Lin Zhen's Tactics
On the streets of Ice City, people stared in disbelief at the subtitles flashing on the screen.
The name Adolf was followed by the suffix "Hall of Fame".
The so-called Hall of Fame is a group of the Martial Arts Hall before a competition; they can be found online and in books.
Every Hall of Fame Member is a favorite, someone who is expected to advance to the Knockout Round, but this Hall of Fame Member was instantly defeated right from the start.
Lin Zhen!
It's Lin Zhen again!
Wasn't he already past his prime? Wasn't his strength insufficient due to his lower cultivation level after advancing to the War God?
Didn't everyone say he was going to be the first one eliminated?
Those Tsarist Russia warriors look so tough, aren't they always saying they want to teach Lin Zhen a lesson?
How could everything have turned upside down in an instant?
"My God, Lin Zhen went in for only a second, and in that one second he killed Adolf, one of the Tsardom of Russia Three Warriors, a Hall of Fame Member! He's going to be the best!"
"Yeah, what about the Tsardom of Russia Three Warriors, what about the Hall of Fame? Didn't that guy even know to dodge? Did he just stupidly run into Lin Zhen's spear?"
These people were right about one thing: Adolf really didn't dodge. He also wanted to kill Lin Zhen as soon as possible. The two of them rushed at each other as soon as they saw each other, which led to Lin Zhen's one-second kill.
Not only in Ice City, but also in front of the Forbidden City Square Capital City Base City, in front of the sculptures in the Southern Base City, in front of the Mingzhu Tower in Magic City Base City, and in front of the border outposts in the Northwest Base City.
Red Square in Moscow, at the Statue of Liberty in New York, beside the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and in front of a temple in India.
The whole world stopped breathing at that moment.
If this time could be maintained for a day, I believe the Earth's air quality would definitely improve significantly.
But then, the Earth boiled over.
People were making noise and getting restless.
This script is wrong!
What happened to the Tsarist Russia warriors killing the Huaxia in the first place? How did it all turn out like this in the blink of an eye? It's now the Tsarist Russia being killed by the Huaxia, and even instantly killed. One of the Tsardom of Russia Three Warriors was killed instantly by what they considered a novice!
Other countries were fine, but at this moment, almost everyone in Tsarist Russia started cursing. Of course, they weren't cursing Lin Zhen, but Adolf of the Far East Base City.
Adolf angrily took off his helmet in the room and threw it to the ground.
"What's going on? Am I hallucinating? How could I be killed by Lin Zhen with a single shot? I'm one of the Tsardom of Russia Three Warriors, Hall of Fame Member, a man who's said to have a chance to make it into the Top 16!"
Adolf hung his head in anguish. All the ambition he had at the start of the competition had vanished into thin air. He felt that his life had become bleak.
"Snap!"
"Splash!"
Adolf's window was smashed, and shouts of anger came from outside. Adolf didn't even have the courage to go out and see who it was, so he could only huddle in a corner of the room, trying to avoid the flying debris.
"If I had known this would happen, I would never have provoked Lin Zhen." This was Adolf's only thought at that moment.
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Following Lin Zhen's instant kill, the large screen on the street began to flash frequently.
The second person to be eliminated was finally from Huaxia, and the plot took another turn. The person eliminated was Shen Tuohua, and the one who eliminated him was none other than Kholov.
After entering the Heavenly Garden, Kholov immediately saw a Huaxia War God not far away, and he rushed towards him without hesitation.
Shen Tuohua entered and immediately saw Kholov. He cried out in dismay, realizing he had no courage to fight Kholov. When Kholov pounced on him, he even used a Lazy Donkey Roll to Kholov the attack.
Kholov never expected that a War God would use such a move, and because of this delay, he missed the first strike.
By the time he made his second move and killed Shen Tuohua, the first place had already been decided.
Each participant can also see the data within the virtual system; the various leaderboards are displayed on a small screen, and participants can actively search for them.
Seeing Lin Zhen get the first blood, even Kholov, who had just gotten the second kill, felt his face burning with excitement.
That's a bit of an exaggeration. Lin Zhen actually managed to kill Adolf in a second. I really underestimated him.
Of course, Kholov didn't believe that Lin Zhen's true strength was that great. He thought that Adolf, that idiot, must have had a lapse in judgment, which allowed Lin Zhen to get away with it.
After Kholov made the kill, more kills began to appear one after another.
"The War God Doc America Los Angeles Paradise Martial Arts Academy, kills the War God XXX from Brazil."
"Su Mingyue the God's Grace Church in Capital City Huaxia, kills XXX Mumbai God of War."
"Chris the Sacred Martial Arts Academy Hall in Paris, European Union Paris Base City, kills American War God XXX."
"India's War God Omar in New Delhi kills Huaxia's War God XX."
"Chris the Sacred Martial Arts Academy School in Paris, European Union Paris Base City, defeats India War God XXX, achieving a double kill!"
The screen scrolled wildly, with countless names appearing one after another. The number of people on the Kill Ranking surged instantly, while the number of people who entered the game dropped sharply.
Just one minute later, the total number of 30,000 people had dropped to 25,000. In just one minute, more than 5,000 War God had been eliminated!
This was also because everyone was gathered together at the beginning. After a minute, almost no one was in the same place anymore, and the number of kills began to slow down. However, there were still occasional flashes of someone being killed by someone else.
The one who has killed the most people is Chris from the Sacred Martial Arts Academy School in Paris, European Union Paris Base City, who has killed four people so far.
Hundreds of people had killed three or two others, and Lin Zhen's name had long since disappeared from the list of names, but it was still firmly remembered by the people.
After killing Adolf, Lin Zhen did not rush forward.
The reason why Adolf was killed so easily was largely due to his underestimation of his opponent. He did not expect that Lin Zhen's Mental Power had reached the Dark Gold Late Stage and could even break through the defense of Low-Grade Star Weapon.
Lin Zhen didn't intend to strive for a high position. Being ranked first or 1024th was the same to him. Besides, being too far ahead might lead to encountering experts, which would be more dangerous.
Lin Zhen stopped at the edge of the grass and began to observe the rules of this Virtual World.
Once the War God enter the Virtual World, there are four ways they can leave Virtual World.
The first method is to actively withdraw. You can decide to leave whenever you want. This kind of withdrawal is equivalent to giving up, but you can keep the Gem Fragment you have collected.
The second option is to reach the Garden Cottage to advance and exit. Leave your name there, and the system will consider you to have completed the test and automatically exit the Virtual World, while retaining the Gem Fragment.
The third method is simple: die and exit the game. You are killed by someone else or by insects or plants in the garden, and the Gem Fragment will drop automatically.
The last option is to exit at the designated time, while retaining the fragments.
This Heavenly Garden isn't a place you can stay indefinitely. There are four seasons here: spring, summer, autumn, and winter. Each season lasts only one day. The first day is spring, and the fourth day is winter. When winter is about to end, the garden's time is up, and everyone will leave, ending the Preliminary Round.
After reading the rules, Lin Zhen looked at the leaderboard again.
There are now more than 24,000 people left in the garden. After the initial slaughter, people have started to move quickly, wanting to cross the grassland as soon as possible.
However, Lin Zhen was in no hurry to leave. Everyone rushed to the front, and a battle was inevitable. As Mind Power Master, he could fly and Teleport, so his speed was definitely not slow. It would be better for him to stay behind and collect some Gem Fragment.
He even rested and regulated his breathing at the edge of the meadow for almost an hour before getting up, Cloud Treader and rising into the air. Seeing that there were no people around, he slowly began to move towards the Flower Sea of flowers.
By this time, the external rankings had changed significantly.
The advancement leaderboard was still empty, but the Slaughter List was constantly changing.
Chris is in first place, has killed nine people; Doc is in second place, has killed eight people; El, who is in third Al, has killed seven people; and then there is a long list of ties.
Many of those who dominate the Slaughter List are well-known Hall of Fame Member were heavily promoted before the tournament; these are the stars among the War God.
These people are all moving quickly, hoping to reach the Flower Sea before the end of the first day and grab a spot to advance as soon as possible.
Lin Zhen was completely unaware of the change in circumstances, and even if he had known, he wouldn't have cared. He took the Liquid Metal from his waist, checked that there was no one around, and began his plan.
All he had to do was weed.
Most of the Gem Fragment are hidden among the flowers and plants, which are so tall that they are impossible to find without careful searching.
Lin Zhen didn't have time to search through them one by one. He already had an idea. After taking off, the Liquid Metal side turned into a windmill with three blades.
Each leaf has a sharp edge, forming a giant curved blade ten meters long. The three ends are connected together to form a large windmill.
With his current Dark Gold Late Stage Mental Power, driving this Liquid Metal was not difficult for him. After taking off, the windmill was formed, and with Mental Power, the windmill started to spin in mid-air!
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
Lin Zhen laid down large patches of grass, using Gravity to throw the flying weeds behind him while clearing them, ensuring he could keep an eye on the ground.
The ten-meter-long blades were incredibly efficient at weeding, moving close to the ground. Neither grass nor rocks could withstand the Liquid Metal, which was at the level of Top-Grade Star Artifact.
It was as if a hurricane had swept across the grassland, leaving behind only desolation and a few red lights that occasionally appeared on the bare ground—those were Gem Fragment.