Chapter 1104 - 1104: The Battle Royale Begins

On the examiner's seat, Hua Ling stood up, walked to the middle of the seventeen core members and the one hundred sixty-four peripheral members, and said, "Next is the free-for-all stage. You will be randomly placed in any corner of this mountain.

The seventeen people behind me will also participate. If anyone can eliminate one of them, this project will place you directly in the top ten."

As soon as these words were spoken, fervor appeared in the eyes of all the hundreds of people.

Many members who felt they couldn't hold out until the end already began to set their sights on people like Gong Kaishan.

Hua Ling continued, "The screen on your watch shows a map of the mountain top. The red dot is your current location. If the map darkens where you are, you must reach a lit 'safe zone' within half an hour."

"If you can't reach a safe zone within half an hour, will you be eliminated directly?" asked someone who had played PUBG before.

Hua Ling nodded in affirmation, then continued, "Furthermore, resources are randomly distributed on the map. There are water, food, bulletproof vests, helmets, guns, bullets, etc. You can search for them on your own.

Most importantly, those eliminated within the first fifty meters will fail the assessment for this project!"

Having said this, he looked behind him and waved his hand.

The person behind him nodded, turned, and left, returning with the six people previously eliminated.

Hua Ling said to the six people, "This is your last chance. If enough people are eliminated, perform well, or eliminate any one of the seventeen team members behind me, it counts as passing the assessment."

"Yes!" The six answered in unison, all fueled with determination to seize this opportunity.

Next came a twenty-minute rest period, during which all one hundred seventy people began to gather in groups of three to five.

Chi Xiao and Bao Jinghao naturally gathered beside Xiao Feng, repeatedly expressing their thanks.

In the previous two-person combat project, the two were extremely lucky, one teamed with Lu Yao, and the other with Lin Jiaxuan.

The result was predictable; with hardly any effort, the two smoothly passed without even having a chance to lend a hand.

Xiao Feng scanned the surrounding people and said, "Enough with the small talk. This time the positions are random, so whether we encounter each other depends on luck. Does anyone here have two projects they didn't pass?"

Everyone looked at each other, finally locking their gaze on Xiao Feng.

"..." Xiao Feng.

Damn, this is a bit awkward!

"Alright, since none of you have two failed projects, there's no need to worry too much. Even if you get eliminated among the first fifty, it's okay, just do your best," Xiao Feng said, rubbing his nose.

"Brother Xiao, I remember you failed two projects before, you'd better hold on," Chi Xiao said seriously. "I think we can agree on a position so everyone can gather there."

"That's right!" Bao Jinghao agreed. "There's strength in numbers. Let's all run to the center position to meet, and ensure Brother Xiao makes it past the first fifty."

Xiao Feng shook his head with a smile: "That strategy isn't stable. If we're thinking this way, others will be too. That middle spot will probably be a popular rendezvous point.

Because only by doing this can we avoid others being too far from the agreed location."

"Then Brother Xiao, what do you think?" Chi Xiao asked.

Xiao Feng smiled and said, "Let's just go with the flow. If we meet, we'll team up, if not, it's okay, just do your best."

"This..." Chi Xiao and Bao Jinghao exchanged glances and nodded, "Alright."

The twenty minutes passed quickly, and before it all began, Pei Dengke secretly found Xiao Feng to inform him of Qi Guanghe's plan.

After hearing it, Xiao Feng suddenly had an impulse to charge up to Qi Guanghe and let himself be eliminated directly.

According to Pei Dengke, Qi Guanghe was indeed setting a high bounty this time, claiming that anyone who could capture Xiao Feng alive would receive a ten million reward.

Even if they couldn't catch him alive, if they could eliminate Xiao Feng in the first fifty, they would get a million.

This made Xiao Feng silently curse in his heart, what an absolute waste of money!

If it were after the assessment, and Qi Guanghe spent ten million to hire someone for this, Xiao Feng wouldn't think it out of place.

But this is during the assessment, with so many eyes watching. Even if he caught him alive, so what then?

"Not making money here would be doing myself a disservice!" Xiao Feng thought to himself.

...

When everyone was scattered, fifteen minutes had passed.

A broadcast announced that the free-for-all had officially begun, and everyone began to move, rushing to search for resources.

Each person carried a grenade, considered a starting weapon, to prevent being without any means of retaliation if faced with those who had gotten a hold of resources first.

Xiao Feng walked leisurely, using the moonlight to avoid stumbling in complete darkness.

After walking like this for a few minutes, a small flag appeared on the ground.

Xiao Feng paused, not rushing forward, patiently observing for a moment. Once he was sure there was no potential danger or ambush, he slowly approached.

Next to the flag, three things were placed.

These were: night vision goggles, a pack of compressed biscuits, and a rifle magazine.

Xiao Feng gathered the three items, put on the night vision goggles, and stuffed the compressed biscuits and rifle magazine into his pocket, taking away the flag as well.

This action was nothing strange, as the flag marked the location of resources.

Most people, like Xiao Feng, did the same to confuse the enemy or to lay a trap.

Next, Xiao Feng planned to find a gun, as having only bullets without a gun was unsettling.

Just then, a figure suddenly emerged from behind a mound on the right side.

Xiao Feng immediately turned his gaze, but the other person shouted sharply, "Don't move!

Raise your hands and hand over your night vision goggles and any resources you have, or I'll shoot immediately!"

Xiao Feng chuckled, "I bet your gun doesn't have any bullets!"

"Save the nonsense! You think I'm acting in a TV drama with you?"

"Then go ahead and shoot," Xiao Feng said calmly, stepping towards the mound.

"Freeze!" The person instantly intensified his tone, threatening, "Take one more step, and I'll shoot!"

Xiao Feng quickly took three steps forward, teasing, "Shoot then. Go ahead and shoot. I've already walked three steps, go ahead, fire a shot so we can hear it."

"You..."

"If you're not smart, don't try those little tricks," Xiao Feng said impatiently. "If you had bullets in your gun, you would have already shot in the dark.

Once the gun fires, whatever items I have on me would naturally be yours, why go through this trouble?"

The person behind the mound was suddenly stunned, lowering his gun and saying, "It's okay even without bullets to deal with you, I don't need..."

Before finishing his bold words, Xiao Feng pulled out the "starting equipment"—a grenade—from his pocket.