This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

This maze...

Might actually be a living creature...

The thought was horrifying.

Wanrenzhan nearly jumped into the air.

“How is that even possible?!”

His voice shot up several octaves.

“A maze is alive? What kind of creature could possibly be something like this?!”

He Yu remained completely calm and spread his hands.

“Why not? Touch the wall. Can't you feel the warmth of a living thing? The temperature is a bit low, but it's definitely alive.”

Zhante instinctively reached out and touched the wall before quickly pulling his hand back.

“It does feel warm, but that doesn't prove the entire maze is a living creature. That's way too absurd.”

He found it difficult to accept.

He Yu's conclusion had come out of nowhere.

They had been searching for an exit in a maze.

How had the maze suddenly become a living organism?

“Of course, this is only a deduction based on the information we currently have. There's an eighty percent chance I'm right and a twenty percent chance I'm wrong.”

Although He Yu said that, his expression showed complete confidence.

Wanrenzhan stared at the nearby wall with wide eyes.

Ever since the previous instance, every single one of He Yu's "eighty percent chance" deductions had turned out to be correct.

Which meant...

Were they currently inside a monster?

Zhante still looked skeptical.

Holding his weapon, he asked suspiciously,

“Then how do you explain passing through walls? If the maze is alive, why would it allow us to pass through its body?”

He Yu smiled.

“That's precisely why I think it's alive.”

“The monsters inside the tunnels haven't moved at all from beginning to end.”

“So if something has moved, it can only be the walls.”

“It squeezes itself into different tunnel configurations and confuses our sense of direction.”

“But whenever our entire bodies touch the wall, it transfers us elsewhere.”

“That still doesn't make sense,” Zhante argued. “Why would it transfer us?”

He Yu looked at him with a half-smile.

“Try looking at it from another angle.”

“Do you think it's transferring us...”

“Or eating us?”

Everyone: “!!!”

Instinctively, they rubbed their arms.

Goosebumps covered their skin.

Especially Wanrenzhan.

After all, he had dragged He Yu through walls countless times.

He Yu continued,

“If the theory that the maze is alive is correct—which I estimate at eighty percent—then there's a one hundred percent chance that what we call 'transferring' is actually it swallowing us.”

The three fell into a strange silence.

They weren't as intelligent as He Yu.

But they certainly weren't stupid.

At this point, they could finish the reasoning themselves.

Ling Buchen murmured,

“When we stick ourselves against the maze, it swallows us. But it doesn't eat living creatures—or maybe we're simply not part of its diet—so it immediately spits us back out.”

Just like the small monsters living throughout the maze.

The maze itself was alive.

Yet those monsters remained inside it.

Which meant—

The maze didn't eat them.

Naturally, it didn't eat humans either.

The three inhaled sharply.

Their eyes widened.

The hairs on their bodies stood on end.

A chill ran down their spines.

Even knowing the maze didn't eat people, the sheer scale of such an enormous living creature triggered an instinctive fear.

The fear of facing a monster far stronger than themselves.

Wanrenzhan unconsciously looked toward He Yu.

“So if it doesn't eat us, the only thing we can do is... rely on luck while it keeps moving its body and hope we stumble across the exit?”

If the maze was alive, then the tunnels existed according to its whims.

There was no pattern.

No rules.

Only luck.

Zhante took a deep breath.

“That's probably our only option. We should gather everyone first and then rely on luck together.”

A bitter smile appeared on his face.

Luck...

What a frustrating way to clear a stage.

But they truly had no alternative.

He Yu raised his head and looked at all three of them.

His voice remained calm.

“We're not choosing the luck route.”

Everyone froze.

Then they all turned toward him.

If they weren't relying on luck...

Then what exactly were they supposed to do?

He Yu said,

“Don't forget. There are people behind us.”

“If my guess is correct, Zhen Xing, Eugene, Yuan Ze, and the others have already started the second stage.”

“The time we have left is very limited.”

Once those people caught up—

They would undoubtedly join forces to eliminate Team One.

At that point, Team One's chances of survival would be slim.

Time was running out.

And luck took time.

“So what do we do?” Zhante asked.

The corners of He Yu's lips curved upward.

The rimless glasses reflected a cold gleam.

His smile was confident and arrogant.

“We beat it...”

“Until it gives us a way through.”

—

Duan Yuchen suddenly stopped walking.

Harvey, who had been following beside him through the tunnel, stopped as well.

“What is it?”

Duan Yuchen sucked in a breath.

“Harvey... I suddenly remembered a legend.”

Harvey looked even more confused.

“What legend?”

Duan Yuchen's expression turned serious.

“I heard it from the master who taught me forging.”

“He loved studying ancient texts in order to improve his craft.”

“So he read countless records.”

“Many of those old books contained strange legends that nobody knew were true or false.”

Harvey remained silent and waited for him to continue.

Duan Yuchen's eyes were filled with shock.

He opened his mouth.

For a long moment, no words came out.

Then he finally continued.

“When I was a child, my master told me about a creature mentioned in an ancient text.”

“It resembled a mountain of flesh.”

“It possessed an enormous body.”

“SS-rank combat power.”

“Its body was incredibly soft. It could twist into any shape. Its flesh could separate and reconnect at will.”

“Combined with its massive size, people who accidentally entered its territory would often become lost within its body...”

Harvey's casual expression disappeared.

His eyes widened.

He stared at Duan Yuchen.

Duan Yuchen returned the look and forced out a bitter smile.

“This creature doesn't eat people.”

“But it causes them to become hopelessly lost.”

“And the worst part is that its body is soft as mud.”

“Even SSS-rank experts can't destroy it.”

“Can't kill it.”

“It's practically invincible.”

Harvey sucked in a sharp breath.

“So, Harvey...”

“We've got a problem.”

“Getting through this stage is probably going to be very difficult.”

—

“Fight it?!”

Wanrenzhan roared.

“Do you even know what you're saying?!”

“With your pathetic eight combat power?!”

“Did you not see how massive that thing is?!”

They had traveled through its flesh for so long without finding an exit.

How were they supposed to fight a monster of that size?

He Yu had gone insane.

The audience thought so too.

“He's too arrogant. He actually wants to fight the Maze Beast. It's only SS-rank, but it's basically invincible!”

“So it's called a Maze Beast?”

“Check the public discussion board. Someone already posted information about it.”

“He Yu is way too reckless. Maybe he's trying to get Wanrenzhan and the others killed since he's the infiltrator.”

“That actually sounds possible.”

...

Wanrenzhan's shouting was so loud that He Yu casually cleaned his ear.

Beside him, Zhante looked at him as though he had completely lost his mind.

Only Ling Buchen asked curiously,

“How do we fight it? Is it actually possible?”

He Yu answered firmly.

“Possible or not, we have to try.”

“It's definitely powerful.”

“But it isn't invincible.”

“We don't need to kill it.”

“We only need to make it move aside.”

“You make it sound so easy. If you're so capable, go do it yourself,” Wanrenzhan mocked.

He Yu raised an eyebrow.

His expression remained calm.

“Without me, you really can't fight it.”

“But my combat power is too low.”

“I need your help.”

Everyone: “...”

Zhante still looked doubtful.

“You're seriously planning to fight that monster?”

Where had this lunatic come from?

“Of course.”

“I don't joke about things like this.”

Zhante fell silent.

After a moment, his eyes narrowed.

“Is your plan related to that formation from the first stage?”

“The power Wanrenzhan and Ling Buchen unleashed back then?”

Wanrenzhan immediately remembered the moment he had chopped off the stone giant's head with a single strike.

He would never forget that feeling.

For an instant, he had possessed power far beyond his normal limits.

“But we don't have that many people now,” Wanrenzhan said.

According to He Yu's previous explanation, the terrifying power he and Ling Buchen had displayed came from everyone acting like connected batteries.

His attack had been the combined strength of the entire team.

Naturally it had been overwhelming.

But now there were only four of them.

And two of those four were weaklings with combat powers of eight and ninety-nine.

Meanwhile, the monster they faced was many times stronger than the stone giant.

Even if the formation still worked—

They couldn't win.

Even combining the strength of the entire team wouldn't be enough.

He Yu smiled and shook his head.

“No.”

“This time we won't use the formation.”

“There are too few people. It's inefficient.”

“Then what other method is there?”

He Yu replied,

“If my theory is correct, there are countless methods.”

“Your Federation treats combat power as numerical data.”

“But my system doesn't.”

He looked toward Wanrenzhan.

“Do you remember the Taiji I used in the previous stage?”

Wanrenzhan's pupils contracted.

The image immediately resurfaced.

The He Yu with only eight combat power.

The He Yu who had sent him flying with a single palm strike.

That moment was precisely why Wanrenzhan had become convinced that He Yu was a hidden expert.

Zhante looked bewildered.

“What Taiji?”

“What are you two talking about?”

Ling Buchen tilted his head.

“Taiji?”

“Borrowing force to redirect force?”

He Yu nodded, then shook his head.

“Yes.”

“But that's only one application.”

“And it isn't suitable for our current situation.”

“I only used Taiji as an example.”

“Taiji is too gentle.”

“We need something else.”

Standing perfectly straight, He Yu maintained flawless posture and bearing.

Even while discussing combat against a colossal monster, he remained calm and composed.

Without the slightest urgency, he said:

“We absorb the monster's energy.”

“Then channel that energy into your bodies.”

“Temporarily strengthen you.”

“And then fight it.”

Ling Buchen suddenly understood.

“Oh.”

“I get it.”

“He Yu, can you absorb energy?”

He Yu nodded.

“I haven't tried it yet.”

“But it shouldn't be a problem.”

After countless experiments.

Countless verifications.

Endless research into the principles behind combat power.

And the growth of his own intelligence—

He possessed ninety-nine percent confidence.

“Wait!”

Wanrenzhan looked completely lost.

“What are you two talking about?!”

“Borrowing force, absorbing energy, temporary enhancement...”

“Why don't I understand a single word?!”

Zhante grabbed his head.

“I don't understand either!”

“What exactly are they talking about?!”

The two weirdos should never have been allowed to meet.

One was more unbelievable than the other.

And now they were speaking an entirely different language.

[Comment Stream: "We don't understand either!!"]

[Comment Stream: "What are these garbage-planet people talking about? It sounds ridiculously powerful."]

[Comment Stream: "He Yu constantly exceeds expectations. If he actually succeeds again, I'll kneel."]

...

Wanrenzhan, Zhante, and the audience were all utterly confused.

He Yu offered no explanation.

Instead, he simply smiled.

“It's fine.”

“You don't need to understand.”

“You only need to follow my instructions.”

His martial arts system was difficult for interstellar citizens to comprehend.

After all—

They had never encountered anything like it.

Their technological and theoretical development had never followed the same path.

They had walked farther and farther down the road of combat power systems.

Combat power and equipment defined their understanding of the world.

Just like certain scientific principles defined understanding on Blue Star.

But understanding was only understanding.

Different people could hold different frameworks.

The new concepts He Yu proposed couldn't be accepted overnight.

The combat power system had been engraved into their bones.

To them, it was as obvious as one plus one equals two.

They never questioned it.

They believed combat power was data.

He Yu believed—

Combat power was energy.

It wasn't that Wanrenzhan and Zhante were wrong.

Their cognition itself was different.

Wanrenzhan roared again.

“You're telling us absolutely nothing and then asking us to provoke a monster this huge?!”

He Yu blinked.

“Weren't you incredibly enthusiastic about chopping the walls earlier?”

Wanrenzhan froze.

“...”

Zhante looked puzzled.

After He Yu explained the plan, Zhante fell silent.

A long moment later, he finally said,

“In that case...”

“We can at least try.”

“The maze doesn't eat people.”

“It didn't hurt us before.”

“So it probably won't hurt us afterward either.”

Any plan with even a sliver of hope was worth attempting.

After all, they had no alternatives.

Were they really supposed to wait for the other teams to arrive?

They had just tricked everyone in the first stage.

The next meeting would almost certainly begin with combat.

Time was limited.

Zhante didn't have much confidence in He Yu's method.

But he was willing to gamble on it.

Wanrenzhan sighed.

What else could he say?

The other three had already decided.

He could only go along with it.

This was insane.

Why had he ever teamed up with someone this absurd?

—

Five minutes later.

He Yu rose into the air atop his broom.

The tunnel wasn't particularly tall.

Even at the ceiling, he was only about three meters off the ground.

Wanrenzhan and Zhante floated ahead of him.

Zhante stood at the front.

Wanrenzhan occupied the middle.

None of them understood why He Yu had arranged them this way.

But at times like this, all they could do was trust their teammate.

Only Ling Buchen remained on the ground.

He stood farther back, trying his best not to get caught in the blast radius.

The livestream comments flooded the screen.

“These people are insane. They're actually challenging a Maze Beast.”

“According to the records, Maze Beasts haven't appeared for a very long time.”

“Even ancient masters generally avoided fighting them. It wasn't worth it.”

“Exactly. Maze Beasts don't eat people. Escaping is enough. Why confront one directly?”

“They're suffering because they don't know better. If He Yu understood how close to invincible Maze Beasts are, would he still try?”

“Fortunately, Maze Beasts don't eat people. When they fail, they'll still survive.”

...

He Yu merely smiled.

The Maze Beast truly didn't eat people.

But if something threatened it—

Would it really refuse to fight back?

Of course not.

No living creature could ignore its instincts.

Wanrenzhan's previous chopping hadn't harmed it.

What was about to happen, however...

Would be different.

“Are you ready?” He Yu asked.

“Ready!” Zhante answered.

“HE YU! IF YOU'RE SCREWING ME OVER, I'LL—”

Before Wanrenzhan could finish his threat, He Yu began absorbing energy.

Furiously.

His physical constitution was far too weak.

Four ounces couldn't move ten thousand pounds.

Nor could four ounces contain ten thousand pounds.

Or ten million pounds.

The energy therefore only passed through him briefly before being injected directly into Wanrenzhan's body.

The amount was terrifying.

Wanrenzhan seemed to inflate instantly.

Veins bulged across his body.

The sheer force flooding him made fighting impossible.

His eyes widened.

He felt an overwhelming power surge through every part of his body.

For one brief moment—

He felt capable of destroying heaven and earth.

And at that same moment—

He finally understood just how terrifying He Yu truly was.

Behind him, He Yu shouted,

“Wanrenzhan!”

Wanrenzhan immediately snapped back to reality.

Following He Yu's instructions, he attacked Zhante.

Zhante had already raised his weapon.

His staff resembled the Golden-Hoop Staff from Journey to the West.

It could expand or shrink at will.

At this moment, he had enlarged it to its maximum size.

The instant Wanrenzhan's attack reached him—

Zhante raised the staff.

Then swung down with all his strength.

He Yu absorbed the energy.

Wanrenzhan bore the burden of it.

Zhante's situation was similar to Wanrenzhan's during the first stage.

He felt almost nothing unusual.

So he never expected anything extraordinary.

To him, it was an ordinary strike.

Yet the destructive power was more than ten times greater than normal.

The moment the attack left his hands—

Zhante's pupils contracted.

He was shocked.

“BOOOOOOM—!”

The strike descended.

Earth-shattering.

Countless layers of energy stacked together.

Sparks erupted.

The attack crushed everything in its path.

It slammed into the tunnel wall like a pillar of destruction.

For a moment, it illuminated the darkness.

“BAAAANG—!”

A deafening impact exploded.

The earth shook.

The entire maze trembled.

The indestructible wall before them—

Broke open.

Ling Buchen rolled several times before managing to stabilize himself.

He clung tightly to a nearby small monster that had been caught in the aftermath.

Good grief.

That was terrifying.

The livestream exploded.

“Holy shit! That attack was absurd!”

“Zhante is terrifying!”

“No! He Yu is terrifying!!”

“Damn it! Are they actually going to blast a path through?!”

“Impossible. A Maze Beast isn't that easy to deal with.”

...

Elsewhere, Duan Yuchen and Harvey were still relying on luck.

Now that they knew the truth about the maze, they had no ideas left.

All they could do was hope.

Unfortunately, they still couldn't find the exit.

Harvey was about to speak when the ground suddenly shook.

A terrifying combat-power pressure spread outward.

An attack on this scale absolutely could not belong to anyone below SS-rank.

“There's already an SS-rank fighter in <Top Talent Show>?”

“No way!”

Qiong and Qiao Yuan stopped simultaneously.

Both looked toward the source of the disturbance.

Their eyes met.

Qiong's breathing quickened.

“Let's go check it out!”

Earlie, who had been venting his frustration on small monsters, suddenly froze.

His pupils contracted.

Then he sprinted toward the disturbance.

Something was happening.

Contestants from three separate tunnel networks all began converging toward the same location.

The distance was enormous.

Countless walls separated them.

Progress was painfully slow.

Several people were already sweating with anxiety.

Then the situation changed.

Some of the walls in front of them suddenly disappeared.

“What the hell?”

“What happened now?!”

None of the contestants approaching from the three directions knew what was happening.

Meanwhile, at the center of the disturbance—

Zhante stared at the tunnel walls that were rapidly rising higher and higher.

The constantly shifting corridors.

His heart sank.

The creature might not eat people.

But it wasn't harmless.

It had noticed them.

Or perhaps—

The Maze Beast was angry.

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