The ringing of bells sounded one after another, interrupting the conversation between the two. The announcement stated who successfully traversed with whom, and who was caught by the Hunters. At the very last moment, the number still exceeded 10 people, and some were forcibly eliminated.
The ten people who traversed to the Song Dynasty were: Jia Nailiang and Wang Junkai, Du Chun and Yi Yang Qianxi, Da Zhang Wei and Wang Yuan, Shen Mengchen and Huang Qishan, and Dou Xiao and Luo Jin.
The team in the Termination Zone kept growing, from only Yi Xing to half the people staying there now. But he was very puzzled as to why Huang Xiaoming had traversed. Wasn't he the Acceleration Captain? Why was even the Captain left here? Who would lead the other side then?
When recording the show, he was all about speaking his mind if he had a question, never keeping it to himself. Seeing the forcibly eliminated teammates walk over, he immediately asked.
"No, Xiao Ming Ge, they left you and Tian Liang Ge here?"
"We both sacrificed ourselves voluntarily. Eliminating anyone would have been the same; it's still one less person, it doesn't matter. Besides, I'm the Captain, so of course, I have to step forward at a critical moment." Although Huang Xiaoming regretted not being able to run until the last moment, he completely did not regret the decision he made.
"Awesome!"
In the Song Dynasty game area, Dou Xiao and Luo Jin quickly figured out the size of the entire space. It was actually smaller than the Qin Dynasty area. The only good thing was that there were many houses, which could help them shake off the Hunters better.
As they walked around, their phones suddenly rang. The two looked around as if by reflex, and only after confirming there were no Hunters did they check the message with peace of mind.
"The 3 Hunters in the Song Dynasty have begun their search."
"One less Hunter is quite good; the threat isn't as great."
"Yes, let's find a safe place first and wait for the mission."
"I think that works!"
After exchanging glances, they tacitly hid behind a nearby door; this was one of the safest places. At the countdown of 37:50, the third mission finally appeared. If it hadn't appeared sooner, everyone here would have been getting a bit impatient.
"There are 3 mysterious houses with eye symbols in the city. Opening a mysterious house will yield unexpected rewards, and opening 1 of them will rescue the male and female protagonists."
Zhang Xinyu read out the mission information loudly. Once the Termination Zone became crowded, there was no spot for her in the 'Fight the Landlord' game. She finally understood how Yi Xing felt earlier; the feeling of just watching and not being able to participate was truly uncomfortable.
So, feeling a bit bored, she decided to take on the role of a broadcaster, announcing the notifications from the production team to everyone else. Zhang Liang heard her and said grumpily from the side, "What's the point of you reading that? What does it have to do with us! We're already dead."
"Hey, you're wrong about that. Didn't it say there would be a mysterious surprise? What if there's a resurrection card inside ~"
"You have a point there. I just hope they don't open it and release a bunch of Hunters, that would be fun."
Unexpectedly, a prophet actually appeared among the crowd. Luo Jin and Dou Xiao, upon the mission's release, split up and each searched for the exclusive Hunter's Eye mark in the city.
Dou Xiao actually found it, but he was a bit afraid to open the large door in front of him alone. He thought about bringing someone along, so if something bad came out, they could share the blame.
So he quickly used his eyes to search around, looking for his teammates' traces. He spotted Jia Nailiang chatting with a shop owner, asking for clues. Without a word, he walked over, linked arms with him, and pulled him towards the big door.
"What are you doing, what are you doing? I'm telling you beforehand, I don't have that kind of fetish!"
"What nonsense are you spouting? I saw a mysterious door with a Hunter's Eye. Want to open it together?"
"That sounds great, let's go, let's go!" Jia Nailiang immediately walked to the front and urged the person behind him. When it came to missions, his enthusiasm was extremely high.
Before long, the two stopped in front of the door mentioned earlier. Both placed one hand on the door and shouted in unison, "Three, two, one, push!"
The scene inside immediately panicked them. They had originally thought they would see the male and female protagonists, or even if not, they expected some useful small items, such as making Hunters lose their target for a certain number of seconds. None of that was there; instead, 10 unactivated Hunters stood inside.
The moment the door opened, they were immediately activated and chased after the two culprits. In the small city, the number of Hunters now reached an astonishing 13.
The activity range was already small, and with so many people hunting, it was impossible to continue playing. The remaining survivors reached a consensus, accelerating their search actions within the city. Since they were going to be eliminated anyway, they might as well make some other contributions.
When Dou Xiao returned to the Termination Zone, he was met with the merciless laughter of others. Some even came up to him and openly mocked him.
"Xiao, this is your first time surviving this long, and you gave us such a big surprise, releasing so many Hunters in one go, you really outdid yourself!"
He was powerless to refute, as what the other person said was the truth. This was his first time surviving this long, yet he brought catastrophic disaster to his teammates. The final battle ended in a complete wipeout, and he even felt like a sinner.
In the next five minutes, Acceleration Team members were caught one by one. But before all of them were caught, Du Chun successfully found the house where the male and female protagonists were held and released them, thus fulfilling his mission.
This result was far beyond Xu Ke's expectations. Fortunately, he had prepared a Plan B in advance, specifically for when no one survived. Others had previously advised him that he didn't need a second plan, but fortunately, he didn't listen to them; otherwise, he wouldn't know what to do right now.
"Yay! Congratulations on our first complete wipeout!" Huang Xiaoming stood at the front of the crowd, his excitement uncontrollable, cheering enthusiastically.
"Ah ha ha ha!"
"Same to you, same to you!"
The camera scanned everyone's faces, all of them smiling. They had completely achieved an accomplishment that they hadn't managed in previous episodes, so of course, they had to celebrate properly.
The joyous sounds continued for a while. Xu Ke waited until they had gradually quieted down before issuing the resurrection mission.
"Now, Acceleration Team members Jia Nailiang and Yi Xing will successively select people to form Blue and Red teams to engage in a resurrection match. The two teams will be separately deployed to the Qin Dynasty, which has 4 Hunters and a larger area, and the Song Dynasty, which has 3 Hunters and a smaller area. After fifteen minutes, the team with more survivors will be fully resurrected."
