82: Chapter 82 The First Match of the Tournament: The Most Terrifying Race

After a brief moment of excitement, the General brought everyone's emotions back, urging them to begin a careful analysis of the current situation.

Now, it is not just individual matches, but also team matches that encompass the entire Alliance.

And the Alliance where Su Yang is currently located appears to be the weakest.

This means he must divide his forces to support some of the weaker nations.

Who to support with troops, what kind of troops to support with, and when to provide support—all of this requires careful consideration.

The order of entering challenges is completely random; should he send troops to support before he enters a challenge himself?

What is the maximum limit for sending troops that will not affect his own challenge?

The General immediately instructed the Expert Group to compile all information regarding the Rank 2 threat, the Savage Mountains.

The only communication with Su Yang this week was the reply regarding his materialization of resources, which did not consume a communication opportunity.

The high-ranking officials of the Dragon Nation still have one opportunity to initiate a dialogue with Su Yang, at which point he will transmit all the prepared data to Su Yang.

Su Yang must judge the General strength of the Savage Mountains through the information, and only then can he calculate how many troops he can use for support.

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Dragon Nation Official Livestream Room.

As the International Livestream began, the excited public flooded the screen with barrage comments.

And when they saw that Korea had drawn a Rank 4 Heart of the Hive, the atmosphere in the livestream room was instantly ignited.

"It feels so good! Finally, there's a chance to mess these guys up!"

"Hahaha, they like to steal things, and this time they actually stole our spawn point!"

"The happiest I've ever been about being stolen from. I hope the Koreans get along well with the Tyranid Swarm."

"So satisfying! Not only can I watch the Great Qin Legion get revenge for us, but I can also watch the Koreans get abused! I won't close my eyes even once for the next two days!"

"We must not suffer the debuff effects from the Alliance rankings; Su Yang must allocate his troops reasonably."

"Believe in them! Go Su Yang! Go Great Qin!"

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Forbidden Ground, International Hegemony Arena.

The final countdown ended, and the Argentine Lord Mei You of the US camp gradually turned ethereal.

As his figure turned ethereal, a suction force appeared, pulling him directly into the International Hegemony Arena beneath everyone's feet.

The scene inside the Hegemony Arena changed rapidly, shifting from an ordinary forest into a world of ice and snow.

The ethereal body of Mei You soon appeared in the Hegemony Arena.

[Argentine Lord has successfully arrived]

[Arrival Area: Howling Villa]

[Threat Rank: Rank 2]

The first match of the Hegemony Tournament began. Su Yang calmed down and carefully observed all potentially useful information.

Upon entering the Hegemony Arena, the Argentine Lord immediately began building walls after receiving the mission.

While building the walls, he also sent troops to expand his field of vision outward and kept a lookout.

The Xenomorphs of the Howling Villa are Snow Slaves, a type of small creature extremely skilled at camouflage.

They hide in the overwhelming snow, ambushing units that pass by.

The strength of the Snow Slaves is not high; they can be viewed as an assassin-type race.

Their greatest advantage is ambushing soldiers exploring outside in the snow.

However, the Hegemony Tournament is a siege battle, so they can hardly achieve much.

Things developed exactly as Su Yang had predicted.

After building the Rank 2, 6-meter-high copper walls, the Argentine Lord immediately retreated inside the walls to wait for the attack.

When the Forbidden Ground countdown ended, the Xenomorph tide composed of Snow Slaves launched an attack on the territory.

These creatures, less than half a meter tall, stood beneath the walls and struggled to throw ice pyramids upward.

For Su Yang, who had witnessed the attacks of the Bug Swarm Tide, this level of attack intensity was like child's play.

"This is too simple, right? Do you know what kind of attacks I faced at the Heart of the Hive?" the Lord of Spain said to Su Yang while gesturing with his hands.

"During the last Arrival Night, that Bug Swarm Tide was almost like an ocean!!"

"Each of them was two meters tall; my Rank 1 walls were nothing more than a single jump for them."

"If it weren't for the big boss's strategy and my superb command, I'm afraid it wouldn't be me standing here today."

The Lord of Spain had a lingering look of fear on his face; it seemed the Bug Swarm Tide had indeed left him quite shaken.

"I can understand you," Su Yang said with a smile.

The Lord of Spain shook his head.

"People born in wealthy lands will never understand the terror of the Bug Swarm Tide."

"Wait until you get to the Heart of the Hive, and you'll see what is truly the most terrifying creature in this Forbidden Ground!"

[Xenomorph tide ended. Lord, please kill all Xenomorph creatures within the current area.]

The Forbidden Ground prompt brought Su Yang's attention back to the Hegemony Tournament.

Huh?

Not only defend against the Xenomorph tide, but also clear out all enemies in the area?

Su Yang immediately recalled the rules of the Hegemony Tournament in his mind.

[Each round, a Lord is randomly selected to enter the International Hegemony Arena. The Lord needs to defend against the Xenomorph tide in the arena and complete the mission.]

This time, he discovered a clue in the rules: after defending against the Xenomorph tide, one still needs to complete a mission.

In other words, defending against the Xenomorph tide is something every Lord must do, and subsequently, one must complete an unknown mission to be considered as having cleared the level.

As expected, the Forbidden Ground never explains everything clearly; some things must be discovered during the course of the event.

Throughout the entire defense process, the Argentine soldiers suffered almost no damage.

But now, leaving the territory means entering the home turf of the Snow Slaves.

They lie motionless in the snow, waiting for soldiers to approach before leaping out to assassinate them.

Suffering from a lack of reconnaissance equipment, the Argentine soldiers could only shoot randomly into the snow.

But the probability of hitting was too low; many soldiers walked right up to the Snow Slaves and were assassinated directly.

Fortunately, there were not many Snow Slaves left, and the Argentine soldiers cleared out the last of the Snow Slaves at the cost of almost one life for one.

Seeing this, the Lord of Spain began to shake his head and sigh again.

"With this intensity, you know at our Heart of the Hive, the Stinger Bugs move through the dense forest like ghosts!"

"Not only are they fast, but one life can kill several of your soldiers!"

Amidst the Lord of Spain's lamentations, the first round of the Hegemony Tournament ended.

The Argentine Lord successfully cleared the level at the cost of losing half his troops.

"Damn it, we even had to go out of the city to fight!"

Mei You, who had turned back into an ethereal shadow and returned to the sky above the Hegemony Arena, cursed and grumbled, while the surrounding Lords of the US camp constantly comforted him.

Next, several Lords from various camps went up.

Their arrival area Ranks were all Rank 1 or Rank 2, so the difficulty was not high.

No one died, and no one sent troops for reinforcements.

Soon, a new round of challenges began, and the information of the challenging Lord appeared on the screen.

[Lord: Elizabeth VI of England]

[Arrival Area: Goblin Mine]

[Threat Rank: Rank 3]