Surprise! The Supposed Talent Show Was Actually–?!

Chapter Ch65.2 - Cooperation

translator: xiin

editors: apricot & juurensha

Inside the instance, the situation was as Wu Jin had expected. The Jingyi double c-positions had taken the initiative in action.

For them to take the Lovers card as their trump card meant that Jingyi obviously had a very thorough understanding of the rules of this instance.

From behind shelter, Wu Jin squinted as he stared at the actions of the Jingyi team across from him––compared with his previous practice of complex logical reasoning, at this time, his method of figuring out the rules was simple and crude.

He would follow suit and do whatever Jingyi did, and then scan the scoreboard above the instance from time to time.

Inside the Garden of Eden, snakes swirled under their feet, and golden apples swayed on the branches. There was a fire burning in the distance, and the river swept on fearlessly.

Amongst the Jingyi double c, Zuo Botang was in a higher position as he kept guard, occasionally shooting at the snakes in the grass like he was on a hunting tour, while Ming Yao opened up a high-powered scope to snipe down the shaking apples.

In the first six minutes of the game, Jingyi’s double c scored 26 points. The team with the next highest score only had 12 points.

Wu Jin was still observing everything from the darkness behind the bunker. Wei Shi leisurely walked the rabbit, occasionally getting pulled along by the rabbit, and only lifted his hand when it was necessary to shoot––the little black snakes transformed into life-saving capsules and rumbled as they rolled away.

Fire streaked down from the top of the instance, but it didn’t land evenly over each team’s heads.

Wu Jin was especially taken care of by the fire from the sky. The grass where the two men were staying was soon turned into charred remains, and Wu Jin once again switched to a different place to observe in secret.

On the scoreboard, the two people had only scored two points from sniping the snakes and tied with another group for rock bottom.

A long time later, Wu Jin finally took a deep breath. His eyes sparkled when he turned back, and it was clear that he’d already figured out the rules. “Sniping apples for points can reduce the chances of being hit by the fire...”

Wei Shi raised his eyebrows, “Go?”

Wu Jin nodded.

Wei Shi: “Apples or Jingyi.”

Wu Jin was happy and excited, “Jingyi! Let’s take them down!”

The man made a sound of acknowledgement, his finger sliding lightly over the trigger. He followed Wu Jin and headed forth.

Beneath them was the fast-flowing river, and around them were the stray bullets that whizzed by and the raging fire from above. Jingyi Entertainment occupied the best terrain, and the double snipers cooperated tacitly with each other, their attacks and defense completely unhindered.

Zuo Botang kept guard in front of Ming Yao, and the supplies they collected were piled up into a small hill. The two men used a combination of the high-powered scope and a wide-angle field of vision to improve their scouting and simultaneously formed a fierce line of fire.

The path from the place where Wu Jin and Wei Shi were to Zuo Botang’s first line of defense was fraught with danger and difficult to traverse.

If he didn’t have big boss as a teammate, Wu Jin would have less than a fifty percent confidence in this strategy.

The youth turned slightly.

The man nodded his chin to indicate that he was right behind him. Wu Jin tossed the shotgun behind his back and switched back to the submachine gun as his main weapon. The corners of his mouth curved upwards as he turned back.

Crosson Show director’s studio.

Ying Xiangxiang was just explaining the rules of the instance, “The Garden of Eden in the <Old Testament> has four rivers, named Pishon, Gihon, Chidekel, and Phirat. The fire in the instance represents desire and punishment, and lands randomly in the contestants’ hiding places, spreading out in a cross and stopping when it encounters a river.”

“The points gained by shooting golden apples with bullets are the contestants’ ‘atonement coupons’. The higher the score, the less likely they are to encounter punishment. Of course, there are also the snakes that represent Satan that are constantly harassing the players from the grass.”

Blood Pigeon took over the explanation, “This is a card instance that was purposely designed for snipers. Contestants need to hit the apples in a harsh environment in order to accumulate their advantages and eliminate their opponents easily. The recommended configuration for this map is sniper and assault, or double sniper. Double sniper has more of an advantage here.”

“From the moment Zuo Botang drew this card, to the time when his teammates entered the Lovers card instance and figured out the rules––”

“This card is Jingyi Entertainment’s ‘destiny card’.”

Ying Xiangxiang was smiling cheekily, “However, I don’t think Little Witch will be reconciled with this. Director, please give us a shot over there, Contestant Wu and Contestant Wei’s team is very interesting. Oh, a valued weapon was gifted to the beauty right at the start of the game; they are two contestants with a very high level of tacit cooperation! Eh, they’re trying to flank to the side.”

Blood Pigeon was looking on with relish, “Could it be that they want to challenge Jingyi’s tacit cooperation?”

On the screen, Wu Jin gestured to Wei Shi.

The submachine gun rang out blatantly. Wu Jin leapt out, drawing away the first line of fire, and charged towards Ming Yao.

Zuo Botang’s eyebrows raised, but he was unafraid as he switched to a machine gun to beat him back into a retreat.

But at the same time, from behind Wu Jin, the second line of gunfire rang out dully.

Inside the Garden of Eden that was filled with holy light, Wei Shi stood faithfully behind his little assault’s position. The gun barrel with ** flashed repeatedly, four long-distance shots forming a crossfire with Wu Jin’s assault, cunningly pushing into Ming Yao’s space and escorting him all the way into Wu Jin’s shooting angle.

Blood Pigeon’s mouth suddenly dropped open and he looked at Wei Shi on the screen in disbelief.

Most viewers, however, were unaware of the details of this operation. From the extremely amateur positioning of the camera, it seemed as though Ming Yao had sent himself up to Wu Jin’s muzzle instead.

Fortunately, Zuo Botang had good defensive arrangements. He picked up his light machine gun and went to cover for his teammate. At this time, Jingyi and Wu Jin’s team were both holding each other hostage. Ming Yao was in their crosshairs, but Wei Shi was also exposed. And in the moment when Zuo Botang started his attack––

Wei Shi and Wu Jin changed the target of their firepower at the same time!

Zuo Botang was caught off guard by Wu Jin’s submachine gun as well as the long ** gun that Wei Shi was using like a machine gun.

Jingyi’s team captain was in danger.

In the Crosson studio, there was a brief moment of silence before Ying Xiangxiang suddenly exclaimed, “They switched targets at the same time?”

Blood Pigeon: “Yes, but––”

Ying Xiangxiang: “Were they counting off the seconds?!”

Blood Pigeon: “No, but––”

Ying Xiangxiang: “Did they open up a communication channel?” She then swiftly refuted her own words, “That’s not right, Little Witch only has the White Moonlight communication channel. Is this purely based on cooperation?!”

Blood Pigeon was finally able to interject, “Yes, it’s tacit cooperation. However, there is a disadvantage to their current assault. Jingyi’s score is now at 79 points, while Little Witch and his teammate only have 2 points. According to the rules of the instance, ‘divine punishment’ is about to begin.”

In the screen, Zuo Botang was attacked from two sides and slowly retreated. Ming Yao’s powerful sniper rifle was barely able to play a role in this close-combat assault, so he had to grit his teeth and take advantage of the time his captain was buying for him to pull away from the three people.

It was precisely at this moment that Ming Yao’s expression turned joyful.

The fire came down from the sky, and it was aimed at Wu Jin.

The youth rolled, and the ‘divine punishment’ hit the spot where he’d been standing. Zuo Botang seized the opportunity to shoot, but was forced to dodge away by a fierce stray bullet. By the time Wu Jin got up again, he had replaced his previous weapon with the close-combat first choice weapon, the AA17 shotgun.

In the distance, Ming Yao’s sniper bullets roared over, but they were easily dodged by Wu Jin.

Inside the broadcast studio, Ying Xiangxiang felt a little disbelieving, “... That shouldn’t be, Ming Yao was mistaken.”

Blood Pigeon quickly interrupted her, “It’s not a mistake.”

Ying Xiangxiang was shocked.

Blood Pigeon: “It’s the fire. Wind speed, temperature, and the combustion rate will all affect a sniper’s judgement. Ming Yao isn’t experienced enough, so as soon as the fire appeared, the harsh environment caused his trajectory to shift.”

“Contestant Wu and Contestant Wei had constantly kept their score low for the sake of this strategy. They were waiting for the fire right from the very start. Their goal is to kill Zuo Botang, but the one they attacked wasn’t Zuo Botang, but rather Ming Yao––a sniper with insufficient experience, who is unable to cover his teammates’ exposed weaknesses.”

Inside the instance, after Ming Yao’s shot trajectory deviated, Wu Jin finally aimed the muzzle of his gun at Zuo Botang and unhesitatingly pulled the trigger––

Juurensha: The best team!

xiin: did anyone else notice how when it switched to Wei Shi’s perspective, an instance in a survival show turned into a ‘walking a rabbit’?