Chapter 59

To achieve this, one needs to have a sufficiently strong deterrent effect in the minds of others.

Wen Jing, who believes that "all beings are equal under the sword's light," clearly possesses this qualification.

Many people lay in ambush at the edge of the circle drawn by Wen Jing, and if they encountered a battle, they would risk hiding inside the circle, hoping that the pursuers would not dare to come in.

This mainly involves a very small number of skilled lone wolves, Luck, and elite lone wolves, who face assassination attempts by interest groups that have already formed teams.

The large number of people on that side, coupled with the noise and commotion they made, would easily attract Wen Jing, so they dared not get too close to the circle.

"Thirty minutes have passed, and Wen Jing is about to expand his circle again."

"Wait ten kilometers away!"

With the addition of the new 'artificial poison circle,' the atmosphere on the field, which had been beginning to stabilize, suddenly became exciting again.

Each time the circle expands, the remaining number of people decreases rapidly.

They contributed many brilliant tactical and technical maneuvers, as well as some hilarious mishaps, completely changing the previous trend of negotiations and bickering among the sons of wealthy families. This injected new vitality into the competition, and the number of spectators increased Geometry compared to previous years.

"Hahaha! That's interesting!"

Dean Bai pulled out some snacks from somewhere and started eating with Xie Ming, Louisa, and other mentors he was close to.

In the center of the hall not far away, the students who had removed their devices increased their pace, almost returning to the initial speed.

Everything turned out exactly as Xie Ming had said.

Wen Jing didn't need to completely control the circle, but did she achieve her goal? Yes, she did!

Everyone was following the rules she set.

As the safe zone expands, the 'safe zone' left for others becomes smaller and smaller.

When Wen Jing's circle had unknowingly exceeded half of the competition stars, the competition giants, who had previously only gathered in small groups, communicated with each other and all completed their gathering.

This also explains why encounters become easier after the activity range is passively reduced.

Under the cover of night, more than twenty groups of people gathered on a plain to discuss important matters.

"The reason we are all gathered here today is because of our common enemy Wen Jing..."

"This can't go on any longer; she's become a threat to everyone."

"If we let her keep expanding her circle like this, nobody will be happy in the end. We don't even know how high her score is now."

"It's settled then. We'll form an alliance now and never back down until we defeat Wen Jing."

Attack each other

Hit!"

On the plains, the crowd was filled with fervor, and many responded, creating a very lively scene. Aside from the minor regret of not ultimately appointing a leader, in short...

The First Anti-Jing Alliance" has been established!

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Half an hour later, when Wen Jing punctually shrank the circle, dozens of figures suddenly appeared not far away.

These people came with great force; they were all well-known and powerful individuals from the spring and summer classes, and their Integral were all above 10 points.

"Go Wen Jing!" Yu Yang and the others, who were already seated in the audience, clenched their fists nervously. Almost everyone in the winter class was watching Wen Jing's live stream.

I told you she'd definitely be surrounded and attacked.

Wow! A major battle is coming!

Many people were waiting for this moment. Wen Jing had single-handedly made it to the finals. Even if she could herd other contestants like sheep, could she maintain her undefeated record when facing an onslaught from numerous strong competitors of her grade?

"Wen Jing..."

One of the league's top figures was about to say something in his opening remarks when, in the next moment, Wen Jing had already slashed at the nearest player with his sword.

"Whoosh!"

The opponent reacted quickly, retreating Extreme Speed, but was still hit by the sword energy, and had a section of his arm sliced off.

The battle was about to break out, and everyone sprang into action, unleashing their various combat skills to surround and attack Wen Jing.

Faced with this scene, her eyes shone brightly, and the corners of her mouth curled up.

"Bang bang bang..."

In the center of the battlefield, figures collided, leaving behind Afterimage.

Only five or six people actually fought Wen Jing; any more could not get close enough to engage in such close combat and could only provide ranged support from the outside.

However...

Who hit me?

The ranged attacks launched from the perimeter missed Wen Jing and instead landed on the people who were fighting him at close Wen Jing.

Her close-combat skills were already inferior to Wen Jing's, and she also suffered heavy blows from her teammates on the periphery. Two people fell to her hands in no time.

"I didn't mean to..."

"If you can't shoot from the shadows, then don't!" the melee fighter inside cursed, unable to contain himself any longer.

The complete lack of coordination between melee and ranged combat is just the beginning.

The others filled in for melee positions, and it wasn't until they actually faced Wen Jing that these top students from the spring semester truly experienced the terror of an S-rank Trial Tower.

Wen Jing's movements were like those of a swimming fish; he seemed close, but in reality, he couldn't touch him at all.

Finally, one of the attackers managed to find an opening in her movements and immediately unleashed his ultimate move with a cold smile.

The next moment, as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Wen Jing twisted his body at an angle that defied the laws of mechanics, and his special move landed on his unprepared teammates behind him.

A burst of light dissipated, and the attacker Integral fifty points, causing their ranking to skyrocket.

My points!

A tycoon's son outside the arena cried out in shock and pain. The player who had been "injured by a friend" was his bodyguard, who was supposed to die at his hands, but instead died at someone else's hands.

This person is also the bodyguard of another tycoon's son.

The bodyguard's sugar daddy, who had been watching from the other side, saw what was happening and immediately shouted, "Retreat!"

The bodyguard who had stolen the points from his teammate also realized what was happening and turned to leave before Wen Jing could turn around.

From this point on, the situation became utter chaos.

"What are you doing? We're allies!"

"Everyone, don't panic! Smell the Wen Jing! Wen Jing!"

The people in the room said one thing, but their actual actions were quite different.

The entire alliance initially seemed poised to besiege Wen Jing, but suddenly took a sharp turn, turning into a battle of wits where they attacked each other and stole points under the guise of attacking Wen Jing.

[Huh? What's going on here?]

[Weren't they here to attack Wen Jing?]

The live stream chat was full of question marks. Many people were looking forward to a great battle, but instead watched as a group of elites who had survived until now performed like a rabble.

Even the winter class members, who had been worried that Wen Jing might be eliminated, shook their heads in disbelief.

Although Wen Jing wasn't eliminated, the process wasn't what they expected...

On the battlefield, Wen Jing was reaping Integral from the defeated alliance soldiers. When she saw the group of people who had come on strong escape outside the circle she had drawn, she stopped and did not pursue them.

Meanwhile, the league members were engaged in fierce competition outside the official league.

All of this was within Wen Jing's expectations.

The alliance had already lost from the moment they started treating her like a boss to defeat.

This isn't a video game where you fight a boss in a dungeon; there's friendly fire involved.

A group of people working together might make things a bit more difficult for her, but at this stage, it's impossible for them to be united; in fact, they all have their own ulterior motives, and each group has its own hidden agenda.

For example, how to get the most benefit with the least effort, and how to maintain one's score after taking down someone as important as Wen Jing...

After all, Wen Jing only needed to think about killing them all, while they had many more things to consider.

Thus, after a chaotic battle...

The First Anti-Jing Alliance," which lasted only half an hour, has announced its dissolution...

Contestant: Wen Jing

Integral: 365

Rank: 32

As Wen Jing's ranking soared, the number of participants in the arena decreased by one-third, dropping to just over two thousand.

Chapter 59

Even after the alliance disbanded, Wen Jing's network continued to expand steadily.

The area of the circle is getting larger and larger, but the difficulty of control has actually decreased.

Because once her circle exceeds half the number of stars in the game, the main area she needs to clear is no longer inside her own circle, but outside the circles of the remaining players.

Another major reason is that there aren't many people left on the field.

With the disbandment of the alliance and the outbreak of an internal civil war that drastically reduced its numbers, the remaining participants had enough 'safe zones' to operate in.

Humans have psychological inertia. Breaking through requires being pushed to the extreme. Only when one is truly on the verge of life and death, and every choice leads to death, will one be willing to take a gamble.

With each expansion of the circle and adherence to the rules of the Wen Jing, the invisible power deepens.

Moreover, the remaining ones are small conglomerates that want to preserve their positions, and are naturally weak.

Or, to put it another way, those without weaknesses have already been eliminated...

Each time they expand their circle, Wen Jing usually takes dozens of people with him.

However, within their ranks, one or two hundred people will be eliminated due to the civil war.

The struggle for survival finally erupted when Wen Jing's safe zone expanded to only one-tenth of the entire planet.

Only about 500 contestants remained, as if Wen Jing had trapped them on an isolated island.

There were no more lone wolves left on the field; they all belonged to certain interest groups. Their infighting finally came to an end, and Tan Wenshan's cousin was elected as the leader of the alliance, thus establishing the Second Anti-Jing Alliance.

"That's more interesting!"

Wen Jing, after engaging in fierce battle with the strong students from the spring semester, finally regained his spirits.

Although there were still friendly injuries, the alliance did not fall apart this time, just like it did the first time.

Reality is not a game; in large-scale battles, it's impossible to direct hundreds or thousands of attacks onto a single target.

Surrounded, Wen Jing was actually only able to launch an effective attack from a dozen or so people; any more would only hinder her.

Those who can be recruited as bodyguards with hefty sums of money are not weak either; many of them have a compatibility rate of 8% to 10%, and can unleash one or two of their own special abilities.