Chapter 435: The Beginning of the Collapse
In the past, the battlefield of the unified examination was basically a stable piece of territory, or simply a closed island or valley. But this time, what appeared in front of many students was a triangular battlefield.
Moreover, every detail is very clear!
It's not the same as it used to be.
As can be seen from the rotated model, the student's drop point should be at the bottom edge of the triangle. It seems to be a parallel driveway, with a full 500 tunnel entrances. At intervals, the entrance has points that randomly intersect. Hu Siming understood the academy's intention almost immediately: let the students collide and fight at random, and the winning side can move on. This is done through layers of selection, eliminating until it reaches the apex of the triangular battlefield - where the only two tunnels meet, and the strongest is decided.
Hu Siming's goal is only to be in the top 100, and he also knows that with his own strength, it is difficult to get a higher ranking. The level difference is 6 levels, and the advantage is still very large. What's more, those seniors who are preparing for the graduate school entrance examination are not worse equipped than him.
In the void, in front of him not far away, Gui Yushi also had the same thought.
Against the backdrop of the galaxy background, he wears white fine-grade light armor and has an elegant and noble atmosphere. It's just that compared to the rookie confrontation, the white fine light armor has two more ring-shaped magic patterns, and it is estimated that it has stronger attributes after being enchanted later. Noticing that Hu Siming was looking at him, Gui Yushi cast a helpless look at him.
Obviously, this mode of one passage per person and random encounters and battles made the agreement between the two join forces come to naught.
Most of the academy took this layer into account, so they deliberately used this battlefield to eliminate unexpected factors to the greatest extent. In this regard, Hu Siming could only shrug his shoulders helplessly.
At this moment, the battlefield was loaded, and as many as five hundred students flashed with a teleportation silver light at the same time.
"The first semester of the sophomore year and the second unified examination have officially begun!"
"The battlefield of this unified examination is a special battlefield for the elite combat power ranking battle, and all students will be randomly transmitted to the starting point of a certain number. During this period, the communication channel is disabled and the one-time consumable item is disabled. Instead, the academy will give each person a set of special consumables that can be used on the battlefield. ”
"Main Quest: Defeat the randomly dropped monsters and enemies in the tunnels and fight until the end. ”
"Mission rewards: 500 universal points for base rewards, ranking in the elite power list (only for the top 100). Each additional round of support will increase the additional rewards you get at the end. ”
"Mission Description 1: Trainees who maliciously delay time with some special skills will be recognized as passive combat for more than one minute, and will be directly judged to lose. ”
"Mission Description 2: The death of a trainee in this battle will not be dropped, and Shouyuan will be deducted. ”
"Mission Description 3: Taking into account the existence of accidents, cadets who die in battle will still get a chance to repechage. If you fail again, you will be kicked out of the battlefield. ”
A flurry of prompts popped in.
After the silver light disappeared, Hu Siming found himself in a deep tunnel with twists and turns. The tunnel is about 20 meters wide and looks very old, with moss growing on the stone walls on both sides. Although the air was a little moist and moldy, it was not dark, and there were torches at intervals, silently extending into the distance.
Behind him, there is a completely sealed boulder, and at his feet is a big number: 211.
This obviously random number is a bit exquisite.
Confirming that there was no danger near the entrance for the time being, Hu Siming relaxed a little and looked through the tips on the battlefield. The result was similar to what he thought, the scale was to rush forward and defeat the enemy he saw. Either you fight to the end and become the first, or you are defeated halfway and stop. The only thing that he didn't expect was that the dead student actually had a chance to resurrect the battle.
It certainly lengthens the schedule and puts more pressure on them, but it's also fairer.
As for the rewards and punishments of this unified examination, the main quest only said the reward, and did not say how to fail, which may be understood as a failure and no punishment. After all, the students who appeared here were all the strongest elite students in the Tianhui Campus, and it was normal for anyone to win or lose. However, Hu Siming obviously does not want to be the first batch of unlucky people to be eliminated.
It's also worth mentioning that one-time consumable items are disabled.
This is undoubtedly good news for Hu Siming. After all, in terms of the accumulation of props, those elite lv10 seniors are undoubtedly much more than him. If it really turns into a consumable war, Hu Siming estimates that he won't be able to last a few rounds. Of course, to make up for it, the academy handed out a special potion pack in a white box.
There are a total of three bottles of potions in it, which are called [Life/Mana/Acceleration Elixir that you can't use up no matter how you use them].
The name is very slotted, and I can't help but want people to say something, but the effect is surprisingly good. For example, this life potion that can be used repeatedly has the following effect: after use, it immediately restores 40% of its health and has a cooldown of 200 seconds.
Instantly restores 40% of your health!
After stepping into Elite Lv4, Hu Siming's maximum HP increased again, rising to as much as 780 points, which was comparable to some LV10 seniors present. Multiplied by 40%, it means that he can regain 312 HP at a time, which is far inferior to the rune language that has been strengthened once.
The point is, this thing can be used over and over again, which is the most enviable!
If it weren't for the fact that this thing was obviously unreasonable, it was a product of the laws of a special battlefield, and it couldn't be brought out, otherwise this potion bottle alone could trigger the most fierce battle among the students.
In addition to the Life Flask, the Mana Flask restores 40% of the mana, while the Acceleration Flask increases Movement Speed and Attack Speed by 40 for 10 seconds. The cooldown time of the latter two potions is also 200 seconds. This time is set very carefully, basically each student can only use it once in a battle. How to make good use of it depends on the personal strength and awareness of the students.
After glancing at the storage compartment and seeing that the other consumable items were indeed temporarily disabled, Hu Siming shook his head, put away the three bottles of [Elixir that can't be used up no matter how you use it], and began to quickly hit the road.
From the previous battlefield model, only the terrain can be seen, but the exact scale is unknown. At this moment, Hu Siming really walked up, and only then did Hu Siming vaguely feel the enormity of this map. After all, it is a super map of 500 people, and even if the environment is limited, the total area is many times larger than the previous battlefield. The first section of the passage, which was originally very inconspicuous, he walked forward two or three kilometers quickly, and he didn't see the end at all.
At this time, there was a faint rumbling sound behind me.
The ground and the stone walls of the tunnel shook slightly, and after a few moments, not only did not quiet down, but became louder and louder. At first, Hu Siming was still a little unresponsive, and he didn't know what was going on. But as the voice approached, he suddenly realized that the tunnel he had passed through was collapsing from the starting point!
Although the speed of the collapse is not fast, it will still be buried after a long delay on the road.
You don't have to think about it to know that if you don't get to the next stage before that, even if you don't die, you will be directly sentenced to defeat and enter the resurrection battle.
Almost immediately, Hu Siming quickened his pace and hurried forward. Originally, because of some vigilance, he didn't rush too fast, and roughly maintained a movement speed of 260-280 points. This directly took out the fastest speed of 315 points, like a car driving to a speed of 100 kilometers per hour, and pulled out a faint afterimage in the tunnel.
His speed increased, and the rumbling sound that was approaching suddenly became smaller.
After almost a kilometer of running wildly, a bronze gate appeared at the end of the tunnel ahead. In front of the bronze door, a two-meter-tall relic guard holding a trident blocked his way. There is no information about it in the Eye of Recognition, but the detection function of the school emblem has accidentally obtained a lot of information about it.
Obviously, the academy did not intend to embarrass students on this point.
【Ancient Ruins Guardian - Damage Reduction】
Rating Lv15, Blue Name Enhancement Monster.
HP 1300, armor 6, attack damage 67-81, base movement speed 320. Has the skills Sweep and Damage Reduction (Enhanced Ability).
Sweep: Wield your trident to knock enemies out of the way and add 75 damage.
Damage Reduction: A strong body that gives the Ruins Guardian a 60% chance to absorb 20 melee damage and 10 ranged damage when attacked.
After a long time of fighting, he glanced at the information, and immediately understood the strength of his opponent.
A lv15 blue name enhancement monster with relatively comprehensive strength and fast movement speed!
Attack, HP, and defense are not bad, and the skill has a knock-off skill, as well as the ability to reduce damage, and there are almost no obvious shortcomings. Noticing Hu Siming's approach, the relic guard with only the damage reduction suffix brandished his trident to meet him, and his speed was vaguely faster than Hu Siming.
The tunnel behind it is collapsing, and it is likely that other students will encounter it behind the bronze gate, so it is obviously not a wise choice to fight a lv15 gatekeeper monster at this time. Although he didn't think it might be big, Hu Siming still had the mentality of trying it out, took out the vortex card and restrained it in place, touched the ground with his toes, and floated away from its attack range with a heavy lift, reaching the bronze gate.
However, with his strength of up to 25 points, he pushed this heavy stone door, but he didn't move at all.
There was no need to try too much, Hu Siming immediately understood that he had to defeat this monster guarding the door before he could move on to the next paragraph. He even thought of the purpose of the academy, the stronger the strength, the faster the monster can be killed, and the more time he can get after killing. If the strength is weak, and the monster can only be killed after the tunnel collapses, then you can only use the potion to restore the fù. However, the flask has a 200-second cooldown. If you use it in advance, you will meet other students behind the stone gate, and you will have one less means.
Although such details are inconspicuous, they further ensure that the strong students can kill to the end, reducing the luck component.
Then, I have no choice but to defeat the gatekeeper in front of me as quickly and squarely as possible!