"What are you protesting about?"
Big Cousin was still calm. He put down the fruit in his hand and scratched his head as if he didn't understand anything, "Although I don't know what you are talking about, it seems that you are dissatisfied with the arrangement of the rookie competition … But this should have nothing to do with the Social Security Bureau of Dongxia, right? If you have any opinions, you should directly respond to the organizing committee and the Astronomical Society. "
"Isn't this a conspiracy of the Dongxia family?!"
Mr. Laoqing angrily pointed at the city on the screen, his white beard trembling violently, "Don't tell me you know nothing about this!"
"Yes, you are probably the only one who doesn't know anything." Big Cousin replied coldly, "The rules of the competition are agreed upon by the organizing committee and the Astronomical Society. About this special arrangement, it has been announced a month in advance according to the procedure. Didn't you check it?
Unfortunately, just … Well, a minute ago, the announcement period ended. Therefore, your protests and objections should be invalid. "
"Announcement?"
Mr. Laoqing knew that he had been played. He forcibly suppressed his anger, "Where is the announcement? Why don't we know about it?! "
"On the homepage of the rookie competition website."
As he spoke, Big Cousin raised his phone and showed him the image on the screen. At the bottom of the Tomorrow News Competition homepage, in the middle of a large pile of colorful advertisements, there was a row of pixels that could barely be seen with a magnifying glass.
"You see, as long as you click here, zoom in, zoom in … Every word can be seen clearly."
Big Cousin zoomed in on the dust-like handwriting and squinted at the old man, "Grandpa, times have changed. You should also learn to use a smartphone, right?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the expression on her husband's face turned extremely ugly.
On the screen, the brilliance of countless stars suddenly rose.
.
Between the dark sky and the heavy rain, Huai Shi heard the roar of the sky again.
Not only the cargo ship they were on at this moment, but all the steel ships that were lined up in a row and braved the wind and the heavy rain, at this moment, pitch-black cannons rose from the hull and aimed at the dark city below.
In the next instant, countless sparks shot out.
The dazzling seven-colored light shot out from the cannon and 'soared' into the sky, dragging a long trail behind it as it fell toward the dark city below.
Over a thousand!
Thousands of star-like rays of light shot out.
Relying on her dynamic vision, which was completely above the norm, Huai Shi tried her best to see. Finally, through the rain and fog, she caught a glimpse of the star's body.
They were large and small metal boxes, but each of them had a different color.
Most of them were pure white, and among them, there were several hundred streaks of purple. However, what was even more eye-catching was the extremely sparse faint gold mixed within, as well as several streaks of almost imperceptible resplendent dark gold …
The stars of different colors fell into the city in an instant. There was no pattern to their distribution. But soon, the light dissipated, and it was difficult to see any trace of them.
Huai Shi reflexively pulled out the Book of Destiny and poured his Origin Substance into it. After illuminating the outline of the city, he marked down the locations where the dark golden light had landed.
Seventeen.
A total of seventeen dark golden boxes.
Before he could finish marking them, he heard the Harken's voice.
This time, it didn't come from the screen. Instead, it came from all directions. This top expert of the Eastern Summer Country had finally revealed his strength. His voice seemed to burst forth from the trembling of all things. Even though the sound was loud, it still echoed clearly in everyone's hearts.
"Then, I will now announce the rules of this competition. I ask the contestants to listen carefully."
"This time, the competition will take place in the Infernal Realm below. As for the specific rules of the competition, I'm sure you've already guessed them.
Once you descend into the city, you will no longer be restricted by any rules or laws. You can find materials and equipment to equip yourself as you wish, defeat your enemies, complete the mission displayed on the system panel, and obtain the final victory … In order to ensure that the competition is enjoyable to watch, we have also prepared a mysterious surprise for all the participants. "
As he spoke, huge containers were thrown out of the cargo ship one after another. They fell into the dark clouds below and shattered with a loud bang. Countless metal pieces flew out of the containers and connected with each other, forming something that looked like a satellite.
A layer of faintly discernible light mist spilled out from within, enveloping the entire city within.
The rules laid down by the Creator were imposed on the city.
Heaven and earth were transformed.
Immediately afterward, spots of light fell on the contestants, and a virtual interface appeared in their souls, displaying the contestants' identity information, current points, and the missions they had triggered.
"Now, the organizing committee has used the Giant Goose Group's' Xinyue Framework 'to modify the entire arena. In addition to the System Interface, it has also been given a false life. Within the framework, contestants who are killed will automatically leave the arena, and their lives will not be in danger. This will allow the contestants to display their abilities to their heart's content.
However, if some unexpected situations occur, the Xinyue Framework may not be able to protect the contestants. Therefore, if you feel that you can't handle it, please head to the designated location in the outer area and apply to leave the arena as soon as possible. “
After reading out the malicious rules, the Harken finally said, "Now then, you may choose your own landing location. If you don't enter the arena after the fleet has swept past the arena, you will be deemed to have forfeited.
The competition will officially begin in ten seconds. I hope everyone has a good time. "
The countdown began.
Ten …
Nine …
Huai Shi recalled the rules that the Harken had explained. He couldn't help but feel that something was amiss. However, the countdown didn't give him any time to think. In the blink of an eye, the countdown had reached zero.
The competition had officially begun.
Dozens of streaks of light rose from the cargo ship and flew into the darkness below. A fierce battle began in mid-air.
Huai Shi instinctively wanted to press the button, but his heart skipped a beat. At the last moment, he retracted his hand.
He looked up in the direction the fleet was heading.
He recalled the location where the stars had fallen.
Right in front of them, there was a large area where a large number of boxes had fallen.
According to the records in the Book of Destiny, there were at least three dark-gold boxes that had fallen there.
Now, the entire arena had been re-established by the creator. Under the cover of the 'Xinyue Framework', the entire competition could be seen as a large-scale virtual reality game.
After spending so many years playing games for free, how could he not know the nature of the giant goose?
Those boxes were probably the 'surprises' that the organizing committee had prepared!
No matter how he looked at it, there was nothing wrong with grabbing the golden box first, right?
Huai Shi held his breath and suppressed the restlessness in his heart. He waited for the fleet to slowly move forward and sweep past the dark city above his head inch by inch. When they were close enough, he pressed the button first.
In the blink of an eye, flames enveloped him. He rose into the air and fell toward the dark city above his head.
But right after that, he heard the sound of air being torn apart. Right behind him, there were dozens, close to a hundred, of flames soaring into the sky with him!
The stars fell toward the dark city below.
As he fell, Huai Shi constantly corrected the angle of his flight, trying to get as close as possible to the area where the boxes were concentrated. But right after that, he heard the heavy sound of wind behind his head.
When he turned around abruptly, he saw a winged figure rushing toward him.
In the air, the Sublimator in the form of a flying bird brazenly attacked Huai Shi. Its flaming claws swept across the air, but it still extinguished the flames on Huai Shi's body that were helping him fly.
Seeing the figure tumbling in the air and falling to the ground without being able to adjust his direction, the winged Sublimator sneered. It flapped its wings and accelerated its descent. But right after that, it felt as if its retreat was tied up by something.
It was suddenly pulled back.
In the violent fall, the flying bird paused and looked back in shock. It saw the rope wrapped around its leg … and Huai Shi, who was using the momentum to counterattack.
"You think you're so great with wings?"
Bang!
Huai Shi's feet stepped on the winged Sublimator's back, almost breaking its spine. But right after that, as it tumbled and fell, the rope loosened from the enemy's leg and wrapped around the winged Sublimator's neck like a snake.
It contracted.
Just like a rein, it suddenly tightened!
The winged Sublimator felt the pain. It subconsciously spread its wings and stopped falling. Then, it felt the bastard on its back lift his leg and kick the back of its head.
Dissatisfied with the winged Sublimator's slowing speed, it tightened the reins and coldly ordered:
"Hurry up!"
Huai Shi activated the Origin Substance in his hand. A large amount of negative Origin Substance flowed through the Sorrowful Rope and into the winged Sublimator's body. The explosion made the winged Sublimator dizzy, forcing it to speed up.
In the blink of an eye, the person behind had already caught up.
Following closely behind was a skinny man. As if he was weightless, he floated through the air and flew past Huai Shi. His pale face suddenly turned 180 degrees, and poisonous flames shot out from his eyes. He didn't hit Huai Shi, but instead hit the winged Sublimator.
In an instant, the winged Sublimator under Huai Shi's feet was burned by the flames. Under the pincer attack, it dissipated into smoke. It was actually the first to appear.
And in midair, hundreds of falling streaks of light collided with each other. They had already begun fighting. After falling for a few hundred meters, quite a few people had already left the battlefield in the midst of the chaotic battle.
Without the ability to fly, Huai Shi could only miserably roll in midair to dodge. The rope in his hand was constantly thrown out and retracted, relying on the momentum of each target to dodge. There were a few times when he was almost hit, and there were many times when he couldn't catch a target at all.
The city under his feet was getting closer and closer, which made Huai Shi even more surprised.
That city wasn't an ancient city like he had imagined. Instead, it was more like a modern metropolis with endless skyscrapers. In particular, in the direction where they were falling, there were countless skyscrapers.
However, there was no trace of anyone, nor was there any light. There was only darkness that danced like a living thing, and pairs of red eyes that appeared and disappeared in the darkness like illusions.
There was a guy who was greedy for speed. He fell straight down and directly installed a sharp lightning rod, and was eliminated from the competition on the spot. And while falling crookedly, Huai Shi determined the direction in the hurricane that was blowing in his face. He threw out a rope and suddenly tied it to the railing on the top floor of a skyscraper, changing the direction of his fall and smashing diagonally into a skyscraper.
The huge tempered glass shattered with a wail.
Huai Shi landed on the ground.
The instant he was dozens of centimeters away from the ground, his terrifying falling speed suddenly slowed down. The force of his fall was offset by an invisible force. He successfully landed under the rules of the Xinyue Framework and rolled into the glass shards on the ground.
When he raised his head and looked out of the broken window, he only saw stars falling like rain, lighting up the silent sky of the entire city.
He knew in his heart that finally, at this moment …
The competition had begun!
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