9: Chapter 9: The Shock of the First Kill, the Fuel Crisis

Media outlets from various countries gave Dragon Kingdom a 4.33% clearance rate for this round of the trial.

Excluding the support scores from domestic media, it could be said that no one on the entire Blue Planet believed Dragon Kingdom could clear it.

The commentary from international media regarding Dragon Kingdom was: mediocre lord, backward era, and foolish decisions.

These three points left Dragon Kingdom at the bottom of the leaderboard with a 4.33% probability, without any suspense.

Some media outlets even boldly predicted that Su Yang would die on the first day, and Dragon Kingdom would suffer the most terrifying natural disaster in history.

[Arrogance or ignorance? Breaking the novice protection on the first day!!]

[Hilarious: Mainland lord suspected of being mentally unstable, breaking novice protection to seek death!]

[Countdown to destruction: Dragon Kingdom may become the first major country to be completely annihilated!!]

Beneath the news reports about Dragon Kingdom, netizens from various countries left comments mocking them.

"Dragon Kingdom's fate is sealed; it is time for my Korea to take the stage!"

"I declare that the Great Empire of Japan shall be the master of this land starting today!"

"The Celestial Empire of Tianzhu will take in Dragon Kingdom's women for free; the elderly and young are all welcome..."

Faced with the overwhelming mockery, the people of Dragon Kingdom, who usually insisted on not losing face and always wanted to put up a fight, had no way to retort.

This was because even they felt Su Yang's behavior was too radical, and the entire Dragon Kingdom was in a state of panic.

At this moment, any counterattack would be ineffective and only serve to excite the mockers further.

The citizens of Dragon Kingdom were shrouded in the panic of a potential disaster at any moment, while simultaneously being infuriated by the comments from other countries.

Just as the people of Dragon Kingdom were both angry and afraid, holding back a bellyful of frustration with nowhere to vent, a global announcement sounded.

[Lord of Dragon Kingdom, Su Yang, has achieved the global first kill; Achievement unlocked: First Blood]

[Lord of Dragon Kingdom, Su Yang, has achieved the global first kill; Achievement unlocked: First Blood]

The announcement of Su Yang obtaining the first kill achievement echoed across the entire Blue Planet.

Everyone, regardless of their current state, received the notification.

When the global announcement appeared, all the foreigners who had been mocking Dragon Kingdom were dumbfounded.

Everyone had been waiting for Dragon Kingdom's destruction, waiting to see Dragon Kingdom make a fool of itself.

Who could have imagined that the announcement transmitted would be a first kill notification?

In the previous two rounds of the Forbidden Ground, the fastest first kill achievement was reached on the fourth day.

Yet, the Lord of Dragon Kingdom, Su Yang, had broken the record on the very first day!

"Fake news! How can a Bronze Age civilization complete the first kill the fastest!!"

"The worst first kill in the previous two rounds was during the medieval artillery era; how could a civilization from thousands of years ago possibly achieve this!"

"Baka Yaro! My Great Empire of Japan's 1000 command points..."

While Su Yang's first kill shocked various countries, it also gave the panicked citizens of Dragon Kingdom a sense of reassurance.

Regardless of anything else, this was a global first kill achievement.

Seizing the moment while the foreigners were stunned, the citizens of Dragon Kingdom were finally able to speak up online.

"You petty people who just want to watch us fail, my Dragon Kingdom will not perish!"

"I believe Su Yang has his own considerations; his actions do not need your judgment!"

"Although the Qin Dynasty is ancient, our technology is not inferior at all! Our soldiers all possess exoskeleton armor!!"

Faced with the responses from Dragon Kingdom, the public of various countries did not buy it.

They believed that Dragon Kingdom's completion of the first kill was purely due to luck.

"Exoskeleton technology in the Bronze Age? Do you even believe what you're saying?"

"It's probably just a good spawn point; their enemies must have been trash."

"It's just dumb luck! They'll show their true colors soon!"

"What a pity about those 1000 command points; it would have been better if they were given to my Great Empire of Japan."

Although Su Yang's first kill allowed the citizens of Dragon Kingdom to vent their emotions, they knew in their hearts that the crisis had not been resolved.

This was only the first encounter with the Insect Swarm; because there was no protection, Su Yang would still face countless waves of attacks.

If the defense failed, they would still suffer the natural disaster...

Empire of Japan Military Headquarters.

"Baka Yaro! Damn Dragon Kingdom people, even when they're about to die, they still have to steal the first kill achievement!"

The general of the Empire of Japan's military slammed the table and roared.

Their plan this time was to surpass the United States and take first place in the trial.

Even though the Empire of Japan's current national strength had reached second in the world, they were not satisfied.

The people of the Empire of Japan could not tolerate any force being superior to them.

To surpass the United States, they had to be perfect in every step, especially with these 1000 command points at the start.

They had originally planned to break the protection on the third day to strive for the first kill achievement.

They didn't expect that the Dragon Kingdom people would break the protection on the first day.

"Do we have intelligence on their starting units? What is this Qin Dynasty?" The general of the Empire of Japan asked.

The technical personnel quickly flipped through the data and reported, trembling.

"The Qin Dynasty is indeed an ancient country from thousands of years ago, and it seems to have some connection with our ancestors, but the specific information remains to be investigated."

"The intelligence regarding Dragon Kingdom's starting units is very mixed, with some mentioning technology like exoskeleton armor."

"An antique from thousands of years ago building exoskeleton armor? And using bronze?" The general of the Empire of Japan scoffed.

"I would rather believe that the kid has innate Divine Power and killed a member of the Insect Swarm himself. Don't try to fool me with fake intelligence next time."

The general of the Empire of Japan pulled out a military map, his emotions gradually stabilizing.

Although the Empire of Japan did not get the command points, neither did the United States, which was the silver lining in the misfortune.

"Don't bother with those people who are about to die."

"Order the entire army to stand by. After Dragon Kingdom is destroyed, we will land immediately and seize their territory!"

"Taking the territory of Dragon Kingdom is the first step to our hegemony!"

Forbidden Ground.

The sun set, and the sky gradually darkened.

The search in the dense forest had not yet ended.

Su Yang tirelessly led the soldiers as they moved through the dense forest.

Fortunately, the night did not add difficulty to the search activities.

The strange-looking plants in the dense forest emitted various fluorescent lights at night.

The brilliant light illuminated every area in the dense forest, and some places were even clearer than during the day.

Su Yang laboriously pushed aside a patch of dogtail grass emitting an orange-yellow light.

There was no surprise waiting for him; behind the dogtail grass was just more dogtail grass.

A hint of fatigue welled up.

He had been searching with the soldiers for several hours in a row.

Opening the panel, the fuel for the first batch of Armored Elite Soldiers was already running low.

The remaining fuel was on average in the 30% to 40% range.

The fuel remaining for the two Armored Elite Soldiers protecting Su Yang had already fallen below 20%.

This was the result of Su Yang deliberately trying to save fuel.

In a few more hours, the first batch of Armored Elite Soldiers would completely lose power.

Based on Su Yang's observation, the Elite Soldiers could only penetrate the shell of the Stinger Bug when using their bronze swords in combination with steam power.

Soldiers without the power of the Imperial Armor would find it difficult to contend with the Insect Swarm.

If the first batch of Armored Elite Soldiers lost power, he would only be able to summon a new batch of warriors.

Although there were reserve forces, Su Yang still felt the pressure.

He had not expected that manual searching for carbon mine resources would be so difficult.

Later, he must unlock mining exploration technology; otherwise, a large amount of time would be wasted in finding resources.

While he was pondering, a peculiar fluctuation appeared in Su Yang's mind.

It was like Morse code or some kind of encrypted signal, rhythmic in segments.

Su Yang opened his backpack and quickly found the source of the anomaly.

It was the biological information fragment dropped by the Brain Bug.

Taking it out from the backpack, the fragment released a blue light in Su Yang's hand, fluctuating continuously with the signal.

Was this receiving signals from the Insect Swarm!?