Chapter 236 Simulation: The Finals Circle
Gazing at the shattered street and the boxes lying within, Jiang Wudao was expressionless, "The closer to the end, the more cunning the players become, even using mines."
One of his teammates seemed to be well-versed with mines, picked up a black fragment, and said, "This is a homemade claymore mine, utilizing not only gunpowder, but also a variety of shattered stones and tiles, mainly for shrapnel damage."
Jiang Wudao gazed at the crater over three meters in diameter, somewhat silent.
"The gunpowder must also be special."
"Yeah, it seems we have an 'artist' among our opponents," another teammate chuckled, "It's just a pity for your cousin."
Jiang Wudao snorted coldly, "He can be proud of having scoped out information for us."
Yet, the trio had no clue who had manufactured the mine.
In the academy, every student had their own preferences, which were not usually displayed until a special occasion, like the Supreme Cup, when they might be glimpsed.
Soon after, one name popped into his mind—Su Jie.
But it was quickly dismissed.
He had investigated Su Jie and his friends; none of them understood bombs, so it couldn't be him.
Then another figure emerged in his mind.
Zhang San.
That guy was a chemistry enthusiast, once mixed potassium permanganate with glycerin and threw in a piece of homemade catalyst, nearly blowing up the entire chemistry laboratory.
"It should be Zhang San," stated Jiang Wudao coldly.
"That guy?" Jiang Wudao's teammate raised an eyebrow, "If it's him, it's indeed possible."
"And that guy is really troublesome," another teammate frowned deeply.
The name Zhang San was rather famous.
Not to mention teacher Luo from that legal education program who often mentioned him. Ming Lun was someone who made people pale at the mention of his name, and even within the inner academy, including Jiang Wudao himself, no one dared to provoke him.
It wasn't because the other party was strong, but because it was unknown where he might have planted bombs on his person. This chapter is part of the collection on MV2LEMP2YR.
Perhaps a simple handshake could transfer a bomb onto someone else.
That's why most people thought of him as a terrorist.
Calmly, Jiang Wudao said, "We just need to be careful; such mines might be dangerous for us, but not by much, and those large bombs—he should not have any left."
Both teammates nodded in agreement.
Such scale bombs, even for Zhang San, he wouldn't possibly have time to prepare a second one. Therefore, when the final circle shrinks, upon seeing the opponent, it will be a one-hit kill.
"Let's go, we'll move along the buildings on both sides, jumping from rooftop to rooftop," Jiang Wudao commanded, heading toward a nearby high-rise, with his two teammates closely following. In a short while, they reached the high ground, peering down from above, scouting the positions of other players.
From a vantage point, one could always see further and more.
Of course, while they could see others, others could also see them.
Su Jie and his companions saw the three men on the rooftop near the site of the mine explosion through a window.
"It's Jiang Wudao," Zhang Manman squinted her eyes, "That guy is way too arrogant, standing there so blatantly on the rooftop, as if he's worried others won't see him, right?"
"Maybe that's exactly what he wants," Su Jie spoke with a heavy tone, "Now that it's the final circle, he's confident in his own strength and can naturally oversee everything."
"If other players act impulsively and attack, they can then confirm their positions and wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"Moreover, they have probably noticed the hidden bomb issue too, so they went to the rooftops. They are experts; even if the buildings collapse, they can use the falling momentum to mitigate the force, which is much easier than enduring the blast of the bomb on the ground."
"While we wait at ease, they're doing the same, and not to mention, they're engaged in an open and upright strategy!"
Zhang Manman said in a deep voice, "Even if all three of their life forces are at 10, they shouldn't possess such confidence. After all, among the players who are still surviving, except for us, who have a significant difference, everyone else is above 7. If they were to be besieged, those three wouldn't be able to withstand it."
Chen Tian Yuzi picked up the conversation, "Therefore, they must possess equipment that can guarantee victory!"
Zhang Manman nodded, "That's the only explanation."
Jos looked at the map and said, "Fifteen people are left. There were sixteen before, so one has been eliminated. Most likely, it's the unlucky one who triggered the landmine explosion, and there's a 90% chance that it was Jiang Wuxing."
It was just speculation, but everyone, including Su Jie, thought it was the most likely.
No other reason, Jiang Wuxing was the weakest.
"What's our next move?" Zhang Manman asked. "The ground could be very likely mined with landmines, and following the route that Jiang Wudao and his companions took would greatly increase our chances of being detected by them."
People from the Stable Realm have tremendous spiritual power, and no trace or clue can escape their detection.
Had it not been for their use of the invisibility cloak and the fact that the one scouting was Jiang Wuxing, they would have stood no chance of escaping.
"Mid-air."
Su Jie was succinct.
"Flying?" Zhang Manman asked with an odd expression. "I don't doubt that you've mastered Sword Flight, and Chen Tian Yuzi can fly too, but Jos and I can't."
"I do have thirty-six flying swords," Su Jie said. "I can carry you and fly through the mid-air spaces between high-rise buildings, which can shield us from the vision of those four."
The thirty-six flying swords came tightly together, lifting the four of them aloft and drifting out through the window.
Zhang Manman also took the opportunity to reactivate the invisibility cloak, rendering everyone invisible, while Su Jie relied on powerful Mental Detection to scout their path and avoid crashing into buildings.
Meanwhile, Jiang Wudao and his companions only used their vision and did not employ spiritual detection, as that would vastly drain their spirit, which needed to be conserved for critical moments rather than for scouting.
Waiting for prey, they also needed to maintain their full physical strength.
However, Jiang Wudao suddenly turned his head sharply, as if sensing something, and looked towards the direction of Su Jie and the others—at the Yidong Department Store.
"What did you see?" A teammate asked curiously, leaning over, seeing nothing, and only after employing mental scouting, they detected something amiss.
"Something invisible?" another teammate scoffed, "Must be a treasure from another world... Shall we go for it?"
Jiang Wudao shook his head, "Not for now, let's confirm where everyone is first."
The two teammates shrugged.
It didn't really matter to them.
After all, with Jiang Wudao's treasure, coupled with their life forces at 10, no one else stood a chance. Victory was assuredly theirs in the end.
"We've been discovered."
Su Jie's heart skipped a beat, "But they haven't made a move."
"Why?" Jos was puzzled.
"They might be trying to find all eleven of us, including ourselves, and then capture us all at once," Chen Tian Yuzi spread her Wings of Angel, her golden curly hair moving as if there was a breeze, clearly ready for combat at any moment.
Although her life force was low, with the Wings of Angel, flying wasn't an issue.
Even if Jiang Wudao and his companions, with life forces of 10, could engage in flight through certain martial arts or even treasures, it was never as agile as her wings.
In the air, she had an absolute advantage.
The only problem was she couldn't unleash an intense beam of light attack like Feng Yuxuan, her output wasn't enough...
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