Black Michi shook his head slightly, his expression cold: "Katnis, you should really be sorry. The fact is, Eric gives you 50 percent of the money, and none of that can be changed. Tomorrow you will enter the arena. ”

Katnis's tears flowed down, and he couldn't stop it.

The impact of the intertwined emotions of happiness, sadness, shame, self-blame, and tumbling emotions made Katniss unable to stand any longer, crouching on the ground and whimpering in a low voice.

Black Michi frowned: "Your performance, Eric's performance, these are all cover-ups, otherwise a large grant will arouse suspicion." It's easy to solve on the side of the person in charge of the Hunger Games, but not on the part of the audience. Don't cry, go back and prepare, even if you have these grants, it doesn't mean that you will win. ”

Katniss stood up and hugged Ning Yun, not saying anything, but a thousand words.

Long.

Effie took the hands of the two of them, with tears in her eyes, wishing Ningyun and Katniss all the best.

Then she kissed both on the cheek and hurried away.

The others also left in turn, and Ning Yun and Katniss went back to the training center.

Only Black Mich and Sinner remained, and Sinner was expressionless and said, "It seems that Katniss has made up his mind to sacrifice himself. ”

"Is this a strategy?" Black Secret seems to be asking himself and others.

"Great and shameful, who knows, like the first president who led us to victory." Sinner smiled self-deprecatingly, "Luckily, this isn't a training center. ”

"Going for a drink?"

"Ha, I've got to copy a few more blueprints." Sinner refuses and leaves alone.

Black Michi pulled out the flask in his arms, took a few steps back, leaned against the wall, and raised his head. Drink all the wine in one go.

I hiccuped, and the smell of wine lingered for a long time.

……

An hour, two hours, three hours passed, and Katniss was still open, cranky.

Think Eric. More about what kind of terrain the arena has.

Desert? Swamp? Cold wilderness?

The most desirable thing is to have trees so that you can hide, find food and shelter.

What about the weather?

What kind of mysteries are in the arena to spice up the game when it's slow?

What about other "tributes"?

The more I tried to fall asleep, the more I couldn't sleep.

Eventually, Katniss was so distraught that she couldn't stay in bed.

Walking around the room, his heart pounding and his breath short.

The room felt like a prison. If you can't get some fresh air, you're going to drop something.

Run down the stairway to the door, trying to get to the top floor.

The door was slightly open and unlocked. Maybe someone forgot to close the door, but that's okay, the electric field will stop anyone who tries to run away out of desperation.

Katniss didn't want to run away, she just wanted to breathe, to get one last look at the sky and the moon. Because it was the last night before the game that no one was hunting.

Maybe it's the last night alive, and Katniss doesn't care anymore.

There are no lights on the roof at night. Katniss was barefoot, and as soon as he stepped onto the floor, he saw a black silhouette of him, with the capital's illuminated night sky behind him.

The street was very noisy, and the sound of music, singing, and car horns could not be heard in the room through the thick glass.

Katniss felt like she could slip away. He won't be allowed to see, and he won't hear himself in the noise.

It's hard to face him, isn't it?

But the night air was so fresh that Katniss couldn't bear to go back to her stuffy room again.

Katniss walked quietly over, only a yard behind him. In a low voice, he said, "You should sleep for a while." ”

The figure seemed to know it a long time ago, and shook its head slightly: "I don't want to miss this grand event, anyway, this is for us." ”

Katniss walked over to him, leaning against the railing.

People are dancing on the wide street.

"Can't sleep, can you?" Ning Yun only quietly.

"Always thinking about things." For the first time, Katniss looked seriously at the side of his face.

"Do you miss your family?"

"No," Katniss admits guiltily, "I'm thinking about things related to tomorrow's race, and of course it's useless to think about it." What about you? ”

"I don't want them to change me into a monster that's completely different from who I was."

Katniss bit her lip, she was too mean, she kept thinking about whether there were trees in the arena, while Eric was thinking about how to keep herself, her innocent self.

"Are you saying you don't kill people?" Katniss asked.

"No, when the time comes, I will kill like everyone else, and I can't retreat without a fight, especially the bear child. It's just that I want to find a way to tell the people of the capital that they can't control me, and that I'm not a pawn in their game. ”

"But you're not, we're not, it's just ********** rule."

"Yes, but in this kind of rule, there is still you and me. Can't you see that? ”

"A little, but ...... It's not a big deal, but who cares? ”

"I care, I mean, can I care about anything other than this at the moment?"

Katniss took a step back: "Why, why your grant ......"

Ning Yun took her hand: "Go to my room, okay?" ”

Katniss bit her lower lip and nodded, "Good!" ”

……

In the morning, a helicopter brought the "tributes" to the arena.

On the plane, a woman dressed in white appeared in front of the contestants with a syringe in her hand.

She said coldly and mechanically to the contestants.

"Arms outstretched."

"Arms outstretched."

Still want to put this? Katnis's body stiffened, and she felt a sharp tingling pain when the tracker was implanted under the skin of her forearm.

Now they can find themselves wherever they go.

"It's to find you, Eric. The quieter you are, the faster I'll install. The woman in white treated Ning Yun much better than others, her tone was much gentle, and she whispered in Ning Yun's ear, "Do you want anesthetics?" ”

Ning Yun hurriedly shook his head. This is obviously harmful, Portia's chick is too inexperienced.

However, with the tracker installed, Ning Yun was also much more relieved, which showed that in the arena, the players could still get lost, indicating that the camera was not all over every inch.

On the plane. The contestants had breakfast.

Ning Yun had thought of many methods, including hijacking the plane, which was not feasible, the air force in the capital was very strong, and it would be shot down if it didn't fly far, and it didn't care about the lives of others.

The arena is not in the capital, but in an unknown place in the wild.

The plane flew for about half an hour, after which the windows were blocked, which meant that it was approaching the arena.

After the helicopter landed. The contestants came to the ladder.

The ladder is connected to an underground pipe that leads to the basement. The contestants were instructed to the final waiting place, a room for preparation.

In that room, the contestants will meet their designers for the last time.

Katniss saw Sinner, and Ning Yun saw Bosia.

Then someone brought clothes, and each "tribute" was the same.

Lingerie, plain brown pants, black T-shirt, sturdy brown belt, dark blue hooded jacket that hangs down to the thighs.

The fabric of this jacket is designed to reflect body temperature and keep you warmer at night.

The boots are put over the tights and the leather is soft. The rubber sole is narrow and soft with anti-slip lines. Great for running.

When Katniss thought it was over, Sinner pulled the golden mockingbird badge out of his pocket.

"Where did you find that?" Katniss had almost forgotten about the badge.

"Eric reminded me." Sinner shrugged, his eyes deep. "It's a symbol of your district, isn't it?"

Katniss nodded, then pinned it to her clothes.

"It almost didn't pass the review committee, and some people thought it could be used as a weapon. Putting you at an advantage and being unfair to others. But in the end, it passed. Sinner said, "One of the girls in District 1 didn't make it. When the ring is twisted, it can be turned into a sharp thorn. And that ring is poisonous. She claimed that she did not know that the ring could be deformed. This cannot be proven either. But she still lost her symbol. Okay, you're ready, turn around and see if your clothes and shoes are comfortable to wear. ”

Katniss walked around the house a few times, waving his arm.

"Yes, that's good, just right."

"Well, there's nothing to do now, just wait for the order to go," said Sinner, "unless you can eat anything more?" ”

Katniss refused the food, but took a glass of water and drank it slowly, waiting on a bench.

Thinking about what might happen, Katniss turned from nervousness to fear.

I'd probably die, straight upright, an hour later, not even an hour.

Katnis's fingers involuntarily kept stroking the protrusion that the woman had implanted a tracker in her forearm.

Despite the pain, Katniss pressed it hard, and in a few moments a bruise appeared.

"Do you want to speak, Katniss?" Sinner asked.

Katniss shook her head until a woman's prompt announced that it was time to go.

With a wave of his hand to Sinner, Katniss walked over and stood on a circular metal plate.

"Run, find water, and everything else will be fine." Sinner instructed.

Katniss nodded.

……

Portia sadly helped Ning Yun change his clothes.

When it came time for The Hunger Games to begin, Portia didn't have that much faith in Eric again.

Even though there is funding, a lot of funding, but Eric only has seven points, which shows that his ability is not so strong, and it is also dangerous to meet strong players in the first and second divisions.

In the arena, anything can happen.

Hopefully, Katniss will join forces with him, willing to sacrifice himself to protect Eric.

If you sacrifice all the exclusive time of the last night, can't you get Katniss back with a life?

Portia didn't think there was anything wrong with Eric's methods and strategies at all, the value of people was different, very different.

Ning Yun smiled comfortingly: "Sorry, I'm too slow." ”

Portia gave a questioning look.

"There's not enough time to make a shot."

Portia tugged at the corners of her mouth, "I don't want to drain your stamina now." Remember, run away at the beginning and don't grab any equipment and weapons, funding will find you. Food, water, weapons, will all be given to you. You just keep hiding until everyone else is dead, and you're the winner. ”

"I hope."

Posia hugged Ning Yun: "When it's critical, don't hesitate, kill them, this is your life and death, you must not be soft-hearted, this is not a sin." ”

"Will you come with me?"

"What?" Bosia was surprised.

"Nothing."

Bothea reached out to Ning Yun, who held her hand tightly with both hands.

The two of them sat quietly like this.

Walking up to the circular metal disc, a barrel-shaped glass cover fell, parting the tightly held hand, and Bosia was kept out.

She stood silently, her eyes full of waiting.

……

The glass cover began to rise. After about fifteen seconds, Katniss was completely plunged into darkness.

Come outside. The sun outside was so strong that Katniss couldn't open his eyes.

The wind was strong, and the scent of pine trees wafted faintly.

Then Katniss heard the voice of the game's designer, Sinica, "Ladies and gentlemen, the seventy-fourth edition of The Hunger Games begins now!" ”

Sixty seconds.

The "tribute" was required to stand in a circular metal plate for sixty seconds until the sound of the cannon was over, and then he could not walk away.

A second earlier, the mine will blow off the leg.

During these sixty seconds, all the "tributes" stood in a circle and at equal distances from the horn of Zeus.

The Horn of Zeus was a large, faceted silver cone with multiple facets, with a large opening at the end, at least twenty feet high, filled with supplies used in the arena.

Food, water utensils, weapons, medicines, clothing, fire-lit utensils.

The Horn of Zeus is surrounded by other supplies, and the farther away these items are from the Horn of Zeus, the less valuable they become.

For example, a three-foot-wide plastic sheeting is placed a few steps away from the competitors, which is used in heavy rain.

But at the opening of the Horn of Zeus, there is a tent that can cope with almost all the weather.

As long as anyone has the courage to fight to the death with the other twenty-three "tributes", it is possible to get it.

One thing that particularly appealed to Katniss among those items was the bow and arrows in a silver sheath, already wound and waiting for the arrows.

Katniss knew she was a fast runner, and she was the first girl in the school, except for one or two who were able to beat her in the long distance.

Those tens of yards are the best distance for a sprint, and Katniss knows she can get it.

But the next question is, can you get out of there quickly?

By the time they climbed up the pile and grabbed the weapon, the others also ran to the horn of Zeus, and one or two people might be able to deal with it, but if there were a dozen of them, at such a close distance, Katniss would not be confident.

However, they are not the only target of their attacks, and perhaps they will ignore a smaller girl, and even if they score eleven points in training, they may go on to deal with stronger opponents.

Black Michi had never seen himself run, or he might have let himself get his bow and arrow, as it was the only weapon that could save his life.

And in the pile, the only thing Katniss saw was the bow and arrow.

As the clock ticked by, a decision had to be made quickly, and Katniss found himself ready to run, not to the nearby woods but to the horn of Zeus, to the bow.

That's when Katniss suddenly saw Eric, who was standing on the right side of about five "tributes", a fair distance.

Katniss could feel him looking at him, and he nodded to himself.

Thinking of the promise made last night, Katniss decided to trust Eric anyway.

(To be continued.) )