If you gather everyone together, the final 100 million reward will be completely divided up. How much money will each person actually get?
Moreover, every player's Implant is worth ten thousand, and a thousand players means ten million in bounties alone!
With such a large sum of money at stake, if they eliminated more players, wouldn't they get rich instantly?
Those rookie players were originally seen as easy prey by these skilled hunters, but now a spoilsport had appeared to ruin everything. Wasn't this stealing their prey right from under their noses?
However, some contestants also seemed to realize the strategic potential.
{Ash Berserker: I am Berserker, a Top Ten player. I will establish a tribe in North Zone Two. All players are welcome to join. Let's survive together.}
{Seeking partners, only experts needed. Contact me if interested...}
{Boshita, if you have the guts, leak your location, and let's have an honorable duel!}
Many people realized at this moment that the official rules did not restrict players from forming teams. This meant those who grouped up definitely had more advantages than lone wolves.
Thus, many groups, large and small, began to form across the map.
Some top 100 players, like Berserker, immediately began using their status to gather a following.
Others chose to form teams of various sizes for mutual protection.
However, many contestants still chose to go solo and wait and see. People can't easily be trusted after all. If they were stabbed in the back by a teammate, they would be finished.
Boshita was currently taming a Compsognathus when he saw Jose spamming the World Channel with challenges.
He felt speechless at his persistence and immediately closed the World Channel to focus. Then, he vigilantly surveyed his surroundings, preparing himself against any sudden assaults from other players.
'Taming successful'
He immediately placed the small dinosaur on his shoulder.
The Compsognathus has a very useful buff. When it stays on a player's shoulder, the player's item weight capacity is reduced significantly.
Furthermore, this creature is a good combat partner and capable of stealing items from opposing players.
At this moment, a white beam of light suddenly appeared in the distant sky. Boshita calculated the distance and deduced that it wasn't too far from his position.
So he immediately stopped what he was doing, grabbed his spear, and ran toward the direction of the supply drop.
The supplies inside the drops were quite abundant. Although it was only the lowest-level white drop, it contained not only basic materials but also, with luck, some higher-quality equipment or blueprints.
He quickly arrived, but clearly, such an opportunity couldn't possibly attract only him.
Just as he was about to step forward, two people suddenly emerged from the woods. Upon closer inspection, they looked somewhat familiar to him.
"Twig, this person looks familiar!"
"Rowan, I told you not to call me that! I'm lean and muscular!"
The two people opposite were Rowan and Carter. They had interacted during the previous tests a few times and knew each other, albeit barely. Thus, they recognized each other immediately despite their differently looking avatars.
Although Boshita was currently playing the marine elf race, his appearance hadn't changed much.
After exchanging glances, an understanding passed between them.
"Interested in teaming up?"
A temporary squad was formed on the spot.
[You obtained a Waterskin]
[You obtained a Hunting Bow Blueprint]
[Hunting Bow]
Quality: Green
A good start! Unexpectedly, it was a weapon blueprint with quality enhancement.
Although it was only a green quality hunting bow, having this in the early game was perfectly suitable.
There are six ranks of quality for weapons, armor, and blueprints in total.
The lowest is white, followed by green, blue, purple, golden epic, and red legendary.
As the quality increases, the materials required to craft the item from the blueprint also increase proportionally.
Supply drops, elite creatures, and treasure chests found in caves will drop various equipment and blueprints.
After the three of them finished looting the supply drop, other players were already arriving nearby.
Not lingering any longer, they immediately left the area.
{Everyone must be careful of this guy named Smile! He and his accomplices tricked us! My teammate has already been killed by them, and now they are chasing me...}
"Ah!"
Immediately after finishing his message, the person's avatar turned black. He had clearly been eliminated.
The first day quickly ended with significant casualties. The death toll was 178, leaving 822 players remaining, and several factions have already emerged across the map.
The first is the Peace Camp, led by Big Shrimp and established near the Red Ark's northern jungle and coast in West Zone Two. This faction focuses on peaceful development and attracting a large number of players, mostly rookies seeking protection. The current number of members has already exceeded 120, and this figure is continuously increasing.
The second is the Berserker Alliance, established by top ten player Ash Berserker and located near the coast bordering the North Zone and Death Island. This tribe gathered some expert players from the North Zone and many rookie players seeking refuge. The number already exceeds fifty members.
The third is an elite squad mainly composed of players from the top 100 on the leaderboard, with an unknown location. This team of elite players completely disappeared after their initial announcement and is developing its strength somewhere in secret.
The fourth is the Black Coffin, established by Smile and focused on hunting other contestants. It draws condemnation from a large number of players. Number of members unknown, location unknown.
The fifth is the Lunaria Squad, established by Boshita, Rowan, and others. It is temporarily active in the South Zone.
Besides these, many others are scattered throughout various parts of The Island.
Some chose to form squads with others, some chose to fight on their own, and others were looking for opportunities to head to the two major camps, hoping to join.
Clara was currently on her way to the Peace Camp.
However, she seemed to have encountered some problems that threatened her survival.
"Stop chasing me!"
She was running and panting at the same time.
Her face was already flushed red from exertion.
"Awoo..."
Behind her, a dire wolf, more than half the height of a person, was relentlessly chasing her down.
As a player who prefers peace, Clara had just casually signed up for the competition, never expecting to be selected.
She had been feeding her dodos in the small camp she built when she received the unexpected news.
Having spawned in West Zone Three, she was rushing toward the Peace Camp for safety.
After walking for a short while, she got a little lost and then encountered the dire wolf blocking her path.
After running for a long time, she was already completely exhausted.
She got slower and slower, while the dire wolf opened its vicious jaws and prepared to tear into this prey.
The sharp teeth drew closer and closer, and a look of panic appeared on Clara's face!
At that critical moment, a weapon flew through the air.
Swoosh!
A javelin shot over instantly at high speed.
The javelin directly pierced the side of the dire wolf's body and dealt massive damage. It let out a pained howl.
Nautia, clad in white, appeared ahead on the path.
With a flash of movement, she quickly rushed toward the dire wolf. But the dire wolf was not completely dead and lunged to bite her. But Nautia swiftly stepped forward, pulled out the spear, and delivered another round of attacks.
Amidst a mournful cry, the dire wolf collapsed to the ground. Clara couldn't help but stare at Nautia admiringly.
This woman was truly strong.