Chapter 335 - 335 315 The Competition Begins

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335: Chapter 315: The Competition Begins 335: Chapter 315: The Competition Begins “Oh, here he comes.” Lu Ping’an came by bus. As for why he didn’t ride a motorcycle, he had some thoughts about it… ahem, he just wanted to save his best for the actual competition. After all, it would be a major bummer if something happened along the way and he couldn’t compete. Would there be an accident at the venue? Uh, is it even possible not to have one? “Um, hello, everyone.” Lu Ping’an glanced around, realizing that he seemed to be the last one to arrive. The competition started at eight o’clock, but it was already crowded at seven o’clock outside the Secret Realm. Looking at the situation, it’s possible that people started lining up as early as six o’clock. “It was four o’clock, meow…” Meow, the talking cat, was dispirited with its tail almost sweeping the ground. “Hey, hey, hey, come on! You’re the first one to run later!” “You, you! Isn’t this your fault? You forced me to come early to sign up, meow! Because of you… meow!” The cat became angrier as it spoke and couldn’t help but pounce at Lu Ping’an with a fierce bite. However, Lu Ping’an reflexively grabbed the cat with his left hand and lifted it up before putting a bit of force into it. “Meow!” The poor cat raised its tail and then backed down. “… Uh, sorry. It was just a reflex.” “Meow!” The cat’s fur stood on end, infuriated by his apology. “He even attacks his own teammates!” Mei Yuge, on the other hand, had a completely numb expression, her face sporting two big dark circles, suggesting she didn’t sleep at all. In fact, she didn’t get enough sleep. The other girls in her dormitory were excited for half the night, but the thought of the competition ahead kept her awake. Of course, her thoughts didn’t matter at all, as Lu Ping’an hadn’t been concerned about it up until now. “Heh, I already apologized. What else do you want me to do?” Lu Ping’an stood with hands on hips, looking like he was the cat’s owner… or a debtor not afraid of anything. “I…” The cat wasn’t wrong. She was, indeed, tricked by Lu Ping’an. There was an upper limit to the number of participants in the team competition. Registration began at the moment the sun rose, with a maximum limit of two hundred teams. In the previous two rounds, there were only about ten teams, so arriving early wasn’t necessary. But today, it seemed the limit had been exceeded. With more than one hundred and eighty clubs deciding ultimately to participate in the battle, plus some others who got the news and planned to come, the number could easily surpass two hundred. So, according to the rules of first come, first served, someone had to arrive early and get in line for registration, and the earlier, the better… That’s when the cat became sad. Actually, she came quite early. By the time Lu Ping’an arrived at seven o’clock, registration had already ended. To be precise, within ten minutes of the break of dawn, all the spots were taken. “Quite a crowd.” Lu Ping’an waved to Brother Guan and saw Tian Liang, who he met yesterday, chatting with his sister and Guan Xinxian. Further out, there were a bunch of young people who greeted Lu Ping’an with a smile when they saw him…. “Aren’t you young too? Some of them are older than you.” “Hehe, my heart is older than theirs.” Lu Ping’an chuckled. In order to enjoy today’s competition… or rather, for the sake of it, he had asked Big Cat for advice for quite a while yesterday. “Here you go, meow.” Lu Ping’an took the yellow bracelet that Meow handed him. Meow’s own bracelet was green, and Guan Xinxian’s was blue. “Put it on. When it’s time for you to enter the Secret Realm, you’ll be transported as long as you’re inside.” Guan Xinxian came over, having been idle lately. If it weren’t for Lu Ping’an’s invitation, he would have gone back to West Entrance for another Fish Head Fight. “How have you been recently?” “Not bad. I got a first-tier battle-profession, but I need to raise my combat power.” Lu Ping’an was first surprised, then felt it was only natural. With this guy’s accumulations, multitasking would be as if he was cheating. The two chatted as they walked in and out of the Secret Realm, followed by the puffed-up cat and other Ghost teammates who hurriedly caught up. [Welcome to the Playground of the Eternal Chasers.] A low whisper sounded around everyone, clearly, this was a rule-based Secret Realm. Lu Ping’an, in a daze, found himself on a stand with a bunch of seats around him, and the others were right beside him, except for Meow who was about to run the first race. Lu Ping’an casually found a seat and sat down, checking the time, it was 7:40, about time. The Rebirth Club’s dozen or so members occupied a small area, while other clubs had at least twenty or so people. Strangely enough, no matter how many people came in, there were always enough seats. In another corner of the stands, a large sign was counting down “19 minutes 27 seconds,” it seemed to be the countdown to the start of the race. Lu Ping’an and Guan Xinxian chatted in waves, casually exchanging some recent news. The two of them seemingly didn’t take the race seriously… Actually, they really didn’t take it seriously – winning would be better, but it wouldn’t matter if they didn’t. On the contrary, the Ghost members in the back were all quite tense. Lu Ping’an casually glanced back, he even saw some makeshift signs cheering them on. Lu Ping’an just smiled without saying much, not wanting to dampen the enthusiasm of the new club members or make them feel this was an important day for the club… In reality, it was just a last-minute idea that Lu Ping’an and Meow came up with. “…I am the referee, judge, host, announcer, and logistics staff for the competition, Little Star. Welcome to the Chasers’ Playground. The competition will start in five minutes. Please find your seats as soon as possible.” A giant screen appeared in the sky and a three-headed humanoid creature appeared on it. His face was a bunch of twinkling stars, speaking very fast but enunciating clearly. “The Secret Realm Master’s Virtual Persona?” Lu Ping’an saw it for the first time and asked Meow casually. “It’s just a puppet, at best with a low-level Divine Envoy body’s rule consciousness.” “A Divine Envoy? Isn’t that very strong?” “It is in the Secret Realm, as it is an incarnation of the rules, but as long as you don’t violate the rules, there is nothing it can do to you.” Lu Ping’an nodded, knowing that this level of information was enough. “…start of the race.” The landscape below changed, and a huge winding road appeared in front of the stands and sky. Many screens appeared in the sky, showing the leading contenders. Just like in the Knight’s Secret Realm, the largest screen, which was Little Star’s main stage, displayed the leading contestant. In the beginning, the competition was quite intense, with the leading candidates constantly changing and the screen shaking badly. But if you skipped the screen, you could see a bunch of dots chasing each other at high speed in the mountains. The slowest of those would probably not be much slower than a motorcycle. “Lei Shuiyun is not here.” Disappointment and regret were heard from the voices behind. And on the original signboard, team names were listed, “Chamber of Commerce” ranked 146 out of 200, still dropping. The Ghost members behind started panicking, but Lu Ping’an and Guan Xinxian kept chatting casually, seemingly not worried at all. However, all of this was within Lu Ping’an’s expectations. Some clubs were prepared mostly by juniors, and it was not difficult for a whole team to have a 2-tier Runner. Meow, who struggled to even become a first-tier Runner, improved her personal combat power quickly with the help of Lu Ping’an but hardly practiced her Runner skills and was lucky not to have regressed. “156 now!” Upon hearing that, Lu Ping’an frowned. Although Meow’s strength indeed wasn’t good, to rank so low… Aren’t you using your Beastification Ability? Your Extraordinary Physique? Your two Silver-Tier Equipments? Wasn’t it obvious that she was slacking off and being negative? Indeed, racing in a marathon at full speed and leisurely walking through one are completely different levels of difficulty – the former could be life-threatening. So, he picked up the communicator… Surprisingly, participating contestants could do anything, including answering the phone. “Meeow?” The voice on the other end of the phone sounded slightly dazed and a little uneasy. “Stop pretending to be cute. If you slack off, I’ll ride a cat in the second event!” “Ride a cat? What does that mean… Damn you, Lu Ping’an! Be a human being, Meow! Can you really do it, Meow?!” Just imagining the scene made Meow’s mood explode. “Ha, you think I can’t do it?” After saying that, he hung up. Then…. “139 now, so fast! As expected, Little Lei was just observing the environment before, now she’s speeding up!”

Chapter 335 - 335 315 The Competition Begins

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