By 2:30 p.m., the destinations for the first three designated movements had been announced.
All three fell within the normal movement range, so Shiraishi Makoto couldn't tell whether any of them had been random movement orders.
He suspected the final order would be random. The school needed to spread the students across the island, and making the day's last movement order random would prevent them from ignoring it. That would give the school the result it wanted.
As soon as three o'clock arrived, Shiraishi Makoto and the others checked their next destination.
They were currently in 9C. Their designated destination was—3D.
"That far?" Shiraishi Makoto studied the map. The two locations were three kilometers apart in a straight line, never mind the dense forest they would have to cross along the way.
3D lay well outside the normal activity range for the second day. That meant only groups with the same Route Schedule would compete for arrival order this time, but it also meant entering a new area that almost no one had set foot in over the past few days.
And according to the aerial map provided by the school, a mountain range stood between them and 3D. Going safely around it would mean a considerable detour.
"Let's go." The school's setup was unpleasant, but the competition had already begun.
"There are Challenges in both 6B and 5D. Want to give them a try?" He looked around at the others.
Arriving at the designated area was worth ten points, but the two nearby Challenges also offered substantial rewards, including supplies for the top three finishers. They were familiar tasks: the English Exam and the Math Exam.
If they cleared even one, the group could earn ten points and choose not to push on to 3D. They could simply camp