If it were only as Xiluo described, then this level would be too easy; everyone would simply have to fight over the Ye Mingzhu. But since Xiluo mentioned that everyone should work together to face a powerful enemy, there must be other challenges involved.
After posing her question, Xiluo laughed and said, "Hehe, you found out! This round of trials won't be so simple. First of all, each person can only bring back one Ye Mingzhu each time; you can't carry more than that."
"Secondly, once you enter the cave, you will understand what you will face. At that point, even if you don't want to cooperate, you will probably have no choice but to choose this path."
Xiluo didn't give the group any further hints, so the four groups could only wary of each other as they made their way into the cave.
After entering the cave, there was a long passageway inside. From the depths of the cave, a series of rhythmic rumbling sounds came from, as powerful as muffled thunder.
But when they reached the depths of the cave, their expressions changed drastically. At the very depths of the cave was a huge cavern, and inside the cavern lay an enormous giant, fast asleep and snoring.
As for the enormous thunder, it was clearly his loud snoring, which sounded particularly loud and deafening because of the echo inside the cave.
The giant had dark green skin and an extremely strange appearance. Not only did it have six thick arms, but it also had hundreds of eyes covering almost its entire head.
Although these creatures are currently asleep with their eyes closed, it's not hard to imagine what the scene would be like if they were to wake up, and what formidable enemies they would face.
" Six-Armed Hundred-Eyed Giant! I wonder what level of magical beast such a huge creature would be?" Qi Ling couldn't help but wonder to himself.
Just then, Xue Qinghe suddenly cried out in surprise and pointed behind the giant. Everyone looked over and saw a box behind the giant containing their target: forty-eight Ye Mingzhu!
To obtain these Ye Mingzhu, one must naturally bypass the Hundred-Eyed Giant, ideally without waking it, and obtain the Ye Mingzhu to exchange for points, thus avoiding a battle.
However, each of the four groups had their own ulterior motives. Everyone was worried that while they were retrieving the Ye Mingzhu, someone else might suddenly sabotage them, putting them in a disadvantageous position. Therefore, for the time being, no one made the first move.
Just as the group was at an impasse, Qi Ling suddenly sat down on the ground, laughing as she said to them, "Haha, great! That's perfect! Let's all stay put and wait until the competition is over."
"Anyway, all of your combined points don't equal mine. Whether I get any points or not doesn't matter. As long as none of you get any points, I'll still be the winner! You can just wait to lose to me cleanly and decisively."
Qian Xunji and the others' expressions darkened, but it seemed to be the case. Qi Ling's score was far ahead of everyone else's, and if Qian Xunji and the others could not continue to gain points, it would mean that they had no chance of victory.
After some thought, Qian Xunji spoke first, " Qi Ling, what exactly do you want! Are you afraid? Afraid that if we get more points than you, your chances of winning will be smaller!"
Qi Ling laughed and said, "Of course I'm not afraid. I can win easily. Do whatever you want. What does it have to do with me? Do you think you can find a way to satisfy everyone?"
Qian Xunji blurted out, "In that case, let's have four groups. One person from each group will stay behind to supervise each other, and the other person will go to retrieve the Ye Mingzhu! How many we can get depends entirely on our abilities! What do you think?"
Qi Ling smiled and looked at the other two groups, saying, "What about you? Do you agree with this method?"
After some deliberation, the other two groups also agreed with Qian Xunji's plan, as it seemed to be the best solution for them given their already limited strength.
While the three groups were preparing, Kurumi smiled and said to Qi Ling, " Qi Ling, this plan wasn't something you already came up with yourself, was it? Even if Qian Xunji hadn't said anything, you would have suggested it yourself, right?"
Qi Ling laughed and said, "Hehe, that's true, otherwise it wouldn't be fun. However, if we can really win easily, I wouldn't mind either."
"In that case, have you thought about how you're going to handle this match?" Kurumi said. "You can't expect me, a weak woman, to go and steal those Ye Mingzhu while you, a grown man, just sit here and wait, can you?"
"You're right, that's exactly what I was planning." Qi Ling sat on the ground, showing no intention of getting up. "You're much more suitable than me. After all, I know that someone like you, who's known as a witch, isn't just capable of so little."
Thus, the final team was decided: Qi Ling, Qian Xunji, Duolong, and one other person were assigned to stay behind to supervise and control the situation of the Hundred-Eyed Giant, while the others went to seize the Ye Mingzhu.
Since Xiluo had said that each person could only take one Ye Mingzhu at a time, there was no question of competition. The only thing to compete on was speed. Of course, while being fast, everyone also had to make sure they didn't wake up the Hundred-Eyed Giant and ruin everything.
The four of them went off separately to retrieve the Ye Mingzhu, then returned to Xiluo, gave them to her in exchange for Ye Mingzhu. Xiluo was quite surprised to see that they had actually chosen to cooperate.
After four or five rounds of carrying, the number of Ye Mingzhu had decreased significantly. After the initial period of caution, everyone sped up, hoping to collect more pearls and earn more points.
Just then, as Duolong moved, he caused a pebble to shake. As the pebble was about to fall from the sky and hit the Hundred-Eyed Giant, everyone's hearts were in their throats.
But at that moment, Shaliwa nocked an arrow and shot it straight at the small stone in mid-air, shattering it and averting the crisis.
Just as everyone breathed a sigh of relief, Xue Qinghe, who was in charge of moving the stones, said with a laugh, "Really, you guys have to be careful. What if you wake up this giant...?"
Suddenly, Xue Qinghe felt as if he had stepped on something strange. He looked down in confusion and found that the Hundred-Eyed Giant had changed its posture at some point, and what he was stepping on was the eyelid of one of its closed eyes.
Stimulated in this way, the Hundred-Eyed Giant slowly opened its eyes, and then its eyeballs moved from Xue Qinghe's foot to Xue Qinghe's own body.