This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]
Chapter 131: Species Collapse (3)"I came over here with you just now. Bo Jingshan brought us both..." Ling Buchen spoke again.
Eugene: "!!!"
He was completely dumbfounded.
In the past, although Ling Buchen had an incredibly weak presence, whenever he spoke, people could at least see him.
—But what the hell was going on this time?
Eugene looked toward the source of the voice.
He still couldn't see a thing!!
Could it be...
...that Ling Buchen could turn invisible in this corrupted world?!
Wanrenzhan finally snapped out of his thoughts about "He Yu won't let me carry him." His eyes swept across the surroundings as the sword floated into the air, and he shouted impatiently,
"Stop playing tricks, Ling Buchen. Hurry up and come out!"
Ling Buchen: "..."
He sounded utterly aggrieved.
"I'm not playing tricks. I've been here the whole time!"
As soon as he finished speaking...
...a fist-sized gray rock moved slightly.
Eugene: "?"
Wanrenzhan: "?"
It really was an incredibly unremarkable rock.
About the size of a fist.
Almost identical to every other rock nearby.
It even had patches of dirt clinging to its surface, making it appear even more...
...completely ordinary.
If it hadn't rolled just now, they would never have found Ling Buchen no matter how hard they looked.
In the past, once you looked away from Ling Buchen and then looked back...
...you might accidentally overlook him.
Now...
...all it took was a blink, and nobody knew which rock was actually him.
—If someone used him in one of those "spot the difference" games, absolutely no one would ever clear it!
Ling Buchen: "..." qaq
The little rock rolled another two circles until it reached He Yu's side before sighing.
"This instance... I won't be able to help everyone."
He was just a tiny rock.
What could he possibly do?
Even if he jumped up and hit someone, he wouldn't kill an opponent.
Wanrenzhan: "?"
The eyes on the sword hilt looked at him with obvious disdain.
"You make it sound like you were ever much help before!!"
Eugene no longer even had the energy to complain.
He let out a long sigh, the expression painted on the mask drooping.
"This is way too difficult. Who knows what everyone else has turned into? Our team is probably in an especially bad situation."
Bo Jingshan had become wheels.
He seemed useful only as support.
Eugene himself had become a mask, and he still had no idea what ability he possessed.
Ling Buchen had become a rock.
What could a rock possibly do?
He Yu had become a tangyuan.
He had even less combat capability...
Did that mean the entire team could only rely on Wanrenzhan to fight?
Wanrenzhan had clearly reached the same conclusion.
More pleased with himself than ever before, the short sword bounced twice in the air before shouting,
"He Yu, get on! I'll carry you!"
The pride in his voice was almost unbearable.
He Yu took a deep breath.
No one saw how he moved.
In the blink of an eye...
...he was already standing atop the Wind Fire Wheels.
Standing on Wind Fire Wheels should have looked incredibly cool.
Unfortunately...
...he was a tangyuan.
Not cool at all.
He Yu said,
"Borrowing these for a moment."
Bo Jingshan coughed lightly as he barely stabilized himself.
"Sure."
—He seemed to understand now what He Yu had meant by "practical."
Eugene's eyes lit up.
"He Yu, what's your ability? How did you suddenly appear on the Wind Fire Wheels? Is your ability incredibly powerful?"
If it was...
...their team might still have hope!
He Yu remained expressionless.
"No."
"Useless."
"No hope."
—A triple denial.
He denied it so quickly that Eugene refused to believe him.
Besides...
He Yu's sudden appearance atop the Wind Fire Wheels already proved something.
He absolutely possessed a special ability.
And it was...
...a very powerful one.
They simply didn't know what it actually was.
For some reason, He Yu seemed reluctant to reveal it.
Eugene looked deeply at him.
Wanrenzhan was still grumbling.
"Hey, hey! Why are you standing on those two wheels? You can lie down on a sword! On wheels you have to stand... no, crouch... wait, that's not right. Anyway, it's basically the same."
It really was.
He Yu was just a little white ball without feet.
Standing and crouching looked exactly alike.
He Yu's face darkened as he gave Wanrenzhan a sinister look.
The sword unconsciously trembled.
His voice immediately softened.
"I-I was only thinking about you. Why won't you let me carry you?"
He Yu replied impatiently,
"Hang Eugene on yourself and get ready to leave."
Meeting those eyes—
Although they were no bigger than black beans...
...they somehow carried tremendous pressure.
Wanrenzhan immediately wilted.
"...Okay."
He could only quietly use his blade to hook Eugene onto himself.
Eugene protested,
"Gently, gently."
Wanrenzhan replied impatiently,
"You look like a really sturdy mask. You're not going to break."
Eugene shouted,
"Not breaking doesn't mean it doesn't hurt!"
Wanrenzhan snorted.
"If you don't shut up, I'll throw you off."
Eugene: "..."
A tiger fallen to the plains really could be bullied by dogs.
Now that he was only a mask, all the equipment inside his backpack had turned gray and become unusable.
Otherwise...
...how could Wanrenzhan possibly threaten him?
—Just wait.
Once he recovered...
...he was going to beat Wanrenzhan senseless and settle this score.
Eugene muttered,
"I wonder if our equipment can't be used because we don't have hands... or because of something else..."
He Yu answered,
"In this corrupted world, once we've become objects, equipment can't be used."
Eugene blinked.
"How do you kn—oh, right. You have tiny little hands."
His hands might be ridiculously small...
...but at least he had hands.
That alone proved equipment wasn't disabled simply because some of them lacked hands.
[Bullet Screen: "Eugene and Wanrenzhan are constantly dancing on He Yu's minefield."]
[Bullet Screen: "Do they think He Yu can't do anything to them? He's definitely going to make them cry later."]
[Bullet Screen: "...Maybe because of how He Yu looks right now, people subconsciously think he's easy to bully?"]
He Yu: "..."
He took another deep breath.
"Let's move."
He Yu stood atop the Wind Fire Wheels.
In one tiny hand, he held Rock Ling Buchen.
The rock was about the size of a fist, forcing He Yu to spread his tiny palm completely open just to support it.
A pair of Wind Fire Wheels flew through the sky carrying a white tangyuan.
Beside them floated a sword with a mask hanging from it.
The Wind Fire Wheels were still practicing flight.
Sometimes they flew fast.
Sometimes slow.
Whenever they slowed down, Wanrenzhan could barely keep up.
But the instant they accelerated...
...Wanrenzhan was left far behind.
The Wind Fire Wheels' speed was simply on an entirely different level from that of a sword.
Wanrenzhan shouted,
"Slow down! Slow down! I can't keep up!"
He had thought he was pretty fast.
So why was he instantly left behind whenever the Wind Fire Wheels actually accelerated?
He Yu called,
"Come over."
At this rate, they were moving far too slowly.
They had to adapt to their new forms.
Wanrenzhan instinctively moved closer.
He Yu reached out, intending to grab the sword hilt.
Unfortunately...
...his tiny little hand was simply too small.
He couldn't grip it.
Wanrenzhan sincerely suggested,
"Should I go cut down a vine?"
He rather wanted He Yu to hold him in his hand.
Sure...
...the hand was tiny.
And he was only a sword now.
But...
...he'd still be in He Yu's hand.
The sword trembled slightly.
He nearly shook Eugene right off.
Eugene roared,
"Can you be a little more careful?!"
Wanrenzhan ignored him.
A hitchhiker had no business telling the driver what to do.
He looked only at He Yu.
Once He Yu nodded, he immediately dove downward, carrying an Eugene who was on the verge of a mental breakdown.
Moments later...
...the mask returned with a length of vine tied to it.
Ten minutes later.
The Wind Fire Wheels sped through the air.
Standing atop them was a perfectly round white tangyuan.
The white tangyuan held a rock in one hand.
With the other hand, he gripped a vine rope.
Hanging from the rope was a short sword.
And hanging from the short sword...
...was a mask.
"Bzzzzz—"
The Wind Fire Wheels accelerated.
The bizarre little team disappeared into the distance.
The Bullet Screen had completely lost it—
"Hahahaha! I'm dying!"
"This instance is absolutely hilarious! After everyone transformed, they all became ridiculously adorable!"
"Seriously, especially He Yu!! Oh my god, tangyuan is such a wonderful thing. I want to eat one."
"Does the Federation have them? Blue Star should export them."
"They probably will soon. Rumor has it the upper levels of the Universe Federation have already approved Blue Star's admission. A spaceship has already departed to establish a route between Blue Star and the Federation. People shouldn't call Blue Star a garbage planet anymore."
"Ever since He Yu and Eugene exposed the truth about garbage planets, lots of garbage planets have been trying every possible way to join the Universe Federation. Apparently some have even started building their own passages so they can connect to the Federation and become part of the combat-power system."
"Heh. Blue Star offered something the Universe Federation actually wanted. Plus Blue Star has He Yu. What do the other planets have?"
"Anyway, back to the competition. They're adorable, but I'm genuinely worried about them!"
"Same. This instance is incredibly dangerous. A lot of contestants have already been captured."
"Five out of the hundred contestants are already dead. Things are moving fast. Even Zhen Xing got captured."
...
—
This world wasn't much different from any ordinary Federation planet.
It wasn't barren like Love Planet.
Nor was it as prosperous as Ghost Town.
It was a massive planet covered with towns built in countless architectural styles.
The Universe Federation didn't suffer from overpopulation, so the buildings weren't particularly tall.
Most cities were centered around castles.
Important figures lived inside the castles.
Ordinary residents lived throughout the surrounding city.
The Wind Fire Wheels carried He Yu high overhead.
After taking one distant glance...
...they immediately flew away.
Their combat strength was currently pitiful.
The last thing they wanted was unnecessary trouble.
At the very least...
...they needed more information before revealing themselves.
After avoiding the city, they encountered a group engaged in battle.
He Yu instructed,
"Approach carefully. Let's take a look."
Bo Jingshan extinguished the flames surrounding the Wind Fire Wheels.
Without the flames, they slowed considerably.
He carefully approached before landing silently atop a tree.
—They had encountered plenty of people along the way. The reason they landed now was because this battlefield had excellent cover nearby.
Once perched in the branches, everyone remained perfectly motionless.
Not even a single leaf stirred.
Quietly, they listened to what was happening below.
Three against one.
Their fighting style was extremely strange.
Ferocious beastly roars echoed continuously as they fought.
But one thing was undeniable—
Every one of them was extremely powerful.
Forget fighting all three.
The current He Yu's team couldn't even defeat one.
Very soon...
...the lone fighter was defeated.
He shouted furiously,
"What exactly are you trying to do?! I'll report all of you to the King! You're attacking your own kind!"
One of the attackers immediately spat angrily,
"Bah! What own kind? You're obviously the enemy!"
The defeated person grabbed his head.
"I'm not the enemy! I'm on your side!"
Apparently desperate to prove himself, he roared,
"I really am an ally! I can make beast roars too—
ROAR!!"
The deafening roar nearly knocked everyone from the tree.
They barely managed to hold on.
Wanrenzhan whispered,
"Not human?"
He Yu shook his head.
"Probably beasts."
The moment he finished speaking, someone below said,
"You're an enemy in disguise! Sure, you can roar like a beast, but you don't eat meat. That proves you're a fake ally!"
He Yu's group: "..."
That certainly was...
...an unusual way to judge people.
Eugene whispered,
"So... even they can't actually tell who's on their own side?"
Otherwise...
...why would they judge allies by whether or not they ate meat?
He Yu nodded.
"Probably. With species corrupted, anything can become human, and humans can become any species. What you see on the outside doesn't determine what they really are."
For example...
Wanrenzhan looked like a sword.
But his true nature certainly wasn't a sword.
He could originally have been human...
...or an animal...
...or even a plant.
Likewise, the people standing over there—
Even though they weren't human...
...their original forms could have been anything.
Wanrenzhan rubbed his head.
"This is way too chaotic!"
"That's why it's called Species Collapse."
He Yu smiled faintly.
"The muddier the water, the easier it is to fish."
"The greater the chaos..."
"...the better."
Wanrenzhan stared at that smile.
For a brief moment...
...he froze.
Eugene looked downward in disbelief.
"Why are you suddenly getting hot? Can swords get fevers too?"
Wanrenzhan: "..."
In the distance, the captured individual was still frantically insisting he really was an ally.
He sounded on the verge of collapse.
"I just have a bad stomach! I haven't felt like eating meat recently! You've really misunderstood me! I can roar like a beast! Besides, I have friends who can prove my identity!"
Those words caused the attackers to hesitate.
Suddenly—
A saber flashed.
It instantly cut him down with lightning speed.
The others' expressions changed.
They all held their breath, standing perfectly still.
—An expert.
The newcomer stood there, looking down at the corpse before turning toward the others.
His voice was cold.
"It's better to kill the wrong person than let one escape."
He sheathed his saber.
"Go back and arrest his friends for questioning as well."
"Yes, General Kunhui!"
The group responded respectfully.
General Kunhui turned and disappeared after only a few flashes of movement.
Ignoring the corpse entirely, the others hurried back toward the city to carry out his orders.
He Yu immediately said,
"Go. He might come back."
The Wind Fire Wheels instantly erupted with flames.
At astonishing speed...
...they disappeared.
Within the blink of an eye, they were gone.
As Bo Jingshan became increasingly accustomed to controlling his new body, the Wind Fire Wheels had become unbelievably fast.
Their unique abilities in this world...
...weren't actually useless at all.
Moments after they disappeared...
General Kunhui returned.
His brows furrowed tightly.
"Nothing?"
"I clearly felt someone watching..."
—
After putting enough distance between themselves and the city, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
None of them could possibly fight General Kunhui right now.
They still had no idea how strong Wanrenzhan truly was in this world.
But General Kunhui had clearly looked terrifying.
There was no point gambling with their lives.
Wanrenzhan glanced down at the Wind Fire Wheels before commenting,
"Those Wind Fire Wheels are actually somewhat useful... Their ability to run away is first-rate. Better than some completely useless things."
Eugene: "..."
Ling Buchen: "..."
—That definitely sounded sarcastic.
Unfortunately...
...they couldn't prove it.
The Wind Fire Wheels continued onward.
Soon they encountered another city.
This time they had intended to bypass it as well.
But after spotting a particular group...
...they stopped.
Eugene hesitated.
"Should we take a look?"
Bo Jingshan habitually waited for He Yu's decision.
Wanrenzhan, however, was already tempted.
"Let's check it out. What if they're people we know? We might learn more information."
He Yu said only,
"Be careful."
The Wind Fire Wheels completely concealed their flames.
They cautiously approached the city wall, hiding behind it while remaining ready to flee at any moment.
This was a rather dangerous position...
The group approached the city gate carrying four bound captives.
Someone guarding the entrance called out,
"Back already? What did you catch? Enemy soldiers?"
"No. Toys."
"What?! Toys? There are still toys left? I thought they'd all been disposed of."
"No idea where they came from. The King said there would always be a few that slipped through."
"Forget it. Bring them inside. They'll be destroyed anyway."
...
As the two groups chatted...
...the four captives were—
A pair of scissors.
A hammer.
A cactus.
A chain.
The scissors shouted,
"We're not toys! Let us go!"
The captor sneered.
"Hmph. If you're not toys, then what are you?"
"We're humans."
"Former humans are toys."
The man impatiently threw the scissors onto the ground.
The instant they hit the ground...
...the scissors snapped through the ropes binding everyone.
The cactus unleashed countless spikes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The needles shot toward everyone standing nearby.
The hammer flew into the air and smashed toward the nearest person's head!
Boom!!
Everything happened within an instant.
The captors reacted just as quickly.
While they counterattacked...
...the scissors and hammer immediately turned and fled.
The cactus suddenly grew legs and sprinted away at incredible speed.
The chain shouted,
"Hey! Don't forget about me!"
Eugene opened his mouth slightly.
His voice was almost inaudible.
"...That voice sounds familiar."
The hammer yelled,
"Figure it out yourself!"
Wanrenzhan: "..."
"That voice sounds even more familiar."
Damn it.
It really was familiar.
Those useless idiots...
...had actually been captured this quickly.
Neither the hammer nor the scissors escaped.
Although they weren't slow...
...their pursuers were clearly faster.
Using their equipment, the pursuers immediately knocked both the hammer and the scissors out of the air.
Only the cactus managed to burrow underground...
...escaping successfully.
Wanrenzhan asked,
"Who's the cactus? Actually managing to get away—that's impressive."
The cactus had never spoken.
None of them knew who it was.
He Yu answered,
"Qiong."
Wanrenzhan looked surprised.
"How do you know?"
He Yu simply looked at him.
He said nothing.
Yet somehow...
Wanrenzhan understood exactly what that look meant.
—With your intelligence, you wouldn't understand.
Wanrenzhan: "..."
Eugene couldn't help sighing.
"If that had been us, we might not have escaped either. Those people are terrifying. The hammer and scissors aren't weak, but compared to the people here..."
"...they're still a level below."
Very few living creatures in this world could speak.
But it was obvious that every living being here was formidable.
They had tempered their strength through countless battles.
Meanwhile...
He Yu's group had only just entered the instance.
They had suddenly become completely different beings.
They were still weak and unable to fully utilize their abilities.
Just like what they had witnessed.
Out of the four captured contestants...
...only Cactus Qiong had escaped.
The successful escape clearly infuriated the captors.
One of them shouted,
"After her!"
Another twitched his nose as though catching a scent.
His expression quickly turned certain.
He immediately charged off in one direction.
Several others followed close behind.
—They were determined to capture the cactus.
He Yu suddenly spoke.
"Retreat."
If those people could smell Qiong...
...they might also be able to smell them.
They had probably already been exposed.
Bo Jingshan always obeyed He Yu instinctively.
The Wind Fire Wheels had remained prepared for escape from the very beginning.
The {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} instant He Yu gave the order...
...flames erupted.
They shot away like lightning.
Unfortunately...
...they were too late.
A figure suddenly appeared behind them.
Boom!!
With a tremendous crash, the newcomer leaped high into the air like a cat before slamming directly down onto them from above.
Everyone crashed heavily into the ground, their heads spinning.
The newcomer landed on all fours before slowly standing upright and stretching.
Someone nearby exclaimed happily,
"One toy escaped, but we caught four more! Come on, let's take them inside with the other three. General Kunhui will definitely reward us."
Just like that...
...the group of bound prisoners gained four new members.
Seven captives were tied together and carried into the city.
The hammer said,
"...What a coincidence."
The mask replied,
"...Heh."
Everything returned to silence.
The hidden observers had all been captured.
Although the cactus had escaped...
...there was no guarantee she would get away for good.
People were still chasing her.
After He Yu's group had been carried away...
...everyone else gradually dispersed.
Only one thing remained where they had been hiding.
A gray...
...completely unremarkable...
...rock.
Ling Buchen: "..."
—Maybe...
...they should've taken me too.
[Bullet Screen: "I'm worried about He Yu, but I can't stop laughing!"]
[Bullet Screen: "Hahahaha! Has Ling Buchen's presence really become so weak that nobody can even notice him anymore?"]
[Bullet Screen: "Honestly, if they hadn't mentioned they'd captured four, I would've forgotten about him too."]
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