Chapter 392： The breakthrough of the foreign magician group

Chapter 392 The Breakthrough of the Foreign Warlock Group

For the sake of fairness, everything will be as Shen Yueran said.

Five people stepped forward to draw lots, and soon decided the order of the competition. From front to back they were:

Melissa, Tsuruza, Kue, Annie, Abe Jinsuke.

The order was determined entirely by their own luck, without any behind-the-scenes manipulation. Afterwards, Melissa was the only one left at the scene, and the remaining four were taken to the waiting room at the back, waiting for them to play.

After they left, Shen Yueran announced the specific requirements for this competition, which were the so-called test questions.

Shen Yueran said to Melissa:

“In this competition, you will have to complete three tasks in total after entering.”

“First, get a flag hidden somewhere in the competition venue. The flag looks like this, please keep it in mind.”

Speaking, Shen Yueran showed the pattern to Melissa, which was the national flag of the Dragon Kingdom.

Seeing Melissa nodded, she continued to speak:

“Second, count how many scarecrows there are in the competition venue. The scarecrows look like this.”

As she spoke, she showed the picture to the other party.

“Third, meet the boss guarding the gate and answer its three questions.”

Melissa understood and said that she could start the competition right away.

So, Shen Yueran personally sent her to the entrance of the competition venue. The venue was surrounded by high-tech materials and a certain range was defined to prevent those participating in the competition from going in the wrong direction.

But even so, the site was very large, covering two or three acres.

The live broadcast starts now.

There are two large screens at the scene, divided into left and right sides. On the left is the mini camera pinned to Melissa's collar. It is Melissa's first perspective. You can clearly see what happened to Melissa.

On the right is the drone aerial photography overhead, which is a God’s perspective of the entire map, allowing for an overview.

When Melissa walked in, she didn't encounter any obstacles at first, so Shen Yueran began to explain her design of the venue to the judges and the audience:

“In this competition venue, I designed many small mechanisms, including formations, talismans, illusions, blindfolds, traps and other different levels.”

“Competitors don’t have a map, so they can walk around randomly after entering. They may randomly encounter one of various levels. Only by cracking the level can they move forward.”

"At the same time, they must also pay attention to the clues that appear on the road, which will guide the correct location of the game items; keep track of the number of scarecrows that appear on the road, but sometimes they will be disturbed by illusions and deceptions; the final gatekeeper boss is a mouth-to-mouth monster. The two-tailed demon fox that talks about people won't ask any outrageous questions, it will only ask questions about the competition venue. It is not very tricky. As long as you are careful, you should be able to answer these questions. "

“Of course, I took into account the lack of ability of the contestants and their inability to crack the mechanism, so I allowed them to give up and withdraw automatically. They all wear communication devices. As long as they confirm their withdrawal, they can inform me directly.”

"As for the contestants' scores, the three tasks I assigned are 30 points, 30 points and 40 points respectively. If they are all completed, it will be 100 points. If one of them is not completed, or there are differences in the data, points will be deducted as appropriate. "

"In addition, contestants will also be scored for cracking the mechanism and passing the level. Points will be scored based on the length of time to pass the level. If the player cracks the level within 10 minutes, he or she will get 10 points. If the level exceeds 30 minutes, no points will be scored. "

“Here are the level distribution and scoring nodes, please review it.”

Speaking, Shen Yueran arranged for someone to pass the scoring rules to each judge, and asked them to score Melissa based on her performance in the video.

At this moment, Melissa had just walked less than a hundred meters forward.

If she turned around, she could even see the entrance to the competition venue, which showed that she was walking more cautiously.

Melissa was still wearing her large wizard robe. As she walked forward step by step, the wizard robe was graceful and beautiful. Soon, she took out a crystal ball from the robe.

Seeing this, Shen Yueran looked more seriously.

She has been doing some homework these days and knows that wizards have magic balls, but Melissa has never taken them out, and no one knows where she puts them. She didn't expect that she kept them with her.

That spacious wizard robe has so many things hidden inside, and there is obviously something else going on.

Melissa held the crystal ball in her hand, stood there, closed her eyes, and murmured some spells that others could not understand, and soon a light emitted from the crystal ball.

About three minutes later, this light began to change, half bright and half dark, like two extremes, appearing on the crystal ball.

Melissa glanced at the crystal ball, pointed to the dark side and said:

"The witch told me that this side is very dangerous. If I go there, my life may be in danger, but the other side is very auspicious. If I go in this direction, the crystal ball will guide me to get what I want."

After saying this, Melissa walked towards the auspicious side.

She followed the guidance of the crystal ball and walked about twenty or thirty meters when she saw a field of scarecrows.

Melissa saw the mission target and walked forward excitedly. She even waved to the drone flying overhead and happily greeted the people in front of the screen:

“Hey, I found the scarecrow! Sure enough, I said witches wouldn’t lie to me!”

Melissa said as she walked near the scarecrow, trying to count carefully how many there were. Unexpectedly, the second she touched the scarecrow, the scarecrows began to move quickly.

The scarecrow circled around Melissa so fast that it almost left an afterimage, making it impossible for her to count.

It will be up to her to make these scarecrows stop.

Then, she recited a few more incomprehensible spells, and the crystal ball emitted light again. However, the moment the light enveloped the scarecrow, the scarecrow slowed down.

Following this, the scarecrow spun slower and slower until it finally stopped.

Melissa smiled, walked in, and counted the number of scarecrows one by one. There were twenty-eight in total. Just when she was about to leave after counting, she found that she could not get out.

The direction where the scarecrow stopped happened to form a trap, trapping her inside.

This trapped formation was created by Shen Yueran.

 She followed Pei Anzhu to learn Taoist methods. Let’s not mention alchemy and weapon refining for the time being, but she still learned something about drawing talismans and setting up formations. Previously, the puppet talismans drove the scarecrow to rotate, and after the scarecrow stopped, it formed a trapping formation.

Puppet talismans and trapping formations are relatively basic things in Xuanmen methods, and they are also the first things Shen Yueran came into contact with.

It turns out that she learned very well, but she stumped Melissa in this difficult situation.

Melissa stood in the trap, looking at the more than twenty scarecrows around her. She randomly found a gap between two scarecrows and tried to pass through and get outside.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she walked over, a scarecrow not far away moved over and blocked her way.

Then, she changed directions several times and tried to get out, but it happened every time. Either the way was blocked, or the two scarecrows suddenly merged together and there was no way.

After trying this seven or eight times, when she found that she couldn't get out with her own ability, she took out the crystal ball again.

Her witch will guide her to the right exit.

But this time, I don’t know why, the crystal ball doesn’t seem to work.

Melissa walked according to the white light on the crystal ball, but every time she reached an exit, she thought she had come out. Unexpectedly, the next second, the scarecrows moved again and surrounded her again.

In other words, no matter how she walked, she was always in the middle of the scarecrow.

The crystal ball exudes a faint light. In Melissa's opinion, the witchcraft is so powerful that it is impossible to be trapped, but in fact, it is trapped.

Everyone in front of the screen watched Melissa spinning around in the scarecrow formation for half an hour, but she never got out of here.

Someone in the crowd said with emotion:

“According to Dragon Kingdom’s points system, Melissa’s level exceeds 30 minutes, so she can’t score any points.”

Shen Yueran waited for a while before taking the initiative to contact Melissa:

“Melissa, you have spent more than thirty minutes on this level. Do you want to give up?”

“I won’t give up!” Melissa said. “I haven’t found the flag yet, I haven’t figured out how many scarecrows there are, and I haven’t even seen the shadow of the fox. I can’t give up!”

She will not have any points if she goes out now because she has not been able to complete any of the three tasks.

Even though she found the scarecrow, she was not sure that there were only twenty-eight scarecrows in the entire examination room, so she could not give the most accurate number.

"Okay, Melissa, Longguo always respects everyone's choice." Shen Yueran replied and stopped talking.

She was so happy!

It’s good not to give up! You have to not give up and procrastinate, the longer the better!

However, Melissa was quite capable. She stood in the trap and thought for two minutes, and then said:

“Since the power of peace and light cannot help me escape, let’s try darkness and destruction!”

After speaking, she recited a few spells, and then the crystal ball began to emit black light.

Everyone remembers that before there was only white light.

But now, it turned into a black light. This light exuded an ominous aura. The next second, the black light was wrapped with powerful force and rushed towards the scarecrow directly in front. In just a short moment, it smashed the scarecrow to pieces. .

After a scarecrow is shattered, the entire trap is missing a corner, just like a net that is open and can no longer contain anyone.

Melissa walked out, she smiled and touched her crystal ball.

"She is still very capable, but she didn't think of using this method earlier." Shen Yueran said, "If she could control the time within 30 minutes, her score would be higher."

However, who would have thought that the way to break the situation is to destroy the scarecrow?

After all, the scarecrow is one of Melissa's tasks, so in her heart, the scarecrow is very important and will not be destroyed easily. The power of destruction is only used when she tries many times and finds that there is no way.

Melissa dragged the crystal ball and moved on.

That mysterious power always guided her in the right direction, but she encountered many difficulties. Later, she encountered a talisman trap.

There are a bunch of explosive symbols buried under the ground, like landmines, and they explode when you step on them.

Melissa didn't pay attention and accidentally walked into the explosive talisman trap. As the explosions kept coming, she dodged in a panic, but she didn't expect that the place was full of explosive talismans, no matter which way she walked. , can cause the talisman to explode.

Fortunately, the power of this explosion is not too great. After all, the talisman was drawn by Shen Yueran. She could not draw a powerful explosive talisman, so it was just right for the examination room.

This time it took Melissa more than ten minutes to come out, but she was in a very embarrassed state. Several large holes were blown out of her wizard robe, and there were even traces of fire on the edges. The huge hood that had been worn on her head for a long time also fell down, finally revealing her face.

With a fair and small face, she looks like a little girl next door and has nothing to do with a witch.

No wonder she often covers her face with a hood. After all, her true appearance is not very intimidating. She looks too small and may be looked down upon by others.

However, even if her face was exposed, Melissa didn't think it was a big deal. She just wore a tattered wizard robe and continued walking forward.

However, counting the time, Melissa has already entered the examination room for an hour.

It took her more than thirty minutes to get out of the scarecrow trap, and another ten minutes to break out of the explosive charm trap. Including the transition period, it was exactly one hour.

But so far, she hadn’t seen any shadows of flags, and the Scarecrow wasn’t sure if they were complete.

As for the demon fox, there is no trace at all.

Next, Melissa encountered levels such as the flame talisman, the psychedelic array, the blindfold, and the honeycomb maze. It took her a long time to get through each level, at least more than twenty minutes.

As for the honeycomb maze, she even stayed in it for nearly an hour before finally getting out of the maze.

But she didn’t gain anything. She found the flag in the center of the maze. She completed the first task and got the thirty points.

In order to pursue perfection, Melissa spent nearly six hours inside without eating or drinking. She searched the entire place and counted the number of scarecrows, a total of one hundred and eight.

Now, she has the last task left: to answer the fox demon’s three questions.

However, she walked throughout the entire venue but never saw the fox demon.

After searching for another half an hour, Melissa had no choice but to give up. She spoke to the drone in mid-air:

“I have completed two missions, so I’m giving up now. The fox demon is really hard to find. I doubt there is any fox demon here at all.”

"Are you sure you want to give up, Melissa?" Shen Yueran confirmed again.

“I’m sure.” Melissa nodded decisively.

Soon, Officer Du asked someone to drive in and pick up Melissa. She had been walking for six or seven hours, and it was impossible to let her come out anymore. After all, her physical strength could not bear it.

More than ten minutes later, Melissa appeared at the game. She asked Shen Yueran:

“Where is the fox demon?”

Shen Yueran shouted to the playing field:

“Little fox, please show up and let Melissa see.”

Melissa stared at the screen unblinkingly. At this time, Shen Yueran controlled the drone to the entrance of the competition venue, and saw a fox statue carved on the wooden stake at the entrance.

As Shen Yueran finished speaking, the little fox came out of the sculpture and turned into a fiery red two-tailed fox.

This is again taking advantage of human inertial thinking.

Shen Yueran specifically put answering the fox's question as the third task. From Melissa's understanding, these three tasks are in order, so the fox must be at the innermost part of the venue.

Unexpectedly, Shen Yueran did the opposite and placed the fox at the entrance.

Melissa has already gone in. She will not think that the fox is at the door, let alone want to go back. In order to win the game, she will just move forward, so she has not found the whereabouts of the fox.

When Melissa saw this, she was dejected and turned to look at the judges:

“Is my score very low?”

Officer Du looked at his score sheet and said with a smile:

“Ms. Melissa, according to my calculations, your final score in the first game is 72, of which 30 are awarded for finding the flag, 30 are awarded for the correct number of scarecrows, and the other 12 points are points obtained from passing different levels.”

“I think the conclusions reached by the other judges should be similar to mine, right?”

Others nodded, some got 71, some got 73, and some got 70. Specifically, the length of time it took to pass the level had different scores in the minds of different judges.

But it’s roughly the same, taking an average score, which is 72 points.

Up to this moment, the first competition of the first member of the foreign magician group has finally come to an end. This competition started at nine o'clock in the morning and ended at four o'clock in the afternoon, taking up most of the day.

If calculated according to this, it would probably take several days for the five of them to finish the first match.

This is exactly what Shen Yueran wanted to see. She smiled and asked the people from the foreign magician group:

“Everyone, it’s past four o’clock now, and it’s getting late. According to you, should we continue, or should we go back and rest first, and start again tomorrow?”

“If we start again tomorrow, do you have to change the levels in this place?” someone asked.

"That's natural." Shen Yueran nodded, "For the sake of confidentiality and fairness, naturally it has to be replaced. Not only that, everyone's tasks will be different to avoid leakage."

Shen Yueran naturally hoped that they would compete again tomorrow, so as to delay it for a few more days, but they obviously didn't want to delay, so they said:

"It doesn't make any difference whether it's one day earlier or one day later. We judges don't have to stay here. Let's divide them into two groups and take turns to watch. As long as there are people from each country here, it will be fine, otherwise we won't be able to survive."

This proposal was unanimously approved by everyone. After all, no one could bear to sit here for more than seven hours.

Fortunately, there are a lot of people coming from abroad this time, basically two or three from each country. We discussed internally and arranged a shift to be the judges. As for Long Guo, Officer Du and Minister Wen Tao took turns coming.

As the person who set the exam questions, Shen Yueran actually didn’t have to be there and just entrusted everyone’s questions to the judges in Long Kingdom, but she insisted on not leaving.

Now that she is in the Qi refining period, she doesn't need to sleep at all. She only needs to follow the method Pei Anzhu taught her, meditate and adjust her breath for a while, and she can regain her energy and be full of energy.

The purpose of her staying here is to see clearly the situation of these foreign warlocks.

Only by seeing them in actual combat can we analyze their capabilities and find their flaws or weaknesses.

Just like Melissa who was the first to take the written test.

She is a witch, and the witchcraft she uses is also very mysterious. She does not belong to any energy system in the Dragon Kingdom. Even Shen Yueran does not know how Melissa came to so many conclusions through a small crystal ball.

Sometimes it is bad, sometimes it is good, and it can even identify the direction and guide the position, which Shen Yueran cannot see through.

But she saw through something:

Melissa's witchcraft powers are limited.

The witch power is like the spiritual energy in the body of a monk from the Dragon Kingdom. After it is exhausted, he is like an ordinary person, who can only use props and magic weapons, but cannot use any skills himself.

To use a simpler analogy, it is equivalent to the blue bar in the game. Without the blue bar, even if you have skills, you cannot release them.

Why did Shen Yueran come to the conclusion that "Melissa's witchcraft power is limited"?

This is what she observed.

At first, Melissa used the crystal ball very frequently. She had to ask the crystal ball almost every time she made a choice. However, when it came to the later mechanisms, she only used them once every once in a long time.

At the final beehive maze, Shen Yueran only saw Melissa use the crystal ball once, and then never took it out again.

 In terms of time, that is, four hours after Melissa entered the examination room, her magic power was almost exhausted, and the crystal ball magic could not be used, and it would take a long time to store it before she could use it again.

If the witchcraft of the crystal ball can be used all the time, then when Melissa is in the hive maze, she can use the crystal ball to judge the right path without spending an hour in it.

Shen Yueran wrote down the conclusions of his observations in a notebook and wrote them down seriously without any perfunctory words.

She will show the contents of this book to Pei Anzhu in the future.

 No matter whether Pei Anzhu will fight against this group of people, at least she must make Pei Anzhu aware of the weaknesses of this group of people so that she can defeat these opponents efficiently.

"Ms. Melissa, you have worked hard in the competition." A comrade from the Foreign Affairs Bureau came over and said to her, "Your first competition is over, why don't I take you back to the guest house to rest?"

Melissa rubbed her belly and nodded. She happened to be hungry and went back to eat.

As for the scores of the remaining four people, she didn't want to know for the time being. It wasn't a secret anyway. She could just ask after she woke up.

For Melissa, this competition is quite important.

Although the five of them are here to deal with Pei Anzhu, they still have to compete internally. She will never allow them to fall behind others in Maple Leaf Country.

Soon, many people left the competition site, including Melissa and the judges who had confirmed the shift change.

By the time Crane No. 2 arrived, only half of the people were left at the scene.

He Zha still looked so satisfied, and said with a sneer:

"Melissa is too slow. She has made me wait for so long, and I won't be like her. Tell me quickly, what is my mission? I plan to solve it before the sun goes down."

Every process was as usual. Shen Yueran told him the rules of the competition, and then said:

“You also have three tasks.”

“First, there is a wooden sign made of sandalwood in the venue. Please find it.”

“Second, please find out how many formations there are in the field. You don’t necessarily need to crack the coefficients. Just find out the number.”

“Third, answer the three questions from the guard boss fox demon.”

Heza’s tasks are similar to Melissa’s, but the contents of the first two have been changed.

“Is it that simple?” He Zha didn’t care.

"This is not simple. Melissa stayed in there for seven hours before she came out." Shen Yueran said.

“That’s because she is too weak.” He Zha said, turning around first, “Stop being so impatient, take me to the entrance quickly. This small task will not trouble me.”