Yi Xing, who had been assigned a secret mission, was unusually excited, his smile particularly bright. As he reached the entrance of the dressing room, he rubbed his face and controlled his facial expressions, not wanting others to notice anything amiss right from the start.
He took a deep breath and opened the door. Most of the people inside had already arrived, and there were three new faces. Jia Nailiang, who was sitting near the door, saw him, walked over, and put his hand on his shoulder.
"You're here! Why are you so late today?"
"I've been here for a while. The director just pulled me aside to record some interviews. After that, he told me to come back and find someone else to go. Perfect! Xiao Liang Ge, you don't have anything to do, so the third room on the right after you go out is it."
"Alright, I'll go over later. Today's episode, brother, I'm counting on you! I'll stick by your side the whole time! Remember to protect me."
"I'll try," Yi Xing said somewhat guiltily. Today, he was an undercover agent. It would be good enough if he didn't let the hunters catch Jia Nailiang, let alone protect him.
However, most of the people present were actors, so he had to maintain a poker face throughout.
He silently reminded himself that he had to act this part well. If he could deceive these famous actors, he could try filming TV series or movies in the future.
"Okay, then I'll go first. Oh, right, let me introduce you to the three new guests. The tallest one is Han Dongjun, he is Liu Kaiwei, and the last one is Big Pan, Pan Binglong. Remember them, I'm afraid you won't know how to greet them later."
Jia Nailiang turned back halfway through walking away to say this. He wasn't sure if this younger brother knew these people, so he made a special introduction before leaving with peace of mind.
Yi Xing watched his receding figure and secretly made a decision: when the show started recording, he would not report his location information to the hunters.
After a long period of small talk, Xu Ke finally came in to announce that the recording was about to begin and asked all the Acceleration Team members to proceed to the game venue.
Yi Xing followed the large group. There, he saw five female team members, in addition to the familiar Ju Jingyi and Ada Choi, there were also three new female guests.
Under the training of the previous two episodes and due to his identity, his behavior had changed. Originally, he would stand on the outermost edge of the crowd, quietly observing.
Now, he smoothly joined the greeting queue because there was one person whose face he only recognized but couldn't remember her name; otherwise, reporting her location would be difficult.
From their conversation, he learned her name was Jin Cheng, and the other two female guests were Jia Ling and Zhang Xinyu. Now that he knew everyone's names, he returned to his usual small corner.
He quietly waited for the director to announce the start of the game, while also observing the people in front of him, wondering who his first target should be.
"Who should I choose?" he muttered to himself.
The six guest participants were not within his consideration; he had to let them have a good time and experience the fun of this show.
It wouldn't be too late to choose them as targets later. So, it could only be the permanent members. Suddenly, a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Yi Xing, what are you thinking about, so engrossed?"
"Oh, Xiao Ju! Why do you walk without making any sound!"
"You were just too engrossed, alright! I called you several times right next to you, and you didn't hear me, and now you're blaming me!"
Ju Jingyi rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. She had kindly come to chat with him, only to be wrongly accused. It was ridiculous.
"My apologies, my apologies, it's my fault. I was just thinking about what kind of opening game the director would design this time. The gameplay is always interesting, which is why I got a bit lost in thought," he quickly said with a compensatory smile.
"It's okay, I forgive you. Who told me I'm the older sister?" She asked with a playful smile, "So, have you figured anything out?"
Yi Xing shook his head. In front of the four hunter boxes, there were no devices, not a single clue. Even if he had ten thousand chances, he wouldn't be able to guess.
"Whatever the game is, as long as it doesn't involve luck, it's fine."
"Are you very unlucky?"
"Very, very unlucky."
"Really? I don't believe it."
"After the recording, I'll take you to scratch some lottery tickets, and you'll see just how unlucky I am!"
The intermittent chatter continued for a while. Xu Ke came over again with the familiar megaphone, extending his other hand to wave behind him.
A staff member emerged, carrying a giant dice. Unlike other normal dice, its 'one' spot had been replaced with a Hunter's Eye.
"I suppose you're all pretty much talked out. Everyone, look at me now. Next, I'll explain the rules of the opening game."
"You must have all seen this giant dice, right? We need to select five people among you to roll the dice. Whatever number is rolled, the hunter box will advance that many spaces."
"The sum of the five people's rolls must be no less than 17 points. If achieved, all Acceleration Team members will have one minute of hiding time. If not achieved, the hunters will be released immediately."
"I'll add one more rule here: there's a Hunter's Eye on the dice. If the Hunter's Eye is rolled, the hunters will also be released immediately! Good luck, Acceleration Team members!"
"Now, I declare, the game officially begins!"
At his command, Yi Xing and the others quickly formed a circle to discuss who should go up and roll.
Everyone had their own opinions, making it difficult to reach a consensus. However, the permanent guests did reach an agreement, deciding to let last episode's Acceleration King get a good start.
"Yi Xing, you go. You were the Acceleration King last episode! If even you don't go, who else among us would dare?" Du Chun walked behind Yi Xing and gently pushed him.
"Are you sure you want me to go?" he turned around and asked the people behind him, wanting to confirm again.
"Confirmed!"
Yi Xing walked to the dice, bent down, and picked it up. Before throwing it, he asked one last time, unwilling to give up: "I'll ask one last time, are you sure you want me to throw it?"
"Absolutely and positively!"
"Alright, then I'm throwing it."
Since his teammates believed in him so much, he couldn't dampen their spirits. He forcefully tossed the dice into the air, quickly retreated backward, and shouted, "Run!"
Hearing his voice, everyone looked at him in confusion. The dice hadn't landed yet, the result hadn't appeared. Wouldn't running now be a bit of an overreaction?
"Trust me, it's still not too late to run!" Yi Xing genuinely didn't want anyone to be eliminated at the start of the game, so he continued to persuade everyone.
In his eyes, they were his dearest 50,000 victory coins!
No, they were his dearest teammates! He would feel very regretful if even one was missing.
In the end, only Ju Jingyi followed him. The others, still unwilling to give up, wanted to wait for the result. The dice fell from the air onto the ground, tumbling continuously. After it settled, the striking Hunter's Eye was prominently on top.