195: Chapter 195 A Worthy Opponent

The moment the light gate brightened, both Gray's Beast-Eared Clan and the Star-Gazing Clan on the other side turned their heads to look.

Cui Jingming and the others stepped out from the light gate, their expressions carrying a hint of excitement.

Horn immediately re-verified the race name on the progress bar.

After seeing the race name 'Human' once again, his expression was one of great surprise.

Previously, when they had just finished the fifth Assessment, hadn't the other party only just passed the first?

How did they catch up so quickly?

Could it be that they had spent too much time on this sixth Assessment?

Horn felt a bit of displeasure and discomfort in his heart.

They were originally leading by a wide margin, but now one after another, they were catching up.

However, compared to his awkwardness, Gray didn't care at all.

He only took a single glance before quickly withdrawing his gaze.

They had already deduced the ninth basic rule formula and were almost finished.

At this time, just reaching the sixth Assessment—is it useful?

It's too late.

Thinking this, his gaze shifted to the right, toward Noel.

Their greatest rivals now should be those of the Star-Gazing Clan on the right.

Perhaps by coincidence, as he looked over, Noel also withdrew his gaze and let his eyes fall on him.

The moment their eyes met, they suddenly felt an inexplicable emotion.

It was different from the deliberate disdain and contempt they had shown before.

Now, with the addition of a new party, they felt the exhilaration of meeting a worthy opponent.

...

On the left side.

After walking out of the light gate.

Cui Jingming's excitement remained unabated as he turned his head to look around, soon noticing the other two races on the right.

After a few glances, he couldn't help but exclaim, "There must be over ten thousand people; what a grand display."

"Oh, there are fewer people over there, but they should all be elites..."

After a brief observation, their gaze fell on what was directly in front of them.

Soon, the rules for this Assessment appeared before their eyes.

Cui Jingming watched with rapt attention, not missing a single word.

After finishing, he scanned it again, then propped up his chin and began talking to himself.

"Graphic Deduction?" he muttered, then glanced at the two parties on the right again, becoming inexplicably confident.

"I think, this must be a test of deduction, and they've all taken the wrong path... otherwise, they wouldn't be stuck here for so long."

Gu Changming: "..."

"What do you think?"

Seeing that Gu Changming didn't speak, Cui Jingming took the initiative to throw the conversation his way.

"Uh... I think you're right."

"Right? I think we still have to rely on our brains; there might be some rules or loopholes we haven't discovered," Cui Jingming continued.

After going through the previous five Assessments, Cui Jingming understood that the Assessments didn't necessarily rely on strength; sometimes, a brain was more useful.

"Then have you discovered anything?" Gu Changming asked.

"Haha," Cui Jingming laughed and scratched his head, "Not yet."

As he spoke, he took the initiative to walk toward the changing graphics, "Hey, everyone come and try it; maybe with a bit of luck, we can pass it all at once."

Gu Changming curled his lip and didn't step forward; instead, he stood in place and opened his panel to check the rules of this Assessment.

【Hidden Rule: Let the central pixel be C, and the sum of the states of its 8 neighbors be S.

Basic Rule 1: If S ≤ -3 → Annihilation → Becomes Empty (0)...】

"Eh?"

The moment his gaze fell on the Hidden Rule, Gu Changming was stunned for a moment.

The basic rules were listed for him?

After reading, Gu Changming glanced at Cui Jingming, who was walking ahead.

This guy guessed wrong again; this really is a test of Computing Power.

...

Compared to the relaxed and pleasant start on Gu Changming's side,

the atmosphere on the other two sides had become intense and deadlocked.

Gray's Think Tank members were all on the verge of burning out; some older ones who felt they were of little value had already begun using potions that burned their origin to trade for Mental Power.

Horn didn't even dare to ask about the progress anymore, for fear of disturbing Gray and the others.

He even went up and guessed a few graphics himself, hoping to rely on luck to win this round first.

Unfortunately, his luck wasn't that good.

"It's out."

Gray's eyes flashed as he whispered excitedly.

Hearing this, Horn finally managed to interject, "Is the ninth basic rule out?"

"Yes," Gray nodded and continued, "Now only the last basic rule remains. With this graphic and the nine known rules, we can work backward and deduce it soon. The speed will be faster than before..."

Before he could finish his sentence,

suddenly, from the right, a white light flashed first from the Star-Gazing Clan's direction.

The expressions of both men froze.

Gray couldn't even help but look over.

The other side figured it out first?

This was the first time the opposite side had overtaken them.

Although they had also deduced it, the other party had submitted it first and received confirmation.

And the other party had been a latecomer...

Gray immediately ordered his subordinates to step forward and submit the deduced rule.

Soon, white light also lit up on their side.

The ninth rule they had just submitted was also successfully confirmed.

Almost simultaneously, the other side also looked toward them.

Both sides looked at each other once again.

Though separated by nearly a hundred meters, at this moment, the atmosphere was inexplicably heightened.

They had reached the same starting line.

From now on, the final battle begins.

...

In that moment of eye contact, both sides tacitly refrained from taking action.

Especially Gray and Noel; the fighting spirit in their eyes burned even brighter.

At this moment, their minds were in sync.

Both had a countdown in their hearts.

As soon as the countdown hit zero, they would strike simultaneously. This time, they would see which side was stronger and superior.

Counting silently in his heart, the countdown reached the final three seconds.

Gray's body tensed up, ready to move.

The countdown was about to hit zero.

The moment Gray's hand was raised,

at that very instant, on the far left, a blinding white light suddenly flared up.

"Eh?"

Gray's movement froze, he was stunned, and then he turned his head to look over there.

He originally thought the other party had only completed a single image and deduced the first rule.

But as his gaze swept over, there wasn't a single soul left there.

It was already a completely empty space.

The hundred or so humans from before had completely disappeared from that space.

In an instant, his brain seemed to stall.

What happened?

...

It wasn't just him.

On the far right, extreme shock and disbelief also flashed through Noel's eyes.

How is this possible?

They passed this Assessment and reached the seventh stage?

Hadn't they only just entered this sixth Assessment?