“Mm?”
The person who shot at Gu Qingjiu was a competitor from South America.
His reaction and judgement speed was scary, and most importantly, he never made mistakes.
However, after a long while of not hearing the sound of elimination, he paused for a moment.
After which, he quickly became more alert. This was the international playing field, after all. It was not a place where they could underestimate other players.
On the other hand, from Gu Qingjiu’s mic, she heard the international judging panel’s voice. “Congratulations. You’ve gained one point and you are currently ranked one.”
Gu Qingjiu clinched a point within ten minutes of the competition.
The person avoided too quickly, so she did not hit any important body part, resulting in a low point.
But this was already not bad.
Besides the live broadcast of the competition, the players’ rankings were refreshed, and Gu Qingjiu’s name appeared in the first place.
At the same time, China became ranked one too.
Even if it was only temporary, Nian Chusheng and Chairman Song still felt a wave of excitement washing over them.
At the very least, with the first blood in their hands, it would boost their morale greatly.
Gu Qingjiu also realized that she would be informed of the judge panel’s points and ranking directly.
In that way, she would have a rough gauge of where she stood. Even if she didn’t know the others’ rankings, knowing her own would give her a sense of pressure and urgency.
The stress this gave was immense.
But this method was old news. This system would not cause much of a change to the competitors’ settled mindsets at the start, and the chaotic fight for points would only happen later on.
If the people in this competition did not have the right mindset, they wouldn’t be standing on the international stage.
Pa!
As she moved forward, rainwater fell, dripping onto Gu Qingjiu.
Perhaps because it landed on her neck, which was more sensitive, Gu Qingjiu paused in her steps.
Gu Qingjiu’s biggest worry was not the other competitors, but the beasts in the forest.
Although they were all the cream of the crop, compared to the beasts who fought and survived in the forests their entire lives, they were still a level lower.
Like the ferocious tiger which had matchless speed and the python which were impossible to guard against within the trees.
She had to take a special note to remain guarded.
At that moment, she still didn’t know where Yin Ruoyi and the other Chinese team members were at. The people who Gu Qingjiu wished to meet the most were them.
In such a place, being able to work together would increase the chances of winning.
Other than the point at which Gu Qingjiu got at the start, the forest fell back into silence.
After moving for about an hour, Gu Qingjiu stopped to drink water and to regain her energy.
The bags which carried their food were small to not affect their mobility. The food it carried wasn’t a lot as well, so they needed to get it from people they eliminated.
Just as Gu Qingjiu swallowed, they heard a scream in the distance.
“Ah!!!”
The scream sounded sharp, obviously that of a woman.
At this place, there was another competitor, but there were no gunshots.
Was that person in trouble?
Gu Qingjiu frowned. That person might have come upon a beast of the forest.
The international judging panel wasn’t joking when they were talking about guarding against these beasts.
Gu Qingjiu hesitated for two seconds before running in the direction to understand the situation. There was probably some other person who would have the same idea. This way, she might get the chance to eliminate a few of them.
