Chapter 108 - 104 Allies
"Heh...heh..."
After dozens of rounds of confrontation, the players on the sandy beach were nearly exhausted.
Leonardo’s head was bleeding profusely, his eyes and cheeks swollen from being hit, his right hand’s skin scraped off to reveal the mechanical limb underneath. He had no choice but to lean on the mechanical arm attached to a TV screen to rest, gasping for air.
Will was covered in blood, his enhanced glands within his body tirelessly releasing healing factors, causing the wounds to scab over.
The resilience of both sides far exceeded the other team’s expectations, and now they were in a position where backing down was difficult.
’This next one is the final ball.’
The still lowest-voted Will silently thought, his swollen and painful eyes scanning the electronic scoreboard and TV screen on the wall.
The scores were tied 1-1, with a minor score of 16:15 in the third match, and only forty seconds left until the end of this reality show round.
The situation was actually orchestrated by both parties—whichever side won would theoretically continue to face the observing, fully prepared Ant in the Little Red Riding Hood outfits.
Thus, players like Will on the field prolonged the match after realizing they could not resolve their opponents quickly, dragging it out until this round was nearly over.
In this way, even if Ant harbored malicious intentions, they couldn’t use the beach volleyball segment’s rule allowing "players to openly attack each other" to eliminate competitors.