【The Holy Grail has been held continuously for 30 minutes】
As the voice of the Fire Thief rang out, every surviving team on the island stopped moving at that mont.
"The Holy Grail actually... didn't change hands even once."
Almost everyone believed that under the extrely fierce competition, the Holy Grail would change hands at least a few tis between teams. Yet, that situation never occurred.
The team that initially found the Holy Grail held onto it until the very end.
All the teams that didn't join the fray or participate in the competition had the sa thought at this mont: Could that team really be that strong? Was there truly not a single team capable of defeating them and taking the Holy Grail?
But this didn't have much to do with them anyway. If there was anything to note, it was that the duration of this challenge tournant was drastically shortened.
Originally a 24-hour challenge, it now ended in less than 10 hours.
【The team with ownership rights to the Holy Grail has been confird. The First Ascendant Challenge Tournant has concluded】
After the Fire Thief finished speaking, all surviving Ascendants were pulled by a gravitational force, lifted from the ground, and flew high into the air, just like when they were first teleported here.
【Team rankings have been determined based on total team points】
【First Place: Shadow】
【Second Place: Adam, Mattie, Alisha, Amanda, Claire】
【Third Place: Dragon Soul, Black Shark, Flying Eagle, Night Owl, Silver Fox】
【Fourth Place: Yamata no Orochi, Moon Fate, Faceless One】
【Fifth Place: Snow Traces】
...
The list of mbers for the top ten teams was displayed before every participant, causing imnse shock among the crowd.
"Shadow? Could that be the sa Shadow who got first place during the second Doomsday Rule?"
"How is it him again?!"
"His team only has one person? One person got first place in points? How is that possible!"
Sowhere in the air, the four won in Adam's team, ranked second, looked at the top ten list in astonishnt. "Lucifer isn't in the top ten? And what about those guys from the Tulip Federation..."
"They must have failed during the struggle for the Holy Grail. With their strength, steadily making it into the top ten would have been easy. What a sha," Adam sighed. "That's why they say, those who love war inevitably perish, and even the strongest are no exception."
"But this 'Shadow' is terrifying! It seems he'll be your formidable rival in the future, Adam!"
"Don't say that, Amanda. I don't like making enemies. If possible, I'd rather join forces with him to fight against the Doomsday Rules."
"...Adam, you're too kind. You'll be taken advantage of soday!"
Adam didn't say anything more, only smiled.
The five mbers of the third team were also discussing the rankings.
Captain Dragon Soul said, "Among the five Doomsday teams from the Counterasures Research Office, only our First Team and the Fourth Team made it into the rankings. The Second, Third, and Fifth Teams all failed to make the cut."
"Teams Three and Five have failed twice in a row now. Could they be eliminated?" Silver Fox said.
"Hard to say. But the Captain's decision not to compete for the Holy Grail was undoubtedly correct," Black Shark said. "With so many people in that chaotic lee, the risk was simply too high. Luck played a bigger factor than pure strength."
In a large-scale free-for-all, even a strong team's advantage is limited. If four or five other teams gang up on you, there's still a chance of capsizing in a seemingly calm ditch.
That's why Captain Dragon Soul had made the decision earlier to give up on competing for the Holy Grail, prioritizing securing points to guarantee a ranking instead.
Looking at it now, this decision at least secured a spot within the top three for Beixing Country.
"Black Shark is right," Captain Dragon Soul said. "But I believe that 'Shadow' didn't rely on luck alone."
The other four nodded in agreent. Luck alone couldn't hold the Holy Grail for 30 minutes.
"During the second rule period before, I rember many videos surfaced online... claiming that 'Shadow' was from our Beixing Country, hoping he'd reveal his secrets for clearing the challenge. That 'Shadow' and this 'Shadow' are probably the sa person, right?"
"Not necessarily. Only the nurical ID is fixed. Nicknas can be changed at any ti. There are probably hundreds, if not thousands, of Ascendants calling themselves 'Shadow'."
At this point, Night Owl, who had been silent, slowly spoke. "After this challenge tournant, the whole world will definitely want to find out who 'Shadow' is. And to protect the Holy Grail this ti, his abilities and items must have been exposed to many Ascendants... If he uses his abilities carelessly in the outside world later, he could easily be identified."
"Heh, Night Owl, you're rarely this talkative. What, do you want to find him?" Silver Fox asked with a smile.
Night Owl said, "Of course. Who wouldn't want to see a powerhouse for themselves? And if he really is from our Beixing Country, the higher-ups will definitely want to recruit him into the official teams."
【Ranking rewards for the top ten teams have been distributed】
【Participant "Shadow's" team, due to obtaining Holy Grail ownership, has received an additional special reward】
【The First Ascendant Challenge Tournant is now concluded. Teleportation comncing】
As the Fire Thief's voice faded, everyone, just like when they arrived, saw a black hole appear before them and were sucked into it.
When their vision cleared again, they had all returned to their locations before the teleportation.
Guan Tong stood in the material storage room, looking at the sunset outside, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"This tournant was definitely worth participating in."
Without a doubt, he was the biggest winner of this challenge tournant, bar none.
Even though his Silver Hunt's smoke grenades, high-explosive rounds, and Shadow... along with other abilities were exposed to so extent, which would undoubtedly lead to intense searches for him later, it was all worth it compared to the rewards he obtained!
He used the fourth page of the 【Wordless Book】 to obtain a shelter exclusive to him, one he could carry with him; he also enhanced Shadow's Five Senses ability and enhanced the Silver Hunt's electronic interference capability... These were all massive improvents for him.
And his gains didn't stop there.
"Personal Terminal."
Guan Tong summoned the terminal panel.
【Na: Guan Tong】
【Nickna: Shadow】
【Title: Order Keeper】
【Mind Power: 134 (134) (3120)】
【Ascension Coins: 387】
【Comprehensive Biological Information Evaluation: Excellent】
After this one tournant, lasting about 8 hours, his Mind Power upper limit had increased by 2 points. Compared to the previous average of gaining a point every 7 or 8 days, this was undoubtedly absurd.
Guan Tong knew this was related to combat frequency, sothing he had speculated about before. The more intense and frequent the battles, the faster the Mind Power upper limit increased.
But that wasn't the main point. The key was that he had used the Holy Grail buff to store over three thousand points of reserve Mind Power!
This absurd reserve was enough for him to use lavishly for a while. If he truly encountered danger, he could rely on it to turn peril into safety, or even briefly beco a one-man army suppressing multiple enemies.
Besides the Mind Power reserve, he had also stored many rounds for the Silver Hunt. Guan Tong looked at the electronic screen; the numbers displayed were truly reassuring.
Type 1 Ammunition97; Type 2 Ammunition58; Type 3 Ammunition215; Type 4 Ammunition136; Type 5 Ammunition*61
If he had to store these bullets using his own Mind Power, who knows how long it would take. Now, with the Holy Grail buff's support, he felt the ones generated could last him at least half a year.
If future days weren't combat-heavy, they could even last a year or two without issue.
Apart from these self-converted and generated items, Guan Tong still had the real rewards waiting to be checked.
He opened the terminal's Storage Box, where two treasure chests had appeared.
【First Ascendant Challenge Tournant Champion Chest · Glory Grade】: Upon opening, obtain a random reward.
【Holy Grail Ownership Chest · Unique】: Upon opening, obtain a random reward. Items obtained from chests of this quality possess unique characteristics.
"Finally, I see Glory Grade again..."
Guan Tong rembered the last ti he got a Glory Grade chest was also when he got first place, during that marathon rule.
Back then, he obtained the 【Gene Optimization Serum】 from the chest, which not only significantly increased his Mind Power upper limit in one go but also allowed him to feel his body continuously being optimized afterward, leaving him very satisfied.
He wondered what good stuff he could get this ti.
Moreover, the quality of the second chest was actually "Unique," sothing he was seeing for the first ti.
"Judging by the description, items obtained have unique characteristics. That ans once I obtain sothing, others can never obtain it again later..."
"Let's open them one by one."
Guan Tong opened the first Champion Chest.
【Obtained Title: Victor】
A title?
Guan Tong was sowhat surprised. Apart from the survival chest opened after the first rule, he had finally encountered a title reward again.
But unlike the previous "Order Keeper" or "Rule Breaker," this title wasn't just a title anymore; it ca with additional attributes.
【Victor】: Equipping this title increases natural Mind Power recovery rate by 100%.
It actually doubled the Mind Power recovery speed!
Seeing the title's attribute, Guan Tong was extrely satisfied.
For a lone wolf like him, Mind Power recovery speed was actually very important. Recovering 1 extra point at a critical mont could potentially decide the outco of a battle.
Although he now had over three thousand points of reserve Mind Power, making the imdiate recovery speed less of an urgent short-term need, it was obvious this title would beco powerful in the later stages.
Without another word, Guan Tong imdiately chose to equip it.
The "Order Keeper" title had been sitting in his panel for several months; it was ti for a change.
After changing the title, Guan Tong opened the Unique quality chest.
He was very eager to see what item with unique characteristics he could obtain.
【Obtained Ability: Body Swap】
"An ability ca out?"
This was the first ti Guan Tong had obtained an ability from a chest.
And after checking the ability details, he imdiately took a deep breath.
【Body Swap】: Consus 10% of your own maximum Mind Power to swap positions with an object related to your Mind Power. Cooldown ti: 10 seconds. This ability possesses uniqueness.
"This... is simply perfect."
Seeing the skill effect, Guan Tong almost imdiately thought that he could use this ability to swap positions with his own "Shadow" at critical monts! Whether it was to dodge enemy attacks, launch unexpected assaults on enemies, or even for ultra-long-distance travel, it could be useful.
Moreover, its usage cost couldn't be considered high. Using 10% of maximum Mind Power for a life-saving opportunity at a critical mont was a profitable trade no matter how you looked at it.
"Truly worthy of a unique ability. The effect is just too strong."
The more Guan Tong looked at the ability effect, the more he liked it, wishing he could get a few more Unique chests to open and see.
"Since this was the 'First Challenge Tournant,' there should be 'Second' and 'Third' ones in the future, right? I must strive to secure the hidden reward again then, to get another unique reward."
Although the next challenge tournant seed far off, Guan Tong had already made up his mind in advance.
After the excitent subsided a bit, he gradually cald down.
Although he got first place and the hidden reward this ti, looking at it now, that was already in the past.
In another half month, a new Doomsday Rule would be announced. Before that, he still needed to make more preparations. He absolutely couldn't beco arrogant and complacent or start slacking off just because he won this challenge tournant.
"More than anything else, I need to test the 'Fully-Functional Shelter' I wrote on the fourth page of the Wordless Book now."
Back then, after writing it, although he successfully materialized it, he only took a quick glance at its appearance before storing it back in the book.
Because he was holding the Holy Grail at the ti, confirming it could be materialized was enough. He really didn't have ti to go inside and look, let alone carefully study how exactly this shelter was "fully functional."
Now that he was back from Holy Grail Island, the most urgent task was to first study this shelter, and then consider where to place it.
Although it could be summoned from the 【Wordless Book】 at any ti and stored back into the page—this process consud Mind Power. Based on his tests on the island, summoning it once consud his full Mind Power upper limit at the ti.
So, unless encountering a situation requiring departure, it was best to temporarily fix it in a specific location as much as possible.
But determining the placent location could be considered later. For now, he should summon it and go inside to take a look first.
Thinking this, Guan Tong went directly outside. His residential complex was usually deserted, not a ghost in sight besides him, so he simply summoned it in the open space between two collapsed buildings.
The mont the shelter cabin appeared, Guan Tong's 134-point Mind Power upper limit dropped to only 2 points. Materializing it consud a full 132 points.
"...Without the Holy Grail buff, it really feels a bit uncomfortable to get used to."
Guan Tong shook his head, not letting himself dwell on how exhilarating the "infinite ammo" period was, and strode towards his shelter cabin.
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