This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

In the endless darkness of the abyss, in the hopeless despair of a world he had given up on, in the fury that made him hate humanity...

He Yu had truly been like a ray of light, capable of illuminating the entire world.

He had once been a fish, a big cat, a ghost, a vine, Tangyuan...

He had become all kinds of different beings.

Yet He Yu always recognized him. He always knew who he was.

He Yu never liked saying much, nor did he openly show much warmth.

But step by step, he uncovered the truth.

Step by step, he walked toward him.

He even wanted to save him.

He Yu had said nothing...

Yet he had done everything.

Blue Eyes found it difficult to describe the fulfillment he felt at this moment.

He didn't need to prove who he was.

He didn't need to say anything.

He only needed to appear.

As long as he looked into He Yu's eyes...

He Yu understood everything.

It was the mutual understanding of two souls.

A bond that had made every journey across different worlds, every siege, every drop of blood shed...

Still worth it.

—Meeting He Yu was the greatest blessing of his eternal life.

The ripples in the water grew fainter and fainter until they vanished completely.

Before Lan Ersi closed his eyes, those eyes, with only a trace of blue remaining, remained fixed on He Yu.

Within them were countless emotions.

Countless unspoken words.

Enough to drown a person.

Li Zhan silently etched He Yu's appearance into his memory, engraving every detail deep into his heart...

Before once again beginning another long wait.

For everyone else, it had only been a few days, perhaps a dozen days, at most a month.

For Li Zhan...

It had been countless instances.

Starting from one instance, waiting until death before giving up, over and over again.

An unimaginably long passage of time.

Lan Ersi finally closed his eyes.

He collapsed.

His breathing ceased.

Perhaps because he feared Lan Ersi would harm He Yu, Li Zhan's final conscious thought had been to kill Lan Ersi.

What lay on the ground now...

Was merely a body.

He Yu stood there for a long time.

Then he stepped forward, walked past the corpse, and never looked down again.

Toward that body without those blue eyes...

He couldn't summon even the slightest emotion.

【Bullet Screen: "AHHHH! What exactly did He Shen say?!"】

【Bullet Screen: "Damn it! Why wouldn't they let us hear it?! Ugh, I can't take this!"】

【Bullet Screen: "Did he confess?!"】

【Bullet Screen: "You're overthinking it... Do you seriously think He Shen is the type to confess?"】

【Bullet Screen: "Honestly, I never felt He Shen had that deep of an attachment to Blue Eyes... Every time he stabbed him, he was pretty decisive. My XingHe pairing is still superior. Just that single 'Wait for me'—absolutely incredible!!"】

【Bullet Screen: "If you're saying that, I disagree. He Shen treats Ling Buchen even better. He even gave him Li Zhan's zither."】

【Bullet Screen: "My silly boy was practically about to blow himself up, and He Shen still stayed to guard him. Isn't that sweet?"】

【Bullet Screen: "What about Eugene? They coordinated an entire battle with just one look. Imagine what would happen if they exchanged two looks—they'd practically be in love!"】

【Bullet Screen: "Stop arguing! One's an NPC, the rest are comrades-in-arms. There's nothing to ship. Let He Shen shine on his own and advance!"】

【Bullet Screen: "Kick that person above out."】

【Bullet Screen: "Kick them out!"】

...

—

Eugene pressed his ear against the door, his face full of gossip.

"What are they doing in there? Why isn't there any sound?"

The moment he mentioned the silence, his face darkened.

Qiong looked puzzled.

"Isn't it good if they aren't whispering?"

Eugene: "......You're just a little kid. You wouldn't understand."

Zhen Xing and Ling Buchen stood nearby with their usual icy expressions, both staring blankly into space.

After a while, Ling Buchen muttered quietly,

"NPCs can't leave, right?"

Zhen Xing thought for a moment before replying,

"He doesn't have a body. He probably can't."

The two exchanged a glance.

They instantly saw the exact same emotion in each other's eyes—

Good.

That's a relief.

Siya stood there in a daze.

Duan Yuchen nudged her curiously and lowered his voice.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?"

Siya slowly raised her head to look at him but said nothing.

Just then—

Click.

The door opened.

Eugene nearly stumbled inside.

He Yu stood in the doorway, expressionless, looking at him.

"Need something?"

Eugene straightened up while still carrying Wanrenzhan, coughed awkwardly, and replied,

"Ahem. Nothing. We were just waiting for you."

Siya immediately stepped forward until she was standing in front of He Yu.

Her face was filled with shock, and even her voice trembled uncontrollably.

"He Yu... he was—"

"Shh."

He Yu raised one finger to his lips.

Siya instantly fell silent.

She understood.

Now wasn't the time to reveal Li Zhan's identity.

They were being livestreamed to the entire universe.

The moment Li Zhan's identity was exposed, chaos would erupt outside.

It might even force them into the exact same predicament as the previous competition.

But when she looked into He Yu's eyes, Siya knew he had no intention of hiding it forever.

Deep within those eyes burned a flame.

If it couldn't burn away the people behind everything...

It would burn himself instead.

He Yu had undoubtedly already planned everything.

For some reason...

Siya suddenly felt sorry for him.

He looked so slender.

So frail.

His combat power was only 2.

Yet he carried far too much on his shoulders.

As his teammates, all they had to do was carry out his arrangements.

Everything else...

He worried about for them.

The one controlling the overall situation was never an easy role.

Siya's eyes reddened.

She whispered softly,

"Yuyu... I won't ever call you crazy again. From now on, however you arrange things is exactly what I'll do. And... if you're sad, you can cry."

He Yu: "......"

He looked at her strangely, his brows tightly knitted.

"What exactly have you been imagining?"

Sniffling, Siya rubbed her reddened eyes.

Qiong scratched her head.

"...He Yu wouldn't cry. Stop imagining things."

He Yu had cried before.

But that had only been while acting.

He had stabbed Blue Eyes countless times without shedding a single tear.

Although He Yu looked slender, delicate, and pale...

There was unmistakably an unyielding backbone within him.

He was exactly the type who would bleed without crying.

In that regard...

He was stronger than countless Federation soldiers.

—Of course, he was already incredibly strong to begin with.

Duan Yuchen scratched his head as well.

After carefully considering his words, he asked,

"So... what exactly was Blue Eyes in this instance? A god? Can an NPC become a god?"

That completely overturned everything he knew, and he couldn't suppress his curiosity.

He Yu looked at him.

Truthfully, he was very satisfied with these teammates.

They never needed to coordinate stories in advance.

They all instinctively knew what should be asked...

What shouldn't be asked...

What could be said...

And what absolutely couldn't.

They never made him feel troubled.

For teammates like these...

He Yu was willing to spend a little time explaining.

"You could call him a god.

"But he isn't a god."

The statement sounded contradictory.

Everyone looked at him.

He Yu explained,

"I've said this before. A god is simply someone who follows the energy system and has become extremely powerful. They've broken through the barrier separating the combat power system from the energy system. Not only do they possess enormous energy within themselves, they can also manipulate the energy of the world itself. That's what a god is."

He Yu genuinely admired gods.

Everyone had always believed only in the combat power system.

Yet someone had managed to break free from that understanding and walk the path of the energy system.

That required both extraordinary luck...

And extraordinary strength.

Neither could be missing.

The others nodded.

They remembered him saying this before.

He Yu continued,

"So, someone capable of skillfully controlling energy can be called a god, but also isn't truly a god. If all of you become stronger and gain greater mastery over energy, then you'll also count as gods under the traditional definition."

Everyone: "!!!"

So...

Becoming a god...

Was actually that simple?

Eugene frowned and immediately asked,

"Our bodies contain a great deal of energy. Once we can skillfully use that energy, wouldn't we become like Blue Eyes..."

Able to extract energy from their own bodies...

And inject it into others?

Wouldn't that mean they could all become...

"Food"?

He Yu shook his head.

"No.

"Your bodies contain a great deal of energy, but your bodies themselves aren't made of energy. The amount you could extract would probably be very limited.

"Blue Eyes is different.

"The NPC Blue Eyes may very well have been made of energy from the very beginning."

He was fundamentally different from every other NPC.

His very existence was unique.

He might have been molded entirely out of energy.

Which meant...

He himself was energy.

By refining his flesh and blood, countless samples of blood rich in energy could be obtained.

After further extraction...

They became the potions.

That...

Was something impossible to accomplish with anyone else.

Everyone immediately understood.

At the same time, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

At least they didn't need to worry that continuing to cultivate would eventually leave them in the same situation as Blue Eyes.

That was good.

—

The Royal Palace.

After a long silence, someone finally spoke quietly.

"If every Federation citizen learns that Blue Eyes is actually Li Zhan, then countless Federation powerhouses will hate us. At that point, we might not only lose our authority—we could even put ourselves in danger..."

The moment those words were spoken, everyone exchanged uneasy glances.

Even the head of District Three, who had advocated admitting everything, fell silent.

—No one wanted to die.

—But given the current situation, they couldn't keep hiding it forever.

Someone from District Two said,

"So what do we do? Hide it again like last time? Suspend the livestream if necessary?"

Someone from District Five shook their head.

"Suspending the livestream would be troublesome. We'd need cooperation from many different factions. Besides, the previous suspension already caused endless speculation, and that was when people knew almost nothing."

This time...

The audience already knew far too much.

If they interrupted the livestream again now...

It would obviously look suspicious.

Federation citizens would certainly cause an uproar.

Moreover...

Inside weren't just He Yu, Zhen Xing, Eugene, Wanrenzhan, Duan Yuchen, Siya, Yuan Ze, Qiong, Zhante, and the others.

All of them had enormous popularity.

If something happened to them...

Their supporters would turn the Federation upside down.

—Not to mention that Cheng Zhao wasn't the only District Three operative inside.

Unless absolutely necessary...

The livestream could not be interrupted.

The head of District Four frowned deeply.

"We can't keep delaying this. If this continues, He Yu and the others might reveal the truth themselves. They've undoubtedly already figured out that Blue Eyes is Li Zhan!"

Just then...

In the projection, He Yu stopped Siya from speaking while offering a special explanation for NPC Blue Eyes.

The meeting room once again fell silent.

Qiu Dao was the first to speak, his eyes wide.

"He Yu... isn't planning to reveal the truth?!"

The head of District Three took a deep breath.

His eyes filled with admiration.

"He Yu is an exceptionally intelligent person. Just when we thought he didn't know, he figured it out and explained it. Then, just when we thought he would expose everything, he deliberately concealed it instead...

"How truly... brilliant."

Someone like that...

Dying inside would be far too regrettable.

The upper ranks of District Three were now deeply regretting sending Cheng Zhao in.

They even regretted approving Zhen Xing's application.

Top Talent Show should never have been entered in the first place.

Finally, the King made his decision.

"Since He Yu isn't planning to reveal it for now, we'll delay things a little longer."

He stood up and waved his hand.

"Everyone, I'll go prepare a statement. In one hour, I'll release a temporary explanation to all Federation citizens.

"I'll buy us some time.

"I hope that while I'm buying that time, all of you will carefully consider one question—

"What exactly should we do?"

The King left.

The others remained seated inside the room, sighing heavily.

—

Death Prison.

After He Yu finished explaining, everyone checked the time before heading toward the passageway.

Dr. Ganlun hadn't lied.

He had indeed opened the passage for them.

Once they arrived, they clearly saw a doorway.

The door stood open.

Looking through it...

Beyond lay only endless darkness.

Nothing could be seen.

Yet everyone knew—

The moment they stepped through that door...

This instance would truly come to an end.

Instantly, their heartbeats accelerated.

They had actually survived...

A death instance like this.

No one moved.

Instead, intentionally or otherwise, everyone remained on guard against anyone attempting to cross that doorway.

True, throughout this instance they had been teammates.

But the existence of the "killer" identity meant they had no choice but to remain vigilant.

Without vigilance...

They would only harm themselves and everyone else.

At this moment...

If the killer crossed that doorway first...

The remaining seven people would all be eliminated.

—Who exactly was the killer?

There were still eight people remaining in this battleground:

He Yu.

Ling Buchen.

Wanrenzhan.

Zhen Xing.

Eugene.

Siya.

Duan Yuchen.

Qiong.

Eight people who had worked together flawlessly...

And survived life-and-death situations side by side.

It felt painful to suspect any of them.

It would feel just as painful if any of them died.

Eugene's voice was dry.

"So...

"Who's the killer?"

Everyone looked toward He Yu.

Taking a deep breath, He Yu calmly said,

"Let's continue analyzing. We've already analyzed it twice. Now we may need to throw everything out and start over."

During their previous analyses, Wanrenzhan and Zhen Xing had both been absent.

They had excluded the two of them.

Now Zhen Xing had awakened.

Wanrenzhan was still alive.

Unless they intended to leave Wanrenzhan behind...

They also had to consider the possibility that he was the killer.

Duan Yuchen shook his head.

"Analysis isn't all that reliable. Your earlier guess was correct—the murderer isn't necessarily the killer."

Qiong slowly swept her gaze across everyone before asking seriously,

"Will anyone admit they've killed someone?"

The murderer wasn't necessarily the killer.

So...

The murderer could admit it.

However, after she finished speaking...

No one opened their mouth.

Everyone remained silent.

Clearly...

Not a single person admitted to having killed anyone.

Siya curled her lips into a mocking smile.

"How ridiculous.

"No one admits to being the murderer.

"Then how exactly did Annie and Qu Wu die?

"Did the system kill them?"

Zhen Xing shook his head.

"No.

"The livestream is still running.

"We don't know what happened during Chaos Night, but the audience does.

"The system doesn't kill people.

"It could only have been one of us."

Even if Annie had been killed by Qu Wu on the first night...

Then Qu Wu must have been killed by one of them on the second night.

Eugene said,

"We've already analyzed this before.

"On the first night, Annie died.

"The person least likely to kill Annie was Qu Wu.

"They both shared the same objective—to kill He Yu.

"So the murderer may have been protecting He Yu."

Siya immediately countered,

"If it was to protect He Yu, why wouldn't they admit it?"

Ling Buchen answered calmly,

"There are only two possibilities.

"First—the murderer is the killer.

"If they admit it, they'll expose their identity.

"Second...

"The murderer doesn't know they killed someone."

Everyone had already considered that possibility.

But they would much rather accept the first one than the second.

With the first...

At least they had someone to investigate.

With the second...

How were they supposed to determine who the killer was?

Duan Yuchen sneered.

"So after fighting through an annihilation-level instance and finally carving out a path to survival...

"We still have to kill each other in the end?"

If they couldn't identify the killer...

And wanted to survive...

Then everyone except the killer would have no choice but to kill everyone else first.

Qiong murmured,

"At a time like this...

"I almost wish the killer had been Annie or Qu Wu..."

He Yu glanced at the time, rolled his neck slightly, adjusted his glasses, and said in a calm, composed voice,

"Let's analyze it.

"Everything requires evidence and clues.

"Even hidden rules leave a path to survival.

"The killer rule can't possibly exist without logic."

Everyone nodded.

They all calmed themselves and prepared to begin.

Eugene stretched slightly, his silver hair swaying.

"Let's consolidate everything.

"First, let's assume the killer is also the murderer.

"Find the murderer first.

"If the murderer knowingly killed someone while pretending not to know, then they're definitely the killer.

"If they genuinely didn't know, then we'll continue analyzing."

Without any definitive evidence...

Deduction was their only option.

Fortunately...

There wasn't a single fool present.

The only fool was still unconscious.

Unfortunately...

There wasn't a single fool present.

First, they reviewed the conclusions from their previous two discussions.

On the first night...

Everyone possessed one fragment of memory.

Their final suspects had been Eugene, Wanrenzhan, and Ling Buchen.

On the second night...

The memories were extremely limited.

Everyone only remembered seeing Qu Wu get up.

Qu Wu might have been trying to kill He Yu.

Anyone could therefore have killed Qu Wu to protect He Yu—

Except Wanrenzhan.

Duan Yuchen asked,

"Can we completely eliminate the two ladies?"

Eugene thought briefly before nodding.

"We were all in the men's dormitory.

"They couldn't possibly have crossed all those security checkpoints from the women's dormitory.

"And even if they wanted to, the prison staff wouldn't have allowed it."

Siya clapped her hands.

"Excellent.

"Then the killer is among the six of you."

Zhen Xing frowned slightly.

"I know nothing about Chaos Night because I was unconscious.

"I didn't even know Qu Wu got up.

"So I'll analyze only the first night.

"The timeline can be divided into four groups.

"Group One: Qu Wu and Eugene.

"Group Two: Wanrenzhan and me.

"Group Three: He Yu and Ling Buchen.

"Group Four: Duan Yuchen wandering around.

"We need to determine the sequence."

Group One—

Qu Wu went to kill He Yu but ran into Annie.

Eugene arrived afterward and found Annie standing while Qu Wu lay unconscious.

Group Two—

Wanrenzhan attacked Annie and took advantage of He Yu.

Zhen Xing fought Wanrenzhan.

Group Three—

He Yu went to kill Annie.

Ling Buchen woke up after hearing movement.

He Yu failed and retreated.

Duan Yuchen said,

"My possibility was already ruled out before.

"My setting was that everyone bullied me.

"I wouldn't have dared kill Annie."

Therefore...

The murderer had to be in Groups One, Two, or Three.

Either Eugene...

Wanrenzhan...

Or Ling Buchen.

Suddenly, Qiong frowned suspiciously.

"Not necessarily.

"Groups Two and Three both involve killing Annie.

"But Group One didn't actually need to kill Annie—unless Eugene also had a reason to protect He Yu.

"If Group One merely knocked Annie unconscious...

"Then Duan Yuchen might have dared kill Annie."

Duan Yuchen replied,

"Annie only bullied me.

"There wasn't any direct setting forcing me to kill Annie."

Eugene said,

"Combining everything from the second night...

"The murderer is still either me or Ling Buchen.

"And I'll repeat what I've said before.

"If it's between the two of us...

"Then I'm absolutely certain it's Ling Buchen."

He stared fixedly at Ling Buchen, his eyes sharp.

"I think...

"I've figured out the timeline."

Everyone looked toward him.

Taking a deep breath, Eugene continued staring at Ling Buchen, carefully watching every reaction before speaking coldly—

"From the Prophecy Card, we know Annie wanted to kill He Yu.

"I don't know why.

"Shortly after Chaos Night began...

"Annie went to kill He Yu but ran into Qu Wu, who was also there to kill He Yu.

"Annie didn't know Qu Wu had the same objective.

"So Annie attacked Qu Wu.

"Qu Wu's combat power was lower.

"He was knocked unconscious.

"Then I arrived.

"I found Annie standing over Qu Wu.

"Qu Wu was my friend.

"So I fought Annie.

"I'm stronger than Annie.

"I knocked him unconscious.

"But I had no reason to kill him.

"Afterward...

"I took Qu Wu away...

"And threw Annie back **.

"Then He Yu woke up and went to kill Annie.

"Ling Buchen also woke up.

"He made a sound that startled He Yu into retreating.

"And at that exact moment...

"Ling Buchen killed Annie!

"Only afterward came Wanrenzhan and Zhen Xing's timeline.

"Wanrenzhan didn't kill anyone.

"As for when Duan Yuchen wandered around...

"I don't know.

"And it doesn't matter."

The analysis made sense.

It even accounted for every suspicion and possibility.

Duan Yuchen nodded.

"Before, I thought Ling Buchen wasn't likely because his combat power wasn't enough to kill Annie.

"But if Annie had already been knocked unconscious by Eugene...

"Then it's entirely possible."

Qiong added,

"There's another possibility.

"If Wanrenzhan and Zhen Xing's timeline came before He Yu and Ling Buchen's...

"Then Wanrenzhan could be the murderer.

"Or perhaps Duan Yuchen suddenly appeared midway."

Zhen Xing frowned.

"If the killer is also the murderer, then the murderer on both nights is probably the same person.

"So it wouldn't be Wanrenzhan.

"Eugene's timeline makes sense.

"The murderer should be someone after Eugene...

"But before Wanrenzhan."

"Of course...

"That still includes the unpredictable Duan Yuchen."

Eugene remained firm.

"If it's between Ling Buchen and Duan Yuchen...

"I'll always choose Ling Buchen.

"He had two separate motives for killing Annie.

"He already had a grudge.

"And then there was He Yu."

Siya nodded.

"Based on the analysis...

"That's true.

"He had the strongest motive.

"And the highest probability."

Zhen Xing spoke calmly.

"On the first night Annie was unconscious.

"Ling Buchen could have killed him.

"On the second night Ling Buchen had already removed his restraint bracelet.

"He could completely overpower Qu Wu.

"So he could also have killed him."

He looked at Ling Buchen and shrugged.

"Sorry.

"If you don't have a reasonable explanation...

"It can only be you."

Everyone looked at Ling Buchen.

The situation was eerily similar to the confrontation on the surface the previous night.

Ling Buchen gave a bitter smile.

"I really don't know.

"My memories contain absolutely no scenes of me killing Annie or Qu Wu.

"I never received any system notification identifying me as the killer.

"But judging from your analysis...

"Even I find myself suspecting myself."

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