Lao Niu's undercover-like performance unsurprisingly became the talk of the entire audience.

But soon the audience thought again, Lao Niu's worries weren't unfounded. If the Guangyang Team stabbed them in the back, then the Jiangcheng Team would only end up in third place this time.

At least by holding this stalemate, they could still get second place.

The members of the Qiutai Team were going crazy with happiness, some wished they could rush over and give Lao Niu a big kiss. This was simply a godsend—just wasting a few more minutes could secure their first place.

Thinking of this, the firepower intensified even more. Bullets flew out as if money was no object, giving the impression they were fighting for their lives.

And indeed, that was the case. The Qiutai Team had bet everything on Monkey, determined to let him safely escape the crossfire, even if it meant losing everyone else.

Zhao Huoshan couldn't hold back any longer: "Bro, let's each take a step back. Can we circle around from another direction?"

"Sure," Lao Niu readily agreed, "As long as you're not worried about us stabbing you in the back."

"..." Zhao Huoshan was practically speechless, really doubting whether the guy he was talking to was actually an undercover agent hidden in the Jiangcheng Team. It was so damn disgusting.

However, no matter what, Zhao Huoshan dared not take the risk. He subtly signaled the people behind him for an evasive maneuver, preferring to take a longer, unnecessary route than to die holding the line here.

Lao Niu adopted the same approach, ordering his men to advance in groups and intercept the Qiutai Team's speedster.

Just as both teams began their maneuvers, the Monkey, who had been lying on the ground, leapt up. Using both hands and feet, he moved like a real monkey in the dark, sprinting a dozen meters in the blink of an eye.

This caused both Lao Niu and Zhao Huoshan to feel a sinking sensation in their hearts. Their people couldn't run that fast. Were they really about to lose everything to the advantage of the Qiutai Team, like sitting ducks?

Seeing that Monkey was already out of reach, the pent-up anger in Lao Niu's chest finally erupted. He wanted to lash out at Zhao Huoshan, thinking that if the Guangyang Team hadn't shown up at such an inopportune moment, they wouldn't be in this predicament.

Zhao Huoshan felt the same way. In his view, Lao Niu on the other side was as stubborn as a mule. If he hadn't wasted so much time just now, they would have already taken out that Qiutai Team Monkey.

Outside the arena, some spectators were already marveling at how strange life can be. It seemed like the Qiutai Team, which appeared least likely to win, had become the most dazzling dark horse. How could one make sense of this?

"It seems... we won't be getting first place," Song Keren said helplessly, a result that she hadn't anticipated either.

"No way!" the little girl said resolutely, then dashed back to the Jiangcheng Team's camp.

"Xiao Feng, quickly use your power, or else this time the championship will really be snatched by another team." The little girl grabbed Xiao Feng's sleeve, shaking it frantically, looking more anxious than anyone else.

Xiao Feng was a bit lost: "Use my power? What power am I supposed to use?"

"Just give the Qiutai Team some kind of advice," the little girl said confidently. "As long as you say something, there'll definitely still be a chance."

"..." Xiao Feng's face darkened. So, his embarrassing history really couldn't be put to rest?

Wang Lubo, who had been despondent, regained his spark of hope upon hearing the little girl's words, as if he saw a glimmer of hope again.

"Feng, Shihan's words aren't unreasonable," Wang Lubo said earnestly. "Since things are already like this, why not just go for broke? What if it works?"

Xiao Feng's face grew even more somber. He didn't know if his advice could be effective, but he couldn't shake the feeling that if the Qiutai Team truly lost because of him, he'd feel guilty.

"The competition is about fairness. Right now, Qiutai Team's result seems like they're exploiting loopholes, but that's also a skill, or rather, luck," Xiao Feng shook his head and said, "Let's just go with the flow."

At that moment, the scene changed once again.

On screen, Lao Niu and Zhao Huoshan were furiously exchanging words from afar. If words were bullets, their mouths would be machine guns, with a non-stop barrage.

Lao Niu's saliva was flying everywhere, while Zhao Huoshan's face turned red with rage. They seemed like comedians, making swearing an art, leaving the audience stunned.

"This is simply disgraceful!" one of the tournament committee leaders said, disgruntled, at the brink of suggesting intervention because listening to those two trading insults was tarnishing the image too much.

This suggestion was unanimously agreed upon, but before they could step in, someone shouted, "Look over there!"

The sudden shout drew everyone's attention, and they instinctively looked at the large screen.

On the screen, the Monkey running across the field suddenly vanished without a trace after leaping over a small mound.

Vanished!

From the large screen display, it looked like a special effect was at work.

"Could it be that the Qiutai Team member not only runs fast but also has invisibility powers?" someone joked.

"Not invisible, it seems like… he fell into a trap?"

More and more people realized something was off, and Lao Niu and Zhao Huoshan on the big screen also stopped their verbal battle, seemingly having cursed their way to a mutual understanding. They quickly approached the spot where the Monkey disappeared and each threw a grenade.

Of course, these grenades wouldn't actually explode. They were meant to trigger the infrared devices on the contestants. When the explosion timer hit, all contestants within the grenade's range would be directly eliminated.

In reality, on a battlefield, a grenade blast doesn't always mean death, but in most cases, it makes it impossible to continue fighting, so direct elimination is quite justified.

"Holy crap!" Watching the pit emit a cloud of colorful smoke, Lao Niu and Zhao Huoshan were nearly ecstatic to the point of fainting. This was a true twist of fate. So what if you run fast? You still fell into a hole!

We might run slow, but at least we didn't fall into a hole.

The Qiutai Team, witnessing that distant scene, were all in a daze, ignoring the bullets hitting them, as if they had given up resistance.

In truth, the Qiutai Team had nearly run out of bullets. It wasn't that they didn't want to continue fighting, but they no longer had the means to do so.

A voice from the grand speaker announced, "Qiutai Team is completely eliminated, final rank: third place."

For a moment, the entire arena fell into a deathly silence, with only the commentator still diligently narrating the battle situation.

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