novelraw Chapter 602: Speculation
Chapter 602: Speculation
Bai Jiu: "..."
As the enemy team’s Captain, Bai Jiu felt quite depressed. Why did the people on the opposing team have to be such chatterboxes? Couldn’t they say less and just have a good fight when they met?
Bai Jiu didn’t make a sound, while Ji You, still with a playful smile, not looking at all serious, said, "Captain Bai Jiu, wanna let me guess why you sent your teammates out as cannon fodder?"
Bai Jiu: "..."
Bai Jiu, hiding 3,500 meters away, didn’t want to open his mouth to speak at all.
Suddenly, Ji You raised her hand and slapped an enemy team member on the head—intending to threaten Bai Jiu by claiming this big brain as their own, when at that moment, unexpectedly, Ji You felt her Life Value drop by 5 points.
An individual’s Life Value was only 100 points.
Ji You’s fingers twitched.
What’s going on?
Could it be—
She had actually guessed right?
People couldn’t be killed recklessly?
Ji You narrowed her eyes and checked the status of the person below her Big Chopper, noticing an unnatural paleness wash over their face, as though they were about to kick the bucket...
Ji You hurriedly spoke up on the team channel, "I have a bold speculation! After entering the arena, no human can be killed at will!"
Everyone: "Huh?"
Yue Qiguang said, "In the team arena, if we don’t kill the enemy, who do we kill? Did we come here just for fun?"
At Yue Qiguang’s question, Ji You suddenly felt a flash of inspiration and vaguely understood something.
Not just Ji You, but Shen Changqing and the others blinked rapidly, and Shen Changqing said, "Could it be that our only enemies are the Star Beasts?"
Chu Jiaojiao slapped her thigh and said, "Very possible."
Ji You asked, "Drunk Lying on the Beauty’s Knee, how is the hostage in your hands? Does he look pale and like he’s about to die?"
Chu Jiaojiao nodded, "That’s right."
Ji You turned to Yue Qiguang and Lou, who also had a hostage on their side.
Yue Qiguang did not make a sound, while Lou had already nodded ahead of time, saying, "That’s right, he also looks like he’s about to die. Moreover, I just tried to attack him lightly, and my Life Value was deducted by 1 point."
Only 1 point?
Ji You pursed her lips and said, "I just slapped the head of the hostage in my hand and lost 5 points of Life Value."
In the entire arena, the enemy’s Life Value bars were hidden; no one could see them, only one’s own Life Value could be seen. Thus, to understand the situation of the enemy, one had to rely on their own observations.
After such communication among the team members, they reached a conclusion.
"So—"
"So—" Shen Changqing summarized, "I’m starting to understand what the Alliance officials mean. It means that humanity is a Fate Community, our greatest enemy is not each other, but the Star Beasts. And—among the 10 teams participating, they can’t kill each other but must unite against the Star Beasts. But then, how exactly will the teams be differentiated in terms of victory and defeat?"
"This speculation is correct." Ji You nodded and said, "Humans cannot fight each other, but Star Beasts can harm humans, which means—"
Yue Qiyuan said, "Which means, we can use the Star Beasts to eliminate the enemy teams?"
Everyone nodded together: "That’s right."
Yue Qiguang cursed fiercely, "Fuck, what’s with all this stickiness and dragging it out? Wouldn’t it be cleaner to just let the 10 teams fight it out and determine the winner directly?"
A simple-minded brute who shuns thinking, it’s honestly embarrassing to be part of the same group, sigh~
Yue Qiyuan rolled his eyes at his mentally challenged big brother and voiced his own speculation, saying, "My guess is that it’s to deal with the upcoming Beast Tide, so the Alliance would rather see us work together in unison. They don’t want to see humans slaughtering each other, that’s why they set up such a competition system."
Yue Qiguang said angrily, "This is a competition! In the end, there still has to be a winner! What, can all 10 teams share first place? What’s the use of all these fancy tricks?"
Yue Qiyuan: "Cough..."
Although what he said made some sense—his thoughts are still far too simple.
Alas!
Shen Changqing said, "It’s testing our ability to adapt."
The battlefield often changes in a heartbeat, and if one doesn’t know how to adapt, never thinks or ponders, and only focuses on killing enemies, then all the Alliance has cultivated is a mere killing machine.
Clearly, the Alliance wants well-rounded talents.
Hence, this kind of competition.
Ji You spoke up, "Let’s not discuss this anymore. Now we know that when we see the enemy team, we can’t just kill them indiscriminately. So, what do you guys think, why would the Bai Jiu Team send over three hostages for us to take their heads?"
That’s right.
After discussing, everyone unanimously believed these three people were heads Bai Jiu deliberately sent over.
Standing behind Ji You, Sheng Qingyan covered her mouth and said, "Is that even a question? Obviously, those three must have killed till they had very little Life Value left. So they sent them over to wear down our team’s Life Value."
Once Sheng Qingyan said this, everyone thought it made a lot of sense.
In fact, that’s what Ji You had guessed as well.
Ji You said, "Don’t say anything, let me bluff Bai Jiu once more."
On the team channel, everyone nodded in agreement. Actually, having a chatterbox teammate to bother the enemy was, how should I put it? Quite refreshing.
Ji You’s team had discussed quite a bit, but in reality, it had only been about a minute. Bai Jiu’s team didn’t know what was going on here. Ji You grinned, chuckled, and said, "Bai Jiu, we already know the reason you sent over those three cannon fodder. Unfortunately, we won’t fall for it. Come over and take them back now."
Bai Jiu: "..."
Bai Jiu inwardly cursed, thinking he had been very secretive. He didn’t expect—so quickly his strategy was seen through by the opponent. Indeed, at the start, three of his vanguards had butchered four members from another team. Then, these three found their Life Value plummeting down to the abyss, with just a little external bump possibly costing their lives...
Since it had come to this, Bai Jiu decided not to stop halfway. After consulting with the three, he resolved to take advantage of the majority of teams being unaware of this peculiar competition rule and, with the strategic upper hand, use these three to exhaust some of the main forces of the enemy team.
And—
Their luck wasn’t bad, having encountered the team with the Rag Queen. As one of the favorites to win the championship, Bai Jiu’s team felt that the Rag Queen’s team was undoubtedly the greatest threat. If they could consume 2-3 of their main forces in advance, then—
Victory seemed within reach.
However—
The Rag Queen was unexpectedly shrewd. In just a few sentences, she laid bare Bai Jiu’s intentions.
Bai Jiu kept a stern face, holding still.
Suddenly—
The Rag Queen threw out a surprising proposition: "Bai Jiu, how about our two teams form an alliance?"