Awakening of the Ancient: Rise of the Fallen

"I will win. Defeat is not an option. I still have many things to do," Xu Ming.

"She chose him?" The First Prince muttered as he looked towards Xu Ming and Yu Yan.  His face was expressionless and seemed as if he was not mad at all, but only he knew how angry he was feeling on the inside.

The Second Prince also looked at Xu Ming, hiding his killing intent. He was so angry that he wanted to kill Xu Ming right now and show Yu Yan that she made a mistake by choosing Xu Ming.

"Alright. Now that everyone is here and all the teams are formed, you can all go inside the City of Ruins. You have today to find a place to stay and arrange everything. There can be no battles today. From tomorrow, you can use any and all methods to get the flag or to reach your goal. You all have seven days, excluding today," the Royal Minister said to everyone as he pointed towards the entrance of the city.

The First Prince took the lead as he started walking towards the entrance of the city. His robe moved with the wind as he walked. Over a hundred youngsters followed after him.

The Second Prince didn't hurry to enter. Instead, he walked towards Xu Ming.

" Miss Yu Yan, You made a bad choice by choosing him. You still have a chance. Come into my team and step away from this inevitable loser. I'll ask the Royal Minister to allow you to join my team. This is the last chance. Make your mistakes right," the Second Prince said to Yu Yan.

"You should think about yourself, second brother," Xu Ming chimed in as he stepped in between Yu Yan and the Second Prince.

"I'm just being a caring Prince. I don't want an innocent girl to be stuck with someone who's about to die in a few days. Now, step aside and let the lady decide," The Second Prince said as he smirked.

"Didn't she already decide in front of everyone? Were you lost in some thought as she completely ignored you and selected a team?" Xu Ming inquired sarcastically.

The Second Prince clenched his fist as he glared at Xu Ming, but he soon started smiling and released his fist.

"Little Brother, You know as much as I do that you don't stand a chance in this trial. In Fact, I'm sure you know that you'll be the first one dying. First, Brother won't go after your flag. He'll go after your head. You know you'll die as much as I and everyone else knows. I'm sure those girl knows too. She just made a mistake," The Second Prince said, glancing at Yu Yan.

"Let her choose again. Why are you so worried? Or are you afraid that she'll select me?" He asked again.

Xu Ming turned back as he sighed.

'This guy is definitely an Idiot,' He thought as he started walking towards the entrance of the city.

Yu Yan followed after him, ignoring the Second Prince.

"Miss Yan, wait! You didn't answer me," the Second Prince called out as he reached out his hand.

Yu Yan stopped as she glanced back.

" Second Prince, I know that I'm not a kid. I can decide for myself. When I selected a team at first, I knew what I was doing. I don't need a second attempt," Yu Yan told the Second Prince sternly before she continued after Xu Ming.

She entered the city with Xu Ming as well.

" That bitch! Who does she think she is? I'll show her! I'll see how brave she is when I crush that idiot's head right in front of her eyes. She'll forever regret not choosing my team," the Second Prince cursed as he looked at the distant back of Yu Yan and Xu Ming.

He also started walking towards the entrance of the city with his Red Flag in his hand. His team of close to ninety people followed after him, including Yanli, who had betrayed Xu Ming's trust and joined the Second Prince's team. She seemed to be thinking about something as she frowned.

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Xu Ming walked inside the city of ruins and wondered where he should go.

He was sure that both of the princes would look for a base at the center. 

Just as he had expected, he saw the First Prince walking towards the center of the city.

The Second Prince wasn't here yet, so Xu Ming didn't know where he would be going, but he ȧssumed that the second Prince would most probably look for a base at the center as well to show his dominance.

He didn't care who got the base at the center. Instead, he decided to make a base near the East Side of the city.

The East Side of the city had more buildings than the center as it was a place where commoners lived. Houses were closely packed here, unlike the center where the royals lived or the West where the nobles lived.

Xu Ming wanted to utilize the terrain to his advantage, and this closely packed place was something that gave him more advantage to handle a crowd. As the movement space was limited here, this place was much more easier to defend than the other places.

Even in this place, Xu Ming chose the house at the end of the block.

"This place is good for defense. I thought that you would choose something like this," Yu Yan muttered as she nodded her head. "At Least you do have some brain."

"I have many more things too that you should hope never to see," Xu Ming muttered as he sighed.

He opened the door of the old house he had selected. He entered inside.

The house seemed to be filled with dust everywhere.

"It's so dirty," Yu Yan muttered as she looked around.

"You can clean if you want. I won't mind," Xu Ming said as he sat on a chair after patting it a little.

"I'm not your maid. Do it yourself," Yu Yan let out in annoyance.

" I don't have a problem with a little dust," Xu Ming replied casually.

"Hmph," Yu Yan snorted.

"What's the plan?" She asked Xu Ming.

"What plan?" Xu Ming asked innocently.

"The plan to win, you idiot," Yu Yan said as she rolled her eyes.

"Oh? That plan? It's simple. You stay at the front and keep me alive; I'll hide in the back. After that, you will go and kill the Princes for me," Xu Ming said innocently, stunning Yu Yan.