Chapter 59:
Ji Weitong took the three paintballs, but stuffed them back into Qiao Yu's uniform pocket.
"What else are you going to do for me? I have enough paintballs." Under the bright lights in the corridor, he smiled lazily, "By the way, I have to make up three more for you."
Qiao Yu did not refuse. In order to resurrect Ji Weitong, she lost six paintballs. She really doesn't have many paintballs. She will go to the classroom to find a few for him later.
The lounge is actually on the first floor of the library behind the teaching building. Qiao Yu had just loaded the magazine with paintballs when the broadcast above his head rang:
[Player Chu Xinghan, eliminated. 】
Xie Chuanliu's revenge has begun.
The last time I saw Chu Xinghan was on the third floor of Building B, but because Qiao Yu was worried that he was stationed in Building B alone, before going to the resurrection point, he specifically told him to go to Building A to meet the other members of the Rat Team.
The elimination of Chu Xinghan meant that Building A, the base of the Rat Team, was no longer safe.
Forty minutes left before the helicopter that came to pick up the Rat would land on the school playground. They only had two choices, either kill Xie Chuanliu in advance and then sit back and relax, or face the line with high intensity for 40 minutes, and finally board the helicopter.
It is absolutely unwise to be rigid with Xie Chuanliu. The best way is to make several sneak attacks to promote qualitative changes through quantitative changes.
Thinking of this, Qiao Yu stopped.
Ji Weitong wondered, "Can't you go?"
"Wait for Brother Xinghan to come." Qiao Yu shook his head, "I need him to tell us Brother Chuanliu's current position."
A minute later, Chu Xinghan really appeared outside the library.
Ji Weitong glanced around with his gun in hand. Qiao met them before blocking their way, and cut to the chase: "Where is Brother Chuanliu now? How many lives are left?"
Eliminated players cannot reveal key information in the game. Just as Chu Xinghan was about to speak, the man in black covered his mouth. But despite this, he still spit out the vague "three" and "ang Tao" from his fingers.
It means that on the third floor, there are two lives left.
Chu Xinghan wanted to say something else, but the director who witnessed everything behind the monitor smiled and instructed the man in black to drag him away abruptly. Chu Xinghan didn't struggle at all, just let go of his hand very naturally behind him, and "accidentally" threw his rifle on the ground.
Ji Weitong picked it up quickly.
Of course the man in black noticed it, and stood there in embarrassment, not knowing whether to take the gun away.
Ji Weitong didn't give them a chance to react at all, grabbed Qiao Yu with two guns in one hand, and ran into the teaching building.
The man in black pressed the headset and hesitated, "Director?"
The director who was called rubbed his temples and tried his best to suppress his emotions: "Forget it, take Chu Xinghan back to the lounge first."
Here, Ji Weitong dragged Qiao Yu into the lobby on the first floor of Building B. He emptied Chu Xinghan's magazine by leaning on the big easter egg. There were six paintballs left. He gave them to Qiao Yu and threw the gun away on the ground.
Qiao Yu took Ji Weitong's hand, lowered his eyes and poured out three to him, "AA."
Ji Weitong frowned and was about to put the paintball back, but Qiao Yu suddenly looked serious, pulled him to the wall of the 3rd staircase, and put his index finger between his lips to signal him to be quiet.
Rapid footsteps sounded not far away, getting closer and closer. Every step in this silent teaching building was stepping on the trembling nerves of the guests.
However, only the footsteps of one person...
The hurried footsteps gradually faded away, but the broadcast rang at this moment:
[Player He Bing, eliminated. 】
Qiao Yu frowned and squeezed the grip. At this moment, Zhou Heyang's voice came from the walkie-talkie: "Hello, is my brother here?"
Qiao Yu said solemnly, "I'm here, Brother Heyang, where are you now?"
In order not to be discovered, Zhou Heyang's voice was very low, "I'm in the women's toilet on the 1st floor of Building C, where are you? Come and save me!"
"…"
"Is it you who just ran past?"
Zhou Heyang clutched the walkie-talkie, "What are you running over? Oh, it's me, I just ran from Building A to Building C."
Qiao Yu continued, "Where is Brother Chuanliu now?"
Zhou Heyang's tone was a little hesitant: "I took a last look, it seems to be on the fourth floor."
"I see. You stay there and don't move. Ji Weitong and I will lead Brother Chuanliu away." After speaking, she repeated what she said to Chu Xinghan: "If you really can't escape, you should be more precise with your marksmanship. Try to save his life."
Looking at the fresh environment around him, Zhou Heyang frowned, "I see, you guys hurry up too, staying in the women's toilet for a long time will not affect me personally."
After the communication ended, Ji Weitong leaned against the wall lazily and looked at the teenager beside him, "How to fight?"
Qiao Yu looked at the dazzling incandescent lamp above her head, and her beautiful obsidian-like pupils were bottomless. After a long time, she whispered, "Suicide attack."
As soon as the voice fell, the broadcast suddenly sounded:
[Countdown to thirty minutes. 】
[The scope of the safe area has been reduced to the first and second floors of the teaching building, players are requested to arrive within one minute. 】
Xie Chuanliu may appear from the first floor or the second floor. Zhou Heyang, who is carrying a box, needs to be protected. Qiao Yu chooses to go alone to the second floor of Building B, where Xie Chuanliu is most likely to appear. After explaining everything, before Ji Weitong could speak, she took the gun and disappeared from his sight.
The countdown is on the radio. Leaning on the wall connecting the passage of Building A, Qiao Yu listened intently to the movement from the passage. The entire teaching area was surprisingly quiet, and it seemed that even breathing could be captured, but there was no footsteps of Xie Chuanliu.
Just when she almost doubted her judgment, in the last two seconds of the countdown, a figure in white flashed across Channel 4.
Five seconds later, Xie Chuanliu appeared at the stairs on the first floor. Accompanying him was a gunshot, and paintballs flew from the second floor unmistakably out of his abdomen.
Xie Chuanliu raised his head in disbelief and met Qiao Yu's indifferent eyes.
Without hesitation, he quickly turned and ran towards the passage connecting Building C. At the same time, Ji Weitong shot, the paintball hit the wall and shot in the air.
Ji Weitong chased after him and kept shooting. In the blink of an eye, Xie Chuanliu turned the corner and shot him in the lower abdomen. Ji Weitong frowned reflexively, but stood there without dodging, and shot back directly.
The paintball hit Xie Chuanliu's arm, and his three lives were lost to the Rat Team. According to the rules, he has now been eliminated and has lost the ability to move, but just as Ji Weitong was about to relax, he pulled the trigger unexpectedly.
The paintball slid across his waist, and Ji Weitong's pupils shrank.
He has more than three lives!
Ji Weitong raised his hand to fight back, but a paintball reached Xie Chuanliu's back first. After years of training, before the pain of being hit, he was like a vigilant cheetah and rushed to the stairs with a gun in an instant.
Qiao Yu followed closely behind him to the second floor. It was a similar bridge section. After turning to the corner, Xie Chuanliu stretched out his gun and pulled the trigger directly to start a blind shot.
The stairs were too narrow, and the paintball rubbed her black boots. Qiao Yu continued forward as if nothing had happened, letting the second paintball shoot straight to her stomach. There was no expected pain, because Ji Weitong took her hand before the paintball arrived.
Xie Chuanliu's gun had been retracted, and Qiao Yu instantly got out of the posture of leaning on Ji Weitong's shoulder and chased after him.
Xie Chuanliu ran too fast, and even kept walking along the way, making it difficult to aim, and Qiao Yu's two shots failed.
What finally broke the long chase was the broadcast that resounded throughout the teaching area—[Ten minutes countdown, the safe area has been reduced to the first and second floors of Building A. 】
The three of them were facing each other on the first floor of Building A, but Zhou Heyang, who was holding the golden cheese, was in Building C. He had to go through two passages, and the goal was too obvious. Qiao Yu took two steps back and stood in front of the passage connecting Building B to remind Zhou Heyang, who might pass through the first floor, to change his path.
Xie Chuanliu, who was hiding behind the pillar, did not make any movement until the last five seconds of the broadcast counted down, but he rushed into the nearest corridor entrance with lightning speed.
Qiao Yu was five meters away from him, and after all, he was one step late. Probably by God's will, in the corridor on the second floor, Xie Chuanliu bumped into Zhou Heyang, who was running with a suitcase. Zhou Heyang, who was 1.9 meters tall and was a tough guy, couldn't even shoot, he only knew how to turn around and run away.
Like a cheetah chasing its prey, Xie Chuanliu's two sharp minions took Zhou Heyang's three lives in the blink of an eye and took away the safe with golden cheese.
Without continuing to chase, Qiao Yu stopped in front of Zhou Heyang.
…
"Are you still chasing?"
"Of course." The boy looked at him holding the gun, "but before that, I'll score you two lives."
"After all, I need you to witness my victory."
Last 5 minutes left.
There was no pause in the pursuit, and the battle was still as stalemate as before. Even though Xie Chuanliu was carrying a burden in his hand, there was still wind under his feet, and he concentrated his energy to shoot backwards while evading. In the cat-and-mouse game, he is the absolute hunter.
At the end of the last second of the countdown, the safety zone was fully opened, and the dust settled. He ran straight out of the teaching building, and the vehicle that came to pick up the cat team was parked at the back door of the school.
The school gate was getting closer, he looked down at the box from time to time, and victory seemed to be ahead.
Wait, what's wrong...
This box has no combination lock!
He stopped, held his breath, and opened the silver box almost tremblingly. Inside the black velvet box, there was no golden cheese they were chasing like crazy, just a piece of workbook paper with a smiling face on it.
Turn around and run. All the lights on the playground converged on the black-and-gold helicopter at the very center, and the propellers were spinning rapidly, making a huge roar. Outside the iron mesh gate, Ji Weitong, in a black uniform, aimed his gun at his former captain, not giving in an inch.
Xie Chuanliu put down his gun in despair, he lost. Watching the helicopter fly higher and higher with the handsome boy like a Persian cat, he can no longer turn things around.
Interesting to say, he failed to catch up with him in the play, and off-stage as well.
In the night sky, the boy played with the fist-sized golden cheese and raised the corners of his beautiful lips.
In this game, the Rat team won.