ATPnovel Chapter 16 Ancient Corridor
Chapter 16 Ancient Corridor
Several minutes later, Li Xi still couldn't accept this reality.
I thought that with the 500 points I got in the environmental adaptability challenge, I could redeem myself in the first species duel, but in the end I was defeated by the "chicken" that I had always looked down on!
[Primitive birds are awesome! Wu Yu is awesome!]
Precise timing! A perfect, fatal blow!
Who says chickens can't beat hyenas? Our chickens can take down any challenger!
[Where's South Korea? Come out and say something! Is the chicken tasty? Who can't even beat a chicken these days?]
The screen in the Korean live stream scrolled wildly. Unlike the Chinese live stream, the Korean live stream kept blaming Lee Seok.
[South Korea: What is Lee Seok doing?]
[South Korea: If a hyena can lose to a chicken, my pet dog wouldn't lose either.]
South Korea: .....
During the conversation, the final match of the first round of the national species competition came to an end.
"The first round of the species duel national destiny competition has ended. The first match of the second stage, 'Evolution Trial,' will be held in 24 hours."
"Please get ready, everyone."
"Evolution Trial?" Just from the name, Wu Yu knew that the second stage of the competition was not simple, so he quickly checked the rules.
Competition format: Non-confrontational survival challenge.
All participants and their native species will be placed in a special space called the "Ancient Corridor".
The space operates at a different rate of time than the outside world. Its internal environment simulates the ecology of life's evolutionary history on Earth, allowing it to "survive" and "adapt" within this simulated evolutionary environment.
The system will give a comprehensive score based on the species’ survival time in the corresponding environment, adaptive changes (including autonomous behavior adjustments and potential gene expression tendencies induced by environmental stress), and environmental impacts (such as becoming a key predator, changing local ecological niches, etc.).
As the competition progressed, the format of the competition entered a deeper stage. The "Evolutionary Trial" was no longer just about fighting or short-term survival, but rather about testing the "evolutionary potential" of the species and the "evolutionary guidance ability" of the participants.
Your natal species will gain a certain number of points for each period of time it survives in the Ancient Corridor.
Since there were no points awarded in the species duel competition, Wu Yu went to bed early to rest.
......
Twenty-four hours later.
All participants were teleported to a room by Earth Online, where a screen displayed the real-time survival status of their chosen species.
Each participant's assigned species is transported to the "Ancient Corridor," where they will no longer fight alone but will lead a group to survive and return to antiquity.
Although it is called the Ancient Corridor, it is actually a continent, and this place can also be called the Ancient Continent.
Wu Yu's primitive bird was released to the westernmost edge of the Ancient Continent, right next to Wu Yu's primitive chicken, where a python from the Sakura Kingdom stood...
The next step for each country's participants is to ensure the survival of their native species while simultaneously achieving better evolution, ultimately becoming apex predators in the food chain.
The teleportation light dissipated, and Wu Yu's primitive bird appeared on an unfamiliar grassland.
The primitive bird stood on a protruding rock, looking around.
Behind it, forty-nine members of the primitive bird tribe, slightly smaller in size and similar in appearance, were gathered together in a daze, emitting uneasy low cries.
Individuals of the same species generated by these systems retain the basic characteristics of the original bird.
The natal species of the other participants also descended to different regions of the ancient continent.
The pythons belonging to the participants from the Cherry Blossom Country were released into a swampy area, surrounded by aquatic plants and mud.
Brown bears from the land of Antonella, the land of the bear, descend upon temperate forests; bald eagles from the land of Archer, the land of the beautiful, soar between mountains and valleys...
Each participant is presented with a semi-transparent control panel that displays the real-time status of their chosen species, population information, territory, and a small map.
【Xia Kingdom Wu Yu: Primitive Bird Group】
Quantity: Fifty
Current territory: 1 piece
Current rating: 0
The primitive bird raised its head and let out a high-pitched cry, the sound echoing in the air.
It leaped off the rock, walked towards the herd, and gently touched a few of the stronger-looking individuals with its beak, signaling them to follow.
The primitive bird had just led its flock to explore the edge of the grassland when suddenly, a rustling sound came from the bushes to its side.
A python over five meters long with dark green scales suddenly darted out; it was the python, the native species of the participants from the Sakura Country.
The python's target was clear: a lone, young individual within the primitive bird flock that was closest to it.
"hiss!!"
The python opened its massive jaws and lunged at the terrified primitive bird.
The young primitive bird tried to jump away, but the python was so fast that it instantly wrapped around its leg.
The primitive bird leader immediately issued a stern warning cry, and the flock instantly stirred into a frenzy.
Without any hesitation, the primitive bird leader kicked off the ground and charged towards the python.
During the sprint, the primitive bird spread its wings to maintain balance, and its enhanced long legs aimed at the python's head and kicked hard!
Sensing the threat, the python loosened its coils and nimbly twisted to avoid the attack, but the primitive bird's claws still left a bloody gash on its side.
The injured young primitive bird seized the opportunity to break free and stagger back to its flock.
Enraged, the python raised its forebody, swelled its neck, and let out a menacing hiss.
The primitive bird lowered its body, slightly opened its beak to reveal its fine teeth, and locked its eyes on the python.
Other members of the original bird group gathered around, forming a semi-circle, and emitted a series of warning calls.
After a few seconds of standoff, the python launched another attack, this time lunging straight at the leader of the primitive birds.
The primitive bird leader nimbly leaped to the side, simultaneously using its long legs to sweep across, attempting to strike the python's vital spot.
The python suddenly changed direction, its thick tail whipping towards the supporting leg of the primitive bird leader.
The primitive bird leader leaped up in time, its snake tail sweeping across the ground and kicking up a cloud of dust.
The primitive bird used the momentum of landing to propel itself forward, using its beak to peck at the python's eyes!
The python immediately turned its head, narrowly avoiding the attack.
Several braver members of the primitive bird tribe harassed the python from the flanks, attracting its attention.
The primitive bird leader seized the opportunity, leaped up with all its might, and stomped hard on the middle of the python with both feet, using its weight and the impact to briefly subdue the python.
The python thrashed about, throwing the primitive bird leader off.
The python and the primitive bird distanced themselves again. Realizing that it was difficult to win quickly and that it could not catch its prey, the python eventually chose to retreat and burrow back into the bushes.
The leader of the primitive birds raised its head and sang, as if declaring sovereignty over its territory.
The community gradually calmed down and regrouped.
[System Notification: The primitive bird population of Xia Kingdom has successfully repelled a predator attack. Population cohesion has slightly increased, and survival score +1.]