Survival Arena

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Tomorrow marks the start of the Survival Challenge Task, and Nangong is very nervous, so he sought Chu Ge for a heart-to-heart talk.

In the Survival Arena, he had only added three friends, and neither Poor Teddy nor Vulture's Nocturne in the Wind would take the initiative to chat with him. Nangong, however, was the most enthusiastic, almost rivaling Gao Fei.

Chuge Siqi: You're a panda; your combat strength is quite formidable.

Nangong: I was eliminated in the last factional Survival Competition, and this month, I have hardly grown at all, except for gaining some weight.

Nangong: Boss, Xiao Poor Thing contacted me, wanting to join your Survival Team, but she's too scared to speak to you directly. Will you take her on later?

Chuge Siqi: It depends on her future strength; we can't afford to carry any dead weight.

Nangong: Right, this is no joke. This time, I must stand out, just watch my acting skills dazzle everyone.

Chuge Siqi: When the time comes, we'll see who has more Survival Points.

Nangong: To compare with you...

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After ending the chat, Chu Ge returned to reality.

He sat on his bed, pondering how to tell his parents that he had to leave.

After thinking it over, he decided to leave a note.

This time, he would disappear for three days, and if he left without saying anything, his parents would definitely go crazy.

After writing the note at his desk, he went to bed.

The next three days were going to be incredibly tense.

That night.

Chu Ge unusually had a very sound sleep.

He dreamed about scenes of dating from a previous life, so beautiful yet so painful.

Early the next morning.

Chu Ge was jolted awake from his sleep.

"The Survival Competition is about to begin!"

"This Survival Competition will be a Frenzied Hunt!"

"Ninety-nine Survivors will first descend onto the preparatory battlefield, where after an hour, they will be randomly transported to the mission area. During the mission, it will be every individual for themselves, with the kill leaderboard being continuously updated.

The Frenzied Hunt will last 72 hours, with each enemy killed earning 200 Survival Points, and failure resulting in a deduction of 200 Survival Points."

"Special rule: Should a Survivor leave the competition's designated area, 1000 Survival Points will be deducted!"

"30-second countdown begins!"

Hearing the indifferent female voice explain the rules, Chu Ge's eyes sparkled.

One enemy worth 200 Survival Points!

If he became the top of the kill leaderboard, his Survival Points would double. Wouldn't that mean he would strike it rich?

With the addition of the special rule, they were forcing Survivors to fight to the death. Dying within the arena was preferable to being caught and expelled.

Chu Ge took a deep breath, stood up, and patted his face, then after making sure the note was left on the desk, he vanished from the room.

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Upon opening his eyes again, Chu Ge found himself lying on a smooth floor. It was a brightly lit space, much like a square, endless at a glance, with a glaringly white sky above devoid of a roof or the sun and clouds.

One after another, animals started rising up from the ground, each with their own names floating above their heads.

Overhead, Chu Ge's name read Chuge Siqi.

99 Survivors!

All gathered together!

"Combat is not permitted within the preparatory battlefield. Violators will have 500 Survival Points deducted directly, and attackers will be eliminated instantly," the indifferent female voice once again warned, sounding almost divine and silencing all Survivors.

It took quite some time before the Survivors began to interact.

Chu Ge squatted on the ground, scanning the area, where he saw a Python, a Black Bear, a Wild Dog, a White Pig, a Scalper, a Garfield Cat, a Woodpecker, a Bulldog, a Xiao Elephant, an Antelope, and more—the species were plentiful, with cats and dogs being the most common.

"Big brother, take me with you," a small voice pleaded from beside him. Chu Ge turned to look, and his expression instantly became speechless.

A small Earthworm was twisting by his foot, utterly insignificant.

Chu Ge sighed: "Little bro, you're really unlucky, aren't you? How did you even survive until now?"

The Earthworm lamented: "One word: by barely scraping by."

Chu Ge could easily kill such an Earthworm with a slap of his hand.

Looking down at it, he could only offer silent condolences.

"Big brother, you're a Lion, so mighty, destined to be king. Take your little bro with you!"

"Big brother, I can hide in your fur, maybe even help you catch lice."

"Big brother, I'm going to die! Please show me mercy!"

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Toward the end, the Earthworm began to howl in crying, its voice so faint, it could even be described as servile.

Chu Ge felt a chill, he certainly didn't have lice on him.

He said fiercely, "Keep pestering me, and I'll stomp on you!"

He sighed in his heart.

In the Survival Arena, everyone was too busy looking after themselves, who could protect whom.

Moreover, being an Earthworm as his Survival Entity, maybe in reality he was a major villain; otherwise, why such bad luck?

Chu Ge believed that everything had a reason in the grand scheme of things.

The Earthworm, scared, could only slither away disgracefully.

As a Lion, Chu Ge attracted a lot of attention.

He, too, was observing the situation.

The strongest seemed to be that Black Bear, standing nearly one meter tall even on all fours, with a cold stare and an overwhelming presence.

Black Blind.

The name really suited it.

Chu Ge thought to himself, his gaze then shifted to the Xiao Elephant.

Even as a Xiao Elephant, with its thick hide and flesh, it was not easy to deal with.

And there was a Python, over two meters long, thicker than the arms of most adult men, its body covered in a network of patterns, likely a Reticulated Python.

The name of this Reticulated Python was rather interesting, called Rogue.

Chu Ge continued to watch, his ears also listening.

"That's a huge bear!"

"Black Blind? I've heard one of my buddies mention him, this guy is always number one on the kill board in every Survival Competition."

"There's a Lion over there too, damn, I really wasted my blood lifting to Two Stars."

"Has everyone advanced to Two Stars?"

"Is that black hulking thing in the corner a Wild Boar? Those things are vicious!"

"Insane hunting... the Purgatory Instance, huh."

Before the Survival Competition had even started, the Survivors had already mentally established a hierarchy.

As a Lion, Chu Ge naturally belonged to the top tier.

Soon, he spotted a figure that intrigued him.

A Honey Badger.

Commonly known as Buzzcut Brother.

The Honey Badger's back was covered in grayish-white fur, the underside was black, with a large tail and broad forehead, and small eyes and ears. It lay on the ground, about the size of a domestic Cat.

Its name was also interesting.

Arno.

Though small in size, the Honey Badger was known for its ferocious temperament and thick skin and flesh. Even an adult Male Lion could hardly bite through it. It was immune to Snake Venom and often ate poisonous snakes, including King Cobras.

In Huaxia's online communities, it was jokingly referred to as the 'African Third Brother'.

Chu Ge smiled but did not approach. He lay on the ground, patiently waiting.

An hour passed quickly.

99 Survivors had also memorized who they deemed dangerous.

"Insane hunting is about to begin!"

"10!"

"9!"

"8!"

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The cold female voice started the countdown, Chu Ge still lay on the ground, very patient.

Suddenly, everything went dark before him, and he felt weightless.

Then came a sense of being squeezed.

He opened his eyes to find darkness all around him, as if he was jammed in a crevice, with what appeared to be a curtain in front of him.

He did not move but maintained a prone position, listening with his ears for sounds around him.

The curtain stirred slightly, and through it, he vaguely saw a pair of flip-flops.

His heart shuddered.

This... damn, was he under a bed?