The Strongest Brain in the Interstellar

After the initial chaos, the new students quickly began to understand the current situation.

This was destined to be a chaotic war, where almost everyone in sight was an enemy. Each person could be a target, a stepping stone for their advancement, depending on their capabilities.

As they reached a certain critical point, the scene instantly descended into chaos.

They started to realize that understanding a concept and experiencing it were two different things.

At first, some students were unsure of what to do or where to begin, but once someone fired the first shot, things began to change.

From the moment they entered this training ground, the game had already begun; no one could stand apart. Everyone was like fish in a pond, either preying on others or waiting to be preyed upon.

Some students struggled to adapt, while others, like Jiang Hui, instinctively made their choices. As a small group awakened to the reality of the situation, it naturally influenced the thoughts of others.

Thus, the hunting began.

Jiang Hui was relatively lucky; she randomly dropped into a secluded area and immediately encountered three unfortunate souls, allowing her to score points.

However, many others ended up in crowded areas, and if they were unlucky enough to run into a large group in an open space, they inevitably found themselves in fierce battles.

These new students often fell victim before they fully grasped the situation or adjusted their mindset, becoming trophies for others.

In this orienteering battle, the new students could adopt two modes of participation.

One mode was collective combat, where they could form teams of up to five through the simulation vests at any time. If a team had fewer than five members, it was considered a temporary group. Even after forming a team, scoring was based on individual shooting counts, and resources were collected separately, as long as they discussed it internally. However, being part of a team also meant sharing certain responsibilities.

Under normal circumstances, if a person acts alone, they will be eliminated with just one hit. The simulation vests have extremely precise positioning and identification functions, leaving no room for error. Once hit, the vest automatically restricts the host’s movements and synchronizes the elimination signal to the system. The entire elimination mechanism is very straightforward, leaving no chances for anyone.

However, if they can form a team of five, all members can collectively share three opportunities. This means that when they are in a complete team, if any member is hit for the first or second time, they will not be eliminated.

But if any member of the five-person team is hit three times, the entire team will be forcibly eliminated, leaving none behind, even if some members haven’t been hit at all.

Therefore, forming a team requires caution. If careful selection of teammates is not made, even if four out of five are incredibly strong, dragging along one weak link could lead to disaster, incurring additional costs.

Clearly, this is a mechanism that emphasizes collective characteristics, requiring a substantial level of trust and cooperation among team members. If utilized well, it can be a powerful weapon; if mismanaged, it can quickly drag them into a quagmire.

There is also another mode, which is solo play. This allows one to tackle challenges alone; even if they shoot one enemy, they still score points, without any concerns or burdens. If they die, it only counts as their own loss.

For someone like Jiang Hui, who has landed in a remote and open area, the question of whether to form a team becomes secondary; thinking about that now is unrealistic, as she still has options to consider.

But for those caught in the melee, the situation quickly becomes tricky.
This is not a controlled shooting exercise where participants wait for orders from superiors to fire simultaneously. Instead, it is a “free-for-all” without commands, control, or maintenance of order. Everyone can seek their own targets, shooting freely and at will. If they see something, they shoot; if they have the chance, they shoot. Each hit counts as one point, resulting in complete chaos.

In this situation, no matter how high your shooting skills or keen your eyesight, you cannot accurately ensure your own safety; you can only go with the flow and rely on luck. It is entirely an uncontrollable circumstance.

This is clearly not a good thing. While they do want to shoot down as many opponents as possible to score points, they also don’t want to be eliminated in such an arbitrary manner. If they want to fight, they should at least have a proper arena to showcase their skills; otherwise, what’s the point of this chaotic free-for-all? Many capable individuals have found themselves unexpectedly eliminated because they accidentally crossed paths with someone else’s gun.

As a result, more and more people have realized that if they want to continue competing, they must carve out a battlefield or distinguish friends from foes. If neither is possible, at the very least, they need to escape this chaotic situation.

“Oh God… how long is this going to drag on? These guys are truly terrifying.”

On the edge of a small, fractured battlefield, a disheveled figure cautiously “slipped” out from the periphery.

Whether it was sheer luck or that the surrounding crowd didn’t notice this small fry, he managed to make a break for it.

As he ran farther away, the figure began to sense that he might really escape this dreadful chaos, crouching low and speeding up, no longer caring how awkward his escape looked.

“Run, run, run—”

He finally understood why the people in this circle were still entangled in a fierce struggle.

Before, he couldn’t comprehend why they insisted on fighting each other here. Didn’t they see the large rocks and thickets all around? There were plenty of hiding spots. Wouldn’t guerrilla warfare in the jungle be more meaningful and exciting? Why did they have to face each other in this open area, pulling each other’s hair and shooting point-blank? Wasn’t that just making things harder for themselves?

It wasn’t until he had run quite a distance that he realized how far those nearby rocky areas and thickets actually were.

If everyone scattered, they would inevitably expose their backs to the enemy. They couldn’t escape the chaotic battlefield safely while ensuring their own survival, just as they had no control over others’ actions and motives. Thus, the only option left was to “kill to stop the killing” and eliminate a portion of their opponents first.

Only someone like Zhou Xiuwen, who had little hope of escaping and just wanted to distance himself from the chaos, could turn his back to the crowd engaged in battle. As he ran out, he was mentally prepared to be eliminated at any moment, even estimating when he might get hit.

But whether it was luck or the fact that he simply didn’t trigger the hunters’ desire to pursue, no one took the opportunity to shoot him in the back, and he actually managed to escape.