Surrounding Maximus, they simultaneously attacked.

    Seeing different attacks coming from all directions, Maximus didn''t panic.

    Stone, arrows, whips, swords, darts—under the rain of attacks, Maximus leisurely dodged, not taking a single hit.

    Although his ultimate fighting ability was thoroughly suppressed against mortal strength, it was like a cheat code.

    Not needing to think, his body could automatically dodge and react.

    "Not good!"

    Seeing Maximus seemingly read every one of their moves, Mars began to panic.

    Although he was in awe of the Shadowcrest family''s status, thinking they were all in the same mortal state, he thought this was their chance.

    However, looking at the result, it seemed he was vastly mistaken.

    Not wanting to give up, they hastened their attacks, making use of their various abilities.

    As one of the top talents on the whole planet, each of them still had a thing or two up their sleeves.

    Attacking relentlessly, even Maximus couldn''t counterattack.

    Going into overclock mode, he didn''t have time to pick up his bow and arrows to attack.

    "Not bad~" Seeing their seamless cooperation, Maximus praised.@@@@

    However, given his unlimited stamina, he could kite them until they were exhausted.

    Dodging and running, he began to exhaust them like cows.

    "Is running all you can do?!"

    "Where is the pride of the Shadowcrest family?!"

    "Fight us like a real man, can you?!"

    Being dragged around like mindless puppets, they felt helpless.

    If this continued, they would be too exhausted to even pick up their weapons.

    While provoking Maximus, they didn''t stop attacking.

    A slight change might cause a domino effect that would cause them all to collapse.

    Meanwhile, deaf to their provocation, Maximus began to think of a countermeasure.

    It was indeed not feasible to continue dodging.

    Although he had unlimited stamina, he was only facing less than a dozen enemies.

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    "How can I pass up such a thrilling battle...?"

    Unknowingly, Maximus began to be influenced by the fighting intent of the Plane Arena.

    As one of the top architectural wonders, it not only could set absolute rules and shift realistic environments.

    The most integral part of the Plane Arena was the fighting will.

    Fighting in the Plane Arena, even the most timid and docile animal would become a fearless predator looking for prey.

    The most crucial point was that this fighting will was not harmful but a nourishment—cultivating one''s fearlessness in rationality, a perfect fighter unafraid of any challenges.

    Turning from passive to active, Maximus began to travel with the wind and earth.

    Taming birds and voles, Maximus started his hunt.

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    A year later, while Maximus was on a hunt, a massive earthquake shook the whole competition ground.

    From his peripheral vision, a map appeared, showing the land slowly falling into destruction.

    "It seems that this elimination round will be finished faster." Maximus deduced, seeing the map.

    With the slow destruction along the edge of the map, the billions of contestants would begin to concentrate on the center.

    In this way, no one would be able to hide, and all would be forced to fight for survival.

    Fortunately, although the map showed the entire terrain of the competition ground, it didn''t show their positions.

    Otherwise, personal ability would be useless.

    No matter how strong Maximus was, if he were surrounded and ambushed by thousands of individuals, he would be finished.

    With the map revealing his exact position, he wouldn''t be able to hide, run, or even strategize.

    In this way, the elimination round would lose its purpose of sifting through the strongest and most adaptable.

    "Let''s go to the center..." Looking through the map, Maximus decided his next step.

    Since the land would converge to the center, he didn''t want to waste time going around.

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    Meanwhile, the members of the Shadowcrest family continued on their journey to survival.

    Alone in the desert, sea, forest, swamp, cold, and wasteland, they began to thrive using all they had learned in the past.

    Having undergone similar trials and training before, they quickly adapted.

    From Liam forming a group, Neo sleeping on the ground, to even Asha stumbling around a paradise without danger.

    Maximus'' wives were even better, eliminating talents like cattle and sheep, letting their wildest nature take course—they became true Amazonians, the queens of battle.

    Each having their own way of thriving in the elimination round, the time quickly began to pass.