Whispers of God, Twilight Mercenaries, and the Male Flight Team.
In District 107, the three major teams were developing rapidly, with more members joining their discussion groups daily, forming a clear three-way power struggle.
As for Han Xing, ever since he fell out of the top ten, he had yet to gain momentum.
So far, his territory points had just surpassed 400, barely keeping him in the top twenty.
There was hardly any discussion about him in the chat channels anymore, and it seemed like he was fading into the background.
On the morning of the fourth day, Han Xing's territory points reached 456, pushing him out of the top twenty.
However, this was intentional on his part.
If he wanted to sprint forward seriously, he could still stay in the top ten, but that wasn't his ultimate goal.
The rewards for being in the top ten and top twenty weren't that different. His target was the number one spot.
So Han Xing was waiting for an opportunity—the hatching of his pet.
In this early stage, when everyone was fighting alone, having a pet, no matter how weak, could provide significant help to a survivor.
Han Xing's pet egg was a treasure he snatched from the hands of a demon lord, so it couldn't be anything weak.
That would be the moment for his real sprint!
On the leaderboard, Cheng Jianyong and Shen Yun were also squeezed out of the top fifty.
Early in the discussion group, Cheng Jianyong complained, "Damn, these people are insane. I've reduced my sleep to less than six hours a day, spending all other time exploring the floating islands, but I still can't keep up. These grinders are relentless!"
Han Xing chuckled, "It's normal. During the event, all survivors in District 107 have the 'Brave Combat' status, which makes fighting easier. So, of course, they're all pushing hard to explore the islands."
Shen Yun, however, seemed to be in deep thought. "Four days... today marks the 90th hour since the event started."
"The top twenty grinders probably haven't slept much. No matter how strong-willed they are, they're probably reaching their limits."
Cheng Jianyong sighed, "What good is that? We've fallen too far behind. Even if some people can't hold out and rest for a few hours, we still won't catch up."
"And forget about first place. That Whisperer guy already has over 800 points, and he'll probably break 1,000 today, securing the top reward."
Shen Yun shook his head. "No, you don't get it."
"The people on the leaderboard, especially those in the top ten, are too afraid to rest now, no matter how tired they are."
"They fear that a few hours of sleep will cost them the rank they've worked so hard to maintain."
"So, the next day will decide the final rankings—whether they can endure or not."
"And don't forget about the regional bosses…"
Shen Yun was right. Meanwhile, in the territories of other survivors...
The Whisperer, clad in full mage gear, the stealthy Black Eagle, the warrior Papaya Starling, and a few other top survivors all fought on, their eyes bloodshot, teeth gritted, pushing through the final stretch of their battles against island monsters.
But no matter how hard they tried to hang on, their bodies' fatigue and slowing movements betrayed them.
At that moment, a young man wielding a double-handed sword, battling a giant lizard, suddenly found his vision blurring.
He blinked hard, but his consciousness began to fade, becoming intermittent.
When he snapped back to his senses, the giant lizard had already leaped at him.
Its gaping maw enlarged before his eyes, filling him with primal fear.
"Ahhh!!!"
A scream echoed.
Outside the giant lizard's territory, a floating island, over five hundred square meters in size, collapsed in an instant...
At the same time, a name quietly disappeared from the territory leaderboard.
…
Back in Han Xing's territory, he sat on a bench, watching a progress bar.
[Remaining hatching time for the beast egg: 0 hours, 30 minutes, 59 seconds…]
"Almost there, only half an hour left!"
After a hundred hours of waiting, the mystery of what creature lay inside the black egg was about to be revealed.
Han Xing felt a surge of excitement. He muttered, "An exotic beast egg from a demon lord? It should at least give me a legendary pet, right?"
As if responding to his words, the giant egg trembled slightly. Its black-gold shell showed complex patterns that seemed to emerge continuously.
The creature inside seemed eager to break free.
But the hatching time hadn't come yet, with half an hour left, so Han Xing could only wait.
Just then, a private message caught his attention.
He glanced at the name—it was that Clever Little Lamb again.
Han Xing opened the chat to see the message:
Clever Little Lamb: "Galexy… God Galaxy, are you… available right now?"
Han Xing: "...Who taught you to call me that?"
Clever Little Lamb: "Huh? I saw people calling you that before… so, I, I…"
Han Xing: "Forget it, what do you need?"
The other side seemed relieved. A moment later, Clever Little Lamb replied, "It's like this. While exploring a floating island today, I encountered a powerful monster—a weird tree with lots of arms!"
"I had a tough fight, and after finally beating it, I found a recipe under its roots."
"I checked the information and thought you could use it."
"A tree monster? Could it be a plant-type creature?"
Han Xing pondered for a moment. "And a recipe? Send it to me."
"Sure, sure."
[Clever Little Lamb has sent you a trade request.]
Han Xing: "...Didn't I tell you? You can just send item info through the chat without initiating a trade."
Clever Little Lamb was momentarily stunned before replying, "Oh? Oh, I forgot…"
Han Xing sighed. "Fine, just put it up."
Following Han Xing's instructions, Clever Little Lamb soon uploaded a recipe.
[Life Potion Recipe (Green): Contains instructions on crafting a Life Potion and the required ingredients. Can heal serious injuries of one-star creatures and minor injuries of two-star creatures.]
The moment Han Xing saw the recipe, his eyes widened.
It was a rare recovery potion recipe!
Although the spring water had healing properties, it was nothing compared to the Life Potion.
Healing serious injuries?
That meant as long as a survivor wasn't killed instantly or missing limbs, the Life Potion could pull them back from death's door.
In the early stages, this potion was practically equivalent to having an extra life!
Suppressing his excitement, Han Xing calmly said, "I'll take this recipe. Name your price."
Clever Little Lamb seemed surprised. After a pause, she quickly replied, "You… you misunderstand. I planned to give this to you for free. I don't want anything…"
Now it was Han Xing's turn to be shocked.
He knew this girl wasn't stupid, even if she seemed a little airheaded.
She couldn't possibly not know the value of this recipe.
If she put it up for trade, the big teams would be willing to give up everything to obtain it.
After all, at this stage, there was no other recovery item that could compete with a Life Potion.
Whoever controlled this recipe would essentially control the market, with unimaginable profit potential!
Yet she was offering to give it to him for free. Han Xing couldn't help but doubt his ears.
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