Looking at Li Chonglou, who had a confused expression on his face, the four people were stunned.
They stood there, dumbfounded, their minds filled with questions.
What in the world was going on?
The first to react was the little girl, who looked at Li Chonglou and exclaimed in surprise, "Big brother, you're not dead?"
"Uh, what are you saying? Did you really wish I would die?"
The little girl's face immediately turned red, and she quickly said, "No, no, big brother misunderstood, I meant..."
Before she could finish, she was interrupted by the Thai boxer woman, "Damn, how are you faster than us!"
The blond man and the other two also reacted and rushed forward, throwing a punch at Li Chonglou's shoulder without a word.
"Damn, you're like God reincarnated!"
"Thanks, brother."
"Thank you for saving my life!"
The three men said different things, but their gratitude was identical. Li Chonglou just smiled, but then his smile vanished, and he said in annoyance.
"Didn't we agree I would go ahead and check the situation? How did you guys get inside? If I had come any later, wouldn't I have had to carry all these explosive kilograms?"
The blond man's face twitched and he said, "You have the nerve to bring this up. How can checking the situation ahead take half an hour? We were running out of time, so we thought of taking a shortcut."
The blond man didn't mention the strong man, and numbers two and three also kept silent about it, as it would be embarrassing for them if the truth came out.
However, to their surprise, the Thai boxer woman, who had caught up, directly exposed them, saying, "Nonsense, you obviously went in with a glimmer of hope after seeing someone kill the Death Claw, so how can you blame number five?"
As soon as she said this, the four of them involuntarily twitched their faces.
The blond man and the other two were naturally embarrassed at being exposed, and Li Chonglou was also embarrassed, but for a different reason due to the Thai boxer woman's identity.
Ever since he learned that the Thai boxer woman was transgender, Li Chonglou had kept his distance, fearing any misunderstandings. Therefore, her current words, which were meant to be neutral, made Li Chonglou's heart pound with anxiety.
To skip past this topic, Li Chonglou had to briefly recount what had happened earlier.
His ability to save the four of them was also a stroke of luck. After attracting the giant crab's attention, he had ignored it. The commotion it caused behind him had, one after another, brought with it various strange-looking creatures.
There were monkey-headed pigs, winged horses, and even six-legged crocodiles, but without exception, they were all ferocious-looking and menacing. Moreover, they were all fixated on Li Chonglou, who was running ahead.
So, when he found the group, he already had about thirty monsters following him, which then drew the Death Claw's attention to this group of monsters.
Although Li Chonglou described it lightly, everyone could hear the thrill and danger in his words. After all, they had all witnessed the Death Claw's speed, and a moment's carelessness could lead to the same fate as the Japanese man.
"Number five, why didn't the Death Claw target you?"
Number two suddenly asked, puzzled. He and number three were both traditional special forces veterans, and they had gained their extraordinary abilities through some fortuitous encounters. However, before participating in the competition, he had been roaming the martial world, so he had some understanding of the habits of these monsters.
Since the monsters ahead were only targeting humans and not each other, the Death Claw should have been no exception.
In fact, this was indeed the case. If it were anyone else, they would have likely died under the Death Claw's claws. Li Chonglou's shot was merely to confuse their hearing; in reality, the moment the Death Claw lunged, he had already exchanged blows with it.
The result, naturally, was that he was unharmed, while the Death Claw had a small hole in its stomach.
It was the bleeding that had attracted the surrounding monsters, which later led to the Death Claw's rampage.
However, this fact was naturally something Li Chonglou could not reveal.
"So you wanted it to target me?"
Li Chonglou looked at Number Two calmly, who was immediately speechless. The other three immediately glared at him with unfriendly eyes.
"No, no, number five, please don't misunderstand. I was just curious, that's all. Curious."
Number two was covered in sweat and apologized repeatedly. He then took the initiative to change the subject to cover up the issue, and the matter was thus dropped.
Afterward, they asked Li Chonglou about other details, such as why it took so long to check the front, but he brushed them off with casual excuses.
"Alright, let's hurry to the next level."
The blond man spoke at the right time, and the others nodded, then walked towards the yellow house.
There were also only two staff members, but they were holding more kilograms of explosives than the last time. This additional portion naturally came from the Japanese man who had already been eliminated.
After everyone put on the kilograms of explosives again, the weight on their bodies reached twelve jin.
This weight was not particularly heavy, but thinking about the power of the explosion, they all felt a shiver of fear.
At this moment, the Thai boxer woman suddenly asked, "Why didn't the people killed by the Death Claw trigger their kilograms of explosives?"
The Thai boxer woman looked at the staff while speaking, but the other party did not answer her and simply turned around and left. She frowned and was about to make a move when she was stopped by the blond man.
The blond man shook his head at her and then gestured for everyone to follow.
After they had moved away from the yellow house, the blond man finally spoke.
"Since we survived this ordeal, we can consider ourselves half-brothers in arms. Let me introduce myself first, my name is Henry."
The others immediately understood his intention and introduced themselves.
"Orchi," Number two said directly.
"My name is Guido," Number three said slowly.
"Yuichi," the Thai boxer woman said after a moment's hesitation.
Li Chonglou thought for a moment and then gave his name as Chonglou.
The blond man, Henry, smiled and extended his fist, saying, "Good, then for the upcoming second round, we must all pass."
The others also extended their fists, and the five fists collided.
At this moment, this team was truly formed.
And the deceased Japanese man would never have imagined that his death would be the very thing that brought them together so cooperatively.
The second round was the Beast Cage. Unlike the free-for-all in the first round, the second round restricted everyone to a specific area from the beginning, and they had to fight enemies in turns.
Furthermore, this combat was not individual but a team battle. A moment of carelessness could lead to casualties or the entire team being wiped out, making coordination extremely important at this stage.