In the dim tunnel, the numbers on the heart-rate watch shifted silently.
Their interlaced hands were burning hot, and those words, carrying an indescribable, irresistible allure, seemed to still echo in Xie Mi's ears.
"I like you."
"..."
In an instant, the raft slid out of the tunnel and plunged into the pool.
At that very second, the heart-rate band's alarm rang out.
Ding ding ding ding ding ding!!!
[?!!! He actually eliminated Old Xie?!]
[Wait, isn't Old Xie unafraid of this stuff? She had a blast on even more intense rides at the amusement park last time.]
[Is Sister Xie too tired today? This isn't like her.]
[Wait!! They're holding hands!!]
[Aaaaaah, their fingers are interlaced, aaaaaah!]
Floating on the pool, Xie Mi was still a little dazed. She instinctively glanced down at their interlaced hands.
Her heart rate had actually gone over 120?
No.
She wasn't the one whose alarm was ringing.
The Communication Watch displayed a new message received five seconds earlier.
[Production team]: Your twenty minutes are up. Congratulations, Xie Mi, you have been selected as the seventh "seeker." Please begin your hunt.
Five seconds earlier, inside the tunnel.
Shen Yeqing's twenty-minute hunting period had ended, and Xie Mi had become the seeker.
The heart-rate band's alarm was still ringing, accompanied by the man's soft sigh beside her ear.
"Looks like I still lost to Teacher Xie."
Shen Yeqing raised his hand. The band on his wrist clearly displayed a heart rate of 127.
[Holy crap, what a twist!]
[Old Shen was the one eliminated?!]
[That timing was way too perfect. They switched right as they slid down.]
[So Old Shen got eliminated the moment Sister Xie became the seeker?? An instant kill!]
[Old Shen, you absolute bot!]
"Shen Yeqing, out!" The broadcast announced