"Retreat, Old Zheng, keep retreating to the very back."
Zheng Zai felt a jolt in his heart, they were already at the downstream of the crowd, why keep retreating? Could it be that many, many people are going to die?
Old Zheng felt uncertain, suddenly terrified of the scene he was about to witness.
"We won't be wiped out, will we… Brother, how far do we need to retreat?"
Wen Xishu smiled:
"Relax, not everyone will die, I've calculated it."
The flowers were lit up, with more and more butterflies gathering.
While the surrounding monsters remained oblivious.
No one dared to retreat behind the big tree, but Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai dared.
Because they were in stealth mode.
With the number 3, even if four additional people would die... To everyone, it's merely seven deaths.
And this time, the big tree had already wrapped seven common types with vines, planning to send them to death. Although the monsters all desired to retreat, they knew well enough that if you retreat, others will also retreat; only strength is the foundation of survival.
Hence, many monsters revealed their scores.
Using their scores to confirm their position.
Not long after, the monsters found their standing.
0 to 10 points, 10 to 30 points, 30 to 50 points, 50 to 100 points, 100 to 200 points, 200 to 300 points…
In each section, the lower the score, the more forward it was placed.
Notably, the big tree wasn't the one with the highest score, the highest score was held by the rare species that spoke early on, the rare species resembling a mix of lobster and bat in its body.
It flew in the air, and the big tree's vines couldn't do anything to it.
And its score reached one thousand seven hundred points.
The score of the rare species surpassed even elite species… this was truly rare, Wen Xishu was certain that this uniquely-shaped rare species must have some kind of treasure, or exceptional traits.
However, behind the big tree, it was always Wen Xishu and Zheng Zai.
His score stood head and shoulders above the rest. None of the others were on his level.
Wen Xishu said:
"This time, many will be eliminated, and then, the fourth statue in the next round, is usually an incorrect answer. It's unlikely to become correct because of butterflies. Old Zheng, we'll continue to wait, wait for a good show."
Zheng Zai asked:
"What are you planning to do?"
Wen Xishu replied:
"Nothing much, we just need to hide behind the big tree and wait for this wave of death to end. Once this round is over, the situation will change completely, and it'll be quite interesting."
Zheng Zai asked in surprise:
"Have you found the correct answer?"
Wen Xishu nodded:
"Actually, the answer is quite simple. Although the big tree doesn't know the answer, its result is correct. Start testing from one, two, three, up to the fifth number, then you'll verify the hidden puzzle of the host."
"But sadly, it ignored the variable of the butterflies."
The flower had completely become dazzling, a seven-colored flower emitting a beautiful glow…
Attracting countless butterflies.
It's beautiful, but also cruel.
A scene like Asura Hell appeared.
Those who lit the flower statue had their heads split open like petals.
All seven of them, without exception, "bloomed," their bodies arranged in a circle, turning from a solitary flower to a cluster.
But just when everyone thought the "blooming" was over… a mass death descended.
0 to 10 points, 10 to 30 points, 30 to 50 points, 50 to 100 points, 100 to 200 points, 200 to 300 points…
In each section, heads started splitting open continuously.
The mad scene scared everyone, showing expressions of terror.
Someone watched as the person beside them suddenly had their head split open, thinking to themselves, I'm done for… and indeed, they were finished, for soon after, their head split open too.
Countless dreams yearning for strength shattered in a single bloom.
It wasn't until the 500-point section that this grand blooming truly came to an end.
Though there were high scorers like Wen Xishu who had tens of thousands of points, and the big tree with over a thousand… they were a small minority.
The 0 to 400-point section was the true majority, sorted by distance with a group of four thousand eight hundred people… were all eliminated in just this round. The ground covered with crimson flowers resembled a sea of flowers, presenting a bizarre beauty.
But the scent was nauseating.
The hundred or so survivors in the field were all dumbfounded. They expected additional deaths, but never imagined so many would die.
And this had only reached number 3.
From the correct answer — there were still ninety-seven numbers to test. It was truly a scene of despair.
Even strong like the big tree was completely stupefied at that moment…
In an instant, from over five thousand participants, only less than two hundred were left, and these two hundred weren't simple.
They all had relatively high scores, controlling them wouldn't be easy for the big tree. Facing this massive death purge, watching the big tree's score soar crazily…
At this moment, all monsters realized one thing——
If they continued to let the big tree command, even if they luckily survived and found the rules… it would only benefit the big tree in the end.
Create a super powerful entity out of the big tree.
The mass death pushed the big tree's score to over forty thousand… it wasn't regretful in the slightest about the death and mistakes.
The big tree thought… as long as it could survive! Over forty thousand points! With the Divine Card, it could definitely evolve into the Red House!
It hadn't noticed that once the number of deaths becomes too high, the points obtained surpass a certain level… it triggers a qualitative change in the situation.
Now, the big tree's score was too high, becoming a target feared by everyone. At this moment, the way to light the statue had transitioned from strong allocation to luck allocation.