The moment Soulsqn's tail left the surface of the water, a bright yellow serpent lunged at the spot where Soulsqn was just a moment ago. As the serpent stirred up a ripple, the thing that Lin Sanjiu thought was liquid stopped at the bottom of the sea.
As if the serpent knew that it had pounced on nothing, it slowly circled around the reef. More yellow silhouettes appeared in the blue seawater. They swam high and low in the sea like a group of sentient sharks, lingering around their prey.
Regardless of what they were, they couldn't possibly be "urine".
Lin Sanjiu wiped the seawater off her face. Her eyes were still stinging from the seawater. She looked around and found that the sea around the reef was filled with the silhouettes of the yellow serpents. She couldn't see them clearly when she was underwater, but now that she was above the water, she could see that the reef was arranged in the same pattern. Each reef was about one square meter in size, and there was a distance of about a hundred meters between each reef. The waves crashed against the reef, painting the reef with a layer of deep, wet color.
Lin Sanjiu could only see the silhouette of the white reef in the distance, but she believed that the situation over there should be the same.
"That's weird. How did that guy know that ten seconds was up? When did he start counting? "
After soaking in the seawater, Soulsqn looked much more energetic than before. Her face was plump and rosy, but she looked even more disgusting when she was plump. The water and salt seemed to have helped her a lot.
"If Zeus started counting as soon as he said that, it should have been 36 seconds now," Lin Sanjiu said. Only Ji Shanqing could accurately count the time in his mind while talking and thinking at the same time. The one or two seconds in which he uttered these words had evidently been reckoned into the thirty-six seconds.
"27 seconds ago," Ji Shanqing recalled after a short pause, "There was no indication that he should start counting."
"Then, how did he know?" Soulsqn, who was lying on the edge of the reef and staring at the yellow silhouettes in the water, couldn't help straightening her upper body when she heard Ji Shanqing's question.
"Obviously, he doesn't know," said the grand prize as he reached out his hand. He stopped just before his hand touched the surface of the sea. The group of yellow shadows felt that there was prey above their heads. They curled up like snakes, but they did not leave the water.
So, these strange things are to seal off the surface of the sea and not let people go into the water?
Lin Sanjiu, who was drenched from head to toe, shivered in the sea breeze that was only a few degrees above zero. Soon, her ribs began to ache from the vibrations. Would Maxin lose his advantage if that happened? She did not regret calling him along. If she had not called him, they would have drowned by now. However, she had to think of a way to ensure that Maxin would not be harmed.
"What do you mean?" Soulsqn asked the grand prize while Lin Sanjiu was lost in thought.
"I think it might be the special item he used that allowed him to sense the changes in the seawater." Ji Shanqing's voice was calm when he analyzed the situation. There was no trace of guilt or anger. "That's why he purposely lured me into talking to stall for time."
This was reasonable. He was just giving them a taste of their own medicine. If Lin Sanjiu was in his shoes, she might have been even more ruthless.
She took a deep breath and turned to look at the young man on the reef.
The sea-blue jacket he was wearing had soaked up the water and was now dark. It hung heavily on his body, dripping water from all over his body. When he met Lin Sanjiu's gaze, he swept his wet hair to the back of his head and shifted his gaze away from them. He seemed to have returned to his normal self, except for the fact that he did not want to talk to them.
"It seems like there are only four of us left in the Black Camp." The grand prize sighed regretfully as he withdrew his gaze from the group. "Sis, can you see the members of the white camp?"
Lin Sanjiu could vaguely see a few figures climbing up the reef. However, they were too far away, so she could not even count the number of people on the other side.
"We have to make him cooperate. At least, we can't let him cause trouble for us." Ji Shanqing raised his chin at Maxin. A lock of his long black hair slid down his neck, splashing a few water droplets on his skin. He tucked his wet hair back and smiled, "I hope he can see the situation clearly. This is good for both sides."
Lin Sanjiu frowned, "We can only apologize now. We don't have the right to ask for anything."
Ji Shanqing was about to speak, but he suddenly stopped. He raised his head and looked at Lin Sanjiu. He flashed a gentle smile and said softly as if he was conceding, "Sis, you are right."
"Why do you keep bringing him up? It's not over yet. " Soulsqn moved her head closer to Ji Shanqing. Her red, slippery flesh wriggled as she spoke in an impatient voice, "The most important thing right now is how to proceed with the competition. The competition should have started by now, but there's no movement at all. "
They were standing at the back of the group of black reefs. From where they stood, they could see that after crossing a large group of reefs, they were separated by a vast expanse of undulating sea waves. That was the starting point of the white camp.
Since Zeus did not say a single word, the people on the other side seemed to be hesitating. Lin Sanjiu stood blankly in the chilly sea breeze for a while, but she did not see anyone on the other side. If this was a game of checkers, the "chess pieces" on the other side should be jumping toward them.
Maxin changed his position a few times, but he did not seem to have come up with a solution. In the end, he crossed his arms and stopped. The moment Lin Sanjiu remembered that he had once helped her, she felt the words of apology stuck in her throat and burned her. After a moment of contemplation, she whispered to the grand prize and Ji Shanqing, "Wait for me." Then, she leaped to another reef about a hundred meters away. After she landed on this reef, there were only two reefs between her and Maxin.
The process of apologizing to him was much smoother than Lin Sanjiu had imagined.
After Lin Sanjiu finished her stammering apology and gratitude, Maxin opened his mouth.
His arms were still crossed, and his expression was cold. However, the words that came out of his mouth stunned Lin Sanjiu. "If your friend is worried that I won't cooperate with him, tell him not to worry too much. Whether I want to or not, we are on the same side now. I'm not that stupid. "
His words made Lin Sanjiu feel even more embarrassed. "I will try my best to help you in the competition because we are really sorry."
"Perhaps you are a little sorry," Maxin said slowly. "I don't think so, but I don't think so."
Lin Sanjiu turned her head to look at Ji Shanqing. He was staring at the white camp in the distance. Every now and then, he would lower his head and discuss something with Soulsqn. He did not look in Lin Sanjiu's direction at all.
"What do you think it means to conserve strength?" Maxin suddenly asked before Lin Sanjiu could turn her head. He changed the topic so quickly that Lin Sanjiu didn't have time to react. "Ah, I think the side with more players will win, right?"
"There is no such thing as eating a piece in checkers. Unless the god is hinting us to use force," Maxin said with a frown. Maxin furrowed his brows and said in a business-like tone, "In Chinese checkers, the first person to enter the opponent's starting point wins the game. The question is, where is the starting point? Look, the reefs on both sides are like two long and narrow rectangles. They are neatly separated by the sea in the middle. If I stand on the last row of the reefs with a person from the white camp, what will happen? The reefs here are big enough to accommodate both of us. If we switch positions and none of us die, who will win? "
Lin Sanjiu frowned as well.
"If you don't mind, we can discuss this together," Lin Sanjiu thought for a moment and suggested, "Also, I'm willing to give you all the things on this man as compensation." After all, when it came to solving problems, her grand prize was better at it.
Maxin glanced at her. He seemed a little surprised. Just when he was about to say something, Lin Sanjiu heard Ji Shanqing's voice behind her, "Sis!"
Lin Sanjiu turned her head abruptly. Before she saw Ji Shanqing, she saw the scene that he had warned her.
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