Chapter 410 First Stage
"Ladies and Gentlemen, I am honored to be your host for our inaugural global event." Zero said, with his arms outstretched, the backdrop revealing a myriad of videos running simultaneously, showcasing the diverse biomes of the Mythical Island.
After unveiling the continent, Zero took his time to detail its diverse biomes and the creatures dwelling within, showcasing not only the rare and legendary species but also numerous clans representing various Races.
"Now that I have introduced you to the island, let me share what the event entails," Zero declared, capturing the attention of every player, especially the teams who were kept in the dark about the challenges that awaited them.
"The event will be divided into four stages, with every stage lasting a week," Zero continued, his voice echoing through the virtual expanse.
"The island will have 16 hours of light and 8 hours of night cycles, which will last for the whole month, and in the first stage, both the day and night will present their own challenge,"
"In the day, each team will be on a quest to earn event points by killing creatures ranging from 1★ to 7★, and as the sun goes away and night arrives, they will need to return to one of the three safe zones given to them,"
"In the night, A Crystal of unrest will be teleported to the safe zone that has the most team members or to a random if none are occupied, and it will attract all creatures up to 7★ in unending hordes,"
"If the team could safeguard their crystal till morning, they can cash in the crystal for 1 million event points and could choose to use the points to buy a one-night protection,"Ñ00v€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
"However, if a team fails to protect the crystal, then they will lose that said safe zone, and once all three safe zones are gone, then three team members at random will be marked with unrest, being chased by creatures till the dawn,"
"Once one of the marked members fell, one of the remaining two members will get marked, with the process repeating again and again, till the total elimination or dawn." Zero said and took a pause, giving false hope that the shitshow was about to be over.
"A Player must enter his team safe zone and rest for an hour to save his earned points, and should a player fall before securing his points, the killer will claim 30%, leaving the rest of the points to be wasted."
As his eyes scanned the list of qualified teams, Alex saw many unknown names, and while it was not surprising to change because of the time shift, the surprising thing was that he knew a few big names that should not have come to the main stage this early.
'Magnus The Magician, Killian the Dragon Butcher, Evangeline the Celestial Arcanite Empress,'
'Why did these hidden giants join the event, and did their team members always work for them, or is this a change of this timeline,' Alex questioned as he looked at three groups that were ranked closer to fifty, but he knew each of them could dominate the top guild players, at least the players he remembered.
Alex was not worried but just surprised at the presence of the three of the Eleven Kings, who made their presence known two years from now, but besides testing his skills against them, he couldn't care less about their presence.
As the explanation ended, Zero appeared before the teams, the broadcast screen shifting from one team to another, showing a mix of carefree, anxious, and excited expressions evident on players' faces.
Zero began with a few words of congratulating the teams, introducing the top ten teams, which were ranked based on the overall points earned in the qualification, which had made the top thirty to be dominated by guilds, with the organization being ranked at thirty-first.
Zero told how only the focus of the live stream would shift between each and every interesting event, with the priority of screen time being given to those who ranked higher, while viewers could watch their favorite team on one of the hundred live streams exclusive to each team.
Zero further shared about the updated competition shop and how they could spend even their previously earned scores in the shop, as well as a tidbit of other details, before finally telling them to get prepared for a month of competition.
"Pick your friends carefully, but your enemies even more cautiously." Zero said, with a smile, as the competition finally began and every team was teleported to a random location on the vast island.
The broadcast had gained over 4 billion viewers in a matter of minutes, and the number was growing by the moment, so every team representing a power or a guild was having an advertisement of their lifetime, and no one was willing to not take advantage of the opportunity.
So the moment everyone landed, it was a race to gain attraction and become the favorite of the viewers, as most groups had joined the competition to gain fame and not win it.
