Chapter 3047: 10-Point Battle

In the current situation, no one was trustworthy, so Xu Huo naturally wouldn't cooperate with him. He cautiously stepped back a few paces, intending to leave.

But the next second, the player teleported in front of him, spreading his arms in a warm invitation. "I've been on the island for three days already. Cooperating with me won't do you any harm."

"You just got here, so you don't know the situation yet. From the Fang Snake Zone to the Bear Hug Zone, you need at least two hundred points to get in, and there are plenty of roadblockers inside. Going in alone might get you killed. Finding someone to cooperate with is the smart move."

Xu Huo looked at the 87 above his head, still unconvinced, and instead said, "If there's nothing to gain, you probably wouldn't seek cooperation from someone at -300."

"The foundation of cooperation is mutual benefit," the man said. "When effective items are scarce, a Super Evolver's ability is equivalent to a prop. Isn't that an advantage?"

"Besides, when you get close to the Bear Hug Zone, you'll realize that one person absolutely cannot get in."

If points were tied to crossing zones on the island, then obviously, everyone on the island was an enemy. Just like when entering the Fang Snake Zone, pushing deeper into the island would inevitably invite attacks from players who arrived earlier and had higher points.

"Challenge Island, that's the meaning?" Xu Huo raised an eyebrow slightly. "I don't have such lofty goals for now. I plan to stay in the Fang Snake Zone for a while."

The man laughed heartily. "The Fang Snake Zone is a good place to rack up points, but the more points you have, the more you become a target. It's common for people to join forces to kill someone and then split the points."

He didn't say more, but instead pointed to the emblem on the scarf wrapped around his wrist. "If you're interested, you can look for people with the same emblem. If you can't survive in Zone 025, you won't have a chance to coast through life here on Challenge Island."

With that, the man disappeared into the woods.

Players with negative points would be randomly eliminated after eight hours, so it made sense that once you reached a certain score, you had to leave the Fang Snake Zone or couldn't stay long. In short, whoever sent them to the island definitely didn't intend for them to have an easy time. Just like in the districts, there were plenty of ways to force them into a corner.

Regardless, he had to raise his points within eight hours.

As for the man's proposal for cooperation, it probably wasn't just because Super Evolution power was equivalent to a prop effect. It might also involve the player's personal rating.

Generally speaking, aside from plundering others' points, players themselves would be evaluated by Challenge Island. The higher a player's inherent value, the more points you'd get for killing them.

Xu Huo's current points were -298, with only one supporter. Killing him wouldn't yield extra points, and given his poor starting situation, Challenge Island's personal rating for him probably wasn't high either.

Based on the current situation, injuring others was more worthwhile than killing them.

He found some poisonous plants in the woods, cleaned out some thin branches, dipped the sharpened ends in venom, and made a simple poison arrow. He could control Space Rays, so he didn't need extra bows or blowpipes. Soon, he had thirty such poison arrows ready.

After packing the arrows, he slowly moved forward.

Players' perception ranges varied. Xu Huo moved aimlessly, and two players immediately headed his way.

Once they entered a certain range, he pretended to notice them and moved farther away, setting up a disguise.

Since everyone knew of each other's existence, it was now a test of speed. Just as Xu Huo prepared to create distance, the player on his left turned into a blur, racing through the woods. In the blink of an eye, they were face to face!

He barely raised a Space Barrier when he took a kick to the chest. The barrier absorbed some of the force, but because it was small and not very sturdy, he stumbled back several steps. Seeing the player circling behind him, he grabbed a nearby tree trunk with his telekinesis, leaped up, and collided with the opponent. Then he controlled several poison arrows to fly in from different directions!

At his current speed, the player should have been able to dodge these arrows controlled by Space Rays, but just then, the third player seized the moment to ambush. The player locked in combat with Xu Huo couldn't evade in time and was hit twice.

"Player Rong Hua Fu Gui has been injured. 10 points deducted."

Xu Huo and the third player each gained ten points.

The latecomer struck and immediately turned back, while Xu Huo pretended to release more arrows to snag another 10 points. But Rong Hua Fu Gui sneered, pulled out the hidden weapons stuck in him, and charged at Xu Huo.

As they clashed, Xu Huo's speed was slightly inferior, but his Space Evolution was effective. Besides creating small shields, he could control objects at close range to assist.

During the fight, he injured Rong Hua Fu Gui again, but no deduction notification came.

Rong Hua Fu Gui also managed to take 10 points from him. Once he got those points, he didn't linger, using his speed to immediately create distance.

It seemed you could only get points from the same person once in a short period.

Xu Huo gathered the scattered poison arrows and continued searching for enemies in the same pattern.

Three hours later, his points changed to -223.

Besides the 60 points from ambushes, he also got 15 points from off-field bonuses.

He was cautious and diligent. Whenever he encountered someone or heard a sound, he would rush over. Most of his points came from ambushes during others' fights, while the other half was the net result of his own battles.

The off-field audience's preferences could add or subtract points, but usually not by much. It was more like a small bonus, with only occasional fleeting attention from viewers.

Xu Huo was fairly satisfied with the current pace.

When he ventured deeper into the Fang Snake Zone and noticed that the points of nearby players were approaching zero, he planned to kill two players to boost his score.

"Ah!" A scream came from a distance. Though he already knew what had happened, he pretended to just notice and rushed to the scene.

The one screaming was the female player Jin Jin Bu Dao, whom he had met earlier. She was being bitten on the neck by another player—yes, bitten on the neck. The attacker tore off a chunk of flesh from her neck and shoulder. If she hadn't dodged quickly enough, her throat would have been bitten through. Her assailant was a burly Cannibal Player, who openly displayed his ID number. With every strike against Jin Jin Bu Dao, his points increased, especially from the bite, which netted him 18 points at once.

The Cannibal Player clearly knew this method boosted his points, so he didn't rush to kill Jin Jin Bu Dao. Instead, he varied his attacks to make her bleed more.

Although not every hit was judged as "injury," Jin Jin Bu Dao could only retreat step by step. She was losing too much blood, and her movements grew slower.

Xu Huo wasn't the only one who heard the commotion. Two others arrived: one was Xiao Deng, who had left earlier, now with -315 points, and the other had -81 points.

The three exchanged glances and immediately coordinated, attacking the Cannibal Player from different directions. By now, the Cannibal Player's points had risen to 68. Killing him would not only let them split those 68 points but also earn extra points!