Chase Game

In the last three seconds, Tang Yuebai slightly turned his head to look at the night outside the window and thought to himself: I'm lucky.

Her skills are limited; they are much more effective at night when the moon is out than during the day.

As the countdown ended, she, like Li Qingping, opened the door and left in one smooth motion.

Her tasks were twofold: to light as many fireworks as possible and to buy time.

On the other side, the time for the man and dog chasing each other to determine the winner is also approaching.

The Tibetan Mastiff was faster, and the previous thirty-second gap had been widened to the point where it could see Li Qingping's back. If it unleashed another burst of speed, it believed that the fugitive would not be able to withstand one of its claws.

Li Qingping, who was ahead, had completed his mission. Now, he was going to use his last means to do something else.

He stopped, and the Tibetan Mastiff pounced without hesitation. Just as its claws were about to strike Li Qingping, the Tibetan Mastiff saw him smile.

Splash!

[Water of the Source] skill activated!

Li Qingping was scattered into a puddle of water, flowing away so fast that it was impossible to know where he was going.

Just then, the Tibetan Mastiff smelled another new scent; another fugitive had appeared, right where this fugitive, who had turned into flowing water, had first appeared!

Could it be that all the fugitives are there?

The Tibetan Mastiff had been chasing Li Qingping from the middle of the road and hadn't seen the safe house yet. He hadn't received any background information from the system, but it's basically been deduced now.

The aura of the fugitive, which had vanished like flowing water, reappeared. He turned around abruptly, and behind him was an eerie mixture of blood moon and darkness. An ominous premonition arose in his heart.

Whoosh! Snap!

Whoosh! Snap!

Two dazzling fireworks bloomed in the night sky in succession.

The fugitive he sensed was right below the fireworks!

The Tibetan Mastiff realized that setting off fireworks was the mission of these fugitives.

Without further hesitation, he turned around and chased after Li Qingping, who had started the chase.

Under the glow of the fireworks, Li Qingping appeared withered and emaciated, like a piece of dried-out cured meat.

Beneath the earth's veins around him, streams of water flowed into his body from his wrists like an IV drip, and he gradually began to "fill up."

This is the [Tracing the Source] effect of his Fugitive-exclusive skill [Tracing the Source Water].

In the last thirty seconds, as he passed by the fireworks display, he casually marked it as the "Source," creating a water vein beneath the ground that connected one end to the Source and the other to him.

When he reached the limit distance, Li Qingping activated the effect of [Tracing the Source], transforming himself into a stream of water and following the water vein formed by the current back to the [Source].

However, the consequences of doing so were quite significant; after managing to finish setting off the fireworks, he also had to replenish his water supply.

The other firework was lit by Tang Yuebai.

At this moment, she was on her way to the next fireworks display. There was a slightly reddish crescent moon mark on her forehead, which echoed the blood-red full moon in the sky.

This is her unique skill for fugitives, [Wangshu]. In legend, Wangshu is the god who drives the chariot for the moon and is often used as a metaphor for the moon.

In the moonlight, she can amplify herself.

Before Tang Yuebai even reached the next fireworks display, Li Qingping's voice echoed in his mind.

"Everyone, the rest is up to you!"

[Player Li Qingping has died.]

Even though they knew it wasn't real death, everyone's expressions still turned serious when they heard the system announcement.

Li Qingping was pursued alone by his pursuers, which delayed him for more than six minutes, creating an opportunity for the others to catch up. He even set off a firework at the end.

It could also be said that it "burned out".

Next, we'll see how many fireworks Tang Yuebai can set off before the Tibetan Mastiff arrives.

The crescent moon mark on Tang Yuebai's forehead gradually filled up until the third firework was lit, at which point the crescent moon turned into a "half-moon".

Under the moonlight, she could sense the danger around her.

Those calm yet bright eyes gazed into the darkness ahead, the crescent moon mark emitting a faint glow.

The pursuers are here!

In her field of vision, there was a green directional arrow floating up and down. This was the direction given by Du Hengbo according to the map, pointing to the nearest fourth fireworks point, but she did not follow the direction.

The four people remaining in the safe house were not idle waiting but analyzing the current situation.

"Huh? Why didn't Sister Yuebai go to the fourth nearest fireworks location?"

Liu Hao said verbally.

This message wasn't relayed to Tang Yuebai via team voice chat. There was nothing special going on, and no one would bother her with her on-the-spot decision-making.

Lingyi glanced at her route and the fireworks that had already been lit, and roughly got an idea.

He said, "The fireworks displays are located near and far. If the people in front have already lit up all the nearby fireworks displays, the people behind will have to run a longer distance to reach the more distant ones."

Tang Yuebai was also aware of this, so as long as she had the energy left, she preferred to light the fireworks that were farther away first, and leave the fireworks that were closer to Liu Hao and Zhang Qiang.

They need to light ten of the twelve fireworks, and the later they light them, the fewer options they have left.

They had overlooked this point before, but now they need to pay attention to it.

In fact, the twelve firework points can be considered as three parts: "near, middle, and far" in the entire semi-circular game scene.

Each section has an average of four fireworks points. Li Qingping lit one in the distance, Tang Yuebai lit two nearby, and she is now heading to the middle to try to light the fourth one.

At the same time, we must also consider the location of the pursuers and lure them as far away as possible, so that they don't block the fountain in front of the safe house.

Whoosh! Snap!

Tang Yuebai successfully lit the fourth firework. Ling Yi was surprised, but an idea also came to mind. He called the remaining three over and said:

"We need to make some adjustments."

Liu Hao, go first. While the pursuers are getting back, light a nearby firework and then run towards the center.

If you have the chance, light a firework in the middle of the field; if not, direct it further away.

Ling Yi then looked at Zhang Qiang and said:

"After Liu Hao, light a firework nearby, then run straight away into the distance, don't worry about anything else."

Zhang Qiang nodded. At this moment, he naturally trusted Ling Yi.

Liu Hao did not immediately agree, but frowned and hesitated for a moment.

In this case, the fireworks in the vicinity will be lit up, meaning Ling Yi will have to start lighting fireworks from the middle.

If he and Zhang Qiang can only light one firework each, then Ling Yi and Du Hengbo will each have to light two firework each.

And there must be a distant firework display!

Can he trust Ling Yi?

Du Hengbo, who had been silently contemplating, noticed Liu Hao's hesitation and spoke up:

"I think it's okay."

Li Qingping once said that Ling Yi was the last player he had his eye on.

He didn't understand Ling Yi, but he understood Li Qingping.

If the captain were here, he would agree.