After Descending the Mountain, Seven Big Brothers Spoil Me

Chapter 1235: Provocation Tactic

Fuming.

Absolutely fuming.

They were so furious they could barely breathe, clutching their chests as if trying to hold back the burning ball of frustration lodged inside.

It hurt. God, it hurt.

This girl—this young girl—was clearly born to be their nemesis.

And just when they thought it couldn't get any worse, it did.

After Zhouzhou took down every last one of them, she even turned to the camera, cupped her hands solemnly, and said with utmost sincerity,

"Thank you all so much. From today onward, you're officially part of our team!"

The referees: "..."

Damn it, could she be any more savage?!

That single line pierced them straight through the heart.

At this point, even they were starting to doubt whether they were truly on A Country's side.

Maybe they were spies from Hua Country all along—why else would they keep handing themselves over like this?

Were they just... bored?!

If they'd known earlier, they might as well have gone to bother their own team—at least it would've looked better, maybe helped boost their score a little.

Idiots!

Thankfully, about 30% of their people had been too far to join the last encounter in time.

The judges quickly issued new orders: redirect those members—go intercept her now!

But what happened?

Zhouzhou waited until they were fully "fed" and fattened up, then casually picked them off one by one—

bang, bang, bang—like target practice.

Now all those points?

Belonged to her.

The referees: "..."

Nothing.

No words.

Just... numb. Completely numb.

They sat there with hollow eyes, questioning their life choices.

Meanwhile, Commander cracked open his eye, glanced at them, and yawned lazily, the corner of his mouth curling upward in amusement.

He'd told them to just take a nap earlier.

But no—they had to stir up trouble.

Well.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. At least now, they finally understood.

No more tricks. No more schemes.

Because in the end, all their efforts?

Just ended up serving her.

Made her stronger. Fatter. More powerful.

And all they could do now was choke on their own regret.

Too bad.

They learned their lesson—

Just a little too late.

By dawn, Zhouzhou's individual score and her team's score had both reached the top.

There weren't many people left now.

The final round was approaching.

It was a lot faster than usual, by about ten hours.

And all of this was thanks to that little girl, Zhouzhou.

Commander stretched lazily after waking up, looked at them with their bloodshot eyes, and feigned surprise, saying, "What's wrong with you guys? Didn't get any sleep last night?"

"Did something exciting happen yesterday? You guys are still awake after all this time?"

Then, he looked at them with a curious expression, as if listening eagerly, making the judges' mouths twitch and their hearts sink.

They had spent the whole night watching Zhouzhou get fat and send her to the first-place spot!

Thinking about that, they were so angry their eyes turned red.

Who said Hua Country people were simple and honest? They were clearly infuriating!

It made them so mad!

When they were sufficiently irritated, Commander, with his humanitarian spirit, finally let them go.

...This was impossible!

He glanced at the rankings, exaggeratedly saying, "How did we become first? What happened? Do you know?"

He asked around, and then looked toward the judges.

One of them, with a poor mental state, fainted from the stress.

He had been so mad he fainted!

Commander was pretending to be clueless!

The situation quickly became chaotic.

Army Commander stood with his hands behind his back, feeling much better now.

With people like them, there was no need to show any mercy. You had to be ruthless.

He learned that from them.

He made someone faint, and now he felt like he had earned a little respect, walking over to the surveillance monitor to keep an eye on things.

When his gaze landed on Zhouzhou, his expression softened.

It was a pity, if Zhouzhou were his, everything would have been perfect.

Sigh!

One wrong step, and you lose it all.

But forget it, they were all from Hua Country, serving the people, that's good enough.

He sighed, having come to terms with it.

The others weren't as calm.

They had watched Zhouzhou's situation the previous night and realized that the special treatment was coming from the organizers.

But it wasn't their problem, so they just enjoyed the show, hoping that more people would be eliminated so they could benefit.

In the end, the four people who were targeted became the ones who benefited the most.

Not only did they benefit from others' eliminations, but most of their points were earned through their own efforts.

When did Hua Country get such powerful figures?

They couldn't help but feel a little nervous, becoming quietly wary.

No, they couldn't go head-to-head with Hua Country now. They were no longer what they used to be.

When they got back, they would need to rethink their policies for dealing with them.

Everyone had their own thoughts, each one plotting something different.

Commander noticed their expressions and smiled inwardly.

This was the real purpose of their participation in the competition.

They never revealed their hands, and they always thought they were soft targets.

Heh.

When they returned, they would definitely have to give Zhouzhou some extra credit. She was the reason they were in first place.

At this point, the poisonous gas began to spread, and they had entered the final round.

"We're back." Zhouzhou took a sip of water, and asked, "How did you all do?"

As soon as they heard that, everyone immediately got excited.

"I killed five!"

"Three!"

"Six!"

Zhouzhou calculated for a moment and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad."

Although their numbers were far from theirs, they had been injured and were slower, so they could only pick up leftovers. To achieve these results was already impressive.

Moreover, anyone who made it this far had likely killed a few people, so the points they earned weren't little either.

Not bad.

"Have you all stayed here? Did you find the flag?"

According to the rules, in the end, they had to find an item to truly win the competition.

That item was a flag.

One of them nodded, "Found it, over there."

He pointed in a direction, and Zhouzhou used her eightfold scope to look over, instantly understanding why the flag was so visible yet still remained in place.

The flag was on a pole about seven meters high, in an open area with nothing else around it.

Climbing up wasn't a problem, but the real problem was that before they could even reach the top, they'd likely be eliminated.

A lot of the points they had gained earlier were because of this.

Anyone who tried to climb up was an easy target.

But if they didn't try, they'd still be eliminated when the poisonous gas reached them.

And she didn't like waiting.

Zhouzhou rubbed her chin, suddenly pulling out Jinbao from her bag, "Jinbao~"

Hearing her tone, Jinbao immediately knew something was up.

Zhouzhou sighed dramatically, as if coming to a conclusion, "Never mind, you don't have wings, you definitely can't grab the flag. Let me find someone else who's stronger... someone with wings..."

Before she could finish, a shadow suddenly dashed out.

Jinbao: Don't even think about it!