Chapter 228: Hard to say, cold-blooded, real monster.

Before the lunch started, there were more than ten more aliens who came to join us.

Lou Ying had made a good advance, but in the end there were not enough dishes.

He was so flexible that he drained and sliced half a pot of mushrooms that had been added to the stir-fry with Chinese mushrooms and sliced a bone-in chicken thigh, diced it, and marinated it in the ginger sauce that he had prepared, then stir-fried the chicken until it was cooked, and poured the sauce over the cooked sticky rice, then served it on the table, which was a simple and tasty sticky rice with chicken.

Most of the people had been hungry for more than a day, and when they saw the hot food, their eyes turned green and they took their bowls and ate.

There were also a few cautious aliens who didn't dare to move their chopsticks until they watched the others eat and made sure that there was no problem with the food.

Chi Xiaochi had nothing better to do than to write cafeteria slogans on the floor with a small tree stick by the stove.

"A fat body still needs to eat less, and a beautiful person needs to read more."

Lou Ying looked down and realized that Chi Xiaochi was making trouble again: "Stop it, wash your hands, it's time to eat."

When Chi Xiaochi came back from washing her hands, and was about to turn on the stove, Lou Ying held up a large sea bowl upside down over a glass bowl, revealing a bowl of freshly cooked noodles with egg and shredded pork: "Here, a little something for you."

Chi Xiaochi's heart warmed and she quickly hugged the bowl into her arms, "Thank you brother."

Lou Ying was kind of funny: "It's just one bowl, no one's taking it from you."

Everyone ate, and Lou Ying's busy schedule came to an end.

He wiped his hands with a soft cloth, and watched Chi Xiaochi sucking the noodles with his head buried in his hands.

Lou Ying said, "Look, it took all morning to get ready, but in the end, I still almost missed my meal."

With that, he sighed with a seemingly unintentional sigh, "...... Not all plans are perfect."

What sounded like an ordinary complaint made Chi Xiaochi's hand lurch.

It was only too brief a pause, and he began to eat again, only this time, he buried his face in the bowl of pasta, the heat floating up to the lenses of his glasses, adding a white mist that blocked his eyes.

Lou Ying picked up the vinegar jug and added two drops to Chi Xiaochi's bowl, "Since you can't be perfect, don't force yourself ......"

Chi Xiaochi interrupted him, "I'm eating hot. Want to eat somewhere cooler."

"Go on." Lou Ying said mildly, "It's time for me to take a walk through the Shifters. ...... There are some things that I want to be a little concerned about and want to confirm."

Chi Xiaochi grudgingly said, "What is it?"

"It's not definite yet." Lou Ying was always cautious, "I'll let you know when it's clear."

Chi Xiaochi rolled her eyes and said to herself, "...... You'll always be this way."

Lou Ying: "What?"

Chi Xiaochi got up with her bowl, "Nothing, I'm leaving."

Chi Xiaochi picked up the noodle bowl and ran as if he were fleeing to the pond where the fragrance of the rhododendron had not yet dissipated.

"Bai Anyi's consciousness hadn't yet had time to dissipate, so he listened to the conversation between the two men.

He tsked twice, "Your plan was completely seen through, huh?"

Chi Xiaochi muttered to herself, "...... Why? What have I revealed?"

Obviously, when he talked to Lou Ying, he intentionally showed his absolute confidence in the plan, and did not reveal anything when "Bai Anyi" was testing himself, just because he was afraid that Lou Ying and he would be aware of each other and notice something.

How does ...... work?

"He might have known about it from the start." "Bai Anyi" said surprisingly, "...... you used Chi Jiangyu to make him a target."

After clarifying the basic situation of this world, the purpose of all Chi Xiaochi's actions was to try to make everyone think that Chi Jiangyu was a polymath.

With this purpose in mind, there are several possibilities that go beyond the "absolute safety" that Chi Xiaochi has repeatedly emphasized before.

However, after eliminating one of the worst of the worst endings, whichever of these possibilities is possible, it ultimately leads to an "absolute".

...... Bai Anyi, is definitely the one who is most likely to survive to the end.

The worst possible ending to that one is that, upon learning of the presence of multiple aliens on the team, the authorities immediately suspend the game, interrupt the live broadcast, and perform an instant purge of all aliens to prevent the presence of multiple aliens from spreading.

This Spartan tactic is indeed hardcore and most definitely a one-off, however, the research value of the initial discovery of the polymath, the possible resistance of the live viewers, the already open and running gamble board, and so on, are all factors that must be taken into account by those in authority to consider their deliberations.

If the organization really cared about this, it would have used every means possible to find out if Chi Jiangyu was a polymath.

For this reason, Chi Xiaochi has chosen the odds-on favorite, the man with the dreadlocks.

Sure enough, he made Chi Jiangyu famous.

They were able to get rid of the organization's "catfish" and successfully attracted the attention of all the live viewers, no matter how malicious the attention was, at least the organization did not dare to send their "catfish" to test and contact Chi Jiangyu again. The organization will not dare to send the "catfish" to test and contact Chi Jiangyu again.

This kind of publicity will naturally attract the attention of the "catfish" in the team.

Two different paths can be taken by organizations to deal with this type of "catfish".

I. Kill the Catfish and protect the Multi-Physics from harm;

Second, let the "catfish" get close to Chi Jiangyu and spy more information, or even kill Chi Jiangyu.

Actually, both are possible.

Faced with the temptation of "multiple aliens", the organization clearly chose the former, and Chi Xiaochi's suspicions were indirectly confirmed by last night's unusual death report.

But in stating it, he selectively stated only the former, so as to make his plan sound infinitely more reliable.

"With Catfish out of the picture and Chi Jiangyu in the spotlight, the most effective way for the organization to confirm his identity was to "ask him directly".

Chi Xiaochi and Lou Ying still have an understanding.

He was sure that Chi Jiangyu would take the opportunity to try to speak out and ask the authorities to protect Bai Anyi.

In this way, Chi Jiangyu's identity as a Multi-Shifter was tantamount to being confirmed by the organization.

Further down the line, several more possibilities are extended.

After discussion, the organization determines that Chi Jiangyu's research value as a "Multi-Alien" will be protected to the end, and will follow his proposed plan to the letter.

Then, in accordance with their agreement, Bai Anyi's safety would be perfectly protected by both the official authorities and Chi Jiangyu.

Secondly, the organization, after deliberation, determined that Chi Jiangyu should be killed in order to put an end to the problem.

Since the organization didn't interrupt the game or the live stream at the beginning, the likelihood of choosing to interrupt it now is very low. In this case, killing Chi Jiangyu immediately would undoubtedly cause a backlash from viewers. After all, Chi Jiangyu's previous high-profile moves had made many viewers feel that he was the favorite to win the title and bet large sums of money on him.

So, the organization shouldn't kill him right away, and it's possible that it will do so after both the game and the gambling are over.

In this way, before Chi Jiangyu's death, Bai Anyi will also be sheltered; after Chi Jiangyu's death, Bai Anyi's status as the "cousin" of Chi Jiangyu, a polymath, will most likely become an amulet of protection for him.

As with the previous option, Chi Xiaochi still selectively recounts the best possible ending.

If everything Chi Xiaochi has done so far is compared to an RPG, then what Chi Xiaochi chooses to state, and wants everyone to believe, is the perfect Happy Ending reached by choosing the best option along the way. -- Kill all with a borrowed knife. "catfish", avenge the two Bai Anyi from his last life, then concentrate all the aliens, try to bring them out of this ridiculous Battle Royale world, create chaos, and finally, escape with everyone.

"Bai Anyi once asked Chi Xiaochi why Chi Jiangyu should become a polymath when the identity of a polymath was so safe.

At that time, Chi Xiaochi was evasive and gave him two reasons and a bet to put him off.

But after sorting through all the possibilities on his own, Bai Anyi realized that Chi Jiangyu, who has been pushed into the limelight, is actually the most dangerous one.

He takes all the risks.

He may have the last laugh, or he may die a violent death on the spot.

Chi Xiaochi has been lying all along.

Lying to "Bai Anyi", lying to Chi Jiangyu, lying to Chi Xiaochi himself, lying to them that the plan was safe and harmless and that it would go all the way.

However, the truth is that the only person who has the best chance of surviving is Bai Anyi, the object of Chi Xiaochi's mission.

For Bai Anyi's sake, he chooses to let Chi Jiangyu take the risk, even, at the expense of Chi Jiangyu.

In response, "Bai Anyi" said, "I am grateful to you and I thank you on his behalf. But why?"

The bowl of noodles Chi Xiaochi brought to him was set aside and he never touched his chopsticks again.

Half of the bowl of noodles was already cold, and the beaten egg yolk had become a layer of floating powder on the noodle soup, which looked appetizing.

Chi Xiaochi: "What 'why'?"

"Bai Anyi": "Why don't you just honestly follow the process. You, me, and Chi Jiangyu, the three of us, just by working together, we can easily get two spots and get out alive."

Chi Xiaochi said, "You wish."

"Bai Anyi": "......"

Chi Xiaochi : "If you follow the process, in the eyes of those viewers, you are Bai Anyi's psychic ability. If you explain to them that you are Bai Anyi's second personality with self-awareness and evolved powers, do you think they will believe you? So, either you don't show up or Bai Anyi can't show any other psychic ability, otherwise, Bai Anyi will be recognized as a multi-psychic. Now all the threats and dangers to my brother will fall on his head. Is this something you are happy to see?"

"Bai Anyi" snapped.

Either, their combat power would be miserably weakened, or Bai Anyi would be considered a polymath.

Even if they could hide it for a while in the early stages by taking advantage of the larger number of Exalted and the distraction of the officials and the gamblers, when it came to the later stages, when there were fewer Exalted, it was inevitable that they would expose their strength.

At that time, once Bai Anyi was judged to be a Multi-Shifter, they would lose the upper hand, and would instead become passive.

...... but ......

"You'll be fine even if you don't show your powers." "Bai Anyi" said, "I was careless last time, but with Chi Jiangyu's and my abilities, we can always protect Bai until the end, two places ......"

"My brother is not from this world!" Chi Xiaochi snapped, "He can't take up the survival quota of the other Exalted! If it really comes to the end of one hundred and one choices, he must die as well!"

Anxiety, depression, irritability, all the negative emotions, all of them, exploded in Chi Xiaochi's body at that very moment.

Chi Xiaochi endured a headache like a pinprick, removed his glasses, covered half of his face, and bent down unbearably.

This decision, which was made without explanation, made "Bai Anyi" feel cold.

Looking back, he sighed, "Oh, how cold-blooded."

Chi Xiaochi eased through the worst of the headache before burying her face in her palm and whispering, "Are you so eager to play along with this game they're playing?"

He muttered to himself: ''Obviously there is a way to use the identity of the multi-alien to attract everyone over and bring them out, why must we kill people? One hundred and one choose three, Lou is the one who must die, he is so good, he will definitely choose to sacrifice himself in the end ...... So my plan will definitely succeed, everything is going well, Lou has not been in trouble until now, my luck is very good ...... Outside should have already proceeded to the Discuss whether to stay him or kill him step, no problem, they absolutely do not want to kill a mature polymath ......"

"Bai Anyi" has seen Chi Xiaochi's perversions in full view.

When Chi Xiaochi's voice talking to himself was lower and weaker, he asked, "Why don't you tell your brother about your plan?"

Chi Xiaochi kneaded messy forehead hair, and then sent force to grasp: "Tell him, let him know that I for the object of the mission, I intend to let him go to risk his life? He will definitely agree, but I ...... have no way to face him, no way to tell him that he may be ...... so it's enough for me to know alone, without him ...... "

"Oh. You were hoping he'd die before you realized what you were planning?"

"I told you, I won't let him die in front of me again!" Chi Xiaochi lowered her voice reluctantly, "...... I'll try."

"Bai Anyi" cried and laughed: "Are you a human being, are you rational or emotional?"

Chi Xiaochi was silent.

He felt that the question was unimportant, that he himself was not important at all, that what mattered was Lou Ying and Bai Anyi, and therefore there was no need to answer it at all.

"But all's well that ends well now." "Bai Anyi" spread his hands a bit, "He probably already knew, and by the looks of it, he's happy to be your prop."

Chi Xiaochi pinched her temple, "Shut up."

"What, still not happy with the plan? Honestly, you've made it this far ......"

"No, not enough. It's not complete enough." Chi Xiaochi said, "Maybe I'm missing something ......"

"Bai Anyi" is also in trouble when he meets such a difficult person: "Okay, okay, instead of dwelling on that loophole that doesn't exist, why don't you tell me what you've got to do to get everyone out of here?"

Chi Xiaochi rubbed her face, doing her best to keep herself awake through her headache, "...... Spirit Locking Bottle."

"Bai Anyi": "What is that?"

"A kind of redemption prop." Chi Xiaochi said, "At first, when my brother's boss threw me into the psychic world, I wasn't prepared at all, but in the end, I cashed in a spirit-locking bottle, and it worked. Later, I was afraid that he would try the same thing again, so I mixed a lot of bottles. As a result, it didn't come in handy once ......"

Chi Xiaochi said, "He's quite creative, first making me a general and then throwing me here, but he just wants to force me to kill people."

"Bai Anyi": "You still haven't said what that spirit-locking bottle is for."

"...... specializes in storing soul energy bodies."

After a brief explanation, Chi Xiaochi looked over at the Altered Ones who had already had their fill and said, "A whole hundred of them, it's simply too good for this kind of occasion."

Until the evening, what Chi Xiaochi had feared had not happened.

At around 2:00 or 3:00 in the afternoon, the total number of survivors in the game zone, excluding the players who had died or committed suicide in various melee and encounters, and excluding Chi Xiaochi and Lou Ying, was 75 people, all of whom were concentrated in the C3 zone.

Half of them trusted Chi Jiangyu and thought that he did have the ability to lead the crowd away, while half of them wanted to wait and see, if he was intent on concentrating the players and gathering them to annihilate them, then they could have swarmed up to him, using dozens of them to fight against one, and were not afraid that they would not be able to kill him.

Their names were registered by Chi Xiaochi, one by one.

But one player in particular remained cowering in his hiding place, waiting for a long time.

The lords in the pop-up area waited impatiently, gradually ran out of patience and clamored.

"Fuck, coward, what kind of game are you playing being such a pussy?"

"He's in H1, hiding in a cave pretending to be dead, dry waiting for what, a team drove by and scared him to death."

"What are you waiting for him for? Fight, why don't you."

"And and and and flat out fake or not, how about shoving an olive branch in their mouths?"

Chi Xiaochi counted that the time was almost up, if he waited any longer, the mood of the other aliens would most likely be affected more and more by the catapults, and if there was a riot, he was afraid that it would be hard to clean up.

Once the Spirit Locking Bottle was used to put all the other players into storage, that one player in hiding, plus Chi Jiangyu, plus Bai Anyi, would be considered the last three survivors, I believe.

Chi Xiaochi remembered the anomaly Lou Ying had mentioned today, and went to take a special interest, "Anything?"

Lou Ying's response was, "It's been resolved. Don't worry."

To prevent Chi Xiaochi from worrying, he explained again, "I have scanned everyone's belongings, and found no items such as bronze medals. So there should be no 'catfish' among us."

Chi Xiaochi hmmmed, her mood still a little heavy.

Mistily, he always felt a little uneasy.

It's times like these that are supposed to bring out the best in Zhao Rou.

Although Chi Xiaochi warned her not to use her precognitive powers without authorization, Zhao Rou, who had been worried about a mutation, kept turning on her precognitive powers for peace of mind, instead ignoring the mental drain they were placing on her.

Two hours ago, she passed out and couldn't be shaken.

Without this layer of security, Chi Xiaochi was not quite sure what to do, but the situation was such that there was no time to delay.

He said, "Get ready to do it."

Lou Ying: "Uh-huh."

Lou Ying's attitude was so bland that Chi Xiaochi couldn't help but give him a look.

Lou Ying was gently ticked by his gaze and also looked down at him, there was no hidden condemnation or anger in his gaze, only the light of forgiveness that made people's hearts soft.

...... as long as you want, as long as I can.

Chi Xiaochi bowed his head now at the thought of his meaningful promise.

Lou Ying ran one hand through his hair, rubbing it gently.

There were no extra words from the two, no apologies or forgiveness.

Because they are all here for one purpose, other things can be left for later, when there is time, and then they can speak more slowly.

Lou Ying straightens the mask on his face and stands up.

For a time, countless lines of sight were aimed at him off-screen and in the game.

Some of the aliens stood up, some had already secretly mobilized their powers, ready to defend themselves.

"Gentlemen ...... " Lou Ying's voice cleared, "I'm sorry for the offense."

The ...... live streamer brainstormed a bloody and stormy battle did not appear.

Dozens of strong light flashed across the screen, as bright as snow lightning abruptly shaking fire chain, stinging people's eyes, to be barely open their eyes, only to horrified to find that, standing in the middle of the wilderness, there are only two people left Chi Jiangyu and Bai Anyi.

The Emergency Response Department was stunned for ten seconds or so and blew up into a frenzy.

"Confirm the situation, where did all the other aliens go?!"

"Report report report! Signals are all disconnected! Positioning disabled! The collar does not detect any life signs!"

"Playback! Replay! What the hell just happened?!"

The bottom of the big picture was set, and most of the pop-up section was popping up, except for a portion of the people who were cursing, complaining about not seeing how they killed so many people at once, and discussing what kind of powers this was.

They all invested a lot of money in Chi Jiangyu's survival.

The odds are infinitely close to 1 to 1, but it's good to get your money back.

After confirming that all 75 Spirit Locking Bottles were filled, Lou Ying also turned towards Chi Xiaochi and smiled gently, "Rest assured. We can also prepare to leave."

Chi Xiaochi looked around the vast wilderness, if anything: "...... Actually, I have another idea."

Lou Ying : "What is ......"

His words, no longer able to be spoken.

Chi Xiaochi froze and looked at a bloody hand pierced through Lou Ying's left front chest, lost all ability to organize his speech, and his face turned a little bit to a bloodless white, as if all the blood in his body had drained away along with Lou Ying.

He thought, "What's this.

...... Just kidding.

All of them were dumbfounded.

The players who had invested all their money in Chi Jiangyu's victory, the head of the Emergency Response Department, who had just received a new notice that Chi Jiangyu's life was to be preserved for research, and Chi Xiaochi, all stared at the smiling man who was peeking out from behind Chi Jiangyu, their minds spinning in disbelief and numbness. Their minds were spinning and their bodies were tingling.

It was as if he were a ghost growing out of the wilderness flat.

...... A moment ago, he was clearly not there.

Chi Xiaochi heard his own voice, unusually calm, so calm that it was a little eerie, "...... Wei ...... sixteen."

"Not Wei XVI oh~"

Wei XVI's skin was covered with a special substance, like the result of being splashed with a bucket of glue and then rapidly air-dried, his skin tightly contracted, his features deformed, and his body took on a light pink sheen.

...... It's as if it's going through an ugly metamorphosis.

The look he gives Chi Xiaochi is teasing and cynical, exactly the same as when they met in the car and he tilted his head to look at Chi Xiaochi.

He twirled his fingers slightly, satisfied to hear the sound of blood and flesh coming from Lou Ying's wound, listening to heavenly music, and letting out a sigh of satisfied terseness.

His voice made a shrill sound that was unmistakable to both men and women due to the tightening up of his bird muscles.

"...... Now, I am Wei XVII la."