Chapter 61 Evil Force Number 1 + Evil...

Are there still people upstairs?

How could that be!

She just came downstairs and didn't see a single ghost.

"Were those people in the room just now the ones you eliminated?" Although she didn't quite believe there were other people in the room, Lin Chaoyue still lowered her voice and asked.

"Um."

"So what do we do?"

Pei Shuwen withdrew her finger and took a tube of paint bullets from her pocket.

With a "click," the gun was chambered, the movement even more swift than that of this seasoned internet addict.

"You wait here, I'll take care of it."

"Are you all by yourself?" Lin Chaoyue took two steps closer, her expression clearly showing her concern: "Why don't I come with you? In case anything unexpected happens, I can help you."

Pei Shuwen raised an eyebrow slightly, said nothing, but turned around and half of his body blocked the stairwell, clearly indicating that he did not intend to let her follow.

"You don't trust me that much?"

It's not that I'm not at ease.

If those people were indeed eliminated by Pei Shuwen, Lin Chaoyue believed that even if another team came upstairs, he could handle them.

After all, not everyone can do it—eliminate three people without getting a single drop of paint on themselves.

The moment Lin Chaoyue saw him, she knew he was a master.

She simply wanted to be with him.

Come to think of it, it's been quite a while since she last saw Pei Shuwen.

I don't know what he thought about what she said before. Even if he rejected her, she should have received a signal before deciding whether to continue being direct. She can't just keep going like this. She is a girl after all, and she can't be as shameless as Li Cong.

Li Cong, who was thousands of miles away, sneezed violently.

Lin Chaoyue's thoughts drifted further and further away. When she came back to her senses, she saw that Pei Shuwen had not moved at all and was still standing there watching her.

"What are you looking at? Is there something on my face?"

Pei Shuwen's gaze fell silently on her hands; the white clothes were spotless, except for the hem hanging at her side, which was wrinkled from being pulled.

The culprit is clearly herself.

Pei Shuwen was quite 'understanding' and didn't point out her embarrassment: "If you're too scared to be here by yourself, keep your distance and follow behind me."

Lin Chaoyue quickly let go and waved her hands repeatedly.

"Ah, no need, I just haven't seen you in a long time... and I accidentally caught you."

After saying this, Lin Chaoyue wanted to slap herself.

You're so sharp-tongued!

You have to be careful when you're going to play a straight shot!

She wanted to add a few more words, but after swallowing hard twice, she couldn't come up with anything coherent.

Fortunately, Pei Shuwen didn't take it seriously.

He nodded calmly and quietly went upstairs.

Distracted by this, Lin Chaoyue had forgotten about her thirst. She glanced back at the corner of the stairs a few more times before silently walking down the steps to pick up supplies.

She was so focused on eating Doritos that she didn't even notice what equipment the eliminated players dropped.

"Two small pistols, an AK, four tubes of paint, some snacks, and... is this a scope?"

She tried her best not to step on the paint on the floor, and walked around the area before squatting down to pick it up.

The black accessories are wrapped in a plastic film. Judging from the appearance, there is an objective lens, eyepiece, zoom ring, and adjustment knob, so it should be a 4x scope.

She unpacked it and tried it in front of her eyes, and sure enough, she was right.

The gun she found was almost fully equipped with all the accessories. She hadn't seen a single low-powered scope all day, and she hadn't thought that such things didn't exist in real-life games.

Lin Chaoyue mounted it on her gun and tested it out. It wasn't very effective. It could see people from a distance, but you didn't need to aim at people at close range, and even if you aimed at people at a distance, you probably wouldn't be able to hit them.

It will most likely only serve as a telescope.

No wonder this team didn't even open the package.

She had collected enough paint, but lacked any damage-resistant equipment. Compared to these dispensable accessories, the snacks on the ground were clearly more appealing to her.

Lin Chaoyue squatted down and picked out a few more bags of Doritos, then packed them up and tried to stand up.

But if you squat for too long, not only will your legs go numb, but you'll also feel dizzy when you stand up, and you'll squat back down before you can even stand up properly.

He instinctively tried to brace himself with his hands on the ground, but when he pressed down, the ground beneath him was not flat.

The pain from the sharp object almost made her cry out.

Fortunately, she reacted quickly this time.

She bit her lip and forced herself to endure it.

The pain was bearable, but my hands turned red.

The marks on it are several winding lines.

Lin Chaoyue rubbed her hands vigorously until she recovered and took a breath.

But before she could catch her breath, the faint sounds from upstairs jolted her awake again.

Let's calculate the time.

Pei Shuwen has been up there for a long time, why hasn't he come down yet?

Lin Chaoyue felt a bad premonition when her right eyelid twitched violently twice.

"Could it be that we've been caught off guard and lost our boat?" Looking at the mess on the ground, she couldn't believe it was that bad, since she hadn't heard a single gunshot since then.

That's what she thought, but she didn't stop walking upstairs.

As soon as she reached the corner of the stairs, she could clearly hear the sound of crisscrossing footsteps.

People came down, and more than one.

Just as she was cautiously considering whether she should hide...

Pei Shuwen spoke up: "It's me, it's been resolved."

"Oh." Lin Chaoyue abandoned her thoughts of hiding and finally relaxed completely when she heard that he was alright.

She finally remembered that she was thirsty, picked up the water bottle at her feet, unscrewed it, and took a few sips.

Before she could even swallow the water, Pei Shuwen appeared in her field of vision, followed closely by a boy whose white clothes were covered in colorful paint that looked like graffiti.

The boy looked disheveled and had his head down, but his dark skin seemed somewhat familiar to Lin Chaoyue.

This guy... isn't this the guy who teamed up with Yu Ying and Chen Wei before?

The last time she passed by here, he was still arguing with Chen Wei. What about the other two?

The boy clearly recognized Lin Chaoyue as well. He was already looking disheveled, but now his expression also showed a hint of 'indescribable'.

I wanted to say something.

But the person in front of him was Pei Shuwen.

He opened his mouth several times, but in the end he swallowed his words back.

The air was eerily still.

Lin Chaoyue had no choice but to guess now. No wonder everyone was silent after Pei Shuwen killed so many people. She was thinking that it was impossible for everyone to have only one bar of health left and then be killed by Pei Shuwen in one hit.

In principle, there should be some noise, and in principle, there are no weapons that can wipe out the entire party quickly, but the principle is right in front of us.

Lin Chaoyue stared at Pei Shuwen's gun: "You found a silencer?"

"Hmm, do you need it? I'll take it off for you."

Just as Lin Chaoyue was about to say she didn't need it, the muffler accessory was already taken down and handed to her.

She decided to accept it.

After taking them, he casually gave Pei Shuwen the paint bullets and scope he had just collected.

"You found a scope, are you almost out of bullets?"

Otherwise, I wouldn't have just taken it from her.

Pei Shuwen didn't answer: "It's enough. We'll take his equipment off later. He should be able to last until the end of the game."

I glanced at the two guns in the boy's hands, which were full of paint, and his pockets were bulging.

That was certainly enough, and Lin Chaoyue calmly put the items away.

The two men were talking about how to divide his things, oblivious to everyone else.

The boy felt even more utterly dead.

Fortunately, the low-altitude drone detected that someone had been eliminated.

After the information was broadcast, staff in black quickly came in and took the person away.

The boy left with his gear scattered all over the ground, his eyes filled with resentment.

Lin Chaoyue couldn't help but tease, "Suddenly I feel like it's a bit unfair to let you join the competition. You're practically a force to be reckoned with. I've heard people say they're afraid of you before, but I never realized it."

"There are no ranks on the battlefield. If you don't even have the courage to fight against evil forces, how will you establish yourself in this industry in the future?"

How many badges do you have?

"Just one."

"There's one more here."

The badge was tossed to her, and Lin Chaoyue exclaimed, "Oh? You got it from that boy just now?"

"No, I picked it up on my way to find you."

Found it? Lin Chaoyue was utterly skeptical. It was probably stolen from some unlucky guy who was afraid of the boss.

Weighing the value of the badge, Lin Chaoyue suddenly felt that being a 'wicked force' wasn't so bad after all.

Being on the same team as the 'evil forces' who can both fight and carry is even better.

Lin Chaoyue: "You came here specifically to see me?"

Pei Shuwen looked at her.

Lin Chaoyue belatedly realized that there were only Pei Shuwen and herself in their team.

If Pei Shuwen hadn't come, that would have been fine, but the first thing he did upon entering the venue was look for his teammates.

Lin Chaoyue slapped her mouth, quickly taking back her words: "Just pretend I didn't ask, where are we going next?"

"Someone was just eliminated nearby, so no one will be coming over for the time being."

If fewer than half the players are present and someone is eliminated, a red warning sign will be erected nearby within half an hour to indicate danger.

Trying to ambush someone is definitely out of the question; being ambushed is more likely.

This place is definitely not suitable for staying for long.

Lin Chaoyue suggested, "Let's go out and take a look. I remember there's another tower ahead, even taller than this one. I found a 4x scope, which can be used as a telescope."

"Can."

The two people were about to leave, one in front of the other.

Lin Chaoyue weighed the two badges in her hand, feeling pleased: "Who designed Jun Tianliangmu's badges? They're quite nice."

"Yeah."

"Don't you think it's so vivid!"

Beneath the sketched trees, a dove of peace flies. The lines are somewhat intricate, but the image is very vivid and carries a good meaning.

But as she weighed her options, she suddenly stopped.

The two badges, which were stacked together, were gently moved to one side. The patterns on them were somewhat similar to the lingering marks on his palm.

She rubbed her eyes and looked closely.

It only dawned on me then that these weren't just somewhat similar, they were practically identical! They completely overlapped!

No wonder I kept losing to Li Cong when we played games last night.

Looks like I used up all my luck today.

Lin Chaoyue turned around without hesitation. This time, she didn't even bother to call out to Pei Shuwen. Only after he followed her in did she ask, "How much is the prize money for this competition? I think we might be rich."

"First place: 200,000."

Lin Chaoyue had always heard that the bonus was high, but she never expected it to be this high.

"How many people will share it?"

"Our team has two people."

Lin Chaoyue searched with unprecedented enthusiasm.

In a few quick movements, Lin Chaoyue pulled out another badge from the spot where she had just hurt her hand.

Her eyes lit up.

With the two badges she already had, she now had three. She had initially thought her chances of winning were slim, but now…

Lin Chaoyue, carrying two guns in one hand and three badges in the other, spoke with a booming voice: "Evil Force Number One, do you have the confidence to lead Evil Force Number Two to victory in this game?"

"Don't just stare at me! Say something!"

Lin Chaoyue has a beautiful smile. She has fair skin and her eyes droop slightly at the corners. When she tilts her head to look at him, her neatly combed high ponytail sways behind her.

It's fluffy, like a cat's tail.

It swept across Pei Shuwen's heart, causing a slight itch.

"You can give it a try."