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Chapter 148 Promotion Trial
Chapter 196: Promotion Trial
"Promotion Trial activated. Location: T12K Planet: Devouring Island."
A strong sense of teleportation came over him, different from the intensity of a derivative world; even a large derivative world couldn't compare to this one.
Of course, it was still not as intense as the time in the Star Sea.
Bang!
An impact like a car crash came from the back of his head, sending Mu Yang into a baby-like sleep.
After an unknown period, Mu Yang slowly regained consciousness, his head throbbing faintly.
He didn't get up immediately; instead, he extended his senses to scout the surroundings.
After confirming there was no danger around him, he slightly opened his eyes and surveyed the environment. It was empty all around, with only a ruin in the distance. It seemed there was once a large town here, but for some unknown reason, it had been abandoned.
Scattered on the ground were several incomplete skeletons. From their shapes, one could barely make out the former appearance of their owners.
They were creatures Mu Yang didn't recognize. They had some human-like features, but their hands were too sharp, almost like Wolverine.
They had barbs on their backs and a tail, making them somewhat resemble Xenomorphs.
Mu Yang stood up and looked around. The maximum diameter of this isolated island was probably only half a kilometer, clearly not Devouring Island.
As his gaze swept around, he saw an acquaintance. The two exchanged a glance but didn't greet each other, pretending not to know one another.
"Marala! Didn't they say it was Terror Island? How did it become Devouring Island!"
"Isn't this just great? Devouring Island is publicly recognized as the most difficult trial island."
"Be careful. It might be that all the Contractor in this batch are very strong, which raised the difficulty of the Promotion Trial."
The Contractor discussed animatedly. Only a few with grudges were still cursing at each other, while the others got along surprisingly harmoniously.
It seemed to be in response to the saying, "A dying man's words are good."
It was precisely because they understood the level of crisis they would face next that the Contractor became much more amicable.
Some also didn't want to provoke unfamiliar enemies, so as not to bring unexpected trouble upon themselves, and thus restrained their temper.
"Contractor have arrived at Planet T12K. The Promotion Trial is about to begin."
"Planet Difficulty: LV.14 · Nightmare (Difficulty levels are Simple, Difficult, Nightmare, Purgatory, Asura)"
"World Source: 0%"
"World Introduction: None (Contractor, please explore on your own)"
"Warning: Contractor, please be cautious when entering the Red Earth Zone. The difficulty of the Red Earth Zone reaches Lv.15 and above!"
"Warning: Contractor, please be cautious when entering the Black Forest. The difficulty of the Black Forest Zone exceeds Lv.20!!!"
"Trial Mission: Survive for ten days. Warning: Do not communicate excessively with any Void Creatures that may appear. Void Creaturesare mostly unstable in structure, and rash contact will bring unknown risks."
"Trial, start."
"Survival"
"Difficulty Level: Lv.13"
"Mission Brief: Utilize everything around you, use all means to survive until the eleventh day arrives. Mission Information: Survive for ten days. During these ten days, food, fresh water, etc., will all become issues."
"Mission Duration: 10 days. Mission Reward: Promotion to Tier 2 Contractor. Mission Penalty: None. Question: How to judge the danger level of a mission?"
"High-tier Reincarnation Paradise Contractor answer: Look at the mission penalty."
"If the mission penalty is forced execution, it proves the mission is relatively simple; it can be completed with a little thought and effort."
"Mission failed? If such a simple mission cannot be completed, Reincarnation Paradise asks what use it has for you? It directly executes you to save resources."
"If the mission penalty is a reduction in all attributes, it means the mission has a certain difficulty and involves life-threatening danger; failure is considered normal."
"As long as the Contractor does not passively complete the mission and returns alive from the enemy's hands, he can forcefully endure the penalty and return to the Paradise."
"But if the mission penalty is 'none,' then one must be careful. This proves that the mission is basically a sure death, and there is no need for the Paradise to execute you; you will already be dead."
"This level of mission, except in special circumstances, usually occurs when a Contractor violated a non-fatal rule of the Paradise in the previous world, leading to a 'none' level mission."
"And the current situation falls under special circumstances."
Even though it's just survival, the mission difficulty is Lv.13, which shows how dangerous Devouring Island is. Just staying alive will exhaust all the Contractor' energy.
Many Contractor began to take food, water, and other supplies from their storage space. Mu Yang and Su Xiao were no exceptions.
Mu Yang was worried that his spatial items might also be sealed, which would be awkward. So, to be safe, he still carried a seven-day supply of water and food for one person in his hands.
Su Xiao's reason was simple: because he didn't have enough paradise coins, the spatial item he bought wasn't big enough, so he had to carry some in his hands.
Soon, a roaring sound came from above, and a super-large aircraft gradually approached, finally landing next to the ruins.
This aircraft looked very old, but it was certainly sufficient for transporting Contractor.
Now, according to the Paradise's intention, it seemed to be telling everyone to get on the plane, but the Contractor didn't move; they just focused their gaze on the aircraft.
"Goo-goo-ga-ga (unknown language)"
A pilot jumped off the plane, looked at the crowd, and said something in an unknown language.
This pilot was short, between 1.2 and 1.3 meters tall, with a rat's head, rat's limbs, but a human-like body.
"Announcement: All Contractor must board the plane within 5 minutes."
Although it didn't explicitly state what would happen if the announcement was violated, the blood-red text implicitly informed everyone of the consequences of non-compliance.
"You little rascals, can you understand? This damned translation device! When I get back, I'm going to use the broken boots from Grandma next door to passionately kiss Old White's ass!"
The rat pilot adjusted a wristband on his hand, which finally allowed everyone to understand what it was saying.
The Contractor stopped, their gazes—scrutinizing, unfriendly, curious—all fixed on the rat-man.
"Hmm? It seems you can understand now."
The rat-man nodded in satisfaction, scanning the surrounding Contractor, the ill intent in its eyes gradually rising.
"Who are you?"
One person asked in a cold voice. He was worried that this rat-not-rat, human-not-human creature in front of him would lead him astray.
"Who am I? That's not important. You only need to know that I am the referee for this trial. You can call me Lord Rat, or you can call me Void Thug."
Lord Rat paused, seemingly waiting for the Contractor to digest the information, then continued:
"I'm too lazy to talk nonsense; the Paradise has already warned you about everything that needs to be said. I'll just say one thing: no leaving Devouring Island during the trial, or you will all be executed."
No one spoke, but some people did have the idea of leaving the Devouring Island area to avoid the trial. They had even prepared several boats.
"That one in the red clothes over there, you look very unhappy, don't you? Did my words just now hit a sore spot?"
"None of your business."
The red-clad Contractor scoffed, then prepared to board the plane. He didn't believe he would be killed in a peaceful zone.
Bang!
A bullet shot out.
In an instant, the red-clad Contractor turned into a mist of blood. At the same time, Lord Rat's right hand and weapon, which had pulled the trigger, also exploded.
"It seems you and I do have some connection. At the very least, your cause of death is directly related to me."
Lord Rat sneered, and his shattered right hand instantly returned to normal.
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