Although San Mei Shi had inferred that the Intelligent System had decided to eliminate some players through the Beast Tide Army because there were too many participants, this was still a competition—a contest between players. Therefore, the monsters' levels could not be too high. At the very least, they could not eliminate the majority of players, or there would be little point to this match.
The Beast Tide Army contained a huge number of monsters. Although killing them did not grant experience, it did provide points and some Special Equipment. The Special Equipment was even at the Immortal Artifact tier, greatly piquing everyone's interest and motivating them to hunt monsters enthusiastically.
Of course, the drop rate for Special Equipment was extremely low. Only after killing several thousand or even tens of thousands of monsters might one drop. Otherwise, every player's mount would probably already be equipped with a full set of Special Equipment.
Just as San Mei Shi and the others had predicted, the Beast Tide Army did manage to kill some lone players and small teams. Furthermore, under the ambushes of the Elite Squads led by Dark Night and Tokyo Myth, players from many countries had been scattered. As a result, quite a considerable number of players were killed and eliminated by the Beast Tide Army.
Because the Chinese players had rather high-tier mounts, excellent equipment, and strong operational skills, their overall strength was quite formidable, so not many of them were killed. In particular, quite a few groups of a dozen or so players managed to survive by defending advantageous terrain. In this regard, the Chinese players held a certain advantage.
Leaving aside Yan Hua Yi Leng and the others leading the main force against the Beast Tide Army, Ye Luo and the others, who were undertaking the