Chapter Ch137.1 - Respect

translator: xiin

editors: apricot & juurensha

The corridor had gone up in flames.

Before the fire could engulf the Council Hall, the contestants swarmed out through the door

The sound of gunfire and chaotic yelling all merged together, along with the sound of metal against the walls. Near the door frame of the wall that led to the corridor, the fire crackled, and a wall collapsed!

The first person to run tried to turn back and find easy pickings, firing off a shot, but his pupils suddenly shrank.

A bullet pa.s.sed by!

A second shot!

Inside the Council Hall, the Dreyse M1841 rifle fired twice, sweeping out an empty s.p.a.ce of nearly 20 meters outside the wall.

Wu Jin pursed his lips, wrapping his arm around the b.u.t.t of the gun. His expression was cold and dangerous as he turned back and pulled Chu Chu out from behind the ruins.

Wei s.h.i.+ guarded their backs.

They had ransacked through most of the Council Hall. Chu Chu accepted the materials from G.o.d Wei and counted them attentively, 12 boxes of bullets. They were basically all ejected from the contestants life-saving capsules. There are probably 6 usable Dreyse rifles, and in addition, we have a box of black bullets. Take a look at the caliber

Wu Jins gaze paused on the box of bullets, Front loaded shotgun bullet.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, guns were still in their infancy. They had low firing rates, were single shot, slow loading, and were heavy.

However, if they had to make do, it was still enough to temporarily arm up a standard survival show team.

Wu Jins Dreyse rifle could be used for close range sniping, while the front-loading shotgun could reluctantly take the place of the shotgun that was used over 100 years later.

The Prussian Potsdam-style shotgun in the big bosss hands was one of the types that were loaded from the front.

Wu Jin tossed the box to Wei s.h.i.+, and the man tacitly reached out to intercept the throw.

6 sniper bullets, 30 musket bullets. Wu Jin bowed his head and calculated, The fire is still spreading, and if it burns for 5 hours, then the heating equipment of the commoners, aristocrats and the clergy will all have stopped working by then. The fate of the players will be determined by the fire.

Chu Chus expression was anxious, Theres too little ammunition.

Wu Jin nodded, Theyre still fighting outside. From the timeline, this is the first large-scale exchange of fire since the a.s.sembly. The second time will be after the n.o.bility and clergy lose their heating, which will be five hours later. The third time

Wei s.h.i.+: Before the fire goes out.

Wu Jin snapped his fingers. Yes. Well save a few bullets and hold on until the third fight. The commoner camp doesnt have that many bullets. Now

Lets go find Vera.

The tongues of fire devoured the magnificent walls, leaving dark and terrible shadows.

Wu Jin didnt have to waste much effort in order to find the Jacobins camp. For the first five hours, only the n.o.bles and clergy could still scurry about, while the commoner camp had to rely on the fire to keep warm.

To one side of the marble courtyard, above the Hall of Diplomats, Lin Ke, whod taken part in the abduction of the royal family, flashed by.

Chu Chu clenched her hand around the bayonet in her hand and wanted to charge up right awayk2013;k2013;Wu Jin pressed down the fierce Chu Chu and said, Wait.

In the distance, Lin Ke also had a musket in his hands and was swinging it around in circles.

A while later, a long haired young woman with pink highlights in her hair came out to change s.h.i.+fts with him. The two of them were very far apart, and their fields of vision were spread out.

Wu Jin made a gesture. At the moment of the s.h.i.+ft changeWei s.h.i.+s body moved like a ghost and flashed away towards a corner of the wall. He returned back to the team a moment later, Lan and Little Ran formed a team for patrol.

Wu Jin nodded, and countless fragments of memories flashed in his mind. Suddenly, he reached out and rolled up the sleeves of his combat clothing that was covered with dust and debris, and began to write and draw with the soot from the rubble.

After looking on in a daze for a long time, Chu Chu suddenly exclaimed in surprise, The team forming team forming mechanism?

Wu Jin nodded and spoke quickly, The team building for the third round. There are two kinds of relations.h.i.+psthe invitation and dance partners.

The tongues of flame stealthily licked their way across half of the Palace of Versailles. The corner where they were hiding was in the shadows, and in the dark, only Wu Jins two amber pupils could be seen flickering a bit. Wu Jin had rubbed himself gray to blend in, and the soot on the small curls showered down

Wei s.h.i.+ casually stroked over the small curls and seemed to unintentionally rub against Wu Jins cheek.

Wu Jin shook his head.

Chu Chu looked at Wu Jin, then back at her own hand, and her expression was expectant. She wanted to speak, then held back

Wei s.h.i.+ tossed the gun magazine to Chu Chu and had her hold it, Continue.

Wu Jin quickly went on, indicating with his hand that most of the mapping out was done, The players formed teams through the invitations and dance partners, but the relations.h.i.+ps between them can only be extended once.

Chu Chu, Wu Jin, and Wei s.h.i.+ were drawn as three little people, and they had arrows between them. The three of them were a legally formed team. Wu Jin extended it to Verahe drew a dotted line between Vera and Wei s.h.i.+.

Vera is Brother Weis teammates teammates teammate. It is two times remote, and she cant form a team with him under the rules, so we have to keep a distance between them.

Just like in the Pet.i.t Trianon Palace when they had an illegal team formation warning, Wu Jin couldnt get close to Thin Fire.

In the Jacobin faction, the commoner camp, there are at least 20 survivors, and its the largest camp in the Palace of Versailles. However, correspondingly, the scattered team formation is their most vulnerable weakness. Wu Jin looked into the distance, For example, just now, Lin Ke and the female contestant on duty didnt have a team relations.h.i.+p, so they had to maintain a distance apart. AndLittle Ran and Lan are on patrol at the same time, so Little Ran and Lan were dance partners, making Caesar into Lans teammate.

In the diagram, Zoe and Wen Lin were added in. They were the five strongest members of the Jacobin faction. Wu Jin quickly drew a dividing line between the characters. Brother Zoe and Brother Wen Lin are teammates, so they cant be with Little Ran. Because of the rules, they cant get close to Little Ran. Once we restrict the movement of players from the opposite camp in a fight

If Little Ran is forced close to Zoe, then the Jacobins will fall apart. Chu Chu sucked in a breath, her eyes brightening instantly, Great!

There was a pause in the sound of gunfire.

The Palace of Versailles was dreary, with snow outside and flames burning within.

By Lin Kes fourth patrol rotation, the survivor count had dropped to 30.

This Crosson contestant was in a daze. 30 guaranteed that he would make it into the next elimination match. Whats more, it was the survival count of both program groups added together it seemed that he had the potential to win while lying down and doing absolutely nothing.

In the previous round, it had been Brother Wu who took him to win. In this round

There was a shrill scream!

Lin Ke was just about to lift up his gun when he was caught by surprise by a noise across from him. Chu Chu held up a pitch black gun muzzle and pointed it at him.

Lin Kes face was full of tears. As someone who understood the process of the game, he was the little brother amongst little brothers, Sister Chu Chu

Chu Chu pressured him, Cry out.

Lin Ke: Wh-what?

Chu Chu wasnt polite and loaded up the gun, Lin Ke was scared into crying out at random, Dont dont dont ahhhh

Inside the hostage room, Ning Fengbei and Vera had been relieved of all their weapons. Ning Fengbei was teasing Vera out of boredom and puffing air on her neck, My queen

Vera was creeped out, Get lost! Outside, whats all the noise outside?

Ning Fengbei immediately went to push at the door, but Caesar was like a mountain as he blocked it and hollered, Not allowed out, girls, youre not allowed out!

Outside the door, Lans patrol route had been attacked at the same time. She looked coldly at Wei s.h.i.+ in front of her and shot quickly, sending the bullet flying out!

From behind her came the sound of Little Rans footsteps. She was just about to jump down to provide support when Lin Ke suddenly screamed in the distance.

Little Rans footsteps paused, and she turned her head abruptly. At this moment, Wei s.h.i.+ had already finished loading up his gun, and sparks flew from the muzzle of the musket, forcing Little Ran into a retreat. She pasted herself up against the wall and stayed there, keeping at the maximum distance from the wings tower. After that came the sound of shoutsthe side door opened, and Zoes firepower joined in, the trajectory severely limiting Wei s.h.i.+.

Zoe had finally appeared.

He wasnt Little Rans teammate, but because they were in the same camp, he supported Little Ran with firepower from a distance.

Wu Jin was quiet and silent as he counted in his heart, 3, 2, 1, and then the muzzle of his gun blazed fiercely!

The Dreyse rifle and front-loaded musket shot out at almost the same time! Zoes pupils contracted. The two guns were shot from different corners. The operator of the musket was Wei s.h.i.+, while the Dreyses operator must be Wu Jin. Based on the sound of their gunfire, the two men were at least 50 meters apart, forming cross fire amongst the ruins and rubble.

Not only was Zoes vision cut off from where Wu Jin was hiding, even Wei s.h.i.+ might not be able to see Wu Jin

How had these two managed to synchronize their gunfire?!

Little Ran managed to dodge in time, and the two bullets fell to the ground at the same time. She breathed a sigh of relief, but Zoes expression was grim when she looked up.

Zoe: Run, dont get shot.

Little Ran: What

The second wave of bullets from Wu Jins camp rang out again!

Little Ran retreated in a hurry, but before she could get up, her right wrist watch suddenly glowed red!

Illegal team formation warning.

Little Ran was dazed for a few seconds, and during that time, Zoe had already jumped out the window before her. The red light flickered and went out, and Little Ran suddenly realized that shed been within the illegal team formation distance from Zoe.

Shed subconsciously run insideno, that wasnt right, it was Wu Jin and Wei s.h.i.+ whod driven her here

The gun first predicted her positioning, then forced her to move by firing, until she finally ran into Zoe.

The Scarf CPs maneuvers werent as exquisite as Jingyis, but their angles were too tricky. Most of the Palace of Versailles had burned down, and they had entered a state of street fighting. The intricacies involved in the walls and bunkers were too hard to account forLittle Ran paused. These bunkers, werent they as simple as solving geometry questions for junior high school students for someone with Wu Jins brain?!

Little Rans heart was racing! Wu Jins purpose wasnt to kill her, but to

The already-fragile wall collapsed from the fire, and smoke and dust blew up.

From behind the bunker, Wu Jin finally appeared. The youth was carrying a heavy, long, old-fas.h.i.+oned rifle from the Prussian era, and the s.p.a.ce in front of him was fully open.

Zoe had jumped down to provide support, while Lan was suppressed by Wei s.h.i.+, and Little Ran had been forced back out of their field of vision by the gun shots from earlier.

Wei s.h.i.+ gave him a thumbs up from afar.

The corners of Wu Jins lips rose up slightly, and then he stepped firmly into the smoke shrouded ruins, leaving emptiness behind him.

He had four bullets left.

Ning Fengbeis arrogant cry could be heard from the third floor, but the sound was soon submerged by the thick smoke. The sound of the Dreyse rifle rang out again in the direction that Wu Jin had disappeared in, and a shrill female cry rang out before being cut off, silence taking over again.

Three bullets left.

Lan was still launching a frenzied counterattack, and the rest of the commoner players were quickly making their way back. Zoe and his partner had gone to support Lin Ke, and Chu Chu was running for her life

Chu Chu might not be good at other things, but her taste in clothing and ability to escape were first-cla.s.s. Wu Jin narrowed his eyes and listened to the sound of gunfire in the fog. Zoe was hesitating. At this time, his shooting speed was much slower than the time required for loading up the gun. There was only one possibility.

The Jacobins didnt have many bullets left.

The black smoke made Wu Jins eyes turn red. His rifle was behind him, and hed switched to holding his bayonet in his hand. The cold steel weapons from the fifth elimination match were quite inferior, and the temperature from the fire caused the blade to bend, but it was more than enough to hold back Little Ran.

Little Ran was whimpering.

Wu Jin hastened to comfort her, Sorry, its just for a moment!

Little Ran murmured, The cute little brother on the wall actually pulled me away during the compet.i.tion! And actually dared to attack the cute me in broad daylight

Wu Jin: Wh-what!

The third floor was right in front of them.

Wu Jn took a deep breath and went up the stairsto face Caesar, who was pointing his gun at Vera.

The smoke was stale and pungent.

Veras eyes lit up. The youth was covered in ash, but his bayonet was held firmly against Little Rans carotid artery as they appeared from the dark staircase. The small round face was grey and black, but there was a clean white mark near his shallow dimple, as though someone had left a mark there.

A fingerprint.

Vera was distracted for a moment. Based on the shape, it wasnt Chu Chus, which meant it could only be

Wu Jin looked at Caesar and spat out one word, Exchange.