Letting a Giant God Peak Academy off had already caused him to feel extremely unhappy. Now, at the end of the competition, a Tianjing squadron had actually appeared.
A piece of trash that slipped through the net. Just a moment ago, he had wanted to humiliate this trashy squadron. Never did he expect that someone would appear out of nowhere. That was an absolutely dangerous region covered by the absolute ice hail storm. Yet, this fellow still carried a person and ran back? What kind of bullshit luck was this! The heavens really didn't give him any face.
Emily and the others crowded around Wang Zhong and Scarlet. After everyone's excitement died down, they noticed the thick bandage wrapped around Wang Zhong's hand. Upon unwrapping it, Emily started to tear up. On the contrary, Scarlet appeared rather calm. Enduring the exhaustion she had accumulated over the past few days, she asked Milami for a first aid kit to help bandage Wang Zhong's hand.
The most shocking thing was the frostbite and abrasions on the surface. Both of his hands, especially the back of his hands, were completely bruised. Many of the skin was torn open, but there was no blood. The broken capillaries had long been frozen into ice shards.
With incomparable concentration, Scarlet had already recovered from the intense pain in her head after a day of recovery. Although her body was still weak due to her injuries, it did not affect her ability to deal with these matters. Beside her, Hymin used her healing special ability to help Wang Zhong recover. This caused the surrounding combat experts to feel slightly envious. Having a "nanny" was indeed a very fortunate thing.
At this moment, the others beside him also started to ask about what had happened in the past few days. Before Wang Zhong could say anything, the bell for everyone to assemble rang.
"The deadline for submitting the registration form is closed!" The person in charge of the announcement was still Senior Colonel Lennon, who was responsible for everything in the first stage of the preliminaries. At this time, he stood on the small podium and said, "There are a total of 78 battle teams that have entered the second stage. According to the time of completion, here is a detailed ranking list. I will first announce the results of the top 10 teams, other battle teams can check their rankings on the announcement."
"First place, Heaven's Fate Academy! Completion time: 16 days and 7 hours! "
"Second place, Stowe Legh Academy! Sixteen days and nine hours! "
While the people on the stage were reading, the murmurs of discussion continued without end. The time taken by the two S rank squadrons was frighteningly fast. For the other squadrons, this was a match that was enough to pose a life and death threat, but for these two squadrons, it was probably as easy as eating and drinking.
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"8th place, Giant God Peak Academy! Twenty-three days and fifteen hours! "
Having just arrived, Wang Zhong still didn't know that Dicaprio and the others were so formidable. Unable to bear it, he sent a thumbs up towards Dicaprio with a smile. Pushing up his glasses, Dicaprio appeared rather calm as he replied, "It's a result that's expected. In fact, if we're willing, we can be even faster!"
Speaking of which, it was because they had known each other for such a long time. Otherwise, he would really want to beat him up. This guy was a typical example of someone who would die if he didn't brag.
"… 10th place, Lightning Dragon Academy! Twenty-four days and seven hours! " Senior Colonel Lennon finished reading the list, "The top 10 teams will all get 10 bonus points in the second round of the preliminaries!"
"Second round of preliminaries? Bonus points? "The teams were a little surprised." Is the second round based on points? "
"What's going on? How should ten points be calculated? Wouldn't the other teams be at a disadvantage? "
"Next, the rules of the second round of the preliminaries," Senior Colonel Lennon glanced at everyone coldly and immediately suppressed the whispers, "the second round of the preliminaries will be divided into five parts."
"Scout Field! Ranged Warriors! Heavy Soldier Arena! Warrior Arena! As well as the captain arena! The members of each squadron are not allowed to be the same, and will be eliminated based on their overall score! "
There were 32 squadrons that would be able to advance to the next round of the preliminaries. If this was the final round of the preliminaries, wouldn't that mean that over 50 squadrons would be eliminated???
All of a sudden, the gazes everyone shot at each other turned unfriendly. There was a limit to the number of people that could advance, and there would be people that could be eliminated. It wasn't easy for them to get here, and no one wanted to be eliminated. Thinking about returning to the stage that was the center of attention for everyone in Stuart City, and letting the entire world see them, no one wanted to be eliminated!
The entire stadium instantly turned silent, as everyone was still digesting the information they had just heard. After all, there was no way to eliminate one's opponent through direct combat in the previous CHF's. However, this time, the first and second rounds of the preliminaries were the same.
Some people found it hard to understand, but most people with a bit of brains were able to understand that this was done to preserve the overall strength of the various squadrons, so as to prevent too many casualties during the preliminaries. This included the first round of the preliminaries, which appeared to be a cruel test of survival. In reality, to the truly strong squadrons, such a test was just a training session in the wilderness, and could at best be considered as a warm-up. After all, the finals would be broadcasted to the entire world, and was a stage to showcase the strength and beauty of the Federation. If a group of defeated squadrons were to run to the finals during the preliminaries, that would be too much of a slap to the face of the Federation.
"Lastly, I want to remind you all." Closing the documents, senior colonel Lennon spoke out in a serious tone. "It's best for you all to give it your all. There's a certain amount of flexibility in the scoring for all of the competitions, and it's not absolute. Furthermore, before the overall score is out, the individual scores will not be made public. Don't think about advancing to the top 20 or 30 places, and aim for that goal. People who have such thoughts might very well be eliminated due to not fulfilling the other requirements!"
"Tomorrow morning at 10 am, the first scout arena test will begin. The location will be Vasilyevich Academy's number 3 training hall. Take your time to consider the candidates that you'll send out for this match tonight. I wish you all the best! Meeting adjourned! "
"What scout arena, it's just an assassin arena. This second elimination round is actually rather interesting. I wonder how difficult the test will be."
"It's definitely going to be extremely difficult. Since they're talking about scouts and not assassins, I'm afraid that it'll include other aspects other than combat."
"Fuck, what's the point? Can't they just fight and be done with it!"
"Haha. The assassins in our competition zone tomorrow will probably take that Mo Family's assassin as their benchmark. I really want to see the strength of that Mo's List assassin."
"Honestly speaking, I really can't see exactly how powerful that clown-like fellow is …" the dispersing crowd had already started to discuss amongst themselves, appearing to be extremely enthusiastic. 32 out of 82. Although the elimination rate was exceedingly high, such a competition method caused many of the participants to feel excited. If they were to use the methods used by the great aristocratic families to train their younger generation to conduct the test, it would definitely be a rare experience for the majority of the people present.
What did those great aristocratic families rely on to be so formidable? Resources, background, and methods of training their younger generation. In the aspect of training their younger generation, the tests set up by those great aristocratic families were the accumulation of hundreds of years of history and countless lessons. Just this experience alone would make this trip worth it.
"Emily, it's all up to you tomorrow!"
"No problem." Emily nodded her head seriously. She didn't have much of a choice in the Tianjing side.
There wasn't much controversy on the Tianjing side regarding the choice of the scout squadron for the second day. The so-called scout would roam at the front of the squadron, helping the squadron to gather all kinds of information, open a path for the mountain, and build a bridge when there's a river. It was the vanguard of a squadron, and was also an essential unit in a group. Generally speaking, this position was taken up by an assassin. Regardless of whether it was speed or concealment capabilities, assassins that roamed in the shadows were far superior to other occupations. Furthermore, the main assassin of the squadron was Emily, something that Colby had absolutely no objections to.
Upon returning to the residence that had been arranged for him, Wang Zhong's mental state had completely relaxed. Collapsing his head, he fell asleep. Regardless of how curious the others were about their experiences over the past few days, they could only suppress their curiosity.
In the dead of night, Emily lay on her bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. Her mind was filled with messy thoughts.
She wasn't too worried about tomorrow's competition. Emily had seen too many of the so-called assassin tests. She had just experienced the most ancient and strictest assassin training of the Assassin Family. No matter what, the difficulty of this competition wouldn't be any higher than that.
She needed to overcome her past self.
She had always been trying her best to walk out from the shadow of Luo Feng and return to her joking and joking personality. However, she always felt that her heart was gradually becoming vexed, regretful, and self-blaming, making it hard for her to walk out from that shadow. Therefore, after returning to the squadron, Emily spent the majority of her time in silence. Other than the occasional words she would say to Wang Zhong, she had spent the rest of her time immersed in the shadow of self-blame.
During the first elimination round, she had been the scout to open a path for the squadron, and had fought to do all kinds of miscellaneous chores. Other than the needs of the squadron, she had wanted to numb herself and mechanically do all kinds of things. She had forced herself to do all kinds of things, causing her to lose the passion she once had.
Emily's heart wavered. For things like feelings, once one had truly given it up, it would be incomparably painful when it was lost. Perhaps this was what her family and grandfather wanted to see. In their teachings, not having any feelings was perhaps the best way for an assassin to survive!
Without a heart, one wouldn't be hurt. This was an instinctive form of protection!
It was only when Wang Zhong was swept away by the storm that Emily's numb heart seemed to have been stirred by something. In the next moment, the various emotions she had accumulated gushed out like a broken dam.
Upon seeing Wang Zhong return, Emily appeared to have come back to life. She seemed to have suddenly understood what Luo Feng had mouthed before his death.
… live well …
Tears streamed down Emily's face … yes, Luo Feng had used his life to give her a chance to live. If she wanted to obtain better things, she had to live even better. She had to bring along his share!
In the blue sky and white clouds, the continuous mountain range was pure white, forming a stretch of white clouds. Howling winds blew from all directions, with no clear direction as to where they came from. Occasionally, they would blow from the north, and occasionally, they would blow from the south. This was the Sky God Plateau where Bella Dean City was located.
Mount Elbrus was the greatest mountain in the Sky God Plateau. Bella Dean City was located on the northern slope of this lofty mountain. Various types of buildings constructed from white rocks were perfectly integrated into the mountain, appearing as though they had grown out of the mountain. Over a dozen winding roads crisscrossed the mountain, intersecting with each other. At the foot of the mountain was a flat alluvial plain, with all kinds of crops and vegetables planted on the fertile soil.
With an altitude of 8,123 metres, it was the seventh highest mountain on Earth after the great catastrophe.
The Bella Dean competition zone elimination round might be the most frenzied out of all the competition zones. The various great squadrons had to cross Mount Elbrus from the southern slope, before arriving at Bella Dean City from the northern slope, within the allotted time!
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