At the moment the Distant Expanse was bustling with unusual noise.
There were cultivators in the monitoring center and 2400 defeated competitors in the hall outside.
These youths were only upset for a short while before they fixed their attention raptly onto the giant hologram, waiting for the finals to begin.
After all, they would receive benefits to their future cultivation when witnessing numerous experts radiate like burning stars during exchanges of blows.
Three hours past quickly under the gaze of the large crowd. The Limit Challenge CompetitionâŠâŠ Officially began!
âBOW! BOWOWOWOWOW!!â
The restriction arrays that covered Devil Dragon Island were released. The Fiend Beasts who had been restricted for three hours impatiently jumped forth. They used the craziest of snarls to vent the rage coming from the depths of their hearts.
âROAR! ROAR ROAR!â
Responses came from underground, shouts mixed with tyrannical strength like muffled thunder.
Upon hearing the howls, the just-before majestic Fiend Beasts began to reveal expressions of utter fear on their faces as their necks shrank.
At several hundred hidden points all around Devil Dragon Island, countless transmission arrays began to flash.
Under the flickering radiance, powerful Fiend Beasts with larger bodies, fiercer appearances, crueler expressions, and more violent auras were set free!
They stuck their heads out, observing their surroundings. Their noses shook as they took in the fresh meat scent in the air, the smell soon causing them to go wild. They shook their heads and wagged their tails, bore their fangs and brandished their claws, and threw themselves into the depths of the forest!
And in front of each of the 600 competitors, their respective Puji Critters listed the 600 names of those who entered the finals.
The 600 people were divided into teams Red and Blue. A blue or red glow also curled around the Puji Critters, to show the teams.
At the same time, the communication channel of the competitors promptly changed. From this moment on, they can only send messages to their own team.
Li Yao skimmed through the 600 names at lightning speed and discovered that he was on the Red Team.
And that Helian Lie and Si Jiaxue were divided into the Blue Team. Surprisingly, the fellow Zheng Dongming had become his teammate.
âHelian Lie. Per your own words, Devil Dragon Island is quite large and is quite small at the same time. I hope we wonât encounter each other!â
Li Yao did final inspection on his artifacts and laughed with utter confidence.
He was equipped with two short Progressive Daggers. They were smeared with sludge to form a blackness that wonât reflect light. They were like the fangs of a demon.
After sticking the daggers on his waist belt, he examined the myriad of improvised artifacts in his military pack. With a light leap, Li Yao entered the forest and faded away amongst the branches.
The intensity of the finals was a hundred times greater than that of the preliminaries!
Besides the several hundred powerful new Fiend Beasts lurking in the forest, quite a few competitors were resting in groups together before they were suddenly split into two teams. The Puji Critters turned either red or blue.
Under each otherâsâ gazes, the opposing team members turned into âgiant sacks of expâ filled with great amounts of points!
The just-laughing cheerful students engaged in bloody close handed slaughter in a flash!
In a short 5 minutes, 37 competitors were ejected from the competition. And their points were robbed by the competitors who âslainâ them.
In the ranking board shown in the monitoring center, the top 100 names seemed to be changing every second!
âEveryone, donât panic. We should organize ourselves and fight like the Federal Army! My name is Gao Ye and I come from a family of military. Iâve followed my father and uncles since young, learning the commander tactics of special forces. I possess extremely powerful computation and commanding abilities. Everyone. Listen to my commands. Group onto my position! If youâre far away from me, group with the teammates by your side. Assemble into small battle squads!â
A sound suddenly rang out from the Blue Teamâs communication channel.
The voice was somewhat hoarse, but contained great confidence and powerful inspiration within. It caused people to automatically believe in those words.
Quite a few of the members of the Blue Team sightly hesitated, but subconsciously moved closer to Gao Yeâs coordinates.
âThe commander for the Blue Team has appeared!â All the cultivators were in high spirits in the monitoring center.
600 students were divided into two teams in the finals. A competitorâs individual combat ability was actually not the most crucial thing. The most crucial thing was for everyone to assemble together in the shortest time frame, form into battle squads, and fight against Fiend Beasts and the enemy team.
It can be said that in this battle, whichever team has an expert commanding admin-type talent first appear will seize the initiative. They would very likely seize the final victory!
In the previous competitions, often it took at least several hours, or even a day, of strife and a bitter price to pay before a âCommanderâ was born.
It was very unexpected for such a gifted commander talent to appear in this competition. The chaos of the Blue Team had been dissolved in a mere five minutes.
In the Blue Teamâs comm channel, Gao Ye issued commands after commands, coolly and calmly, giving no chance for anybody to refute his commands.
Although there were people who questioned his strategic decisions, Gao ye would justify himself and refute them within several seconds. They opposition were left dumbstruck and everyone accepted Gao Yeâs commands willingly.
Under his command, the remaining 280+ competitors on the Blue Team gradually grouped together, forming a standard-like battle formation.
A dozen or so competitors even formed a hunting squad, killing a powerful Fiend Beast that had just walked through the transmission array!
On the other hand, the Red Team was in a bad situation. They did not have an organizing admin-type genius among their 300 competitors. Voices were clamouring in their communication channel. If youâre noisy, Iâll be noisier. Voices were talking over one another. It was like the special bargain sale time at the supermarket.
âMy Actualization Quotient is at 75%. Let me be the commander for the Red Team. Everyone convene onto me! Convene onto me!â
âWho gives a fuck if your Actualization Quotient is at 75%. My Actualization Quotient is at 77%. I can kill two Fiend Beasts with a single strike. But I know myself. I donât have the makings of a commander. Kid. You should just stay where you belong!â
âYou. Youâre this arrogant? What school are you from. Donât you dare going back after the competition!â
âEveryone quiet! First letâs quickly think of a way. I saw that the Blue Team has likely assembled themselves already. Our side is completely suppressed. They have seven to eight people fighting our two or three. AHH!â
âNot good. A powerful Fiend Beasts appeared in my position. My coordinates areâŠâŠ Someone come and help!â
âNo go. Weâve been intercepted by the Blue Team here. These goddamn bastards. How is it that the Blue Team has people everywhere! Red team. Where the hell has Red Team gone!â
Li Yaoâs body was smeared all over with sludge. On top of the sludge was an entwined layer of weeds, sticks, and vines. He concealed himself deep inside a shrub and waited calmly.
Even Small Ji was smeared in the same fashion of camouflage. He turned down the voice mode of the comm channel, skimming over the words in the comm channel with the weakest brightness.
Looking and looking, Li Yao let out a sigh somewhat helplessly.
He did not expect a genius level commander appearing on the opposing team while his own team was a mess. The situation seemed to be a bit disadvantageous now.
Li Yao knew himself. His skill was in crafting, not commanding the battlefield. And he didnât have the ability to charismatically sway people with a few words. He did not have the makings of being a commander.
Even if he does enter a squad, he would be laughed at and ridiculed by his teammates.
âIf words wonât work, then all I need to use is my ace in the hole!â Li Yao fondled a hard and stiff object in his embrace.
It was a simple artifact that he made at the first supply pointâŠâŠ It was a remote control.