130: Chaos Forest

In the forest, Zuo Qingwen looked at the data on the light screen, a hint of confusion appearing on her pretty face.

"How is this possible?"

"How can Wang Chen's score be so much higher than mine?"

"Could it be that he ran into a nest of wild monsters?"

Seeing Wang Chen's score, which was double her own, a guess surfaced in Zuo Qingwen's mind.

But she quickly shook her head, dismissing the thought.

During her time in the Trial Land Secret Realm, she had already figured out the rules for points dropped by wild monsters.

Wild monsters above Rank 50 grant one point upon defeat.

Wild monsters above Rank 60 grant two points upon defeat.

Based on the strength of the wild monsters in the forest's outer perimeter, Wang Chen's 101 points equated to 101 wild monsters above Rank 50, or 50 wild monsters above Rank 60.

In Zuo Qingwen's view, even if Wang Chen's strength far exceeded his own Rank, it was absolutely impossible for him to defeat so many wild monsters in such a short time.

"Could it be defeat points?"

A possibility came to her mind, and Zuo Qingwen's eyes lit up.

Just then…

(Xiao Yun, 115 points.)

(Wang Chen, 101 points.)

(Zuo Qingwen, 35 points.)

(Zhao Mingkong, 28 points.)

...

The data on the light screen changed, and a contestant named Xiao Yun's score surpassed Wang Chen's, taking the top spot in the rankings.

"Indeed."

Seeing this, Zuo Qingwen's eyes moved, confirming her guess.

She knew this Xiao Yun was a freshman from Qinghai University, a Rank 68 Second Reincarnation, and his profession was a Spellblade.

Xiao Yun's strength, among all the contestants participating in the preliminary round, could only be ranked as upper-middle.

His ability to suddenly jump to first place on the points leaderboard was definitely because he had eliminated another contestant.

"Hehe!"

"So other contestants are the most important source of points, I wasted so much time defeating wild monsters."

"It seems I need to go find other contestants and have some fun."

Confirming her guess, Zuo Qingwen's face showed an excited expression, and her eyes sparkled.

"So, where should I go first?"

Leaping onto a large tree, Zuo Qingwen pondered as she watched the constantly appearing battle fluctuations around her.

At the same time.

The changes on the points leaderboard also caught the attention of other contestants.

And they began to take action.

...

"Damn it!"

"Wu Yong, are you crazy?"

"The preliminary round just started, why aren't you hunting wild monsters? What are you bothering me for?"

In a certain area of the forest, a frustrated roar echoed.

Two figures quickly ran through the forest, one chasing, one fleeing.

The one fleeing was a disheveled male holding a magic staff; his face was flushed, and he occasionally turned to glare angrily at the person behind him.

"Hahahaha!"

The one called Wu Yong was a tall male holding a sharp battle axe.

"How many points can you get from hunting wild monsters?"

"It's nowhere near as much as defeating other contestants!"

Wu Yong laughed wildly, his eyes full of mockery as he looked at Gao Zhihao.

After noticing the changes on the points leaderboard, he had shifted his hunting target to other contestants.

Hearing his words, Gao Zhihao's face contorted in a bitter expression.

Earlier, he had encountered Wu Yong while hunting wild monsters and had accepted his invitation to team up, intending to hunt wild monsters together to earn points.

Unexpectedly, this Wu Yong harbored ill intentions and directly launched a sneak attack when he let his guard down.

A Rank 68 Mage being cornered by a Rank 68 Axe Warrior, the outcome was predictable.

Immediately, Gao Zhihao's magic shield was shattered, and he sustained serious injuries.

If he hadn't saved a displacement skill, he probably would have been eliminated by Wu Yong right then.

"You bastard, I trusted you so much before!"

"You just wait, I will definitely get my revenge for this!"

Gao Zhihao waved his magic staff to cast a lightweight spell on himself while roaring furiously at Wu Yong.

"It's no use!"

"You don't have this chance; you wouldn't think you could outrun me after being injured, would you?"

"Don't struggle, just stop obediently and let me eliminate you."

Behind him, Wu Yong sneered, completely disregarding Gao Zhihao's words.

As he spoke, he took advantage of Gao Zhihao's distraction, swung his arm, and threw the battle axe in his hand.

Whoosh!

The battle axe spun rapidly towards Gao Zhihao, arriving in front of him in the blink of an eye.

"Damn it!"

Gao Zhihao, who had just finished casting the lightweight spell and was about to flee, couldn't help but curse inwardly when he saw the battle axe flying towards him.

For a moment, he forgot about escaping and hurriedly waved the magic staff in his hand, setting up layers of magic barriers in front of him.

Bang, bang, bang!!

Violent crashing sounds erupted as the battle axe and the magic barriers collided heavily.

Gao Zhihao, who had responded hastily, was involuntarily pushed back a few steps by the impact.

Whoosh!

After shattering a layer of magic barrier, the battle axe flew back into Wu Yong's hand.

"Let's see where you run this time!"

He gripped his battle axe, approaching Gao Zhihao, who had been forced to stop, step by step.

"You bastard!"

Seeing the undisguised malice on Wu Yong's face, Gao Zhihao couldn't help but curse.

"If you want to eliminate me, you won't have an easy time either!"

Gao Zhihao said fiercely, waving his magic staff to first cast a magic shield on himself, then staring intently at the opponent.

...

...

"It's over?"

Standing in a chaotic area, Wang Chen looked at the surroundings and couldn't help but frown.

When he discovered battle fluctuations here, he rushed over without stopping, but unexpectedly, he was still a step late.

When he arrived, there was no one there except for the residual battle traces on the ground.

"These two guys finished rather quickly."

Thinking silently, Wang Chen moved his feet, preparing to jump onto a large tree to find the next target.

But just then…

Boom!!

Suddenly, a violent crashing sound echoed in his ears.

His footsteps paused, and Wang Chen turned his head to look into the distance.

He didn't even need to jump onto a large tree to check; just by hearing the sound, he knew the combatants were extremely close to him.

"Good luck!"

Wang Chen didn't hesitate at all, quickly heading towards the direction of the sound.

Under the enhancement of over 1,500 points of Agility, his figure swept through the forest like a gust of wind.

Soon.

He arrived at the area where the battle was taking place.

Standing behind a large tree, he looked and saw two figures in a stalemate not far away.

One was holding a magic staff, and the other was wielding a battle axe.