He Yu kept his promise.

He truly did not lay a hand on Gao Jianming, nor did he have Eugene or anyone else attack him.

He even "kindly" invited Gao Jianming to join them.

Unfortunately—

At this moment, Gao Jianming was separated from the castle by both the Red and Green Camps.

And both camps happened to be consumed by overwhelming rage.

Gao Jianming wanted to run.

But he knew he couldn't.

Surrounded by so many powerful opponents while already injured...

There was no possibility of escape.

The castle remained protected by an endless stream of black energy.

No matter how the Fifth Elder, Black Vine, and the others attacked, they couldn't break in.

Filled with both fury and shock, they desperately needed somewhere to vent.

And at this moment...

Gao Jianming was standing right in front of them.

One after another, they slowly approached him...

The leopard's face was filled with terror.

Pushing himself backward with his hind legs, his voice trembled.

"He wants to kill me! He has a grudge against me! He's trying to kill me!"

—He Yu had never intended anything good.

—He was killing with a borrowed knife.

At this point, no one listened to him.

After all, the repeated changes in ownership of Lilu City had all revolved around Gao Jianming.

If someone claimed Gao Jianming had nothing to do with He Yu...

Would the Fifth Elder and the others believe it?

Without Gao Jianming, He Yu could never have obtained the Red and Green Camp flags.

Without Gao Jianming...

They would never have been toyed with over and over again.

Black Vine's face darkened.

"I thought you were merely a spineless opportunist with no principles.

I never imagined you were actually helping the Black Camp's toys.

You really put on a convincing act."

Gao Jianming panicked.

"No! It was all He Yu's scheme! Just like you, I was tricked by him!"

The leopard shook his head frantically.

"I'm still useful! Don't kill me! I can help you! Believe me! I hate him! Just like you, I want to kill him!"

[Bullet Screen: "Tsk tsk. Now you know fear?"]

[Bullet Screen: "Serves you right. Did you really think you'd survive? Anyone He Yu wants dead never leaves an instance alive."]

Li Mao bared his sharp fangs, his eyes fierce.

"Still trying to deceive people?

Even if you hadn't helped him...

Everything you've done is already enough to deserve dying without an intact corpse."

He reached forward and seized one of Gao Jianming's forelegs.

At the same time—

The Fifth Elder grabbed the other foreleg.

Black Vine and Chashu each seized one of his hind legs.

Fear.

Terror.

The emotions before death were impossibly complicated.

No one wasn't afraid to die.

Gao Jianming completely collapsed.

Tears and snot streamed down his face as he begged desperately,

"Please... don't kill me... Please... don't kill me..."

The four of them lifted him into the air.

Gao Jianming struggled frantically, screaming,

"Let me go! Save me! Please save me! Votes! Give me votes! Please! Please!!"

Fear twisted his expression into something grotesque.

His whole body trembled.

His limbs grew cold.

His eyes turned blood-red.

Yet...

No one saved him.

The Fifth Elder and the others refused to let go.

The audience gave him no votes.

Wanrenzhan and the others watched coldly.

The four began pulling.

Pain exploded through his body.

A heart-wrenching scream echoed.

"AAAAAHHHHH!! Save me! He Yu, save me! I was wrong! Please save me! I'll do anything you ask! He Yu!!"

He had looked down on He Yu.

He had despised He Yu.

He had wanted to kill He Yu.

Yet in the final moments of his life...

He begged He Yu for salvation.

Fear.

Panic.

Trembling.

Complete emotional collapse.

At this moment...

Gao Jianming was a pitiful sight.

If they hadn't been holding him up...

He would've knelt and kowtowed without hesitation if it meant surviving.

He Yu merely stood behind the barrier.

Expressionless.

Watching everything outside.

Unmoved.

"AAAAAHHHHH—"

The desperate scream stopped abruptly.

Gao Jianming was torn apart.

A mist of blood spread through the air.

Everything became quiet.

It was as though all sound had vanished.

He Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured,

"Did you finally understand...

...the pain of cutting off someone else's arm?

The pleasure you found in torturing others?"

For someone like Gao Jianming...

No one needed his repentance.

No one needed his regret.

After committing countless atrocities...

Regret meant nothing.

He needed to pay the price.

A price of blood.

A price of death.

[Bullet Screen: "AHHHHH SO COOL!"]

[Bullet Screen: "Serves you right! The moment you tried killing He Yu, you should've expected him to kill you instead."]

[Bullet Screen: "He Yu avenged Zhen Xing and Ling Buchen! He's so dependable! Anyone trusted by him can really feel how much he cares!"]

Transfer Station.

Zhen Xing stood frozen for a long time before a slow smile finally spread across his face.

His eyes remained fixed firmly on He Yu.

He Yu had truly avenged him.

And in exactly this way.

This was a competition where everyone slaughtered one another.

Yet...

He had found someone he wanted to protect.

And...

Wasn't He Yu worth protecting?

After Gao Jianming's death, the Fifth Elder, Black Vine, and the others all turned toward the castle.

Separated by the barrier...

Their gazes met He Yu's.

Their eyes were vicious.

The blood mist filling the sky was their silent threat toward him.

Yet He Yu calmly returned their gaze from beginning to end.

No one noticed...

At that moment of confrontation...

When Gao Jianming was torn apart...

An inconspicuous backpack quietly landed on the ground nearby.

The earth bulged slightly.

A tiny mouse grabbed the backpack in its mouth and silently disappeared back underground.

Everything happened quietly.

No one paid attention.

Since He Yu and the others remained inside the castle without coming out...

Although the Red and Green Camps still hated one another...

They tacitly separated and began searching for the toys.

The purge officially began from that moment onward.

However...

After searching throughout the entirety of Lilu City...

They didn't find a single Black Camp toy.

"What's going on?"

The Fifth Elder frowned deeply.

Li Mao sighed.

"They're probably already hiding.

Or they're all inside the castle.

None of them are outside anymore."

Because He Yu had previously forbidden attacks on toys...

The toys of Lilu City had remained extremely active until today.

They often wandered throughout the streets.

They had once marveled—

This city actually had so many toys.

Yet now...

When they wanted to find them...

Not a single one could be found.

The purge had barely begun...

And was already over.

The Fifth Elder glared hatefully at the castle.

His expression became gloomy.

"This is a conspiracy.

A conspiracy that was planned long ago."

The Black Camp...

Had hidden itself incredibly well.

At that moment, footsteps approached.

Everyone from the Red Camp immediately stood, weapons ready.

The Fifth Elder and Li Mao looked over.

Black Vine and Chashu were walking toward them.

As they drew closer, the surrounding crowd grew restless.

The Red and Green Camps were mortal enemies.

Even with a common enemy...

Two centuries of hatred and warfare had become instinct.

Pretending not to notice their hostility, Chashu looked only at the two leaders.

"Fifth Elder.

You probably haven't heard yet.

Reports have just arrived from the other cities.

Almost every toy has disappeared."

The Fifth Elder frowned.

He raised one hand.

The surrounding Red Camp members sat back down.

Li Mao asked,

"How could they disappear?"

A mocking smile appeared on Chashu's lips.

"Our investigation found that nearly every toy gathered in Lilu City.

And every toy in Lilu City...

...is inside there."

He pointed toward the castle, his expression dark.

Lilu City had originally been the Black Camp's headquarters.

Later, they began gathering toys.

Nearly every toy they could contact had been summoned to Lilu City.

As a result...

The other cities no longer contained any Black Camp toys.

The entire operation...

Had been flawlessly planned.

The Fifth Elder gritted his teeth.

"They were probably planning this from the very beginning...

Starting from the moment He Yu impersonated General Kunhui."

Mentioning that instantly soured Black Vine's mood.

His eyes filled with ridicule.

"A toy impersonated Kunhui...

And you people actually believed him?

Idiots."

Li Mao sneered.

"And didn't you believe him too?

Besides...

If you hadn't planted a fake Kunhui in the first place, why would we have believed him?"

Originally, they might have been suspicious.

After all...

He Yu looked exactly like a toy.

But the fact that "General Kunhui" was secretly a Green Camp undercover agent...

Had practically become insurance for He Yu.

It completely eliminated their doubts.

If anyone had to be blamed...

The Green Camp was clearly the more disgusting side.

The Red Camp's expressions gradually turned hostile.

Weapons tightened in their hands as they stared coldly at the two.

Black Vine stepped forward, ready to argue.

Beside him, Chashu grabbed his arm and shook his head.

Taking a deep breath, Chashu said,

"I know your Red Camp despises our Green Camp.

The two camps have slaughtered each other for centuries.

I won't waste time talking about putting aside old grudges...

But for now...

We really do need to set those grudges aside.

The Black Camp comes first."

The Fifth Elder remained silent.

His eyes showed deep thought.

With both hands behind his back, Chashu continued quietly,

"Our King has already ordered us to eliminate the Black Camp immediately.

The inheritance must be destroyed.

Your Red King probably issued the same order."

Of course he had.

That was exactly why Li Mao and the Fifth Elder remained here.

Not only had the King ordered them to eliminate the Black Camp...

He had also dispatched reinforcements.

The King was absolutely furious.

If this matter wasn't resolved perfectly...

They would certainly be punished upon returning.

Chashu continued,

"We're in the same situation.

The King is extremely angry.

If we fail to resolve this...

There won't be any point fighting between the Red and Green Camps anymore.

This world will belong to the Black Camp."

The Fifth Elder slowly clenched his fist.

After a long silence, he relaxed it again.

"What do you propose?"

Chashu took a deep breath.

Looking toward the castle, he ground his teeth.

"I refuse to believe they can hide inside forever.

Let's temporarily join forces.

Break the castle first."

The Fifth Elder nodded without hesitation.

Even if the Green Camp hadn't suggested it...

They would've reached the same conclusion eventually.

Everyone turned toward the castle.

Toward the white flag atop it bearing the single character—

He.

Murderous intent filled every pair of eyes.

Inside the castle.

Duan Yuchen peered through the crack in the door and sighed repeatedly.

"They've started attacking our barrier.

Some are digging tunnels.

They're probably trying to enter from underground.

Others are studying the castle from the air..."

They were attacking from every possible direction.

They were determined to destroy the castle and wipe them out.

Eugene nodded.

"They definitely aren't leaving.

After all...

The Black Camp inheritance is here."

He glanced at the black Tangyuan.

Then at the white Tangyuan beside it.

Yuan Ze sighed.

"If we corner them too much...

They might simply destroy the entire castle."

A little mouse poked its head out from underground.

"Old Stone says that's exactly what they're discussing.

Once reinforcements arrive...

They'll destroy the castle together.

Both Kings have ordered our elimination."

It faithfully repeated the intelligence gathered by Old Stone outside.

Not every toy had entered the castle.

Old Stone remained outside gathering information.

The little mouse acted as messenger.

Meanwhile, Qiong and Ling Buchen were still inside the Red Camp's main city.

After delivering the message, the mouse immediately disappeared back into the tunnels.

Zhante looked at the tunnels again and sighed once more.

"Gedai becoming a cow really is unbelievably useful.

Without the tunnels he dug...

The other toys never could've escaped."

The little calf proudly lifted its head.

Gedai looked extremely pleased.

The tunnels weren't large enough for people.

But toys could easily pass through them.

From the moment He Yu's plan began...

The toys had continuously moved through the underground passages into the castle.

Wanrenzhan looked toward what the little mouse had delivered earlier.

His expression was extremely unfriendly.

"What's the point of keeping him?

He worked with Gao Jianming.

We should kill him now before he becomes trouble later."

Qu Wu immediately began twisting frantically.

The backpack writhed across the floor like a giant pretzel, both ridiculous and comical.

His voice became frantic.

"I have absolutely nothing to do with him!

My combat power was too low, so he forced me!

We weren't partners at all!

Even if I wanted to cooperate with someone, I would never choose a garbage planet—"

His voice stopped abruptly.

Qu Wu stared at He Yu in horror.

His face clearly read—

It's over.

It's over.

Everyone nearby, including Duan Yuchen, looked at him sympathetically.

As Federation elites, they all knew Qu Wu.

But not well enough to defend him.

Qu Wu despaired.

How had he accidentally said "garbage planet"?

He Yu himself came from a garbage planet!

Wanrenzhan sneered.

"Looks like you're tired of living."

Qu Wu: "..."

Wuwuwu...

It really had just been a slip of the tongue.

He Yu remained expressionless.

He glanced calmly at Qu Wu.

"Keep him.

He may still prove useful later."

He had never cared about insults like "garbage planet."

Not in the past.

Not now.

Not in the future.

Strength...

Was never determined by where someone came from.

Besides...

Blue Star was now joining the Universe Federation.

There was nothing to feel inferior about.

Qu Wu was so moved he nearly cried.

The backpack strap slid across the face printed on the backpack, as though wiping tears away.

"That's right!

I'm useful!

I'm really useful!"

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Heavy impacts echoed from outside.

Duan Yuchen's face darkened.

"They've begun attacking the castle directly.

They're trying to destroy the entire thing."

Yuan Ze glanced at the black Tangyuan before looking toward He Yu.

"Can the inheritance hold?"

After thinking briefly, He Yu shook his head.

"I don't know."

Black Tangyuan quietly answered,

"It can't."

Everyone: "..."

Every single head immediately turned toward the black Tangyuan in disbelief.

Under everyone's gaze...

The black Tangyuan blinked innocently.

Then looked pitifully at He Yu.

"Why can't it hold?" Gedai hurriedly asked.

The black Tangyuan thought for a moment.

His beautiful aqua-blue eyes blinked slowly.

He seemed somewhat sluggish, as though carefully organizing his thoughts.

Then he hesitantly replied,

"When I woke up...

I felt complete.

Comfortable.

But now I think...

...that was only an illusion.

I'm still incomplete.

And an incomplete me...

...will gradually weaken beyond my control."

Everyone's expressions stiffened.

When the three flags had been planted together...

The Red and Green energies gathered.

The black Tangyuan awakened.

But...

Those had only been two inheritance flags.

Not the inheritances themselves.

So the black Tangyuan remained incomplete.

Something that required every missing piece...

Could only continue weakening.

Just as the Black Camp inheritance had disappeared two hundred years earlier.

And...

It was obvious.

This black Tangyuan couldn't last much longer.

Not only was he growing weaker...

He was also continuously consuming energy to maintain the barrier against both camps.

Wanrenzhan stared at him before raising his voice.

"So after all the trouble we went through—

Offending both the Red and Green Camps just to wake you—

You're actually this useless?"

He carefully examined the black Tangyuan with undisguised contempt.

"You're both blue-eyed.

Why are you completely useless?"

"The blue-eyed ones from previous instances were annoying too...

But at least their combat power was terrifying.

This one looks like a Tangyuan...

But inside he's just black dough.

Black outside.

White inside.

Completely useless."

"He Yu's also a Tangyuan...

But he's white outside and black inside.

Full of schemes.

At least he has brains."

The black Tangyuan slowly turned away from He Yu.

His emotionless aqua-blue eyes settled on Wanrenzhan.

For no apparent reason...

Wanrenzhan suddenly felt an overwhelming killing intent.

He instinctively stopped talking.

He Yu lifted one tiny hand and gently pinched the black Tangyuan beside him.

Calmly, he said,

"He's very useful.

Without him...

We couldn't possibly be safe here right now.

As for not lasting much longer...

We'll simply find a solution before that happens."

Although his voice remained completely flat...

It always carried an unwavering confidence that inspired trust.

His calm, effortless tone made every problem seem solvable.

As though nothing in his eyes was truly impossible.

Without realizing it...

Everyone relaxed.

Their anxiety eased considerably.

Very useful...

The black Tangyuan abruptly turned toward He Yu.

His gaze burned with enthusiasm.

So intense it almost felt hot.

He Yu calmly withdrew his hand.

Pretending he hadn't just pinched the Tangyuan.

Mm...

The texture was still excellent.

However...

Another tiny black hand caught his retreating little white hand.

The black Tangyuan was much stronger than He Yu.

With one pull—

The round white Tangyuan was dragged straight over and pressed tightly against the black Tangyuan.

The black Tangyuan looked extremely satisfied.

Then—

He turned toward He Yu.

Opened his mouth.

Everyone: "!!"

Holy crap.

Was he about to eat He Yu?!

The black Tangyuan bit gently into the white Tangyuan's soft outer skin.

He used almost no force.

But...

He really did bite him.

He Yu's face instantly darkened.

He reached out with one tiny hand, trying to push the black Tangyuan away like before.

Using considerable force.

However—

The tiny hand pressed against the black Tangyuan's body.

A huge dent formed where he pushed.

Yet only that one spot caved inward.

Everything else remained perfectly still.

Especially...

His mouth.

The Tangyuan twisted into an absurd shape.

Yet refused to let go.

He Yu clenched his tiny fist.

"Let go."

The black Tangyuan obediently complied.

Before releasing him completely...

He gently licked the outer skin.

Only then did he loosen his bite.

The instant his lips separated—

Smack.

He planted a kiss there.

Only afterward did he fully release him.

His aqua-blue eyes remained fixed on He Yu with complete seriousness.

He Yu's face darkened even further.

Wanrenzhan immediately charged forward.

His sword tip aimed directly at the black Tangyuan, clearly intending to stab straight through him.

Zhante's massive blade intercepted him.

Sword and blade collided with a piercing clang.

Wanrenzhan gritted his teeth.

"Move."

Zhante: "..."

"If you kill the inheritance...

None of us will be able to advance."

The inheritance was the key to completing their mission.

If Wanrenzhan killed him now...

How were they supposed to finish?

The sword froze.

Expressionless, Eugene said,

"Everyone calm down.

Think about our current situation."

After saying that...

He glared at the black Tangyuan.

—That bastard had done exactly what Eugene wanted to do.

—He wanted to hug and nibble He Yu too.

Such an adorable, soft little Tangyuan was actually He Yu.

Once they left this world...

They would never see He Yu in this form again.

How precious.

Wanrenzhan took a deep breath.

He finally calmed down.

Even so...

He continued staring at the black Tangyuan with undisguised killing intent.

The black Tangyuan paid him no attention whatsoever.

His eyes contained only the white Tangyuan.

He insisted on staying pressed against He Yu.

Whenever He Yu tried to move away...

He immediately followed.

Unfortunately...

He couldn't leave the platform.

Otherwise, the barrier would disappear.

For everyone's safety...

He Yu could only remain beside him.

One black.

One white.

Two tiny Tangyuan standing side by side.

Apart from their colors...

They were identical.

Yet...

They gave off completely different impressions.

[Bullet Screen: "Confirmed. Blue Eyes is the official ship. They even have matching couple skins now."]

[Bullet Screen: "...Ah. I ship Blue Eyes, but I also ship Zhen Xing."]

Thanks to this interruption...

Everyone felt far less tense than before.

Duan Yuchen looked around at the strangely awkward atmosphere before coughing lightly.

He analyzed calmly,

"Most toys don't need food.

The castle has enough supplies for the few that do.

Our only time limit...

...is how long Blue Eyes can last."

Yuan Ze shook his head.

"We can't keep dragging this out.

There's also the advancement quota."

They simply couldn't stall forever.

This round allowed only one thousand contestants to advance.

Their instance mission was exceptionally difficult.

Other contestants might have much easier missions.

If everyone else filled the advancement slots first...

Even if they were capable...

There would be nothing left to compete for.

[Bullet Screen: "That's true. Every instance is different, but this battleground has by far the hardest one."]

[Bullet Screen: "I've noticed something. He Yu's group keeps getting ridiculously difficult instances. Without He Yu, entire teams would've been wiped out several times already."]

He Yu saw the Bullet Screen.

His gaze lowered slightly.

He said nothing.

Eugene spoke,

"Then let's think about how to restore order."

He looked toward the black Tangyuan.

This was the Black Camp's inheritance.

The key step toward restoring order.

Without hesitation, he asked,

"Little Black.

Do you know how to restore order?"

—Little Black.

—Excellent.

Everyone had unconsciously accepted the name.

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