The leader, seeing Guo Yu Zhou leave, couldn't help but laugh.
"Excellent, we've taken one from Yan Da!"
"As long as we unite, we are truly invincible!"
"Let's continue to gather our strength like this..."
"Once our four great powers of the Northeast, Southwest, Southeast, and Northwest are gathered, we can push forward directly!"
"While sweeping the map, we can also capture all those elite school students!"
The students below, hearing him say this, also became extremely excited.
"Charge! Kill! Take down all the elite school students!"
"Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!"
"It's time to make them pay for their arrogance!"
"Is this what it feels like to be the underdog? It's too awesome!"
"Heh heh heh, I'm going to smash those elite school students hard!"
"The power of unity is truly magnificent!"
"..."
The same situation occurred in the other three directions.
They were grouped in thousands, with over ten groups in each direction, frantically hunting down the top hundred elite school students.
The elite school students, unable to fight against such numbers and not expecting to be pursued by so many, were retreating in a frenzy.
Less than two hours into the competition, more than half of the elite school students had been eliminated.
Even those from the top 10 universities were not spared.
Qilu University was the unluckiest.
Due to a misstep, they were surrounded by the non-elite school alliance and were now reduced to a single survivor, which was truly outrageous.
...
Meanwhile, the competition organizers and accompanying teachers, who remained at the fortress and sensed that something was amiss, were dumbfounded.
This survival competition seemed to have taken a very wrong turn!
How did it become a breakout game instead of a battle royale?
In the conflict between elite and non-elite school students, even the fierce beasts and points were forgotten.
This...
Han Zi Xi, as one of the main people in charge, couldn't help but sigh.
"Let it be..."
"Although they have indeed teamed up illegally, they haven't violated any of our existing rules."
"At the same time, this is a good comprehensive test for the elite school students, and it will allow us to truly gauge their actual skill levels."
The competition organizers, who were initially without a clear leader, immediately agreed with his opinion upon hearing Han Zi Xi's words.
On the main overall map outside, it could be seen that most of the participants were gathering in the four corners: Southeast, Northeast, Southwest, and Northwest.
Those not there were on their way.
Clearly, these people had agreed on a meeting point and were heading towards the nearest one based on their drop location.
As for the lone individuals they encountered along the way, they were mostly all eliminated.
Only a small number of lucky ones managed to enter the central area; the rest had almost all been eliminated.
Lu Qiu Feng looked at Lin Miao beside him and smiled.
"Don't worry, do you remember what Lin Ran said?"
Lin Miao rolled her eyes.
"That was just him considering the possibility of small-scale alliances, but this is completely different now..."
"Thousands of people allying together brings immense pressure."
"But he is Lin Ran after all..."
"Alas, let's trust him! Trust first, then trust again. I won't doubt him..."
Lu Qiu Feng laughed heartily.
"Very good, that's exactly my mindset!"
"Since that's the case, there's no need to worry. We can just watch with peace of mind."
...
Inside the arena.
After a long journey, Lin Ran finally arrived near the vicinity of the first air drop location.
Along the way, he had killed many high-level fierce beasts, replenishing his Golden Dragon Spear.
Now, with the absorption of various attributes and previous accumulations, the Golden Dragon Spear was close to 2% in each attribute, showing remarkably rapid progress.
He wondered about its upper limit.
Was it 100% in all attributes?
Lin Ran felt that if that were the case, his close combat strength would likely reach a new level.
However, at only 2%, there was still a long way to go to 100%.
And he didn't know what the upper limit of the Golden Dragon Spear was.
Lin Ran estimated that the growth ceiling of the Golden Dragon Spear was likely tied to his own strength.
As his strength continued to grow, the attribute cap of the Golden Dragon Spear should also increase.
If that were the case, its growth potential would be truly terrifying.
Lin Ran shook his head, dispelling these scattered thoughts, and turned to look at the scene before him.
The ruins of a park...
And a very large turtle!
Lin Ran silently looked at the motionless turtle, and his mind began to entertain some ideas.
After all, such a large turtle would surely provide an astonishing amount of life source energy, which could help his Golden Dragon Spear evolve comfortably.
Not to mention that this turtle might hinder him from getting the airdrop later, so it would have to be killed sooner or later.
However, before that, it would be wise to find a vantage point to survey the surrounding area.
Especially the number of pythons around this turtle, and the situation with other fierce beasts nearby.
After looking around, Lin Ran chose the tallest building nearby and used Moon Walk to leap onto the rooftop.
But Lin Ran didn't expect that his jump would stir up a hornet's nest, causing a huge commotion.
This seemingly dilapidated building was home to an unknown number of students.
These students, seeing Lin Ran jump onto the rooftop, were all rushing towards it!
Even Lin Ran, who was usually quick-witted, was completely bewildered by this scene.
Damn it! What are all these people doing here?
Even if it's a group activity, do they need so many people? Can their bodies handle it?
Lin Ran stared blankly at the wave of people rushing to the top floor, speechless.
There were already about two hundred people packed on the rooftop.
Not to mention those crowded on the floors below, even a rough estimate put their number at around two thousand.
With so many people gathered peacefully, the only plausible reason Lin Ran could think of was to jointly tackle the giant turtle below.
However, with so many people, would the final spoils be enough to share?
Lin Ran felt a headache coming on.
The small leader at the front, seeing Lin Ran's less-than-pleasant expression, assumed he was scared and laughed triumphantly.
"Divine Ran, are you well!"
"We wonder if we are qualified to invite your esteemed self to take a break down below?"