Prehistoric? Choose the crocodile and survive until version T0.

Lin Ye's gaze never lingered on those top predators that were being frantically sought after worldwide.

Looking at the dazzling T0 and T1 species on the light screen, Lin Ye felt nothing, only a slight sense of regret.

Early carnivorous dinosaurs, giant labyrinthine salamanders, prehistoric monitor lizards, crocodiles...

These powerful overlords, seemingly invincible in the eyes of the world, may have enjoyed a period of great prosperity, but they ultimately could not escape the fate of the changing of eras.

With environmental changes, they will decline because they cannot adapt; when natural disasters strike, they will become extinct because their populations are fragile; even along a long evolutionary path, they will be weakened by different versions and eventually disappear into the long river of history.

Temporary strength is not true strength; true invincibility lies in enduring for hundreds of millions of years.

Lin Ye's gaze slowly swept over the noisy list, past all the powerful species, and finally settled steadily on the most inconspicuous, dim and insignificant figure at the very bottom of the entire light screen.

【Octopus】

Rating: T4

Brief description: A small, primitive crocodilian from the Triassic period. It was tiny in size, had poor fighting ability, was at the bottom of the ecosystem, had extremely weak survival ability, and was very vulnerable to predation.

Such a label is seen by everyone as utterly worthless, a synonym for death, and anyone who even glances at it feels like a waste of time.

But only Lin Ye knew what terrifying potential was hidden within this seemingly weak body.

Born in the Triassic period, and having survived the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, and five mass extinctions, crocodiles have endured all the natural enemies and the changing of the guard, regardless of asteroid impacts, volcanic eruptions, ice ages, or drastic environmental changes.

Without being nerfed in future versions or facing natural disasters, and having survived 400 million years of vicissitudes, they still roam the Earth. This is the true eternal species!

The strongest version isn't the only one; eternal existence is.

The countdown is ticking away, with only twenty seconds left.

The high-rated species on the screen have all been snatched up, leaving only weak creatures at the T3 and T4 levels. Global players have given up on paying attention and are just waiting to see Lin Ye make a fool of himself.

Inside the Dragon Kingdom commentary hall, Chen Guoan slowly closed his eyes, his face filled with despair, and the hearts of the people across the country sank to the bottom.

"It's over, everything is over..."

"The fate of the Dragon Kingdom is truly going to be ruined in his hands..."

A sense of despair enveloped the entire Dragon Kingdom, while the mockery from overseas grew ever more rampant.

Everyone was waiting for Lin Ye to be sentenced to death, and for the Dragon Kingdom to fall into the abyss.

At this final moment, amidst the intense attention, ridicule, and despair, the moment arrived.

In the void, Lin Ye's eyes were firm, without the slightest hesitation. He slowly raised his right hand and gently pressed it down on the phantom of the Primordial Crocodile, which had been completely abandoned by the world and marked T4, thus completing his final choice.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

The golden light screen suddenly lit up, and the dazzling light instantly swept across the entire void. The system's announcement was about to resound throughout the world.

Lin Ye, the Chinese player who defied the odds by choosing the T4 "useless" champion, is about to use this globally surprising decision to utterly slap the faces of all his mockers and begin an eternal legend for the crocodile race, one that will never be weakened! Chapter Four: Defying the Odds by Choosing the T4 "Useless" Champion, the World is in an Uproar

【倒计时：10、9、8……3、2、1！】

[Species selection period has ended!]

The cold system countdown reached zero, and the golden screen burst into dazzling light. The selection results of all contestants were simultaneously displayed on the sky screen, with lines of large golden characters clearly imprinted in the eyes of seven billion people around the world.

[American player Carter: Early Carnivorous Dinosaur (T0), Initial Combat Strength: Extremely Strong!]

[Polar Bear Nation Contestant - Andrei: Giant Labyrinth Salamander (T0), Initial Combat Strength: Extremely Strong!]

[Japanese player Satono: Prehistoric Giant Lizard (T0), Initial combat strength: Extremely strong!]

[German player Hans: Alligator (T1), Initial combat strength: Excellent!]

[England player Arthur: Pike Crocodile (T1), Initial combat strength: Excellent!]

One after another, high-rated species were reported, and the people of the corresponding countries cheered. The national fortune rankings rose rapidly, and the top 20 of the global survival power rankings were firmly occupied by T0 and T1 dominant species, without exception.

All eyes were finally focused on the choice made by Lin Ye, the Dragon Kingdom player, at the bottom of the list.

Within the Dragon Kingdom, hundreds of millions of viewers held their breath. In the commentary hall, Chen Guoan, Zhang Lei, and others stared intently at the screen, their hearts pounding. They still clung to a last glimmer of hope that Lin Ye could, at the last moment, select a species that could barely survive.

Overseas viewers, on the other hand, wore mocking expressions and undisguised sarcasm, eagerly awaiting the humiliation of China.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the choice made by Lin Ye, the contestant from the Dragon Kingdom, finally slowly emerged.

[Lin Ye, Dragon Kingdom Player: Crocodile (T4), Initial Combat Strength: Extremely Weak!]

A single, simple line of text, yet it exploded like a thunderbolt across the globe!

T4?!

It really is a T4-level trash!

That endangered and vulnerable creature that everyone ignores, judges to be at the bottom of the ecosystem, and believes it won't live a day!

In an instant, the entire Dragon Kingdom fell into complete silence, followed by an overwhelming wave of despair and collapse that swept through every corner.

"The Primordial Crocodile?! It's actually the T4 Primordial Crocodile?!"

"He's insane! He's really insane! He had so many powerful species to choose, and he picked the worst kind of crocodile!"

"It's over! Utterly over! He's ruined the fate of over a billion people in the Dragon Kingdom!"

Inside the official commentary booth, Chen Guoan was deathly pale. He staggered back a step, the microphone in his hand falling heavily to the ground, his eyes filled with despair and helplessness.

"It's over... The Triassic was teeming with natural enemies. The Eurasian Crocodilian was only half a meter long and had no fighting ability. Even small predators could easily kill it. It simply couldn't survive!"

Survival expert Zhang Lei, standing nearby, also looked dejected and slumped in his chair, unable to utter a single word.

In the nationwide live broadcast rooms, the barrage of despairing comments completely flooded the screen. Countless people, with red eyes, let out painful roars. Some cursed angrily, while others wept in despair. The entire Dragon Kingdom was plunged into an unprecedented gloom.

"Lin Ye! You sinner! You have destroyed the entire Dragon Kingdom!"

"How could our Dragon Kingdom possibly be bound to a piece of trash like you! You're completely unworthy!"

"Just wait to die! With the extinction of the players and the arrival of natural disaster, we'll all perish with you!"

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the live streams in various overseas countries erupted in deafening laughter and mockery, with jeers and jeers flooding into the Chinese live stream like a tidal wave.

The American commentator slammed his fist on the table, laughing so hard he almost fell over: "Did I see that right? T4's Crocodile? This Chinese player is asking for trouble!"

"Instructor Carter's T0 dinosaur could kill it in one bite, not even be enough to fill a tooth gap! The Dragon Kingdom is utterly finished!"

Japanese player Satono spoke directly in the global player channel, his tone extremely contemptuous and mocking: "Ridiculous! You actually chose T4 Crocodile, Lin Ye. I advise you to just end it all yourself, so you don't get torn apart by a prehistoric creature and die a painful death!"

South Korean contestant Park Jun-ho followed suit, launching a scathing attack: "The weak are the weak. Choosing the worst species is a joke from prehistoric times! China is destined to be eliminated and become a global laughingstock!"

"He won't survive a day! I bet this Chinese contestant, if he entered the prehistoric world, wouldn't last more than twenty-four hours!"

"T4 level creatures are born prey, with no chance of survival. Dragon Kingdom, just wait for the catastrophe!"

Viewers from Europe and America erupted in protest, flooding the live stream with sarcastic, abusive, and gloating comments. They had already pronounced Lin Ye's death sentence and the fate of China.

Everyone believed that Lin Ye's choice of Shi E was tantamount to suicide, and that the fate of the Dragon Kingdom would come to an end.