booktalesy Chapter 84: The Battle Begins! Sweep Across the Desert!
Chapter 84: The Battle Begins! Sweep Across the Desert!
The viewing area at Jiangyang No.1 Middle School.
The temporary arena has been removed by various powerful figures using various means, and replaced by four huge screens.
On the huge holographic projection screen, countless small windows lit up simultaneously, each window corresponding to the real-time perspective of a team inside the instance.
The audience seats were packed.
In addition to teachers and other staff, there were also celebrities from all walks of life in Jiangyang City, representatives of major forces, and countless citizens watching the event via live stream.
"It's finally starting!"
"The team competition in this year's college entrance examination is the highlight. The rules have been greatly changed, and the country's newly developed 'substitute puppet' technology has been used, so you won't really die if you die."
"Of course! I heard that this team competition's dungeon was specially designed for the college entrance exam by the government using its extraordinary resources, and the monsters in it are several levels stronger than those in regular dungeons!"
"I wonder who will win the championship this year. I heard that Zhao Lingtian from the Zhao family was specially recruited by the Demon Suppression Army in advance. His strength is unfathomable."
"Zhao Lingtian is good, but I have more faith in Su Lin's team! You guys don't know, but a few days ago at Xingyue Trading Company, Su Lin single-handedly took on Zhao Lingyun's five men and beat them all down!"
"Really? Isn't Su Lin an E-rank Beastmaster?"
"E-rank? Your information is way outdated! That was just a disguise. He's already an ace beast tamer, and all three of his beast pets are top-tier!"
"Stop bragging, we'll only know when they start fighting."
"That's right, Zhao Lingtian is a beast tamer who can fuse with a beast pet; he's the only one of his kind in the entire Jiangyang City!"
A murmur of discussion arose, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the big screen.
"Teleportation initiated."
As soon as Lü Qingshan finished speaking, hundreds of teleportation arrays lit up with white light at the same time.
The moment Su Lin and his group of five stepped into the teleportation array, they felt a gentle force envelop their entire bodies. A flash of white light appeared before their eyes, and the next second, they found themselves in a completely unfamiliar environment.
You have entered the dungeon 'Ancient Battlefield'.
Current location: Desert
Points: 0
[Team members: Su Lin, Lin Qingli, Jiang Feng, Jiang Yuyao, Shen Lingling, all currently in their current positions]
Current ranking: None
Su Lin looked around and found that his teammates were still around him, and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thankfully, it wasn't randomly distributed."
Jiang Feng patted his chest: "If you left me alone in the swamp, I'd actually panic a little."
"What are you panicking about? You're an S-rank fire mage, do you think a place like a swamp would be advantageous to you?"
Shen Lingling rolled her eyes: "But you, don't rush ahead too fast and leave us all behind."
"Hehe, I was just saying."
Lin Qingli didn't speak, but simply looked around at her surroundings.
Looking around, all you could see was yellow sand, with only a few withered plants peeking out from the sand, adding to the desolate atmosphere.
In the distance, several sand dunes can be vaguely seen, along with shadowy figures appearing and disappearing between them—those must be the monsters from the dungeon.
"This instance covers a total area of approximately 100 square kilometers and is divided into five areas."
Jiang Yuyao opened the map and unfolded it in front of the group:
"We are currently in a desert, with forests to the north, swamps to the south, mines to the west, and ruins to the east."
"The Central Ruins are the core area of the entire map and also the spawn point for the BOSS Ancient Behemoth."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's head straight to the Central Ruins and fight the boss!"
Jiang Feng was eager to try.
"No rush."
Lin Qingli shook her head:
"The BOSS only has 100,000 points, but the total points from all the monsters in the dungeon are far more than that. Let's farm around the desert first, accumulate the points, and then head to the Central Ruins."
"Qingli is right." Su Lin nodded. "Besides, other teams will definitely be heading to the central ruins as well. We don't need to join in the fun. It's not too late to let them earn more points."
"Then it's settled."
Jiang Yuyao put away the map: "First, clear the desert, then go through the forest to the ruins, and clear out the monsters in both areas along the way."
"Set off!"
The five people headed deeper into the desert.
……
The viewing hall.
"Look! Look! Su Lin's team has started their operation!"
"They didn't go directly to the central historical site? They're trying to clear out the points in the surrounding areas first. That's clever!"
"There are quite a few monsters in this desert, but they're all low-level and don't give much points. Is it worth spending time farming for them?"
"What do you know? Little by little, it adds up! One or two monsters might not give you many points, but all the monsters in the entire desert add up to at least twenty or thirty thousand points!"
"Besides, the Central Ruins are bound to be overcrowded. As a strong team, going there first will only lead to fighting. It's better to farm enough first and then go there to finish off the rest."
"That makes sense!"
As they were talking, Su Lin's team encountered the first batch of monsters in the scene.
It was a group of sand scorpions, about seven or eight in number, each the size of a washbasin, all black, with their stingers gleaming with a ghostly blue light in the sunlight.
【Sand Scorpion (Normal Monster)】
[Level: 23]
[Health Volume: 120000/120000]
"Wow! Even a regular monster has this much health!"
Someone in the spectator hall exclaimed, "Moreover, the sand scorpion's stinger has armor-piercing properties; getting stung is no joke!"
"A full eight sand scorpions! A typical five-man team would need at least five minutes to fight them!"
"Let's see how Su Lin and the others handle this!"
Inside the instance.
Su Lin calmly raised his hand as he watched the swarm of sand scorpions approaching.
"Wind Spirit".
The Wind Spirit Sparrow flapped its wings and flew out, its cyan-gold feathers drawing a graceful arc in the air.
"Sky-Splitting Slash!"
Three cyan wind blades tore through the air, precisely slashing at the three sand scorpions charging at the front.
Click! Click! Click!
With three sharp cracks, the hard shells of three sand scorpions were sliced open by the wind blades, and green fluid spurted out.
-58203!
-57980!
-58804!
One hit and half health is gone!
A level 20+ Wind Spirit Thunder Feather Sparrow has an attack power of over 20,000, and its skills have a 2x bonus. It can easily break 50,000 damage with a casual release!
Su Lin, however, was not very satisfied.
"It's still not as good as Crimson Flame."
Despite this, Su Lin has no intention of summoning Crimson Flame for the time being.
Crimson Flame's evolution is not yet complete. If it can be delayed until it is fully evolved and then appear in its S-rank form, the sensation it causes will be less than if it were to evolve on the spot.
Anyway, they're just some small fry, Feng Ling can handle them. Besides, there's also the Angry Sea Rock Turtle and Lin Qingli.
"The wind howls and thunder roars!"
With a flap of its wings, the Wind Spirit Sparrow emitted a piercing shriek, and invisible sound waves spread outwards. The remaining five sand scorpions stiffened abruptly and fell into a brief state of dizziness.
"Ironclad, Waterspout!"
The Raging Sea Rock Turtle slowly opened its mouth, and roaring water jets shot out, engulfing and crushing all five sand scorpions.
-28407!
-29120!
-27760!
-...
[Kill 8 Sand Scorpions, Score +8]
Current points: 8, rank: 2st
Eight sand scorpions were all killed within three seconds.
The whole process took less than ten seconds!