This Character is Suspected of Cheating! [Unlimited Flow]

Duan Yuchen chose—

【Secret Crush: Wanrenzhan】

Wanrenzhan's location appeared before him. There was some distance between them, but the other party was standing still, so if he moved quickly, he could reach him in less than an hour.

As a forging master, how could he lack flying equipment?

Duan Yuchen tossed out the equipment he had just forged. Activating his combat power, it immediately transformed into a small boat. He jumped aboard and sped toward Wanrenzhan's location.

“Pretty good speed, though... it's still inferior to He Yu's ugly broom,” he sighed.

【Bullet Comments: “A broom is a broom. Why add ugly? Where are your manners?”】

【Bullet Comments: “Ugly? It was made by Li Zhan!”】

【Bullet Comments: “...Honestly, before knowing Li Zhan made it, I thought it was ugly too. But after learning that, everything changed. It comes with a filter! A very, very thick filter!”】

The broom with the filter was still beside He Yu.

It wasn't that He Yu didn't want to put it away.

It was simply unwilling to enter his backpack, continuously circling around him with inexplicable excitement.

Too lazy to deal with it, He Yu lowered his eyes in thought.

The devil seemed to have been born from the Life Tree. Most people would naturally suspect—

Could the devil itself be the Life Tree?

But clearly, although the devil was also a black shadow, it had nothing to do with ghosts.

Since it wasn't a ghost, the possibility that it was the Life Tree became greater.

He Yu chuckled.

He recalled the moment before the devil appeared.

The Life Tree had begun to wither.

He was certain—

That thing definitely wasn't the Life Tree.

However, it had a strong connection to the Life Tree, which was why it had to keep the tree alive.

That was why the withering stopped after it appeared.

—Which meant the Life Tree was definitely still alive.

—And wherever the Life Tree was, the devil would be there as well.

Zhen Xing said, “I've traveled across most of the planet with you all. I never saw any trace of a Life Tree.”

He paused and asked,

“Could Duan Yuchen have found it? Is that why he's not in a hurry to find us?”

Everyone was here. If Duan Yuchen wanted to survive, he should have approached them long ago.

He could have found any one of them and ended up here.

He Yu shook his head.

“Unlikely. The Life Tree and the devil should be difficult to find. Even if Duan Yuchen found them, unless he could kill the devil, he'd still have to obey the rules.”

And if he had to obey the rules, then he had to perform one “love selection” every twenty-four hours.

He couldn't simply hide forever.

Zhen Xing frowned deeply.

Wanrenzhan gritted his teeth.

“He Yu, are you teaming up with me tomorrow or not? You screwed me over today, so tomorrow you have to pair up with me!”

He Yu: “......”

He ignored Wanrenzhan again.

With his hands tucked into his sleeves, Eugene clicked his tongue.

“Tsk tsk, He Yu has plenty of options. Besides Zhen Xing, there's Bo Jingshan, and then Qiong and Siya. When would it ever be your turn?”

Wanrenzhan exploded.

“Eugene! Will you die if you stop talking?!”

Eugene shrugged.

“I'm just telling the truth.”

Whistling, he began singing,

“I fell in love with someone I was destined never to obtain, he—”

An axe hacked toward him.

Eugene dodged nimbly and leapt away, his eyes full of amusement.

“You can't hit me.”

Siya, Qiong, and Bo Jingshan all fell silent.

Zhen Xing rubbed his forehead helplessly.

“Why do you keep provoking him?”

Wanrenzhan glared furiously and was about to attack again when a voice from below rang out excitedly—

“I found it!”

Gedai.

Eugene immediately raised his hand.

“Truce. Business first.”

Wanrenzhan ground his teeth and stared at Eugene's back.

He Yu also walked to the edge of the pit and looked down.

Good heavens.

Gedai had dug at least ten meters deep.

Everything below was pitch-black. If not for Gedai using his brain terminal flashlight and their excellent eyesight, they wouldn't have seen anything.

There stood Gedai, his mechanical arms operating tools to dig through the dirt.

Revealed beneath the soil—

A brown...

Tree root.

Gedai: “???”

Everyone: “......”

Eugene burst into laughter, his white hair swaying brilliantly.

“Hahaha! I'm dying! Gedai, is this the food you found? Tree roots? You eat roots?”

Gedai: “......”

His face turned green.

The detector had sensed food underground.

Who would've thought—

It was tree roots?

How miserable would they have to be to eat roots?

Siya laughed too.

“Gedai, your detection ability might not be very good. How do you eat roots? We may be hungry, but not that hungry.”

Eugene nodded seriously.

“Siya, don't say that. What if Gedai likes eating roots?”

Gedai flew into a rage and raised his hand to smash the root.

“Wait.”

He Yu suddenly spoke.

The moment he did, everyone quieted and turned to him.

He Yu's words carried enormous weight.

So whenever he spoke, nobody wanted to miss a single word.

His eyes were fixed on the root.

Without hesitation, He Yu jumped into the pit.

Ten meters was high, but fortunately the ground below was soft dirt. He staggered slightly before standing firm.

Squatting down, he brushed away the surrounding soil, exposing more of the root.

Its brown color blended almost perfectly with the earth.

And it looked completely ordinary.

No different from any other root.

There wasn't even the slightest sign that it could be food.

He Yu pinched it lightly.

Then—

He smiled.

“What is it?” Zhen Xing jumped down.

Bo Jingshan jumped down almost simultaneously, standing to He Yu's left and right.

Eugene hesitated for a moment before jumping down as well.

He Yu looked at Gedai with approval.

“Gedai, you're much more useful than Eugene.”

Eugene: “?”

—What the hell does that have to do with me?

“Hey, hey! In what way is he more useful than me? He's never beaten me once!” Eugene protested.

Gedai's lips curled upward slightly before returning to their usual expressionless state.

“I've always been more useful. What's special about this root? Hurry up and explain.”

Finally.

He had beaten Eugene once.

Though only in He Yu's eyes.

And in such a bizarre category—

Digging holes.

He Yu wasn't annoyed.

He was always especially tolerant toward those who proved useful.

Smiling, he tapped the root with his muddy finger.

“It's alive.”

“But did any of you see a tree around here?”

Everyone froze.

He Yu's smile became even brighter.

His eyes curved into crescents, and Zhen Xing could clearly feel his excellent mood.

This root was obviously a major discovery.

He Yu said,

“If nothing unexpected happened...”

“This is the root of the Life Tree.”

The root of the Life Tree?!

Everyone was stunned.

Qiong jumped down from above and crouched beside them.

“Even though five hundred years have passed, even though this world underwent tremendous changes...”

“This location is absolutely not the same place as in the video.”

She had watched carefully because she planned to search for the Life Tree afterward.

But that place definitely wasn't here.

At the mention of the Life Tree, Siya also became interested and jumped into the pit.

The space immediately became crowded.

There was barely enough room for seven people.

Everyone surrounded the root.

Siya curiously asked,

“If the root is here, how can the tree itself be far away? Don't tell me the entire planet has been occupied by the Life Tree?”

Eugene touched the root and sniffed it.

“It doesn't seem special. Why is it called the Life Tree?”

He barely questioned He Yu's judgment anymore.

The man's “eighty percent certainty” philosophy had become deeply rooted in everyone's minds.

Zhen Xing looked at He Yu.

“So what now? Follow the vine to find the melon?”

He Yu stood up and dusted the soil from his hands.

“Yes.”

“Follow the vine to find the melon.”

Above them—

Wanrenzhan: “......”

—Did you all forget someone?

—I'm still up here!

Holding his axe, he stared wide-eyed.

After everyone jumped down, he had wanted to follow.

But—

There was no room.

His body was enormous.

One Wanrenzhan equaled two He Yus.

If he jumped down and landed on He Yu, the man might disappear entirely.

Standing alone above while seven people huddled below—

It was miserable.

Eugene laughed.

“Hahaha, wait a little. Once we've dug more, you can come down.”

“Oh, and you'll definitely have to come down.”

“After all, we'll need you to dig tunnels.”

Wanrenzhan: “......”

He ground his teeth furiously.

Just then, a delighted voice came from behind.

“Wanrenzhan!”

Wanrenzhan froze and turned around blankly.

—Duan Yuchen.

During the preliminaries, Wanrenzhan and Duan Yuchen had been very close.

The first weapon Duan Yuchen ever forged in <Top Talent Show> had been for Wanrenzhan.

Back then, Wanrenzhan hadn't yet revealed his simple-minded nature, and they had even discussed future cooperation together.

But later—

Wanrenzhan's eyes contained only He Yu.

And Duan Yuchen couldn't be bothered with that fool.

It had been a long time since they had gotten along this well.

And it had been a long time since Duan Yuchen looked at Wanrenzhan so warmly.

Wanrenzhan frowned.

“You came?”

Duan Yuchen was the only person still alone.

They had assumed he wouldn't appear yet.

Instead, he suddenly showed up.

In a great mood, Duan Yuchen failed to notice Wanrenzhan's strange expression.

Taking two steps forward, he said happily,

“My deductions were right!”

“You really are single.”

“Probably the only single one.”

“So I secretly crushed on you and came to find you.”

“Let's cooperate!”

Wanrenzhan: “?”

Single?

Only single?

Wasn't—

Duan Yuchen himself the only single person?

Just as he was about to mock him, Duan Yuchen took out a card.

Smiling confidently, he said,

“Wanrenzhan, I found a Relationship Severance Card!”

“This time, He Yu won't be invincible anymore.”

“If we plan properly, we can definitely take him down in one blow!”

Wanrenzhan: “?”

Holding his axe, he narrowed his eyes.

“Sure.”

“Tell me your plan.”

Go on.

The more, the better.

Stopping five meters away, Duan Yuchen grew excited.

After all, scheming against He Yu was always exhilarating.

“First, we bind our relationship. We're the only singles left. We must stick together to survive.”

“Second, find He Yu and Bo Jingshan.”

“Who did you secretly crush on? If it's He Yu, we go directly to him. Otherwise, we'll find your crush and cooperate with them against He Yu.”

“Third, use this Relationship Severance Card to break the connection between them.”

He proudly displayed the card.

“These cards are incredibly rare. I only got one because of luck.”

“He definitely won't expect something like this!”

“When we cut off his relationship with Bo Jingshan, both of them will become single.”

“In another instance, we wouldn't dare attack him even without Bo Jingshan.”

“But this instance is different!”

“Single attacks are ineffective here.”

“That limits the strongest support player, He Yu.”

The more he spoke, the brighter his eyes became.

Finally, he exclaimed excitedly,

“Then we'll definitely capture He Yu alive!”

Wanrenzhan suddenly smiled.

Meaningfully, he asked,

“You don't want to kill He Yu?”

Duan Yuchen thought seriously.

“Not for now.”

“I want him to teach me forging.”

“If he's willing, I'll spare his life.”

“Of course, if you want to kill him, please wait until I've learned his forging techniques.”

Then he looked earnestly at Wanrenzhan.

“Who did you secretly crush on?”

“Can we cooperate?”

Wanrenzhan answered calmly.

“Eugene.”

Duan Yuchen froze.

“Why Eugene?”

But he didn't think much of it.

“Eugene can cooperate.”

“Check his location.”

“Where is he?”

As his words fell—

A head popped out from the pit behind Wanrenzhan.

Grabbing the edge of the hole, Eugene flashed a brilliant smile.

“I'm right here.”