Firefly Journey

Chapter 206 The Contest of Prodigies (7)

The hills were also bustling with activity. Lin Yuanran tried to avoid people as much as possible and lived in the yellow sand for three days. During this time, he met quite a few people.

Some were in pairs, while others, like him, were all alone.

He sighed, wondering why he couldn't meet any classmates and was still all alone.

After three days of wandering, he had a general understanding of the yellow sand area. It was larger than the snowfield, but still not that large.

He wasn't in a hurry to leave, and he had many reasons to consider.

Leaving the desert area doesn't guarantee finding teammates; the natural cover of sand and wind here ensures safety.

After capturing those two magical beasts, the points on your body are a considerable fortune. If you're unlucky enough to encounter a fully assembled academy team, you'll be doomed.

Operating in the desert area is much safer; at least you don't have to constantly worry about being killed.

With the cover of the sandstorm, Lin Yuanran could continue to gather intelligence, summarize and integrate it, and perhaps even find out the location of his teammates.

In short, Lin Yuanran was reluctant to leave such a natural sanctuary for the time being.

The points contained within the butterfly runes on each individual are invisible to themselves and other participants; only the outside audience has a clear understanding of them.

Lin Yuanran doesn't need to worry about others knowing that he possesses a huge number of points.

During his three days of wandering, Lin Yuanran was thinking of launching sneak attacks whenever possible, but unfortunately he didn't encounter a suitable target, otherwise his points would have increased even more.

That being said, the competition is still in its early stages, and the Holy See is unlikely to reveal its valuable magical beasts and rare treasures so easily; it's just a small-scale operation.

On the fourth night, just like the previous three days, Lin Yuanran was lying in his "luxury single room" and about to rest when two uninvited guests arrived.

Those were two winged people.

Winged people are people with wings on their backs, and are considered a branch of human race.

Although they all have wings, they are different from elves. Elves have colorful wings that are very soft and thin, and most of them have pointed ears and outstanding appearance.

Winged people are different; apart from having wings, their physical structure is no different from that of humans.

Since winged people have the same physical abilities as humans, their wings mostly serve an auxiliary purpose; they can fly, but not for long periods.

This is similar to how humans cannot maintain a running state indefinitely.

Winged people are extremely rare in the ancient continent, and Lin Yuanran knows very little about them. According to the "Geographical Records", they have followed the god of the sky and freedom, Olinhoken, since ancient times.

The winged people who are here are naturally contestants representing the "Floating City".

Tired from walking, the two plopped down in front of Lin Yuanran and started a fire using their own fire source.

Lin Yuanran adjusted his breathing rhythm, trying not to make any sound.

The two were caught off guard and didn't notice anyone around them. They took out two oddly shaped pieces of meat and started grilling them.

Lin Yuanran made a preliminary judgment that the two were quite capable, and the fact that they were able to eat meat now meant that they must have hunted a magical beast.

In other words, at least one of them has the points for a magical beast.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuanran smiled unconsciously. Sorry, buddy!

Before launching the sneak attack, Lin Yuanran decided to observe the conversation first to see if there was any useful information in it.

The slightly stronger orc held the roasted meat to his nose and smelled it, then moved it back to the fire to continue roasting, seemingly because he was really hungry.

The thinner companion said, "We're pretty lucky. We found a yellow-skinned lizard in this godforsaken place, so we don't have to go hungry, although it doesn't taste very good."

The burly winged man said, "You should be grateful! It's good to have food. If we were unlucky, we might have starved to death and been eliminated."

The skinny man laughed heartily: "That's not necessary!"

What seemed like a joke actually happened. Several unlucky participants from smaller factions, having been starved for three or four days, were deemed unable to continue the competition by the Vatican staff and were forcibly dragged out. This was quite a bizarre incident in the competition.

The burly orc added, "Get a good rest tonight. When it's light tomorrow, we'll go check out that big hill to the east. Didn't we hear that a treasure is about to be born there?"

"Sigh, with our strength, we'd just be spectators if we went. We might even get eliminated in the chaos." The skinny winged man had little confidence in himself and his companion.

"If Xia Zuo were here, he would definitely be able to get that treasure!"

The two only knew about the treasure through hearsay. It was said that a Soil Crystal had appeared in the eastern part of the Yellow Sand area, but it was still in the gestation stage and had not yet truly formed. It would take some time before it was born.

The two of them chatted enthusiastically about this matter.

Lin Yuanran was also very interested.

Just as we arrived, a rare and precious natural treasure was about to take shape, wasn't it? What a coincidence!

Even a fool could see that this was bait deliberately thrown out by the Vatican to exacerbate the conflict between the participants.

There are probably more than one such bait. Lin Yuanran even suspects that the fight between the polar bear and the armored tortoise he encountered a few days ago was also a deliberate act by the Vatican.

The brightly lit bait was irresistibly tempting, drawing many people to its allure. After all, if I didn't go, plenty of others would, and that would mean a significant amount of points. Playing it safe and not having enough points meant I'd still be a loser, so I might as well take a gamble.

Lin Yuanran had done his homework on the name Xia Zuo before the match. Xia Zuo was to Suspended City what Feng Ling was to St. Louis; he was the leading figure of the younger generation in Suspended City.

As they chatted, they completely let loose, and their discussion gradually shifted from how to earn points to which girl in the church was pretty and who was dating whom.

Lin Yuanran didn't have time to listen to the gossip in their church.

The Thousand Illusions Mask activated, and Lin Yuanran transformed into Locke's appearance once again.

boom!

Suddenly, a violent wave erupted from the mound behind the two winged men, from which a long red dragon emerged and instantly swallowed the two men whole.

Of all Lin Yuanran's divine pronouncements, the Great Flame Dragon is the most direct and fierce attack method. Since he entered the second awakening stage, its power has increased even more.

Compared to the slow, insidious approach of "boiling a frog in boiling water," Lin Yuanran preferred this direct and straightforward method of attack.

The great dragon rushed towards them, and the two-winged people never expected that a person would be hidden inside the seemingly ordinary mound!

Their individual strength was quite average, and they were instantly killed by Lin Yuanran's all-out attack.

The firelight was fleeting, and Lin Yuanran couldn't sleep. He decided to go to the place they had mentioned that night to find out what was going on.

The damage they sustained was so excessive that it automatically triggered the Butterfly Rune. One second they were facing a blinding blaze of fire, the next they were in a silent training ground.

The two looked at each other for a moment before they finally understood.

Are we being eliminated already?

We didn't even see who it was?

So angry!

The burly winged man said angrily, "Damn it, that guy is really despicable, he actually launched a sneak attack!"

I've already recorded our final elimination using the 'Extreme Vision Goggles.' Xia Zuo will definitely avenge us!"

The thinner winged man said, "Xia Zuo will certainly teach him a lesson. By the way, did you get a good look at what he looks like?"

"Too fast, I couldn't see it clearly." The burly winged man shook his head. "But the 'Extreme Vision' records automatically. As long as Xia Zuo knows, we'll just wait and see that guy get eliminated!"

The two gritted their teeth and complained to each other for a long time, but in the end they could only accept this helpless result. They slowly walked towards the embassy, ​​intending to rest well and then come back to cheer for their teammates every day.

On the bulletin board at the edge of the training field, Lin Yuanran's score had dropped to outside the top ten due to his lack of activity in the last two or three days.

As a result of these two guys' accidental actions, he returned to the top ten.