"Kid, weren't you good at running? Weren't you acting all cocky!"
In the woods, Chu Xin hung from a tree, tightly bound by vines, while Zhuo Yue watched him with an amused expression.
Chu Xin looked awkwardly at the three people in front of him. He really hadn't expected Zhuo Yue to blast open the mine. Xiao Wu had put a lot of effort into blocking the entrance, so he hadn't imagined Zhuo Yue would be that strong.
Chu Xin had already resigned himself to being eliminated, but he hadn't expected them to string him up instead.
"What are you trying to do?"
"Nothing. We're just keeping you tied up so you can't go around tormenting anyone else."
Zhuo Yue patted Chu Xin's cheek, then walked aside to discuss things with his companions.
"So what now? Are we really taking this guy with us?"
Han Yaru was the first to question the decision. Chu Xin had just trapped them in the mine and smoked them out, and now they had to keep this brat with them and protect him. Wasn't that far too drastic a reversal? Even now, a layer of soot still coated her white hair.
Zhuo Yue looked helplessly at Han Yaru and let out a weary sigh.
"We don't have a choice. Do you know how many points that brat has now? A whopping fifty-eight. That would be a high score even compared to all the previous tournaments. If we keep him safe, we're guaranteed to win our bet with Qiu Shifeng."
"That many? Damn, how did this kid eliminate so many people?"
Li Xunming stared at Zhuo Yue in astonishment. He could hardly be blamed for overreacting. Getting a score like that was genuinely difficult. The island was enormous, and although their detectors could locate nearby