In a dense forest in the south-central part of Silver Serpent Island, a large number of contestants, numbering over a hundred, gathered. The leader was a mature woman with long, silver, wavy hair, a tall figure, and a wasp waist and shapely hips.
Jiesitan, nicknamed Gourmet, Ability Energy a suspected SS-level potential superhuman. She is a hybrid type, primarily focused on Physical Enhancement. She can devour other creatures to absorb their Transcendent essence, thereby strengthening her own power, defense, and speed. She can also transform, has extremely high cellular activity, and possesses superhuman regenerative abilities.
In the semi-finals, the two contestants were unanimously recognized as the tankiest, one of whom was Jiesitan. Her defense was insane, she had a ton of passive damage reduction abilities, and her recovery was super strong. She was practically an unkillable cockroach.
The other person is Rongside, nicknamed the Angel. This guy also has a high physical strength, but not to the point of being abnormal. The reason why he is considered to be on par with Jiesitan in terms of physical strength is because of his healing skills.
Rongside's Ability Energy is "Holy Angel Descent," which allows him to be enveloped in Angel Holy Light and slowly heal even if his internal organs are shattered.
According to the Department of the Extraordinary's speculation, when this Ability Energy is developed to a sufficiently high level, it could even resurrect someone who has just died.
Furthermore, this is a ranged healing ability; once its level is increased, it becomes a strategic-level Ability Energy, with particularly significant applications in warfare.
But this guy rarely heals others. In his own words, "I'm better at fighting than you guys, why should I heal you?"
Rongside's favorite thing to do was to wield his greatsword and hack and slash wildly without any defense, which earned him the nickname "Mad Dog."
That said, Jiesitan gathered over a hundred participants, including her own team, not for sightseeing; her purpose was to annihilate a monster horde not far away.
All the monsters in this group are point-based monsters. The points gained from killing them vary depending on their strength, with the highest being 200,000 points, which is quite considerable.
"Captain, we have enough men. When do we move out?" a wiry man with a buzz cut asked as he approached.
"Before we begin, make sure no one steals our monsters!" Jiesitan narrowed her eyes and instructed, "Jieni, you take some men and seal off an area of 800 meters around the Wolf Ape pack. No other participants are allowed to approach."
Jieni nodded slightly, then led a team of contestants away.
"The rest of you, follow me!"
Point-based monsters are usually bio-engineered beasts intentionally released by the Alliance, or they may be wild beasts or monsters found locally.
By implanting special sensors into its body, the state of the "Score Monster" can be controlled.
Once the sensor detects Fatal Strike, it will forcibly lock the scoring monster into a dormant state and match the points to the corresponding contestant.
The Wolf Ape population is estimated to be around fifty.
Strength is divided into four levels.
Leader, Tier Five.
Elite, Tier Four.
Ordinary, Tier Three.
Young cubs, below Tier Three.
The number of cubs is roughly the same as the number of elites, around 6 or 7 each.
The common Wolf Ape are the most numerous, numbering over thirty.
There is only one leader, and it is the strongest, reaching the Tier Five. It is not even at the middle or lower level, but is likely in the upper echelon of the Tier Five.
In a one-on-one situation, no one in the second round could fight the Wolf Ape leader; the only option was to gang up on him.
Jiesitan and her men quickly arrived at the territory of the Wolf Ape tribe. After a brief adjustment of their formation, they immediately launched an attack.
Meanwhile, Jieni and his team cleared out all participants within an 800-meter radius to prevent anyone from using ranged weapons to steal kills.
800 meters is a very delicate distance in the field of sniping. Beyond this distance, the accuracy of most snipers will drop significantly, and the power of the sniper rifle will also be reduced to some extent.
Furthermore, in dense forests, an 800-meter radius is enough to accumulate a large amount of vegetation, which not only obstructs vision but also hinders the trajectory of bullets, affecting their accuracy.
In the distance, Lancelot, wearing a grass wreath on his head, grass leaves wrapped around his waist, and green juice smeared on his face, chewed on a blade of grass while observing the patrolling contestants not far away.
"As expected, cheap deals aren't always easy to come by."
Lancelot wasn't surprised to see that they had made preparations beforehand; no one is a fool.
but...
"Eight hundred meters? No problem!"
With Dual Electromagnetic Acceleration, let alone 800 meters, Slot has a high chance of successfully stealing monsters even at 1800 Lancelot.
Looking around, Lancelot quickly found a large, leafy tree and climbed to the top like a monkey in no time.
I spread my legs, sat on a tree branch, and steadied myself.
He raised his left hand, aligning it with the sniper rifle.
Grip the stock with your right hand, pull the trigger with your index finger, and place your right eye on the electromagnetic sight.
This advanced scope can basically ignore obstacles, and body outlines will quickly appear on the scope.
Roar!!
The Wolf Ape leader pounded his large pectoral muscles and Furious Roar as he charged toward Jiesitan.
The oppressive aura emanating from the Tier Five creature made Jiesitan's expression grave, but her professional ethics and conduct as the team's main tank did not allow her to retreat even a step, otherwise her teammates would be exposed to the monster's fangs and claws.
"Dragon Transformation!"
Jiesitan gave a low shout, and her body immediately changed.
Dense black dragon scales emerged from the surface of the skin, making it rough and dull.
The pupils turned vertically, transforming into dragon eyes.
The once slender, fair hands have been transformed into sharp dragon claws.
His full head of wavy silver hair came together, transforming into two pairs of thick horns, one pair pointing straight up to the sky, and the other pair falling backward.
With a tearing sound, the combat suit ripped open, revealing a thick and powerful dragon tail.
In the blink of an eye, Jiesitan transformed into a five-meter-tall dragon-man.
This is the effect of her Ability Energy.
Jiesitan can transform into any creature she has devoured and inherit some of its abilities.
"As expected of the power of True Dragon, it's truly mesmerizing." Jiesitan laughed, her voice rough and hoarse like sandpaper, no longer as elegant and melodious as before.
But she didn't care. In Jiesitan's view, appearance can be changed at will, but strength is the only Eternity Truth.
Roar!~
A dragon's roar shook the heavens, its sound waves rolling Jiesitan, transformed into a dragon-human form, fearlessly clashed with the Wolf Ape- apex leader.
In the clash, Jiesitan was clearly at a disadvantage, but she didn't care. She swallowed and spat out a stream of green acid.
This is the breath of a black dragon.
Black dragons belong to the Chromatic Dragon species. They like to live in swamps and love to eat carrion. Their favorite thing to do is to soak fresh prey in the swamp, let it rot and breed maggots, and then eat it.
If there's no swamp, then they'll soak it in acid themselves. In short, it's impossible for black dragons to eat fresh food.
Although it may seem disgusting from a human perspective, the power of the black dragon is undeniable.
The acidic breath landed on the Wolf Ape leader, instantly corroding the fur off its body and rapidly Dissolution its flesh. The Wolf Ape leader grimaced in pain, its gaze towards Jiesitan becoming increasingly brutal and furious.
A red light emerged from the Wolf Ape leader's body, signaling the start of its Berserk.
Once the Berserk was activated, Jiesitan, who was already being pressured, was even more powerless to fight back. She could only parry frequently and occasionally spit out a mouthful of acidic dragon breath.
But this woman truly lived up to her reputation as one of the two toughest fighters, enduring the onslaught of the Tier Five -order team and unleashing a ferocious attack from the Berserk Wolf Ape leader. Although blood flowed freely and large amounts of dragon scales fell off, she remained lively and energetic.
While she was holding off the Wolf Ape leader, her teammates began to quickly eliminate the other Wolf Ape.
This is when the power of civilization is revealed.
Various firearms and explosives decimated the Wolf Ape clan, causing their numbers to dwindle rapidly.
In just seven or eight minutes, only three elite monsters and the Wolf Ape leader remained, struggling to hold on.
At this point, Jiesitan had truly turned the tables, and with the help of her teammates, she was able to launch a counterattack against the Wolf Ape- apex leader.
"Note: Do not shoot the Wolf Ape leader in vital areas; leave the kill to the captain."
"Clear."
"Haha, with these 200,000 points, Captain, you might be able to surpass Thunder Demon and become third, right?"
"That goes without saying, unless the Thunder Demon suddenly appears and steals the monster away..."
Jiesitan's teammates were buzzing with discussion; by this point, they all felt the game was over.
Two more minutes passed, and the aftereffects of the Berserk began to appear; the Wolf Ape leader's combat strength started to decline noticeably.
Jiesitan grew increasingly excited; a large number of points were within her grasp.
However, at that moment, an armor-piercing projectile flashing blue light pierced through layers of air waves and struck the Wolf Ape leader between the eyebrows with lightning speed.
drop--
The special sensor was activated immediately. The Wolf Ape leader froze as if electrocuted, rolled his eyes, and fell straight down.
"No..."
Jiesitan is going crazy. Losing the monster at the last minute is even more painful than having her own wife stolen away in front of her.
From the distant treetops, Lancelot whistled, put away his sniper rifle, leaped down, and gracefully departed.
"Who is it? Quickly check the changes in the leaderboard! I need to know which bastard dared to snatch food from the tiger's mouth!" Jiesitan roared angrily. At this moment, she was still in her dragon-human form, and when she got angry, her dragon might overflowed, making her look extremely terrifying.
"We found the captain. Only Thunder Demon's points suddenly increased by 200,000. He has now surpassed Malisi and moved into second place!"
"Thunder Demon?" Jiesitan was taken aback, then looked at a boy holding a machine gun on her right, her gaze unfriendly.
Dike was exasperated. He had only mentioned it casually, but he hadn't expected the Thunder Demon to actually show up and even steal the monster.
Faced with Jiesitan's angry glare and the strange looks from his teammates, he opened his mouth, but said nothing.
Jiesitan didn't blame Dike; she knew, of course, that the latter was unrelated and merely a coincidence.
"Hmph, Thunder Demon, I didn't provoke you, yet you turn around and steal my points. Fine, today I'm going to fight you to the death, Jieni!"
Jiesitan roared, and soon, the crew-cut man Jieni, ran over. He was Jiesitan's second-in-command, and the two were from the same province.
"From this moment on, keep a close watch on Thunder Demon's movements. If you spot anything, notify me immediately. From now on, in the semi-finals, it's either him or me!"
"Second place! I didn't expect it to be so easy. As expected of the Dual Electromagnetic Acceleration, its power is amazing." Lancelot leaped happily through the jungle, in a good mood.
These 200,000 points were the easiest points he had ever earned in the competition. As for the frustrated Jiesitan, she was not even on his radar.
Why disband the team? Wasn't it precisely to deal with situations like being hunted down?
"There are still 14 magnetic bullets left. We can't use them indiscriminately. We'll save them for those S-rank potential contestants. We'll use regular bullets to deal with the ordinary contestants." Lancelot pondered to himself, preparing for the next step of his plan.
He first spent several hours investigating the distribution of participants in various areas of Silver Serpent Island, and then found the area with the most people and chose a good sniping position.
"Now, begin luring the 'monster'!"
Muttering to himself, Lancelot pulled a signal flare from his backpack. This was a semi-intelligent device that could edit patterns on its own.
After fiddling with it for a while, Lancelot pulled the fuse of the signal flare.
Whoosh!
The signal flare ascended into the air, exploded, and formed a huge, eye-catching pattern.
One middle finger!
The huge red pattern was clearly visible throughout Silver Serpent Island.
The contestants were in an uproar.
The public channel instantly became lively.
Luo Na'er: "Damn it, which bastard dares to provoke us like this? Brothers, can we tolerate this?"
Haiyin: "There's nothing to say, just kill him! I can't stand this!"
Ji'en: "Could there be a trap?"
Wenni: "What's there to be afraid of? With so many of us together, we can flatten any trap he sets."
Lancelot's flare provocation was undoubtedly successful.
A large number of participants flocked to the event.
Some people are genuinely angry, have short tempers, and can't stand this provocation. "Fine, you dare to be so arrogant? I'll beat you to a pulp!"
Some people are taking advantage of the chaos to hunt down and kill the contestants who have gathered there.
Others believe this is just attention-seeking, because there are people like this every year, trying to break into the entertainment industry or simply to get attention. The more people gather, the more attention they attract. In any case, it's always good to get some exposure from the audience and admissions officers, right?
In short, two or three thousand contestants with different ideas gathered together like rivers flowing into the sea after a signal flare worth 5 yuan was launched.
Some elite teams, or skilled lone wolves, also joined in after seeing the potential for profit.
Lancelot himself never imagined that he would personally set the stage for the most intense free-for-all of the re-examination phase.