Who among the freshmen in the college doesn't know Wen Jing?
The competition rules were announced three days ago, and everyone will memorize the appearances of the top students in the grade so they have a general idea of who they are.
Not to mention that the person who happened to meet Wen Jing was none other than Kevin, the tenth-ranked student in the fall semester. He had challenged her as the first representative at the freshman orientation meeting, but his best Energy-Charging Fist couldn't even be fully charged up against her.
He couldn't even beat Wen Jing when she was just a freshman. Now, facing her who has improved for three months, what can he use to fight her? His head?
[Haha, you recognized me so quickly! Sure enough, I ran away!]
[They've caught up; is Wen Jing about to secure a kill?]
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Students were sending comments in the chat. As a 'celebrity,' she undoubtedly attracted a lot of attention during the first grade ranking competition, not only from students but also from many mentors.
Kevin took off running at full speed, not daring to look back. His goal was to find terrain with cover to avoid Wen Jing's sight. This planet was small, and the terrain area wouldn't be very large either.
"Knock knock knock..."
As he ran, all he could hear was his own rapid breathing and heartbeat, and the whistling wind in his ears.
He escaped in time; Wen Jing shouldn't have caught up?
The moment this thought crossed his mind, a short, sharp whooshing sound suddenly appeared very close to him.
"Bang!"
Kevin, who was running, was struck in the back of the head with a punch that was fatal. His body turned into a ball of light and disappeared.
[Under no circumstances should you turn your back to the enemy.]
[If it were me, even knowing I couldn't win, I would still turn back and fight to the death.]
The comments section was full of criticism and feedback on Kevin's performance, with many feeling that he had absolutely no experience dealing with this kind of competition format. In fact, many students who were eliminated in the first round did so for the same reason.
However, the mentors who paid attention to Wen Jing could see that while Kevin's mindset was certainly affected and his response was wrong, it was also because Wen Jing approached Kevin in the pursuit without him noticing from beginning to end.
Sometimes, when the opponent is too strong, it makes you look foolish.
Wen Jing easily eliminated Kevin, securing the first kill, and the situation immediately changed.
Contestant: Wen Jing
Integral: 2
Rank: 10023
"The competition has lasted three days, and fighting doesn't score many points anymore..."
Wen Jing thought for a moment, then started running in the direction the star was shining.
The desert landscape gradually faded away, and the corner of a building appeared on the horizon. After continuing forward for a while, a ruined city came into view.
"Boom!"
The city, which had been deserted just moments before, was suddenly filled with the sound of bombardment, and two figures could be seen locked in fierce combat.
Both were exceptionally skilled, and each of their clashes caused immense destruction.
The unfinished building at the battle location was smashed to pieces, and dust filled the air.
Deeper within the ruined city, numerous watchful eyes cautiously observed the two.
Wen Jing didn't deliberately lie in wait; his figure was exposed in the desert, immediately attracting the attention of the two men. During a lull in their fighting, they tacitly stopped and looked over.
"It's Wen Jing..."
"What bad luck."
"Retreat first!"
In an instant, the two who were locked in fierce combat made a decision simultaneously.
In the alleyways and rooms deep within the ruined city, several blurry figures flashed by.
A person's name, a tree's shadow.
Upon seeing Wen Jing, the group of people who were there all chose to retreat immediately.
This region has already passed through the initial elimination peak, and its strength and caution have reached a new level.
Wen Jing saw this scene from afar, but this time he didn't chase after them. Instead, he continued to move forward towards the star.
They encountered more people on the street, and upon recognizing her, they all instinctively chose to avoid her immediately.
The same applies to some top-ranked spring semester students, or rather, when the top 100 students in a grade meet, it's basically the same; if the stronger students start fighting too early, it will only allow others to take advantage.
Thus, Wen Jing, unprovoked, completed laps around the globe in a marathon.
She memorized the various terrain features, gradually constructing a complete model of the planet in her mind...
Chapter 57
Two hours into the match, the initial surge of excitement had subsided.
The number of competitors on the asteroid has dropped to below 10,000. Some outstanding fighters have already emerged, while the remaining mediocre fighters are either extremely cautious or extremely Luck.
In the lush forest, an autumn semester student was running fast ahead, with another person chasing closely behind. The chase made the trees rustle.
Knowing his own shortcomings, he had no intention of scoring points during the match and had already decided to rely on his speed advantage to become a player who could only sell points and essentially become a loser.
In this competitive environment, even selling points requires some skill—you at least have to survive long enough to give points to the boss, right?
This guy selling points was unlucky; before he could even head to the planet Equator where he had arranged to meet his boss, he encountered a thug from the summer program, which led to his attack.
As for what constitutes a thug?
That's a level above simply selling points; it requires a certain level of skill to be competent in that role.
The thugs will first kill a certain number of opponents, and then find the boss to give him points. This way, they can earn more money and still have half of their Integral to guarantee their ranking.
The powerful henchmen also act as the boss's bodyguards, escorting and ensuring that the boss achieves a certain ranking in the competition.
Among the top 100 students in the grade, there are quite a few high-level enforcers.
Even with virtual reality competition environments that eliminate external equipment and drugs, those who control resources can still pull off many underhanded tactics.
"We're all in the same business, why are you being so mean!"
"Hehe, I don't know what you're talking about."
Seeing that the other party was pretending to be stupid and was determined not to let him go, he had no choice but to grit his teeth and use the speed-increasing secret technique, which instantly boosted his speed.
The pursuers behind also became more serious, their energy surging as they accelerated.
However, not long after, the person who had disappeared from the pursuer's sight reappeared and headed straight for him.
"Huh? You dare to come back?"
His pursuers were amused by the sight.
But the next moment, he saw the ecstatic expression on the man selling points, and the figure that appeared behind him.
" Wen Jing!"
One more person was terrified; the thugs were more afraid of being killed than the point sellers.
Because his life is clearly more valuable!
The summer class thug immediately unleashed his full speed and fled in another direction, praying that Wen Jing would stop chasing the point-seller once he had caught up with him.
[Huh? She didn't kill a single one again?]
Viewers who had been following Wen Jing stream perspective were once again greatly disappointed.
After killing Kevin, whom she encountered by chance, she didn't make another move, but instead began exploring the entire planet.
She encountered many people along the way. Although none of them fought her, many of them were weak opponents. Wen Jing could have easily eliminated them just like she did with Kevin at the beginning, but she didn't.
She's like a neutral NPC; nobody bothers her, and she doesn't attack anyone.
To keep viewers engaged, a match needs entertaining moments; the number of viewers who tuned in at the start of the match decreased significantly.
As time went on, in the sixth hour of the race, Wen Jing completed the entire map run and had a thorough understanding of the terrain and environment of the entire asteroid.
Next, she arrived at the lowest basin on the entire planet.
Amidst the bewildered gazes of the remaining spectators, Wen Jing conjured a gleaming Energy-Shaping Weapon in his hand.
[Such a high level of combat skill]
What is she going to do?
The remaining small group of spectators remarked that by this point, watching Wen Jing's match felt like taking a satellite tour.
"Clang! Clang! Clang!"
The drill-like Energy-Shaping Weapon blasted at the ground.
The planet's surface geology is only at the level of an ordinary planet, incomparable to the environment of the Ancient Wilderness land. Moreover, in order to ensure fairness to the greatest extent, not to mention firearms, even the few cold weapons that appear in the ruined city are of very low strength.
Soon, a deep crater formed on the ground.
[Why bother digging traps? Wouldn't it be more efficient to just attack directly?]
[Speaking of which, I'm also quite curious about what the inside of these virtual reality planets is like.]
Soon, Wen Jing found out the answer to this question.
She couldn't dig any further than ten meters. The matter ten meters below the surface was pure black, without mass or energy reaction, and contained nothing but a stable Gravitational Field.
It turns out that the entire planet was covered by only one layer of topographic material.
No wonder there are no rivers or oceans... because to create an ocean, the required 'depth' would be much greater, and ten meters would definitely not be enough.
With the last remaining question about the competition planet answered, Wen Jing jumped out of the pit and glanced at his current ranking.
Contestant: Wen Jing
Integral: 2
Rank: 6223
She hasn't eliminated any more opponents, so her ranking must be very low, which can basically be used to estimate the number of players remaining in the competition.
At this point, at least one-third of the candidates had been eliminated.
However, after the initial, most frenzied phase, the rate of elimination will gradually slow down.
It wasn't just that the remaining people were more cautious and stronger, but also because some of them had already formed teams, or rather, completed their 'assembly'.
The competition is a battle royale mode, but anything not prohibited is permitted. If there are no restrictions on team formation, then people will inevitably form teams.
In a ruined city, a group of people meet; judging from their positions, there are about seven or eight groups of people.
Those capable of forming teams at this stage are all children of wealthy families from the spring and summer semesters, ranking within the top 100 in their grade. Not only are they themselves involved, but their bodyguards and enforcers are also top 100 students in their grade.