Stop pretending, I'm a security guard, a five-star general!

They traveled in silence by bus to the qualifying rounds.

A secret rift came into view.

A staff member stood in front of the crowd and spoke loudly:

"This qualifying round will adopt a battle royale mode, where 500 participating teams will enter the high-risk secret realm [Extreme Cold Glacier]."

"Our staff planted 128 flags on the highest peak of the extremely cold glacier in the secret realm."

"All each team has to do is reach the highest peak as quickly as possible, retrieve the flag, and then turn back to exit the secret realm."

"The first team to capture 128 flags and return successfully will advance to the next round of the knockout stage."

Wow!

These words caused an uproar among the people present.

This is a high-risk secret realm, containing peak 5-star demonic beasts, which, in equivalent terms, are comparable to peak Martial Marquis level human warriors.

Is the intensity of this qualifying round really that high?

It might be a bit better for strong university teams, as they usually have one or two martial arts masters in their ranks.

However, for those university teams with slightly weaker strength, who can't even muster a single Martial Marquis in a single team, this secret realm is equivalent to hellish difficulty for them.

Fortunately, this time the competition wasn't about who could kill the most monsters, but rather who could be the fastest. This gave the weaker teams a glimmer of hope to advance.

"Does anyone have any questions?" the staff member asked, looking at the group of people in front of him.

"May we steal someone else's flag along the way?" someone asked, raising their hand.

"Okay." The staff member nodded expressionlessly.

Upon hearing this, the expressions of many team members in the audience changed once again, and they looked worried.

They could already foresee how fierce the battle would be once they entered the secret realm, since they were able to seize other teams' flags.

But as the saying goes, human joys and sorrows are not shared, and Qin Yu at this moment looked excited.

He can steal other people's flags. Doesn't that mean that if he takes back all 128 flags and eliminates all other teams, he can win the championship directly?

However, the moment the thought crossed his mind, the staff member's next words shattered his illusions with cold indifference.

"But please note that each team can only carry one flag at most, and those who violate this rule will be eliminated immediately."

Qin Yu:? ? ?

Nima! ?

You little brat, you overheard what I was thinking, didn't you? Are you deliberately targeting me?

"Alright, since everyone has no further questions, we'll now distribute a teleportation scroll to each of you."

"When you encounter an insurmountable danger, activate this scroll, and you can instantly escape the secret realm."

"However, this also means you've been eliminated, so please use this with caution."

After that, several staff members began distributing teleportation scrolls to the participating teams, and then, under the guidance of the staff, they entered the secret realm in an orderly fashion.

Qin Yu and his group felt a sudden darkness before their eyes. When they opened their eyes again, all they could see was a vast expanse of white, with snow-covered glaciers as far as the eye could see.

A biting wind howled past, making everyone shiver.

"Holy crap!? It's a bit cold, I forgot to bring my winter coat." Qin Yu hugged his arms tightly, shivering from the cold wind.

"It's okay, big brother, I have hand warmers," Ouyang Xiaopang grinned.

Qin Yu curled his lip in exasperation: "In this cold weather, what good is a little hand warmer... Holy crap!?"

Before Qin Yu could finish speaking, he was stunned by a giant hand warmer that suddenly appeared in front of him, twice his height.

The moment this oversized hand warmer appeared, the freezing cold that everyone had been feeling vanished instantly, replaced by a wave of intense warmth that almost made them sweat.

"Big brother, isn't my hand warmer incredibly effective at keeping you warm?" Ouyang Xiaopang grinned, patted his chest, and boasted.

"It is indeed quite warm." Qin Yu nodded in agreement: "But it's so big, we can't carry it with us all the time."

"It's alright, the size can be controlled freely." Ouyang Xiaopang chuckled, took out a remote control, and pressed a button.

The next moment, this oversized hand warmer shrank to the size of a fist.

However, the warmth it generated was not diminished much; at least, it had no problem helping people stay warm.

"Great job, Fatty, your hand warmer is awesome! Where did you get it?" Qin Yu patted Ouyang Fatty on the shoulder with a smile.

Ouyang Xiaopang chuckled and waved his hand:

"Brother, I bought this at an auction. It was pretty cheap, only around ten million. If you want it, I can give you one later."

Everyone: "..."

So, around ten million?

Listen, can you hear what people are saying?

With the help of hand warmers, everyone's problem of keeping warm has been solved, and we can start planning the next step.

The group first looked around and found no one in sight. Clearly, the five hundred participating teams had been teleported to different locations.

Soon after, everyone's eyes were drawn to the same spot.

To the northwest of the group, a towering mountain peak stood, reaching into the clouds.

That's clearly the highest peak in this secret realm, and those flags planted by the staff are right there.

"Judging by our eyes, that mountain peak is about 100 kilometers away from us. Considering the time it would take to climb the mountain, take down the flag, and then return, it would take at least five days."

Gu Shanhe gazed at the distant mountain peak and murmured to himself:

"If we encounter some monsters along the way, it may take even longer, at least a week."

"A week?" Qin Yu frowned slightly upon hearing this and shook his head.

"Too slow! We need to finish it in half a day!"

"Half a day?" Gu Shanhe's lips twitched slightly upon hearing this.

"Teacher, although you are very strong, we must also respect the objective laws of things. In half a day, we can't even reach that mountain peak."

Upon hearing this, Qin Yu's lips curled into a strange smile, and he shook his finger:

"No! No! No! You know nothing about my second brother's strength."

As he spoke, Qin Yu looked at Zhang Xiaoming standing to the side:

"Second brother, show him."

Zhang Xiaoming smiled slightly, nodded, and then snapped his fingers. The next moment, accompanied by a dazzling flash of light, an armed helicopter appeared out of thin air in front of everyone.

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