Almighty Genius

Chapter 1967 - 1515: He's Here!

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The Devil's Trial is extremely dangerous. From the moment these trialists left that submarine, the killing intent accompanied each of them.

The fierce sea beasts were just the appetizer; the real danger began once the trialists set foot on Devil's Island…

The forest is filled with various traps, and the slightest mistake could cost them their lives... Besides, the true threat comes from those formidable hunters!

"Hunters... I wonder if I will encounter him!"

Thinking of these hunters, Qin Fang couldn't help but think of his father, Qin Tiannan, whom he hadn't seen in twenty years, and he wondered if he might have the chance to meet him.

"According to what Tu San said, a few years ago, he was already a Grandmaster Peak Strongman. Who knows what level his strength has reached now..."

Qin Fang learned about Qin Tiannan's news from the Bloody Demon Tu San.

Back then, Tu San was rescued by Qin Tiannan, and his strength was already at the Grandmaster Level Peak. Now, after all these years, who knows if he has crossed that threshold into a higher level.

"Level 8 Grandmaster Level..."

Thinking about this, even Qin Fang couldn't help but tremble a bit.

Although he is confident that he will reach this level one day, for someone with such a short cultivation period, even if his advancement speed is fast, it still seems a distant goal.

After all, he hasn't even crossed into the Grandmaster Level yet and requires significant accumulation to achieve that leap.

"If he really comes to hunt me down..."

Of course, Qin Fang thought so not because he was boasting about having a Great Grandmaster Level father, but because he feared they would meet in such a manner.

If a Level 8 Grandmaster expert came after him, he would likely be killed instantly, similar to when Chu Tianji took down Tang Mingyuan.

A father and son meeting after twenty years, only to end up fighting to the death before recognition, is more tragic than any earthly tragedy...

"Sigh, let's hope such a thing doesn't really happen..."

This was just a fleeting thought in Qin Fang's mind, and the likelihood of such an event occurring shouldn't be too high.

Judging from a survival rate of around thirty percent for trialists, the number of hunters shouldn't be too many, and their strength also wouldn't vastly exceed that of the trialists.

Hunters at the Grandmaster-level Tier might be the best candidates. If they reached Level 8 Grandmaster Level and hunted trialists, then the remaining hundred or so trialists would be wiped out in less than a month...

With a thirty percent survival rate, there are approximately one hundred and fifty to sixty trialists this time, meaning nearly forty might survive.

After the first stage's cleansing, about one hundred and thirty are left...

Calculating further, around eighty more would be taken out over the month, about two-thirds of the remaining number.

On average, this means about three people would be taken out every day...

"Three people... tsk tsk, just now several might have died, right?"

Even Qin Fang couldn't help but complain a little.

The trialists aren't fools; just having landed on Devil's Island and not fully adapted to the bloody and brutal Devil's Trial, it's understandable for the death toll to be slightly higher.

Once trialists adapt, the death rate would quickly drop, and it wouldn't be impossible for days to go by without a single death.

"If my estimation is correct, the formidable hunters should appear in the latter part of the month..."

Qin Fang didn't rush into action; instead, he thought carefully and made a simple analysis.

This trial doesn't hold significant meaning for him, so he doesn't place much emphasis on it. However, he must find the whereabouts of his father, Qin Tiannan, during this month.

Originally, he planned to go to the mountain, using the advantage of visibility to scout Devil's Island's layout, making it easier to find Qin Tiannan.

But now it seems that this plan is clearly unworkable.

Almost all trialists had the same thought, so the hunters would undoubtedly patrol this route for ambush...

Knowing the enemy is waiting on this path, yet still going up to die would be insane.

Of course, there are some exceptions.

For instance…

"Since the expert hunters only appear later, if the hunters suffer massive casualties early on, perhaps this process will be accelerated!"

This is Qin Fang's current plan, which can be described as quite a crazy strategy.

However, although the plan is crazy, Qin Fang finds it very challenging... He even feels that this is the true core of the Devil's Trial.

"Maybe I really can break through to Grandmaster Level here..."

Understanding this, Qin Fang wasn't in a hurry to find his father Qin Tiannan. After all, Devil's Island is massive, and Qin Fang isn't familiar with the terrain. Even if he tries deliberately to search, there's no guarantee he can find him.

It would be better to take this opportunity to train himself, truly enhance his strength, cross that barrier, and officially advance to Grandmaster Level.

Not only does he overcome the most arduous hurdle, but he also has more substantial resources to find his father Qin Tiannan...

On this island, ordinary hunters possess Grandmaster Level strength, and there are certainly more terrifying experts stationed here. What Qin Fang wants to do is absolutely insane, and if his strength is just a bit lacking, he's highly likely to fail completely.

If he fails completely on this brutal Devil's Island, the outcome is predictable... Not only will he, Qin Fang, not survive, but even his father Qin Tiannan might not survive!

...

Deep within Devil's Island, a middle-aged man sitting cross-legged on a simple wooden bed suddenly opened his eyes.

A captivating glint shot from his eyes as he gazed at a tall mountain in the distance. His facial expression didn't show much change; he just muttered to himself, "He's here..."

A moment later, the man took out a pocket watch from within his coat, gently opened the watch cover, and perhaps because it's been so many years, no music came out, and even the watch's hands no longer moved, but this man still cherished it dearly.

The reason is simple; it contains a photo—in it, a young woman!

It's just that this pocket watch already has many years of history, and this once young woman is clearly no longer young.

"Qing'er, are you well?"

As he caressed the photo, the man's eyes revealed deep tenderness, speaking sentimentally, "He's here... I know, our child is here!"

If Qin Fang were here, he would surely recognize who the young woman in the photo is, none other than his mother Qin Qing.

Thus, the man's identity comes with a logical conclusion!

"I must go... Can't let him get into trouble!"

The middle-aged man gazed sentimentally at the photo for a while, then immediately got off the bed, expressing with a firm gaze.

Then, he walked out of the wooden house and stealthily slipped into the dense forest in front, quickly disappearing without a trace.

It's just that he perhaps didn't notice that as he left, another person walked out from a different wooden house, watching his departing back with a sinister gaze, then chuckled coldly, also quickly darting into the forest.

Judging from the background and speed at which both disappeared, these two men are definitely top-notch experts, very terrifying indeed...

But judging from the latter's expression, the relationship between the two is not necessarily harmonious!

...

Qin Fang naturally had no idea that as soon as he set foot on Devil's Island, his father seemed to sense his arrival, and hurriedly came searching for him.

But even if he knew, it wouldn't help; in such a dense primitive forest, the chances of them meeting are really quite low.

Even these hunters are merely wandering in the primitive forest, only attacking when they come across unfortunate trialists, rather than specifically targeting any particular trialist.

Having made up his mind to conduct a good trial, overcoming his limitations, Qin Fang deftly dodged the many lethal traps in the primitive forest while seeking out those trialists or hunters.

Hunters are Qin Fang's targets, naturally his main search objective...

However, the hunters are too strong, and Qin Fang would immediately evade them.

Opponents also need to be carefully chosen; given Qin Fang's current strength, Grandmaster Mid-Stage Experts are most suitable, while Late Grandmasters could easily defeat him soundly.

Don't be fooled by him having killed Grandmaster Peak Strongman before; that was a sneak attack, an ambush... It doesn't count as a genuine kill.

Nor is his defeat of Quasi-Late-Grandmaster Level Experts to be taken lightly; that too was due to the opponent underestimating him, and Qin Fang catching him by surprise. In a face-to-face confrontation, the odds of Qin Fang being killed are quite high.

This time, the hunters Qin Fang faces on Devil's Island can be said to be first-rate experts, far surpassing outside experts untouched by intense battles.

To put it bluntly, for opponents of the same level, these hunters can even instantly kill those outside experts...

Those able to survive on Devil's Island, no one is a weakling; all have lived through battles of blood and fire, each is skilled in sneak attacks and counterattacks, and are extremely ruthless and fearless...

In this regard, Qin Fang choosing Grandmaster Mid-Stage hunters is already a very risky choice, with fierce competition. If he aims higher, he's almost certainly doomed! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to cast your recommendation votes, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)