<h4>Chapter 408 Sensation From Waiting For Death</h4>
<strong>GOR Chapter 408 Sensation From Waiting For Death</strong>
A loud noise echoed throughout thepetition arena.
Many among the spectators here were from the other resident guilds. In other words, they were part of the faction opposite de Mountain me Sea Guild for this Blood Verdict.
After Angel Wu announced the member that de Mountain me Sea Guild would send out, no small number of the other guild members moured up.
In their opinion, this was a scheme by de Mountain me Sea Guild.
Tian Ji’s horse racing trick was not some secret and many knew of this case. The moment they knew of the contents of their participant list, they understood Bluesea’s intention.
This cunning fox!
Indeed, In Zero City, de Mountain me Sea Guild’s Bluesea was also known as ‘Wisdom Fox’.
However, slight sneering expressions appeared on the faces of several figures in the centre position of the opposing grandstand.
It was as though they were showing disapproval toward the list ofbatants announced by Angel Wu and also…
Triumph.
“Tian Ji’s horse racing trick? A good scheme Bluesea… unfortunately… did you really think of others as idiots?”
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Angel Wu stood before the controlling arbiter’s seat. After he was done announcing the names ofbatants for de Mountain me Sea Guild, he released what appeared to be a sigh. He then cast a nce at Qiao Yifeng. There were conflict and frustration in his face.
Next, he took a deep breath, opened his mouth and announced loudly:
“The list ofbatants from the epting side for the three battles in this first Blood Verdict is as follows:
“Rodriar Guild, Spiritshadow…”
When that name was mentioned, there were no special reaction from Qiao Yifeng and the others from de Mountain me Sea Guild. But then…
Angel Wu continued his announcement.
“Knights of Darkness Guild, Jacob.
“Knights of Darkness Guild, Oswald!”
Woah!
Once again, the audience erupted into an uproar!
This time, the noise created was far greater than the one earlier when it was announced that Bluesea would participate alone on de Mountain me Sea Guild’s behalf!
In the spectators’ area, the members of the other guilds revealed expressions of excitement after hearing that. Some instantly cheered out and moured while pointing at de Mountain me Sea Guild’s grandstand position.
As for de Mountain me Sea Guild’s side, their members all fell into a dark state of silence!
Qiao Yifeng’s face instantly turned pale and he clenched his teeth.
Qiao Qiao who was beside him knitted her eyebrows and asked, “What is it?”
Qiao Yifeng’s fingers were trembling; he clenched his fists and gritted his teeth as he said, “Failed… they had long since figured out Bluesea’s scheme!”
“What do you mean?”
Qiao Yifeng smiled bitterly. “That Spiritshadow fellow sent by Rodriar Guild is not much. However, the two figures sent out by Rodriar Guild, Jacob and Oswald… they are both [A+] ss experts!”
[A+] ss!
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It was only natural for Zero City to have a criteria for the assessment of strength for guild members.
For each resident guild, the core powerhouse inbat power would usually be the Guild Leaders of the respective guilds.
In this game, might makes right. The Guild Leader must thus be the strongest member of the guild. If not, would the Guild Leader be able to givemands to the experts under him and have them obey?
The so-called men of nobility and virtue cannot exist in this cruel game.
The Guild Leaders for each resident guild must fit Zero City’s criteria: That person must be an [S] ss expert.
[S] ss, the highest rank known to all.
What did it mean to be an [S] ss expert? Just by having one attribute in the [S] ss would not cut it.
Far from it!
To be recognized as an [S] ss expert, there were three conditions to be met.
The first condition: At least two attributes must be at the [S] ss. Additionally… equipment would not be part of the assessment! Even if one acquired an [S] ss equipment, that person could not be considered a standard [S] ss expert.
The second condition was more direct: That person must have defeated [A+] ss experts at least three times.
Winning in internalpetitive arenas would not count into the second condition.
There were two situations where one could meet the condition of defeating [A+] ss experts three times, First, enter a decisive battle of life and death in Zero City’spetition arena with an [A+] ss expert and win. Or… kill [A+] ss opponents in instance dungeons. These opponents could be yers or even other Awakened ones.
The same standard was true for [A+] ss experts.
Two of their attributes must be [A+] ss and they must have defeated [A] ss experts three times before.
In Zero City, the Guild Leaders of the resident guilds were all undoubtedly [S] ss experts. Resident guilds of Zero City that had no [S] ss expert in them would not be able to survive long.
Such was the case of de Mountain me Sea Guild.
de Mountain me Sea Guild was able to rise quickly thanks to the existence of Skyde. With the [S] ss expert known as Skyde leading them, de Mountain me Sea Guild was able to acquire the qualification to permanent residence in Zero City. Additionally, they were able to face the other resident guilds of Zero City without faltering.
But Skyde then went missing. Normally, the disappearance of their strongest powerhouse would normally make no difference. However, in face of the highlypetitive quests, de Mountain me Sea Guild would face failure after failure.
In a game, when your opponent pulls out their trump card while you do not have any, it would only natural for them to be able to stomp all over you.
In the eyes of most people, Bluesea was naturally a master.
However, in the eyes of the resident guilds of Zero City, he was not an apex existence.
Bluesea’s assessed strength was [A+] ss.
This was the strongestbat power that de Mountain me Sea Guild could afford to send out.
When facing this Blood Verdict, Bluesea had spected that the other guilds would not send out their Guild Leaders, the [S] ss experts of their guilds. They already knew that de Mountain me Sea Guild’s Skyde had gone missing. Thus, they would never casually mobilize their [S] ss powerhouse.
Rather, if de Mountain me Sea Guild had an [S] ss expert around, there would have been no need for Blood Verdict.
Even if they were to consider the fact that de Mountain me Sea Guild had the two experts Bluesea and Thunderme – the both of them were only [A+] ss experts. To defeat these two people, the other guilds might choose to send out one or two [S] ss experts. However, this would not be done at such an early stage.
Because this was a decisive battle that would decide the fate of de Mountain me Sea Guild. Thus, no one would have expected de Mountain me Sea Guild to send out their strongest member, Bluesea out this early on.
For the first Blood Verdict, everyone would generally attempt to test out the strength of the other side. Thus, only second-rate experts would be sent out.
If such was the case, the Tian Ji’s horse racing trick by Bluesea might have seeded.
Unexpectedly, the other side had managed to see through it!
They had sent out two [A+] ss experts!
Any one of these two would have been a match for Bluesea!
With things as they were, Bluesea was as good as dead!
The chances of victory in a fight between two [A+] ss experts were very small.
In fact, Bluesea might not be able to win even one battle.
Even if he did manage to defeat one, it would most certainly be a pyrrhic victory!
Thus, when he went up against the second [A+] ss expert, Bluesea would certainly be killed!
The opposing side however, was not in that much of a danger.
Because of the rules in the Blood Verdict.
The initiating side cannot surrender and the battle will only be over when their side was dead.
The epting side however, was not subjected to that rule. Even if the [A+] ss expert fighting against Bluesea was unable to win, he could simply throw in the towel at the appropriate moment. Thus, he will not die – all he needed to do was to exhaust Bluesea’s strength. The best-case scenario would be for him to force Bluesea into a situation where both were injured to the point where neither side could win. When there was no more hope for victory, surrender and allow theirpanion to finish off Bluesea. End of story.
No matter how they assessed this… de Mountain me Sea Guild would lose today’s Blood Verdict!
Additionally, they would also lose their strongest powerhouse!
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Qiao Yifeng’s expression was extremely ugly to behold!
He had even wanted to rush down and stop the decisive battle.
However, there were members of the Angel Corps eyeing him with tiger like gazes.
Once Blood Verdict began, it cannot be stopped unless there was a victor!
Should the members of de Mountain me Sea Guild throw up a ruckus now, the Angel Corps would never show mercy. They would suppress them with absolute force!
Furthermore, the other six resident guilds would not just sit back and watch.
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Angel Wu had already seated himself on the exclusive seat for the controlling arbiter.
After his announcement, a change urred in thepetition arena.
A ring of strange looking pirs appeared in the middle of thepetition arena. The pirs had appeared from underground and each pir was as tall as an ordinary human.
An invisible force field swiftly appeared out from above the pirs and the force field separated thepetition arena from the surrounding grandstands.
The decisive battle between experts would create powerful collisions. In order to ensure that the shockwaves from the collisions would not spread to the surrounding grandstands, there was a necessity for such a measure to be put in ce.
This force field came from Zero City’s core program and was powerful enough to inste even the shockwaves from the decisive battles between [S] ss experts.
In the history of thepetition arena, no one had been able to break open the force field.
Naturally, there was one in the square who was not subjected to the blocking powers of the force field. That was the controlling arbiter, Angel Wu.
The mour of the audience slowly subsided after the force field appeared.
Everyone was waiting. They were waiting for both sides to enter the arena.
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“I’m sorry, Bluesea.”
Within a passageway, a middle-aged man wearing Angel Corps uniform was facing Bluesea who wore white clothes. The middle-aged man sighed and said in a whisper, “The opposing side had handed in their list at thest minute. Besides, the rules had stated that we are not allowed to tell you about it. Although our rtionship is not bad… you should understand. As a personnel of the Angel Corps, it is my mission to protect Zero City’s rules.”
“I understand.” Bluesea gave a gentle smile. It was a very rxed smile. It was as though he was about to participate in a friend’s dinner instead of a decisive battle that would surely kill him.
“If you have any words you want to convey… I can help you with it.” This member of the Angel Corps whispered.
Bluesea considered it for a bit before smiling. “It’s fine. The things that had to be entrusted had already been entrusted. I also have nothing else to say right now.”
“Although your chances are slim, I can only say… I wish you good luck.”
After saying that, the Angel Corps member slowly moved to the side. “The passage will open up in one minute’s time. Once you enter thepetition arena… … the battle will not be stopped unless you die or Zero City is destroyed!”
“One minute? That’s enough.” Bluesea smiled.
He looked at the Angel Corps member and suddenly said, “There’s something funny I need to tell you.”
“What is it?”
“The sensation from waiting for death… … … doesn’t feel that annoying.”
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