My daily mountain driving, I met a fox at the beginning and got married

And so many people died quietly...

Suddenly, there was a "ding" sound above my head.

Then came a female voice with a mechanical tone.

"Please note that there are 388 people left on the field. Please form a group of three and head to the promotion location within the specified three minutes. You can prevent other teams from advancing along the way in any way. If you fail to form a team in the end, you will automatically lose your life after the countdown ends."

Zhang Hao was frightened when he heard this notice.

Only then did he understand that everything here was a gamble with his life.

If you fail to advance, you will die. If you advance, you will die. Even if you advance, you will just go to the next place to die.

He didn't know how many floors this tower had, but what he could be sure of was that the competition became more intense as he went higher.

What?

He encountered such a difficult problem on the first floor. How could he reach the top of the tower and find the answer?

The Minotaur and the Beauty were still fighting, and they seemed to be in no hurry at all.

They have successfully aroused each other's interest. Compared with Zhang Hao, who they think is weak, it is obviously more interesting to fight against a strong man.

There was only one minute left in the countdown above their heads. If they continued at this rate, not only would they not be able to advance, they would most likely die here.

Zhang Hao had no choice but to force his way into their fight.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute. There's only one minute left. Don't you want to advance?"

"I'd rather kill this little guy first. He's too tenacious. Killing him would definitely give me a sense of accomplishment."

The Minotaur did not hide his praise for the beauty, but the desire in his eyes was real. He really wanted to kill this person.

The beauty was not at all panicked, instead she smiled disdainfully.

"You want to try?"

The two men raised their weapons and hands again, and the next second they were fighting again.

Zhang Hao had no choice but to try to mobilize his body's energy and imagine a bomb in his mind. The next second, the bomb appeared in his hand. Without hesitation, he pulled out the fuse and threw it directly into their midst.

They obviously didn't know what it was. After looking at it in confusion for two seconds, the bomb exploded on the spot, and even the ground shook.

The beauty and the minotaur were blown away more than ten meters, and their sliding tracks destroyed a large area of ​​meadow.

Zhang Hao suddenly panicked.

He won’t be killed in the explosion, right?
They were so strong that they didn't even dodge when they saw the bomb. His original intention of throwing this thing was just to stop them from fighting.

After about ten seconds, the Minotaur slowly struggled to get up and shook his buzzing head. His tattered clothes had been blown to pieces, revealing his sturdy body and well-developed muscles.

His physical fitness was really good. Under such an explosion, he didn't even suffer a single scratch, as if he was just blown away by the powerful force of the shock wave, and he didn't seem to have reacted yet. If he had been prepared, he might have been able to withstand the bomb.

On the other side, the beauty also sat up. Although his white shirt was stained green by the grass juice and he looked a little disheveled, his expression was still indifferent.

He walked up to Zhang Hao, pointed at the hole left by the explosion and asked, "What is that? Why is it so powerful?"

The minotaur also came close to Zhang Hao, his eyes full of anxiety.

Zhang Hao's face was full of disbelief.

"Don't you know about bombs?"

"Bomb? Never heard of it."

"What the hell is this? If you're so powerful, why didn't you take out this weapon just now?" The Minotaur looked confused.

At this moment, Zhang Hao understood.

He turned his head and looked around, confirming his guess. The people here seemed to use cold weapons, such as knives and swords. Even such a powerful minotaur only used a mace.

It seems that there are only cold weapons in this world, no hot weapons.

There were no guns or bombs, only bare-handed fighting and competition with various hidden weapons.

Although Zhang Hao's weapon may have limited lethality to people with strong physical fitness, it can play an unexpected role at critical moments. And if Zhang Hao becomes stronger in the later period, it is conceivable that he can create more powerful thermal weapons.

In the eyes of the beauty and the minotaur, Zhang Hao was no longer the weak guy just now, but a hidden master.

"If you want to know, then join me in forming a team and go to the promotion site. Now that you are here, you must want to climb the tower, so why don't we climb to a higher place together?"

Faced with the olive branch he extended, both of them remained silent.

The beauty looked away and said, "I never thought that this place needed a companion. If I had known, I would definitely not have come."

The Minotaur patted his chest and said, "But in this situation, we have to team up. There are only 40 seconds left in the countdown. Do we have to continue wasting time and die here together?"

The beauty said nothing more, but the impatient Minotaur picked up Zhang Hao and the beauty and ran towards the promotion location.

The so-called promotion site is the many white light arrays scattered in the middle of the meadow. As long as the three people in the team touch each other's bodies and enter the light array at the same time, they can leave this selection site.

On their way to the nearest promotion point, they were ambushed by another team.

The configuration of this team is even more peculiar. There is a woman with a human face and a snake body, a very short little girl, and an Iron Man. Yes, the real Iron Man, but this Iron Man has no cannonballs and is holding cold weapons. He probably uses them as armor.

They also frantically attacked other teams on their way to the promotion point, and Zhang Hao's team was one of their targets.

The Minotaur had a hot temper and put the beauty down on the spot, ready to fight back.

As a result, he was grabbed by Zhang Hao.

"Alright, alright, run, there are only ten seconds left!"

That’s right, there are only a dozen seconds left. If they can’t advance within these ten seconds, they will really die here!
Between momentary pleasure and his own life, the Minotaur chose the latter.

But it was obvious that the other team would not let them go easily. They moved very quickly and left some hidden weapons on the road.

For example, a grass needle, or occasionally throwing a dart. Even the most innocent-looking little girl took out a wine flask, drank a sip of wine, and then blew fire outside, almost singeing Zhang Hao's hair.

My goodness, you really can’t judge a book by its cover.

The other party was faster. They had already stood at the edge of the magic circle, but did not go in. Instead, they turned around and looked at Zhang Hao and the other two, preparing to attack. Their actions showed their intentions.

——To stop Zhang Hao from entering the magic circle, and seize the initiative, successfully enter the magic circle and advance at the last second before the magic circle closes.

This is a really vicious idea.

There were only seven seconds left, no time at all for another fight.

Zhang Hao and the other two looked at each other and saw the same determination in each other's eyes. Then they smiled at each other and rushed towards the three men without hesitation!

The other party obviously didn't expect them to be so powerful. They rushed towards them head-on without any fear!
Four!
Zhang Hao hugged the little girl's body. The little girl was struggling, but Zhang Hao seemed to be stronger.

three!
The beauty put her briefcase against the snake woman's neck and pushed back hard.

two!
The Minotaur used his huge body to hold Iron Man against him, then opened his arms, held down the backs of Zhang Hao and the beauty, and pushed hard to help them break into the magic circle!
One!

At the last moment, the magic circle disappeared, and their figures that had risen into the air also disappeared in an instant.

As for those unlucky ones who failed to enter the magic circle, their bodies suddenly caught fire and turned into ashes in an instant.

They just disappeared, vanished into the tower.

The six bodies piled up on top of each other and fell heavily onto the hard ground.

"what!"

The short girl couldn't help but cry out in pain. Zhang Hao quickly apologized and climbed up from her.

As he stood up, he looked around. This was a brightly lit hall with many people standing around. Judging from the scars on their bodies and the way they were breathing heavily, they had just been promoted from their respective examination rooms.

Everyone stood up and calmly adjusted their appearance, but the Minotaur directly grabbed Iron Man's neck.

"What the hell do you want to do? You want us to die outside?! We can advance together, why are you stopping us?!"

Iron Man's voice also has a mechanical hum.

"Ha! If one more person advances, we'll have one more opponent. Why should we let you go?"

"I won't let you go now! Don't think I can't do anything to you just because you're wearing armor!"

The two men were on the verge of fighting, and the little girl quickly stretched out her hand to stop them. However, her strength was too weak, and the minotaur waved her hand and her body was almost sent flying.

Zhang Hao was quick to pull her back, and then received a shy apology and a sincere "I'm sorry" from the little girl.

The person who was shouting at him to kill just a second ago was now apologizing with a guilty look on his face. This change made Zhang Hao unable to react for a moment and he was completely stunned.

"He's right. One more person advancing means one more opponent... Now that everyone has advanced and is still alive, I apologize to you. But if I encounter this situation again in the future, I will still target you without hesitation."

The little girl still looked guilty, but Zhang Hao understood her thoughts.

In this world, only the strong are qualified to survive, and only the strong can climb to higher levels of the tower.

"Okay, I get it, no need to apologize."

The Minotaur and Iron Man were still fighting, and the other teams around them were also fighting fiercely. It was obvious that they had been holding grudges against each other for a long time. Even in just a few minutes, the hatred had escalated to a life-and-death level.

Zhang Hao had a hunch that the person who made the examination rules must be laughing secretly at this moment.

At the same time, he was looking around to see if there were any of his companions, but after looking around, he did not find any familiar faces.

Have they not entered the examination room yet, or have they already climbed to a higher level?
Zhang Hao was not sure whether they started from the negative first floor like him. If not, the selection rules in the prison might be more stringent.

After all, you have to face your own inner deficiencies.

He has this confidence. Not everyone can have such a strong heart like him.

Just when the venue was in chaos, a burst of soft applause suddenly rang out. Amid the noisy melee, the sound was clearly heard by everyone, causing them to involuntarily stop what they were doing and look in the direction of the sound.

A woman in a white dress stood in front of a magnificent golden door.

This woman was tall, conservatively estimated to be more than two meters tall, with a beautiful face, white curly hair, fiery red eyes, and fair skin, just like the white-haired, red-eyed queen in anime...

However, when she opened her mouth to speak, Zhang Hao was shocked.

"First of all, congratulations to everyone for passing the selection on the first floor and coming to the second floor. I am the manager and examiner of the second floor, Chang Geng."

It turned out to be a man's voice!
"Welcome everyone, I have carefully prepared a small game. Before the game starts, I will explain the rules of the game to you. This game does not count towards the official exam of this level, but it is a benefit for everyone. If you cannot pass the test, you can choose to give up, but you will live on the second level forever and will not be able to reunite with your family. However, the second level is not bad, it is no different from the world you live in normally, and it is also a modern society. If you pass, it means that you are qualified to officially participate in my selection."

At this point, the examiner pretended to be helpless: "There is no other way. There are too many people coming to the tower recently. I am too busy. I can only temporarily add a fun test to give everyone a chance. After all, if you do not participate in the game and directly participate in the selection, you will also die if you fail."

Zhang Hao didn't say anything, his face looked very solemn.

He once again felt the people here's indifference to life.

In their eyes, life seems to be just a chip to play the game, not a person's most precious wealth.

However, those who dare to step into this place are definitely not ordinary people.

What's more, they had just experienced a fierce battle, and the murderous aura had not yet completely dissipated. Some people would definitely take advantage of this momentum and rashly accept a trial that did not belong to them.

To die impulsively, perhaps this is exactly what the examiner intended.

The examiner's eyes wandered over the crowd. There was neither pity nor ridicule in his eyes, as if these people with dreams below were just his playthings.

Then, the examiner suddenly raised his hand, and a wall of water gushed out from his palm without warning, slamming everyone against the wall behind him. Then, the water wall slowly solidified, forming a huge water cube, trapping everyone inside. Their bodies floated freely in the water, unable to control their direction, but their breathing was unimpeded.

This was the truth that Zhang Hao realized only after more than ten seconds.

Some of the stronger ones have already broken free with their own strength. They seemed to be struggling when they escaped. The surface of the water wall seemed to be covered with a layer of white protective net. They had to try their best to break through. (End of this chapter)