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Chapter 801: The Secrets of Sun City (Part 2)
Chapter 801: The Secrets of Sun City (Part 2)
As Gary recounted the history of the mystic realm, Tian gained a deeper understanding of this "Supreme Mystic Realm of Skrul." During his narration, she also learned a crucial piece of information—each entry into the realm had at least a 50% fatality rate, meaning half of those who entered never returned.
"Now I finally understand why this mystic realm seems so strange," Tian murmured, stroking her chin in agreement. She had always felt that this realm was more complex than it appeared on the surface, and now it seemed even more so. From her perspective, she and the surrounding Skruls and high-tier beasts couldn't attack each other, and she hadn't seen a single death in the three days she had been here. This starkly contradicted the 50% fatality rate.
If they weren't allowed to fight and kill each other, how would they reach that 50% death rate? Tian couldn't see the answer yet.
Gary, aware of what Tian was thinking, smiled bitterly. "To be honest, that 50% fatality rate is what worries me and everyone else the most. No one has died so far, but who knows when it will start? We can only pray it's not us who die and that we can return alive."
"Um-hmm." Tian tapped her chin with her left index finger, deep in thought.
After a moment, she suddenly asked, "What about the past? How was the situation in the mystic realm before? Was it also about killing bugs?"
"Of course not, or I wouldn't be so worried," Gary shook his head quickly. "In fact, each mystic realm is different. For example, the last realm was an ocean, where high-tier cultivators had to dive to the ocean floor to retrieve a special stone.
Oh, and the highest tier of cultivators who entered the last realm was Seventh Rank, and there were no restrictions on combat. Most of the deaths were caused by Seventh Rank cultivators from the opposing side."
"Hmm... So each mystic realm is different?" Tian pondered, "Does that mean Sun City isn't a real place but an illusion?"
"It should be... I guess." Gary wasn't entirely sure.
Sun City looked very real, especially the lives of its residents, which showed no signs of being false. But considering this was the "Final Mystic Realm," it made sense that it could be an illusion.
...
Just then, the arm badges on Tian and Gary's shoulders lit up, emitting a bright blue glow. Tian's attention shifted to her badge, immediately understanding that it was a message from the Lord of Sun City, instructing them to return immediately.
The message was simple: "The final battle is about to begin. Please head to the front of the Lord's mansion immediately."
Receiving this message, Tian and Gary were both startled. They immediately understood that the big moment was approaching. They dared not delay, and the message included a 5-minute countdown, forcing them to return immediately.
Thus, they ordered their troops to regroup at their current location and then took off, flying back to Sun City.
...
On their way back, Tian and Gary discussed the message they had just received.
"This 'Final Battle' must be the crux of this mystic realm. Many will likely die in this battle," Tian said solemnly.
"You're right," Gary nodded in agreement. "And this 'Final Battle' will definitely be extraordinary. We've spent three days in this realm gathering 'military points' and forming our own armies.
The final battle will definitely revolve around military points and the troops."
"By the way, I have one more question for you," Xiaotian turned to look at him. "Before you entered the secret realm, did you see anyone you knew who also seemed to enter, but you didn't find them inside?"
"Uh... now that you mention it, there was one person," Gary slowly replied, recalling. "At the entrance to the secret realm, I saw the 'Queen Lek' Fennie from the Renkter Alliance. I entered the realm before her, and I thought she would follow quickly, but I haven't seen her since. I assumed she might have run into some trouble and didn't make it inside."
"I'll share a bit of information with you then," Xiaotian said. "I think the woman you mentioned might have entered the realm but is somewhere we don't know about. I have a companion who entered the realm with me, but I haven't seen him either."
"What? Such a thing could happen!" Gary was visibly shocked.
"Forget it, let's not talk about it anymore. To avoid suspicion, we should part ways," Xiaotian said, no longer flying alongside Gary. She sped up and flew ahead.
By now, Xiaotian had a vague understanding of what this secret realm was all about. She hoped she would meet Qianbei Buzui in the final battle and that they wouldn't end up as enemies.
...
Four minutes later, Xiaotian flew back to Sunlight City and landed on the plaza outside the city lord's mansion. The plaza was now occupied by over 20 Skrull people and high-level magical beasts. Upon Xiaotian's arrival, everyone immediately turned their attention to her.
A marble monument now stood in the plaza outside the city lord's mansion. Hanging from it were wooden plaques, each displaying the total military points earned by each adventurer who entered the secret realm. The plaques were arranged in numerical order, forming a simple leaderboard.
Currently, Xiaotian's military points were 10,856, placing her at the top of the leaderboard. The second place was held by a Skrull, with only 4,412 points, less than half of Xiaotian's.
Because of her astonishing performance and her being a Bluestar, her arrival immediately drew everyone's attention.
...
Xiaotian didn't pay attention to the Skrull people and high-level magical beasts. Instead, she immediately looked at the simple leaderboard and started counting the wooden plaques.
"1, 2, 3, 4... 25"
She stopped at 25, and her heart skipped a beat.
If she remembered correctly, there were supposed to be 50 slots when she first entered the secret realm. Now, the leaderboard only had 25 names, meaning the other 25 adventurers had been teleported to an unknown location.
Could the "final battle" be a fight between their 25 members and the other 25 who were teleported somewhere else? The more Xiaotian thought about it, the more likely it seemed.
If the 50 adventurers who entered the secret realm were to fight each other to determine the winners, the death rate would inevitably exceed 50%, which fit the characteristics of this realm.
The thought made her face pale.
Would she and Qianbei Buzui really have to face each other on the final battlefield, with only one of them surviving?
If she had to step on the bones of her companions to leave the secret realm, how could she return and explain to the Bluestar people?
She hoped it wouldn't come to that.
(End of Chapter)
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