Faced with Lin Ran's gaze from his strange eyes, the commander involuntarily took several steps back.
The group at the front maintained the same pace as him.
If they had encountered Lin Ran at any other time, it would have been fine.
But in such a scene filled with wreckage and corpses, where two thousand people had inexplicably vanished, it was truly difficult not to be afraid.
Could Lin Ran be the mastermind behind all of this?
"Holy crap! Look at the map, the leaderboard has updated!"
At this moment, a student exclaimed.
Influenced by him, everyone, including the commander, quickly opened their real-time maps.
Within the real-time map, there was a built-in score leaderboard that could detect the scores of all participating contestants.
Of course, this also included those who had left the competition and lost half their points.
However, this score board was not updated in real-time, but rather only once every half hour or so.
And it had just updated again.
Upon seeing this, the commander's face turned even paler.
Because Lin Ran's name at the top of the list was so dazzling, so eye-catching.
First Place: Yan Yun University - Lin Ran (Score: 24183)
Tang Jiu, who was in second place and had led countless people to frantically rack up points, had just barely surpassed ten thousand.
As for how Lin Ran had achieved this, it seemed there was already some certainty...
Weren't these scattered corpses and ruins the masterpiece of Lin Ran?
However, remembering his numerous comrades and the airdrops descending from the sky, the commander puffed up his chest and said with feigned ferocity:
"That's right, we're talking to you! Get lost and don't be ungrateful!"
"Otherwise, you'll regret it!"
"You don't want to leave with your high score, do you? We have five thousand people!"
In his heart, he sincerely wished Lin Ran would just leave.
Although Lin Ran's score of over twenty thousand was incredibly tempting, he didn't believe he had the ability to keep Lin Ran if he wanted to leave.
From his performance on the stage, Lin Ran's speed was simply too fast.
Even the students from prestigious schools struggled to keep up with Lin Ran, let alone them?
Lin Ran could probably charge in, kill him, and then break out. That's why he now wanted to retreat and hide among the crowd.
It was best to leave this troublesome guy to Tang Jiu himself to deal with...
Unfortunately, Lin Ran didn't appreciate his sentiment at all. Instead, he took two steps towards them:
"What if... I refuse?"
At this point, one of the commander's subordinates couldn't stand it anymore:
"Holy crap! He's ungrateful! Let's go after him!"
"No matter how strong this guy is, he's just one person. What's there to be afraid of?"
"Can he really turn the world upside down?"
"As long as we can take him down here, the championship will definitely be among us."
"Even if it's our boss Tang Jiu, he can't just tear up the rules and snatch the points we've already earned!"
The subordinate had already been quite displeased when the commander told Lin Ran to leave.
Now, seeing Lin Ran not only refuse to back down but also push his luck, he couldn't hold back.
"Yeah, let's beat him up! Does he really think he's invincible just because he's alone?"
"Let's teach this arrogant champion a lesson and show him how insignificant individual strength is compared to a collective."
"Heh, I've long been annoyed by his smug face. This time, I'll definitely put him in his place!"
"This guy is a legendary figure! Now that an opportunity to end a legend is in front of us, how can we refuse?"
The other subordinates, after their initial shock and uncertainty, also became increasingly agitated, shouting wildly.
Looking at his subordinates' fervent eyes, the commander sighed.
Now he was the leader of a legion, not a lone individual who could only consider himself. He certainly couldn't let his brothers down.
This battle, whether they fought or not, was unavoidable.
"Alright! Kill him! Snatch his points! End this new generation's legend!"
The commander waved his hand and issued the command to attack.
However, this cunning fellow kept retreating, making sure to put himself behind the others.
The other hot-headed youths didn't notice this at all and rushed towards Lin Ran with cheers.
Lin Ran looked at them with a hint of helplessness.
After his calculations, as long as he could retrieve all the secret airdrops by following his meticulously planned route, he was guaranteed not to lose.
Hunting fierce beasts or clearing out other contestants was unnecessary.
It was a shame that some people were insistent on seeking death...
Since that was the case, he would let them die to their heart's content!
After all, these people would eventually be taken away by the protective energy field, so he wouldn't actually kill them. Therefore, there was no need to use his Golden Dragon Spear to reap their lives.
Lin Ran put away his Golden Dragon Spear and charged towards the approaching torrent of thousands of people with his bare hands.
...
Outside the arena.
"He dares to go up against them? Over five thousand people!"
"Weren't over two thousand people just crushed? What's so special about five thousand?"
"But that was using the collapse of the buildings... Now there's no environmental advantage."
"Damn, he just fought a terrifying fierce beast and now he's going to face these countless students... He really has infinite stamina!"
"I admit that, but I don't approve of his arrogance..."
"After all, that's five thousand people. Even ants can bite an elephant to death if there are enough of them!"
"Exactly! Lin Ran is even arrogant enough to put away his spear. Isn't that suicidal?"
The teachers watching from the fortress debated amongst themselves, fiercely belittling Lin Ran.
But from their sour expressions, one could clearly see their true feelings.
It was envy and jealousy born from not being able to obtain what they desired.
If Lin Ran belonged to their school, they would have been praising him to the heavens.
Lü Qiufeng surveyed his surroundings and chuckled. He couldn't be bothered to retort to them – Lin Ran's actions would speak for themselves and shut them up.
So, Lü Qiufeng turned to Lin Miao beside him and said:
"Guess which move Xiao Ran will use to sweep these people away?"
"And how many will manage to escape from him?"
Lin Miao casually stroked her chin and giggled:
"He'll probably bring out that energy armor, won't he!"
"That thing is too fun for crushing weaklings, fast and stylish!"
"Hmm... The Dimensional Gate is also a possibility... If he maintains fifty gates of firepower, it won't take too long either."
"As for the Golden Dragon Power... he's already put away his spear, so it's highly unlikely."
"Or perhaps he'll just unleash the Black Flame? But this place is densely vegetated... If he doesn't want to spend his life in prison, he'd better not do that..."
"As for the number of survivors, I estimate it won't exceed a thousand."
"But that's assuming they scatter in all directions..."
"If they fight to the death, even ten survivors would be a lot."