As for Qi Ling and the others' rankings, although not high, they were still around 100th. The total number of people who cleared the game this time was 258.
As for those ranked at the bottom, most of them barely made it through the competition, because the competition was far more brutal than anyone imagined. The most dangerous thing was often not the Ferocious Beast on the island, but the other contestants.
As for the standings, Qi Ling estimates that the order of matches will be re-arranged based on these rankings. In other words, the later matches will not be as random as they are now, but will be fixed.
Those ranked higher are unlikely to be grouped together for the competition, because the purpose of the competition is to select the top performers and eliminate the weaker ones. Therefore, players with lower scores are assumed to be the weaker ones and will naturally become the targets for elimination.
"Meow~ Although it's sudden, I still have to tell everyone now that your third match won't start immediately. Instead, you'll all have some time to rest," Alice said after everyone had boarded the ship.
"To ensure everyone is in top form for the competition, you will have a one-year break! I look forward to you all making breakthroughs during this year and achieving your desired results!"
This decision is undoubtedly extremely advantageous for Qi Ling; in fact, it could be said that it was made specifically for Qi Ling! Because if we're talking about who will become the strongest during this period, it's undoubtedly Qi Ling!
Qi Ling's current Soul Power Level has reached 90, and he has obtained all sixteen top-tier Soul Ring, giving him the qualification to continue challenging the Dragon God Inheritance!
As a result, no one can imagine how much stronger Qi Ling can become. A year from now, Qi Ling will surely surprise everyone!
Just after Alice finished announcing the competition details, she suddenly said, "The rest of you can go and rest now. Qi Ling, please come to my room with Luna."
Qi Ling was surprised that Alice would call her. She wondered what it was about, but since she had also called Luna, she figured Alice probably wasn't planning to kill her.
So Qi Ling and Luna walked together toward Alice's room, with Luna whispering, "Mr. Qi Ling, it's alright. Alice is the best to me; she won't do anything."
"Well, I hope so," Qi Ling said helplessly. "Otherwise, I can't imagine how I'd escape from a Devil King."
After the two entered Alice's room, Alice sat down on a chair like a cat, smiled, pointed to the two chairs in front of her, and said, "Please sit down, Qi Ling, and Luna."
After the two sat down, Alice suddenly exclaimed in surprise, and went to Luna's side. Looking at the pair of cat bells around Luna's neck, she said, "You didn't have these before, Luna, did you? Where did you get them?"
Luna blushed slightly and said, "It was... it was a gift from Mr. Qi Ling."
"Huh? Is that so?" Alice said thoughtfully. "This thing can only be obtained through points, and the price is absolutely unaffordable for anyone. There's only one way to get it!"
"So, not only did you pass the old hag's test, but you also specifically chose a gift for Luna when selecting your reward?" Alice said in disbelief. "My goodness, what an amazing man you are! No wonder Luna talks about you all the time."
Luna exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? This thing is so precious?"
Qi Ling said nonchalantly, "It's nothing. Compared to Luna's sacrifices, this is what she deserves. After all, without her, we probably wouldn't have been able to withstand the combined attack of Qian Jiyin and Hao Long."
Upon hearing Qi Ling's words, Alice immediately understood that he was implying something, or even testing her. She couldn't help but say helplessly, "Sure enough, when I saw Hao Long wasn't in the Demon Alliance's group, I felt something was wrong. Is that really the case?"
"Although Luna, you don't have any injuries on your body, I can tell from your aura Luna you suffered very serious injuries. Was that also done by Hao Long?"
Luna hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded and said, "It was indeed Hao Long who did it. He listened to Qian Jiyin's slander and did some things that saddened everyone."
" Luna, you don't need to defend him. I know that child; he's spoiled by my older sister. I wouldn't be surprised if he did something," Alice said. "I'll handle this matter properly from now on, so don't worry."
"Then Alice to you, Sister Alice," Luna said. "As for me, I want to return to the Douluo Continent with Mr. Qi Ling, so I won't be going back to the Demon Alliance."
"Hey? How can you do this, Luna? You can't leave!" Alice said hurriedly when she heard Luna was about to leave. " Luna, the Demon Alliance really didn't mean anything by it! I'll definitely deal with that Hao Long Haolong severely!"
Luna replied, "No, Sister Alice, I know you're all good to me, but I still want to stay by Mr. Qi Ling's side. That's where I feel most at ease."
"But if you leave, I'll be sad, and that child Xiluo will be lonely too!" Alice couldn't help but say. "Please, don't go."
Qi Ling never expected that the Demon Devil King would ask for help in such a coquettish way! Truly, this is the way a cat does things.
Faced with Alice's coaxing, Luna hesitated but still chose to return with Qi Ling, leaving Alice quite helpless. However, Luna also said that she would return after staying in the Douluo Continent for a while, as the competition still needed to continue.
Hearing Luna's words, Alice had no choice but to compromise, saying, "Alright then, Luna, you really have to come back soon! If Xiluo doesn't see you, she'll probably go berserk."
After that, Alice talked to Luna about some other things, and then Luna and Qi Ling left her room.
Qi Ling then said to Luna, "It seems you're quite popular in the Demon Alliance; they're all very kind to you."
Luna nodded and said, "Yes, everyone is very kind to me. Sometimes I wonder if I deserve their kindness."
"Relax, Luna, you have to believe that you deserve the best of everything in this world." Qi Ling smiled and patted Luna's head, saying, "Okay, in that case, let's go back together first, and we'll talk about it again when you want to come back here."