177: Sit back and wait
For the next period of time, Song Ming no longer rode the Dragon, but instead slowly walked through a hilly area.
He looked as if he was strolling leisurely, without the slightest hint of tension on his face.
Another two hours had passed.
The safe zone in the War Space had become smaller and smaller, and all the new students who had not yet been eliminated looked terrified.
They hid for as long as they could, both to recover more Spell power and to avoid encountering more senior students.
Only Song Ming walked around openly, with no intention of hiding at all.
From the start of the competition until now, nearly four hours had passed.
Such a long time should be enough for Deng Jie to gather enough people.
Song Ming thought to himself.
At the same time, he constantly paid attention to the messages sent back by his summoned creatures.
Once Deng Jie and his group were discovered, he would immediately receive the intelligence.
Another half hour passed.
Just as Song Ming was starting to get a little impatient, a series of Spell explosions suddenly came from ahead.
Waves of colorful light constantly intertwined in the air ahead; a battle had clearly broken out there.
Song Ming's face lit up with joy.
A battle meant there were "fat sheep" to be found.
Especially members of the academy faction, who were all quite wealthy.
Most of them had at least five thousand credit in their accounts.
In the time before this, he had eliminated over a dozen senior academy students.
He had gained over eighty thousand credit.
This was much faster than the income he got from doing dungeons.
Song Ming didn't hesitate; his figure flickered, and he appeared at the battle scene.
However, to his slight disappointment, the people he was looking for were not there.
It was merely three senior students fighting a team of new students.
Although the new students had the numerical advantage, with a total of nine people, the gap between each new student and senior student was considerable.
Even with three against one, they couldn't defeat their opponents, and several of them had even been eliminated.
Song Ming glanced a few times and then completely lost interest.
There was nothing good about such a one-sided battle.
He would simply deal with these three senior students.
Just as he was about to make his move, the three senior students all showed surprised expressions, stopped their attacks, and tacitly pulled away from Song Ming.
"It's him, Song Ming!"
"Damn it, how did we run into him so soon?"
"We were planning to harvest a few more credit and then meet up with Deng Jie; our luck is really too bad!"
"What should we do? Should we notify Deng Jie now?"
The three of them had fluctuating expressions on their faces and discussed countermeasures.
One of them carefully sized up Song Ming.
Although their Ranks were all suppressed to Level 30, the heavy pressure emanating from Song Ming, like a massive mountain, still made him tremble with fear for a moment.
They were all senior academy students who had been in the academy for many years.
Yet, Song Ming, a new student who had just arrived, could give them such a powerful sense of oppression.
The three of them, like startled birds, quickly pulled out their communicators and contacted Deng Jie.
Just then, a figure appeared before them.
He said faintly, "So, you all rely on this thing to communicate!"
The few of them were all startled.
They instinctively wanted to attack.
But strangely, no matter what kind of skill they tried to release by consuming their internal Spell power, their bodies simply wouldn't obey their commands, standing still without moving.
They couldn't even move a single finger.
Even more terrifying, their health was rapidly decreasing at a visible rate.
Song Ming didn't even look at the three of them, reaching out to take the communicators from their bodies.
This item was neither a prop nor equipment.
It was entirely a creation combining modern technology and magic.
Even in a special space, its communication range was a full ten thousand meters.
Its function was similar to a mobile phone.
However, this item was more compact and convenient, and its communication function was very strong, unaffected by harsh environments.
It was the main communication tool for Professionals in the wilderness.
"It seems Deng Jie and his group have put a lot of thought into dealing with me!"
Song Ming looked at the communicator; the screen displayed a dense cluster of red dots moving towards his location.
At the same time, a message appeared on the screen.
He clicked it open; it was a message from Deng Jie.
"Don't fight him head-on, just stall him; we'll be there soon!"
Song Ming chuckled, "Perfect, it saves me the time of having to look for them."
He put away the communicator; the three senior students had already been eliminated and were whisked out of this space by the power of the rules.
Seeing this, the group of new students stood stunned on the spot.
The three senior students who had just been so imposing, making them flee in panic, were effortlessly eliminated in the blink of an eye.
Their hearts were truly filled with mixed emotions.
However, when they clearly saw Song Ming's appearance, they all had an expression of 'of course'.
"So it's Senior Song Ming; then it's not surprising."
"To defeat three senior students so effortlessly, just how strong is Senior's power?"
"Who can tell me what Senior's true Rank is?"
"Song Ming is terrifyingly strong; even the main body of that Abyssal Demon probably wouldn't fare well."
Everyone discussed excitedly.
After all, Song Ming was a new student just like them.
If he could win first place in this competition, no senior student would dare to look down on new students anymore.
Song Ming originally intended to wait here, but the new students were too noisy, which really annoyed him.
So he said to the group of new students, "There's going to be another battle here soon; if you don't want to get caught in the crossfire, it's best to leave here quickly."
The new students became even more excited upon hearing this.
Hearing there was more excitement to watch, they naturally couldn't leave.
Anyway, their participation in the competition was just a formality.
After all, with their strength, even three of them struggled against one senior student.
Naturally, they didn't expect to defeat senior students and earn credit.
One of the new students bravely asked, "Senior, may I ask what your current Rank is?"
"To defeat three senior students so easily, Senior must be at least a Ranker who has completed three advancements."
"Nonsense, I bet Senior is at least Level 70!"
"With Senior's strength, leveling up is simply easy."
The new students' gazes all turned towards Song Ming, hoping he would provide an answer.
Song Ming frowned slightly and said faintly, "Level 100!"
At this, all the new students gasped, their faces filled with disbelief.
Level 100!
It had only been less than a month since the college entrance examination.
Senior Song Ming had already reached Level 100!
One had to know that among them, the new students, the fastest to level up was only Level 40 something!
"Hiss, as expected of a Senior."
"Only a Senior could have such an amazing leveling speed."
"Compared to a Senior, I'm just trash."
"No, you're even worse than trash!"
...
The new students engaged in a heated discussion, which eventually ended in silence!