Surviving the Maze of National Destiny: Hints from the Chinese Characters I Understand

In the live stream room #62 of the Great Cold Kingdom, the chat was buzzing with excitement, all discussing the same topic: how their explorers escaped their predicament.

In the scene, Park Tae-tae, a Level 1 explorer from the Great Cold Kingdom, is at the top of a fruit tree that is more than 10 meters tall. Below the tree, seven hyenas are baring their teeth at him, as if saying: Come into my bowl.

"Damn it, I don't want to die! Get away from me!" Park Tae-tae, perched in the tree, looked utterly hopeless.

He had been lying in the tree for eight hours. When he first entered the small forest, he was very excited because he found a few wild fruits on the tree.

When he entered the maze, he had already undergone professional training and knew all the props that had appeared in the maze by heart. He was also very familiar with the information about this wild fruit.

The wild fruit is called "tasteless fruit". It doesn't taste like much, but it's very juicy and can replace drinking water. It's also a good quality food in the lower levels of the maze, providing life essence and detoxifying several poisons. It's a hot commodity in the market.

As a result, before he could even pick the fruit, he was trapped. He had already eaten one fruit and was thinking about how to escape.

He hadn't rested for 8 hours, his hands were still wrapped around the big tree, and they were incredibly sore. His health level was 57, all from exhaustion.

[A netizen from the Great Cold Country commented: What kind of luck is this? They got trapped as soon as they entered the first terrain area.]

[A netizen from the Great Cold Country: Damn it, it must be the Chinese cursing our explorers, disgusting.]

[A netizen from the Rising Sun Kingdom: Why can't it be a curse from India? They were praying for your Great Cold Kingdom to have a smooth journey and not encounter Lin Mo.]

[A netizen from India: Don't slander people without reason. According to your logic, even if the curse was reversed, shouldn't they have encountered Lin Mo, not been trapped in a tree? Don't blame us for every little thing that happens.]

[Netizens from the Great Cold Country: Stop arguing, let's see how to get down first.]

[Chinese netizen: Stop watching, it's a dead end. My suggestion is to just jump headfirst down. I'd rather die than let the hyenas get away with it. I've heard hyenas like to grope your anus, just thinking about it is terrifying. (winking)]

[A netizen from the Cold East: Get lost! You despicable Chinese!]

And at that moment, a terrifying scene unfolded.

At the entrance to the small forest, a halo of light flashed, and a man slowly walked in.

The live stream chat exploded instantly.

[A netizen from the Rising Sun Kingdom: Holy crap, holy crap, Shiva's directional predictions have come true again!]

[A netizen from India: This...this...]

[A netizen from the Great Cold Country: This old Indian wall lamp, I will never forgive you!]

[A netizen from India: Brother from South Korea, don't get agitated. Tell me what said offended you so I can say it again.]

[A Pakistani netizen commented: Hahaha, this is hilarious!]

[Chinese netizen: 233333, I came from Brother Lin's live stream. I don't mean anything by it, I just came to gloat.]

[Chinese netizens: Schadenfreude +1]

[Chinese netizens: Schadenfreude +2]

In an instant, the number of gloating Chinese netizens had exceeded 1 million; the maze of national destiny had attracted too much attention.

Lin Mo walked step by step towards the tree where the explorers from the Great Cold Kingdom were. The hyenas that had been lying on the ground waiting for their prey suddenly stood up and formed a circle around Lin Mo, observing him without making any rash moves.

The creatures in the maze could sense the strength of the other party's life force, and it was clear that the man in front of them was very strong!

[A netizen from the Rising Sun Kingdom commented: "I suddenly feel like the situation has changed. Could the explorers from the Great Cold Kingdom jump down from the tree and escape while the hyenas are attacking Lin Mo?"]

[A netizen from the Free Nation commented: "Finally, someone has used their brain! This is indeed a good idea."]

[Netizen from the Great Cold Country: Holy crap, our athlete is really well-trained! Look, he's already getting ready.]

In the video, the explorers from the Great Cold Kingdom showed surprise on their faces, and their mouths even twitched with excitement.

After he noticed that the hyena's attention had been diverted, he began to slowly descend from the treetop and was now on a branch about 5 meters above the ground.

He thought that, regardless of whether this man could defeat seven hyenas, it would at least be a bloody battle for a long time.

After landing, there's a passage leading to the next terrain just 20 meters away. Whatever's inside, it's better than this situation, right?

He lay quietly in the tree, waiting for the exciting moment.

As soon as the two sides started fighting, he immediately ran away.

Meanwhile, Lin Mo, wielding a steel knife, completely ignored the fact that he was surrounded by hyenas. He accelerated, sprinted, and after a flash of light, two dog heads flew into the sky.

With a single breath, he killed two hyenas; his level 6 swordsmanship was terrifying.

The hyenas around them were still hesitating, but now they didn't need to hesitate anymore; any further hesitation would have meant certain death.

"Woo... Roar..."

The hyenas growled and pounced on Lin Mo.

"Now is the time!" Although they were shocked by Lin Mo's fighting prowess, there was no time to think. Five hyenas were fighting Lin Mo, and now was the perfect opportunity.

Five meters above the ground, the level 1 life form was a bit scared, so he chose to hang from the tree branch with both hands, suspending his body in the air. Taking into account his height, the falling distance was reduced by more than 1 meter from 5 meters, ensuring a safe landing.

Just as he looked down from the ground to confirm his landing spot, he saw a man holding a steel knife, looking up at him with a smile, and saying, "What kind of look is that? Quite unique."

Explorer of the Great Cold Country:...

He was hanging in the air, neither up nor down, feeling extremely awkward. He was very confused. He had only been making those movements for 2 or 3 seconds, so what was going on with those hyenas?

He turned to look at the battlefield and gasped. Seven heads were scattered on the grass, while the one in front of him was not only uninjured, but his clothes were not even dirty.

What the hell kind of monster is this?

"Are you coming down, or should I go up?" Lin Mo seemed to be losing patience.

"You... just ignore me and let me go. There are still 5 tasteless fruits on the tree, they're all yours." The explorer from the Great Cold Kingdom was so frightened that he was incoherent.

"Are you stupid? I'll kill you, and everything will be mine, including your personal space. Hehehe!" Lin Mo laughed in a way that didn't seem like a good person.

"This is the first maze-like terrain I've entered. My personal space is empty; I'm worthless. Please let me go."

Although dying in a maze is not true death, the 100% real pain and sensations are still terrifying.

Upon hearing that there were no supplies, Lin Mo instantly flew into a rage. "The maze game has been going on for over a year, and you're one of the newest trained explorers! With such good conditions, how come you haven't managed to get any supplies? Haven't you reflected on your actions? Why didn't you try harder? Why didn't you get anything good? Answer me!"

What Lin Mo hated most was not that the enemy had plotted against him, but that the enemy was a penniless pauper.

These words left the explorer from the Great Cold Kingdom completely bewildered. He was so frightened that he quickly climbed upwards, but at that moment, he felt a sharp pain in his body, his mind went blank, and his body lost all sense of space, causing him to fall straight to the ground.

A steel knife pierced his heart from behind.

Lin Mo sheathed his steel knife and quickly climbed the fruit tree, obtaining the five tasteless fruits in no time.

Lin Mo wanted to taste it to see if it was truly colorless and tasteless.

However, seeing that the system introduction mentioned it could cure some poisons and was a hot commodity in the trading market, I threw it into my personal space. I thought it would be better to keep this good item; it might come in handy later.

After checking the other party's personal space, the explorer from the Great Cold Kingdom was not lying; it was indeed empty, with nothing there.

But Lin Mo made a fortune from this battle.

You have successfully killed 7 level 1 hyenas, obtained 7 beast cores, and gained some life essence. Your life level has been increased to level 3 (92%).

[Your swordsmanship gained a 1% increase in the recent battle. Current swordsmanship: LV6 (2%)]

[You have killed a level 1 explorer. You have gained a small amount of Life Essence, and your Life Level has increased to level 4 (1%).]

"Holy crap???" Lin Mo's pupils dilated in shock. Had this battle escalated to an even higher level?!

With my own life level of 3, I gained about 10% life essence from killing a level 1 creature, and then I leveled up directly by killing the Great Cold Kingdom Explorer.

Feeling a surge of immense power coursing through his body, Lin Mo couldn't help but roar, "Awesome!"

There were still 7 beast cores left, and without any hesitation, they were all used.

[You used 7 beast cores to upgrade your swordsmanship to LV7 (6%)]

Feeling the changes within himself, Lin Mo was overjoyed: "This feeling... is absolutely fantastic!"

In addition, a notification about the national fortune value appeared in the live stream.

[Lin Mo, an explorer from the Dragon Kingdom, has killed Pu Duoduo, an explorer from the Great Cold Kingdom, and gained 1 point of national fortune. The Dragon Kingdom's current national fortune points are:]

He looked around in four directions. The next maze-like terrain was the last terrain on the first floor, and he would forcefully enter the second floor with the strength of a level 4 life.

The prompts in four directions were clearly visible, and Lin Mo read them one by one.

[Battanian netizens: Holy crap?! Did you guys see clearly how Lin Mo killed those hyenas? There were even afterimages!]

[Chinese netizens: That's incredible! Just a few hours ago, Brother Lin had to instigate two hyenas to kill each other to get the reward on the map. Now he just says "I don't eat beef," hahaha, a total annihilation!]

[A netizen from China commented: I thought I was invincible with a level 3 health rating entering level 2, but I didn't expect Brother Lin to reach level 4. Isn't that invincible?]

[A netizen from the Great Cold Country: Isn't anyone paying attention to our explorer? He died such a tragic death.]

[Chinese netizens: This is so exciting! I can't wait to see Lin Ge's performance on the second floor. At this rate, it won't be long before he breaks the record for the most floors in the maze game, hahaha. He's more than 20 floors ahead of us, but so what?]

[A netizen from the Cold East commented: He died such a tragic death! We should unite and seek revenge against China!]

[Chinese netizens: I'm incredibly excited! Now I'm even more curious about whether Brother Lin will choose to challenge the maze boss when he enters the second floor.]

[A netizen from the Cold War: Holy crap, nobody's replying to me! What happened to the Western alliance? This alliance will fall apart sooner or later without us!]

[A netizen from India: Stop thinking about your trashy explorers. We are stronger without you.]

Netizens from the Great Cold Country are outraged. Aren't your explorers even worse? They've been killed twice already, where's your shame?