Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 830 Death Strategy
After the "Fire of Wings" became angry, all the promoted people fell silent.

This group of promoted people are all at the peak of the fourth energy level. They are considered elites no matter where in the world, and naturally they are not stupid.

No one wants to disobey an apostle in person, even if the other party is an apostle of the path of dedication. Not to mention that the other party is the host of the promotion ceremony.

Although strictly speaking, the host is not allowed to interfere in the promotion ceremony...but this is not absolute.

Just like invigilators are not allowed to talk to students. However, this does not prevent them from standing behind and reading the written answers, and then sneer as a warning of mistakes.

And if the host himself has ill intentions towards a certain person who has been promoted, it is even easier to mislead him in the wrong direction - after all, the promotion ceremony has never enforced fairness.

At least any promotion ceremony presided over by Wei Zhe's apostles is unfair... Not only are extraordinary abilities taken away, but people are also required to use their intelligence to pass the level. This is clearly biased towards those who are promoted on the path of wisdom.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him quietly, Shengyi Zhihuo snorted complacently.

He spoke in a voice as tender as a child, indistinguishable as male or female: “I will preside over this promotion ceremony!

"I am one of the flames on the candle of the candle master, the flame of wings."

The little deer with flaming wings said this, running on the ground with a clattering sound, and turning around a few times in front of everyone, as if to show off the flaming wings behind him.

When he returned to the high platform in the center, the flaming wings behind him suddenly grew two or three times larger, and the shape and color were much more complex than before. Many dark golden totem stripes also appeared on his white body, making him look much more solemn and dignified.

Under the "gaze" of the Flame Wings that were like eyes, the voice of a mature young man overlapped with his childish voice:
[The time limit for this ceremony is three hours, and the ratio to reality is three to one]

Hearing this, Aiwass frowned slightly.

Three hours... such a short promotion ceremony?

This time may not even be enough for a battle, so how can nine people decide the outcome?
Winged Fire is still reciting the rules:

[You must survive until the end of the ceremony and complete the special victory conditions during the early settlement]

[Because this ceremony is a new moon ceremony, the kill bonus points will be calculated. When the ceremony ends and the settlement is made, the winner will be selected from the highest to the lowest points. When six ceremony participants die or voluntarily leave, the ceremony will be settled in advance immediately. If there is no special victory condition at this time, the person will be judged as a loser.]

"Voluntary withdrawal..."

The old wizard repeated the rules and realized something.

"Any questions?"

The flaming wings behind the Winged Flame retracted, and it turned back into a child, and asked in a shrill voice as if imitating an adult: "Please speak!"

"Will voluntary withdrawal be considered death? Will there be punishment? How should one withdraw voluntarily?" The old wizard "Pelican" asked precisely what everyone wanted to ask.

"Voluntarily leaving the stage will be considered a failure of the ritual, but not death. The punishment will be based on the failure of the ritual. If you are seriously injured or disabled, your corresponding state will be brought back to the material world."

Winged Fire answered seriously, "But when you voluntarily withdraw, you must raise your hand and clearly express 'I admit defeat.' You can withdraw after I pass the review and confirmation.

"So everyone, if you feel that you have no chance of winning, remember to surrender in advance. There is no need to sacrifice your life here. This promotion ceremony is very difficult, and it is normal to fail... If you surrender urgently during the battle, you will not be able to leave immediately."

This was the only time in all the promotion ceremonies Aiwas had ever conducted that the host had clearly told the promoted person, "If it doesn't work, just give up. Life is more important." He also took the initiative to point out all the pitfalls that might go wrong.

He is worthy of being the apostle of the candlestick.

Although she couldn't help getting angry because she was yelled at for a long time, she was still kind and gentle after calming down...

Seeing that no one else had any other questions, Winged Fire returned to its previous sacred posture and uttered a steady voice.

[There are three winners in this ceremony, and there are special victory conditions] [The special victory conditions for this ceremony are: "Choose one of three", "Sin-ridden", "Holy Resurrection"]

[Choose one out of three: When there are only three participants left in the ceremony, one person must be eliminated within a limited time, otherwise all three will be considered failures]

[Sin-bound: Ritual participants killed by other ritualists will not die immediately, but will follow the killer as an indestructible soul and interfere with the curse, or choose to continue to complete the task to earn points. Each person can only do it once; if the killer is killed by other promoted people when the curse of a soul is in effect, the curser will be resurrected.]

[Holy Resurrection: In this ceremony, the participant with the most points among the dead will be resurrected at the end of the ceremony and win directly]

[The dream of this ceremony is constructed by 'Twin Mirrors', and the script and bonus rules are in charge of 'Candles']

[The difficulty of this ritual is "real". Real death during the ritual will inevitably lead to death in reality; permanent disability during the ritual will inevitably lead to disability in reality.]

--no doubt.

This was the most difficult promotion ceremony that Aiwas had ever experienced.

And this is the only ceremony where “even after death there is still a chance”.

It's not even as simple as "having a chance"...

In this ritual promotion ceremony, death can even be considered a fairly effective strategy!

Although Aiwass hadn't seen the specific task list yet, he had already keenly realized that... in a sense, dying first would actually bring a huge advantage.

Whether it is observing other people's abilities, or taking the opportunity to complete tasks to earn points, you have the initiative!
On the contrary, it is the people who are still alive...even if they survive to the end, they will eventually have to go through a time-limited elimination of "choose one from three".

After reporting the rules, Winged Fire did not start the ceremony immediately, but stopped and looked at everyone.

"Is there anything you don't understand?"

He asked seriously, "Before the ceremony begins, you can come and ask me first."

“…It’s a very explosive rule.”

Princess Noelle narrowed her eyes.

Andrea, the child of the moon, raised her head proudly: "This is how the New Moon Ceremony should be! The last New Moon Ceremony I attended was Wei Zhe's. It was so painful..."

"Because you have no brains?"

The clown Lalorie commented: "You are not participating in the New Moon Ceremony because you don't have to play a role in the New Moon Ceremony?"

"--Wait a moment."

Before Andrea made another sharp explosion, the old wizard Sandro, codenamed "Pelican", immediately asked: "How many people can be resurrected by the resurrection of 'Sin Haunting'? How long does the curse last? Is there an interval?"

"A curse only lasts three minutes and can be used once every hour. It can cause great trouble to the cursed person... and when they die, all the cursed people will be resurrected together. Their souls can communicate with each other and other people cannot see their souls. Any other questions?"

"I have no doubts."

The old wizard nodded thoughtfully.

"——Then, the ceremony begins."

As the last sound of the Winged Fire fell, the world fell into darkness again.

(End of this chapter)