The flower ball fell into the hands of the senior student in the center.
The bells stopped chiming just as the ball reached the flower ball.
Zhuang Silin turned around. "This round of the game is over. The person who gets the flower ball and their team members will be eliminated."
The senior student looked at the bouquet in his hand, his face turning ashen.
He had been hiding for most of the game, thinking he was safe enough, but at the last second, the pom-pom ended up in his hands.
After the first round, the senior student and his female classmate were eliminated.
After a two-minute break, Zhuang Silin quickly began the second round of ringing the bell.
This time, everyone learned their lesson and, no matter how the rumor spread, it never reached Xu Jintang.
Along with Yu Wanyao and the others, they all safely passed through this round.
As the number of rounds increases, the number of players eliminated also increases.
In the seventh round, perhaps accidentally, someone threw the flower ball into Xu Jintang's hands again.
The crowd let out a wail and began to flee in despair.
After the seventh round, the pom-pom landed in the hands of an innocent group, who were unfortunately eliminated.
"Alright, that concludes our third round of mini-games. There are now twenty teams remaining. Congratulations on advancing to the final round! In the fourth game, we will eliminate half of you. Please be prepared."
Soon, Zhuang Silin announced the rules for the fourth competitive mini-game, "A chase and escape duel. After the game begins, I will randomly assign you two role cards: pursuer and escapee. The pursuer has the right to indiscriminately chase and catch people, while the escapee cannot initiate an attack. When attacked, the escapee can defend or run away. At the end of the game, if the pursuer fails to catch their target, they lose. If the escapee is caught, they also lose."
Upon hearing the rules, Song Tianqi immediately became excited, "I want to be the pursuer!"
Yan Yuting glanced at him. "The identity tokens are issued randomly."
"God help me, please let me draw the pursuer's identity card!" Song Tianqi clasped his hands together and began to pray.
Apart from Song Tianqi, who was quite eager for the pursuer's identity card, the others didn't seem to care.
Meanwhile, the teammates on the other side remained silent, each praying that the ten people opposite them wouldn't become their pursuers.
Soon, random matching began.
Red and blue light randomly swept back and forth across the field.
Zhuang Silin explained from the side, "Those illuminated by the red light will be given identity tags as pursuers, while those illuminated by the blue light are fugitives."
A few seconds later, the frequency of the alternating red and blue light sweeps increased.
Xu Jintang looked up and gazed at the surrounding lights.
The lights stopped for a moment, and a striking red light shone on her, with the scarlet lettering of "Pursuer" slowly appearing above her head.
Song Tianqi, who was next to her, was unfortunately chosen by the blue light.
He wailed in despair, "It's over! How did I become a fugitive?"
Xue Zhongqi and Jiang Shiyi were also chosen to be escapees.
Yan Yuting and Xu Jintang were both covered in striking red light.
The words "Pursuers" were prominently displayed above their heads.
Yan Yuting rubbed his temples speechlessly. "What the hell is this, giving me the choice of 'The Chaser'?"
Xu Jintang smiled, leaned closer, and put his hand on her shoulder. "Do you think we should start by targeting Song Tianqi and Xue Zhongqi?"
Xue Zhongqi spoke first, "Let me tell you two, you know about my special ability. If all else fails, we'll all die together."
"Why didn't you two start with Sister Shiyi first?" Song Tianqi muttered.
Upon hearing her name called, Jiang Shiyi slowly turned her head. "What?"
Yan Yuting quickly waved her hand, "No, no, it's nothing."
Song Tianqi immediately backed down and quickly shook his head, "It's nothing."
Xu Jintang stroked his chin, glancing towards the next room.
Apart from Yu Wanyao and Mu Guang, who were the pursuers, everyone else next door was a fugitive.
There are also quite a few opportunities to make a move.
"This round of the chase has no fixed target. The pursuer succeeds by capturing any escapee. The time limit is ten minutes. The game begins now."
At Zhuang Silin's command, the countdown began.
The red and blue light shining on everyone's heads did not disappear, making it easier for pursuers and fugitives to identify each other. However, this situation also made the chase even more intense.
Xu Jintang was the first to rush out, his target being Wei Zixuan next door.
"Damn it! Why are they all chasing me!" Wei Zixuan looked up and saw several people with red lights on their heads rushing towards him.
After uttering a curse, he quickly turned and fled.
The first minute of the game has passed.
Having obtained the pursuer's identification tokens, the group rushed in all directions.
The escapees, enveloped in blue light, ran incredibly fast, circling back and forth around the scene.
After shaking off the group of people behind him, Wei Zixuan quickly summoned the stone gate.
But luck wasn't on their side; they summoned a Thunder Bamboo Shoot Rabbit.
This Thunder Bamboo Shoot Rabbit is known for its high-damage Thunder-attribute attacks and agility, but it is not good at defense or escaping.
"Brother Wei! Let me win this round!" Yan Yuting suddenly shouted and rushed over.
Wei Zixuan, who had just caught his breath, immediately felt his heart leap into his throat again. Without saying a word, he turned and ran, shouting, "Good sister, let me win a round too!"
The two chased each other, and soon began circling around the perimeter.
At this moment, Xu Jintang on the other side began indiscriminately arresting people.
Centered on her, ice spread outwards from her feet, freezing some people in place simply because they were a little slow.
Xu Jintang spread his arms and ran towards the other side.
They were about to catch a junior student who was frozen in the glacier.
At that moment, a golden bolt of lightning struck from the side, hitting the ice layer precisely. The ice instantly shattered, turning into countless fragments scattered all around.
Once the junior was freed, he immediately turned and ran.
Xu Jintang missed his target and frowned slightly.
"If we join forces to stop the pursuers, we might still have a chance to win!" one of the senior students who had received the escapee's identification card suddenly shouted.
The fleeing individuals, who had been scattered in different places, immediately responded, "Okay, let's team up!"
"Many hands make light work, don't be afraid!"
"Stop Xu Jintang first! Take her down, and the threat will be reduced by at least half."
Thus, most of the escapees suddenly united and surrounded Xu Jintang.
Since the fleeing individuals could not directly attack their pursuers, the group could only defend themselves even when they joined forces.
The fleeing individuals immediately huddled together, back to back, defending themselves against their pursuers.
Xu Jintang narrowed his eyes slightly, raised his hand and waved it, and the ice layer he summoned instantly attacked the other side.
However, the ice layer was only halfway up when it was shattered by the combined efforts of those around it.
Upon seeing this, the other pursuers nearby also stopped and began to move closer together.
"If they join forces, then we should join forces too."
Seeing that he hadn't succeeded in his pursuit, Yan Yuting gave up and returned to Xu Jintang's side, lowering his voice. "Squad leader, shall we join forces?"
At this point, three minutes had passed since the game started.
The ten escapees who fled the scene are still alive.
Xu Jintang pursed his lips, clenched his fists, crossed them, and stretched his limbs. "Hmm, I need to get serious."
As soon as he finished speaking, an invisible Domain Detection effect immediately spread outwards.
The actions of the escapees were immediately and clearly displayed in Xu Jintang's mind.
At the same time, other pursuers nearby began to move closer to Xu Jintang.
"Should we join forces? If you ask me, let's just wipe out the entire group of escapees."
"How can we catch them all at once? There are so many of them, it's impossible to arrest them all at once. We have to take them one by one."
"If we take them one by one, who gets the escapees first?"
Everyone had their own ideas, and soon they were arguing amongst themselves.
Yan Yuting stood in the middle, responsible for maintaining order, "Don't rush, don't rush, we're all teammates. We can discuss the order. The important thing is that we only have less than seven minutes left, but there are still ten escapees on the field who haven't been caught."
Chapter 192
These words finally drew everyone's attention back.
All eyes turned to Yan Yuting.
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
"Who to target first is a problem; many of the opposing team members are your teammates, right?"
"In this round, the senior students and junior students are paired up as a group. Besides catching people, we also need to spare some energy to protect our own people."
"It's not a big problem, the other side is the same."
At this moment, Song Tianqi from the fleeing group next door suddenly put his hands on his hips and became arrogant.
"Come on, come and arrest us!"
The junior student hiding behind him was bent over, his face full of embarrassment.
Xu Jintang was already annoyed because he hadn't caught the person.
Upon hearing this, her gaze immediately locked onto Song Tianqi, and she said coldly, "Then arrest him first."
Standing at the back, Jiang Yingxue cast a curious glance at the scene.
The others quickly reached a consensus. "Okay, let's arrest him."
Then, everyone's eyes fell on Song Tianqi on the other side.
Song Tianqi, who had been shouting arrogantly, froze for a moment, suddenly realizing that he might have been a bit too high-profile.
Xue Zhongqi, standing nearby, glanced at him speechlessly. "What are you shouting for if you have nothing better to do?"
Song Tianqi awkwardly touched his nose. "I was wrong."
The stalemate was quickly broken.
Xu Jintang led the charge, his gaze fixed on Song Tianqi's location, and raised his hand to activate his mental power.
The other pursuers swarmed forward, rushing ahead with incredible speed.
The sounds of intense fighting rang out one after another.
Miao Mingzhi and the other judges were all watching with great interest.
"The overall strength of this year's freshmen is quite good."