Chapter 186 - Game Cleared
translator: xiin
editors: apricot & juurensha
The Crosson Show’s live stream room.
With the opening of the grand finale, the audience’s traffic flow surged. At this decisive moment, the program producer put in nearly 7 minutes of super long advertis.e.m.e.nts and 2 minutes of VIP exclusive ads.
Before the audience could howl in protest, Wu Jin’s small round face finally appeared on the screen once again.
“The last item on the list, the sundial.” Ying Xiangxiang controlled the camera to hover over the field.
Beneath the scorching sun, the originally cloud-shrouded amus.e.m.e.nt park now had distinct colors. The mountains were an endless stretch of emerald green, and the 80 meter high jumping machine was pinned to the top of the mountain. Several paths extended downward from the jumping machine, and several teams of players were climbing up rapidly along them––
“Contestant Wu and Contestant Wei are the second team to reach the peak after Raphael.” Ying Xiangxiang adjusted the aerial camera. “Zoe and Wen Lin will arrive in five minutes, and after that is Wei Yan… and as you can see here, Jingyi has also quickly finished clearing the fifth item on the list and is moving towards the sundial.”
“So, the first encounter will take place between Wu Jin and Raphael.”
On the screen, Raphael, who was leaning against the jumping machine, suddenly became aware of Wu Jin’s movements.
Blood Pigeon nodded, “The lift for the jumping machine must be controlled by a person. In this last challenge, Contestants Wu and Wei have the advantage.”
Raphael’s teammate was slowly rising up, and Raphael was left alone to keep guard.
Ying Xiangxiang agreed, “Indeed, there is a backhand advantage. The speed ranking is based on the team with the fastest completion time in the team––which means, only one player in the same team needs to sit on the jumping machine in order to pa.s.s the compet.i.tion. Now, the situation is very interesting.”
“Raphael is keeping guard on his own and needs to fight against both Contestant Wei and Contestant Wu.”
“But if the two groups compromise and each send only one person up, with the other two remaining to keep guard, they can defend against Zoe and Wen Lin who will arrive in five minutes.”
“And once there are three teams on the field––”
Ying Xiangxiang laughed, “It’s possible for various cooperation and confrontation combinations to occur between each team then. Anything can happen, and the three-body problem is one of the most complex celestial movements. However, power suppression has always been the best way to solve the problem in this kind of situation.”
Blood Pigeon nodded agreement, “From Contestant Wu and Wei’s point of view, their best choice is to send Wu Jin to the jumping machine safely and let Contestant Wei operate––”
On the screen, Wu Jin suddenly jumped out from behind the bunker.
Raphael stilled briefly in surprise.
Not only him, but even the instructors on the screen were a little surprised.
When it came to frontal a.s.sault, Wu Jin, who ranked behind the other A-level trainees in terms of combat strength, couldn’t match up to Wei Shi who had been able to single handedly overturn the entire arena in the Palace of Versailles.
“This…” Blood Pigeon pondered, “There may be other factors they’re considering…”
Half a minute later, Blood Pigeon looked taken aback.
Wu Jin hadn’t taken anything else into consideration at all.
White Moonlight’s little command position player forcefully used his gun to fight in the last stage of the compet.i.tion.
The youth’s eyes were bright, his pupils contracted due to his state of extreme alertness. His gun’s line of fire was very wild, but his trajectory was very careful. Raphael had a solid tactical foundation and unhesitatingly dodged away from Wu Jin’s predicted target area, raising up his shotgun in warning––
Wu Jin and Raphael were suddenly face to face with each other.
A cold steel arrow pierced through the air from behind!
Wu Jin tilted his head to the side to make way for Wei Shi’s arrow. Then, his left foot suddenly stepped on the 3PM-5PM part of the sundial, and he twisted his upper body, the finger of his right hand accurately feeling around the muzzle.
There was a click.
The knife at the tip of the gun slid out!
“The blade is out!” Ying Xiangxiang exclaimed, then quickly explained, “Bayonet warfare only turns into blade warfare when the trainees run out of food and ammunition. It’s still early in the game––”
On the screen, Wu Jin pounced at Raphael using the inertia of his previous movements. His right hand rotated the ring at the fastest possible speed, and the standard blade clicked ink2013;k2013;
The bayonet tip was fixed into place.
The white blade light reflected on Raphael and Wu Jin at the same time.
The bayonet was the king of melee combat.
It was far more savage and crude than a simple shotgun. In actual combat, there were ten thousand ways for trainees to prevent the bayonet from penetrating through their last line of defense.
Raphael had no choice but to defend.
He raised his head slightly, his gaze wary as he looked at the bow wielding Wei Shi in the distance.
Then, Raphael stepped back and made a cautious gesture for cooperation while standing outside of the range for illegal formation.
Wu Jin smiled, raised his face, and finally nodded. He looked like a little devil with a bayonet, “Bring the jumping machine down and send my teammate up.”
In the Crosson Show broadcast room, Blood Pigeon finally realized, “This is one way to do it.”
“But it’s beyond expectations. Contestant Wu played very crazily this round. Taking Raphael by surprise is a reasonable result, but he seems to be in too much of a hurry.”
Ying Xiangxiang nodded, “The gun fight just now and the positioning that pushed Raphael into Contestant Wei’s arrow was a very big gamble. On the contrary, if Contestant Wei had led the a.s.sault at the start, with Little Witch guarding at the back, they would have been able to win more easily––”
Ying Xiangxiang looked thoughtfully at the screen, “So, why didn’t they let Contestant Wei take the lead?”
The scrolling comments suddenly grew heated. Compared with Blood Pigeon’s theory of ‘everything can be explained by tactics and strategy’, the ‘love and resentment between players’ was obviously much more effective in stimulating the audience’s enthusiasm.
And not just off the court.
In the field, Raphael had also quickly realized this point. He swept his gaze over to Wei Shi, but his attention was soon pulled back by Wu Jin.
“I’ll stand guard,” Wu Jin declared bluntly. “Your teammate and Brother Wei will go up.”
From halfway up the mountain, a continuous rustling sound that resembled new, approaching teams could be heard. The two teams no longer argued over the details and quickly reached an agreement.
The jumping machine seats descended. Wu Jin watched as Wei Shi settled in, then fastened the safety belts one by one. Just before the facility started up again, the two people’s gazes met.
Wei Shi suddenly opened his mouth, but then his eyes shifted and he swallowed the words back down.
The man’s eyes seemed to be switching between the man and the teenager every few seconds. Wu Jin was shocked; was the big boss almost fused together, or was he just switching at very high, accelerated frequencies?!
Perhaps it was one last struggle before fusing together, but Little Wei finally got the upper hand. While the camera turned to shoot Raphael, Wei Shi suddenly reached out his hand, took out a stack of test paper from his pocket, and tossed it down at the foot of the jumping machine, “Don’t let him paste these on you. He’s plotting against you. Protect yourself well, remember––”
The jumping machine rose up again.
Little Wei suddenly left Wu Jin’s gaze. Wu Jin was stunned, then jumped like crazy: I’ll remember, I’ll remember, I’ll remember you––”
In the Crosson live broadcast room, as the cameras zoomed in, Blood Pigeon finally caught sight of the injury on Wei Shi’s leg, “No wonder. Now, they can only rely on Contestant Wu…”
From behind Wu Jin, the sound of gunfire suddenly rang out!
On the other side of the path leading to the jumping machine, Zoe and Wen Lin, who were third place in the game, suddenly showed up.
Zoe a.n.a.lyzed the situation quickly and didn’t hesitate to point his muzzle at Wei Shi and Wu Jin’s team who had the highest comprehensive strength. Raphael was free for half a second, and his eyes shifted to Wu Jin, the alliance breaking up in an instant––
“Brother Wei!” Wu Jin spoke quickly, but the Wei Shi who was on the jumping machine’s actions were faster than his. There was a click, and the gun was pointed at Raphael’s teammate’s head.
Raphael’s gaze changed abruptly.
The alliance was back on.
Wu Jin was very moved by Little Wei’s understanding and cooperation, and he aimed his gun at Zoe, who was attempting to provoke them. Zoe looked up at Wei Shi, who was sitting safely, and then looked at Wu Jin who was struggling in front of his eyes, and he was extremely dissatisfied as he aimed his gun as fast as lightning––
Zoe was aiming at Wei Shi!
Wei Shi made the decision to shoot Raphael’s teammate––
“……” In order to protect his own team, Raphael charged resolutely at Zoe.
Beneath the jumping machine.
Wu Jin was so scared that he almost started hiccuping. The gun in the big boss’s hand was the broken gun that had come into contact with water in the Ancient Egyptian instance. However, Little Wei was arrogant enough and young enough to make it so that the people on the scene couldn’t sense that anything was wrong.
There were changes in the situation once again. Zoe aimed at Wei Shi, Wei Shi targeted Raphael, Raphael charged at Zoe, and Wen Lin defended against Raphael, while Wu Jin attacked Wen Lin…
The jumping machine slowly rose up in the chaos.
There was two minutes to go.
Wu Jin wheezed for breath as he looked at the jumping machine seats overhead. As long as no other team came, he could delay until the game was cleared, and then take the cub who was about to fuse together to go and eat a handheld wrap––
From nearby, a Ming Yao suddenly jumped out from the gra.s.s and yelled loudly, “That’s not right, doesn’t Little Witch only have one functioning gun?”
The atmosphere within the encirclement suddenly grew tense.
Raphael’s first reaction was to look at Wu Jin. If Wu Jin’s gun could be used, then the gun that Wei Shi held against his teammate was just for show.
Raphael suddenly realized this and tried harder to suppress Zoe.
Ming Yao practically stuck his hands on his waist and laughed out loud at that moment. The joy that came from bullying Little Witch was unimaginable! Once Raphael turned against him, then Scarf would be beaten up in a flash––
Wu Jin’s heart was beating violently, but in that instant, he whispered quickly to Raphael.
The youth’s lips curved slightly, but his pupils still remained dilated like a cheetah on the hunt, “What if the gun that can be used is in Wei Shi’s hands?”
Raphael hesitated.
His memories went backwards like the tide. Wu Jin had rushed in with a shotgun while he was keeping guard, but what he’d finally ended up using was the bayonet.
If the gun in Wu Jin’s hand had been broken from start to finish, if Wu Jin’s attack with the bayonet was to cover up for the lack of substance behind it, if the real firepower was in Wei Shi’s hands––
Then, the gun that Wei Shi was using on his teammate was the real one.
At the edge of the sundial. Before Ming Yao could finish celebrating, Wu Jin had lowered his voice and spoken something in the distance. He didn’t know what was said to Raphael, but the contestant who’d shown signs of switching allegiances now united with Wu Jin once again.
At this time, there was only one minute to go before the jumping machine reached its highest point.
“!!!” Ming Yao was puzzled and spoke in an exaggerated tone, “No way, Raphael, you were already cheated by Little Witch once, and you still believe him a second time. Don’t you know that the more beautiful a man is, the more likely they are to cheat…”
“……” Raphael’s mouth twitched. It was just that Wei Shi could shoot at his teammate at any time, while Wu Jin’s gun was the fake one––
He’d indeed been cheated by Wu Jin a second time.
However, he had no choice. If he wanted to win, he had to form an alliance with Wu Jin.
“40 seconds!” Wu Jin spoke up anxiously. His figure charged at Wen Lin like a bolt of electricity, and Raphael moved with tacit understanding and turned to attack Wen Lin at the same time––
Instead of remaining under Zoe and Wen Lin’s a.s.sault, it was better to attack Zoe’s teammate and force him to their side. Wen Lin was caught off guard by Raphael’s attack, and Wu Jin yelled at Raphael, “30 seconds, hold on!”
When Jingyi saw this situation, they had to join in on the brawl.
Projectiles were shot in from afar. Wu Jin and Raphael were both under great pressure, and Wu Jin soon hissed out in pain. He looked at his arm, but his wrist was steady as it held the shotgun. The two of them dodged behind the bunker that Raphael had taken over, and there were only 15 seconds left––
Raphael had also been injured.
“… So fierce.” Raphael took advantage of the situation to retreat, supporting Wu Jin, who was having difficulty dodging. He finally couldn’t help but speak up.
“My cub is up there!” Wu Jin wiped casually at his face, and the two of them rushed out of the shelter again!
10 seconds.
Zuo Botang’s actions stopped abruptly. He looked at Wu Jin’s shotgun and noticed that he had never once pressed the trigger. He suddenly spoke up, “No, the gun that Wei Shi is holding is the real one. The one in Wu Jin’s hands is fake.”
Wu Jin and Raphael’s expressions changed swiftly.
Everyone at the scene moved quickly.
Wu Jin didn’t have a gun. That meant that Raphael was the only threat, and as long as they could restrain Raphael, they would be able to stop the jumping machine from rising!
The last 8 seconds.
Raphael’s heart nearly stopped, “You guard the switch, I’ll delay for time––”
Jingyi and Wen Lin/Zoe’s firepower overwhelmed Raphael! Raphael couldn’t hold on for even a second, and in the next moment, Wen Lin and Ming Yao had rushed over to the jumping machine switch. Wu Jin anxiously held up his bayonet, but his right hand wrapped around the muzzle ring again. The blade flipped down, the scope came out, and his fingertip slid onto the trigger––
“Careful!” Zuo Botang suddenly seemed to realize something and yelled out at Ming Yao.
Ming Yao turned around subconsciously, unconditionally obeying all of his captain’s orders. Wen Lin’s observational ability was no less than Zuo Botang’s, and both of them dodged at the same time––
A small shrapnel bullet scattered into small cl.u.s.ters, tearing through the skies and kicking up the dirt.
Wu Jin pulled the trigger again.
Wu Jin’s gun worked.
Raphael’s figure stiffened.
For a second, he almost died from anger on the spot.
Wu Jin’s gun was the real one, so the gun Wei Shi was holding against his teammate was fake. In addition to the previous two times, over a five hour game, Wu Jin had cheated him three times total now. On average, it was less than once every two hours that Wu Jin would pull him out to trick him––
Wu Jin was unafraid, “2 seconds.”
The last two seconds.
They were already bound together and couldn’t untangle themselves.
Raphael had cut off his own retreat. He could only raise up his gun and stand with Wu Jin while the other two teams attacked them simultaneously. Beneath the cover from the attacks, Ming Yao gave up his own gun and went to hit the entertainment facility switch. Wu Jin struggled to raise up his gun––
The Crosson Show’s live stream room.
Ying Xiangxiang, who was in charge of explaining the situation, almost fell into a stunned daze. Gun, no gun; there were constant reversals, and except for the first time when Ming Yao had pointed out their weak point, the rhythm of the situation had always been firmly in Wu Jin’s grasp. Wu Jin had been able to make something out of nothing with the useless gun in Wei Shi’s hand.
“Raphael is too honest.” Ying Xiangxiang sighed emotionally.
At this time, Ming Yao, who’d charged at the switch, was obviously much smarter than Raphael. However, on the jumping machine, Wei Shi was only one step away from reaching the top––
The muzzle of Zuo Botang’s gun was aimed steadily at Wu Jin.
The Jingyi sniper was equally calm and murderous with his quick attack. Wu Jin, who had been forced into a dead corner of the bunker, fought desperately to keep Zuo Botang occupied for that last second––
The sound of gunfire rang out!
Wu Jin suddenly lifted his head and pressed down on his wrist to eject the life-saving capsule.
At the same time, the jumping machine climbed up to the top.
Wei Shi and the other person on the ride entered free fall––
Raphael and Wu Jin’s wrist watches vibrated at the same time!
The Crosson Show’s sixth elimination match, amus.e.m.e.nt park map, game cleared.
Juurensha: Tricky Little Witch, good job!