Chapter 1712: Chapter 28 – Points Will Crush You

Jiang Xiuming’s speculation made the faces of the other team survivors sitting nearby look grim.

“The first test is of individual intelligence; the requirement is not high. You can exit the secret room if you reach the average level. The second test is of the most basic physical fitness. So, in the third or perhaps fourth round, it will ultimately come down to comparing team strength.”

Jiang Xiuming spread his hands, feigning helplessness, “With the strong foundation of the Seed Team, do you think they won’t catch up? At that point, whoever ranks high in points will be the first target to be taken down.”

“Ruthless people like Yan Chiyang and Di Jingfei, if given the chance, would definitely kill everyone.” Ruan Feifei shook her head, “According to your analysis, the role of points would diminish, but Trojan wouldn’t have created such a Hero Ranking without a reason.”

“There’s no deep meaning; it’s simply for comparison, to make each team more aggressively fight.” Jiang Xiuming finally regained his confidence that he once had as a Group Leader.

“No, points must have other uses. No matter what, try to accumulate more.” Dantai shoved a piece of chocolate into his mouth, his white teeth biting down hard, while staring at the screen, slowly chewing.

Mu Nianqi, in Hong Kong, killed a wealthy man and obtained money for the bus. Afterward, she went on a shopping spree and then stored her purchases, preparing to transport them onto the cruise ship when the time comes.

“Why is she buying all these strange things?” Bai Guo couldn’t understand.

“No clue!” Tang Zheng stood up, “Sorry, the Warhammer team’s screen is off-limits for viewing. Please leave!”

“Why? This is allowed by Trojan!”

“I won’t leave, it’ll make you angry!”

“That woman must be scheming some conspiracy; we have to find out.”

It’s a matter of life and death; the survivors wouldn’t give Tang Zheng any face, shouting defiantly, their bottom rooted like nails to their chairs.

“Trojan, how can I make them leave!”

Tang Zheng glanced at the wristwatch, looking at those who refused to leave, “Don’t say it’s impossible; letting others watch the fight exposes all actions to public view, making it not difficult at all. I think the Trojan Horse Game won’t be that simple!”

“Ding-dong, you’re right. Spending five thousand points can expel all other team survivors from watching the screen,”

Trojan’s reply left the survivors stunned; their silence also drew others’ attention to the situation, prompting a quieting of voices.

“The points now being used are the scores accumulated by the team after the Holy Land War, not individual scores. Please use them carefully!” Trojan reminded.

“We are currently ranked first, with more than thirty thousand points, exceeding the second place by over eight thousand!” Xu Biyun looked at the Hero Ranking, hesitant, “Should we use them?”

Tang Zheng, Dantai, Mu Nianqi—these three people’s perfect clearance has opened significant advantages, but as the game progresses, each team’s points are increasing.

Throughout the game, points are timely fed back based on survivors’ performances, so now the first group’s members are rapidly catching up.

“Spend the points, and make these people get lost!” As the Group Leader, only Tang Zheng had the authority to allocate points.

“You can’t do this!”

The survivors were anxious, as everyone had seen Mu Nianqi’s scheming, yet now they couldn’t gather intelligence. A flash of white lights forced these people to be teleported away.

Whoosh, a black mist descended, enveloping the screen area of the Warhammer Team.

“If I’d known earlier that the points had this effect, I would’ve made you leave sooner!” Ma Tianyuan coldly snorted, having paid points, and his group members being in the first group must remain confidential.

Almost a third of the teams spent points to expel the audience, making the game’s combat situation even more enigmatic.

The cruise ship set sail, moving from Hong Kong towards Japan Yokohama!

Mu Nianqi didn’t yet know Tang Zheng had spent points to expel the audience. She cleared out a space in the cargo area, set up a large tent, and stayed inside all day, doing something unknown.

As the cruise ship crossed the Taiwan Strait, a new punishment troop appeared, women wearing outfits with Peking Opera masks and cheongsams with high slits. Their hair was twisted into two bun-like shapes on top of their heads, looking cute but very fierce.

The Peking Opera women wielded eighteen types of weapons, adept in martial skills, and like Japanese high school girls, were immune to ranged and magic attacks, only able to be killed in close combat.

Without any difficulty, Mu Nianqi defeated the punishment troops and continued to tinker in the tent.

During the six-day voyage, the ship arrived at Yokohama Port, and Tang Zheng’s anticipated conspiracy did not occur.

“What’s this woman thinking?” Chu Baichuan was frustrated, “If I had known it would be so dull and tasteless, I would’ve saved the five thousand points.”

“Shut your mouth, no one’s mistaking you for a mute!” Ai Yixin worried her husband’s behavior would be disliked and pinched him.

Mu Nianqi directed dockworkers to unload the goods, leased a warehouse for storage, hired several guards, and then went to the Maritime Bureau to buy boat tickets to San Francisco, USA.

The temporary alliance people were uneasy, sent people to investigate, and as a result, found nothing besides some fabric and raw silk.

“What is this woman up to? Trying to be a merchant?” Not knowing the answer irritated some people, as that woman was indeed a strong opponent.

This was the second group’s alliance. They gathered together, watched the screen, and deliberated on tactics.

“That’s hard to say. With the industrial era starting, now Japan and China are bustling with raw silk trade, capitalist countries are dumping fabric onto China. Right, the famous red-top merchant, Hu Xueyan, was defeated in the raw silk battle!”

Sekiya Ganta’s tone was filled with an overwhelming sense of superiority, belittling the Chinese, especially when he saw the ironclad ships docked at the harbor, his expression became even more fervent, as if the thick smoke billowing from the chimneys was also an unparalleled delicacy.

“Mr. Sekiya, please watch your words!” Asakura Sakura scolded her companion, “Underestimating the enemy is disregarding your own life!”

“Hey, lesson learned!” Sekiya Ganta bowed and apologized.

“Why bother thinking so much, this woman is clearly trying to mislead, ignore her. If there’s still a chance to act as an assassin, kill her first.”

Mu Nianqi walked down the streets filled with the aura of a bygone era, watching the downtrodden warriors and the students delivering impassioned speeches dressed in uniforms, her face was expressionless.

Having bought the boat ticket and the large batch of goods needed, Queen Mu returned to the harbor to await the cruise ship.

“Bad luck, why did the boiler break at this time?”

“It’ll take more than two days to fix, doesn’t this give the contestants behind us a chance?”

“Alas, man’s plans cannot compare to heaven’s plans, this just became more dangerous.”

The major overhaul of the ship allowed the third group, not far behind, to catch up, now it became lively, over a hundred contestants gathered.

“What on earth is Mu Nianqi doing?” Listening to the discussions outside, Jiang Xiuming’s face looked ghastly.

Everyone else was also bewildered because only they knew it was Queen Mu who intentionally broke the boiler.

“She seems to intentionally want more people on the cruise ship, surely she can’t be planning to eliminate them all at once?” Dong Zixuan thought it was impossible, even Yan Chiyang didn’t have such strength, because if you kill recklessly, those people will certainly unite for self-preservation.

On the third day, the long-awaited Trojan announcement finally rang out.

“Please note, each team can send a member as an assassin to enter the game, to either snipe the enemies or support their team members.”

“Brother Lin, you go, you must find out what that woman intends to do?” Jiang Xiuming was so anxious that several hairs turned white.

The fourth and first groups both dispatched people, teleported onto the cruise ship, both wanting them to slow down, if assassins weren’t forbidden from sabotaging the ship, it would have been blown up long ago.

There were simply too many conquerors, so no team battle occurred, as with a single move affecting everything, enemies were all around, and if injured, they would definitely be torn apart by those covetous enemies.

After twelve hours, the assassins returned.

A group of people immediately looked expectantly at Lin Weiguo, waiting for him to explain.

“Dantai, next stop, Mu Nianqi wants you to appear!” the Old Soldier lowered his voice and made a gesture for silence, “There are too many ears, don’t ask about anything else.”

Mu Nianqi had a perfect clearing record and notable performances as an assassin, even clashing with the Blade Empress, other teams couldn’t possibly ignore her, and over the past few days, they had unearthed all her information.

Once a member of the first team in the Asia Region and second in the world, this reputation truly left everyone stunned.

Over twenty days, everyone was watching her, thinking something big would happen, but in the end, nothing happened, leaving everyone disappointed and even laughing out loud.

“All thunder and no rain, if it were me, I’d be too ashamed, I’d have long found a tree branch to hang myself!”

“Isn’t the Warhammer team nothing to fear? They’re completely bluffing, everyone doesn’t need to be afraid, if we unite, we can surely defeat them.”

“Deceived, had I known, I’d have captured the woman and had some fun!”

Tang Zheng and his group ignored these idle remarks as the time limit was up.

“Please note, the twenty-day journey of the fourth stop is about to end, all teams prepare for the fifth relay, teleportation will begin in one minute!”

“Dantai, good luck!”

Tang Zheng and the Special Agent high-fived, as they were worried about eavesdropping devices or strange ability users listening in, so Lin Weiguo never revealed the intelligence!

“Are you really going? If Mu Nianqi’s plan doesn’t work, we’ll be in big trouble.” Dong Zixuan knew the preciousness of the psychic type.

Jiang Xiuming also tried to persuade.

“Leave it to me!” Dantai tightly grasped Tang Zheng’s hand for a moment.

Fortunately, the Warhammer team’s position was shrouded in the black mist, otherwise, it surely would have caused a sensation, because so far, no team has been willing to send out a psychic type, if they die, the loss would be too great.

At the handover location, Mu Nianqi saw Dantai, immediately shoved a leather suitcase into his hands, in just ten seconds, without even a chance to speak, the queen was teleported away.

Cautious Dantai intentionally showed a worried expression, while discreetly putting the note Mu Nianqi had slipped into his hand into his pocket.

“Mu Nianqi, what the hell are you doing? If Dantai dies, you know the immense loss we’ll have to bear?” Jiang Xiuming blamed, the feeling of being kept in the dark was really unbearable.

“Just watch quietly!” Mu Nianqi was sparing with words. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to vote for it on Qidian (qidian.com) with recommendations or monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users please read on m.qidian.com.)