This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]
Chapter 92: Death Countdown (18)Those water-blue eyes slowly shifted.
They first looked toward He Yu and paused slightly. Ripples stirred within the water-like blue pupils.
Then, following He Yu, they moved onto Louis, who still maintained his attacking posture...
Louis's hand was only an inch away from He Yu. Just a little closer, and it seemed capable of ending He Yu's life forever.
But now, he had become a shriveled old man like a withered tree. His hair was white, his face covered in wrinkles and age spots, loose skin hanging over bones, muscles powerless, his life seemingly reaching its end in an instant.
Yet the fear and shock in his eyes, along with his rapid breathing, proved—
He was still alive.
Li raised his hand.
Louis flew up uncontrollably, maintaining that same posture.
Then—
He exploded.
"Boom—"
After the deafening sound, snow-like mist spread through the air. Blood splattered everywhere.
Blood landed on Eugene's body. He only felt extreme cold, as though his entire body had frozen. Unable to move, he slowly turned his eyes toward Li, who remained shrouded in shadow.
Louis was dead.
The powerful Louis who had threatened them was dead.
He died so suddenly.
And so easily.
Were they safe now?
Yet at that moment, none of them could smile.
Instead, a deep fear rose from the bottom of their hearts.
That overwhelmingly powerful Louis had been killed so effortlessly...
Then what about them?
This suddenly appearing NPC, Li, was even more terrifying than Louis.
Against Louis, they could still fight.
But against Li—
Was there even the slightest possibility of resistance?
Zhen Xing seriously doubted it.
At the same time, another thought surfaced in his mind—
They had awakened Li.
Surely this person wouldn't attack them, right?
The air froze.
Nobody moved.
Even breathing seemed to disappear.
Everyone remained perfectly still.
As for the ghosts in the underground chamber, they had long turned into Yu Qi and been absorbed by Li.
Silence.
Absolute silence.
After a moment of dead silence, the bullet comments exploded.
"Holy shit!!"
"Who the hell is this? How is he this powerful?!"
"AHHHHH, this is literally invincible! What kind of instance is this? Is it impossible to clear?!"
"Has anyone passed already? Hurry and give me a link!"
"This Li is terrifying! What kind of power is this? Is it an instance-exclusive setting? But why does it sound exactly like what He Yu said?"
"Right! What the hell is going on? Louis is dead, why haven't they finished the instance?"
"Organizers! Give us an explanation! How can there be such an overpowered NPC?!"
...
Inside the underground chamber.
The cracks in the ceiling continued to rain dirt. The fractures became clearer and clearer.
Obviously, the chamber was about to collapse.
Yet the people inside still didn't move.
Eugene thought:
Damn it, why is nobody saying anything?!
Wanrenzhan thought:
Who exactly is this guy? Somebody open your mouth first!
Zhen Xing thought:
...Wait for He Yu to speak first.
Several more minutes passed.
The pile of dirt falling from above became larger. Chunks of earth even started dropping. If this continued, they'd all be buried alive.
Eugene suddenly looked at the shadow and showed a brilliant smile.
"Big Boss, we came to save you!"
Zhen Xing, Wanrenzhan: "..."
—Bullshit. Before coming here, nobody except He Yu even knew Li existed. What shameless self-praise.
Yet there was still no response.
Wanrenzhan abruptly turned to He Yu and asked in despair,
"He Yu? Why haven't we cleared the instance? Louis is dead, and we've already uncovered the truth! What do we do now?!"
More than just uncovering the truth.
They had learned everything that happened three hundred years ago.
Everything that happened during these three hundred years.
The origins of Ghost Town's ghosts.
They had uncovered everything clearly.
Not only had they found Li and exposed Louis, they had even discovered why Louis had done all this.
Wasn't that the biggest secret?
Why hadn't they left yet?
Were they seriously supposed to stay here with this terrifying NPC?!
—Damn it, this is too scary.
Leaning against the wall, He Yu slowly opened his eyes. His voice was weak and hoarse.
But the surroundings were so silent that everyone heard clearly.
He only said three sentences—
"He's unconscious."
"I'm about to pass out too."
"Take us out. And bring Keli Hai along."
After speaking—
He collapsed.
Bang.
That incredibly overpowered NPC shrouded in black mist...
Also collapsed.
Everyone: "..."
Everyone: "???"
—
He Yu's injuries this time were rather severe.
Although he hadn't fought Louis directly, the act of absorbing Yu Qi and transferring it into Li's body had practically torn apart all his internal organs.
The fact that he hadn't shown any sign of it, and had even maintained complete confidence in front of Louis—
Greatly shocked the three of them when they examined him afterward.
A three-star potion.
No effect.
Another four-star potion.
Finally, Zhen Xing contributed a six-star potion.
Only then did He Yu's injuries begin to improve and his internal organs slowly repair themselves.
They didn't wait and directly woke him up.
When He Yu opened his eyes, his entire body hurt. At the same time, the powerful medicine was healing him.
He immediately deduced what had happened.
Looking upward—
Three heads hovered above him, all staring intently.
He Yu: "..."
He slowly supported himself, wanting to sit up.
Zhen Xing helped him.
Clearing his dry throat, He Yu asked hoarsely,
"You brought him out?"
The three nodded vigorously.
Having just repaired his body, Eugene couldn't wait any longer.
"He Yu, Li is still unconscious in the room next door! Tons of black things are flying into his body. You have no idea—when we returned from the Town Lord's Manor to Shop No. 1, everywhere he passed, all the ghosts hidden in the darkness disappeared, turned into black gas, and merged into his body!"
He Yu nodded without surprise.
"Normal. He's awake now and has obviously mastered the ability to reclaim energy. Without Louis suppressing him, all the ghosts created because of him throughout Ghost Town will disappear."
Zhen Xing said,
"At least eighty percent of the ghosts are already gone. There shouldn't be more than twenty percent remaining."
Eugene immediately added,
"And they keep returning to him. The remaining twenty percent will probably disappear too. But strangely, those conscious humanoid ghosts are still alive after losing their Yu Qi, while all the unconscious ghosts disappeared."
He Yu raised his hand, removed his glasses which were about to slip off, and put them back on.
"The unconscious ghosts had already been killed by Louis. As for the conscious humanoid ghosts, they should still be alive. So after Li draws away the Yu Qi, the living remain alive, while the dead completely disappear."
The one who killed tens of thousands of ghosts wasn't Li.
It had always been Louis.
Eugene paused and cautiously asked,
"How did Li master the ability to reclaim energy? And how does he control energy? Why can you do it too...?"
The other two also looked at him curiously.
After all, He Yu, Li, and even Louis all seemed to prove the feasibility and overwhelming power of other systems.
Louis had gone astray.
But what about Li and He Yu?
This was the question Louis had wanted answered until his death.
And this time, He Yu no longer concealed it.
"I injected energy into his body. He himself is a Yu Qi energy body. Once the energy entered, it naturally followed the circulation pattern of the acupoints. Afterward, he began instinctively absorbing surrounding energy and using it..."
"Wait!"
Eugene looked confused.
"What is a Yu Qi energy body? And what do you mean by acupoint circulation pattern?"
Zhen Xing nodded in agreement.
He Yu raised an eyebrow slightly.
"That's enough explanation. Those who can understand will naturally understand."
He looked at them.
"Aren't you more interested in how we're leaving this instance? Our countdowns aren't exactly abundant."
Everyone: "!!!"
They almost forgot!
The countdown!
Energy, acupoints, systems—
Those could be discussed later.
First they had to leave.
First they had to survive.
And on Blue Star—
Several researchers in white coats who had been watching the giant screen suddenly leaped to their feet.
"Hahaha! I understand!"
"The acupoints! The circulation of the acupoints! Quick, record every scene of Li absorbing Yu Qi!"
"Those who can understand will naturally understand—he's reminding us. He's transmitting information. We're exactly the people he's meant!"
"We'll go research this first. Keep watching. Contact us immediately if there are important clues!"
"My god, if only He Yu were outside! Think of how many detours we could avoid!"
...
Shop No. 1.
Wanrenzhan scratched his head irritably.
"So how do we advance? Do we really have to wait until every ghost in Ghost Town disappears and returns to Li before leaving?"
Eugene frowned while rubbing his still-stiff mechanical arm.
"But that doesn't seem right. Wasn't our mission to uncover Ghost Town's greatest secret? We already did!"
Zhen Xing shook his head, equally puzzled.
He Yu said nothing.
He lowered his eyes slightly.
—No.
—The difficulty of this instance wasn't right.
They had killed Louis and survived because he awakened Li.
Without Li's awakening, Louis had been almost invincible.
Even the super-strong Federation combination of Eugene, Zhen Xing, and Wanrenzhan couldn't do it.
Could other contestants really accomplish such a thing?
【Congratulations to Ling Buchen, Bo Jingshan, and Zhante for advancing into the top five thousand! Remaining slots: 3129/5000. Other contestants, please hurry up!】
Many people had already advanced before, but because they were unfamiliar with them, nobody had paid attention.
And they didn't know whether everyone entered the same instance.
Like <Dawn Training School>, whose death rate was several times higher than other instances.
But if they were people they knew—
Eugene jumped up.
"They advanced?!"
Wanrenzhan gritted his teeth.
"Zhante has some strength, sure, but Ling Buchen's pathetic combat power? How the hell did he do it?! And who the hell is Bo Jingshan?! Damn it!"
Those people had already advanced.
Meanwhile, they were still here.
Watching their countdowns shrink.
He Yu remained silent, staring at the blanket, seemingly lost in thought.
Zhen Xing asked,
"What are you thinking?"
He Yu slowly raised his head.
His expression remained calm.
"Oh, I was just thinking."
"I'm afraid my other guess was correct."
"The greatest secret of this town..."
"...doesn't seem to be Louis and the secret of the ghosts."
Everyone: "!!!"
Everyone: "???"
—Another twist?!
Damn it!
Does this town have too many secrets?!
...
The organizers were already panicking.
Qiu Dao held his smart brain anxiously.
Several projected screens floated before him.
He Yu's instance occupied the center, while another simulated instance played beside it.
Completely wrong.
In the other instances, Louis existed.
Louis controlled ghosts.
Those were basic settings.
Afterward, the instances developed independently, and they stopped interfering.
But what was Li?
What was this "divine power" Louis spoke of?!
—What exactly happened to this instance?
In all the other instances, any contestants who investigated Louis and confronted him head-on had already died.
Louis was a powerful NPC.
But he wasn't the key secret.
He was a false path meant to mislead contestants.
That wrong path should have ended there.
Yet He Yu's group insisted on fighting Louis head-on.
And damn it—
They won.
They even found another character—
Li.
Something was very wrong.
Qiu Dao and the others repeatedly used simulations and even had the simulated instance imitate He Yu's group exactly.
But—
There was no underground chamber.
After taking everyone from Qian Duo's house, Louis simply tortured them to death inside the Town Lord's Manor.
There were no ghosts.
No divine power.
No Li.
—The instance had gone crooked.
His smart brain vibrated.
Qiu Dao received a reply—
【Completely eliminate the bug. We cannot allow a repeat of the previous season.】
—
"He Yu, what was that other guess you mentioned?" Zhen Xing asked.
Eugene scratched his head.
"What other secret is there? I feel like I've become stupid."
Wanrenzhan wore the same confused expression.
He Yu slowly stood up.
"Louis's path was actually a dead end."
"You should think about the other clues."
"Think about it yourselves."
"Give me an hour."
"I'm going to meet..."
"Keli Hai."
His expression was calm.
But hidden deep within his eyes—
Was icy killing intent.
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