Chapter 161 The Hunting Capital (Part 4)
Si Yisi naturally noticed the momentary look of doubt in Ji Hefeng's eyes, but then he realized that Ji Hefeng had given up on investigating.
Therefore, there is no need for Si Yisi to provide a proper answer.
Regardless of what Ji Hefeng was thinking, he would not question Si Yisi's next actions, because their goals, direction, and even interests were undoubtedly aligned.
The fire was huge.
The forest is a place where mutated and strange creatures emerge in endless streams, but the flames of the season and the wind are no ordinary fire either.
He is very powerful; even with his power restricted, he is still incredibly powerful, let alone with the help of Si Yisi, whose power was not restricted.
The flames, like raging, furious spirits, seemed intent on destroying all green vegetation. This raging fire not only disrupted the game team's plans but also forced the contestants to move in another direction.
—That not-so-large city building.
Yin Qiufan stared at the raging flames, gritted her teeth, and luckily she was at the edge of the mutated forest, so she quickly retreated and had to choose another place to hide.
I wonder which madman started this fire!
Or... is the game development team going crazy again?
Yin Qiufan dared not team up with anyone. She touched a hideous scar on her waist that had healed, and quietly hid in a corner she had chosen.
The fire briefly cut off the game team's monitoring of the area, but they will likely come up with some preliminary plans soon.
Ji Hefeng knew a little more: "We can get a maximum of three days!"
Si Yisi looked at him, and Ji Hefeng's eyes held a sense of humiliation: "This day last year was the day when the zombies called themselves the new humans, and they... called the next three days the New Human Day."
"The higher-ups at New Human Day are very busy. The only people who actually make decisions are some low-level members of the game team, such as that Mr. Chen, the host."
These three days were not without danger, Si Yisi understood what Ji Hefeng meant, it was just slightly safer than before the fire started.
Si Yisi glanced at the barrage of comments beside her that indicated a connection was in progress. The brief interruption of the signal didn't mean anything; it could be restored at any time, which was also a potential point of crisis!
It's true that the fire brought benefits, but that doesn't mean Si Yisi and his group can act without restraint!
“I understand,” Si Yisi replied calmly. “Then let’s go and welcome our allies.”
"We do not need allies who would cruelly kill their own people."
Did they kill their fellow citizens because they had grievances? But you have to understand that once you start something like this, there's no going back. Grievances don't mean anything.
"This fire may reveal the true nature of many people."
Si Yisi and his group are ruthless; they're still increasing the firepower, cutting off their own escape routes without hesitation. From beginning to end, their sole objective wasn't to win in the hunting grounds, but to get out and leave!
The fire burned away the leaves and branches, as well as any naturally occurring food items. The contestants were left with only a small city, a place already nearly depleted; what food could they possibly find?
This will inevitably lead to food shortages for the contestants!
Human nature is especially tested at times like these.
Si Yisi and Ji Hefeng walked quickly. They saw several people hurriedly leaving from the edge of the woods, glancing warily at the other contestants they saw before they left.
No one is making a move for the time being. Everyone knows how dangerous it is to act rashly when the opponent's strength is uncertain, so... conserving strength is the choice most people are making at present.
But this stalemate cannot last long. When the food and water on which they depend for survival are scarce, another round of hunting begins!
Si Yisi and his group chose a classroom in an abandoned school as their location. He even chose the most conspicuous classroom—a string of stark white bones hung on the yellowed exterior wall of the classroom, as comical and terrifying as decorations by the window.
Those were human bones. The zombies had wiped out their own kind, but they kept the human corpses as spoils of war.
Just looking at it makes one's anger rise continuously.
Before entering the school, Si Yisi had already scavenged some precious food—two packs of instant noodles.
This was clearly something the game developers had deliberately placed there; the old water dispenser in the classroom was now full of water, and the hot water switch could be turned on.
These supplies will likely be found in these conspicuous locations, but being conspicuous also means being easy to spot; the game developers' intentions are obvious.
A wave of hunger surged through Si Yisi's stomach, and without any attempt to hide it, he immediately started making instant noodles.
Steam rose up, and he didn't wrap the instant noodles in anything; a fragrant aroma simply wafted out.
He and Ji Hefeng exchanged a glance, their meaning clear—bait.
After waiting for a while, Ji Hefeng, who was sitting in a chair, suddenly stood up and asked in a low voice, "What's that sound?"
He seemed to hear some faint noises, but his intuition didn't send any alarm signals—what was going on?
Si Yisi's lips twitched, and he touched the little dragon, A-Tu, who had burrowed into his sleeve. The first thing the bait attracted wasn't a person, but a little bald creature.
Ah Tu's belly felt rather round and plump, probably because he had taken a big tonic while Si Yisi was away. The person who could have given him such a tonic was obvious, and Si Yisi revealed a slightly dangerous look when she thought of this.
A-Tu shuddered, feeling a chill in his dragon body for some reason. He clung to Si Yisi, pleading that the fire had almost burned his scales.
"No one's here," Si Yisi said calmly, and persuaded Ji Hefeng to go back and sit down.
The second time, however, a person was lured in.
Unable to resist the temptation of the food, the man swallowed hard and cautiously crept in...
Then, he came face to face with two big shots sitting in their seats, looking particularly relaxed.
The person: "..."
Before he could even run a single step, a dagger grazed his face and pierced the wall. He swallowed hard and took a step back in the opposite direction.
"brush!"
Another dagger grazed the other side of the man's face and pierced the wall. Si Yisi and Ji Hefeng worked together so well that they managed to pin the man's head against the wall!
Si Yisi glanced at the man, then carefully wrapped him up tightly with the vines she had taken, facing his pleas for mercy: "I didn't mean to kill anyone! I just wanted to find something to eat!"
He stared directly at the man with his deep black eyes: "I have no intention of killing anyone, but you must cooperate with us to do one thing."
— They easily dragged this person onto the pirate ship.
These days, finding allies isn't about shared ideals; it's all about who has the strongest fist and who can beat whom!
The second person came over. He flinched at the sight of the skeleton, then crept inside, facing the scattered instant noodle boxes on the ground.
As soon as he entered, he discovered that there were still people in a blind spot of the classroom! Not just one person... but three! One of them, who appeared to be a prisoner of the other two, was tightly bound with vines.
The first person who showed up waved awkwardly to the second person: "Hi~?"
The second person took off running, but just as he was about to reach the classroom door, Ji Hefeng, who was sitting down, suddenly brandished the dagger in his hand—
A fierce flame slammed the door shut, blocking the man's only escape route!
"Come out." Just as this person was also trapped, Si Yisi looked at a corner of the front door, his tone quite certain, "I've found you."
Ji Hefeng looked in that direction in surprise, completely unaware that there was another person present!
But Si Yisi was quite certain, leaving him no choice but to believe it!
In the corner near the entrance, a small patch of shadow began to move slightly, and a figure gradually condensed from "nothing" to "something" like a soft cotton doll!
When the shadow materialized into a human figure, Si Yisi suddenly bent down and lowered his head. A white-feathered arrow narrowly missed his head... but it didn't even cut off a single strand of hair!
Si Yisi's face remained calm, showing no sign of panic. He casually strode towards the spot—
But in Ji Hefeng's and the shadow's eyes, Si Yisi arrived at the door in an instant. A faint stream of light swept past his feet, as if it had created a band of light, reaching the desired destination at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye!
Ji Hefeng noticed that the white feather arrow melted into a small shadow the moment Si Yisi made his move, and merged back into the darkness!
The large mass of shadow was about to melt away, but Si Yisi casually poked it and stopped it in place!
“No, it’s impossible…” The woman’s figure gradually appeared, and Si Yisi’s finger was pressed against her brow.
She coughed up a mouthful of blood, which was also black. When it came into contact with the air, it turned into tiny black dust and dispersed.
Yin Qiufan, her face dejected, knelt on the ground. She was a woman with an air of pride in her eyes. She looked at Si Yisi and said, "I acknowledge you."
Si Yisi moved his fingers away and said calmly, "You seem to have misunderstood something."
"We don't need your acknowledgment, because you are now our prisoner."
Why would he need the contestants' approval? As things stand, turning them into prisoners is actually the best way to keep them in check!
They won't do anything irrational as long as they want to survive!
“Ha…” Yin Qiufan acknowledged Si Yisi’s statement, “You’re right.”
“You look… a little different from the title of savior.”
Si Yisi looked down at her: "What do you think Qi Anming, the savior, should be like? Compassionate and subservient to those who might come to kill him at any moment, just because of one person's acknowledgment?"
That's the real joke!
Yin Qiufan tilted his head, about to say something, when the mechanical voice suddenly rang out again from the sky.
This time, the mechanical voice sounded quite intense and serious, like an iron order!
"All participants in the hunting ground game, please move at least 500 meters within ten seconds, or... you will be killed instantly!"
This is a figure that is barely achievable for those with enhanced physical abilities, but it is not friendly to people inside buildings!
It would be difficult for them to move 500 meters in such a short time. This was nothing short of another pressure from the game team, forcing them to race against time!
Si Yisi understood what the game team meant; they wanted to use this method to lock down the current positions of all the participants!
Yin Qiufan knelt on the ground, completely exhausted. She said, "We're probably all going to die here."
At that moment, she felt an intense hatred for the game development team!
“That’s not necessarily true,” Si Yisi said as always.
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