Felix frowned. "Did he know ahead of time that there was an emerald bed here for healing? If not, why would he dare take such a risk?"

If Felix could have ignored the physical consequences, he would have attracted seven or eight monsters to train with long ago instead of being so cautious.

"No way. Nobody could know that in advance. In the Rank-Ascending Competition, only the elimination round format stays the same. But even that is unpredictable because the planets are chosen randomly.

"Everything else changes with each competition."

That was exactly what made Felix even more confused.

"But because of the Orion family, you know some elite families have advantages that other competitors can't match, right? Nobody would risk getting injured before their Starmark is full because they still need to hunt monsters.

"Though once it's full, the contestants from those elite families won't have to worry anymore. Even if Star Alliance doesn't provide healing, they can pull strings to