"Level two now."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the eight people offstage all reached level two at this moment.

Reaching level two means they have received upgrade rewards.

Ed and the others looked at the upgrade rewards that popped up, filled with anticipation.

Dozens of routes to enhance their combat power had appeared when they reached level one, making their subsequent operational pathways quite straightforward.

"SSS-level temporary equipment? Excellent!"

Ed looked at the reward options that popped up.

Apart from the attribute enhancements, the remaining one was temporary equipment.

This temporary equipment could be worn for 5 minutes, and after those 5 minutes, the equipment would disappear.

This kind of temporary equipment was not particularly valued in the past.

But later, during an exploration, someone chose such equipment.

After selecting this equipment, their combat power immediately increased, and they promptly raised the wild monster's level.

With the wild monster's level raised, the rewards it dropped also increased, and the experience given began to multiply.

It can be said that getting a powerful piece of equipment at the start allows for a snowball effect.

After Ed selected the equipment and equipped it onto the little hero, the little hero's combat power skyrocketed from 10 points to 1010 points.

Then, Ed swiftly raised the wild monster's level to level five.

The experience granted at level five is quite generous, and he is only at level two now, needing little experience to level up.

By the time the battle starts, he can level up again.

After executing his moves, Ed turned his attention to the others.

Others also quickly selected their upgrade rewards, and each of their heroes' combat power saw an enhancement.

He was now ranked first, with a combat power of 1010 points.

Ranked second was Melvin, with a combat power of 510 points.

Seeing Melvin, who ranked second, Ed was momentarily stunned, pondering what reward the other had chosen to possess such high combat power.

Apart from the first and second rankings, the other participants saw ordinary combat power increases.

Generally, they only gained twenty to thirty points.

There was even someone whose combat power hadn't increased at all, still at ten points.

This person, whose combat power hadn't increased at all, was a guy named Isaac.

"Isaac, what are you doing? The duel stage is about to begin, why hasn't your combat power increased at all?"

Seeing this, Ed frowned and asked loudly.

Isaac, hearing this, was full of confidence, "Don't worry, I selected the magic entry, a very powerful one."

Magic entry?

Hearing this, Ed and others visibly relaxed, their hearts at ease.

"Equip any spare gear that can be worn and ensure that the 14th Bureau's monkey is eliminated within the shortest time!"

Ed glanced around before shouting loudly.

Though even if they lose in the beginning, there is a limit to how much life points deplete, ensuring a victory is crucial.

As long as the opponent keeps losing life, without a chance to win or catch their breath, they can be eliminated from the eighth position.

This time, the difficulty level chosen is intermediate, which made him somewhat nervous.

Hearing this, others hastily combined equipment and equipped their heroes to enhance combat power.

"Is that guy still not selecting his reward? Why is his combat power still 10 points?"

After everyone finished their preparations, they quickly noticed Zhou Yingting nearby.

Seeing that Zhou Yingting's combat power was still at 10 points, they were a bit puzzled.

"Looks like he probably has chosen, but if his combat power remains at 10 points, he likely picked a magic entry or a supportive talent entry."

Ed also noticed Zhou Yingting's stagnant combat power.

Seeing this, he took a careful look and a vague guess formed in his heart.

If it's a supportive entry, it's alright, but if it's a magic entry, it could be troublesome.

When the battle stage arrives, if the opponent uses the magic entry to win the match and preserve their life, that would be problematic.

Their strategy from the start was to give the opponent no breathing room, leading them into a series of defeats.

"The duel stage is about to begin, we'll find out soon enough."

Isaac, listening from the side, responded after a moment's thought.

.....

Nearby, other participants were arguing incessantly, without a hint of hiding their competitive intentions.

However, at this moment, Zhou Yingting had already blocked out the surrounding noise, focusing intently on the reward options before him.

————Choose Upgrade Reward————

Gain 20 points of attack power.

Gain a 10% experience point bonus.

Obtain a piece of B-level equipment.

Acquire the talent entry 'Gambling God.'

Four rewards appeared in front of Zhou Yingting, ready for his selection.

As he looked at the rewards before him, Zhou Yingting's gaze immediately locked onto the second one.

Having cleared the Abyss Dungeon once before, Zhou Yingting knew how important the experience bonus was.

However, this fourth reward's Talent Entry was something he hadn't seen before, sparking his curiosity.

Talent Entry: Gambling God.

'Effect: When you use a Talent Entry for the lottery, every time you win a reward, your current Attack Power, Magic Strength, and Life Value will increase by 20%. If you don't have a Talent Entry for the lottery, it will be automatically learned after fifteen minutes.'

'Negative Effect: If you fail the lottery, it will deduct 10 Life Value from your little hero.'

This entry actually interacts with the lottery entry!

Moreover, if a lottery entry can't be found later, this entry will automatically gift a lottery entry.

Having tasted the benefits of using a lottery entry before, Zhou Yingting carefully looked over the Talent Entry: Gambling God, and immediately locked in this Talent Entry.

.....

"What's going on with Zhou Yingting? He should have locked in the rewards by now, so why hasn't his Combat Power increased?"

On the platform, everyone watching the battle arena below looked immensely tense.

Every now and then, glancing up at the massive Abyss Lord only heightened their anxiety.

"It must be...he's chosen some developmental entry, right?"

Shanshan looked at the scene, her face full of worry.

"Last time, the developmental entry he used seemed to decrease Combat Power, but this time he hasn't lost any Combat Power, right?"

Han Qiaowen whispered, watching the scene.

She wondered if the script was different this time.

Chu Shanshan, upon hearing this, carefully recalled the details from back then.

Thinking it over, it seemed that was indeed the case.

But if that's true, why hasn't the entry Zhou Yingting picked this time increased his Combat Power?

"Just keep an eye on it. Since we've decided to let him onto the field, let's have more faith in him."

Zhang Yi, sitting beside them, was also somewhat tense, but maintained a façade of calmness.

The others nodded in agreement.

"The combat round has begun."

While the group chatted, the battle arena below started the skirmish.

The selected fighters were random, and in just a moment, opponents were set.

Opposite Zhou Yingting was Isaac, whose Combat Power was the same, both at thirteen.

The island's contestant, however, faced Ed, who had the highest Combat Power.

"Thank goodness, he's matched up against someone with the same Combat Power as Zhou Yingting."

Observing the battle below, the group let out a sigh of relief.

When the combat round began, Zhou Yingting donned his equipment. Isaac did the same.

Hence, their original 10 Combat Power became 13.

With equal Combat Power, it came down to whose equipment was better.

Just as everyone held onto a glimmer of hope, Isaac below saw Zhou Yingting and a smirk appeared on his lips.

"Kid, you don't think you can beat me just because we both have 13 points, do you?"

Isaac looked at Zhou Yingting, and his small hero charged towards Zhou's with an icy expression.

Zhou Yingting, hearing this, frowned as he looked at Isaac.

And then, Isaac manipulated his small hero, using the magic entry he had just chosen.

With the activation of the magic entry, his small hero's Combat Power skyrocketed to eight hundred!

Seeing this, Zhou Yingting was briefly stunned, and as the two small heroes clashed, Zhou Yingting's was instantly defeated.

Then, his small hero began losing health, directly losing 3 points.

From an original 100 Life Value, it immediately dropped to 97 points.

"This guy!"

Zhou Yingting's gaze fell on the small hero in front of him, contemplating Isaac's magic entry that allowed such an exponential 800-point surge in Combat Power.

For the early stages, this 800-point Combat Power was ferocious.

"I thought you had learned some magic entry as well, but it seems that's not the case?"

Isaac watched Zhou Yingting's small hero being instantly defeated, breathed a sigh of relief, and then showed a face full of delight.

Magic entries have a cooldown and can't be used continuously.

He had been cautious about using his magic entry, fearing he'd face Zhou Yingting, but didn't expect to encounter him indeed.

According to the mechanism, in the next seven rounds, he's unlikely to face Zhou Yingting again.

That way, he could use the magic entry to farm monsters.

When the magic entry is activated, the monster level increases, allowing for rapid leveling.

As Zhou Yingting's match concluded, the other combat rounds also drew to a close.

Aside from the island participant, who was just as unlucky as Zhou Yingting and lost 3 Life Value, others lost at most 2 points.

It appeared they had thoroughly researched this, being able to ensure minimal Life Value loss when facing their own.

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