As the transport ship landed, the system generated a simple 3D map in Ding Meng's field of vision. The Sacred Mountain Island was less than 30 square kilometers in area. The entire island was shaped like a slope, and the Sacred Mountain was at the top of the Sacred Mountain. A 200-meter-tall flagpole was erected at the top of the Sacred Mountain, and a pearl was embedded in the flagpole. The contestant would win if they touched the pearl.
The helipad at the airport was built on the southernmost coast of the island. From the map, it could be seen that the officials had designated three routes to the Sacred Mountain. The first route was the shortest one, which was to walk from the airport and cross over mountains and rivers to reach the mountain. The distance in the air was 10 kilometers. The second route was to start from the west side of the airport, which was a winding mountain road that wound around the Sacred Mountain. This route was slightly longer, with the road winding around for more than 20 kilometers. The third route was to start from the east side of the airport, which was a waterway that wound around the Sacred Mountain, and finally climb all the way to the top of the mountain.
Of the three routes, the first one seemed to be the most convenient. But from the clamoring of the fans, Ding Meng also found out that the principle of the previous' Extreme Speed Mode 'was roughly the same as the Sacred Mountain. It gave you three routes, and the first one seemed to be the easiest and most convenient. But in fact, the most dangerous route was the first one. On the contrary, the more detours you took, the more difficult it would be.
To put it bluntly, all three routes were not easy. The whole way was filled with traps and dangers, and the slightest bit of carelessness could result in death. Although the island was small, it was actually difficult to take even one step forward.
This required a very high overall quality of the contestants, and at the same time, it also placed a lot of emphasis on teamwork.
The southern airport was a flat area on the beach. At this time, more than a hundred contestants had already gathered here. Most of them were in small groups of three to five, and they were all whispering to each other in private. It was obvious that they were discussing their plan to ascend the mountain.
The contestants who had advanced to this stage basically flashed their IDs, and Ding Meng was no exception. Lan Bing had asked him to gain more fans, and the effect of flashing his ID was different from that of not flashing his ID.
Of course, there were six IDs that stood out the most, because they all shared the same prefix — Zhengxing!
This was the fifth-ranked conglomerate of the Holy Grail Federation, Zhengxing Group. The ID combination of five men and one woman was quite unique and unique.
"Zhengxing – Ma Renjie, Zhengxing – Shili Cong Wang, Zhengxing – Huazi Ge, Zhengxing – Zhujiu Shanzhen, Zhengxing – Nan Tian (cough), Zhengxing – Jiang Lin 'er."
Although their names were a little old-fashioned, the six of them were handsome men and beautiful women. Each of them was refined and elegant. They stood on the beach and chatted cheerfully, giving off an aura of confidence.
To be able to meet the contestants of a major corporation in the second stage, this was indeed a great opportunity. The other contestants looked at the six of them with envy, but Ding Meng's telekinetic vision didn't look like that: the strength of these six people was just so-so, they definitely weren't the top contestants of Zhengxing Corporation.
In fact, what really caught Ding Meng's attention was the few people on the other side of the beach, because he finally saw two familiar faces. Their IDs were: "Shag Ge, Night Owl!"
They were the captains of the two scouting teams that he met before the battle of the water droplet on Planet Thorn. They were also the leaders of the famous bounty hunters on the Dark Net. Bounty hunters were far more likely to appear on this map than players from a major corporation.
Shag Ge and Night Owl were surrounding another burly man. It seemed that this burly man was the leader, and his ID was: "Jin Fan!"
The three of them also had one thing in common, and that was that they were fully armed. They were wearing all kinds of anti-gravity backpacks, metal equipment, and unknown equipment. It was normal for fans not to recognize them, but Ding Meng could tell at a glance that these three guys were experienced explorers.
In addition to these people, there was another person who caught Ding Meng's attention at the northeast corner of the airport apron. This person's ID was: "Immortal Journey Back Dream". She was wearing a pure white robe that resembled a Daoist robe. She stood alone on the beach, her white robe fluttering in the wind, making her look like a fairy.
Her appearance must have been altered, and it was not her real face. She could not be considered pretty, but she was not ugly either. However, her temperament, her charm, and her bearing made people feel that she was holy and beautiful, and that was why they admired her.
His past experience and strong intuition told Ding Meng that this was definitely not an ordinary player. She either had a prominent identity, or she had extraordinary strength. Because Immortal Journey Back Dream did not use any Origin Energy at all, and her control of her aura was very precise, she was most likely a top player.
Ding Meng could not help but laugh. "Haha, looks like this stage of the 'Speedy Advance' is going to be interesting."
What he meant was that this stage would definitely be interesting, but the fans misunderstood him.
"Boss is saying that it's going to be interesting. That means he's going to show off his skills."
"That's right. Little bro didn't do much in the last round. When he did, we didn't see anything!"
"Is Crazy Boss the kind that uses duang as soon as he makes a move?"
"What do you mean by duang? It's called dang dang dang dang dang."
"What do you mean by dang dang dang?"
"Dang dang dang. Even though you're looking at me with sincerity, you still have to tell me that you want it. It's impossible that I won't give it to you if you say that you want it, but I'll give it to you if you say that you don't want it. Everyone has to be reasonable …"
"F * ck you, Raum."
"Upstairs, 666666 …"
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Amidst the noisy laughter of the fans, the countdown timer appeared in everyone's field of vision. "10, 9, 8, 7, 6 …"
When the countdown timer showed that the match had begun, most of the people in the audience didn't move. They were still bragging on the tarmac. Of course, there were a few people who moved like arrows.
There was a player called "Flying Underground" who met the expectations of the fans. He quickly took out a warframe box from his anti-gravity backpack and armed himself from head to toe. This was a very popular warframe called "Moonlight Warframe" on the market, and it had a very good flying speed.
Crystal flames spewed out from the soles of the battle armor and the back of the battle armor. His goal was very clear. He flew directly to the Holy Mountain. Seeing this scene, many fans were a little dumbfounded. Damn, this Flying Underground guy is very sneaky. He's so well-prepared. Using the battle armor to fly, this move is very clever.
Night Owl on the beach sneered. "He's rushing to his death!"
Shag Ge also nodded. "Yes, the faster you run, the faster you die!"
The Moonlight Battle Armor lived up to its name. It really was like a stream of light rushing to the top of the mountain. However, after flying for a short distance, two cross-shaped cracks suddenly appeared in the sky. Two fiery red rays shot out like lightning and accurately hit the battle armor.
Flying Underground was clearly prepared. He immediately activated the energy shield on his armor and forcefully flew forward while enduring the attack of the laser beam. The spherical blue shield was strong enough to withstand the laser beam, and it flashed wildly with white light from the scorching heat.
However, Sir System wasn't done so easily. As the battle armor flew to the sky above the lake at the foot of the mountain, the color of the rays changed from fiery red to dark blue. Those with experience could tell that the energy of the rays was at least a few levels higher.
"Bang — — —"
The blue energy shield was vaporized on the spot. The rays burned directly on the alloy surface of the battle armor. In less than five seconds, the battle armor exploded with a boom. Metal shards scattered in the air, shining so brightly that it made people dizzy.
Flying Underground reacted quickly. He quickly ejected from the cockpit and shot out a metal wire from his hand. He stuck his head out and hung on a big tree by the lake. His intention was obvious. He used the catapult and hook to swing himself to the foot of the Holy Mountain.
He played it beautifully. Even if he didn't reach the Holy Mountain, he was at least a few kilometers away, leaving the other contestants far behind.
Unfortunately, just as he was about to land on the big tree, the surface of the lake suddenly exploded with a bang, splashing up tens of meters of water. A huge palm stretched out from the mist. This palm was furry and definitely not a human's hand. Moreover, when the palm was spread open, it was at least half the size of a basketball court. It easily caught Flying Heaven and Earth, but it gave people the feeling that Flying Heaven and Earth had thrown himself into the palm of a monster.
The giant palm suddenly clenched into a fist, and a white light rose up. Flying into the sky and burrowing into the ground, he could neither fly into the sky nor burrow into the ground. He was crushed to death.
Seeing this scene, all the contestants' live stream comments fell silent. Before this, the fans were still regretting for their contestants, but now they were secretly glad that their boss didn't act rashly and forced himself to fly over. This dispelled many people's wishful thinking. It was unrealistic to fly over directly.
Many contestants on the tarmac looked at each other. What kind of monster was this? What kind of monster was hiding in the lake?
If its palm was so big, how big would its real body be?
"Let's go!" Night Owl suggested.
Shaz Ge looked at Jin Fan. "Boss Jin, what should we do?"
Jin Fan's eyes shone. "We'll take the water route!"
Only the three of them took the water route, because most people chose the first route. The reason was simple. The six contestants from Zhengxing Corporation were also moving slowly, and they were taking the front route.
Most people wouldn't understand this idea. Why would they go if the front route was so dangerous?
At least now everyone knew about the laser in the sky and the palm in the lake. At worst, they wouldn't fly and just take a detour. The situation of the other two routes was unknown. Who knew what kind of obstacles there would be along the way?
The huge tarmac was soon empty of people, leaving only Ding Meng and Dream Return.
Dream Return stood by the railing, admiring the scenery on the sea. She didn't seem to care about the competition that had already begun.
"Why aren't you leaving?" Ding Meng quietly came to her side.
Dream Return turned her head and smiled gently. "Aren't you the same?"
She was a very flirtatious woman. Her every frown and smile was gentle and infectious.
Ji Chenxue in front of the camera suddenly frowned. "I feel like I know this person."
Liang Yiran was curious. "Who?"
Ji Chenxue said, "I don't know if it's her?
I'm not sure. I've only seen her once many years ago. She left a deep impression on me. I feel like I've met her before. "
Lan Bing was also curious. "Who is she?"
Ji Chenxue smiled mysteriously. "She's also a famous person in your Holy Grail Federation!"