The Earth Rabbit dodged to the side, letting the dark object explode in the center of the room.
The situation made him look rather disheveled—for the first time in a long while, it seemed he was being chased down by a participant.
“Damn it! Chen Junnan!! You think I’m afraid of you?!” the Earth Rabbit roared, then startled himself as he realized, “Wait… not Chen Junnan… Song Qi?”
Song Qi slowly furrowed his brows inside the room. He distinctly heard the Earth Rabbit shout Chen Junnan’s name multiple times… What was going on?
He was the one attacking the Earth Rabbit with everything he had, yet the Earth Rabbit seemed fixated on killing Chen Junnan?
This was truly baffling for Song Qi.
“Our leader isn’t just unpredictable in his thinking, even his abilities are this unconventional?” Song Qi chuckled, stepping closer to the door. “You once said you could save my life at a critical moment—now I believe you… But how did you pull it off?”
The Earth Rabbit shielded himself behind the wall, peering at Song Qi through the doorway. “Hey, kid, what trick are you playing on me?”
“I really don’t know,” Song Qi shook his head. “I’m just doing my part. Everything else is beyond me.”
“You…” The Earth Rabbit also found it strange. He had been in the same room as Song Qi the whole time—if the other side had some strategy, he should have heard it immediately. So why was everything silent now?
Thinking this, he scanned the room again. It still had four doors.
Earlier, he had been in Room **”Six”**, adjacent to two four-door rooms—Rooms **”Ten”** and **”Seven”**.
So which of these two rooms was he in now?
The Earth Rabbit calculated in his mind. If he was in Room **”Ten”**, then the room to the south would be **”Fourteen”**, dangerously close to the other participants. Rather than wasting time with Song Qi, he should cut off their escape routes—otherwise, the game would truly be lost.
But this presented another problem. He couldn’t lock the doors now, and heading toward Room **”Fourteen”** meant moving directly past Song Qi, who had somehow obtained another throwable weapon. Attempting to open a door in front of him would be extremely risky.
“Wait… throwable weapon…?”
The Earth Rabbit narrowed his red eyes and peered out the door, finally noticing something amiss.
“Earth Rabbit…” Song Qi’s lips paled. He suspected the Earth Rabbit had figured out his attack method, but he forced a smirk. “I only have five attacks left, so don’t be too scared.”
He raised his mangled left hand—his ring and pinky fingers had already been torn off.
“Are you insane…?”
The Earth Rabbit couldn’t believe that none of the participants in this game feared death. This was the most bizarre situation he’d ever encountered.
If every participant in the **”Land of the End”** had this kind of resolve, shouldn’t the **”Zodiacs”** have gone extinct long ago?
“No… people like you are still the minority…”
Most of the time, the **”Zodiacs”** didn’t even need to intervene. The **”participants”** would tear each other apart through infighting, turning a game that could’ve been cleared easily into an impossibly convoluted mess. That was human nature.
“But what sin did I commit?” The Earth Rabbit muttered, frowning. “You reckless idiots, don’t you realize the way to clear this game is to **stall for time**? If you just hold onto your action points until nightfall, I’ll be forced to leave the relic behind and retreat. Then all the survivors can walk free. But instead, you’re throwing yourselves at me like you want to die here… Am I some fake **”Earth-level”**? None of you fear me?!”
The Earth Rabbit grew increasingly agitated, feeling deeply insulted.
“You already figured out the game has **no time limit**… yet you keep scheming to kill me… lunatics… six damned lunatics…”
He leaned against the wall, keeping his distance from Song Qi while rapidly assessing the situation.
At this point, he could no longer delay. The strategy he had devised was now working against him.
If he stalled any longer, he would be the one to lose.
Just then, his ears twitched slightly—he could hear faint whispers from a room not far away.
Amid the fierce battle with Song Qi, he hadn’t noticed these subtle sounds earlier, but now his hearing seemed to have recovered somewhat.
“The relic should be… in the room to our **north**, right?” a voice whispered. “Room Seven?”
“Probably. Song Qi’s voice came from there,” another replied.
“Keep it down… the rabbit’s hearing must be weakened now. Don’t alert him. Let’s circle around to grab the relic.”
“I’ll scout ahead. You regroup with the others.”
The Earth Rabbit closed his eyes, straining to capture every whisper. The two spoke almost entirely in hushed breaths, sounding extremely cautious.
Even if he were in the same room as them, an ordinary person wouldn’t have been able to make out such faint murmurs clearly.
“But unfortunately for you, I’m a **Rabbit**.” The Earth Rabbit mentally reconstructed the situation.
According to their words, their **north** was Room **Seven**, meaning they were in Room **Eleven**.
And since he was their neighbor, he must be in Room **Ten**.
“As long as my hearing remains… I’ll never lose my way.”
A faint smile crossed his face as he looked toward the direction of the voices. His action points were completely depleted—the participants’ turn was about to begin.
He could hear doors opening nearby, but his hearing was only partially restored. He couldn’t pinpoint the exact locations—just that the sounds weren’t from adjacent rooms.
“Hey… Song Qi, there’s no need to torture yourself further,” the Earth Rabbit said, knowing his priority was to deal with the man in front of him. Otherwise, Song Qi would block his next move. “Even if you throw all your fingers at me, you won’t kill me. You’re just adding to your own suffering.”
Song Qi was about to respond when he suddenly heard a whisper in his ear. He raised his right hand, pressing it lightly against his ear.
“Understood, Sixth Sis,” Song Qi nodded. “It’s over…? Already?”
The Earth Rabbit tilted his head, watching the man mutter to himself in confusion.
“Don’t bother helping us,” Song Qi said. “We’re too far apart. This fight’s too intense—it’ll be over soon. No, I can’t say who’ll win.”
“Our leader?” Song Qi chuckled bitterly. “Well… just when you think he’s unreliable, he makes you feel safe. But the moment you try to rely on him, you realize he’s more reckless than anyone. A truly unpredictable teammate.”
“Right. Go help Xiao Jiu instead. And let me know where Fifth Bro is. Xiao Jiangshi must be injured—we’ll regroup after the game ends.”
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