After the advance team of Caesar's team was taken away, Ruan Mingchu snapped his fingers, drawing the attention of the entire team.
"That was a newbie protection, it won't happen again."
These words confirmed some people's suspicions: they should have been able to dodge the paint bombs, but they miraculously dodged them. It wasn't luck, but rather because Captain Ruan was protecting them!
They are incredibly fortunate to have such a powerful captain who is also willing to pay attention to them!
They cheered, "Don't worry, Captain Ruan! We'll do our best not to be eliminated!"
The one who hadn't faced elimination earlier looked disdainful: "Tch~ Good players are the ones who don't cause trouble for Captain Ruan!"
The scoreboard showed the current number of players and the number of eliminated players on their team. Caesar's team quickly discovered that all members of their advance team had been eliminated.
The team leader's deputy captain was instantly enraged. It must have been some bitch who leaked the news that their captain had led the elites to find something to some members of the other four teams, and those teams took advantage of the situation and wiped out their advance force.
As for the other teams, Caesar's vice-captain didn't even consider them. Their destination was remote and dangerous; a normal small team wouldn't come here to die.
Since they openly broke the "peace treaty," Caesar naturally wouldn't just sit idly by and wait to die.
Caesar's vice-captain, his face contorted with rage, shouted: "Everyone, accelerate!"
Whoever it was, provoking Caesar would definitely be the most regrettable thing they ever did!
As Caesar's team advanced rapidly, the strongest team ahead also began discussing tactics.
Having wiped out this small group of Caesar's troops, they were now prepared to face Caesar's main force head-on.
Nguyen Minh Thu completely delegated the decision-making power to everyone, and the tactic with the most supporters was adopted.
With the enemy in front and behind, it would be a waste of the canyon's natural advantage not to ambush from a high vantage point; everyone thought so without prior agreement.
Let's ambush from higher ground!
Everyone quickly got to work; those who liked to lie down lay down, and those who liked to squat squatted—do whatever you preferred.
Hehe, one of the support players in our team has the talent skill "Stealth," so even if you're jumping around, you don't have to worry about being discovered by the enemy.
When the scouts discovered the whereabouts of Caesar's main force, they immediately relayed the message to the support through their teammates who controlled the class. The support then used their talent skill to cover all teammates.
"The coverage area is too large; I can only last ten minutes at most," he told his teammates with difficulty.
Ten minutes is enough; an ambush is meant to catch someone off guard.
The strongest team members immediately perked up, conveying their belief that "we can definitely do it" without saying a word.
Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu were observing from the sidelines, truly standing high on the canyon wall, watching the battle below. Mu Yu was kept there by Ruan Mingchu, while Ruan Mingchu watched and diligently wrote down notes on his terminal.
Now that he's the captain, Ruan Mingchu will take responsibility. This team competition is probably the biggest tournament he'll see before he leaves, with all members of the strongest team participating. He will use this opportunity to help everyone understand their own situation and offer suggestions.
The ambush was very effective; the initial burst of gunfire took away over a hundred members of Caesar's team.
The Caesar team was caught off guard and was genuinely bewildered. But this wasn't the ancient era without professional skills, and Caesar, as expected of an S-class team, quickly reacted and organized a defense, rendering the paint bombs useless due to their lack of penetrating power.
When it came down to a real test of skill, the Caesar team quickly gained the upper hand thanks to their superior numbers, experience, and level.
Half of the members of the strongest team were eliminated one after another.
At this moment, Ruan Mingchu said to Mu Yu, "It's time for you to make your appearance."
They can never truly grow without experiencing real failure. Only when they feel the gap between themselves and the senior students, only when they are beaten to a pulp and have no chance to fight back, will they, who have always been pampered, understand the importance of strength.
Of course, we can't just eliminate them all like that. Putting aside the huge blow to morale that a complete wipeout would cause, we're already in a team competition, and we still need them to score points later on, so it's impossible to eliminate them all.
Having Mu Yu intervene when they were already breathless from being beaten creates a stronger sense of contrast.
Meanwhile, Ruan Mingchu continued to observe and record, his powerful mental strength allowing him to cover everyone without missing a single one.
When Mu Yu descended from the sky, wreaking havoc and quickly eliminating the senior students whom even two or three of them couldn't defeat together, they were deeply shocked.
It was a very complex emotion, a sense of relief at surviving a disaster, a sense of admiration for Mu Yu, but mostly a sense of shame and annoyance at being so incompetent.
But this feeling was fleeting, because Mu Yu, just like Ruan Mingchu had done before, only provided emergency relief, not long-term support.
With Mu Yu interrupting them time and time again, the members of Caesar's team died one by one, filled with immense frustration and resentment.
Just before being taken away, one of Caesar's team members, unable to bear the frustration any longer, shouted: "Don't be too happy yet! Without Mu Yu, you would have been killed by us long ago!"
He was telling the truth, and it weighed heavily on the strongest team members.
But soon, a teammate retorted to Caesar's people: "Hehe, it's a skill to find the right strongman to rely on. Anyway, you're the ones who got wiped out!"
Yes, they are the victors now. Regardless of how they won, success or failure is only judged by the result.
So everyone grinned and said, "Hehehe~ You good-for-nothing, may you go far away~"
After eliminating the opponents, you also need to eliminate your eliminated teammates.
The sentimental person's eyes were already red, and they quietly wiped away their tears.
Just like hiccups, crying is contagious.
Those who remained on the field and those who were eliminated held hands and looked at each other with tears in their eyes...
Ruan Mingchu was exasperated and asked Mu Yu, "It's not like we're facing life and death. We'll be able to see each other again by noon tomorrow. What's going on here?"
After not hearing Mu Yu's reply for a long time, Ruan Mingchu turned her head and found that Mu Yu's eyes were also red.
My God, isn't Mu Yu supposed to be a tough, unyielding A-type guy?!
Ruan Mingchu felt that her worldview had been shattered. Looking at Mu Yu's red eyes, she felt sorry for her but was at a loss for how to comfort her.
He had long been accustomed to life and death on the battlefield, so it was not that he was not saddened, but rather that he had become somewhat numb.
Oh my god, if he had internet access, he would definitely ask online how to comfort his good friend who is crying.
With Ruan Mingchu constantly watching him, Mu Yu could no longer fully immerse himself in his emotions, no matter how sad he was.
He secretly sniffed and asked, "What's wrong?"
The straight-laced Ruan Mingchu directly tapped the corner of Mu Yu's eye with his fingertip: "It's red here."
Mu Yu: ? ? ?
He subconsciously slapped Ruan Mingchu's hand away, turned on the selfie function on his device, and pressed the corner of his eye.
True A-rank heroes bleed but don't cry!
Mu Yu, without thinking twice, immediately blamed the incident: "It must have been you who pressed me down."
Ruan Mingchu chuckled and conceded, "Alright, alright, I pressed it down, it didn't turn red on its own."
Mu Yu sensed the sarcasm, snorted coldly, and directly expressed his dissatisfaction by distancing himself from Ruan Mingchu.
He was just thinking about his fallen comrades and feeling a bit emotional, but Ruan Mingchu actually slandered him.
Bah, you black-hearted bastard.
Ruan Mingchu wisely refrained from chasing after them. Instead, he turned to the group of eliminated contestants and said coldly, "Think about why you were eliminated. Submit a reflection summary of at least 10,000 words before the competition ends tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, all traces of sadness vanished: "Captain Ruan, please spare me! I'll never do it again."
"Fifteen thousand—"
"No, no, no, we'll write, we'll write. Goodbye Captain Ruan, goodbye Captain Mu."
Those who were reluctant to leave just moments before, dragging their feet and taking three steps forward and two steps back, all rushed into the aircraft that the organizing committee had come to pick them up, afraid that if they were even a step late, they would have to write more than ten thousand words.
Those who weren't eliminated couldn't help but feel fortunate, as they were just one step away from reaching 10,000 words.
Ruan Mingchu glanced around and saw that everyone was standing ramrod straight, as if afraid of being asked to write a reflection or summary.
My God, who knows if they've written more than ten thousand words in their lifetime.
Ruan Mingchu said, "From now on, anyone who is eliminated again will have to write a 20,000-word reflection summary."
Everyone tensed up and shouted, "We will definitely not be eliminated!"
Ruan Mingchu's chosen location was remote enough that no other teams would bother him; it was also dangerous enough that there were plenty of points to be claimed.
Everyone was full of energy, staring intently at the leaderboard on the scoreboard, determined not to rest until they reached number one!
The Caesar team, which was almost completely eliminated, was overtaken by the increasing number of teams in the back row due to its consistently low score. It not only fell from first place at the beginning, but it was also on the verge of losing its place in the top fifty.
As the competition neared its end, everyone stared at Caesar's ranking, wondering what had happened to him, and cursing him to continue with such a dismal performance.
After Caesar's elite team members came out to explore the cave, Captain Ding Junji saw that everyone except them had been eliminated. When he looked at the rankings, he almost had a heart attack.
With two hours left in the game, the exhausted players couldn't afford to rest. Ding Junji gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go and boost our score first."
Once they get out, they'll find out who plotted against Caesar's team, and they'll see who kills them. Ding Junji also set his sights on the other four S-class teams; no other team could possibly eliminate all of Caesar's crew.
Captain Caesar and his elite team members are indeed formidable, living up to their reputation. If Caesar's team hadn't split into two due to personal matters, the strongest team couldn't possibly defeat Caesar unless Ruan Mingchu and Mu Yu fought with all their might.
As these guys put in their best effort, Caesar's team score began to soar, and their ranking jumped up a few places every now and then.
In the end, they barely managed to climb to sixth place before the end of the match, preserving the dignity of an S-level team.
Those who thought their team could easily defeat the S-class Caesar were filled with regret.
When the competition time is up, the scoreboard will automatically shut down, and the aircraft will come to pick up the participants. It will be the same stadium where the final scores and rankings will be tallied, and the closing ceremony will be held.
The eliminated students had finished lunch and were already there waiting. They were staring intently at the large screen hanging on the stage, which displayed the scores of each team.
As the aircraft landed, the team members rushed into the stadium to the stands to reunite with their teammates.
The team captain must carry the team flag to the central high platform to calculate the score, which includes the score obtained in the canyon and the score of the team flag.
Some people had a lot of team flags, including their own and a lot of others' flags. Some teams barely managed to keep one flag, and the worst team didn't have any at all, and the whole team was eliminated halfway through.
A team flag is worth ten points. Since teams of similar strength are very close in points, such a large number of points can change the course of the game.
Some are happy, some are sad.
Before the end of the competition, the strongest team was ranked second on the leaderboard, a little over a hundred points behind the first place.
Ruan Mingchu was at the very back. The Thunder team, which was in first place, had 300 more points than them after adding the team flag points. The Extreme team, which was originally in third place, had also surpassed them by 50 points.
The members of the strongest team were disappointed to see this. They had already given it their all and hadn't rested for a single second in the last half of the morning.
But this is the result.
Moreover, they didn't steal any team's flag, and although they didn't lose any, they could only add another hundred points, which is still far from first place.
They've already tried so hard...
A sense of disappointment spread through the team, making the two smaller teams on either side furious.
Damn it, a bunch of brats, they joined an S-class team as soon as they enrolled, and they're not satisfied with just third place? What are they trying to do?