This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

No matter whether the mastermind was a single person, a group, or something else entirely...

The more they acted, the easier it would be for He Yu to catch them.

They had arranged two separate "total annihilation packages."

They had even interrupted He Yu's deductions in a panic, introducing a thirty-second rule solely to ensure both contestants died before reaching the next instance.

But He Yu survived.

If he could resist the rules once...

There could be a second time.

Every move the mastermind made gave He Yu another clue, more information, bringing him one step closer to the truth.

They probably never imagined...

A [N O V E L I G H T] resident of Money Planet would willingly give He Yu money.

That single dollar had kept He Yu alive.

It would also become the mastermind's greatest regret.

Qiao had lost the wager.

But at this moment, he couldn't care less.

Larry had no interest in collecting his winnings either.

The entire Federation had been shaken by everything that had happened that night.

Cheng Zhao had already reached SSS rank in this world.

The death of an SSS expert would cause a sensation anywhere—

Not to mention that it involved "conspiracies," "the Error," and hidden secrets.

The entire Federation was in turmoil.

Qiao was frantically contacting people, gathering information, investigating the truth.

Anger and fury churned together inside him.

Looking into the unfathomable eyes in He Yu's livestream...

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

Could that single dollar...

Really have been a contingency He Yu had prepared in advance?

A safeguard against unexpected circumstances?

The thought flashed by.

Qiao shook his head.

"It should've been coincidence."

"The people of Money Planet are selfish, and they value money more than anything. Even a single dollar isn't something they'd willingly give away."

"The fact that Little Stone voluntarily gave He Yu money was completely unexpected."

"It was probably just luck..."

He Yu...

Had extraordinary luck.

Cheng Zhao's livestream had already disappeared.

Qiao looked instead at the child standing in the corner of He Yu's stream.

Little Stone's eyes were full of confusion.

He had absolutely no idea what had happened.

Yet...

It was precisely that confused little boy...

And that ridiculously insignificant single dollar...

That had saved He Yu...

And caused the mastermind's carefully laid plans to collapse.

—

Money Planet.

He Yu still stood where he was.

His gaze drifted blankly into the distance.

He felt sorry.

He hadn't managed to bring Cheng Zhao out alive.

Inside this competition...

Their lives rested in someone else's hands.

Every attempt to resist the rules was unimaginably difficult.

Every step was taken along a knife's edge.

One wrong move...

And they would plunge into the abyss.

His first game against the mastermind—

The mastermind had failed to kill him.

He had escaped.

But...

He had failed to save Cheng Zhao.

He Yu pressed his lips together.

Closing his eyes, he concealed every emotion.

A moment later...

He opened them again.

Clarity had returned.

Every trace of emotion had been buried.

He became rational.

Calm.

Cold.

He raised a hand and adjusted his glasses.

With an expressionless sneer, he said,

"Aren't you going to announce my advancement?"

"What?"

"Still thinking of another way to eliminate me?"

The system had announced Cheng Zhao's elimination the instant the thirty-second countdown reached zero.

The moment time expired...

It immediately declared his defeat.

Immediately killed him.

Yet He Yu remained alive.

And still...

The system refused to announce his advancement.

The smile curling at He Yu's lips dripped with mockery.

If it hadn't needed a fig leaf...

If it hadn't needed an excuse to fool everyone...

It probably wouldn't even have given them those thirty seconds.

—Its intention to eliminate him had been far too obvious.

【Congratulations to Blue Star Contestant No. 2333, He Yu, for successfully advancing into the Top 500. Remaining slots: 0/500.】

【Congratulations to He Yu for clearing the first elimination instance, <Money Game>. Mission completed. Reward granted: High-Rank Equipment.】

【Equipment dropped by Cheng Zhao: Long Whip.】

【Until the next instance begins, contestants may not kill one another.】

Before He Yu could react...

The audience exploded once again.

"Cheng Zhao had so much equipment! An SSS expert only dropped a whip?!"

"THIS ISN'T FAIR!! Besides the whip, the advancement reward is just some ordinary high-rank equipment! He Yu doesn't even need it!"

"Damn it. Black curtain. Absolutely a black curtain. This is beyond disgusting."

"Keep making noise! This time we have to force the King to investigate personally! Trying to kill He Yu wasn't enough—they couldn't even be bothered giving him proper equipment!"

...

He Yu paid no attention to the audience's outrage.

He wasn't disappointed by either reward.

He casually stored the advancement reward in his backpack.

As for the whip...

He reached out and gently picked it up.

His fingers slowly brushed along its length.

Then he carefully put it away.

—Cheng Zhao had existed.

The system could erase every trace of him.

But it could never erase everyone's memories.

The system could take away Cheng Zhao's equipment.

But this whip...

Could still represent Cheng Zhao.

He would survive.

Leave this competition.

Return the whip to District Three.

Bring it back to Cheng Zhao's homeland.

—On Blue Star...

Leaves always returned to their roots.

Taking a deep breath, He Yu put away the whip before turning toward Little Stone.

The boy still looked bewildered.

Because of the system's restrictions, he had never understood what He Yu and Cheng Zhao had been discussing.

After He Yu left this instance...

Little Stone would gradually forget him as well.

Sensing something, Little Stone subconsciously stepped forward.

At a loss, he quietly called,

"He Yu..."

"Thank you."

Looking at him, He Yu forced a faint smile.

"I'm leaving."

"The casino is yours now."

"What Cheng Zhao and I have done will change things."

"In the future, the gap between the rich and the poor on Money Planet will shrink."

"The oppression between social classes will lessen."

Little Stone froze.

Looking toward the horizon, He Yu continued,

"When social classes disappear..."

"And oppression fades..."

"The humanity Money Planet lost..."

"Will slowly return."

Then he smiled softly at Little Stone.

His figure gradually faded...

Until it disappeared completely.

Little Stone took two steps forward...

Then stopped.

Looking at the place where He Yu had vanished...

He engraved every one of He Yu's words deep into his heart.

—

Transfer Station.

He Yu was the five hundredth and final qualifier.

The moment he appeared...

All five hundred survivors turned toward him.

Only five hundred remained.

Everyone knew everyone else.

Everyone who had survived...

Was powerful.

His clothes had changed.

He was once again wearing his white sweater beneath the Frost Beast coat.

His head remained slightly lowered.

The fluffy collar covered nearly half his face.

The Transfer Station was deathly silent.

Zhen Xing lifted a hand and gently patted He Yu's shoulder.

Without saying a word...

He simply stood beside him.

Offering silent support.

Wanrenzhan also walked over.

His enormous hand landed atop He Yu's head.

He rubbed it roughly before saying with obvious disdain,

"I thought you were going to die."

"Not bad."

"You've got one hell of a life."

Eugene rolled his eyes.

Wanrenzhan sounded calm now.

He even seemed "disappointed" that He Yu had survived.

But moments earlier...

When the system announced the thirty-second rule...

He had nearly hacked apart the projection with his axe.

He had cursed himself hoarse.

His eyes had turned bloodshot with rage.

Of course...

Wanrenzhan hadn't been the only one shouting.

He Yu was everyone's greatest rival.

Logically...

They should all have hoped He Yu and Cheng Zhao died together.

Yet strangely...

When those thirty seconds appeared...

Every single one of them exploded with anger.

Wanrenzhan had leaped into the air.

Swinging his axe wildly.

His hair stood on end.

His eyes turned crimson.

He shouted curses directly into his livestream.

Consumed by rage and anxiety.

It was impossible to imagine what he would have done...

Had He Yu actually died.

Ling Buchen and Bo Jingshan stood rigid.

Eyes locked on the projection.

Duan Yuchen's voice had turned hoarse.

"He Yu shouldn't die like this."

"This is a black curtain."

Gedai, who normally disliked He Yu, merely snorted.

"He Yu can die."

"He can die by my hand."

"He can die by anyone's hand."

"But interfering with the competition..."

"...is disgusting."

Yuan Ze clenched his fists.

With a cold smile he said,

"If contestants can be murdered like this..."

"...then this season will probably be the final season of <Top Talent Show>."

"No one will ever volunteer again."

Siya inhaled deeply.

Her eyes had reddened.

"The King and the Main Planet authorities will investigate."

"I hope they don't disappoint us."

Qiong sat quietly on the ground.

Her icy gaze remained fixed on the projection.

Her fingers tapped lightly against the floor.

Whether speaking to those around her...

Or to the production team beyond the screen...

She said,

"This competition hides too many secrets."

"It even concerns the Federation's future."

"You heard what He Yu said."

"Change the rules immediately."

"The Top 500 is still missing one contestant."

Zhante sneered.

"If you can interfere with the competition..."

"Then stop pretending the rules can't be changed."

"Those thirty seconds were your own modification."

Annie.

Tang Ke.

Qu Wu.

Everyone else...

Had been furious.

Eugene remembered every moment vividly.

He especially remembered Zhen Xing.

He had remained silent until the very end.

Then, in the calmest voice Eugene had ever heard, he said,

"If He Yu dies..."

"One of the remaining 499 of us will survive."

"We'll avenge him."

"We'll avenge everyone else who died."

"Consider it repayment..."

"...for all the IOUs we owe He Yu."

His voice had been calm.

His eyes...

Had been terrifying.

If He Yu died...

Wanrenzhan might lose his mind.

He might even throw his own life away.

But Zhen Xing...

Ling Buchen...

The others...

Would force themselves to survive.

Escape this competition.

Then hunt down the truth without rest.

Without mercy.

Until they personally killed the enemy.

Eugene returned to the present and looked toward He Yu.

At that moment...

He Yu's face darkened.

His chilly eyes fixed upon Wanrenzhan's hand.

"Take your paw off my head."

—Rubbing his head?

Unforgivable.

Seeing that...

Eugene's eyes lit up mischievously.

He walked over...

And also rubbed He Yu's head.

They were all taller than He Yu.

And since his combat power was pitiful...

There was absolutely nothing he could do.

Duan Yuchen...

Zhante...

Several others...

All took advantage of their height to give his head a quick rub.

They had wanted to do this for a very long time.

They simply hadn't dared.

Since Wanrenzhan had already started...

Everyone decided to try.

Even Siya and Qiong reached out and gently patted his head.

Not bad.

The feeling was surprisingly nice.

Their height difference was perfect.

He Yu: "..."

His face instantly darkened another shade.

Wanrenzhan glared.

"What are you doing?!"

"You're not allowed to touch him!"

Eugene tilted his head innocently.

"We're rubbing He Yu's head."

"What does that have to do with you?"

Wanrenzhan immediately started cursing Eugene.

He Yu refused to let anyone else touch him.

His expression looked utterly dreadful.

Yet...

Thanks to their interruption...

The heavy silence disappeared.

His eyes regained something besides coldness.

Cheng Zhao was gone.

The rest of them still had to continue walking across the blade's edge.

—As long as they lived...

They could never surrender.

Ling Buchen slowly approached.

Concern filled his eyes.

His gentle voice spoke softly.

"He Yu."

"Congratulations..."

"...for surviving."

Then...

He stepped forward...

And embraced He Yu.

—Congratulations on breaking the rules.

—Congratulations on defeating the mastermind, if only once.

Wanrenzhan, who had been busy yelling at Eugene:

"???"

We only dared rub his head once.

And you went straight for a hug?!

Damn it!

Taking advantage of the situation!

Shameless!

Wanrenzhan immediately stopped glaring at Eugene.

Now he glared at Ling Buchen instead.

Ling Buchen only held the embrace briefly before letting go.

He Yu understood what he truly meant.

Shaking his head, he answered coolly,

"I didn't win."

"It was only a draw."

"If I'd brought Cheng Zhao out alive..."

"That would've been victory."

Yuan Ze smiled bitterly.

His voice was somewhat hoarse.

"How could that have been possible?"

"The system wanted you dead."

"The fact that you're still alive is already incredible."

"This competition only allows one survivor."

"Among all of us..."

"Only one person will eventually leave."

Under those circumstances...

He Yu surviving was already miraculous.

All of them had believed he would die.

Most contestants here would eventually die.

Yuan Ze included.

Among everyone present...

Besides He Yu himself...

Yuan Ze was perhaps the one most saddened by Cheng Zhao's death.

He couldn't fully explain why.

Perhaps because they had constantly clashed...

Yet constantly cooperated.

They had fought through instance after instance together.

Now Yuan Ze still lived.

Cheng Zhao did not.

In <Top Talent Show>...

Before reaching the final match...

Contestants always ended up cooperating.

Clearing instances together.

Completing missions together.

Living and dying together.

They had survived countless brushes with death.

Entrusted their backs to one another time after time.

Suspicious...

Yet trusting.

Without realizing it...

They had become comrades.

How could there not be camaraderie?

Yuan Ze felt miserable.

But remembering that he himself would probably die eventually...

He gradually accepted it.

Hearing him...

He Yu looked over.

"No."

"If I can survive the system's rules once..."

"Then I can break them."

"If there's a draw..."

"Then victory is also possible."

He was clearly the shortest person present.

Yet with his chin slightly raised...

His pale, exquisite face radiated absolute conviction.

His unwavering eyes seemed to elevate his entire presence.

As though he shone brilliantly.

Everyone's gaze gathered upon him.

His voice rang out with unwavering certainty.

"I've always encouraged all of you to cooperate."

"In every instance..."

"My goal has been for everyone to advance."

"That includes the finals."

"From the very first competition..."

"My objective has never changed."

"Break the rules."

"Break the order imposed by <Top Talent Show>."

He looked across every contestant.

"It's time all of you changed your way of thinking."

"Why do we have to follow the system's rules?"

"Does victory really require killing everyone else?"

"No."

"We can break the rules."

"We can overturn the system."

"And leave together."

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