Chapter 2086

Scene rules: unlimited damage mode, indiscriminate melee! (Warning: killing fellow civilization participants yields no point rewards; ranking is calculated in dual civilization-individual mode.)

Rule 1: Killing participants of the same rank grants 1 point reward; killing a higher rank grants *10! (Killing virtual entrants deducts 50% of the reward.)

Rule 2: The Eternal Summit is divided into ten layers; staying on each layer for 1 hour yields layer number *10 points reward, which resets to zero upon death. The top layer, i. e., those who summit the peak, additionally gain 10% points reward from all participants each hour!

Rule 3: As the layer number increases, participants will gain a layer number *10% rule enhancement! Maximum enhancement 100%!

Note: Within the Starlight battlefield, any participant who dies cannot drop any equipment; all drops upon death will be reclaimed by the Starlight Alliance.

The rules are not complicated; Lin An quickly finished reading and realized that the rules of the Eternal Summit are similar to the Stars + Earth confrontation at that time.

Occupying layers yields points, killing yields points, and finally ranking is calculated based on total points.

Especially after looking at the second and third rules, Lin An became even more aware of what the theme of this Starlight War is.

"Is the optimal solution to rush to the summit first? Whoever reaches the summit first, even if they cannot hold it afterward, just persisting for one hour's worth of points is enough to secure a ranking!"

"Moreover, the higher the layer, the greater the strength enhancement; this also gives the weak a chance! A full twofold strength enhancement, in the situation of the highest War Star Peak, can reverse most disadvantages!"

"Likewise, risk and opportunity coexist; constantly charging for the peak yields no staying reward, and with so many participants, nobody will watch others charge the peak and siphon off their rewards."

What a clever setting; after Lin An figured out the selection mechanism of the Starlight War, he couldn't help but marvel at the organizers' shrewdness.

Combined with the delayed entry mechanism, Lin An could imagine that as the competition begins, the first batch of weak entrants will frantically charge toward the Eternal Summit.

As long as one seizes the first few layers, even just persisting for one or two hours will yield a higher ranking than those who come later.

And to avoid being overtaken, the preceding civilizations will desperately block those entering later; ultimately, when they cannot hold, it evolves into a fierce pursuit. All civilizations craving ranking will surge upward like locusts until they are slain and fall.

Under these circumstances, the selected Awakened Ones are surely true monsters, daring to charge toward the peak and fight to the death—super elites!

As for the final note's warning, Lin An couldn't help but frown, then after a moment he understood many issues.

No equipment drop upon death?

He was still thinking about the kill-and-consume rule, then seizing equipment to strengthen himself; this would form a perfect cycle.

He even always believed that the star hammer forged for him by No. 77 was made with this in mind.

But now it seems this loophole has been sealed tight; all he can do is see whether the artifact given to him by No. 77 can solve this problem.

Upon careful thought, this actually makes sense; otherwise this loophole would have been exploited to death long ago. Moreover, Lin An also understood why the Starlight Alliance is willing to keep holding the competition.

"Recycling equipment... those who can enter as Fifth Stage, which isn't the elite of each civilization? Perhaps not everyone can afford equipment, but with such a large base, a single match can recycle at least tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of pieces of equipment!"

"Moreover, when higher-level matches are factored in... the amount of equipment 'devoured' will only increase!"

"The rewards given out seem large, but compared to the equipment devoured, it's merely a drop in the bucket.."

After realizing this, Lin An even felt a bit envious.

Damn, he couldn't even imagine how much equipment the Starlight Alliance has swallowed over all these years! In a sense, this is even darker than a system lottery.

The people sent by the major civilizations are just lottery chips; millions of Fifth Stage individuals risk their lives for that tiny reward.

Moreover, the Starlight Alliance can thereby absorb the elite among the elite; it's no wonder it has endured so long without collapsing.

"If there's a chance... no matter what, I want to grab a share.."

"Even if I could grab just once, even a mere one percent would be enough to upgrade my equipment to an unimaginable level.."

No longer lamenting, Lin An closed the explanation and quickly simulated the route in his mind.

Summiting is temporarily unrelated to him.

His top priority now is to first go and take that nightmare-level artifact.

As for after taking it, at most a few hours of summit time remain, which Lin An can only accept.

Although he imagines arriving first, by the time he climbs, the Eternal Summit is likely already 'piled full' with millions of Fifth Stage individuals, and each layer he ascends will face everyone's hostility.

But.

It doesn't matter anymore.

From the moment he decided to enter the Starlight War, he had prepared himself to be against the world!

"A war to become gods?"

Gazing at the Eternal Summit that shoots straight into the clouds, like a path to heaven.

Lin An's eyes flickered; the fighting spirit in his gaze blazed like a flame in the darkness.

The moment he reaches the summit, he will be the sole true god of this battlefield!

"Starlight Announcement:"

"Three seconds later the protective shield ends; please first batch participants get ready."

"The second batch entrants will enter the battlefield 10 minutes later, with delayed entry of 6 groups. It is estimated that after the final participants enter, one hour later the battlefield will randomly generate Fifth Stage lifeforms."

"Please all participants choose countermeasures according to their own situation."

"3.."

"2.."

"1..!"

Competition starts!

"Hum!!"

Accompanied by countless light pillars shooting up from the white ground, the entire world seemed to move in an instant.

With his extremely strong perception, almost at the moment the light shield vanished, Lin An sensed massive rule fluctuations coming from within a hundred kilometers around him.

Obviously, given that each batch of entrants only has a 10-minute lead advantage, the first batch participants all want to seize the opportunity when competition is minimal.

Meanwhile, just as Lin An was about to contact Zhang Tie and the others to give them medicine, three communications suddenly rang out in succession:

"No. 01 War Slave Lin An! Immediately report your coordinates and rendezvous with me!"

"Lin An! I'm with Wen Ya and Jiang Haochen and the others in a team; I can sense you, you're on my left!"

"Team Lin! I'm Zhang Tie! Damn! There's a Fifth Stage squad right ahead of us, flying toward us!"