The overall situation has been decided.
After the most exciting siege of thousands of people came to an end, the highlight of the main game was almost over.
More than 80% of the contestants have given up on going deep into the rear of the race and are focusing entirely on earning more points.
The reason is that the camp’s perfect services are on the one hand, and more importantly, the difficulty of the main race is too exaggerated.
If it weren’t for Sumo’s appearance, the four-star Rolling Stone Canyon would have eliminated at least half of its people.
Not to mention the five-star gravity swamp behind the forest, which almost made it clear that all contestants would be discouraged.
Naturally, in the remaining ten days, the breakthrough led by Sumo became the only highlight.
The first is the two-star difficulty of the Lost Forest.
From the perspective of the audience, overlook the entire forest from a high altitude.
The entire Mystic Forest is actually not very large, even smaller than the Lingyu Lake. The overall terrain is like a long and narrow corridor, stretching for more than ten kilometers to the west.
If you can successfully pass through this forest, you will immediately see the endless "Boundless Sea".
The final location this time, ‘Kirishima’, is somewhere within the boundless sea.
“Do you need to always fix the direction, heading west?”
With the exact terrain observation, and the correct direction of travel.
It stands to reason that as long as they keep heading west, the contestants can successfully get out.
However, after actually understanding the information, Sumo discovered that the interior of the Lost Forest was far from as simple as imagined.
The first is the difficulty inherent in the Lost Forest.
The interior is not as diverse as imagined, but is composed of four different types of giant trees.
A: A giant pine with thick and simple branches and mottled skin with a strong sense of age.
B: Spruce with a canopy-like crown, broad, thick, dark green leaves, and a stable and tough temperament.
C: A camphor tree with special white flowers in full bloom and a faint fragrance.
D: The leaves are like thorns and look like hemlocks with daggers hanging on them.
Four types of plants, A, B, C, and D, are randomly grouped in the Lost Forest, arranging the terrain into various patterns.
For example, the initial location arrangement for contestants to enter is: North A, South B, West C, East D.
Taking the camphor tree as the target direction, the contestants set off to the west.
But after going forward two hundred meters, the combination will immediately become North B, South A, West D, and East C.
At this time, we have to target the hemlock again to continue to ensure that our direction is west.
Continue forward two hundred meters, and the terrain may change again, or return to the original combination.
If the contestants want to ensure that they are still walking west, they have to repeatedly determine the direction.
Human attention happens to be limited, and back and forth changes will quickly consume attention.
If you accidentally take a wrong step, it will be difficult to adjust the direction later.
And the most disgusting thing is the direction adjustment after getting lost.
It's okay if you're alone, but if you go in the wrong direction, you'll have to exit and start again outside the forest.
But it’s not that simple when there are more people.
Some people think they are on the right path and still insist on going in the direction they believe they are, and no one can stop them.
Some people think that if they take the wrong step, taking another step will be a waste of time, so they simply stop.
The two opinions clash back and forth, and after the conflict breaks out, attention will be consumed again.
Even if the current route is indeed correct, it is difficult to go forward more than ten kilometers under the contradiction.
In addition, in addition to the difficulty of the Lost Forest itself, the rules that come with the terrain also greatly increase the difficulty.
After entering the Lost Forest, contestants who enter together within the same time period will be randomly dropped to a certain point inside.
It is not impossible to finally get the correct topographic map through repeated exploration and trial, but it is definitely difficult to complete in a short time.
Coupled with this is the fatal rule of ‘no moving five meters above the ground’.
After combining the three factors with terrain difficulty, even if someone has tried dozens of times, it is difficult to ensure that the two-kilometer daily mission can be successfully completed, let alone guarantee the direction to get out of the forest.
At this moment, it is noon and the sun is shining brightly.
There are quite a few people who plan to follow Sumo through the Lost Forest, there are more than 40 people.
In addition, half of the foreign races also planned to give it a try, and after gathering, there were already more than a hundred people.
Such a team broke into the Lost Forest in a mighty manner. It would be a lie to say that there were no differences of opinion.
Zhao Qingfei took the lead and set the most basic rules first.
"Lord Su, don't worry, we will never express any opinions whether we are going right or wrong."
"Yes, just treat us as pieces of wood."< br>
Immediately, someone from Longqi started praising him, and his eyes glanced at a famous San person present.
The human contestants all nodded in agreement with this rule, and there were no surprises when it came to the alien race.
“Lord Su, we aliens also promise to abide by this rule.”
“Whoever breaks the rules will be solved internally, so you don’t need to worry.”
Several older aliens spoke out one after another, and their tone was extremely humble.
If you hadn't really seen this scene, it would be really hard to believe that these top aliens, who had passed five levels and defeated six, would be reduced to this situation in a main match.
"Okay, you can follow if you want, but I can't guarantee that the direction is correct."
Sumo nodded slightly and stepped into the forest first.
The long-lost feeling of weightlessness reappeared, and by the time everything became clear, we had already entered the dense forest.
White glimmers of light flashed, and the contestants waiting at the entrance were teleported one after another.
"It's broken. The map I recorded doesn't have this part at all. It's hard for us to even tell where the west is."
"Could it be that the changes caused by the large number of people put us deeper in the forest?"
"Don't make any noise, have you forgotten the rules before coming in?"
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The nervousness of suddenly entering a strange environment makes most people choose Talk to lighten your mood.
However, after being reminded by Zhao Qingfei, the surrounding area quickly became quiet.
Everyone lowered their heads slightly, focused on Somo in the center, and waited quietly.
“No wonder those who tried before entered this mysterious forest and couldn’t get out. It was even difficult to guarantee two kilometers in one direction. Even the location cannot be distinguished after this random release, let alone Speaking of determining the direction, you can walk more than ten kilometers without getting lost."
When a group of people entered, Sumo had already used several common methods to determine the direction.
However, every method failed without exception.
In other words, the results obtained are not so certain.
Whether it’s the direction of the tree’s shadow cast by the sunlight, the density of the tree branches and leaves, or the moss on the ground, or the undulations of the terrain.
The Lost Forest did not set up completely meaningful interference, but left a specious result for the contestants.
“You really know how to grasp human nature.”
Sumo pondered secretly and understood the reason for the two-star difficulty of the Lost Forest.
Compared with the previous terrains that tested the contestants’ physical strength, this level pays more attention to the contestants’ character.
As long as the entrant can firmly determine the result of his or her own judgment, he will never be affected by the interference conditions released by the terrain.
In the end, even if you can't get out of this lost forest, you can still complete the two-kilometer daily task.
However, this happens to be the hardest, especially for these top human and alien contestants.
A mind that is sharper than ordinary people happens to be the biggest obstacle to clearing the Mysterious Forest.
"This is the west, let's move in this direction." Since he couldn't determine the correct direction, Sumo pointed to a location at random, with a look of confidence on his face.
For a while, other people who were still a little confused suddenly became confident.
After all, when entering the Lost Forest before, no one had ever acted as confident as Somo did now.
Coupled with the horrific results in this race, even the audience above almost believed it!
"But this is obviously the south, why does Su Shen say it is the west?"
"Who knows, maybe Su Shen has his own considerations?"
"Hey, it's really weird. "Hey, have you noticed that Su Shen has been walking south?"
"Yes, those people before were full of confidence at first, but they would stop to identify the direction after walking one kilometer. How come Su Shen?" Just keep moving forward so firmly?”
“Is it possible that the next terrain is actually in the south, not the west of the boundless sea?”
"It's possible, very possible!"
The pace of nearly a hundred people never stopped, and they continued to go south under the leadership of Sumo.
I have never felt such a smooth journey on the road, nor have I experienced the terrible constant judgment of direction.
Some contestants who had been lost inside dozens of times before were not to mention how happy they were.
About ten minutes passed, and the manual vibrated.
Sumo stopped and took it out. He smiled when he saw the completion of daily tasks that popped up on it.
The bet was right!
The Lost Forest, which is quite difficult for others, is not much different from an ordinary forest to him.
The arrangement and combination of each section of the terrain is changing, affecting the entrants' judgment of the direction.
But could this impact cause the system to malfunction as well?
Sumo opened the system panel and placed it in front of his eyes, staring at the daily icon on the panel.
Ignoring the changing effects of those plants, the biggest disturbing conditions have been eliminated invisibly.
If you want to interfere with his judgment of direction again, you will have to use more obvious means.
“Work harder, it’s only more than ten kilometers, we can get out in two or three hours.”
The completion of daily tasks has further established Somo’s identity as a leader.
Even those foreigners who were worried before now completely believed in Sumo's control of the direction.
From slow to fast walking, from fast to trot.
The speed of the team is getting faster and faster, and there is no longer the embarrassment of having to stop and identify the direction after taking a few steps.
Soon, two hours passed.
The woods ahead suddenly became sparse, as if they had reached the edge of the Lost Forest.
Although I haven't yet seen the entrance to the next terrain, the change is inspiring enough.
And the most important thing is, everyone saw a figure in the distance.
It’s none other than the salesman who belongs to the Lost Forest!
The businessman who looked like a wooden pile was standing under an ancient tree, smiling as he watched everyone approach.
“Did I just choose the right direction randomly?”
Su Mo raised his eyebrows, strode over, and took the sales order from the merchant.
Although the ordinary-level sales list does not sell exciting things, the text displayed above reveals key information.
[Sales Sheet of the Lost Forest (South)]
"Is this the southernmost point of the Lost Forest?" A contestant who saw the words couldn't help but ask.
But unfortunately, the businessman behaved no differently than usual.
Although the smile on his face was stronger than that of the businessman in the previous terrain, he still turned a deaf ear to the problems.
And from the beginning to the end, he was facing Somo who was the first to approach, as if there was a blazing light shining in his eyes.
Huh?
Realizing that there seemed to be something wrong with this look, Sumo was stunned for a moment, and then asked tentatively:
"Are you the businessman at the southernmost part of the Lost Forest?"
Changing the way other people asked before did not change the meaning.
Somewhat surprisingly, the businessman who usually never responded to additional information actually nodded.
"Hello distinguished and wealthy guest, welcome."
Distinguished and wealthy?
The faces of all the contestants present changed after hearing the answer, and they couldn't help but curse secretly in their hearts.
Damn it, is even this wooden pile businessman such a loser?
Just because Sumo has more points than us, does he act like he is greedy for money?
“Oh, it’s true.”
Su Mo couldn’t help but be a little surprised. He didn’t expect that a huge sum of five million points would come with such benefits.
If this is the southernmost point, wouldn’t it be.
Looking towards the left hand side, the entire team set off again without stopping.
Walking from noon to dusk, around 4 p.m., we arrived at the end of the Lost Forest!
A moment.
The sound of crashing waves in my ears suddenly became clear, reflecting the real end point.
Through the gap between the treetops, you can already see a touch of blue swaying at the end of your sight.
"Is it that simple?"
The contestants who had been trapped for several days looked at me and me with surprise on their faces.
Especially those aliens who boasted their special abilities, all lowered their heads at this time.
It had been less than four hours, and Sumo never stopped leading them.
How could he be so sure that he was going in the right direction?
But this question is destined to remain unanswered.
Just like the sudden appearance of fresh water in the desert before, it became an unsolved mystery in the first race.
"Are you the merchant in the westernmost part of the Lost Forest?"
"Hello, distinguished and wealthy guest, welcome." The merchant nodded and naturally took out the goods from his backpack. one.
The clearly marked ‘West’ above also proves that the direction of the change just turned was correct.
In this way, the front should be the five-star difficulty "Gravity Swamp".
No, does the swamp refer to
Going forward through the businessman, about a few hundred meters later, Somo stopped.
At this time, the trees around us were extremely sparse, enough for everyone to see clearly the barrier between them and the boundless sea.
The manual has also begun to vibrate, prompting the contestants to pass the current terrain and reach the next terrain.
Why is it a beautiful yellow-orange beach?
The beach is like a huge piece of silk satin, soft and smooth, without any pollution.
The sun shines on the sand grains, as if each grain is shining with golden light, as delicate as diamond powder.
The seawater surges up gently and then recedes slowly, leaving a slight moist mark, like a kiss from nature.
The air is filled with a light salty smell and fresh sea breeze, without any imaginary swamp stench.
Is this a five-star difficulty terrain?
With a trace of doubt, Somo picked up a fist-sized rock from the ground and threw it hard.
While in the Lost Forest, the stones were still drawing a beautiful parabola in the sky.
But as soon as we crossed the border between the forest and the beach, the stone suddenly fell from the air onto the border as if someone had grabbed it by the throat.
And what caught people off guard was that almost instantly, the stone was absorbed by the sand.
It was as if the giant beast just opened its mouth and swallowed this stubborn stone.
In less than two seconds, he completely disappeared from everyone's sight.
The small pit left by the falling stone was completely restored in a very short period of time, and no trace can be seen anymore.
(End of this chapter)