Chapter 48: Pre-Selection, Underground Palace
The arena in the center of the arena was originally a flat field with nothing, but when Keicho announced the start of the preliminaries, the entire arena shook like an earthquake. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Eight people who can create an enchantment have already been arranged around the venue, using the enchantment to isolate the arena from the spectator seats, and even if the interior of the arena is shaken, the spectator seats will not be affected in the slightest.
For the viewer, the feeling is like watching a 2D movie, but it's just a visual impact.
The epicenter was in the center of the arena, and the damage of the shaking radiated regularly from the center to the periphery until it reached the edge of the barrier.
Then, the ground was pried open by the force of the earthquake with twelve cracks, and there was a loud bang, and it felt like something powerful was about to break through the ground.
The entire site was divided into twelve parts, and the crack ended with one end of the center upturned and one end of the barrier still connected to the ground. Then, in the corner between the various plates and the ground, a circular stone building more than ten meters high slowly rises, which looks quite like an ancient tomb without a tombstone.
The building shook off the dust majestically as it rose, as if it had come from hundreds of years ago, carrying the expectations of countless worshippers over the centuries, and this was the entrance to the qualifying arena.
Once the venue is ready, it's time for the protagonists to enter.
Judging by the results of the alternate fighters in the training camp, a total of 291 candidates participated in the election.
The assessment will be held for three days, and after the first and second day of the assessment, the remaining people will be able to enter the final showdown on the third day, when the judges will decide which 50 people will finally enter the clan based on their performance.
However, even if there are no more than 50 people who can enter the last game, they cannot be directly promoted, and the assessment will still be carried out.
The first qualifier will divide everyone into twenty-nine groups, and enter the arena through the entrance that just appeared, the dark palace underground, and then lead to twelve different trial realms to be tested.
The test is based on the group, and the members of a group need to advance and retreat together, and if they win, all members win, and if they lose, they all lose.
The groups are randomly selected and displayed on several large electronic screens located above the arena on the spot, and each group will be divided into which entrance they will enter.
By the time the candidates officially entered the arena and appeared in front of the audience, the grouping was complete. Nearly 300 candidates were arranged in front of the entrance of the underground palace according to the host's command.
Broken and Xixia and Takahashi were divided into the third group, and the three of them were very happy because they knew each other, so they would cooperate more tacitly after entering. Everyone knows that the first test is the unity and cooperation of the group, which is a necessary quality for the legionnaires, after all, many tasks must be completed by multiple people.
October was placed in Group 7 alone, and her addition made the rest of Group 7 feel fortunate, after all, she is a relatively strong force and should be very helpful to win the group.
Once all the preparations are complete, the presiding officer announces the start of the pre-selection.
Then, the twelve doors slowly opened. The heavy stone doors gradually moved open, causing dust to rise from the entire entrance. The underground palace has seen the light of day again, but it is still a black hole when viewed from the various entrances.
At this time, the candidates, whether eager to try or hesitant and timid, have already stepped towards the twelve black holes that hide mysterious powers.
Walking down the twenty-nine sets of countless steps that went down the ground, the endless cheers and cheers from the audience became more and more blurred. After hearing the dull sound of the stone gate closing, the candidates were largely isolated.
The groups that entered through the different entrances also lost contact with each other, and at first, everyone was confronted with narrow staircases that stretched out to no other point and a dark space where people could barely be seen.
The two sides of the staircase are open to the air, without any protection, and when you look down in the dim light, you can only feel the bottom, and it is completely impossible to judge the height, this unknown factor can easily make people feel frightened.
In order not to fall, everyone in each group who can use light skills or other tricks that can emit light begins to show their powers.
Although everyone felt that it was a bit of a waste to use their strength in an inconsequential place like lighting, they also had to work hard, otherwise they might have been seriously injured due to an accidental fall before they officially entered the assessment.
The stairs are not wide enough for two people to walk side by side, so they can only line up a single queue and march carefully.
Broken is at the front, using Starfall as a lighting tool to clear the way for his group, followed by Yunatsu and Takahashi.
He didn't expect that his non-lethal trick could come in handy in such a place, so it can be seen that there is really no useless thing in the world, it just depends on whether you use it in the right place.
"Everyone, be careful, there is damage on the right side of these steps, don't slip. ”
Stop and remind the people behind to pay attention to their feet, and by the way, strengthen the light on the sword to observe how long the road ahead is.
Although I have walked no less than a thousand steps, I still can't see the end ahead.
"It seems like there's still a long way off. ”
The crowd had already walked with trembling legs, their patience and passion were running out, but they did not know when they would be able to complete this endless staircase, and they could not help but be frustrated and doubtful.
"Ah, how many steps are there? Is it because we have to go all the way to see who can hold on to the end and win? What kind of assessment is this?"
A boy in the middle of the line crouched down and complained impatiently.
As soon as this remark came out, it immediately aroused everyone's dissatisfaction, and someone responded: "That's right, the pre-selection is not a test of physical strength, why do you want to be assessed in such a strange way?"
"We can't be heard from the outside, or we should report it to Lord Saint Si, and we don't understand the point of walking the stairs at all. ”
"Even if you can hear it from the outside, it's useless to reflect it. The content of the assessment was not thought up on the fly, and the Holy Division Lord and the head of the regiment must have already discussed and decided, so how could we change it after a few complaints?"
"I've studied the selection for 20 years, and although I have entered the underground palace every time, there have been no similar questions.
The situation in the underground palace is very complicated, and I think that Lord Saint Si wants us to calm down by walking up the stairs so that we can deal with the real test that suddenly arises later. Everyone, it's better to be patient and don't be too impatient. ”
Seeing that the whole team was talking to me in a chaotic manner, and had no intention of moving forward, Takahashi mustered up the courage to speak his mind.
Although he had tried to raise his voice, no more than three people would hear him. He is a person with a low sense of existence, and no one takes it seriously in this team that does not have absolute authority and the members do their own thing.
Just as everyone was immersed in their emotions, the light at the front suddenly flickered twice, and then quickly dimmed.
"What's going on?"
The sudden situation made everyone immediately give up complaining and quickly enter a state of preparation, and the entire space was suddenly so quiet that only one or two people were left with the sound of intermittent gasps. ”