Almighty Genius

Chapter 2015 - 1535: Perils of the Trial!

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Opportunities always come with risks, and the same goes for this second stage of the Devil's Trial... It can even be said that the risks far outweigh the opportunities.

But do these trialists have a choice?

Obviously not!

Just look at the commotion of the eight enforcement disciples nearby, and it's not hard to see this point.

At this time, the only thing trialists need to do is to walk through this portal in order and enter the mountain maze inside.

If there's even a hint of resistance or unwillingness, then the outcome... refer to Damon, who was previously duped by Qin Fang and was directly killed by their joint attack.

No choice means they can only obediently enter the mountain maze.

"Before you go in, let me remind you, you are entering a trial, and there are some luminous pearls placed within this mountain maze. I think you have already noticed that there's a hole on the back of your tokens, which can fit the luminous pearls you collect!"

The leader spoke leisurely at this moment, and all the trialists couldn't help but flip their tokens to take a look.

Sure enough, there was indeed a circular hole on the back of the token. It's not very large, but it should fit a luminous pearl perfectly.

"After three days, all trialists whose tokens are filled with luminous pearls can come out! Otherwise... hmph!"

After noticing the hole, the leader said this ominous sentence, causing everyone to shiver involuntarily.

Originally, many were murmuring about how to ensure their survival, such as staying in a relatively safe place.

Three days of trial time, neither long nor short, but as long as there's a relatively safe location, experts at their grandmaster-level tier could easily endure it even without food or water.

But hearing the leader's words, everyone couldn't help but tremble, obviously Devil's Island had already thought of countermeasures.

These luminous pearls are certainly not placed in extremely safe places, and they are likely accompanied by considerable risk.

Only in this way must the trialists face endless crises, otherwise how can the trial have its intended effect?

Of course, because they need luminous pearls, these trialists not only have to face the traps and beasts in the mountain maze, but also be wary of trialists around them.

To obtain luminous pearls, sneak attacks, assassinations, robberies, backstabbing... needn't be imagined as they are bound to happen frequently.

Besides the luminous pearls, the treasures obtained in the maze by the trialists might also be coveted by others, since the treasures here may be quite extraordinary.

In this era of scarce resources, the outside world is well developed, but resources for cultivation are becoming increasingly scarce.

Devil's Island has so many experts, presumably, cultivation resources are much richer. However, these trialists have roamed the island, and even in such a primitive forest, there are hardly any cultivation resources found, so it's estimated that the good stuff is concentrated in some relatively secret places.

For example... the mountain maze before them!

"Nineteen trialists... Tsk tsk, I still wonder how many can walk out alive in the end?"

The more Qin Fang understood this, the more he realized how cruel the competition ahead would be, and couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Compared to the frenzy of other trialists, Qin Fang felt much calmer.

He naturally hoped for more good things, but not to the extent of desperation... From this moment on, Qin Fang maintained the most peaceful mindset.

"Alright, let's not waste words, contestant No. 001... commence!"

The leader did not give these trialists too much time. He had already explained what needed to be said, and the rest depended on the trialists themselves.

He directly started calling out, unwilling to let these trialists delay any longer...

Upon hearing the leader's call, all the trialists narrowed their eyes, quickly scanning the surrounding crowd to seemingly identify who the unlucky first person would be.

Those trialists with numbers further back breathed slightly more easily,

The trialist holding the No. 001 token had an incredibly grim face, glaring at the pitch-black entrance, could only grit their teeth, step forward, and rush in.

The people following also closely watched the movements of the No. 001 trialist, but once he entered the dark portal, he vanished without a trace, with nothing visible from the outside.

However, there were no screams heard, which secretly made many trialists breathe a sigh of relief.

To rashly enter a crisis-laden maze, the first person is naturally the most dangerous. No one knows if there are extremely dangerous traps set at the entrance, or if there are ferocious beasts waiting...

However, with the No. 001 trialist entering and without any sound or movement, naturally, others assumed the entrance is safe.

As long as the entrance is safe, the subsequent trialists can naturally temporarily establish a foothold, then slowly advance. Although the three days are very tight, progressing steadily clearly seems more reliable than rushing in blindly.