"The red flag, and all the flags we carried... were all captured by Su An's squad."
After saying this, Lin Hao seemed to have all his energy drained away, and he collapsed completely.
Bai Wei swayed violently when she heard the words, "They were all captured by Su An's team."
She felt like the whole world was spinning, and all she could hear were the suppressed gasps of countless people, followed by undisguised laughter.
"Pfft... Hahaha! It was true after all!"
"This is hilarious! After all that, it turns out they got it through their own merit, and she's acting like a mad dog, accusing them of cheating!"
"That slap was so loud! I could feel the pain even from this far away!"
"The Joker, the real Joker is herself!"
The whispers were like countless red-hot steel needles, densely piercing Bai Wei's body, her ears, and her heart.
However, Bai Wei simply refused to believe it.
Clinging to her last shred of hope, she asked Lin Hao, "Lin Hao... tell me, were you bribed by them? Or were you threatened by them? How could the flag... possibly have fallen into their hands?"
Lin Hao chuckled self-deprecatingly. Looking at Bai Wei's incessant chatter and unwillingness to accept reality, all he could see was endless exhaustion and disappointment.
"Bai Wei...stop deceiving yourself."
"We lost."
These four words, like a final judgment, shattered all of Bai Wei's illusions.
It's over. Everything is over.
She could no longer hold on; her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the ground, her face ashen.
Everything she had meticulously planned, her proud achievements, and her bold declaration of first place in public—all of it became a colossal joke at that moment.
Lei Kuan didn't glance at Bai Wei, who was lying on the ground looking lost and dejected, but instead turned his gaze to Su An: "Su An, step forward! Report on your squad's route of advance and the course of the battle."
Su An: "Yes!"
Everyone's spirits were lifted!
Two hundred and eighty points!
Everyone was very curious about how this mythical number came about.
Everyone pricked up their ears and widened their eyes, not daring to even breathe loudly, for fear of missing any detail.
"Reporting to the Chief Instructor, our team did not follow the main force after the assessment began." Su Tang stepped forward calmly, her voice clear and composed, echoing on the silent mountaintop.
"We believe that although the red flag at the top of the mountain has the highest score, it is also the biggest bait, attracting the vast majority of teams there. If a melee breaks out too early, it will be a losing proposition."
Upon hearing this, many people showed thoughtful expressions.
A hint of approval flashed in Jiang Yan's eyes. He had also realized that the red flag was bait, so his team had chosen to avoid the mountaintop, but they only managed to get a maximum of 80 points, which was nothing compared to Su An's 280 points.
"Therefore, we chose the opposite direction from the main force and entered the area on the west side where the vegetation was the densest and the terrain was the most complex," Su Tang continued.
"The west side?" a male soldier couldn't help but mutter under his breath. "Isn't that the notoriously barren area? It was marked on the map the instructors gave us before the assessment. The terrain there is complicated, the visibility is poor, and there are the fewest flags. Our team went in and circled around for half an hour, and came out without finding a single thing."
"Yeah, what can they find in a place like that?"
Questions have resurfaced.
Lei Kuan raised his hand to stop the discussion. He looked at Su Tang and asked, "In a region known for its poverty, how did you find so many flags?"
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