Yi Xing, who had rested for about two missions, gradually recovered his strength and followed behind Fan Li's six senior brothers into the city.
He used their bodies to shield himself, avoiding detection by the Hunters, and didn't forget to call Ju Jingyi while he walked.
“Hello, Yi Xing, is there something else you haven't informed us about?”
“Xiao Ju, where are you right now?”
“Brother Du Chun and I are all at the General's Residence. Do you want to come and meet up with us?”
“Okay, then tell the others to wait for me where they are. I just entered the city.”
Yi Xing quickly agreed. He also wanted to discuss with someone what to do next. There were still a full twenty minutes left, and he estimated there was one more mission to do.
Before he even reached the General's Residence, the mission notification arrived on everyone's phones. He read it carefully.
Then he rubbed his eyes, preferring to believe he had misread it rather than trust the information in the message. He turned to ask the VJ beside him.
“Are you sure you didn't add an extra 0?”
“Confirmed.”
“Oh my goodness, you are truly ruthless! Sending out 30 Hunters to capture us, you really want us all to be wiped out!”
Yi Xing said with some emotion. The information on this mission completely exceeded his expectations, and for the first time, he questioned whether he could survive to the end.
“When there are three minutes remaining, 30 Hunters will be released outside the city and move towards the city. To prevent the Hunters from entering the city, the Accelerators must find 12 commoners in the city and work together to push the shield cart to block the city gate.”
His plan to meet up with his remaining teammates was thus interrupted. He turned around and walked towards the city gate, notifying Ju Jingyi that he wouldn't be going to the General's Residence and that completing the mission was the priority.
He rushed to the vicinity of the city gate and saw the shield cart placed in the center, as well as commoners fleeing in all directions upon hearing that a large army was about to enter the city to capture Fan Li and the others. He grabbed one casually and asked,
“Are you willing to help us push this cart to block the city gate?”
“No, I'm in a hurry to go back and pack my things.”
The other party refused so quickly that Yi Xing didn't react immediately, stunned staying stunned in place, then he laughed exasperatedly.
That's what he thought! How could they suddenly give such an easy-looking mission? So the difficulty was here: it wasn't just about finding 12 commoners, but finding 12 commoners willing to help.
Currently, his strength alone was far from enough. He walked over to the side of the termination room and chatted with the people confined inside, waiting for his teammates to appear.
“Oh, Yi Xing, you got caught too?” Liu Xuhui asked when he saw him approach.
“Not yet. I came to listen to what you guys are talking about.”
“Then you came to the right place. Xiao Ming Ge is currently accusing you.”
“Huh?”
Yi Xing was bewildered. He hadn't done anything to offend Huang Xiaoming, so why was he being accused? He wasn't going to take the blame for someone else. If it really concerned him, he had nothing to say, but if it didn't, he needed to clarify it properly.
“Xiao Ming Ge, what did I do?”
“You still have the nerve to ask! When you called me, a Hunter happened to be passing by. He heard the ringtone, walked straight over, and caught me immediately! I wanted to run, but I couldn't!”
When Huang Xiaoming saw the person in question, his words came out like a machine gun, rapid-fire, though he was speaking half-jokingly.
From the smile on his face, it was clear he didn't take the matter to heart. He was just a little regretful about his elimination.
“Uh, well, I can actually explain.”
“Go on, explain! I'd like to hear what you have to say.”
Suddenly, everyone in the termination room focused their gaze on Yi Xing, their eyes filled with curiosity. He felt a bit embarrassed under their stares and stammered,
“Uh... um... Xiao Ming Ge, I'm really sorry! I just wanted to synchronize the information with you quickly at the time. I didn't mean to lead the Hunter to you.”
“I know, I don't really blame you. I was just teasing you. Alright, Qian Xi and the others have arrived too. Hurry up and find commoners to help.”
Huang Xiaoming reached out and patted his shoulder, telling him to hurry and do the mission and stop chatting here.
“Hahaha, alright, I'm going then.”
Having received the other party's understanding, Yi Xing turned and joined the ranks of recruiting people. Even when rejected, he remained undeterred, adjusting his mood and searching for the next target.
Although there were many commoners on this street, as the Accelerators gathered, four Hunters were also constantly approaching.
They hadn't recruited all the commoners, but they had already lost a major player. Du Chun was so engrossed in inviting people that he couldn't extricate himself until a figure in a black suit appeared before his eyes.
By the time he wanted to escape, it was too late. After he was caught, the other few immediately found a safe place to hide.
After more than a minute, everyone reappeared on the street, pulling the remaining commoners. They finally gathered 12 willing commoners and led them behind the shield cart. Yi Xing said to everyone,
“Next, everyone, listen to my command. When I say 3, 2, 1, push, we will all push forward together with force!”
“3, 2, 1, push! 3, 2, 1, push!”
Shouting slogans loudly is the easiest way to attract Hunters. And sure enough, speak of the devil, not just one but two arrived, forming a tacit pincer attack from front and back.
Each locked onto a target and chased them. Yi Xing was forced to abandon the idea of continuing to push the cart and hid inside a small house. Following behind him were Ju Jingyi and Yi Yang Qianxi.
“Brother Xiao Xing, the Hunters are constantly patrolling outside. This mission is too difficult to complete, isn't it? Do you have any good ideas?”
Yi Yang Qianxi's words echoed in the cramped space. Besides that, there was no other sound.
Breaking the strange quiet atmosphere were the elimination messages of Wang Yuan and Zhao Jiamin. This put even more pressure on Yi Xing. As the backbone of the trio, he knew he couldn't panic at this moment, and a new plan gradually formed in his mind.
He first looked at Ju Jingyi, then at his younger cousin. The former was a girl, and the latter was not yet an adult. Neither was suitable to carry out his plan, so it could only be him.
“When we go out later, I will be responsible for attracting the attention of the four Hunters, and the mission entrusted to you will be very arduous: commanding those commoners to push the shield cart to block the city gate.”
“Is there no better way?”
“This is the best method I can think of right now. Alright, don't say anything more, let's do this!” Yi Xing said with a firm tone. After resting for so long, it was time for him to step up.