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Chapter 457 - 456: Believe It or Not, I’ll Burst Into Tears

Mu Qiu panted heavily, trying her best to keep up with Qiu Shuang’s pace, but she couldn’t shake off Cheng Zhirang, who was also moving fast. She could almost hear the sound of the wind as Cheng Zhirang’s swinging arms cut through the air.

This feeling was somewhat terrifying; the hairs on the back of her neck stood on end.

Just as she was about to turn a corner, a hand slapped down on her shoulder, pulling her back forcefully.

"Ahhh!!!"

Mu Qiu screamed, let go of Qiu Shuang’s hand, turned her body to the left, and then collapsed to the ground like a boneless creature.

Cheng Zhirang’s hand missed her shoulder, and he was left grabbing at air.

Seizing the moment, Mu Qiu scrambled and rolled out of his "catching" range.

He was blind and could only rely on sound to locate her, rendering him unable to react swiftly. He was still standing there, searching for her left and right.

Having run so far, Mu Qiu was still panting heavily. After crawling out, Jiang Lu was still in the rear, but fortunately, Qiu Shuang quickly came over and dragged her to run back.

"Li Yang!" She felt the need to speed up immediately, shouting to Li Yang, "Grab Sister Guan Yu! And exchange with her!"

Li Yang immediately stopped and began searching for Guan Yu’s position.

Guan Yu, watching the fun from afar: "!!!?"

Oh crap, gotta run!

Her legs were fine, and she moved pretty fast, running towards Shi Yuhuai with a face full of panic.

"Mmm mmm mmm!" Brother Huai, save me! Wei Yi, save me! Some rogue wants to harm me!

Shi Yuhuai had already been exchanged into a ’lame’ one, and now he was stiffly dragging his "broken leg" towards Guan Yu, pulling along the always-nervous Wei Yi, saying to Guan Yu:

"An exchange is fine! The most dangerous state for you is right now! It’s even better if you’re lame!"

Guan Yu: "..." Sob sob sob.

"Li Yang! Faster! If you can’t catch Sister Guan Yu before she reaches Brother Huai, abandon and come back!"

"Okay!"

Having arranged for Li Yang, Mu Qiu pointed to the original position of three chairs to Qiu Shuang.

"Let’s go there."

Sister Shu Ran, who hadn’t come out to run, was still there.

How could they leave Shu Ran in place when Cheng Zhirang and Jiang Lu were out? Shu Ran had already been activated, in a mute state, able to run and jump, so why hadn’t she come out?

They gasped for breath as they ran back, not expecting Guan Yu to abandon having Shi Yuhuai protect her and let him confront Shu Ran instead.

They were somewhat wary of Shi Yuhuai, stopping three meters away, trying to outmaneuver him.

Sister Shu Ran hid behind the three chairs, carefully touching Shi Yuhuai’s calf from behind.

Mu Qiu and the others were maneuvering without knowing how to make a move, just about to give up and go help Li Yang, when suddenly Wei Yi shouted from Guan Yu’s side.

"Brother Huai!!!! Brother Huai!!!"

Mixed in with Guan Yu’s excited whimpering, Li Yang’s laughter, the sound was loud and chaotic, forcing Mu Qiu and Qiu Shuang to cover their ears, barely suppressing the urge to tilt their heads.

Shi Yuhuai glanced at Wei Yi and Guan Yu, then looked down. Weighing the options, he directly abandoned Shu Ran, running back the way he came, hobbling, his speed not very fast.

Mu Qiu: "?"

Sister Shu Ran, exposed: "......"

Mu Qiu turned back to stare at Shu Ran, shaking her head sympathetically: "See, Sister Shu Ran? Allies are unreliable; you have to rely on yourself."

"......." She pressed her lips tightly, quickly stood up, and started running.

"Catch her!"

Qiu Shuang and Mu Qiu split up, surrounding her from both sides, quickly capturing Shu Ran and dragging her to run.

"Sorry, Sister Shu Ran! We need to find a safer place first!"

If not, Jiang Lu and Cheng Zhirang could catch up anytime and wipe them out.

Shu Ran gritted her teeth as they half-dragged her forward, eyes shooting fire, suffering in silence.

She could only keep sagging, trying to slow Mu Qiu and Qiu Shuang down, reducing their speed.

But she was too light, almost lying flat on the ground, making no difference. Mu Qiu and Qiu Shuang dragged her along, warily watching their surroundings like guerrillas sneaking out at midnight to steal grain.

Dragging this "mute bag of grain," they stealthily found a hiding place.

"This place is good; there’s cover. If Brother Cheng comes, we can also run to the side."

Sister Shu Ran was dragged and placed on the ground, watching as Qiu Shuang covered her mouth with his hand.

Perv! There’s a perv here harming people!

Mu Qiu leaned against the wall, panting and scanning for Cheng Zhirang and the others’ positions.

Given Jiang Lu’s unpredictability, they could only have Qiu Shuang and Shu Ran exchange first. If Li Yang came over, he could exchange once more with the post-exchanged Shu Ran, making their group’s state deaf, deaf, mute. This would initially meet their best current combination.

At the end of the two-hour limit, they could exchange one or two back to lame, ensuring the next game’s success.

But with the situation constantly changing, who knows if this plan would still hold?

Just as she was thinking, the figures of Jiang Lu and Cheng Zhirang appeared from the left front.

Mu Qiu was startled, blocking Qiu Shuang and Shu Ran, signaling Qiu Shuang to drag Shu Ran away quickly.

"Why isn’t time up yet?! We need to go now!"

Qiu Shuang reacted quickly, maintaining his grip on Shu Ran’s mouth, supported her under the armpit, and dragged her back.

Just then, Qiu Shuang’s electronic wristband beeped.

"One-minute exchange time is over!"

Mu Qiu felt a surge of joy and was about to tell Qiu Shuang they could flee separately when the mechanical voice suddenly started beeping, announcing an additional message.

"Control Lock: Exchange error! Exchange failed!"

Mu Qiu: "???"

What the heck?!

She looked at Qiu Shuang and Shu Ran in disbelief.

"What’s going on???"

Qiu Shuang was equally bewildered, looking up at her.

In their shock, both their wristbands deducted a point. It’s hard to act deaf; it’s easy to react to others’ sounds, making deductions frequent—everyone knew that.

Yet, without electronic wristband deduction announcements, even the meticulous Mu Qiu forgot about the deduction, consumed by solving the current baffling situation.

She stopped running, standing in place with Qiu Shuang, looking dumbfounded at Cheng Zhirang and the others. Shu Ran seized the opportunity to escape their clutches, jogging to Cheng Zhirang and Jiang Lu’s back.

Her movements were strange as she ran, and Mu Qiu watched for two seconds, then quickly looked up at them, about to burst into tears.

"You’re scheming! How could Sister Shu Ran be lame?!"

Her shouting echoed throughout the venue, her breakdown audible. Guan Yu, hiding far away and watching, silently laughed with her head back.

Li Yang, who had been deterred by Shi Yuhuai, paused and sped up, running over.

"What’s going on, what’s going on?"

Mu Qiu was about to wail when Li Yang made a calming gesture with his hand, then pointed to his ear, saying:

"No need to answer! I can’t hear even if you do! I’m deaf now!"

His tone brimming with pride and excitement.

Mu Qiu opened her mouth, rolling her eyes before saying one last thing in frustration:

"Our group of three, all deaf now!!!"