This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

【You have received invitations from Battle Planet’s Henry, Ordinary Planet’s Mark, Chaos Planet’s Jinchuan, and Blue Star’s Ling Buchen. Please choose to accept or reject.】

【You have been bound by Wanrenzhan and Duan Yuchen using Binding Cards. You have already become teammates and unlocked team chat permissions during the team-up phase.】

He Yu raised his brows slightly. Other than Wanrenzhan, the rest were names he hadn’t expected.

But he quickly understood.

As the popularity ranker of the previous round, and a contestant whose performance this round was equally astonishing, He Yu had undoubtedly become someone all contestants paid attention to.

They didn’t know his combat power or vote count, but they knew audiences were obsessed with him.

For contestants with low popularity and weak strength, no matter who they invited, they would probably be rejected anyway. So if that was the case, why not gamble on inviting the most popular contestant?

What if it worked?

Battle Planet’s Henry probably had some strength, which was why he had sent an invitation to He Yu so early.

And while He Yu was thinking, several more team invitations arrived. Some names were unfamiliar, while others were extremely recognizable.

—Tsk, so this is the halo of being popularity rank number one.

The barrage exploded—

“So many people invited He Yu?! Shocking!”

“What’s so shocking about that? If I were in the competition, I’d invite He Yu too. He’s popular, his combat power is unknown, and he’s not one of the publicly acknowledged super monsters. Picking him brings popularity and attention, and you might not even lose.”

“Tsk tsk, makes sense. So who’s he gonna pick?”

“Who knows? He Yu’s brain circuitry has always been weird.”

“It’s normal for Wanrenzhan to bind He Yu. He’s been yelling about killing him forever. But what’s Duan Yuchen doing?”

......

Master Forger Duan Yuchen had bound himself to He Yu.

That truly exceeded the expectations of many viewers. They had assumed the people binding He Yu would be Zhen Xing or Eugene. No one expected it to be Duan Yuchen.

The two contestants who had bound themselves to He Yu had now both become his teammates.

Duan Yuchen only sent one message—

【Where are you?】

Wanrenzhan, meanwhile, sent an entire string—

【Where are you?】

【I’m telling you right now, you’re screwed. In the next instance, I’m definitely killing you!】

【No matter how smart you are, once we enter the instance, just wait obediently for death.】

【If you’re willing to surrender, or maybe...】

......

He Yu ignored all of them directly.

He accepted Ling Buchen’s invitation.

【Congratulations! Blue Star’s He Yu and Blue Star’s Ling Buchen have successfully formed a team!】

The barrage instantly flooded with “HAHAHAHA”—

“HAHAHAHAHAHA I’m dying!”

“The contestants can’t see other contestants’ combat power. Did these two both think the other person was some hidden expert?”

“Blue Star people really have garbage combat power, hahaha. The combat power bottom-ranker and second-to-last in all of <Top Talent Show> teamed up successfully, hahaha.”

“Blue Star does have one strong guy, what’s his name... Bo Jingshan. He’s already A-rank combat power. Still not enough to count as top-tier, but his growth rate is terrifying.”

“I can’t wait to see the collision between the two lowest combat powers!”

......

Blue Star.

Wei Jiaguo looked conflicted.

“Ling Buchen and He Yu teaming up? They’re both from Blue Star, so they should coordinate better, but these two...”

These two were both a little mysterious!

Who knew what kind of sparks would fly once they collided?

Zheng Ke nodded.

“When the contestants were first selected, neither of them was on the list of favored candidates. Yet up to now, they’ve unexpectedly become the two Blue Star contestants attracting the most universal audience attention. Especially He Yu. He’s been completely beyond expectations.”

Ye Kaijun said, “Ignoring combat power, I actually really want to see them cooperate.”

Zheng Ke hesitated.

“They... should cooperate, right?”

Then his chest tightened, and he suddenly added—

“What if the next instance doesn’t allow cooperation at all? What if it’s a brutal slaughter-type instance?”

Everyone’s expressions changed instantly.

Even though they knew this talent show was a slaughter competition where only one person could survive to the end, they still didn’t want to see Blue Star’s two currently most popular contestants killing each other...

Wei Jiaguo inhaled deeply.

“Let’s keep watching. We’ll know once the second elimination round begins.”

—

He Yu tossed his location to Ling Buchen, Wanrenzhan, and Duan Yuchen, then stood where he was and waited.

While waiting, he analyzed the rules while listening to the surrounding commotion.

As expected of the Scheming Team-Up Phase—

“He invited me!”

“Accept his invitation, then invite me. I’ll bring Zhang in afterward. The three of us can team up and kill him!”

“I’ll invite you, but you have to invite the person I specify.”

“First tell me who.”

“I know Bart invited Kui!”

“That’s perfect. You invite Bart. I’ll go talk privately with Kui.”

“Zhang invited me. He definitely wants to kill me!”

“It’s fine. We only need two more people to reach nine members. Once Zhang uses up his invitation slot, he’ll be alone. Nine against one, guaranteed victory. His equipment will become ours!”

......

He Yu concealed his presence and stood in an inconspicuous corner, quietly listening to the horrifying “plans” of the passersby.

The first to arrive was Ling Buchen.

And Ling Buchen hadn’t come alone.

There was also an unfamiliar man beside him. The man looked incredibly strong, enough to rival Wanrenzhan in physique, and his oppressive aura was intense.

But at the moment, the man’s face was full of dissatisfaction.

“Ling Buchen, what the hell is wrong with you?!”

Ling Buchen replied calmly, “Zhante, I just wanted to team up with you.”

Zhante grabbed his hair wildly.

“This is called wanting to team up with me?! You used a Team-Up Card to force me into your team!”

He was still complaining when Ling Buchen suddenly stopped walking.

He Yu stood in the corner and looked toward him.

Their gazes met.

And the instant their eyes connected, the surrounding noise seemed to fall silent all at once.

People’s auras were different.

Some people, no matter how good they were, were simply destined to clash.

And some people—

The moment you saw them for the first time, you knew.

You two would get along perfectly.

It was a kind of communication through the eyes.

A kind of spiritual resonance.

Ling Buchen had watched He Yu’s livestream and knew he possessed an unbelievably beautiful face.

But now that he was seeing him in person for the first time, astonishment still flashed through his eyes involuntarily.

“He Yu” had seen Ling Buchen before as well.

Not with his own eyes, but through the original owner’s memories.

During the original owner’s debut season, Ling Buchen ranked first, while He Yu ranked second.

After debuting, the original owner faded into obscurity, while Ling Buchen entered a music academy for further study. His future afterward had been bright and limitless.

Ling Buchen wasn’t as beautiful as He Yu.

Especially not compared to the current He Yu, whose “charm” radiated directly from his soul.

But Ling Buchen possessed a face as gentle as polished jade, one that naturally inspired affection. Black hair, black eyes, taller than He Yu, and strangely enough, utterly inconspicuous in a crowd.

Yet He Yu noticed him instantly.

Ling Buchen suddenly smiled.

“I feel like we’ve met before.”

He Yu smiled too.

“What a coincidence. So do I.”

—Ling Buchen wasn’t referring to that talent show season.

He meant the feeling.

—And He Yu understood.

The two looked at each other and smiled again, sharing a tacit understanding no one else could comprehend.

Meanwhile, beside them, Zhante looked at Ling Buchen, then at the seemingly delicate young man standing opposite them with rimless glasses...

He nearly jumped.

“The person you invited was actually He Yu?!”

He turned and lowered his voice beside Ling Buchen’s ear.

“Are you insane?! We still don’t know what this guy’s deal is, but he’s obviously not harmless. Aren’t you afraid he’ll screw us over?!”

Ling Buchen blinked innocently.

“But aren’t you here too?”

Zhante: “......”

Even though Zhante disliked Ling Buchen immensely and absolutely did not want to enter the same battleground as him...

They really could trust each other.

The preliminaries and the first round had taught Zhante one thing through blood and tears—

Absolutely never betray Ling Buchen!

That lesson had been carved into him painfully.

So Zhante would never betray Ling Buchen.

Ling Buchen inviting He Yu while simultaneously binding Zhante was a form of insurance.

Zhante thought for a moment, then lowered his voice again.

“You may have good luck, but your combat power is too low. We’ve never actually dealt with He Yu before. What if he’s terrifyingly strong? And he has Team-Up Cards too... No, this won’t do. I need to invite another person we can cooperate with.”

After speaking, Zhante sent an invitation to Harvey.

Harvey accepted.

Ling Buchen sighed helplessly.

“Maybe He Yu won’t betray us. Maybe he really can cooperate.”

Zhante stared at him.

“Didn’t you watch the livestreams before?! He screwed over both Zhen Xing and Eugene—”

He Yu pushed up his glasses, smiling faintly.

“Are you sure you want to discuss how to guard against me while standing this close to me? I can read lips.”

Ling Buchen: “......”

Zhante: “......”

Zhante felt awkward.

Ling Buchen, however, wasn’t embarrassed in the slightest. He walked over naturally and stopped beside He Yu.

“Zhante and I are already bound. He also invited another contestant. What about you? Have you invited anyone?”

He Yu replied calmly, “Not yet.”

The moment he finished speaking, a familiar voice rang out—

“He Yu! Invite me, invite me!”

—Eugene.

With his mechanical arm upgraded once again, Eugene ran over excitedly, his sharp and elegant face filled with confidence and carefree energy.

He Yu raised a brow.

“Oh? You want to enter the same battleground as me?”

Eugene nodded seriously.

“Yeah. Invite me.”

Then his eyes shifted toward Zhante beside them, narrowing slightly.

“Your teammate?”

He Yu nodded.

Eugene rubbed his chin.

“Reliable?”

He Yu answered flatly, “More reliable than you.”

Eugene froze.

Zhante froze too.

He Yu’s expression remained calm.

“Eugene, next time you lie in front of me, try disguising it better. Your invitation was far too fake.”

Eugene: “......”

He’d been seen through again.

Zhen Xing emerged from the crowd.

“Eugene, I told you already. You wouldn’t be able to trick He Yu into wasting an invitation slot.”

Eugene wasn’t embarrassed at all. He simply shrugged.

“You’ve gotta try, right?”

He looked at He Yu and explained openly—

“I’m not interested in becoming teammates with you next round.”

If the next elimination instance was a slaughter instance, Eugene couldn’t guarantee he could defeat He Yu.

And if he lost to He Yu, then He Yu was absolutely capable of killing him.

Even with the support votes from the previous round, Eugene couldn’t guarantee he had enough to survive safely this round.

He wanted to separate from He Yu this round, perform better independently, earn more support votes, and guarantee a one-hundred-percent advancement rate for the third round.

Then, in the third round, he’d dare to enter the same instance as He Yu.

—People who had never been intellectually crushed by He Yu could never understand that suffering.

Zhen Xing’s thoughts were exactly the same.

So Eugene’s earlier “team-up request” had merely been bait to trick He Yu into wasting an invitation opportunity.

—They were all opponents. If they could sabotage someone, they would.

He Yu had wanted to stay low-profile.

But with himself, Zhen Xing, Eugene, and Zhante gathered together in one corner, attracting attention was unavoidable.

People continuously drifted closer.

It was the perfect time to gather information and overhear secrets.

From within the crowd, Gedai and Tang Ke walked over.

“Do you guys still need members?”

Eugene blinked.

“Not full yet. Want to join us?”

Tang Ke hesitated.

Gedai sneered coldly.

“Eugene, I know you too well. Stop trying to trick people.”

If he joined Eugene’s team, he’d be walking straight into a death trap.

Eugene had invitation slots, Team-Up Cards, and multiple people inviting him already. At minimum, he could assemble three trustworthy teammates. Not to mention Zhen Xing.

Gedai, meanwhile, could only bring along two trustworthy people. Joining them would be suicide.

—The core principle of this round was:

Don’t get schemed against, and scheme against others first.

Tang Ke also realized it.

He looked at Eugene and Zhen Xing.

“If you two are cooperating, then anyone who joins your team becomes the victim.”

Eugene didn’t even bother denying it. He shrugged carelessly.

“If you don’t want in, then forget it. What about Cheng Zhao and Yuan Ze?”

Tang Ke replied, “I ran into them earlier. They’re both forming teams separately.”

Eugene nodded thoughtfully.

Gedai probed carefully.

“Eugene, how many people are missing from your team with Zhen Xing?”

Eugene tilted his head with an innocent expression.

“Guess?”

His cooperation with Zhen Xing practically made them invincible.

Any contestant who joined them—unless capable of helping one kill the other—would most likely end up being jointly eliminated by the pair.

Seeing Eugene refuse to answer directly, and remembering his Team-Up Cards, Gedai and Tang Ke’s expressions darkened.

Eugene rested his arm on Zhen Xing’s shoulder, very satisfied by the panic spreading among the others.

He Yu swept his gaze across everyone’s expressions, then looked toward Eugene and Zhen Xing.

Suddenly, he pulled out a card and said calmly—

“Zhen Xing, our team is only missing two people now. Want to join me? I guarantee I’ll cooperate with you.”

A Team-Up Card!

A Team-Up Card capable of forcibly binding people together!

And he’d said—

Only missing two people.

Two spots left.

Zhen Xing froze.

Eugene’s expression changed drastically. His hand slipped from Zhen Xing’s shoulder as a card appeared between his fingers.

Zhen Xing pressed his lips together. A Team-Up Card also appeared in his hand.

“Tsk tsk.” He Yu shook his head. “As expected, Eugene and Zhen Xing, you two never teamed up in the first place. You were just deceiving us.”

Not only had they never teamed up—

They had zero trust in each other.

Between the three of them, there were three Team-Up Cards total.

Two cards could cancel each other’s effects.

But the third one could still forcibly bind someone.

If He Yu teamed with Zhen Xing, and Zhen Xing then forcibly bound Eugene, then in the next round, Eugene would become their prey.

Because there was no trust, Eugene’s face darkened.

And Zhen Xing was equally on guard.

If they had already truly formed a team and intended to scheme others together, then He Yu’s Team-Up Card would never have threatened them.

Their relationship had been exposed so easily.

Eugene’s expression became ugly.

Zhen Xing remained more rational. Taking a deep breath, he said—

“There’s no trust between us. Three Team-Up Cards means nobody dares scheme against anyone else. So next round, no cooperation. We compete separately.”

“I don’t object,” He Yu replied.

Eugene sighed helplessly.

“What else can I say?”

His gaze toward He Yu turned complicated.

“You really can’t be tricked at all.”

He Yu raised a brow, about to answer—

Then suddenly paused slightly.

He turned to look behind him.

The person behind him nodded once.

The corners of He Yu’s lips lifted immediately.

I see.

Then this could be turned into an opportunity.

Right at that moment—

“So lively?”

Earlie’s voice sounded.

Everyone turned toward him, expressions shifting slightly.

Earlie, Duan Yuchen, and Siya had arrived together.

Which meant—

They had probably already formed a team.

Eugene narrowed his eyes slightly.

“You guys moved fast too. Showing up together as three people already? Joining someone else’s team, or recruiting people yourselves?”

Earlie stared viciously at He Yu.

“We already have teammates.”

Eugene and Zhen Xing both froze.

Then both looked meaningfully between He Yu and Duan Yuchen’s trio.

—They actually grouped together?

Zhen Xing spoke calmly.

“You plan to kill He Yu.”

It wasn’t phrased as a question.

The three of them forming a team and binding He Yu meant only one thing—

They had already decided to kill He Yu in the next instance.

Eugene suddenly burst into a somewhat gleeful laugh.

“Hehehe. He Yu, I thought you’d gathered teammates who could cooperate with you, but turns out they’re all people trying to kill you.”

“Since that’s the case...” Eugene flipped his Team-Up Card lazily. “I’ll wait and see who you team with next. Whoever it is, I’ll use this card on them.”

He Yu remained perfectly calm.

“No need to wait. I already invited Qiong. She accepted.”

As though worried they wouldn’t believe him, he even showed them the team connection.

【Barrage: “Why is he being this honest?!”】

【Barrage: “Holy shit, during a scheming round like this, he actually dares tell the truth?!”】

The surrounding crowd was stunned.

—Someone could actually be this straightforward?

—What was he planning?

Eugene and Zhen Xing exchanged glances.

Based on their understanding of He Yu, this absolutely reeked of a trap.

But...

Even if it was a trap, the worst-case scenario was merely exposing their Team-Up Cards while also forcing out He Yu’s.

Not a terrible trade.

The two exchanged another look.

Trying to outplay terrifyingly intelligent He Yu was worth it.

If they succeeded, great.

If they failed, no major loss.

Eugene laughed loudly.

“Then let’s prevent you and Qiong from binding.”

【He Yu and Qiong cannot bind.】

He Yu calmly used his own card.

【The “He Yu and Qiong cannot bind” effect has been removed.】

The two card effects canceled each other out.

He Yu’s invitation to Qiong remained valid—

But He Yu no longer possessed a Team-Up Card.

Eugene looked toward Zhen Xing.

Zhen Xing sighed.

“Sorry. This is a competition.”

The third Team-Up Card activated—

【He Yu and Qiong cannot bind.】

Qiong had just arrived.

She looked utterly confused.

Behind her stood her teammate Qiao Yuan.

Qiong blinked blankly.

“What’s going on?”

She had received He Yu’s invitation, thought about it, and accepted.

But after arriving, the connection was canceled, restored, then canceled again...

What the hell had just happened?!

Beside them, watching the show, Gedai looked thoroughly entertained.

“Haven’t you figured it out yet? He Yu’s next-round teammates are all people planning to kill him.”

He Yu had no Team-Up Cards left.

No invitation opportunities left.

He could no longer recruit teammates willing to help him.

—Which basically meant He Yu was finished next round.

Tang Ke, Annie, and the others all folded their arms, watching with great interest.

Even though they had cooperated last round, Eugene and Zhen Xing were proof enough—

There was no trust in this competition.

No morality.

No humanity.

Only one person could survive and leave alive.

Who would willingly hand that opportunity to someone else?

Who wanted to die?

Who would choose death willingly?

As the “preliminary popularity rank number one,” He Yu was naturally one of the primary targets everyone wanted eliminated.

Eugene and Zhen Xing had benefited from He Yu’s help last round, so they weren’t joining the assassination attempt.

But...

They certainly didn’t mind causing him a little trouble.

Qiong finally understood.

She looked at He Yu sympathetically.

Truthfully, she didn’t trust He Yu either.

When He Yu invited her, she immediately invited Qiao Yuan as backup for herself.

Now Zhen Xing and Eugene had blocked the possibility of her cooperating with He Yu.

Meaning He Yu’s team could now only recruit through Duan Yuchen’s side.

And that meant...

The only people entering his team would be people willing to cooperate in killing him.

He Yu was in an extremely dangerous position.

At that moment—

“He Yu! Hahaha! I’ve got a Binding Card! Even if you don’t want to team with me, you still have to!” Wanrenzhan suddenly jumped out from nowhere, looking unbearably smug. “In the next instance, I’m definitely gonna make you kneel and beg for mercy!”

Everyone: “......”

Another one came.

Even Gedai started feeling a little sorry for He Yu.

—At this point, every single one of his teammates wanted him dead!

Only after charging over did Wanrenzhan realize how crowded the place was.

“Huh? What happened? Why are there so many people here?”

Annie explained the situation to him.

Wanrenzhan’s eyes widened.

“So He Yu got screwed over?”

He burst into loud laughter.

“Hahahaha! He Yu, you think you’re so smart? Turns out you’re nothing special after all! If you kneel and beg, maybe I’ll consider cooperating with you, hahaha!”

Duan Yuchen and the others’ expressions changed slightly.

In a low voice, he said—

“Earlie. Invite people.”

—They intended to recruit teammates before Wanrenzhan could, fill the team to ten members, then enter the battleground and kill He Yu.

As for whether they could also kill Wanrenzhan afterward...

That would depend on the situation inside the instance.

Earlie nodded and prepared to send invitations.

Then He Yu suddenly smiled.

His voice was lazy and slightly hoarse.

“No need to busy yourselves. Our team is already full.”

Everyone froze.

Earlie halted and looked up at him.

Zhen Xing and Eugene were equally shocked.

He Yu extended a hand and casually rested it on Ling Buchen’s shoulder behind him, tilting his head slightly.

“Did you all forget? I still have a teammate too.”

Everyone: “???”

—Holy shit, there’s still another person here?!

—Since when was this guy standing there?!

—How did every single one of us ignore him?!

This person’s lack of presence was honestly bizarre...

Eugene narrowed his eyes.

“So what if you have this teammate? He invited you, which means he has no invitation opportunities left.”

He Yu stood very close to Ling Buchen, smiling faintly.

“Yep. He doesn’t have invitation slots anymore.”

Ling Buchen continued honestly with an innocent-looking face—

“But I do have Team-Up Cards.”

As he spoke, he pulled out a stack.

A stack of Team-Up Cards.

An entire stack.

A STACK.

Then he handed them all to He Yu.

Everyone: “???”

Everyone: “!!!”

Holy fucking shit, who the hell was this guy?!

Why did he have an entire stack of Team-Up Cards?!

And even more terrifying—

That entire stack had just landed in the hands of He Yu, a man with a hundred schemes hidden behind every smile!!

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