Beast Taming Patrol

"Only one minute left!"

Xie Venerate's voice echoed in the minds of countless contestants in the field.

The atmosphere among the contestants, who were already somewhat fatigued after half an hour of continuous combat, became tense once more.

During this half-hour period, the fighting never ceased.

And from the various contestants' actions, it was clear who was strong and who was weak.

As a result, those who hadn't secured a stone platform naturally knew who the "soft targets" were.

Now, with only one minute remaining, those who hadn't taken a stone platform started their final frenzy with a last-ditch mentality.

Apart from the rule prohibiting the intentional killing of opponents, everyone used almost every trick in the book.

And this had little to do with Lin Su.

After Gui Gui's first move, one or two contestants from other areas came over to challenge Lin Su, only to be successively defeated by Gui Gui, unsurprisingly.

The constant notoriety gained from successive victories made other contestants aware that Lin Su was not to be trifled with, so they directly gave up on challenging Lin Su in this last minute for no reason.

Finally, the one-minute countdown ended.

The contestant who was alone on a stone platform was promoted on the spot.

Meanwhile, those who were still battling it out on the stone platform were somewhat unlucky.

A sudden burst of power on the stone platform randomly left one contestant behind while driving the others away from the stone platform area.

And the one left behind might not necessarily be the original contestant.

Though resigned, those eliminated due to this could only consider themselves unlucky.

After all, being targeted by other contestants and unable to end the combat for a long time indicated their own lack of strength.

…

In the streaming room, during the fifth round's half hour, countless contestants' battles appeared in the live stream, sparking wave after wave of comment thread excitement.

At this moment, even though the dust had settled on the fifth round, the audience still wanted more.

[Yao Man Wang Dao 731: It's a pity for Xing Yun from the Star Sea Exotic Beast area. It could have defeated the opponent, but just happened to catch the end of the countdown, so it wasn't lucky.]

[Yu You 695: It's a shame for Oleg from the Freedom Region too. He chose an opponent too strong at the beginning, resulting in injuries. Otherwise, he might have had a chance if he challenged a weaker opponent.]

[Jia De Marquis: No worries, they are still young and can participate in other events in the future. I'm more curious about what's going on in the sixth round.]

[Tai Alone: Curious +1, considering the announced competition method for the sixth round is called the cage battle. I wonder if it means what I think... ]

[...]

"The thrilling fifth round has ended," Song Luo smiled and said, "because the battles in the fifth round lasted quite long, there will be a relatively long rest period before the sixth round."

"This rest period will last for a full half hour."

"After half an hour, the sixth and seventh rounds of the preliminary competition will follow consecutively."

"I see many viewers are curious about the rules of the sixth round, as it is named the 'cage battle.' One must admit the name certainly sparks a lot of imaginations."

"In the Eucalyptus Bear Tribe, there is a fighting race called the Bone Armor Warrior. They trap all the strong individuals of the tribe in a giant cage, and only one can walk out, proving to be the strongest of the tribe."

"This brutal tribal tradition keeps the number of Bone Armor Warriors extremely low, but also makes them unparalleled in strength among the ruler races!"

"The 'cage battle' partly borrows from the Bone Armor Warrior tradition, which is why it has such a name."

"The competition won't trap contestants in a cage to fight to the death but will restrict them within a certain area, and leaving the area means elimination."

"Everyone can see that the elimination rate in the previous five rounds has generally remained above 50%. The upcoming sixth round will have the highest elimination rate of the seven preliminary rounds."

"Only one-third, or 20,000 contestants, can advance in this round, while the other 40,000 will be eliminated."

"Next, through random drawing, contestants will be grouped into threes for free combat, with only the winner advancing, while the other two are eliminated."

"Like the third round, the streaming room can't possibly show all 20,000 matches simultaneously, but each match will be fully recorded. After the competition, everyone can search keywords to find and watch the match videos they're interested in!"

"A three-contestant war will likely be more exciting than a duel between two in the third round. Let's wait and see."

[Wang Xia: If it's just a duel between two contestants, you only need to consider each other's strength. But in a three-contestant battle, some factors might come into play beyond mere strength.]

[Guang Ling Chao: Sounds interesting, but I'm a bit worried. If two contestants gang up on one, isn't it a bit unfair?]

[Saturday Notebook: Strong enough and you can fight two at once. If you're not, you must find a way to prevent opponents from teaming up. Contestants who advance, either wit or strength, must have at least one, right?]

[...]

Based on Song Luo's introduction of the sixth round rules, the comment thread quickly began all sorts of related discussions.

And during this half-hour period, the streaming room won't stay idle either.