163: The elimination mechanism has appeared
In the blink of an eye,
another half a month passed.
The real-time data displayed in the upper right corner showed:
First place: Han Lie of the Human Race, ranked first, with 841,214 battles, 841,214 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.
Second place: Demon War of the God-Demon Clan, ranked second, with 64,252 battles, 64,250 wins, 2 losses, and 0 draws.
Even someone as strong as Demon War, who was hailed as an 'offensive kaleidoscope,' still suffered a crushing defeat after countless battles. It might have been due to conflicting abilities or insufficient stamina, but he lost to the Curse Clan, who ranked third.
However, no one was considering who was stronger or weaker between them anymore. Regardless of whether it was second, third, fourth, or even tenth place, compared to Han Lie, who was first in the upper right corner, they all paled in comparison.
Some even thought that a separate data table should be created for Han Lie; otherwise, the contrast was too stark and a bit hard to accept.
Now, Han Lie's fractional wins
were almost more than the total battles they had fought.
.............
And at this moment,
an anomaly occurred.
In an unknown corner, someone suddenly noticed that the last-ranked participant hadn't engaged in battle for a long time.
That was a Fiend Clan member, whose combat status in the Universe was even lower than that of the Human Race; they were truly the bottom of the barrel. It's worth mentioning here that the Fiend Clan and the Demon Beast Race actually originated from the same race, but due to differences in bloodline, intelligence, and other aspects, their race itself differentiated into two factions.
The Fiend Clan, then, belonged to the lowest stratum—no talent, no background, no brains. Their presence here was merely to make up the numbers.
Let's just say this:
Fiends of the same level have even lower combat power than the Human Race. This is why Han Lie was able to fight a third-grade phoenix during the college entrance examination. Speaking of which, that was an honorific title given by the Human Race; in reality, in front of true Demon Beasts, that third-grade phoenix, by bloodline, was truly just a wild chicken.
Getting back to the topic,
the data for this Flame-Slaying Giant Steel Deer hadn't moved for a long time. A few days ago, its data was—Fiend Clan Giant Steel Deer, ranked 79,521,421, with 5,271 battles, 270 wins, 5,000 losses, and 1 draw. The data was quite dismal.
The director, amidst the shouts of the crowd, noticed this and tried to find the Flame-Slaying Giant Steel Deer's perspective, only to discover that the latter's glacier seemed to have collapsed.
The Flame-Slaying Giant Steel Deer had vanished without a trace.
“!!!”
“What the heck?!”
“Where did that silly deer go? I followed him before; he had patterns like fireworks on him and looked quite pretty.”
“Damn it, he must be dead, otherwise where else could he go?”
“It's over, the elimination mechanism has appeared! I knew it, losing like this continuously would definitely be problematic!!”
...............
Everyone noticed the crucial point,
and immediately began to pay attention to the lower-ranked contestants. The Human Race was no exception. It must be said that Old Zhang's original intention for streaming was not this, but it was now achieving good results.
Zhang Lei of the Human Race, ranked 79,521,417, with 4,957 battles, 357 wins, 4,600 losses, and 0 draws. His record was equally unbearable.
But many people were following him.
There were also hundreds of millions of people in the live stream, but their focus was a bit peculiar; they weren't interested in seeing how Zhang Lei killed enemies, but rather how people disappeared.
Just two days later,
Zhang Lei truly disappeared. It was an ordinary battle where the former was no match for his opponent and was cut down with a single blow. However, unlike before, after dying, he didn't experience time reversal and return to his original state. This time, dead meant dead, and a large hole collapsed in the middle of the glacier, directly swallowing the deceased Zhang Lei. If not for everyone constantly watching, they might not have known that Zhang Lei once stood on this glacier.
“The eliminations have begun!”
Jijiang said calmly, propping her chin.
“........” Old Zhang's expression, however, was not good, because many of those lower-ranked individuals were from their Human Race.
Although the elimination mechanism was still unknown, almost all those eliminated were lower-ranked individuals, suggesting it was likely related to a certain metric.
Whether it was reaching a certain number of losses or a specific win-loss ratio, these were difficult to determine.
“It should be related to the melting of the ice and snow!”
Jijiang said casually, “After losing, the glacier beneath one's feet will melt a portion. If you lose too much, the glacier collapses. That's probably the reason!”
“!!!”
Old Zhang also felt the same, which was why he felt a pang in his heart every time he saw the data on the right. If considered from this perspective, then losing 5,000 times would mean complete death for that person.
And on the right, many Human Race members were already close to this critical point.
“Alright!”
Jijiang waved her hand, “Since they came, they must be prepared to die. Not just them, but all of us Human Race observers. Frankly, this session's luck has been good enough. If they hadn't gained strength on the first floor of the Town Boundary Tower, it wouldn't just be these people dying now!”
Upon hearing this, Old Zhang said nothing.
He just watched the screen with a pained expression.
Praying in his heart.
“Just one more win!!”
“Win one!!”
...................
In the Universe,
this also sparked widespread discussion.
Someone said:
“Currently, it seems the cause of death is very likely due to the melting ice and snow beneath their feet. So, wouldn't it be fine if they just didn't fight?”
“Cowardly Lizard!?”
Someone retorted, “First, whether this is feasible or not, these are all the Heaven's Chosen of the Universe of Myriad Races; it's impossible for them to fear battle, right?”
“Why not?”
Someone laughed, “After my careful observation, some of the lower-ranked contestants have already chosen to avoid battle!”
“Avoiding battle?!”
“Are there really people avoiding battle?!”
Upon observation, everyone indeed found that a considerable number of people had chosen to avoid battle.
As is well known, the matching mechanism targets the glacier beneath one's feet, so wouldn't it be over if they just didn't target it?
At first, these Heaven's Chosen, before dying, felt worried and fearful. After dying once or twice, they didn't think much of it and entered a period of frenzy. But as the number of deaths increased, their hearts also began to panic.
People weren't stupid;
they could still feel the melting of the ice and snow beneath their feet. Therefore, many people actually chose to passively avoid battle.
Actually, it couldn't be entirely called passive avoidance; it could also be understood as wanting more rest time to face each battle in better condition.
It must be said,
these people were also clever.
But then someone else discovered that truly avoiding battle was unfeasible; the glacier beneath one's feet would forcibly arrange an opponent after a certain period of time.
Therefore,
this method was useful, but those contestants truly at the very bottom of the rankings still couldn't escape the fate of being eliminated.
.................
“Here it comes....”
Liu Ruyan frowned deeply. She was one of the clever ones who had chosen to avoid battle a long time ago. Until now, she had only engaged in 2,000 battles and won 1,300 of them, a record she was quite satisfied with.
Currently,
another figure appeared.
She merely glanced at him and froze.
“Han Lie?!”
She didn't even consider fighting, put away her weapon, and pouted.
“Damn this matching mechanism!”
“I just don't know how strong Han Lie is now, but I can't waste energy trying to test him. So be it......”
She looked up at the dull-looking Han Lie,
who was sitting in a posture of waiting for death.
And so,
and so.
Han Lie's body directly soared a hundred zhang high, and a towering tree, over a thousand zhang tall, also rose behind him. Then, using the Blood Qi Immortal Tree as a weapon, he smashed it down fiercely.
“???”
“??????”
“?????????”
Liu Ruyan was instantly turned into meat paste. The next second, the Han Lie clone disappeared, and she was resurrected through time reversal.
She was safe and sound.
But her brain had crashed.
“......Th-That... was Han Lie?!”
“How, after just a few days, has his strength reached such a terrifying level? How can a person be a hundred zhang tall? If we were to do 'that'... wouldn't I be... not just broken, but not even having a swollen belly.........!!!”
“And what the heck is that big tree?! How did it get so tall and thick!!!”
Liu Ruyan's mind suffered an enormous shock. Involuntarily, her firm resolve to become stronger wavered slightly. She couldn't help but wonder if relying on Han Lie as a 'nanny' might also be a good option.
It wasn't until the next opponent appeared
that she recovered. The first thing to do was to survive.
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