Chapter 86

On a glacier, there are several "corpses" lying densely and in all directions. A penguin staggers out from behind the glacier and casts a curious look at the unknown creatures lying limp on the ice.

"I never thought in my life that one day I would be able to escape from a leopard's mouth..."

“This is the first time I’ve experienced what a hunting moment is!”

"My heart is about to jump out of my throat. This is not an exaggeration. It is a reality!"

"Of the four areas, the glacier is indeed more friendly, but it's too cold! Does anyone have an emergency blanket to lend me to save my life!

…

After the collective escape just now, all the survivors gathered on the glacier. The "hatred" between hunters and prey has been temporarily reconciled in this chase - after all, no one has the energy to take action while escaping.

"Still trying?" Hao Zhizhi crumpled up on the ice, her voice rarely weak. "If you keep chasing me like this for another two rounds, I think I'll be done for."

The tea tree seedling next to her looked like an immovable specimen. “Forget it. I may have overthought about the hidden area.”

Hao Zhizhi gave him a strange look.

The tea tree seedling didn't seem to notice her strange look. He just asked, "Zhizhi, have you prepared a tent in your bag?"

During the previous hunting moments, many people's bags were lost in the chaos, and only a few remembered to protect their bags.

Hao Zhizhi didn't know what Yu Tu was going to do, but the brief cooperation before had cultivated a little tacit understanding between them. She said "hmm", reluctantly climbed up and set up a single tent on the ice.

After thanking her, Yu Tu went inside to rest for a while. After a while, he came out and motioned Hao Zhizhi to go in.

After the four members of their hunting team rested in the tent for two rounds, the others finally recovered from the aftereffects of the chase.

Everyone sat on the ice in two distinct groups.

"It will be dawn in less than an hour." Hao Zhizhi's eyes were alert. "Let's go to the junction of the four districts and prepare to retreat. They are all in the glacier area. It's not safe here."

After their common crisis was resolved, they reverted to being hunters and prey.

The four of them retreated slowly, and the remaining forty-odd freshmen on the other side of the glacier slowly approached. They retreated slowly, slowly to the junction of the four areas at a safe distance.

The dim light in the sky seemed to brighten, heralding the imminent transition from day to night.

When Yu Tu stepped into the rainforest area, Hao Zhizhi entered the rocky area, Eric entered the desert area, and Gu Hongying walked to the boundary of the four areas, a pangolin suddenly emerged from the alert new group and landed at the forefront of the glacier area.

Eric, who had been looking gloomy all the time, suddenly shouted, "Now!"

The five people turned around at the same time and chanted something. The spiritual energy in the four areas began to fluctuate, forming the most basic attribute array. The spiritual energy of the four elements of wood, water, fire and earth rolled in the air, but the gold element was missing.

The air began to shake, and the shadow of an area loomed beside them.

"What's going on!"

The third-year students staying in the [Shipwreck] area suddenly felt an unusual fluctuation of spiritual energy, as if the area with the attribute of gold was about to be summoned!

But how is this possible!

Although the method of summoning the metallic area is simple, the hunter and the prey are chasing each other during the first day and night. During the second day and night, they cause danger in the area. It takes at least the third day and night for the more sensitive freshmen to realize that the regional elements are missing, and then they can grasp the pattern through the transition of several days and nights!

In order to confuse them, they even scattered the students with metal attributes in the group, and only arranged four hunter positions!

The tremors became more and more obvious, and the third graders staying in the metal area already had an intuitive feeling—the five elements attribute formation began to form, and the [warship wreckage] that was the core of the military training ground could no longer be hidden!

"How can they be so fast!" A third-year student opened the screen when the [Warship Wreckage] was about to appear, "Weren't Yu Tu and Hao Zhizhi the only ones who suspected there was a hidden area before?"

In order to prevent them from further deepening their suspicions, they even triggered the Four Regions riot in advance. The most important thing was that during the [Ice and Snow] period, Yu Tu said in person that he was overthinking!

“Four hunters are standing in front of them. The number of prey is more than ten times theirs.” A third-year student went crazy. “Why are they just following us from a distance and refusing to take action?———”

Because they didn't consider that the freshmen would find the hidden area so quickly, they haven't even finished setting up the traps for those in the [Warship Wreckage]!

In the screen control room in the core area, a bright red countdown hung high. After three minutes, the hidden area was fully unlocked and the [Ship Ruins] was fully open to new students.

Every third-year student carries several negative buffs on his or her body. The earlier the freshmen discover the hidden area, the more oppressive the core area will be on the third-year students.

Plus, they were too careless and didn't even finish setting the trap...it was really adding insult to injury.

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Yu Tu heard the vibration sound becoming more and more obvious, and the buildings looming around him were gradually becoming more solid.

Ever since he and Hao Zhizhi guessed that there was a hidden area, everything went too smoothly. During the first rotation of day and night, he encountered danger in the rainforest when he eliminated other classmates. But this time, when he was preparing to meet up with Gu Hongying and the others, he was safe and sound on the way, and there was nothing wrong - this is the biggest doubt.

It was as if someone in the dark wanted them all to gather together and then be sent away in one wave. The danger that occurred later was simply a one-to-one verification of this conjecture.

Because it was Hao Zhizhi who took Yu Tu to escape, although Yu Tu was a little nervous about those predator's eyes, he had more time to think.

He suspected that just like during the opening ceremony, the seniors could use special equipment to detect their every move, but they themselves were completely unaware. However, Yu Tu felt that they should have a bottom line - at least they couldn't take pictures in private!

So leaving notes in the tent became the best way to communicate. The first time they took turns to enter the tent, write down their guesses and doubts, and the second round they went in to check for omissions and prepare for the final execution. In fact, three rounds are safer, but it takes too long, and they are afraid that the seniors will see it and stop it.

The freshmen who have just entered the school are completely helpless in the inner world, so if they want to lead them out of the hidden area, there will definitely not be any complicated methods - they haven't even started formal classes yet!

The most important thing is that everyone has a small decoration on their backpack. Yu Tu thought it was the brand’s logo at first, until Hao Zhizhi left a message on a piece of paper in the tent, Yu Tu realized that it meant the Five Elements Attribute Array.

Yu Tu knew that after all of them ran to the glacier area, the seniors who were hiding would definitely keep a close eye on the "hunter" and naturally would not care so much about the prey. The pangolin, which was good at digging holes and hiding and had water attributes, came into play at this time and began to lobby among the "prey".

As freshmen, we have no hatred or conflicts with each other. Instead of attacking each other, we would rather see our seniors suffer.

Thus, a temporary alliance was formed.

The vibrating sound gradually disappeared after reaching the top. Yu Tu found that the surrounding environment had changed. Above his head was the vast starry sky, and under his feet was barren sand. Large and small metal fragments were inserted everywhere in the sand, as if an extremely horrible war had taken place here.

Everyone's watches vibrate synchronously at this moment——

[Welcome all freshmen to the last stop. The core area of ​​military training [Warship Wreckage] is now open to everyone. ]

【1. New students enter the core area in advance.

2. The hunter positions are full and in the original order.

3. The number of prey is more than ten times the number of hunters.

All three of the above conditions are met, triggering a reversal of identities between the two parties.

Hunter and prey are merged into [Pursuer], and the original core area lurker is renamed [Fugitive]. 】

[Please follow the instructions, three hours later, [Warship Wreckage] will be officially opened.]

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[A new student has been detected entering the core area ahead of time, triggering a health reduction buff. 】

[Detected that the trap was not set, triggering the action slowing buff. 】

[Detected that the hunter is in the original order, triggering the slow thinking buff. 】

[Detected prey quantity is more than ten times the hunter quantity, triggering...]

After the sound of seven or eight negative buffs was triggered, the third grader's face almost turned green.

Because the freshmen came in way too early, and due to various factors, their identities changed from [lurkers] to [fugitives]. In adult terms, it changed from them catching the freshmen to the freshmen catching them.

"Who originally suggested changing the abandoned mines to interstellar battles in order to keep up with the times?" someone among the third graders wailed, "If they transform the core area into a game mode, they only need to brush up half of the familiarity in three hours, and we will be driven crazy by them!"

Metal is the core area of ​​this military training. Its original name was [Metal Mine]. The winding dark mine is very suitable for "tunnel warfare". The original plan was to use the characteristics of the mine to give the freshmen an unforgettable memory - the ultimate goal of military training is to let the freshmen know that this world is very dangerous. The enemy is not necessarily the enemy, and the companion is not necessarily the companion. The harsh environment around them may put them in crisis at any time. They must always be vigilant and not rely too much on others.

But this proposal was rejected.

The reasons for the rebuttal are also very legitimate - the environment in the four areas is already harsh enough. Even if the day and night rotate for six hours, the freshmen will have to stay in there for at least dozens of days and nights, which is absolutely exhausting both physically and mentally. It is too tragic that they have to be dragged underground to continue military training after finally seeing a glimmer of hope.

Since we are going to teach them a lesson anyway, we might as well change the game mode to a holographic game like a mecha battleship that young people like and are interested in, which is easier for freshmen to get started with. Although they will definitely lose miserably, at least they will not be left with a devastating psychological shadow because they have no power to resist.

Now... I can only say that I dug the hole myself and jumped into it with tears in my eyes.

Faced with a negative buff that almost reduced them to a sieve, the third-year students almost broke down in tears. They looked at each other and entered into a tense pre-match preparation mode.

*

"My duck, what are these?!"

"AK-47 assault rifle?! P90 submachine gun?! M24 sniper rifle?!" Someone looked at the wall in shock and listed them one by one, "Benido, Walther, Beretta—that's ridiculous!"

"What you have is nothing. I also saw rocket launchers, mortars, and tank guns here..."

"My side is even more exaggerated. Interstellar weapons have appeared, quantum ionization cannons, interstellar converters, magnetic shields, energy particle swords - damn! The seniors are really good at playing!"

After the watch prompt ended, a long string of glowing arrows appeared on the ground. Everyone followed the guidance of the arrows and came to a huge piece of metal debris. The surface of the metal debris was rippling with ripples like water. After they stepped in, they came to this shocking weapons depot.

The armory is divided into two parts, one half displays various weapons, and the other half is an empty training ground. From the moment they step into the armory, a three-hour countdown appears on everyone's watch - they need to pick the weapon that suits them and hone their proficiency within three hours.

The core area [Warship Wreckage] really looks like a game mode, except it's holographic. Everyone's confidence is boosted, and they all pick out weapons that look extremely cool. Some choose rocket launchers, and some choose quantum ionization cannons...

After the first use, everyone was silent.

Powerful weapons...seems not everyone can use them.

It was okay if you chose a pistol, but your wrist would feel a little sore. If you chose large single-person weapons such as a rocket launcher and a quantum ionization cannon, you would be thrown several meters away by the recoil and almost get injured before the fight even starts.

"Consider your own abilities when choosing a weapon." Eric took a submachine gun from the shelf. "Don't waste your time."

Although it sounds unpleasant, it is true.

After the first use, a small proficiency will appear next to the item. In most cases, the more distant the item is from the era it is in, the harder it is to use. For example, the proficiency of the person who used the Quantum Ionization Cannon for the first time is currently 0.000...1%.

On the contrary, the proficiency of cold weapons such as swords, daggers and hammers will increase faster.

Except for a few freshmen who were able to stand here purely by luck, most of them had certain abilities. After determining that those powerful weapons were not easy to use, no one insisted on using them. Instead, they hurried to pick those with low power and easy to use. Although the arsenal was indeed very attractive, the desire to make the seniors suffer still prevailed.

Three hours passed quickly amid the rumbling explosions at the training ground. When the countdown on the watch reached zero, a small robot only knee-high suddenly slid out from a hidden corner of the armory, and the electronic sound of the machine sounded:

[Hello everyone, I am the armory butler. Please put on your protective gear and bring your weapons within ten minutes. I will lead you to the core area of ​​the [Warship Wreckage] and provide you with half an hour of combat guidance.]

"What are the combat instructions?" Eric, who was wearing a bulletproof suit and wrapped tightly from head to toe, carried a submachine gun on his shoulder and a bullet box on his waist. He narrowed his green eyes and bent over to ask, "What if you get shot in the head within half an hour?"

[The armory manager has two systems. Even if you are shot in the head, the torso can still serve as a guide.]

"I see." Eric slowly squatted down and put his hand on the robot's head. "Do you agree to split up?"

The robot searched its own vocabulary for a while, and the mechanical voice replied:

[The armory manager is only responsible for providing combat guidance for half an hour, not combat strategy. If participants think it is reasonable, they can make their own decisions.]

"Very good." A grim smile appeared on Eric's face behind the mask. He exerted force with his hands and the small robot's head and body were separated. He threw the body of the small robot into the arms of Gu Hongying who was standing beside him and held the head in his own hands.

Eric stared out the door, his desire to win rising: "Gu Hongying, let's see who can snipe more people."

Hao Zhizhi was stunned: "..."

Yu Tu was stunned: "..."

Others were equally stunned: "..."

No one expected that Eric's split-up approach really meant split-up in the literal sense.

Gu Hongying looked at the body of the little robot in his arms and asked incredulously, "Do you belong to King Yan?"