My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 276: The Isolated Island

When Li Rui opened his eyes, he saw an extremely vast hall.

A rough glance revealed that there were actually thousands of people here, from all over the world, and all the summoned Secret Realm agents had arrived.

However, the position where each person appeared should be related to their entrance location into the Secret Realm; Li Rui and the other eight people from Group 01 were together.

"The Reincarnation Hall is actually interconnected."

Cheng Mingyue folded her arms in front of her chest, "I thought people from different forces would be separated."

"Of course."

One of the Superpower Division's consultant grinned, "Administrators will come to announce the rules later."

Kong Ji began to scrutinize the participants from powers outside Dragon Country, his gaze sweeping through the crowd until he finally found a face he wanted to find.

"Hey, Li Rui, see that guy in the blue robe, he's... Eh? Why are you pulling out your weapon?"

He was startled mid-sentence and immediately reached out to press down the diamond umbrella Li Rui had pulled out from his inventory.

"Why? With everyone gathered, if I take them all down, wouldn't we surely win?"

"...Be a human, would you?"

Kong Ji said speechlessly, "The administrator here isn't the same as those in registration space; he could incapacitate me with just one punch."

"....." 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Li Rui hadn't expected that there were administrators with such overwhelming martial prowess, so he quickly put away his weapon.

"Originally planned to sneak attack to eliminate competitors, then rob the administrator, thank goodness I didn't tell Brother Kong."

As Li Rui was pondering, a puppet wearing an administrator coat clattered in from the doorway and stood on the high platform at the center of the hall.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this year's Secret Realm battleground."

"I'm sure you've been eagerly anticipating this, so I'll get straight to the point, this time the Secret Realm is set at the junction of the Eastern Continent and the Western Regions....."

"The ocean to the south! An isolated island brimming with endless treasures awaits your exploration."

Li Rui heard it speaking Dragon Language, yet people from other factions didn't seem bewildered, clearly different people heard different languages. Besides, a puppet doesn't have mouth movements, its mouth is just a movable wooden stopper.

Upon hearing this setting, everyone started discussing animatedly.

The Secret Realm World is vast, though various Secret Realms are distributed in different corners, the encompassed scope is still only a small part.

Previous battlegrounds sometimes were set on the Eastern Continent, sometimes in the Western Regions, and even the Great Snowfield and central areas made appearances.

This led to inherent unfairness in the battlegrounds.

For instance, if the background is set on the Eastern Continent, it is clearly more favorable to Dragon Country, because it might involve some forces and characters encountered even in ordinary Secret Realms, at the very least, participants have differing levels of understanding of the local conditions and customs.

But this time, the battleground is set on an isolated island suspended overseas, meaning it's an unknown island, making the starting point of this Secret Realm battleground the same for everyone.

The puppet continued, "This time the Secret Realm will last two months; normal hunger, thirst, fatigue won't appear as negative statuses, but starvation, dehydration, and exhaustion will result in being knocked out."

Two months?

Li Rui had never experienced a Secret Realm with such a long duration, past ones like the Liangting border at most lasted two or three days, and he'd finish ahead of time due to swift actions.

"How long will two months in the Secret Realm translate to in reality?"

Kong Ji answered, "Past records show the longest was five days for three months. Don't worry, each person is equipped with a dedicated support team for monitoring, even if you sleep for a month, it's fine."

"My main concern is missing the final exam if it takes too long."

"....."

The Secret Realm battleground prioritized by various countries is about to start, yet you're worried about your final exam?!

The puppet spoke again, "Additionally, a small tip, treated as my personal goodwill."

"The most common creatures on this island are the Demon Race and Undead."

!

Li Rui felt he was being targeted in reverse.

According to the Secret Realm World's setting, places like the Western Regions and Great Snowfield also have Demon Race, such as vampires, werewolves, Barbaric Beasts are descendants of mythological creatures, Spirit Monsters are elemental beings, largely they aren't much different, when calculating skill damage, it's all the same.

Li Rui suddenly felt that this administrator was rather nice, as the Demon Race and Undead are what he's best at countering now.

The puppet's statement continued.

"Languages won't be directly translated; you can learn through conventional means or via task requirements."

The Secret Realm battleground doesn't have a main quest, its essence can be understood as a treasure map, where people from different factions enter to obtain chances, a plethora of attribute points, equipment, skill points, skills, talents, you name it.

Principally, there's no concept of winning or losing, but as one of the three major countries, if our gains are notably less than the other two sides, it's equivalent to losing.

However, no main quest doesn't mean there are no tasks, many rewards come from tasks, the difference from ordinary Secret Realms is that here, task rewards have lesser experience, but greater freedom.

The administrator disregarded a few sporadic questions from the crowd, continued speaking to himself: "Basic information has been conveyed, that's it."

Pa-pa.

He clapped twice, and the air in the center suddenly fluctuated, people nearby immediately stepped aside. Soon, a gigantic rectangular Teleportation Gate appeared in the hall.

"Now, the timing starts, you may freely enter. By the way, the starting location is random, do be cautious."

Upon hearing this, a group of people eagerly rushed into the Teleportation Gate.

Among these people, most came from chaotic regions, perhaps some small countries around the world, along with illegal Secret Realm agents; they lacked systematic training and camaraderie, and because they couldn't alter their imprints, they were randomly summoned, with most lacking relevant experience, hence their urgency.

Most remaining were participants from the three major countries who had been informed during training that rushing in for a few minutes in such a long-duration Secret Realm was pointless, thus they weren't in a hurry, but rather queued orderly, entering the enormous Teleportation Gate from different directions.

Even those who had previously met refrained from greetings, for entering the gate meant turning into hostile relations beyond civilized limits, essentially shifting into a state of war.

Li Rui and his Group 01 were the last batch to enter.

"Once you get inside, don't rush, first find your people and then search for the main force together," Kong Ji reiterated.

Most people needed to do this, although those chosen from Dragon Country, at the very least were like Duan Ling and others at level 30 plus and had several epic skills, yet they still needed to be cautious after entering.

Not only would local natives potentially pose danger, but hostile force members might also assassinate them, so grouping together quickly was paramount.

Li Rui walked last, just ahead of Kong Ji, nodded to bid farewell, then he stepped inside the gate.

Buzz!

After a dizzying swirl, before Li Rui opened his eyes, he heard the sound of waves crashing, upon raising his eyelids, he saw a cliff before him, beneath his feet lay a beach covered in yellow sand.

Turning back, there was only the vast sea, looking sideways outward, he saw an endless coastline, and in the distance lay a series of mountains.

"This island... is a new continent-like?"