Probably due to staring too long, Brother Cheng closed his eyes and gently rotated his eyeballs. When he reopened them, he stopped fiddling with the card in his hand.
"According to Mu Qiu, the fifth card should be more powerful than Shu Ran’s 173, but there’s still no news of anyone else being eliminated. Could the cardholder be plotting sothing? Who could have found this card?"
After this, he pondered for a while, then asked himself another question: "Why hasn’t Shu Ran’s 173 co into play yet?"
After leaving school, he hid in the museum, considering the formidable threat of 173 and decided to remain inactive for now.
With the newly reported unknown attributes of the fifth card, he was even more reluctant to venture outside. But while hiding here, he had no idea what was happening outside.
He didn’t know who found the fifth card, what its function was, and whether the other four had encountered the 173 statue or were nervously trying to pass the level.
After so thought, he decided to make a trip outside.
Now the identities of the five people in play were clear: three betrayers, one purifier, and one civilian. The civilian was easy to deal with, the purifier couldn’t be moved against for now, and the primary targets for the three betrayers’ first massacre would be each other.
Chu Qiu didn’t have any card but could use 049 to instantly kill, while Shu Ran held 173 and could kill anyti. Judging by Shu Ran’s style, her first target to kill should be him.
Of course, there was also a chance she might wise up and choose to cooperate with him to kill Chu Qiu first.
In any case, the ga’s progress required his involvent.
Standing at the museum door looking outside, he saw the chaotic streets with no living souls other than a few photographers in fixed positions, wearing colorful sunshades.
Brother Cheng tilted his head back to finish the last half bottle of mineral water, then crushed the plastic bottle and tossed it towards a nearby trash can.
"Has everyone rested enough?" He asked the staff beside him warmly, "I’m ready to go out. It’s still quite sunny outside, so you may want to wear a sun hat."
The staff, already flushed from the heat, nodded vigorously like a pecking bird, adjusted their sun hats, and followed him outside.
The outside was empty; the other four were not present. They seed to have gone into those alleys.
The originally noisy place suddenly beca quiet, a bit unsettling.
Brother Cheng stood at the end of the street, surveyed the area for a mont, then chose to walk the path towards the school.
This road was not as bright as the Lotus Street outside, but since it was a student passageway, it wasn’t overly narrow either.
There were also bends, slopes, an open area at the alley’s end, and then the school gate, all potential battle sites.
Mu Qiu was likely on this road.
Facts proved his intuition correct. Mu Qiu and Zhao Yu were indeed on this road. Not only them, but Chu Qiu was there too.
"Brother Cheng?!"
At first sight of Brother Cheng, Chu Qiu couldn’t contain his excitent.
"Brother Cheng, you’ve finally co around to forming an alliance with to deal with Shu Ran first, right?"
Brother Cheng: "Hmm? Did we ever discuss forming an alliance?"
"Of course we did! Have you forgotten that dark, damp place..."
Mu Qiu, as usual, leaned against the wall, glanced between the two, and interjected: "Did you guys talk in a drainage ditch?"
Zhao Yu couldn’t hold back: "Pfft—"
Chu Qiu rolled his eyes at her, then turned back to Brother Cheng, displaying a flattering smile:
"Brother Cheng, although we haven’t communicated face-to-face, I’ve known you in my dreams for a long ti. I consider this as turning online friends into real-life ones."
This long-known phrase made Brother Cheng uncomfortable, and he stopped him directly: "So you want to discuss forming an alliance with now?"
"Yes, yes!"
"Why should I ally with you? If I must form an alliance, partnering with the purifier is the most cost-effective choice. What value do you offer?"
Chu Qiu, with a mysterious air, patted his chef outfit over the torn jeans:
"I have sothing powerful that can counter Shu Ran’s 173. If we cooperate and break through 173’s defense line together, she’ll have no escape."
Brother Cheng’s eyes flickered, but he maintained a calm deanor.
"You found the fifth card? That impressive?"
"Of course! Each card is more powerful than the last!"
"Then why should I go through the trouble of allying with you to kill her? You were all parasitized by 813 at the start. I could just wait for the parasitism to kick in, couldn’t I?" he asked, tilting his head.
Chu Qiu, unfazed, casually countered: "Then why did you co out, Brother Cheng? You could’ve just hid in the museum and waited for 813 to take effect. Since you ca out, doesn’t it prove you’re unsure of when 813 will work?"
Brother Cheng went silent.
After a mont, he turned to the two bystanders and asked: "Do you both want to join in?"
Mu Qiu thought for a mont, nodded, and said: "Alright. But first, let’s be clear, this alliance is mainly for exchanging views to break through 173’s attacks, and does not imply anything else."
Zhao Yu added: "And it’s a genuine alliance, there can’t be a situation where we say we’ll exchange views, and you don’t cooperate, causing us to be eliminated."
Brother Cheng: "No problem."
Chu Qiu: "A life-and-death alliance, alright, a life-and-death alliance!"
The four brought their fists together, with Mu Qiu’s hand next to Brother Cheng’s, her fist appearing particularly delicate compared to his large hand.
"A life-and-death alliance! An absolute life-and-death alliance!"
The alliance of the four was successfully ford. Chu Qiu was filled with fighting spirit and eager, standing with Brother Cheng in the front, protecting Mu Qiu and Zhao Yu within a protective circle.
"Let’s go, find Shu Ran!"
As they searched for Shu Ran, she was also looking for them.
With 173 in her hands, she could have easily rested, hiding behind 173 to secure first place.
But at the start, she was parasitized by 813. If she continued to hide and wait, she would likely face elimination due to 813 taking effect rather than securing first place.
So she had to take action and look for a showdown with others.
This area was quite large. If one truly wanted to hide, it wouldn’t be easy to find them. She had searched through several alleys but still hadn’t found the other four.
Fortunately, her sunscreen was effective, otherwise, she’d end up three shades darker after this show.
"The sun is setting; hopefully, it’ll cool down a bit," she walked slowly, fanning the air with her hand, chatting with the cara along the way,
"Today’s exercise is the most I’ve done in months. I feel like I could eat a whole cow right now. Is everyone else starting dinner yet?"
It didn’t matter that the cara couldn’t respond; her expression remained unchanged, smiling confidently. As a common figure on major variety shows, talking to the cara was a basic skill.
Heading right from Insect Street Dance Club towards the school gate, she unexpectedly t those she was looking for.
The group was gathered again.
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