At this moment, seeing the equally overjoyed look on Ryan Clark's face, the somewhat embarrassed Henry Cooper scowled and said, "Stop dawdling, just agree already, I'll pull you in."

"Alright, alright." Ryan Clark stifled his laughter and clicked agree.

Once inside, he saw that David Brooks and Brian Carter's names were just as "unique," and they even formed a duo.

Brian Carter's in-game name was "Flower Thief on the Grass," while David Brooks's was "Contra in the Water."

One was openly flirtatious, the other secretly so—you could tell at a glance.

...

Once everyone was ready, they clicked prepare and entered the matchmaking queue.

What surprised Ryan Clark was that almost as soon as they clicked ready, the game loaded instantly.

So fast?

After a brief loading screen, he found himself in a plaza littered with airplane wreckage, with countless men and women in vests, shirts, or even running around half-naked.

Gunshots rang out all around, the place was bustling with noise!

"Bro, don't run! Lend me your clothes!"

"Saonima! China No.1!"

"Left right left right, QEQE, you can't win chicken dinner standing still!"

"Jump to the airport! If you're a man, jump to the airport! Anyone who doesn't is an idiot!"

"Kill the little guy! Kill that little guy in front!"

"......"

Hearing all the chaotic noise in his ears, Ryan Clark was startled and quickly took off his headphones, saying, "Why is it so noisy?"

Brian Carter, who hadn't put on his headphones yet, grinned, "This is called the 'quality plaza,' you'll get used to it soon."

He added, "You can turn it off in the settings, I usually have mine off."

As he spoke, Henry Cooper was already brawling with someone in the plaza.

Actually, it wasn't just Henry Cooper; even the usually honest and straightforward boss, David Brooks, was letting loose, for some reason cursing up a storm in the plaza, leaving Ryan Clark dumbfounded.

...

A moment later, the scene shifted.

A plane appeared on Ryan Clark's screen, flying through the sky.

"Where are we jumping? Where are we jumping?"

"Check the flight path!"

"Find a spot with fewer people, let's gear up first."

"......"

Hearing the others, Ryan Clark glanced at Henry Cooper's screen beside him and saw that he had somehow pulled up a map. The plane was flying from the bottom center to the top center of the map.

Suddenly, Henry Cooper grinned slyly, "Guys, watch me!"

Ryan Clark felt that this guy's smile was a bit off, with a hint of cunning.

At that moment, Henry Cooper shouted into the voice chat at the top of his lungs, "Airport hot drop! Airport hot drop! If you're a man, come to the airport! If not, just ignore me!"

As soon as he finished, someone on the plane immediately echoed, "Damn! Who's afraid of who! Anyone who doesn't come is a coward!"

Ryan Clark turned to look and saw that the one chiming in was Brian Carter, who was also grinning mischievously.

What are they up to?

While Ryan Clark was still confused, the boss David Brooks laughed and cursed, "You two are so sneaky, putting on a double act to trick everyone into going to the airport."

Then he turned to Ryan Clark and said, "Second bro, press M to check the map, the airport is that island at the very bottom. Now look where those two have marked."

Following instructions, Ryan Clark pulled up the map and saw two markers, one yellow and one blue, near a place called Georgopol on the left side of the map—clearly far from the so-called airport.

Past experience had already proven Ryan Clark's high gaming IQ.

Even though he had never played this game before, Ryan Clark instantly understood the trick.

At this moment, he looked speechlessly at the plane flying over the airport on his screen, the grand scene of thousands parachuting down, and the two slyly grinning Henry Cooper and Brian Carter beside him.

Only now did he finally get a taste of what Brian Carter meant by "strategy" when introducing this game earlier...

...

The plane passed over the school.

Under David Brooks's command, the three quickly landed and looked for a car.

Following their instructions, Ryan Clark drifted down through the air, wobbling as he landed, and stood dazed for a moment on a hillside.

"Second bro, get in the car!"

Soon, Brian Carter sped over in an orange sedan.

After Ryan Clark got in, Henry Cooper and David Brooks also found a convertible jeep.

The four of them met up in two cars and headed straight for the "downtown" area Henry Cooper mentioned.

As they neared their destination, Ryan Clark, bored in the car, moved his mouse to change the camera angle and happened to spot a few black dots in the sky behind them.

"What's that?"

Hearing this, Henry Cooper turned to look and was instantly shocked, "Damn! Those bastards are parachuting high to G-port! Quick, quick! Let's loot fast and get ready to fight them later!"

David Brooks nodded in agreement, "That's right, it's harder to loot in G-port, we'll definitely be faster than them!"

As soon as they finished speaking, the cars stopped and everyone scattered in different directions.