The breeze blew gently, rapidly evolving into a strong wind. Correspondingly, the distant sky dimmed swiftly at a pace visible to the naked eye.
This wasn't a normal dusk, but rather...
"The map boundary is shrinking."
Li Cheng adjusted his Information Integration Glasses, observing how the area shrouded in darkness far away was directly erased and disappeared, its data penetrating deep underground, surging toward the suburban villa beneath everyone's feet in a torrent of data.
The maps for the annual championship matches were all automatically generated by AI programs. To prevent players from excessively avoiding battle (like digging a hole to hide at the start and only coming out when most competitors were dead),
which would lead to reduced competitiveness and less engaging shows,
the maps always had a "shrinking circle" mechanism. As time passed, the safe area would progressively narrow. Anyone remaining outside the safe zone would suffer continual damage.
