Toping stood off to the side, catching his breath as he watched the WATERs making a mess over their own team. The situation was chaotic, and the Toping just stood doing nothing and watching his prey tearing themselves apart.
Ori eventually calmed down, Bori was down and out, and Flower was caught in the mess. Seizing the moment, Toping quickly froze all three of them, securing his team's advantage.
Ori, finally back to her usual self, slung Bori's unconscious body over her shoulder, muttering, "Never do that again."
With no time to waste, Toping escorted the trio back to the boulder.
8 players remaining.
Time: 3:20 PM. Only 40 minutes left.
Sam watched the whole scene unfold, from a distance. His heart sank as he realized that despite his best efforts to save Ori, he'd ended up losing Bori and Flower as well.
Sam moved far out of the range of ICE's reach, staying hidden and waiting to set the stage for the secret plan he and Shon had devised.
Their is good chance that even if they managed to crawl up the boulder through CAMP2 they won't be able to ambush the ICE if there many guards. So which is why—
When there is only 10 minutes remaining, Sam would make his move—he would confront the boulder directly, doing his best to unfreeze his allies and get all the attention of the ICE guard. But in reality, he would serve as nothing more than a decoy.
The real rescue operation would be carried out by Shon, who would go down the CAMP2, and from there secretly sneaking up on the boulder undetected and saving their allies without letting ICE know what was happening.
Meanwhile, Jangla and Chingla were secretly tailing Toping from a distance, attempting to infiltrate the ICE base. They were heading straight into enemy territory, only to be caught in their attempt.
Shon, from her hidden safe point, watched as Toping escorted the frozen trio back to the boulder. After a brief moment, Tsunami appeared. Jangla and Chingla were walking right into the trap, as Tsunami stood nearby, just waiting for the perfect moment.
Shon knew what would happen next—Jangla and Chingla would be caught by Tsunami. But then, to her complete surprise, the two girls pulled off an unexpected move.
Chingla pretended to ambush tsunami, but just as Tsunami was about to freeze her, she acted to twist her ankle. Tsunami being her best friend, immediately dropped her guard to help.
Seizing the opportunity, Jangla rushed to rescue their allies, but then—what they found behind the boulder was something neither of them expected. The sight stunned both of them, leaving them speechless, and as they stood speechless Hori caught them.
Shon, though unable to see exactly what lay behind the boulder, quickly understood that their rescue operation had failed and it's not gonna be as simple as they had planned.
Despite the new challenges, she stuck to the plan, remaining calm and focused. The game wasn't over yet, and there was still hope—at least for now.
As the time for the ambush drew near, Sam and Shon finally reunited at a safe distance.
Suddenly, Toping burst out of the base, shouting, "Only the two of you left—Shon and Sam!"
Upon hearing this, Shon felt the weight settle on her shoulders, knowing that the burden of their team's fate now rested solely on the success of their plan.
Sam comforted her giving her the confidence she needs and wished her ALL THE BEST, and with that, they began their secret operation.
Sam rushed towards the front, making it look like he was desperately trying to help his allies. In that moment, Shon began crawling, inching her way toward the CAMP2
Sam appeared to be putting everything he had into reaching the ICE base, and make Toping to chase after him while Shon made her move.
As Toping started chasing Sam, he ran in circles, keeping Toping away from the base.
Shon then using this opportunity jumped down the slope toward the CAMP2, hoping to quickly save everyone. But as soon as she reached the bottom, she was frozen by someone—caught just as she made it into position.
Where as Toping also called out, "I got Sam!"
Was this the end for the WATERs?