Survival of the Nation: My luck was a tiny bit worse.

George finally understood.

He pushed up his glasses, which were emitting an eerie white light:

"So you mean if we just kill this man from the Dragon Kingdom, everything that belongs to the Dragon Kingdom will be ours?"

"That's right, bro!"

"Congratulations on learning to answer first!"

"What the hell are you talking about, trying to answer first?!"

George took turns giving each of them a flick on the forehead.

"If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

"no……"

William and Charlie both clutched their heads in pain.

"What happened all of a sudden...?"

George immediately scoffed, "Try to guess why they got first place!"

"Do you think their first place came out of nowhere?"

"In a place like this, anyone who gets first place has earned it step by step, through real gunfights and hand-to-hand combat with wild beasts! Do you think we can just easily take down such a competitor, like you say?"

Are you fucking living in a dream?

The two hummed in agreement, "That seems to make sense..."

George snorted again, "You guys came in late, so I guess quite a few contestants must have had designs on the Chinese, right? Tell me yourselves, what happened to those people?"

"..."

William and Charlie exchanged a glance, their faces showing lingering fear.

Thinking about it carefully, it really is true...

"So... we're just leaving like this?"

William was somewhat unwilling.

"There's only one person from the Dragon Kingdom up in the tree right now; we haven't seen any other people from the Dragon Kingdom yet."

George didn't answer him; instead, he began to analyze the situation with a profound expression.

"Furthermore, our understanding of China is relatively backward; we don't even know if they have formed alliances with players from other countries."

"If we act rashly, we'll definitely be wiped out."

"Just like the fate of those other countries' players who had ulterior motives towards China, whom you didn't dare to say aloud."

So, does that mean there's a chance?

William and Charlie exchanged another glance, a sense of excitement welling up inside them.

"Brother, what are your plans?"

"We'll listen to you!"

George was somewhat relieved when he saw the serious looks in his two teammates' eyes.

Although their Sunless Kingdom wasn't as miserable as the Little Day Kingdom—not only were they toyed with by the Dragon Kingdom's contestants in the forbidden area, but they were also slaughtered like monkeys by the Dragon Kingdom in the real world—they were treated like chickens.

But he didn't do too well.

Living a mediocre life is barely enough to survive.

He was in the second batch to enter, and he was quite capable. Although he was just a guard, he had some experience in the wilderness.

But the other two are just naive and clueless youngsters who haven't experienced any major ups and downs and have no presence in the real world.

I haven't encountered anything particularly dangerous since I came to the forbidden area, so I don't feel nervous at all. On the contrary, I find it novel and exciting, and I want to try everything I see.

George's first reaction upon seeing them was, "Wow, they're really pushing me to my limits."

Fortunately, they had quite a bit of equipment. Some looted, others looted.

Now that the reckoning has begun, these two, under his leadership, can barely be considered human anymore.

The biggest problem right now is that they haven't earned a single point yet.

Although it's only the first day and I don't need to be so nervous, not getting any points on the first day feels like a really bad start.

So they figured things out along the way, and before they knew it, they had arrived here.

As soon as they arrived, they saw a shadow darting up a tree in the distance, so they stopped to observe.

Surprisingly, it's the Chinese who are ranked number one!

Since George arrived in the forbidden area, nothing has ever been as frustrating as this!

Good news! They can now earn points by killing players! Moreover, killing players will also punish their country, which will give their country some breathing room in the real world.

The bad news is that they are from China.

"We definitely have to go, but now is not the time..."

George thought it best to get closer and see if there were any other Chinese people nearby.

He told his two teammates, and they agreed.

So, the three of them crouched low and stealthily made their way forward from the depths of the bushes.

However, they had only taken a few steps.

Three figures also emerged furtively from the bushes opposite.

"..."

"..."

Instantly, both sides froze.

Twelve eyes facing each other,

Although they were very close, because it was nighttime and the moon cast shadows, neither of them could clearly see the other's face.

"!!!"

Both sides realized it at the same time.

With lightning speed, it retreated back into the bushes.

"wrong!!!"

George was terrified and dared not breathe loudly.

"Who were those three guys just now...?"

"Could they be from China?!"

"I don't think so. Adding these three, wouldn't that make four people from China?"

"Could it be someone who has allied with the Chinese?"

"No way, what a coincidence?!"

"Hey, did you guys even see their faces?"

"See it clearly my ass..."

"Damn it! We're exposed now!"

And in the bushes opposite.

"Damn it! What just happened?"

"They're definitely from China! We've found them!"

"Wait, weren't there three people? There's clearly already one Chinese person up in the tree!"

"They must be allied with the Chinese!"

"Oh no! We've fallen into the Dragon Kingdom's trap!"

Three French players.

Nicolas, Louis, Jules.

He looked terrified and was drenched in sweat.

"Damn it! How could this happen! We were being so careful!"

Zhu Er cursed under his breath, "We finally waited until the Dragon Kingdom people showed a weakness, only to discover it was all a trap!"

The history of the Gallic Kingdom bears a striking resemblance to that of the Kingdom of the Sun.

They were stuck in a limbo, neither worthy of high standards nor willing to settle for low ones, terrified by the Dragon Kingdom's ostentatious display of force, both in the real world and in the forbidden wilderness.

I was terrified! I was just kidding, I was faking it.

They originally planned to hunt in the dead of night, looking for wild animals that specialize in moving at night to farm points.

Who knew that after sneaking over, they would discover the Dragon Kingdom's camp...!

However, as newcomers to the game, Nicholas and Louis were acutely aware of the blood debts owed by the Chinese players—

but!

But then again...

Come here.

I just don't feel comfortable if I don't do something.

Such a big camp, what if? What if?!

Let's rob them before we leave!

however.

Who knew that after the three of them had carefully considered and formulated a meticulous plan, they had only taken a few steps out—

Three figures suddenly emerged from the bushes opposite.

Holy crap!

The three of them were so frightened that they turned back immediately.

"No...that's not right..."

Nicholas calmed down and began to analyze the situation rationally.

"If those three people were from China... then why did they hide from us?"

"Yeah, I remember they had way more weapons than us. They should have been able to take us down just now, right?"

"Could it be...?"