CHAPTER 33: CHAPTER 33: CONVERGING ON THE SAFE ZONE

"Hiss, what’s going on? Do you all feel that it’s getting colder?"

On the grass, someone took a sip of water, suddenly tightened their clothes, and looked around for no reason.

Somehow, they suddenly felt it getting colder around them, which was really strange.

"I thought it was just me. Do you feel a bit cold too?"

Someone in the team was slightly startled when they heard this and then glanced around.

"It seems there really is a problem!"

Hearing this, someone nearby immediately reacted.

It suddenly getting colder for no good reason definitely indicates a problem.

"I’ll climb up the tree and take a look!"

Someone suggested nearby.

The two agreed, and they saw the person with the bow and arrows immediately walk towards a big tree nearby.

In just a few moments, the person swiftly climbed up the tree and looked into the distance.

After taking a look into the distance, he immediately realized something was wrong with the situation.

"What’s the situation up there?"

The two below watched as the archer’s agile movements quickly put him at the top, and they called out.

The archer’s face was a bit pale at this moment. Upon hearing them, he immediately climbed down the tree.

"We must leave quickly; a blizzard is coming!"

"What did you say, a blizzard?"

The Poison Master in the team had a peculiar look upon hearing this.

"Really, I saw a gale carrying a lot of snow spreading towards us. It’s already like this before it even arrives; if we get swept into it, we’ll likely freeze to death inside!"

The archer shivered and immediately spoke out.

"Damn, isn’t this equivalent to running from poison?"

The Poison Master exclaimed upon hearing this.

The other two were slightly taken aback upon hearing this but then nodded immediately.

Indeed, it was like shrinking the poison.

"I was wondering why in such a large area, despite searching everywhere for resources, we didn’t encounter anyone else. If we’re going to eliminate the others, who knows how long it would take? Turns out, there’s a poison-shrinking mechanism."

The Poison Master muttered to themselves and then immediately said.

"Let’s go, we can’t linger any longer. We must reach the safe zone as soon as possible. If others get there first and hide inside, it’ll be very easy for us to be ambushed when we get there later!"

Hearing this, the other two nodded immediately.

"Right, we must get in quickly. If we’re late and run into another team, and a fight breaks out and we lose someone, it’ll be difficult to fight other teams afterward."

Being eliminated outside the top three would cost Life Quotas.

With this in mind, the three dared not linger and hurried towards the safe zone.

They weren’t exactly sure which direction the safe zone was, but as long as they ran in the opposite direction of the blizzard, that should be where the safe zone was.

Moreover, they were worried that if they got swept into the blizzard, they might not find the direction, wouldn’t know where the safe zone was, and might freeze to death inside and be eliminated.

....

"Whoa, why is everyone running towards the safe zone? Is it that the poison is starting to shrink?"

Inside the safe zone, Zhou Yingting chopped down a piece of wood, made it into Second-level Wood, and subconsciously glanced at the panel to ensure his safety.

And with this look, Zhou Yingting immediately saw the panel crowded with red dots moving towards him.

During their movement, some red dots even encountered each other, and soon some red dots disappeared.

It seemed that some people had been eliminated.

Seeing this, Zhou Yingting’s heart was stirred, understanding that it must be the poison shrinking.

"No way, I have to speed up!"

Zhou Yingting glanced around. He had already searched the area, and the Third-level Wood had been collected completely by him.

However, he was still a little short of gathering enough Third-level Wood.

Given the speed at which these red dots were moving, if Zhou Yingting slowly chopped First-level Wood to synthesize, it was clearly too late.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yingting gritted his teeth and ran towards further places.

There was no Third-level Wood left nearby. To quickly gather enough Third-level Wood, he decided to check out places further away.

With the help of the map showing others’ positions, Zhou Yingting probably wouldn’t be discovered.

With this in mind, Zhou Yingting wasted no time and swiftly headed far away.

Earlier, he noticed that there were quite a few sparkling golden dots at the other end, which should indicate a lot of Third-level Wood over there.

As Zhou Yingting rushed ahead, he immediately chopped down the Third-level Wood upon spotting it and continued looking for more to chop down.

Zhou Yingting picked up speed, not daring to pause for even a moment.

Meanwhile, on the map, the red dots from all places were also picking up speed, rushing towards the safe zone.

It seemed everyone had realized the urgency of getting into the safe zone quickly.

Whether the outside of the safe zone was too dangerous due to the shrinking poison, or they just wanted to seize the initiative wasn’t clear.

Seeing so many red dots, seemingly surrounding him, made Zhou Yingting feel increasingly tense.

He still had fifty pieces of Third-level Wood left, and at this rate, by the time he finished, someone would likely have entered the safe zone.

The safe zone wasn’t particularly large, and with people coming and going, even if Zhou Yingting had the ability to spot others, it was still easy to be discovered.

So far, it was uncertain if there were other Architects outside.

If there were other Architects outside, they would be able to see the Third-level Wood he had gathered.

Truly, if other Architects saw the Third-level Wood he had gathered, Zhou Yingting would have nowhere to cry.

"No way, I have to speed up!"

Zhou Yingting gritted his teeth and continued, quickly chopping down the Third-level Wood in front of him one by one.

Once he chopped down all the wood, he still needed time to transport it back.

An hour later, the team closest to the safe zone had already arrived inside.

Fortunately, there was still some distance from Zhou Yingting’s wood storage place.

Zhou Yingting picked up the Third-level Wood on the ground and immediately dashed towards the large rock.

This back-and-forth trip needed to be done ten times for Zhou Yingting to move all the wood.

By the time he reached the sixth trip, the edge of the safe zone had already turned into a circle of small red dots.

Someone was already approaching Zhou Yingting’s stone location.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Yingting couldn’t help but hold his breath.

Carrying the remaining wood and moving piece by piece towards that side, Zhou Yingting then hid in the dark, waiting for the next move of the team in front.

Someone was already nearby, and it was easy for Zhou Yingting to expose himself if he went up now.

Seeing that they had no intention of continuing forward, Zhou Yingting could only transport the remaining wood nearby first.

If they left, he would be able to go up immediately.