?Chapter 426:


    Everyone had brought along their date, except Malcolm and Kason, the lone wolves left behind, which only deepened Malcolm’s gloom. He was already tired of all the couples before the game had even begun. He was so envious—damn it! His father had a point. Maybe finding a girlfriend wouldn’t be such a bad idea after all.


    Malcolm cleared the area, leaving only the six of them in the venue.


    Based on their teams, they donned vests of different colors. If a vest was struck by a bullet of the opposing team’s color, that yer would be eliminated.


    Wesley and Elena sported red vests.


    Jeffry and Lydia were d in blue.


    Malcolm and Kason wore green.


    Each of the six armed themselves with non-lethal rifles and stepped into the game area.


    To heighten the yers’ experience, the environment was designed to be incredibly immersive.


    The forest was abyrinth of trees and underbrush, and once they crossed the threshold, the setting swiftly enveloped them, transforming it into a battlefield.


    Wesley and Elena made a beeline for an abandoned building. They quickly imed the top floor, a strategic perch offering a broad view that was easy to defend yet challenging to assault.


    Elena set her rifle to cover the ground floor, while Wesley took position at the stairway. If anyone dared to approach, they would be taken down before they could even blink.


    Wesley gripped a paintball gun in one hand and toyed with a silver lighter in the other.


    Elena’s eyes darted to the lighter. It seemed to be a constant essory for him.


    She whispered a warning, “Don’t light up. We can’t risk the smoke revealing us.”


    Wesley hesitated, ncing at her before asking, “Does the smoke bother you?”


    Instead of a direct reply, Elena said, “It couldpromise our location.”


    Wesley reluctantly stowed the lighter in his pocket.


    As Wesley prepared to lean in, he halted, his ears catching the sound of faint footsteps. His expression hardened as he muttered, “Someone’s approaching.”


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    “Below us, just one,” Elena said, listening intently.


    They held their positions, but the intruder below moved cautiously, making no attempt to ascend.


    Wesley then made a decision, turning to Elena. “Stay here,” he instructed before swiftly maneuvering down the building via a drainpipe. His movements were quick and agile.


    Elena was taken aback by Wesley’s bold jump from the fifth floor. Looking down, she barely dodged a bullet that whistled by her ear.


    She swiftly rolled back, narrowly avoiding the hit. That was way too close. Elena scowled, realizing the enemy below served merely as a distraction. Their tactic was clear: separate and overpower them.


    Calcting the shooter’s location from the bullet’s path, Elena’s gaze sharpened. She returned fire toward that spot and then moved to the doorway for protection.


    Descending a level, she peeked out the window and quickly located the enemy.


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