Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 130 The Challenge of the Ascended

Guan Tong looked at the dazzling list of challenges. The rules had only been in effect for less than half an hour, and the number of challenges already created had exceeded six figures.

He browsed through some of the challenges and felt that the creators were somewhat reckless. Many challenges were too generic; anyone, human or dog, could participate. Such limited restrictions undoubtedly led to extremely fierce competition.

"Because this time it's not a survival-related rule, many people are being more casual about it."

Since there is no danger to their lives, some people feel that it doesn't matter if they fail the challenge, so they are not that serious about it.

However, if Guan Tong wants to obtain more rewards for her mental power limit in this challenge, she must not treat it lightly.

To complete this rule challenge, aside from anything else, it's best to ensure that you get first place in the challenge you create, thus providing a basic safety net.

Having a safety net gives you more confidence to try and take first place from others.

So, what kind of challenge should I create that will guarantee me first place and provide a safety net by meeting the rules?

Guan Tong pondered for a moment and then came up with an idea.

He summoned his shadow and let it extend out as shadow lines.

It stretched for over two hundred kilometers before stopping.

Guan Tong then began creating her own challenge scenarios.

The challenge: Move 200 kilometers away at top speed

After creating the challenge, he activated his ability.

"Apparating."

In an instant, he switched places with the shadow line two hundred kilometers away, and he appeared on a plain, while the shadow line returned to the small courtyard on Mingdao Mountain.

"Using the ability to teleport from Mingdao Mountain to the plains two hundred kilometers away, the process would take less than 0.1 seconds, right? If anyone can be faster than me, then I would truly have to admit defeat and willingly relinquish this first place..."

Guan Tong didn't believe anyone could complete this challenge faster than him.

Because his ability to "teleport" is unique, it is possible that others may also have teleportation items or abilities, but teleporting 200 meters and teleporting 200 kilometers are not the same thing at all.

Ten seconds later, he activated his teleportation ability again, changed his position back to Mingdao Mountain, and retrieved his shadow.

In this way, the challenge he created was completed and added to the challenge list.

Everyone else can see it, perhaps through random refresh, or by searching for keywords such as "distance" or "speed".

However, he felt that not many people would dare to challenge him...

"Alright, now that I've created my own challenge, it's time to check out other people's challenges." Guan Tong carefully browsed the challenge list. "To the challenge creators I've set my sights on, I can only apologize in advance."

……

"Based on your abilities and available resources, create a challenge that is only advantageous to yourself, ensuring you get first place and pass the rules..."

Wang Yan, who lives in the Public Security Bureau dormitory, had an idea after reading the latest official recommendations.

She opened the panel and created a challenge of her own.

The challenge is to turn the maximum number of milliliters of water into oil until the end of the rules.

Her signature mental power item is the "Oil Turner," which can turn any liquid into oil, so naturally, challenge scenarios should be designed around it.

Wang Yan doesn't know if others have similar tools or abilities, but she is determined to focus solely on her own challenge for the next two weeks, ignoring others, and ensuring that she passes the rules.

In the past, she might not have taken it so seriously. But now, for her daughter's sake, she must persevere and strive to comply with every single rule.

……

What kind of rule should I create?

In his college dormitory, Xu Xiaotian sat on his bed, thinking about his instant noodle props.

"What kind of challenge can I take the world's number one spot using my own props? Hmm... the instant noodle flavor diversification challenge?"

After getting tired of one flavor, Xu Xiaotian tried to develop more flavors and succeeded.

He can now generate noodles of all flavors, from braised beef to seafood and shrimp to sauerkraut, and so on. Anything he has ever eaten can be generated with his mental power.

But after thinking about it carefully, he felt it wouldn't work.

This challenge is too ordinary. Any random chef could probably make dozens of different flavors of instant noodles every day, and wouldn't need any props or abilities to take first place directly.

After much thought, Xu Xiaotian finally had a flash of inspiration and came up with an idea.

Since enrolling in August, he has been developing props for the past four months. In addition to developing a noodle effect that can increase movement speed, he has also developed noodles that can heal minor injuries when eaten.

These effects are absolutely unique and not found in other instant noodles, which inspired him.

"I've got it! I can create a challenge based on the special effects of Mind Power Instant Noodles... to heal the most patients with external injuries with instant noodles during the rule period. Hehe, no one can ever beat me."

……

The Solomon Empire, on the island of Eden.

On the vast lawn, four teammates who were also his wives surrounded Adam, who was lying on the ground, feeding him cherries, grapes, and other fruits.

"Adam, have you decided what kind of challenge you want to create?"

Lying on the ground, Adam squinted and smiled, saying, "How about creating a challenge to have a certain number of wives?"

The four smiled upon hearing this, then shook their heads, disagreeing.

One of them said, “Don’t joke around, Adam. Don’t forget there are some special countries in the world where chieftainship still exists. I’ve heard it’s normal for a chief to have a dozen or more wives, and some even have more than a hundred.” “That’s true.”

“Adam, you should design your challenges based on your abilities,” another woman suggested. “I believe your abilities are unique in the world, and absolutely no one can take your number one spot.”

The other three women nodded in agreement. They all knew that Adam's ability was extremely unique, and it was hard to imagine anyone else possessing a similar ability.

"Getting the first challenge you create is just the most basic thing." Suddenly, a steady male voice came from not far away.

The group looked over and saw a middle-aged man with gray hair and blue eyes, holding a cane, walking over.

The four women immediately stood up in surprise and said respectfully, "Your Majesty."

This man was the king of the Solomon Empire, holding an absolute and undisputed position in the country.

Unlike the four women who were cautious and respectful in front of the king, Adam remained lazily lying down, simply raising his hand to wave and greet them: "Your Majesty, are you also here on the island to sunbathe?"

“I don’t have your leisure time,” the king said, looking down at Adam. “As I just said, the rules this time are that you must win as many challenges as possible.”

"That kind of thing must be tiring."

“This is not the time for you to act recklessly. According to the Senate’s speculation, the more first-place finishes a team achieves by the end of the rules, the more likely they are to receive an additional reward, and you need that reward.”

The king paused for a moment and then said, "Currently, someone is selling information related to the rules on a website. The Senate has sent people to purchase it and will notify you once the information is obtained."

“Okay, okay, I understand. So, can you go back now? To be honest, you’ve kept my wives and me from sunbathing for a while,” Adam said sincerely.

The women nearby turned pale upon hearing this. In the entire Somali Empire, perhaps only Adam dared to speak to the king like that.

"Humph……"

The king, however, did not get angry. He simply snorted and turned to leave, leaning on his cane.

As soon as he left, all four women breathed a sigh of relief.

"Adam, only you would dare to do this. If anyone else had done it, they would probably have been executed by His Majesty's order..."

Adam smiled casually, not really caring.

At that moment, one of the four women received a text message on her phone, and upon opening it, she was immediately surprised.

"Adam, you'll definitely be interested in this. The challenge created by Lucifer has been exposed, or rather, he exposed it himself."

"Oh? I bet the challenge created by that violent maniac is related to violence."

"That's right, he actually created a challenge for 'killing the most Ascended within the specified time'! And he posted it online, hoping others would compete with him for first place. This guy is insane..."

The other three women also looked surprised upon hearing this.

"How can there be such a perverted person? Does killing really bring him so much pleasure?"

"...If he continues like this, he'll bring about his own destruction sooner or later," Adam sighed softly. "What a pity."

……

Qingmei base.

Chen Na stayed in her room, sitting on the spacious sofa with her knees drawn up to her chest. The room was large and comfortable, fully equipped with all kinds of appliances, but she felt very lonely living there.

During the seventh rule period, she went on a mission for the first time with a team of other people. There were five people when they set off, but only four people returned.

The battle between her team and the official team that Gu Fei mentioned gave her several nightmares, but she gradually got used to it afterward.

She felt that she was no longer a child. After passing the selection and joining the organization, no one treated her like a child anymore.

Her meeting with her mother a few days ago further strengthened her resolve to grow up as quickly as possible.

Only in that way can I finish what I need to do as soon as possible, repay what I owe the organization, and then leave here to reunite with my mother.

"I'm going to create a challenge that I'm sure I can take first place in," Chen Na whispered. "I'll use my perception abilities..."

……

In the Tulip Federation, the alpha wolf is battling multiple beasts in an arena-like arena.

Lions, wolves, tigers, bears... He fights these powerful animals, and every so often, the corresponding tattoos on his body become more intense and lifelike.

This is the characteristic of his "beast transformation ability". The more he understands and is familiar with the object of his beast transformation, the greater the enhancement he can gain during the transformation and the less mental energy he consumes.

"Lord Alpha Wolf." Just then, someone came to the arena to inform him, "Lucifer, the person you are following, has publicly released the challenge he created online."

"Ok?"

The alpha wolf knocked down a cheetah, turned and walked to the edge of the arena to ask the person who had come to report.

What kind of challenge is it?

He was indeed very concerned about Lucifer, because he had been defeated by Lucifer on Grail Island. This directly led to the collapse of Operation Wolves, preventing the Tulip Federation from even securing a single top-ten ranking.

It's easy to imagine how much doubt he faced as the alpha wolf after that challenge. He couldn't get over it himself and vowed to take revenge on Lucifer.

"After the rules end, it's a competition to see who kills the most Ascended Beings," the reporter said succinctly.

The alpha wolf paused for a moment, then sneered, "Interesting. A contest of kills? Looks like I'll have to take his first place in this challenge."

The reporter continued, "Furthermore, the council has decided to do everything in its power to ensure that Lord Wolf achieves more world-first rankings. They plan to release this information after the rules are finalized, to showcase the comprehensive strength of our Tulip Federation to the world."

(End of this chapter)