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Chapter 356 The 'Outliers' Hidden Among the Contestants

【Floating Island 100 Meters Above the Flowing Grass Sea】

Caroline placed a crystal hourglass next to the fluorescent tree, and gold sand fell from it.

Although the rustling sound of each grain of sand falling was subtle, it sounded like a heavy alarm bell to the hundreds of people below.

Seeing that the crowd below had not moved for a long time, Tiandao, who was sitting on the edge of the small floating rock, propped his chin up with one hand and slowly raised his hand.

Even this slight movement caused the originally stable floating island to suddenly shake violently.

The ground at the edge of the floating island began to crack like glass.

The pale green fluorescent grass, along with the rubble, plummeted into the air a hundred meters below, instantly turning into tiny black dots and disappearing from sight.

During this process, everyone's activity area began to shrink at a visible rate, compressing their already limited activity space.

"Sorry, I forgot to mention before that the collapse of the floating island is not a one-time event; it will 'break' a little bit every minute."

"so."

Looking at the grim faces below, Heaven smiled and said, "...Be mindful of the time."

Upon hearing these words from the Heavenly Dao, the people below immediately understood the Heavenly Dao's sinister intentions.

However, they did not direct their anger at the silver-haired figure high above them.

Instead, he vented his anger on the people around him.

Rather than throwing punches at the invincible strong, they felt it was more realistic to swing the knife at the weak.

The desire to advance finally caused the already fragile 'alliance' to collapse completely.

"Do it!"

No one knows who shouted first, but the previously quiet crowd suddenly erupted into a frenzy, and the floating island instantly became a chaotic mess.

Some people fought each other to grab the Tears of the Stars, while others were surrounded by several people in a corner.

Others tried to sneak closer to the edge of the floating island, hoping to climb down from the side.

However, as soon as they took action, they were immediately bounced back by the vector force field of the Heavenly Dao at the edge of the floating island.

Clearly, the Heavenly Dao not only foresaw this long ago, but also used vector control to block everyone's 'escape route'.

Want to cheat and escape?

Totally impossible.

Although they were all contestants, the Heavenly Dao was now above everyone else.

They became the only 'power holders' who could control their destiny.

Behind the pile of rocks on the west side of the floating island

Among the crowd, Chen Kong and his companions, having arrived at the edge of the floating island ahead of time, were able to avoid the initial chaotic battle.

They hid behind a protruding rock and carefully observed the situation outside.

A moment later, Chen Kong pulled his head back and said in a low voice, "Proceed according to plan. Find the lone ones first, and don't mess with the groups."

Vivian nodded, then used her AI abilities to organize and analyze the situation, and quickly selected targets for them.

It was a Level 2 Star Envoy wearing a blue hoodie and a pair of special 'ice skates' on his feet.

Every time someone gets close, he can use the speed of his roller skates to dodge, so that people around him can't catch him in a short time. He is obviously a star envoy who is very good at escaping.

On the shrunken floating island, no matter how fast you go, there's nowhere to hide. You can only circle around the crowd like a panicked rabbit.

With the goals set, Chen Kong quickly assigned tasks.

"Vivian, keep an eye on the others around us and make sure they don't ambush us."

"Isabel, use Absolute Zero to block his movement later."

"Liu Ma, you're in charge of grabbing the last teardrop; I'll distract him."

The three nodded and began their respective actions.

Vivian's tactical tablet lit up, its screen filled with dense star energy data, providing real-time warnings of surrounding dangers.

Isabel conjured tiny ice particles at her fingertips, ready to launch an attack at any moment. Liu Ma, meanwhile, activated his Golden Bull Demon form, leaning slightly forward as he accumulated power, preparing to unleash it at the crucial moment.

As for the activation of the Dust Void Pattern, it made him appear like a silent ghost in such a chaotic scene.

No one paid attention, no one cared, and they easily approached the skater holding the Tear of the Stars.

However, Chen Kong did not rush to make a move, but patiently waited for an opportunity.

Soon, that fleeting opportunity arrived.

Suddenly, a fire-attribute star envoy launched an attack on the roller skate star envoy.

At the same time, Chen Kong conjured the 'Void Weaver' in his right hand and fired a shot at the Ice Skate Star Envoy without hesitation.

boom!
Upon hearing the gunshots behind him, the Level 2 Star Envoy immediately took action.

His 'ice skates' seemed to defy the environment and the rules of physics.

Suddenly, it accelerated in mid-air where there was nothing, and instinctively dodged in the opposite direction, narrowly avoiding Chen Kong's attack.

However, the direction he fled in led him right into Isabel's ambush.

"It's now!"

Isabel gave a low shout and waved her hand, releasing a large amount of ice crystals that instantly froze his special ice skates, preventing him from moving quickly.

"not good!"

Sensing something amiss with the ice skates, the Ice Skate Star's expression changed drastically.

Before he could get rid of Isabel's ice crystals, Liu Ma, who had been lying in ambush for a long time, immediately rushed over.

He grabbed the man in the hoodie's wrist, and their bodies made contact the instant they touched.

The Star Tears that originally belonged to him were immediately transferred to Liu Ma's wristwatch.

After Liu Ma succeeded, he immediately retreated, and Chen Kong also fired a timely shot, forcing back the fire-attribute star envoy who wanted to catch up.

Before long, the Ice Skate Star was quickly engulfed by the chaotic crowd and was eliminated with a regretful exit as the red elimination light on the competition watch lit up.

"Got one!"

Since he already had a Star Tear, Liu Ma handed the newly acquired Star Tear to Vivian and excitedly asked, "Who should we look for next?"

Vivian took the teardrop; the tactical tablet displayed 'Current holdings: 3'.

She thought for a moment, then pointed to the other side of the floating island.

“There’s a Level 3 Star Envoy over there dressed in black, with two teardrops in his hand, but he’s being attacked by three people. We can wait until they’re both exhausted before making our move.”

Chen Kong nodded, and the four of them went into hiding again.

Meanwhile, in the center of the floating island, Tiandao was still leaning against the fluorescent tree, looking at the "survival game" in front of him with a faint smile on his face.

Caroline stood beside him, and the number of eliminated players on the tactical tablet kept increasing.

"47 people have been eliminated so far, 98 people remain, 48 people are still short of the target number, and there are 6 minutes and 23 seconds left."

"The progress is a bit slow."

Tiandao raised an eyebrow, flicked his finger, and an invisible vector force field flew towards the center of the crowd.

Boom!

A pale silver energy wave suddenly exploded in the center of the crowd, blasting several people who were engaged in a chaotic battle away.

One of the level-three Star Envoys who possessed the Tear of the Stars lost his footing and fell to the ground.

Seeing this, those around immediately took advantage of the situation.

In such an siege, even a Level 3 Star Envoy cannot guarantee how long they can hold out.

Looking at the Level 3 Star Envoy who was struggling, Tiandao smiled and said, "This is more interesting."

Caroline glanced at him, said nothing, and simply sped up the recording of data.

She knew very well that the reason Tiandao created this '50-person game' was not only to see those people reveal their truest desires and struggles in order to advance, but also, for him...

Rather, the intention was to expose the 'weaknesses' of some of the outliers within.
(End of this chapter)