All the prepared inspection team officers were waiting in their rooms. But the moment they opened their doors, the detonation devices outside the rooms activated. Explosions went off like a series of fireworks, spreading throughout the city.

In the livestream, both the executive producer and the staff were stunned. They never expected Wang Yun to blow up the headquarters. He directly blew up their base.

The carefully laid plans of the Captains were completely ruined by a single girl. And this girl had been personally invited by their own colleagues.

“Retreat.”

As the explosion echoed, Wang Yun was already outside the headquarters. Xiao Yanran also ran out. She stared at the distant building, still shaking, her pupils trembling with shock.

To be honest, she had long anticipated the outcome of helping Wang Yun. But actually carrying it out herself made her extremely nervous. The two-story building shook for a full minute before finally settling down. Accumulated dust from years of neglect was shaken loose.

Of course, the bombs weren’t real and didn’t cause actual explosions. Wang Yun had used powerful vibration devices that simulated the impact of real bombs. Thus, in the shaking headquarters, no one could resist. Naturally, how to account for casualties was up to Wang Yun.

“Producer, to be fair, anyone within five meters of the doors should be eliminated,” Wang Yun calmly spoke into his chip as he watched the now-still building in the distance.

The producer, still in shock, took a full ten seconds to respond, “Ahem, okay…”

He could only muster those words, unsure of what else to say.

A battle both sides had anticipated would be a direct confrontation ended in such an unexpected manner.

Meanwhile, everyone in the headquarters slowly opened their eyes, filled with sorrow. They received the production’s notification and silently scanned the five-meter radius.

Wang Yun’s appearance had drawn nearly all the inspection team members to the door. Five meters might sound small, but in the confines, it covered a significant area.

In the meeting room where all the Captains were gathered, within a five-meter radius, there were six people: Professor Vasda, Captain Offman from Sun Country, two of the Red Alliance brothers, Wang Yue from Dragon Nation, and Captain Ted from Battle Nation.

Six people were eliminated. The six Cptains lay on the ground with vacant expressions, now just “corpses,” unable to say or do anything.

The other Captains stood up silently, and Wu Yaoming’s eyes reddened with emotion. The Chinese team had shrunk further.

Kolyev’s departure had already dealt them a heavy blow, and Wang Yue’s sacrifice was enough to push them to the brink.

Usually composed and unemotional, Ying Yuezi’s eyes also reddened, her anger, frustration, and grief clearly visible. Even the usually arrogant Hardy opened his mouth a few times but ultimately said nothing. Werner, typically calm, was now deeply saddened.

“Let’s tally the casualties,” Wu Mingyu finally said after a long silence, his voice trembling.

His tone was so low it seemed a louder sound might break everyone.

Staff members came in quietly, seeing the heavy atmosphere, and carried out the “corpses” on the floor. Four nations suffered significant losses. Sun Nation was eliminated because they had only one Captain, who was killed in the explosion. Spain lost Professor Vasda but still had two Captains left. Hardy’s side was down to just him.

As for the perpetrators, Oil Nation’s Bayim and Kalami, they survived because they hadn’t planned to charge out from the start.

However, they lost two-thirds of their team, leaving only twenty-two elite and regular members combined.

This battle was lost to unforeseen circumstances. From start to finish, it lasted five minutes. Wang Yun and his team retreated unscathed, with Xiao Yanran also disappearing. In the live streams of all nations, no one continued to curse the two from Oil Nation, nor did anyone leave comments. There was nothing more to say.

This battle’s outcome was unexpected.

Previously, some netizens speculated that the quickest conclusion would be Wang Yun’s entire team being eliminated while taking out three times as many inspectors, and then Wang Yun himself retreating. Some people said that Wang Yun might be captured, with the inspectors paying a heavy price.

But no one ever predicted that the headquarters would be blown up, that the inspectors would lose two-thirds of their numbers, and that two-thirds of the participating nations would be eliminated.

Meanwhile, Wang Yun’s team remained intact, and they even gained a female fugitive.

“This isn’t fair! Wang Yun has someone helping him! The show isn’t fair at all!”

Someone typed this in the livestream chat, sparking a wave of similar sentiments. Fans of the eliminated nations and inspectors started to voice their objections loudly.

“Wang Yun shouldn’t be allowed to have outside help. This is against the rules!”

“Does the show even have rules? The Oil Nation can’t just bring in random people!”

“The Oil Nation is cheating, and the show didn’t call it out. If this is allowed, anyone can just grab a random person to act as a hostage, and they could easily team up with Wang Yun!”

“Xiao Yanran just wants fame. She’s probably a plant by some big company, getting paid to join the show and set up for a career in entertainment!”

“We protest! The show and the Oil Nation are colluding, ignoring the rules and causing this mess. This shouldn’t count!”

“We strongly protest! This round should start over. That girl shouldn’t be allowed in the headquarters!”

The protest grew louder and spread rapidly, gaining traction domestically and internationally. Within half an hour of the broadcast, it even became a trending topic.

This wave of protest influenced some people at home, making them believe the complaints were justified. After all, if regular people could be invited to the headquarters, nobody would refuse to face Wang Yun.

It was not a real crime, it was just a simulation. They could enjoy playing a fugitive, gain fame, and even escape with Wang Yun.

Xiao Yanran wasn’t on the original escape list, she was forcibly added.

The online uproar intensified, and just forty minutes after the incident, the executive producer received a call from the station chief.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by Aunomay