116: Chapter 146 Practical Combat Competition

After the commotion, they settled down; aside from practicing the Formation, they mostly just waited for the Military Region competition to begin.

A few days later, Gao Qiang returned from a meeting with news.

"Latest news: this time, the Military Region competition will adopt a real combat approach!"

"Real combat?"

Everyone was stunned.

"Does that mean we will be fighting for real?"

Li Yuan asked.

"No!"

Gao Qiang shook his head.

"It is not you fighting each other, but an opportunity for real combat that we are creating for you!"

"An opportunity for real combat?"

Everyone was stunned.

"The Military Region has just discovered a nest of the God Worship Cult," Gao Qiang explained.

"This nest is located inside a Secret Realm."

"This Secret Realm is very special; it contains a Law that suppresses the Realm of any powerful individual who enters to around level 30."

"It is perfect for you to enter."

"So that is how it is."

Everyone suddenly wore an enlightened expression.

They had no affection for the God Worship Cult; it was an evil cult that slaughtered the innocent for their ethereal ideals.

"When do we set off?"

Everyone was eager to try, showing no resistance to this competition method.

"We set off tomorrow!" Gao Qiang said.

"You should prepare yourselves today!"

"We cannot enter, so everything will depend on you."

"There will surely be some casualties this time, so you must all be careful."

"Don't worry, we are ten Body Integration users; as long as the opponent is not a Tier 6 expert, we can handle it!" Zhang Kuang said with full confidence.

The others were also eager to try.

The next day, Jiang Ling and the others finished breakfast and went to board the helicopter.

The helicopter was not flying towards any city, but heading into the deep mountains.

After flying for over an hour, they arrived at a canyon in the deep mountains, and the person in charge on the helicopter told them to descend using ropes.

Jiang Ling did not use a rope; he jumped straight down from the helicopter.

The distance to the ground was less than one hundred meters, so Jiang Ling would have no problem jumping down.

Seeing Jiang Ling do this, the others followed suit.

Upon reaching the ground, military personnel were already stationed there.

Gao Qiang returned with ten bracelets and handed one to each person.

"These bracelets will record the scenes of your kills and will determine points based on how many God Worship Cult members you hunt."

Everyone put on the bracelets and indicated they understood.

This was similar to the selection trial.

The only difference was that in the selection trial, they dealt with strange beasts, whereas this time, they were dealing with members of the God Worship Cult.

They all had considerable real combat experience, so they were not nervous about this operation, and their expressions were relaxed and comfortable.

"Instructor, I will leave my battle pet outside!"

"Please keep an eye on her for me, so others don't kill her thinking she is a strange beast!"

At this moment, Jiang Ling took Medusa off his neck.

Only then did everyone realize that Jiang Ling was carrying a pet.

"Can this pet of yours provide you with any help?" Gao Qiang asked.

"Yes!" Jiang Ling nodded.

"She is actually quite powerful!"

"Then I will apply for you; try to bring her along, because this time we are wiping out the God Worship Cult, not just a standard competition."

"Having one more helper inside will add to our strength."

Gao Qiang turned and headed towards the location of some Military Region bigwigs.

Soon, he returned.

"The Military Region bigwigs said that your pet can be brought inside."

"We will determine your actual points based on the footage on your bracelet."

"Good!" Jiang Ling nodded.

It was best to be able to bring Medusa inside.

Medusa's current strength was not to be underestimated; if she cooperated with Jiang Ling, she could make many powerful experts suffer.

Soon, contestants from other Military Regions arrived.

Seeing that time was running out, an officer led the seventy contestants to the Secret Realm.

The Secret Realm was inside a cave deep in the valley.

After walking through the cave for a long time, they finally saw the portal to the Secret Realm.

"You must be careful after entering."

"This is a competition, but also real combat."

"Whoever manages to destroy the nest of the God Worship Cult will be the victor."

The officer exhorted everyone once more.

Everyone nodded, and one by one, they stepped into the Secret Realm.

Upon entering the Secret Realm, everyone immediately felt a strange force pressing down on them.

This was completely different from the gravity Secret Realms and other places they had entered before.

Gravity Secret Realms had pure gravity pressing on the body, and if one's strength was sufficient, the effect of that gravity would be reduced.

But the feeling here was like an invisible shackle wrapping around your entire body.

It was a mysterious and profound force that prevented some of your own strength from being unleashed.

"Hiss!"

"How strange!"

"I didn't expect there to be such a strange place in this world."

"It seems that this world is far from as simple as it appears on the surface."

"There must be something special inside this Secret Realm, or conditions required by the God Worship Cult, which is why they established their nest here."

"Let us completely destroy the nest of the God Worship Cult this time."

Everyone was young, at an age of high spirits, so they were all filled with high Battle Intent.

"Let's go!"

The seven teams each began their journey.

The environment inside this Secret Realm was also a cave System, with one cave after another leading to unknown places.

Occasionally, the smell of blood would waft from the caves, presumably the locations of those God Worship Cult members.

Soon, the sounds of fighting came from a certain location in the cave; clearly, some teams had already engaged with the God Worship Cult members.

Jiang Ling and his group rushed forward, and soon they saw a group of people wearing black cloaks standing guard ahead.

"Charge!"

Zhang Kuang roared excitedly, transforming into a ferocious beast, and dashed out with a whoosh.

With just these few God Worship Cult members on guard, they didn't even need to use any Formation; they could just swarm them.

Or rather, it wasn't even necessary to swarm them; Zhang Kuang rushed up alone and soon tore those few God Worship Cult members into many pieces.

"They are too weak!" Zhang Kuang roared excitedly, covered in blood.

"Don't be careless!" Jiang Ling said. "Since this is a nest of the God Worship Cult, there must be a very rigorous defense System."

"Tie Ta, you lead the way in the front."

"Li Yuan, you hide in the back, responsible for covering the rear and sniping."

"Understood!" They all responded.