The others did not notice the reaction of the engineers. They were all staring at the big screen, which was displaying the situation in the game.
For this exchange match, Fiery Bird had opened up an area with a diameter of 500 meters. It looked like an ordinary private residential area in a small town from the Old Era. The tallest buildings were only six or seven stories, and most of them were not very tall.
There were bets online on how long this exchange match would take. The SilverLight team had heard the challenger tell Fang Zhao not to show any mercy, so they had hurriedly placed their bets. Since he had told Fang Zhao not to show any mercy, it was probably Fang Zhao's usual style. He would end the match quickly and pick the least.
On the Internet, the shortest bet was "0 to 10 minutes."
All 10 challengers had already logged in. As the one being challenged, Fang Zhao had to wait until all of them had logged in before going online. Furthermore, the moment he went online, the other 10 challengers would be able to see his login coordinates.
However, they could only see it the moment they logged in. After three seconds, they would not be able to pinpoint his location. This exchange match also did not allow the use of radar, alarms, and other auxiliary tools, but firearms could be brought along.
The gun Fang Zhao used was the Old Era police gun that the system had gifted him at the start of the game. The detailed information on Fiery Bird's official website showed that the effective range was only 50 meters.
This time, Fang Zhao did not wear a helmet when he went online. Through the system's monitoring screen, gaming fans could clearly see AliveAfter500Years's in-game appearance.
"You don't say, he really does look 70% similar to Fang Zhao."
"Plus, the scars are quite unique. I've decided to add a few scars to my in-game appearance."
"That face with the scars looks familiar."
However, at this time, nobody thought too much about this. Instead, they focused on the screen. The system's monitoring screen showed the movements of Fang Zhao and the other 10 challengers to the gaming fans.
After logging in, Fang Zhao found a place to hide. Experienced gamers watching the screen could tell that Fang Zhao had not chosen this place randomly. It was a clever place to hide and avoid snipers.
"Why isn't he moving?" some gaming fans watching the live broadcast asked in the comments section.
"Is he waiting for the challengers to make the first move? After all, in this exchange match, the one being challenged can't see the positions of the challengers. "
"Someone has already gone over!"
The camera cut. Indeed, there were challengers approaching.
There were three people closest to Fang Zhao's landing point, and among these three, two were already closing in on Fang Zhao.
As for the others, they were probably planning to ambush them.
Fang Zhao still didn't move, as if he had become one with the wall behind him. It made people wonder if he had set his account to hibernate.
As for the audience, they could see from the coordinates displayed by the system that the distance between the two sides was getting closer.
100 meters … 50 meters, 40 meters, 30 meters …
When a challenger was only 20 meters away from Fang Zhao, he suddenly saw Fang Zhao take a step to the side, turn the corner of a building, and raise his gun without any hesitation.
Bang!
The avatars of the ten challengers displayed at the top of the live broadcast screen turned dark.
A one-shot kill! He was immediately sent offline!
He looked at the time. 35 seconds.
The first person to be killed and go offline was especially dejected when he exited the gaming capsule. He felt that he was the first person to be kicked out of the game out of the ten. He was not in a good mood, but he could not blame Fang Zhao.
He had always felt good about himself and felt that his ability was rather strong. On the continent's leaderboards, although there was no sign of him on the overall leaderboards, he could still rank in the top 100. For an amateur player, this kind of ranking was already pretty good. But now, he had been online for less than a minute and was sent offline in less than half a minute. He hadn't even seen his opponent's silhouette before he had been shot, and he simply hadn't had time to react. His vision had gone black and he had been sent offline.
This kind of reality was like a bucket of ice water that had been poured over his head. It also made his complacent mind sober up quite a bit.
"Don't tell me the gap is really that big?"
The first challenger to log off kept replaying the brief scene in his mind, trying to figure out where he had exposed himself to the enemy. He had clearly not made a sound when he had approached, so it was impossible for the enemy to have seen him.
But very quickly, he had no time to lament. The battle situation on the screen had already changed once again. The second person to go offline after being shot was only three seconds behind him. He had probably wanted to take advantage of Fang Zhao dealing with him to launch a sneak attack from the rear. Unfortunately, he had been killed instead.
In less than 40 seconds, two out of ten had been eliminated.
After discovering Fang Zhao's login point, they all thought that they could finish off the legendary AliveAfter500Years and were unwilling to let others beat them to it. Unfortunately, they were also the first to be kicked out of the battle.
A figure tiptoed over to what he thought was the best sniping point, quietly raised his gun, and calmly waited for the target to appear.
However, outside the game, the audience was getting anxious.
"Bro! Don't just look in front! The side, no, it's the back now! "
"Someone is about to ambush you! Hurry up and retreat! "
"I can roughly see this bro's ending already."
Gaming fans watching the battle wished they could rush into the game to warn the challenger to retreat and loudly tell him: You have already been exposed!
Bang!
Another gunshot rang out, and the avatar at the top of the screen turned black again.
1 minute and 27 seconds. Three out of ten.
"Ha, the sniper has actually been found at the entrance! Isn't this concealment skill a little too clumsy? This person is really slow. The experience points on the leaderboards are fake, right? Or did someone substitute in? Or perhaps the exchange match account has been changed? "someone in the chat room of the live broadcast platform said.
"Let's wait and see. There are still seven people. It's unlikely that all of them are like this."
However, when one sniper after another was found and shot down by Fang Zhao, the audience that had initially laughed at the challengers fell silent. The chat room and comments section of the live broadcast platform became much quieter.
One clumsy, two clumsy, could it be that these challengers were all clumsy?
They were all staring at the live broadcast. They had eyes and could see the standards of these people. Although these challengers could not be considered the best, they were still worthy of their respective continents' rankings. No matter what, they were considered above average in the e-sports circles and were better than most gamers.
However, they were still found and kicked out one by one.
Fang Zhao did not move, but once he moved, he could not stop. Even the system's monitoring system might not be able to completely capture his figure. Most of the time, it could only catch a flash of a shadow, like a ghost.
"I kind of believe that Fang Zhao is AliveAfter500Years. If not for the monitoring system following Fang Zhao, if it were me, even if he walked right up to me, I might not be able to detect him. "
This was also why everyone had always thought that AliveAfter500Years was a member of the special forces or a veteran with actual combat experience. Many of the videos that had been released proved that he was different from ordinary gamers.
Whether it was his concealment techniques, his quick movements and precise shooting, or his radar-like perception, if this was in real life, he would be at a completely special level! Even the Rongzhou players from the military continent could not refute this!
And even the Rongzhou e-sports players who prided themselves on being well-trained, nimble, and skilled could not achieve this level of skill in the live broadcast.
"Bang!"
Another gunshot rang out. The ninth challenger was eliminated.
Looking at the time, it was 8 minutes and 03 seconds.
"He's really … merciless," someone lamented.
The members of the SilverLight team saw this lamentation and secretly curled their lips.
This was already "merciless"? That's already a lot of mercy!
Do you know how he treated us back then?
So what if he got shot? Have you ever experienced being beaten up and then being shot?!
As a sniper, so what if you were shot from 10 meters away? At least he gave you some face. Have you ever experienced the sullen feeling of having a gun pointed at your head and killing you?!
Have you ever experienced the pain of being kicked offline?!
They would never tell anyone about that bloody history. Just thinking about it made them feel heavy. The difference in ability was too great, so much so that after joining SilverLight, they did not even have the courage to resist.
However, seeing the similar experiences of these challengers, they felt a little better. When they thought about the wager they had placed before, the members of the SilverLight team relaxed.
When those challengers went offline and exited their gaming pods, they had blank expressions on their faces. They had no idea why they had suddenly been killed. They only found out after watching the replay online. They had not lost unjustly!
In previous exchanges, with such a large map and the composition of the players, it would have taken at least 20 to 30 minutes, right? But now, was the time compressed to less than 10 minutes?
"Did Fang Zhao really not use a 'radar' or any other auxiliary equipment?"
"Probably not. Didn't the Fiery Bird people say not to use it? Besides, even if you used it, could you do what he did? "
"Nope."
"As someone who was born and raised in District 79, Big Bro can tell you. Everyone who fled with the SilverLight team knows that a 500-year-old god is more useful than an alarm!"
"What's the theory behind that?" a science student asked.
"Probably... the same theory as the tomb guards? They are born with cheats. "
Tomb guards were widely known for their intuition, which was even more sensitive and accurate than detection equipment, as well as their exceptional perception of danger.
"Now that you put it that way, it seems to be true."
"Don't talk about that! Quick, look, there's only one left. "
At this moment, the remaining challenger was also feeling pressured. In his hands was a large-caliber sniper rifle. Not to mention the 500-meter range of this exchange match, even if the circular area of the map was doubled, he would still be able to snipe and kill someone from a kilometer away!
As long as the opponent showed his head, he had the confidence to finish him off!
Whether the opponent was hiding behind a window, behind a car, or even behind a wall, he would kill them all the same!
However, he had not even caught a glimpse of Fang Zhao's shadow. He could only hear gunshots ringing out from time to time, each time only one or two shots rang out, and every time a gunshot rang out, the system would notify him that another player had gone offline.
His position was an excellent sniping point, but he had only heard gunshots or seen the silhouettes of other challengers. He had yet to see Fang Zhao!
He had always had a good grasp of his target's position, but now, he felt like he was in a fog.
Couldn't find him! Couldn't figure it out! Couldn't grasp it at all!
Where?
Where exactly was he?
Suddenly, a chill ran up his spine and stimulated his sensitive nerves. His body stiffened, and his eyes moved away from the sniper scope. His face was still filled with shock. He wanted to turn around to look, but he didn't have the chance.
Bang!
The tenth challenger went offline!
On the screen of the live broadcast, all ten avatars turned dark. The timer stopped.
9 minutes and 17 seconds.
"He really kept it within 10 points!"
"This... this fast?" A gamer watching the live broadcast had not even finished his bowl of rice when the exchange match ended.
"If he didn't have this speed, he wouldn't have been able to dominate the global leaderboards until now."
"Convinced!"
"Appraisal complete. Fang Zhao is AliveAfter500Years without a doubt!"
"Now, I really believe that he is AliveAfter500Years."
"Speaking of which, there will be an auction tomorrow, right? According to previous years' arrangements, the auction will be held on the third day. "
"Yes, the official website did mention it, but it didn't say what items will be auctioned. As the number one on the leaderboards, Fang Zhao will surely bring out items to auction. I wonder what he will bring out. "
Every year, there would be an auction at Fiery Bird's annual conference. The welfare and benefits of the New Era were better. As long as one was willing to work hard and contribute, one would be able to survive. Even orphans would receive help from relevant institutions before they reached adulthood.
The batch of people from the Founding Era had all walked out of desperate situations. As the descendants of the Founding Era's pioneers, the people of the New Era did not think of themselves as useless. Unless they were sick to the point that their brains could not function properly, even if they did not have a healthy body, as long as their brains were normal, they could still make a living.
Thus, in the New Era, the percentage of people doing charity was much lower.
The money from Fiery Bird's auctions was not for their own use. Instead, it was all invested in military construction.
This planet had yet to recover from its 100 years of trauma, so there would not be excessive mining. However, development required energy, which was why there were extraterrestrial explorations and the mining of energy and mineral deposits. Human resources, material requirements, machinery research and upgrading, and all these required huge military expenditures.
Many people who had served knew that mining on an extraterrestrial planet was really tough and especially tiring! Thus, sometimes, on special occasions, if there was a donation drive, they would donate money to the "military expenditures" option.
Some large enterprises, famous celebrities, tycoons, and so on would also donate money. Whether it was for show or if they really wanted to contribute, this process could not be avoided.
Every sum of money from Fiery Bird's auctions would be made public and detailed records would be kept. This was also supervised by the relevant departments, so no one would doubt it.
Thus, every year, during Fiery Bird's auctions, famous e-sports athletes would bring out their items, and fans would spend money to bid for them. This was to support their idols and also to support military construction. They were willing to spend this money!
Some players already had ideas about tomorrow's auction.
"Will Fang Zhao bring out the clothes he is wearing to auction? There are these every year, right? Clothes, pants, and whatnot, he will bring them out to auction, "someone guessed.
"That's just right! Has it been washed? I don't want it washed. I want what he has worn! No washing! "
"What happened to your mysophobia?"
"I fed it to the dogs!"
"Previously, I scolded Fang Zhao too harshly. No matter what he brings out for auction tomorrow, I will bid for it as atonement. Everyone, don't fight with me," a Huangzhou gamer said.
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