Keli Hai's sudden appearance and his exposure of their fake identities was something Eugene had never expected.

He knew that even with He Yu's hundred and eighty tricks, there was no way he could have predicted Keli Hai would act in such a self-destructive way.

Therefore, Eugene knew that He Yu hadn't intentionally sent him to his death.

But the problem was—

The result was that he really might die.

The chainsaw attached to his mechanical arm spun frantically.

Against any other opponent, this savage piece of equipment would never leave him completely helpless.

But the man before him had completely suppressed him.

Bang!

Clang! Clang!

Grinding his teeth, Eugene blocked Louis's descending bayonet with his chainsaw. His expression twisted, and under the impact, the joints of his mechanical body began trembling, as if they would fall apart at any second.

“You're strong. So young, yet already this powerful. It's enough to make one jealous.”

Louis looked utterly relaxed, as though he still hadn't used his full strength.

“But this is where it ends, Eugene. Meeting me was simply your bad luck.”

The bayonet pressed downward.

Clang—

Eugene was sent flying.

His mechanical leg, which had absorbed most of the force, snapped immediately.

The chainsaw on his left arm jammed completely.

Only the chainsaw on his right arm was still rotating with difficulty.

He slammed heavily into the ground, bounced twice, and almost felt like his head would fly off.

—Fuck, Louis's combat power is definitely SS-rank!!

And at least mid-level SS-rank!

Panting heavily, Eugene struggled to stand up on half a leg, his eyes fixed on Louis while holding his remaining chainsaw across his chest.

—Votes, 420,000.

Still lacking 80,000.

His body trembled uncontrollably, not from fear, but simply from the damage his mechanical body had suffered.

The bullet comments exploded.

【“Vote for Eugene!! What are you people doing?!”】

【“Mechanical Planet people, vote already!”】

【“Fuck, I've already cast my votes.”】

【“Louis is too strong. No, my votes have to stay for Zhen Xing.”】

【“Ahhh Eugene!!”】

【“Keli Hai, you bastard, go to hell.”】

【“Where's He Yu? Didn't he guarantee Eugene wouldn't die? Where's that guarantee now?!”】

...

Eugene's fans, as well as many people from Mechanical Planet, couldn't help directing their anger toward He Yu.

Even though they knew this wasn't He Yu's fault, but Keli Hai's.

After all, He Yu had promised that Eugene wouldn't die.

So what was He Yu doing now?

—He was racing there at top speed.

Although He Yu's flying broom wasn't pretty, it was undoubtedly the fastest vehicle.

At that moment, it was flying at maximum speed with Zhen Xing and Wanrenzhan onboard.

Wanrenzhan shouted,

“He Yu, what happened to Eugene?”

Zhen Xing had already guessed.

“Keli Hai went to investigate Louis. Since he wasn't with our team, Louis definitely wouldn't show mercy. He got caught and sold us out?”

He Yu nodded.

“Ninety percent likely.”

For He Yu, ninety percent was practically one hundred percent.

Thanks to his unique ability to occasionally see bullet comments, he knew a little about every contestant.

Keli Hai was a name He Yu had memorized during the preliminaries.

The man who specialized in hunting people from garbage planets.

Countless Blue Star contestants had died at his hands.

He Yu would never spare him, nor trust his character.

So the moment he heard Keli Hai had gone to investigate Louis, He Yu immediately knew—

He would betray them in exchange for his own life.

And Eugene was in danger.

Zhen Xing's expression darkened slightly.

Truthfully, although Keli Hai was famous, neither he nor Eugene had ever intended to cooperate with him.

They despised people who delighted in torturing and slaughtering the weak.

A true expert—

Should challenge other experts.

Not prey exclusively on the weak.

Wanrenzhan frowned as well.

“So Keli Hai exposed our fake identities, Louis got furious, and now Eugene's getting targeted?”

He Yu nodded.

Wanrenzhan jumped in shock and almost fell off the broom. He hurriedly grabbed He Yu's sleeve and stared in disbelief.

“Are you kidding me? Eugene dying has nothing to do with you! And Louis is basically a bomb right now, plus Keli Hai is fanning the flames. Are you insane? Why would you run over there and throw your life away?!”

Facing the wind, He Yu's eyes beneath his glasses remained calm.

“I promised him he wouldn't die before his countdown ended.”

“So even if one foot has already stepped into Death's embrace, I'll drag him back.”

His voice was firm.

Without the slightest hesitation.

The flying broom maintained maximum speed.

Zhen Xing and Wanrenzhan stared blankly at him.

An indescribable feeling arose inside them.

This was a competition of slaughter, deception, and betrayal.

A place where no trust existed.

A place where no one but yourself could be relied upon.

And yet—

The person before them gave them a strange feeling.

As though they could trust him.

As though they could safely entrust their backs to him.

—This emotion was wrong.

—It was disadvantageous in a competition with only one winner.

Yet they couldn't stop it from growing.

Beside them, the blue eyes flickered.

He Yu said,

“Hide yourself later. Don't let Louis see you.”

The blue eyes flashed and immediately burrowed into the lining of He Yu's white fur coat, hiding against his chest.

He Yu: “......”

Well.

That hiding place wasn't impossible, at least.

The votes were skyrocketing.

Fortunately, Eugene had completed Dawn Training School with He Yu and hadn't needed to spend votes.

Fortunately, in Who Is the Undercover, he hadn't been grouped with He Yu and had accumulated enough votes.

Otherwise, there would've been no hope.

—450,000 votes.

Only fifty thousand left.

He just had to survive a little longer.

Louis walked toward Eugene step by step.

Eugene said hoarsely,

“I know I'm going to die. But could you answer two questions first, Mr. Louis? I'm curious.”

Balancing on one leg, he stood up again.

Though his vision had blurred, his eyes remained focused.

Louis was about to answer when Keli Hai suddenly shouted,

“Mr. Louis, don't waste time talking! Kill him quickly! He has special escape methods. As soon as his cooldown ends, he'll flee!”

Eugene: “......”

—Fuck! That piece of shit!

Keli Hai's eyes sparkled with excitement.

He knew Eugene was stalling for votes.

How could he let him succeed?

Though he enjoyed torturing people from garbage planets, watching strong opponents die excited him even more.

Especially competitors.

Before entering the competition, he had already identified Wanrenzhan, Zhen Xing, Eugene, Yuan Ze, Cheng Zhao, Duan Yuchen, Siya, Earlie and others as dangerous rivals.

Later, Wanrenzhan had weakened.

Earlie had died.

Zhante and Qiong had emerged.

But the others were still alive.

If Eugene and Zhen Xing weren't eliminated, he had no hope of winning.

His eyes shone brighter and brighter as he waited eagerly for Eugene's death.

Louis sneered.

“Don't order me around. Or I'll kill you too.”

Keli Hai froze.

Eugene let out a breath of relief.

But the next second—

Louis charged.

“And I don't intend to waste words with you either!”

Clang!

Boom!

His second chainsaw was destroyed.

And Eugene was blown away again.

This time, he smashed through the wall behind him.

His remaining leg flew off.

And even his head was knocked loose.

His head rolled away on the ground.

Blink.

Blink.

Eugene wasn't dead.

Looking at his 480,000 votes, he wondered—

If he survived, could they attach his head back on?

Louis didn't stop.

He knew the characteristics of Mechanical Planet people.

Losing a head or having their body crushed didn't kill them.

To truly kill them, one had to destroy the head completely.

Thus, his next strike aimed directly for Eugene's head.

Bang!

A giant axe blocked the bayonet.

Cold light flashed across the blade.

—Wanrenzhan!

Weakly opening his eyes, Eugene almost wanted to cry.

At that moment, even Wanrenzhan looked cute.

And behind him—

He Yu.

Zhen Xing.

He wanted to jump up and kiss them all.

Too touching.

They'd actually come to save him!

Louis's face darkened.

Wanrenzhan's face was equally dark.

Despite being the one saving him, he looked irritated.

“You still dare to show yourselves? Seeking death!”

Louis's eyes were filled with venom, especially when looking at He Yu.

He had actually been played.

By someone from a garbage planet.

Retracting the bayonet aimed at Eugene, Louis lunged directly toward He Yu.

Zhen Xing immediately pushed out his Rubik's Cube and blocked in front of him.

Boom!

The collision almost overturned nearby buildings.

The shockwave sent sand and dust flying.

Keli Hai retreated two steps, excitement overflowing from his eyes.

Wonderful!

They could all die together!

He practically saw He Yu, Zhen Xing, Eugene, and Wanrenzhan dying before him.

His face turned red with excitement.

Meanwhile, the audience breathed a sigh of relief.

【“Thank goodness! He Yu's here!”】

【“The strongest support has arrived. Nothing to fear.”】

【“Wait... can the strongest support actually beat Louis? I feel like Louis is even stronger than the Labyrinth Beast...”】

【“No! Everyone, vote! Hurry and vote!”】

...

He Yu remained perfectly calm.

Smiling, he said,

“Mr. Louis, don't be so impatient. Why don't we have a nice talk?”

Louis sneered.

“Dream on. I don't care what you're plotting. None of you are leaving Ghost Town alive!”

Clap! Clap!

He Yu applauded.

“What a wonderful mayor. Such a good mayor.”

“Unfortunately, our Mayor Louis seems rather anxious.”

“Afraid someone might uncover your secret?”

Louis's eyes flickered.

Without hesitation, he attacked again.

Clearly trying to silence them.

Completely unafraid, He Yu tilted his head.

“Mayor Louis.”

“No.”

“Perhaps I should call you...”

“Kan?”

Everyone froze.

The audience exploded.

—HOLY SHIT!

What terrifying thing had He Yu just uncovered?!

Kan.

The expert who appeared in Ghost Town three hundred years ago.

The man who killed Li.

He had become Louis?

No—

He had disguised himself as Louis?!

That secret was enormous.

Louis's expression changed drastically.

Even his attack stopped.

Shock filled his eyes.

He Yu smiled in satisfaction.

“Indeed. It was only a thirty percent guess.”

“But sometimes, all it takes is a little bluffing to turn thirty percent into a hundred percent.”

Everyone: “......”

Louis: “......”

Grinding his teeth, he squeezed out:

“You know too much.”

“Then all of you can stay here forever!”

As soon as his words fell—

Countless ghosts appeared.

Dense.

Packed together.

Leaving no gaps.

S-rank.

S-rank.

More S-rank.

Every ghost surrounding them was an elite.

Zhen Xing's hand holding the Rubik's Cube trembled slightly.

Even Eugene's weak eyes widened.

Wanrenzhan stared at He Yu.

—Holy shit, we walked into an S-rank ghost nest! How the hell are we supposed to fight?!

Louis sneered coldly.

“Aren't you all impressive?”

“Then fight my ghosts!”

“This is the truth you wanted.”

“Now you've seen it, are you satis—”

“Close your eyes!”

He Yu suddenly shouted.

Zhen Xing, Wanrenzhan, and Eugene were stunned.

But instinctively, they obeyed.

And the instant they closed their eyes—

He Yu pulled out that familiar weapon.

The equipment the audience had nicknamed—

The Cheap Knife.

Fight?

No.

He had no intention of fighting Louis.

He still had one trump card left.

It had been so long since he'd used it that everyone had nearly forgotten.

But that was fine.

Now was the perfect time to help everyone remember—

Blind your damn dog eyes.

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