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Elsewhere.
On the second floor.
Xing Zhize and Qiao Qing, who had teamed up, bumped into Zhan Zheng and Yao Yingying near the escalator on the second floor. The four of them crossed paths in the corridor.
"Ah... what a coincidence, you guys were also arranged by the program team to be on the second floor."
"It’s still early from the end of the game, why don’t we call it quits for now and play some more later?" Qiao Qing’s eyes flitted over Zhan Zheng and Yao Yingying as she sincerely suggested.
After being eliminated, you would have to go to the rest area, and you wouldn’t be able to stroll around anymore.
Zhan Zheng and Yao Yingying didn’t give a straightforward response. Compared to Qiao Qing, their eyes were much more aggressive.
"Yes, I think the same way too. It’s really boring in the rest area." Yao Yingying took a step forward, smiling, she put down her gun, walked up to Qiao Qing, and held her hand in a very familiar and natural manner.
Seeing Yao Yingying’s demeanor, Qiao Qing’s guard was lowered significantly. She backed off a couple of steps and allowed her hand to be held by Yao Yingying.
Xing Zhize, like a guardian, stood behind Qiao Qing without moving a muscle, he glanced suspiciously at Yao Yingying a few times and didn’t utter a word.
"However, since it’s a game, it should look like a game. If everyone behaves like this, there won’t be any highlights in the show," Yao Yingying added with a persistent smile on her face.
Qiao Qing was surprised and before she knew it, saw Zhan Zheng raising his gun at her.
"Watch out!"
Xing Zhize moved quickly to block Qiao Qing behind him, catching the bullet from Zhan Zheng.
The clean clothes were stained orange from the soft bullet.
"Guest of the first team, Xing Zhize, is out. One hour and forty-eight minutes left."
Pop.
"Guest of the second team, Zhan Zheng, is out. One hour and forty-eight minutes left."
The sudden shot caught the four of them off guard.
Especially Zhan Zheng, who had just started celebrating not even a minute ago, was shot.
Following the trajectory of the shot, it led them to Lu Nanchen near the escalator.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.
Pop.
"Guest of the second team, Yao Yingying, is out. One hour and forty-seven minutes left."
Taking advantage of the moment of shock, Qiao Qing, whose husband was hit, raised her toy gun and ruthlessly shot at Yao Yingying who had deceived her. After shooting, she fled without hesitation.
Just like that, three people were eliminated.
The three eliminated players were taken to the rest area by the staff.
Lu Nanchen watched Qiao Qing running in the opposite direction, his eyes under the protective glasses went in deep, stepping with steady strides, he stood by the escalator, studying the entire floor plan of the second floor.
After he took a look, he immediately dashed away.
He quickly disappeared down the corridor.
The vast mall returned to quietness.
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Elsewhere.
Qiao Qing, who was single-mindedly focused on surviving till the end, after she ran from Lu Nanchen, kept running towards hiding spots.
After staying in one place for a few minutes, she’d move to the next spot to continue hiding.
This one meter six tall figure was now hiding behind the exit door with her full attention.
When she vaguely heard footsteps on the right, Qiao Qing’s pupils shrunk. When she confirmed that the footsteps were real and getting closer, she quietly moved up the stairs from the exit.
After reaching the third floor, the sound of footsteps seemed to continue, so Qiao Qing felt uneasy and planned to leave the safe exit to find another safe place to hide.
Just before turning a corner, she saw a person.
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