My Apocalypse Territory-Chapter 289 - 286 Peers
Chapter 289: Chapter 286 Peers
Chapter 289 -286 Peers
Tang Yu also went to watch the competition, sitting right in the middle of the audience stand.
Among the competing Awakeners, there were not a few Sixth Layer masters, which was a rare sight for ordinary Awakeners, but in Tang Yu’s eyes, their battles were rather mundane.
It was only the great variety and dazzling array of Special Abilities that had broadened his horizons.
“Alas, have I unknowingly, become this strong?” he wondered.
He recalled his first trip to Lindong, where he had faced the lethal threat of a sniper rifle, but now, even if hit by a sniper bullet, he doubted it would be fatal. Not to mention, ordinary bullets stood no chance of hitting him; only rune bullets enhanced with spiritual power and equipped with a tracking feature posed a significant threat to him.
The preliminary competition began at nine in the morning, paused at noon, resumed after a two-hour break at two in the afternoon, and continued until six in the evening. Then it was from seven at night until midnight.
In total, there were three time slots.
The Martial Path Tournament was arranged hastily without setting a specific number of days for preliminaries or finals; everything depended on the progress of the competition.
The first stage of the preliminaries consisted of twenty-eight groups in total, some battles lasting long and others short. There were even instances where several competitors remained in a stalemate on the stage for over an hour, ultimately being ordered not to deliberately draw out the match.
By a little after nine at night, the first stage of the preliminaries—a hundred-person melee—had ended.
After resting for an hour, the second stage, the loser’s challenge, immediately began.
The challenge was one-on-one, and the winner could rest for half an hour. For efficiency’s sake, not only the central main stage but also several smaller side stages were opened.
As Tang Yu had expected, the number of Awakeners who stepped forward to challenge from the group of losers, under the restriction of having to pay extra for the challenge rights, wasn’t high… at best, it was only two or three hundred.
Nobody’s Source Crystals were whisked in by the wind, and many participants, particularly those at the Second and Third Layer, had already been badly beaten. Were they expected to pay out of their own pocket now, just to go up and be abused again?
Not to mention the cost of healing their injuries! It was said that some participants with severe injuries were taken to Green Shadow Hospital, where they quickly recovered and were discharged. However, the companions of these discharged individuals did not see any joy on their faces; everyone’s expression was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
Who knew how high the charges at Green Shadow Hospital were?
Nevertheless, participants paid voluntarily. Awakeners were robust, and unless they sustained fatal injuries, these combatants were unlikely to die. However, the recovery time varied, and some calculated that while Green Shadow’s fees were exceedingly high, the loss they’d suffer from lying in bed unable to hunt Demonized Beasts or complete tasks to earn Source Crystals every day might be even greater.
Moreover, some defending Awakeners, having been injured themselves despite defeating their opponents, had no choice but to dash to Green Shadow Hospital during the rest period urgently. They purchased a ‘Healing Technique package from the Dean’ to recover quickly.
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The Martial Path Tournament attracted more than ninety-nine percent of the Sanctuary survivors.
Even Lorraine’s bar set up a large screen broadcasting the Martial Path Tournament live, but despite this, the bar, which had been bustling with customers since its opening, seemed somewhat deserted tonight.
The competition venue was not far from the bar, and most customers had gone to the site to soak up the atmosphere, leaving Lorraine grinding her teeth in frustration.
If even the lively commercial district was like this, other areas of the Sanctuary felt even more deserted. Sometimes one might not see a single soul within a hundred meters. Were it not for the Sanctuary’s well-developed facilities and Source Crystal-powered streetlights illuminating most areas, the timid might not dare to venture out.
In the villa district,
At this moment, several stealthy figures were approaching the forbidden zone.
Perhaps because of the forbidden zone, there were very few streetlights here, the light was dim, and one could only see the glow from the castle in the distance.
An Awakener with a Black Snake tattoo on his arm, using the surrounding trees for cover, moved like a shadow, followed closely by several silent Awakeners.
Hmm, professional!
Black Snake signaled to the others with a hand gesture.
Holding their breath, they advanced in the dark.
They had already entered the forbidden zone, and from a distance, they saw a fence covered with climbing vines, and beyond the fence was the castle garden. Crossing the garden would allow them to enter the castle.
Black Snake clenched his fist.
“Don’t go through the main entrance. We’ll climb over the fence on the side and sneak in through the windows on the castle’s side,”
he whispered.
Just as they were about to move, Black Snake’s ears twitched as he heard a noise. “Damn it, someone’s coming! Could it be the castle guards? Even though we’ve been observing for so many days, we never noticed any patrol outside the castle!”
His expression turned resolute, and he said to his teammates, “At this time, the castle’s guard strength must be weak. Since we’ve been discovered, we’ll charge in, swiftly gather any valuable information, and then quickly leave under the cover of nightfall.”
As Black Snake spoke, he gripped his weapon and concentrated, looking towards the not-so-distant place.
Under the moonlight, about ten meters away, several figures were equally taken aback and determined.
Black Snake thought their faces looked somewhat familiar.
Isn’t that the adventure group they had been in contact with several times over the past few days while gathering information?!
He felt there was something subtly different about this adventure group but couldn’t quite place it. Now, as both parties met, he suddenly had an epiphany.
It turned out they had encountered their peers!
The expressions of the people opposite were unpredictable as they obviously realized the situation.
Black Snake gestured towards himself and then pointed to the left.
The leading Awakener across from him nodded and pointed to the right.
This silent communication quickly reached a consensus.
Although they were peers, neither Black Snake nor the other group had any intention of cooperating.
The best outcome was to go their separate ways, without interfering with each other.
Black Snake even felt it was an ill omen.
They had been startled for no reason and now suddenly came across a group with the same goal as them. If it weren’t for the fact that the aura of the others wasn’t weak at all, Black Snake might have had the urge to eliminate the other party.
That group might not be as professional as they are. If their infiltration failed and attracted the attention of the castle guards, it might end up involving them.
After the two groups separated, they encountered no further complications.
Black Snake led several teammates to the side of the castle near the fence.
“The fence isn’t high. We can easily cross it. Once we enter the garden, stay low and use the dense flower bushes in the garden to avoid being seen from the castle above.”
Taking a deep breath, Black Snake’s gaze swept over the faces of his teammates.
There were nerves, there was excitement.
His expression was stern as he let out one word, “Go!”
