Chapter 102
The biggest surprise to the contestants wasn't Luosi, but Wen Jing.
Luosi was one thing, as he had always been infamous and all the players were wary of his strength.
In contrast, Wen Jing had been hiding within the main group for a long time, and it was only in the battle against Luosi that he truly showed his abilities.
[Mystic Radiance player ' Luosi ' has been eliminated, ranked 834th]
The moment the eliminated names appeared, the live stream screen was flooded with comments, and the battle was automatically included in the exciting moments of the Freshman League.
In many unofficial channels, numerous betting platforms exploded instantly, prompting countless people to lash out in anger.
Luosi, an A-level candidate, was undoubtedly a top contender with high scores. Who would have thought he'd only make it to the 800s, not even breaking into the 500s! His initial compatibility ranking was even higher. Does he live up to his A-level talent?
The "mutual destruction" outcome was added later based on Wen Jing's performance; it was still a huge upset, with very few people betting on it, and the bookmakers basically won all the underground betting markets.
In the live stream chat, almost everyone was discussing Wen Jing.
[I don't understand why Wen Jing insisted on playing against Luosi at this crucial match point; otherwise, they would have both achieved higher rankings. It's such a pity.]
[What a pity? Wen Jing is about to become a sensation!]
[That's right, an F-rank character taking down an A-rank character is even more impressive than her making it into the top 100!]
Many people felt they understood Wen Jing's purpose: to rise to fame and power by stepping on Luosi!
Moreover, now that Luosi's name has appeared first, even if the two of them die together, Wen Jing can still say that he is stronger than him.
The fact that an F-rank character defeats an A-rank character is a natural gimmick.
If the Temple Group wants to demonstrate its scale, it may even sign Wen Jing with a hefty sum.
Essentially, achieving a high ranking in the Freshman League is also a way to attract various investments and resources.
Whether Wen Jing's choice was worthwhile is a matter of opinion.
Some people appreciate it, while others think it's foolish.
Some people... were intently watching the player's solo live stream.
Gradually, Dean Bai's lips curled into a smile.
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Inside the room, Luosi took off his helmet, paused for a moment, and then walked out of the equipment room.
As soon as he opened the soundproof door, he was greeted by gasps and chatter from the audience inside the venue.
"Combat skills can be this powerful?"
"Still don't you understand? It's not his combat skills that's strong, it's Wen Jing himself!"
"An F-rank and an A-rank traded one for one... Ocher Soil is going to become famous because of Wen Jing now."
"Given their skill level, if this unexpected fight hadn't happened, they should have made it to the finals under normal circumstances..."
Luosi's butler and Analysis team quickly swarmed over, shutting out the noise and stares from the scene.
"Young Master, please use the VIP entrance this way."
Despite the defeat in the Freshman League, Luosi remains a promising A-level player and the young master of a conglomerate. No one dares to criticize him, and his playing style is not flawed. It's just that everyone severely underestimated Wen Jing's strength.
The rest of their work involved Analysis the situation, reviewing the events, and adjusting Luosi's mindset.
Luosi didn't leave immediately; his complex gaze swept over the other players' areas of the arena.
Who will be eliminated first?
The team members paused. Luosi's low ranking was partly due to their pre-match Analysis, and seeing Luosi eliminated, they rushed over to pledge their loyalty. They had no time to pay attention to Wen Jing.
The housekeeper realized what was happening and immediately opened the terminal to check.
The next second, he froze.
Wen Jing's name was not on the list of those about to be eliminated.
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"Why wasn't Wen Jing eliminated?!"
Two minutes later, gasps and uproar arose from the crowd, growing wider and louder.
The live stream chat was flooded with a series of question marks. The various Analysis teams tensed up, realizing something was wrong, and hurriedly opened Wen Jing's live stream.
In Wen Jing's individual player live stream, there was no one there, only the chaotic cluster of crystals.
In the live broadcast rules of the Freshman League, if a player has been eliminated, the live broadcast will not disappear, but will freeze on the scene of elimination without changing.
At the same time, viewers can freely replay the player's match scenes.
Viewers initially thought Wen Jing was already eliminated, but when they noticed her elimination ranking wasn't updating, they re-entered to check carefully.
Then I realized that it wasn't a still frame.
Its position on the screen is moving slowly.
The live stream camera is fixed and follows the contestant; if the camera moves, it means the contestant is moving.
Among the numerous question mark comments, one stood out particularly—
What exactly is Wen Jing's innate ability?
This question surprised many people. Wen Jing had always demonstrated exceptional combat skills, so what was her innate ability as Awakened?
At the same time, many people have rediscovered the replays of the matches that belonged to Wen Jing and are Analysis frame by frame.
In virtual reality, everything is faithfully recorded, and there is no issue of excessively high battlefield energy levels preventing the closing of distance.
Under the intense light, most of Wen Jing's body was melting away.
But while it's dissolving, it's also constantly recovering!
With this ebb and flow, she somehow managed to hold on in a state of near-death, until Luosi was eliminated and the [Holy Judgment] time ended.
Before anyone could even marvel at this terrifying vitality, they saw Wen Jing's figure rapidly become transparent as if erased, just as the light vanished.
Then, along with the dissipating light, it blended perfectly into the environment.
No one noticed.
"Invisibility! Wen Jing's superpower is invisibility!"
Like a thunderclap, the crowd outside the arena erupted in uproar, even more shocked than when they had just witnessed Wen Jing and Luosi perish together.
In a flash, the Analysis from each team felt their scalps tingle and were so excited that they slammed their fists on the table, connecting everything together.
This is the reason why Wen Jing, seemingly 'irrational,' insisted on killing Luosi at this crucial moment in the match!
Because among all the contestants, only Luosi's [True Sight] ability allows him to be absolutely invisible.
Through this battle, Wen Jing eliminated the opponent who had restrained him, and at the same time, achieved both physical and psychological invisibility in the eyes of all the opponents.
They even fooled the third-person viewers; they wouldn't have noticed unless it was replayed, let alone the players on the field!
As more and more people realized what was happening, a large number of viewers flooded into Wen Jing's seemingly empty live stream room, and no one even paid attention to discussing Luosi's elimination anymore.
Almost everyone was eager to know what she would do next.
While in stealth mode, the person involved, slowly gliding and moving using Gravity Silk, was recovering from their injuries while planning their next hunt.
Wen Jing never underestimates any opponent, and he will go all out to win.
The same applies to the grade-level ranking competition and the Freshman League.
She can go all out and challenge all her opponents head-on, but the probability of winning first place is not 100%.
Her ultimate victory lay in creating this situation.
In the upcoming matches, all the other contestants will be in the open, except for Wen Jing, Wen Jing in the shadows. She will become an invisible 'ghost' on the field.
After all, who would doubt a contestant who has already been eliminated?
Chapter 102
The Freshman League is well-funded, and its entire competition system is based on simulating Ancient Wilderness exploration. It does not use elimination to score points, which is naturally different from the Ocher Soil's grade ranking competition, where rankings can be seen in real time.
All players only receive basic map rules information before the competition. Once they enter the virtual reality environment, it's like they've traveled through time; they have no outside information whatsoever.
Just like the spectators, the contestants don't know their ranking until they are eliminated.
Therefore, in the eyes of the competitors, Wen Jing had already perished together with Luosi. Only the audience outside the arena knew that she was still hiding in the arena.
After the initial uproar, the online comments and the audience were filled with a multitude of questions.
"Why does Wen Jing possess such a high-level superpower as invisibility? Could it be that she isn't actually an F-rank?"
"How is that possible! Wen Jing awakened from the School District Planet, and besides, how could the Mastermind's detection be wrong?"
"If Wen Jing isn't F-rank, what was her original rank?"
The ability of 'invisibility' is not low-level. Not only is it exclusive to high-level Awakened, but it is also very rare. At least it has never appeared in Awakened below the C-level in the past.
Otherwise, when Wen Jing told Dean Bai and Xie Ming about it, the two wouldn't have been so surprised.
At this time, the attention garnered by the Federation focused Freshman League was on a completely different level than before the competition. More and more people began to collect information about Wen Jing, and their investigations were far more detailed than the previous routine surveys.
The School District Planet, who received bonus points from examiners for his performance in the standardized test, surprisingly only received an F grade upon awakening.
After entering the Ocher Soil, he overwhelmingly dominated those of the same level and made a name for himself in the Trial Tower challenge;
The winter semester student won first place in their first grade-level ranking competition;
Each and every incident tells a story of Wen Jing's extraordinary abilities.
If she's not an F-class, then everything makes sense.
But humans can make mistakes, so how could the Mastermind possibly err?
Moreover, it is understood that Wen Jing conducted several research-oriented tests on the Wilderness Body after entering the Ocher Soil, and the results did not change.
If the special trait isn't its level, then could it be due to its Wilderness Body?
An unknown insect species called Wilderness Body —I've never heard of it before!
The Analysis team wasn't stupid; following this lead, someone quickly traced it back to the Ocher Soil Research Institute's project...
"Wait, look at this... The research published by Ocher Soil —on insect species and insect Wilderness Body— has Wen Jing himself as the second author!"