Yuji's words caught in his throat, and his momentum weakened a little.
As the saying went, a beardless mouth could not be trusted with serious work.
Yuji was only a sixteen-year-old dark-skinned athlete right now, not the Tiger Heavenly Emperor who had accumulated sixty-eight years of experience.
What he said simply lacked conviction. It was hard to believe he had the ability to resolve the Culling Game.
"Um, well..." Yuji stammered for a long while before suddenly raising his head and pointing behind him. "We're the advance team, here to investigate the situation. The important people are behind us!"
"Oh!"
Jie Jian nodded meaningfully.
He had never intended to clash with Jujutsu High in the first place, so there was naturally no need to expose Yuji's lie.
Besides, Yuji was the protagonist no matter what. If he was pushed too far, the Tiger Heavenly Emperor might hit him with some "Mysterious Farmhouse" and drag him into a small courtyard to hoe two acres of land!
"Since you're brothers from the authorities, please come in. Plenty of citizens here are waiting for you."
"Alright, alright. Thanks for the trouble, bro."
Yuji smiled and nodded on the surface, but secretly pulled Panda aside and spoke in a low voice.
"Panda-senpai, is this place really dangerous? That guy seems pretty easy to talk to."
"True." Panda secretly glanced at Jie Jian as well. "That man doesn't seem like a bad person to me either."
Yuji and Panda's meeting had been entirely coincidental.
Although the two of them had not landed at the same respawn point, those two respawn points happened to be very close together!
Panda's nose was extremely sensitive. Before long, he caught Yuji's scent and found him directly.
They searched the Barrier according to plan for players who might have high scores.
Not long ago, they encountered someone.
That person claimed that an evil player here had a very high score.
According to him, that person bullied men and women alike, acted without restraint, committed every sort of evil, and was extremely dangerous.
But when Yuji and Panda arrived, they found that things did not seem to be that way at all.
The people here looked quite happy. When they arrived, they had even seen several people drinking and dancing.
At that moment, Jie Jian ahead of them suddenly turned around and looked at them in confusion.
"What are you two muttering about?"
"Hahaha, nothing, nothing. Isn't it almost time to eat? We were discussing where to find something to eat later."
Yuji hurriedly laughed it off, trying to conceal his true purpose.
Panda nodded repeatedly as well. "That's right, that's right. Exactly."
Jie Jian waved his hand carelessly.
"Guests are guests. We've got everything here, so we'll prepare something for you later!"
The man and the bear both thanked him repeatedly.
But they exchanged a glance in secret, and the meaning was obvious.
They had to stay alert later and absolutely could not fall into danger!
The people of Jujutsu High were all taking action with all their might.
But not everyone was as fortunate as Yuji and Panda. Some people had a far more troublesome journey through the Culling Game.
Tokyo No. 1 Colony.
Kinji Hakari's Culling Game journey had not gone smoothly.
The moment he entered the Barrier, he discovered that he had become an aerial acrobat!
Before he could even land, a man who looked like an airplane slammed into him in midair.
That sneak attack had been incredibly underhanded.
If they had encountered an ordinary sorcerer, they might really have taken them out on the spot.
But unfortunately, they had encountered Kinji Hakari!
A moment later.
Kinji Hakari planted his foot hard on Haba's head, rolling his shoulders as he shouted in a classic Japanese tongue-roll.
"You bastards! That hurt, you know? You lot trying to die or something?!"
Haba attempted to challenge the sole of Kinji Hakari's shoe with his head.
But clearly, he failed the challenge.
Not only him—beside Kinji Hakari's feet, Haba's partner Hanyu was also lying on the ground.
The two of them had not defeated Kinji Hakari. They had not even inflicted any serious injuries on him.
After venting for a while, Kinji Hakari finally remembered his real business.
He had come to the Barrier to find high-scoring sorcerers, so he needed to ask these veteran players about the situation inside the Barrier.
He grabbed the unconscious Haba from the ground.
"Hey! Tell me, who has the highest score in this Barrier?!"
However, Haba had already passed out and could not answer Kinji Hakari's question at all.
"Tch! Why'd you pass out?!"
Kinji Hakari irritably tossed Haba to the ground and turned his gaze toward Hanyu nearby.
But she had clearly passed out too and could not answer any of his questions.
Kinji Hakari scratched his head irritably, then suddenly looked toward a corner.
"Oi! Kid, come out! I saw you!"
"Don't attack me, don't attack me! I'm coming out!"
The next moment, a young man stepped out from behind the wall with both hands raised.
He was none other than Yuji's former classmate, Rin Amai, who possessed the "Star-Condensing Sugar" cursed technique.
"Hey! Do you know who has the highest score in this Barrier?"
"I-I'm not really sure..."
Rin Amai answered instinctively, but immediately changed his words when he saw Kinji Hakari's fierce gaze.
"I do, I do! I know someone whose score might be very high!"
Kinji Hakari's expression softened slightly at those words.
"You don't need to be scared. It's not like I'm some bad guy. My name's Kinji Hakari. What's yours?"
Rin Amai gave a couple of quiet, agreeable laughs, but the worry on his face did not fade.
"Brother Hakari, my name is Rin Amai."
"Little Amai." Kinji Hakari stepped forward and patted Rin Amai's shoulder. "You said you know someone with a really high score?"
Rin Amai nodded somewhat uncertainly.
"I'm not sure exactly how many points he has, but I know he's defeated a lot of sorcerers. Conservatively speaking, at least a dozen!"
"Oh!"
Kinji Hakari's eyes lit up slightly.
A sorcerer could earn five points, so more than a dozen sorcerers meant seventy or eighty points.
If there were other fights Rin Amai did not know about, that person might have a hundred points altogether!
Lucky, lucky!
My luck really is on point. I found a sorcerer with a hundred points this quickly!
Looks like adding a Point Transfer rule is right within reach.
Kinji Hakari threw an arm around Rin Amai's shoulders and asked impatiently.
"Who is he? Do you know where he is?"
"His name is Hiromi Higuruma. He should be inside a theater right now."
Tokyo No. 2 Colony, the villa district where Jie Jian was located.
Unlike Kinji Hakari's situation, things were incredibly peaceful on Yuji and Panda's side!
The moment they entered the villa district, they were surrounded by hundreds of survivors inside.
When the survivors heard that people from the government had arrived, they all rushed out and gathered by the swimming pool.
Several anxious people directly surrounded Yuji, asking when the government would rescue them.
Meanwhile, some younger children surrounded Panda with curious eyes, repeatedly shouting, "It's a panda!"
Several bold children fearlessly climbed all over Panda, and Panda happily played games with them.
Even some older women surrounded Panda, touching him all over while calling out the classic, "So cute!"
Yuji looked at Panda, who was surrounded by children and women, then at the survivors around himself asking all sorts of questions.
Clearly, Panda could not provide him any help right now. He would have to handle the work himself.
Yuji helplessly raised a hand.
"I know you're anxious, but don't panic just yet. We'll definitely get you out, but there's something I need to ask first. Who among you has the highest score?"
The moment those words came out, the scene fell silent for an instant.
Then everyone turned their eyes toward Jie Jian.
Watching Yuji follow their gazes toward him, Jie Jian grinned.
"I don't think I've introduced myself yet, have I?"
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Jie Jian. I currently have ninety-six points, the highest score in this area."
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