diskusbooks Chapter 2016
Chapter 2016
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3287th place, Xu Jingming (Eternal Star Alliance): 3621 points
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"More than three thousand..."
Xu Jingming frowned slightly.
This ranking was much lower than he had expected.
In that battle just now, he eliminated nearly forty elites from the Godslayer Martial Hall in one fell swoop.
However, this only resulted in a few hundred places rising in the points ranking.
"So many people have been eliminated, yet the increase in points is so limited."
Xu Jingming's gaze was deep and he quickly figured out the reason.
The Demon Hunting Competition has only been going on for a little over ten days.
At this stage, most participants are still exploring and adapting to the Blood Refining Star environment.
Even the elites of the Godslayer Martial Hall could only hunt a limited number of monsters, and each person didn't carry many points.
Defeating them will naturally yield fewer points.
"It seems that eliminating other players in the early stages does not yield high returns, and you also risk being eliminated yourself."
Xu Jingming thought to himself.
Most of the contestants in the Godslayer Martial Hall follow the martial arts path.
Elementalists are rare, and their mental strength is generally not outstanding.
That battle just now gave him the opportunity to get close without being detected beforehand.
If it were a team with a ninth-tier Star Elementalist in charge...
It's likely that the demonic clone will be locked onto as soon as it enters its mental perception range, and may even attract targeted attacks.
"We can't take such risks anymore."
For me, hunting monsters is the safest way to accumulate points and source points.
Xu Jingming quickly clarified the next course of action:
"Eliminating other contestants carries risks that are not proportional to the rewards."
In the future, we should try to avoid direct confrontations with other teams, and prioritize monsters over eliminated players.
However... what if you encounter other teams besieging a high-scoring monster?
However, they could use the speed advantage of the Thunder Wings to seize the opportunity to deliver the final blow.
This is much safer and more efficient than going to war directly.
As for eliminating other contestants, that will begin in the final month.
The monster-hunting competition lasts for a year, with a focus on steady development in the early stages.
Accumulating sufficient strength and resources before unleashing a powerful attack later is the wise move.
He has a system that allocates skill points, which can be instantly converted into combat power.
The longer it goes on, the greater his advantage will become.
"Also... the self-destruction of the demonic clone was an unexpected bonus."
Recalling what had just happened, Xu Jingming's thoughts stirred slightly.
The instantaneous power of his self-destruction even surpassed that of his current T4 combat skill, 'Lightning Annihilation Cannon'.
"The clones can be reassembled, so it's not a big deal if they are lost."
Using self-destruction as a means to turn the tide of battle or create chaos at a crucial moment is indeed feasible.
Having decided to use self-destruction as his trump card, Xu Jingming's Thunder Wings rallied once again.
His figure instantly transformed into a dark golden phantom, speeding towards the area in the distance where the aura of demonic beasts was particularly strong.
Next, he will devote most of his energy to hunting monsters.
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Meanwhile, deep within another dense forest on Blood Refining Star, shrouded in dark miasma.
"Huff...huff...damn it! What the hell was that thing?!"
A disheveled figure stumbled and ran wildly among the thick ancient trees.
He was wearing the standard combat uniform of the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.
At this moment, however, it was severely damaged and covered with mud and some kind of viscous, dark green liquid.
His body was covered in penetrating wounds and blood.
You can even see the ruptured internal organs through the wound, which looks extremely gruesome.
If it were an ordinary person, they would have died long ago, but he is a Star Rank expert and can still move.
His name is Karl, a sixth-level Star Realm warrior and a squad leader in the Cosmic Mercenary Alliance.
Just half an hour ago, he and his four teammates...
They were still excited about discovering a small group of ironback rhinoceroses and were preparing to hunt them.
That was a mid-tier Star-level demonic beast with decent points.
However, just as the hunt began, an unexpected turn of events occurred.
His four teammates were killed one after another by an unknown creature.
Throughout the entire process, he didn't even see what the other person looked like!
Even more terrifying is that the first aid badge was completely useless against this unknown creature!
Although he managed to escape by sheer luck, he had a premonition that it wasn't that the creature couldn't kill him, but rather that it was toying with him!
rustling sound~~~~
A sound like some creature darting quickly through the jungle rang out.
"It's coming!"
Karl's expression changed drastically.
Although he could hear the sounds, there was nothing in his field of vision or mental perception range!
He even suspected that the sound was deliberately created by the other party.
Just as he was enduring the pain and trying to escape again,
It blends perfectly into the dim environment.
Spikes, their tips gleaming with a chilling, dark light, appeared out of thin air without warning!
Then he aimed at Karl's head and stabbed it hard!
"Om-!"
A soft, milky-white light burst forth from the inside of Karl's tattered battle suit!
The first aid badge issued during the Monster Hunting Tournament activates automatically the moment a deadly threat is detected!
A tough energy shield instantly formed, attempting to protect Karl.
This shield is theoretically strong enough to withstand a full-force attack from a peak-level Star Realm demon beast.
however--
"Pfft!"
A soft sound, like a hot knife cutting into solidified grease.
It actually pierced through the shield, precisely stabbing into the back of Karl's head, and then exiting through his forehead!
Before the astonishment and confusion on Karl's face could even turn into fear, his pupils had already completely dilated.
In the last instant before his consciousness faded, he only saw a strange, sharp thorn, stained with red and white substances, slowly being pulled out from in front of him.
The headless corpse, having lost all support, collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Only then did the attackers seem to emerge from nothingness.
This is a creature that looks like a praying mantis, but it is more than three meters tall!
Its entire body is covered in a dark, dull carapace that seems to absorb light, and its torso and joints are covered with menacing barbs.
What is most striking is its pair of forelimbs, which are not sickle-shaped like a mantis, but rather sharp spines.
That's what just pierced Karl's skull.
Void Raider! A King-level monster!
They have an innate and extremely high affinity for the laws of space.
It also possesses the ability to kill without ignoring first aid badges, making it extremely dangerous!
Even on Blood Refining Star, among countless demonic beasts, its bloodline is among the most top-tier.
"Hidden Assassin, don't kill too many."
Suddenly, a demon's voice rang out in this space.
"Don't worry, this isn't the first time the human race has held this competition."
They have a death quota, and the number of people I killed was still within their quota.
That's far from enough to attract attention.
The Void Raider's cold voice rang out.
You'd better tone it down!
The Demon Emperor must wait until all the human geniuses have gathered before making his move.
We must not let the human race discover this beforehand.
The voice from the void echoed once more.
"I see."
An impatient voice rang out from the Void Raider.
Then it opened its blood-red maw and swallowed the corpse on the ground whole.
The hideous and terrifying figure slowly disappeared into the void.