Beside her, Qin Mubai breathed steadily, his face showing no signs of fatigue.
Today, they had even less time to rest than yesterday.
Ye Nianchu suddenly sat up, feeling as though she had just closed her eyes before needing to get up and run again.
It was 3 AM on the tenth day of the game.
She opened the map to confirm the route and distance to the safe zone once more.
Ye Nianchu had been keeping an eye on the position of the red dot labeled "3." Yesterday, He Miao was quite far from the new safe zone, but now the third red dot was inside it.
The third-place player had changed.
This was not good for them; they were in the light while the opponent was in the dark.
Behind them, the rainforest was engulfed in a sea of green mist. Fortunately, it wasn’t raining today, making travel a lot easier.
Ye Nianchu used a stick as a hiking staff. They didn’t encounter any other players on the way; visibility was poor at night, and even the best-equipped players couldn’t afford to be reckless.
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As dawn broke, the humid mist began to rise.
Taking advantage of the thin mist, they entered the safe zone at 6 AM.
Once inside, Ye Nianchu was fully alert.
Gunfire echoed in the distance.
Although they had guns and bullets, their supplies were limited, and compared to others, they were truly impoverished.
It would be best to find a defensible spot and wait out the remaining time.
At exactly 8 AM, the system's voice rang out: 【Congratulations to all players for reaching the last day of the game. There are 22 players remaining in this round, with 5 S-class players remaining.
After the game ends, all players will receive a bonus of 100 points based on their existing scores.
The top three players in the ranking will receive upgrade qualifications.
Non-S-class players will be promoted to S-class; S-class players will have their abilities upgraded by one level.】
【Current statistics: The first-place player has a total of 835 points; the second-place player has a total of 775 points; the third-place player has a total of 230 points.】
【After a countdown of ten seconds, killing the top three players will earn you all their points from this round.】
Ye Nianchu looked at Qin Mubai, puzzled. “Ability upgrade by one level?”
S-class players had never had levels before.
“Since six months ago, S-class players have had a new ability level added to their personal information in the system space, but the game hasn’t disclosed any information about it to players.”
“What level are you?” Ye Nianchu asked curiously.
“Level two.” Qin Mubai looked at her with his clear eyes. “Is my low level going to embarrass you, sister?”
Ye Nianchu replied, “You’re overthinking it.”
You have a low level?
How could anyone find players with higher levels in this game?
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Players who had previously feared the strength of the first and second places began to stir. They had lacked enough points before, and taking such great risks was pointless, but now it was different.
Whoever gets the kills can take their place.
Such rich rewards—who wouldn’t be tempted?
Players who claimed not to want to upgrade to S-class weren’t good players. The allure of an ability upgrade was even more enticing.
Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai used the cover of the bushes to bypass the gunfire, moving upwards along the edge of the safe zone. In the low terrain, it was too easy to be ambushed.
They heard the sound of branches rustling behind them, and two players hurried past, hiding in the distant bushes.
These two players were unarmed, carrying only short knives, covered in dirt and looking exhausted.
Their weaponry was even worse than theirs.
There were plenty of places to hide in the rainforest; anyone could find a bush to lie low in, making it hard for others to spot them.
However, this didn’t apply to the top three players, who had transparent positions.