0175 and 1868 were just having a conversation, and Teacher Slaughter heard it all.
He knew the two had agreed that they would both forfeit, but he still held onto a sliver of hope.
"Forfeiting and advancing is just too easy, maybe it's a trap." His thoughts coincided with 1868.
At this moment, the two contestants had already arrived on the platform at the top of the tower, standing on either side of the grid.
The eyes of the spectators were fixed on the two of them, speculating on what would happen next.
0175 knew he had angered Teacher Slaughter and dared not look up, waiting for Teacher Slaughter to arrange the next steps.
Teacher Slaughter had quite a temper; in previous shows, if any lower-class people annoyed him, he would definitely trip them up, for instance by having staff throw the person who annoyed him into the most dangerous area of the restricted zone.
But now the restricted zone had already collapsed, and his show was long gone.
