Infinite Survival: The winner takes all!

"Even if we succeed in bribing Li Ming and stop him from letting us go, the 'Flower of Evolution' team already has a total of ten crystals, ranking second with us."

"The system only allows two teams to advance, so either the 'Flower of Evolution' team is judged as the winner based on the remaining crystals, or we are required to have an extra match."

"Even if we have to play an extra game, the other team will have an overwhelming advantage because they still have some remaining crystals, but we are no longer able to mine for crystals. No matter what the result is, it will be a dead end for us."

After listening to Tong Xin's analysis, De Zheng's face turned pale. He turned his head and looked at Zhan Shibang anxiously, "Captain, what should we do now?"

But Zhan Shibang seemed not to hear his teammates' calls, and just stared at Sikong Mingshen.

Seeing that the other party remained calm and showed no sign of panic or anxiety, he finally couldn't help but shout, "Sikong Mingshen! We are going to be eliminated!"

Sikong Mingshen then withdrew his gaze from the crystal room and said calmly, "Why panic? Since Li Ming has chosen to give up the promotion, he will definitely seek to maximize his benefits to manipulate this game."

"Therefore, he will definitely keep the suspense until the last round."

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the minds of James Bang and others.

Indeed, they had only considered the fact that the 'Yanzhihua' team was about to advance, but ignored the fact that Li Ming also did not want to see the 'Yanzhihua' team win at this moment.

Realizing this, everyone quickly turned their attention to the crystal room.

As expected, the number of crystals that Li Ming guessed was actually three.

Gibson seemed to have anticipated the other party's speculation. He opened the transport box with a little helplessness, and the number of crystals revealed in front of everyone was actually two.

"There is still a secret deal between them, but Li Ming did not fully accept Gibson's conditions!" James Bang suddenly realized and instantly understood the inside story.

At the same time, he couldn't help but secretly glance at Sikong Mingshen, feeling a little resentful in his heart.

No wonder Sikong Mingshen remained calm throughout the entire process. It turned out that he had known for a long time that there were only two crystals in the transport box, but he deliberately did not reveal it to them, causing them to be alarmed for a false alarm.

Tong Xin took a few deep breaths, and the panic in her heart gradually subsided.

She said slowly: "The 'Flower of Evolution' team transported two crystals, and now their total number has increased to nine. We can also transport two crystals, and the total number is the same as theirs."

"It seems that the outcome will be decided in the final round."

At this time, the middle-aged man with a flat head who had not spoken could not help but speak up, "I really can't understand it. Gibson must have spent a lot of resources to bribe Li Ming to be the prosecutor."

"But even so, the final result is just to make our number of crystals equal. What's the point of him doing this?"

Tong Xin was also very confused. "There is really no practical significance in doing this. Originally, our two teams each had seven crystals. Now that each of us has transported two crystals, we have nine crystals each. We are still tied for second place."

“Since he had extra resources, why didn’t he stay and bid in the last round?”

James Bang frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and was also confused.

So, he turned to the man beside him and asked, "Captain Sikong Mingshen, what do you think about this? Could it be that there are other deals between Li Ming and Gibson?"

"Heh... I didn't realize that Gibson is actually quite clever." Sikong Mingshen showed a meaningful smile, but did not intend to explain.

Zhan Shibang and his three teammates looked at each other, completely unaware of what Sikong Mingshen was talking about.

At this moment, Li Ming successfully completed the crystal transportation task.

Gibson was very generous and let him pass directly, and Li Ming also expressed his gratitude in a friendly manner.

However, the hypocritical smiles on their faces made even Dongmen Qiansha feel a little embarrassed.

Next, it was the turn of the 'Tianyu' team and the 'Wrath of the God of War' team to carry out the crystal transportation mission.

There was not much to watch during the transportation process of the two teams, as both sides adopted a strategy of letting each other pass.

Sikong Mingshen chose to transport one crystal, while Zhan Shibang originally planned to transport only one.

But after an unexpected situation occurred, he urgently added another crystal and finally successfully transported two crystals.

At this point, the ninth round officially ended.

In stark contrast to the previous round, all participating teams successfully completed the crystal transportation mission this time.

The 'Tianyu' team firmly ranks first in the rankings with a total of ten crystals.

Following closely behind were the 'Flower of Evolution' team and the 'Wrath of the God of War' team, who each transported nine crystals and were tied for second place.

The 'Meteor' team was still at the bottom of the list. Although they had made a small progress in the last round, increasing the number of crystals transported to five, they had already lost the qualification to advance with such a result.

As for the remaining number of crystals, the 'Flower of the Yan' team is in the lead and still has four crystals in hand.

The next is the 'Wrath of the God of War' team, but they also only have one crystal left.

Finally, there are the 'Tianyu' team and the 'Meteor' team, whose remaining crystals are zero.

Li Ming took advantage of the few minutes left to ask Gibson for the crystal stone that was promised in the last transaction.

After a brief hesitation, Gibson finally handed over the crystal with reluctance.

Therefore, when the crystal mining area was opened for the last time, the members of the 'Yanzhihua' team and the 'Meteor' team returned to the lounge, lying comfortably on the sofa, and immersed in sweet dreams.

Of course, the members of the 'Tianyu' team and the 'Wrath of the God of War' team did not stay in the crystal mining area for too long.

After digging for thirty-five minutes with great effort and successfully obtaining a crystal stone, they quickly returned to the lounge.

About half an hour later, Gibson, full of energy, quietly came to the door of the 'Wrath of War' team lounge, and sent a message to the owner of the room requesting to enter.

Zhan Shibang was confused by the sudden visit of his rival, but after recalling Sikong Mingshen's meaningful smile, he let him in.

Gibson strode into the lounge and stated his purpose directly without any nonsense, "Captain James Bond, let's cooperate!"

"Cooperation?" Zhan Shibang was a little stunned for a moment, "What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. We will work together, advance together, and eliminate the Tianyu team together!" Gibson answered confidently.