Xia Wanqing failed to get any water and headed toward No. 1 Base in low spirits.
"Qingqing!" He happened to run into his teammate Xiang Ziqi on the way.
"Brother Zi Qi."
"How did Brother Lan get eliminated by Xia Yu?"
He hung his head. "It was all my fault. I ran into Brother Lan and wanted to ask him for a bottle of water. I didn't notice Xia Yu was nearby. He tried to shoot me but missed and hit Brother Lan instead."
"What a mess. How is that your fault? Brother Lan is our enemy now, and you weren't the one who killed him."
"If I hadn't asked him for water..."
Xiang Ziqi put an arm around his shoulders to comfort him. "Don't blame yourself. Brother Lan is the strongest ability user on their team. They'll definitely do everything they can to find a Revival Card and bring him back. Come on, let's return to the base first. Brother Tian and the others found water."
Xia Wanqing was still dejected. "If Brother Tian and the others find a Revival Card, can I revive Brother Lan first?"
"Fine, fine. If we find one, we'll use it to revive Brother Lan for you."
[My Qingqing baby is practically a little angel!]
[You two husbands are seriously here for a dating show, right? Brother Lan gave Qingqing scarce water resources, and Qingqing wants to give Brother Lan a Revival Card. Wake up, you're enemies now!]
[I'm genuinely moved by this little couple's love beyond life and death. Qingqing, did you not notice Xia Yu nearby? Was your whole world filled with nothing but your husband? Even after being assigned to opposing camps, you still feel safest beside your husband, don't you?]
[I seriously want to rush in and beat Xia Yu to death! How dare he interrupt my CP's romance? His marksmanship is trash, and he thinks he deserves to hold a sniper rifle? He killed Brother Lan and wouldn't even let Qingqing drink water!]
When the two returned to No. 1 Base, Chen Hongyi and Qi Ning were confronting each other, while Yang Tian tried to break them up.
Xia Wanqing frowned. "What happened?"
Chen Hongyi glared furiously at Qi Ning. "He stole my Revival Card!"
His eyes lit up. "You found a Revival Card?"
"Qi Ning stole it! I worked so hard to find it!"
With a submachine gun slung over his back, Qi Ning leisurely tucked a card into his chest pocket. "I clearly saw it first. I told you to help me pick it up, but you wanted to keep it for yourself. I only took back what was mine."
"Bullshit! The box was in the mud, and you thought it was too dirty to touch, so I went to get it! The moment you saw it was a Revival Card, you snatched it away!"
Yang Tian stood between them and tried to reason with them gently. "Calm down. We're on the same team. It doesn't matter who holds it."
"It does matter!" Chen Hongyi was furious. "If he has it, he definitely won't revive any of us! Every bit of supplies we find, he gets to pick the good stuff first, and now he even wants to steal the Revival Card!"
Qi Ning patted his pocket and raised his submachine gun. "We agreed on three rules. I get first pick of anything we find. You planning to go back on your word? Believe it or not, I'll gun you down!"
"Bring it on! Who's afraid of who?" Chen Hongyi refused to back down as he took the assault rifle off his back.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't be rash!" Yang Tian pressed down his gun. "We're on the same team. Don't kill each other!"
Xia Wanqing stepped forward and stood in front of Chen Hongyi. "Qi Ning."
"What? You want to die for him?"
He pursed his lips and pleaded softly, "Can you give me that Revival Card first?"
"Hehehe, I won't give it to him, but I'll give it to you? What are you dreaming about?"
"I'll find two more later and return them to you. Is that okay?"
"Why should I believe you?"
"With all these cameras here, I won't break my word."
Qi Ning took out the Revival Card and glanced at the enraged Chen Hongyi. "Didn't you all agree to those three rules? Yet you're going back on your word over this Revival Card. People who sleep in the same bed are all alike. You AC Boy Group members are all dishonest. Why should I trust you? Unless..."
"Unless what?"
"Unless you swear in front of all these cameras that if you don't return two Revival Cards to me, you and your mother will die horrible deaths, and even if you go to hell, you'll be dug up and cursed behind your backs."
"Qi Ning!" Xiang Ziqi grew angry. "Don't go too far!"
Qi Ning lifted his chin. "It's just an oath. Are you afraid it'll come true? Or is your conscience guilty?"
Xia Wanqing's face went pale. He bit his lip, looking humiliated and wronged.
Chen Hongyi gritted his teeth. "I don't want the Revival Card anymore! Keep it, alright? Qingqing, we're not dealing with him anymore! I'll find another one for you."
"Hmph, hmph, hmph. Guilty conscience, huh?"
He lowered his head, wiped the moisture from the corner of his eye, then stubbornly raised his head. "I swear that I'll return two Revival Cards to you. If I break my word, my mother and I... will die horrible deaths! Even if we go to hell, we'll be dug up and cursed behind our backs!"
"Qingqing..."
[Fuck! Qi Ning, don't be so vicious!]
[You forced Qingqing to make such a venomous oath over one Revival Card? I'll kill you!]
[Qingqing didn't even cry when he was viciously smeared right after debuting, but Qi Ning made him cry here! I can barely hold onto my blade anymore! Qi Ning, I'll kill you!]
[He stole Chen Hongyi's Revival Card and used it to force Qingqing into making a venomous oath. Does this privileged celebrity have any shame? Can't he be kicked off this show?]
[Xia Wanqing, don't be such a master at playing the victim either. He could have refused the Revival Card, and no one forced him to make that oath.]
[Our Qi Ning practically has no teammates. What's wrong with taking a Revival Card to protect himself? He saw it first, and the AC members agreed from the start that he would get first pick. That white lotus deliberately made this venomous oath to play the victim. Don't think we can't see through it.]
Seeing his humiliated attempt to compromise, Qi Ning did not feel the slightest guilt. With the corner of his mouth curled up, he tossed the Revival Card over as if granting charity. "Take it. You earned it."
Xia Wanqing bit his lip and caught it with reddened eyes. "Thank you."
The other three were furious. After glaring fiercely at the smug man who had started humming a tune, they gathered around Xia Wanqing to comfort him.
He sat beneath the shade of a tree and sniffled. "Can I use this Revival Card to revive Brother Lan?"
The three of them felt terrible for him. "You can revive whoever you want."
"Thank you..."
[My heart is shattered. My precious Qingqing only took the Revival Card to revive Chu Lan. Who dares say this isn't love?]
[I'm really crying. Brother Lan, once you revive, hurry up and kill Qi Ning! Stand up for your wife!]
[Can they kick that privileged celebrity out and bring Chu Lan onto the Red Team instead? His wife was bullied into tears!]
[Those men who sell homoerotic fanservice really know how to do it. They'll even throw away their mothers to hype a CP.]
[Qi Ning! Hurry up and find your godly cousin to hype a CP with! Who doesn't know the secret formula for traffic?]
Xia Yu was following the Blue Team in search of Revival Cards when the system notification sounded.
[Ding! Xia Wanqing's resentment value +532, anger value +200.]
He raised his brows slightly. Qi Ning was making people hate him on Xia Yu's behalf again? That kid was pretty capable. The resentment had risen by so much.
[Red Team member Xia Wanqing used a Revival Card on Blue Team member Chu Lan. Chu Lan has been revived!]
As the Production Team's broadcast announcement rang out, the Blue Team members froze briefly before erupting with joy.
Xueli jumped up excitedly. "The captain is back!"
Liu Yue wiped the sweat from her forehead. "Oh my god, he was actually revived by someone from the Red Team. What a worthy opponent!"
"Then let's head for Outpost No. 2 first." Zhang Wen checked the map. "We'll meet up with the captain there."
"Okay!"
"Keep looking for supplies on the way. The Red Team has already found a Revival Card, so their gear might be better than ours. If they rush us directly, we're done for."
"Got it!"
Chu Lan left the Black Room and followed the route he remembered toward Outpost No. 2. He searched as he walked and had picked up quite a few things by the time he arrived.
The Blue Team members soon reached the outpost and reunited with him.
"Captain!" When Zhang Wen saw him, the weight on his shoulders eased considerably. "You're finally back! We're ashamed. We couldn't find a Revival Card and had to rely on someone from the Red Team to revive you."
Chu Lan smiled helplessly. "I owe the Red Team a favor. Once we find a Revival Card, we'll return one to them."
"Of course, of course. It's good that you're back. I was afraid the Red Team would charge in while you were gone and wipe us all out."
Xia Yu walked up to him, his face full of guilt. "Brother, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to kill you."
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