The Most Powerful Brain in the Interstellar Space

Chapter 262 Initial Decision
Jiang Hui woke up again on Huan Xian's back.

My calf was in excruciating pain, the wound was burning, and my mind was foggy; I probably had a fever.

"You have a fever." The person carrying her noticed her condition immediately.

"We're... not yet—"

"Jiang!" "Jiang!"

Okay, they've reunited. But are they on their way?

"The second round of resupply ended nearly half a week ago." A familiar voice responded, but Jiang Hui's mind was still in turmoil and she couldn't immediately recognize the voice. It took her a while to realize that it sounded like Clarence's voice.

After the second round of resupply ended, and another half a week had passed, she must have been unconscious for about a week.

Sigh, it feels like the match is still a long way off. Perhaps because of her injury, Jiang Hui has inevitably become a little vulnerable, not as strong as she had been on the way. However, this thought only lasted for a moment before being quickly overwhelmed by a jumble of other thoughts.

She opened her mouth as if to say something, but with a jumble of thoughts swirling in her mind, she ultimately said nothing. She could only accept her weakened state and silently lean on her teammate's back.

Before long, Jiang Hui's thoughts became muddled again, her consciousness constantly focused on the throbbing pain from her wound. The journey was bumpy, with occasional gunshots ringing in her ears. Jiang Hui felt herself being put down several times, her feet landing on flat ground, only to be carried away again soon after, not knowing where she was being taken.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Hui regained her composure, appearing much more energetic than before, and finally uttered her first words since being injured and falling into a coma: "How are you now?"

"Why didn't you rest a bit longer? You had a very high fever just now, we thought you would sleep through the game. Really... how could you still be thinking about the game when you're like this? Do you even want to keep your legs?" the boy complained casually, unlike Huan Xian who paid attention to maintaining distance.

It was only then that Jiang Hui realized that the person leading her had changed; it was Hillman.

Although the boy wasn't as tall as Clarence and Zhou Xiuwen, he was still above average for his age, and carrying Jiang Hui was no problem for him. In fact, unlike the other boy's somewhat carefree personality, despite carrying someone who wasn't exactly light, both the one being carried and the one carrying felt very stable, with no bumps or jolting.

However, he still dutifully reported the situation in the end. Jiang Hui then realized that a lot of time had really passed in a daze. They had been away from the charging point for more than a week, which meant there were only five weeks left in the competition—it felt like just a moment.

During the time Jiang Hui was unconscious, the group did not slack off. They continued their journey, stopping and starting as they went, without any disruption to their hunting of the contestants.

Clarence and Huan Xian were scoring like crazy, especially the latter, who was almost pushing fourth place out of contention. Now there are only about a hundred people left in the competition, and only a dozen or so official or temporary teams remain; the rest are just scattered players.

Zhou Xiuwen and Hillman remained the same, taking things as they came, prioritizing their own safety and using the opportunity to practice. Therefore, their improvement was much slower than their three teammates.

During this time, Jiang Hui had already been carried by three different people, and the next one was Zhou Xiuwen... even Clarence had carried it.

Although it might sound ungrateful and inappropriate, Jiang Hui couldn't suppress her urge to complain. "Is everyone going to take over? This is... I never imagined that I, as the team leader, would become a burden in this way before I even led my team to any real victory. I'm truly ashamed." Hearing Huan Xian's enthusiastic encouragement, Jiang Hui perked up a bit.

This is quite a strange thing. This guy was always so carefree before, often holding back and never going up to snatch prey. How did he suddenly have such a change of heart? Or is the other guy a typical example of someone who suddenly became powerful later on?

Hearing that Huan Xian was now close to fourth place, Jiang Hui was not surprised at all, and even felt it wasn't enough. She felt that if Huan Xian were given more time and conditions, she might even lose her first place position—Huan Xian had that ability.

"You're number one." Someone who had been chatting with them for a while moved over and replied, their tone slightly comforting.

Although her wounds were still painful and she had a fever, it was clear that people become much clearer when thinking at high speed. During the short time Jiang Hui was talking to Hillman, she gradually regained her thinking ability, her spirits improved a lot, and her mind was no longer as clumsy as before.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Hui instinctively looked up at the leaderboard above.

The massive leaderboard had darkened considerably, or rather, it represented that most of the contestants' avatars had gone dark, indicating their elimination. Only a small percentage of the contestants remained in the training grounds, mostly clustered on the front half of the leaderboard.

The most eye-catching items on this list are the top few.

Jiang Hui's name naturally ranked first. Even though she was unconscious for nearly two stars, she hadn't stopped sweeping through the supply area and had scored a lot of points. Long-range shooting alone brought her nearly 27 points, and with other miscellaneous points, her personal score had now exceeded 500, reaching a high of 547 points.

The second is still Holly, with a personal score of 375. In terms of personal score earned during the competition alone, he still has the highest score, but he has been brought back to a considerable level by Jiang Hui. Even after deducting Jiang Hui's 200 compensation points, the difference between his score and Jiang Hui's score is only 20 or 30 points.

Third is Clarence, with an individual score of 342. Needless to say, this is an incredibly high score, considering that he spent most of the match playing as an individual player.

Lin Maowu, who is in fourth place, has already reached 278 points.

Huan Xian, in fifth place, closely followed, scoring 275 points.

This is the current top five ranking, and their scores are significantly higher than those below them. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this ranking shouldn't change drastically; any shifts will likely be limited to one or two places.

Three of the top five players were from their team. Their team won the game well and achieved their original goal of forming a team. It can be considered a successful collaboration.

Hillman couldn't help but exclaim, "Jiang, you can rest easy now, right? This first place is definitely yours."

After all, there are only about a hundred people in the arena. Even if Holly defeats all of them, she still can't surpass Jiang Hui's total score. This is an undeniable fact, a foregone conclusion. In other words, even if Jiang Hui just coasts until the end of the competition, Holly will never be able to overtake her.

Was she happy...? Maybe.

(End of this chapter)