When the dice showed 'Hunter's Eye', the Accelerated Team members who hadn't listened to Yi Xing instantly panicked, especially those who were participating for the first time, not knowing what to do next.
The Hunter's Box in the distance, as if receiving a signal, spewed out a large amount of dry ice, and the hunters emerged from it, locking onto the fleeing team members ahead, chasing after them like beasts scenting their prey. Thus, the beginning of this game kicked off with an intense chase.
Ju Jingyi, who chose to trust Yi Xing, heard the commotion from behind her. Turning her head, she saw everyone running desperately, which made her quicken her pace. She grew curious about the man in front of her; could he be prescient? Otherwise, how could he be so sure that hunters would be released?
Jia Ling, running at the very end, heard the footsteps getting closer and closer behind her and decided not to resist. She turned around and directly threw herself into the hunter's embrace, taking advantage of the situation to grope him. A satisfied smile appeared on her face. To be fair, being caught so quickly was upsetting, but being able to touch such a great physique wasn't a loss.
She took out her phone, checked the time, and found that she had survived for 30 seconds, which made her even more content. She said to the accompanying cameraman,
"It exceeded my expectations! I thought I wouldn't last more than 3 seconds, but I actually lasted 10 times longer. That's enough for me to brag about."
After one person was caught by a hunter, the chase ended. The remaining 16 Accelerated Team members had ample time to find a safe place to hide or explore the venue to gather information to start a mission.
Yi Xing, hiding in a small room, received the elimination message and sighed regretfully. One of his good teammates was eliminated so quickly. It seemed he needed to speed up his own progress. He turned to look at Ju Jingyi beside him. With her around, it was inconvenient for him to call the hunters and inform them of his teammates' locations, so he needed to act alone as soon as possible.
"Yi Xing, can I ask you a somewhat personal question?"
"Sure, go ahead and ask."
"Can you predict the future? Otherwise, how did you know it would definitely be the Hunter's Eye?" Ju Jingyi asked, finally voicing the doubt she had suppressed for a long time.
"I can't predict the future. Didn't I tell you before that my luck is very, very bad? I have great confidence in my own luck, believing that the worst possible outcome will definitely appear. You saw what happened afterwards; it was indeed the case." Yi Xing spread his hands, feeling quite helpless about it. He had grown accustomed to it over the years.
Ju Jingyi's eyes widened. She hadn't expected him to make such a judgment. To use one's bad luck to this extent was something she had never seen before. Remembering that he had even invited her to scratch lottery tickets later to prove his bad luck, she became even more convinced by his explanation.
"Then I won't go scratch lottery tickets with you later. It'll save you money; there's no need. I believe your luck is really bad now."
"Alright, you hide here. I'll go wander around outside and get a feel for the terrain."
"Okay, okay."
Seeing her nod, Yi Xing left the room. He walked a little further away, dialed the hunter's number, and provided them with Ju Jingyi's location. Currently, he only knew her location. After the call, he bowed to the camera and said apologetically,
"I'm sorry, Xiao Ju. It's just bad luck that you happened to be next to me. I'll make it up to you next time. For now, I'll have to trouble you to take an early break in the interim room. Chatting with Sister Jia Ling would be nice too."
On the other side, the hunters, having received information from their inside man, converged on the reported direction. Before long, they arrived at the entrance of the said house and walked straight towards the direction provided in the phone call.
Ju Jingyi, hiding in the room, cautiously peeked out to observe the situation. She happened to make eye contact with a hunter walking by. In this small room, there was no second exit, and before she could react, the hunter was already in front of her, placing a hand on her shoulder.
At the same time, Yi Xing was wandering around, hoping to discover the whereabouts of his next companion. Upon seeing the news of Ju Jingyi's elimination, he quickly rushed back and, pretending not to know, asked as he saw her walking dejectedly towards the interim room,
"Xiao Ju, how did you get caught hiding in there?"
"I saw you hadn't come back for a long time, and there were other movements outside, so I wanted to see what was happening. As soon as I peeked out, I ran into a hunter. There's nowhere to escape in here, so all that awaited me was elimination," Ju Jingyi said, feeling wronged.
To this day, she still thought she had accidentally exposed herself, never suspecting that someone had leaked her location. But then again, before any specific missions were announced, who would have thought there would be an mole among their own people?
He showed a look of regret, slapped his head, and said, "Oh, I should have rushed back sooner. That way, maybe I could have helped you distract the hunters." But in his heart, he was already ecstatic. Ju Jingyi was the first victim, but she would definitely not be the last.
"It's okay, it's my own carelessness. Alright, I'm going to the interim room to rest. You have to survive until the end this time too!"
"I'll do my best."
Yi Xing nodded, watched her leave, and after repeatedly confirming no one else was nearby, he vigorously waved his arm and exclaimed, "Yes! 50,000 victory coins in hand! Let me see who will be the next target."
【A quick note here: all victory coins obtained by the Accelerated Team members will be converted into cash and donated to charity. This is why Yi Xing was so excited when he saw the victory coins.】
He raised his phone, about to make a call to someone else, but was stopped by the cameraman beside him. He looked over in confusion, waiting for the other person to give him a reasonable explanation.
"Teacher Yi Xing, the director has added three restrictions for you. First, you can only receive incoming calls from others; you cannot actively call anyone. Second, any location information you get from other people's mouths doesn't count; only what you see with your own eyes is valid. Third, you can only report the Accelerated Team members' locations to the hunters every five minutes."
Xu Ke, who was originally sitting in front of the big screen, was very much looking forward to the mole's performance. Seeing him eliminate one person in less than five minutes, at this rate, only he would be left on the field shortly. He quickly added several restrictions to curb his performance.
"Alright, I understand." Yi Xing put his phone back in place. He could completely accept these conditions; everything was for game balance. If there were no restrictions, he estimated he would only need about 30 minutes to sweep everyone on the field.
