Mass Destruction

The moment Liu Yue spoke, Osas's face turned awkward.

Fortunately, although Liu Yue was mostly like a little delinquent, she still had some sense.

So she walked forward enthusiastically, standing on tiptoe to put her arm around Osas's shoulder: "Don't be nervous, we're all buddies."

Osas stiffly returned her a smile.

Xiao Xueyin gave Lu Bai a questioning look, seemingly wondering why he hadn't silenced Osas.

Lu Bai showed no intention of explaining, gazing at the Research Center and asking, "What's the situation now?"

After all, Osas had lost both his hands and didn't pose much of a threat, so Xiao Xueyin saw no need to press further. He turned and began to explain the situation.

"Not long after you left, an experimental personnel escaped from the building. From what that personnel said, we can infer that the 'node' has fallen into the hands of Brother Hui, the commander of the Survey Corps.

The other party seems to be planning to hold onto the 'node' and defend the Research Center. Several Survey Corps members who entered the building later confirmed this."

"Experimental personnel?" Lu Bai frowned slightly. "Where is he now? Did he say his name?"

"After a struggle, that experimental personnel was eventually taken by the Ten Blades. Is there a problem? The experimental personnel, or...?" Xiao Xueyin's tone quickened slightly towards the end, clearly realizing something was amiss.

The 'node' falling into Brother Hui's hands, and his intention to defend the Research Center with the Survey Corps.

This conclusion was actually a synthesis of the information revealed by the experimental personnel, which Xiao Xueyin had inferred himself. Therefore, he hadn't doubted it, believing that most Deathmatch Participants thought the same way.

But upon careful consideration, several doubts emerged.

The most crucial point was, if he was just an ordinary experimental personnel, how could he have left the Research Center alive after knowing the intel?

For Brother Hui, what effort would it take to casually eliminate an experimental personnel?

Moreover, the Ten Blades, who had captured the experimental personnel, still hadn't sent any members into the building.

"Perhaps there are problems with all of it."

Lu Bai shook his head. "We don't know the specific methods yet, but the Survey Corps is likely planning to eliminate all Deathmatch Participants who enter the Research Center."

"During the time you were gone, nearly forty Deathmatch Participants entered the Research Center in total," Zhuo Li blurted out.

The people present were quick-witted and all realized a possibility.

"If all the Deathmatch Participants who entered the building were eliminated, then with the Survey Corps and the Ten Blades..." the Hoodie Man said with some apprehension.

There were just over a hundred Deathmatch Participants still alive.

If all the Deathmatch Participants who entered the building were wiped out in one go, the two groups, the Survey Corps and the Ten Blades, totaling over thirty people, would be enough to clear the area.

Admittedly, there was no way the two groups could trust each other, but the remaining scattered individuals were even less likely to.

Ultimately, unfamiliar Deathmatch Participants had no basis for mutual trust.

It was already considerate enough if they didn't step on each other during a crisis.

Suddenly, scattered exclamations could be heard.

It turned out the location of the 'node' had changed.

Crash!

A floor-to-ceiling window on the fifth floor shattered, glass shards falling in a freefall, glittering in the sunlight.

Then, several figures leaped out of the window one after another, like dumplings being dropped.

However, these people weren't falling freely under gravity. Ropes quickly shot out from them, their ends secured to the administrative building in the distance, easily pulling them over.

"The 'node' is out, who has it?"

"Which one is Brother Hui?"

"Hmph, trying to escape!"

After all, they had prepared for so long. Seeing the sudden change, the Deathmatch Participants lurking in various corners were not panicked. Figures emerged from the aisles between the tents, pursuing them.

But in the next second, Bang!!!

A terrifying explosion descended, starting from the bottom of the Research Center and rising layer by layer.

The glass of the entire building shattered almost simultaneously. In the face of this explosion, the building's walls crumbled like tofu.

Rumble~

The building shook violently and collapsed, debris and glass scattering everywhere under the impact of the explosion.

The deafening roar was like a mountain collapsing and the sea surging, making eardrums ache.

"Get down!"

As soon as the explosion occurred, Xiao Xueyin immediately turned around, shouting first. He quickly realized his voice couldn't reach his teammates and anxiously gestured with both hands, pushing downwards.

Lu Bai didn't need any reminder. At such a critical moment, he still managed to grab a quilt and cover himself.

As soon as they lay down, the violent impact, mixed with a large amount of building materials, swept over, raising a cloud of dust.

Countless tents were blown away, and the large amount of dust filling the area did not dissipate for several minutes.

"Ptooey!"

Lu Bai spat out the grit that had somehow found its way into his mouth. He brushed the dust off his body as he slowly got up from the ground.

He took a moment to collect himself and looked around. The scene was a disaster.

Through the thinning smoke and dust, he could see that the original Research Center had now been reduced to a pile of rubble.

[Ding!]

[Detected that the current Deathmatch Participant elimination rate has reached 80%.]

[The current Deathmatch Arena objective has been activated. This objective is dual-sided and can be chosen by the Deathmatch Participants.]

[1: Rebuild Order]

[2: Destroy Order]

[Upon completion of either objective, the Deathmatch Arena will immediately close, and rankings will be settled according to the current Points of the Deathmatch Participants.]

[Ding!]

[Detected that the current Deathmatch Participant elimination rate has reached 90%.]

[Warning! The third round Ability Pool has been activated and is available for selection.]

To be honest, ever since Lu Bai entered the Deathmatch Arena, he had never heard the system issue such a long string of prompts.

He glanced at the system panel that appeared before his retina.

[Current Points: 20, Current Rank: 1/47]

Undoubtedly, the explosion had eliminated far more Deathmatch Participants than just those who had entered the Research Center.

The leader of the Survey Corps, that so-called Brother Hui.

Lu Bai pursed his lips, rubbing off the lingering grit. "Quite the commotion."

Whoosh~

Not far away, a collapsed tent was pushed up, revealing Xiao Xueyin buried underneath.

While it might be inappropriate to describe a man with words like "pitifully beautiful," the dust-covered Xiao Xueyin at this moment possessed an extreme sense of brokenness. He looked like he definitely didn't come from an ordinary family.

He staggered to his feet. Upon seeing Lu Bai beside him, he visibly relaxed a little, and asked with a dry voice, "Where are the others?"

"Mm... here, here."

Liu Yue pushed Osas away with effort, gasping for fresh air.

Osas silently propped himself up with his elbows, struggling to his feet in a rather undignified manner.

After waiting a while longer, there was no further movement nearby.

"Are it just us left?" Xiao Xueyin couldn't help but sigh.