I have a life simulator.

"For the first day... we'll hold back and observe the situation."

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Acting alone, Kitagawa Ryo carefully parted the branches and weeds in front of him, checking the electronic map on his wristwatch to confirm his location. For the sake of speed and secrecy, he did not choose the familiar paths that had been trodden out by school staff and students over the past ten days. Instead, he used the giant trees and vines that had grown wildly on the deserted island for decades to move nimbly and quickly through the canopy like Tarzan.

Then, as if sensing something, Kitagawa Ryo slightly pressed down a branch in front of him and, with the help of his golden talent 'Eagle Eye', quickly locked his gaze on a location about three hundred meters away.

Kitagawa Ryo silently activated the communication function on his wristwatch, and after a beep connecting with Sakayanagi Arisu, he immediately and efficiently reported the information:

“In the northwest part of the G9 area, a trio from Class A is moving rapidly westward. They are probably scouts, and other students from Class A may be following behind them.”

"learn."

Sakayanagi Arisu gave a similarly simple and clear reply. In order to save the communication points as much as possible and to report possible emergencies more promptly, Kitagawa Ryo did not hang up the communication immediately after reporting the information. Instead, he raised his arm and put the watch to his mouth, keeping the communication status there, waiting for it to automatically hang up after the three-minute limit.

To be honest, the sound quality of the communication function provided by the school on the watch was just so-so. After all, it was a short-term service configured for a special exam on a deserted island, and at best it could only ensure that both parties could hear each other fairly clearly.

Even so, Sakayanagi Arisu turned her wristwatch from the back of her hand to the palm, holding it close to her right ear as if she were holding a phone. She squinted, intently listening to the faint breathing sounds emanating from the watch face. The already short three minutes felt like an eternity. In the last half-minute before the call automatically ended, Kitagawa Ryo softly added:

"No abnormalities. The next five members of Class A have appeared, about 300 meters away from the previous three. The first three have now reached the northeast position of F9, and the next five are still in the northwest position of G9. All of them are taking the No. 1 route from G9 to F9."

"Do it?"

"Do it."

After exchanging opinions swiftly and decisively, Kitagawa Ryo hung up the communication and continued to conceal himself, hanging behind the Class A students at a leisurely pace. If it weren't for the fact that the effective range of the paintball gun was less than fifty meters, he felt that he could take down the eight-person group from Class A by himself.

If there are eight people... the missing one should be Kiyotaka Ayanokouji.

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji's decision to act alone was not unexpected by Ryo Kitagawa, but what kind of attack the other side would take, and whether the target would be Class B, Class C, or Class D, remained unknown.

Nearly twenty minutes later, the students of Class A in front suddenly panicked, as if they had been caught in a crossfire, and began to scatter and seek cover. Just as Kitagawa Ryo was about to take advantage of the chaos to launch a flanking attack, he suddenly caught a strange whistling sound. His superb physical abilities made him almost instinctively lean back, using a bridge-like posture in the treetop to dodge two paintballs fired at his chest from behind. Then, he took a few quick steps, using several thick branches to absorb the impact, and with his hands hanging on one of the branches, he jumped down from the tree like a swing, quickly using the entire tree as his temporary cover. His eyes immediately locked onto the Class A students who were also in the treetop not far away, and he raised his hand and fired a burst of paintballs.

Although the other party was wearing a helmet and a protective mask, there was actually only one Class A willing to use the entire Class A as bait and quietly climb up such a tall tree.

Kiyotaka Ayanokouji, having failed in his attack, also chose to retreat quickly. However, he did not expect that Ryo Kitagawa's reaction and accuracy were so amazing. With a slight 'poof' sound, before Kiyotaka Ayanokouji could even retract his right upper arm behind cover, he was hit solidly by a paintball. The bright yellow paint quickly spread over a large area. If a health bar could be displayed in reality, then according to the school's rules, his current health points had been reduced by a quarter.

What made Kiyotaka Ayanokouji even more troublesome was that the bright yellow paint was quite conspicuous, which was obviously a disadvantage for his subsequent concealment. However, since the school rules clearly stated that participating students were not allowed to erase these bullet marks privately, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji had no choice but to fold his right hand, turn around, and quickly leave the canopy where he was hiding, disappearing back into the lush jungle.

While Kitagawa Ryo and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka were locked in a lightning-fast exchange, with the former gaining the upper hand, the remaining eight students of Class 1-A were being forced into a near-total annihilation.

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To be fair, Katsuragi Kohei felt that his arrangements should be fine. After the final project officially started at 1 p.m., he led the whole class to sit still in place with a wait-and-see attitude. This forced move was to obtain the first batch of airdropped supplies that the school would distribute at 3 p.m. In order not to attract attention, they took a long detour. At the same time, in order to prevent the whole class from running into other classes' groups, they specially sent an advance team to scout ahead.

Even under these circumstances, they were still surrounded and surrounded by the entire D class in an instant.

Despite being alone in the safe zone, Sakayanagi Arisu, who had access to the entire map thanks to Kitagawa Ryo's intelligence, led the well-organized D-class students, who were full of energy and high morale. They set off from three directions, dividing into three groups, and set up a full three sections of ambush net in advance along the A-class's inevitable route. Once Katsuragi Kohei himself entered the range of fire, they cleanly and decisively closed the net. With more people, guns, and ammunition, the D-class quickly cut off the front and rear sections of the A-class.

Before Katsuragi Kohei could even utter a classic line like "There's an ambush!" or "We've fallen into a trap!", the burly class leader was already being targeted and beaten into a colorful human rainbow. Even his vision was blurred by the various colored eggs projected onto his transparent protective mask, creating a bizarre and surreal scene. Finally, he sat down on the ground with a dizzying thud.

"I didn't expect Class A to be almost completely wiped out on the first day. It's a good thing that Chabashira is still in solitary confinement and hasn't come yet, otherwise... tsk tsk."

On the school's helicopter hovering over this area, the staff responsible for statistics and supervision of the final project also subconsciously remarked this. From their bird's-eye view, they could actually better appreciate the value of this encirclement. The tacit cooperation and prior preparation of the students in Class D were also a pleasant surprise to them.

In fact, when all the members of Class D arrived and began their ambush, these staff members had already pronounced a death sentence on Class A's performance on the first day.

"But how exactly did they do it? The location of this ambush is too meticulous. It doesn't look like a last-minute command and reaction at all. If it weren't for Class A and Class D on the field, I would have suspected that they were deliberately putting on an act to give us points."

On the other side, a staff member retrieved the video footage transmitted from the drone's aerial camera. He began to replay the footage in slow motion from all angles to determine the specific scores of each student in Class D, while shaking his head in disbelief to express his surprise.

"Who knows? Anyway, our job is to do the statistics."

"Contact the others at D9 headquarters. The first batch of students to be sent back to await resurrection has been selected. Have them come and drag people away."

After briefly summarizing the situation, one of the staff members in charge of overall coordination, with a serious expression and focused intently on the dense jungle below, quickly gave instructions for the next step:

"Move a little closer to the northwest."

"Class B and Class C are fighting too."

Chapter 235: Our Class C needs its own Ryuji Kanzaki!

It has to be said that compared to Class D, whose reconnaissance and ambush tactics were quite well executed, the situation in Classes B and C was more in line with the chaotic scene that the school staff expected during a high school students' live-action CS team building activity. It was just that they accidentally bumped into each other while fighting for airdrop supplies. Apart from two unlucky guys who were shot in the head and chest and abdomen right away and dragged off the field by the teachers, the two sides quickly turned the situation into a stalemate where neither side could hit the other, relying on the nearby jungle.

Although Class B was slightly outnumbered, considering the questionable fighting ability of Shiina Hiyori, the situation was fairly evenly matched.

As for the only experienced veteran present, Daichi Ishizaki? It's common knowledge that those who drown are the ones who can swim. Mio Ibuki, a classmate, didn't even have time to stop him from jumping out of the cover with sparks and lightning. The next second, she saw Ishizaki, who had turned into a human rainbow with Kohei Katsuragi on the other side, being dragged off the field by the teacher in charge in a small car.

However, both sides quickly calmed down, for a simple reason:

We're out of bullets.

Although the school provided each student with three magazines containing a total of sixty rounds of ammunition, due to their inexperience and nervousness, both sides forgot about ammunition and range the moment they made contact. After reflexively unleashing a barrage of fire, apart from making the nearby trees and leaves rustle, no one was hurt!

Of course, the school kindly provided ammunition supplies in the airdropped supply crates, but the problem was that the two sides had only bumped into each other by chance while fighting for the airdrop, and neither of them had received the first batch of supplies from the airdrop.

So, after most of the students had used up almost all of their three magazines in the chaos, both Class B and Class C tacitly chose to retreat slowly. However, they were both reluctant to leave behind the two supply boxes that were standing in the center of the two firefight zones, so they retreated, but not too much. They started a sit-in battle, each hoping to take the supplies after the other left.

Karuizawa Kei leaned against the cover and slightly opened her protective mask, taking a few deep breaths of fresh air. Since there were only six people left in Class B, there was no need to ask questions like "How many of us have been eliminated?" She glanced around and made the relevant judgment in her mind.

Class B originally had six people, including her, but now only four remain. Although the extent of Class C's losses is unclear, it shouldn't be less than theirs. After all, everyone witnessed the scene where a funny guy suddenly rushed out and was immediately shot down by them.

"What do we do now? I feel like Class C isn't running out of ammo either. Should I try to launch another attack?"

The first to break the silence was Shibata Hayate. He was also a very popular and capable student in Class B, but he didn't participate much in class-level decisions. He was the type to support the class quietly with his own strength. However, after Kanzaki Ryuji was eliminated by Ayanokouji Kiyotaka yesterday, he had no choice but to temporarily take over the other's usual role and took the initiative to make the suggestion.

As a first-year student who was on par with Hirata Yosuke of Class A in the soccer club, Shibata Hayate's stamina, speed, and reaction time were naturally exceptional. When the two classes first met, he was the first to make a move, defeating a student from Class C who was in the lead with two clean and decisive shots. This is why Karuizawa Kei deduced that Class C had also eliminated at least two students.

Faced with Shibata Hayate's initiative to volunteer, Karuizawa Megumi was also somewhat tempted. After all, considering the students in Class C and their similarly inaccurate marksmanship, the suggestion seemed to have some merit.

"...No, Class C has a numerical advantage over us, and Shibata, you just scored a point, so it's better to preserve your chance to revive as much as possible."

But in the end, Karuizawa Kei shook her head. It seemed that the school staff had already finished compiling the data here, and their wristwatches were adding up their scores in real time.

Shibata Hayate's group and another group from Class C each added 1,000 points, which should correspond to their earlier gains. However, when the other students from Class B naturally shifted their attention to their class monitor's group, they all exclaimed in surprise:

"Hui's group seems to have gained two thousand points in one go!"

"Me? I think I hit one of the students from Class C just now... The rest should be the results from Class D. If Class C is confronting us, it seems that Class A is in grave danger."

Because she had been shooting calmly from the beginning, Karuizawa Kei had a fairly clear idea of ​​how much she would score, so she quickly made the right judgment.

As before, for groups like theirs that are a mix of two classes, the school has also written detailed rules specifically for the final project. The achievements of each group member will still be added to the group's score, but instead of being distributed equally among the classes, the scores will be calculated separately.

Simply put, now, whether it's Karuizawa Kei or Amasawa Ichika's score, it will be added to the group's total score for ranking. However, in terms of the class's total score, Karuizawa Kei's score in Class B will only be added to Class B's total score, and Amasawa Ichika's score in Class D will only be added to Class D's total score.

Of course, this also means that the special card 'Chosen One' held by Amazusa Ichika is now only applicable to her, and Karuizawa Megumi and Sakura Airi will no longer receive the 50% bonus on their scores.

"It's not just Hui's group, several groups in Class D have also moved up in the rankings... What was the class's total score? What was Class D's original total score? They got more than six or seven thousand points this time, I think."

“I remember Class D’s total score before, and now it’s increased by exactly eight thousand.”

Karuizawa Megumi quickly provided accurate information, and Shibata Hayate was also quite surprised, his mouth agape in astonishment:

"I remember there were only nine people left in Class A, were they all wiped out?"

For the remaining students in Class B, the assumption that Class A had been completely wiped out immediately dispelled the gloom of the two students who had just been eliminated. However, after carefully examining the class's overall score rankings, everyone discovered a somewhat chilling fact:

"The total score for Class A hasn't changed?"

After all, these were the two classes that had been neck and neck for the past two days. The students in Class B naturally remembered most clearly the total score and the gap between their class and Class A. Therefore, they noticed this fact immediately, and their voices involuntarily rose a little as they excitedly began to discuss:

"Their Class A didn't get a single point added to their total score, which means they were completely outmatched by Class D, losing 0-8?"

"It seems like we have another chance to overtake them! We just scored a total of 3,000 points, and now we're less than 2,000 points behind Class A!"

Just as the students of Class B felt that the situation was once again in a great position, Karuizawa Megumi, who had been on high alert, suddenly warned them in an urgent tone:

"Someone from Class C is scouting this way. Don't make a sound, stay hidden."

As it turned out, the students in Class C were indeed more reckless than those in Class B. Seemingly thinking that the other side had already withdrawn, the students in Class C, led by Takeko Nishino, were brazenly rushing towards them, seemingly preparing to take over the supplies piled up in the middle of the road.

"Should we fight? They didn't see us."

Upon seeing this scene, Shibata Hayate whispered to Karuizawa Megumi, feeling that this was an excellent opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

One, two, three, four... five.

Karuizawa Kei didn't answer immediately. Instead, she silently counted the number of students from Class C who were slowly approaching. There should have been three students eliminated from Class C earlier, so it seemed that the other side was one person short...

Moreover, the last student from Class C didn't have anything in his hand—

"spread!"

Karuizawa Kei gave the command almost subconsciously, and immediately lunged towards a bush on the left. The other three members of Class B, although they didn't know why their class leader had suddenly shouted that, also reflexively got up and jumped in other directions. However, their reaction seemed to be a step too slow, because the next second, paintballs, as if falling from the sky, had already soaked them all, who were standing close together.

Mio Ibuki isn't the only girl in the first year who can climb trees, but she's definitely the only one on the deserted island who can climb trees with ease. This isn't solely due to her excellent physical condition honed over many years of training; more importantly, she also possesses a buff similar to that of the students in Class D—a buff that grants her abundant stamina.

This is the hidden perk that Kitagawa Ryo provided for the playmate team that Shiina Hiyori's group had. By grouping up to take on the tasks, they not only ensured that they didn't have to travel long distances to choose suitable tasks, but they also ensured that they didn't have to work themselves to the bone in any task, even purely sports-related ones, because the other three groups would give them points and automatically put them at the bottom.

It was under these circumstances that Ibuki Mio was able to recuperate properly for quite some time. Finally, under the command and instruction of Shiina Hiyori, she secretly went around the tree with her paintball gun, which was full of bullets, and fired both guns at the same time, effectively reducing B-class to only Karuizawa Megumi.

However, compared to Ibuki Mio, who leisurely secured a triple kill and began to descend from the tree, Karuizawa Megumi was in a rather disheveled state. Clutching the supplies in her arms, she ran wildly through the jungle. These were the only supplies that the six members of Class B, who were the only ones holding supply cards, had received that day. It was precisely because they were absolutely insufficient that they had thought of robbing airdrops... but now, after going around in circles, they actually had enough.

Having won a resounding victory against Class B, Class C also lost interest in pursuing the matter further. After neatly packing up the supplies in the airdrop crate, they also made a hasty retreat into the woods, determined not to come out again until the respawn opportunity refreshed at 8:00 AM the next day.

After all, they had already earned enough on the first day, and their current supplies were barely enough, so they couldn't be greedy and pursue more.

Secondly, with almost everyone in Class A wiped out and only one person left in Class B, the only class we could possibly run into outside would be Class D. It's best to keep our guard up.

"What's wrong?"

As a hero returning home, Ibuki Mio was quickly greeted with applause and cheers from the other students. She then struck a pose with her dual pistols with a touch of swagger before walking blushingly to Shiina Hiyori's side. As she handed the paintball gun back to Hiyori, she casually asked a question while looking at Hiyori's thoughtful profile.

"It's nothing. I saw that our group gained 4,000 points (Ibuki Mio defeated one of the B-class members in the first firefight), hmm... maybe we have a chance to get first place."

Unlike her usual nonchalant tone, Shiina Hiyori bit her lip lightly, carefully checking the rankings on her watch before finally looking up and smiling at Ibuki Mio:

"I lost to Hui by a narrow margin in the 'pressure point mat race' before, so I hope to win back a little bit in the final challenge. Let's do our best together!"

"I see."

Ibuki Mio nodded in agreement, but she still had some doubts. She and Shiina Hiyori had known each other for a semester, and they had spent more than ten days together on the deserted island. She thought she had a certain understanding of her.

For example, right now, I always feel that her determination and competitive spirit are not as strong as she says... it's more like she's talking to the other students in Class C next to her.

"Does Hiyori care a lot about Karuizawa from Class B?"

Sure enough, Nishino Takeko, a girl from Class C, soon asked the other students around her with some curiosity. As the leader of the group with the best performance on the deserted island in Class C, and who had just led them to a direct defeat of Class B, everyone was indeed paying attention to her every move.

Even Ibuki Mio could sense that Shiina Hiyori's popularity and reputation among the current students in Class C were soaring. She estimated that even if Ryuen Sho were called back to speak, he might not be as effective as Shiina Hiyori.

"It's less about Karuizawa from Class B and more about Kitagawa from Class D."

The girl in Class C who was asked the question quickly gave an answer. After all, apart from Takeko Nishino, who was an exception and never participated in girls' discussions in class, the girls in Class C had been discussing this kind of gossip for a whole semester, so they were naturally very familiar with it.

After listening to the girls' gossip, Takeko Nishino finally sorted out this somewhat complicated interpersonal relationship for her.

"I see."

Takeko Nishino touched the back of her head and immediately recalled the scene when they met Ryo Kitagawa a couple of days ago. Hiyori Shiina and the other person seemed to have a very close relationship. It seemed that the two of them went somewhere together for a while afterward. She subconsciously shared this detail as well.

Seeing that not only Takeko Nishino but also several boys next to her were all crowding around with great interest, nodding in agreement and adding their own comments, and then glancing at Hiyori Shiina, who seemed oblivious to everything around her but was taking high strides and was clearly in a good mood, Mio Ibuki suddenly seemed to have figured something out.

As expected, our Class C needs its own Ryuji Kanzaki!

Chapter 236: Our tent is really big (4k5)

"It seems the battle between Class B and Class C has also come to a conclusion. Class B only has one player left, while Class C has lost three—"

After successfully ending the firefight with Class A, Class D's commander, Arisu Sakayanagi, who was hiding in a safe area, deduced the battle situation and results of the other two classes by observing the changes in class and group scores on his wristwatch.

The result of Class B and Class C trading five for three on the first day was not unexpected for Sakayanagi Arisu. Rather, in a wild outdoor survival subject like live-action CS, the fact that Class C, which had the advantage in both personality and numbers, only achieved such a result was somewhat disappointing to her, and she secretly lowered the ratings of both classes.

"You've had a hard day—"

Just as Sakayanagi Arisu was pondering what to do if she were in charge of Class B or Class C, Amasawa Ichika suddenly pushed aside the nearby weeds and bushes and walked briskly to her side. She greeted her with a smile and reached out to hand her a package:

"Tonight's dinner was disappointing; the airdropped supply crates were full of baguettes just like the ones on the supply cards."

"We only need to eat this for the next couple of days, and many other students in other classes have been eating this to get through this special exam on the deserted island."

Sakayanagi Arisu didn't seem to care much about these conditions. After taking a few small bites of her baguette, she took the initiative to strike up a conversation with Amasawa Ichika:

Was anything unusual in the neighborhood this afternoon?

"No one is coming near me, and I'm getting a little bored waiting."

Tianze Yixia sat cross-legged on the ground, somewhat bored, and answered with a smirk as he looked at the gradually darkening sky:

"I really want to go to the front side, since my own score is calculated at 1.5 times."

"This is only the first day. There are still two days left. There will definitely be a chance for Tianze to show off his skills."

"Speaking of which, shooting is prohibited from 8 p.m. until 8 a.m. the next morning, right?"

"Well, after all, there is still a certain safety hazard when paintballs hit students without protective gear. We can't expect everyone to be fully armed and on high alert at night. Let me see... there's only one hour left before today's safe time begins."