[ALTHOUGH you''re not the fastest, you''re still the second. ; Though I must say that second place doesn''t really matter in the overall matter of things. ; After all, in people''s eyes, the first place is the one who ever really matter. ; But don''t let this thing deter you. ; Just know that you''re still better than the ones who got the third or fourth place, right?]
The Duke of Hearts continued. ; Anyone who heard him would wonder if he was being serious or if he was simply mocking them. ; He continued on after that.
[Sonata, Black Cat, Winged Tassel, and Supreme King - you four are now qualified to participate on the final tournament of the Rookie Carnival. ; But truly, this lord is quite disappointed that none of you entertained me enough. ; So, no hearts for you.]
When Ying Chen heard that announcement, some of his irritation finally subsided. ; Because the Black Cat that the duke mentioned was Liang Sen. ; At least now he was sure that the other would also be part of the finals.
It seemed he needed to work much harder.
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Luo Jin almost missed his shot because of that announcement. ; He quickly stabilized his hand and fired another shot. ; His target then turned into light particles.
Another area cleared. ; Only two remained. ; He looked at the map in his hand and saw that there were still at least a hundred players. ; It seemed like between the time the two announcements were made, only 20 players were eliminated in this area.
He sighed in frustration. ; Were most of the players in this area all vegetarian or something? ; They''d rather stay hidden and wait everything out until everything was over? ; If that''s the case, then wouldn''t that mean that he had to stay here for hours?
Shit. ;
He jumped down the tree and decided to just shoot the people he came across with. ; That would be much faster than waiting for other players to pass by the tree he was sitting on.
Another 30 minutes had passed and a new announcement was made. ; The Duke of Hearts'' voice echoed again throughout the island.
[Congratulations to the four players of the Summer area for reaching the required quota!]
Luo Jin, who just eliminated two other players, let out a curse once again. ; Now there''s only their area left. ; He had already expected that something like this would happen. ; But having this result was really quite frustrating.
[Malekith, Star Anise, Butterpuff, and Crossroad - you four are now qualified to participate on the final tournament of the Rookie Carnival. ; One of you did an extremely good job at partially entertaining me. ; So, Malekith, I will give you a flying half-heart. ; Aren''t you very thankful for that? ; Of course, you do. ; Because everyone wants this lord''s heart.]
Luo Jin shook his head. ; Really, the narcissism of this NPC knew no bounds. ;
[As for the remaining area, I must say that I''m very, very disappointed. ; We''re nearing two hours and there''s still a hundred of you remaining. ; How preposterous, right? ; Since most of you refused to fight, then this lord could only enforce the following rule to all of you.]
[In the next five minutes, if you hadn''t eliminated another player, then you will be immediately be kicked out of the island. ; And thus, losing the qualification to be at the final tournament. ; Good luck, losers of the Spring area!]
Although Luo Jin didn''t like being called a loser, he certainly approved of what the rest of the duke''s tirade. ; At least now, everyone would be forced to fight one another.
As soon as that announcement was made, Luo Jin saw a couple of players running about. ;
Luo Jin grinned. ; Finally, some players to shoot.
He ran towards that direction and began shooting.
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Luo Yan was still on the shore where he and Dragnar fought. ; He thought he could leave here since he already cleared this round. ; But when he tried to teleport out of here, a notification appeared saying that he still couldn''t leave and just wait from where he was. ; He also tried to send a message just to alleviate his boredom a bit but it was still a no-go.
Of course, he also heard the announcements made by the duke. ; He was actually quite surprised that he hadn''t heard Luo Jin''s amazing game account name yet. ;
Knowing his hot-blooded brother, if he also received the same map as him, then he had no doubt that Luo Jin would use it to the fullest. ; And yet, those two announcements didn''t mention his brother''s name.
The possibility that he was eliminated from those two areas – Autumn and Summer, had never crossed Luo Yan''s mind. ; So, that could only mean that he was at the Spring area. ; The area where the duke referred to the players as ''losers''.
From that, he could somehow understand why his brother was still not able to clear this stage. ; Because the majority of the players in that area much rather hide than fight. ; If that was the case, then that would certainly be quite a pickle. ;
Though if it was him, he''d probably drag them from their hiding places and stab them one by one. ; It seemed like Luo Jin was still much kinder than him. ;
But he must admit, the Duke of Hearts method was quite effective. ; With what he just said, he could force those players who were refusing to fight to well, fight. ; It probably wouldn''t be long now before the fourth announcement would be made. ;
[Come on, Ah Jin. ; Your brother is waiting.]
He sighed. ; He kind of wished that he brought Eclipse here with him. ; At least, with that little fox, he wouldn''t be this bored while waiting. ; He glanced up at the floating prism. ; His older brother and the rest must have been having fun watching all of these unfolded. ;
And just as he thought of earlier, half an hour later, the fourth announcement echoed on the island.
[Finally, there are only four remaining players in the Spring area. ; Praise the heaven for that. ; None of you will get my flying hearts because you just all disappoint me. ; I won''t even mention your names.]
[And with that, our Battle Royale is now concluded!]
After Luo Yan heard that, some kind of portal appeared beneath his feet. ; Before he could even react, he had already fallen!