The next day arrived quickly, and several people were quite surprised to see Qi Ling arrive unharmed to participate in the competition. They clearly hadn't expected Qi Ling to recover so quickly.
Before the competition officially began, Alice gathered all eight participants together and said, "It seems you've all had a good rest over the past three days? Everyone looks very confident."
"In that case, let's begin the rest of the matches! But before you start fighting each other, the first thing you need to do is decide the order in which you will compete."
Then, Alice stretched out her hand, and a portal was randomly generated, leading to some unknown world.
"All of you must go into this world and do one thing to determine the order of your competition," Alice said. "And that thing is very simple—kill!"
"Murder?" Everyone was stunned. Although everyone present had taken lives to some extent, it was hard to accept that they would go on a killing spree just for the sake of the competition.
"But don't worry, the world you're going to isn't going to destroy real people, but rather objects formed from demonic energy spread from the Devil Realm! They can't even be called living beings."
With Alice's explanation, everyone finally understood what they were facing. Simply put, this demonic energy was a special existence formed by the diffusion of power from the Devil Realm realm, and it was entirely composed of energy.
If such life forms are left unattended, they will continue to exist without any meaning to their existence, unable to possess consciousness or die in the first place.
However, if they are destroyed, their power will return to the Devil Realm, which is a very important cycle for the Devil Realm's ecosystem.
Therefore, the Devil Realm must send people to cleanse this demonic energy every so often; this is a responsibility that every citizen of the Devil Realm must bear.
What Qi Ling and the others are about to do is to eliminate this spreading demonic energy and bring it back into the cycle of the Devil Realm. So it's not a bad thing at all; on the contrary, it's a great benefit to the Devil Realm realm.
Upon learning of this situation, everyone felt relieved, because what they were about to do was as simple as weeding a field.
"Before you set off, let me explain the rules of this pre-competition test," Alice said. "After you reach the border of the Devil Realm, you will encounter those Demonic Qi People. As long as you eliminate them, you will automatically earn points."
"These Demonic Qi People are not all the same; some are quite unique, distinguished by their different body colors. Therefore, the number of points you will receive will vary depending on the difficulty of defeating them."
"The white Demonic Qi People are the most common type. You will earn 1 point for each one you defeat!"
"The yellow Demonic Qi People are even fewer in number and stronger, but the biggest challenge for you in eliminating them is finding them! You will receive 10 points for each yellow Demonic Qi People you eliminate."
"The red-haired Demonic Qi People being is quite a threat; in fact, you might not be a match for it in a one-on-one fight! Be careful if you encounter it. You'll earn 100 points for each red- Demonic Qi People being you defeat!"
"And finally, in your area, there will be one more black-clad Demonic Qi People being! Needless to say, you should know that this guy's strength is beyond your capabilities; even if you join forces, you simply won't be able to defeat him! But if your luck is exceptionally good, then eliminating one black-clad Demonic Qi People will earn you 1000 points!"
"Upon reaching the border of the Devil Realm, each of you will receive a map showing the distribution of all Demonic Qi People, as well as the locations of those with Demonic Qi People! How you choose to maximize your score is up to you."
"Furthermore, since this is a contribution to the Devil Realm, these points won't just be useful in your matches; they will be very useful even after your matches are over."
After hearing Alice's explanation, everyone was filled with fighting spirit. This novel and interesting competition made everyone feel impatient to participate.
Especially with Qi Ling and Alice's commentary on the match, it felt like a game to him. And since there were so many of these Demonic Qi People, he figured he could have a very enjoyable fight.
After Alice announced the start of the competition, the eight participants officially headed to the border of the Devil Realm. After a dazzling flash of white light, everyone was teleported.
After everyone came to their senses, the eight of them couldn't help but change their expressions. Although they had been mentally prepared by Alice's explanation and guessed that they would be facing a very large battle, they did not expect it to be so spectacular.
Before them, outside a circle with a radius of 10 meters, were countless humanoid Demonic Qi People. These Demonic Qi People seemed to have naturally formed a formation, with each yellow Demonic Qi People leading a small team, moving as if on patrol.
The world before them resembled a battlefield, with numerous paths leading to unknown destinations.
Just then, Qi Ling remembered what Alice had said earlier: they would have a map that showed the entire battlefield. So Qi Ling quickly took it out and checked the map.
Upon closer inspection, Qi Ling was even more surprised. The map was a square, and judging from their positions, they were all currently located in the bottom left corner of the map.
Multiple routes extend outward from the bottom left corner of this map. Obviously, if you want to eliminate the Demonic Qi People, you need to choose one of these routes to start your journey.
The final destination of all roads is in the upper right corner of this map, at the furthest point diagonally opposite everyone. There, not only are the red Demonic Qi People almost gathered in large numbers, but the black dot among them also attracts special attention.
"There's no other way. It seems we have no choice but to unleash a massacre." Qi Ling said, taking out his Demon God Halberd and swinging it with boundless pride.
Seeing Qi Ling make such preparations, the others seemed unwilling to be outdone, and they all took out their weapons. After each choosing a path, they set off into the distance.
In this competition, it is clear that mobility is also a very important factor, because most of the Demonic Qi People are gathered together, so you have to keep going to different places to eliminate them.