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Tao Sai sat exhaustedly on the rattan chair beside him, his eyes vacant.
In the battle just now, she used her skills crazily, pouring thousands of explosive bombs into the insect swarm and removing all of the dozens of insect acupoints, consuming countless energy bars.
She was overcome with mental fatigue halfway through, and she persevered through willpower, resting for only an hour with her eyes closed with the help of [Deep Sleep].
Since the start of Season 1, they have used rescuing survivors as their main means of gaining points, supplemented by killing bugs. After ensuring the safety of the survivors, they will evacuate and switch to the next rescue location.
And today we fought hard on the battlefield, and the number of insects killed may be even more than in the previous few days.
This is a real liver-burning job.
Tao Sai stared at the light screen on his retina with unfocused eyes.
After leaving the battle, the system subtitles kept flashing in front of my eyes.
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You eliminated [Protozoan Queen x865], received 865,000 gold coins, and gained 865,000 experience points.
You eliminated [Type I Bug Queen x1], received 10,000 gold coins, and gained 10,000 experience points.
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You cleared [Insect Blood Level 1 x109] and obtained [Universal Materials x54, 500].
You cleared [Insect Blood Level 2 x43] and obtained [Universal Materials x86,000].
You cleared [Insect Blood Level 3 x3], and obtained [Universal Materials x30,000].
【Points rewards are being settled.】
There is a significant delay in points settlement.
While waiting, Tao Sai flipped through the information in front of her. The system called the mutated flying insects "type 丨 insects." She had killed mutated flying insects before and already knew this, but she was thinking about another question.
There is type 丨, will there be other types of insects?
The game system may have given a hint long ago. Ordinary bugs are called "protozoa". "Proto" refers to the root and beginning of things. The black bugs that they are facing now that are sweeping the world are the original basic model of bugs.
The Type 丨 insect has enhanced agility and attack power based on the original insect, and is endowed with some intelligence.
If there were other types of bugs, what terrifying abilities would they enhance?
If Type II bugs could fly unrestricted...
If Type III bugs no longer repel water...
Thinking of this, Tao Sai felt horrified.
Just ordinary protozoa have destroyed or are about to destroy the agricultural industry on the earth with an unstoppable force in less than a month, and driven humans from the land on which they depend for survival to the water and islands.
Against the backdrop of this insect tidal wave that destroyed the world, the fate of ordinary people was ruthlessly ravaged by the disaster, and survival was the greatest luxury.
Fortunately, Tao Sai's rebirth was connected to the refuge ship system. While the refuge ship won't save too many people, it's enough to save lives. As the ship develops, its living space will expand, and a series of facilities can be installed to improve comfort. Even if the stockpiled supplies are depleted, sustainable development can be achieved through farming and livestock. While it won't return to the prosperity of the pre-disaster era, it can become a warm seaside home for a few people, and they should have no problem spending the remaining decades of their lives in peace and stability on this ship.
That's what Tao Sai thought at least in the early stages of the game.
But now, the emergence of mutant insects has brought unprecedented survival pressure.
Tao Sai pinched her Jingmingxue. There was no joy of victory on her face. Instead, she fell into greater worry.
"Wow! The gold coins and experience points are in place, and the resources are sufficient. I can upgrade the shelter ship!" He Zhaonian jumped up excitedly after checking the rewards.
Since the start of the season, he's been primarily responsible for logistics, earning points only by currying favor with others. However, with Sister Sai's encouragement, he's begun taking crew members with combat stats to the front lines. Today, after a full day of hard work, he finally earned enough experience and gold to level up.
"Let's not upgrade it yet. The Level 4 refugee ship is too big and has a deep draft. It can't go into many rivers. It will be difficult for us to rescue the survivors then." Shi Jiahui said after calm consideration.
"That's right. The season isn't over yet. It won't be too late to upgrade then." He Zhaonian was not discouraged by this. Good things take time, and the season is almost over. Two or three days won't make a difference.
He thought for a moment and continued, "I also suggest not leveling up your character yet. I think what Sister Sai said last time makes a lot of sense. Attribute points added are closely related to our physical condition. If we continue to get up early and exercise regularly, the points added may increase the attributes we need."
"I think so too. I hope it can be added to my physical strength." Tang Yingxue agreed very much. She was quite obsessed with physical strength attributes.
The next time she upgrades, she must get the physical strength attribute!
"Sister Sai, what project are you taking me on tomorrow?" Tang Yingxue asked, tilting her head. Though she was physically exhausted, her spirit was high. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt like her patience had improved after two days of aerobic exercise, and her invisible energy tank had slightly widened.
She turned her head and saw that Tao Sai was holding his chin with a haggard look on his face, with his elbows resting on the armrest of the rattan chair.
"Sister Sai, are you feeling unwell?" she asked with concern.
"Nothing," Towsey said in a low voice, "I'm just a little tired."
"If you're tired, why don't you sleep a little longer tonight and practice on your own tomorrow morning?" Tang Yingxue suggested.
"No, tomorrow's training plan will remain the same, but the intensity will be higher than this morning. Be mentally prepared," Tao Sai said.
No matter how tired she was the day before, [deep sleep] could allow her to recover to the best condition the next morning.
Ten minutes later, the points settlement results came out.
Tao Sai frowned and stared at the numbers appearing on his retina.
You have earned 191,025,820 points.
[Alliance special effect [Additional gain] takes effect, you gain 57,307,746 points.]
As expected, after the counter-infestation of insects wiped out all the insects, the hundreds of thousands of survivors in Quzhou were divided.
Including the bugs she and her commandos slaughtered and the insect blood they extracted, they accumulated 190 million points in one day, as well as an additional 50 million points in team income, for a total of about 250 million points.
"Oh shit oh shit oh shit! The points exploded! Exploded!" He Zhaonian jumped three feet high when he saw the settlement subtitles.
"How many digits is this? Let me count... one hundred million!" Tang Yingxue felt it was unreal when she saw this long number.
"Huh! It's worth our whole day's work." Shi Jiahui was the calmest of the three. She breathed a sigh of relief.
She had just prepared for the worst - a counter-attack by the insect swarm, but because they were too far away from the survivors, the points would not count.
The system is fair.
Except for Tao Sai, the other three members of Hailou each received 100 million points and more than 30 million in additional income.
Before the start of the season until today, they had only accumulated about 100 million points, but today their total points more than doubled in one day!
Tao Sai was actually equally excited, but her fatigue forced her to maintain a monotonous expression and posture.
She focused her eyes on the leaderboard on the panel, and sure enough, the number one ranked player was replaced by her nickname, Cx330.
The previous leader, Hailan, was pushed to fifth place.
All members of Hailou entered the top four, Tang Yingxue was second, pushing He Zhaonian to third place because she killed more bugs.
Shi Jiahui ranked fourth, 50 million points away from fifth-placed Hai Lan.
After the standings were updated, the world channel was once again in an uproar.
[Little Bear Snail Noodles (Lv3)]: @(Cx330), @(Three Feet of Life), @(Tang Sixi), @(Zhizhi) What the hell did you guys do!!!
[Blue Knight (Lv3)]: You got the system editor and can change the points at will?
[Li Wu (Lv3)]: I was at the scene and saw Hailan get her anus exploded four times in a row.
[Three Feet of Life (Lv3)]: Not really.
[Three Feet of Life (Lv3)]: This is just a slight inference (〃)
[GT (Lv3)]: Please explain clearly.
[Baby blue (Lv3)]: Counter-push? Counter-push the insect swarm? Is that what I mean by counter-push?
[JFZ (Lv3)]: This thing can also push back? It can't be defended, okay?
[Birdsong Forest (Lv3)]: Awesome
[High Plant (Lv3)]: Wow, my Dahailan has been pushed to the fifth place.
[Koutian Wus (Lv3)]: Dahailan, topped the charts for several days, and then returned to the pre-liberation era.
[Father with a faint smile (Lv3)]: skr
[Hai Lan (Lv4)]: Interesting
[Relatively handsome guy (Lv3)]: Wow, it's rare for a big guy to speak on the public screen, let me share my thoughts
[Hai Lan (Lv4)]: It doesn't matter, I will take action
[Small House that Can't Afford a T-House (Lv3)]: Boss Hailan, don't be upset. You will always be my Superman!
[Hai Lan (Lv4)]: I got an S-level magical skill today
[The Pride of Winning Without Anything (Lv3)]: S-level?
[Zilong (Lv3)]: Are we playing the same game? Isn't the highest skill level in this game C?
[Let's Play Bad (Lv3)]: D-level skill collection control report! I have seven skills, all D-level, haha ...
[One Sword, One Thought (Lv3)]: Can you tell me what it is?
[Hai Lan (Lv4)]: You just need to know that it is very strong
[Hai Lan (Lv4)]: Equipped with this skill, I feel like a king.
[Forget-me-not (Lv3)]: Let me tell you, Brother Hailan, you are a bit of a chuunibyou.
[Hai Lan (Lv4)]: If you had my skill, you would be even more immature than me.
"Hai Lan"'s speech aroused Tao Sai's interest.
But it's just an interest.
She desperately needed some sleep to get rid of the endless excitement in her brain.
The battle had been over for over an hour, and whenever she wasn't concentrating on thinking about something, images would pop up in her mind involuntarily.
The sea of insects stretched endlessly, and she kept falling from the sky into it. On all sides were waterfalls of insects flowing backwards, and above her head was a faint light from the sky...
It feels a bit like being possessed.
Tao Sai returned to the cabin. He was in no mood to eat the snacks given by He Zhaonian, nor could he swallow the food prepared by Shi Jiahui and the others. He just hastily drank two bottles of nutrient solution.
She lay down, turned on [Deep Sleep], closed her eyes, and forced herself into sleep.
The next day, awakened by the shrill alarm clock beside his pillow, Tao Sai opened his eyes and stretched.
Outside the porthole, the light of day broke through the horizon. She sat up in bed, feeling as if she were in another world.
Tao Sai suddenly remembered something and opened the scoreboard.
Sure enough, Hai Lan's ranking rose overnight. His points soared by nearly 90 million overnight, surpassing Shi Jiahui and He Zhaonian in one fell swoop, and he was only less than 1 million points away from the second place Tang Yingxue.
All the combatants in Hailou continued their morning exercises as usual. Over the past few days, they had gradually developed a habit of working out their weaknesses according to the established training plan.
The 20 commandos from Tao Sai were no exception. Although their physical fitness was already very good and their foundation was top-notch compared to ordinary people, it was always a good idea to continue training and upgrading in order to cope with more unpredictable situations in the future.
Tang Yingxue followed Tao Sai in cross-country climbing in the mountains and forests on the shore for half an hour, and then returned to the deck to continue agility training.
She glanced at the standings midway.
"Oh! I've been overtaken now." Tang Yingxue sighed and said dejectedly. She hadn't even warmed up to second place in the standings yet.
"I think A-level is already amazing enough. What kind of S-level skills did he unlock?" Shi Jiahui asked curiously.
He Zhaonian held his chin in his hand and pondered for a moment before analyzing, "Did you notice? This evening, only Hailan's points skyrocketed, while the rest of his alliance members barely gained a single point. This proves he gained points by killing bugs, and using S-level skills to do so."
"Maybe he didn't form a team?" Shi Jiahui asked.
"Actually, this is impossible. Hailan is the first player besides us to create an alliance. Isn't it just for the extra 30% profit from the alliance team?" He Zhaonian explained.
"That seems to be the case. If you team up with teammates to rescue survivors, the points will be divided equally. Only killing bugs will be scored separately." Tang Yingxue somewhat understood what he meant.
"So, I boldly speculate that his S-level skill can cause huge damage to insects. It may be a destructive skill similar to a nuclear bomb." He Zhaonian stated his hypothesis, and everyone was shocked and silent for a while.
"Sister Sai, what do you think?" Shi Jiahui turned around and asked.
"No matter what skills he possesses, let's focus on our own first." Tao Sai's expression was relaxed and calm. "Let's continue practicing."
After morning exercise, I continue to work non-stop to gain points. This has been my plan for the past few days.
The network signal kept getting worse, and on the night of Day 9, the signal was completely cut off, and the signal box in the upper right corner of the phone turned into an "x".
Aside from the built-in functions, the phone was effectively useless. Signals wouldn't be restored for a long time to come, unless the insect swarms receded and humans returned to land and erected base stations.
An hour before the signal completely disappeared, Tao Sai pulled out his phone and checked Weibo, but there was still no news from the netizen "Ronaldo." With the network signal gone, they completely lost contact.
Without the support of network signals, Hailou, whose main means of gaining points is to rescue survivors, has become almost blind, and his efficiency in gaining points has been greatly reduced.
Fortunately, this is the last day of the season.
Before we knew it, the ten-day S1 season entered its final sprint stage.
The closer it gets to the final sprint, the more intense the competition becomes, especially for the last twenty players in the standings. The rankings are changing every minute, and no one wants to be the last player outside the red line, so everyone tries desperately to climb up.
No one knows what "elimination" outside the red line means, and no one dares to prove it with their own life and property.
During this period, the competition at the top of the standings was equally fierce, with players "Hai Lan" and "Cx330" taking turns leading.
Hailan's points were increasing every minute. Out of curiosity, some players even counted the periods when his points did not change. In the ten-day season, the time he was actually in complete rest was no more than 10 hours.
He is the well-deserved liver emperor.
And Taosai also started to exert his strength at the end of the season.
Because the gap between her and Hai Lan was so big, she was actually quite Buddhist for a while.
But it wasn't until that day that the insect tide was pushed back, and the points surged by 250 million in one day, eliminating the gap.
They are back to the same starting line again.
She and Hailan were secretly competing with each other. If there was a chance to win the first place, why should she give it up?
Everyone in Hailou was subtly influenced by Tao Sai's emotions and strengthened their beliefs.
The top ten of this list was gradually dominated by the "Hailou" and "Huben" alliances.
"Hu Ben" is the well-deserved ceiling of the alliance. Each member has impressive strength. Under the leadership of the leader Hai Lan, they are invincible when united.
Although the alliance "Hailou" is a little weaker in combat power, they have the ability of space teleportation and can travel to various disaster-stricken areas in an instant. The points obtained by rescuing survivors are enough to make up for the lack of firepower.
Players who join the alliance are generally ranked higher than ordinary players. Firstly, it is because of the mutual help among allies, and secondly, it is naturally because of the 30% additional benefit of the team buff bonus.
As the season progresses, new alliances are constantly being created, and the total number of alliances under the [Interaction] module has reached nineteen.
Day 10 of Season 1.
As the sun set, Hailou did not rest as usual, but continued to fight. In the early morning, when the season was about to end, they decided to make one more charge.
The mission location is a small inland city with only a small stream with an average width of 3 meters running through it. It is impossible to evacuate to the safe water surface from any direction.
After He Zhaochuan reported the scale of the insect flow, Hailou decided to counterattack the insect tide again and eliminate all the insects.
Now they have the ability.
In the fierce battle with the insect swarm, the sky gradually darkened and the electric bombs shone brightly in the night.
At 10:40 pm, the last bug died from the commandos' electric bullet, and the battle was completely over. They successfully defended the peace of this small inland city.
The points calculation results of this battle came out quickly, and the top spot changed hands again. Tao Sai and Tang Yingxue both surpassed Hai Lan's points.
The gap between Tao Sai and Hai Lan has widened to more than 100 million points. With only one hour left, if nothing unexpected happens, Tao Sai will maintain the top position until the end of the season.
Tao Sai scanned the standings with a cold gaze.
Season S1 is about to end like this. Since there is Season S1, there must be Season S2 and S3. It is unknown what the content of the later seasons will be.
This season is more inclined towards single-player mode. Apart from the alliance, there is little interaction between players, and they are all focused on killing monsters and gaining points.
But there is no doubt that after the baptism of this season, the players' strength has made a huge leap.
From this perspective, the emergence of seasonal gameplay is conducive to the development of the game.
There is still an hour before the official end of the season. Tao Sai is not very confident about the ranking. She is worried that Hailan's S-level skills may lead to a comeback.
To be on the safe side, she took her nanny Shi Jiahui and teleported to the nearest insect spawning point.
Tao Sai pulled out ten insect holes at the new location.
Before I knew it, it was 23:59.
Tao Sai's consciousness returned to the safety of her original body from her clone deep in the insect's blood. She heard a muffled sound coming from below the ground and breathed a sigh of relief.
Tao Sai is not sure what the final ranking will be.
The standings stopped updating at the last moment, the entire page turned blank, and the ranking was temporarily invisible.
【Season 1 has ended.】
[Rank points are being calculated.]
Tao Sai brought Shi Jiahui back. The final results were not out yet, and she felt a little nervous, like a college entrance examination candidate waiting for the results.
But the results are already determined and cannot be changed. All we have to do is wait and see.
She lay in bed, keeping her eyes open, forcing herself to stay awake.
She has been working since early morning and even though she is exhausted, she has to see the results before going to sleep.
At 12:30 AM, the flashing subtitles on the panel finally appeared.
[You have accumulated rewards in Season 1 and ranked first in the standings.]
You have obtained the rank title: [Looker-down]
[You received a rank reward: [Specified Skill·S-Rank]]
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