Translator: AnubisTL
"This is a global event," Scar Dog said with some concern. "I hope my slaves aren't too stupid and die right away. That would be such a waste—capturing slaves is exhausting work."
"Oh, right," Li Hao suddenly remembered. "Didn't you capture a bunch of elf race players? Aren't their innate abilities supposed to get stronger with top-ups? What about the First Recharge Gift Pack and other top-up bonuses? Did you get any of those?"
"No," Scar Dog shook his head regretfully. "They're bound to the elf race players and can only be used by them. Besides, there wasn't anything good in them anyway."
"For every alien race player an elf race player kills, they gain one merit point and one Top-Up Point. These Top-Up Points can be used to buy various gift packs."
"That's pretty much it. The items are especially useful for the elf race, perfectly aligning with their internal magic and such."
"I see," Li Hao nodded in understanding. "Where did you put those elf race players? I haven't seen them anywhere."
"Where did I put them?" Scar Dog gave Li Hao a strange look. "What do you think? Were you feeling unwell last night?"
"Huh?"
A flicker of shock crossed Li Hao's eyes, leaving him momentarily bewildered. He stammered, "T-that was an elf race player?"
"What else would it be?"
"I thought it was a slime or something."
"You're a real savage. You'd actually go after a slime?"
"Why not? I'd even eat bull testicles if you offered them."
"Um, what are you guys talking about?" Zhao Ritian asked, his voice tinged with confusion. "What's wrong with my slime? Did you use it?"
"Nothing's wrong," Li Hao said, clearing his throat awkwardly. He gently pushed Zhao Ritian's curious little head aside. "You're too young to understand these things."
"I'm not young anymore! I already graduated from university on Blue Star!" Zhao Ritian protested.
"Alright, then tell me, what's the difference between a business KTV and a regular KTV?"
"Uh... different names?"
Li Hao smacked his lips, ready to retort, but Scar Dog cut him off.
"Enough, enough," Scar Dog said, glaring at Li Hao. "Keep that uncouth energy of yours in check. It's practically overflowing. Try to be a little more refined, okay?"
Meanwhile, amidst their banter, the final five-minute countdown had elapsed.
A voice echoed in everyone's ears once more.
[Global Announcement!]
[The inaugural Ten Thousand Races Arena Olympics global event has officially begun!]
[All race players will be assigned to different white spaces based on their race, with each space accommodating one thousand players.]
[Let us give a warm round of applause to the event sponsor, Scar Dog, for his sincere support!]
[We wish all players the best of luck.]
As the announcement faded, a white circle of light appeared beneath Chen Jiang and his companions.
A flash of white light.
They found themselves in a vast, white space.
The area was densely packed with nearly a thousand human players, not a single alien race player among them.
Chen Jiang glanced around before turning to Scar Dog with a slightly puzzled expression. "What was that about the event sponsor at the end?"
"Ahem."
Scar Dog cleared his throat, covering his mouth with a fist before answering evasively, "It was just a little something I discovered while testing the activity design token's capabilities and operational scope. Nothing important, just a passing mention."
At that moment—
Another voice echoed in everyone's ears.
[The first category of competition in the inaugural Ten Thousand Races Arena Olympics has officially begun.]
[The first category is called the Hundred-Meter Vine.]
"Rule: A hundred-meter-high stone wall will rise in the white space, with a hammer-shaped base. A vine will descend from the wall's summit, and players must use this vine to climb to the very top."
"Mutual attacks, assistance, and flight are prohibited."
"Each race will receive a comprehensive Race Rating based on their completion rate and time."
The moment the announcement ended, the white space erupted with activity as race players reacted.
"A hundred-meter vine?" Suville, an ape-man race player, shouted in disbelief, his eyes flashing with barely suppressed shock and elation. "Has that human player Scar Dog gone mad? Or is he a spy sent by our ape-man race?"
"Isn't this just handing us free points?"
"When it comes to vines, which race can compare to us?"
"We could give them a one-handed handicap and still win! What luck!"
Standing nearby, the Ape-Man Clan Sage stroked his beard, puzzled. "Could there be some hidden scheme?"
"But what kind of conspiracy could this be? No matter what tricks they try, our ape-man race's mastery of vines is undeniable. Do they think some scheme will make us forget how to use vines?"
"Let me think carefully. There must be some hidden motive here."
Even the ape-man race chief of this tribe spoke with a complex expression: "Our ape-man race has only this one innate ability, but we've truly excelled in the Ten Thousand Races Arena."
"Just three axes, and every throw hits its mark."
"..."
The insect race player Dudu stared blankly at the suddenly rising stone wall and the descending vine, her mind utterly blank.
She was the insect race Queen Mother.
Her immense bulk was a vital sign of her health and strength!
Asking her to climb a hundred-meter stone wall using a vine was utterly impossible. She couldn't even manage three meters.
Beside her, the insect race players she had spawned exchanged uneasy glances.
Their physical strength was average at best. Without flight, relying solely on their limbs, they doubted they could climb more than a dozen meters.
Unbeknownst to them, an even more desperate group of titans resided next door.
A titan nearly three meters tall, his muscles bulging like stone slabs, gazed up at the vine overhead, his mind fixed on a single thought: Should we just forfeit?
Titans possessed considerable strength, but brute force wasn't their forte. Their true strengths lay in their resilience and endurance. Given their immense weight, it was clearly impossible for them to haul themselves skyward using a single vine.
They couldn't understand.
Why is a global event focused on climbing vines instead of combat?
They had prepared for battle!
The titan race was born for combat. Their muscles were forged for war, not for climbing vines!
...
In a white space, a group of lizards lay sprawled on the ground, their faces blank as they strained to look up at the vine dangling from the stone slab before them.
They were lizard race players.
Yes, not lizard-headed humanoids, but pure, unadulterated lizards—or, more precisely, lizards who had awakened spiritual intelligence.
They never imagined that one day their lizard race would collectively climb vines.
Their limbs were strong, they were excellent swimmers, and their bodies were remarkably agile.
But... but they had no hands!
Their claws, honed for combat, had long since evolved to be incapable of closing. Their hind claws, designed for superior grip, were similarly inflexible. How were they supposed to climb vines under these circumstances?
With their mouths?
What kind of bullshit global event was this?!
That human player, Scar Dog, was utterly idiotic!
"Climbing vines?"
The human players in the white space with Chen Jiang exchanged bewildered glances. They remembered a previous global event involving vines—the "Ten-Thousand-Meter Vine."
That event had been designed by Suville of the ape-man race.
Chen Jiang had taken first place.
And the other ape-man players had dominated nearly all the remaining top hundred positions.
Soon, the human players exchanged knowing looks, understanding Chen Jiang's implication. They fell into a complex silence, their expressions conflicted, and remained rooted to the spot without speaking.
During that event, it became clear that the ape-man race excelled at using long vines. Yet Scar Dog stubbornly chose the long vine competition as the first category.
He couldn't be considered a traitor.
After all, many knew Scar Dog was Chen Jiang's right-hand man.
And who was Chen Jiang? They were certainly familiar with him. If Chen Jiang was a traitor, then they could only be considered human tumors.
However, Chen Jiang's actions this time seemed rather selfish.
While long vines were indeed Chen Jiang's specialty, they weren't a strength of the human race as a whole.
By prioritizing his own victory in a single category to secure the top Race Rating, Chen Jiang had effectively handed the overall victory to another race.
This...
All the human players stood in conflicted silence, unable to speak.
They desperately wanted to say something, but no words would come. After all, Chen Jiang had already done so much for the human race. Moreover, the second-generation human guardian had announced through the human race horn that Chen Jiang had selflessly provided five Legion Tokens worth 500,000 fusion points each to the human race.
Under these circumstances, no one could bring themselves to voice any criticism.
It was like someone who had always helped you suddenly stopped offering you a cigarette. You'd feel a strange unease, but you wouldn't jump up and slap them, demanding, "Why aren't you giving me a smoke, you bastard?"
But then—
Suddenly, a player from Kindling City recognized Chen Jiang and his group standing at the edge. A flicker of surprise lit his eyes as he blurted out, "Brother Jiang, you're in this space too?"
Instantly, all the human players turned to look toward Chen Jiang and his group.
"Mm," Chen Jiang replied, leaning on his cane and nodding calmly. "Good luck."
A human player girl standing near Chen Jiang opened and closed her mouth a few times, hesitating to speak. After a moment of wavering, she ultimately didn't dare to say anything.
Chen Jiang didn't say anything more either.
Soon, another announcement rang out:
[Category One: Hundred-Meter Vines, officially commencing!]
[All players, please proceed to a vine. A three-minute countdown will begin, after which timing will commence.]
(End of the Chapter)
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