Su Ping didn't say anything to comfort Su Lingyue. If she couldn't even handle this kind of pressure, how would she be able to stand on her own in the future?
Luo Fengtian and the others who were standing next to Fei Yanbo seemed to have already known about the test. They were calm and composed, not nervous at all. It seemed that they were confident that they would be selected.
Soon, the rules were explained and the preliminaries officially began.
Buzzing!
All of a sudden, a buzzing sound came from above the stage.
Everyone looked up and saw a group of black shadows flying over from afar. When they got closer, they saw that it was a swarm of Phantom Bees.
All of them were at the adult stage. Each Phantom Bee was about one meter long, about half the height of an average person. The wings of the Phantom Bees were transparent and they were vibrating at a high frequency. The Phantom Bees were able to use wind blades, a basic skill of the Phantom Bees.
The stage, which had been abuzz with discussion, suddenly quieted down. Everyone looked up, dumbfounded.
The swarm of Phantom Bees flew over the host's airship. Instead of attacking the airship, the Phantom Bees directly entered the seal above the stage.
At the same time, below the arena, a few figures stood in several corners and adjusted the barrier. The translucent blue barrier disappeared, and the swarm of Phantom Bees swarmed in.
Once the Phantom Bees were within the range of the barrier, the barrier was activated again, completely enveloping the swarm of Phantom Bees.
Three hundred fifth-stage Phantom Butterflies hovered above the barrier like a dark cloud. Many of the contestants in the arena felt their scalps go numb and goosebumps rise all over their bodies.
Just the 3D rotating sound effect alone was enough to make many people tremble in fear.
"What kind of preliminaries is this? This is insane!"
"They really are Phantom Bees. Three hundred of them. Oh, my god!"
"Won't this kill someone?"
Many of the contestants' expressions changed, and they began to retreat.
Su Lingyue was frightened to see such a large swarm of fifth-rank beasts. Not even an advanced battle pet warrior could survive when surrounded by so many beasts, not to mention that she was only at the fourth rank.
However, she calmed down a little when she realized that she was not alone in the arena. After all, she had seen a lot of powerful Demonic Beasts when she was training in the barren area. Her mental strength was many times stronger than the students who had never stepped out of the base city.
"Hey, why are the Phantom Bees flying over so obediently? Are they under someone's control? Who can control such a large swarm of Phantom Bees?" Su Lingyue turned around and asked Su Ping with curiosity.
Su Ping rolled his eyes grumpily. "Who are you calling 'eh'?"
Su Lingyue didn't expect that he would mind the way she addressed him. She curled her lips but she was happy. She pretended that she didn't care....................... so..............
One to one. They were even!
Fei Yanbo turned around and smiled. He was about to answer her question when Su Ping said, "If you behave so rudely again, I'll give you chestnuts. That's the fatter one in the middle. See? That's the leader of the Phantom Bees. Someone has tamed them. Someone is using the leader's command to lead the Phantom Bees to devour them.
They're here. "
"Leader?"
Su Lingyue was surprised. She took a closer look and saw that there were only Phantom Bees. How could she tell which one was the leader?
But since this guy had said so, then it must be true. That was the only explanation that could explain why so many Phantom Bees were under someone's control. Otherwise, not even a titled battle pet warrior would be able to sign a contract with over three hundred beasts. That person would have a nervous breakdown.
Su Ping interrupted Fei Yanbo. Fei Yanbo darted a look at Su Ping. He forced a bitter smile. No wonder Su Ping was a titled battle pet warrior. He was able to find the leader among so many Phantom Bees. His eyesight alone was frightening.
As the Phantom Bees entered the venue, the atmosphere became tense. The host began to pick out one thousand participants at random to take the test on the big screen next to the track.
Many people turned pale. They didn't think they were taking the test. They were picking out one thousand lucky people at random to kill them!
All the participants were given a number when they registered. Soon, on the big screens, many numbers were rolling at the same time. Every now and then, one or two numbers would drop. Every time a number dropped, the judge would announce it and ask the participant to enter the venue.
In the blink of an eye, one thousand participants had been selected.
From the eight waiting areas, they walked down to the arena one after another and lined up in the waiting area outside the arena.
A square entrance was opened, and the advanced battle pet warriors on duty at the edge of the seal shouted. Many contestants entered the stage one after another, filling up more than half of the spacious stage.
One thousand people were on the ground and the three hundred Phantom Bees were hovering above them.
As the seal entrance was closed, the host's excited voice was heard through the loudspeakers in the venue, "Let the preliminaries begin!!"
Buzzing!
Buzzing!
The Phantom Bees hovering in the air seemed to have received an order. After a short pause, the Phantom Bees suddenly dove down. The Phantom Bees threw out their stingers. Dense poisonous stingers rained down like raindrops.
The participants on the ground were about to receive the first round of baptism.
However, most of the participants summoned their battle pets as soon as they entered the venue. Some of the battle pets of the stone family put up stone shields, some of the battle pets of the fire family spat out flames, and some of the battle pets of the water family built ice walls to protect their masters.
Of all the battle pets, the battle pets of the element family were the most numerous.
Pets of the element family were a huge category in themselves. Pets of each family were as good as pets of a single category. At the moment, all kinds of elemental skills were being released. It could be said that they were "competing with each other". A colorful storm of elements burst out on the stage.
After the first round of Stingers, two or three hundred people fell to the ground, paralyzed and unable to fight.
Apart from the strong paralysis effect, the Stingers could not be underestimated as well. Average low-rank defensive skills would not be able to withstand the Stingers.
If these people who were paralyzed by the poisonous thorns did not receive treatment, their bodies would be left with hidden injuries under the immense numbness. They might even be paralyzed. However, when the test was over and they were carried out, they would be given a specially formulated antidote.
Roar!
Among the contestants, a few beastly roars suddenly burst out. Among them, someone had actually summoned an eighth-rank bloodline Earth Dragon Beast. This was a subspecies of dragon. Although it was not a pure dragon beast, it still had some dragon bloodline.
The dragon roared and used a deterrence skill. The number of Phantom Bees that were attacking that area was reduced. The Phantom Bees turned their attention elsewhere.
The swarm of Phantom Bees had rushed into the crowd. Poisonous stingers and wind blades were everywhere. Some battle pet warriors at the third rank were unlucky enough to be surrounded by several Phantom Bees. Those battle pet warriors almost lost their lives.
Su Ping could tell that those Phantom Bees were artificially bred, not wild ones. They were not ferocious. Otherwise, the field would have been littered with corpses. After all, most of the participants were low-rank battle pet warriors.
Soon, the first round of the test came to an end. The Phantom Bees were merciful but by the time the test was over, only dozens of people were still standing on the stage.
Some of them had managed to survive the test by relying on their defensive pets. But they couldn't take the initiative to attack the Phantom Bees and take away their passes.
Some of them had obtained several passes and none of the Phantom Bees dared to get close to them. There were several dead Phantom Bees on the ground. One look and Su Ping could tell that those were the powerful ones.
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