"You have eliminated number seven, your next target is number six."
Bai Ye waved his hand casually, and the Thunder Fang Ferocious Beast returned to its slime form and merged into Bai Ye's body.
Bai Ye did not linger, he quickly moved to the side, then entered a safety exit and ascended to the top floor of the mall.
This was a recreational area.
There was a skate park, a basketball court, small climbing facilities, and a zipline.
Bai Ye went directly to the zipline area, paid the fee, and fastened the zipline.
Before entering the mall, Bai Ye had already planned his route. Although the zipline was conspicuous, it was difficult to identify the person on it if their identity was not confirmed beforehand.
Furthermore, the rooftop entertainment facilities were numerous, meaning more people, and therefore...
More hostages!
At the same time, the other end of the zipline led to the rooftop of a restaurant. Entering the restaurant from the rooftop also meant encountering more people, which naturally meant...
More hostages!
However, Bai Ye was quite lucky.
To be precise, it was thanks to Sanshou Zai Er's mist illusion technique that the hunters' vision was obscured, and they did not discover Bai Ye's exit point. They were still searching the mall for Bai Ye.
After riding the zipline to the other side, Bai Ye untied the rope, entered the restaurant, and left through the back door.
...
About an hour later.
Bai Ye appeared in a private room in a hotel.
The television was broadcasting news of Sanshou Zai Er's death. The number of wanted criminals had decreased from nine to eight, but Bai Ye was not mentioned. The credit was attributed to the hunters.
This was understandable, as the nine participants were simultaneously acting as both wanted criminals and hunters.
Bai Ye's next target was a man named Chen Fa.
Unfortunately, the robot Bai Ye had acquired contained no information about Chen Fa. In fact, not only was there no information about Chen Fa, but Bai Ye's own intelligence and Li Jiayi's intelligence were also gone.
This was because both of them had successfully evaded the hunters and were no longer being continuously tracked.
The only one whose tracking information remained was Garrison Dale.
This guy was truly tenacious. It had been almost five hours since entering the Wish Mission, and he still hadn't managed to shake off the hunters.
Therefore, calling someone "fodder" was not just a casual remark. The situation was as Bai Ye had predicted.
Hunting in dangerous areas could indeed indicate a certain level of strength, but it couldn't be solely representative of one's power.
Take Bai Ye himself, for example. If he returned to Umbrella Corporation's dangerous area, he could easily kill zombies with no difficulty, but his hunting count would increase dramatically.
But, what was the point?
There was no real point. If the strength didn't match, even if he obtained something, it would be useless to Bai Ye.
Of course, this was an extreme example, and surely no one would be so foolish as to hunt without seeking any reward.
However, from Sanshou Zai Er's strength, it was evident that he had been operating in dangerous areas for a long time, hence his high hunting count, but his overall strength was mediocre.
It wasn't terrible, but he was only a notch above the average chosen one.
In Bai Ye's opinion, if Sanshou Zai Er were to add a prefix like "third-rate" or "second-rate," he could barely be called a master.
However, from another perspective, Dale was also quite capable, having evaded for five hours without being eliminated.
Unfortunately, Dale's number was four, and he was being pursued by Lanzigert. For Bai Ye to pursue Dale, he would first need to eliminate numbers five and six. Currently, Dale's whereabouts were useless to Bai Ye.
Of course, Bai Ye still hoped that Dale could hold on a little longer, at least until he had eliminated two more pieces of fodder, and then he could go play with him.
Thinking thus, Bai Ye lay down on the bed, assigned Gengar to guard duty, and began to rest.
The first day of the Wish Mission, there was no need to rush.
But while Bai Ye was not in a hurry, others were.
As night fell, Bai Ye had fallen into a deep sleep. He felt a wetness on his face in his dream. He reluctantly opened his eyes and saw Gengar's monstrous face almost pressed against his, constantly licking him with its large tongue.
In the dim light, Bai Ye was almost scared to death. Gengar's face at such a late hour was truly horrifying.
After waking Bai Ye up, Gengar quickly floated to the window and pulled open the curtains.
"Huh?"
Bai Ye walked to the window and looked outside, then saw large flocks of bats flying everywhere.
"Prince's subordinates?" Bai Ye exclaimed, "Has Hamir come so quickly?"
Bai Ye picked up the remote control and turned on the television. He then saw a news report stating that three wanted criminals had been shot dead.
They were Wei Zhuxie, number nine; Lanzigert, number three; and Garrison Dale, number four.
Bai Ye was completely stunned. Had the world changed so much while he slept?
Wei Zhuxie was dead...
This was something Bai Ye truly hadn't expected.
Although in his previous life, Wei Zhuxie was at most between second-rate and first-rate, he had followed Situ Chicheng and was quite famous. Coming from a Xianxia world, he had a good foundation and an advantage upon entering the world battlefield.
And now...
In just over ten hours, he had been defeated by Hamir?
Furthermore, it was somewhat understandable that Wei Zhuxie couldn't defeat Hamir.
What about Lanzigert and Garrison Dale?
Lanzigert's level was also a notch below Bai Ye, Li Jiayi, and Hamir, but he was still a well-known figure. Bai Ye had been hoping he would cause some trouble for Li Jiayi, and now he was gone too?
Dale was number four, a piece of fodder who had been chased for five hours. How could he have defeated Lanzigert?
And why were Lanzigert and Dale gone at the same time?
Lanzigert shouldn't have been able to attack Dale...
*Slap!*
Thinking this, Bai Ye slapped his own forehead.
Lanzigert had eliminated Dale.
Lanzigert couldn't eliminate Dale, otherwise, Lanzigert would be disqualified and eliminated directly. In the Wish Mission, the hunters would immediately classify Lanzigert as dead.
However, Lanzigert had no interest in this Wish Mission and did not intend to spend much time on it.
Dale, on the other hand, had exposed his whereabouts and had been pursued for several hours.
Therefore, Lanzigert directly eliminated Dale and was himself eliminated.
This was the only scenario that could explain this outcome, as it was highly unlikely that Dale could have defeated Lanzigert and then been defeated by a number five piece of fodder.
What is called "plans don't keep up with changes"?
This was it!
Bai Ye was speechless. His plan had gone awry from the start.
"However, it's not a big problem."
Bai Ye licked his lips. He had already anticipated the possibility that his reward might be good for him but bad for others.
Looking at it from a positive angle, two fewer opponents were vying for the reward.
Whether others would profit, Bai Ye didn't know, but he himself felt he hadn't lost out.
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