Wilderness Survival (Part 2)
Sixteen teleportation beams appeared above the arena.
"The game has begun. We are currently in a buffer period and the weather is normal. The 30-minute countdown begins."
As the electronic sound ended, a countdown image faintly appeared on the huge sky screen:
【30:00:00】
【29:59:59】
【29:59:58】
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B-7 area wilderness.
The Thorn Flower Team appeared out of nowhere.
Five people, four women and one man.
The only boy was Su Lian. After discussion, everyone agreed that the Dream Mammoth, due to its higher grade, would have better endurance and adaptability to the environment than the Clouded Leopard, so Su Lian replaced Han Jiangxue.
"We landed in area B-7." Rinyin raised her wrist and checked the holographic map equipped to each player, and saw that they were dropped in the southwestern part of the competition area.
Yuzhu quickly checked the initial supply pack, "...Boss, our luck is a bit bad."
Five people gathered together to look through it.
Extra large energy bars, 10, 20, 30, 40...200 pieces.
High-concentration nutritional paste, 10, 20...100 sticks.
And then... nothing.
There is no drinking water, no weapons, no specialized equipment to cope with the environment, and no recharge mechanism.
"Based on the calculation that each person consumes about 6 energy bars and 1 nutritional paste every day, we will need to supplement food equivalent to about 70 energy bars, but we will have 55 bottles of nutritional solution left over." Crystal quickly calculated the consumption, and Yuzhu put the remaining nutritional solution aside.
They have no shortage of combat power, so weapons are dispensable.
With the fantasy beast armor and the kitten's bubbles, you can always hold on and get through it, so specialized equipment is not necessary.
There is no rush to store value at this moment.
"The most urgent thing is drinking water." Lin Yin frowned. Half an hour had passed, and the high temperature was about to cover the entire map. Without drinking water, it would be fatal for them.
Now we have to start searching for resource points, however, which direction to go is also a gamble.
"How about we search separately?" Yuzhu suggested.
"Let's try not to separate..." Belle's voice was a little trembling as it was the first time she had to survive in such a harsh environment.
"I'm in favor of acting together first." Linyin gave Belle an encouraging look. "Resources for survival are limited. Even if the points earned by eliminating others are small, there will definitely be unrest between the academies over resources. I predict the other academies will stick together. If we're left alone, we'll likely be in a more passive position as one academy gains strength while the other loses."
After all, this is not a simple ring match, and the impact of the environment is unknown.
After saying that, Linyin patted Yuzhu and said, "Kitten can communicate with Snake and Stone remotely. After we understand the terrain and gain an advantage, we can try to split the team."
"I agree..." Su Lian, who rarely spoke, broke with her usual habit and began to express her opinion: "Lin Yin, the map shows that there is an airdrop box about 2 kilometers to the northeast. Should we go and try to get it?"
Judging from the shape of his mouth, it seemed that he wanted to call "Boss", but for some reason he silently withdrew his words and called Rin's name instead.
However, no one seemed to notice anything was wrong.
"Of course." Linyin's brows relaxed. It was really true - when you feel sleepy, someone will bring you a pillow.
The resource is clearly marked, indicating that a team has already discovered it. In addition, there will definitely be other teams gathering at this location.
As long as they can meet other colleges, they can exchange nutritional paste for drinking water.
What? What if the others refuse to switch?
Don't want to exchange?
You can also choose to give drinking water directly to them;
Or they might be kicked out immediately, and the thorn flowers would have to keep their drinking water for them.
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Buffer countdown 22 minutes.
"Lian, everything has been taken. We are lucky that there are no fantasy beast blind boxes in this batch of supplies." Shiranui Reiga of Izumo Academy patted the body of her fantasy beast, indicating that the supplies have been loaded.
If Linyin were here, she would find that the one who was bent over by the supplies at this moment was one of the options that Belle once said she would give her - the Fiery Suanni.
"Okay. Everyone take cover."
After giving the order, Daoming Si Lian frowned slightly. Although they didn't get the fantasy beast blind box, the things in the supply package were really not good. They only got a few barrels of drinking water, a fantasy energy shield, a set of adaptive combat uniforms, and a gas mask.
Their initial supply packs already contained an extremely large amount of drinking water, which was very heavy to carry and would be a shame to waste.
What they lacked was food. First, not all exotic beast meat was edible, and second, they were unsure if there would be enough exotic beasts in the arena to serve as their food source.
He decided to hide around the airdrop first and try to find opportunities from other people - either by exchanging or robbing. In short, the problem of zero food reserves must be solved.
"Captain, there's movement." Ling Ge lowered his voice and comforted the Fiery Suanni.
Sure enough, several figures emerged from behind the dunes. Trancy's signature blond hair still shone brightly in the wind and sand. Perhaps the comments on Starnet had instilled in him autism, but he and the Lighthouse team members behind him were no longer wearing their signature reflective uniforms, but rather a rather understated khaki training uniform.
"His grandfather's clothes are so ugly."
"Stop talking, this is the color Trancy designated."
"So what if he designated it! He..." The person who spoke thought of something and closed his mouth.
"His father is the school director, what do you think will happen?"
"But I heard that he is not valued at all in the family..."
There were rustling sounds and constant gossip. The lighthouse team had not arrived yet, but the sound had been blown over by the wind.
"They'll probably want to form an alliance later, Lian, you mustn't agree to it." Ling Ge looked down on their disorganized attitude, "They'll definitely hold us back."
Lian didn't comment, having already met Transy's eyes.
The two teams stood twenty meters apart, no one spoke first, and a subtle atmosphere was surging.
Daomingsi laughed first, "What a coincidence."
Trancy gave him a grandiose smile in return, "Great, Lian, it's you."
Ever since the last time he'd clashed with Rinne over the word "sister-in-law," he'd felt like she'd seen through him. With a corner of his mask already shattered, he felt like giving up. His smile barely lasted three seconds before it faded, giving the illusion of wear and tear.
In the preliminary round, Dengta barely placed twelfth, the last of the eight small teams. Meanwhile, Izumo, led by Daoming Si Ren, didn't even have a score that far behind the big four.
From childhood to adulthood, he has never been able to compare to him. Daoming Si Lian, the shadow of his life.
However, the supplies they received were still better than those received by others. Considering their friendship since childhood, Daoming Si Lian should also give them some supplies.
The ground suddenly shook, and a long, cylindrical strip broke out of the ground and headed straight for Transy.
"Divine Ring Jellyfish, armored!"
Perhaps because he was mentally tense when facing Daomingsi Lian, Transy reacted quickly and was instantly covered with a layer of translucent armor emitting a faint blue fluorescent light.
The cylindrical creature opened its serrated mouthparts and lunged at the armor, but only made a futile impact. Trancy flipped his right hand, and three blue-purple tentacles ejected from his wrist armor, piercing the creature's mouth with precision.
The creature twitched violently several times and fell to the ground with a bang.
The crisis was resolved, and the atmosphere suddenly relaxed. Everyone then saw clearly that the thing was a giant fleshworm.
"What is this... It's too shabby." Someone in Izumo complained in a low voice.
Daoming Si Lian stepped forward and poked the fleshworm's corpse with his foot. "What's in your supply packs? Maybe we have something you need in exchange."
The people at the Lighthouse grimly realized Daoming Si Lian had no intention of distributing the supplies for free. Come on, when they called the eldest daughter of the Lan family "sister-in-law," didn't that mean they were acknowledging Daoming Si Lian as their elder brother? For that very word, they'd received an unspeakable beating... and Daoming Si Lian treated them like this?
Captain Skech cleared his throat, not wanting to make things awkward. "Well... we have an extra phantom gun."
"Is there nothing else?" Ling Ge asked. Seeing that everyone in the lighthouse shook their heads, she asked Daoming Si Lian in distress what to do.
"...This kind of insect is called a sandworm, and it's an edible exotic animal." Daoming Si Lian said slowly, as if he was also overcoming some psychological barriers.
Upon hearing this, a member of the Izumo team squatted down to examine the sandworm, suddenly frowning. "Neurotoxin? The entire sandworm is contaminated!" He glared at Trancy. "It's just a yellow-level sandworm. Is it really necessary to use armor and poison?"
"What a pity." Daoming Si Lian closed his eyes and seemed to be secretly relieved.
Someone at the lighthouse complained, "The situation was so critical just now! That bug nearly killed Transy!"
"Life-threatening?" The person squatting beside the sandworm and lamenting about the food laughed: "Yellow-level sandworm, even my five-month-old brother can be taken care of by himself."
"Stop your hindsight!"
Seeing that the two sides were about to quarrel, the momentary harmony was like bubbles in the sun, disappearing in a flash.
Wait, there are footsteps again.
It was very slight, but Daoming Si Lian noticed it. He turned sideways and saw the person he had missed for so long, just like that, bumping into his sight.
Linyin finally led the team to the airdrop point and took a look at the airdrop box - the door was wide open, the inner wall was reflective, and it was as clean as a can that had been licked by a kitten.
The airdrop box is empty, indicating that the supplies are all on the two teams in front of us. The countdown is still 18 minutes, and time is running out.
Seeing the undercurrent between the two teams in front of her, she asked bluntly, "Is there any water?"
Both teams were surprised at the same time - are they treating the stadium as a free trading market?
Seeing that neither team responded, Lin Yin said impatiently, "One day's worth of nutrient paste per person for one day's worth of water. If you can trade, come on. If you can't, I'll do it."
Very crazy.
Very arrogant.
But Dengta was too scared to speak out after being beaten. Skechers curled his lips, thinking that Izumo and his group of young masters and young ladies would definitely not be able to tolerate it.
"Nutrient cream is not essential for survival, and this exchange rate is not fair."
There was no trace of anger on Daomingsi Lian's face. He was talking to Linyin, but his eyes were looking at Belle greedily.
When Linyin heard it, she thought, wow, this voice sounds familiar, as if she has heard it somewhere before.
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