At this moment.

All the global factions had been resurrected at their respective bases within the battlefield map.

However.

Within the vast battlefield map, no one knew their exact location now.

Because the map function was ineffective within the battlefield map.

This also meant.

Some conveniences of digitalization were completely useless here.

Even communication was unavailable.

This was a contest between the most primitive armies!

Within the Longxia camp.

A scene of harmony and peace prevailed.

After dormitories were allocated, everyone gathered in small groups.

Chatting, joking around.

Some who couldn't stay idle even spontaneously organized teams for training and practice.

But strangely, they were all Defense and Healing Professions, what kind of practice could they have?

At the rear of the camp, the cooking smoke curled upwards.

The chefs, who were not of the cooking profession, were busy preparing meals.

However, since they weren't professional chefs, they could only rely on their own skills.

Moreover.

During national wars, meals were often very simple, to allow for faster eating in case of emergencies.

Of course, after global digitalization, eating was just a habit.

Even after not eating for days, one wouldn't starve, only get a debuff that weakens some attributes.

Continuing not to eat would worsen the debuff and start causing health loss.

And at this moment.

The food at Longxia's canteen was incredibly sumptuous!

It felt more like a camping trip than a national war!

The aroma drifted everywhere, making one's mouth water!

Around the camp, some Defense Professions were on routine patrols.

But they seemed quite lax.

This was arranged by Liu Xinxin to prevent sneaky attacks on the base.

But the odds weren't high.

Because when Lu Ran was teleported in, Sillor and the Carp Spirit were teleported in as well.

They were teleported in as Lu Ran's pets.

Lu Ran left Sillor beside the military flag.

To say nothing else.

Just with Sillor guarding the flag, let alone other factions on the battlefield map.

Who in the world could sneak past Sillor's guard?

At the same time, the atmosphere in other factions' camps was particularly tense.

Like a taut string that might snap at any moment.

Each faction felt a tension more intense than previous years' national wars.

An oppressive urgency filled the air.

In some camps, commanders were busily deploying defensive structures.

Every available defensive facility was put into place.

The camp's protective barrier was quickly fortified.

Some factions even started digging primitive trenches outside their camps!

Some factions were even sneakier.

Their army configurations recruited a large number of Hunter-type players.

While deploying defenses, they also set up dense, multi-layered traps!

It seemed.

The factions that used to be cautious were even more careful this year!

Of course, some factions were genuinely dedicated to war.

They focused on the configuration among Professionals.

Magic Series, Close Combat, Ranged, Healing, Defense, and other different professions were meticulously arranged.

Split into efficient combat squads.

Aiming to achieve maximum cooperative effect in battle.

Moreover.

Some factions were caught in internal conflicts.

Some advocated defense, others combat, others still advocated ambushing and finishing off Lu Ran from Longxia!

Due to disagreements or uneven distribution of interests, military teams started to split.

Even small-scale conflicts arose.

Commanders were left helpless, trying to quell internal disputes but with little effect.

This internal strife undoubtedly weakened the faction's overall combat power.

It was complete chaos!

Meanwhile, most factions dispatched elite scouts at the first opportunity.

Silently infiltrating the surrounding terrain.

Their task was to scout enemy conditions and find out other factions' movements and deployments.

Other factions appeared more aggressive.

They quickly expanded the recorded map around their camps.

To find the nearest campground to theirs as quickly as possible!

As for the U.S.A.

They had given up the idea of an offensive, switching to a conservative defensive stance according to their previous plan.

Their camp's professional configuration was identical to Longxia's.

Defense Professions and Healing Professions encircled the military flag in multiple layers.

Except for the Professionals on patrol outside the camp, everyone else gathered together.

Guarding tightly!

They did not scout nearby camps, provoke any faction, or entertain any thoughts of battle.

Just waiting!

Waiting for Lu Ran to arrive and then defending!

They believed that as long as they defended the camp, their survival time and elimination order would fall behind other factions, passively achieving a ranking!

And Japan.

Without Nanami's assistance.

They, who were high-profile and very arrogant in past years, were now all gloomy and disheartened.

The entire Yin Yang Master faction, usually advantageous in the battlefield map.

But this year...

"What do we do? How do we handle this?" The commander frowned, looking at the group of Yin Yang Masters.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay.

In previous years, they would have been chattering away by now.

But this year, who knows what to do!

Across the entire battlefield map.

All nations, all factions, seemed lost and most lay dormant.

This significant change in the international situation.

Was due to only one reason, and that was Lu Ran!

At this moment, Lu Ran.

Saw that the arrangements in the camp were almost done.

He said, "Just stick to what I said earlier, guard the place. I've left Sillor here. If anything happens, she'll handle it. I'll go scout the area."

He wanted to see which unlucky faction was closest to Longxia's camp.

After speaking.

The Elf Wings on Lu Ran's back suddenly spread open, then his legs slightly bent.

The next second, he straightened them quickly!

He shot up like a skyrocketing rocket!

The white wings glimmered faintly in the sunlight.

He paused briefly in the air and then changed direction, flying out of Longxia's camp at an angle.

Moving in a spiral pattern, he conducted a detailed investigation around the camp.

Perhaps it was a deliberate design of the battlefield map.

Even at high altitude, Lu Ran was unable to see the distant terrain clearly.

The entire battlefield map was shrouded in a gray mist.

Heavily obstructing Lu Ran's vision.

There was no other way.

Lu Ran chose spiral exploration to avoid missing camps of other nations in the middle.

From this height, he had a clear oversight of the ground below.

As he spiraled, the patrol area gradually expanded.

Like a spring gradually unfurling, he took in the surroundings at a glance.

Soon after.

He finally discovered something!

Vaguely seeing the outline of a camp.

Although the battlefield map was foggy, the camp was just too large!

Each nation's camp was equally large.

After all, to accommodate an army of five million, it obviously couldn't be small.

So, even with poor visibility, this vague camp shape was almost certain.

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