.

Because in their view, this round greatly favored the Burst Soldier Style.

"Next, please come to the observation window."

With Judge Wang’s call, the row of window panels started opening.

A vast area appeared before the crowd.

On the field, laser lines traced two stripes, one red, one blue.

"The items you need to transport will appear within the blue line, simply move them inside the red line to complete the task."

"Results will be determined by time spent completing."

"The 5 alliances taking the longest time will regretfully exit."

Upon hearing about elimination, everyone became serious.

"Now, is there any alliance willing to go first?"

Judge Wang smiled as he scanned around, but no one responded.

Because going first always seemed to be a disadvantage.

"Don’t worry."

Judge Wang anticipated their thoughts, saying, "Each alliance’s transportation items will be random and not repeated."

Ultimately, it involved a matter of luck.

However, for adventurer teams, luck is inherently a part to be tested.

So no objections arose from the crowd on this.

"Then let’s set an example first."

A veteran group alliance with an average strength of 4400+ stepped forward voluntarily.

Their idea was simple—if they achieved good results first, it could exert psychological pressure on subsequent opponents, why not?

"Very good, then please send out a representative."

With Judge Wang’s indication, the alliance released their summoned beasts.

[Roar roar roar!]

[Yalala!]

[Hoorah roar roar roar!]

[Execute, master’s, orders]

Their choice of 6 summoned beasts were all brawny types.

"Material group, release materials."

Seeing summoned beasts enter the elevator into the blue line zone, Judge Wang activated the walkie-talkie.

Then, several uniformed staff entered the field and gestured.

Vroom!

The storage space opened suddenly.

"Wow!" xN

As those materials poured down, a commotion arose among the crowd.

Indeed, there were so many.

Numerous blue-skinned giant lobster magical beast corpses, estimated in the hundreds.

Each one was as large as a small car, piled into a mini-mountain within the blue line.

Even though these blue lobsters weren’t powerful magical beasts, their weight was substantial.

The crucial point was the waves of rotting stench they emitted, causing most summoned beasts to pinch their noses.

"If ready, you may start."

Judge Wang looked towards the alliance.

"Haha..."

At this moment, the alliance members could only force a smile.

Li Pu could actually understand their feelings right then.

Though these summoned beasts looked tall and strong, the distance from the blue line to the red line exceeded 50 meters.

With so many blue lobsters to transport, how much time would that take?

Looks like this second-round test remains formidable.

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