Our Class C Needs Its Own Kanzaki Ryuji! / Our Tent Is Pretty Spacious (4k5)

"For the first day... let's hold back and observe the situation."

Acting alone, Kitagawa Ryo carefully parted the branches and weeds in front of him, checking the electronic map on his wristwatch to confirm his location. For the sake of speed and secrecy, he did not choose the familiar paths that had been trodden out by school staff and students over the past ten days. Instead, he used the giant trees and vines that had grown wildly on the Uninhabited Island for decades to move nimbly and quickly through the canopy like Tarzan.

Then, as if sensing something, Kitagawa Ryo slightly pressed down a branch in front of him and, with the help of his golden talent 'Hawkeye', quickly locked his gaze on a location about three hundred meters away.

Kitagawa Ryo silently activated the communication function on his wristwatch, and after a beep connecting with Sakayanagi Arisu, he immediately and efficiently reported the information:

"In the northwest part of area G9, a trio from Class A is moving rapidly westward. They are likely scouts, and other students from Class A may be following behind them."

"Learn."

Sakayanagi Arisu gave a similarly simple and clear reply. In order to save the communication points as much as possible and to report any possible emergencies more promptly, Kitagawa Ryo did not hang up the communication immediately after reporting the information. Instead, he raised his arm and put his wristwatch to his mouth, keeping the communication status on, waiting for it to automatically hang up after the three-minute limit.

Frankly speaking, the sound quality of the communication function provided by the school on the wristwatch was just so-so. After all, it was a short-term service configured for a Special Exam on Uninhabited Island, and at best, it could only ensure that both parties could hear each other fairly clearly.

Even so, Sakayanagi Arisu turned her wristwatch from the back of her hand to the palm, holding it close to her right ear as if she were holding a phone. She squinted, intently listening to the faint breathing sounds emanating from the watch face. The already short three minutes felt like an eternity. In the last half-minute before the call automatically ended, Kitagawa Ryo softly added:

"No abnormalities. The remaining five members of Class A have appeared, about 300 meters away from the previous three. The first three have now reached the northeast position of F9, and the remaining five are still in the northwest position of G9. All of them are using Route 1 from G9 to F9."

"Make a move?"

"Do it."

After exchanging opinions swiftly and decisively, Kitagawa Ryo hung up the communication and continued to conceal himself, slowly trailing behind the Class A students. If it weren't for the fact that the effective range of the paintball gun was less than fifty meters, he felt he could have taken care of the eight-person group from Class A by himself.

If there are eight people... the missing one should be Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka's decision to act alone was not unexpected by Kitagawa Ryo, but what kind of attack the other side would take, and whether the target would be Class B, Class C, or Class D, remained unknown.

Nearly twenty minutes later, the Class A students in front suddenly panicked, as if they had been caught in a crossfire, and began to scatter and seek cover. Just as Kitagawa Ryo was about to take advantage of the chaos to launch a flanking attack, he suddenly caught a strange whistling sound. His superb physical abilities made him almost instinctively lean back, using a bridge-like posture in the treetop to dodge two paintballs fired at his chest from behind. Then, he took a few quick steps, using several thick branches to absorb the impact, and with his hands hanging from one of the branches, he jumped down from the tree like a swing, quickly using the entire tree as his temporary cover. His eyes immediately locked onto the Class A students who were also in the treetop not far away, and he raised his hand and fired a burst of paintballs.

Although the other party was wearing a helmet and a protective mask, there was actually only one Class A willing to use the entire Class A as bait and quietly climb up to such a height.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, having failed in his attack, also chose to retreat quickly. However, he did not expect that Kitagawa Ryo's reaction and accuracy would be so astonishing. With a slight 'plop' sound, before Ayanokoji Kiyotaka could even retract his right upper arm behind cover, he was hit squarely by a paintball. The bright yellow paint quickly spread over a large area. If a health bar could be displayed in reality, then according to the school's rules, his health points would have been reduced by a quarter.

What made Ayanokoji Kiyotaka even more troublesome was that the bright yellow paint was quite conspicuous, which was visibly disadvantageous for his subsequent concealment. However, since the school rules clearly stated that participating students were not allowed to erase these bullet marks privately, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka had no choice but to retract his right hand, turn around, and quickly leave the canopy where he was hiding, disappearing back into the dense jungle.

While Kitagawa Ryo and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka were locked in a lightning-fast exchange, with the former gaining the upper hand, the remaining eight students of Class 1-A were being forced into a near-annihilation situation.

To be fair, Katsuragi Kohei felt that his arrangements should be fine. After the final project officially started at 1 p. m., he led the whole class to sit still in place with a wait-and-see attitude. This forced move was to obtain the first batch of airdropped supplies that the school would distribute at 3 p. m. In order to avoid attracting attention, they took a detour. At the same time, in order to prevent the whole class from running into other classes' groups, they specially sent an advance team to scout ahead.

Even under these circumstances, they were still surrounded and surrounded by the entire Class D in an instant.

Despite being alone in the safe zone, Sakayanagi Arisu, who had access to the entire map thanks to Kitagawa Ryo's intelligence, led the well-organized Class D students, who were full of energy and high morale. They set off from three directions, dividing into three groups, and preemptively set up three sections of ambush net along the Class A's inevitable route. Once Katsuragi Kohei himself entered the firing range, they cleanly and decisively closed the net. With more people, guns, and ammunition Class D quickly cut the Class A into two sections.

Before Katsuragi Kohei could even utter a classic line like "There's an ambush!" or "We've fallen into a trap!", the burly class Leader was already being targeted and beaten into a colorful human rainbow. Even his vision was blurred by the various colored eggs projected onto his transparent protective mask, creating a bizarre and surreal scene. Finally, he sat down on the ground with a dizzying thud.

"I didn't expect Class A to be almost completely wiped out on the first day. It's a good thing Chabashira is still in solitary confinement and hasn't come yet, otherwise... tsk tsk."

On the school's helicopter hovering over this area, the staff responsible for statistics and supervision of the final project also subconsciously remarked this. From their bird's-eye view, they could actually better appreciate the value of this encirclement. The tacit cooperation and prior preparation of the students in Class D were also a pleasant surprise to them.

In fact, when all the members of Class D arrived and began their ambush, these staff members had already pronounced a death sentence on Class A's performance on the first day.

"But how did they manage to do that? The location of this ambush was too meticulous. It didn't look like a last-minute command or reaction at all. If it weren't for Class A and Class D on the field, I would have suspected that they were deliberately putting on an act to give us points."

On the other side, a staff member retrieved the video footage transmitted from the drone's aerial camera. He began to replay the footage in slow motion from all angles to determine the specific scores of each student in Class D, while shaking his head in disbelief to express his astonishment.

"Who knows? Our job is to keep accurate statistics anyway."

"Contact the others at D9 headquarters. The first batch of students sent back to await Resurrection has been selected. Have them come and drag people away."

After briefly summarizing the situation, one of the staff members in charge of overall coordination, with a serious expression and focused intently on the dense jungle below, quickly gave instructions for the next step:

"Move a little closer to the northwest."

"Class B and Class C are fighting too."

Chapter 235: Our Class C needs its own Kanzaki Ryuji!

It has to be said that compared to Class D, whose reconnaissance and ambush tactics were quite well executed, the situation in Classes Class B and Class C was more in line with the chaotic scene that the school staff had expected during a high school students' live-action CS team building activity. It was just a case of them accidentally bumping into each other while fighting for airdrop supplies. Apart from two unlucky guys who were shot in the head and chest and abdomen right away and dragged off the field by the teachers, the two sides quickly used the nearby jungle to turn the situation into a stalemate where neither side could hit the other.

Although Class B was slightly outnumbered, considering the questionable fighting ability of Shiina Hiyori, the situation was fairly evenly matched.

As for the only experienced veteran present Ishizaki Daichi? It's common knowledge that those who drown are the ones who can swim. Ibuki Mio, a classmate, didn't even have time to stop him from jumping out of the cover with sparks and lightning. The next second, she saw Ishizaki, who had turned into a human rainbow with Katsuragi Kohei on the other side, being dragged off the field in a small car by the teacher in charge.

However, both sides quickly calmed down, and the reason was quite simple:

We're out of bullets.

Although the school provided each student with three magazines containing a total of sixty rounds of ammunition, due to their inexperience and nervousness, both sides forgot about ammunition and range the moment they made contact. After reflexively unleashing a burst of fire, apart from making the nearby trees and leaves rustle, no one was hurt!

Of course, the school kindly provided ammunition Supply in the airdropped supply crates, but the problem was that the two sides had only bumped into each other by chance while fighting for the airdrop, and neither of them had received the first batch of supplies yet.

So, after most of the students had emptied their three magazines in the chaos, both Class B and Class C tacitly chose to retreat slowly. However, they were both reluctant to leave behind the two supply crates standing in the center of the two firefight zones, so they retreated, but not too much, and started a sit-in battle, each hoping to take the supplies after the other left.

Karuizawa Kei leaned against the cover and slightly opened her protective mask, taking a few deep breaths of fresh air. Since there were only six people left in Class B, there was no need to ask questions like "How many of us have been eliminated?" She glanced around and made the relevant judgment in her mind.

Class B originally had six people, including her, but now only four remain. Although the extent of Class C's losses is unclear, it shouldn't be less than theirs. After all, everyone witnessed the Matoba a funny guy suddenly rushed out and was immediately shot down by them.

"What do we do now? I feel like Class C isn't running out of ammo either. Should I try to launch another attack?"

The first to break the silence was Shibata Sō. He was also a very popular and capable student in Class B, but he didn't participate much in class-level decisions. He was the type to support the class quietly with his own strength. However, after Kanzaki Ryuji was eliminated by Ayanokoji Kiyotaka yesterday, he had no choice but to temporarily take over the other's usual role and took the initiative to make the suggestion.

As First Year student who was on par with Hirata Yosuke of Class A in the soccer club, Shibata Sō's stamina, speed, and reaction time were naturally exceptional. When the two classes first met, he was the fastest to make a move, defeating a student from Class C who was in the lead with two clean and decisive shots. This is why Karuizawa Kei deduced that Class C had also eliminated at least two students.

Faced with Shibata Sō's initiative to volunteer, Karuizawa Kei was also somewhat tempted. After all, considering the students in Class C and their similarly inept aimless shooting skills, the suggestion did seem to have some merit.

"... No, Class C has a numerical advantage over us, and Shibata, you just scored a point, so it's better to preserve your Resurrection opportunity as much as possible."

But in the end, Karuizawa Kei shook her head. It seemed that the school staff had already finished compiling the data, and their wristwatches were adding up their scores in real time.

Shibata Sō's group and another group from Class C each added 1,000 points, which should correspond to their earlier gains. However, when the other students from Class B naturally shifted their attention to their class monitor's group, they all exclaimed in surprise:

"Hui's group seems to have gained two thousand points in one go!"

"Me? I think I hit one of the students from Class C just now... The rest should be from Class D. If Class C is still holding out against us, it seems like Class A is in serious trouble."

Because she had been shooting calmly from the beginning, Karuizawa Kei had a fairly clear idea of what her score would be, so she quickly made the correct judgment.

As before, for groups like theirs that were formed by mixing students from two different classes, the school had written detailed rules specifically for the final project. Each member's achievement would still be added to the group's score, but instead of being equally distributed among the classes, the scores would be calculated separately.

Simply put, now, whether it's Karuizawa Kei or Amasawa Ichika's score, it will be added to the group's total score for ranking. However, in terms of the class's total score, Karuizawa Kei's score in Class B will only be added to Class B's total score, and Amasawa Ichika's score in Class D will only be added to Class D's total score.

Of course, this also means that the special card 'Chosen One' held by Amasawa Ichika is now only applicable to her, Karuizawa Kei and Sakura Airi will no longer receive the 50% bonus on their scores at this time.

"It wasn't just Hui's group; several groups in Class D also climbed a bit in the rankings... What was Class D's original total score? They scored over six or seven thousand points this time, I think."

"I remember Class D' s total score before, and now it's increased by exactly eight thousand."

Karuizawa Kei quickly provided accurate information, and Shibata Sō Hayate was also quite surprised, his mouth agape in astonishment.

"I remember there were only nine people left in Class A, were they all wiped out?"

For the remaining students in Class B, the assumption that Class A had been completely wiped out immediately dispelled the gloom of the two students who had just been eliminated. However, after carefully examining the class's overall score rankings, everyone discovered a somewhat chilling fact:

"The total score for Class A hasn't changed?"

After all, these were the two classes that had been neck and neck for the past two days. The students in Class B naturally remembered most clearly the total score and the gap between their class and Class A. Therefore, they noticed this fact immediately, and their voices involuntarily rose a little as they excitedly began to discuss:

"Their Class A didn't get a single point added to their total score, which means they were completely outmatched by Class D, losing 0-8?"

"It seems like we have another chance to overtake them! We just scored a total of 3,000 points, and now we're less than 2,000 points behind Class A!"

Just as the students of Class B felt that the situation was once again in a great position, Karuizawa Kei, who had been on high alert, suddenly warned them in an urgent tone:

"Someone from Class C is scouting this way. Be quiet and hide."

As it turned out, the students in Class C were indeed more reckless than those in Class B. Seemingly thinking that the other side had already withdrawn, the students in Class C, led by Nishino Takeshi, were brazenly rushing towards them, seemingly preparing to take over the supplies piled up in the middle of the road.

"Should we fight? They didn't see us."

Seeing this scene, Shibata Sō whispered to Karuizawa Kei, feeling that this was an excellent opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

One, two, three, four... five.

Karuizawa Kei didn't answer immediately. Instead, she silently counted the number of students from Class C who were slowly approaching. There were definitely three students eliminated from Class C earlier, so it seemed that the other side was one person short...

Moreover, the student from Class C standing at the back didn't have anything in his hand.

"Spread!"

Karuizawa Kei gave the command almost subconsciously, and immediately lunged towards a bush on the left. The other three members of Class B, although they didn't know why their class leader had suddenly shouted that, also reflexively got up and jumped in other directions. However, their reaction seemed to be a step too slow, because the next second, paintballs, as if falling from the sky, had already soaked them all, who were standing close together.

Ibuki Mio isn't the only girl in the First Year who can climb trees, but she's definitely the only one on the Uninhabited Island who can climb trees with ease. This isn't solely due to her excellent physical condition honed over many years of training; more importantly, she also possesses a similar buff to the students in Class D —a kind of abundant stamina.

This is the hidden perk that Kitagawa Ryo provided for the playmate team that Shiina Hiyori Group had. By grouping up to take on tasks, they ensured that the other three groups wouldn't have to travel long distances to choose suitable tasks, and they also ensured that the other three groups wouldn't have to work themselves to the bone in any task, even purely sports-related ones, because the other three groups would give them points and automatically finish at the bottom.

It was under these circumstances that Ibuki Mio was able to recuperate properly for quite some time. Finally, under the command and instruction of Shiina Hiyori, she secretly climbed over the tree with her well-stocked paintball gun and fired both guns at once, effectively reducing Class B to only Karuizawa Kei.

However, compared to Ibuki Mio, who Karuizawa Kei was in a rather disheveled state. Clutching the supplies in her arms, she ran frantically through the jungle. These were the only supplies that the six members of Class B, who were the only ones holding Supply cards, had received that day. It was precisely because they were absolutely insufficient that they had considered robbing airdrops... but now, after going around in circles, they actually had enough.

Having won a resounding victory against Class B, Class C also lost interest in pursuing the matter further. After neatly packing up the supplies from the airdrop crate, they also made a hasty retreat into the woods, determined not to emerge again until the Resurrection opportunity refreshed at 8:00 AM the next day.

After all, they had already earned enough on the first day, and their current supplies were barely enough, so they couldn't be greedy and pursue more.

Secondly, with almost everyone in Class A wiped out and only one person left in Class B, the only class they might run into outside is Class D. It's best to be cautious.

"What's wrong?"

Returning as the absolute hero, Ibuki Mio was quickly greeted with applause and cheers from the other students. She also struck a pose with her dual pistols with a rather dashing air before walking blushingly to Shiina Hiyori's side. As she handed the paintball gun back to Hiyori, she casually asked a question while looking at Hiyori's thoughtful profile.

"It's nothing. I saw that our group gained 4,000 points (Ibuki Mio defeated one person from Class B in the first firefight), hmm... maybe we have a chance to get first place."

Unlike her usual nonchalant tone, Shiina Hiyori bit her lip lightly, carefully checking the rankings on her watch before finally looking up and smiling at Ibuki Mio.

"I lost to Hui by a narrow margin in the 'Acupressure Mat Race' before, so I hope to win back a little bit in the final challenge. Let's do our best together!"

"I see."

Ibuki Mio nodded in agreement, but she still had some doubts. She and Shiina Hiyori had known each other for a semester, and they had spent more than ten days together on the Uninhabited Island. She thought she had a certain understanding of her.

For example, right now, I always feel that her determination and competitive spirit aren't as strong as she claims... it's more like she's saying it to the other students in Class C next to her.

"Does Hiyori care about Karuizawa from Class B?"

Sure enough, Nishino Takeshi, a girl from Class C, soon asked the other students around her with some curiosity. As the leader of the group with the best performance on the Uninhabited Island in Class C, and who had just led them to a direct victory over Class B, everyone was indeed paying attention to her every move.

Even Ibuki Mio could sense that Shiina Hiyori's popularity and reputation among the current students in Class C were soaring. She estimated that even if Ryuen Kakeru were called back to speak, he might not be as effective as her.

"It's Karuizawa from Class B and more about Kitagawa from Class D."

The girl in Class C who was asked the question quickly and frankly gave an answer. After all, apart from Nishino Takeshi, who was an exception and never participated in discussions about girls' topics in class, the girls in Class C had been discussing this kind of gossip for a whole semester, so they were naturally very familiar with it.

After listening to the girls' gossip, Nishino Takeshi finally sorted out this somewhat complicated interpersonal relationship for her.

"I see."

Nishino Takeshi touched the back of her head and immediately recalled the Matoba when they met Kitagawa Ryo a couple of days ago. Shiina Hiyori and the other person seemed to have a very close relationship. It seemed that the two of them went somewhere together for a while afterward. She subconsciously shared this detail as well.

Seeing that not only Nishino Takeshi but also several boys next to her were crowding around with interest, nodding in agreement and adding their own comments, and then glancing at Hiyori Shiina, who seemed oblivious to everything around her but was actually taking very high Shiina Hiyori and was clearly in a good mood, Ibuki Mio suddenly seemed to have figured something out.

As expected, our Class C needs our own Kanzaki Ryuji!

Chapter 236: Our tent is really big (4k5)

"It seems the battle between Class B and Class C has already been decided. Class B only has one player left, while Class C has lost three."

After successfully ending the firefight with Class A, Class D's commander Sakayanagi Arisu, who was hiding in a safe area, deduced the battle situation and results of the other two classes by observing the changes in class and group scores on his wristwatch.

The result of Class B and Class C trading five for three on the first day was not unexpected for Sakayanagi Arisu. Rather, in a wild outdoor survival subject like live-action CS, the fact that Class C, which had the advantage in both personality and numbers, only achieved such a result was somewhat disappointing to her, and she secretly lowered the ratings of both classes.

"You've had a tough day."

Just as Sakayanagi Arisu what to do if she were in charge of Class B or Class C, Amasawa Ichika suddenly pushed aside the nearby weeds and bushes and walked briskly to her side. She greeted her with a smile and reached out to hand her a package.

"Tonight's dinner was disappointing; the airdrop crates were full of the same baguettes as the ones on the Supply cards."

"We only need to eat this for the next couple of days, and many other students in other classes have been eating this to get through this Uninhabited Island Special Exam."

Sakayanagi Arisu didn't seem to care much about these conditions. After taking a few small bites of her baguette, she took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Amasawa Ichika:

Was anything unusual in the neighborhood this afternoon?

"No one's coming near me, I'm getting a little bored waiting."

Amasawa Ichika sat cross-legged on the ground, somewhat bored, and answered with a smirk as he looked at the darkening sky:

"I really want to go to the front side too, since my own scores are calculated at 1.5 times the base score."

"This is only the first day. There are still two days left. There will definitely be a chance for Amasawa to show off his skills."

"Speaking of which, shooting is prohibited from 8 PM until 8 AM the next morning, right?"

"Well, after all, there is still a certain safety hazard when paintballs hit students without protective gear. We can't expect everyone to be fully armed and on high alert at night. Let me see... there's only one hour left before today's safe time begins."