The two points adjacent to the Blue Team's base camp were the beast pen in the northern section of the West Road and the foundry in the northern section of the East Road.
The two points adjacent to the Red Team's base camp were the mill in the northern section of the West Road and the research institute in the northern section of the East Road.
The middle point of the middle road was the gold mine.
The straight-line distance between two adjacent buildings was one kilometer.
Of course, the straight-line distance didn't mean the journey. The terrain of the battlefield was very steep. Many places were blocked by mountains and rivers, so the roads were very winding. Some places were S-shaped, while others were B-shaped.
If you didn't want to take a detour, you must jump and climb between the steep cliffs.
As a hunter, the extreme sports ability of climbing cliffs was still very strong. But no matter how strong your climbing ability was, as long as you couldn't fly, it was still much slower than running on flat ground. Often, it was better to run along the roundabout path to save time and stamina.
There were also some special skills or items that could come in handy in this kind of terrain, such as Bai Xiaowen's Tribal Feather Cloak.
During the discussion of the resource plunder mode, Xiang Hui also gave everyone a surprise. He had an item very suitable for rock climbing called the "Thunder Cast Hook Spear."
[Thunder Cast Hook Spear: C-grade Silver Item. After use, it can shoot out a rope with a claw hook that can be rapidly retracted. Maximum distance of 100 meters. Availability 5/5. Usage restores every 30 minutes.]
To be fair, this was an unpopular item. The reason why it was a Silver-grade item was largely due to the number of times it could be restored, as well as the short 30-minute recharge time. However, the recharge time for recyclable items was generally very long, easily a few hours or even a day. In comparison, 30 minutes was indeed very short.
And in the battlefield of resource plunder mode, this Silver Item was quite practical. Xiang Hui was originally an agility-type hunter. With this item, he could rush from one resource building to another in a short time. His mobility was very strong.
But still, he had to pay attention to the recharge time.
For an item, recharging every 30 minutes was a rare speed. But in a resource plunder battle, the winner and loser would be decided in about 100 minutes. Many matches wouldn't drag on for more than 100 minutes.
In other words, Xiang Hui could only use the Thunder Cast Hook Spear seven to eight times in a match (including the first five times). He had to carefully consider the circumstances under which he should use it and the circumstances under which he should use it sparingly.
Two teams waited patiently in front of the entrance to the large-scale spiritual energy training ground under the auditorium.
"Hi." Duanmu Cheng walked over and greeted Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. His impression of Duanmu Cheng was only so-so. Back at the Dead Soul Lake, Duanmu Cheng had even wanted to come over to freeload … Of course, compared to Qi Ruifeng, Duanmu Cheng was not bad.
"Bai Xiaowen, you're only a freshman this year, right? He had actually become a captain, which was not simple at all. Although I'm also a Hero, I only took over the team leader's armband in my third year of university, "Duanmu Cheng said with a smile.
"No problem." Bai Xiaowen's attitude was calm.
Duanmu Cheng's casual words seemed like a compliment, but in reality, his intentions were not pure.
The subtext was that Jinghai University didn't have anyone capable, so they let a freshman be the team leader.
Also, would the juniors and seniors have any strange thoughts after hearing this?
Bai Xiaowen felt that if Liu Fei was still on the school team, he would most likely be dissatisfied.
However, Duanmu Cheng's little trick was destined to be useless. At this time, Bai Xiaowen's authority as the team leader had been completely established. As for the other four main members, needless to say, Li Shuyi was needless to say, Xiang Hui was also a freshman, Han Xu had a simple personality and would not care about these things, and Feng Zi 'ang had been relying on Bai Xiaowen all the way to the school team … Who would look down on Bai Xiaowen just because he was in a lower grade?
Of course, as a freshman team leader, Bai Xiaowen's authority was not only due to his personal ability and skills, but also due to the trust and authority of the lead teacher, Yan Xiaoxin.
"I saw that you didn't hesitate to choose the blue team. Do you have any special tactics?" Duanmu Cheng saw that the few people from Jinghai University did not have much reaction, so he changed the topic, intending to pry into something.
"Of course. Unfortunately, I can't tell you. "Bai Xiaowen nodded and conveniently blocked Duanmu Cheng's next sentence.
"…" Duanmu Cheng choked for a moment.
The other four people from Wannan University who stood behind Duanmu Cheng saw Bai Xiaowen's indifferent attitude and were somewhat indignant. A delicate-looking boy said indignantly, "What's there to be proud of? Isn't it the fate of having to swim every year?"
"Cut it out, Shi Feng." Duanmu Cheng was quite gentlemanly. Seeing that Bai Xiaowen was stubborn, he tactfully ended the topic and said, "Then I'll wait and see Jinghai University's special tactics during the competition."
Shi Feng snorted and said, "What tactics? Deliberately mystifying."
"Wait … You're called Shi Feng, right?" Bai Xiaowen suddenly called out to him.
Shi Feng turned around and looked at Bai Xiaowen with his nostrils. "So what if I am?"
"Nothing. I'm just telling you in advance … Don't appear in my line of sight in the following competition, "Bai Xiaowen said.
"What do you mean? Are you threatening me? "Shi Feng snorted." Do you think I'm scared? "
"No, this is a kind reminder," Bai Xiaowen said with a smile.
Shi Feng did not think that Bai Xiaowen's reminder was a kind one. How big was the entire battlefield? The headquarters of the red team and the blue team were only two kilometers apart. Bai Xiaowen's line of sight was a restricted area. He was basically asking Shi Feng to obediently hide in the headquarters and not come out …
…
Finally, the battlefield map was formed inside the psionic power training ground.
The light door at the entrance flashed blue. Bai Xiaowen and the other four entered first. Then, the light door turned red. Duanmu Cheng and the other four entered.
After the familiar feeling of weightlessness, Bai Xiaowen and the other four appeared at the northernmost end of the battlefield, inside the blue team's headquarters.
The headquarters was an enclosure with a radius of 100 meters. The high walls around it were insurmountable. As for the main gate, it was a faint film of light. One could only leave and not enter.
To the north was an altar. There was a tall gilded statue on the altar. It was brimming with rich life energy.
A notification could be obtained by inquiring about the altar.
[Life Altar: Revive our dead warriors. Time taken: one minute.]
As the number of revivals increased, the energy of the Life Altar would become weaker and weaker. This would cause the revival time to become longer and longer. At the foot of the statue of the Life Altar, one could see that the number of revivals was zero.
A grand notification sounded.
"The battle is about to begin. Entering countdown."
"15 —"
"14 —"
"13 —"
Bai Xiaowen looked at the nervous expressions of the four members of the school team. He smiled and said, "Calm down. Just follow our previous plan. I really can't find a reason to lose this battle. "
In fact, Bai Xiaowen was thinking the same thing. After using Insight to look at the attributes of the five opponents, Bai Xiaowen was considering how to win the match while hiding part of their strength. This was to prepare for the knockout round later.
The countdown ended.
A grand notification sounded. "Charge, warriors! For survival! "
Xiang Hui went directly to the west road. He ran quickly toward the first resource building on the west road — the Beast Pen.
There was a steep cliff in front of him. Xiang Hui did not take a detour. He directly used the Thunder Cast Hook Spear. A claw hook shot out and grabbed the top of the cliff. Then, the rope was suddenly retracted! Xiang Hui shot to the top of the cliff as if he had grown wings. He disappeared from everyone's sight after a few leaps.
Bai Xiaowen and the other three went to the middle road. Their target was the gold mine.
Unlike Xiang Hui, the four of them advanced along the road. There were certain twists and turns.
Halfway through the journey, a loud voice suddenly rang out.
"The Blue Team has taken over the Beast Pen! Capture the Flag Warrior: Xiang Hui! "
Following this notification, Bai Xiaowen and the others suddenly felt their bodies lighten. Their movement speed increased by 40%!
"47 seconds have passed. Including the 15 seconds of capture the flag, it only took Xiang Hui 32 seconds to cross the one-kilometer straight-line distance to reach the target location. "Bai Xiaowen's voice sounded clearly in the Blue Team's public channel." With the speed boost from the Beast Pen, we'll definitely reach the gold mine first! "
It was important to mention that the public channel relied on mental power to communicate. There was no need to open one's mouth to speak. Otherwise, Bai Xiaowen's breathing would be messed up while he was running at high speed.
The notification that Xiang Hui had taken over the west road's Beast Pen rang throughout the battlefield. Both sides could hear it.
In the southern section of the west road, Duanmu Cheng and another member of the Red Team, Chu Li, were advancing toward their first target — the mill. They were also halfway there when they heard the notification. They looked at each other in surprise.
"How long has it been? Half a minute?" Chu Li, who had two crossbows hanging from his waist and a quiver tied to his leg, said in surprise, "How can it be so fast?"
"Maybe they used some special climbing tools. Hmph, they're really willing to spend money, "Duanmu Cheng said coldly in the Red Team's public channel. The gentle image that he had in front of Bai Xiaowen was long gone." However, they chose the Beast Pen as their first stronghold. They're too short-sighted. "
"The five resource buildings all have special functions. Other than the gold mine, which provides additional resources, the Beast Pen is the only one that doesn't provide any additional benefits to the battle! " Duanmu Cheng continued, "We're in a 212 formation. Our strategy is to take over the functional buildings on both sides — the mill and the research facility. Shi Feng, scout the central gold mine. Observe their numbers and movements! "
"If they're also in a 122 formation, we can try to adjust our forces and take over the gold mine! If they're in a 131 formation, the foundry will be empty. We can seize the opportunity to take it over! By then, we'll have three great enhancement buildings. If we fight them head-on at the gold mine, we'll definitely win! "
"As long as we win the first wave of the battle, their resurrection time will be extended to more than six minutes! We'll have the upper hand. "
As for why he didn't guess that there were two or more people in the Beast Pen in the northern section of the West Road? The reason was simple. Xiang Hui had used a special climbing tool to reach there, so he must have been moving alone.
Duanmu Cheng's strategy was quite good.
However, he didn't expect that Bai Xiaowen didn't split into 131 or 122. Instead, he chose a crazy route of 140. That was, Xiang Hui was on the West Road alone, and the other four were pushing in the middle. There was no one on the East Road …
Duanmu Cheng had never expected this. In anyone's opinion, the foundry in the northern section of the East Road and the mill in the southern section of the West Road were places that a strategist would fight for.
This was because the foundry gave the whole team a 20% increase in physical attack power and 20% increase in armor. The mill also gave 30% instant HP recovery food. Both were top-notch head-on skills!
Therefore, the foundry and mill were located in the northern section and the southern section respectively. They were close to the Blue Team's base camp and the Red Team's base camp. The original intention of the map design was to balance the two teams.
The reason why Bai Xiaowen was so crazy as to let the four of them walk in the middle and let Xiang Hui occupy the Beast Pen in advance to speed up was actually very simple. It could only be described as a sneak attack.
"We've finally reached the gold mine. The other team hasn't arrived yet," Li Shuyi exhaled and said.
"Should we raise the flag?" Feng Zi-ang asked.
"No, we'll ambush them near the gold mine," Bai Xiaowen said. "We'll wait for 45 seconds. Someone from the other team should appear. If we occupy it now, we'll alert the enemy. "
"How many of them will come?" Li Shuyi asked.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "I'm not sure about the other team's strategy. At the very least, they'll send a person to scout. At the very most, they'll send a group of three to take the gold mine directly. I hope that more people will come. The four of us are in a group to deal with the most extreme situation. "
"If there are three of them, we'll wipe them out first. Their resurrection time will be delayed to more than four minutes! We'll have the upper hand, "Bai Xiaowen concluded.
At this time, Xiang Hui had already set out from the Beast Pen in the northern section of the west road to the central gold mine in the middle road.
This time, he did not use the Thunder Cast Hook Spear to Extreme Rock Climb to save time.
In the Blue Team's public channel, Xiang Hui could not help but say, "Actually, with your strength alone, you're equal to the four of us. Even if you go to the gold mine alone, as long as the other team has less than three people, you'll be able to defeat them without taking any damage. There's no need to specially gather four teammates. "
Bai Xiaowen smiled and said, "First, I don't want to develop the habit of relying on my fists to solve problems. Although this is the simplest and most effective way, I'll eventually hit a wall. It's good to train my tactical skills. Second … this is only the first round of the elimination round. It's not appropriate to use all of our trump cards. "
Xiang Hui was silent for a while. "I really don't want to be an opponent with a crazy guy like you …"
…
25 seconds after Bai Xiaowen and the other three set up their ambush.
In the southern section of the middle road, Shi Feng was close to his destination. He could already see the gold mine's flag.
The flag was gray, which meant that it was unoccupied.
"Hmph, I'm really the fastest!"
Shi Feng felt proud. An unoccupied gold mine was as tempting as a naked beauty.
Shi Feng deliberately did not report the situation to his teammates. He planned to act cool and occupy the gold mine first. Anyway, when the notification sounded, his teammates would know what happened.
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