136: Home delivery

Time passed bit by bit.

The atmosphere in the Trial Land Secret Realm grew increasingly tense.

At this moment, only two hours had passed since entering the Secret Realm, but nearly one-third of the three hundred twenty participants had already been eliminated.

Now, the number of participants remaining in the Secret Realm was only two hundred twenty, and due to the fierce initial struggle, all participants had become incredibly cautious, or rather...

They had all gone into hiding!

They walked cautiously through the forest, and except for a few participants confident in their own strength, all the remaining people, even if they met face to face in the forest, would silently pretend not to see each other.

The terrifying elimination rate of one hundred people in two hours directly scared most of the remaining people.

Every one of these people was planning for others to be eliminated while they themselves made it into the top one hundred.

However...

As the sky in the Trial Land Secret Realm gradually darkened, the mindset of most remaining participants changed again.

Compared to the initial caution when entering the Secret Realm, many began to form factions, gathering in twos and threes to form fragile teams to deal with others.

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"There were traces of other participants here just now; it was a single person!"

In a certain area of the forest, a petite girl holding a magic staff closed her eyes and sensed for a moment, then turned her head and said to the few people beside her.

Beside her were three burly boys.

The one leading them was built like a door, with one arm as thick as a normal person's thigh.

There was no need to guess; it could be confirmed that this boy's profession was definitely a Warrior, and he certainly possessed a special Bloodline.

This person was Li Minghao, a Second Rank Level 70 Barbarian Warrior.

The other two boys were a Second Rank Level 69 Archer and a Second Rank Level 69 Curse Wizard.

"A single person?"

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's follow the traces and find him directly!"

Li Minghao's face twisted into a ferocious grin when he heard this, and he said in a booming voice,

"Perfect, this time, Su Jing, you'll take these several hundred points!"

Upon hearing him, the girl named Su Jing nodded.

Meanwhile, the Archer and the Curse Wizard on the side opened their mouths, seemingly having some objections to Li Minghao's distribution.

But they glanced at Su Jing and ultimately closed their mouths in silence.

Su Jing was a Second Rank Level 69 Druid, possessing a huge advantage in the forest, especially in tracking, where she was more effective than a hunting dog.

All the plants in the forest could serve as her eyes.

In their temporary team, Su Jing's importance was second only to Li Minghao, who had the strongest combat power.

After discussing the distribution, Su Jing no longer hesitated, and the magic staff in her hand, resembling a wooden stick, began to wave.

Buzz buzz buzz!

B-rank skill, Plant Sense!!

A tender green light spread from the magic staff, instantly enveloping the plants within dozens of meters.

Swish swish swish!!

When these plants received the nourishment of the tender green magic power, they immediately swayed as if stretching.

"Tell me, which way did the creature that just passed go?"

Maintaining the magic input, Su Jing muttered to herself.

Swish swish!

As soon as her voice fell, the plants within dozens of meters, without prior agreement, pointed their leaves towards the southeast direction.

"They went southeast, about five minutes ago!"

Having received the guidance, Su Jing dispersed her magic and immediately stepped forward to lead the way.

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"Are these participants all like rats?"

Walking through the forest, Wang Chen felt the quiet atmosphere around him and couldn't help but complain.

Ever since he dealt with the Gale Wolf King, his good luck seemed to have run out.

During this time, he hadn't encountered a single participant, and every time he rushed to the areas where he had detected movement, he found nothing.

"The Gale Wolf King didn't put a curse on me, did it?"

For a moment, Wang Chen even suspected whether the Gale Wolf King had cursed him before it died.

Now...

The preliminary round had already been going on for four hours, and the number of participants had dropped again, now only two hundred remained.

Once half of those were eliminated, the preliminary round could be declared over.

At this point, although Wang Chen's points total still held the first position, there wasn't much difference between him and the few people behind him.

(Wang Chen, 1085 points.)

(Zuo Qingwen, 1005 points.)

(Zhao Mingkong, 920 points.)

...

Second-place Zuo Qingwen was only eighty points behind him; if one more participant was eliminated, his first-place position would be taken.

"It seems I'll have to go directly to the base of Holy Mountain and wait!"

"The number of people is getting smaller and smaller; there will likely be new changes in the preliminary round!"

"I'll use this time to eliminate some wild monsters on the way to widen the points gap a bit!"

"If I get overtaken by a little girl, won't I be laughed at forever!"

Thinking silently to himself, Wang Chen formulated his next action plan.

He glanced in the direction of the Holy Mountain, then prepared to set off.

However, just at that moment.

Whoosh!

A piercing sound of rushing wind suddenly rang out; as soon as the sound reached his ears, a chilling gust of wind had already arrived behind him.

"So easily talked about?"

Wang Chen raised an eyebrow; the moment the whooshing sound appeared, relying on his powerful senses, he pivoted on one foot.

Whoosh!

An arrow gleaming with a cold light grazed his clothes as it flew past.

Bang!

The arrow struck the ground heavily, and the powerful force it carried caused it to embed completely into the earth.

"The power is decent, but the speed is far worse than that girl Situ Yu."

Wang Chen shook his head, turned around, and looked calmly in the direction from which the arrow had come.

Under a large tree not far away, a boy holding a bow and arrow looked over with a face full of shock, and three more figures emerged from behind him.

"Four?"

"It seems it's not that I'm unlucky, but that all my luck has accumulated at once!"

Seeing these four people, a hint of excitement flashed in Wang Chen's eyes.

These four guys could provide him with at least nearly five hundred points.

On the opposite side.

"Quick reaction!"

"To be able to dodge an arrow shot at such close range, Wang Chen, you are worthy to be my opponent!"

Li Minghao's lips curled into a smile when he saw Wang Chen dodge the arrow by a hair's breadth, and his face, covered in thick flesh, became even more ferocious.

"Huh?"

Hearing Li Minghao's words, Wang Chen was momentarily stunned, then looked at the other party with a somewhat strange expression.

This guy was really putting on a show!

Could it be that his muscles had already reached his brain?

He thought speechlessly to himself, then said in a calm tone:

"Since you say so, then considering you've delivered yourselves to my doorstep, I'll temporarily consider you my opponent!"