“It’s me.” Zhou Liu’s voice slowly came through in her ear. “Our game has ended here. This leader called Qi Xia said he wants to go help you all. Have you started your game?”

“Ah yes.” Bai Jiu replied. “We’re already in the game. You finished so quickly?”

“Mm.” Zhou Liu answered. “Report your position, we’ll come over to assist you.”

“Assist us?” Bai Jiu always felt something was strange. “Liu Jie, didn’t Wu Ge give us a whole day’s time? Have you completed all your tasks? Has everyone ‘Echoed’?”

“Uh…” Zhou Liu felt this question wasn’t easy to answer. “It’s… it’s indeed a bit hard to imagine, but this man really completed all the tasks in just a single game…”

“Ah?!” Bai Jiu knew she wasn’t a stupid person, but even if she were to formulate the plan, she wouldn’t be confident she could make Zhou Liu, Wang Ba, Luo Shiyi, and Qiu Shiliu all “Echo” simultaneously within a single game.

Why would that man called Qi Xia be so strong?

Could it be that all three leaders this time had this ability?

Bai Jiu lowered her head and looked at Qiao Jiajin, feeling she might be overthinking a bit.

Qiao Jiajin was still assuming a fighting stance from the movies, earnestly facing a wooden box.

“Uh…” Bai Jiu didn’t know how to speak, nor did she know what would happen next. She could only tell Zhou Liu her general location.

If Qi Xia was really this formidable, having him come help would naturally be excellent.

Just after finishing contact with Zhou Liu, another ice ball flew over.

Since they were already very far from “Army Breaker,” with Qiao Jiajin accurately knowing the ice ball’s landing point, he accurately and precisely shattered it with his fist.

This kind of cold prop made Qiao Jiajin feel very troubled. If the opponent were a person, after attacking this many times they should be tired.

“Already six times…” Qiao Jiajin shook his right hand. “Could it be that every round will have six attacks?”

Just as Qiao Jiajin said, in the following time everyone just pushed the handcart slowly forward, and “Army Breaker” surprisingly didn’t make any movements.

Ning Shiba, slowly advancing on the right side of the cart, always felt something was strange. Just as Qiao Jiajin said, these things were all lifeless wooden mechanisms… why could they track everyone so accurately and then launch attacks?

“Six attacks…?” Ning Shiba calculated with her fingers again. The frequency of the several attacks just now seemed to correspond to something. “Interesting, still the ‘Big Dipper’…”

She slightly closed her eyes and calculated the distance advanced and the number of attacks received just now, then raised her head and said to Qiao Jiajin and Qiu Ershi, who were somewhat relaxed beside her, “Qiao Ge, Ershi, there should be one more attack.”

“Ah?” Qiao Jiajin looked at Ning Shiba with an astonished expression. “You even know this?”

“Yes.” Ning Shiba nodded. “On the way there it was about one ball every eight meters, three total. On the way back it was about one ball every six meters, four total. If we compare each ball that appears to a ‘star,’ it’s exactly the ‘Big Dipper.'”

“Although I didn’t understand…” Qiao Jiajin said. “You really gave me a very useful piece of intelligence.”

Earth-Horse looked at Ning Shiba from not far away, her expression showing a trace of coldness.

Just what kind of bad luck was this?

Her game venue had participants every day, but she had never seen anyone proficient in astrology.

“Be careful, Qiao Ge.” Ning Shiba instructed. “If I’m not mistaken, the last one should be fired when we’re just about to return to the starting point.”

“I understand.” Qiao Jiajin nodded and took the opportunity to move his muscles and bones. Because his nerves had been tense before, his whole body felt somewhat fatigued. “Astrology girl, if it’s really like you predicted, then you’ve been a huge help this time.”

“Ast-astrology girl?”

The frequency of the sphere attacks was indeed the same as Ning Shiba had guessed. Just as the front of the “Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse” crossed the line, the distant “Army Breaker” moved into action again.

If Ning Shiba hadn’t given advance warning, Qiao Jiajin felt this attack would definitely have caused no small impact on everyone.

Since the starting point was farthest from “Army Breaker,” this launch could barely be heard at all. Moreover, everyone’s guard was at its lowest when they were just about to finish the first round. It was hard to imagine what the outcome would be if they hadn’t prepared in advance.

Discovering that the ice ball’s landing point was Bai Jiu on the “Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse,” Qiao Jiajin directly leaped up, but this time he didn’t extend his hands. Instead, he thrust out his chest to meet the ice ball.

The instant the ice ball made contact with his chest, Qiao Jiajin borrowed the ice ball’s impact force to do a back flip in the air, firmly controlling it against his chest.

But after landing this time, Qiao Jiajin had difficulty controlling his center of gravity and directly fell to the ground. Fortunately, he was far from the glass and wasn’t injured.

Everyone also pushed the “Wooden Ox and Flowing Horse” back to the starting point at this instant.

Bai Jiu passed.

“Qiao Ge!” Bai Jiu immediately got off the cart and looked at Qiao Jiajin who was still lying on the ground. Although he didn’t look injured, at this moment he had been clutching his chest and frowning, seeming very distressed.

Everyone also hurriedly threw down the cart in their hands and ran forward to look at Qiao Jiajin.

“Ge, are you alright?”

Qiao Jiajin frowned and made faces for quite a while before slowly uttering two words: “So cold…”

“Ah?”

He moved his hands and revealed the ice ball in his embrace.

“Ah! Really so cold!” After confirming the ice ball hadn’t shattered, Qiao Jiajin threw it on the ground. “Is this what heartbreak feels like? Is heartbreak this feeling?”

The several people standing beside him now all felt somewhat speechless, but quickly came back to their senses and looked at the ice ball on the ground.

It had to be said that the things Earth-Horse created could be called masterfully crafted.

Looking at this ice ball up close, it surprisingly didn’t have a trace of impurity, just like a crystal ball. Only using completely pure water without impurities could make ice freeze with this purely transparent effect.

But for this kind of prop used to attack “Participants,” was it necessary to be meticulous to this degree?

Bai Jiu lowered her head and picked up this ice ball, holding it in her hand and carefully examining it. She discovered this ice ball wasn’t just simply “pure”—the entire sphere had also been polished extraordinarily regularly, and a carving knife had even been used to etch fine patterns on it, as if simulating a real “star.”

But regrettably, there were no words on it at all.

“What’s wrong?” Seeing that Bai Jiu’s expression didn’t look natural, Qiao Jiajin stood up and asked.

“Qiao Ge… do we really need to catch these balls?” Bai Jiu said somewhat puzzled.

“Why not?” Qiao Jiajin asked in return. “Maybe there really is a reward… and didn’t that big horse woman say? She won’t lie.”