“Two teams. One team has chosen the speed evolutionary path, while the other has chosen guns, but they don’t have enough supplies and equipment. They probably haven’t snatched up enough Evolution Points.” Sora quickly assessed them and made an estimation.
The team exchanged glances, then took part in the fierce battle for supplies in the same moment that the Dinocephalia launched their attack.
The other two teams in the shallows were caught by surprise when Lin Ke and Wu Jin came out from behind their bunker.
This battle was very difficult for Wu Jin. Unlike those who’d converted their Evolution Points into breathing equipment, both groups of opponents had chosen to develop in the direction of armed reinforcement.
A quarter of an hour later, the supply box opened up. Even with Ming Yao cunningly providing cover for them, Wu Jin was only able to obtain 2 Evolution Points. Wu Jin gestured, and retreated with the equally disadvantaged Lin Ke.
From behind the shrubbery, Ming Yao was unconcerned about it and gave Wu Jin a thumbs up, “What was our hypothesis? The initial advantages don’t really matter in the evolutionary game. Only long-term advantages really count...”
Day and night alternated faster on the colonial planet than the blue star.
Six hours later, night came. By the time meteors streaked through the night again, the team of four was already fully armed––equipped with breathing equipment that could resist low oxygen environments as they trudged towards the cave where they would seek shelter.
The reed forest was restless, and all the creatures were digging and jumping around in a frenzy, like they could sense something.
Unsurprisingly, the biggest change to take place since the start of the game happened that night.
As they camped on a ridge illuminated by the stars, Ming Yao suddenly thought of something, “Say, what evolutionary path do you think Contestant Wei took?”
Wu Jin paused, and light flashed across his eyes, “Predators. Like the lone wolves of the grassland that have evolved for speed, strength, and their explosive ability to loot and ravage. Like the Allosaurus during the Jurassic period, the Tyrannosaurus Rex during the Cretaceous period, and the Quetzalcoatlus in the air––”
Ming Yao was stumped, “Little Witch, we’re analyzing our opponents, not engaging in some sort of primitive worship...”
Their vision was suddenly illuminated by a blazing red light.
The meteor shower streaked across the sky, slamming violently into the mountains in the distance!
Wu Jin’s expression turned serious. The earth beneath his feet shook, and there was the flash of lightning in the distance.
This was a competition, and all such natural disasters were simulated––but by the time the bright red magma and voluminous black smoke came out from the furthest point of their field of view, even Ming Yao and Sora couldn’t help but curse out loud.
“Run!”
The black smoke rolled in, and the ridge was slowly swallowed up from the bottom up. Only the towering caves that were inhabited by the Pelycosaurs weren’t covered by the smoke.
Wu Jin stood guard at the entrance of the cave. Ten minutes later, they could hear the sound of footsteps moving along the dust covered gravel.
Another team was running hurriedly in their direction.
At this time, the black smoke had spread and limited their field of vision to a hundred meters, and their ears were almost deafened from the rumbling. The alarms of their breathing equipment had been beeping continuously, indicating that the composition of the air around them was changing constantly.
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Surprise! The Supposed Talent Show Was Actually-?!
Science Fiction-for offline purposes only - Book 1 Synopsis: Wu Jin, as a trainee from a certain entertainment company, had a peerless, stunning face. He was qualified to debut as a lead performer even if he just sat there and did nothing. After signing up for a...
