As Yu Xunge hesitated over whether to use a fourth identification chance, the game ended.
She had failed to find Zhuri until the very end.
But she was not surprised by that result. If Zhuri wanted to hide, she could conceal and disguise herself flawlessly, whether through Skills or her demeanor and expressions.
After sighing at the remaining capybaras, Blue-Spotted Grouper prepared to distance herself from the angler and dive underwater to wait for the bait.
But just as she turned around, the pale pink mantis sitting beside the polar bear called out to her. "Apprentice, wait."
Yu Xunge did not turn around. "I'm busy."
The curious yet dull-witted polar bear instinctively spoke up. "...Wait."
From Its understanding of Zai Jiu Xunge, if It asked her to stop, she would most likely wait. Any living being that had helped her or treated her well was special to her.
Yu Xunge recognized the polar bear's voice. Remembering how It had guided her to comprehend a Skill during last year's Godly Game, she stopped, turned around, and asked, "What is it?"
Ignoring the drummers' laughter, Dull-Witted asked, "Do you think your teacher would so warmly let you find her?"
An image involuntarily flashed through Yu Xunge's mind.
The capybara had voluntarily used the Zhuri Skill—Blue-Spotted Grouper pounced over and happily hugged the capybara's head, shaking it wildly.
"Hahaha, Teacher, you deliberately gave me a chance, didn't you?! I knew Zhuri was the most perfect teacher in the world!"
Then, after having the back of her head repeatedly smacked by a fish tail, the capybara pretended to be impatiently shaking her head and flung off the constantly flapping Blue-Spotted Grouper.
Ugh—ah!!!!!
The image in her head disgusted Yu Xunge so much that her entire body prickled.
She said, "No. My teacher would not