10.9

Although separated by a large part of the field, Qing Yun still felt Andrea's unkind gaze, but he didn't even turn his head back.

In the beginning, he did have some doubts about the special aura on this general, but now, Qing Yun no longer cares. Because in this world, there was no one or anything that could threaten him other than that man's safety.

The competition was about to begin, and each participant stood in the teleportation devices. These teleportation devices were separate, so no one could choose where they were put and the people around them.

In the teleportation device, there were some tools, food, etc., that the staff had prepared for them.

When Qing Yun bent down to pick up the backpack with the tools, he suddenly paused for a moment. Then, he laughed mockingly and calmly put the bag on his back.

This backpack was filled with the scent that certain beasts like. Almost without thinking, Qing Yun knew it was that Andrea had moved. But Qing Yun did not care about him. He was now thinking about how to get that man's scale because, for him, this competition was unfair. The rules would always block his perception of that man, which might make it harder for him to find that man's scale than ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Qing Yun frowned. He swept over where Phil was and suddenly narrowed his eyes when he saw the black bracelet on his hand.

Perhaps...he could find a shortcut for himself?

"In case of danger, you have one chance to activate the teleportation device, but once you are teleported out of the venue, you are equivalent to forfeiting your qualification for the competition. Therefore, weigh it out yourselves."

After Andrea finished telling the rules of the competition in a business-like manner, he nodded his head and signaled the start of the competition.

Instantly, all the teleportation devices opened simultaneously. In the next second, all the candidates were randomly dropped at the forest.

""

Seeing that the competition had begun, Andrea quickly left the competition venue. He informed his colleagues and began handing over the matter: "Abnormal energy fluctuations came from the g4213 galaxy. The First Legion received orders to go to the g4213 galaxy to investigate. Please take over my responsibility to maintain the security of the venue for the selection of His Majesty's contract person."

There was silence for a while as if verifying, and not long after, someone replied to Andrea: "Don't worry, General, someone has been dispatched to the northern forest."

Andrea then breathed a sigh of relief. After some more time, when the participants have entered the inner perimeter of the forest, that 3S level blazing red-tailed boa will awaken. At that time, it will certainly cause a wide range of casualties. Andrea will never let this mission leave a stain on himself.

As for Phil, he has already made safeguards and can only pray that Phil is lucky enough these days.

After a burst of dizziness, Qing Yun opened his eyes and found that he had been transported into the forest. A small camera above was following him, showing his every move live to the star network.

He casually glanced at the camera and paid no more attention to it, knowing that because of Ilos' reputation, many people must have switched to his side of the camera by now, just waiting for him to make a fool of himself.

However, to everyone's surprise, the audience, who had thought that Ilos would be frightened by the tangled vines and poisonous insects on the ground as soon as he entered the forest, watched in amazement as the youth casually dodged the vines hanging from the trees and walked in a particular direction.

That vine is the most mischievous and poisonous red-spotted vine ah! How can it be like an ordinary vine in front of Ilos? Not only did it not spray venom, but it also did not even move?

Can vines also sleep?

After Ilos walked through, the quiet and even a little stiff red-spotted vines "whoosh whoosh" collected themselves back. The action was quick and with some celebration as if they had dodged a life-and-death catastrophe.

The viewers watching Ilos' side of the camera were completely baffled by the behavior of the red-spotted vine. They could only praise Ilos for being a man who was able to escape the interstellar storm...

It was not only the red-spotted vine. As Qing Yun went deeper into the forest, the various poisonous insects crawling on the ground either played dead on the spot or immediately turned around when they ran into Ilos.

""

Once is still a coincidence, but two or three times makes people completely puzzled.

[What kind of physique is this? Too damn lucky, right?]

[I want to ask what kind of repellent was sprayed on Ilos? Next time I go exploring, I'll also bring a bottle...]

[The rest of the candidates have already jumped up and down. There is even one who was sprayed with venom by the red-spotted vine as soon as he entered the forest and is now out of the competition... I have just come over here. Who can explain to me why the picture is so different over here? Where is the promised Ilos crying in pain?]

The audience knows that the equipment each candidate carries is uniformly prepared by the military. There is no difference, so there is no such thing as insect repellent water. Compared to the rest of the candidates' thrilling screams, Ilos' side is as leisurely as visiting his own garden, making people feel that he is not participating in a competition at all!

Time passed, and Ilos was not only uninjured, but even his hair was not messy and remained as clean as ever. The camera swept over his entire body, and someone else noticed that even Ilos' boots were still shiny now.

Slowly, some people have already seen that something is wrong with Ilos and swallowed the insults coming out of their mouths. Some people who are even better at adventuring began to analyze the youth's every move. After all, it was indeed surprising to see him walking in the forest for such a long time without even running out of breath.

[emmm, to be honest, I have not seen with my own eyes how much of a waste Ilos is, and just heard others say, so I followed this call. Now... looking at the other participants, can you guys give me an analysis of where Ilos is a waste?]

[Just good luck, right?...]

[Now saying its good luck is a bit of an understatement, right? Some candidates have been kicked out. Although the best Mona is not injured and not really a mess, it's not like Ilos...]

[I suspect that Ilos cheated, I do not believe that Ilos can do this.]

The viewers on Ilos' side were already talking passionately. Those following the other participants heard about the situation on this side switched their screens and almost dropped their eyes when they saw Ilos's appearance.

Some began to reflect on the truth of Ilos' reputation as a waste. Some praised him for his luck, while others flatly accused Ilos of cheating.

Just when the comment section almost got rowdy, a famous explorer posted a graphic commentary, showing screenshots of Ilos' every move, even his steps, carefully analyzing them, and eventually giving him a high evaluation.

Although this explorer could not explain why those poisonous insects bypassed Ilos and could only attribute it to his physique, he hit the nail on the head by pointing out that Ilos was definitely not a simple person to be able to make it to where he is now.

The trash Ilos, who was always ridiculed by people, became the best performer among the candidates? And even those of them who had combat-type companion beasts would not have performed better than Ilos in this forest.

This made many people unable to accept that Ilos was not only not a waste but might even be far superior to them. Such a reversal only made the cheeks of these people, who had just been trampling Ilos under their feet in ridicule, feel their cheeks burning as they not only kept judging Ilos for cheating but also started bringing up his earlier scandals again.

[Anyway, even if he's not a waste, it's a fact that he bought posts before the game and smeared Phil on the star network, right?]

But at this point, some passersby and people who were simply watching and analyzing the competition had begun to slowly move closer to the youth who was walking through the forest but still as graceful as if he were walking at leisure.

They rationally refuted what these mentally unbalanced people said.

[Post? That article seems to be praising, but in fact, every single sentence is degrading Ilos. This is obviously a high level of blackness, okay? Let me ask you, if Ilos can do this, does he need to buy those?]

[emmm, do you have any proof that Ilos smeared Phil? Why do you believe what Phil said?]

Qing Yun even surprisingly attracted a handful of face fans who took screenshots like crazy.

[How come I didn't find Ilos so good-looking before? Blonde hair and blue eyes, giving people a sense of security in the forest...simply a Prince Charming persona, no, I can't control myself!]

[That moment when the corners of his mouth pulled a mocking smile is simply beautiful!]

Initially, people did not know much about Ilos, and a large part of the reason they have been blackening him on the star network in the first place was because of Mrs. Gled and Phil's operation.

The other thing is that as a member of one of the Capital Star's leading families, Ilos does not have a companion beast, which is indeed a source of criticism and jealousy.

More than anything else, it's just a matter of people following the trend of blackening Ilos.

But now, in the same environment as the rest of the candidates, Qing Yun's outstanding performance, as well as his own charm, was presented in front of all the viewers' eyes through the 360-degree camera, which gave them a new impression at once.

This impression will gradually replace the blackened image of Ilos and completely occupy their minds and hearts.

Because in this world where the strong are the most respected, a person who is mysterious but reveals a powerful aura all over, and at the same time has an outstanding face value, will naturally be loved by all.

At least some passersby, adventure lovers, and viewers who were just following the trend of hacking Ilos have started to discover the shining points of this young man.

Ilos' reputation on the star network is finally no longer a one-sided rebuke, and the audience that is now beginning to be attracted to him, though only a small portion, is slowly starting to speak up for him.

Qing Yun is completely unaware of the change in the attitude of people outside, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

He continued to walk forward. After going around a dead tree, the faint sound of conversation was heard, and the corners of Qing Yun's mouth curled up into a smile. He had been walking towards Phil's direction, and now he finally found him.

Phil and Mona are also two candidates getting a lot of attention, not to mention that they met together as soon as they entered the forest.

""

Mona was talking to Phil at the moment, "It's safer to walk in the forest in a group. If we meet others, let's try to form a team."

"Yeah? Then can you take me along?" At this time, a voice came from a bush on the side, followed by a young man with blond hair and blue eyes who pushed aside the vines and came out from behind a huge old tree.

Mona and Phil immediately froze. When they turned their heads and saw Ilos' appearance, they were in a trance for a moment.

Because this young man does not look like a messy participant or an adventurer, but rather like a prince being carefully waited on in the palace. There was not a trace of dust on his body, and he even glowed in the midday sun.

[F-ck, how come it's him!]

[Is this Ilos? Why does he look like this? Did he go back to change his clothes in the middle of the day?]

Because these two met together, the viewers on Phil's and Mona's side have not switched cameras. Many of them still do not know what is going on on Ilos' side.

Now that the three have met, the playback screens naturally merged. The viewers from Ilos' side switched over. They looked at Phil and Mona's wretched appearance and then looked at Ilos' perfect side face against the light. Even if they have blackened Ilos, there was a sense of pride in their hearts at this moment.

There is no harm in comparing. Although Mona and Phil are uninjured, they are still as wretched as beggars when compared with Ilos.

Phil looked at Ilos with a very strange look in his eyes, nearly unable to hide the jealousy in his eyes towards Ilos.

What kind of luck did this waste encounter? He had entered the forest in the morning and still managed to maintain this appearance?

Phil looked up at the camera and, for a moment, even felt ashamed of himself. Compared with Ilos, he was too ugly. The sleeves of his shirt were cut, and there was no place to hide the dirt on his face.

Originally, Phil met Mona and felt he was the luckiest one, but now, a feeling of embarrassment rose from being compared to Ilos.

"You want to team up with me?" Mona looked at Ilos a little off as well.

In fact, Mona himself was sought by Andrea to protect Phil. Mona is not a person born without a companion beast. He was originally a mercenary, doing some dishonorable business, so he did not register his companion beast information in the empire.

Later, Mona lost his companion beast in an accident, and his physique fell from the S rank at the beginning to the B rank.

This time, Mona signed up for the competition to protect Phil, so he knows a bit of what happened between Phil and Ilos. His impression of Ilos is still stuck on being a waste and smearing his brother behind his back. He doesn't want to bring this burden with him.

But Mona and Phil could not refuse easily. Phil's image has always been kind and gentle. Although he fought with Ilos outside the venue, he knows that Ilos is at risk on his own. If Phil really leaves him behind, I'm afraid it will be detrimental to his image.

And Mona had just said those high-sounding words, so naturally, he could not refuse Ilos coldly.

However, both of them did not look too good in the face of Ilos' request.

Mona, who was obviously in the dominant position, glanced at Qing Yun and said in a deep voice: "You can follow me if you want to, but I am the captain and have a lot of experience. You must obey my orders unconditionally, and you should know that I will not keep betrayers in my team."

Hearing Mona's statement, the fans who had been watching his side of the stream nodded their heads, thinking that this was the best way to handle the situation. Both showing his kindness to Ilos and preventing Ilos from causing trouble.

After all, in the eyes of outsiders, Mona's ability to bring Ilos along is already a great favor to him.

However, the audience that followed on Ilos' side was not happy and fought for Ilos.

[Yoo-hoo, this Mona guy talks pretty big, huh? What makes him qualified to talk to Ilos like that?]

[Tsk, tsk, tsk, can't Mona use his brain before speaking and think about why Ilos is still clean like this?]

The viewers who have become fans of Ilos could not help themselves.

[What do you mean? Ilos doesn't have to follow them. He is the best by himself, okay? All those Mona and Phil fans, it's time to wake up and watch Ilos' footage!]

[It is this group of brainless fools who have been blackening Ilos before, right? What can be done when the truth hits you in the face?]

[Calm down, after seeing the live show on the Ilos side, I am also turning into a fan, I hope everyone will go to see it.]

Phil and Mona's fans were stunned as they were scolded. Some seriously went back to watch Ilos' video. The three most popular candidates met together, and the pop-ups were overwhelmingly covering the screen.

[You're blocking me from licking Ilos' face!]

In the forest, Qing Yun really did not disappoint his fans: "Then forget it, I don't like people telling me what to do."

Seeing this, Mona choked on Iros' words, and before he could reply, Phil rebuked Iros: "Iros, Mona is kind enough to help you. Even if you don't appreciate it, please be polite!"

Phil was not expecting Mona to take Ilos with him. He, like his mother, could not wait for Ilos to end up in a fierce beast's mouth.

"Since you do not want to follow me, then we will go our separate ways." Mona coldly replied stiffly and then turned around and left with Phil.

He had done enough for a stranger with a bad reputation and thought that no one would say anything against him even if he didn't bring Ilos along.

Will Qing Yun leave Phil? Not really, he felt an unusual magnetic fluctuation from Phil, and he previously observed that Andrea repeatedly paid attention to the bracelet on Phil's hand. This bracelet should be the key to Phil getting the scale.

Therefore, everyone found that the Ilos, who refused to join Mona's team, had strutted behind Mona and Phil.

[This is too...shameless, right?]

[Mona and Phil have already dealt with the dangers on the way, and Ilos is simply following behind like a tourist?]

[What do you mean by Ilos following after Mona like a tourist? He also walked by himself like this, okay? Don't rush to put gold 1on your idol's face!]

That's right, while Phil and Mona's fans, like the audience that focused on Ilos at the beginning, were expecting Ilos to be in a mess and crying for help, they noticed that the youth didn't even mess up the hair on his forehead. There was even a time when a group of moths attacked both Mona and Phil, but Ilos, who was inside the encirclement, was strangely not attacked by the moths at all.

Many of Mona's fans who have been studying adventure have seen that this young man does not seem to be the same as the rumors, so they silently shut their mouths and rolled over to watch Ilos' video.

However, more people still attributed all of Ilos' ease and leisure to Mona and Phil. They kept raging against Ilos and fighting for Mona.

There was also a group of people who witnessed the scene where all the moths tacitly skipped Ilos and silently brought up Ilos' other nickname, "The man who escaped the interstellar storm," again.

But it was ridiculed back by Ilos' fans.

What do you mean by luck? Some bigwigs have already analyzed it, Ilos is obviously relying on strength, okay?

As the sun went down in the west, Mona and the others were about to have their first night in the forest. Mona and Phil, who were walking in front, had been slightly injured even if they were careful.

Phil's hair has been messed up, and his white cheeks have been stained and even have red scratches.

But on the contrary, behind them, Ilos is still the same as he was when he entered the forest at the beginning. His slightly curly golden hair showed an intoxicating reddish color under the sunset, and those sea-blue eyes also looked unusually deep in the darkening sky.

The camera gave a close-up of the side of Ilos' face. Although their hearts were all sorts of slandering this loser, a lot of Mona and Phil's fans held their breath as they looked at the perfect side of Ilos' face on the screen.

A fan who is always active on Mona's live page also uttered a sentence at this time: He looks...really good...run away with the pot lid!2

This pop-up cut through the screen, and the audience came to their senses. The screen became active again, but somehow seeing that the picture was just destroyed, they had a kind of indescribable regret in their hearts.

After a long day of walking, even Mona is in an irritable mood. He turned his head, saw Ilos' clean face, and became even more furious.

The man had no stains on his body, let alone wounds.

The pop-ups have already generated various comments about Ilos regarding his performance.

There was even a comment: My family's three generations have never seen a person who can still be so leisurely in the forest without a companion beast. He is really powerful. Those poisonous insects and plants will subconsciously avoid people who make themselves feel afraid, so...who the hell told me Ilos was a waste? Come out for me!

Once this comment came out, Ilos' fans praised it, but the rest of the people who looked at Ilos unpleasantly mocked this person.

But a thoughtful person checked and immediately found that the address of this comment was located in the office of a well-known military district...and shut his mouth at once.

If he were calm, Mona would also find something wrong with Iros, but now he was exhausted from taking care of Phil and simply did not have the heart to carefully observe this waste Ilos.

Mona looked at Ilos, and his voice lost its composure: "How long are you going to follow?"

Qing Yun smiled faintly and did not refute Mona's words but said, "I will not cause any inconvenience to you. You don't need to pay any attention to me at all if you wish."

Of course, you didn't cause them any inconvenience, but you're following them around and picking up the benefits!

Mona's fans were shouting at the top of their voices outside the screen. Mona also just felt a burst of fire rise up and could barely restrain himself from striding forward, about to grab Ilos by the collar and throw this annoying rich boy into the depths of the forest.

He just walked up to Ilos when the nerves developed over years of being a mercenary suddenly tightened up. Mona suddenly calmed down and felt the aura around him.

Something was wrong. Why did he suddenly feel so annoyed?

And how come the surroundings were so quiet, not even a hint of birds and insects sounding?

Now, Andrea had flown out of the system where the capital star was located in the starship of the First Legion.

The blazing red-tailed boa that was sleeping in the forest also began to move its body slowly. It had been sleeping for several days, and now that it had woken up and escaped, it was in a hurry to fill its stomach.

If the red-tailed boa was fully awake, it would have sensed the danger hidden under the delicious smell, but it had been anesthetized by anesthetic injection, and the hunger in its belly finally overwhelmed its reasoning. The red-tailed boa hovered out of the cave like lightning and moved in the direction of the "food" like a hurricane.

And the military responsible for the security of the selection quickly broke the news: The 3S-grade blazing red-tailed boa recovered from the anesthetic injection in advance and escaped.

The official in charge of the selection competition immediately slapped the table and shouted, "What are you doing! Quickly activate the emergency teleportation devices and teleport all the candidates out. If something happens this time, the citizens who have always been dissatisfied with the council will definitely blow up the council!"

The soldier who came to report the incident was now trembling: "Sir, we have activated the teleportation devices on all the candidates the first time, but probably because of the aura released by the red-tailed boa, all the teleportation devices have failed!"

" "Upon hearing this, the official directly covered his face and sat down in his chair. He said powerlessly, "Quickly think of a way to block the news and pacify the crowd."

However, it was already too slow. The news had already spread through the reporters on the outskirts of the venue.

A line of bright red letters immediately flashed on Ilos' side of the live stream: [Damn, the official message was issued. The 3S-grade red-tailed boa originally residing in the forest woke up and escaped ah! The military opened the teleportation devices, but there is a problem with them! All the players don't know the danger they are facing at this moment! ]

[According to the news, the red-tailed boa's original nest is in the place where Ilos and the others are. If that big snake goes home, it's over!]

[Hurry up and notify everyone! What's the military doing? Mona, Phil, and okay, Ilos, run!]

Seeing the three people on the screen who seemed to be okay without feeling anything, all the viewers tensed up.

In the forest, Mona also probingly asked Phil: "Do you feel very hot?"

Phil, who was expecting Mona to beat up Iros, sniffed, wiped the sweat on his head, and replied, "It seems to be a bit stuffy."

Qing Yun ignored the reaction of these two people. He looked in a direction, raised his eyebrows, and his eyes flashed a glint of light. In this world, 3S-grade ferocious beasts are not too common, and he has only eaten one once on the Red Rose.

This time, he can use this big snake to replenish the energy consumed by this body.

After Mona there asked how Phil felt, his face immediately sank. He did not pay attention to Ilos again but immediately packed up his things and took Phil back.

Mona has read the introduction of this place. A 3S-grade blazing red-tailed boa hatched here suddenly decades ago, and although it has been claimed to be controlled by the military, who can guarantee that there will be no accidents?

Mona quickly packed up his things and led Phil away. He walked about ten meters before turning his head to look at Ilos, who was still stopped in place, and reminded him, "You'd better get out of here quickly."

However, Mona kept an eye on him. He was not very accustomed to this Ilos, so he did not tell him the exact reason.

Qing Yun did not say anything, but just waved his hand at him and said thanks.

At the same time, the scene outside has exploded because many people have found that the anesthetized red-tailed boa has escaped. And the pop-up screen was also crazy because of Mona's words.

[Oh my God, why did that Ilos still stay in the same place, did he want to stay and feed the snake?]

[Where are the people who swore that Ilos was stronger than Mona? Open your eyes, Mona has detected the red-tailed boa, and Ilos is still acting like a child who does not know what to do!]

This time, the audience has also found that Mona and Phil have walked by more than ten meters, and Ilos, who had been following them, stayed in place instead and did not move. Ilos' fans began to get anxious.

[Ilos, get out of here! What are you trying to do now?]

[Run, Ilos, you must protect your face!]

After a few meters, Mona looked back at Ilos and finally gritted his teeth and shouted at him: "Don't be a fool! You'd better run! That's a 3S-grade beast!"

"Oh? Why do you want to run away? If you want to go, you can go first. I will catch up with you," Qing Yun raised his eyebrows. He had not eaten satisfactory food for a long time.

Seeing that Ilos did not listen to his advice, Mona mocked him in his mind.

" "Even the audience who praised Ilos much at first couldn't understand Ilos' behavior. Mona had already stated the danger, so why didn't Ilos hurry up and go?

No matter how high they rated Ilos, no one thought Ilos would dare to take on a 3S-grade ferocious beast, because even if he performed well, Ilos was still handicapped without a companion beast!

The 3S-grade powerhouses in the stars would only dare to battle 3S-grade ferocious beasts with their companion beasts. All the spectators thought that Ilos actually did not perceive the danger coming, and at the same time, did not believe Mona's warning.

[Although everyone has admitted that Ilos is not a waste, he couldn't deal with a 3S-grade beast! Wake up, Ilos! The 3S-grade beast is coming!]

Everyone in the audience cried out in their hearts. The silence contained danger. Some people were truly nervous because a life was approaching death, but others were not concerned and mocked him. Sitting in the living room of the Gled family, Mrs. Gled clenched her hands nervously, praying for her Phil while viciously cursing Ilos to die.

Mona even used a very fast speed, but he could not be faster with Phil in tow. However, for some reason, Mona was curious and looked back at the young man. Once he looked back, he saw a bright red color like a flame that stained an area of grass.

And then, Mona couldn't care less about anything and fled frantically.

It was the tail of the red-tailed boa! This huge boa and the scorching flames coming out of its mouth reached behind Ilos in a flash.

The excellent quality camera worked well even in the flames of the blazing red-tailed boa. Everyone saw the terrifying beast open its mouth wide and swallow the incredibly small Ilos in one bite.

The screen had presented the scene in its entirety, and they even saw the red-tailed boa's throat and fangs!

Even the most cruel people could not help but cover their eyes, and some people even directly issued a scream.

In the next second, the entire screen turned a bright red and

the thick blood poured directly onto the camera.

Even though all kinds of thoughts passed through everyone's mind, there was not a single pop-up on the screen at the moment.

It's over, it's over, Ilos he must have been...

The blood slowly flowed down, revealing the scene in the forest again. Not far away, Mona and Phil had sat paralyzed on the ground, staring wide-eyed in the direction of where Ilos was.

And an amazing scene appeared: Ilos, who had perished in the mouth of the snake in everyone's mind, was still standing there clean. For a moment, it even made the audience think they were hallucinating.

The youth was as spotless as before, but his hands pulled the jaws of the blazing red-tailed boa. The boa's soft abdomen had been torn off hard and was still twitching in the youth's hands.

Another piece of bloody corpse fell at the feet of the young man, blood flowing, and the flames around it had long since been extinguished.

Because the only thing that can extinguish the blazing red-tailed boa's flame is its blood. This young man, who they initially saw encountering danger, obviously understood the blazing red-tailed boa, so he used the method of tearing the red-tailed boa apart.

The screen was still clear, and the blood on the camera had flowed cleanly, showing the scene in the forest in its entirety.

The whole world was quiet, as if all the sounds were taken out of the ears of the audience, they could not even hear their own breathing and could only stare at the youth on the screen whose face was full of disgust, and who threw half the snake body in his hand on the ground at once.

Horst, who was watching the live broadcast, slipped out of his chair with a thud at this moment. He originally thought that the station master was already miserable enough, now it seems...at least he was not torn alive, right?

Hehe, what is a 3S-grade beast blazing red-tailed boa when this guy ate half of a 3S-grade beast ah!