Survival Arena

Tokyo Suburbs.

Resting under a tree in the park, Chu Ge had a noticeable dent in his back, and fresh blood streaked down his side, staining his abdomen red.

Sorcerer Cat crouched nearby, busily licking its paw, looking just like a real cat.

"Survival Team 'Rashomon' has been eliminated!"

An abrupt notification left both Chu Ge and Sorcerer Cat stunned.

What happened?

Was Emperor Luosheng killed by a human?

Impossible!

With Emperor Luosheng's strength, even if he were surrounded, he could easily escape.

Once he charged, he was unstoppable, like a tank.

Sorcerer Cat frowned, just as puzzled.

"This Madman's thoughts are truly incomprehensible,"

Chu Ge shook his head with a look of helplessness.

Definitely suicide.

Damn it!

You go and kill yourself, but had to swipe at me with your paw before dying!

Are you crazy!

Chu Ge complained inwardly, his mood growing gloomy.

After this Survival Competition, he needed to carefully plan out his path to becoming stronger.

Following Emperor Luosheng's elimination, the Survivors seemed to settle down.

Until evening, Chu Ge and Sorcerer Cat saw no other Survivors.

It seemed as though Emperor Luosheng's death had greatly deterred the Survivors.

Evening.

Chu Ge chatted with Sorcerer Cat.

Through Sorcerer Cat, Chu Ge learned much about the Survival Arena.

Survival City in the Four Stars Arena was even richer than in Three Stars.

It is said that in the Four Stars Arena, besides a monthly Survival Competition, one could also freely sign up to participate in the Competitions.

The old Chu Ge would have never believed anyone would seek out additional Survival Competitions, thinking their life too long.

Now, he himself wished to participate more.

Chu Ge also found out that the annual top ten Predatory Kings would reap unimaginable benefits from the Survival Arena.

Each year's list of top ten Predatory Kings changed, with very few able to hold on to the title consistently.

What Chu Ge found most unacceptable was that Megalodon, the top predator of Huaxia, did not rank in the global top five.

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Every Survival Competition of Sky Palace involved them taking on all Survival Teams alone, their strength was off the charts.

"The real game begins in the Four Stars Arena. The previous rules were too lenient; with a bit of luck, even the weak could rise. But beyond Three Stars, that's where true natural selection takes place," Sorcerer Cat exclaimed.

Chu Ge marveled, "You speak as if you've experienced the Four Stars Arena before."

Sorcerer Cat laughed, "How do you know I haven't?"

"Can one's stars be downgraded?"

"Anything's possible."

"So far, has anyone escaped the Survival Arena?"

"Not sure, there might be some. Even if there are, they surely wouldn't dare reveal themselves to avoid being pulled back into the Survival Arena."

Sorcerer Cat paused for a moment, turning serious.

It spoke earnestly, "Right, you must be cautious of one type of Survivor—they are very strong, capable of turning ordinary humans into Survivors. These Survivors are referred to as 'Heretics' of the Survival Arena."

Heretics?

Chu Ge suddenly had a bad feeling.

Could Black Cat be a Heretic?

"What exactly do you mean by 'Heretics'?" Chu Ge asked.

Sorcerer Cat shook its head, "I'm not clear on the details, but I've heard of their existence. They swagger around, deceiving newcomers, those poor souls get sold out yet believe they're fated for it."

Chu Ge felt dejected, as if he had been insulted.

Just as he was about to speak, a figure darted out from the bushes nearby.

It was Gu Tianjiao.

With her appearance, Chu Ge refrained from asking further questions.

With Gu Tianjiao's intelligence, if he asked her a few more questions she would probably guess the truth.

Chu Ge didn't want to drag Gu Tianjiao into this mess.

"You're injured?"

Gu Tianjiao frowned and asked, her tone filled with concern.

As soon as Sorcerer Cat heard it was a woman's voice, it immediately perked up.

It said with a smile, "He was slapped by Emperor Luosheng, and it was I who saved him."

Chu Ge gave it a disdainful look and said irritably, "What a braggart."

Gu Tianjiao quickly walked up to Chu Ge to check his injuries.

"It's alright, I can make it through the night," Chu Ge said with a smile.

Gu Tianjiao let out a sigh of relief and laughed, "If you died tonight, that would be too unlucky."

"Now the Survivors have reached a consensus, none are looking for trouble, and the humans have calmed down, too. If we can hold out for one more night, we should be able to pass smoothly."

Chu Ge nodded. This urban survival battle had really been exhausting.

It was more tiring than any previous Survival Competition.

Human intervention had prevented him from hunting at will.

He guessed he wasn't the only Survivor who felt this way.

Sorcerer Cat couldn't stand it anymore, realizing they were a couple.

"Since someone is with you, then I'll go take a walk. Remember to add me as a friend after it's over," it said.

After dropping this line, Sorcerer Cat quickly left.

Gu Tianjiao asked curiously, "Who is that?"

Chu Ge recounted his encounter with Sorcerer Cat.

"So, it's a charlatan, no wonder, it looks unreliable," Gu Tianjiao said with a shake of her head and a laugh.

Chu Ge just smiled. He thought Sorcerer Cat did have some abilities.

"The unconventional survival material it mentioned, I've seen it. It was in the subway tunnels underground. At the time, there were several other Survivors there too."

"There was a piece of strange ore, buried behind the cement wall like crystals. Emperor Luosheng broke it open with a claw, and that's when we saw it. One of the Survivors was too impulsive, rushing forward, but before they even touched the ore, they were held in place, then started raving madly about ghosts."

"Seeing the situation was bad, I retreated," Chu Ge concluded.

Gu Tianjiao lay beside Chu Ge, sharing her experiences from the past two days.

Chu Ge furrowed his brows and asked, "Emperor Luosheng? How did you end up with him?"

Gu Tianjiao gave him a coquettish glance and laughed, "Don't overthink it, we owe Emperor Luosheng for helping us out of a bind at the Tokyo Tower battle. After we were freed, he said he had discovered unconventional survival material and was willing to share it with us."

Hearing this, Chu Ge's frown deepened.

Could it be that Emperor Luosheng was eliminated because of the influence of those ores?

Quite possible!

"After the Survival Competition ends, come back early. Don't stay in Tokyo all the time," Chu Ge reminded her.

Gu Tianjiao nodded. The thought of those moments still frightened her.

For the following period, they made small talk to pass the time.

They planned to spend the final night wide awake.

In the end,

the night passed in peace.

When the sky was about to brighten,

the urban survival battle ended!

"This urban survival battle has ended. You have successfully completed the challenge!"

Chu Ge breathed a sigh of relief, finally having completed the challenge.

Gu Tianjiao turned to him with a smile and said, "See you at the Team Cultivation Hall."

After saying that, she disappeared into thin air.

Chu Ge's smile suddenly froze.

What's going on?

No further prompt?

Why aren't the Survival Points being tallied?

Suppressing his unease, he waited patiently.

A full minute passed, but the indifferent female voice did not sound.

Chu Ge panicked.

This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.

Could it be that he had to stay longer?