61: First kill in 0 seconds!

"All contestants, please proceed to the Longbow Stream Valley entrance for assembly as soon as possible."

Several of The Authorities personnel walked over from the direction of the Longbow Stream Valley entrance.

"Good luck, kill them all!" Seeing this, Fuji patted Liu Yan's shoulder.

"Mm." Liu Yan smiled and nodded, then followed the crowd towards Longbow Stream Valley.

After Liu Yan left, Fuji pulled a competition ticket from his pocket and happily departed the Third District.

At the entrance of Longbow Stream Valley.

Unlike before, a huge sign now stood at the entrance, its material clearly indicating it was a product of the Third District.

"Joint School Elite Competition Designated Area, Unauthorized Personnel Prohibited."

It seemed this was to prevent other people from entering Longbow Stream Valley, thus ensuring all contestants entered the same area.

A man with an imposing presence, radiating righteousness, stood before the entrance.

"Announcing the rules of the competition: Individual Sniper Match. It is forbidden to use any firearms other than sniper rifles to eliminate other contestants."

"This includes using the firearms of Asala Guard Soldiers."

"Non-prohibited special items may be used."

"Rankings will be determined by a comprehensive assessment of the number of kills and the order of death."

After speaking, the man stepped aside, gesturing for everyone to enter the Longbow Stream Valley entrance in sequence.

Liu Yan quickly scanned the group. Except for one person who, like him, wore no helmet or armor, almost everyone else was in a Tier 4 set, with a small number wearing Tier 5.

However, one person in particular caught Liu Yan's attention.

Like him, the opponent carried an awm sniper rifle, but what was different was that he wore a completely intact Tier 6 set!

"Not even wearing armor, Asala Soldiers will be able to kill you later." Gao Tianyu stood beside Liu Yan, speaking coldly.

Liu Yan turned to look at Gao Tianyu. He was wearing a Tier 4 set, but Liu Yan noticed a Tier 5 self-sealing helmet in Gao Tianyu's chest rig.

Quite clever, Liu Yan thought to himself.

But it was useless.

Everyone was a sniper, at least using Tier 5 bullets. The added fault tolerance from a Tier 5 self-sealing helmet was negligible.

"It's fine, I'll wear yours later," Liu Yan smiled.

"You!" Gao Tianyu raised his hand, pointing at Liu Yan, then forcefully swung his hand down.

He snorted coldly and ignored him.

Gao Tianyu had intended to subtly mock Liu Yan for not being able to afford armor, but he hadn't expected to be almost provoked by the other party's calm remark.

"Damn it, this is so unfair! That guy's wearing Tier 6 armor, right?"

"How the hell is anyone supposed to kill him? What's the point of even fighting?"

"Is that Xiao Soul? Their school is famously rich, maybe he even has some special items inside. Seriously, it's not about skill, it's about pay-to-win, isn't it?"

The others also saw Xiao Soul's Tier 6 set and began to complain.

Tier 6 bullets could only be crafted from advanced bullet parts and were not sold in the trading zone.

Almost everyone carried Tier 5 bullets.

And in the Third District, a Tier 5 bullet hitting Tier 6 armor might not even leave a dent.

What was the point of fighting?

However, the few contestants who had brought Tier 6 bullets breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, they hadn't scrimped on bullets.

The sniper rifles in the Third District, like the M250, could directly penetrate armor of the same tier with bullets of the same tier; they didn't require two shots in the same spot.

However, the damage would be reduced.

"Only trash makes excuses about equipment disparity. So what if it's a Tier 6 set?"

The contestant who, like Liu Yan, wore no helmet or armor, spoke coldly.

"Shen Cangsheng, why are you acting so high and mighty? If you're so capable, why don't you use something other than an awm sniper rifle? Damn it!"

"Isn't your school top-tier? Do you dare to go to the trade bridge for a sniper duel later?"

"I'm just afraid you won't dare to come," Shen Cangsheng scoffed.

"Alright, everyone go to the trade bridge later! Whoever doesn't go is a coward!"

"Fine, saves me the trouble of looking for people by chance. Whoever chickens out is a coward!"

Liu Yan shook his head helplessly.

As expected, none of those chosen by their schools were without brains.

Once they entered Longbow Stream Valley, everyone would completely lose the opportunity to communicate.

These clever ones had already started to stir up emotions before entering.

And in such a situation, there would inevitably be foolish people who, in the heat of the moment, would actually head to the trade bridge.

This meant that in this round, any route leading to the trade bridge might have someone aiming a gun.

Liu Yan couldn't even be sure how many people would be hiding in the area surrounding the trade bridge.

"I'll wait for you at the trade bridge later," Gao Tianyu said casually beside Liu Yan, while checking his sniper rifle.

Liu Yan turned to look at Gao Tianyu.

"Are you an idiot?"

Gao Tianyu stopped what he was doing. If it weren't for the fact that shooting people in the Third District didn't work, he would have wanted to headshot Liu Yan right then.

Liu Yan's simple words always struck Gao Tianyu to the core.

His reputation at school had already been largely taken by Liu Yan, and Gao Tianyu was already very displeased.

"Just a glib talker." Gao Tianyu snorted coldly, giving up on his attempt to provoke Liu Yan into going to the trade bridge.

"Alright, everyone stop the nonsense and get in! Show what you've got in the competition!" The righteous-looking man frowned and shouted.

Seeing this, the students also stopped talking nonsense and entered the Longbow Stream Valley entrance one after another.

Liu Yan also followed along.

On the helicopter, listening to the familiar broadcast, Liu Yan suddenly realized a problem.

There were a total of 30 people participating in this competition!

All the spawn points in Longbow Stream Valley combined only numbered 22!

If it were a team match, 22 spawn points would naturally be enough, even with some to spare.

But this was an individual match, which meant if one person occupied one spawn point, there would still be 8 extra people?

Excluding the possibility of additional spawn points, only one possibility remained.

Spawn points would overlap?!

This meant that upon landing, enemies might appear right in front of them!

Click—clack—

Just in case, Liu Yan had already chambered a round in his awm sniper rifle while still on the plane.

At the same time, he put a painkiller in his mouth.

This was the advantage of reality over games.

Buzz buzz buzz buzz — — — — — — !

As the helicopter door opened, the sound of another helicopter's rotor blades reached Liu Yan's ears.

Indeed!

Liu Yan gripped the zipline with one hand, and while still in mid-air, he saw enemies descending via zipline from another helicopter.

Sometimes, fate was so cruel; the enemy opposite Liu Yan was none other than Gao Tianyu.

And Gao Tianyu at this moment was looking at Liu Yan with an expression of utter disbelief.

Liu Yan's left hand was gripping the zipline, his right arm slightly bent, the rifle stock tucked under his armpit, and the muzzle was already aimed at him!

What... what was happening???

Bang — — — — — !!!

Liu Yan landed smoothly, shaking his right arm which was numb from the awm sniper rifle's recoil.

Gao Tianyu also "smoothly" landed, but he did nothing, merely lying there, slowly turning into a Pseudo-human.

0 seconds into the match, first kill achieved!

Bang — — — — !!!

Bang — — — — !!!!

Pew — — — — !!!

Immediately after, 7 more gunshots reached Liu Yan's ears.

It seemed the same situation had occurred at other spawn points.

Upon landing, 8 people who hadn't reacted in time, or were a half-beat slow in chambering their bullets, had died.

No, it should be 7.

Because Gao Tianyu's gun was still slung on his back until the moment he died.