Chapter 709: Compared to before, the space is so weak

Chapter 709: Compared to before, the space is so weak

Chapter 709: Compared to before, the space is so weak
At this time, on the big screen, only three guilds had not started deducting points. They were Sword Bite Tiger, to which Silk Stocking Milk Tea from Hongmeng Space belonged, Mandragora from Mermaid Heel, and finally Team A of Fairy Tail, to which Lu Li belonged.

Fairy Tail's Team B is a team formed by a wandering wizard. He did not fight in person this time, but sent an assassin-type explorer with full sensitivity. Unfortunately, his concealment seems to be inferior to Mandala's, and he has now lost five points.

Mandragora performed stably. Even Lu Li couldn't break her invisibility ability back then. He could only use violent range AOE to force her to show up. But now the city was full of moving dummies. If he used AOE ability, he might lose thousands of points in an instant!
The other strong men were also restrained because of this, and for a moment they were unable to clearly distinguish who was real and who was fake.

Everyone came to participate in this competition with the intention of gaining points, but how could Lingxu Palace and the Nine Spaces copy the rules of the original work and allow explorers to have the advantage of foresight in such a competition?

Now everyone knows that theoretically this battle can score a lot of points, but it is too difficult to score. If you have to say it, this battle is actually a test of hiding and dodging ability. Whoever can avoid losing points may be able to get first place.

The three guilds currently tied for first place all have 0 points, because they have not made any mistakes so far and have not been hit by dummies or other people.

The worst-hit guild was the Ape Fire from the Four Hounds guild. This clever guild felt that his wild intuition could help him distinguish the real from the fake by smell, so after arguing with the Three-Eyed Lord, he went into battle full of fighting spirit.

As a result, he found that these dummies smelled the same as real people, and he couldn't tell the difference at all. In addition, his fighting style has always been bold and aggressive, and he is not good at dodging and hiding. In just one minute, he had lost 30 points.

In the personal mission of this battle, it is stated that a certain number of points gained in the competition can be added to the team, but negative points will also be added accordingly.

In other words, if he cannot reverse the situation in this battle, then their team will be burdened with -30 points in the first battle, and only by turning this score into a positive one can they exchange for the inheritance crystal.

It is also unclear whether the space will give them additional penalties if a team has a negative score after all events are completed.

At this time, the team of Gorilla Fire was so angry that their faces turned blue, and they shouted outside the field, "You dead gorilla, stop making random moves, hide quickly, can you hide!?"

This kind of scene happened to more than one team. Although the Gorillas were in a miserable situation, the other teams that were losing points were not much better.

Like the crow's tail, 'My Stick is a Little Thick' has lost 20 points this time and is also in a mess under the attack of the dummy.

"Mr. Lu, come on! Keep it up!"

Lucy cheered for the guild from the stands, "And that crazy thorn man, cheer too!"

Although the assassin sent by Fairy Tail's B team was not as good at concealment as Mandala, he was agile after all. Except for losing two points due to being caught off guard at the beginning, he is not losing points now.

"Brother Lu, hurry up! Let them see how powerful you are!"

Natsu cheered loudly from the sidelines.

Lucy grabbed Natsu's arm again, "Natsu, what are you talking about? This kind of competition is obviously testing everyone's dodging ability. We can't just attack casually!"

Lucy was speechless about Natsu's thick nerves, but he had always been like this and she was used to it.

"Is that right?"

Natsu was oblivious to this and looked towards the field, "But how are we going to win if we don't score?"

When the others heard what Naz said, they were also speechless. Indeed, Lu Li did not lose any points now, but 0 points only meant being tied with the other two and could not get first place.

"Natsu is right. Only those who score points can get first place. I believe Lu Li will not hide forever. Even though we haven't known each other for long, I don't think he is that kind of person. He will win before the time is up."

Erza said seriously, her eyes fixed on the arena.

That being said, even with her keen eyesight, she couldn't tell the real from the fake. It would be better to say that they didn't know which one was the real Lu Li in the arena.

On the other side, in the stands of Mermaid Heel.

Kagura, the strongest wizard of Mermaid Heel, walked to the front of the stands and stood side by side with the Valkyrie. "The battle is intense. Mandragora is already feeling the strain."

The Valkyrie's eyes opened and closed, but she didn't focus on Mandragora's true body, but on Lu Li's true body, "This game can't be won by hiding. Mandragora is going to lose."

Xueyu, who was standing behind her, was very interested and asked, "Sister, Mandragora's stealth killing ability is first-rate. Neither the fake body nor the players can find her, and she can't randomly use group attack skills in the field. Isn't she already invincible?"

Both she and Mandragora were suppressed by the Valkyrie at the beginning and joined her team.

And the Valkyries had no strategy at all in choosing their entries. The reason why the three of them were chosen was not because they were strong or their entries were top-notch, but purely because of the competition on their side. Among the 18 players, there were only four women.

The Valkyrie didn't look at the male explorers, but directly found a female explorer to form a team, and suppressed her and Mandragora.

So she was the one who broke through the qualifiers the fastest, because she had no strategy in terms of entry selection.

She was not short of money, nor did she deliberately try to gain an advantage in combat power; she just did what she wanted.

"Invincible?"

The Valkyrie responded to Blood Rain's words, "Is there anyone in this world who is invincible? If you defend for too long, you will lose. Besides, this game is not that simple."

As if reflecting what she said, the situation in the arena suddenly changed.

I saw light shining from the bodies of the dummies, and they actually began to use some of the abilities that their real bodies possessed.

"Everyone, the time limit is now halfway through. Next, the dummies in the city will enter a violent state. Not only will they have physical abilities that match the contestants, they will also use some of the contestants' magic. Please be careful, contestants."

The pumpkin referee was flying in the air and laughing, constantly heating up the atmosphere.

In the magic city, dummies began to cast "magic" one after another, destroying the streets beyond recognition, knocking down buildings, and destroying all places that could be hidden.

For a moment, the explorers in the city were under maximum pressure. The fact that these dummies had the same attributes as them had already made them overwhelmed, and now they could use skills, which made it even more difficult to deal with.

The Crazy Thorns in Fairy Tail's B team were hit instantly and lost five or six points in a row.

The others were even more miserable. The Gorilla Fire was already at a negative 50 points, which made the members of their team want to commit suicide.

In the city, the spirituality of these dummies becomes stronger and stronger, and the contestants finally realize that something is terribly wrong.

That is, among these dummies, there is one that is too strong.

The mandala was originally hidden very secretly, but was suddenly discovered by a strange dummy and knocked out, directly turning into -1 points.

Silk Stocking Milk Tea is very powerful, but she is in danger under the siege of several Lu Li dummies.

The audience noticed the battle after the dummy went berserk. In less than ten seconds, only two companies were tied for first place, and Silk Stocking Milk Tea was also struggling to hold on. "This competition is too difficult, isn't it? Can anyone really score?"

In the stands of the Fairy Tail Guild, someone complained that the officials had made this competition not seem like a winnable one.

Fortunately, Lu Li on their side has been very strong and they have not lost any points until now.

"Brother Lu, come on! If we get one point, we'll win!"

Natsu waved his arms and his loud voice could be heard from a distance, and he didn't seem to have any sense of danger at all.

"Natsu, it was okay before, but now you can't show your head anymore, right?"

Lucy weakly persuaded from the side.

"What are you talking about, Lucy? Didn't you see that Brother Lu's clone is the most powerful and has been beating up other players. If it was Brother Lu, he would definitely get a point!"

Natsu had a bright smile on his face, "Brother Lu is the one who defeated me, how could he lose in the first battle?"

"Tsk... Fire Dragon, isn't it because you are too weak?"

Gejier of Iron Dragon complained on the side.

"Ah? Didn't you also lose to Brother Lu? Why do you say I'm weak?"

Natsu and Gajeel were at loggerheads and were about to start a fight, but the president stopped them from fooling around.

At this time, the hourglass on the big screen has reached the halfway mark. It looks like the game will be over in less than three minutes. Although Silk Stocking Milk Tea is in danger, it has not lost any points and is still tied for first place with Lu Li.

High up in the commentary booth, the two commentators were not at all competent. They had no intention of explaining the game to the audience to liven up the atmosphere. Instead, they just chatted among themselves in a voice that only they could hear.

“Although I have heard from the Palace Master that after the reopening of the nine spaces, the explorers’ strength is not as good as before, and the pioneers’ judgments are all incompetent, but seeing it today, it is really disappointing.”

Ke Lie, who was wearing a mechanical armor, commented, "In this round of competition, only Silk Stocking Milk Tea from Hongmeng Space and Prisoner Demon from Zhongyan performed well, while the others were all of poor standard."

Wang Xiaoxiao, who was wearing a white gauze dress, smiled and said, "It's normal. After all, there have been no wars for countless years. After the space was restarted, the style has become much milder, so naturally there won't be strong pioneers and judgements. This situation will be much better after the ninth level."

"That's true, but it's also a waste of resources."

Ke Lie shook his head and sighed, "This competition is based on the requirements of Lord Lan Ke, and is set at the conventional intensity of the ancient times. It is not a hide-and-seek competition in essence, but a competition for the contestants to score points against each other."

"Yes, but they seem to have exhausted all their energy just to dodge. How can they have the energy to find the real target in the chaos?"

Wang Xiaoxiao said, looking towards the arena, "However, this Prisoner's dummy seems to be much stronger than the other players. I remember that after going berserk, it will only randomly replicate 10% of the original's skills. With just this little feature, has the situation on the field become one-sided?"

"His strength is indeed impressive, but if he can't find the true identity of the other contestants and attack them correctly, he won't be able to win the championship. In the end, it will be nothing more than a tie."

As Kled spoke, he quietly glanced in the direction of the Mermaid Heel Guild, "I wonder what the result would be if the legendary lineage took action."

"I am also looking forward to it. After all, Lord Lan Ke strictly forbids us from looking at the information of all the contestants this time."

Wang Xiaoxiao said this, muttering in her heart that Lord Lan Ke was trying to hide something.

The pioneers and arbitrators present had all met each other during daily supervision and arbitration. As high-level officials of Lingxu Palace, their authority was not low, and they had seen the information of many people present.

But Lan Ke issued this order just before the space fight. Even if they didn't read it, they knew that some of the people here had serious identity problems and it was not within their authority to interfere.

Because of Lan Ke's warning, even if they have strong personal strength, they cannot directly use their strength to spy on the true strength of these players. They can only stand from an objective perspective and witness the results with their naked eyes.

"what……"

Wang Xiaoxiao suddenly made a sound of doubt, because she saw Lu Li walked out from a pile of dummies and stepped into the sky.

Amid the chaos in the city, a man suddenly walked out from the crowd and rose high into the sky, standing out no matter how you looked at him.

Not only did the two judges notice Lu Li, the audience also discovered this abnormality. The director even pointed the camera at Lu Li at the right time so that the audience far away from the city stands could see him clearly.

"Is Brother Lu finally going to take action?"

In the Fairy Tail Guild's stands, Natsu grinned, very happy.

"Not good. If we take off at this time, won't we be treated as a target?"

Lucy said worriedly.

"Mr. Lu must have his own intentions for doing this, right?"

Mirajane also looked puzzled. Seeing that the contestant of Saberbite Tiger was about to be defeated, why did Lu Li take the lead at this time?

"If we want to win, we must win fairly and make everyone convinced."

Natsu seemed to understand what Lu Li was thinking, or at least that's what he was thinking, and grinned, "Because we are Fairy Tail!"

Several explorers nearby heard Natsu say this, and couldn't help but murmured: "Why do I feel like there is some BGM ringing in my ears for some reason?"

Black Lily and the Demon Spirit were also at a loss whether to laugh or cry, but they were not sure whether the logic of combat power still applied in this world where the nine spaces had been optimized.

If it's still the old routine, then when Natsu shouts this slogan, won't their combat power double?

Even though they complained, they also watched Lu Li's actions nervously.

The Fatty from the Origin Space is not worried about the ranking of his own space, but he also wants to improve his personal score. Now he and Lu Li are in the same boat, and they will prosper and suffer together.

Under the gaze of everyone, the explorers in the arena also began to attack Lu Li.

(End of this chapter)