However, at this point, even if everyone finally realized the routine of the game, they did not have the courage to stand up again.
Capturing the small mutant faces on the outer wall of the dormitory building seems easy, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that once it is put into action, there is still a considerable threshold - it requires the candidates to either have relevant superpowers or relevant props.
For example, a melee dormitory with a limited range of movement within the balcony wouldn't be able to attack the long-range human-faced monsters. In the end, the gains might not even be worth the sanity lost to these mutant elves. All the hard work is in vain; it's better to just quit as soon as possible.
In the last few minutes of the elf catching session, many tortured candidates had basically fallen into a lying-down state, silently watching the several talented dormitory students show off their skills.
The shield girl who started killing everyone at the beginning took the principle of "fighting violence with violence" to the extreme. The shield shadow rushed into the pile of mutant faces and killed them indiscriminately, regardless of whether she could insert the elf back or not, she would kill them first.
Yue Qiong's moves were as cold and ruthless as ever. This was the first time that the candidates saw him attack head-on: a snake-like black mist emerged from his palm like a ghost, hissing and spitting out its tongue to harvest its prey, and finally strangled and crawled back like a real venomous snake. All the blood and moisture had been sucked out of the human faces and skin, and they crumbled into pieces when they touched the ground, and even the cloak could not be recognized.
The situation on the black-haired priest's side was even more outrageous. Marks that no one could understand fell lightly on Guo Liang and the others and disappeared. Then, several of them began to hurt themselves... Self-harm?
Every time a wound appeared on the bodies of several people, a white light flashed and blood splattered in the pile of faces. When the mutant elves who had lost their ability to move were hooked back, the wounds on their bodies mysteriously disappeared.
What is this? An upgraded version of armor that can be used to scam people?
In comparison, Dormitory 606's capture method was surprisingly unpretentious. They simply threw props to snatch the person's face, then were knocked unconscious by a toilet plunger. If that wasn't enough, Zheng Wanqing would follow with a punch, while Guo Guo, clutching his cloak, followed closely behind to collect points. It was as if an entire production line, clearly defined by division of labor, had been formed in a remarkably short period of time. In the final minutes, the cloak inflated like air, swelling ever larger and larger.
"Hey, do you remember how strong the wind was outside just now?"
A candidate suddenly spoke, his eyes staring out the window, a hint of doubt flashing across his face.
Just now, an invisible current of air blew sideways, creating a wave across the pile of blue faces covering the building's exterior. It was like a strong wind blowing across a wrinkled, old face. The wind had passed, but the remaining ripples were still spreading in circles, and then were immediately pushed away by a stronger current.
The wind is getting stronger and stronger.
"Heart Secret..."
606 also noticed this, and Zhang You hesitated to speak because Tang Xinjue shook his head.
There is one minute and thirty seconds left before the capture time limit ends, and two more elves are needed.
What awaited them in the next phase? Tang Xinjue didn't know either. They couldn't change the traps and holes they had already set, so they could only do their best to grasp the current goal.
…
One minute countdown.
The wind outside is getting stronger and stronger.
Hiding in the dorm, the sensation wasn't noticeable, but standing on the balcony, the turbulent air currents felt as if even his skin would break. The whistling wind grew sharper, and Guo Guo, caught off guard while trying to catch the Poké Ball, received a shallow cut on his shoulder.
Guo Guo's first reaction was not to feel pain, but to be afraid that the smell of blood would attract people to attack.
But the largest mutant face next to the balcony did not react. It continued to erode the railing relentlessly, like a tool implanted with a single command, tirelessly repeating the same action. The stiff and stagnant expression made the face even more eerie.
Zhang You didn't know what the purpose of this mutated giant face invading the balcony was, but she knew that if it succeeded, it would definitely not be a good thing.
The integrity of the balcony is in her hands, and not even an inch can be lost.
The last thirty seconds.
The small human faces also have the basic ability to seek benefits and avoid harm. After being captured repeatedly in the same direction, the group of faces began to move around and disperse, revealing the wall at its original location that was gnawed into pits.
But compared to the walls, the most serious damage was actually to the dormitory balconies. Wherever the giant faces had invaded, the railings had been completely corroded, the flooring was incomplete, and some of the faces had even spread to the floor-to-ceiling windows, slowly gnawing at the glass.
No...the balcony window cannot be broken, and he cannot be allowed in!
The candidates' hearts were in their throats, and they held their breath and prayed that the capture session would end quickly and the mutant elves would disappear quickly.
"There are two left."
Yue Qiong straightened up with an expressionless face, lifted up part of the mask on his nose, and snapped it back.
"never mind."
It's too late.
"The last one!"
Guo Liang was so anxious that sweat broke out on his forehead. He gritted his teeth and stared at the last target face.
“—That’s enough.”
On the balcony of 606, Tang Xinjue suddenly clenched his cloak. The wound that was broken open due to the violent movement instantly oozed blood, flowing down his arm and onto the cloak.
The last mutant elf was caught!
The requirement of capturing 13 has been met. The four members of 606 were instantly exhausted. The extreme tension and fatigue after exertion came over them. If the competition had not ended yet, they would have wanted to fall into the bed and have a good sleep.
But it doesn't work.
Can't rest yet... Tang Xin Jue tied his cloak tightly and removed the bandage on his shoulder. Just as he put the new bandage on the wound, the crisp game prompt sounded:
[Ding! The Pokémon Capture Event has ended!]
[Congratulations! On this lucky day for Pokémon drops, you've successfully captured 13 adorable Pokémons and received a lucky gift from the Pokémon House!]
With the sound of a mechanical prompt, all the moving faces outside the balcony vanished simultaneously, evaporating completely into thin air. Only the unrepaired scars on the balcony reminded people of the presence of those mutated faces.
The mechanical voice paused, then continued:
Good times always have to come to an end, and so does the joyful Dormitory Friendship League. In the blink of an eye, it's time for a reluctant farewell. Congratulations on surviving the numerous missions to the end. According to the competition statistics, the winning team of this Friendship League is: - Good Students!
The air was silent for half a second, then suddenly burst into a low cheer, filled with restrained joy.
——It’s both for the victory that was finally achieved and for the game to finally be over.
"Classmate, the game is almost over, and I still don't know your name. As a loser, it's not too much to ask for this trivial request."
Looking at the dormitory building immersed in joy, Yue Qiong suddenly spoke and called out to the shield girl who was about to return to the dormitory.
The shield girl frowned at him, her eyes full of distrust.
"Don't be so hostile."
Yue Qiong shrugged, a faint smile playing behind his mask. "The faction was just a random assignment during the game. Now that the game is over, we're no longer enemies. Maybe we'll team up and become teammates in the future. It's better to have one more friend than one more enemy, right?"
The shield girl stared at him for a second: "If I have to be teammates with someone like you, then I would rather have no teammates at all."
After saying that, she turned around and was about to go into the house, but her steps suddenly stopped and her brows furrowed.
Yue Qiong smiled and said, "Why? Have you changed your mind?"
The girl slowly turned around and said, "Someone asked me to ask you, the informant camp failed, but you don't look depressed. Why?"
This time, the boy's eyes were truly filled with smiles: "If you really want to ask me, just talk to me directly. Why bother asking others to convey it?"
"But I think, with your ability, you can guess the reason even if I don't tell you, right?"
Yue Qiong raised his head and looked towards the void above him. He said with a smile, "Let's not talk about that for now. You stripped my dorm room from top to bottom, and I still don't know your names or identities. Isn't that unfair?"
On the other side, Tang Xin Jue ignored him and simply reminded the shield girl:
"Don't tell me your name. He probably has another skill that allows him to curse others based on their names and other information."
Yue Qiong: “…”
His smile froze slightly: "Am I such a petty person in your eyes?"
Tang Xin Jue: "It's difficult for humans to measure your capacity."
As soon as he finished speaking, a chuckle came from the mental link. It was the shield girl who couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Before Yue Qiong could react, her fleeting smile vanished. The shield girl, aloof and cold, lifted her cloak and suddenly spoke before opening the dormitory door.
Tang Xinjue could tell that the message was spoken only to himself through the spiritual connection.
She said, "My name is Li Jinhan."
The shield girl seemed to want to say more, but the sudden whistling sound of the wind behind her made her instantly ready for battle. She turned around vigilantly, but only saw Yue Qiong leaning against the railing with an unclear expression.
"The last level is here."
Tang Xin Jue's voice was faster than Li Jinhan's thoughts:
"All students please return to your dormitories. Do not come out unless necessary."
The wind seemed to rise from the ground, rushing violently between the two buildings, making the windows bang, then rushing straight up to the gray sky and falling heavily.
Near the ground, the candidates on the first floor were pale: in their exceptionally clear vision, the ground was filled with blood-red mist, and a huge swirling vortex had emerged at some point.
From the center of the vortex, an eye suddenly opened!
[Warning, warning——]
[How could this happen? The Elf House has noticed your capture activities. Someone must have betrayed the students of the university town and secretly informed the Elf House!]
The mechanical prompting sound remained unchanged, but the words spoken were heavy and harsh:
[The Elf House hates students from the University Town the most. If they catch you, they will definitely bring terrible punishment... All candidates, please hide in your dormitories and avoid the Elf House's wrath under their protection. Be careful not to be discovered!]
“Hehehe…”
As the scarlet eyeballs opened from the ground, wisps of black gas that had taken on a solid form penetrated into the air, clouding the view outside the balcony and making it difficult to see.
"I finally caught you, the elf-stealing student, the abominable thief, the shameless robber, the delicious food, the arrogant human..."
The sound of the eyeballs was like nails scratching glass in my ears. It moved faster and faster, and the sound became more and more pleasant:
"As your punishment, three dormitories will fall into hell today."
"Who will be the first dormitory to be punished? It's fate's choice."
The sound stopped, and the black air surging in the air also abruptly stopped. In front of a window where the black air was thickest, the examinees' eyes widened in fear.
"No, I'm in the dormitory, you can't kill me..."
They suddenly reacted and ran backwards, and the black energy condensed into two huge black claws, which directly tore open the tattered balcony railings and drilled in unhindered through the broken glass windows.
“No! No!!!”
Heart-wrenching screams were heard in the dormitory. After a while, the screams disappeared, and only thick blood flowed out from the gaps in the window and merged into the blood mist on the ground.
Until this moment, everyone finally understood the purpose of the last round of giant human faces eroding the balcony.
The balcony and dormitory window are two barriers given to the candidates by the game, and they are also the only shelters that can block the "Elf House". When these two barriers are destroyed, the candidates become lambs to be slaughtered.
Although the game prompts reminded people about the elf house at the beginning, everyone's attention was quickly distracted by the large number of levels that followed. Who could have thought that in the blink of an eye, everyone's identities would suddenly be reversed?
"The second dormitory to be punished is the one I hate the most among all the students who made mistakes."
The word of address suddenly changed to "I", and the voice of the red eyeball became sharper and higher-pitched, and the whole eyeball even flew into the air from the blood mist.
Everyone watched it fly higher and higher, and finally landed outside the balcony of 606!
The black gas shrank, the blood-red eyeballs turned, and finally it looked at the girl standing in the window, the target of its own choice.
Only then did Tang Xinjue clearly observe that the side of the eyeball was not red, but composed of black stripes.
The markings on the blood-red eyeballs now looked more like a series of smiling faces, hissing and laughing: "Now, I will tear her into pieces and calm the wrath of the Elves' House."
The next moment the black air surged up, Tang Xinjue’s eyes went dark.
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