Chapter : 139 : The Last Minute

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"Haha-!" In City Hall, the Mayor stood up and accepted the congratulations from the other.

He laughed out loud for the first time, as this was also the first Championship in his City's history. As the Mayor, gaining such a wonderful genius was a great honor, but in the hall, the happiest person was not the Mayor.

It was Shichiro, the Director of the Planet Association. At this time, Director Shichiro looked at the Mayor who everyone surrounded. While secretly making a fortune, because the one he bet on earlier was Sebastian. He was the only one who placed a bet on Sebastian.

As per the rules, the winner takes all. He would get all the rewards, as well as a surprised look from the others.

"Save it for later." The Mayor said, "Let's take a look first, the next hour has already started."

The projection in the middle of the hall showed the situation of the remaining 6 candidates. From the entrance of the planet passage, once again, a new Zerg appeared.

The Torrasque was the newly emerged Zerg. Their size reached more than 70 meters and their whole body was wrapped in thick heavy armor.

BOOM-!, BOOM-!, BOOM-!, BOOM...

While walking, they made the ground shake.

In the sky, a flying Zerg that looked like a mosquito appeared called the Devourer. It was long, slender, lightweight, and thin. They flew high into the sky, like an aircraft. With a swish, they lunged ferociously towards the wall. It was so fast that the human eye couldn't even see it.

TU-!, TU-!, TU-!, TU...

The Astra Militarum unleashes the power of the Machine Gun. They were resisting these Devourers from high altitudes, plus such a large size with that speed, the power of the impact would be much stronger than a cannonball. As long as a single Devourer hit, it would cause great damage.

Another kind of underground Zerg arrived and its whole body was wrapped under a big shell while also leaving slime on the way. They are called the Underfiends.

CHI-!, CHI-!, CHI-!, CHI...

As soon as the soil came into contact with these slimes, it was immediately dissolved.

Clang-!, Clang-!, Clang-!, Clang...

As the bullets hit this shell, it made a clanging sound. It was a tough shell.

The Underfiend was one of the toughest kinds of Zerg the Astra Militarum had encountered so far. The solubility of the slime was also alarming.

"Use the Toxic Gases." Fleming had no other choice.

This was underground so there was not enough distance to let the Machine Gun do its job. He could only rely on the attack of Toxic Gases. Luckily, the gas was still usable.

One minute later, all the Zergs that were inside the tunnel fell to the ground onto their deathbed.

The sound of Devourer crashing from the sky also came one after another. There was a crackling noise, as they were all hit by large-caliber bullets that were fired. Dozens of Machine Guns fired bullets so a wide web of bullets was formed. It was almost impossible for the Devourer to pass through.

On the ground, the Torrasque carried the Lurker, launching attacks wave after wave and frantically lunging towards the Astra Militarum. However, it still couldn't break through the firepower of the Machine Gun. Within 2 kilometers, the Machine Guns continue firing.

TU-!, TU-!, TU-!, TU... 

On the battlefield, there were only the sounds of bullets being fired.

Although the Torrasque was stronger than all the previous big Zerg, after traveling a few dozen meters, it was still killed. Because of the limited width of the area, there were at most a few dozen Torrasque rushing over at a time, so it was still within the defensive capability of the Machine Gun.

But for the other candidates, it was extremely discomfiting, especially the Devourers in the air. The power of their diving impact was dreadful.

"Ah, ah, ah!" On the planet of Gaétan, his units were struggling to resist the invasion of the Zerg.

Their position had been breached and the army of Zerg was pouncing frantically. When the Underfiend came out from under the ground, they flooded the entire position.

He created the Greater Minotaur, it is just a bigger Minotaur than the average Minotaur. Among all of the Super-Civilization species, it was kind of average. However, it couldn't be beaten in numbers. Others had a maximum of 4,000 or 5,000 species, while he had almost 20,000. That's why he believed that he could compete for the top position.

"This kid..." A master looked at the image of Gaétan planet, he seemed to remember something, and said, "I heard that he obtained a rare item, Devil's Dice!"

"Devil's Dice?" The other masters all looked over with a hint of interest on their faces.

The Devil Dice was a famous and rare resource item. Its effect was to increase or decrease the multiplier of a certain resource on the planet. That's right, it was not just an increase, it could also decrease all resources, including minerals and life, and it was effective for both.

Place it onto the planet when you want to use it and based on the number of points displayed on the front it would decide the multiplier. It was divided into blue and red.

Blue from 1 to 6 was a multiplier of 1 to 6 times. If it was black from one to six, it would be reduced by a multiple of 1 to 6 times. The probability was 50% and it couldn't be manipulated either, it depended on the luck of each master.

If it was increased six times, that's great. But if it was a direct reduction of 6 times, it was estimated that that person would be side-lined. It was like, one step in heaven or one step in hell. Therefore, this item was known as "Devil Dice", even if many people got it, they wouldn't dare to use it.

"Gaétan got a Devil Dice. He was very lucky, and he got 6 of Blue, which increased the number of units on his planet by 6 times. That's how he made his way to the top 6 in the ranking." The master went on to explain.

Then the gathering realized. Earlier, they were puzzled by the sudden appearance of Gaétan, now it was understood.

"His luck is good." An old man nodded and said, "But... the Greater Minotaur species is a little weak. Although there are a lot of them, this should be the end of their journey."

"Let's see if he can last a few more ten minutes."

"It's not necessary. His current ranking is locked in 6th place, which is too far from the monsters in front of him."

One by one, the masters were discussing. They all could see that this was the end of the Greater Minotaur.

As expected, after ten minutes, the Greater Minotaur began to show signs of collapse! As a few more minutes passed, it was a complete breakdown, tens of thousands of Greater Minotaurs were also creatures. With fear of death, it was impossible to maintain a firm will to fight all the time.

Once a team collapsed, it was an instant defeat as the Zerg army charged inside. One Greater Minotaur on top of the other was surrounded by several Zerg at the same time and they were being bitten.

In just one minute, thousands of Greater Minotaurs died. There were no bones left after being eaten by the Zerg.

"No, no..." Seeing this, Gaétan said with great reluctance.

He wanted to overwhelm all of the other geniuses and become the man who gained the top ranking of the State, so how could he fall here?

But in the end, his rationality still overcame his impulse. Gaétan pressed the exit button and was eliminated from the test.

In the examination room, there were only 5 people left. Sebastian and the other 4, who were recognized before the examination as the expected champions. There was no suspense for the position of the Champion. The reason why they stayed was mostly for glory and pride.

"I can't get the top spot, but... I will get this second place." Kazik had a hint of determination in her eyes.

The other were also thinking the same, no one was willing to be left behind although there was no longer any point in persisting.

Time passed little by little and the hour was finished as the last 10 minutes arrived.

"If you can survive it, it will be the 16th hour."

"Over the years, in the examination, there are only 3 geniuses, who survived the 15th hour and came to the 16th hour."

"This year is worthy of being known as the unmatched year, now there are 5 candidates that managed to last this far."

"If all 5 of them can make it to the next hour, then it will create an exceptional miracle."

In City Hall, the masters were also discussing and looking forward to it as this year's Examination was wonderful. Although the number one spot was locked in advance, the remaining geniuses were still doing their best, not giving up in the slightest. They will also be witnessing the birth of a new history.

In the last ten minutes, the armies of Zerg, although approaching within a range of 400 meters, still couldn't break through the line of fire formed by the Machine Gun. One by one, they all fell to the ground and shredded to pieces.

The situation on the planets of Traylor, Kazik, Morgan, and Jackalyn was not that good as their positions were starting to be broken through. The cards that they had prepared before were also used up and the energy in their body was almost depleted. Now, it was all about willpower.

Finally, the time had passed to the last minute. They were seeing the hope of getting to the 16th hour.

"I have to say that the Supernatural species built by these kids is quite powerful, it's relying on talent to fight." One master exclaimed.

Others could also see it, Traylor and the others, all of them were able to get into the next hour along with most of the other geniuses.

"There's no anticipation for the next hour, so..." An old man next to the Mayor paused and said, "It can only stop here."

"Yes, the next hour is the last journey of these kids. It can be considered that they have tried their best to reach this point." Every master sighed with emotion.

In the history of the Examination, there were only three candidates who lasted till the 16th hour, but all of them fell within the first minute. That's right, they didn't even last the first 10 minutes.

Because everyone knew that in the 16th hour, the difficulty would be enhanced greatly. What was dispatched was the strongest inside the Zerg lineage, the Brood Mothers. It was the most fearsome in the Zerg race so it was not something that these candidates who only just awakened their planet some time ago could be content with.