When he received the spatial prompt, Xu Xi was stunned for a moment.
He hadn't expected such a low probability, yet God Hunt had actually chosen him.
Damn.
Was he really being targeted by God Hunt?
He hadn't forgotten the streak of bad luck from the fourth instance, and he already suspected God Hunt had discovered the reload bug on him, intending to eliminate him, this anomaly. This competition notification further confirmed his suspicions.
But there was one point Xu Xi still couldn't figure out.
Couldn't God Hunt directly erase him?
Just like finding a line of erroneous code in a program, you either modify it or delete it.
Yet God Hunt only covertly applied debuffs to him within the instances.
Could it be... God Hunt actually couldn't directly act against players openly, and thus could only use such roundabout methods?
Xu Xi thought for a while, then decided to stop thinking.
Let God Hunt and the reload ability duke it out.
And judging from the fourth instance, God Hunt was clearly at a slight disadvantage.
Perhaps because his mindset had shifted once more, he actually felt a sense of eagerness for the upcoming mixed-team competition.
He really wanted to test what would happen if he used the reload ability more proactively.
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Xu Xi opened his eyes. The environment before him had transformed into something completely different.
He instinctively scanned his surroundings.
This seemed to be an enclosed ship's cabin. Around him were ten other people, making a total of six men and five women including himself.
None of the eleven people sitting on the floor spoke; they were all sizing each other up.
Xu Xi felt his face blindness acting up a bit.
Fortunately, amidst a group of blondes with blue eyes, one black-haired individual stood out starkly.
Xu Xi couldn't help but glance at him a couple more times.
The only easily recognizable one, nice.
"What should we call each other? I'm from Prettyland, you can call me Winifred."
The first to speak was a rather burly man with a full beard, wearing a tank top and looking rough, yet his voice was slightly lowered, sounding somewhat odd.
Xu Xi pondered thoughtfully.
The bearded man named Winifred spoke American English, but Xu Xi could easily understand him.
Of course, it wasn't because his English was amazing. Before transmigrating, his English level was only around College English Test Band 4, and after working for several years post-graduation, he had long since returned all that messy grammar to his teachers.
His understanding meant he could grasp the other's meaning without any barriers.
It seemed God Hunt had set up something like a "translator" in this regard?
"Destined to die, so why leave a name behind?" The one who replied was a man wearing a brown trench coat with a rather melancholic air. Leaning against the wall, he spoke faintly.
"You're from Romantique, right?" Winifred wasn't angry at all; instead, he asked with a smile.
The man glanced at him and didn't speak.
Winifred didn't mind either, continuing on his own, "Young man, don't be so pessimistic. It doesn't have to be a fight to the death between us; we can cooperate for mutual benefit."
"Pfft." A tall woman in a leather jacket sneered, her tone somewhat mocking. "Do you even believe that yourself?"
The remaining people either watched the show or similarly snorted in derision.
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【Master, I will follow you forever! Go, crush them!!! (ip Hua Nation)】
【Who understands the sense of salvation when seeing Xu Xi's name following Hua Nation? (ip Hua Nation)】
【You all might win, but my Brother Xu will absolutely not lose! (ip Hua Nation)】
【? What's up with these Hua Nation people? Why are they so excited? (ip Maple Nation)】
【Xu Xi, such a familiar name. Have I heard of him somewhere? (ip Windmill Nation)】
【248? The Hua Nation contestant this time is that player who first speed-ran the solo instance?! (ip Rice Nation)】
【So what? Our player Winifred isn't bad either. He's already cleared 11 instances. (ip Prettyland)】
【Why does Hua Nation have so many excellent players? Where have all our Coffee Nation elites gone? (ip Coffee Nation)】
【Probably reincarnated in Hua Nation (ip Kangaroo Nation)】
Countless live stream comments clamored noisily. Hua Nation viewers were all excited that the Hua Nation player drawn for this mixed-team competition was actually Xu Xi. Other foreign netizens who had watched instance videos and knew of player Xu Xi showed surprise, while those unaware, upon recommendation, went searching for that video that was only 2 minutes 48 seconds long.
【In half a month, this Hua Nation player cleared five instances. I don't understand, isn't he afraid of death? (ip Hans Nation)】
【So this is why Hua Nation people are so confident in him. (ip White Elephant Nation)】
【This doesn't prove anything. He just hasn't encountered more powerful players. Now that he's met Winifred, his winning streak will end here. (ip Prettyland)】
【Why can't you arrogant guys just shut up? Your arrogance is as disgusting as toilet water. (ip Rice Nation)】
【Ichimura Kota, please be sure to win for us! (ip Paste Nation)】
The name Xu Xi officially entered the view of netizens from various nations. While some were worried this Hua Nation player who speed-ran instances might affect their own country's victory, most still held strong confidence in their own contestants, though they would inevitably pay some degree of attention to him.
After all, the previous mixed-team competition was also won by a Hua Nation player. That Hua Nation player was only thirteen years old and wiped out all contestants from other nations.
This Xu Xi, highly praised by Hua Nation netizens, might only be stronger.
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Inside the instance.
"Forget about cooperation. No one here is a fool. My stance is clear: each fights for themselves, relying on their own abilities." The leather jacket woman flipped her hair and said lazily.
She was just about to get up to check the environment when suddenly, the cabin door behind her slowly opened.
Everyone immediately became alert.
Once the door opened, over a dozen people instantly poured in.
The man leading them had messy, somewhat unkempt hair, but his eyes were filled with intense excitement.
He strode towards the players.
Ignoring the players' wariness, he spread his hands, "Hey, my dear contestants, how was your rest? We'll be arriving at the island in ten minutes."
Unclear which nation's language it was.
Xu Xi rubbed his ears.
But he could understand the meaning.
The man didn't mind the players' coldness at all, smiling as he said, "Next, I'll reiterate the requirements for you one last time."
The eleven players immediately pricked up their ears.
Clearly, this was the initial NPC giving them the instance background.
"The island we're heading to is called Tan'er Holy Island. On the island, there's a camp named Fetali. This camp was once occupied by rebel forces. After seizing the camp, the rebel leader used over ten thousand islanders as hostages to negotiate with the government, attempting to establish a separatist regime. However, the negotiations ultimately failed. So, when government forces attacked, he ordered his subordinates to kill all the islanders before committing suicide."
"To commemorate these over ten thousand victims, the government turned this camp into an exhibition hall, but later this hall was inexplicably abandoned."
"Your task is to survive in this camp for three days. During this time, the production team will give you various challenges that you must complete. The last person remaining after eliminations will be the final winner and can claim the five million prize money."
"Is that clear?"