This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

He Yu paid no attention to the sympathy directed toward the old pine tree.

His eyes saw only the truth.

To uncover it layer by layer, every method was acceptable in his eyes.

If he admitted these conclusions were merely his own deductions, the King would only question him—

"Why would you even speculate about that?"

And he would get no answers.

But if he claimed the old pine tree from the Black Camp had said it...

Then the King himself would provide the answers.

Regarding the inheritance...

Regarding the Collapse of Species...

He Yu had already pieced together a fairly complete outline.

The thin line that served as his mouth curved upward slightly before the smile quickly disappeared.

The white dumpling wore an expression of complete seriousness as he looked directly at the King.

"So... what the old pine tree said about the Red Camp's inheritance is true?"

The King froze.

After a long moment, he instinctively turned around, slowly walked back to the throne, and sat down.

His fingers unconsciously tapped against the armrest.

His lips were pressed tightly together.

His expression was extremely complicated.

He Yu kept staring at him, patiently waiting for an answer.

The King's voice became hoarse.

"General, these aren't matters you should concern yourself with."

He Yu drew a deep breath.

Looking up at him, his own voice was equally low and husky.

"Your Majesty, I don't need to know every detail. But at the very least..."

"...you should tell me that everything we're doing isn't meaningless."

If the Red Camp was destined to perish...

Then what was the point of fighting all these battles?

"It isn't."

The King shook his head firmly.

His eyes were filled with conviction.

"It isn't meaningless. As long as we conquer this world, we'll possess its rules."

"At that point..."

"...inheritance will no longer matter."

He Yu understood.

Lowering his head slightly, he spoke solemnly.

"Then please continue creating flags, Your Majesty. I will reclaim every city as quickly as possible."

Without waiting for another reply, his tiny hand gripped the flag.

Standing upon the Wind Fire Wheels, he turned and departed.

The King also stood and left the great hall.

No one noticed that, the instant He Yu stepped out of the castle, he whispered in an almost inaudible voice—

"Qiong. Follow the King. Find the location of the inheritance."

No one answered.

But Ling Buchen's position began moving deeper into the castle alongside the King.

Qiong had already gone after him.

It was an extremely dangerous mission.

Yet she didn't hesitate in the slightest.

Working together with He Yu inside an instance...

Trusting He Yu...

It had somehow become second nature.

After leaving the castle, He Yu met the Elders' gazes.

It was obvious they wanted to ask what he had discussed privately with the King.

Their mouths opened...

Then closed again.

Only the Fifth Elder finally spoke.

"General He Yu, when are we departing?"

"In one hour. Fifth Elder, please make your preparations."

"So soon?"

The Fifth Elder looked surprised.

He Yu nodded.

"The sooner we return the flag, the better. Besides... I have a feeling something isn't quite right. I'd rather get back as early as possible."

"Very well."

The Fifth Elder nodded before hurrying away.

Traveling to another city required preparations.

With only one hour available, he had no time to waste.

He Yu remained standing outside the main city.

His gaze rested upon the assembled squad.

His eyes lowered slightly.

His face remained expressionless.

—Anyone familiar with him knew exactly what that meant.

He was thinking.

Wanrenzhan asked in the team channel,

"What did you mean just now when you said you understood everything?"

Bo Jingshan, who rarely spoke, answered first.

"The inheritance is alive. And the inheritances of all three camps were originally one thing. The Black Camp's portion has already died, the Red Camp's is close to death, and the Green Camp's probably isn't far behind."

Although Eugene wasn't present, he could hear everything through the team channel.

Having listened to the conversation between He Yu and the King, the masked man's voice turned serious.

"So that's why the Red and Green Camps are competing so fiercely."

"They both want to seize control of this world before their inheritance dies."

"Once they control the world..."

"...they'll no longer need the inheritance."

Eugene sucked in a sharp breath.

"He Yu..."

"I think we've finally touched the truth behind the Collapse of Species."

The corner of He Yu's lips lifted.

His eyes narrowed slightly.

His hand itched terribly.

He desperately wanted to push up his glasses.

Unfortunately...

He couldn't perform that familiar gesture anymore.

With a helpless sigh—

—I should leave this instance as soon as possible.

—I really don't like this appearance.

If it were someone else, he might have found it adorable.

But on himself...

He Yu shook his head.

His voice remained calm.

"Yes. We've finally touched the truth."

"The things possessed by the three camps..."

"...are the truth behind the Collapse of Species."

"The world is currently suffering from the Collapse of Species. Its rules are in chaos."

"The inheritance exists to maintain and support this broken world."

"If the inheritance disappears, the camps lose that support."

"And eventually..."

"...they perish."

Wanrenzhan asked,

"Like what happened to the Black Camp and what's happening to the Red Camp?"

He Yu nodded.

"Exactly."

"That's why they're all desperate to control this world."

"Whoever controls the world controls its rules."

"They'll establish a new order."

"Once that happens..."

"...the inheritance that originally sustained them becomes unnecessary."

"Whether it lives or dies no longer matters."

After pausing briefly, he added,

"Although I still don't know why they all believe controlling the world means controlling its rules..."

"...their certainty suggests it's one of this world's hidden laws."

Wanrenzhan frowned deeply.

Suddenly a thought occurred to him.

"If that's true..."

"...couldn't we just wait for one side to win?"

"As long as someone wins, wouldn't the Collapse of Species naturally end?"

"Wouldn't the mission complete automatically?"

He Yu shook his head.

"No."

"If we don't interfere, none of the three camps can truly achieve victory."

"Even if the Red Camp is weakening, that doesn't necessarily mean the Green Camp can completely destroy them."

"After all..."

"...the Black Camp has survived despite being attacked by both sides."

They had been fighting endlessly.

But in reality...

It was a deadlock.

At least for the foreseeable future...

No side could truly emerge victorious.

"Then what if we do interfere?"

Wanrenzhan hurriedly asked.

"The Green Camp has the advantage."

"What if we simply help them win as quickly as possible?"

He Yu sighed.

"Wanrenzhan..."

"I genuinely believe you're incredibly lucky."

Wanrenzhan looked bewildered.

"What does that mean?"

Eugene spoke faintly,

"If you weren't so lucky..."

"...with a brain like yours, you would've died in the previous tournament already."

Wanrenzhan: "..."

[Bullet Screen: "HAHAHAHAHA!"]

[Bullet Screen: "Eugene understands He Yu so well! He already knew exactly what He Yu wanted to say!"]

[Bullet Screen: "Eugene has always been outstanding and intelligent. It's just that He Yu shines so brightly this season that people like Zhen Xing and Eugene have been overshadowed. But in reality, even as a mask, Eugene is still incredibly useful."]

[Bullet Screen: "Lord He Yu, keep analyzing! I want to hear more!"]

Looking at the furious Wanrenzhan, He Yu said,

"Read the mission again."

"'Reverse the Collapse of Species, restore order, and return everything to its proper course.'"

Wanrenzhan froze.

Suppressing his irritation, he carefully reread the mission three times.

Still...

He saw nothing unusual.

His face remained utterly confused.

Eugene voiced his own conclusion.

"We can't allow the Collapse of Species to continue."

"Our mission is to restore rules and order."

"So..."

"...perhaps we actually need the Black Camp to win."

He Yu neither agreed nor disagreed.

"Whether or not the Black Camp ultimately needs to win..."

"...before that happens, we absolutely cannot allow any of the three inheritances to die."

"The inheritance supports the world's rules."

"It's the key to restoring order."

If necessary...

They would even have to make the inheritances more vigorous.

Not allow them to continue dying.

If the inheritances died...

This world could never be restored.

And their mission would inevitably fail.

At last, Eugene completely understood.

"So that's it."

"We have to discover where the inheritance came from."

"What exactly it is."

"And what it's capable of."

"Correct."

He Yu affirmed his conclusion.

"Those answers..."

"...will probably all lead back to the old pine tree."

"We have to make him talk."

Eugene smiled.

"No problem."

"I think he's already on the verge of telling us."

With so many of them stirring up trouble inside the Black Camp...

Manipulating public opinion...

The old pine tree was already beginning to regret his silence.

Bo Jingshan sighed softly.

"No wonder he refused to speak."

"So he was hiding such an enormous secret."

"A secret about the Collapse of Species."

"And the rules governing this world."

The Black Camp wanted to restore order.

The Red and Green Camps did not.

If those two camps discovered that restoring order was even possible...

They would spare no effort to wipe out the Black Camp.

—That was the real reason the old pine tree refused to speak so easily.

Wanrenzhan continued,

"The Red King's said the Black Camp's inheritance is dead."

"But it isn't really dead..."

"...at least not completely."

They had already reached that conclusion the previous night.

The Black Camp's inheritance couldn't truly have disappeared.

Eugene immediately continued,

"So all three inheritances still exist."

"Our objective isn't to help one camp."

"It's to learn from the old pine tree..."

"...how to merge the inheritances of all three camps."

Of course...

That was only the first step.

They still lacked enough information to determine what came afterward.

He Yu nodded again.

"Exactly."

"So..."

"...let's go back and see the old pine tree."

—The answer lay with him.

[Bullet Screen: "I'm getting a little dizzy listening to all this, but I think I understand. Go question the old pine tree, then figure out how to restore order. Maybe the three inheritances need to be merged."]

[Bullet Screen: "Sounds difficult. The Red and Green Camps don't want order restored. They won't hand over their inheritances."]

[Bullet Screen: "We still don't even know what an inheritance actually is or what it looks like..."]

[Bullet Screen: "Just ask the old pine tree. Though if he ever learns how He Yu framed him, he'll probably refuse to say another word forever. Hahaha!"]

—

An hour passed quickly.

He Yu departed for Lilu City with a fresh contingent of troops and the Fifth Elder.

Their pace wasn't slow.

But neither was it especially fast.

At full speed, the journey would have taken three hours.

With an entire force accompanying them...

They wouldn't arrive until the latter half of the night.

Bo Jingshan sighed.

"This is slow."

He Yu replied quietly,

"There's no rush."

"At the very least..."

"...we need to wait until Lilu City changes hands before returning."

Wanrenzhan couldn't understand.

In the team channel, he asked,

"He Yu, why do you keep passing Lilu City back and forth?"

"Is it really just to make the old pine tree trust you?"

"And are you certain Gao Jianming will successfully join the Green Camp today?"

Wanrenzhan had been unusually well-behaved throughout this instance.

As a result, He Yu was willing to explain a little more.

"He'll definitely join them."

"The more the Red Camp guards against him..."

"...the more determined he'll become to escape."

"And once he runs..."

"...the Green Camp will inevitably make contact."

"He'll have no choice but to join them."

After a brief pause, he continued,

"As for repeatedly changing ownership of Lilu City..."

"...of course it's not for the old pine tree's trust."

"His trust alone isn't worth going to all this trouble."

"Then why?"

He Yu's gaze was unwavering.

"The flags."

"I want the flags."

"And..."

"...not just one."

The group continued onward.

Meanwhile...

The battle for South City had already begun.

Gao Jianming carried everyone into the city.

The Red Camp launched its assault.

And at precisely that moment...

Gao Jianming quietly slipped away.

Black Bear was too busy fighting to stop him personally.

He had assigned guards to watch Gao Jianming.

But the Green Camp had already prepared for this.

They deliberately interfered nearby.

In the end...

Gao Jianming escaped anyway.

The Red Camp attacked with overwhelming momentum.

The Green Camp had long since made its plans.

The moment they saw Gao Jianming flee...

They immediately stopped resisting.

Every defender withdrew.

South City was surrendered without a fight.

—What they truly wanted...

...was Lilu City.

The capture proceeded so smoothly that even Black Bear stood there in stunned silence.

Was it really...

...this easy?

The Green Camp had simply...

Run away?

"Gao Jianming escaped!"

Someone came stumbling toward him.

"What?!"

Black Bear's expression changed dramatically.

At the very same time—

The fleeing Gao Jianming "happened" to encounter the Green Camp.

Black Vine immediately seized him.

Several vines lashed him into the air before wrapping tightly around his body, leaving him no chance to escape.

Even after restraining him...

The vines continued whipping him relentlessly.

It looked as though they intended to kill him.

Every strike landed with tremendous force.

Some of them clearly carried a hint of personal resentment.

Gao Jianming panicked.

Screaming miserably, he desperately begged,

"Please don't kill me!"

"I have extremely important information!"

"It concerns the very survival of your Green Camp!"

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