In a small town in the southern region of Holy Grail Island, figures occasionally moved through the streets.
Sometimes, even when two teams ran into each other face-to-face, they would not immediately start fighting. Instead, they would stare each other down before backing away.
The chaos had been at its worst only when people were first dropped onto the island. As time passed, the teams that had yet to be eliminated had all become exceptionally cautious.
Other than the few teams whose overall strength vastly surpassed the rest, most now followed the principle of "fight only if you have to."
After all, no one knew what items or abilities the other side possessed. Just when you thought your team had a guaranteed victory, the other side might suddenly pull out some strange item and turn the tables.
As a result, many teams now avoided others whenever they encountered them. Only when competing over discovered Supply Crates would they truly fight with everything they had.
Even then, they could not get too caught up in the fight. Otherwise, it might become a case of the snipe and clam fighting while the fisherman profited. It was common for two teams to fight each other to the death over a Supply Crate, suffer losses on both sides, and then have a fully staffed third team appear to reap the rewards.
However, some teams did the exact opposite, carrying out domineering "clearance" operations.
Splat!
Inside a stone house, a sharp Curved Blade pierced the chest of the final member of a squad, declaring the squad completely eliminated.
The man holding the Curved Blade snorted coldly. "Only four points? What a useless piece of trash."
Defeating someone gave one fixed point, while the other three points had been taken from the defeated person. This meant