102: Bai Qi kills gods to prove his truth? Sorry, I need to drink some soup first!

"Your duty is to use your eyes to watch over the Great Qin Empire for me," Heaven's Choice said, his voice devoid of any emotion.

"Their every move, personnel changes, resource flow..."

"I want you to clearly see every step the First Emperor takes."

These words, like cold needles, pierced through the fog in Cicada Clothes's mind.

A test?

No, this was exploitation.

It was an even colder, overt scheme!

He was asking her to monitor the First Emperor; wasn't this a reverse spy mission?

If she truly was the First Emperor's person, this task would be tailor-made for her, allowing her to fabricate half-true intelligence at will, leading his judgment into an abyss.

But what if...

He had already seen through her?

This order became a double-edged sword hanging over her head.

If she did well, it would deepen his trust, but she would have to betray the First Emperor's interests.

If she did poorly, or was perfunctory, her identity would be immediately exposed.

What a move, "using your spear to attack your shield"!

For the first time, Cicada Clothes felt a genuine chill towards this Heaven's Choice, whom she had never met.

She remained silent for a long time, so long that the air in the channel almost solidified, eventually choosing the safest answer.

Cicada Clothes: "Cicada Clothes... I obey. I will not fail your trust, my lord."

Heaven's Choice: "Very good."

Lin Feng closed the chat window, his face devoid of any extra expression.

He had placed a poisonous chess piece back on his opponent's board, and then told the piece, 'Go, poison your master.'

No matter how this piece struggled, he would always profit.

He just wanted the First Emperor to experience what it meant to lift a rock only to drop it on his own foot.

In the guild channel, everyone was somewhat confused by Lin Feng's appointment of Cicada Clothes.

MyoSuSeiKa: "Inspector? This official title sounds grand, but what exactly does she do?"

Kuang Dao was more direct: "Isn't he just sending her to be a scout? Can a little girl handle that?"

Only Five Elements Reversal gave Lin Feng's avatar a meaningful look, then looked at Cicada Clothes's avatar, a flash of understanding in his eyes.

Lin Feng did not explain.

His gaze had already turned towards the sky, which was about to be completely swallowed by nightfall.

The Hunting Ceremony, its first night, was about to begin.

He surveyed his territory.

The Judgment Sky Eye stood silently in the center, its giant crystal eye closed, like a sleeping ancient god.

In Gourmet Supplier's outdoor kitchen, a giant pot was bubbling, stewing something, its overbearing aroma aggressively occupying every inch of air.

That ugly Indomitable War Soul Statue still emitted a tenacious aura, coating every defensive tower with a murderous intent.

The Celestial Court, this alliance of "ghosts and monsters," was ready to welcome their first carnival.

Night fell.

The blood-red countdown in the upper right corner of every lord's screen silently reached zero.

System Announcement: The Hunting Ceremony, First Night, officially begins!

World Channel Friendly Reminder: This invasion includes "Poisonous Shadow Bats," "Abyssal Dreadclaw Monsters," and the "Elite Unit - Golem of Brute Force." Lords, please pay attention to your anti-air, high-frequency attack units, and heavy armor-piercing unit configurations!

Roar----!!!!

Roars erupted from all directions, more violent and dense than any previous time!

A black tide surged from the edge of the horizon, engulfing the entire world!

The World Channel was instantly flooded with wails and battle reports.

"Damn it! The number is three times more than yesterday! Is the system crazy?"

"What the hell is a Golem of Brute Force? My legendary arrow tower only dealt double-digit damage?!"

Amidst the chaos, a golden ID, like a sun, instantly burned at the top of the leaderboard!

NO.1: Great Qin · Bai Qi, the General

Score: 15,840

Countless lords, peeking through the spectator interface, turned their gaze towards the territory of the Great Qin Empire.

It was a breathing, steel meat-grinding Great Wall, constructed from countless profound iron fortresses.

Bai Qi, the General's fortress stood in the center of the front line, his talent, God of Slaughter Domain, dyed the entire battlefield blood-red.

Within the domain, all enemy attributes decreased by 20%! Friendly units gained stackable attack speed and damage bonuses after killing units!

Under his command, hundreds of top lords fought in coordination, like a precise machine devouring flesh and blood.

The Mage Tower legion in the rear conducted carpet bombing, while the front-line knight order, under Li Si's Powerful Qin Aura, transformed into tireless reapers.

Bai Qi, the General himself transformed into the hero unit Blood Butcher Guard, wielding a giant axe, each swing clearing a bottomless alley of flesh and blood in the sea of monsters!

Their slaughter was efficient and ruthless, like a death process rehearsed a thousand times.

On the leaderboard, members of the Great Qin Empire almost monopolized the top twenty.

White Whore in the Waves: "Holy crap! Is this the strength of the number one guild? This is a one-sided massacre!"

One Punch, One Sobbing Monster: "General Bai Qi is fierce! This killing efficiency is simply inhuman!"

The tide of opinion in the World Channel had already been awed by the power of the Great Qin Empire.

Celestial Court territory.

Compared to the outside world's clamor, here, it seemed a bit... too peaceful.

Gourmet Supplier was humming a tune, stirring his three-meter-diameter giant pot with a huge spoon.

"Come, come! Freshly made Divine Dragon Tail Soup! All units gain +50% attack speed and slight splash damage for ten minutes! There's more in the pot, don't rush!"

An indescribably dominant aroma permeated the entire territory.

MyoSuSeiKa drooled, while directing his engineering goblins to place even more bizarrely shaped statues in various key positions, shouting: "Bro, save me a bowl! This new Goddess of Wisdom statue I made, it's a bit ugly, but it can give all Mage Towers a 20% skill cooldown reduction! Paired with your soup, it's simply amazing!"

And on the outskirts of the territory, the newly appointed Inspector, Cicada Clothes, stood gracefully beneath an arrow tower, her beautiful eyes holding a perfectly appropriate hint of worry as she gazed at the surging tide of monsters in the distance.

She softly said to Kuang Dao beside her: "Senior Kuang Dao, the monsters are overwhelming. Why isn't Lord Heaven's Choice making a move yet?"

Kuang Dao, who was happily directing his Berserker Axemen to hack away, laughed: "Sister Cicada Clothes, you don't know! Our boss's style is to either not make a move at all, or when he does, he'll make sure those bastards don't even know how they died!"

A subtle glint flashed in Cicada Clothes's eyes.

Is that so?

She wanted to see how Heaven's Choice would make everyone not know how they died, facing the crushing score advantage of the Great Qin Empire.

While feigning observation, she secretly recorded the Celestial Court's defensive layout, member talents, and even everyone's chat habits, preparing to filter out useful information afterwards and report it to the First Emperor.

At this moment, the Celestial Court members' rankings on the leaderboard were not high.

The highest, Yi, was only ranked 28th.

His dozens of Divine Arrow Towers, under the dual buffs of Gourmet Supplier and MyoSuSeiKa, still didn't have fast attack speed, but every arrow shot would precisely pinpoint and kill an elite monster from amidst the myriad of enemies!

It felt like playing a super long-range whack-a-mole game, full of composure and ease.

But this kind of "point killing" was clearly inefficient in a competition like the Hunting Ceremony, which required a massive number of kills.

On the World Channel, some mocking voices had already appeared.

Saint Hall · Caesar: "I thought the Celestial Court had great abilities. It seems they are just a few scattered individuals with unique talents. When it comes to real warfare, they are far too lacking."

Li Si of Great Qin also, at an opportune moment, used the guild's name to post a seemingly humble but actually boastful message: "Everyone overpraises us. Our Great Qin merely took advantage of having many people and great power. It is our honor to contribute to the 'First Sequence.'"

For a time, the prestige of the Great Qin Empire reached its peak.

And the Celestial Court, in contrast, seemed like Don Quixote challenging windmills, appearing somewhat ridiculous.

On Xianyang Plain, the First Emperor sat on his throne, looking at the tiered lead on the leaderboard, and finally, a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

This was the effect he wanted.

He wanted to use this undeniable strength to tell everyone who was the true master of this continent.

However, just as the monster tide reached its peak, and three Golems of Brute Force, each the size of a small mountain, simultaneously appeared on the battlefield, drawing everyone's attention.

That ID, Heaven's Choice, which had been silent all along, finally moved.

He did not move his divine bird fortress, nor did he summon any Infernal Flying Dragons.

He merely, for one second, temporarily opened the vision of a newly constructed, strangely shaped defensive tower to all members of the Celestial Court in a shared format.

The next second.

In the very center of the Celestial Court's territory, the Judgment Sky Eye, which had always kept its giant crystal eye tightly shut, slowly... opened!