The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert

As soon as a sense of crisis emerged, Ling Chen didn't hesitate and immediately fell to the ground. Instantly, the thick piece of wood flew over Ling Chen's body, landing heavily on the ground.

After avoiding the sneak attack, Ling Chen immediately turned to look at the forest behind him. However, he saw nothing except the rustling leaves.

Trying to escape? Ling Chen raised an eyebrow and headed straight towards the forest. Entering the forest, Ling Chen's eyes searched around for a suspicious target. However, it seemed that the assailant had already fled far away and was not nearby. Although he couldn't find the person's whereabouts, Ling Chen discovered several shallow footprints on the ground.

It seems my intuition was correct!

Ling Chen thought to himself. Not only was someone secretly following him, but they were also trying to harm him. However, what puzzled Ling Chen was who the attacker was and why they were targeting him. Upon reflection, among the more than ten participants in this competition, none had a grudge against him. If that's the case, why would someone attempt to assassinate him?

As his mind raced, Ling Chen involuntarily thought of the deceased person he found earlier. Could the killer and the attacker be the same person?

If so, then the killer's motive is worth investigating.

After pondering for a moment, Ling Chen, unwilling to give up, searched the area again, but still found nothing. Forget it! Since he couldn't find anything, there was no need to waste time.

However, Ling Chen didn't forget to call the organizers to inform them. Someone attempted murder during the competition, and this had to be reported to the organizers for them to take action.

"Mr. Ling, we've received your report. Please wait, someone will contact you later," said the staff on the other end before cutting off the call.

Listening to the busy tone on the phone, Ling Chen was annoyed. In such a situation, the organizers' attitude was so perfunctory that it was hard to believe.

After a brief complaint, Ling Chen made a decision to himself. He participated in this competition on He Ziyun's suggestion, hoping to gain some experience. But now that his life was in danger, he couldn't treat it lightly anymore. If there was real danger, he would withdraw immediately to ensure his safety.

After all, no one would want to lose their life in such a senseless conflict.

After leaving the area where he was ambushed, Ling Chen hurried towards the northern part of the forest. With less than a day and a half left, he hoped to give it a shot and see if there was a chance to become the ultimate victor. Meanwhile, Ling Chen did not forget about the attacker earlier. Throughout his journey, Ling Chen remained vigilant, listening intently to the sounds around him.

As time ticked away, by evening, Ling Chen saw the night was falling, so he found a relatively safe place to sit and rest, planning his next move once he regained his strength.

However, Ling Chen clearly underestimated the determination of the others to win.

Even at night, the other Earthly List experts participating in the competition were not idle, still making their final efforts towards victory.

Ling Chen lay on a tree branch, originally planning to get a good night's sleep. In the hour he lay down, he heard three groups of people pass by the area. Moreover, the footsteps were hurried, as if rushing for something.

His innate curiosity got the best of Ling Chen, and he couldn't help but sit up, gazing into the distance. Vaguely, he could see some firelight appearing.

A lot of people!

Ling Chen slightly furrowed his brows, and from the firelight, he could tell that many people had already gathered there. With so many people gathered together, something big must be happening.

Thinking of this, Ling Chen decided to go and take a look, even if just to satisfy his curiosity.

Climbing down the tree, Ling Chen rushed towards the direction of the firelight non-stop. After more than ten minutes, ten or so people appeared in Ling Chen's sight. Counting them, there weren't too many or too few, exactly ten people.

There were thirteen participants in total, but at the start of the competition, Ling Chen had easily eliminated one contestant. During the day, he found a corpse. So, counting all the people and himself, there were eleven left.

At this moment, within Ling Chen's line of sight, all ten people were present. Moreover, from their formation, it seemed that they were divided into four factions.

Gong Xiong's side had four people, Wang Hao was alone, Qin Gang's master, Heavenly Mechanism Jijiang, had three people, and the remaining two elderly men formed a team.

Among these four factions, in terms of overall strength, Gong Xiong's group was the strongest, Heavenly Mechanism Jijiang's was second, then the two elderly men, and finally the last was Wang Hao. Of course, the rankings were because Ling Chen hadn't shown up. Otherwise, the one with the weakest strength would surely be him.

There was no other way, as these experts had been on the Earthly List for many years, while Ling Chen had just entered it, and could barely rank as the tenth on the Earthly List.

Ling Chen looked at the four groups of people, scanning them for a few moments before turning his gaze to the center of the groups. There, Ling Chen saw a golden shining statue. The statue was likely gold-plated on the surface, making it particularly eye-catching under the light of the fire.

Seeing everyone's tense expressions, Ling Chen's heart moved. Could that golden statue be the final item?

Thinking of this, Ling Chen couldn't help but lock his gaze on Wang Hao. If anyone present stood the best chance of finding this golden statue, it would undoubtedly be Wang Hao. Because Wang Hao had found the most statues and gathered the most information.

Ling Chen had previously examined the statue he found. At the base of the statue, he found a number. According to his hypothesis, each statue should have a key number at its base. If these numbers were arranged, they would form an accurate coordinate.

Wang Hao had the most numbers, and even if there was a small part missing, it wouldn't be a problem for him. With his intelligence, using other parameters, he could probably deduce the approximate location.

No wonder everyone was drawn here; it turned out they had found the most crucial item.

Looking at the golden statue that no one dared to touch, Ling Chen smiled to himself. The others were wary of each other and no one wanted to make the first move. They knew that whoever moved first would immediately become the target of others, leading to attacks from all sides. This was not a wise approach.

Seeing them hesitate one by one, unwilling to act, Ling Chen couldn't help but find it boring. At this point, why waste time? He was still waiting to watch the drama unfold. A chaotic battle among Earthly List experts would definitely be a rare spectacle.

As he contemplated, Ling Chen suddenly heard Wang Hao speak, "Everyone, I found the item first."

"So what?" Heavenly Mechanism Jijiang said coldly, "The organizers didn't specify that whoever finds it first gets it. Respect is given to the strong; whoever has the harder fists will claim this item."