Chapter 300 - Only The Living Have The Right To Worry About Tomorrow (1/2)

After the results were released, the players started to grow more cautious of each other. It resulted in an awkward happening during lunch hour. The remaining players were so worried that their food was poisoned that none dared take the first bite. At the same time, the players were clearly divided. Zhang Heng was still alone, whereas Livingston and the high-school kid decided to partner up telling themselves that they would both pull through. Although not the best partners.h.i.+p, these two were definitely more robust than the Jia Lai-Zhen Xiong duo. Still, despite everything, n.o.body could figure out the ident.i.ty of the real killer. Suspicions among the players were rife, and the matter had turned into a hugely destabilizing factor.

Since there were now fewer people in a team, it meant everyone was a step closer to victory. At the same time, the players would also have to bear greater risks. The opportunists would surely strike first in a time like this.

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“What’s with the rush?”

The schoolkid hesitated a little after hearing Livingston’s plan.

“I know that your mind is constantly bugged about whether I killed those two players or not. Since we are now partners, I can tell you confidently that it wasn’t me. If you are not lying, then we better pray that Bruno is the killer. Otherwise, the culprit must be either of those two in our opponent’s team.”

“The worst part is, we don’t know how it was done. Judging by the two accidents, we know that their items must have an ability that could affect an aircraft. We will have zero-gravity training tomorrow morning, and we have to get on a plane for the parabolic flight. If you don’t want any ‘accidents’ happening to us, I think we should deal with the threat as soon as possible. By the way, how many times have you joined a single-player game with compet.i.tive mode? Still have those wild imaginations in your head?”

“This is my second time. The first time, I was in a far more dangerous situation than what we are in. Many players were killed in an earthquake in my previous game. In the end, the survivors were even fewer than the minimum amount of players required to complete the game.”

“You are really lucky then. In my previous game, two of my real childhood buddies had to fight each other to grab the last spot. Since they used fake names and their looks had been modified, they didn’t recognize each other until the final moment.”

“Did they work together to eliminate other players?”

“It was too late for that. There wasn’t enough time to work out a plan. Besides, the others weren’t that weak as well. Even if they worked together, they weren’t confident enough that the plan could be executed successfully. When one of them hesitated, his friend struck and killed him, grabbing the last slot for himself.”

“Huh!”

The schoolkid was shocked by the dramatic ending. To conceal his surprised face, he quickly moved on with the conversation.

“I don’t sympathize with them, you know. I’m just worried about NASA’s employees. After all, one too many accidents happened on the same day. I’m pretty sure the authorities are starting to suspect that it’s all a deliberate act. Oh, and the public isn’t painting NASA in the best light at the moment. The media has also been focusing a lot on NASA’s accidents recently, doubting they can safely get our people on the moon. If we act on your plan right now, you think it might affect the Apollo Program…”