In reality, Qin Yongge took off her helmet and expressed some regret for not making it into the top 50, but felt that her defeat was not unjustified.
There are gains and losses. He is an expert in mental illusions, but in other aspects, he is at the bottom among all the top players. Those who are affected by illusions will be defeated by him, while those whose mental strength is strong enough to resist or be immune to his illusions can defeat him.
"I understand! It's all Qin Yongge!"
The next time Mo Lan was surrounded, she quickly revealed her latest deduction.
Rong Feng, who had just arrived, chuckled.
With Mo Lan as the catalyst, the arena descended into chaos, quickly escalating into a fierce and intense battle.
Because of the information gap, different contestants have different ideas.
The first layer of opinion is that Mo Lan is aggressively killing indiscriminately; the second layer is that Keluо copied Mo Lan's invisibility ability for ulterior motives; the third layer is that Qin Yongge is using illusion magic to cause trouble on the field; the fourth layer is that Mo Lan deliberately staged a thief crying "stop thief!"...
Each layer believes its knowledge is the truth, but only the observers who can see everything know that the real culprit lies far away in the atmosphere.
Chapter 104
The battlefield was in chaos, with fierce battles breaking out everywhere.
If things get chaotic, you'll have to fight, or you'll be eliminated.
The contestants couldn't hold back any of their hidden superpowers and unleashed them all.
Suddenly, strange phenomena occurred on the field. The number of contestants dropped rapidly in a short period of time: 76, 68, 55... 18! They directly jumped out of the top fifty and came into the top twenty.
"Alright, let's fight then!"
As the safe zone shrinks once again, only two extreme terrain types remain.
A flash of purple light appeared on Alice's body, and the ground beneath her feet suddenly vanished, transforming into an ocean.
However, just as a giant wave rose, Colin on the other side saw this and a purple light flashed around him.
"Splash--"
The two precious terrain modulators were used in succession, causing the falling waves to splash onto a patch of volcanic lava.
Reaching this stage is considered the final round, and everyone no longer keeps their resource packs; one wrong move and you'll be feeding the enemy team.
Amidst the thick fog rising from the water vapor, some seized the opportunity to strike. Rong Feng's figure flashed Extreme Speed, eliminating two contestants in one fell swoop, while his attack was blocked by Colin.
"Hehe, now it's my home turf."
At this moment, Colin looked like a man on fire, the surrounding air distorted by the high temperature.
As a fire-type mythical species, the [ Balrog ] benefits from this Colin much like ocean terrain benefits [ Deep Sea Singer ] Alice.
" Purgatory Fire Rain!"
An endless Purgatory Fire Rain fell, indiscriminately bombarding the arena. Each fireball carried a heat exceeding two thousand degrees, and the friction with the air during its descent further increased its temperature.
At the same time, a scarlet light shone from Colin's body, causing his aura to surge dramatically.
After using his trump card [ Demon Lord's Descent ], Colin ignored Rong Feng, who was closer to him, because he knew that the other party could teleport. Instead, he chose to rush directly towards Alice.
If Luosi hadn't been sent away by Wen Jing beforehand, the person who would be the one to restrain him the most right now wouldn't be Alice, but Luosi.
The fog, resembling the phantom of waves, surged towards Colin, creating a powerful slowing effect.
However, Colin's current speed and power burst forth, instantly tearing open the Deep Sea Domain and killing Alice.
The battle was chaotic and the scene was truly spectacular.
The top ten teams in the Freshman League have now been determined!
If this were Freshman League in previous years, the audience at the venue and watching the live broadcast would definitely have reacted enthusiastically.
The remaining nine players on the field were all among the top thirty in the initial compatibility rankings... with only one exception.
From the turning point of Luosi's elimination, Wen Jing's popularity began to rise steadily, until now he is far ahead of the competition.
Not only in Wen Jing's personal live stream, but also in the main competition live stream tracking the battle, her name was constantly appearing on the screen.
Although Wen Jing was nowhere to be Wen Jing on the field, she seemed to be everywhere.
[Insects are such an obscure species! I just realized how amazing they are. They're just so small. If you magnified them to the same size, they'd be incredibly powerful!]
[So, Wen Jing's Wilderness Body undergoes significant changes after awakening? It's actually a Wilderness Body that can grow?]
Therefore, her strength cannot truly be described as F-rank! Red Earth Academy got a lucky break!
As more and more contestants are eliminated, more and more people are paying attention to Wen Jing.
After the initial disbelief and shock, followed by an explosion of downloads of insect project papers, the barrage of comments and the prevailing sentiment gradually shifted. At this crucial juncture, all the off-site viewers seemed to have become the ones who were most excited.
Especially as Wen Jing eliminates more and more contestants, the hype surrounding her intensifies, almost to the point of prematurely congratulating her.
Some of the comments are from genuine viewers, while others are from groups with vested interests behind the contestants, stirring up trouble.
What else? Admit you're terrible, like a D-level player?
The higher Wen Jing's ranking, the less pressure the eliminated contestants will face.
It's not that they're weak, it's that Wen Jing is too strong!
*
The penultimate shrinking of the circuit, the last six hours.
The safe zone shrank to a point where it was completely visible to all the players, leaving only five players in the arena.
Of course, from the contestants' perspective, there are only four.
" Mo Lan! You've finally shown up?"
"Your playing style was bold, but you achieved your goal."
Colin and Rong Feng both made it into the top five, as did Mo Lan, one of the top players.
"..."
Mo Lan, who had just eliminated a contestant in the Night Zone, stared at the two of them without saying a word, too lazy to explain any further.
As the 'trigger' for everything, even Mo Lan herself had a moment of doubt, wondering if she had developed a split personality...
"Boom!"
Energy clashes, battle is imminent.
After the fierce battle, both Colin and Rong Feng, who were both weakened, unanimously turned their main attacks towards Mo Lan.
Of the four people in the arena, besides each other, there is one remaining contestant named Helian.
Helian's defense is extremely strong, but his attack and speed are inferior to the two of them. In comparison, Mo Lan is a much greater threat.
Facing the two attackers, Mo Lan's gaze turned cold, and her figure transformed into a wisp of black mist, dissipating into the Nightfall area behind her.
[ Shadow Hunter ] gains enhanced stealth and speed in nighttime environments, which is how she previously roamed the battlefield, surviving despite being universally hated.
Mo Lan was already one of the top players.
Moreover... she wasn't fighting alone. The presence of another Mo Lan, while disrupting the battlefield and shifting blame onto her, also unintentionally shared her potential pressure.
At this time, the area in the dead of night had not yet been covered, and Rong Feng immediately gave chase.
From his perspective, ' Mo Lan ' is Mo Lan, and there are only four people on the field.
Colin didn't witness it firsthand, but seeing Rong Feng go up, he wanted to take the opportunity to kill both of them, so he chose to follow a step later.
The three fought fiercely in the night zone, leaving only Helian, with his honest-looking face, in the safe zone, seemingly hesitant and unwilling to join.
However, just as the three of them fully entered the night zone and the battle reached a climax...
Helian, whose appearance and demeanor exuded 'reliability and steadfastness,' suddenly shone with golden light.
They dropped a Decoy Beacon directly at their location.
The beast tide in the night zone is different from that in the safe zone; it was announced before the competition that its intensity is ten times greater.
"Huh? Helian actually has a Decoy Beacon?"
Having reached this stage, how could the three of them truly trust Helian in the safe zone? Even amidst the chaos of battle, they still spared a sliver of attention for him.
Their chaotic battle could also be seen as a test of strategy and tactics.
Seeing that Helian had used the Decoy Beacon, even Mo Lan, who had been suspecting the existence of a fifth person in the arena, breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Three Decoy Beacon were clearly visible in the arena, but due to insufficient information, all three believed that there was likely only one left in the arena, and they didn't know which of them was on the other.
Since news of the first one being used by the Red Earth Academy has spread, the second one will likely be used in the middle of the game.
Even if there's a very small chance it won't work, the remaining one will definitely be among the three of them.
All three are currently in the night zone, so it's impossible for them to use this against themselves.
A swarm of giant owls descended upon the three of them like dark clouds from the sky, while the sea below surged violently. The three of them immediately ceased fighting and headed towards the safe zone.
Standing on the island in the safe zone, Helian placed his hands on the ground.
"Boom..."
Starting from Helian's location, the edge of the land began to rise rapidly, forming a huge shield shape, which was an enlarged version of his Wilderness Body.
Immediately afterwards, two eye-like cracks appeared on the shield.
[ Taunting Gaze ]
Being stared at by these eyes will cause you to slow down if you avoid facing the shield directly, but you will not be affected if you face the shield head-on.
All three knew about this tactic and, without even trying to avoid it, charged straight at it.
Colin can melt the opponent's shield into lava, Rong Feng can teleport a short distance, Mo Lan can traverse shadow space.
However, just as they were preparing to use their respective methods, a golden light flashed across the sky.
A Decoy Beacon, timed perfectly, was deployed into the nighttime area where three were locked in fierce combat.
This finally revealed the existence of the fifth player on the field.
Rong Feng incredulously, "What? Who?!"
"I knew it, it was... Keluо! It must be Keluо!" Mo Lan's expression also changed drastically, overturning her previous reasoning once again in the face of 'facts'.