However, the burly man's figure was clearly closer, and he was just about to touch the treasure chest.
At this critical moment, Boshita delivered a flying kick, and the man flew backward with a grunt.
"Damn it!"
The man retreated a few steps and stared intensely at Boshita, then immediately rushed forward again with renewed aggression.
Boshita remained calm and nimbly dodged the man's attacks while standing his ground. Time was of the essence, and Boshita didn't intend to delay this confrontation any further.
An elbow strike, followed by a straight punch, a roundhouse kick, and ending with an uppercut, was all it took for the man to be brought down.
He lay on the ground while still trying to struggle, but Boshita's foot had already landed firmly on his throat.
"Sir, pls have mercy!"
Seeing he couldn't win, the burly man immediately started begging for his life, sobbing and begging.
"I have a 480-year-old mother at home! I really need this money!"
"Please, let me go!"
Hearing the man beg for mercy, Boshita's expression softened slightly, and his foot slowly eased up on the pressure.
"Scram!"
The man was overjoyed to hear this and scrambled to his feet to flee. Boshita immediately went to open the chest and took out a notebook from inside.
Just as he was about to read it, he felt a shadow loom over him from behind.
He sighed with disappointment.
"I gave you a chance."
As for that burly man, just as he was about to flee to safety, he saw Boshita crouch down defenselessly to open the treasure chest.
Seeing Boshita's defenseless posture, he instantly grabbed a stone and snuck up on him, trying to take him out in one, clean strike.
In this version of The Island, killing someone by hitting vital spots was a given, even without doing the necessary damage normally needed. Extreme Realism seemed like the only acceptable option when it came to a huge survival competition.
Holding the stone, a vicious expression appeared on the man's face.
Killing Boshita would not only get him the notebook, but more importantly, he could also get his Implant, worth ten thousand Bailey.
Even if he didn't survive until the end, earning ten thousand wouldn't be a loss. He couldn't even save ten thousand in a year of work. If he eliminated a few more people, it would be worth it even if he ultimately failed and was eliminated from the competition.
"Die for me!"
He struck down his rock on the back of Boshita's head, but right before he hit, Boshita dodged to the side so fast that it looked like he vanished for a second.
"Damn it!"
This time, Boshita no longer held back. Under a relentless storm of attacks, the burly man met his end.
Boshita held the crystal Implant in his hand. It emitted a charming glow under the sunlight, similar to a diamond.
After thinking for a while, he didn't choose to submit it directly for the bounty but put it away instead for later.
He began reading the notebook he'd claimed.
[Your Level has increased]
This time, his level rose directly to five, and he gained an experience bonus buff.
However, he still frowned at something, then tried to collect materials from nearby resources.
Sure enough, the multiplier had decreased significantly.
With only one life permitted, the speed of gathering supplies and development had slowed down a notch. This meant the difficulty of survival had effectively increased again.
On the World Channel, arguments were currently raging nonstop.
It had been less than half an hour since they landed on The Island, and the avatars of many players who were just speaking had already turned black.
What this represented was self-evident.
According to the backend data, 61 players had already been eliminated from the competition.
Some were eliminated in fights at the very beginning, while others were just purely unlucky and encountered newbie killers like Velociraptors or Spinosaurus upon landing.
Time passed slowly as players scrambled for their survival.
{Brothers, I've killed a few Dodos and gathered some berries. I'm planning to hide now. See you all in a hundred days!}
{Yeah, don't you guys think that if we all stayed at the spawn point, wouldn't a hundred days be super easy?}
{Are you stupid? If you're not afraid of death, just stay by the beach and wait for others to develop, and then come find you to take your stuff!}
{No way? Wouldn't it be better if everyone developed peacefully? In the end, everyone would get money.}
{You think people wanna share this money with you! Why don't you just take out your Implant and give it to me first!}
{Teaming up, teaming up! Is anyone joining?}
{Safety in numbers! Anyone want to band together?!}
{Requesting carry by a top 100 player!}
{I'm still a newbie... I don't know what to do next!}
The World Channel was a mess of differing opinions and strategies.
The 100 million grand prize was waiting right ahead, but one had to survive a hundred days first.
Some people were full of joy when they were selected, but upon landing, they were at a loss and didn't know what to do.
Others began to race against time to develop their characters and bases first.
After all, the threats on The Island didn't just come from various prehistoric life forms.
More of them came from the threat of other contestants hunting for bounties.
{Big Shrimp: I will establish a Peace Camp in West Zone 2. Any player is welcome to come. If we all work together, we can definitely survive the hundred days.}
This message immediately caused a storm in the World Channel.
Everyone remembered this name. Who else could it be but the top-ranked player?
{Great, the top-ranked boss has spoken! We're saved!}
{I'm in the West Zone, I'm heading over right now!}
{No way, I'm in the North Zone right now. I can't get there at all. I want to go, but I'm afraid I'll die halfway there.}
Big Shrimp's statement immediately gave some novice players a sense of direction.
With a skilled player leading them, the possibility of survival would increase dramatically. For a while, many people responded enthusiastically.
But some people also raised doubts about the offer.
{Everyone calm down! Who knows if he's intentionally luring us newbies over to wipe us all out at once!}
{Yeah, yeah, what if it's a trap!}
Hearing this, some people immediately fell into a dilemma about what to do.
What if this was a trap by those top 100 players? Wouldn't running over there so foolishly right at the start be like walking into their deaths?
{Big Shrimp: I urge everyone not to kill each other. We don't know what threats lie ahead. As long as we work together, most people can receive a substantial reward.}
{Big Shrimp: I know everyone has concerns. Now I will directly announce the camp coordinates. Friends who are nearby can come and observe first. I welcome everyone to join at any time!}
{Super Daddy: I'm nearby, I'll be there right away!}
{I'm coming too. I only got a slot because of good luck, and I don't know how to play at all. It's great to have a strong player to rely on!}
Lake spawned in South Zone 1. Hearing about Big Shrimp's offer, he was immediately tempted. Since they were the number one player, Lake knew that their skills were at least top-notch.
He knew his own abilities very well, too. It was best to play it safe and find protection.
Logically, with Big Shrimp's skill, they should be the most likely to survive a hundred days. Yet they chose to become a protective umbrella for the other players. This behavior immediately received the support of some contestants.
But another group of contestants was instantly displeased by this development.
{The organizer's requirement is a survival competition. Isn't this kind of behavior equivalent to cheating?}
{Exactly! If you do this and make the organizers angry, what if they increase the difficulty for us just to eliminate players?}
{What top 100 leaderboard number one? I think he just found some exploit. He probably has no skill at all, which is why he wants to band together!}
Some people who considered themselves good at the game immediately began to curse upon seeing this cooperative behavior.