Chapter 211 The Final Round

The next day, morning light broke through the sea mist, and the plaza of the Seventh Island was packed with people.

A light screen hung in mid-air, with silver-white text appearing line by line.

[Day 4: Island Duel Is About to Begin]

[Matched Island: First Island]

[Combat Rules: All pets from each island will participate]

[Victory Condition: Team Battle Mode. All pets enter the field simultaneously; the side with remaining combat power wins.]

[Winner Island Reward—]

[Daily Points +1, Island-wide Pet Comprehensive Attributes +5%]

[Loser Island Penalty—]

[Daily Points -1, Island-wide Pet Comprehensive Attributes -5%]

"All pets participate?!"

Zhang Tianlang exclaimed from the crowd, "This is ridiculous! My pet was crippled last night! My Ash Salamander can't even spit out a spark now; is it going up there just to be a punching bag!?"

Others also began to react:

"What's going on? It was always three teams before, and now it's suddenly a team battle!"

"The Blood Algae Monsters from last night left everyone's pets crippled! How are they supposed to fight!"

"Yeah, my Little Ice can't even stand steadily!"

"My Flame Spirit Butterfly's wings are cracked, it can't even fly. Even if it goes up, it's just cannon fodder!"

Pei Yuanheng stood at the front of the crowd, his brow furrowed as his gaze fell toward the First Island across the bridge.

Figures were moving on the opposite plaza, with many Daoist robes fluttering in the wind.

"The First Island..."

"It really is the First Island?"

He murmured, shaking his head. "How on earth did he calculate this?"

Yesterday, Zhang Shouyi had said that today's duel would be against the Seventh Island.

He had thought it was just a probabilistic calculation, or even just mystical posturing.

After all, the education he had received since childhood prioritized science above all else, but now...

Cheng Minglang also remarked with emotion, "Is it really that accurate?"

Captain Zhou Ting pushed up his glasses, data jumping on his tablet screen. "The energy flow on the opposite side far exceeds ours. This battle will likely be the most difficult part of this mission..."

Qiao Xi, who was also in the Baby Bus team, said something similar: "Chen Yu, the energy on the other side is extremely massive..."

Wang Mengmeng shouted, "Brother Chen Yu! What should we do?"

Chen Yu raised his hand and pointed toward the sky.

Everyone's eyes followed his finger.

On the light screen, several new lines of text had appeared at some point.

[This Wuyin Island Pet Duel is the Final Round]

[After the duel ends, all Vehicles, passengers, and pets will be forcibly removed from the station and return to the Road to Survival]

[All island teams, please prepare for evacuation]

[Repeat—This duel is the final round of the Wuyin Island station. After the duel ends, departure is immediate!]

The plaza was silent for a brief moment before exclamations erupted again!

"The final round? It ends today?"

"I thought we were going to stay here for a few more days!"

"It's actually quite comfortable up here. Although there are no beds, at least it's safe!"

"Yeah, returning to the Road to Survival means facing the unknown again..."

Some were unhappy, some were relieved, and some were bewildered, but most people were actually unwilling to return to the Road to Survival.

Chen Yu shook his head; pet missions were indeed the safest among all mission types.

For instance, on Wuyin Island this time, the only threatening creature—the Blood Algae Monster—was something Sun Zhiyuan had caused.

The remaining seaweed was actually only intended to attack the pets.

In other words, in this mission, it was actually quite hard to die.

But such missions were rare opportunities; for these people to think they could stay here long-term was nothing but a pipe dream.

"Wait!!!"

"If this is the final round!!!"

"Then what about our points?!!"

Suddenly, Cheng Minglang thought of something and immediately prompted everyone to pull up the leaderboard!

[Rank 1 Tier: First Island] (Wins: 3, Losses: 0, Points: 3)

[Rank 2 Tier: Seventh Island, Second Island, Fifth Island] (Wins: 2, Losses: 1, Points: 1)

[Rank 3 Tier: Third Island, Ninth Island, Eighth Island, Sixth Island, Fourth Island] (Wins: 0, Losses: 3, Points: -3)

"The First Island has 3 wins and 0 losses. Even if they lose today, they'll be 3-1, with at least 2 points. They'll be in the top tier no matter what?!"

Cheng Minglang's voice grew more excited. "Officer Pei, they... they're guaranteed first place?!"

Officer Pei Yuanheng nodded, watching the people on the opposite island cheering and jumping for joy!

Someone from the Research Team said in surprise, "He told Chen Yu yesterday that they would forfeit today. Did he calculate all of this too?"

Captain Zhou Ting shook his head. "An incredible precognitive ability..."

Even Chen Yu narrowed his eyes slightly; his own fake precognition was ultimately inferior to someone else's real thing.

He naturally didn't want to believe that someone could calculate all this simply through divination.

Chen Yu guessed that Zhang Shouyi possessed other items buffed by Talents related to precognition.

If that were the case, wasn't this guy's Talent a bit too heaven-defying?

Did every Daoist tool count as a Talent for him?

No wonder Zhang Shouyi later joined the Zixiao Dharma Carriage team...

However, while Chen Yu was impressed, in terms of growth potential, his own dual Talents were definitely stronger.

Attribute point increases plus targeted returns.

The further they went on the Road to Survival and the higher his red luan level became, his strength would only become more and more heaven-defying.

"Wait, if we lose..."

Someone suddenly spoke a discouraging word, and everyone knew the answer.

There was no room for error anymore.

"In other words, we can't afford to lose today?"

Zhang Tianlang's mouth twitched. "Talk about bad luck, it's all that bastard Sun Zhiyuan's fault!"

"Are we supposed to fight even if we can't win? Is it a suicide mission?"

"Then what do you suggest we do?"

"I don't know! Don't ask me!"

The voices grew louder; the Seventh Island team was permeated with anxiety, fear, and vented anger.

Pei Yuanheng was also helpless. It was true his Lava Guardian Lizard was S-grade, but it had been injured last night. Its back had been sliced open by rubble, and its flames were less than half as strong as usual...

Chen Yu stood to the side of the crowd, Water Bubble perched on his shoulder.

He reached out and pressed its head lightly, smiling faintly. "For today's duel, Water Bubble will go up alone."

"???"

For a moment, the people of the Seventh Island looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Uh... what do you mean? One against all?"

"Brother Chen Yu, stop joking. The other side has ten healthy pets!"

"Yeah, they could wear us down just with a gauntlet match, let alone a team battle!"

Deng Yuxin's eyes turned red with worry; she really liked Water Bubble. "Brother Chen Yu... no matter how good Water Bubble is at fighting, it can't handle a gang-up! Can we please not send it up..."

Lu Xiaoyu also spoke up softly, "I agree with Sister Yuxin. Water Bubble is so cute, I don't want it to get beaten up..."

"Look up there!"

Someone shouted again, and everyone looked up together. It turned out the opponent's lineup was being revealed—

Simultaneously, accompanied by the descriptions on the screen, the First Island's pets stepped onto the bridge's dueling platform one by one.