An Unexpected Result
"This game has only ten minutes left to end... In these final ten minutes, the ultimate test of this game will take place..."
As soon as the woman's voice rang out from the sky, a chorus of wails erupted from the crowd.
"What's going on? There's even a final test?"
"Is this ever going to stop? We've been going on for twenty-five days, and they're not even letting us rest for the last ten minutes!"
"The designers of this game are utterly inhuman!"
"After the ultimate test arrives, the virtual lifeforms in the Peak-rank God Region will be teleported to all inhabited areas. The number of virtual lifeforms will be allocated according to the number of people. On average, each person will be assigned one five-star, two four-star, five three-star, ten two-star, and one hundred One-Star Peak-rank God opponents. Moreover, these virtual lifeforms will enter a riot mode and will frantically attack all humans within their line of sight."
"The game rules are that teams can be formed at will, and those who are eliminated are out of the game. If the number of players remaining is less than one thousand, the game system will designate strong players who have been eliminated to fill the remaining spots and make up the total of one thousand."
After hearing the game's introduction, most people's faces turned extremely grim. Especially the few who had managed to survive this long thanks to a bit of luck; they knew this time, they were likely doomed. After the female voice in the sky finished its countdown, enormous beasts appeared without warning within everyone's sight.
The virtual beings, their eyes bloodshot, were clearly not in a normal, rational state. Upon spotting the crowd, they immediately began to roar madly and charged towards them. Their massive hooves stomped wildly, and they unleashed a barrage of attacks without restraint.
It's important to understand that these rioting virtual beings are all at the Peak-rank God. Even experts like Liliath and her group would find the four-star level powerful enough to cause them headaches. As for the five-star level beings, even they would have to give way. One can only imagine what would happen to others if they encountered them.
Of the more than 1,200 players, less than 900 remained in less than a minute.
Many people were instantly crushed to dust by the attacks spewed out by those four-star and five-star Peak-rank God, unable to even dodge.
Liliath, Elsa, Dokter, and Miko did not have time to reunite with Gu Ding, as they were attacked by virtual lifeforms on the way.
Apart from Miko, the other three had all pulled out their trump Trump Card to deal with the rioting virtual lifeforms. However, under the attack of several powerful four- and five-star beings, the one-star beast horde was wiped out in less than three minutes.
Left with no other option, Liliath took control of the remaining two-star deities to try and obstruct them once more. However, she couldn't hold out for long either.
Dokter even summoned a projection of Starry Sky Giant Beast. He amplified his psychic power to the maximum, then stood atop a long sword, drawing the fire of the five-star Peak-rank God.
Elsa went all out. Her bloodline power erupted, and she swung her giant axe wildly, repeatedly withstanding attacks from the four-star Peak-rank God.
Meanwhile, in the gathering area, many powerful individuals were converging on the direction where Scarlet and Dokter were located. After all, everyone had witnessed Scarlet and Dokot's performance. However, the previous challenges had severely depleted their strength, leaving them only able to barely fight against four-star Peak-rank God and kill some two- or three-star Peak-rank God.
Na Luo and Shi Jia, the brothers, took on the responsibility of attracting the firepower of the five Peak-rank God.
Although there were many people here, there were also many virtual creatures, and the situation became extremely dangerous.
The area where Gu Ding is located is relatively the safest. With his strength, as long as no creature that has crossed the Godly Barrier is released, he has the ability to fight.
He encountered fire-type lifeforms, led by a five-star Peak-rank God —a Luo Yu Beast. As soon as the Luo Yu Beast appeared, Gu Ding leaped up and delivered a powerful punch to its Luo Yu Beast, instantly killing Luo Yu Beast. Then, in less than a minute, Gu Ding cleared out all the other creatures.
Time ticked by, and those ten minutes felt like an eternity to many.
The female voice finally rang out again in the sky, "The final test has ended, and the final number of participants is 73. All 73 who passed the test will be eligible for the Federal Government's reward. The remaining 77 spots will be announced by the system via email within 24 hours. Now, I will announce the top ten players."
"First place: Gu Ding, 480 million points"
Second place: Miko, with 3.1 billion points.
Third place: Liliath, with 1.13 billion points.
Fourth place: Dokter, 180 million points
Fifth place: Elsa, with 110 million points.
"Sixth place: Na Luo, 640 million points"
"Seventh place: Karrot, points: 300 million"
"Eighth Place: Scarlet: 100 Million Points"
"The rest of the rankings can be found on the Ranking List. The exit function has now been reopened. You can either click to exit the game directly on your own page, or wait three minutes for this virtual world to close and you will be teleported out."
Hearing the woman's voice from the sky, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief; the game was finally over. Many people quit the game immediately after hearing the words.
"Lily and the others alright?" Gu Ding asked hurriedly upon hearing the notification that the game was over.
"Yes, they all pulled through." Sea Emperor nodded. "But the only bad news is that Miko got a spot in the top 1,000."
Gu Ding was silent for a moment, then said, "Let's talk about it outside."
Gu Ding also quit the game immediately, and Liliath and the others didn't stay in the game for long either, they all logged out on their own.
Despite the fact that there was almost no mental strain during the 25 days of intense fighting, thanks to the SkyNet system, everyone still felt exhausted.
Gu Ding didn't even wash up, went straight to bed, crawled into the covers and fell asleep.
After tidying up, Liliath and the others fell into a deep sleep.
"Sea Emperor, are they alright?" Bigge couldn't help but ask, seeing how listless they all looked.
"It's nothing, my mental energy wasn't depleted much, I'm just a little mentally tired, I'll be fine after a good night's sleep." Sea Emperor's explanation put Bigge at ease.
It wasn't until early the next morning that everyone gathered together, and Gu Ding and the others were all refreshed.
Bigge also prepared breakfast. "Fa Te has already told us his story inside. It sounds like a really fun place. You all tell us about it too."
Gu Ding and the others recounted their past experiences, the dining table, which had been silent for many days, once again came alive.
"Miko is really lucky, she actually got second place in the end?!" Fa Te was speechless. Miko's Combat Strength was about the same as his, but he was eliminated early on. Miko not only lasted until the last day, but also ranked second only to Gu Ding.
"Well, luck just comes when you least expect it, there's nothing I can do about it." Miko scratched her head a little embarrassedly.
"Scarlet has agreed to join our team, which is great news." Although Bigge hadn't seen Scarlet's performance in the virtual world, judging from her performance in the War God Arena, Scarlet's strength was no weaker than Liliath and the others.
"Yes, we'll go pick him up after the Federal Government finishes its exploration of the ruins." Gu Ding. "In terms of combat ability, he's second only to me and Bigge, making him a pretty good Combat Strength to our team. It's a pity that Karrot insists on becoming Interstellar Hunter."
"There's something I think I should say." Bigge hesitated for a moment before speaking, "The Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple came knocking on our door a few days ago, and we wiped them out."
"The Ten Thousand Demons Holy Temple?" Gu Ding frowned upon hearing this.
"It was that woman named Anxiya who caused this. I checked their call records," the Sea Emperor said directly.
"Is there anything else? If not, I need to go into seclusion as soon as possible. I still need to find time to properly digest the true god inheritance I obtained from the virtual world." Although Gu Ding cannot break through to the god level, he can still strengthen himself in other ways to become more powerful.
"Go ahead, there's nothing else. I'll let you know if there's any news from the Federal Government." Sea Emperor thought for a moment, and basically told Gu Ding everything he needed to.
Gu Ding once again stepped into Robert's domain, and under thirty times the time acceleration, began to organize that true god's inheritance.
As he initiated the inheritance, the image of a burly man in red robes appeared in Gu Ding's mind. The man had a stubble beard and messy hair, as if he hadn't washed it for days. However, his red robe was relatively clean, though he wasn't wearing it properly; the collar was askew. He completely lacked the image of a master.
"I am the Fire Control Hall Master, specializing in fire-attribute cultivation techniques. This True God inheritance was placed in the virtual world by me, available to those with the right destiny. However, I must clarify that although I placed this True God inheritance here, it is not my own inheritance, but rather something I obtained from an ancient ruin. Although it is also fire-attribute, it differs from my Way of Melting; it is the Way of Destruction. Although this inheritance is not mine, it is still something I obtained, so whoever receives it can be considered my half-disciple. If anyone cultivates the techniques within this inheritance to the Fourth Style or higher, they can come to the Fire Control Hall to ask me for a welcoming gift. I won't waste any more words; examine the inheritance yourself!"
After the burly man in red robes finished speaking, his form completely vanished. Gu Ding then began to examine the cultivation technique the Fire Control Hall Master had described, and upon seeing it, he was utterly dumbfounded...