3: Chapter 3: The Millisecond Warrior is Online

Inside the Great Xia Live Stream, the aftereffects of that kick by Lin Ye were still fermenting wildly.

"Holy shit! That kick made me stand up straight from the toilet!"

"The rules didn't say you couldn't kick. Brother Eye-Gouger's reading comprehension is 100/100!"

"Tattooed Guy: My mouth was cheap, I deserved it.jpg"

The bullet comments were scrolling by rapidly, with the screen filled with "Extremely Comfortable."

But this happiness didn't last long before bullet comments with overseas IDs flooded in.

"Monkey Country: Is this the quality of Great Xia? Only knowing how to sneak attack?"

"Island Country: Kicking someone off at 4000 meters altitude, how is this any different from murder?"

"South Korea: Suggest adding rules to sanction this malicious behavior!"

The Great Xia bullet comment section exploded.

"Sneak attack? Are you trying to frame us? Who provoked whom first just now?"

"Did you read the rules? No harm was done, you illiterate!"

"Exactly, no damage, it's just physical displacement, do you understand Newtonian mechanics!"

Su Qinglan spoke during a brief lull in the comments.

"Commentator Chen Guofeng, what is your take on Lin Ye's behavior?"

Commentator Chen Guofeng was a retired veteran, a tactics expert, in his forties, with a buzz cut and dark skin.

He made no effort to hide the approval on his face.

"Well done! Lin Ye didn't suffer any penalties, which means the rules allow it."

"Lin Ye's action counts as a good deed; he was helping the other person overcome their fear of heights. How could this be malicious behavior!"

He smiled.

"If it were me up there, I would have definitely twisted him over and kicked him face-first!"

"Hahaha! Commentator Chen Guofeng's perspective is on another level!"

"A good deed, helping him overcome fear of heights, this reason is perfect!"

"Charity skydiving! Forced assistance!"

At this moment, in the mid-air of the Void Sea.

Lin Ye spread his arms, his body in an 'X' shape, with airflow catching his body from below.

Clouds swept past his sides, the cold air biting.

In front of his right eye's retina, a set of blue numbers were jumping.

"Altitude: 3741 meters... 3685 meters... 3622 meters..."

Passing through the last layer of clouds, the view suddenly opened up.

Floating Islands of various sizes were suspended in mid-air.

At the edge of the Floating Island cluster, small islands were similar in size to villages.

According to the official classification, these belonged to Level 1 Floating Islands.

Looking further up, the islands at slightly higher positions were several times larger, which should be Level 2 Floating Islands.

As for higher up...

Lin Ye tilted his head.

Vaguely, he could see even larger things behind the clouds.

Level 3, Level 4... or even higher.

Lin Ye hesitated for a second, then...

Eye of Destiny, activate!

The world in his left eye changed.

The Floating Islands below were dyed with varying shades of green, and scattered with sporadic red dots.

He quickly scanned the Level 2 Floating Island he had seen earlier.

There was actually a faint, small golden dot there.

Golden Legend?

Is there good stuff on this island?

However, near the golden light, many red dots were clustered.

But just as he wanted to look more closely—

"Buzz—"

His left eye felt a sharp pain.

The Eye of Destiny was forcibly closed, and his body felt completely drained.

He shook uncontrollably and was almost flipped over by the airflow.

Lin Ye struggled to adjust his posture and barely steadied his body.

Holy shit!

This... was only two seconds?

Big brother, what happened to the promised three minutes?

A real man indeed!

This is worse than a quick-shooter; he's been promoted directly to a Millisecond Warrior!

But soon, he realized.

It wasn't that his cheat was weak, but that he was too cocky.

That Level 2 Floating Island was at least ten kilometers away from him, and he had performed a large-scale panoramic scan in that instant.

Long-distance, large-scale reconnaissance would cause consumption to multiply.

It seems this ability still needs to be studied carefully.

However, even though it was just for an instant, there was still a lingering sense of it.

Gold undoubtedly represents something extraordinary.

That Level 2 Floating Island should have good things.

And what the experts said about "stop at red lights, go at green lights" clearly referred to danger and safety.

That golden cluster was surrounded by red, which meant there was danger.

Going there now would be purely serving himself up on a platter.

Land on a Level 1 Floating Island first.

Only by staying alive can one qualify to covet them.

"Altitude: 1227 meters... 1054 meters..."

Lin Ye pulled the ripcord.

"Bang—!"

The parachute opened behind him, and he was jerked upward, with his descent speed slowing down accordingly.

He clumsily pulled the parachute cords, adjusted his direction, and glided toward that Level 1 Floating Island.

The Floating Island was getting closer.

On the left, there was a flat area mixed with dwarf grass and gravel, with the edge being the cliff of the Floating Island.

50 meters.

20 meters.

His feet touched the ground.

He stumbled forward for more than ten meters, finally followed through with a forward roll, and finally stopped in a sorry state.

The parachute turned into points of light and dissipated, and the parachute pack turned into an ordinary dark backpack.

Lin Ye slumped on the ground, panting heavily.

He had made it to the ground alive.

But among this batch of Great Xia reserves, how many others would be able to stand on the ground again?

Inside the Great Xia Live Stream.

"He landed, he landed, he landed! Brother Eye-Gouger is awesome!"

"My heart almost stopped just now, what was that wobble in the middle?"

"Great Xia +1, landing successful!"

Su Qinglan spoke at the right moment.

"Lin Ye has successfully landed on a Level 1 Floating Island."

She turned to the two commentators next to her.

"Teacher Xu, from a survival perspective, what do you think?"

The other survival expert in the livestream, Xu Mingyuan, pondered for a moment.

"Successfully landing is certainly a good thing, but... the real test has only just begun."

He paused.

"Level 1 Floating Islands are resource-poor; he needs to head to a Level 2 Floating Island as soon as possible."

"Given his... physical condition, I personally suggest he find his compatriots as soon as possible."

Physical condition. It was said very subtly, but everyone understood.

"Teacher Xu, are you looking down on Brother Eye-Gouger?"

"He's already landed and you're still pouring cold water on him?"

Xu Mingyuan did not respond to the bullet comments, but lowered his head to look at the tablet in his hand.

"The director just sent the latest data. This time there were 42 Great Xia reserves, and those who successfully landed... were only 24."

His voice trembled slightly.

"There are 18 compatriots who... did not make it during the skydiving phase."

The livestream went quiet.

Su Qinglan stood up.

"Please join us in a moment of silence for the 18 compatriots."

"Regardless of the outcome, they... all sacrificed themselves for Great Xia."

Blue Star, Great Xia.

Disaster Prevention Administration, Command Center.

On the giant screen, all the livestream footage of Great Xia Challengers was displayed.

Commander-in-Chief Director Wei Tiejun stood in front of the command console, in his early fifties, with a burly and upright figure.

A staff member walked over quickly and saluted.

"Report, Commander-in-Chief!"

"Our second batch of reserves had 42 people enter, 24 successfully landed, confirmed sacrificed... 18 people."

Director Wei Tiejun closed his eyes, his fists clenching involuntarily.

"They sacrificed for Great Xia."

"Start the pension work immediately, execute it according to the standards for martyrs. It must be fast, it must be stable, and not a single person must be missed!"

"Yes."

"Who is currently making the fastest progress?"

"The 8 survivors from the first batch have all entered Level 2 Floating Islands. The fastest is the former Southern Theater Soldier King Xu Haifeng, who has just boarded a Level 3 Floating Island and is looking for a safe stronghold."

Director Wei Tiejun nodded.

"What about other countries?"

"The USA has the fastest progress, with 6 people already on Level 3 Floating Islands, and Russia follows closely with 5 people."

He didn't speak again, his gaze moving slowly across the screen.

On the Level 1 Floating Island, Lin Ye opened his backpack.

A self-defense dagger, with a sharp blade.

A small folding iron pot.

A flint.

A compressed sleeping bag.

Finally, a pair of grappling hooks, with a ten-meter rope.

A standard "you'll starve if you're hungry, and you won't live well" kit.

He tucked the dagger into his belt, hung the grappling hooks on the side of his backpack, and stuffed the rest back in.

He must immediately familiarize himself with the environment and find a shelter where he can spend the night, preferably with a water source.

Just as he took the first step.

The National Destiny Challenge suddenly broadcast a new piece of information.

"The second batch of replacement Challengers has been deployed, the adaptation period has ended."

Adaptation period.

Lin Ye was astonished.

That brutal start was actually just a beginner tutorial?

And this voice didn't give anyone time to digest it.

"Starting from today, the Void Sea will randomly trigger regional natural disasters."

"Synchronously adding vassal rules:"

"Challengers who are at their wit's end can initiate a 'Vassal' application to Challengers from other countries. All earnings of the vassal will be forcibly fed back to the country where the master is located. At the same time, nationality will be forcibly converted to the master country."

"Ants, stay awake, don't be swallowed by greed."

"Now, go fight for that pitiful spark for your country."