# Chapter 465: Gale Qiu Ershi
If everyone guessed correctly, the ball belonging to "Yin Earth" in this round should release poisonous smoke that would be lethal to any team of participants.
But coincidentally, there was one person in this team who stepped forward a few paces and stood in the middle of the track.
"What the hell?" Qiu Ershi scratched his hair and walked forward a few steps.
"The infuriating one..." Qiao Jiajin suddenly thought of something at this moment too.
"Earth Horse, Earth Horse..." Qiu Ershi once again put on that punchable expression, "Am I seeing this right? Is this your ultimate move?"
The Earth Horse could only sigh helplessly when she saw this.
Whether it was coincidence or fate, this team happened to be able to solve every problem that arose in this "Wooden Oxen & Gliding Horses" game.
"Really unlucky..." The Earth Horse said, "Are you sure you people weren't sent by 'those above' to mess with me?"
Qiu Ershi sneered and directly raised both hands: "I... want a gust of wind!"
As soon as the words fell, all the thick smoke on the track began to shake violently at that moment. The completely enclosed indoor space suddenly felt as if a strong wind had blown in.
"I... want a gale!!"
Qiu Ershi waved his arms like a mad conductor amidst the thick fog and raging wind. All the smoke was blown away in an instant.
Blowing away smoke over such a wide range was much easier than stopping an iron ball midair.
The gale continuously swept through the track, not only dispersing all the smoke but also rolling the mud balls on the ground to the walls, where the thick smoke on them gradually disappeared.
"That's it?" Qiu Ershi panted heavily but still didn't forget to turn around and taunt the Earth Horse. "Is that all? Got anything more impressive?"
The Earth Horse slowly stood up, not bothering to respond to Qiu Ershi. Instead, she stretched her limbs and yawned a few times.
"I'll remember you." The Earth Horse said. "Next round, you'd better wear your bulletproof vest and helmet."
This made Qiu Ershi slowly swallow his saliva, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "Seriously? Getting worked up?"
But this time, the Earth Horse wasn't angered by Qiu Ershi's provocation. She just continued stretching her limbs. She was confident that when she personally threw the ball, she could one hundred percent kill everyone on the field. No matter how tough these people talked, they couldn't possibly be her match.
"Killing you people... there's no need to be in a hurry." The Earth Horse said coldly. "None of you are leaving today."
Everyone naturally knew that the seventh round couldn't be survived by relying solely on Qiu Ershi's mouth. They had to act immediately. When the poisonous smoke on the track had mostly dissipated, they covered their mouths and noses and ran to the end of the track, then together pushed the cart back.
After pushing the cart several times in a row, everyone had gained experience.
The most important thing about pushing the cart on this track wasn't "keeping a straight line" at all. Instead, it was using explosive speed to make the cart move forward quickly. Even if the cart kept spinning, even if it deviated from the track, they absolutely couldn't let it stop. Otherwise, the corrosive poisonous gas and mud balls could directly be fatal.
Yun Shijiu sat steadily on the cart, trying her best to lower her body and hug her legs. She listened to the wind whistling past her ears and inhaled a few breaths of gas with a special smell into her nasal cavity. Fortunately, the poisonous gas was already very thin. She only felt a slight itch in her throat.
The cart rushed off the track at the last moment and reached the floor without ice. It still didn't tip over, only sliding a short distance before stopping in place.
At this moment, the entire venue was once again filled with thick smoke. Qiu Ershi used all his remaining conviction to summon a gale for the last time.
Zhou Liu, understanding what was needed, walked to the side and abruptly opened the door of the basketball gymnasium. When Qi Xia noticed her movement, he felt his ears ring for a moment.
He looked at Zhou Liu with interest and suddenly thought of something rather unbelievable.
Was Zhou Liu opening the door... to adjust the air pressure in the room?
Because Qiu Ershi had summoned a gale out of thin air, the air pressure inside was getting higher and higher. If they didn't open the door to let the airflow out, the people inside might feel quite uncomfortable.
How many times had they coordinated to have such chemistry?
"Thanks, Sixth Sister!" Qiu Ershi waved from afar, then stood at the finish line and shouted to the Earth Horse at the starting line, "Seriously? That's it? I thought it would be tougher on the way back, but that's all?"
"Heh..." The Earth Horse slowly revealed an ugly smile. "Better protect your own head."
Everyone stood on guard with grim expressions as they arrived at the starting point.
Now came the most important moment.
If they wanted all their previous efforts not to be in vain, they had to survive this round.
When everyone arrived at the starting point and wanted to discuss strategies, Bai Jiu didn't dare to speak anymore. She slowly shifted her gaze to Qi Xia a short distance away.
This person had seen through and disabled all the traps on the field with just one look. Could it be that he had already figured out a way to deal with the Earth Horse?
At this moment, the Earth Horse took out a special bamboo tube from the rubble beside her. It was about the length of a forearm, and she walked to the end of the track. The bottom of that bamboo tube had a small hole, seemingly made for taking out "balls."
She stood at the farthest end of the track like a motionless mechanism. What surprised everyone was that the surrounding mechanisms also began to tremble silently.
It seemed the Earth Horse hadn't mentioned one thing.
In the seventh round, not only would the Earth Horse throw balls, but all the mechanisms would also attack together again.
This was not a straight track covered with ice, but a road to hell toward death.
"Everyone ready... then let's start immediately." The Earth Horse smiled as she took out a stone ball from the bamboo tube and weighed it in her hand. "I wonder what 'speed' you'll use to escape my attack?"
When Qi Xia saw this, he slightly stroked his chin, feeling like he had caught onto something.
A bamboo tube about the length of a forearm—how many "balls" could it hold?
One ball was the size of a fist, at most ten centimeters in diameter. At that rate, there were at most five or six balls in the bamboo tube.
Just as stipulated by all Earth-rank Games, the Earth Horse absolutely could not throw seven balls to attack seven people.
Otherwise, no one could possibly survive this game.
"Fist..." Qi Xia took a deep breath and said, "In this last round, my strategy will be hard to implement. This monster isn't standing on the side of the track, but right opposite us... Even if we accelerate the cart, we can't one hundred percent dodge the 'balls.'"
"Liar, you don't need to lecture me with big theories." Qiao Jiajin also stretched his limbs and said, "Just tell me what to do directly. Make it as simple and easy to understand as possible, otherwise I won't get it."
"Hit." Qi Xia said. "For you, hit whatever you see."
"Hit." Qiao Jiajin nodded. "Short and to the point indeed. I'll beat that deadbeat to death."