265: Chapter 265 Forbidden Zone No. 009

"Does that mean I can get eliminated within one minute, and then return to this suite at the hotel with air conditioning and a soft bed..."

Jiang You's eyes lit up like two searchlights: "And just announce that I'm getting off work early?"

"..."

The entire conference room instantly fell into a deathly silence.

All the passion and fighting spirit were instantly shattered in the face of Jiang You, this ultimate slacker BUG who was comparable to a "logic genius."

The mustache at the corner of Principal Pang Ban's mouth twitched violently.

He looked at Jiang You, who was full of anticipation and even ready to commit suicide to return to the city the moment he landed tomorrow.

A destructive rage of a Tier 5 Grandmaster instantly filled the entire conference room.

"Jiang! You!!!"

With a roar, Principal Pang Ban crushed the whiteboard eraser in his hand into powder, his bellow almost blowing the roof off the hotel:

"If you dare to self-destruct and get off work the moment you enter the field tomorrow!"

"I swear! I will absolutely set up a dragnet at the exit of the teleportation array. As soon as you come out, I will personally stuff you into the Imperial Capital's septic tank and give you a refreshing one-month bath with a high-pressure water gun!!!"

"Do you understand?!"

Jiang You shivered in fear and retracted his hand with extreme grievance: "Understood, understood. Principal, don't get excited. I was just asking... I won't crush it, that's all. Why be so fierce..."

Jiang You sighed in his heart: "Forget it, I'll just honestly find a bridge hole to sleep in until the end of the competition."

The meeting was adjourned in a highly abstract manner amidst Principal Pang Ban's roaring and Jiang You's grievance.

Everyone collected their jade plaques and returned to their rooms to rest and build up their energy, preparing to welcome tomorrow's big battle.

And the moment Jiang You returned to his room and just closed his eyes to go to sleep.

In his inner world, the [Organ Chat Group] that had been silent for a long time was completely plunged into an unprecedented carnival because of Principal Pang Ban's introduction of the rules just now!

[Brain (data streams running wildly, lenses refracting an extremely greedy light)]:

"A private large-scale secret realm of Imperial Capital Martial Arts University? The map is full of top talents from universities? And there's no danger to life?"

"How is this a melee? This is clearly a zero-cost self-service restocking carnival opened by the Imperial Capital for us!"

[Kidneys (shaking with excitement, space laws vibrating wildly)]:

"Jade plaques? Shields? Hahaha! As long as it doesn't kill them, we'll fleece them to death!"

"Brother Brain! Hurry up and plan the best looting route! Tomorrow, I want to let that group of so-called top talents know what it means to not even leave them a pair of underwear!"

[stomach (secreting gastric acid wildly)]:

"Monster beast meat! Secret realm treasures! I want it all!"

[Right Hand (clinching fist, letting out a perverted, cackling laugh)]:

"Since everyone has brought a death-exemption medal... then when I slap them tomorrow, can I stop holding back my strength?"

"Hehehehehe!!!"

...

The next morning.

Dozens of streamlined heavy spiritual energy buses, imprinted with the badge of the Martial Arts General Administration, lined up in a long dragon and drove out of the underground garage of Qianlong Hotel, heading towards the suburbs of the Imperial Capital.

Inside one of the carriages, the team members of Magic City Martial Arts University were making final pre-battle preparations.

Xiang Batian was applying high-tier monster beast oil to his biceps, trying to make his muscles look shinier in front of the camera.

Gou Fugui was frantically counting the "special maps" and "high-priced first-aid kits" in his storage ring, muttering to himself.

Bai Lan was holding a large bag of Imperial Capital specialty roast duck, her mouth full of oil as she ate.

And as the team captain, Jiang You was currently burying himself deeply in the collar of his oversized black and gold team uniform, his whole person like a salted fish that had lost its dreams, nodding off to sleep with the bumping of the bus.

"Finally, the paid vacation is about to start..."

Jiang You calculated vaguely in his heart: "After landing later, no matter where I am teleported to, I'll first find a shaded cave and block the entrance with a big rock."

"Let them fight however they want outside. Even if I sleep inside until the end of time, I will absolutely not step out even half a step!"

However, Jiang You didn't know that the [Organ Chat Group] in his body was already completely boiling at this moment, even livelier than the Chinese New Year.

[Kidneys]:

"Is the knife sharpened?! Are the sacks ready?"

[Right Hand]:

"Don't worry! My big mouth has long been hungry and thirsty for it! As long as it doesn't kill them, hit them to death!"

[Brain]:

"Steady, stay hidden after entering. Wait until this group of top talents has consumed each other enough, then we will go out for a precise harvest!"

"High-end hunters often appear in the posture of a bush camper!"

...

A few dozen minutes later, the spiritual energy bus convoy slowed down slowly.

"We're here! Everyone get ready to get off!" Principal Pang Ban's vigorous voice rang out in the carriage.

Jiang You rubbed his sleepy, dead-fish eyes and followed the team off the bus.

When he looked up and saw the scene before him, even he, who was accustomed to the prosperity of the Magic City, couldn't help but mutter "Holy crap" in his heart.

Presented before everyone was a super circular open-air stadium with a scale so grand it was breathtaking, the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Competition Center!

It was completely different from the dangerous dungeon [Mist Swamp] at Magic City Martial Arts University, which required heavy troops to guard it all year round.

This large-scale secret realm named [Forbidden Zone No. 009] had long been completely developed and absolutely controlled by the Imperial Capital Martial Arts General Administration and Imperial Capital Martial Arts University.

The extremely dangerous monster kings inside had long been cleared out, the danger coefficient was extremely low, and it had now been transformed into a super gladiatorial arena specially used for hosting major national competitions!

At this moment, the circular stands were packed with people, colorful flags were flying, and the seats, capable of accommodating 100,000 spectators, were completely full!

The deafening cheers and shouts seemed as if they were going to overturn the clouds in the sky!

And on the flat ground in the very center of the huge circular arena stood a ghostly blue [Teleportation Light Gate] that was a hundred meters high.

The surface of the light gate rippled like water, emitting an extremely profound aura of space laws.

Directly above the teleportation light gate floated four ultra-clear holographic screens, each comparable in size to half a football field!

These four screens would broadcast the scenes inside the secret realm in real-time to all the spectators in the arena without any blind spots.

And on the edge of the screens was the currently empty [Hundred Schools League Melee Real-time Points Leaderboard]!

"Dear audience friends! Welcome to the opening battle scene of the National Hundred Schools League!" On the commentary stand, the official commentator's passionate voice resounded throughout the entire stadium through the amplification array:

"I presume the audience friends who have been here before should be very familiar with it!"

"The venue for this competition, [Forbidden Zone No. 009], is a super-large comprehensive map with extremely complex terrain, covering an area of over ten thousand square kilometers!"

"Behind the light gate, there are dark, perilous forests, muddy, poisonous swamp marshes, wind-swept cliffs towering into the clouds, and desolate ancient building complexes filled with array traps!"

"This is not only a test of the strength of the participating top talents, but also the ultimate trial of their wilderness survival, teamwork, and tactical layout!"

The commentator's voice instantly ignited the enthusiasm of the whole audience:

"Next! Let us welcome the representative teams of the major martial arts universities with the warmest applause, enter the field!!!"

Boom! The atmosphere at the scene instantly reached a boiling point.

Accompanied by impassioned war songs, the teams from major universities began to appear one by one on the vast flat ground in front of the light gate.

"Walking in first is the Northern Border Military Academy representative team! Leading the team is none other than Zhao Zhenlei, known as the 'Human Nuclear Bomb'!"

I saw Zhao Zhenlei with his upper body bare, his muscles cast like steel all over his body.

Every step he took, the special alloy ground under his feet would emit an unbearable muffled sound, domineering and unparalleled!

"Following immediately to enter is the South Sea Martial Arts Academy representative team! Captain Chu Tiankuo!"

Chu Tiankuo was dressed in white as snow, carrying a heavy, bladeless sword on his back. Even as he just walked quietly, the surrounding air seemed to have turned into a viscous deep sea. That inscrutable demeanor instantly drew screams from a large number of female spectators in the stands.

Subsequently, Shushan Dao-Wu Academy, Southern Yaodu University, and other participating teams also entered the field with extremely cool postures one after another, drawing bursts of cheers from the whole audience.

"The next to enter... is the biggest dark horse of this league, and also the team with the highest topic popularity recently!"