This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

His voice was so calm, his expression so utterly placid. There was no viciousness in his threat, no arrogance, no anger. It was as though he were simply stating facts, speaking a few ordinary greetings.

Yet at that moment, He Yu reminded people of how calm he had been when Keli Hai provoked him. He reminded them of how calm he had been while slicing off piece after piece of Keli Hai's flesh and repeating the man's own words back to him.

—That kind of calm, unique to He Yu, was far more terrifying.

How long had they been watching He Yu?

From the 2-point combat power nobody believed in during the preliminary round, to <Dawn Training School>, to <Who Is the Undercover>, and now <Death Countdown>, He Yu had never disappointed anyone. Time and time again, he brought surprises. Time and time again, he created legends.

He was like a loud slap across the faces of the lofty Federation citizens.

He had brought an entire team through the round.

He had led his teammates to survive the encirclement of nine teams.

He had led his teammates to kill the super powerhouse Louis...

And he had repeatedly proven one thing—

He always did exactly what he said.

If this had been the He Yu from two instances ago, nobody would have believed him.

If this had been the He Yu from the previous instance, the doubters would still have been the majority.

But in this instance...

Were there really that many people left who doubted him?

—Was his threat truly impossible?

—Could he absolutely never escape?

Was anyone still bold enough to say so with certainty?

Exterminate an entire clan.

Slaughter a planet.

Erase history.

Destroy civilizations...

Fuck, this threat was ruthless!

If he really came out alive, with He Yu's personality, he would definitely do it.

Truly.

Until death.

—Not a single audience member doubted that.

It was the most absolute judgment they could make based on He Yu's character.

The head of the Keli Hai family stared at those eyes that seemed to meet his own through countless layers of space.

Pitch-black pupils.

Bottomless eyes.

Emotionless.

Yet it felt as though He Yu stood right before him, personally delivering his threat with unwavering conviction.

Instinctively, he stepped back.

And with that step, his fighting spirit and anger retreated as well.

.

Zhen Xing and the other two stared blankly at He Yu.

He wiped away a streak of blood from his face.

His skin was still pale like jade.

His body was still thin and frail.

Yet somehow...

At this moment, he seemed incredibly tall.

Almost radiant.

Their hearts pounded uncontrollably.

The courtyard remained silent for a very long time.

Until—

Eugene suddenly exploded.

“Fuck! That threat was way too cool!”

He jumped up, eyes shining.

The barrage instantly exploded—

“AAAAAAHHHHHH!”

“I like He Yu more and more!”

“Blue Star's God He, the Light of the Universe! I love you!”

“The He God Fan Club is officially established! Everyone, come check in at the chat plaza!”

“Fuck, even the way He Yu threatens people is unbelievably handsome! AHHHHHH, wife!!”

...

Wanrenzhan was jolted awake by Eugene's voice.

He raised a hand to his chest, covering his abnormally racing heart.

Not only was his heartbeat accelerating, but his ears were red, his cheeks hot.

His limbs had gone weak.

His entire body felt light and floaty.

Only one place remained hard...

This wasn't because he wanted to fight He Yu, was it?

Could it be...

He was frightened by He Yu?!

—Fuck, was Wanrenzhan really that cowardly?!

Beside him, Zhen Xing inhaled deeply and walked over to stand next to He Yu.

The two looked ahead together, and their livestreams almost overlapped.

Slowly, he said,

“If anyone outside takes revenge on He Yu, then as long as I, Zhen Xing, make it out alive, I will avenge him.”

Wanrenzhan was still reeling from the realization that he had apparently been “scared by He Yu.” Hearing this, his eyes widened.

He strode over to He Yu's other side and refused to lose.

“I, Wanrenzhan, don't care what happens later in the competition. As long as I make it out alive, anyone who dares touch Blue Star had better prepare themselves to bear my wrath!”

Eugene: “...”

At a time like this, how could they leave him out?

He hurried over, but couldn't find a place beside them, so he simply stood behind He Yu.

The advantage of being tall immediately became apparent—He Yu didn't block his view at all.

Raising an eyebrow slightly, he smiled.

“I've hugged He Yu's thigh for two rounds already. Sure, we'll be enemies and kill each other in the competition, but I've recognized him as a friend. As long as I survive, I'll avenge Blue Star.”

One He Yu wasn't enough to scare people?

Then what about adding Zhen Xing?

And Wanrenzhan?

And Eugene?

Four outstanding contestants of this competition.

Could anyone guarantee that all four would die?

—Who dared make that promise?

One of the Keli Hai family's experts asked carefully,

“Patriarch, are we still attacking Blue Star?”

The family head: “...”

He was silent for a moment before turning around and coughing awkwardly.

“Ahem. It's not that I'm afraid of He Yu's threat. I simply feel that now isn't the best time to attack Blue Star. Once He Yu dies, Blue Star's people will definitely be in despair. Attacking them then and kicking them while they're down would be much better...”

Everyone nodded repeatedly.

Thus, the fleet that had just set off turned around and flew home.

Still unwilling, they continued muttering—

“I don't believe He Yu can really make it to the end. Hmph, let's see how long his intelligence lasts.”

“Exactly.”

“We're nowhere near the semifinals or finals. Only one person survives this competition. I refuse to believe they'll still stand together and threaten people when they're killing each other later!”

“They'll definitely kill each other. They'll hate each other. They'll turn against one another.”

“Anyone can talk tough. Who's afraid of him? The day He Yu dies will be Blue Star's end!”

...

Blue Star.

Silence filled the conference room.

One minute ago, they had been worrying about the Keli Hai family's retaliation.

One minute later, everyone had fallen silent.

Wei Jiaguo looked at the familiar face on the screen, his heart filled with indescribable bitterness and complexity.

—This man was trapped inside a deadly competition full of dangers.

Not only did he have to face countless crises and battles, endless schemes and brushes with death...

He also worried about his home planet.

He worried for Blue Star.

Through the screen, he transmitted messages that would save the planet.

Through the screen, he intimidated the threats approaching his homeworld.

And yet...

They could do nothing for him.

They couldn't help him.

Because they weren't Federation citizens, they couldn't even vote insurance tickets for him.

All they could do was watch him endure endless hardships, dancing on the edge of death every second.

After a long while, Wei Jiaguo finally managed to speak.

“He Yu... is Blue Star's hero. Its savior.”

“Tap tap tap—”

Hurried footsteps approached.

The secretary-general burst into the room.

He had forgotten all etiquette and rules, excitement written across his face.

“The Research Institute has made major progress using the clues provided by God He! Based on the body's energy circulation diagrams, they've achieved a breakthrough! They said that given more time, they will definitely develop the new energy system God He mentioned!”

Everyone: “!!”

“Really?!”

Everyone leapt to their feet.

They wanted to cheer.

They wanted to cry.

At last—

He Yu's efforts had not been in vain!

Ye Kaijun immediately shouted,

“Quick! Tell them to accelerate! Whatever they need, all of Blue Star will provide it! We must produce results as soon as possible and eliminate Blue Star's crisis!”

“Yes!”

Wei Jiaguo took a deep breath.

“And another thing. Didn't they want Blue Star's xianxia novels and martial arts novels? Give them everything! Establish a Blue Star Writers Association and encourage everyone to create works for the Federation! Exchange all the Federation currency and resources we earn for tickets for He Yu! If there's extra, divide it among Bo Jingshan, Ling Buchen, and the other Blue Star contestants...”

Blue Star novels had already become popular in the Universe Federation once.

But because of Blue Star's crisis, they had intentionally restricted exports.

Last night, after Louis and Li displayed such terrifying power, countless planets had begun asking about Blue Star literature.

This morning, they had planned stricter controls.

But now...

They had changed their minds.

He Yu was fighting inside.

They would fight outside.

Together.

Racing against time.

As long as they developed He Yu's system before the Federation attacked them, Blue Star would have a place in the universe.

Security.

The right to negotiate.

—Perhaps one day Blue Star would become a famous cultural holy land of the universe?

The birthplace of a new system.

The source of countless cultural works.

A cultural holy land.

That wasn't impossible.

.

Eugene and the others were somewhat excited.

This was the first time they'd ever threatened people outside the screen.

Probably the first time in the entire history of <Top Talent Show>.

And it wasn't just one contestant.

Contestants from different planets had united to issue a threat.

In a competition where contestants had to curry favor with the audience, they were threatening people outside and joining hands.

An absolute first.

Eugene's heart raced.

Looking at He Yu, he felt that at a time like this, He Yu should definitely say something else.

Something more emotional.

Something more perfect.

He Yu turned his head.

“Let's go analyze the instance.”

Eugene: “?”

He stared.

“That's it? No more threatening? You won't say anything else?”

He Yu pushed up his glasses. Sunlight reflected coldly off the lenses.

His voice remained calm.

“Did you forget what the thing above your head is called?”

“It's called—”

“Death Countdown.”

Death...

Countdown.

They were about to die.

If they didn't hurry and research things, when would they?

Eugene: “...”

He Yu calmly walked toward the lounge.

“As for the threat, it's already in place. Even if they've already left, they should be heading back now.”

Eugene: “!!”

Very good.

That show-off was perfectly executed.

The emotions were complete.

Satisfied, the three quickly followed.

Meanwhile, the Keli Hai family members sat in silence.

They had indeed just returned and had barely sat down...

—Fuck, nobody should know that.

—Then why did it feel like they'd just been slapped again?

Nobody knew how ugly the expressions on the Keli Hai family's faces were. At this moment, the audience's attention was on the four people sitting in the courtyard lounge. The four sat separately, returning to the main topic.

“You just went to the edge of the town and discovered you couldn't get out, right?” He Yu calmly poured himself a cup of water.

Wanrenzhan's eyes widened as he turned toward He Yu.

“You knew?!”

“I knew.” He Yu raised the cup.

Zhen Xing narrowed his eyes slightly and also turned to look at him.

“Then what else do you know? We just figured out a lot of information...”

Taking a sip of water, He Yu lowered his eyes.

“Are you asking whether I knew the Qian family was the key? Or whether I knew Ghost Town was fake?”

Everyone: “......”

Very good.

As expected, he knew everything.

[Barrage: “???”]

[Barrage: “HOW DOES HE KNOW EVERYTHING AGAIN?!”]

[Barrage: “As expected of you, my God He who knows everything but says nothing.”]

Eugene asked, “When did you find out?”

He Yu thought for a moment and tilted his head.

“I forgot. I probably had my suspicions while doing side quests. After all, Lin acted very much like a beginner-guide NPC and directed me to stay at Store Number One. The other shops were places I chose myself, but Lin was the one who brought me to that side-quest stall. One of those questions was actually very important. The town has twenty thousand people. Combined with Zhen Xing's clue that the population always remains twenty thousand, doesn't that resemble game settings?

“Qian Duo said his secret was that nobody could leave the town. With the instance supplement, NPCs from <Top Talent Show> shouldn't be aware of that, so that was another important clue. An instance within an instance—there was a ninety percent probability.

“When Ling Buchen and the others advanced, that probability became one hundred percent.

“So we're not only inside an instance, we're inside a game world within the instance. Since we're used to instance NPCs, we ignored many clues. After all, game NPCs and instance NPCs are very similar, differing only slightly. But once you step outside those boundaries and examine things again, you'll realize this is a deduction game meant to lead us to the truth that ‘Louis is the origin of Ghost Town's ghosts.’

“And our mission is to uncover the greatest secret of the instance. Naturally, that means uncovering Ghost Town inside the deduction game.”

[Barrage: “......”]

[Barrage: “So... that's how it is.”]

He Yu's analysis was extremely thorough and comprehensive. He was completely different from those lucky players who stumbled upon crucial clues through sheer luck.

Transfer Station.

Ling Buchen exclaimed, “Wow, He Yu is so smart. I never thought of that!”

Bo Jingshan: “......”

Expressionless, he replied,

“Yes, you didn't think of that. You only happened to flip through the notebook left behind by a player in the game instance at a stall.”

Thus, Ling Buchen had obtained the most concrete clue that the town itself was a game.

—The King of Lucky Bastards himself.

Putting down his cup, He Yu looked innocent.

“Actually, I didn't know much earlier than you.”

Everyone: “???”

Eugene's mechanical head stretched forward in disbelief.

“Not much earlier? You knew last night! Since you were already certain back then, why did you still drag us into fighting Louis?”

They had challenged Louis with the determination to stake everything on it.

If they had known that line was a dead end, why had they gone courting death?

Why had they fought Louis?!

Eugene was dumbfounded.

He Yu looked up at him matter-of-factly.

“Because I wanted to see whether Li was still alive.”

Everyone: “???”

Everyone: “......”

[Barrage: “......”]

Had anyone ever told him...

He Yu, you really deserved a beating sometimes!!

Fuck, this was too much.

Wanrenzhan exploded.

“Just to see whether Li was alive, you dragged us into fighting Louis?! Look at our countdowns! That line was dead, you, you, you—!”

He was so angry he couldn't even speak properly.

His hand was itching.

His axe wanted to split He Yu in half.

Yet for some reason, he simply couldn't bring himself to do it.

If it had been anyone else, he'd already have chopped them to death.

Eugene was smoking with anger too. His black eyes stared sinisterly at He Yu.

“He. Yu. So you've just been leading us around for fun? Do you know the consequences of doing this?”

He Yu put down his cup.

“This isn't the first time. Calm down.”

Eugene: “......”

[Barrage: “God He really is kind of asking for a beating.”]

[Barrage: “Seriously, considering how much he likes leading people around and how he refuses to speak before eighty percent certainty, it's a miracle nobody's killed him yet...”]

Indeed.

This wasn't the first time.

Eugene deflated like a punctured balloon. He slumped down, expressionless and weak.

“So... what are you going to do next?”

Their countdowns were all single digits now.

If they didn't leave soon, they really wouldn't leave.

He Yu picked up the kettle and “graciously lowered himself” to pour everyone water.

As he poured, he said gently,

“Finding Li was very important too...”

Wanrenzhan rolled his eyes.

“Important my ass. He and Louis aren't even part of our mission line!”

Still angry, he gulped down the water He Yu had poured and pushed the cup back at him.

He Yu wasn't angry at all. He filled the cup again and continued gently,

“That's true. But haven't you noticed something? Even after uncovering the truth and finding the greatest secret, we still can't leave.”

Everyone: “!!!”

Right!

Before, when they'd guessed the world was fake and couldn't leave, it made sense. Their deduction was correct, but incomplete.

But He Yu was different.

He had just laid out the entire reasoning process and conclusion perfectly.

Because they were angry and emotional, they'd forgotten one thing.

They were still here.

They hadn't left.

Eugene tested,

“So we have to physically leave the town?”

Before He Yu could even roll his eyes, Zhen Xing had already done it for him.

“If this place is a game world within an instance, do you think you can leave through the town's edge? The requirement to leave the town should mean completing the mission.”

Frowning slightly, Zhen Xing continued,

“But if we've completed the mission and still can't get out, then do we need to find a logout method? Even in a game, we've already fulfilled the final conditions.”

Inside a game, completing the final deduction meant logging out.

Inside an instance, uncovering the greatest secret meant leaving.

—Yet they were still here.

He Yu set down the kettle and shook his head.

“So it's not that we haven't completed the mission.”

“This instance itself has developed a variable.”

The three pupils contracted.

In an instant, everything connected.

None of them were stupid. Even if it surpassed their understanding, once He Yu pointed something out, they could follow his train of thought.

The variable—

Li.

It was obvious.

The Federation absolutely had no energy cultivation system.

Therefore, Ghost Town shouldn't have possessed “divine power.”

Without divine power, Li shouldn't exist.

There was definitely something seriously wrong with this instance.

Eugene stood up.

“So what do we do now? The countdown is getting shorter. Do we kill that thing in the room?”

Wanrenzhan grabbed his head, his face suddenly turning pale.

“Another problem... another variable... What the hell is happening with this competition? Weren't they saying everything had already been resolved...?”

He Yu suddenly turned toward him, his gaze sharp.

Wanrenzhan sensed it immediately and looked away, avoiding eye contact.

When he realized He Yu's eyes hadn't moved away, he hurriedly stood up.

“Strike while he's sick and kill him! Before he wakes up, kill him!”

He headed toward Li's room first. Eugene and Zhen Xing thought for a moment and followed.

He Yu kept staring at Wanrenzhan.

After a long while, he raised an eyebrow, stood up, smoothed out his white sweater, and slowly walked after them.

—This wasn't the first variable.

There had been one in the previous season.

One in the previous instance.

And one in this instance.

Wanrenzhan obviously knew something.

Eventually, He Yu would learn it from him.

He Yu knew very clearly that outsiders had already noticed the variable.

Li was too obvious.

Other instances didn't have him.

This one did.

There was no hiding it.

The Big Fish wasn't eye-catching.

He had killed the Frost Beast in time, preventing too much attention.

But Li...

Not only had he brought Yu Qi, he was incredibly conspicuous.

Impossible to ignore.

Impossible to conceal.

Since that was the case—

He Yu would be the one to bring it up.

Calmly, he walked toward the room containing the “variable.”

Inside, Wanrenzhan had already swung his axe fiercely at the figure on the bed.

The person was completely shrouded in black Qi. Only a vague human shape could be seen, his face invisible.

The axe fell.

Bang!

Wanrenzhan was blasted away and smashed into the courtyard.

He spat blood and painfully climbed to his feet before staggering back.

“So? Is he dead?”

Eugene and Zhen Xing looked strange.

“...No.”

Not only was he not dead.

Wanrenzhan, my friend—

Your countdown has become...

Five.

Their expressions changed in horror. Just as they were about to retreat, the shadow on the bed suddenly sat up!

Terrifying pressure erupted.

Black Qi gathered endlessly from every corner of the town.

The surviving ghosts had their Yu Qi sucked out and poured into this room.

Bang!

Centered around that figure, black Qi exploded outward.

Zhen Xing and Eugene, along with Wanrenzhan who had just staggered back, were all blown away and smashed into the ground.

Blood sprayed from their mouths.

They clutched their chests in agony.

Wanrenzhan, coughing blood for the second time, thought:

“...Fuck. Why am I always the one getting hurt?!”

Only He Yu escaped.

Since he hadn't approached yet, he was still standing.

Seeing the three blown away, he didn't retreat.

He continued forward.

Moments later, under the overwhelming pressure of the dense Yu Qi, even he stepped back.

Eugene cursed loudly.

“Fuck! What the hell is this thing?! Why is it so brutal?! How are we supposed to play this? How are we supposed to kill it?!”

Wiping blood from the corner of his mouth, Zhen Xing struggled to his feet, his eyes shining with excitement.

“So strong.”

Wanrenzhan: “?”

He froze for a second, then stared at He Yu in terror.

“Y-you—your countdown!”

He Yu blinked blankly.

Eugene and Zhen Xing immediately looked too.

Then both froze.

From Eugene's perspective—

The countdown above He Yu's head read:

10.

Had it increased?

No.

Ten minutes!!

He jumped up in wild delight.

“Hahahaha! He Yu, I finally got one over on you! Do you have enough votes? Hurry up and beg for votes! Hahahahahaha!”

Even though he hadn't personally removed He Yu's countdown, his side quest contributions counted too.

It was finally revenge after being toyed with for so long.

Especially after last night.

He Yu had already known the truth and still tricked them into fighting Louis!

—At last, he could wash away his humiliation.

—He wanted the entire universe to witness this.

He Yu touched his hair and tilted his head.

“There's no rush, right?”

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