Pamir Plateau.

The night deepens.

Sitting on the cliff, Lin Qiye slowly opened his eyes and looked down at the time.

23:57.

Only three minutes left until the first day of elimination...

I don’t know where all the new recruits have gone.

He spread out his mental power, but did not see any human figures within several kilometers or even dozens of kilometers.

But this is normal. It's only the first day. Even if the recruits are full of energy, it is difficult for them to pass through the two major areas of snowfield and frozen lake in succession and reach the third section of the snowy mountain cliffs.

Just as Lin Qiye was about to close his eyes and continue to rest, a figure suddenly broke into the boundary of his mental perception.

"Um?"

He turned around in surprise.

Amidst the icy sky and earth, a one-eyed boy in winter clothes was walking slowly towards the frozen lake, step by step.

It was already late at night, and the temperature on the Pamir Plateau had dropped to around minus 30 degrees Celsius. Even though the recruits were wrapped in a full set of cold-proof clothing, they were still unable to withstand such low temperatures. At this moment, white frost had already condensed on the boy's eyebrows.

In Lu Baoyou's arms, the distributed compressed biscuits remained untouched. He just looked ahead with determination, moving forward slowly like a tireless machine.

Lin Qiye was slightly moved when he saw that figure.

In such a dark and cold environment, without using the forbidden ruins and without eating anything, relying only on extremely strong physical fitness and perseverance, he walked here...

You know, this is only the first day.

According to the estimates of Lin Qiye and others, it would take at least a day and a half for ordinary recruits to get here. Some who are slow might need more than two days... But Lu Baoyou's speed really exceeded his expectations.

Lin Qiye sensed Lu Baoyou walking towards the cliff step by step, sitting in the snow, motionless.

Although Lu Baoyou has appeared in the range of his spiritual perception, it will take at least half a day to get from Lu Baoyou's location to the cliff, plus the time for rest and sleep. It would be good enough if he could climb the cliff before tomorrow evening.

After Lu Baoyou walked for a while, three figures appeared on the edge of Lin Qiye's spiritual perception.

"Huh... we've crossed the frozen lake." Ding Chongfeng took the map and let out a long sigh. His legs softened and he collapsed on the wasteland. "Now... we should be at the front of the main force, right?"

Since leaving Su Zhe, the three of them have been moving forward at high speed. Apart from eating a piece of compressed biscuit and drinking some water, they have not rested for a moment along the way.

Even with Ding Chongfeng's physical condition, he couldn't bear walking for such a long time.

He must rest here for a while.

Su Yuan, who was standing by, bit his pale lips, slowly sat down, took out a piece of compressed biscuit from his arms, and started eating.

"No, Lu Baoyou has been here."

Fang Mo stood in the wilderness, sniffed the remaining smell in the air, and said.

"Him? He's a monster. I won't compete with him." Ding Chongfeng shrugged. "Being able to walk here in one breath is already the limit for us mortals... But Su Yuan, I can't believe that your physical fitness is so good?"

"It's OK." Su Yuan replied calmly, "This journey is a little shorter than when I walked across the Taklamakan Desert... but there is no time to rest in the middle, so it's a bit tiring."

"...forgot you were an extreme sports enthusiast."

Ding Chongfeng turned around and saw that Fang Mo still hadn't sat down, but was standing alone in front, staring at the direction where Lu Baoyou left.

"Fang Mo, don't worry about us, go chase Lu Baoyou." Ding Chongfeng was silent for a moment and suddenly spoke.

Fang Mo was startled and turned to look.

"Aren't you and him old enemies? You don't want to fall behind him, do you?" Ding Chongfeng said with a smile, "Su Yuan and I really can't walk anymore, but you haven't reached your limit yet...

You can go now. With Su Yuan and I's physical fitness, it shouldn't be difficult for us to survive this devilish training. We don't need your care.

Go chase Lu Baoyou and surpass him.

You can't just give up the top spot in this recruit training session, right?"

Fang Mo looked at the two of them with a complicated expression for a while, then turned to look in the direction where Lu Baoyou left. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded.

"Okay, I'll be waiting for you at the top of Kongur Mountain."

As soon as he finished speaking, he took a step forward, speeding lightly across the wasteland, and soon disappeared from Ding Chongfeng's sight.

"Alas..." Ding Chongfeng sighed, "These two monsters... I don't know who will get first place in the end."

"Fifty-fifty," Su Yuan said absentmindedly while chewing on a biscuit.

Buzz——!!

As soon as he finished speaking, dozens of drones flew over the wasteland, immediately attracting the attention of all the recruits on this route.

"This is……"

"It's time." Ding Chongfeng glanced at the time with a complicated expression, "The eighty people who are going to be eliminated today should have appeared..."

"Now the list of eliminated people will be announced." A mechanical electronic sound came from the speaker mounted on the drone, echoing in every corner of the route so that everyone could hear it clearly.

“No. 612, Xia Long, eliminated;

No. 611, Chen Xuanya, eliminated;

The 610th place, Li Xuanyi, was eliminated..."

All the recruits stopped and listened carefully to the list, fearing that their names would be the next one on it.

Because the route is too long and the area covered is large, except for a few who are walking at the front, the other recruits cannot judge how many people are in front and behind them and what positions they are in.

"You think your brother won't be eliminated on the first day?" Ding Chongfeng couldn't help but ask.

"No, he is now ranked 516th." Su Yuan said calmly.

"How do you know?"

"Have you forgotten that I can sense the life waves of all things?"

"So, you have been secretly monitoring your brother's location all the way? No wonder he is always absent-minded." Ding Chongfeng shrugged.

Su Yuan lowered his head and ate the biscuits silently without saying anything.

When the list was finished, the recruits who did not hear their names finally breathed a sigh of relief. Some stopped to take a short rest, while others continued to move forward.

At the very end of the route, on the endless wasteland, off-road vehicles sped out, quickly found the location of each eliminated recruit, took them directly into the car, left the original route, and went to an unknown place.