Global Catastrophe: I Became the World Tree-Chapter 635 - 365 Final Rules_2

Suddenly, a round of applause erupted from the arena.

As the applause died down, Su Yunxi continued, "I won’t waste time with pleasantries. Let’s get straight to what everyone is most concerned about—the rules of this final tournament."

In an instant, not just the competitors in the area, but even the spectators in the stands, and all those in front of their TVs, perked up their ears unanimously. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

The rules of the competition had not been disclosed until now, and even this topic had been at the top of the search lists since yesterday.

"The rules are actually not that complex. Contestants of the First, Second, and Third Order will continue to compete in the arena format."

"At that time, contestants will be randomly selected to fight 10 battles each, and the final 32 will be determined based on their points."

"The final 32 contestants will then compete in single-elimination matches, vying for the top spot."

Su Yunxi paused here and looked towards the area where the higher Order contestants were seated, saying:

"As for the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Order contestants, your strength can definitely be described as ’prowess.’

"I believe the entire nation wants to see your mighty power, but such strength should not just be displayed internally, but externally as well."

"Therefore, the upcoming final will adopt a real combat mode."

"You will head to Daxinganling to eradicate those Mutated Animals that have taken refuge there."

"At that time, for every Mutated Animal you kill, you will earn points based on their strength—the higher your points, the higher your rank."

Upon hearing Su Yunxi’s words, many contestants in the arena showed slight changes in their expressions.

Although contestants above the Fourth Order had generally experienced real combat, precisely because of this, they could more directly understand the terror of those Mutated Animals.

Even Ye Feng furrowed his brows slightly after hearing the rules, although he wasn’t concerned about himself at this moment.

After all, for him, killing those Mutated Animals was hardly a challenge, but it was different for the other contestants.

Normally, Mutated Animals of the same Realm could easily overpower mutated humans of the same Realm.

Even those who had made it to the final were all elite and not part of the regular strength range, and killing Mutated Animals of the same Realm was not a difficult task for them.

But that was under the circumstances of one-on-one combat. In the wild, the environment is complex, and anything could happen.

Whether they encounter a siege or a series of tough battles, many scenarios could lead to the loss of contestants’ lives.

The loss of even one elite from those participating in the final was indeed a tremendous loss.

As Ye Feng pondered these issues, staff quickly distributed stacks of papers among the contestants.

Su Yunxi had only mentioned the rules briefly, but the detailed regulations were spelled out on the papers that were handed out.

Ye Feng soon realized that the things he was concerned about had naturally also been considered by the organizers of the final.

First, the organizers would provide contestants with battle suits of different levels according to their Realm.

The key parts of these battle suits were made of Special Alloy, while the inside material was carbon nano material. They could withstand attacks from Mutated Animals of the same Realm at least a dozen times without issue, thus ensuring the maximum safety of the contestants’ lives.

In addition, they would deploy over 100 armed helicopters and more than 300 rescue personnel.

These rescuers were not just randomly gathered to fill numbers.

It was clearly stated that 200 of them were special forces wearing Power Armor.

The remaining 100 were all Sixth Order Prowess, and even Chen Dalong, Bai Junheng, Wu Yuqin, and Fang Ziyuan, these four formidable warriors, would be among them.

This rescue line-up could only be described as extravagant.

Besides, the paper also clearly outlined the specific ways they would earn points.

Killing a First Order Mutant Animal would earn 1 point, Second Order 5 points, Third Order 20 points, Fourth Order 100 points, Fifth Order 500 points, and Sixth Order 2500 points.

And it was clearly stated that if a team worked together to kill, the points would be split equally.

Obviously, the rules did not oppose teamwork.

Beyond that, they were encouraged to kill the stronger Mutated Animals as much as possible.

Killing those of the First to Third Order would hardly earn any points.

For someone like Ye Feng, who aimed directly for first place, not even Fourth Order Mutant Animals were worthy of his attention, only those of the Fifth Order and above deserved his effort.

In addition, a map was also attached.

The primary purpose of this map was not to prevent you from getting lost, but to inform the contestants about which areas were more dangerous and which were safer.

In this way, players could more conveniently choose their hunting grounds according to their own situation.

It also greatly reduced the chance of Fourth Order Contestants wandering into the territory of Sixth Order Mutant Animals and getting instantly killed.

Of course, the map was not complete; it only depicted about one-tenth of the outer region of Daxinganling. As for the areas further inside, the map was gray and white, with no exploration done.

Because Daxinganling was simply too large, with a total area of nearly 330,000 square kilometers, even exploring one-tenth of the region had taken immense effort and resulted in the destruction of countless drones just to roughly map it out.

Continuing to delve deeper was a matter of risking lives, which was totally not worth it.

Moreover, just within this one-tenth of the explored area, there were no fewer than two to three hundred thousand Mutated Animals.

Plus, the natural resources in Daxinganling were so abundant, and the reproduction rate of the Mutated Animals was so fast, that if they weren’t cleared out in time, it wouldn’t be long before they posed a significant threat to human cities.

Ye Feng quickly finished reading the competition rules on the paper, and so did the rest. Then, they all turned their hopeful eyes to Ye Feng.

This time, it was not just Chai Shi, a Sixth Order Prowess, but also Fifth Order individuals such as Yuan Hua, Lu Tao, and even the Fourth Order Strongmen were all looking at Ye Feng with hopeful faces.

According to the rules, there was no prohibition against the strong leading the weak, which meant that Ye Feng could very well include them in his team.

Ye Feng thought for a moment and said, "According to the rules, the assessment lasts for three days, with the total points being calculated at the end."

"So, let’s do this: Fourth Order Strongmen can follow me for half a day, Fifth Order can follow for one day, and Sixth Order for a day and a half."

"I will spend the remaining time going deeper in alone to rack up points."

Ye Feng didn’t mind lending a hand, but the prerequisite was that it would not obstruct his pursuit of first place.

Hearing Ye Feng’s proposal, everyone’s faces brightened with smiles.

At this point, the discussion involved not only people from Yang City but teams from other cities were also engaged in intense discussions.

Of course, the most intense discussions were taking place online.

Because once the rules were announced, some quickly found a loophole in them.

Questions were even raised immediately.

"That’s not right! There’s a loophole in these rules. I think at least they should stipulate that only contestants of the same Order should team up. Otherwise, a Sixth Order Prowess taking a Fourth Order Contestant would mean averaging out the points, and that Fourth Order contestant would skyrocket!" a netizen commented right away.

"That is indeed a problem, but I don’t think we need to worry too much, right? Which Sixth Order would be willing to sacrifice their own future to help a Fourth Order? What could the latter offer in return to persuade a Sixth Order to assist?" someone immediately doubted.

"Not necessarily! If enough money is offered, it should be possible," another chimed in.

"You’re joking, right? Can a spot in the Talent Development Program be measured in money? Just getting into the program means unlimited prospects. Moreover, do you think a Sixth Order Prowess is short of money?" the first speaker retorted.

Apart from these discussions, others talked about the published map and what kind of routes should be taken to maximize points.

Within just a few minutes, so-called strategy posts began appearing online.

Of course, the most popular topic was guessing who could take first place.