The Ground Rules

"Okay, we promise to guarantee your elimination order. If there's nothing else, please head back." Su Luo's tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable air of urgency.

Wang Hongwei opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just took a deep drag on the cigarette that was about to burn out between his fingers, and silently turned and left.

His figure appeared particularly forlorn amidst the swirling smoke.

He knew perfectly well that Su Luo and the others must be wary of him.

Who can guarantee that someone who can be associated with a "massacre zone" level disaster isn't themselves a vessel or a trap?

Try to draw more in the Sanctuary; you might not be able to draw anymore after you're eliminated from the District War.

The gazes of everyone in Zone 76 shifted from Wang Hongwei's departing figure to the novel game being played by the madmen in the distance.

After several minutes of frantic licking, the long-tongued madman finally managed to completely "Unsealing" the frozen coffin in his disturbing manner.

The pale, humanoid creature suddenly broke free from the melting ice water. Maggots wriggled even more merrily on its wet body. It stared intently at the long-tongued madman in front of it with its rolled-back eyes, a wicked smile playing on its lips.

Do you want to get stabbed in the back too?

Hehehe.

The gossipy madman just chuckled foolishly.

The pale figure began to work.

The long-tongued madman opened the gaping maw of the Abyss with anticipation.

Others: "..."

The pale figure. "..."

Su Luo touched the pocket watch on her wrist; her ominous premonition was true.

The pale-faced figure stopped, feeling disturbed, and stepped forward to slap him across the face.

The long-tongued madman was stunned by the blow, covered his face, and burst into a deafening wail like a child whose candy had been snatched away. "Waaaaah..."

Su Luo observed that the moment the pale figure injured her, the pale figure's right cheek was struck by an invisible force, and the flesh exploded and peeled off, revealing the white skull and delicious brain underneath.

Is the corresponding penalty mechanism to return excess damage?

Does this count as psychological damage? These two lunatics inflicted tons of psychological damage on the professionals on the field.

The pale figure was also stunned. Covering its suddenly empty right cheek, it uttered even more incoherent mutterings, screams, and cries. It curled up in a ball, covering its face, and then quickly straightened up again.

She took a few steps forward, straddled the long-tongued madman, pointed the gun at him, and wailed as she slapped him repeatedly across the face with her maggot-covered arms.

"Clap clap!"

The long-tongued madman was merely passively taking the beatings, his long tongue flailing aimlessly in the air; while the pale figure's head was rapidly disintegrating with each slap.

"Smack!"

After a final, exceptionally loud slap, the pale figure's head exploded like a ripe watermelon, maggots and parasitic tissue scattering everywhere.

The long-tongued madman, who had been waiting for a long time, was still crying, but his tongue, like a precise hunting organ, quickly swept up the "food" scattered in the air and swallowed it deep into his throat.

The long-tongued madman cried like a baby while crawling all over the ground looking for snacks, completely ignoring the pale, seemingly dead figure beside him.

Hello.

At that moment, two professionals from the area directly opposite, riding a uniquely designed hovermobile that spewed out a ghostly blue tail flame, traversed a distance of 100 kilometers at an astonishing speed and came to a steady stop in front of Zone 76.

"Let's discuss cooperation."

The blond, blue-eyed, and capable-looking middle-aged man at the head of the group jumped out of the car with a swift movement, his gaze immediately Lock-On Su Luo, who was still focused on setting up the Laboratory, clearly recognizing him as one of the core members.

"Armor Hero."

"Scholar."

"Demon King."

Su Luo and Song Shige replied.

During the brief self-introduction, the hoverbike emitted a faint mechanical sound, instantly disintegrating into countless parts, which flew towards Binluk's waist like a swarm of bees returning to their nest.

A burly man with a beer belly and a red nose, who had been sitting in the back seat, was caught off guard and fell to the ground. He then got up as if it were nothing and began to introduce himself.

"Planar Stalker."

After a brief remark, Layton stepped forward and punched Binluk.

"I'm here mainly to discuss the elimination order." Binluk said calmly, touching the transformation device at his waist.

He cut to the chase, his gaze first lingering on Su Luo, "I know you're very strong. Judging solely from the scale and speed of your Mana absorption, no one on the field can match you."

Then, he looked at Song Shige: "This brave warrior, your base stats aren't the highest in the field, but being near you makes me instinctively feel a chill... You possess a 'second stage' or something similar, right?"

"I can tell you're a transformation user?" Song Shige's gaze fell on the transformation device at Binluk's waist, which looked very familiar.

"Heh heh, that's just a small trick. It's probably not as good as yours; it's just a high-level skill."

Binluk smiled and gestured to Layton behind him:

"But my partner's Forbidden Class."

Layton, whose name was called, touched his red nose somewhat awkwardly.

Binluk continued, "I used special tools to roughly assess the strength distribution on the field, and these two are far ahead. I propose that we join forces to prioritize eliminating other unstable factors and secure our ranking."

"You think you're worthy?"

A cool, aloof voice, tinged with undisguised arrogance, came from the air.

Shan Yixian arrived suddenly, riding a streak of light, just in time to hear Binluk's suggestion, and immediately made a sarcastic remark.

"Collector, Forbidden Class." After landing, Shan Yixian slightly raised his chin, announced his name, and adopted an arrogant posture.

"Oh dear, this is quite something, another one has arrived." Binluk chuckled, then continued:

"Why don't we join forces as a three-way alliance?"

"No need." Su Luo didn't look up, still focused on the components in her hands. "They've arrived."

Upon hearing this, Binluk, Layton, and Shan Yixian all turned to look. At the edge of their field of vision, professionals from other areas were arriving from all directions, some riding mounts, some using their abilities, and some relying on their physical bodies.

Binluk clicked his tongue in annoyance and shrugged at Layton.

There's no way around it, they're all incredibly cunning.

Five minutes later, there are ten minutes left before the preparation time ends.

Apart from the two madmen who were still immersed in their own worlds, all the professionals from all the districts had gathered in the area where Zone 76 was located.

Some regions that initially intended to remain neutral, seeing the prevailing trend, ultimately chose to attend the meeting.

Xi Ji looked at the dozen or so people in front of him, each with their own thoughts, then glanced at Su Luo, who was focused on her technical work, and Song Shige, who was seriously playing with his knife like a hands-off boss. He sighed helplessly and walked to the front of the crowd.

"Now that everyone's here, we from Zone 76 will just say a few words."

"Everyone is being rational; they don't want to fight to the death, and they want to preserve the world's high-end combat power."

"So, first of all, let's set a tone—in this District War, our Zone 76 will be number one, and our district has two Forbidden Class."