After that, time flowed through the entire underground hall in an oppressive atmosphere.
Influenced by the atmosphere just now, the players gathered there subconsciously lowered their voices and movements. They no longer dared to chat recklessly, only sneaking glances toward Luo Zhen and that remnant while whispering among themselves, yet none of them realized they were doing so.
Sinon and Kyouko were no exception.
The difference was that Kyouko no longer cared about the matter. She simply kept watching Sinon with a somewhat worried look.
As for Sinon, she had been staring at Luo Zhen ever since then, complex emotions flickering in her eyes.
Luo Zhen, on the other hand, had become even more silent. Although he was still resting with his eyes closed, his entire body radiated an aura that warned others to keep their distance, leaving none of the players present daring to approach him rashly.
It went without saying that anyone who tried to strike up a conversation with Luo Zhen now would not meet a happy ending.
Thus, the many players could only talk quietly and nervously in the hall, letting time pass.
It was not until an hour and a half later that the game's background music in the hall finally vanished, replaced by a deafening melody played on an electric guitar.
Then, a loud, saccharine synthesized voice rang out above the heads of several hundred people.
"Sorry for the wait."
"Now, the preliminaries for the third 'The Bullet of Bullets' will begin."
"Once the countdown ends, all registered players will automatically be teleported to the battlefield for the first round of the preliminaries. Good luck to everyone."
The system announcement declaring the beginning of the competition finally appeared, sweeping away the oppressive atmosphere in the hall and leaving the players invigorated as they began