"Xia Country can’t escape this one!" declared the Divine Artifact wielder from the Farashi Kingdom, who had taken the initiative to make contact.

Their final analysis concluded that Xia Country was intentionally keeping the identity of the third-place conqueror a secret. Faced with this situation, they had come up with a solution.

"Oh? Interesting! Tell me!" the Commander of the United States replied quickly.

WHOOSH. WHOOSH. WHOOSH.

The two communicated rapidly, and before long, they had established a general framework.

The apocalypse had arrived, and the inheritance of game abilities happened on April 1st, 2024—April Fool’s Day. According to the original plan, the 2024 Olympic Games were supposed to be held in Paris, in Country F. Now, they had the special [Knight Arena]. They were also supposed to host the Olympic Games. The inheritance of game abilities had also just occurred. And everyone also happened to be extremely curious about the abilities of the people from Xia Country, about that mysterious "Cultivation" power, and about the situation with Xia Country’s hidden expert.

The perfect excuse had just presented itself!

You think you can hide, do you? Fine. Let’s see you try to hide in front of all of humanity. With the pride of your Xia Country on the line, let’s see what you do!

They were unable to find a single shred of information on the Forum about the conqueror of the third major Neutral City. Some speculated that the Xia Country Tourism Management Office headquarters had hidden the information. Since the Olympic Games were supposed to be held, and since they now had the [Knight Arena] ability, the Farashi Kingdom immediately came up with a new method: a competition! A tournament!

"Let’s do it!"

After quickly communicating with the Commander of the United States, they also consulted with a few of the other Gouba Kingdoms. This group immediately decided on a strategy.

Xia Country is too strong! We have to deal with them! At the very least, we need to investigate what kind of mysterious power Xia Country has mastered. We should also probe what that so-called Cultivation power of the Immortal Emperor is all about.

A few of the Gouba Kingdoms made their decision on the spot.

"With the advent of a new world, the Olympic Games, which carry on the spirit of humanity, must also be revolutionized!"

"The 2024 Olympic Games will hereby be adapted into a grand tournament for Game Ability Users!"

"The location will remain the Farashi Kingdom!"

"Format: Enter the Knight Arena and engage in free-for-all combat!"

Soon, the handful of Gouba Kingdoms had written their promotional slogans. Before the apocalypse, this was how they operated—making decisions after internal discussions. Now, with the apocalypse upon them, they were still acting as they always had.

"Release it! Release it! Release it!!"

Having made their decision, and desperate to learn the extent of Xia Country’s strength, they quickly sent the announcement to the other nations. Xia Country, in particular, was invited by several leaders in succession, who all connected through the Divine Artifact Link channel.

***

「Xia Country, Tourism Management Office Headquarters.」

Because Xia Country had captured far too many Neutral Cities, and having also just learned that Shen Fei of Qing City had conquered nine cities, the Director of the Tourism Management Office headquarters was in the middle of an all-night meeting. He was surprised to find his Divine Artifact suddenly receiving so many Link requests at once. For the sake of information exchange, the major powers had shared the names of their respective artifacts after they were all inherited.

"What? A competition? They’re still holding the Olympic Games? The location is the same, but the venue has changed to the Knight Arena? The events have been replaced with our inherited game abilities? It’s scheduled to start in three days, after the second ability is fully inherited? Each country is limited to 30 participants? And death inside the Knight Arena’s Dimensional Space isn’t permanent—you can be revived?"

Through the Divine Artifact Link channel, seeing the Attributes of the [Knight Arena] and hearing the same message from everyone who connected, the Director was a bit stunned.

At that moment, all the high-ranking officials of the Tourism Management Office headquarters were in a meeting, discussing the unexpectedly immense power of Qing City’s Cyan God. They never expected to receive news like this. With the dawn of the apocalypse and the explosive increase in the number of people killed by various unexpected monsters, every country was really only concerned with handling its own affairs. Moreover, as the planet rapidly expanded, the area of cities and countries, and the distances between them, had grown to ten, even dozens of times larger than before the apocalypse. Each nation was becoming more and more like an isolated island.

The Director never imagined that they would still be holding the Olympic Games. And to think that, in the name of "keeping up with the times," they had adjusted the competition’s format into something like this.

I doubt this is simply about having a competition, sharing information, and ensuring the planet’s overall survival...

The Director’s brow furrowed as he glanced at the Neutral City leaderboard displayed on the conference table’s screen. He suddenly let out a cold laugh.

"Alright! We have a new item for the agenda! Everyone, let’s discuss this. A situation has come up..."

After thinking for a few minutes, the Director relayed the situation to the others at the table.

Upon hearing the Director’s report, everyone was jolted, their faces filling with astonishment.

The Olympic Games are restarting in three days? A global competition for Ability Users?