This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

He Yu looked at the crowd that had suddenly turned hostile and raised an eyebrow slightly.

“So you were only using me to clear the stage. You'd already planned to turn on us and kill us as soon as the challenge ended?”

No one answered.

There was no need to question it.

The moment they entered this competition, everyone already understood one thing: no matter what happened inside, no matter what promises were made, none of it could be trusted.

Because aside from yourself, everyone else was an enemy.

Showing mercy to an enemy was cruelty to yourself.

— If you spared an opponent, that opponent might kill you.

— Only one person could walk out of this competition alive.

Weapons were drawn as they charged forward without the slightest hesitation.

And He Yu, Wanrenzhan, and the others showed absolutely no intention of resisting.

They stood together, motionless.

A flicker of confusion crossed Eugene's and Zhen Xing's eyes.

Not resisting?

Waiting to die?

Just as the weapons were about to strike He Yu's group, He Yu smiled.

The smile was gentle.

Yet it carried a chill that crawled down one's spine.

“What a coincidence,” he said softly. “We never intended to cooperate with you either.”

None of them had been sincere.

They had merely been using one another.

Eugene froze.

At that instant, Wanrenzhan and the others behind He Yu revealed meaningful smiles.

Especially Wanrenzhan and Earlie.

The smugness on their faces was completely undisguised.

The attacks of over sixty contestants were already right in front of them.

Mud still covered their bodies.

They were still in a miserable state.

Yet under such circumstances...

They were smiling as though everything were already decided.

He Yu stood at the very front.

Gedai's blade and Annie's blade stabbed toward him simultaneously.

Just as the tips were about to reach his forehead and heart, He Yu suddenly raised a hand.

Two fingers came together beside his temple.

Confident.

Elegant.

Effortlessly composed.

“Goodbye, everyone.”

The moment the words fell—

Gedai, Annie, and the others charging at the front all struck empty air.

He Yu's entire team of ten vanished into thin air.

Gedai stumbled forward, barely maintaining his balance.

He stood frozen where He Yu had been moments ago, weapon still in hand, completely dumbfounded.

Where were they?

They had simply disappeared?

The livestream chat exploded.

“What?!”

“What just happened?!”

“Where did they go?!”

“Holy shit!! I've been watching Eugene's stream the whole time and wasn't watching He Yu. What the hell did they do? Why did all ten disappear?”

“Wait a second—did their entire team somehow reach 200,000 votes already?!”

...

Tang Ke looked utterly incredulous.

“The entire team got 200,000 votes each?!”

Eugene immediately denied it.

“Impossible.”

Ten million contestants had entered the competition.

Only one hundred thousand remained.

While audience votes were now more concentrated than before, that didn't mean obtaining two hundred thousand votes was easy.

At this stage, viewers had become relatively stingy with their votes.

Unless a contestant they particularly liked was about to be eliminated, or someone performed an exceptionally amazing feat, audiences generally wouldn't spend their vote.

After all, every viewer only had one vote per round.

If they used it too early, what would they do when someone needed it later?

So there was no way an entire team had already accumulated 200,000 votes at the beginning of the round.

Zhen Xing shook his head.

There wasn't even a trace of surprise on his face.

“I knew He Yu wouldn't be defeated that easily.”

Though their time together hadn't been long, he'd already learned something important.

— No one could ever guess how many hidden cards He Yu still possessed.

“Then why did they disappear? Where did they go? How did they vanish into thin air?!” Gedai grabbed his head in frustration.

Annie gritted their teeth.

“They escaped again.”

If they hadn't advanced, then they must have escaped.

Eugene wasn't disappointed by He Yu's escape.

In fact, he shared Zhen Xing's thinking.

Even when he attacked He Yu, he had never truly believed He Yu could be killed so easily.

The person he actually wanted dead was Ling Buchen.

Eugene sighed.

“What a waste of that Advancement Card.”

Compared to everything else, the Advancement Card was priceless.

Even equipment that boosted combat power couldn't compare.

Stronger equipment didn't guarantee survival.

The Advancement Card did.

Everyone could already predict that future voting requirements would only become harsher.

No one could guarantee they would always have enough votes.

The Advancement Card was insurance.

It was another life.

— It hurt.

Such a precious item had actually fallen into the hands of some unknown contestant from some unknown planet.

Everyone's eyes practically turned red with envy.

Yuan Ze suddenly asked curiously,

“The first stage is over. Shouldn't it be time to vote out the mole? Team One disappeared. Do they not have to vote?”

After thinking for a moment, Zhen Xing explained,

“The rules only say you can vote after clearing a stage. They never said you must vote. Team One probably chose to give up their voting opportunity.”

Everyone fell silent.

So where exactly had they gone?

And how had they disappeared?!

Cheng Zhao spoke up.

“Forget about He Yu for now. Shouldn't we vote first?”

Yuan Ze frowned and glanced at the wary contestants around him.

“Each team should handle its own affairs separately.”

The captains of the other teams immediately nodded.

— The time for internal conflict had arrived.

None of them had any desire to attack outside teams anymore.

The seven teams separated.

Very quickly, arguments over the mole vote erupted everywhere.

Accusations.

Insults.

Suspicion.

No one wanted to be voted out.

After all, being voted out meant death.

After a long period of chaos, every team ended up losing one member.

The seven teams were left with seven or eight members each.

And judging from their expressions, none of them had successfully identified the mole.

The mole remained.

Which meant the danger remained.

And the next round of slaughter remained inevitable.

Thus, when the seven teams headed toward the second stage together, they maintained large distances from one another.

They guarded against other teams while arguing among themselves.

The atmosphere was grim.

Cheng Zhao said,

“Everyone, it's best if we remain peaceful for now. Team One disappeared, and no one knows if they'll suddenly reappear. Let's stop wasting strength fighting ourselves.”

Yuan Ze nodded.

“Let's reach the second stage first. He Yu's group may already be there. We can still work together to eliminate them.”

The moment those words were spoken, everyone increased their pace.

The second stage was located very close to the first.

Soon, they saw it.

<Mud Sea Battle>

The first stage had been <Crossing the Mountain Gate>.

The second stage was <Mud Sea Battle>.

The chat had already exploded.

“AHHHHH! I just switched to He Yu's stream. Holy shit, I finally know where they went. That's insane.”

“How is there STILL a loophole for him to exploit in the second elimination round?!”

“He Yu is unbelievable. I'm watching his stream on my knees again.”

“Those sixty contestants really got played this time.”

“Damn, go watch He Yu's stream. That guy's operations are so outrageous you can't look away for even a second.”

“I just project multiple streams and watch them simultaneously.”

...

The audience already knew the truth.

The contestants standing before the second stage knew it too.

Every single one of them had dark expressions.

All eyes were fixed on the same place.

Beside the entrance to the second stage was a line of large golden text:

[Cleared Team: Team One]

Everyone stared.

“???”

So...

Team One had already cleared the second stage.

While everyone else was still struggling in the first stage, Team One had cleared the second stage and then returned.

That was why they had been covered in mud.

The stage itself was called <Mud Sea Battle>.

Tang Ke still looked confused.

“But... I don't understand where they went.”

Eugene's face darkened.

He had finally figured it out.

Staring at the golden words, he gritted his teeth.

“They went to the third stage. Didn't any of you read the rules carefully? The first and second stages are at the foot of the mountain. The third and fourth stages are halfway up. Since the third stage is much farther away, clearing the second stage grants direct teleportation to the third!”

Like a lightning strike, everyone understood.

“Damn it! No wonder they were covered in mud! Why didn't I realize it earlier?!”

“The second stage must've been difficult. That's why they looked so miserable. But because they were the only team attempting it, nobody interfered with them, so they eventually cleared it.”

“They're unbelievable... How did we never think about clearing the second stage first?”

“Who would've guessed the first and second stages didn't have to be completed in order?!”

From the third stage onward, teleportation was required.

They still had to clear the first two stages.

But since the first and second stages were right next to each other, and the rules never specified an order...

Why hadn't they thought of doing the second stage first?

With ten people attacking it together while nobody else was paying attention, they absolutely could have cleared it.

Zhen Xing took a deep breath.

“He Yu could have hidden after clearing the second stage and waited for us to clear the first. But for the equipment rewards from the first stage, and to stay one full stage ahead of everyone else... they came back and cooperated with us. They borrowed our strength to clear the first stage.”

Gedai cursed loudly.

“Fuck!”

They had truly been used.

It was a double win.

A trap within a trap.

Not only did Team One obtain rewards from two stages, they also remained one stage ahead.

Every other team had lost members.

Team One hadn't lost a single person.

Annie stood frozen for a long moment.

Then they slowly raised a middle finger and gritted their teeth.

“He Yu, you bastard!!”

—

At the entrance to the third stage.

“Hahahaha!”

Siya laughed so hard she nearly doubled over.

“Did you see their faces? The expressions they made when we disappeared were priceless.”

Wanrenzhan grinned smugly.

“They'll probably look even better now. Too bad we can't see it. What a shame.”

Harvey laughed too.

“The audience can see it. Hahaha.”

Earlie lifted his chin with a sneer.

“They actually thought they could outsmart us. Turns out they're the ones who got played.”

They had obtained equipment from two stages.

They had left all their competitors one stage behind.

It was a perfect victory.

Zhante looked toward He Yu somewhat dazedly.

“So... He Yu's plan really was brilliant.”

He couldn't help wondering what kind of monsters Blue Star produced.

A freak like Ling Buchen was already unbelievable.

Now there was also He Yu, whose intelligence bordered on the demonic.

With only eight combat power, he had manipulated over sixty elite contestants in the palm of his hand.

Terrifying.

The moment Zhante finished speaking, silence fell.

The He Yu they had complained about before...

Had actually come up with a solution.

And it had actually worked.

Whether they wanted to admit it or not, they had to acknowledge one fact:

Without He Yu, this round would have been incredibly dangerous.

He had brought danger.

But he had also solved danger.

Even during the second stage, he had personally handled the planning and tactical arrangements.

— This man was truly terrifying.

Everyone looked at him with complicated expressions.

Qiong suddenly seemed to think of something.

Adjusting the brim of her hat, she looked suspiciously at He Yu.

“We never voted to eliminate a mole during either of the first two stages...”

He Yu was recording something in his notebook.

His hand paused slightly.

Looking over the top of his glasses, he met her gaze.

Calm.

Natural.

Open.

“Which is more important, voting or staying alive? We couldn't afford to waste even a second.”

After clearing the second stage, they had needed to return to the first immediately.

If someone had already cleared the first stage by the time they returned, the entire plan would have been meaningless.

They had been racing against time.

That was why Eugene and the others had seen them practically crawling back.

Not a single second had been wasted.

And if they had eliminated someone during the second stage, Team One would have been missing a member.

That alone might have alerted Eugene and the others.

So they couldn't vote.

And when the first stage ended...

That required even less explanation.

The moment the other seven teams turned hostile, if Team One had delayed even slightly, they would have died.

How could they possibly stop to vote?

Perfectly reasonable.

Qiong withdrew her gaze and nodded.

“True. Staying alive matters more. We'll find the mole this round.”

Zhante looked at He Yu.

“Do you have any suspects?”

He Yu calmly closed his notebook.

“A few. But I need more time to verify them. For now, let's clear the third stage. We can't let the others catch up.”

Everyone nodded.

The group of ten stepped into the third stage.

And He Yu...

Had he really only been calculating against those seven teams?

The livestream chat exploded once again.

“FUCK FUCK FUCK! I just realized something absolutely terrifying!”

“Me too!”

“Duan Yuchen and the others had already decided to vote out He Yu the moment the first stage ended. But they never got the chance!”

“They cleared two stages and still never received a voting opportunity!”

“If they got a vote, they'd definitely eliminate He Yu. So He Yu simply never gave them a chance to vote!”

“He wasn't just manipulating those sixty contestants. He manipulated everyone in the entire competition except his own side!”

“That's terrifying. This isn't a double win. It's a triple win!”

...

A triple win.

A scheme within a scheme within a scheme.

— Weren't you all planning to vote him out the first chance you got?

— Then he simply wouldn't give you that chance.

And now, the people who had been following He Yu's rhythm still hadn't realized it.

Everything seemed perfectly reasonable.

Every decision appeared to be the correct choice based on practical benefits.

As the livestream chat exploded, the discussion forums exploded as well.

He Yu's unbelievable display of calculation left countless viewers stunned.

After the shock settled, one Federation expert calmed down, took a deep breath, and posted an analysis thread.

[He Yu is terrifying.

I honestly can't tell whether he was trying to manipulate those seven teams or manipulate his own teammates.

However, this round remains extremely difficult for He Yu.

His combat power means he cannot personally eliminate all his teammates.

At the same time, the frightening strategic ability he has displayed makes his teammates feel both reassured and threatened.

This is a competition where only one person survives.

Everyone is a life-or-death rival.

I fully believe that Duan Yuchen and the others still share the same consensus:

The first person to be voted out will be He Yu.

If the seven teams catch up, they will attack Team One.

He Yu will be in danger.

If the seven teams fail to catch up and Team One no longer faces the threat of mole eliminations, then unless they can identify the mole with certainty, they will absolutely choose to eliminate He Yu first and remove a future competitor.

He Yu will still be in danger.

No matter what situation occurs, He Yu remains in danger.

His combat power is low.

But his ability to scheme is so terrifying that Duan Yuchen and the others must already regard him as a dangerous opponent.

He Yu can stop two rounds of voting.

But what about the third stage?

There is absolutely no way he can stop it.

Therefore, He Yu's situation remains extremely difficult.

Extremely difficult.

In fact, he may not make it beyond the third stage.]

The analysis received widespread agreement.

There was no reason for He Yu to stop the vote in the third stage.

And during that vote, they would undoubtedly target He Yu first.

No one could imagine any possible way for him to survive.

Every step he took was on the edge of a blade.

And now, it seemed as though he had once again reached a dead end.

Every road ahead appeared blocked.

Not a single ray of hope could be seen.

The monstrously intelligent He Yu...

Appeared to be standing on the brink of disaster.

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