In "The Most Dangerous Game," what is General Zaroff's external conflict?

Remember that external conflict is conflict that lies
outside of a person's psyche and normally takes the form of conflict with another
person, group of people or an institution. Therefore it is clear that the external
conflict that General Zaroff faces is his hunting competition with Rainsford that he
himself initiates. When General Zaroff says to Rainsford, "Tonight... we will hunt - you
and I", he begins an external conflict that will be played out on Ship-Trap island and
will be lethal for at least one of them, as both hunt each other to the death. This is
the conflict that dominates the pages of this exciting and scary novel as we follow the
narration from Rainsford's point of view and see how he tries to outwit General Zaroff
and wins the grisly competition.