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One hour after the airship took flight, an abandoned city appeared in the distance.
Old and destroyed buildings, trees and plants growing in the streets, and an air of desolation. It was the perfect image of the ruins of a city.
"Many years ago, this place was a famous city called Prindol." Javelin explained to Bloed and the girls. "Back then, the beastn were a race of slaves. Our people were hunted and treated like livestock, and this city was the capital of one of the nations that slaved us.
"But one day, our people raised in rebellion. They killed and expelled the people that slaved us, creating this free nation. Then, this city was abandoned and Apso was created as the new city of our people. You probably don't know, but in the tongue of our ancestors, Apso ans 'New Hope'."
" That is a good story." Bloed said. "Is this the place where the selection will be realized?"
"It must be. Although I don't know about the details."
While Bloed and Javelin were talking, the airship landed outside the city ruins.
Then, the people on the airship went out.
A group of beastn was waiting for them outside the ruins. Bloed realized that so of them were people he saw during the ball one month ago.
Without much thought, he arrived at the conclusion they were the people in charge of the selection.
And just like he expected, not much after they left the airship, the people outside started to explain the details of the competition.
"The na of the competition is [Hunt]." One of the beastn waiting for them, a burly tigerkin, explained with a solemn tone. "As the na indicates, it basically consists of hunting other participants until only the winners remain.
"Each participant will be dropped in a random part of the city. Afterward, you will have one hour to move around the ruins and find a place to hide or to ambush others.
"Rember, you are forbidden to attack anyone during that one hour. Moreover, you must limit your movents to five kiloters from the place where you landed. Anything more than that and you will be disqualified.
"At noon, you will see a signal in the sky, that marks the start of the competition.
"However, a simple hunt will make things too easy. Therefore, we decided to modify the ga slightly and add so special rules to truly test the abilities of the participants.
"The first special rule is the existence of [Hunters]. As the na indicates, Hunters have the task to hunt the participants. Each hunter will be an A-Rank practitioner, so it's best if you don't think about defeating them. Instead, your task is to escape from them if you t them.
"Of course, we know about the difference between B-Ranks and A-Ranks, so the hunters will not use all their abilities when they et you. The task of the hunters is to test you, not to eliminate you. But if your performance is not satisfactory, you will be eliminated regardless."
Bloed frowned. This rule made things a bit complicated.
Before he could to think too much about it, though, the burly beastn continued talking.
"The second special rule is called [Base]. Each candidate will have twenty-four hours to reach to the center of the city, where the base is located. Only the candidates that arrive at the [Base] in twenty-four hours will be eligible for the next round of selections. But rember, the number of hunters will increase the closer you are to the base, so you must be careful."
Several of the participants looked at each other. This rule did not seem too complicated. In fact, twenty-four hours seed like more than enough ti.
"The third special rule is called [Badge]. And this rule is a bit unusual." The burly beastn paused for a mont, looking at each one of the candidates. "As you know, we don't want to see deaths in this competition. Thus, each candidate will receive a badge before the start of the battle. This badge will represent your right to continue in the competition. If you lose it, you will be disqualified. Besides, to encourage the battles among participants, the candidates with the greatest number of badges will gain an advantage in the last part of the competition."
How troubleso. Bloed furrowed his brows. The existence of this rule ant that competitors would fight against each other as soon as they et.
Plus... When Bloed reviewed the rules in his mind, he realized a catch in the words of the burly beastman.
He could only hope that his suspicions were unfounded. Otherwise, this selection will be much harder than expected.
"This competition will test several things." The burly beastn said when he made sure everybody understood the rules. "I hope you understand that being strong is not enough for the mission you will carry, so if you don't show qualities worthy of participating in the mission, you won't be chosen. Now, any question?"
None of the candidates spoke up.
Bloed thought about the rules in his mind. The first rule, [Hunter], was to test the survival abilities of the candidates, the second, [Base] was to test their ability to attain goals, and if his fears were true, to work in a team; and the third rule, [Badge], was to test their abilities in combat.
In the end, the three rules were made to test the comprehensive abilities of the contestants.
Looking around, Bloed counted 120 candidates. Bloed knew that five, including Liu Ying and him, belonged to Moonlight Glow. 15 ca from the aboriginal tribes, and the remaining one hundred ca from the five beastn countries, each one sending 20 participants.
Bloed could imagine that so of these beastn were surely very talented and powerful practitioners.
However, he was confident in himself.
While Bloed was lost in thoughts, the burly tigerkin spoke up again.
"If none of you have a question, let's start the competition."
The young beastn nodded.
Then, the 120 candidates were divided into six groups of twenty people.
Eve was in charge of Bloed's group. She would take them to their respective locations in the ruins.
"Master, be careful," Regina said before Bloed left. "You too, demon."
"Don't worry." Bloed and Liu Ying smiled confidently and went with Eve.
Then, Eve waved her hand, wrapping the twenty contestants in a layer of mana and flying with them.
Bloed was surprised. Looking around, he realized that the other five groups were being transported in the sa way.
In other words, at least six demigods were present in this place!
Bloed did not have too much ti to be worried about that, though. Soon, Eve reached to Bloed's starting place.
When she put Bloed on the ground, the fox nodded to him.
"Good luck."
Bloed nodded in thanks and at the sa ti looked at Liu Ying.
"Be careful."
Liu Ying grinned and waved her fist.
"Fighting~"
Then, Eve and she left.
Bloed sighed and looked around. The place where Eve left him was on the roof of an old building.
Bloed was not planning to stay here, though. From this mont, he had one hour before the start of the competition.
He was going to take advantage of that ti as much as he could.
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Hey Guys, Aidka's Here!
With today's two chapters, the week of double chapters cos to an end.
It was a bit hard, to be honest. Together with Fourth Prince's chapters, I published a total of 24 chapters this week, which is three chapters daily, and taking into account that I'm in college, that was bit hard. Fortunately, I did not fail you.
Thanks to my P4TRE0NS for the support you have shown until now, and my readers for accompanying every day. Unfortunately, I have not read the comnts recently (Sorry if you asked sothing), but I promise to start to read them again tomorrow.
Very Happy, Aidka :p
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