162: Find Aiya!

By this point, Lin Chuan basically knew—

The first three stages of this Secret Realm were both a blessing and a test.

Some players without absolute strength simply couldn't pass this deadly third stage!

However, Lin Chuan quickly thought of Aiya again.

That little girl…

Never mind, she’s just a unique little oddity.

Now that he had found the problematic mirror image, the rest would be much simpler!

Lin Chuan quickly adjusted his mindset and began fighting the strange mirror image.

Speaking of which, it felt quite strange.

The strange mirror image looked exactly like Lin Chuan.

Its attributes and abilities were all those Lin Chuan had displayed when he attacked the mirror earlier.

Fighting such a mirror image, Lin Chuan truly felt like he was fighting another himself.

However, the mirror image here was, after all, just a clone.

It had no items, and its combat awareness was far inferior to Lin Chuan’s.

Its only advantage was that it could hide inside the mirror, using countless mirror images as cover.

But having finally found it, Lin Chuan naturally wouldn't let it hide in the mirror again!

The battle didn't last too long, and the mirror image was successfully defeated by him!

The killed mirror image shattered like glass, scattering across the ground.

And the entire mirror maze, with the shattering of this real mirror image, collapsed with a roar!

The previous 'clinking' sounds now turned into 'rumbling' roars!

All the glass fragments eventually condensed into a transparent glass sphere.

Lin Chuan picked up the glass sphere and found that its surface was also a mirror, clearly reflecting his eyes.

At the same time, a prompt sounded in his mind:

【Congratulations, player, for clearing the third stage, you have gained 1200 points!】

One thousand two hundred points…

Lin Chuan wasn't sure if this score was considered high or low for this stage.

But undoubtedly, among the first three stages of this Secret Realm, the third stage definitely had the highest death rate!

And that glass bead, with a diameter about the size of a thumbnail, should be the reward for clearing the third stage.

Aiya's way of 'clearing' the third stage was a bit special, so she received neither points nor a glass bead reward…

Lin Chuan didn't think too much more and was soon teleported to the fourth stage!

An boundless and vast sea, he was on a ship.

The ship wasn't small, but it wasn't luxurious either.

So Lin Chuan's initial points in the fourth stage should be considered average.

And the moment he entered this fourth stage, a system prompt sounded in his mind again—

【Ding! Two 'Lin Chuan's are detected in this space simultaneously! Player Lin Chuan, please complete the task as soon as possible: Kill the other yourself!】

Familiar prompt sounds rang out simultaneously in the minds of the two Lin Chuan's in this Secret Realm!

Lin Chuan, who was first on the leaderboard, instantly tensed his nerves.

The waves around him surged even more fiercely and wildly!

Any approaching creatures were ruthlessly harvested by him with the Death Scythe.

And his points soared again!

As for the other players, they dared not approach that terrifying existence even more!

As for Lin Chuan, who had just entered the fourth stage, he didn't pay much attention to this system prompt.

He directly checked the points leaderboard.

No. 1: Lin Chuan (69652 points)

No. 2: Bakanov (19724 points)

No. 3: Yan Yuji (18032 points)

…

No. 100: Inoue Iori (8413 points)

The leaderboard only recorded 100 spots.

And Ran Shu, who was previously ranked 3rd, could no longer be found on the leaderboard.

Apparently, he was already dead.

Most likely, he was killed by the first or second ranked player.

Lin Chuan previously thought that this leaderboard should somewhat represent player strength.

But after entering this Secret Realm himself, he discovered—

The biggest difference between this Secret Realm, which competes for world sovereignty, and the previous Evil Dragon and Warrior Secret Realm is—

The time players enter the Secret Realm is not the same!

No matter who, or at what time, enters this Secret Realm.

The process is the same—

First, accumulate points in the first three stages, then engage in a killing contest in the fourth stage.

All players did not start at the same line, entering the fourth stage at the same time.

In other words, players who entered the fourth stage earlier clearly had a greater advantage!

Of course, if you have absolute strength and directly kill the top-ranked player.

Even if you enter later, you can still directly reach the top.

Lin Chuan's score was 1220, not enough to make the list.

However, he didn't care and began his plan!

Originally, his plan was to split off another clone.

But when he used a clone with all attributes at 1 to approach Terao earlier, he was instantly killed by Terao.

So he suspected that using a weak clone for the experiment might not be able to lure 'Lin Chuan' into the trap.

But if he were to split off a powerful clone, Lin Chuan's own attributes would decrease.

Then, when fighting another 'Lin Chuan' one-on-one, his advantage would be weakened.

For greater certainty, Lin Chuan hesitated for a moment, then drove his ship across this boundless sea, searching for Aiya.

In the vast and boundless sea, finding a petite little girl like Aiya was indeed a very difficult task.

However, in the fourth stage of the Secret Realm, the coordinates of the top three on the leaderboard were still announced in real-time.

Lin Chuan remembered that Aiya had previously drifted southwest, away from the top-ranked 'Lin Chuan'.

Therefore, Lin Chuan's ship headed directly southwest of the top-ranked 'Lin Chuan' to search.

Thus, after about half an hour, Lin Chuan also casually dealt with a few cannon fodder whose ships were small and broken, and his points increased to 2865.

Then he found Aiya, floating on a wooden plank, still bobbing with the waves.

Lin Chuan saw from a distance that the little girl seemed to be in a bad state.

He directly abandoned his ship and Instant Flashed madly towards Aiya's direction.

At a moment when a wave rocked the boat, Lin Chuan, who had Instant Flashed there, embraced Aiya.

The little girl looked even more disheveled than before.

She was completely soaked, and her face was deathly pale.

She was also disoriented and not very conscious.

What was worse, her right arm was visibly injured.

The wound had been repeatedly washed by seawater and seemed to be infected.

And the consequence of the infected wound was that Aiya seemed to have a high fever!

It could be said that if Lin Chuan hadn't arrived in time.

This little girl probably wouldn't have lived much longer!

Lin Chuan frowned slightly, holding Aiya and Instant Flashing back towards his ship.

However, at a certain moment when he was about to use his Instant Flash Talent, he suddenly felt his mind go blank for a moment.

Lin Chuan furrowed his brow, then shook his head.

Then, his gaze saw—

Uh…

He actually saw a Wangsi Butterfly.

But, the position where this Wangsi Butterfly was hiding seemed a bit off???

Why was it curled up near Aiya's chest???

The key is!

Is this damned butterfly male or female?