53: 72 hours!

[Emergency Alert!]

[Detected that national destiny arena No. 2 will be forcibly opened in 72 hours!]

This sudden alarm was like a thunderclap exploding in the quiet National Destiny Operations Center!

The smiles on the faces of everyone, who had just been immersed in the joy of a bountiful harvest, instantly froze.

"What?! In 72 hours?"

Li Guodong blurted out, unable to believe his eyes.

How long had it been since the first dungeon ended? Not even half a day!

The second dungeon was already about to open?

This pace was simply too fast!

"How can it be so fast?"

Lin Zhan's brow also furrowed tightly.

"We've only just finished the debriefing and procurement. There hasn't been time to digest many of the technologies, and the contestants have only just been strengthened—they haven't even had time to adapt to their new abilities!"

Everyone's hearts instantly leaped into their throats.

The national destiny arena gave you no breathing room at all.

While everyone was in a state of uncertainty...

On Su Yuan's system panel, the information regarding dungeon No. 2 finally finished generating.

He immediately projected the information onto the large screen.

[Initial dungeon No. 2: Crimson Pyramid]

[dungeon Introduction: An ancient pyramid located deep within an endless desert, occupied by an evil Pharaoh King and his Undead Army. Please go deep into the pyramid, defeat the Pharaoh King, and destroy his Soul Altar.]

[dungeon Type: Fantasy, Exploration, Puzzle-solving]

[Main Threats: Mummies, Scarabs, Anubis Warriors, Necromancer...]

[clearance hint: Viewable with Administrator privileges.]

Crimson Pyramid!

Undead Army!

Looking at these words full of fantasy elements, everyone in the Command Center felt like their brains couldn't keep up.

If the first dungeon, [Zombie Siege], could barely be explained with science fiction...

...then this second dungeon had jumped entirely into the realm of fantasy!

Mummies? Necromancers?

What on earth were these things?

"This... the style changed too quickly, didn't it?"

A young staff officer muttered to himself.

"We were just getting ready to fight aliens, and now the opponents have turned into mages?"

"This is trouble."

Li Guodong's expression became incredibly solemn.

"All the experience and tactics we prepared for the first dungeon might be completely inapplicable in the second!"

Zombies were at least biological; they could be dealt with using firearms and physical means.

But things like mummies and Necromancers—heaven knows what they're afraid of?

Will using bullets on a Mummy be effective?

If you use an EMP on a Necromancer, will it lose health?

The unknown was the most terrifying thing.

Everyone's eyes once again focused on Su Yuan in unison.

Now, he was once again the only hope.

"Comrade Su Yuan, the clearance hint! Quick, look at the clearance hint!" Li Guodong said urgently.

Su Yuan nodded and immediately clicked on the [clearance hint].

Four golden hints slowly emerged.

[clearance hint 1: Undead creatures fear fire and light; holy attribute attacks can deal double damage to them.]

[clearance hint 2: The interior of the pyramid is filled with various lethal traps and ancient puzzles; an expert proficient in ancient scripts and mechanics will be key to the team.]

[clearance hint 3: The Pharaoh King's Soul Altar is protected by a powerful magical barrier; three keys representing the Sun, Life, and Death must be found to break the barrier.]

[clearance hint 4: In a hidden room of the pyramid sleeps an imprisoned guardian; awaken him, and you will receive unexpected help.]

After reading these four hints, Su Yuan's heart settled slightly.

It's okay, it's okay.

Even though it was a fantasy dungeon, the system still provided clear weaknesses and a direction for the walkthrough.

Fire, light, holy damage... traps, puzzles, ancient scripts... three keys, a hidden NPC... this key information pointed the way for their subsequent preparations.

He immediately announced these four hints to everyone in the Command Center.

After hearing the hints, the expressions of Li Guodong, Lin Zhan, and the others also improved slightly.

"Fear fire and light... that's easy to handle!"

Li Guodong slapped his thigh.

"We have flamethrowers! We can also have the contestants prepare more things like incendiary bombs and flashbangs!"

"Holy attribute attacks... this is a bit troublesome." Lin Zhan frowned. "Where are we going to find holy attribute attacks?"

"The mall!"

Su Yuan said immediately.

"I think I saw some weapons and skills with holy damage in the mall just now, though the prices weren't cheap."

"An expert in ancient scripts and mechanics..."

Li Guodong rubbed his chin and began searching for suitable candidates in the Dragon Country's top talent pool.

"Three keys, and that guardian..."

One problem after another was raised, and one by one, through collective brainstorming, preliminary solutions were found.

The entire National Destiny Operations Center once again entered a high-speed operating state.

There were only 72 hours until the next dungeon opened.

Within this short period, they had to complete targeted training for the contestants, the procurement and enhancement of equipment, and the formulation of tactics.

Time was incredibly tight.

But this time, no one felt the hesitation and unease they had when facing the national destiny arena for the first time.

In its place was an unprecedented confidence and assurance.

Because they had Su Yuan, the omnipotent Administrator.

They had Wang Yi and the Dragon Team, which had already been completely transformed.

And they had the heaven-defying technology they had just acquired, which was enough to change the future!

...Time flew by in such intense and orderly preparation.

And outside the Dragon Country, the entire world also underwent earth-shaking changes within this single day.

The Dragon Country, which was once in the eyes of the Western world...

...a somewhat backward and mysterious Eastern power, became the world's hottest focus overnight.

Countless satellites were aimed at the Dragon Country's airspace around the clock.

Intelligence personnel tried every possible means to infiltrate and discover the secret of how the Dragon Country obtained an SSS-rank evaluation.

Countries lined up, wanting to establish diplomatic relations with the Dragon Country or engage in deeper cooperation.

They knew very well that under these new rules of the national destiny arena...

...the first time was just zombies, which could be handled with advance preparation.

What if next time it was various natural disasters?

Under a hundredfold natural disaster, was there any choice other than to cling tightly to the thickest thigh—the Dragon Country?