Who Is the Undercover?

The two of them took less than half a minute to get from the convenience store to Miedie Forest. The others were still wandering around in a daze, unable to find their bearings.

"That ability to convert someone from the other team into an acceleration member seems like it'll be useful. We're at a disadvantage in numbers right now, so we'll probably need more people later," Xiao Ming analyzed as they walked.

All the trees in Miedie Forest looked exactly the same. They could not imitate TV dramas or real wilderness survival methods by carving marks into the trees, but shortly after Qu An and Xiao Ming entered, they began picking up branches from the ground. Every so often, they placed two branches crossed beside a tree. Qu An even used a pen to draw a simple map on the back.

Qu An had taken the exact opposite set of college entrance exam subjects from Xiao Ming: history, biology, and geography. He was pretty good at drawing maps.

The two walked close together. With trees blocking everything in this area, they could easily get separated after taking just a few more steps.

After walking for quite a while, they did not see any children. Instead, they spotted a hunter first.

They reacted quickly and hid behind a thick tree, circling around it with the hunter. They successfully avoided being discovered.

After the hunter disappeared from view, they continued onward and soon found a little girl who looked about three or four years old.

"Little sister, are you here by yourself?" According to the mission notice, there could not possibly be only one child.

The little girl hugged a Dika Bear doll in her arms and looked timid. "I was playing with a little brother just now, but he ran over there." She pointed in another direction.

Xiao Ming still had bandages wrapped around his hand today. His hand had stiffened somewhat during the run just now. He had originally been about to head toward that area when Qu An called out to stop him.

"You take little sister back to where we just were. I'll go find that little brother. Be careful of the hunter."

Qu An was about to leave, and Xiao Ming told him to take the map, but Qu An refused. "Don't worry, classmate Xiao Ming. I've already memorized the map."

That sounded a little showy. If anyone else had said something like that, it might have sounded somewhat greasy, but Xiao Ming happened to have a filter when it came to Qu An, and the smile on Qu An's face was not overly smug.

This was a team battle. Naturally, Xiao Ming could not keep fussing over things like waiting for each other.

The two split up. After Xiao Ming had walked for a while with the little girl, he heard an alarm go off. Qu An had crossed into the other zone to look for the little boy.

The alarm echoing above Miedie Forest could easily draw hunters over. The hunter from before was on the route Xiao Ming and the girl needed to take back. He vigilantly picked up the little girl, ready to hide at any moment.

The child was very light, and Xiao Ming had no trouble carrying her. At that moment, he was thankful that only his palm had been injured and not his wrist.

Xiao Ming followed the map from their journey in and headed back. Before long, he spotted a hunter some distance away. Before picking up the little girl, he asked her if it was okay, but she asked him instead, "Why do you want to carry me?"

Her little milky voice melted him. Only after checking their surroundings did he explain, "There's a bad guy in black who wants to catch big brother. Big brother wants to take little sister out safely to see your mommy and daddy, so we can't let the bad guy in black catch us. If I carry you, we can walk faster. I'll be careful. Is that okay?"

The little girl nodded. After that, she obediently stayed in Xiao Ming's arms. Even when the hunter appeared, she stayed quiet.

Xiao Ming detoured around the hunter and carefully brought her out of Miedie Forest. He took the little girl to the shop owner, then asked the shop owner to call the property manager.

The little girl obediently stayed beside Xiao Ming. He was charmed by her cuteness and gave her a bottle of milk. The property manager arrived quickly. Xiao Ming handed the little girl over, then entered Miedie Forest again.

After the Interstellar Empire Marshal discovered the matter of converting acceleration members, remedial information was immediately added to prevent both teams from being wiped out.

Notice

Blue Team's Xiao Ming has found and brought out one missing child. He may designate one member of the opposing team to be converted into a member of his own team. The converted member will remain with their original team and become an undercover member. They must prevent their original team from completing missions and preserve as many members of their new team as possible.

An undercover member will not trigger an alarm when crossing between the two zones. Once their identity is discovered and verified by their original team, they will be targeted for capture by hunters.

The identity verification machines are located in Tanshui Cave and Yanshui Cave in the two respective zones.

"This is way too much of a test of acting skills." Xiao Ming could not help saying this as he looked at the mission result. He saw that he was not required to convert an acceleration member immediately. He had five minutes to decide.

So, he decided to discuss it with Qu An and choose the most suitable person together. "There's no rush to convert anyone yet, because there are still children who haven't been found. It's possible I'll get converted by the other side first. That's why the choice is important. We need to decide based on the situation."

He had already reentered Miedie Forest when people from the other team started calling him. The first was Tang Gudu. He did not want to answer, but he understood that he was filming a show, so he still had to keep up appearances.

"Xiao Ming, have you converted an acceleration member?" Tang Gudu's probing voice came through.

Xiao Ming frowned imperceptibly and directly lied to him. In any case, Tang Gudu was not on his team. "Brother Tang, are you asking that so directly? Then I won't beat around the bush either. I did, but I can't tell you who it is."

Then Xiao Ming said, "Brother Tang, we're not on the same team, so it's not appropriate to say much," before hanging up and continuing forward. Soon, he saw Qu An coming over with a child in his arms.

"Brother Qu, the property manager is at the shop we were just in. We can head there now."

Qu An panted and said, "Okay." Xiao Ming wanted to take the child into his own arms, but Qu An waved him off. Seeing that Qu An still had strength left, Xiao Ming helped check behind them instead, letting Qu An move forward without worry.

Busy hurrying along, the two did not waste time chatting. They successfully delivered the child to the property manager.

The notification was the same as before, except the name "Xiao Ming" had been replaced with "Qu An."

[The two of them are insanely efficient at completing missions.]

[Their coordination is so seamless. Qu An is seriously amazing too.]

[The Red Team has two undercover members now. The numbers on both sides have completely flipped, I'm dying.]

[Xiao Ming and Qu An both have such good memories, and Qu An's drawing skills are really great.]

[Other than not understanding music, our Anbao is actually an all-rounder.]

[Hahaha, Qu An singing makes me want to laugh so badly.]

[What's wrong with his singing? I want to know.]

[Suddenly looking forward to the day the production team forces Anbao to sing...]

[I really love seeing someone who has everything under control suddenly fall apart.]

They could not share the viewers' excitement. They were still hiding in the small shop from before, discussing whom to convert.

"We should try to pick someone who hasn't been here before, because everyone will probably assume we chose someone we know," Qu An analyzed.

"Then let's rule some people out first. Not Brother Tang. He called me, and I don't know whether anyone was with him, but later I can tell the acceleration member I warned to pin the undercover identity on Brother Tang, since I talked to him on the phone."

Xiao Ming was not avoiding being on the same team as Tang Gudu out of selfishness this time. Tang Gudu had simply handed him leverage on a silver platter.

"Okay. I was thinking Ning Shupei and Sister Zhong Ka—one person who has been here and one who hasn't. At least we can secure one of them."

The two each sent a message to the Interstellar Empire Marshal, converting Ning Shupei and Zhong Ka into Blue Team undercover members.

At the same time, Xiao Ming sent Ning Shupei and Zhong Ka messages about Tang Gudu.

The notice announcing the completion of Mission One and the notice about those two being converted were sent at the same time, so no one would become suspicious.

What Qu An had just done to find that child had truly been dangerous. Not long after crossing into the opposing zone, he saw the child, but Red Team's Yi Xiaoda arrived at the same time and was already talking to the child.

The alarm from Qu An crossing the boundary attracted a hunter, and he and Yi Xiaoda started running for their lives.

[Anbao! Run!]

[Why is there an alarm going off around Qu An?]

[It's making my heart pound.]

[I think I saw a super cute child too.]

[Why isn't there an alarm going off around Yi Xiaoda?]

[It feels like this episode has another mission or something triggering alarms.]

[Qu An is so fast. He ran right past Yi Xiaoda.]

[Qu An disappeared, and the alarm stopped too.]

Qu An judged the direction and distance, then returned to his own zone. Yi Xiaoda, meanwhile, ran farther and farther away from the center with the hunter in front of him. Taking advantage of that moment, Qu An cut in and took the child away.

When the next mission appeared, Qu An briefly told Xiao Ming about it and earned a thumbs-up.

The two tour groups that had found children continued onward, but both teams got into arguments. They disagreed over the travel route and started quarrelling, making it impossible to proceed.

Moved by this, the Interstellar Empire Marshal announced the second mission. Team unity had a major impact on whether missions could be completed smoothly.

[Mission Two Notice

A team-exclusive hunter device has appeared at Peace Bridge in the Red Team zone and Joy Bridge in the Blue Team zone. When the remaining time reaches 56 minutes, the hunters will be released. Only if every acceleration member on a team goes to complete palmprint authentication can the hunters be locked away. If even one surviving acceleration member does not authenticate, the mission will be considered a failure.]

On top of that, the pirate leader placed conversion cards in both zones, wanting to make the game more interesting.

[Notice

There are two conversion cards in each zone. Undercover members must authenticate for their original teams.]

"Ah, then as long as Sister Zhong Ka and Sister Ning don't authenticate and don't get caught by the hunters, a hunter will definitely be added to their zone," Xiao Ming said. However, since they would most likely stay in their original team's zone to conceal their identities, they might not give up authentication for their own safety.

Qu An frowned. This additional notice meant that members of their team also faced the risk of being converted.

"Let's authenticate first, then look for conversion cards." He made the decision immediately. Although they did not know whether either of them would be converted, both of them thought they should first deal with their current team's situation.

The authentication location was some distance from Miedie Forest, but they had recovered the original map, and it gave directions. They got there quickly, though the route was open and hunters could not help but patrol it.

Not long after Xiao Ming and the others completed Mission One, members of both his own team and the opposing team were caught. Meng Na was caught from their team, while Yan Meng was caught from the other side.

At that point, the Red Team had six acceleration members remaining, the Blue Team had nine, two people were undercover members, and there were six hunters.

Xiao Ming and Qu An quickly completed authentication and began searching for the conversion cards hidden in the zone.

Obtaining a conversion card required completing a mission. The mission Xiao Ming and Qu An found was to help a tourist find her bag.

The mission was only halfway done when Xiao Ming's phone rang. He was completely unguarded around Qu An, especially since Qu An's phone had received the same ringtone. He directly opened his phone to check the message.

Notice

You have been converted into a Red Team undercover member. Please conceal your identity, obstruct your original team's actions, and ensure your new team's numbers. You may now move freely between the two zones. Once your undercover identity is successfully verified, you will be targeted for capture by hunters. If you obtain a conversion card, you may convert an acceleration member from your original team into an undercover member.

Qu An, meanwhile, had only received a notice saying that the Blue Team had gained an undercover member. Xiao Ming had his phone screen wide open, and Qu An saw it.

Awkward. This was extremely awkward. In the middle of doing a mission, he had suddenly become the enemy.

Xiao Ming's eyes were filled with helplessness and despair.

[I'm dying. Is this what happens when you have zero guard up around your LG?]

[He turned into an enemy right in front of the other person. I'm dying, hahaha.]

[Even TV dramas aren't this good at writing scenes.]

[Xiao Ming looks completely dead inside, hahaha.]

[I'm dying, he's still doing the mission. There's only one conversion card, how are they supposed to split it?]

[Qu An can just go verify him right now. I'm dying.]

[Xiao Ming just said Tang Gudu had handed himself over on a platter. Now Xiao Ming has basically washed his own neck and offered it up.]

"Uh... Brother Qu, can you pretend you didn't see that?" Xiao Ming turned off his phone, feeling as if his legs had been filled with lead.

"You're so dumb. Once you get the conversion card, just convert me into your teammate," Qu An said, unable to hold back a laugh.

He was obviously quite intelligent, yet he always did silly things sometimes.

Xiao Ming suddenly understood, then smiled a little sheepishly. His bright red ears looked as if heat were rising from them.

"Then you won't compete with me for it?"

"Wouldn't it be safer if we were on the same team? We already know who the Red Team's undercover members are."

The two continued the mission. After getting the conversion card, Xiao Ming converted Qu An.

Zhong Ka had just called Qu An and said that she had converted Guan Jun.

They had effortlessly obtained information about the other side's undercover members, and the opposing undercover members had even been chosen by themselves. This was completely foolproof...

The Red Team's undercover members were now: Zhong Ka, Ning Shupei, and Guan Jun.

The Blue Team's undercover members were: Xiao Ming and Qu An.

Guan Jun had converted Xiao Ming into an undercover member because he thought Xiao Ming was good at playing the game, and since Xiao Ming had converted someone from his own team in the previous round, he would not be easily suspected.

Once a member was converted, a notice would be issued immediately. Xiao Ming immediately called Guan Jun.