"Isn't it too certain that they'll win? They're no pushovers."
"The reason I say it's a sure win is because they never eliminate other teams. They have this advantage. As long as we unite and eliminate them one by one, the prize will be ours."
"Just because we didn't eliminate the enemy before doesn't mean we won't now. If I were them, haha, I definitely wouldn't show any mercy."
Most of the passengers fell silent upon hearing this. Most of their teams had already faced Yun Chen and Cheng Hua head-on, and they knew their opponent's strength better than anyone. Now they had only encountered two of his teammates. If they were to face all of his teammates, their elimination would be a matter of minutes.
Although this is a qualifying round, meaning that advancing requires eliminating three teams, it didn't say that multiple teams couldn't be eliminated at once! While they might successfully stop the other team from continuing to monopolize the treasure, they would also be eliminated, making their efforts completely meaningless.
The passenger who had spoken earlier paused for a moment before suddenly laughing, "I don't believe you have no trump cards up your sleeve."
"Heh, you said it yourself, it's your trump card. Have you ever seen anyone reveal their trump card at a time like this?"
So you're planning to give up this opportunity?
"It's not about giving up the opportunity; at the very least, you need to come up with a feasible solution."
The arguments between the teams continued, while Mo Shuwan and her group were nervously watching the leaves, which had finally moved half an hour earlier.
"Holy crap, things have all fallen down!"
"Pick it up first."
All the weapons they had gotten stuck to the leaves and roots while trying to save Wen Zuo fell to the ground. To prevent any further accidents, Mo Shuwan and the other two immediately reached out to pick them up, but before they could even touch anything, their hands were blocked by tiny roots.
Those roots extended from the leaves, and the skin that was touched instantly froze. The men pulled their hands back sharply and found that in just a few breaths, half of their hands had become stiff and immobile.
"...This thing is a bit strange."
Perhaps because they withdrew their hands, the roots of the leaves stopped attacking them and instead slowly rested on the weapons on the ground, which they watched as they gradually disappeared.
Seeing this scene after drinking a sip of recovery potion, Mo Shuwan couldn't help but worry about Wen Zuo, who was wrapped in leaves. "Wen Zuo, how are you now? Are you feeling unwell?"
"No, I just feel a little hungry."
Mo Shuwan was stunned for a moment, then laughed and cried at the same time, "Just bear with it a little longer, you should be able to come out soon."
"Um."
After drinking the recovery potion, his stiff arm finally returned to normal. Watching the weapons scattered on the ground being absorbed little by little by the leaves, Liu Dongcheng was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "These things cost at least several million points."
"...So it eats money!"
When Mo Shuwan arrived, she hesitated and looked at Cheng Hua and Yun Chenjing's swords. These two swords were obviously brought by them themselves, unlike them, who could exchange their items at the bus station if they were lost. The only difference was that they would lose some points.
But Yun Chen is different from Cheng Hua after all; what if these two swords are very important to them...?
After thinking it over, she felt it wasn't appropriate to let the two swords be swallowed by the leaves. Mo Shuwan reached out towards one of the swords, but just like before, her wrist was wrapped by the roots before she could even touch it. In the blink of an eye, half of her arm was frozen stiff, feeling heavy as if it were a prosthetic hand.
Mo Shuwan said, "I'll trade you something better for these two swords—Chen Jiaxu, and a few crystals."
"Okay, okay." Chen Jiaxu quickly took out a few crystals and put them in his hand. He was very fast, and a pure white crystal appeared in his hand in a few seconds. At Mo Shuwan's prompting, he nervously handed the crystal to Shuye.
The leaves were indeed somewhat sentient. The roots that were originally wrapped around a long sword stretched out to the crystal that Chen Jiaxu was holding. A moment later, Mo Shuwan's hand was released, and by then half of her body was frozen stiff, and even covered with a thin layer of ice.
Liu Dongcheng, who was already prepared, immediately put the recovery potion he was holding to Mo Shuwan's lips.
Mo Shuwan struggled to open her mouth and drink the recovery potion. After her body returned to normal, she tentatively took out Cheng Hua and Yun Chenjing's swords. This time, Shu Ye did not react excessively, nor did she show any intention of obstruction, but...
Dragged to his side by the leaves, Chen Jiaxu was on the verge of tears. "Let go of me first, then I can peel the crystal off you!"
Shuye seemed to hesitate for a moment before releasing Chen Jiaxu, probably knowing that Chen Jiaxu could now benefit her. Chen Jiaxu was in much better condition than Mo Shuwan had been earlier.
The crystals arranged around the Hope Egg have turned a light gray color, and it is believed that the dark power on the crystals will be completely absorbed soon.
"There are only a few hours left until the end of the match, right?"
Mo Shuwan nodded. "We still don't know where Yun Chen and Cheng Hua went." After saying that, she frowned slightly, then suddenly took out a silver bow from her storage space. She placed her fingers on the bowstring, and while slowly pulling the bowstring, she whispered, "Someone is coming."
"Quite a few."
Chen Jiaxu, who had been conscripted by the leaves and was being stripped of his dark power, was even more frustrated. "What do we do now? We can't escape, we can only fight. I... I can't get out yet."
Mo Shuwan and Liu Dongcheng remained silent, as figures appeared in their line of sight. However, they were not the enemies they had imagined, but rather Cheng Hua and Yun Chenjing, along with three teams following behind them.
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