For the next few days, the other teams would ask Harry about the absorption rate ranking from time to time. Lin Sanjiu didn't know whether she should be relieved or not. Every time, the answer she heard was, "Cluster 1 is currently in last place."
It seemed like they only needed to wait for the tenth day. However, under Number 46's insistence, the "cleaning of the greenhouse" operation continued every day.
"What if she didn't wear her number tag on purpose? If we let our guard down and stopped tracking her, she would wear her number tag at the last moment on the tenth day … What are you going to do then? "
After Number 46 said that sarcastically, the rest of the team looked at each other and sighed. They had to admit that this was a possibility.
"To avoid any unforeseen events," bulge-eyed, who had almost recovered from his injuries, spat and said, "If you ask me, when we see her, we don't even need to waste our time looking for a number tag. We can just kill that woman and be done with it."
As he said that, he glared at Lin Sanjiu as if he felt that all the trouble was caused by her not being ruthless enough. However, Lin Sanjiu didn't mind at all. She frowned and sat at the same spot, lost in her own thoughts.
"Did you find anything?"
Number 46 walked closer. His long shadow shrouded Lin Sanjiu. Only then did she snap out of her daze.
"Oh, are you guys leaving?" Lin Sanjiu raised her head and looked at Number 46. It had only been a few days since they entered the greenhouse, but he had already lost a lot of weight. Lin Sanjiu played with a card in her hand and frowned, "I've been thinking about the scene when she came to snatch our number tags … and the traitor's motive."
That woman in sportswear had escaped from Lin Sanjiu twice using the same ability. However, Lin Sanjiu had a feeling that there was something different between the two times.
If Lin Sanjiu could figure out what was different...
"Previously, I couldn't figure out why cluster 1 was in first place. Now that cluster 1 is in last place, I have an idea, "Number 46 said thoughtfully. "Actually, if I think about it carefully, regardless of whether cluster 1 can hide until the last moment, there is no need for her to snatch other people's number tags. Our number tags are useless to her. So, why did she bother to come here? It was obvious that she and the traitor wanted to create a false impression for us. In other words, 'I've got the number tags of the first group, and the zero absorption rate plan can be successfully completed'. Then, it could be imagined that at the last moment, as long as the woman from the first group and the traitor put on their number tags together, they would be able to complete the plan. Then most people would lose. The only logical reason is that the traitor has a grudge against someone, or has a reason to kill someone … That's why the traitor is willing to do whatever it takes to ensure that the zero absorption rate plan cannot be completed. "
"Forget about the woman from cluster 1, but … Everyone has to hand over their number tags. How is the traitor going to get himself to wear his number tag in front of everyone?" Lin Sanjiu mumbled to herself, "Besides, you guys have already cleared half of the greenhouse. After a while, that woman will no longer have a place to hide … "
Number 46 did not speak for a long time. It was obvious that he had not figured it out yet. After thinking for a while, he asked in a low voice, "Do you know what to do later?"
Lin Sanjiu nodded.
Even though the current situation was a mess and they were still full of doubts, the two of them had no choice but to stop talking about it since the main force was about to set off.
After learning from their previous experience, Number 46 suggested that everyone's number tags be handed to Lin Sanjiu. Lin Sanjiu put all her number tags into a bag and turned them into a card. Then, she handed her number tag "Number 49" to the man in red, who was about to leave to clean the greenhouse.
Although it was unlikely that the woman in the sportswear from the first group would show up again, the second, third, and fourth groups still left their members with relatively high combat strength. They were the bald man, the warm-hearted strong man, and a short-haired woman from the fourth group who rarely spoke.
However, no matter how eager Baldhead, who had lost his number tag, was, after waiting for half a day, the only sound in their field of vision was the plants in the distance, which were constantly falling to the ground.
While the others conversed softly, Lin Sanjiu sat alone in a corner. She stared at the card in her hand in a daze.
The drawing on the [Planar World] was extremely lifelike. The arm that had been severed from the shoulder looked as if it was the work of a famous artist, be it the lighting, the hair, or the structure. There was a blank space under the unknown function of the card. There was a very simple introduction written on the card: "This is a part of another posthuman's body. Just like how a gecko severs its tail, it cuts off the body that is trapped by a human so that the posthuman can have a chance to escape. "
The description on the card did not provide Lin Sanjiu with any useful information. Sighing, she removed her arm from the card. A woman's arm immediately fell into her arms.
Lin Sanjiu lifted the arm and swung it. Her palm swung back and forth a few times. Lin Sanjiu thought for a while, but she still couldn't figure out what was different about the two encounters with the woman in sportswear.
The next second, when Harry's voice broke the silence and entered her ears, she shuddered. As if she had heard wrongly, she turned to look at Baldhead, who was standing on the other side of the room, with a confused and shocked expression on her face. "You're right, Baldhead?" Lin Sanjiu asked.
"He … Harry, he just said," Lin Sanjiu gulped and asked dryly, "Cluster 2, Number 56, is dead? Did I hear wrongly? "
Baldhead's eyes were wide open as if he didn't understand Harry's announcement. He didn't even look at Lin Sanjiu. After a few seconds, he turned around and said, "Oh my god, Number 56 is dead?"
Lin Sanjiu's heart sank.
Number 56 was the man in the red shirt, the one who had her number tag.
"Does his death mean that my number tag has disappeared along with him?"
Just as Harry finished his announcement, the cutting of the plants in the distance came to a halt. The buzzing sounds of saws and knives stopped, and a plant that had just fallen to the ground stopped in mid-air. Thick smoke and fire were still burning in the air, but it seemed like they wouldn't last much longer. Obviously, this was unexpected news for the team that was clearing the plants outside.
Lin Sanjiu tossed the woman's arm to the ground and jumped up. She seemed to have thought of something as she quickly lowered her head to take a look. When she raised her head again, she saw something. Sure enough, a few moments later, a few shadows appeared at the edge of her vision.
The other three people who were guarding the leaf didn't seem to realize what was going on. However, when the few shadows approached them, they were shocked to realize something. The first batch of people that rushed back were actually from cluster 5.
Number 46 took the lead and rushed forward. Number 45 and Number 47, who had almost fully recovered, followed closely behind him. There were also some blurry figures chasing after them from a distance. It seemed like they were being chased all the way back.
Baldhead and the others realized that the situation had changed, so they jumped up. However, the moment they stood up, Lin Sanjiu had already leaped to another leaf in the air.
"Destroy it!"
Number 46 bellowed the moment his gaze fell on Lin Sanjiu, "Shut up! One of the shadows that had been chasing after them suddenly sped up and pounced on Number 45 in the blink of an eye. Number 45 twisted her body and opened her mouth. A hole big enough to fit a human head appeared on her face. The shadow was startled and shouted, "Duoluozhong!" "Duoluozhong!"
Number 46 and Number 47 almost fell off the edge of the leaf. Number 46 and Number 47 had already closed in on them.
"Take out that card!" Number 46 shouted at Lin Sanjiu again, "Destroy it!"
Lin Sanjiu quivered and immediately took out the small gray pouch. Almost at the same time she pressed the pouch on the blade of her [Vibroblade], the group of people from cluster 5 had also caught up to them. When they saw the pouch, they stopped one after another. The leader of the group was the tall and skinny guy. His expression when he stared at the pouch became even more gloomy.
"Stop! What are you doing? " His eyes, which were shrouded in darkness, unhappily swept across the members of the fifth team. "Why did you destroy our number tags? What does the death of Number 56 from cluster 2 have to do with you? "
More than ten people had gone out, but none of them saw how the man in the red shirt died. They only knew that the number of indigo flowers in their hands did not change. The tall and skinny guy was so confused and confused that he almost couldn't hold it in anymore.
Number 46 exchanged glances with Lin Sanjiu and signaled her to stay put. Then, he turned to look at the tall and skinny guy.
"What does it have to do with you? I want to ask all of you the same question, "Number 46 smiled coldly. He spoke in a sarcastic tone, "Haven't you guys realized that there is no traitor among us? If there is no traitor among us, how could the woman from cluster 1 know our rendezvous point and departure time like the back of her hand? The reason why she could escape from us time and time again and why Number 56 died is because there is a traitor among you. " Everyone was stunned. Even Baldhead and the others who had caught up to them stopped in their tracks.
"Before we set off today, Number 49 and I set up a trap for the traitor in front of everyone."
Number 46 looked at everyone coldly, "It was because of this trap and the traitor's subsequent actions that I was able to confirm one thing. The number tag that Number 49 snatched from the woman in the sportswear really belonged to her." Number 46 swept his gaze across the group coldly, "It was because of this trap and the traitor's subsequent actions that I was able to confirm one thing. The number tag that Number 49 snatched from the woman in the sportswear really belonged to her."
The group of people gasped in shock when they heard Number 46's words.
"After I asked all of you to hand over all your number tags, since all of you had to see it with your own eyes, all of you saw her putting all her number tags into the bag." Number 46 emphasized the word "all", "Including the tag of the woman in the sportswear."
"The traitor must have been very happy when he saw that. He must have thought that Number 49 was careless and mixed up all her tags. Therefore, he, or she, immediately thought of an idea to retrieve the number tag of the woman in the sportswear from Number 49. That is to kill the man in the red shirt who was holding Number 49's number tag. " Number 46 smiled. "Since the traitor and the sportswear were working together to win, now that the sportswear's number tag has been stolen, the traitor must be responsible for getting her number tag back. Otherwise, their alliance will break in the blink of an eye. According to the traitor's plan, Number 49 would suddenly lose his number tag due to the death of the man in the red shirt. She must have been shocked and angry at the same time. Under such circumstances, if everyone urged her to return her number tag, Number 49 would probably be careless in her state of mind. When he wasn't paying attention, the traitor might have stolen the sportswear's number tag during the chaos. However, the traitor didn't know that the moment I heard the news of the man in the red shirt's death, I immediately understood what was going on. That was why I rushed back. I wanted Number 49 to destroy both the traitor and the woman in the sportswear's number tags. As long as both of their number tags were destroyed, everyone would win. However, you idiots thought that we killed the man in the red shirt, so you chased after us relentlessly. "
The lanky man's lips moved a few times. He exchanged glances with the rest of the people around him. After a few seconds, they finally digested the information in Number 46's words. After they discussed whether there was a traitor or not, the lanky man spoke on behalf of the group, "So, you still don't know who the traitor is?"
"Unfortunately, I don't know for now," Number 46 smiled. "But I don't need to know. What we need to do now is to destroy this small pouch. The sportswear's number tag already has the proof of the man in the red shirt's death. When we collect the number tags today, everyone will be under the watchful eyes of everyone. So, we can only hand in our own number tags. If anyone is still unwilling to do so, I think that person must be the traitor. Otherwise, why wouldn't he agree to let everyone win together? "
"But … Stamina …" Someone stammered.
"There are only four — oh, no, three days left until the end of the growth period. As long as we destroy this pouch, you don't have to go out to clear the plants. You just need to rest here until we leave the pocket dimension. It won't affect your stamina, "Number 46 said in a serious tone," Besides, one point of stamina is better than one life. Which one will you choose? "
Trying to refute Number 46 was a thankless task. Moreover, they couldn't find any reason to refute him. However, it was almost impossible for them to make up their minds to agree.
Obviously, Number 46 was getting impatient.
Just when he took a step forward and opened his mouth, making everyone think that he was going to say something, Lin Sanjiu, who was behind him, suddenly pressed her [Vibroblade]. Like a piece of tofu, the pouch in her hand, along with all the number tags inside, broke into two pieces. Lin Sanjiu didn't even say a word.
Before the pieces of the number plate fell to the ground, they had already stirred up a commotion among the crowd. However, it was too late for them to say anything since the number plate was already broken. Lin Sanjiu sheathed her sword expressionlessly as the crowd yelled at her.
As a result, cluster 5 did not even have a single number tag left. Their absorption rate dropped to zero and they were ranked last along with cluster 1. Under Number 46's righteous request, the rest of the people who stayed behind reluctantly handed over their number tags to him. After all, the cluster 5 wanted to win the competition the most. It was the safest way for them to keep their number tags.
For the first time ever since they entered the greenhouse, everyone's absorption rate remained at 0.
No matter how many undercurrents there were on the surface, the situation remained stable until the evening of the tenth day. (To be continued.)
PS:
Thank you to Heshibi two days ago for letting me see the glory of being on the bestseller list again … My vanity is very satisfied now …
Thank you to Baby Key (I condensed everyone's names because I was lazy), Chubby Bird, Mikasayou, F * ck you (It's so hard to choose a name), Nnolivia (I'm afraid you won't recognize it if I condensed it), Big Purple Dwarf, Eating Fish, Hashimoto Man, Lord Lizard, Squirrel Egg Tart, Zuo Pingyi, Five Three Lin, Prince Zhuo Jue, Viridescent Vine, Myo Mi, Haitang and everyone else for their tips ~! (It seems like I typed quite a lot.)
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