13: They were all audience members performing for me.

"Enlarge the screen for Lighthouse Country's contestant no. 1, Michael!"

Following General Lin Zhan's command,

the largest screen in the center of the main display

instantly switched to the Lighthouse Country contestant,

that Navy SEAL member named Michael.

In the footage,

Michael appeared on a dilapidated street littered with trash and abandoned vehicles.

He had the typical sharp features and robust physique of a Caucasian,

looking incredibly capable in his tactical vest and camouflage pants.

Faced with this sudden, unfamiliar environment, he didn't panic in the slightest.

Almost the instant he landed, he performed a tactical roll,

hiding behind an abandoned car.

He subconsciously reached for the pistol at his waist, only to find it missing.

It seemed weapons were not permitted to be brought into this place.

However, he adjusted his mindset quickly,

swiftly finding a scattered steel pipe to use as a weapon.

"What fast reaction speed. As expected of a Navy SEAL elite."

Major General Li Guodong couldn't help but praise as he watched the screen.

The other generals on the command platform also nodded one after another,

their faces showing solemn expressions.

Lighthouse Country's contestant lineup this time was indeed powerful.

Just this one man, Michael, brought them considerable pressure.

"Switch to the Japan contestant's screen!"

The screen switched again.

This time,

a completely different scene appeared on the screen.

Japan's contestant no. 13,

the 17-year-old Idol Trainee named Watanabe Mayu,

was standing blankly in an abandoned convenience store.

She was wearing a pink performance outfit with exquisite makeup, looking sweet and cute.

But at this moment, her large, watery eyes

were filled with fear and bewilderment.

"Where... where is this? Where are the cameras? Is this a new prank show?"

She asked the air in a trembling Japanese voice, a sob in her tone.

Outside the convenience store, several zombies in tattered clothes stumbled along,

seemingly hearing her voice,

and began to move slowly toward the convenience store.

Seeing this scene,

many people in the Dragon Country Operations Center couldn't help but shake their heads.

"An Idol Trainee? Japan's luck is too poor this time."

"It looks like she hasn't even figured out what's going on. She'll likely be among the first batch of victims."

"This is national fortune; it's a random selection. No one knows who will be picked."

While everyone was discussing,

Su Yuan's brow furrowed slightly.

What he saw was different from the others.

Through his system panel,

he could not only see the live broadcast

but also see the detailed data and status of every contestant.

He clicked on the 'Spectate' interface for the Japan contestant named Watanabe Mayu, and a line of small text floated before his eyes.

[Contestant: Watanabe Mayu]

[Nationality: Japan]

[Age: 18 years old]

[Class: Idol Trainee]

[Special Talent: Super Intuition (B-rank) (Passive) — Possesses an extraordinary perception of danger.]

"Super Intuition?" Su Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

This talent didn't sound like some useless ability.

In a dangerous dungeon full of unknowns, a keen intuition

was sometimes more important than raw strength.

Sure enough, just as those zombies were about to reach the convenience store door,

Watanabe Mayu, who had been at a loss,

seemed to suddenly sense something

and shuddered violently.

She whipped her head around, looking at those rotting, twisted faces outside the glass door,

her pupils instantly shrinking to the size of pinpoints.

"Ah—!"

An ear-piercing scream rang out.

In the next second, without a second thought,

she turned and scrambled toward the back door of the convenience store,

running for her life.

Although her movements were clumsy, her survival instinct allowed her to burst out with incredible speed.

The moment before the zombies smashed through the glass door and rushed in,

she successfully escaped through the back door,

disappearing into a dark alley.

"Hmm?"

Seeing this, Major General Li Guodong was somewhat surprised.

"This little girl's reactions are actually quite fast."

General Lin Zhan said nothing, but his gaze became deeper.

Only Su Yuan knew that it wasn't a simple matter of fast reactions,

but her Super Intuition talent at work.

It seemed that contestants from any country could not be underestimated.

Even the one who looked the weakest might have their own trump card.

"Bring up all the screens for our Dragon Country contestants! All twenty of them, not one less!"

Lin Zhan issued another order.

Soon, the main screen was divided into twenty equal-sized squares,

presenting the real-time footage of all twenty Dragon Country contestants.

The hearts of everyone in the operations center

rose to their throats.

They saw contestant no. 1, the retired King of Special Forces Wang Yi,

who, like Michael from Lighthouse Country, found cover the moment he landed

and began to calmly analyze the environment.

His performance was even more steady and experienced than Michael's.

They saw contestant no. 2, Surgeon Li Bingyao,

appearing in an abandoned clinic.

She didn't panic;

instead, she immediately began to gather usable medicine and medical equipment from the clinic,

showing extremely high professional quality and psychological resilience.

contestant no. 4, Firefighter Liu Meng,

was teleported to the roof of a burning building.

Without the slightest hesitation,

he immediately used the nearby firefighting facilities to start extinguishing the fire,

attempting to clear a safe path... Although the twenty Dragon Country contestants had different professions,

the vast majority of them,

when faced with a desperate situation, displayed calmness and coping abilities far beyond ordinary people.

This allowed everyone in the command center to breathe a sigh of relief, with gratified smiles appearing on their faces.

"Not bad! Our contestants are of very high quality!"

"Indeed, look at that Architectural Engineer Zhang Wei; he's checking the building's structure, trying to find the safest load-bearing points."

"The resilience and wisdom in the bones of the Dragon Country people are being fully demonstrated at this moment!"

However, Su Yuan's gaze

was firmly locked onto the screen of contestant no. 1, Wang Yi.

Because he knew that the key to Dragon Country's early advantage lay with Wang Yi.

That desert eagle with infinite bullets—did he get it?

With a thought, Su Yuan completely locked his 'Spectate' perspective onto Wang Yi.

Before his eyes,

a holographic projection appeared that only he could see.

Wang Yi's first-person perspective, the environment around him,

and even the items in his backpack

were clearly presented before Su Yuan.

This was the Administrator's God's-eye view!

It was as if... they were all audience members performing for him!

Su Yuan saw that in Wang Yi's personal space,

within a virtual backpack interface, a massive pistol flashing with dark-gold light

and an incredibly overbearing design was lying quietly in the first slot.

It was exactly that desert eagle!

And Wang Yi himself had also noticed this extra backpack in his mind at this moment.

[Ding! Detected that you are a Dragon Country contestant. You have received a 'Newbie Gift Pack' from the Dragon Country Administrator. Do you wish to open it?]

Hidden behind the abandoned car, he frowned slightly.

Administrator? What is this?

Could it be that, besides us contestants, Dragon Country has special personnel?

However, confusion aside,

the words 'Dragon Country Administrator'

still gave him an inexplicable sense of peace.

No matter who this Administrator was, they sounded like one of his own!

Immediately after, a heavy and cold desert eagle appeared out of thin air in his hand!

The moment this gun appeared, inside the operations center,

everyone who saw this through the live broadcast

all suddenly stood up from their seats!

"It appeared!"

"It's that gun!"

"Heavens! It really appeared out of thin air!"

Major General Li Guodong was so excited his face turned red.

He clenched his fists tightly, staring fixedly at the screen.

On General Lin Zhan's perennially frozen iceberg of a face,

a trace of irrepressible excitement finally appeared.

Even General Long couldn't help but take a step forward,

his eyes burning as he looked at that divine weapon representing infinite firepower on the screen.

They had won the gamble!

These 1,000 national fortune points were well spent! Extremely well spent!

And at this moment, Wang Yi was feeling the heavy weight of the gun in his hand,

his heart similarly churning with massive waves.

He was an expert with firearms;

just by the feel, he knew

this was a true killing machine.

What shocked him even more was that when he gripped the gun, a piece of information rushed directly into his mind.

[Desert Eagle (Infinite Bullets Version): No magazine required, no reloading required, possesses infinite firepower.]

Infinite firepower?!

Wang Yi's pupils suddenly contracted.

Even with his mental fortitude,

at this moment, he felt his heart pounding wildly.

Is this... a miracle?

He subconsciously checked the chamber; it was empty.

He tentatively pulled the slide; a crisp metallic clatter rang out, and a yellow .50 Magnum bullet appeared out of thin air, being chambered!

Wang Yi's breathing instantly became rapid.

It was real!

It really was infinite bullets!

He suddenly looked up,

his gaze sweeping toward those few zombies wandering at the end of the street.

In those calm eyes, a terrifying killing intent instantly erupted!

He knew that with this gun, in this city of death, he would no longer be the prey.

He would be the hunter!