Team rankings were divided into three tiers.
The Divine Punishment team was in a league of its own, reaching an incredible 980 points.
The Heaven Shattering team and the King team were in the second tier.
Then came the rest.
The fourth-ranked team had only a little over 300 points.
There was no comparison!
As the announcement of the top ten teams concluded, individual rankings appeared on the personal terminals.
No spoken announcements were made for rankings below the top ten.
However, it was clear.
Countries whose teams did not make the top ten did not care about any rewards; they only prayed…
For a team to reach the global top 50!
If a country had a team in the top 50, it would not face punishment.
Conversely,
If all teams formed by the 100 adventurers failed to make the top 50…
"Damn it! 72nd place again!"
The adventurers from the Kimchi Nation were dumbfounded.
Why "again"?
Because in the plot of "The Day After Tomorrow," the Kimchi Nation was ranked 72nd.
What a coincidence!
[Teams ranked 11th-50th will not receive national rewards.]
[Countries with teams ranked below 50th will experience the descent of the "The Day After Tomorrow" plot.]
Over 140 countries descended into despair.
Based on a 10:1 population ratio, a large number of zombies appeared in various countries.
Blue Star.
Sakura Nation's live stream.
— "Haha… we're safe this time!"
— "Shut up! Did you forget our adventurers were annihilated midway?"
Wiped out halfway.
Zombies had already descended upon Sakura Nation.
So, of course, they were exempt this time.
But!
Back then, the sudden appearance of tens of millions of zombies caused millions of deaths!
Blue Star.
Billions of people plunged into panic.
Zombies descended upon over a hundred countries.
Great Xia.
Hundreds of millions of netizens cheered excitedly.
Those two cutting-edge technologies had given Great Xia the initial stepping stone into the interstellar era.
...
[Announcing the top ten individual rankings.]
[Global Individual First Place, Qin Feng, 999 points.]
A perfect score of 1000 points.
The one point deducted was like losing a point on a Chinese exam for an essay – just a token deduction.
[Global Individual Second Place, Tang Xiaoying, 718 points.]
[Global Individual Third Place, Birdman, 559 points.]
[Global Individual Fourth Place, Liu Pi, 546 points.]
At this very moment.
Walker, the captain of the King team in Europe,
Muttered repeatedly.
"Why isn't it me yet?"
"Where's mine?"
"Where's my rank?!"
With his team ranked second globally,
Walker assumed his individual rank wouldn't be low.
But then…
Qin Feng, Xiao Ruoruo, Zhou Haiyang, Birdman, Tang Xiaoying, Han Xiao, He Dong, Liu Pi…
[Global Individual Tenth Place, Walker, 439 points.]
That's it?!
Damn it!
How could I only be tenth?!
He didn't realize that the team rankings, excluding the strongest Divine Punishment team, placed him second.
But for individual rankings…
In terms of zombie kills, he couldn't even compare to Tongtong!
It was fortunate that
Han Ling's previous ability couldn't kill zombies.
Her newly comprehended "Temporal Turbulence" consumed too much mental energy per use, making it suitable only for bosses.
Otherwise,
He wouldn't even make the top ten!
...
Blue Star.
Netizens in Great Xia's live stream were dumbfounded.
— "So… the global top ten, our Great Xia took the first nine?"
— "Han Ling's ability is powerful but consumes too much, so she can't kill zombies in large numbers. Otherwise, that Walker wouldn't even be tenth!"
— "I already thought it was outrageous that the Divine Punishment team swept the top four in the 'The Day After Tomorrow' plot."
This time,
They swept the global top nine!
"Captain!"
Tang Xiaoying was overjoyed and about to say something to Qin Feng.
"No need to say it."
Qin Feng smiled, "I understand."
'Name: Tang Xiaoying'
'Affiliated Team: Divine Punishment'
'Physique Attribute Boost: 2x – Individual Ranking Reward'
'Ability: Sword of Judgment – Personal Awakening'
'Ability: Telekinetic Wall – Individual Ranking Reward'
She was the global second-place.
Receiving two rewards simultaneously!
The 2x physique boost didn't have much practical value for her at this stage.
It was only slightly stronger than a Level 1 Physique stat.
But!
The Telekinetic Wall was a divine skill!
The Sword of Judgment was incredibly powerful, but she lacked a core defensive ability.
Every battle,
She charged to the forefront, her damage output second only to Qin Feng.
Yet, she was also the one who sustained the most injuries.
Wang Shou Li had to constantly guard her,
Casting healing spells on her at any moment.
Now,
With the Telekinetic Wall, her defense would be greatly enhanced!
And it wasn't just her.
The top ten individuals received various rewards.
However, the physique rewards for the top three did not stack.
For example, Qin Feng.
He still retained the 3x physique from the previous reward.
Of course, as the global individual number one, he also received ability-related rewards.
"What are these rewards…?"
Xiao Ruoruo looked at Qin Feng, "Life Transfer, seems useless!"
This was a plant-based ability.
She found it useless.
In reality,
It was key to her becoming the God of Life in the future!
"Mine is Metal Metamorphosis."
Zhou Haiyang frowned, "Not an ability from another system? And it's metal-based!"
Qin Feng chuckled, "If we got a new ability system with every individual ranking, wouldn't we become gods?"
The first individual ranking reward was to awaken a new ability.
But if one received it multiple times,
It would be to comprehend a new skill based on existing abilities.
"Captain, what's yours?" Zhou Haiyang quickly asked.
Qin Feng smiled.
And remained silent.
'Name: Qin Feng'
'Affiliated Team: Divine Punishment (Captain)'
'Physique Attribute Boost: 3x – Individual Ranking Reward'
'Ability: Physique – Personal Awakening.'
'Ability: Spatial Shield – Individual Ranking Reward.'
'Ability: Spatial Blade – Personal Comprehension.'
'Ability: Spatial Compression – Personal Comprehension.'
'Ability: Spatial Displacement – Individual Ranking Reward.'
'Ability: Dimensional Space – Awarded for being both Team and Individual First, and achieving 900 points (does not improve with strength, only through rewards).'
Seeing this long list of abilities, Qin Feng couldn't help but be happy.
Some were awakened.
Some were comprehended.
Some were rewards.
This time, the individual ranking reward was Spatial Displacement!
It had no direct combat power,
But it was the ultimate escape and survival skill.
Crucially, the last ability.
Dimensional Space!
Awarded for being both team and individual first, and requiring both scores to reach 900 points.
This ability did not improve with the increase in personal strength.
The only way to upgrade it was to once again meet both conditions.
This time,
He was again both team and individual first!
Team score 980.
Individual score 999!
Dimensional Space had finally been upgraded!
"I wonder how much it increased by with one upgrade." Qin Feng's mental power entered Dimensional Space.
The next moment,
Qin Feng was stunned.
Incredibly!
The spherical space with a diameter of 1000 meters had expanded to a diameter of 5000 meters!
What did that mean?
A five-fold increase in diameter.
A 125-fold increase in volume!
The capacity of Dimensional Space had increased from over 50 million cubic meters to over 60 billion cubic meters!
At this moment,
The system's voice sounded.
[The "Living Dead Legion" plot has ended. Adventurers will return to Blue Star for rest.]
[In ten days, the current adventurers will return to the Apocalypse Star.]
[And be replenished to a full complement of 100 people.]
"We… can return to Blue Star?!" Xiao Ruoruo stared blankly at Qin Feng.
"Yes." Qin Feng nodded.
"I…"
Xiao Ruoruo started crying.
Tears flowed uncontrollably.
Even if,
It was only for ten days.
[One-minute teleportation countdown, 59…]
"Xiaoying!"
Seizing the last minute, Qin Feng said in a deep voice, "Immediately return to base! I've marked the route on the terminal; you won't encounter zombie legions!"
"If you encounter major danger, remember not to make a last stand at the base!"
"If the base is destroyed, it can be rebuilt."
"If people die, they are gone forever!"
As the last word fell,
The safe zone suddenly flickered with light and shadow.
Some people disappeared.
Some remained.
"Quack quack!" Birdman was frantic.
Where's my big brother?
He's gone?
"Go!"
Tang Xiaoying hesitated for only a moment, "Return and guard the base, waiting for Captain to come back!"