Chapter 964 - 623: Rubik’s Cube Metal (Part 2)

Chapter 964: Chapter 623: Rubik’s Cube Metal (Part 2)

"However, for the alliances appearing later, it might become increasingly disadvantageous."

Judge Wang was not a member of the adventure group, so her thoughts were not focused on this matter.

As the chief judge, she was aware of all 19 sets of materials for this event.

Among them, there was one material she believed was a preparation mistake by the organizers.

The reason was simple: transporting that material was excessively difficult.

For the contestant who drew this material, it was exceedingly unfair.

For this reason, she protested in her capacity as chief judge, and eventually secured the result that any alliance drawing this material would have 5 minutes deducted from their total time.

However, as the other judges had said, this year the contestants were of exceptionally high caliber.

Merely reducing 5 minutes in time might not be decisive given the current average time.

Moreover, she even suspected whether the alliance would end up unable to move the material at all.

One could only wonder which unfortunate alliance would draw that material.

"Judge, our alliance will go next."

At this moment, Liu Jisheng raised his hand amidst a temporarily inactive space following the completion of the previous round.

After receiving permission from the judges, the alliance internally began arranging their lineup.

"How about sending the Void Giant, the Void Bio-Man, and the Burrower Drill from my side?"

"These are all pretty suitable choices for this round’s format."

Liu Jisheng eagerly volunteered himself first.

The group had no objections to his suggestion, which occupied three positions.

As for the remaining three positions...

"Me?"

Li Pu noticed everyone’s gaze fixed on him.

"Alright then."

So he waved his hand and opened his storage space.

[Grass!]

[Quiet, quiet!]

"Uh, Brother Li, aren’t these just two summoned beasts?"

The tiger-skinned man was slightly taken aback.

He understood the leader’s intention was for the remaining three beasts to be the responsibility of this lame young man.

"No, this makes three."

Fu Dusheng gave a wry smile, pointing to the hat on his partner’s head to explain on Li Pu’s behalf.

And so, six summoned beasts were decided.

Due to the special nature of the Void Giant, Liu Jisheng was allowed to temporarily enter the field.

At the edge of the blue line zone, he released the Void Giant and instructed his summoned beasts: "When the material to be transported appears, first analyze its structure and find a location that can be dismantled. Just transport the essence, the most valuable part."

He was confident that with the Void Giant present, following its command would surely make it not difficult to achieve.

As for the grassmen, Li Pu also entrusted him to convey a message to them.

"As for you guys, behave yourselves."

"Don’t cause trouble or commit mishaps, and don’t slouch around or nap."

He added the latter phrase based on his understanding of these guys.

[Grass!]

[Eat!]

[Quietly!]

Without much lingering, Liu Jisheng took the elevator back.

"Material team, deploy the materials."

Judge Wang opened the intercom.

Staff members of the material team, uniformed, stepped into the blue line zone under everyone’s watch.

They then opened their storage spaces one after another.

Bang! xN

The metallic cube-like objects each landed heavily on the floor.

"Ah, this..."

"What is this thing?"

"It looks pretty heavy."

"Not just looks; it’s really heavy. Look, even the floor has cracked under its weight."

"The key point is, this isn’t a magic beast."

The contestants all showed expressions as if watching a show.

Judge Wang frowned: "I didn’t expect this alliance to draw this."

The material, which was the subject of her previous objection.

Magic Cube Metal, a rather peculiar alien material.

When a sufficient number of small magic cubes gather together, they condense into larger magic cubes.

Just like this moment, as each little cube was released, they automatically assembled into a single entity under their own attraction.

Due to their strong adhesive properties, once merged, they were incredibly difficult to dismantle.

Moreover, each cube was merely a block of pure metal, without any special component.

This meant that the contestant who drew this material must transport the entire large magic cube to the red line zone.

The trouble was, the density of this magic cube metal was incredibly high.

Even facing magic beasts, no matter how many power-type Level 7 beasts come, they might not move it.

The only breakthrough method was using electricity to resolve it into fragments for transportation.

"Such bad luck, isn’t it?"

To be honest, Judge Wang initially had high hopes for Li Pu’s alliance.

Believing they could at least endure until the next round of alliance dismantling.

Now, it seemed they might not make it that far.

The signal on the field had been issued, and transportation could begin.

But none of the six summoned beasts took action immediately.

[I think I’ve heard of this thing]

[It’s easier to transport after dismantling]

The Void Giant stroked its chin.

If it were just a single small cube, it could directly toss it into the red line zone.

But such a huge block, even with all eight hands, couldn’t be lifted.

[Grass?]

Grassman: Dismantle?

The grassman heard this and tilted its head.

Then it walked closer and got ready to strike.

[Chiiii~~~~Ohhhhh~~~~~]

The fist with a slight spatial distortion slowly punched toward the cube’s surface.

In truth, compared to the unfamiliar magic cube metal, both the judges and contestants focused more attention on the grassman.

After all, for many contestants, their summoned beasts were making their initial appearance in this round.

"Haha, what’s up with its leisurely punch?"

"Seriously, are they serious about sending a grassman?"

"I’m also seeing for the first time someone treating a grassman as a primary summoned beast."

"Earlier, when I sensed from above, it seemed to be a Level 0 grassman."

"But don’t you guys think its dazed yet badass appearance is kinda cute?"

"Come on, this is the qualifying round. What’s the use of being cute if you can’t advance?"

Judge Wang ignored the surrounding comments.

She simply kept watching the scene unfold through the observation window, her brow knitted.

"It’s useless; magic cube metal is extremely tough and can even be used in S-class defense equipment as additional material."

"For ordinary summoned beasts wishing to destroy it, the chance is 0%."

She shook her head regretfully.

Bang!!!

But then a loud explosion erupted.

Through the judge’s monitoring screen, she suddenly noticed the magic cube metal had a cracked indentation!

"What?"

"Whoa, so this metal is actually so brittle?"

"Is it possible that the grassman is really strong?"

"You believe that?"

"You Yu Ji?"

Faced with this situation, the crowd’s reactions varied.

But most assumed it was the material’s fault, unrelated to the grassman.

[Oh oh~ Little grassman did well]

[A few more punches to shatter it, easier to transport]

The Void Giant embraced its eight arms in approval, urging the grassman to continue.

However, these words made Judge Wang feel anxious, quickly activating the field microphone.

[This, contestants, pleases note]

[Please don’t cause damage, don’t cause damage, don’t cause damage]

Repeating it three times made her slightly sweat at the brow.

Magic cube metal, it’s quite expensive, you know.

Honestly, no one expected contestants to use such violent means for destruction prior to this.

Maddening, what kind of monster grassman is this?!

[Grass grass grass!]

Actually, without the judge’s reminders, even the grassman didn’t want to continue punching.

This metal chunk felt terribly hard, and its grassy hand ached upon impact.

"Alright, enough playing around."

Seeing this, Li Pu knew they couldn’t allow it to dawdle any longer.

Delays only risked elimination, which wasn’t fun.

[Eat eat eat~]

Under his command, Pop walked up to the magic cube metal, nudged it with its belly.

Buzz!

A gleam of light passed, and the magic cube metal the size of a building disappeared immediately.

Before the crowd could respond, it jumped and skipped into the red line zone.

The belly nudged the air again.

Buzz!

An additional gleam, and the magic cube reappeared.

"What?" xN

Now, the crowd finally reacted.

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