"Unless they're crazy," Yu Wanyao said decisively. "The support team only has about thirty people, while our main camp has over sixty. How dare they come here to rescue people?"
"Too."
Mu Guang felt relieved, turned around, took down the cloak hanging to the side, and handed it to Yu Wanyao, "It's snowing and getting colder, let's all wear more, be careful not to catch a cold."
Yu Wanyao took the cloak and draped it over herself; the warmth immediately enveloped her, dispelling the chill from her forehead.
Before she knew it, Jing Yuanzheng's image appeared in her mind. She wondered how he was doing after joining the Federation Army.
There are one hour and twenty minutes left until the main city's protective shield disappears.
Xu Jintang and Yan Yuting quietly disappeared into the main urban area.
"This Toast Pineapple Bun tastes pretty good." Xu Jintang picked up a slice of toast, took a big bite, and the rich milky aroma mixed with the refreshing pineapple flavor filled her mouth.
Yan Yuting chuckled and patted his chest, "Eating one slice of this Toast Pineapple Bun can keep the effect going for five minutes. Squad leader, you can eat more so the effect lasts even longer."
Xu Jintang quickly ate five more slices, and his stomach was instantly full.
She brushed the breadcrumbs off her hands and stood up.
"Let's go, go and rescue them."
"Okay!" Yan Yuting eagerly followed Xu Jintang.
A few minutes earlier, after arranging for the other students in the class to rest, Xu Jintang started thinking about taking Yan Yuting to snatch someone away.
Yan Yuting's pineapple buns increase movement speed, physical strength, and mental recovery speed after consumption, making them suitable for both fighting and escaping, and even filling.
After we break into the next tent, we'll feed Xue Zhongqi a few pills. With the strength of the three of them, escaping shouldn't be a problem.
Xu Jintang and his companion quickly disappeared into the night and headed towards the enemy camp.
The attacking side had twelve tents in total, with the main tent being the largest and surrounded by the other tents in the center, making it the most heavily fortified.
Yu Wanyao and several core members of Mu Guang were gathered in the main camp tent discussing the siege plan.
The students in the other tents had just received their heating fuel and were lighting fires to keep warm, leaving only one person to guard Xue Zhongqi.
Xue Zhongqi leaned lazily against the wooden chair, glancing sideways at the boy opposite him. Because his mouth was gagged, he could only stare intently at the boy.
The boy, feeling uneasy under his gaze, coughed lightly and stepped forward to remove the rag stuffed in the boy's mouth. "What are you looking at! Do you know you're a prisoner of war?"
"I understand, I understand, but prisoners of war need water too, right? I'm really thirsty, could you please pour me a glass of water, brother? Thank you." Xue Zhongqi adopted a very humble attitude.
The boy glanced at him. "What a hassle. Wait here, I'll go get you some water."
After saying that, the boy lifted the tent flap and was about to step out of the tent when a dark figure suddenly flashed in front of him.
He was about to shout, but the next second, several slices of Toast Pineapple Bun were stuffed into his mouth, so full that he couldn't make a sound.
"Mmm..."
Immediately afterwards, an arm tightened around his arm and pulled hard. With a "crack," both of his arms went completely numb.
"Sorry, I didn't hold back and dislocated your shoulder," Xu Jintang chuckled awkwardly as she explained to the boy.
The boy's eyes widened. "?!"
Before he could even utter a word, Xu Jintang's smile vanished instantly, and he immediately turned around and threw him over his shoulder to the ground.
" Yuting, tie him up, don't let him make a sound."
Yan Yuting, who arrived shortly after, immediately stepped forward to take the boy, apologeticly smiling, "Sorry."
"You're finally here! God knows what I've been through here!" Xue Zhongqi immediately started complaining with a long face after seeing his teammates arrive. "They even stole my fan!"
Xu Jintang stepped forward to untie him, saying decisively, "I'll help you get it back when I have the chance."
"Squad leader, with your words, all the grievances I've suffered..." Xue Zhongqi was about to express his gratitude with tears in his eyes.
Xu Jintang frowned and glanced at him. "Shut up. Do you know where they store their supplies?"
Xue Zhongqi swallowed back all the words that were on the tip of his tongue.
He coughed lightly, regaining his suave demeanor. "Of course. Being a prisoner of war wasn't for nothing; I overheard quite a bit of their conversation just now."
"Lead the way." Xu Jintang threw away the rope in his hand and gestured for Xue Zhongqi to go first.
"Class monitor, what about this boy..." Yan Yuting had just tied up the boy who was guarding her and strapped him to a chair nearby.
Xu Jintang approached the boy, lowered her gaze, and glanced at the jade pendant at his waist.
This battle of attack and defense is similar to the previous joint exam; to eliminate the enemy, all you need to do is crush their jade token.
However, she seriously doubted that there would be a broadcast or similar announcement when enemies were eliminated.
"Take his jade pendant first, then crush it after we escape." Xu Jintang chose to be cautious.
Yan Yuting nodded, "That's fine too."
Xu Jintang and his two companions quietly left the camp without attracting any attention.
At this time, everyone in the other tents was still resting and keeping warm.
The main city's protective shield is still in place, preventing the attacking side from advancing.
Everyone naturally assumed that the support team would take advantage of the protection period to quickly arrange their formations, and no one expected that Xu Jintang had already quietly infiltrated their side.
A few minutes later, Xu Jintang sneaked away alone to the supply camp of the attacking side.
Looking at the supplies and heating fuel piled up in most of the tent, Xu Jintang's lips curled up slightly as he tossed the newly lit torch toward the supplies opposite him.
"Go!" Xu Jintang, having finished his misdeeds, quickly slipped out of the tent.
Upon hearing the instructions, Xue Zhongqi and his companion, who were keeping watch outside, quickly followed. As they fled, Yan Yuting hurriedly stuffed a few slices of Toast Pineapple Bun Xue Zhongqi's hands.
"Eating this toast will increase my movement speed and physical strength, and also improve my mental energy recovery speed."
After receiving the message, Xue Zhongqi stuffed a piece of toast into his mouth without saying a word, and quickly finished two slices.
Immediately afterwards, he clearly felt his body become lighter, and he ran faster.
"Your superpower is amazing, Sister Yuting!"
Yan Yuting smiled shyly, "It's alright, it's alright."
Amidst the swirling snowflakes, Xu Jintang and his two companions dashed out of the enemy camp at breakneck speed.
After running out of the camp area, Xu Jintang took out the jade pendant that had been used to tie up the boy earlier and crushed it decisively.
"The number of players eliminated from the attacking side has increased to one."
"Number of attackers eliminated..."
The announcement came on time.
Xu Jintang and his two companions had already crossed the heavy snow and returned to the main urban area.
Xu Jintang brushed the snow off his clothes, shook his cloak, and muttered to himself, "With so much snow, I wonder if that fire will even get going."
"It's snowing, not raining, so it won't put out the fire," Yan Yuting laughed. "Now we can take a short break."
Meanwhile, inside the attacking camp, the fire had spread rapidly.
"Something's wrong! The supply tents are on fire!" A loud shout brought everyone out of the tents.
A raging fire shot into the sky from the supply tents, and the intense heat made people forget that it was still snowing.
Yu Wanyao and Mu Guang ran out of the main tent.
"Who has water-attribute abilities? Put out the fire first!" Yu Wanyao shouted, her clear voice carrying far and wide.
"I'm a water elemental! I'll go!"
Fortunately, many members of the ranged attack team possessed water-attribute abilities, and with everyone's combined efforts, the flames were finally extinguished after ten minutes.
However, most of the heating fuel in the tents had been burned, and the nutrient solution, which is not easily flammable, still had a lot left.
Yu Wanyao's face darkened. "How could a fire start out of nowhere on a snowy day? And we still don't know who was eliminated in the announcement just now."
Mu Guang hesitated for a moment, "Could it be that Yan Zitao was accidentally teleported to the next room, was the one who was eliminated?"
"No, we haven't even touched Xue Zhongqi yet, how could they..." Yu Wanyao finally realized something, her expression changing instantly, "Go check on Xue Zhongqi!"
Yu Wanyao and her companions rushed to the tent where Xue Zhongqi was being held, they found it empty, including the boy who had been guarding Xue Zhongqi.
Yu Wanyao's face darkened instantly.
The only person who would dare to sneak into the enemy camp to rescue someone less than two hours into the game, and even set a fire before leaving, is Xu Jintang.
She clenched her fist and gritted her teeth as she forced out three words: "Xu! Jin! Tang!"
Mu Guang lowered his head and touched his nose.
He had even considered throwing the game against the support team before, but now it seems he was overthinking it.
[Hahahaha, wow, junior! Sneaking around to rescue them is one thing, but setting a fire is quite another!]
[The attacking side suffered heavy losses in this attack; most of their supplies were burned, which certainly won't last them seven days. Therefore, they will be forced to accelerate their siege.]
[In this way, the support team only needs to honestly defend the city for a week to wear down the enemy.]
[But the support team doesn't seem like they're just going to obediently defend the city, hahaha.]
The snow fell heavier and heavier, and the cold wind blew like blades, stinging people's cheeks.
A few minutes later, the team members, having finished counting the remaining supplies, reported, "Squad leader, the heating fuel is highly flammable, and 90% of it was burned. What's left is only enough for all of us for two days. We have a little more nutrient solution, enough for three days."
Yu Wanyao, her face cold, cracked her knuckles forcefully, "What does Squad Leader Mu think about this?"
Mu Guang cleared his throat and chuckled dryly, "Without supplies, we'll either freeze to death or starve to death. Rather than die such a pathetic death, we might as well go all out and attack the city."
"That's what I think too." Yu Wanyao calmed down a bit, "But we can't be too impulsive; we still need to leave ourselves some options."
"You mean...?" Mu Guang asked, casting a questioning glance.