The backstage of the players in the endless arena.
This is probably the most peaceful backstage of the Rising Stars competition so far. Nearly a hundred players were sitting or standing in the huge space, leaning against the wall with their eyes down, or suspended in mid-air in silence.
Even the most provocative guy would not dare to make any move at this time. Because the captains of the four law enforcement teams were stationed in four directions. Although they did not release their pressure, their dark eyes were sweeping over everyone, making people unable to help but send chills down their spines.
"If anyone causes trouble at this time, no matter how legitimate your reasons are, I will directly disqualify you from winning the award." The speaker was one of the four captains of the law enforcement team, a hunchback wizard holding a wand, and his skin was already drooping. Despite the gravity of the earth, the eyes hidden behind the old skin are still sinister.
They came to participate in the Rising Star Competition in order to qualify to enter the Endless Corridor. If you are disqualified, you will definitely regret it for the rest of your life.
Therefore, under this threat, no one dares to stir up trouble.
Although there were rare signs of peace backstage, the contestants were not quiet. The law enforcement captain only asked them not to cause trouble and did not prohibit them from communicating, so taking advantage of this rare opportunity, the players were also interacting with each other.
For example, in the southeast corner, two people were communicating silently.
"You seem to be uneasy these days. If you have something on your mind, why don't you tell me?" Selum hugged Heidian and squatted in the corner, looking at Nausicaa who was shrouded in smoke on the other side.
Hesitation flashed across Nausicaa's face, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she shook her head: "It's nothing for me, but for you. I thought you would always be indulged in your own emotions, but I didn't expect that you would still be in the mood to pay attention to other people. So you’re not sad anymore?”
Salum's eyes were slightly gloomy, and the hand holding Heidian tightened a little: "Since Heidian told Angel that he will come back, then I... believe him."
Nausicaa held the pipe horizontally and blew out a puff of rose-scented smoke: "He will come back, and he will become stronger, and he will become your strongest arm."
"I hope so." Salum paused: "Right now, I'm more curious about you than about me. Don't change the subject, I don't believe you have nothing."
"...Is it because of Reynolds?"
After Nausicaa was silent for a moment, she admitted: "It does have something to do with him. He... invited me to do something, and I was thinking about whether to do it."
"Is it dangerous?"
"Everything has risks, it's just a matter of whether you can afford it." Nausicaa's eyes were a little blurry, and she didn't know whether it was because of the smoke or because of her confusion.
"Then can you bear it? In other words, what can you gain if you pay the price?" Selum asked.
"I don't know, because it is a restricted area full of unknowns. It may be extremely risky, or it may not be risky. Reynolds escaped from that place. His goal was to destroy it, and my goal was to get inside. One thing." After Nausicaa finished speaking, she looked at Sarum and suddenly burst into laughter.
She found that she was not as bold as Salum.
Nausicaa licked her ears and hair. Salum dared to fuse the blue blood for the chance of almost dying. And I was actually hesitating to choose between these two options.
Thinking of this, Nausicaa was still a little hesitant at first, but now she had some bias.
Salum didn't know what Nausicaa was lamenting, but he still followed her words and asked: "What is it?"
Nausicaa hesitated for a moment, then said: "What I want is from that laboratory..."
Nausicaa was interrupted mid-sentence because there was a sudden commotion not far away. They looked over and discovered that a huge door had appeared out of thin air in the middle of the contestants' backstage.
This door is slowly opening at this time.
As the crack in the door appeared, dazzling white light shone from inside.
When everyone was wondering about the meaning of this door, a low and elegant female voice came into everyone's ears: "The contestants have begun to enter."
At the same time, the hunched old wizard from before also said: "Don't be stunned, it's time to go in. The last ritual is the road to glory behind this door."
Path to glory? While Nausicaa was still thinking about what this meant, the door was completely opened.
Under the crowd, Nausicaa and Salem were pushed into the door one after another. The previous conversation was also forced to be suspended.
When Nausicaa walked out of the crowd, she had time to observe the situation around her.
Clear blue sky, no clouds visible. Without the obstruction of clouds, the sun shines directly down, making the land shine golden.
The place where they are now is in a somewhat deserted square. Although the ground has begun to crack, it is still very smooth with some artificial patterns.
Every player was observing the surrounding situation, and finally everyone's eyes were focused on the front of the square.
A road lined with tall stone pillars.
This road leads directly to the top of the mountain not far away. There are many stone pillars more than ten meters high along the way, which extend to the top of the mountain.
On the top of the mountain is a huge palace. The palace seems to be made of metal and is somewhat reflective from a distance.
At the main entrance of the palace, there is a shadowy figure, I don't know who it is.
"Is this the road to glory?" When Nausicaa whispered to herself, a gust of wind suddenly blew over.
The sun shines directly on the skin, causing it to feel slightly warm. This sudden wind brought a strange refreshing feeling.
Nausicaa looked towards where the wind was blowing, and saw a light screen appearing out of thin air in the center of the square high in the sky. The movement of the light screen brought a cool breeze, which seemed to remind everyone to pay attention to this side.
When everyone looked over, a row of words appeared on the light screen.
Welcome to the Path of Glory.
The typography revealed their location, but beyond that, there was no other information.
Everyone doesn't know what to do next. Are they just looking at each other here? Or do you want to climb this road of glory and go to the top of the mountain?
When everyone was confused, the characters on the light screen slowly changed.
"No. 100 in the Rising Star Competition, Shadow of the Sky."
With the appearance of this row of writing, a ripple appeared in the center of the light screen like water, and a card with a faint light emerged from the light screen.
Blown by gusts of cool wind, the card fluttered down, spinning several times in the air, and finally fell into the hands of a young man in blue clothes in the corner.
Someone nearby knew this young man and discussed in a low voice: "I have fought with him, he is the shadow of the sky."
This card was obviously blown into the hands of Sora Shadow on purpose. Could it be said that this is a reward for Sora Shadow?
Someone who is familiar with Kong Zhiying wants to come forward and ask. However, Kong Zhiying did not answer. He held the card and pondered for a moment, as if he was accepting some information.
After a while, the shadow of the sky suddenly moved.
Arrive at the edge of the square.
Previously, this square was sealed by a strange force. Although you could see what was happening outside, you couldn't go out.
However, Kong Zhiying broke this restriction. He was not restricted by the square's barrier and walked out of the square easily.
And, it seems that we already have a goal.
He ran towards the road leading to the top of the mountain without hesitation.
