Chase Game

Zhang Qiang lit the fireworks and immediately leaped onto the tiger.

"Sang Biao, run!"

After the giant tiger became Zhang Qiang's regular summon, it gained the characteristic of "mutual understanding".

Zhang Qiang doesn't actually need to use words or actions to manipulate others; he can convey his thoughts to Sang Biao as long as he has them in his heart.

However, Zhang Qiang felt that sometimes it was more exciting to shout out the moves!

He rode steadily on the back of the leopard, clutching two tufts of fur tightly in his hands, without falling off.

After the Tibetan Mastiff dealt with Liu Hao, it had no choice but to hurry and chase after Zhang Qiang.

He's really stretched thin these days, like he's playing whack-a-mole, one pops up as soon as he hits one.

If left unchecked, the gopher outside will go off to set off fireworks again, which is a real problem.

Although the system did not allow him to destroy the fireworks, he paid special attention to their locations when he passed by them several times.

Therefore, he no longer needs to target the fugitives as his sole objective. He only needs to calculate the fireworks display locations the fugitives are heading towards based on their direction of travel and intercept them by taking a shortcut.

Unfortunately, he miscalculated again. Zhang Qiang had no intention of going to any particular fireworks display; he just wanted to get as far away as possible.

If the pursuers are after him, Ling Yi will have the opportunity to ignite the fireworks in the central region;

Even if his pursuers don't chase him, he can still set off fireworks in the distance.

It's a pity that Sang Biao can't light cigarettes, otherwise the two of them could have split up.

A pungent dog odor wafted in the howling wind, which was detected by Sang Biao's keen sense of smell and transmitted to Zhang Qiang.

Don't forget, when this guy was hunting down Ling Zhangqiang, he also relied on his superb sense of smell to capture information about the two of them.

In this way, Zhang Qiang could also determine the approximate location of his pursuers and thus deliberately avoid them.

Soon, the three minutes will be up.

With ten seconds left in the countdown, Ling Yi checked his skill items and, after confirming what he might need later, placed his right hand on the doorknob.

The way each person looked before leaving home revealed their personality.

Li Qingping is composed, Tang Yuebai is calm, Liu Hao is serious, Zhang Qiang is immature, so what is Ling Yi?

Du Hengbo turned his gaze to Ling Yi's deep eyes. There was not a trace of fear in his eyes; instead, a strange spark of excitement flickered within them.

Du Hengbo was startled. Could it be that—

Is this person enjoying themselves?

He had heard that extreme sports enthusiasts were like that; they faced the immense terror between life and death in pursuit of the ultimate thrill that would shake their very soul.

So, is chase and escape games an extreme sport?

Du Hengbo hadn't thought about it that way before; at least, he had only regarded it as an extremely difficult top-tier PVP game that required one life to complete.

So it seems that they're not that different?

Before he could think it through, Ling Yi had already pushed open the door and rushed into the crimson night.

"Qiangzi, how's things going on your end?"

Ling Yi asked through the team microphone that Zhang Qiang was just riding a tiger to escape anyway, so answering the question while distracted wouldn't matter.

Zhang Qiang glanced back at the relentless pursuers who appeared and disappeared intermittently, and felt the panting of Sang Biao beneath him. He said helplessly, "They're still chasing us. I don't think I can hold out much longer."

"Okay, do your best."

Ling Yi's mind began to work, considering various possibilities.

From now on, he needs to figure out how to get back to the safe house after lighting the fireworks, since only surviving players can participate in the second phase.

If everyone dies just to set off fireworks, then what's the point of talking about it?

Fortunately, Du Hengbo's skill gave them a movement speed buff; otherwise, running on two legs would be no different from a snail to the pursuers.

When he arrived in the central region, Zhang Qiang finally couldn't hold on any longer. After a tiger's roar that shook the mountains and forests, a system announcement came.

[Player Zhang Qiang is dead.]

At the same time, there is also a system broadcast exclusively for Ling Yi.

[The game has reached the 20-minute mark. The prize wheel is ready. Shall we begin the draw?]

No need for further words, let's begin the prize draw!

【Lottery Roulette】is Ling Yi’s exclusive skill as a fugitive. Whenever he plays the game as a fugitive, he will be given a chance to draw a prize.

The three chances to draw prizes during the first match against Li Fang are considered a beginner's bonus.

This was my second time participating in Zhang Qiang's game as an assistant. Although I didn't receive any gifts, I still made up for it with the special reward at the end.

However, for his fourth chance, he specified "One more time" and upgraded it.

Now the fifth opportunity has arrived, and he hopes to find a skill that can be useful at this stage.

The roulette wheel has ten sections in total. It is now spinning continuously and finally comes to a stop, with the pointer pointing to the side of "Silence".

Congratulations on winning the "Stealth" prize!

Similarly, the moment [Stealth] appeared in his skill bar, he had completely mastered the skill.

As its name suggests, its function is to conceal its form and not be easily detected. It has a five-minute time limit, during which it will be revealed when using skills or being attacked.

In fact, this is not just a stealth skill, because "not being easily detected" reduces the leakage of information to various senses.

For example, Tibetan mastiffs have an exceptional sense of smell for location, so the effect of "Concealment" will significantly reduce their location ability.

However, he did not use it immediately, but instead used [Ten Directions Grand View - Front View] first.

After locating the Tibetan Mastiff, he used the skill "Which one is the real me?" from the item [Puppet Doll], and a porcelain doll clone quickly landed.

Zhang Qiang's tiger couldn't light the fireworks, but the puppet controlled by a portion of Ling Yi's consciousness could.

Only then did he use [Concealment] and [Silence]. The puppet does not enjoy these bonuses, but it doesn't matter. This way, the puppet and the main body can act separately, and the puppet can also be used as bait.

The Tibetan Mastiff also sensed the presence of two auras, but having learned from Zhang Qiang's experience, he assumed it was another summoned beast or something similar.

Then the aura changed to one, and he realized something was wrong.

"A clone technique combined with stealth? That's interesting..."

The Tibetan Mastiff was a seasoned veteran; it guessed the answer in an instant and immediately used its own countermeasures.

【Tibetan Mastiff - Wilderness Tracking】 is another effect of his exclusive skill, specifically designed to counter such stealth skills.

However, whether it was due to the great distance or Ling Yi's powerful [Concealment] ability, the information the Tibetan Mastiff received was still intermittent.

"Did one stay in the central region and the other run off to a distant place?"

So who is the real entity? The one with the clear information left in the middle should logically be the decoy;

If they want to conceal information, the one running away should be the real entity.

If it were a crow here, it would definitely have a suspicion: could it be doing the opposite, for example, leaving the main body in place to lure it into chasing a bait with unclear information?

But the Tibetan Mastiff doesn't think that much like the crow. It felt that the information being concealed was more like the real body, so it chased after it.