Turning back around to take Wang Tianwei's cup, Jian Jingyu took a sip of water but didn't swallow it right away.
"What was he muttering about just now? Which class are you guys from anyway?"
The three people over there were already getting impatient.
If they were below Class B, they wouldn't be worth the effort. For just five credits, they'd break a sweat, waste their energy, and delay their time...
These people didn't recognize them!
The two from Class S exchanged a glance. It made sense; the last time they saved Huang Yan, Jian Jingyu hadn't shown his face at all, and she had covered herself up very securely too! The two of them had also been standing up on the rock wall.
Now that everyone was covered in dirt and grime, they couldn't recognize Jian Jingyu, so they didn't know about his mental strength...
"S."
Jian Jingyu swallowed the water in his mouth and replied.
Wang Tianwei silently took the cup back, screwed the lid on tight, packed it away, and then put on her backpack... and bolted!
"Captain, I'll go after her!"
Wu Xinshui's squad member, Yuan Lei, was eager to try. They weren't lacking supplies right now, and that shorty was worth 10 credits!
The people they had faced before at least had a team. Now there were only two, and they were running in separate directions. It was practically like giving away free credits!
Wu Xinshui only hesitated for a few seconds. Although he didn't know what rank the person in front of him was, seeing his pathetic state and sunburned face, he didn't think the guy was very formidable.
Moreover, this kid was unarmed and didn't even have a pair of shoes on his feet...
"Alright, be careful."
Yuan Lei quickly chased after Wang Tianwei in the direction she ran.
Wu Xinshui turned his head back just in time to see Jian Jingyu using the hem of his shirt to cover his waist. He scanned him up and down.
"Your companion abandoned you! Since you're going to be eliminated anyway, why not give us your ten credits?
Tell you what, let's be friends. When we get out tomorrow, I'll treat you to a meal."
Jian Jingyu sat on the ground as if deflated and turned his face away. Wu Xinshui shook his head and prepared to step forward to take his alarm.
Chao Hao stared at the live broadcast screen, looking at Jian Jingyu's barely suppressed expression of excitement... This kid wasn't like this the past two days, right?
Opening his memo, it clearly stated:
Jian Jingyu, very strong as an individual soldier, but too naive in nature; emphasize tactical guidance...
When did he start to change? After running into Huang Yan last time?
Then this kid... is just too good at learning by analogy...
Yi Shao also enlarged two windows with great interest. The freshmen of Qilin Military Academy this year were quite interesting.
The viewers in the live stream room had already begun to mourn in silence.
"Sigh... Wu Xinshui, if you saw him, you saw him. Why did you have to come over and provoke him?"
"Their squad has earned quite a few points, and I still wanted to see Class B get on the leaderboard! Do they have to fall short of success right here?"
"Two against one, they might not necessarily lose, right? That kid has absolutely nothing on him..."
"Let me give a brief introduction. Jian Jingyu, Rank S individual soldier."
"Uh... at least that Yuan Lei can still earn 10 credits, if he comes back fast enough..."
"Heh, let me introduce again. Wang Tianwei, Rank B, but solo-killed a Star Wolf."
"..."
Wu Xinshui was fairly cautious. He had Jian Jingyu raise his hands while the other teammate kept watch, and then he groped around his waist for a long time.
"Huh? Where is your alarm?"
Jian Jingyu finally couldn't hold it in anymore and grinned, showing his teeth.
"Lost it."
Seeing his two dimples, Wu Xinshui only felt a moment of daze, and then everything in his line of sight turned upside down?
Oh no!!!
Jian Jingyu got up and immediately gave Wu Xinshui a body slam.
The opponent's neck and back were pressed against the scorching sand. Although it didn't hurt as much as falling directly onto hard ground, he was immediately pinned down from a tricky angle and couldn't move at all!
Wu Xinshui's other teammate, Shobu Yusei, raised his laser gun the moment he sensed something was wrong.
"Stop!! Don't move!! If you move again, I'll shoot you!!"
But how could Jian Jingyu listen to him?
After relying on his advantage to pin Wu Xinshui to the ground, he immediately went to feel for the alarm on him.
Unexpectedly, this guy was also cunning. He hadn't hung the alarm on his waist like others did. Unable to find it right away, he planned to disarm his gun first.
Shobu Yusei also panicked when he saw his captain powerless to resist!
If the captain was eliminated, wouldn't he be next!?
Every person in the squad had thirty credits on them. If they were eliminated now, although points wouldn't be deducted, after offsetting the twenty-credit penalty for not reaching the finish line, they would only have ten points left! What was the difference between that and earning nothing!?
Everyone had worked so hard to snatch these points...
"I'm going to shoot!!!"
Wu Xinshui finally started to fight back. Although his gun was slapped away, he still had some hidden weapons on him.
He pulled out a dagger from who knows where and swung it forward. Jian Jingyu wasn't afraid. A single Rank B against a Rank S in close combat had almost no power to resist, let alone the fact that the opponent wasn't an individual soldier.
Just as they were scuffling together, Chao Hao frowned and looked at the panicked Shobu Yusei to the side. This student's ability to handle pressure didn't seem very good...
Sure enough, Shobu Yusei's lips trembled as he hooked his index finger around the trigger of the laser gun...
"Wait... is he going to shoot his classmate? In this situation... he can only aim at a person, right!?"
"Don't! But he really seems like he doesn't want to lose."
"Damn, injuring a classmate? How will that be counted?"
"It's normal. Which year doesn't have a few accidental misfires?"
Shobu Yusei just felt his mind in complete chaos!
The captain had already been subdued by that red-haired guy. He had to do something! What could he do!!?
Wu Xinshui saw this scene through a gap and exclaimed in shock,
"Shobu!! Stop!!"
"Captain... I'll save you!"
"I told you to stop! Did you hear me!? Put the gun down!!"
Shobu turned a deaf ear. It was Jian Jingyu who noticed something was wrong. He turned his head and saw the dark muzzle of a gun pointing right at him, and the opponent's finger was about to pull the trigger!
"Crap!!"
This was going to be a headshot! It scared him into violently springing up!
"Buzz!"
Just as the laser gun activated, it was kicked away by Jian Jingyu with lightning speed. Then, with a sweeping kick, he knocked the person down the sand dune.
"Phew! Phew!"
There was a burning smell in the air. Jian Jingyu immediately checked his body; only a corner of his pants had been hit... Thank goodness!
Seeing this absurd scene, Wu Xinshui had even less power to resist. He simply raised both hands over his head.
"I surrender. The alarm is in the pocket on my right thigh."
Jian Jingyu stepped forward and felt around. Sure enough, he found an alarm. He suspiciously pulled it out and pressed it. A moment later, a broadcast rang out,
"Class B, Wu Xinshui is eliminated."
Wu Xinshui immediately flipped over, stood up, took off his backpack, and tossed it to Jian Jingyu.
"Shobu!"
Shobu Yusei had been kicked into the quicksand by Jian Jingyu. Seeing Wu Xinshui, he looked like he was about to cry.
"...Captain!"
Wu Xinshui breathed a sigh of relief.
"I'm fine, be careful..."
Jian Jingyu also shouted downwards,
"Stop struggling, that's quicksand! The more you struggle, the faster you sink!"
"Class B, Yuan Lei is eliminated."
The second announcement came over the broadcast.
Shobu Yusei's mindset collapsed even further!
His teammates were all eliminated, and he was still stuck in quicksand! No one was going to come save him!
So he turned to the drone, crying with a runny nose and tears streaming down his face,
"Waa! I... I surrender, I want to be eliminated!"
Wu Xinshui let out a sigh and shut his mouth. Let it be. He would just have a proper talk with Changpu once they got out of here...
Turning his head, he heard Jian Jingyu say to him,
"Um, classmate, since we're heading back anyway, how about you take off your shoes too? Don't worry, I'll remember this favor."
"..."
