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

Lin Mo glanced at the radar map and realized he was in the northeast corner of the map. If the safe zone appeared in the southwest corner, he would have a chance to escape.

Therefore, once the match begins, my movement route will definitely be southwest, while collecting supplies.

This strategy can prevent the worst-case scenario from happening. Even if the safe zone is in the far southwest corner, you are moving towards that area. As for whether it is in any other direction, none of them are as far away as the southwest, so they are not a concern.

The competition map is 100 square kilometers, which is not too big, but it is not small either. This is a competition, not a marathon where the road is clear. You will encounter various obstacles, maze creatures, or other participants.

Lin Mo and Kabu were trapped in place, surrounded by invisible walls, unable to move an inch except for the system's countdown prompts.

Even through the invisible wall, the surrounding scenery is blurry. It seems that you can only see the terrain clearly once the match officially starts. There might be other players right next to you.

Not only Lin Mo, but all the players in the competition had the same experience, trapped in various corners of the competition map by invisible walls.

The game prompts floated through the Explorer system via the maze game system, and could also be seen simultaneously in the live stream.

The only difference is that the live stream viewers see the Earth script, while the explorers see the Chinese script.

Welcome to the first-ever survival game in the Maze World! This competition is a battle royale mode. (8 minutes and 11 seconds until the start of the match)

[1. All explorers' personal space resources have been locked (except for equipment and battle pets). The total number of participants in the elite group is 791/791. We will update the number of survivors in real time.]

2. After the match begins, the first hour is a free exploration phase. Various items, including food, will spawn on the map (and there will be perfect-grade supplies airdropped along the way). Explorers can loot each other's supplies. Death means immediate elimination. (Please note that supplies spawning on the match map will automatically disappear after the match and can only be used during the match.)

[3. Once the one-hour free exploration period is over, a safe zone will appear on the map. Please move towards the safe zone immediately. The risk of death outside the safe zone will gradually increase as the game progresses. You may encounter natural disasters or man-made calamities such as divine punishment, maze creature riots, and poisonous fog.]

[4. The safe zone shrinks every 15 minutes, and all explorers will become increasingly concentrated in a smaller area. You will have to choose between competing with other explorers—cooperation or battle—the choice is yours.]

5. The safe zone will continue to shrink until the last survivor is determined.

6. After the match ends, you will return to your original location in the maze world. You will not die, but your health will decrease and you will remain injured. If you have already died in the game, you will return to the maze with 30 health and be severely injured.

Lin Mo read through all the information, and it was clear to him.

The elite group has nearly 800 people. There are about 4000 explorers in the whole world, the vast majority of whom are in the master group, and some are in the grandmaster group. The newbies are really lucky. There are only a few of them, yet they managed to get a share of the treasure chest. It's outrageous.

Cheers erupted in Lin Mo's live stream room.

[Chinese netizen: Holy crap, this game is interesting, it's similar to battle royale.]

[A Chinese netizen commented: "Over this period, we've concluded that Lin Ge's smooth progress is likely due to his deep understanding of the divine runes and his ability to decipher the hints. So, the question is: what about those who can't understand the hints, or only have a superficial understanding? They're in for a tough time!"]

[Chinese netizen: Yeah, yeah, when the safe zone refreshes, will anyone still think it's a danger zone? Hahaha!]

[Chinese netizens: Being able to understand the hints is a huge advantage.]

[A netizen from India: With your abilities, why don't you check out other live streams? Those explorers are also seriously analyzing the match flow, and they've summarized 60% of the information as fairly accurate. Plus, we have far more people than you.]

[A netizen from the Rising Sun Kingdom commented: Hahaha, our Western Alliance was truly brilliant! Of the 22 netizens we sent to the first floor last time, 20 are still alive. They will take all the rewards for the newbie group, including gold and silver treasure chests. Awesome!]

[Chinese netizens: Holy crap, is this even possible? 20 people splitting all the rewards, isn't that unfair?]

[A netizen from the Great Cold Country: If you're not happy, come and hit me! Hahaha!]

Just then, a message in bold red appeared in the live stream, and the situation took a turn.

[Maze Game: The number of participants in the beginner group has fallen below the minimum requirement (100 people). The beginner group competition has been cancelled. All beginner explorers have returned to the maze. Please try again and move on to another group for the next competition.]

[A netizen from China commented: Hahaha, I sat up in shock while on my deathbed, and realized it was you, the clown! I'm dying of laughter.]

[Chinese netizens: Come on, hit me! Come on, hit me! I'm itching for a beating!]

In every corner of the competition map, every explorer looked tense. After all, it was their first competition, and the rewards were so generous. Their mood was just like yours after buying a lottery ticket, already planning how to take off after winning first place.

Everyone thinks they are the chosen one.

In particular, the more than 150 explorers from various Western Alliance countries. Before entering the maze, the Western Alliance explorers undergo training, one of which is very clear: to fight the Dragon Kingdom relentlessly and do their best to suppress the explorers of the Dragon Kingdom and its follower countries.

India's No. 55 live broadcast room.

Moran, an explorer from India with a life level of 6 (31%), is a highly anticipated player among Indian netizens.

At this moment, he looked confident, holding an ordinary spear in his hand and wearing ordinary quality refined iron armor. His spear-type weapon usage level had reached level 6.

Although everyone is level 6, in theory, the number of dungeon creatures killed should be about the same, the number of beast cores obtained should be about the same, and the skill levels should be almost the same.

Actually, that's not the case. Most explorers in the maze level up by killing enemies and by slowly grinding through enemies.

The so-called "grinding" is to exchange as much food as possible, and then rest and eat in the maze room to obtain the life essence that grows naturally.

Some people have even calculated a formula that suggests the best way to slowly increase life level is to exchange beast cores for food.

This is why many explorers have been in the maze for a month and are only at level 6.

No one could know the information in all directions as precisely as Lin Mo, and no one dared to wander around recklessly. They could only wait for their life level to increase before attempting to enter.

This is the norm in maze games, the daily routine for 99% of explorers, while Lin Mo's method of clearing the way straight through is the exception.

The countdown finally ended. Moran's eyes were resolute as she watched the invisible wall in front of her disappear little by little, and the surrounding scenery gradually became clear.

[The match has begun!]

Moran stepped in, spear in hand, with only one belief in his mind: This is my main battlefield!

"Hmm? A fat toad? Not bad!"

(I haven't made my debut yet. I haven't been posting at full capacity this month, only two updates a day. After my debut in a few days, I'll post three updates a day.)