Martial arts have become extinct worldwide, yet I am forced to have a large family.

Yang Xian looked at the notification on his phone and began to explain it to Zhou Xier.

All participants will be randomly divided into eight groups.

"Each group will be placed in an officially designated secret realm to hunt monsters for three days."

"Three days later, the top eight players in each group will advance to the next round of elimination matches."

"From now until tomorrow night, all registered martial artists must go to the Martial Arts Association headquarters in advance to sign in and draw lots to form groups."

"The competition will start promptly at 8:00 AM the day after tomorrow."

To put it simply, it's a large-scale "real-life PUBG" event.

Players can not only earn points by defeating monsters, but also by eliminating other players to gain half of their points.

Hunting monsters yields fewer points and is very troublesome, but the advantage is that the risk is low.

The only thing to worry about is not being targeted by other players.

While you can quickly accumulate points by robbing others, the risks are higher.

For players with fewer points, it's pointless to try and grab a spot; it's all for nothing.

Players with more points are already quite strong, so whether they can secure the spot is still uncertain.

The rules are designed this way to prevent people from focusing solely on attacking the players instead of killing the monsters.

The contestants need to weigh the pros and cons of these two approaches and make the best choice.

"Did you all understand?"

After Yang Xian finished speaking, he looked down at the girl.

"Mmm!" Zhou Xier nodded lightly. "Brother Yang explained it very clearly, and Xier understood it right away!"

"That's good..." Yang Xian held the girl's small hand and walked towards the Martial Arts Association.

"let's go."

"Since I have nothing to do right now, I might as well go and sign in."

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core area.

The headquarters building of the Martial Arts Association.

"Brother Yang, which set did you draw?"

Zhou Xier skipped back to Yang Xian's side and held up a printed receipt.

Yang Xian glanced at his receipt: "Sixth group, what about you?"

"Hehe!" Zhou Xier laughed, her eyes crinkling.

"Xi'er is in Group Six too! Now we can be together again!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Xian felt a chill run down his spine.

Finished!

I was paired with this clingy little thing?

This is not good news!

When the competition officially begins, there will definitely be a live broadcast of the entire event, and Jiang Mengyun will definitely watch it.

If she saw herself walking alongside such a cute stranger from beginning to end...

Yang Xian could almost picture his miserable fate after the match.

"No, Xi'er." Yang Xian said sternly.

"Although we're in the same group, we'll be enemies when it comes to the actual competition."

"Brother Yang won't go easy on you."

Zhou Xier blinked her innocent big eyes, her face full of confusion: "Why do we have to become enemies?"

She suddenly leaned closer, her breasts clamping down on Yang Xian's arm.

"Brother Yang, let's form an alliance!"

"I'll let you in on a little secret... Xi'er is amazing!"

"Just let them protect you, okay?"

The girl's smile was very confident, and the tuft of hair on her head even swayed proudly.

Yang Xian silently complained to himself.

Wow, that's impressive... Where's the good part?

While we were eating noodles, I only said a couple of casual words, and this little girl was so frightened that she started trembling all over.

In the end, he still followed her around, looking aggrieved.

This is supposed to protect me?

Just then, a slightly frivolous voice came from the side.

"Young man, I just heard you say you're also in Group Six?"

Yang Xian turned his head to look.

Six people were walking towards them.

The man in the lead was tall, but the arrogance in his eyes was impossible to hide.

Who are you?

Yang Xian looked at the other person calmly, without answering, but instead asked the other person a question.

At the same time, he pulled Zhou Xier behind him.

"Eavesdropping on other people's conversations is not a good habit."

Upon hearing this, the leader paused for a moment, then burst into laughter. "Brother, don't be so nervous! We mean no harm."

"My name is Zhao Tian, ​​and these are my teammates. There are six of us, and we're all in Group Six."

"I see you and this young lady are outnumbered and outmatched. Why don't you join us and we can form a team?"

Yang Xian did not respond.

Meanwhile, Zhao Tian continued to talk eloquently.

"Many hands make light work. When we enter the secret realm, we can help each other out."

"Anyway, there are eight spots available for advancement. If we work together and coordinate well, we can all advance together. Wouldn't that be great?"

The competition rules do not restrict players from forming teams privately.

Being able to recruit strong teammates is also a testament to the player's own skill.

Zhou Xier peeked her head out from behind Yang Xian, her bright blue eyes full of curiosity.

She whispered to Yang Xian, "Brother Yang, it sounds pretty good, doesn't it? Wouldn't it be safer with more people around?"

Safety?

Yang Xian sneered inwardly.

The most dangerous thing in this world has never been monsters, but the human heart.

He had no intention of joining them.

Firstly, Yang Xian knew nothing about these people's backgrounds, not even their specific strengths.

If the opponent is too weak, wouldn't I be dragging along a bunch of burdens?

Conversely, one should be even more worried about being stabbed in the back.

Secondly, with more people, each person receives fewer points.

Zhao Tian's words sounded nice; everyone should advance together.

But who can guarantee that the final points will be enough for everyone to secure a place in the top eight?

It's likely that at the last minute, in order to compete for a spot, the so-called "allies" will immediately turn against each other and fight each other.

Thirdly, given Yang Xian's abilities, it doesn't make much difference whether he has teammates or not!

"Thank you for your kindness."

"But I refuse!"

After saying that, Yang Xian took Xi'er's little hand and left.

Zhao Tian's smile froze on his face.

He didn't expect Yang Xian to refuse so decisively, without even a shred of room for negotiation.

"Hey! Kid, what do you mean?" Behind Zhao Tian, ​​a bald man immediately pointed at Yang Xian.

"Brother Zhao kindly invited you to join the team; he thinks highly of you! Don't fucking ungrateful!"

"With Brother Zhao leading the way, you two have really hit the jackpot!"

The bald man's voice was loud, immediately attracting the attention of many people around him.

Yang Xian raised his eyebrows.

If there were such a sure thing as making a profit, would it be my turn as a passerby to benefit from it?

This competition isn't charity; why should people help me for no reason?

"Brother Yang..." Zhou Xi'er felt uneasy under everyone's gaze and tightly grasped Yang Xian's hand.

"fine."

Yang Xian gently patted the girl's hand, his gaze falling on the bald man.

"Since it's such a great deal, you can keep it for yourselves."

"Why are you yelling so loudly? Is someone pushing you from behind?"

"Even Dunhuang doesn't have as many murals as you!"