"These guys are also waiting..."

Sitting in the hollow of a dead giant tree, Lin Ye chewed on beef jerky while opening the map on the Professional panel to take a look.

According to the information on the map, quite a few contestants had already made their way to the Divine Hall Ruins at the center of the jungle.

But Lin Ye was in no rush; he was well aware.

Gathering together, it's hard to say if these people are safe or in danger...

If these demons intend to fight to the death and force a sacrifice, such a large group gathering together makes it significantly more convenient for them.

But even if Lin Ye didn't do this, letting these contestants scatter outside isn't a solution.

They'd just be picked off one by one by these demons and then sacrificed.

The result would be the same...

Better to pull everyone together; maybe with more people and more power, there's a chance to successfully resist.

And right now, Lin Ye was waiting, waiting for the moment these demons make a move.

If they want to bypass him and sacrifice those people in the Divine Hall Ruins, let's see what these demons can do.

"It seems the initial estimation was wrong; the staff of the Alliance has either been infiltrated or dealt with..."

Lin Ye muttered.

He didn't believe that the Alliance staff hadn't noticed demons had mixed into the arena.

Yet they hadn't appeared to guide the contestants.

The only possibility was that these staff members might have already been dealt with by the demons.

This would explain why there's been no staff out to guide the contestants until now.

But Lin Ye couldn't help but shake his head.

The number of staff isn't small; if they were all killed by these demons, how could not even a single corpse be seen?

Lin Ye really couldn't understand what was going on.

"It should be about time..."

Lin Ye swallowed the beef jerky, feeling the situation at the Divine Hall Ruins.

Though the perception was weak, he could roughly sense that there were nearly a thousand contestants gathered around the Divine Hall Ruins.

These people didn't rely solely on Kong Feiliu and Zong Muxue searching one by one.

They knew such a task couldn't be completed, so they formed teams to search for other teams.

All they needed was a little Holy Flame as evidence.

That's why contestants continued to gravitate towards the Divine Hall Ruins.

Gradually, what should have been the most tranquil part of the dense forest had its peace thoroughly disturbed by the influx of contestants.

Currently, the contestants here only account for a small fraction of all the contestants.

Yet outside, contestants continued to hurry towards this place.

It's almost certain that if they kept waiting, nearly all contestants in the forest would come to this Divine Hall Ruins.

"With so many of us, would those demons still dare to come?"

"If they come, they should never think of leaving!"

"Have they come to exorcise demons under Saint Lin's call?"

"Absolutely! I'm eagerly waiting for the demons to appear, can't wait any longer!"

The contestants who had already arrived were full of anticipation, hoping desperately for demons to show up for a fierce battle.

If they encountered these demons alone, they probably wouldn't have this kind of enthusiasm.

For most, facing off individually wouldn't be a match for the demons...

After all, those chosen by the Demon God aren't ordinary.

Coupled with the Demon God's power blessing, it's unthinkable they wouldn't surpass average Professionals.

Statistics show that most demons have an 80% win rate against Professionals of the same level!

Though this statistic might not be completely accurate, that staggering 80% victory rate indicates side-on why average Professionals can't match demons of the same level.

If it weren't that demons were far fewer in numbers than human Professionals, humanity might have been lost already.

Now with so many contestants gathered inside the Divine Hall, everyone was ready for the approaching demons.

This gathering gave them tremendous courage.

"Why hasn't Lin Ye come yet..."

In the crowd, Li Fei seemed worried.

Beside her was Zong Muxue.

"Don't worry, the Holy Flame is here; he'll come eventually," Zong Muxue said softly.

She had looked into Lin Ye before, knowing about Li Fei's presence...

She was quite curious about Lin Ye's rumored girlfriend.

"Hmm..." Li Fei nodded, saying nothing more.

Just then, there was an uproar around them.

"Look above! There's an attack!"

"Demons!"

"What's going on..."

"Wh... why are there so many?"

The scene turned chaotic.

It was clear the situation greatly exceeded everyone's expectations; they thought large-scale demon invasion was impossible.

Twenty or thirty would already be considered extreme.

After all, mixing a few demons in was unavoidable.

But mixing too many would definitely alert the Alliance.

However, the current situation stunned the contestants...

Zong Muxue also looked up, her face turning pale.

"How is this possible..." she murmured, incredulous.

In the sky, numerous dark spots appeared, swelling gradually, then like eyes opening, bursting to reveal figures within...

Just by glancing, there were easily four or five hundred of them!

So many demons—how could the fledgling contestants possibly handle them?

"It's Senior Brother Zhang!" The girl next to Li Fei pointed to someone in the sky, shocked.

"No, I recognize that person, looks like an Alliance staff member!"

"That... no, isn't my brother on a mission? How is he up there?"

The contestants below descended into chaos.

The demons' numbers far exceeded what they could handle!

Most shockingly, many recognized familiar faces among the demons, even their own family!

Many were utterly devastated, unable to accept this reality.

"Sacrifice begins! Quickly!"

Zhang Zihao immediately shouted to Tao Jun and Niu Zhen.

And he had to constantly watch out for Lin Ye, who could appear at any moment!

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