The mechanical voice replied in his mind:
"Currently, the Blue Star civilization, where the host is located, has just connected to the [Survival Game], and there will be a three-day test."
"There are 10,000 testers, randomly selected from around the world."
"Three days later, everyone in the world will be eligible to enter the game."
John nodded slightly.
It means that he is essentially a test player, and he has three days to get ahead of the larger group.
Not bad!
Of course, such an opportunity cannot be missed.
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John didn't immediately opt into the survival game.
Instead, he waited for two minutes and placed the empty plate in front of the metal door.
Seeing the little white hand reach in and take the plate away, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"This survival game seems to teleport me away."
"For the time being, it cannot be discovered as abnormal."
John then chose to enter the game.
His vision darkened.
Immediately afterward, he felt a sense of weightlessness, and the concrete beneath his feet seemed to change, turning into a bumpy stone path.
He opened his eyes.
What he saw was a dark but open terrain.
Sure enough, it wasn't that concrete room anymore!
He looked at himself and his surroundings.
His body was the same as before, clad in simple short sleeves and shorts.
The ground was overgrown with gravel and weeds.
The scene was dim, and it was difficult to see what lay in the distance. All he could see was a ruined building on the left, with a collapsed dome and a messy flowerbed.
It looked like an old Western building.
In all directions, except for John, there was no one else present.
[Welcome to the survival game!]
[Alert! You've activated billions of talents!]
[Congratulations, you've gained the talent for this game: permanent stealth (SSS level) - as long as you don't attack, you will be permanently invisible.]
(Note 1: If you attack and become visible, you will return to the invisible state after being still for 2 seconds.)
(Note 2: This talent only takes effect in this game. If you want it to take effect in reality, please consume survival points to extract it!)
John received the prompt, and his heart raced.
Stealth forever!
As expected of an SSS-level talent!
Although the specific rules of this survival game were unknown, it was a terrifying talent nonetheless.
Imagine, even in a battle royale game, wouldn't it be easy to survive to the end with the ability to be permanently invisible?
This is undoubtedly a game-changer!
When John's talent was activated, two seconds later, he looked down and found that his body was completely invisible.
He couldn't even see himself.
"It's really invisible..."
Immediately after, the system prompt came again:
[The game specification for this match: 100 people (2 people per group, a total of 50 groups)!]
[You've been matched with a teammate!]
[You can obtain equipment and skills by searching the map and defeating wild monsters (only valid in this game). When your team survives to the end, you win.]
[Every time you eliminate another player, you will receive a 5-point enhancement to all attributes (only valid in this game).]
[When a player dies, all equipment will be dropped.]
[When a player dies, 1-36 months of life will be deducted (the earlier the death, the more life will be deducted).]
[After the game ends, "survival points" will be settled according to the player's performance!]
(Note: This is your first game, and the death penalty is waived!)
John glanced at the details, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
It means that if you "get eliminated" in this game, you could lose up to 36 months, or three years, of life!
This punishment is quite severe.
If it happens multiple times, your lifespan could be drastically reduced.
"The first game, with the death penalty waived... it doesn't work for me."
John shook his head.
In this game, he activated the "permanent stealth" talent; who can eliminate him?
And aside from that:
Explore!
Fight wild creatures!
Gather equipment and skills!
These are the rules of this survival game, and it really is similar to a battle royale.
"Map."
John silently called up the map.
Immediately afterward, a square map appeared in his mind... about one kilometer by one kilometer, and his location was in the lower right corner of the map.
Outside the map, there was a black area marked [Restricted Area].
This should be similar to the "poison circle," used to shorten the game time, with an initial countdown of 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, the [Restricted Area] will begin to spread, shrinking the player's survival area.
"Attributes."
John silently checked his attributes, and a list appeared in front of him:
Survival Points: 0
Strength: 12
Stamina: 13
Agility: 14
Intelligence: 13
Spirit: 12
(Note: The average value of each attribute for Blue Star humans is 10 points.)
Am I that strong?
The major attributes are 2-4 points higher than the average for Blue Star humans!
"As expected of the most dangerous mental patient in history..."
John shook his head.
He keenly noticed the biggest difference between this survival game and a typical battle royale.
That is... kill and increase your attributes!
Every time you eliminate another player, you will increase all attributes by 5 points (only valid in this game).
There is no doubt... in the game, the more eliminations you secure, the stronger you become in the later stages!
If you want to "play it safe," you will definitely not be the opponent of other players later on.
"Moreover, the survival points obtained in the final settlement are based on performance."
"If you just hide, you won't get many points, right?"
John quickly analyzed the rules of the game.
At this time, he noticed a slender female figure not far to his left, beside the wreckage of the ancient building.
According to the system prompt, this girl should be his teammate in this round.
This is a two-person team, totaling 100 people in the survival game!
"Killing other people will boost all attributes... If you eliminate a teammate, can you get attribute rewards?"
John glanced at the map.
In the lower right corner of the map, in addition to the five-pointed star symbol representing himself, there was also a circle mark, indicating the location of his female teammate.
"This means that she can find my location through the map marker!"
"So... it's useless for me to be invisible?"
John thought about it and decided to eliminate this teammate first!
Not only to clear the threat in advance but also to test some of the game's rules.
So, he remained in stealth and slowly walked toward the girl.