Surrounded on Three Sides

Although the allocation seemed perfectly reasonable, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji had been listening in from the sidelines, immediately sensed something was amiss.

Because Ryuen is undoubtedly an expert in this kind of thing; he could easily handle even the supervisory duties of both of Ryuen.

However, Shuichi Kanda only assigned him to deal with Yagami Takuya.

In other words, Shuichi Kanda felt that Yagami Takuya deserved Ryuen's full attention, so he was the real culprit, one of the people in the White Room?

"What about your bet with Nagumo, Shuichi? I've been looking at the recent leaderboard, Koenji hasn't pulled ahead of Nagumo yet."

Ichinose asked with some concern. Although if Shuichi Kanda were expelled, other classes would have a chance to rise in rank, Ichinose absolutely did not want that to happen.

"No rush, there are still nine days until the exam."

As time goes on, Koenji's stamina will be almost limitless, while the third-year students will have to be on edge because they have to compete for research topics. Over time, their efficiency will definitely decrease.

Furthermore, Kanda even suspected that Koenji was not using his full strength at this moment, and that he was deliberately stalling the third-year students.

Then wait until they reach their limit and then push them harder. At that point, the third-year students will definitely grit their teeth and keep up, and then their mental and physical strength will be on the verge of their limits, and they will fall behind completely.

This was the fifth day of the exams, and some students had been traveling all day and were quite tired. So after discussing things, the students returned to their tents early.

By the lake, Shuichi Kanda, Ichinose Honami, and Kamuro Masumi were chatting around a campfire. Although it was hot, the area was also very humid, and the campfire effectively removed some of the moisture.

"Don't push yourselves in the exams afterward, and whatever you do, don't get separated from others," Shuichi Kanda instructed them.

"Yes, don't worry, I can tell what's important."

Kamuro immediately nodded in agreement, Ichinose also nodded to indicate that there was no problem.

After chatting about some trivial matters, Kamuro and Ichinose turned and left to return to their tents to rest.

Kamuro was in good physical condition, but Ichinose was in a much worse state, as she was carrying a heavy burden and looked exhausted when I saw her today.

In contrast, Shiina looked quite well; her stamina should be worse than Ichinose's, yet she managed to last so long.

The next day, when Shuichi Kanda arrived, everyone else had already left, apparently having already made their plans.

Shuichi Kanda first opened his tablet and checked the latest rankings. He was shocked to see that Shuichi Kanda and Ayanokoji's group had jumped to tenth place, which was simply outrageous.

Koenji, who came in first place, had already broken the 300-point mark, while Nagumo was close to 300 points, only thirty points less Koenji.

The scores of the next few students were quite even, and most of them were from the third-year group. By the time it came to Shuichi Kanda, the score had dropped to 146.

However, this situation will change starting today. The second-year group, which received the complete schedule, will definitely have an advantage in terms of ranking rewards and assignments, while the third-year group, which has occupied several top positions, will probably be squeezed out of the top ten.

Shuichi Kanda then used a new feature that was only available starting today: the global GPS positioning system.

Previously, GPS was available, but it only showed your own location. Now, by spending points, you can view the current location of all students on the island, with each use costing one point.

After consuming some points, the tablet displayed the location information of everyone one by one within two seconds.

Meanwhile, the person Shuichi Kanda was focused on, Yagami Takuya, was currently in the G3 area, and the other members of his group were also in the same location as him, indicating that they were acting together.

Meanwhile, Koenji was at C5, not far from Shuichi Kanda, which, judging from its location, should be on that small hill.

And there was a Tug of War event there just now; he probably went there for that.

Afterwards, Shuichi Kanda checked the positions of the others, such as Ichinose and Kamuro, who were heading east.

As for Kushida, he's currently in B9, traveling with Wang Meiyu. Wang Meiyu is known for her poor stamina, and Kushida is about the same. However, Kushida got the schedule from Shuichi Kanda before the exam started, so there shouldn't be any worries.

But if they were a pair, wouldn't it be better to just have them join my side? Shuichi Kanda thought to himself, since he didn't think there was anywhere safer on this island than around him.

Having made up his mind, Shuichi Kanda packed up the tent.

"Ayanokoji, I'm heading out to find Kushida later. They're a duo, and I'll invite them to team up with me. Let's meet at the final location tonight."

Upon hearing Shuichi Kanda's words, Ayanokoji frowned.

Are you okay?

"Well, probably it's you who needs to be more careful."

Ayanokoji nodded, recalling the scene of Shuichi Kanda Hosen.

Shuichi Kanda hand, headed towards Kushida based on the information provided by GPS, and judging from his route, he should be heading back towards the starting point.

Perfect timing! I can go back to the starting point. It would be even better if I could see Tsukishiro. Maybe I can get him to take Yagami away, so that Shuichi Kanda won't feel disgusted by that guy.

Meanwhile, Yagami has also discovered that he has been followed ever since he left the camp.

After all, he was a top student in the White Room. Although the guys sent by Ryuen could keep up, it was still too difficult for them to avoid being discovered.

As for why the other party followed him, Yagami was a little puzzled. Had what I did been exposed? Impossible. I wasn't wearing a watch at the time, and I was very careful when I took it off. After taking it off, I even checked my GPS signal on my tablet and it was still there.

However, he never dreamed that only he and Utsunomiya Riku had changed their watches yesterday. Utsunomiya's watch had broken in the morning while he was participating in a research project, so there was evidence to suggest that it wasn't Utsunomiya.

Therefore, if the perpetrator is a student, it can be almost certainly concluded that it was Yagami Takuya who did it.

However, it must be said that Yagami is quite clever. Although he didn't know why he was being targeted, he had a premonition that what he had done would soon be exposed.

However, he has not yet expelled Ayanokoji, or rather, he has not yet eliminated Ayanokoji, so he does not intend to be expelled just like that.

After arriving at the first designated area with his classmates, Yagami turned on the GPS S System on his tablet and checked Ayanokoji's current location—C5.

He frowned; he was currently at F4, still quite a distance from C5.

But there's no other way; we have to act. The enemy has their eyes on us, and if we don't act now, we'll miss our chance.

Moreover, there's a possibility that evidence could be found and he could be expelled from school, which would be incredibly embarrassing, especially since he hasn't even met Ayanokoji- senpai yet.

"There's a project on the mountain in E4 that I'm planning to take on. Do you guys want to come?" Yagami asked his classmates with a smile.

"Sorry, Takuya, I'm not very good at mountain climbing, so I'm going to check out H3."

"Me too, let's meet here in an hour."

"Then I'll watch the luggage here."

Yagami's three companions said this, rejecting Yagami's proposal.

This is Yagami the result I wanted, because it would allow him to act alone.

"Alright then, meet here in an hour."

Yagami verbally agreed to his companions' plan, but instead of setting off immediately, he took out his own portable food and water.

His companions who stayed behind didn't question his actions, since they were going to climb the mountain next and it was necessary to replenish their water supply along the way, and Yagami hadn't eaten breakfast either.

Afterwards, Yagami dropped his backpack, grabbed his tablet, water, and food, and headed towards E4, or at least that's how his companions perceived it.

In area C5, Ayanokoji encountered Koenji coming down the mountain. Koenji was in much better spirits than the average person.

Or rather, five days in the wild didn't leave the man feeling tired at all.

"Hey, Ayanokoji boy, weren't you in the same group as the sickly boy? Where's he?"

For once, Koenji took the initiative to greet Ayanokoji. As for why Koenji knew they were in a group, it was probably because she had seen the two people ranked second when she checked her rankings on her Koenji.

"He has something to do today, so we'll split up and meet up tonight," Ayanokoji answered Koenji's question. "How have you been lately? Kanda is pinning all his hopes on you."

"Hahaha, No Prob naked! I'm in better shape than ever before, and my mood is more beautiful than ever before. Goodbye, Ayanokoji boy."

After saying that, Koenji quickly disappeared from Ayanokoji's sight.

"Koenji- senpai is really amazing."

Nanase, who was standing to the side, was also dumbfounded when she saw Koenji's behavior. While others were struggling to keep up with the exam, Koenji was so relaxed and at ease.

Ayanokoji came to C5 intending to see if she could participate in the Tug of War event, but seeing how Koenji had just left, Ayanokoji felt that she had probably missed out.

Therefore, Ayanokoji plans to head directly to today's final location, D3. As for the next location, E7, whoever wants to go can go. Before D3, the location is a random one, E2.

Following Ayanokoji's current direction, he must first go to D3 and D2 before reaching E2, so Ayanokoji quickly made a decision.

"I need to cross the D2 and D3 mountains and head to E2. Can you keep up?" Ayanokoji turned to look at Nanase.

"That's what I thought too, so please don't worry about me, Ayanokoji- senpai."

Crossing the mountains of D2 and D3 is not an easy route, and today is not a sunny day; according to the information sent by the school, it is very likely to rain heavily in the evening.

Ayanokoji's intention was to discourage Nanase, but to his surprise, Nanase immediately agreed.

This left Ayanokoji speechless; why wasn't this kid playing by the rules?

Meanwhile, Shuichi Kanda had already met up with Kushida and Wang Meiyu at the starting line. After explaining his purpose, Kushida immediately agreed to team up with Shuichi Kanda, but Shuichi Kanda did not invite them immediately.

Since Shuichi Kanda and his team have a lot of points, forming a team now would result in their scores being averaged out, which would be a waste.

Therefore, we should wait until Shuichi Kanda spends some points before doing this.

Furthermore, after learning about Kushida's itinerary, Shuichi Kanda discovered that Kushida's destination for the day was D2, which was surprisingly close to his original destination.

The straight-line distance is about 3 kilometers, but considering the road conditions and the heavy rain that was about to fall in the afternoon, Shuichi Kanda hesitated about whether to risk going there.

"What's wrong, Shuichi?"

Seeing Shuichi Kanda's hesitation, Kushida's face was full of concern.

"I'm wondering if we should go to the final designated area today, because didn't the school send out a notice that it might rain around 4 PM? But Ayanokoji and I agreed to meet at the final location."

Shuichi Kanda also shared his troubles.

"That should be fine, I think Ayanokoji will understand. After all, the exam might be suspended if it rains."

Kushida was naturally unwilling to see Shuichi Kanda risk going north, and Kushida herself did not plan to go either, as it was indeed quite dangerous, and she did not want to see Shuichi Kanda suffer serious injuries like Komiya.

Shuichi Kanda glanced at Kushida, thought for a moment, then took out his tablet, turned on the GPS, and spent a minute checking the students' current locations.

Ayanokoji is currently at C4, seemingly planning to move towards E2. Then, Shuichi Kanda located Yagami Takuya's position at E4.

He's less than a kilometer away from Ayanokoji. What is this guy planning to do to Ayanokoji?

Shuichi Kanda's expression turned serious, especially since Ayanokoji was accompanied by Nanase, even though Shuichi Kanda believed in Ayanokoji's skills.

However, Yagami is also a student of the White Room, and if he's Mental Arithmetic off guard, Ayanokoji might actually be in danger.

Moreover, it wasn't just Yagami; even the other student in the White Room, Amasawa Ichika, was very close to Ayanokoji's current location.

Is this a prelude to targeting Ayanokoji?

Regardless, Shuichi Kanda felt he couldn't just stand by and watch. Shuichi Kanda Amasawa, but Yagami had a history of such behavior, and he might actually kill Ayanokoji.

If we didn't know, that would be one thing, but now that these signs are appearing, we can't just stand by and do nothing.

At the same time, Shuichi Kanda also somewhat helpless. If Ayanokoji had also had Intercom, they wouldn't be in such a passive position.

"Kikyo, you stay at the starting point and rest. I'm heading to D3."

"Huh? But it might rain soon."

"I have no choice, I have to go." Shuichi Kanda looked helpless, then patted Kushida's head. "Wait for me here, I'll be back tomorrow."

Kushida Kikyo knew very well that once Shuichi Kanda made up his mind about something, it would be difficult to stop him. Therefore, she could only nod and let him go, because she also knew that Shuichi Kanda generally wouldn't do things that he couldn't do.

Chapter 316 The Situation of Being Encircled from Three Sides

While Shuichi Kanda meeting up with Kushida and the others, Ayanokoji planned to head towards E2, while Yagami, after confirming Ayanokoji's location, prepared to go and find Ayanokoji.

At the same time, Amasawa is very close to Ayanokoji, with a straight-line distance of no more than one kilometer.

Seeing this, Shuichi Kanda decided to make a move and head to E2 to meet up with Ayanokoji.

After all, among Nanase, Amasawa, and Yagami is already confirmed to be an enemy, while the motives of Nanase and Amasawa are unclear.

No matter how strong Ayanokoji, he'll still struggle against three opponents... at least that's what Kanda Shuichi Kanda thinks.

Furthermore, the east side of E2 and E3 is a relatively high cliff as seen on the map. If these people actually start fighting there, who knows what might happen?

As for Nanase, she probably won't cause any particular harm to Ayanokoji, since she didn't agree to Hosen harming himself with a knife before. But it's hard to say about Amasawa and Yagami.

Amasawa instigated Hosen to harm himself, while Yagami directly sent someone tumbling down a slope several meters high. These two people were impossible to judge using common sense.

As for Ayanokoji, even if he were to engage them, he probably wouldn't use his full strength, thus giving the opponent an opportunity to exploit.

Yagami went to find Ayanokoji with the intention of killing Ayanokoji. If Ayanokoji didn't know this, he might have been caught off guard and ended up in trouble.

Not to mention he might be facing an attack from three people.

Having spent the last few days with her, Shuichi Kanda had roughly figured out Nanase's abilities; she was probably at the same level as Ibuki, Ayanokoji wouldn't have any problem dealing with her. However, the other two were no pushovers.

They are students who came from the White Room, just like Ayanokoji, and the fact that they have survived until now shows that they, like Ayanokoji, have persisted in elite education for more than ten years, and their strength should not be underestimated.

So, after saying goodbye to Kikyo, Shuichi Kanda headed towards Ayanokoji with his tablet in hand.

Of the three —Yagami, Nanase, and Shuichi Kanda— Shuichi Kanda is the furthest away, but Shuichi Kanda current route is the easiest, and Shuichi Kanda doesn't need to constantly check Ayanokoji's location because he knows Ayanokoji's final destination.

Putting away his tablet, Shuichi Kanda made steady progress through the forest.