Supremacy Games

10 minutes later...

All of the teams had made it to the venue and lined in their designated space.

Felix's team was standing on the right side of the field, getting sandwiched by the Philippines team and the Tunisian team.

No one was speaking as they were focused on a group of men and women wearing formal suits, walking towards the wooden stage.

They stood at the back after they climbed it, leaving only two men next to a podium.

Without being asked, the instructors started applauding in greeting, followed by the juniors.

"It seems like this gathering is going to be headed by Mr. Jacob, the current spokesperson of the World Council. And Mr. Rodrigaz, the 1st elected president of the ESG Organization." The American broadcaster commentated.

Expectedly, Jacob was left to continue his term as the World Council spokesperson instead of electing a new one.

From the glossy skin and extensive hair on Jocab's head, he clearly enjoyed the perks of being in such a high authoritative position.

"Thank you for such a heartening welcome." Jacob smiled faintly and waited until the applause died down.

Seeing that the eyes of the bloodliners and the cameras were on him, Jacob fixed his tie, a habit he did whenever he felt a bit tensed.

However, even if billions of eyes were on him as a veteran politician, he wouldn't get fazed that easily.

Thus, he brought the mic near his lips and started reading his speech out loud from an invisible hologram, making it seem like he was winging it.

The speech was mainly centered around thanking the world leaders, who were sitting in VIP rooms watching the gathering and motivating the juniors into doing their utmost best for their country. Especially for the planet as a whole.

After 15 minutes, Jacob wrapped his speech up under the heartful applause of the listeners. He nodded his head at the juniors one last time before saying, "I will let Mr. Rodrigas take it from here."

"Thank you, Sir. Jacob." Mr. Rodrigas shook the hand of Jacob for a second or two before moving into the podium.

He was a middle-aged man with a few wrinkles on the side of his green eyes.

If Mr. Rodrigas wasn't already known for being 70 years old, he would have fooled everyone about his real age.

It was clear that he consumed the longevity potion just like Jacob and most of the world leaders.

After all, the supremacy coins earned from selling Earth's data landed in their hands, and there was no way they wouldn't pilfer 1 million each for the longevity potion from the budget given to their countries.

This obviously set outrage in some countries as the coins were already few and limited.

Instead of using them for projects such as buying large amounts of substances for commoners, medicine for cancer, and other chronic diseases, they were being spent selfishly on themselves.

a couple

at their TV screen after seeing Mr. Rodrigas's

simple and short." Mr. Rodrigas didn't seem that friendly as he spoke with a strict tone, "Tomorrow morning, you will be sent to the black forest and remain

so, noisy murmurs broke within the teams' ranks as some

managed to get their hands on the

Rodrigas gestured for a staff member to open up a small box, showing a triangle-shaped white

of it

displaying it up close for the viewers at home as well in the big stadium's

the lakes. In this competition, your task was to find one, secure it, and hold it

flags a bit too small?" Olivia wondered softly, "How

the flags

the flag on the stage,

too difficult to

what they had in mind as he soon clarified that every 24 hours,

bloodliners could find daily necessities, like food, water, spare tents, energy

a GPS tracker device capable of locating flags in a 1-kilometer

"This changes everything."

there was a chip

those trackers were a must if they wanted to

the number of flags each team was carrying and even using it to

other ways

only led the bloodliners

they believed that the AP bracelet's scan feature was enough for

said sternly, "To stop any cheating attempts, we have taken extreme measures. Every flag has a unique QR code to set those flags apart

manipulation in the woods.' Felix scratched his cheek

of hope that the features blocked will be specified instead of taking everything

spatial card was a feature of the bracelet, he wouldn't use the energy stones to train or refill his energy

waste Asna's

having thoughts only about the spatial card, the rest were either voicing their displeasure or sighing in dejection at the idea of spending

relying on them just like an old man relying on

them, their days in

feature being left untouchable

be able to contact people outside of the forest or not, as it was common sense that

also banned! This led them to conclude that allying with other teams was most likely not

Rodrigas went on and explained that allying to seek flags or sharing

rules." Mr. Rodrigas looked at them sternly and said, "There is no need for me to mention what's going to happen to

a mouthful as they nodded their heads. Most of them saw the heavy punishment

dare to challenge the ESG Organization. Since this time, the

their future bloodliners banned from