On the tournament's big screen.
A convoy passed by the golden wheat fields south of Yasnaya Polyana and headed west. They were IG, who had landed in Lipovka on the right side of the map at the start of the match.
According to the shortest route, IG should have cut in between the nursing home and the horseshoe hill.
Then, they would have entered the safe zone from the big factory above Shelter to the puzzle building next to the school.
However, the route of this match was a horizontal cut from Lipovka from east to west.
If IG had chosen that route, it would have been the fastest, but they would have been moving along the flight path of an airplane.
Needless to say, it would have been extremely dangerous.
After IG had learned their lesson from the previous two matches, they had put in a lot of effort into changing their route for this match.
As soon as the first circle refreshed, IG, who was on the far right side of the map and was not in the safe zone, started their first step.
It was the housing area in the fields south of Yasnaya Polyana.
They picked a high ground housing area as their base and turned the wheat field into their own 'territory'.
If the next circle refreshed to the tangential circle on IG's side, they could undoubtedly use the housing area as cover and control the entire wheat field south of Yasnaya Polyana, becoming the king of the cornfield.
That was because there were almost no teams that could get close to them in the open field. They could stay out of the game but stay in the safe zone forever.
However, things did not go as planned.
The second safe zone refreshed to a tangential circle on the top left of the map.
That was why IG's base was in Lipovka but they were heading toward Rozhok from Yasnaya Polyana.
Of course, the truth was …
It was not just IG who was in danger.
In this match, teams like the nursing home, prison, horseshoe hill, as well as Mylta and Power Plant on the east side had jumped in.
In the early stages, they could camp at the edge of the safe zone.
However, once the circle refreshed, they had no choice but to move toward the top left of the map, which was northwest.
In the process of moving, Liu Zilang and the others at the south slope of Rozhok would naturally become the 'border guards'.
In the three minutes and twenty seconds before the second blue circle started shrinking, they saw two teams pass by the south slope of Rozhok.
However, unlike SKK, who had been stationed at the western border of Pochinki in the first circle, Liu Zilang and the others were 'hiding'.
That was because their situation was different from SKK.
At that time, SKK was in the first safe zone. Behind them was Pochinki, and they could enter the safe zone from anywhere. They had no worries when they fought, and it did not matter if someone escaped.
However, 4AM was currently at the edge of the Safe Zone. To the north, there was an inland river. If they wanted to enter the Safe Zone, they would have to move northwest.
Moreover, there were more teams on the east side than on the west side. 4AM's three-man team had one less firepower than SKK. It was impossible for them to one-on-one.
If they were to "set off firecrackers" at this time, the first thing these squads would do when they entered the safe zone would be to block them on the hillside.
However, there were so many teams passing by.
It was not 4AM's style to not fight.
Therefore, their goal at this moment was to either not fight, or if they were to fight, they would directly wipe out the enemy's nest, not giving the enemy a chance to escape and take revenge.
Time ticked by.
In a short while, the second blue circle was about to shrink.
At this time, the squads on the east side finally stopped waiting. Other than a few who were courting death by taking the long route toward Pochinki, almost all the squads on the east side passed by School and Rozhok, and moved toward Water Town and Ruins.
Of course, some squads directly crossed the river and went to the Safe Zone on the north bank of the inland river.
After all, the second Safe Zone was a "Yin-Yang Circle".
Therefore, whether the next Safe Zone would refresh to the south or north of the river was still unknown.
As a team in the tournament, of course, they had to make preparations based on their own experience.
On Hua Xia's commentary platform.
"Alright, we can start now. The squads in the eastern half of the zone have started moving. Many squads had small conflicts while they were moving."
"That's right. However, so far, there have been no casualties. It looks like many squads don't really want to fight at this stage. They're just testing each other."
"Oh!
IG has already reached the vegetable garden on the east side of Rozhok. What do they say? Are they going to go through the main road of Rozhok? "
"But 4AM is on the high slope next to it. If IG were to go through the middle of Rozhok, I think 4AM might be able to do something to them."
"That's indeed the case. Since the two squads don't know each other, there's nothing they can do even if they're both Hua Xia squads. They can only fight when they meet each other."
As the casters spoke, the caster's camera shifted to Rozhok.
However, what happened next.
It was not as the casters had guessed.
After the four players of IG came out of the vegetable garden on the east side of Rozhok, they did not go on the main road. Instead, they headed toward the housing area on the high slope on the east side of Rozhok.
"Wait?
That's not right!
IG isn't planning to leave. They're planning to rob us! "
"That's right. I think they're planning to occupy the high slope and rob the squads that want to pass by Rozhok."
"That's interesting. Now that 4AM is on the high slope to the south, IG is on the high slope to the north. I'm afraid the players that pass by Rozhok are in for a treat."
"Hehe, as long as the two squads don't fight each other, the squads that pass by Rozhok will be sandwiched like a roujiamo that will make the kids next door cry …"
When the viewers in the Chinese live-stream channels saw this, they could not help but laugh.
At the water tower on the south slope of Rozhok.
"There's a squad from the north that has reached Rozhok. What do you say?
Are we not going to fight them? "
Aluka, who was lying prone behind a tree, shifted his body into a more comfortable position after not moving for a long time.
"It's a four-man squad. They're probably camping at the edge of the blue circle."
Liu Zilang furrowed his brows as he watched his opponents disappear into the housing area on the high slope.
"Since they've already entered the building, they probably won't be coming out for the time being. If we fight them now, we'll only expose ourselves. We can definitely pull them over from that position."
As he said this, he pondered for a while before continuing, "Let's leave them for now. Let's fight the squads that pass by us first."
When Aluka and Cpt heard Liu Zilang's words, they did not have any objections.
As the blue circle continued to shrink …
Then, before they could wait for the other squads, a sudden roar came from the sky!
It was an airdrop!
At the same time, on the road next to the dormitory, a four-man squad suddenly appeared on the horizon.
In the lead was a motorcycle with two riders. It was speeding along at high speed.