71: The disheveled people of Star City

Zhou Xing was never one to look for trouble, but if the other party took the initiative to provoke him, they couldn't blame him for showing no mercy.

In the viewing hall of Dawn City, Li Qing's expression turned sour as she watched the footage of Lin Yi and the other two being eliminated.

She hadn't expected Lin Yi, whose strength ranked in the top three among the ten from Luo City, to be eliminated so directly, especially with two helpers.

Moreover, it was clearly visible that Zhou Xing hadn't even unleashed his full power.

"Bei Chen, can you tell me about this little fellow from your Star City? Setting others aside, his performance this time has certainly exceeded everyone's expectations."

"If I'm not mistaken, he should be more than just a Dual-element Awakening, right?"

At this moment, Wei Guangming looked at Zhou Xing's expression on the screen and grew increasingly curious, so he simply sent a voice transmission directly to Bei Chen.

Upon receiving Wei Guangming's transmission, Bei Chen knew he needed to share some information appropriately to avoid displeasing him.

"City Lord, all I can tell you is that Zhou Xing's strength is definitely not limited to this. He will surely give you a surprise when the time comes. Wouldn't telling you now ruin the sense of anticipation?"

Bei Chen only gave a brief hint; otherwise, if he disclosed all of Zhou Xing's information in advance, Wei Guangming would have preconceived notions, making it difficult for Zhou Xing's subsequent performances to stir any emotions in him.

"Haha, alright then, I'll wait and see."

Wei Guangming was merely curious; he wanted to see what other unique performances Zhou Xing would display later.

Meanwhile, in the wilderness, thinking that his points were sufficient for the time being, Zhou Xing planned to find the whereabouts of the others first.

Others had already begun moving in groups of two or three, which gave Zhou Xing a sense of urgency.

This was what they had agreed upon beforehand: while killing Mutated Beasts, they would find a way to locate each other as quickly as possible based on markers.

As time passed, the trial continued intensely.

Today was already the seventh day of the trial. Although the contestants couldn't see other information or rankings, the Tactical Bracelet clearly informed them that there were 86 people left in the wilderness.

This meant that in the next three days, another 40 people would be eliminated.

For several days, Zhou Xing had been moving randomly, trying to find traces of the others from Star City.

However, three more days had passed, and he still had no success, which made him feel a sense of haste.

Because he had already seen that other major cities even had a five-person squad.

Could it be that Qin Yue, White Mist, and the others had all been eliminated?

Meanwhile, in a hidden cave, four people were currently gathered together.

These four were Qin Yue, Ye Wuchen, White Mist, and Wen Jie.

However, looking at their condition, without exception, all of them were severely injured.

Qin Yue's injuries were particularly severe, with three bone-deep claw marks on his chest, looking as if he had encountered a powerful Mutated Beast.

Yet, there were also obvious slashes on his body caused by sharp blades, and the wounds were turning green, indicating he was heavily poisoned.

In the viewing hall, Bei Chen looked at the scarred group and appeared very worried.

"Zhou Xing, you'd better hurry. If you're any later, they'll really be in trouble."

The wilderness area for this trial was actually quite large, with a total area exceeding the size of Star City.

Many experts from Dawn City surrounded the area to ensure the trial would not be interfered with.

Initially, things had gone quite smoothly over the past few days, especially with Qin Yue and the others teamed up; even if they encountered someone like Jin Yan alone, they would have been able to retreat safely.

However, the alliance between Sea City and Dark City directly reversed the optimistic situation.

The most troublesome part was that, as seen on the screen, the people from Sea City were already nearing the place where the group was hiding.

But looking at it from another perspective, one couldn't blame others; after all, with one less opponent, one's own chances of advancing would be higher.

Furthermore, Star City wasn't the only unlucky one these past two days; after all, over a hundred people had already been eliminated.

There was even an unlucky contestant from Wind City who stumbled into the territory of a D-rank Peak Mutated Beast and was killed instantly, all in the blink of an eye.

This happened so fast that even a Law Realm expert responsible for patrolling couldn't react in time.

Although the expert killed the Mutated Beast in a fit of rage, it was to no avail.

One could only say that the contestant had bad luck.

"Cough... cough cough..." Inside the cave, Qin Yue leaned against the rock wall and couldn't help but cough.

Every cough brought up bloody froth.

Qin Yue's face was terrifyingly pale. The others had previously advised him to give up if he couldn't go on, but Qin Yue was unwilling; he wanted to hold on until the very end as much as possible.

However, none of them were skilled in healing. They had just sent secret transmissions to each other that if things truly became impossible, they would directly activate Qin Yue's token first.

After all, life is more important than anything else.

Wen Jie and White Mist exchanged a glance, then turned to look at Ye Wuchen, who was sitting cross-legged nearby to heal his injuries, a look of helplessness flashing in their eyes.

Although their condition was relatively okay, they could only exert forty to fifty percent of their strength.

"Hmm? Quiet, someone is coming." White Mist's eyes flashed with a silver light as she warned them.

Immediately, everyone tensed up. Ye Wuchen also stopped his recovery and hurriedly stood up.

Wen Jie moved silently to the cave entrance and pressed his right hand to the ground. Fine dust followed his palm into the earth, acting as scouts to check the situation outside.

"It's the four from Sea City led by Lan Ming. They really are persistent," Wen Jie informed them after sensing with his eyes closed.

"They have a 'Water God' Divinity Awakened One who can assist with healing, so they recover very quickly. But we're hidden so well, how did they find us?"

White Mist looked puzzled.

"I'm not sure. White Mist, how many more times can you use your Space Jump?" Wen Jie shook his head and then looked at White Mist.

"Twice. But because of my current state, the jump distance is only half of normal. The probability of them finding us is still quite high."

"How about this: I'll cover the rear. At worst, I'll be eliminated. With our strength, it's very difficult to reach the top three," Ye Wuchen said coldly. "You take the two of them and leave. Try to survive until the end as much as possible."

"I'll stay too. In my state, I probably won't last much longer anyway. I still have..."

"Shut up!" Ye Wuchen snapped, a rare display of anger. "Look at you, you can't even stand steadily. If you force an outburst, even if you're teleported back to Dawn City, they might not be able to save you."

"Forget it, we can't leave. They've already discovered us," Wen Jie's expression changed as he spoke gravely.

Just then, Lan Ming's cold voice came from outside the cave: "Everyone, will you come out, or shall we go in?"