Johnny couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the red circle in the center of the map displayed on his watch screen.
"You could say we're lucky, the edge of this red circle is not far ahead of us. But you could also say we're unlucky, this place we're in is very likely to become a necessary path for everyone."
Indeed, this red circle was only about 100 meters from their current location. They could easily run into it; five hours was enough time even to crawl.
But the problem now was that, based on the number of people displayed on the full-screen view earlier and their current location, Johnny's position was highly likely to be a place others would pass through.
Another very important point was that when the full-screen time was displayed, he noticed there wasn't a single person in the circled area, which meant the organizers were intentionally drawing the circle.
This would prevent anyone from arriving at the central area early, and secondly, it would make the competition more intense.
As for those who couldn't arrive in time, or those who held onto a glimmer of hope, they would be in for a terrible time. Once the watch exploded, hmph, who knew what the consequences would be?
After a moment of thought, Johnny decided to discuss it with John and the others.
"Should we enter the central area immediately, or wait a bit longer?" Johnny asked.
"Let's go in first. Those who arrive first have more advantages," John said, setting the tone without much thought.
Ghost Wolf agreed, "Perhaps this so-called area will change and shrink again, but going in first always has its advantages. Let's not waste too much time here."
Little Devil, however, was a little worried, "It refreshes every five minutes, so even if we go in first, the advantage isn't that great."
"Right, and if we go in first, we might be targeted early. If they team up, won't we be in trouble?" Lissandra also voiced her opinion. In fact, their worries were not unfounded.
John and Ghost Wolf exchanged glances. Clearly, they had considered this issue, but they were more inclined to go in first, given their inherent strength.
"The advantage of going in first is being able to find good spots early, but the disadvantage is that since positions refresh every five minutes, our advantage isn't very obvious, and it might even become our biggest disadvantage."
Johnny began a comprehensive analysis. He also understood that John and Ghost Wolf were testing him. If it were up to those two, there would naturally be a better solution, but now he was the brain of the team.
"But if we delay entering, we will encounter other teams, and it might even lead to our team losing members. This isn't a good solution either, unless we can Bypass them. But if we Bypass them, it will take more time and consume more stamina, which isn't cost-effective."
The problems Johnny could think of, they could also think of, and the problems they could consider, Johnny would naturally ponder. But the problem was that they had fallen into a strange stalemate.
All stalemates were caused by the watch's full-screen position display, which rendered all schemes and strategies useless.
And this was exactly what the organizers wanted: to allow all assassins to engage in fair and open duels.
The original half-hour allowed for a lot of leeway, but now the five minutes made time extremely tight, and no tactic could be effectively implemented within those five minutes.
Everyone was transparent; everyone was like they had wallhacks. How could they play like this?
Johnny was a little annoyed.
After a moment of thought, Little Devil suggested, "What if we shield the watch?"
"Then how do you guarantee that it won't explode immediately after being shielded?" Lissandra immediately posed a sharp question, and Little Devil fell silent.
There were many ways to shield an electronic device, but the consequences of shielding it were not something they could bear.
After a moment of thought and a brainstorming session, Johnny could only slap his thigh suddenly, "Let's not enter the core area yet. Let's walk along the edge towards this place first!"
Johnny casually drew a circle on the ground, then marked a point indicating their current location, and then drew a line towards the upper right of the circle.
"This way, we neither immediately enter the core area nor are we outside the circle. And we can wait at this position, delaying our entry time."
As soon as Johnny finished speaking, John asked, "But the problem is, how can we ensure our location isn't exposed when we are being monitored in real-time?"
"Precisely because our location is being monitored in real-time, we don't need to insist on going to that specific spot. We can pretend we are also a team that just entered."
Johnny directly stated his idea, "We still have over three minutes. We need to split up into two teams, pretending we are two different teams."
"Two teams?" Little Devil hadn't quite processed it. But John and Ghost Wolf exchanged glances and immediately understood Johnny's idea.
Indeed, five people together made them too conspicuous a target. Anyone could see it was a complete team, which was very likely to draw focused fire.
After all, the further into the game, the fewer surviving squads there would be, and more lone wolves and understaffed teams would emerge.
Splitting up could greatly reduce the possibility of being suspected and also prevent opponents from worrying about dealing with them.
After all, to have survived to the end while still maintaining a full five-person team indicated that this team was extremely powerful, so being focused on would be natural.
Instantly understanding this key point, Ghost Wolf immediately went to Little Devil and Lissandra's side, "You two follow me."
With that, he immediately ran towards the direction Johnny had just pointed. Lissandra and Little Devil didn't have time to react and could only passively follow Ghost Wolf in that direction.
John came to Johnny's side, "Your idea is correct. So, where should we go next?"
John once again handed the command of the operation to Johnny. How to perform next was entirely up to his disciple.
Johnny grinned, "Of course, we'll chase them and attack them."
All's fair in war. I'll stage a scene as if two small teams are in a firefight.
Seeing that the refresh time was approaching, Johnny immediately chased after them, but he didn't run fast, mainly to give the people ahead time to react.
After running for a while, Johnny directly raised his HK416 and fired, but he was just playing the art of body tracing.
The viewers in the live stream, however, exploded. One by one, they didn't understand what kind of crazy stunt Johnny was pulling.
[What the f*ck? Why are they fighting each other?]
[I don't know?]
[Are they having an internal conflict?]
But some who understood smiled without speaking. It had to be said, this move was indeed very clever.
While the viewers in the live stream were scratching their heads, another team was rapidly approaching the edge of the red circle, and they also heard gunshots.
"There's a team fighting ahead!"
"Don't mind them for now. Let them fight like dogs. We'll get into the circle and hide first!"
Clearly, Johnny's strategy was working.
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