Chapter 87

The imperial guards outside the island could not leave; they needed to wait for news from the contestants.

The contestants who were teleported into the passage were looking around in a daze.

They only knew that they were watching a battle before, and then something flashed, and the scenery in front of them changed from the island to a yellow world.

The yellow world was not a desert but a series of hills made of yellow earth, with no plants, let alone other animals.

The sun in the sky had become one, and there were a few other sun-like objects that were also glowing, which should be more distant stars.

The light from the star that served as the sun did not overwhelm the other stars.

It was like seeing stars during the day, very bright stars.

"Where are we?"

"The island disappeared."

"I hate the current environment."

"Yellow earth, nothing but yellow earth."

"Did we all pass through the teleportation channel?"

"No, it's different from what we've seen in the materials."

"Yes, yes, the materials said that after being teleported, we would arrive at another island covered with countless corals."

"It must be a problem with the teleportation. What should we do?"

The contestants spoke one after another, facing the unknown, they were very frightened.

The calmest among all were Gongsun Murong and Nalasha; they had already gotten used to the unfamiliar world when they appeared in the desert.

"Now, everyone listen to my command, stop discussing." Gongsun Murong flew up and shouted to the seven hundred and more contestants below.

Nalasha also cast a large healing spell to help the two severely injured contestants from the Mitchel Empire recover.

Her strength as a sixth-level earth mage was revealed at this moment.

And Gongsun Murong's magical fluctuations were those of a second-level earth mage.

In the face of such powerful strength, the contestants became obedient.

They looked at Nalasha and Gongsun Murong in surprise, the two team leaders of the contestants from the Rexlar Empire.

Harold was also very surprised; in his memory, Gongsun Murong was a ninth-level grand mage, had he improved in the blink of an eye?

There were seven hundred and ten contestants from the sixteen empires, excluding those who had died.

Apart from Gongsun Murong and Nalasha, the strongest among the others were two first-level earth mages, including Harold.

Leadership naturally went to the strongest.

After Gongsun Murong finished speaking, he also flickered a few times, showcasing his spatial movement ability, increasing the contestants' trust in him.

His and Nalasha's performance had the desired effect.

The seven hundred and eight contestants quieted down, looking up at Gongsun Murong.

"There has been a mistake. Based on my conjecture and inference, it might be due to the spatial conflict we caused, and we have been teleported to another place."

Gongsun Murong scanned the contestants below and said slowly.

The contestants also thought of the same issue; they had no intention of pursuing responsibility. The most important thing now was what to do.

Gongsun Murong continued, "The first thing is survival. We need to stay alive, not die here. The second thing is to find a way back. You must have confidence in me and in yourselves. We, seven hundred and ten people, united together, can overcome any difficulty.

Now, the first task is to find a water source. We are not short of water; with the existence of water elements, we can get water at any time. But we need to find food, and the probability of plants and animals appearing where there is a water source is the highest."

"Murong, what you said is right. We will first find water. I will take care of the children, and Murong will lead those over ten years old. Now, tell Murong and me your full strength, and we will make arrangements."

Nalasha took over, starting to gather the children, a total of three hundred and sixty under ten years old, and the remaining three hundred and fifty over ten years old.

At this moment, no one opposed or tried to seize power; they all knew how perfect Gongsun Murong and Nalasha's leadership was.

They were not only the strongest but also the calmest.

Following their commands was the only hope of surviving and returning home.

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At this time, the people outside also came to a cliff on the island.

Here, they could see the scene after the teleportation. No one knew the principle, but they understood that they could see the image and hear the sound through the cliff.

This was how it was done before, so they could know the trap set by the people on the other continent.

When the cliff turned into a screen and played the image from the other side, the eyes of the people from the various empires watching it widened.

The children did not appear on the previous island but came to a yellow earth.

Everywhere was yellow earth, with no plants, let alone animals.

The captains became tense; even if it were a group of children, they would lose their composure in a strange environment.

But when they saw the captain of the older group from the Rexlar Empire fly up and speak, they breathed a sigh of relief.

With the strength displayed by the two captains, the captains felt very reassured.

They all looked at Captain Valentin, meaning to ask, where did your empire find these two people?

The captain of the older group was also an eighth-level second-rank warrior.

Valentin smiled, "This is absolutely not their true strength. We need to perform ultra-long-distance image transmission so that the emperors of various countries can see it."

His smile faded, "I am now worried that there is only this one environment there, with nothing else, and even more worried that there is no way to return."

When he said this, the faces of the others were also filled with worry. They ordered people to perform ultra-long-distance image transmission while watching the cliff anxiously.

They saw that under the command of Gongsun Murong and Nalasha, some contestants were resting, some were on guard, and the rest were in pairs, spreading out to find a water source.

The cliff also began to divide into small grids, each showing a part of the people.

An hour passed, two hours passed, three hours passed.

The people who had spread out to find a water source had to stop and fly back. This was arranged; if they continued to fly, some of them would fall to the ground due to the inability to support their mental strength.

In three hours, the farthest flew out over four hundred kilometers, nearly five hundred kilometers, and the nearest also flew out over four hundred kilometers.

There was no water, no water in any direction. What they saw was yellow earth and small hills, cracked by the sun.

The clouds in the sky were also few, occasionally appearing and then slowly drifting away.

The captains became tense, sweat seeping from their pores, wetting their clothes, and gathering on their faces, but they did not feel uncomfortable.

At this time, in the various empires, the images were also being broadcast, with a slight delay, but not more than two seconds.

The Rexlar Emperor set up large screens inside and outside the arena that was previously used as a stage.

The situation in the other empires was not much different, with countless people watching, looking at the children of their empire or their own children searching for a water source on the yellow earth.

When three hours passed, and the contestants returned with sad expressions, many people burst into tears.

Not to mention the children, even those outside already felt despair.

Those seven hundred and ten children were the best of their age group on the entire Lanskent continent.

Were they going to starve to death there? Who could help them?

Another three hours passed, and some of the people watching were unwilling to work, while others stayed under the large screens.

The various groups flew back and reported the results to Gongsun Murong and Nalasha, a sad atmosphere lingering there.

Only the eyes of Gongsun Murong and Nalasha remained firm.

After listening to all the reports, Gongsun Murong clapped his hands and said, "Now, we know that there is no water source within a certain range around us. So next, we will implement the second plan: dig holes downward."

"Murong is right. We will dig downward. Unless the place we are in has absolutely no water, even if we cannot see it on the surface, there should be underground rivers.

But there cannot be no water here. Look up, what is that? It's a cloud. Without water, where would the clouds come from? Right?"

Nalasha pointed to the small, pitiful cloud in the sky and explained to everyone.

Thus, the contestants regained confidence. First, the water mages created some water for everyone to drink, and then they started digging holes.

Digging holes naturally did not require warriors. Despite their strength, they were not as effective as earth mages.

The mood of the people watching from the various empires also improved as they watched one earth mage after another digging out large chunks of earth.

Suddenly, they found the two leading children very endearing. They were not only the strongest but also the most resilient in character.

They were always thinking of ways to solve problems, giving the entire team confidence, and representing a kind of belief.

"Sunflower, the badges on those two children's chests are sunflowers. Wow, the sunflower badge family really exists on the continent."

Someone recognized it and pointed at the screen, shouting loudly.

The same voices appeared in various places, causing more people to be surprised and cheer.

What they feared most was the children losing confidence, but when they knew it was the sunflower badge, they were no longer worried.

The sunflower family would not bow to any difficulty; its quality is... under immense pressure, it still grows towards the sun.

As everyone was spreading this news, the children on the other side also burst into cheers.

With the efforts of the earth mages, they dug down over six hundred meters, and then clear water gushed out.

"Very good, our joint efforts have achieved the current results. We have discovered underground water, so there must be an underground river. We will enter it and follow the underground river, and we will find a lake or even an ocean.

There will be many plants, sweet fruits, and animals, even ferocious beasts, yes, ferocious beasts.

But will we be afraid? No, we will not be afraid. We look forward to encountering groups of ferocious beasts. Ferocious beasts have crystal cores, and the things on their bodies are valuable.

And we? We are the strongest under twenty years old on the Lanskent continent, representing the peak of combat power in our age group.

Come, let the creatures in other places see the strength of the Lanskent continent. We are united, we are resilient, and we are fearless."

Gongsun Murong shouted loudly after the others finished cheering.

" Fearless." The contestants shouted in unison.

Each person was so confident, and each person's gaze was so firm.

And the people outside evaluated Gongsun Murong as having a leader's charisma.

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