Chapter 218 (1/2)

Chapter 218: Contention for the Top Tier (Part IV)

Translator: Yukidaruma Translations  Editor: Yukidaruma Translations

Hoult, as the Astral Ancestor’s grand disciple, appeared very much at ease. Since he had the best skills among all one hundred Knights, the space he had chosen was also bigger.

The level 29 Superior Divine Weapon ‘Crimson Fire’ in his hand had transformed into a huge dragon made of high-temperature flames which were hundreds of meters long, and which had encompassed the surfaces around him.

Any ferocious beasts which came within a thirty meter radius of him turned into balls of fire, crying out in agony as they rolled on the ground. This was the power of a level 29 Superior Divine Weapon. It was almost as if he had the help of a Conferred Knight.

He could even see through the huge flame dragon’s eyes, witnessing first-hand what was happening far away.

With this Crimson Fire Divine Weapon alone, Hoult could exercise control over it to allow it to move around through the entire maze, and could kill any of the ferocious beasts. He could even create unimaginable obstacles for the other examinees.

Moreover, Hoult had not even used his strongest Killing technique.

However, he did not do so. He merely stroked the head of the Crimson Fire, his lips curled upward as he smiled, and said to himself, ‘This is how the Regional Selection should be, with people competing both physically and intellectually. How boring would it be if one were to clear everything in a single sweep?’

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There were people who were handling the competition with ease and who could make it till the end even if they were to stand there without moving. However, there were also people who were going crazy while handling the waves of attacks from the beasts.

“F**k!”

Bellowing, Shadow Death God Anderson swung his Shadow Tooth about, creating streams of black-colored afterimages, slashing down ferocious beasts one after another. His speed was extremely fast and he was very accurate. His weapon, the Shadow Tooth, also had the ability to transform energy into a spinning force. With just a light touch, immediately, any ferocious beast’s skin and flesh would be badly torn, bloody wounds appearing all over their bodies.

Although he could kill tens of ferocious beasts with great ease just using his Shadow Tooth and basic techniques, Anderson did not seem to be relaxed in the least. It was because he could see densely packed ferocious beasts from afar, jamming up the entire maze’s passageways as they came over like strong gushing waves.

There were even various ferocious beasts which had climbed up onto the walls of the maze.

Level 12 huge wolf, level 15 violent big bear, level 19 clouded leopard… Densely-packed ferocious beasts were bellowing maniacally, charging ahead non-stop with glaring blood-shot eyes. What made Anderson broke out in cold sweat was that, behind the waves of monsters, there was a monster that looked like the combination of a lion and tiger, encompassed by electricity. It was slowly heading toward him. It was five meters in height and ten meters in length, and its head had already exceeded the height of the maze.

It was a level 20 ferocious beast – Thunderous Roar.

“F*ck!

“What on earth is going on?!

“Why are all the ferocious beasts swarming in my direction?!”

Anderson obviously did not know that, because his spot was the closest to Fang Xingjian’s, the pressure he was under was the greatest, following Fang Xingjian.

And since the Shadow Death God did not excel in combat against a group, he had to exert even more strength than usual when dealing with all these ferocious beasts.

The ice dragons in the air dashed toward the surface, one after another, able to, with just a fling of their bodies, turn a hundred or so ferocious beasts into meat sauce. They were retrieving a few examinees near Fang Xingjian.

In fact, other than Fang Xingjian and Anderson, all the other examinees who had been located near to the center of the maze had either lost their combat abilities, or had simply given up.

They were among the lower-ranked in the first stage to begin with, and naturally, it was impossible for them to fend off these waves of ferocious beasts.