Chapter : 132.1 : Elimination
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Only a little over 1,000 candidates were left in the entire State when the third hour arrived. There were hundreds of millions of candidates, and only one in a million Super Geniuses could continue to exist on this stage. Every one of them was a Super Genius on the Genius List. They were the top talents that others had to look up to in normal days, who were very talented and had an amazing background.
None of them were weak. To get this far, there was no such thing as a fluke. Everyone knew that.
The remaining geniuses were also desperate, they were tossing their trump cards one after another. They kept throwing them out non-stop.
After the end of the second hour, the third hour immediately followed. A more powerful aura appeared in the passage, and a huge figure appeared at the entrance of the passage. This was another giant Zerg. What made it strange was that the size of Zerg did not increase, however, there was the extra steep armor on these Zergs.
Everyone knew that this hour would be more difficult.
"The Zergs are coming..."
"In this hour, there will be Ultralisk, and after every ten minutes, it will gradually increase. In the beginning, it will be an Ordinary Ultralisk, followed by Elite Ultralisk, Advanced Ultralisk, and so on. If they can pass this round, the slot for the Super-Tier Academy is in your hands."
"..."
Each of the major powers had a calm face. From the first two hours of the Zerg army's attack, they had already guessed what kind of Zerg would appear.
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In the conference room of Oakleaf School, the expressions of every one were also tense. This hour would be crucial. Although it was an Ordinary Ultralisk, their number was not low at all.
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After checking out the situation on the side of the Astra Militarum at the entrance of the passage, it was a quick rush over. It was faster and more agile than the Hydralisk.
BOOOM! WHHEEOOOOSHHH...
BOOOM! WHHEEOOOOSHHH...
There was no need to give orders, the Astra Militarum opened fire. Artillery fired frantically and there was non-stop shooting. The Shells formed a net of Shells in the air and almost the entire sky was covered. It finally fell within the army of Ultralisk, causing an eruption of explosions.
KA-BOOOOM!
A Shell landed in the center of a dozen Ultralisks, it killed 4 or 5 of them on the spot and the others were seriously injured.
The killing power was still good, but the gloom on the faces of the people on the city walls was getting more noticeable. They discovered that the resistance of these Ultralisks was enhanced compared to the Hydralisks.
"It's the armor." After observing for a while, a scientist said, "The biggest difference between these new Zergs that came in and those earlier is just a layer of gray-black armor. By relying on this layer of armor, it can effectively cushion the attack of the Artillery."
BANG-!, BANG-!, BANG-!, BANG...
Bullets were also fired wildly. One bullet hit a Zerg, but it didn't die, it was still crawling forward.
"A single bullet can't kill these Zergs anymore." A scientist frowned and said, "I guess it will take more rounds to make it work."
As compared to the first round of Zergs, the defense of these Ultralisks was greatly enhanced. But under the firepower of the Astra Militarum, the army of Ultralisks that rushed up still got knocked to the ground over and over again, as they were blown apart by the Shell.
The 1st 10 minutes passed quickly. The army of Ultralisks covered in armor couldn't stop the continuous bombardment of Shells and Bullets and they were wiped out 500 meters away.
The 2nd 10 minutes came immediately afterward. It was the Ultralisks again, and this time, the strength of the Ultralisk was increased again. There was no increase in body size, however, the gray and black armor covering their body continued to thicken.
BANG-!
A Guardsman discovered with one shot that the bullets that hit this thick layer of armor went through, but only through the armor. It was unable to pose a threat to the flesh below.
"Attention, from in small teams of two or three to kill them," Cross ordered.
Seeing this, the Astra Militarum immediately adjusted its tactics slightly. After several years of training and actual combat, the Astra Militarum had become very skillful in cooperating and understanding each other.
They followed the order at once and many rounds were fired in unison. They aimed for an Ultralisk together and killed it. There was no such thing as wasted bullets.
The army of Ultralisks surged wildly. Round after round, they continued to rush in from the planet passage.
From the 3rd 10 minutes to the 6th 10 minutes, the Ultralisks who entered were getting stronger and stronger. The most obvious was the gray and black armor on its body, it became thicker and thicker.
In the end, 5 or 6 Guardsmen from the Astra Militarum had to work together, only then could they break through these armors to finish them off.
When the 3rd hour had ended, some Guardsmen of the Astra Militarum couldn't help but take a breath. Everyone's hands felt like they were about to break, however, they were not able to rest at all.
After the end of the army of Ultralisks, the 4th hour began, and a new, powerful Zerg appeared. Inside the passage, there was an aura that was more powerful than the Ultralisk. The 3rd hour's difficulty was much higher, but the number of eliminated candidates was not much, only about a hundred were eliminated.
At this time, inside all examination rooms, there were less than 1,000 candidates left, but to last through the 3rd hour of the army of Ultralisks, many of these candidates used their trump cards.
After that, new giant Zergs appeared and their shape was no different from other Zergs, but their armor covered a larger area. Most obviously, their mouths had extremely sharp teeth, it was a little unnerving. If this was to be pounced on and take a bite, no one would dare to imagine it.
"It's the Roach, huh?"
"The Roach is stronger than the Ultralisk, but not much. In this hour, there shouldn't be too many people eliminated."
"This 4th hour, it is estimated that up to 100 people will be eliminated."
"Why don't you take a look? What kind of candidates are these? All of them are at least at our skill level or even more robust. There are also so many powerful trump cards, how could they be easily eliminated?"
"Yeah, these people are the monsters who have the most hope of competing for places at the top, and the families and powers behind them will spare no expense."
"..."
It was not just the planet master, even the group of candidates saw that there were no changes in the rankings. They all knew that the competition this year was extremely intense.
The perception of Super-Tier Academy and Top-Tier Academy was significant as there was a qualitative leap. So every candidate had to give their all for this, even for an orphan with a small background like Sebastian.
Many major forces would invest and the resources provided would not be less than those of other candidates. If the investment succeeded and this candidate was admitted to a Super-Tier Academy, these powers would profit greatly.
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On the battlefield, countless Shells and Bullets flew, blasting these Roachs to pieces. All were intercepted at 500 meters away.
Sebastian, who was silently observing, looked at the situation on the planet, especially at the tiredness on the faces of the Soldiers. It was clear that even if it was the Roach, its strength was not high.
However, there were so many of them that every Guardsman dared not relax for a second. It was essentially as though their fingers were snapping on triggers repeatedly.
The 1st ten minutes.
The 2nd ten minutes.
...
The 6th...
Slowly and painstakingly, the Astra Militarum held the enemy army nearly 600 meters away.
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In other examination rooms, one by one, the candidates were also exerting full effort. In this 4th hour, many candidates were eliminated, In the battle, only about 800 candidates remained.
"The 5th hour is going to be even more tough, as there will be a qualitative increase in difficulty compared to the previous hours."
"I underestimated these candidates earlier. I didn't expect more than 800 people to survive, but in the 5th hour, if nothing unexpected happens, new Zergs will appear, and at least 100 or 200 people will be eliminated."
The Roach Army didn't excite many as most candidates had still passed.
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The clock ticked down to the last second and the atmosphere at the end of the passage changed again, it was completely different than before. It was not just more powerful; it was distinct.
A massive swarm of creatures burst out. Distinct from all previous bugs, their bodies were over 2 meters long. Not only did they have thick gray and black armor, but they also had larger teeth. Their fierce ambiance was especially intimidating.
In the next moment, behind these large Zergs, one after another figure suddenly flew in from the sky and the buzzing sound was deafening. Surprisingly, it was a swarm of large, flying Zergs.
Seeing this, the faces of the Astra Militarum on top of the city walls changed! Although the number of flying Zergs was smaller than those crawling on the ground, the threat was much higher.
Cross took a deep breath and immediately said, "Half of the units, adjust the angle and shoot these flying Zergs down, do not let them come close."
Hitting the Zerg in the air with Artillery was not feasible, so Rifles were mainly relied upon, but compared to the ground, the range in the air was vast. The main issue was that these flying Zergs were much faster than the ground-crawling Zergs, which caused Rifles to have very poor accuracy.
"Deploy the new weapons." Seeing the Rifles were too inefficient, Cross clenched his fist for a moment.
Finally, he had no choice but to give this order. This was another powerful trump card held by the Astra Militarum, but there were also some limitations, so it couldn't be used often. Until now, Artillery and Rifles were used, but the lethality of this new weapon far exceeded Artillery,
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On another candidate's planet, seeing the army of flying Zergs sweeping in, everyone turned pale. Some reacted quickly and hurriedly deployed their final trump cards. If they let the groups of flying Zergs break through, the defense would be extremely difficult to maintain.
"Indeed, the advanced insects appeared in the 5th hour."
"Not just Advanced Zerg, the Ravager, but even flying Zerg, the Corruptor, have emerged, making it a deadly combo."
"My previous words were conservative. After this, it would be fortunate if they are not down by 300."
"..."
In the City Hall, the voices of the people grew louder. From the moment they saw the Mutalisk, they knew that many talented people would be eliminated at this hour.
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"This round is challenging; Bailey should survive it. Let's focus on Lucy and Sebastian." In the Conference Room of Oakleaf, it was like an unprecedented anxiety before results were about to be announced.
They were experienced so they knew that survival of the attack from these flying Zerg would determine who would secure a spot.
The projected screen was focused on Sebastian and Lucy's planet.
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"Lucy, you can do it." Edward stared at Lucy's projection screen because she was his sister.
This time, on the projection in the middle of the City Hall, Lucy's planet was also in the most prominent position. Everyone knew that Lucy had reached the most challenging time.
Those Corruptor kept pouring out of the passage. Not long after, they were so densely packed that they filled the entire sky, and they rushed toward the Mage's position frantically.
Lucy's Mage brigade was now unable to use large-scale magic against these Zergs, nor was there a need, they only needed to use ordinary spells. Beside these legions of Mages, many magic crystals were piled up.
Magic crystals were minerals produced only on at least a Level 3 Magic Planet. In the shortest time possible, they quickly replenished the magicians' magic. Naturally, these were resources provided by Edward.
Every Mage cast a spell and most were using fireball spells. Against these flying Zerg, flames worked best. But it was different now. The Corruptor was in the air, so fireball spells had a difficult time hitting. Moreover, once they hit, they could only kill one Corruptor at most.
If they were on the ground, one fireball spell could burn all Zergs within a few meters and it could also effectively stop the bug attack. But in the air, the effect was significantly reduced.