When the countdown reached zero, the number of players in the 64th Preliminary Round was finally fixed at 728600. In total, there were nearly 730,000 players fighting for the 1 million Yuan Kou lives in this map.
Any player with a little bit of mathematical knowledge would know that on average, there were only 1.25 Yuan Kou lives per person. It could be said that there were too many monks and not enough gruel. Every single Yuan Kou had to do their best to fight for the lives of others.
Logically speaking, Guhan should be driving the bamboo raft towards an area with as few people as possible. However, Guhan did the exact opposite. He just had to drive his bamboo raft towards the most crowded area. Just what was Guhan thinking?
Guhan's idea was very simple. It was the words "Transportation Tool Level: Level 1: Bamboo Raft (Upgrade Requirement: 0/5)". This indicated an interesting fact, and that was that this bamboo raft could actually be upgraded.
So how could this bamboo raft be upgraded?
If Guhan's guess was correct, then the materials needed for this upgrade were other bamboo rafts.
[System Notification: The first round of the Preliminary Round has officially begun. Players, a Soul Tier marine creature, Yuan Kou, will spawn next to you. Please kill the Yuan Kou next to you within 10 minutes. If you are unable to kill it or are defeated by Yuan Kou, you will leave the Preliminary Round. Have fun!]
[System Notification: Please note, the movement function of your bamboo raft has been locked. Before you kill Yuan Kou, you will not be able to move.]
As soon as the system notification ended, a ferocious shark emerged from the water beside Guhan's bamboo raft. These sharks were a little strange. This was because there was a large "King" character on its forehead, as well as yellow and black stripes. It looked like a ferocious tiger.
"A fish!
What a big fish!
It's a Tiger-Striped Shark! "
The players around Guhan cried out in surprise. They immediately recognized the origin of this Demonic Beast.
[Yuan Kou Name: Tiger-Striped Shark
Grade: Soul Tier
Two Dimensional World: Eastern Demon Realm
Entry Instance Dungeon: All Marine Environment Instance Dungeons
HP: 2 Stars
Attack: 2.5 stars
Agility: 3 Stars
Demonic Power: Two Stars
Ability: They can shoot corrosive water arrows from their mouths. At the same time, they can let out terrifying roars. Similarly, their teeth are extremely sharp.
Ultimate Moves: Corrosive Water Arrow, Tiger Roar, Shark Bite.
Introduction: One of the most commonly seen Yuan Kou in the seas of the Eastern Demon Realm. It is said that their ancestors were a pair of Great Demon Level Tiger Demon: Kong and Shark Demon: White. The union of the two Great Demons resulted in the special group of Tiger Striped Sharks.
Tiger-striped Sharks swam in the ocean in groups, usually numbering more than a hundred. Encountering a Tiger-striped Shark meant that there were at least a hundred Tiger-striped Sharks around you at the same time. Players had to pray for luck.
It is said that if you kill more than ten thousand Tiger-striped Sharks, you will be able to see the legendary Yuan Kou: Kong and White.]
The first thing the Tiger-striped Shark did after it revealed its head was to shoot a green water arrow from its mouth in an attempt to give Guhan a good start. Guhan nimbly dodged the water arrow. Then, he raised his sword and slashed down. A total of five Nine Swords of Mysterious Heaven, Sword of the Abyss slashed forward. In an instant, the Tiger-striped Shark was minced into a fish soup and returned to the dimensional vortex.
Kill count: 1. Year's ranking: 1.
In the blink of an eye, Guhan had completed the kill, and his ranking instantly rose to first place in the entire map.
At that moment, Guhan looked at his surroundings and realized that not everyone was as at ease as he was.
Although Guhan saw a few strong players whose Sword Ladies were also suppressing the Tiger-striped Shark, the Tiger-striped Shark was in the ocean. Once they retreated into the water to hide, the Sword Ladies would be helpless … Of course, there were some water-attribute Sword Ladies that could dive into the ocean, but they were in the minority. At the very least, Guhan didn't see any such Sword Ladies.
Once the Tiger-striped Shark was injured, it would become extremely cunning. It would linger in the ocean for a long time before seizing the opportunity to leap up and attack again … Unless someone could be like Guhan and use their ultimate move the moment the Tiger-striped Shark revealed its head and instantly kill it, this battle would be difficult.
Could it be that everyone could only kill one Yuan Kou?
When would the top 16 be decided?
Seeing the players around him struggling to kill their opponents, Guhan couldn't help but doubt the system's intentions.
Could it be that players like him who claimed to kill Yuan Kou in advance could only wait for the others to finish killing the Tiger-striped Shark and then wait for the next wave of Yuan Kou to appear?
This was simply a retarded setting!
Guhan rolled his eyes and tapped on the controller. His bamboo raft began to move towards a player beside Guhan.
It was a flustered player. His Sword Mistress was an ordinary Sword Mistress. She was standing on the bamboo raft, looking around cautiously, waiting for the Tiger-Striped Shark to attack at any time. Her Sword Mistress, on the other hand, looked dispirited. The left side of his body had turned green, and his shield was constantly emitting white smoke. It was obvious that he had not dodged the Corrosive Water Arrow shot by the Tiger-Striped Shark, which was why he was in such a state.
"This guy can't make it!"
As the raft moved forward, Gu Han took a look at the Tigerstriped Shark's battle. Not only was the Tigerstriped Shark disorganized, but the Swordmaiden's attack power was also very weak. He estimated that it would take at least 30 attacks to kill the Tigerstriped Shark. However, the Tigerstriped Shark only needed three more Corrosive Water Bolts to kill this unlucky bastard.
"I'll send him off!"
As Guhan thought about it, the Tiger-striped Shark jumped out of the sea and attacked the Sword Lady again.
Just as his Sword Lady was about to counterattack, she saw a few Sword Qi flash past her like otherworldly immortals. The ferocious tiger-striped shark instantly returned to the dimensional vortex.
"Kill Count: 2. Kill Rank: 1."
Guhan glanced at his notification. As expected, killing someone else's Tiger-striped Shark would also count to his kill count. A human's brain was indeed more flexible.
In contrast to Guhan, the Sword Lady was at a loss. What's going on? Where's my Yuan Kou?
The sword-wielder didn't even know what was going on!
"System Notification: Your Yuan Kou has been killed by the Sword Lady, Military Governor. Your preliminary round has ended. Your kill count is 0, and your rank is 0. You will leave the preliminary map in five seconds. Please wait patiently for the preliminary results. They are expected to be sent to your mailbox in two hours."
It wasn't until he heard the system notification that the sword-wielder realized that his Yuan Shen had been intercepted by someone else.
"You bastard, get out here! You can't play around like this!" The sword wielder's face was filled with misery, and Gu Han felt a little bad when he saw this.
Unfortunately, the Sword Lady could only stay for another five seconds. He couldn't even finish cursing. It was really too pitiful.
When the Sword Lady returned to the game map, she looked at the system notification angrily a few times. In her mind, she could have become the top 16 in District 64, killed everyone, and obtained the first place in the Sword Level. In the end, she was killed by a bastard called Military Governor …
Wait, this Sword Lady was called Military Governor?
The Sword Lady patted her head, then looked at the notification several times again. In an instant, she smiled like a flower. She took a screenshot of the system notification and posted it on the forum. She added a big title, "The first person to die in the hands of the Military Governor. Who's more awesome than me?
I'm the first!! "
The title described in detail how she fought the Tiger-Striped Shark, and how the Military Governor's Transcendent Flying Immortal helped her escape from the abyss of suffering. Then, she spent a few thousand words to express her admiration for the Military Governor.
This post instantly became popular on the forum. It was said that this post even received tens of thousands of RMB in tips, which made the Sword Lady earn a lot. In terms of value, the Sword Lady earned more than the Sword Lady in the Top 16.
As a result, after that, every player who had fought with the Military Governor felt honored to receive a system notification that they were defeated by the Military Governor. There was even a rare "Defeated Party" in the forum. Players who hadn't been defeated by the Military Governor didn't even have the right to join this party.
Of course, this was a story for later. Our attention returned to Gu Han's side.
… …
When the unlucky Sword Lady disappeared from the map, the Bamboo Raft under her feet didn't disappear. Instead, it quickly approached Guhan's Bamboo Raft. In the end, the two Bamboo Rafts merged together and became a Bamboo Raft that was twice the size of the previous one. However, one of the Bamboo Raft's controllers was gone. It was still the same controller that Guhan originally had. The Bamboo Raft was only twice the size, but its speed didn't increase much.
At this time, the benefits of Guhan choosing a crowded area showed itself. Because there were so many Bamboo Rafts here, Guhan had a lot of choices.
In principle, Guhan wouldn't touch the Sword Lady who had the ability to kill the Tiger-Striped Shark. After all, they were participating in a game. He couldn't let them leave so quickly.
Therefore, Guhan only picked the weaklings who looked like they couldn't kill the Tiger-Striped Shark. Soon, Guhan chose his next target. It was a Sword Lady who was also in a sorry state.
Twenty seconds later, Guhan's sword energy killed the Tiger-Striped Shark. Amidst the Sword Lady's curses, Guhan successfully increased his kill count to three.
"System Notification: Sixteen players have killed their opponents. The Leaderboard is officially open. Everyone can check your current ranking through the controller."
After Guhan killed three Tiger-Striped Sharks, only sixteen players had killed their first Tiger-Striped Shark. This speed was amazing!
Guhan glanced at the Leaderboard. As expected, he was ranked first with a kill count of three. Starting from second place, everyone's kill count was 1.