Chapter 211
From a distance, the No. 4 competition platform looks very small, like an inflatable castle floating in the air.
However, when you get close to it in the special hovercraft provided in the base, you will find that it also covers a vast area.
As a map code-named "Banner of the Stars", during the pre-match preparation period, Jiang Yunu had already read the map guide issued by the competition committee in advance - in this real-life combat map, there are many hills, rocks, rift valleys, and strong winds.
Less water, less sun, and less green cover.
This area is hilly, so how can there be so little water and greenery? According to common sense in geography, shouldn't hills have abundant rainfall and gentle undulations formed by long-term erosion?
Jiang Yunu didn't understand at first, but then she clicked on the 3D projection of the map and understood:
The "hills" here are completely large stretches of rolling barren mountains.
The low, barren mountains, with an average elevation of less than 500 meters, are often dotted with small cliffs and rift valleys, lacking in green vegetation. This type of map, from a tectonic perspective, makes it difficult to hide items, making the flags scattered throughout the map even more conspicuous. However, from another perspective, this type of terrain cannot hide objects, let alone people.
——Occupying a relatively high point, one can see the movement routes of all living creatures around.
"But don't forget," said Jin Qing, who excelled at reconnaissance and perception. "If you're on a high point on a barren hill with no cover, or if the enemy uses their perception abilities to sweep you down, you'll be the first target on the hillside."
The Golden Uriel team's landing gate, number 3, was familiar to them, and they were awaiting the final countdown for their approach. Jiang Yunu, sensing the subtle tension emanating from the team members beside her, took the initiative to discuss their thoughts on the terrain, alleviating the silently growing tension.
Jin Qing's words also gave her a reminder.
The landing points are separated by a large distance, and the eight league teams will circle the entire map, landing from different directions. This distribution method is also to prevent a strong team from completely dominating and sweeping the entire field from a single entrance.
By landing separately, at least some weak teams can get close points in the short period after entering the field, which is marked by the flag near the landing port.
"It seems we still have to wait for the right opportunity to act." Jiang Yunu touched his chin.
Sorok glanced at her.
Xiao Yeli also glanced at her.
The white-haired girl's voice was full of thought and interest, which suddenly startled the two most mature and steady people in the team.
Sorok thought: Could it be that Jiang Yunu was lying to me about the promise he made in the team meeting room?
"Jiang..." The experienced and kind captain spoke, preparing to call the deputy captain who suddenly seemed unreliable.
At this moment, a countdown sounded in the passage at the landing port.
"Please pay attention, contestants! The landing gate is about to open. The countdown begins now. 5, 4, 3—"
The electronic timer's sound echoed in the white-lit corridor, drowning out all the noise.
When the countdown reached zero, the alloy door in front that had been closed for a long time automatically split into four petals, and the metal partitions were retracted in four directions like curled leaves.
Jiang Yunu stepped into the venue and felt the dry wind of the barren mountains blowing on his face.
A smile spread across her face: "I'm off first!"
According to the tactics agreed upon previously, they immediately split up and took action as soon as they landed, trying to "eat" as many flags as possible that were still in sufficient supply in the early stage.
But Solok hadn't finished what he was saying just now. He still wanted to confirm again to make sure that Jiang Yunu would not take the opportunity to do something risky alone.
"Jiang..." The captain of Golden Uriel spoke again, stretching his hand forward, ready to put his arm around the deputy captain's shoulder.
——Then he caught a gust of wind caused by the opponent's body.
"'Jiang' ran away." Ouliang said softly beside him.
It was hard to tell that his tone didn't hold a hint of gentle mockery.
Jiang Yunu was like the legendary "disappearance". Solok didn't even get a chance to touch the corner of her clothes. In the blink of an eye, his white-haired deputy captain rushed out. Then, without blinking twice, he couldn't even see her back.
Sorok: "..."
Sorok took a deep breath. Judging from the speed at which Jiang Yunu leaped out, he knew he would never be able to catch up with him. He rubbed his brows and turned to the others, saying, "According to the previous grouping, everyone, disperse and move!"
——Jiang Yunu must not do anything that she promised not to do!
The good captain could only pray silently like this.
And Jiang Yunu had really jumped very far away.
The team meeting had said "After entering, everyone should disperse and move as quickly as possible." Naturally, she wanted to perfectly implement the word "fast" and increase her speed of action to a very high level.
However, Jiang Yu's crossbow had not yet been pulled to its highest point.
At the highest travel speed, everything around her will be deformed in Jiang Yunu's eyes, dragged and stretched into twisted oblique shadows, which may cause her to miss a flag hidden between two stones or sandwiched in a gap.
If you only focus on speed and end up missing out on points, what's the point of being fast? The whole point of being fast is to score points!
Jiang Yunu maintained a speed that allowed for stable vision and efficient exploration.
Her speed did pay off: less than twenty minutes after entering, Jiang Yunu moved forward and discovered two flags.
The two flags are located on the flat ground not far from the landing port and on the low rocks of the first hill.
The way to mark the flag is very simple. Just reach out and touch it, and let the player's terminal scan the code on the flag.
After the marking is successful, a small green flag icon will appear on the player interface of the personal terminal, representing the marked flag of your team.
This page is shared by the entire team, and other people's real-time marking status is also reflected on your side.
After marking the two flags, Jiang Yunu glanced at the real-time data of all flags at the top of the interface:
【24/200】
A total of 24 flags were marked, averaging 3 points per team.
But it is obvious that this number of flags will never be evenly distributed to each team. It should be Duma College and Diyao College that account for the majority of the points.
During the one or two minutes that Jiang Yunu was checking the data, the number flashed and updated, becoming [27/200].
The action needs to be accelerated.
The first three hours of the game are the golden period for exploring the map and scoring quickly.
At this stage, almost every school is competing to score points, and the score gap between them will not be too big.
The unanimous decision of the Golden Uriel team was that when 70% of the flags on the field had been marked, the team members had to assemble, and the final 30% of the flags required collective action.
It is still far from the "70%" standard, and Jiang Yunu continues to expand the search area alone.
The wind blowing across the barren hills is not only dry, but also likely because the green vegetation along the way is indeed sparsely covered and water-scarce, so dust particles are easily attached to the rock surface. This causes the wind here to stir up some fine dust when it is a little stronger, making the wind feel slightly gritty when it blows on the side of the cheek.
This not-so-comfortable wind made Jiang Yunu feel a little nostalgic.
On the isolated island base, she experienced this kind of small-particle wind almost every day. However, there was also a "fake sea" on the isolated island base, and the wind would become moist near the water, unlike this battle map, which was completely dry.
——It’s a pity that there will be no “twenty-two” here.
There were plenty of flags, teammates, and supplies. This was a school competition she was participating in without having to fight for her life.
——Thinking this way, the game feels even better!
Recalling the past and comparing the past and the present actually made Jiang Yunu even more excited!
With even greater enthusiasm than before, she was like a streak of nimble lightning that kept jumping around in the area surrounding Landing Gate 3.
In less than an hour and a half, at least in the area where Jiang Yunu passed, she had swept away all the flags that could be observed and found on the flat ground.
She scored five points alone.
Looks pretty good.
However, when you open the game data rankings, you will find that in the past 90 minutes, almost all school teams have scored quite well.
Of the eight schools, six had total scores exceeding double digits, and only two were still hovering in single digits.
Jiang Yunu subconsciously took a closer look at Duma College - not only was Duma College's total score already in double digits, but even the first ten digit had already become "2".
Golden Uriel College scored a total of 14 points, ranking in the middle among the eight schools.
Sorok had told Jiang Yunu before that in previous years when they participated in competitions with this mechanism, it was not until the middle and late stages that the competition for flags became fierce, and the ranking of Golden Uriel began to drop from the middle to the bottom, and continued to drop until it reached the bottom.
"The goal this year is to not be the last!" said Jiang Yunu.
The continuous exploration has lasted for nearly 90 minutes, which is a considerable physical drain on the contestants.
Jiang Yunu explored alone for another quarter of an hour, keeping an eye on the data system. Then she discovered that the score growth rate of some teams had slowed down significantly.
"But this doesn't mean their 'easy zone' has been explored," Jiang Yunu muttered to herself, her eyes scanning the real-time data. "It more likely means that some members of the team are starting to get tired and have decided to take a break to recharge before continuing."
While the growth rate of some schools has slowed down, the growth momentum of others has not slowed down at all.
——For example, Duma College and Diyao College.
In the blink of an eye, Jiang Yunu saw that the score of Duma Academy jumped up by 3 points.
"..." Jiang Yunu twisted the white hair that was blown to her face by the wind, and she began to recall in her mind the landing ports selected by each team.
What's the login number for Duma Academy?
The two schools in the first district seem to have consecutive numbers, I think they are... 5 and 6?
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