80/20 Rule

"Very good." Qi Xia nodded, "I must survive here. If anyone hinders me, the consequences will be very serious."

This statement frightened everyone present, as Qi Xia's eyes resembled those of a murderer.

He seemed like he could really kill someone.

Even Qiao Jiajian, who was always joking, became serious at the moment.

A question inevitably arose in his heart: What kind of person is Qi Xia?

After this change, everyone stood up as obediently as sheep and came behind the iron plate.

Seeing this, Qi Xia slowly let go, and the middle-aged man and the little man with glasses, still frightened, supported each other.

Qi Xia knew that his purpose was achieved, and now he was the only leader of this group.

"How are you going to ensure everyone survives?" a slightly plump girl asked.

"A single sentence can explain it," Qi Xia replied slowly, "The answer is 'Eagle Catches Chicken.'"

"Eagle catches what?"

"Now we have all three roles." Qi Xia raised his hand and pointed to the black bear not far away, "The eagle."

Then he pointed to the damaged two men and five women, "The chickens."

Finally, he looked at Qiao Jiajian and called out, "The hen."

"Hen, your grandmother..." Qiao Jiajian said with a look of disgust, "Can't you choose a different name?!"

At this moment, everyone understood a bit.

The iron plate on the ground was very heavy, and the best way to use it to resist the black bear was to roll it on the ground. However, the iron plate was limited in size, and its agility was also poor. Once the personnel were scattered, the situation would become dangerous.

The best way was to have one person move the iron plate while the rest of the people lined up behind him in a column.

While everyone was thinking, the black bear approached. At this moment, it seemed that there was no other target in its eyes, only Qiao Jiajian.

"Here it comes!" Qi Xia quietly signaled to Qiao Jiajian.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Jiajian immediately extended his legs backward, his entire body at an angle, using his shoulder to hold the iron plate.

The next second, the black bear swung its thick forearm and struck the iron plate fiercely.

"Clang!"

A loud noise was heard, and the black bear's attack was deflected. Both the bear and Qiao Jiajian took a step back.

Thanks to Qiao Jiajian's early defensive posture, although the iron plate was not broken, it was enough to crush him into a meat pie.

Seeing the situation was not good, everyone quickly stood closer together in a line.

Four men stood at the front of the team, and five women stood at the back.

The middle-aged man also obediently held onto Qi Xia's clothes.

"Hey, cheater, how many more times will it attack like this?"

Qi Xia looked at the clock on the distant wall and said, "Don't worry, there are only seven minutes left."

"Seven..." Qiao Jiajian was taken aback, "I'll be damned, isn't that just the beginning?!"

"The black bear doesn't have good endurance," Qi Xia said, "I don't believe it will attack continuously in the remaining time. Just get through the early stage, and don't be complacent."

The black bear adjusted its posture and kept moving to one side.

Qi Xia also pulled Qiao Jiajian's clothes, controlling his direction, and the iron plate rolled on the ground.

This move puzzled the black bear.

Although it had destructive power, it was not an agile predator and could not immediately launch an attack from the side. It could only keep moving its massive body.

But no matter where it moved, the iron plate would face it.

"Woof..."

The black bear kept growling, having circled around the group but still unable to find a vulnerability to attack.

In fact, there is an easy way to break the game of "Eagle Catches Chicken," which is for the "eagle" to suddenly change direction. For example, if the "eagle" that was moving to the right suddenly moved to the left, the "chickens" would be caught at the end due to the inertia of movement.

This is a tactic that everyone came up with after playing the game many times in childhood. Qi Xia did not believe that the black bear in front of him would come up with such a clever move in a short time.

"Very good... very good..." Qi Xia murmured to himself, "Just keep this stalemate..."

At this moment, everyone held on to each other. Although the team was long, they all maintained an absolute safe distance from the black bear.

"Your idea might really work..." Qiao Jiajian said softly, "But I'm a bit tired."

"Endure a little longer." Qi Xia said, "Six more minutes will pass quickly."

"But I haven't eaten for a day and a night, I..."

"Here it comes!" Qi Xia shouted loudly.

Qiao Jiajian immediately adjusted his center of gravity, lowered his entire body, and collided with the black bear again.

"Clang!!"

This time the force was clearly stronger than the last time, and Qiao Jiajian almost fell over with the iron plate.

"This blind bear is really relentless!" The middle-aged man shouted nervously, "Hey! Young man at the front, you have to hold on firmly!"

He felt his whole body aching from the impact, as if his bones were about to fall apart.

The black bear, realizing that its full-force attack still couldn't break through the defense, was very angry.

It paused for a moment, then began to slowly retreat.

"What's going on?" The little man with glasses asked, "Has it given up?"

Qi Xia frowned slightly, feeling something was not right.

Retreat?

"Damn!"

He suddenly thought of something and immediately crouched down, supporting the iron plate with Qiao Jiajian, then turned his head to the middle-aged man and said, "Hey! You control the direction!"

"Ah?"

Although confused, the middle-aged man knew that the iron plate in front of him represented everyone's lives, so he dared not be careless. He could only imitate Qi Xia's previous actions, pulling on the clothes of the two people, controlling the direction of the iron plate.

As Qi Xia had anticipated, the black bear's retreat was not a sign of giving up but a preparation to use a running start to enhance its attack.

"It's going to give it its all," Qi Xia looked at Qiao Jiajian beside him and said, "If we can block this time, we have a good chance of surviving."

"You're saying the same thing," Qiao Jiajian shook his head helplessly, "Our problem now is whether we can block it or not!"

The black bear kept retreating, and it seemed to have reached the wall.

The middle-aged man, who had been controlling the direction, saw this and couldn't help but swallow.

The black bear's original strike was already deadly enough. If it added a running start and its full body weight, could the iron plate alone withstand its rushing attack?

"Fat guy!" Qiao Jiajian shouted, "Remember to say something when it attacks!"

But the middle-aged man seemed to hear nothing at the moment, his eyeballs moving quickly as if he was thinking about something.

The black bear ground its front paws on the ground, and suddenly began to accelerate.

The middle-aged man, seeing this, no longer hesitated and directly abandoned the group, running to an open space at the back.

"Hey... you!"

Before Qiao Jiajian could curse, he heard the sound of heavy footsteps, and he could only hastily crouch down.

At this moment, the little man with glasses stepped forward, pulled Qi Xia's clothes, and shouted:

"The direction is not quite right! A little more to the right!!"

Qi Xia and Qiao Jiajian widened their eyes at the same time: "It's too late to adjust the direction! Hold on!

As soon as the words were spoken, they felt as if they were hit by a speeding truck. Their bodies, along with the iron plate, were lifted off the ground, uncontrollably flew half a meter backward, and then fell heavily to the ground.

This impact not only knocked the entire team off balance but also knocked the iron plate over, pressing on top of the two of them.