This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

After the first stage, <Crossing the Mountain Gate>, and the second stage, <Mud Sea Battle>, the third stage was called—

<Labyrinth Chaos>.

The entrance was an entirely ordinary door.

Yet after passing through it, they found themselves inside an enormous and bustling palace.

The moment they stepped through the doorway, they arrived directly in a grand hall.

The vast hall was completely empty.

Only dark passageways stretched away in every direction.

At a glance, they inspired a sense of gloom and despair.

Wanrenzhan frowned impatiently.

“Why is there nothing here?”

Duan Yuchen rolled his eyes.

“You should be thankful there's nothing here. Based on the first two stages, all six stages of this round probably require combat, and terrifying combat at that. The fact that this place is empty means it can serve as a hub—a fallback point if we get lost.”

Everyone nodded in agreement.

That wasn't speculation.

It was experience.

The first two stages had both been cleared through fighting.

He Yu nodded as well.

“Exactly. This stage won't be easy. I even suspect the difficulty gradually increases from the foot of the mountain to the summit.”

The difficulty was increasing.

Their numbers were decreasing.

How were they supposed to clear the stages successfully?

— By obtaining more equipment.

Whether a mole killed teammates, teammates killed a mole, or contestants voted teammates out, equipment would drop from the eliminated person.

Combined with equipment rewarded for clearing stages, that was the only way they could continue growing stronger.

This competition encouraged combat every second of every day.

Everyone's expressions darkened.

Qiao Yuan took a deep breath.

“Forget it. Let's not waste time. There's still a huge group behind us plotting how to kill us.”

Especially after what they had just pulled.

Those people would only want them dead even more.

Duan Yuchen said,

“Let's just pick a path and go.”

No one objected.

Since it was a maze, there was no way they would pass through easily.

At the beginning, whichever path they chose probably didn't matter much.

They selected the passage directly ahead.

The tunnel was pitch-black.

Visibility extended no more than two meters.

Only after entering did they realize that what had seemed like a straight corridor from outside was actually full of twists and turns.

“The walls are soft.”

Qiong was the first to touch one.

She knocked on it lightly.

Almost no sound came back.

Zhante slashed it with his blade.

A deep cut appeared.

But what happened next made everyone's eyes widen.

The seemingly normal wall suddenly began to squirm.

Everyone immediately stepped back and raised their guard.

The wall continued writhing.

After about a minute, the slash disappeared completely.

Everyone's expressions darkened further.

Wanrenzhan frowned.

“Looks like the worst-case scenario. These walls can't retain any marks. It's going to be almost impossible to keep track of directions.”

He Yu touched the wall.

His fingers rubbed lightly across the surface.

His brows knitted slightly.

Then he withdrew his hand.

As though he had discovered nothing at all, he calmly said,

“That's normal. Otherwise, why would it be called a maze?”

Duan Yuchen nodded.

“Let's keep moving. We stick to one direction first and see what happens.”

The group continued forward.

He Yu had the lowest combat power, so he walked in the middle.

There was no helping it.

Until they identified the mole, every teammate needed protection.

The palace-like labyrinth was incredibly complicated.

Before long, they encountered a fork.

Three paths extended in different directions.

The route they came from was behind them.

Ahead were two choices: left and right.

They chose the left path.

Two minutes later, Wanrenzhan, who was leading the group, suddenly shouted.

“What the hell is this?!”

Duan Yuchen immediately activated the flashlight on his smart device.

The beam illuminated the area ahead.

One glance was enough to send chills down their spines.

Spiderwebs.

Endless layers of webbing.

And behind them—

Countless spiders.

The group had evidently disturbed them.

A sea of spiders began shooting silk toward them.

Wanrenzhan swung his axe.

The axe that could cut through nearly anything proved useless against the endless threads.

“Fire!” He Yu shouted.

Siya immediately pulled out a special bead-type piece of equipment.

Flames erupted.

The approaching webs burned away instantly.

But the spiders remained.

Still enraged.

Still spitting silk.

Duan Yuchen said decisively,

“No need to fight now. Retreat!”

The group immediately withdrew.

He Yu and Ling Buchen were the first to retreat.

The moment they saw the spiders, both had very consciously moved behind everyone else.

Their combat power was too low.

There was no need to “help.”

Everyone °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° returned to the fork.

This time they chose the right path.

Two minutes later, they retreated again.

A terrifying vine creature blocked that route.

The vines could strangle living beings and possessed tremendous offensive power.

Once again, they chose not to fight.

They withdrew.

“What now?” Duan Yuchen asked darkly.

“Let's go back to the hall and try another route.”

The fork wasn't far from the main hall.

Returning was easy.

Soon all ten contestants were back at the starting point.

No one was injured.

But nobody looked happy.

They selected another corridor.

Ten minutes later, they retreated once more.

Several paths.

Several attempts.

Every route contained monsters blocking the way.

Wanrenzhan frowned.

“So every path has a monster guarding it? We kill the monsters to continue? Keep going until we find the exit?”

Earlie clicked his tongue irritably.

“Are we seriously going to test every path one by one? Kill monsters one by one? How much time is that going to waste?”

And they still had pursuers behind them.

He Yu pushed up his glasses and suddenly spoke.

“One correction. It's impossible for us to test every route individually. We don't have that much time.”

He paused before looking around.

“Do you think the paths we've explored only contained a single fork? Or only the monsters we've already seen? Since this is a maze, it's highly likely we've only reached the first intersection.”

Everyone froze.

Meaning—

Inside every fork there could be more forks.

Behind every monster there could be another monster.

Kill one.

Move forward.

Encounter another fork.

Another monster.

And then another.

And another.

Everyone:

“...”

Fuck.

The thought alone was enough to make their skin crawl.

“How are we supposed to deal with that?” Qiong asked.

After two rounds together, she had unconsciously begun seeking He Yu's opinion whenever problems arose.

Looking to him for answers.

He Yu remained silent for a moment.

Then he frowned.

“It's difficult. We're under severe time pressure. The second stage wasn't actually that hard as long as a team cooperated and nobody interfered. The teams behind us may clear it soon and teleport here to hunt us.”

Everyone frowned.

Wanrenzhan immediately stood up.

“No. We can't waste any more time. If they catch us, none of us survive.”

His votes still hadn't reached two hundred thousand.

He didn't possess an Advancement Card either.

Naturally, he was anxious.

Thinking about it, he shot Ling Buchen a jealous glance.

The killing intent wasn't concealed at all.

Ling Buchen quietly shifted closer behind He Yu and exhaled.

As if thinking of something, He Yu murmured,

“The monsters inside the maze are numerous, but they don't seem particularly strong. Around S-rank at most...”

Wanrenzhan immediately stood.

“Then we split up. We clear monsters separately and exchange information later.”

Duan Yuchen considered it before nodding.

“That seems to be the only option.”

Qiong added,

“Communication doesn't work inside the maze. Smart devices only function as flashlights. If anyone finds a path forward, return to the hall immediately. If you don't find one, return immediately as well. Then we'll regroup.”

Earlie sneered.

“But our team includes two cripples. Are you sure they'll survive?”

He was obviously referring to He Yu and Ling Buchen.

Neither of them got angry.

In fact, He Yu responded pleasantly.

“Then let's divide people according to combat power.”

Qiong nodded.

“Agreed. The weaker ones should work in pairs.”

Among them, Zhante was the strongest.

Then Earlie.

Wanrenzhan had recently obtained combat-power equipment and ranked among the powerhouses.

Next came Siya, Qiong, and Qiao Yuan.

Duan Yuchen and Harvey followed.

He Yu and Ling Buchen were at the very bottom.

There were seven passages.

Three groups would need to consist of two people.

Duan Yuchen's gaze swept across everyone as he considered the assignments.

Ling Buchen raised his hand.

“I'll go with Zhante.”

Zhante:

“...”

His expression looked like someone had stuffed a fly into his mouth.

Pure misery.

Still, this was a maze.

There wasn't much equipment available to steal.

So he didn't object.

He Yu immediately added,

“Then I'll go with Wanrenzhan. I'm more familiar with him.”

Wanrenzhan:

“???”

He stared at He Yu.

“You dare come with me? Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?”

He Yu asked calmly,

“Are you the mole?”

His expression carried genuine suspicion.

Everyone turned to look.

Wanrenzhan nearly jumped.

“On what grounds are you slandering me?!”

He Yu adjusted his glasses.

“If you're not the mole, then you can't attack me. Everyone remember this. If I die, Wanrenzhan is the mole. Vote him out when this stage ends.”

Wanrenzhan:

“...”

He wore the exact same expression Zhante had earlier.

Like he'd swallowed a fly.

Eventually the teams were decided.

He Yu and Wanrenzhan.

Ling Buchen and Zhante.

Duan Yuchen and Harvey.

Earlie, Qiong, Siya, and Qiao Yuan would each operate alone.

Seven routes.

Ten people.

Once more they entered the maze.

The chat immediately exploded.

“I don't know why, but something feels off.”

“SAME.”

“Everything feels weird but I can't figure out what.”

“Wait... didn't He Yu barely offer any suggestions this time? With that brain of his, there's no way he hasn't thought of something.”

“Yeah. It's strange.”

“Maybe it's normal? He usually stays quiet when he isn't sure.”

“But I feel like he intentionally guided everyone into splitting up. And choosing Wanrenzhan feels weird too. Is it just me?”

“Yeah, just you. What's he gonna do, kill Wanrenzhan? /eye roll”

...

Meanwhile, countless viewers switched between all ten livestreams.

Many eventually stopped in Duan Yuchen's and Harvey's stream.

Because they were discussing something viewers desperately wanted to hear.

Duan Yuchen asked,

“At the end of this stage, we're voting out He Yu, right? Me, Siya, Earlie, and Wanrenzhan. That's four votes already. Qiong and Qiao Yuan won't object. What about you three?”

Harvey thought for a moment.

“Zhante and I agree. Ling Buchen's attitude is unclear.”

Duan Yuchen didn't care.

“It doesn't matter. He only has one vote. Eight votes are enough. He Yu is smart and causes too much trouble. Someone like him should be eliminated sooner rather than later.”

Harvey nodded.

“Haha, exactly. Besides, he only has eight combat power. Making it this far is already impressive.”

The agreement was reached.

At the end of this stage—

“Vote out He Yu” had essentially become a certainty.

[Chat: “I KNEW IT!! JUST AS EXPECTED!!”]

[Chat: “He Yu is finished. There's no way out this time.”]

Blue Star.

Wei Jiaguo took a deep breath.

“How many votes have we gathered?”

The secretary was still frantically sending messages.

He looked up awkwardly.

“Less than ten thousand.”

Wei Jiaguo fell silent.

The secretary muttered,

“Blue Star's resources aren't worth much in the Universe Federation.”

If they were valuable, Blue Star wouldn't be peaceful right now.

The Federation's monsters would have descended long ago to harvest everything.

The only reason Blue Star remained relatively untouched was because there wasn't much worth taking.

Of course, there hadn't been much time.

Given more time, they might have gathered several tens of thousands more votes.

But would that be enough?

Could He Yu earn additional audience votes?

After a long silence, Wei Jiaguo's voice became hoarse.

“Give them all to him. Keep collecting.”

He stared at He Yu's face on the screen.

His gaze was complicated.

And sorrowful.

They planned to eliminate He Yu after the third stage.

There wasn't enough time.

It seemed...

Blue Star might not be able to send He Yu into the next round.

What could they do?

Was there any other way?

—

He Yu's vote count suddenly increased by ten thousand.

His footsteps paused.

An eyebrow rose slightly.

Ten thousand votes?

That wasn't a small number.

And this was only the third stage.

Did the viewers think he was about to be eliminated?

— Had the others already reached an agreement to vote him out?

Even after reaching that conclusion, He Yu's expression didn't change.

He had known this would happen.

Nothing about it surprised him.

Were viewers trying to save him?

Probably not.

Only a small portion of those votes likely came from ordinary viewers.

He Yu had read enough comments.

Federation audiences were practical.

Once they believed he would be eliminated and targeted, why would they waste votes on him?

Perhaps some viewers would vote for him at the last moment because they wanted to continue watching an eight-combat-power contestant clear stages.

But not now.

Audience votes were usually spent during spectacular moments.

Or saved until the very end.

Which meant...

Blue Star was helping him?

He Yu raised an eyebrow again.

A smile curled at his lips.

Wanrenzhan happened to notice.

He snorted.

“What? Do you really think I won't kill you?”

He Yu replied calmly,

“Are you the mole?”

Wanrenzhan sneered.

“Yeah! I am!”

He stepped closer.

“Well? Scared now? Beg me.”

He Yu:

“...”

The audience:

“...”

— Brother.

— The actual mole is standing right in front of you.

— He Yu is the mole.

— How exactly are you planning to scare him?

The viewers were speechless.

He Yu tilted his head upward.

Under the flashlight's glow, his delicate face came into view.

His pale skin seemed almost luminous.

Wanrenzhan had already walked right up to him.

The two stood extremely close.

Their eyes met.

Wanrenzhan suddenly stopped breathing.

His entire body stiffened.

He Yu smiled.

Bright eyes.

Confident certainty.

“You wouldn't dare. If you kill me, you'll definitely be voted out.”

Beauty beneath a light.

A smile that seemed capable of enchanting people.

Wanrenzhan unconsciously retreated two steps.

“You—you think you can threaten me?! E-even if I can't kill you this stage, I'll kill you later! Later!”

He Yu smiled faintly.

“Oh. Then let's wait and see.”

Meeting those eyes, Wanrenzhan suddenly felt strangely hot.

He spun around and walked away.

His retreat looked suspiciously like fleeing.

His voice rose loudly.

Ferociously.

“If you don't want to die, hurry up and follow me!”

The chat exploded.

“Why do I suddenly think these two are kind of cute together?”

“Fuck, He Yu can be shipped with anyone! Zhen Xing, Eugene, Wanrenzhan, Ling Buchen... even Siya and Qiong feel shippable.”

“With Wanrenzhan's attitude? Really?”

“The people above don't understand lifelong single combat maniacs. He probably thinks a racing heartbeat means someone's dangerous. Blushing means anger. Difficulty breathing means he wants to kill them.”

“I still don't ship this pair. He Yu and Zhen Xing are better.”

“...Why are you discussing ships when He Yu is about to die?!”

...

They followed the route they had originally explored.

At the first three-way intersection, Wanrenzhan chose the left path.

The vicious vines immediately came alive.

Seeing a monster, Wanrenzhan instantly returned to normal.

He glanced back at He Yu.

“Hmph. Useless deadweight. Stay back. If my axe accidentally kills you while I'm chopping vines, don't blame me. You've only got eight combat power. One scratch and you're dead.”

Then he charged forward.

Wanrenzhan truly was a combat maniac.

Brutal.

Violent.

He hacked wildly at the vines.

The vines struck him repeatedly.

Yet he simply endured the blows with overwhelming physical strength.

He Yu silently retreated farther from the battlefield.

“Bang!”

“Clang!”

Though Wanrenzhan's previous championship had contained plenty of luck, there was no denying he was powerful.

Had he not landed ashore so early during the preliminary rounds, he would be even stronger now.

He was already this powerful during the early stages of the competition.

Outside the competition—

He was stronger still.

He Yu watched.

Occasionally taking out his notebook and recording observations.

— Actually, Wanrenzhan could probably become even stronger.

The battle ended quickly.

Wanrenzhan wiped blood from his face and looked back.

His chin lifted arrogantly.

“Well? Deadweight. Scared now?”

He Yu pushed up his glasses.

Then suddenly smiled.

A meaningful smile.

A strange smile.

“Wanrenzhan.”

His voice drifted softly through the corridor.

“Do you remember what monster we encountered the first time we entered this tunnel and chose the left path?”

Wanrenzhan froze.

The question caught him completely off guard.

His long-lost brain cells finally returned to work.

He started thinking.

The first time they came through this route...

Under Duan Yuchen's leadership...

They had also chosen left.

And as the person in front, he had run into...

Spider silk?

The vines had been on the right side.

Wanrenzhan:

“?”

Fuck.

Every hair on his body stood on end.

A chill shot down his spine.

Goosebumps exploded across his skin.

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