This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

As the saying went, the best place to regain lost face was the place where you had lost it.

Eugene had lost face several times because He Yu had calculated against him. Now, he had finally calculated against He Yu once. He had regained his face. How could he not be happy? How could he not be smug?

Eugene rubbed his hands, and the two of them reached out together again.

For the first time, he was actually looking forward to being bitten by a ghost.

When he raised his head again, Eugene saw the number above He Yu's head successfully change from “97” to “94.” This time, three hours had disappeared, even more than last time.

Eugene: “!!!”

Beside him, He Yu had drawn another defense item, still one that could resist two points of damage.

He glanced at Eugene beside him. His gaze did not linger on the “94” above Eugene's head, and he only asked calmly:

“Any changes this time?”

Eugene looked serious.

“No. The number above your head hasn't changed at all.”

He Yu nodded and said nothing, shifting his gaze away.

Eugene: Hahahahahahaha!!

【Bullet comments: “Eugene, you're floating. You actually dare calculate against He Yu now.”】

【Bullet comments: “The more arrogant your smug face is now, the more broken your crying face will be in the future.”】

【Bullet comments: “Eugene says, let me perform for everyone: I pit myself!”】

【Bullet comments: “He's really too inflated. Doesn't he think about it? Can a creature like He Yu, with 180 schemes in his head, really be calculated against by him??”】

The viewers who had been staying in Eugene's livestream looked bewildered. They suddenly realized they couldn't understand the bullet comments anymore.

Someone asked:

“What happened? Aren't Eugene and He Yu's countdowns both decreasing together? This doesn't really count as stepping into He Yu's pit, right?”

Equally confused viewers nodded in agreement.

“Exactly. He Yu saying the number above his head hasn't changed is him lying. But He Yu didn't gain any advantage either. Why are you all acting so strangely?”

Those who had been staying in Eugene's livestream could see Eugene's countdown: 94.

They could also see He Yu's countdown across from him: 94.

Both of them were equally miserable. Why were they criticizing Eugene?

—Especially Eugene's fans, who angrily fired back in his defense.

Finally, someone answered:

“Cough, cough. Go to He Yu's livestream and take a look. When you're confused, don't forget to check the replay.”

Everyone: “?”

So the viewers who had been staying in Eugene's livestream switched into He Yu's livestream. When they looked up, the death countdown above He Yu's head was clearly: 71.

Everyone: “???”

Confused, they switched between the two livestreams and discovered that the numbers seen from He Yu's livestream and Eugene's livestream really were different!

Thinking of the reminder, they clicked the replay and watched what had happened at high speed.

Ten minutes later, in Eugene's livestream—

“Holy shit, holy shit! He Yu is way too sinister!!”

“This guy, seriously, I surrender. He started digging pits the moment he entered the game! Is this guy poisonous or what? All he does is dig pits and set traps.”

“Too ruthless. I even feel sorry for Eugene.”

“No need to feel sorry. After all, if Eugene hadn't wanted to pit He Yu, he wouldn't have fallen into the pit.”

“I understand He Yu's way of doing things now. He digs a bunch of pits first, then whoever wants can bite the hook. After getting pitted, they can only choke on their anger at themselves... Poison on top of poison.”

...

Some of Eugene's fans still refused to accept it.

“So what if he stepped into a pit? That's because He Yu is too sinister. What's there to brag about? Even if our Eugene stepped into a pit, his countdown is still longer than He Yu's! Eugene still has 94, He Yu only has 71. Eugene will definitely win!”

As soon as that fan finished speaking, several comments immediately appeared—

“That may not be certain...”

“Not certain...”

“Very uncertain...”

“...If Eugene keeps stepping into pits, who knows whose countdown will end up shorter.”

...

The contestants knew nothing about the lively bullet comments.

Eugene had become addicted to “pitting people.” He looked at the black shadow, impatient:

“Third question. Hurry.”

Ghost: “...”

It held back tears and asked while choking:

“Question. How many permanent residents does Ghost Town have?”

Eugene looked at it.

Ghost: “A: Twenty thousand. B: One person.”

This free point was absurdly free...

As usual, He Yu chose correctly, and Eugene chose incorrectly.

—

Soon, all five questions were answered. He Yu obtained five small defense props, each one capable of resisting two points of ghost attacks. They were little toys with no real use.

And the number above his head also successfully changed from “99” to “79.”

The ghost cried:

“There were only five questions. They're gone now. Hurry up and leave!”

Eugene was perfectly satisfied.

“Should we leave now?”

He Yu looked at the ghost and rubbed his chin.

“Don't forget, we still have to understand the ghost's wishes.”

The mission wasn't only to answer more than three questions. It also included the ghost's wishes. They had to figure out the ghost's wishes before this side mission could count as complete.

Ghost: “...”

The black shadow floated unsteadily, its voice urgent:

“No. I don't have any wishes!”

He Yu: “Eugene, go.”

Eugene: “?”

He looked at He Yu.

“Why should I listen to you?”

After speaking, his mouth said no, but his body was very honest. He pounced toward the {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} ghost, the enormous chainsaw heading straight for it. The pressure was terrifying. The surrounding air grew oppressive, and the sound of the chainsaw tearing through the air and its teeth grinding made one's scalp go numb.

The ghost curled into a round ball and cried bitterly.

“Don't kill me! I'll talk, I'll talk! I have a wish!”

Eugene stopped beside it. The chainsaw was only two centimeters away from the black shadow.

He Yu stood in front, hands in his pockets, and asked calmly:

“So, what is your wish?”

“I want to leave this place.” The ghost sobbed. “I don't want to stay in here and entertain people anymore. I don't want to ask those questions again and again, or recite lines...”

The more the black shadow spoke, the more aggrieved it became, and the harder it cried.

Was it easy being a ghost?

It had to stay here, repeatedly asking different people questions, reciting the same lines...

Life was already miserable enough, and now it had run into these two terrifying humans!

One seemed able to see through it, and the other aimed a chainsaw at it.

It was too difficult.

Too sad.

—It wailed loudly.

However, He Yu remained expressionless.

“Continue talking about yourself. When did you appear in Ghost Town? How did you enter this Area Space? What do you think of Ghost Town?”

Eugene understood. He Yu wanted to dig information out of this ghost.

He placed the chainsaw against the black shadow, expressionless, his voice gloomy.

“You have three minutes. Talk quickly!”

This threat was very effective.

“Wuwuwu, I'll talk. Ever since I gained memories, I've always stayed in the town. I don't know how long I've been here. I have no concept of time. I stayed in the town for a long time and always hid from people. Not long ago, I was captured into this space to act as the questioner. I have no thoughts about Ghost Town. I just want freedom. Wuwu, don't kill me.”

The black shadow choked as it spoke.

Eugene put away the chainsaw and asked curiously:

“Hiding from people? Don't ghosts like attacking people? Why would you hide from people?”

“Not all ghosts like attacking people! Though I subconsciously want to attack people too, I know I can't win, so I can restrain that thought. There are many ghosts like me hiding from people, but we were still captured. Some were killed, and some became like me...” The black shadow continued explaining.

He Yu understood.

Ghosts subconsciously wanted to attack humans.

But ghosts also had different personalities. Some, like this one, knew they couldn't win, so they cowardly hid.

Unfortunately, this town's selling point was ghosts. So even if they hid, humans would think of ways to find them.

The lucky ones, like this ghost, were forced to work.

Of course, if it was killed during work, then that was its bad luck. After all, its previous questioner had died that way.

As for the unlucky ones, they were killed as soon as they appeared and didn't even get a job.

He Yu's brows furrowed.

“You said you hid in Ghost Town for a long time before being captured. Then why didn't you leave Ghost Town?”

Ghosts were the selling point in this town.

But once they left this place, the world would be vast. Even if it was dangerous, it would still be far better than staying here.

So why didn't the ghosts leave?

Hearing this, the black shadow said aggrievedly:

“How is it that we don't want to leave? We simply can't!”

He Yu and Eugene both frowned deeply.

Eugene asked:

“How can you not leave?”

The black shadow said:

“I don't know either. I've tried many times, but I can't get out at all. Our boss said Ghost Town has been sealed with a barrier by someone specifically to prevent us ghosts from leaving.”

Eugene's expression sharpened.

—As expected, it was an important clue.

If it was related to leaving, it had to be related to the greatest secret they had to find!

He Yu raised an eyebrow.

“Your boss? You ghosts... have a boss?”

Ghost: “...”

It weakly said:

“You heard wrong...”

Eugene once again revealed his chainsaw in threat. The black shadow howled:

“Then kill me! Even if you kill me, I won't say it. I am a ghost with backbone. I must be loyal to my boss. I—”

Before it could finish its extremely backbone-filled speech, He Yu and Eugene had already turned around and stopped paying attention to it.

Ghost: “...”

These two people!

So rude!

It vanished angrily. Only He Yu and Eugene remained in the Area Space.

Eugene walked a few steps to He Yu's side and lowered his voice:

“What do you think? This town has quite a few secrets.”

He Yu said calmly:

“Of course. Otherwise, the mission wouldn't be to uncover the greatest secret.”

Greatest secret meant there were many other small secrets as well.

Eugene said:

“What now? The town is sealed off by a barrier. I'm afraid we need to ask the natives and the town manager. Also, those earlier questions revealed several pieces of information. The town manager is Louis, and the permanent population is twenty thousand. We can go ask Louis, as well as other elderly locals.”

He Yu tilted his head and looked at him with somewhat complicated eyes.

Eugene froze and asked blankly:

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

He Yu:

“You're smarter than Wanrenzhan.”

Able to grasp key information and quickly analyze it.

A rare smart person.

Eugene: “...”

He glared.

“Isn't that obvious? Don't compare me with that idiot. He's all brawn and no brains. I'm much smarter than him!!”

He Yu spread his hands.

“Then, smart person, do you know anything else?”

Eugene: “...No.”

After entering the instance, he checked his countdown and immediately started looking for He Yu. How could he have had time to investigate anything else?

So naturally, he didn't know other information.

He Yu didn't keep him in suspense and directly answered:

“You heard that the permanent population is twenty thousand, but you don't know how many tourists come every year, nor how many leave.”

Eugene froze.

He Yu's eyes were bottomless, and his voice was quiet:

“This Ghost Town is far more dangerous than we imagined. So outside, it's best not to expose our purpose, not to appear too abnormal, and not to actively seek people out for investigation. It draws too much attention.”

Eugene frowned.

“If we don't actively look for people, how do we investigate?”

He Yu's lips curved.

“Then we wait for people to come to us.”

He looked at Eugene, his expression serious.

“So, properly play the role of my robot servant. I'll take you to the clues.”

Eugene looked back at him deeply and suddenly curled his lips too.

“I actually have a very good reason. Not only can I meet the manager, I can also investigate as much as I want.”

He Yu looked at him.

A chainsaw appeared in Eugene's hand, killing intent fully revealed in his eyes.

“Since I'm your ‘servant,’ if you die here, won't I be able to lose my temper, investigate freely, and meet Louis? My dear master.”

Because of He Yu's word “servant,” Eugene was furious.

As a Mechanical Planet expert and one of the top-ranked combatants in <Top Talent Show>, Eugene wasn't afraid of the danger he might encounter. Nor did he believe that, with his own brain, he couldn't uncover the truth.

—He Yu, after providing this idea, could die.

He raised his hand, and the chainsaw headed toward He Yu's neck.

He Yu looked at him calmly and answered softly:

“Mm.”

That sound was a response to his “my dear master,” an extremely arrogant reply.

Eugene: “...”

Furious, he swung the chainsaw down fiercely.

He Yu didn't move at all. He looked at him calmly, without a trace of fear on his face or in his eyes.

Eugene's chainsaw stopped beside his neck. He asked in confusion:

“You're not scared? You're not begging for mercy?”

—Abnormal. Too abnormal.

He Yu raised his hand and pushed up the rimless glasses resting on his nose. His voice was gentle:

“Because you won't kill me, and you can't kill me. If I die, it will likely be very difficult for you to get out.”

Eugene: “Why?”

His brows knitted. He didn't know where He Yu's confidence came from.

He Yu raised his hand. With two fingers pressed together, he gently pushed Eugene's arm and said:

“Do you still remember the rules of this round? Did you read them carefully?”

Eugene's arm didn't move at all. With He Yu's tiny strength, there was no way he could push it.

Maintaining the posture, he sneered:

“I remember. This instance allows cooperation, and also—killing.”

He Yu shook his head.

“Not that one.”

Still maintaining the pushing posture, he calmly recited:

“Note: During the process of triggering the ‘greatest secret,’ all side missions triggered by all contestants must be completed, otherwise no one will be able to leave Ghost Town.”

As He Yu recited clearly, Eugene also repeated it in his mind and carefully pondered it.

He Yu smiled.

“All side missions triggered by all contestants. In other words, if a side mission I trigger is not completed, then you must complete it for me. Otherwise, you can't get out at all.”

Eugene's pupils contracted as he stared at him in disbelief.

He Yu's eyes curved, and his exquisite face seemed to shine:

“Yes, you've already thought of it, haven't you? When you triggered this side mission, the system announced ‘Side Mission 26.’ That's because, before this, I had already triggered 20 side missions.”

He tilted his head, looking innocent.

“Oh, right. I haven't done a single one of those 20 side missions yet.”

That was the reason he had been shopping around. In this instance, there were absurdly many side missions.

Eugene: “!!!”

This time, He Yu successfully pushed Eugene's arm away.

The chainsaw had already stopped, and Eugene himself was completely dumbfounded.

After a long while, he jumped up.

“You're fucking poisonous!”

He grabbed He Yu by the collar, lowered his head, leaned close to his face, and gnashed his teeth.

“20 side missions, less than a hundred hours on the countdown, and you still have to find the truth... He Yu, you're fucking courting death!”

He had actually gone and triggered 20 side missions!

This was absolutely insane!

Eugene's eyes nearly split as he glared at him fiercely.

He Yu raised his head to look at him.

“I had to protect myself. If I didn't do this, you would all kill me. Eugene, listen to my arrangements. I promise you...”

He raised his hand and pointed above his own head.

“Before this number ends, I will complete the mission of this instance.”

His gaze was serious. In his beautiful, star-like eyes, silver hair and black eyes were reflected.

As though, in this moment, he only had Eugene in his eyes.

As though he could only see Eugene.

Eugene froze.

His emotions faded, and he subconsciously loosened his hand, looking somewhat dazed.

After a long while, he abruptly shook his head and looked at He Yu, his voice hoarse:

“Really?”

He Yu's eyes were sincere, and he enunciated every word:

“Just like <Dawn Training School>. I will never break my word.”

Eugene took a deep breath and put away the chainsaw—

“Let's go. Time to leave.”

He Yu curled his lips, his eyes bending.

Bullet comments filled the screen—

“...Fuck! Sure enough, as long as He Yu isn't killed the moment they meet, he can't be killed. Once you listen to him talk, you absolutely can't kill him.”

“Watching this competition is basically like watching ‘One Hundred Reasons Why You Can't Kill Me.’ He Yu is seriously strong.”

“Wait! No, He Yu's promise is wrong! He said before the time above his own head ends. He didn't say before Eugene's countdown ends!!”

“Holy shit, holy shit! There really is a verbal trap!!”

“It should be fine, right? After all, Eugene's countdown is longer than He Yu's. He Yu has the least time in the entire competition field. As long as they finish before his time runs out, Eugene will also be safe.”

...

—

The two left Area Space.

Outside were still the same people, surrounding the stall in a lively crowd.

The moment they saw the two come out, the owner's eyes lit up, and his face filled with a flattering smile.

“Young Master? How was it?”

He Yu was expressionless.

“Not much.”

Owner: “...”

Ah, this...

Lin quickly came forward and handed He Yu the Frost Beast coat. Just now, he and the owner had examined it. This was definitely better than any expensive, high-level defensive equipment clothing they had ever seen!

Someone knowledgeable had even said that the beast this fur belonged to might have been an already vanished, ferocious SSS-rank giant beast that existed only in legend.

—If this coat were taken out for auction, even great families on the Main Planet would fight until their heads broke.

This “young master's” identity was beyond doubt.

Lin's hands trembled as he held the coat. His motion as he handed it over was respectful and cautious, afraid he might dirty it.

He Yu took everything in, hiding the smile in his eyes.

He accepted it, put it on, then looked at the owner.

“Not fun at all. That thing was pitifully weak.”

The owner's heart tightened.

“Young Master, you didn't kill it, did you? That was bought with money...”

Beside him, Eugene snorted coldly.

“Too weak. Not worthy of us acting.”

The owner let out a long breath and shamelessly smiled.

“No way around it. Mine is only a small stall. I don't have the financial strength to buy powerful ghosts.”

He Yu showed interest.

“Oh. Ghosts can be bought? Where? Are there any S-rank and above?”

Owner: “...”

Everyone: “...”

As expected of a rich person. He was even willing to spend money on ghosts.

But—

Opening his mouth and asking for S-rank?

Weren't his standards a little too high?

Beside him, Lin said awkwardly:

“Young Master, S-rank ghosts only appear during auctions. It seems Ghost Town hasn't had any auctions recently... The sales points only have very weak ghosts right now.”

He Yu's face instantly turned cold and displeased.

“Oh.”

Lin rubbed his nose.

He Yu stood up irritably.

“Let's go. Take us to the Number One Shop you mentioned. I hope the ghosts we meet tonight won't be too weak.”

The owner finally couldn't hold back and carefully said:

“Er, Young Master... You haven't paid yet. Twenty Federation coins per round. Five rounds in total, one hundred Federation coins.”

He Yu looked at him coldly.

“You're bothering me over this bit of money?”

He looked at Eugene.

“Pay.”

Eugene: “???”

Disbelief appeared in his eyes as he met He Yu's gaze.

He Yu: Please play your role properly.

Eugene: “...”

I don't fucking have money either!!

When Eugene was in the Federation, he was definitely a rich man and never hesitated to spend money.

But...

After entering <Top Talent Show>, everyone was the same. No one had money.

Besides, because of the competition setting, there was nowhere to spend money anyway.

He Yu insisted on playing a game. Although it triggered a side mission, this mission clearly didn't need to be triggered. There were no benefits, and there was no need to spend money to trigger it!

So at this moment, both of them were penniless.

【Bullet comments: “Hahaha!! I want to see what they'll do next!”】

【Bullet comments: “He Yu successfully threw his own pot out. Now the one paying is his servant.”】

【Bullet comments: “Hahahahahahaha, for the first time in history, Mechanical Planet big shot Eugene is stunned because of 100 Federation coins.”】

Everyone looked at Eugene.

Eugene took a deep breath.

“Young Master, the money is all with the butler. I...”

Everyone looked over, and their gazes instantly turned unfriendly.

The air grew heavy, and even the temperature dropped by several degrees. The atmosphere became terrible.

Clearly, “not paying” was extremely serious in Ghost Town.

—This was the setting of the <Death Countdown> instance.

He Yu and Eugene only had to look at their expressions to know that here, they couldn't refuse payment. Otherwise, something very bad would likely happen.

Eugene cursed He Yu to death in his heart. Expressionless, he took out a small sword and threw it out.

“Take this.”

Owner: “!!!”

Everyone: “!!!”

—Holy shit!

—Just how extravagant was this? He was actually using combat equipment to pay?!

This extravagant action simply stunned everyone.

Even if it was only a small sword that added a dozen or so combat power points, it was still worth several thousand Federation coins.

And judging by the craftsmanship, the material was excellent. It could be melted down and made into something else later...

A huge profit!

The owner was stunned by the surprise.

The people around him were both jealous and eager. Their eyes shone when they looked at He Yu.

Eugene lowered his voice, speaking in a tone only He Yu could hear:

“I don't have money. If you fucking spend money again, I can't pay...”

What had he just heard?

Staying at an inn?

Did they have money to stay at an inn?!

Eugene wanted to curse.

He Yu opened his mouth almost imperceptibly.

“If we don't have money, we can sell you. You're a robot anyway.”

Eugene: “???”

He widened his eyes, suspecting he'd misheard.

He Yu whispered:

“Just kidding. We won't need to pay anymore. The person paying is about to arrive.”

As soon as he finished speaking, a bright voice rang out—

“Wait!”

He Yu lowered his eyes, hiding the smile in them.

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