Xu An sheathed her saber and kicked the man away.
Seeing that Xu An and Zhou Haimei had stopped fighting, Guan Shan also lowered his weapon and ceased his confrontation with the man opposite him.
However, all his muscles were tensed, and he was in a state of extreme alertness. If the opponent made any move, Guan Shan could immediately rush forward and subdue him.
"When did you find out about the live broadcast? Besides you, does anyone else know about this? And," Xu An squinted at the man on the ground, asking word by word, "can the cameras be removed?"
The man, trembling, crawled up from the ground. Upon hearing Xu An's question, he answered without the slightest hesitation, addressing each of Xu An's queries.
"I was only temporarily informed about the live broadcast when I came down. As for whether anyone else on the lighthouse knows about this, I truly don't. I bought this information at a great cost, and I've told you everything now."
Xu An looked at the man's expression, which didn't seem like he was lying. However, it was not Xu An's style to simply let the man go like this.
"You still haven't told me how to remove the cameras!"
On the screen, in the arena.
The atmosphere was tense, and the man even had the feeling that if he lied now, he might die here.
The audience outside the screen, who were holding their breath as things progressed with Xu An, felt the same way.
These people seemed to have never seen Xu An like this before, as if they themselves were the ones being interrogated.
The sound of countless people swallowing echoed one after another.
Countless people silently prayed in their hearts that they would never become enemies with Xu An in the future.
Of course, there was also a group of persistent individuals who were determined to badmouth Xu An and couldn't stand her, whispering their complaints.
"Tch, what's she so smug about? Even if she knows about the live broadcast, can she really remove the cameras?"
"Exactly, with this much attention, isn't she the one who will benefit in the end? I don't believe these people genuinely don't know it's a live broadcast."
Because the lighthouse had only announced the live broadcast at the very moment the competition began, many people didn't believe it, thinking it was just a gimmick by the lighthouse to attract attention.
However, the tangible live footage and bloody scenes could not be faked.
Coupled with the fact that none of the contestants had been informed about the live broadcast beforehand.
Many of the contestants' families also didn't know about the live broadcast.
Only then did people gradually begin to believe.
But there were always some contrarians who stubbornly refused to believe. No matter what evidence was presented, these people simply wouldn't believe it.
Now, hearing Xu An say she wanted to remove the cameras, they had practically presented their faces to be slapped.
Of course, it wasn't just these viewers who were tense.
Upon hearing Xu An mention removing the cameras, the first to panic was the staff member in charge of the live broadcast for the lighthouse.
He immediately reported the matter.
It was important to note that Xu An was currently the person with the largest viewership and the most话题度 in this live broadcast.
If Xu An were to remove the cameras now, their subscriber count would undoubtedly plummet.
Furthermore, if the matter of the live broadcast could be exposed through Xu An, it might also be exposed through others in the future. If everyone demanded the removal of cameras,
what kind of broadcast would they even have?
Therefore, they had to come up with an emergency plan.
...
Seeing that the man was still not answering, Xu An lost all patience and kicked him directly in the chest, sending him stumbling.
"I don't want to play games with you, so you know the consequences of lying."
The man had initially intended to use this matter to threaten Xu An and gain some benefits. However, seeing how unyielding Xu An was, he immediately abandoned his petty schemes and thoughts.
The man clutched his chest and looked at Zhou Haimei, "I'll talk, I'll talk! Miss, please spare me, stop kicking me."
Xu An's brows were furrowed, "Stop the nonsense!"
Seeing this, the man dared not delay any longer.
"I know there's a camera in the wristband, but that camera is linked to our exchange system after killing beasts. I suspect this camera probably cannot be removed, as removing it might affect our exchange system."
After hearing this, Zhou Haimei walked over to Xu An.
Regardless of whether what the man said was credible, they were not daring to carelessly remove the camera in their wristbands.
After all, without points, their survival in this snowfield for a month would be meaningless.
Xu An, however, felt that things might not be so simple.
"Anything else?"
The man's eyes flickered, but after only a moment's hesitation, he continued to confess.
"The officially provided compass also has a camera in it."
The moment the man finished speaking, Lao Er, who was standing nearby, lunged forward, trying to punch him.
"No wonder you never carried the compass. I was always curious; you used to be the one to figure out directions, but now you've suddenly stopped. So it's because there's a camera inside."
Lao San said with a look of grievance, his voice muffled, "But I don't look good on camera."
Hearing this, Lao Er was speechless and really wanted to give this kid a good beating.
Xu An couldn't be bothered with these people's internal family affairs. She turned around, called Zhou Haimei and Guan Shan, and prepared to leave.
Just as Xu An was about to leave, the three men sitting on the ground cautiously asked Xu An if she had any further instructions.
Xu An chuckled slightly. She could have simply taken all their supplies, and even if she didn't kill these three men, they probably wouldn't have lived for long.
This was simply the perfect way to use others to kill.
But Xu An didn't want to do that.
Without looking back, she said, "Get lost quickly, and don't let me see you again. If I do, you three won't be so lucky."
"This area is mine now. You three leave immediately."
As soon as Xu An finished speaking, the three men scrambled away in a panic, not even bothering to retrieve their dropped manuals as they vanished without a trace.
Zhou Haimei watched the fleeing figures with a smile, "We're not devils, we wouldn't actually kill them. Look how fast they ran, as if they'd really die in our hands if they were any slower."
After speaking, Zhou Haimei looked at Xu An with a smiling expression.
However, Xu An's face held a subtle smile, and she did not respond to Zhou Haimei's words.