Chapter 48
The countdown ended quickly, and the small red ants retreated into the Mutant Red Ants’ bodies again.
This time it was Shen Shuyu’s turn to jump down first. Shen Xili felt a moment of emptiness in his heart for some reason, but soon returned to normal.
Shen Shuyu immediately burrowed over to Lin Xuyi’s side. The two walked to the Mutant Red Ants to take a look. He said, “Why did only one Mutant Red Ant come out this time?”
Lin Xuyi shook his head and passed this sentence to the next person. He Mingyue thought for a moment. “Maybe it’s related to the pieces we destroyed.”
“It is the pieces we destroyed,” Wen Jiafei said in a deep voice. “In the first game, the Captain destroyed two, and I destroyed one, so three Mutant Red Ants came out. In the second game, Lin Xuyi destroyed one, so one Mutant Red Ant came out.”
Shen Shuyu looked at the battery indicator on the Mutant Red Ants. “If we lose the third game, these Mutant Red Ants will probably wake up.”
They met one in the Misty Forest, and it nearly wiped them out. With four coming at once, they could just pack up and leave the competition.
Lol, getting eliminated togetherâhow is that not a form of unity?
“Everyone pay more attention for the last game.” Chi Yanxun had them return to the chessboard. This time they were white; he placed a piece in the exact center.
Almost instantly, a black piece stuck close.
Shen Shuyu thought for a moment, counting seconds in his head while placing a white piece. After he placed it, the black piece followed suit, seemingly without needing to think at all.
When Wen Jiafei was about to place his, he suddenly felt a tug on his sleeve. He turned to look; Shen Shuyu said, “It doesn’t think. Let’s try playing faster.”
Wen Jiafei lowered his eyes to look at the few pale fingers on his sleeve. An Omega’s hand was softer than an Alpha’s.
He imperceptibly pulled his sleeve back.
Wen Jiafei placed his piece rapidly, and Lin Xuyi behind him followed up immediately.
Sure enough, however fast they were, the black pieces were just as fast.
After a few moves, Wen Jiafei saw a flaw. At the edge, where horizontal and vertical lines crossed, four white pieces were already connected, with no black pieces blocking either side. As long as his white piece landed, they won.
Whose move placed the pieces here?
Wen Jiafei only pondered this for a second before immediately placing the white piece on the spot.
Three games; they finally won!
He subconsciously turned his head to look at Shen Shuyu standing beside him, but the latter was currently happily sharing this good news with Chi Yanxun.
Shen Shuyu looked happy on the surface, but actually, he wasn’t happy at all. Because after passing this level, he had to start acting up to follow the plot. After getting the two protagonists to chat under the moon, he could logically be eliminated.
Thinking of this, he couldn’t help looking back at Shen Xili, only to meet Shen Xili’s gaze looking over.
The latter seemed not to expect Shen Shuyu to suddenly turn back. After meeting his gaze, he forced himself to look away calmly.
Shen Shuyu also slowly withdrew his gaze.
When did the relationship between the two protagonists become so good? In the space without me, feelings indeed develop quickly.
Shen Shuyu was melancholic, already thinking about how to ask the Master Mind for a top-tier mecha after the plot ended.
“Challenge successful. Please collect the clearance badge and proceed to the next,” a heavenly voice sounded in everyone’s ears. This time, the stone gate opened, and the few Mutant Red Ants retreated inside. The chessboard transformed as well; six badges were neatly arranged on top.
Shen Shuyu picked one up casually. This thing looks pretty nice.
The others also took one each. At the same time, another door openedâthis was the exit after a successful clearance. If they failed, they would have had to leave from where they entered.
Exiting the level, Chi Yanxun said, “Let’s go find a place to rest ahead. We’ll strive to break three levels today.”
Shen Shuyu shook his head. There was distance between levels too. With such a tight schedule, how could everyone handle it!
Although he thought this, as Chi Yanxun’s brainless fan, he naturally had to be supportive. “Yay! Brother Yanxun is so amazing! Let’s listen to Brother Yanxun!”
This time, Chi Yanxun only frowned slightly and didn’t say much more.
He took out the tablet to check. Other teams had also started moving, but they were all far away, except for this Blue Team.
And the Blue Team currently only had five people left again. It looked like a scout had gone out alone.
He Mingyue frowned and said, “Their scout comes out so frequently.”
“This team might be from Planet Puce,” Chi Yanxun said. “In previous Survival Wars, Puce also loved sending one person out to gather intelligence.”
In the Survival War, the more intelligence, naturally the more advantageous.
But this time, Chi Yanxun only wanted a quick battle. He unbuttoned two of his buttons, feeling the temperature seemed to have risen a lot. Moreover, the air was filled with the scent of other Alpha pheromones.
He frowned. “Everyone reel in your pheromones a bit. It’s too obvious.”
As soon as Chi Yanxun said this, everyone couldn’t help looking at him. Lin Xuyi stepped forward, felt Chi Yanxun’s pulse, and frowned as well. “Captain, your pulse isn’t very steady.”
Chi Yanxun withdrew his hand. “Probably used too much pheromones just now. Should be fine after resting later.”
“Then let’s go quickly,” He Mingyue said. “I see the Blue Team is also heading this way.”
The others had no objections. Shen Shuyu couldn’t help asking, “Wen Jiafei, how are they so sure the person out scouting can definitely rejoin the team?”
Actually, he wanted to ask earlier. Almost no one from other teams or their team went out, except for the Blue Team.
Wen Jiafei glanced at him. Before he could respond, Shen Xili on the other side answered faster, “Planet Puce has a specific method. This method is confidential; we don’t know it either.”
Shen Shuyu pouted. “Alright.”
Suddenly, Chi Yanxun, walking beside them, groaned and then knelt on one knee, startling Lin Xuyi next to him. Lin Xuyi immediately squatted down to check Chi Yanxun’s complexion. He said, “Captain, you seem to have entered your rut (estrus period).”
“Rut?” Chi Yanxun took a deep breath. “Impossible.”
Before coming in, he had already experienced a rut. The next one would be at least a month away. How could he suddenly go into rut in the Survival War?!
Chi Yanxun’s face was extremely pale. He carefully felt the surge in his body. It seemed… there really were signs of early rut.
Lin Xuyi said, “It might be the consequence of excessive pheromone use over the past two days. Taking a shot of inhibitor should fix it.”
Shen Shuyu kept watching Chi Yanxun. Rut?
In the original novel, Chi Yanxun didn’t enter rut during the Survival War!
What’s going on? Why does it feel weird?
Just as he was dazed in thought, someone stood in front of him. Shen Xili used his body to block his view of Chi Yanxun.
No way, Shen Shuyu thought numbly. You two haven’t even started anything yet, and the possessiveness is already here?!
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