204: Standings

Junior Xia Qi couldn't help but shiver at the sight of the numerous insect eggs before him.

If all of these were to hatch in the wilderness, it would be a significant blow to the professional combatants.

Junior Xia Qi immediately used Blazing Fire, and a scorching flame quickly enveloped the entire cave.

But these insect eggs were not so easily dealt with; the flames only burned away a slight sheen from their surface.

Junior Xia Qi again used Thunder Strike; the lightning struck the insect eggs, yet still had no noticeable effect.

Junior Xia Qi glanced at the sword in his hand, thinking, 'I can't possibly chop them one by one, can I?'

Looking at the densely packed insect eggs before him, this was clearly unrealistic.

It seems he still needed to use a practical skill.

Junior Xia Qi took a step forward, and ice flowers continuously bloomed.

The entire cave was frozen solid.

Junior Xia Qi continuously unleashed Elemental Flower at the cave entrance.

Elemental Flowers floated through the cave, accurately landing where Junior Xia Qi needed them.

Junior Xia Qi retreated, and sturdy ice sealed the entire cave entrance.

Boom!

The Elemental Flowers bloomed inside the cave, unleashing powerful Elemental Power.

The entire nest trembled, and even the professional combatants still fighting below felt this immense power.

The professional combatants had already largely secured victory and were entering the final cleanup phase.

This huge commotion immediately attracted their attention.

Under the explosion of the Elemental Flowers, the insect eggs inside the cave were mostly dealt with.

To be safe, Junior Xia Qi entered the cave to check again.

Even if only one of these things remained, Junior Xia Qi couldn't guarantee there would be no threat.

He didn't know much about the Void Realm, and even if there was only a one in a trillion chance, he wanted to avoid it.

For others, that could be a 100% crisis.

Inside the cave, earth and rocks flew everywhere.

Junior Xia Qi opened the ice barrier and walked in.

Inside, there were shattered insect eggs everywhere, scattered among the soil and rocks.

The Void Realm larvae inside had all turned into puddles of purple liquid.

Junior Xia Qi used Blazing Fire to burn them all away.

Junior Xia Qi carefully checked again, confirming that no other insect eggs remained.

Then, he circulated Earth Power, burying everything here.

After dealing with this place, Junior Xia Qi returned to the main entrance of the nest.

At this moment, all the professional combatants were waiting for him.

All the monsters in the dungeon had been cleared, and Junior Xia Qi found no other monsters.

Everyone cleared the dungeon and returned to the battlefield.

At this time, the search outside was still ongoing.

Junior Xia Qi and his group immediately explained what had happened inside.

At the same time, a person was dragged out.

Junior Xia Qi took a look; it was the Scarface from before.

This guy was still alive and had been dragged out by the professional combatants.

The Dragon Country military quickly took him away, leaving the remaining matters for them to handle.

Junior Xia Qi and the others all went to the resting area.

This was a temporary resting area set up by the military, much inferior to the one Junior Xia Qi had used before.

Although this place couldn't compare to the military's resting area, it was better than nothing.

Junior Xia Qi quickly recovered his spirit and energy in the resting area.

In the resting area, Junior Xia Qi began to comprehend the battles he had experienced during this period.

He remembered Scarface vividly; his strength was indeed good, but unfortunately, he met him.

This time, with the dungeon's Rank limit, the enemies' strength was not very strong.

But what if the same enemies had a much higher Rank than himself?

How should he deal with that then?

An hour later, Junior Xia Qi walked out of the resting area.

He felt refreshed and invigorated.

At this time, there were still many professional combatants working on the battlefield.

Junior Xia Qi then joined the search team.

Before long, the entire battlefield was cleaned up.

After resting, all the contestants returned to the competition venue.

They each returned to their residences, awaiting the start of the competition.

"What do you think of this time?" Tu Yuanshan asked.

General Hu, beside him, remained silent, but his heart was already blooming with joy.

"You brat, don't you dare crash!"

"You're already so old, and still a God of War!" Tu Yuanshan said with some dissatisfaction.

"How do I look at it? I look at it with a smile."

"I've already received the report; Junior Xia Qi performed well."

"However, I never expected a Void Realm experimental subject to appear in the Professional Combatant Competition."

"Thankfully, nothing happened, otherwise, neither you nor I could bear this responsibility."

Tu Yuanshan rolled his eyes at General Hu, who was speaking so seriously.

"If you want to praise Junior Xia Qi, just praise him directly; no need to beat around the bush."

Hearing this, General Hu burst out laughing.

"This kid indeed has some of my demeanor from back in the day."

...

Junior Xia Qi returned to his residence, and as soon as he opened the door, the three girls rushed over.

"Brother Xia Qi, are you okay?"

"Xia Qi, are you hungry? I made you some pastries."

"Junior Xia Qi, how are you?"

...

"I'm fine, how could anything happen to me!"

Junior Xia Qi sat down on the sofa and lay down.

As soon as he lay down, he fell asleep.

The subsequent search had lasted for over ten hours.

Junior Xia Qi was truly exhausted now, completely oblivious to the three girls beside him.

The three girls looked at the sleeping Junior Xia Qi and did not disturb him.

Yun Qingyue covered Junior Xia Qi with a blanket, while Yu Qiu put away the pastries she had made.

As for the senior sister, she naturally returned to her own room.

However, at this moment, the attention of all three was on Junior Xia Qi.

Junior Xia Qi slept soundly and, in a daze, found himself in bed.

When Junior Xia Qi woke up, everything was as usual.

Only, he felt as if someone was missing.

"Where's Lina?"

Junior Xia Qi suddenly remembered; Lina was gone.

"Someone said a few words to her, and then she left."

"She looked very anxious," Yun Qingyue replied.

Upon hearing that Lina was fine, Junior Xia Qi also felt relieved.

Since that was the case, he would focus on the competition.

He didn't know Lina's exact identity, but he figured nothing would happen to her.

Although Lina was usually a bit clumsy, she was very quick-witted.

Junior Xia Qi and the others arrived at the competition venue.

Now, it was once again a sea of people; the number of spectators had not decreased at all.

On the large screen at the competition venue, there was a leaderboard.

This leaderboard was calculated based on a point system.

And Junior Xia Qi's name naturally appeared at the top position.

[Xia Qi: 136 points]

[Zhuge Qingyun: 42 points]

[Sima Mingyue: 39 points]

[...]

The scores after that were even lower, becoming single digits across the board towards the end.

Hearing the conversations of those nearby, Junior Xia Qi understood.

This leaderboard was ranked based on their performance in this battlefield.

Those who had entered the dungeon with him did not have very low scores at this time.

However, Junior Xia Qi hadn't expected his points to exceed others by so much.