The Eerie Competition was not particularly difficult, at its core.
Its opponents topped out at Elite-Level, and its puzzles were not especially hard.
This place was a gateway for small fry to rise above their station.
The humans who managed to reach it should not have been particularly strong, either.
Wen Xishu's sudden question made the host's brain freeze for a moment.
Then it laughed.
"Theoretically, yes, but that won't happen. Demon Kings are very powerful. Hahahaha! Still, I love that sense of humor."
"In an asymmetrical competition, the Heroes have very weak abilities. All the Heroes must unite and work together to defeat the Demon King."
"One Hero fighting a whole group of Demon Kings? Impossible."
"Of course, playing a Demon King is challenging too, and even if a Demon King wins... there won't be any particular advantage. To earn points, you still need to be a Hero."
"Defeating a Demon King or surviving one... both award a large number of points to be split equally. The former awards far, far more."
"Ultimately, your points will also determine your aptitude ranking, which will further determine the prizes you receive."
Wen Xishu nodded. He could not control matters of probability. Although the Madman's Dice could determine probabilities too, he had not rolled the right result this time.
Wen Xishu said:
"All right, then how many rounds do we need to go through?"
The host smiled.
"We will ultimately select ten lucky contestants who survive to the end. Once the number of contestants drops below ten, the competition enters its final round."
Wen Xishu understood. As long as he kept the number of survivors below ten-for example, by leaving only himself and Old Zheng-the competition could end early.
What an excellent setup.
An endless series of challenges afterward would have been