393: Chapter 428 Cell's Madness! (6000 words)

Inside the live broadcast room.

The Indian Players all thought it was An Ke coming to regroup.

However, they didn't expect Jimny to shake his head; he spoke in a low voice:

"It's not An Ke, it's a bear."

Hearing this, Shalu sneered repeatedly: "Jimny, seeing you guys so scared that you gave up on the plan, I thought An Ke had appeared."

"I didn't expect it to be just a bear."

"What a joke!!"

"A bear is vulnerable before my offspring, understand?"

Shalu shouted loudly, using this method to display his own authority.

Jimny's mouth twitched imperceptibly, cursing in his heart.

This guy talks big because it's not his neck on the line.

Doesn't he use his brain to think?

Is there not a single transcendent ability user among our Philippines nation?

Also, just now when he thought it was An Ke, this guy Shalu didn't dare to let out a single fart.

But now that he knows it's not An Ke but a bear, he's acting all arrogant and overbearing again.

A guy who bullies the weak and fears the strong.

On the surface, however, Jimny still maintained a sycophantic posture, reporting respectfully:

"That's no ordinary bear; its physique is like a small mountain, at least nearly thirty meters tall."

Jimny's words once again caused the faces of the Indian Country players present to change color.

"Really?"

"A Prehistoric Giant Bear nearly thirty meters tall?"

"Such a creature exists on the outskirts of the Giant Forest?"

"I remember giant beasts only exist in the central part of the Giant Forest, right?"

"..."

Shalu frowned slightly, "Jimny, you wouldn't be dissatisfied with me making you Filipino Contestants take the lead, and because of that dissatisfaction, you've fabricated a lie, have you?"

"Is it to scare me off?"

Oh! God! I really can't stand this Indian idiot anymore.

No wonder when they fought an invasion war before, it ended up being fought as a capital defense war.

So stupid, with his head up his ass, how can he win a battle?

The tree hollow is right ahead; won't we know just by taking a look?

How could I lie about something like this?

Jimny forcibly suppressed the urge to hit someone: "Lord Shalu, whether what I said is true or false, won't you know if you see it for yourself?"

On second thought, the stupider India and the others were, the better it was for him.

Because when the time came to use a scheme to kill Shalu and seize the core, it would be much simpler.

Shalu was expressionless, leading the Indian Players to a place where they could peer into the situation inside the tree hollow.

Soon, they saw the giant bear Jimny had mentioned.

"It... it really is a giant bear!?"

"It's too big; we can't possibly defeat it."

"Why is that Hamster able to make that giant bear so obedient?!"

"It's... it's just like the Hamster's pet."

"..."

The Indian Country happened to witness a shocking scene at this moment.

At Three Hairs' request, that Prehistoric Giant Bear actually had flames erupt all over its body.

Shalu's eyes, as well as those of the group of Indian Players, widened bit by bit.

Their mouths opened and closed, unable to speak for a long time due to the shock.

"This bear... its body is burning with fire, flames?!"

"Is my vision blurry?"

"Could it be that everyone's vision is blurry?"

"Jimny, what on earth is going on?"

"..."

Shalu couldn't help but look at Jimny beside him to ask what the situation was.

Jimny was not feeling well at all.

You're asking me, who am I supposed to ask?

How do I know what the situation is?

Can't you see that the other Philippines contestants and I have the same expression as you?

Jimny's eyes rolled, and he immediately shifted the blame to Laibeida.

"Three Hairs and Oufu were first discovered by Laibeida; perhaps he knows the specific situation."

Laibeida panicked instantly, and he said somewhat dryly: "Lord Shalu, I'm not too clear about the specific situation either."

"When I found Three Hairs and Oufu this evening, I hadn't seen this Prehistoric Giant Bear yet... let alone that it... it could use flames."

"I... I suppose it was while I went back to notify you that the Hamster and Oufu came into contact with this Prehistoric Giant Bear."

Shalu gave a low, displeased shout: "Truly useless!"

"You can't even do intelligence gathering properly; what use are you?"

Laibeida lowered his head and remained silent, feeling helpless in his heart.

Was this his problem?

Behind him, many Indian and Philippines contestants were uneasy.

After a brief moment of minor commotion, a contestant spoke up:

"Lord Shalu, how about we give up on this hunting operation?"

With someone starting it, many people on the scene immediately followed suit.

That Prehistoric Giant Bear made them afraid and terrified, and they no longer dared to hunt Three Hairs.

Because even if they were victorious in the end, many of them present would die.

It was one thing for this bear to be huge, but it even had transcendent abilities.

Clearly, it had accidentally obtained a fire-attribute transcendent gene core and, not only that, had even used it.

Previously, the A-rank transcendent gene core, Mother Body, had also been accidentally obtained by an animal.

But that toad which obtained it hadn't used it, which was how Shalu happened to get it.

"Lord Shalu, we should reconsider our plans."

"Otherwise, our losses will be extremely heavy..."

"As long as the deaths exceed double digits... our nation won't be able to handle it."

"..."

During this period, they had obtained many cores, which increased the lifespan and physical attributes of their nation's people by quite a bit.

But even so, the trauma brought by the first stage still couldn't be compensated for.

They still needed to continue working hard to obtain rewards.

In everyone's view, since an unexpected situation had appeared around that Hamster, they should formulate a plan now.

For example, wait until the Hamster and the Prehistoric Giant Bear separated before hunting.

At this moment, although everyone was solemn, their hearts weren't too oppressed.

In their view, Shalu would most likely make the same choice.

However, to the utter surprise of the Indian and Philippines contestants, Shalu actually refused.

"No! Continue the hunt!"

"The bullet comments refreshed at midnight yesterday; Dragon Country must have told An Ke about our plan to hunt the Hamster."

"An Ke might be on his way to regroup with the Hamster right now."

"If we don't act now, I'm afraid we won't have another chance."

Laibeida and Jimny's eyes widened.

All the surrounding contestants were also incredibly stunned; they never expected Shalu to be so crazy.

Even though that Prehistoric Giant Bear had transcendent abilities, he still wanted to hunt it.

Meanwhile, in the outside world.

The people of India and Fei Hou Country were in an uproar.

Cra... crazy, right??

"India, does your nation's Shalu have a hole in his brain?"

"Damn it! Is he completely disregarding the lives of us people outside?"

"..."

The Philippines public madly vented their fury at India.

However, the Indian public wasn't doing much better at this time.

"You're angry, and we're angry too."

"It's useless for you to scold us; we're also victims."

"This guy Shalu is too stupid, isn't he?"

"Doesn't he know that doing this could very likely cause our nation in the real world to be destroyed?"

"Damn it... this low-caste person!!"

...

The caste system in Indian Country was deeply rooted.

High-caste people were born to enjoy wealth and glory, while low-caste and outcaste people were not worthy of possessing wealth.

Shalu was a low-caste person.

In the eyes of high-caste Indians, even though Shalu had now become the pillar of India.

He was still just a low-caste person, a low-life dog who had to be obedient.

Shalu's decision caused a verbal onslaught from the Indian public, but no matter how angry they were, it was of no use.

Setting aside the fact that there were no more bullet comments now, even if there were, they most likely wouldn't be able to restrain Shalu.

Now they could only pray that the other contestants could resist him, or persuade him to turn back from his path.

And not perform such a crazy act.

Fortunately, there were many such people among the Indian Players.

Inside the live broadcast room.

Shalu's words left both the Indian and Philippines contestants in a brief state of shock.

Even Jimny, who acted like a sycophant on the surface, felt that Shalu was crazy.

"Lord Shalu, you... you're joking, right?" Laibeida said with a forced laugh.

"Haha! Yeah, Lord Shalu, you must be joking."

"Lord, this kind of joke is not to be made; it will scare us to death."

"..."

The Philippines and Indian Players all forced laughs.

However, Shalu's low laughter interrupted everyone. He revealed an evil, somewhat frenzied smile and said faintly:

"No! I'm not joking.

It's just that next we need to change the target. We won't hunt Three Hairs first, but that Prehistoric Giant Bear with transcendent abilities."

"You only need to help me create an opportunity so that I can come into contact with that Prehistoric Giant Bear."

"As long as it succeeds, in a week's time, even An Ke will no longer be my match!"

"Aren't you guys tempted?"

"At that time, which nation will be able to defeat us? We will become the winners of the second stage."

"India will also become the world number one it has always dreamed of being."

"And you Philippines will also gain benefits and become world number two!"

"Hahaha..."

Shalu's words made many Indian and Philippines contestants present feel a stir in their hearts, thinking it made quite a lot of sense.

That Prehistoric Giant Bear not only had a massive physique but also possessed transcendent abilities.

As long as Shalu could merge with it, a week later, they would have seven invincible Prehistoric Giant Bear offspring.

However, the majority still remained rational.

For example, Laibeida, who was of the middle-caste rank.

In his eyes, Shalu was also a pariah. The reason he had been obedient before was simply because Shalu possessed strength.

But now that Shalu was being so crazy, he knew he couldn't let Shalu continue to act recklessly.

Otherwise, the Indian Country would be destroyed in his hands.

"Shalu, you can't do this," Laibeida said with a resolute expression.

"Although if it succeeds, we Indians can indeed become number one, the price to be paid is more than we can bear."

"That's right!"

Another high-caste contestant stood up:

"The punishment that descended during the first stage already left our Indian Country severely damaged."

"If we forcibly try to merge with that bear this time, our Indian Country might very likely be wiped out... at that time, what use would being number one be to us?"

"Exactly, exactly!"

"..."

Shalu frowned slightly, but he still kept his patience and smiled:

"Are you all still thinking of returning to that filthy world one day?"

"Think about it, we have everything in this National Fortune Game."

"Food, resources, even transcendent abilities."

"What if we return to the real world and the transcendent gene core abilities on our bodies disappear?"

"Have you never thought that we could simply stay in the [National Fortune Game] forever?

Establish a city-state now and start a brand new life..."

"As for the real world... Hah!"

Sha Lu let out a low laugh, his gaze indifferent as he said, "What does that have to do with us anymore?"

Laibeida and the other Indian Players, along with the Filipino Contestants, felt as if they were looking not at a human, but at a heartless demon.

He meant to directly abandon hundreds of millions of lives and start a completely new life here?

What was the difference between this and a bloody sacrifice?

Outside, in the India live broadcast room.

The Indian masses had previously taken pride in Sha Lu, but as much as they had been honored before, they were cursing him just as fiercely now.

Derogatory terms like 'low-caste,' 'despicable dog,' and 'underground worm' flooded the bullet comment section.

This also included the people of the Philippines.

They had originally thought they were clinging to a powerful thigh, but only now did they realize—how was this a thigh?

This was clearly a venomous snake!

They prayed that their own contestants would not be bewitched by him and would consider their real world.

Meanwhile, Above the Moon.

An 'astonished' emoji appeared on screen number 1379.

"Truly an inversion of the natural order!"

"I have never seen a contestant betray their own civilization and nation."

"This human from the Indian Country has truly taught me a lesson."

A low laugh came from behind.

From the gruff voice, one could tell it was a Noble Fama.

He chuckled, "I didn't expect to see another good prospect this time; he's ruthless enough!"

"I suddenly feel this guy has a better chance than An Ke to qualify for promotion to the [Civilization Game]; he has mastered the survival laws of the universe."

To survive in the vast universe, one must be ruthless, harbor no illusions about any civilization, and sometimes even distrust one's own people.

The other nobles smiled without speaking, while the Noble Cieno on the far right chuckled:

"This ruthless man and An Ke will surely have a battle; we'll see then who lives and who dies..."

All five nobles were expectant.

Although they all had the ability to foresee the future, they generally would not do so for such matters.

Because if they did, they would lose the fun.

This was also why these [Games] existed...

However, there was actually another true reason that several nobles were unwilling to admit.

That was, once their foresight involved An Ke, it would fail.

And in the future, An Ke would rely on this uniqueness to successfully transform from a pawn into a player. Of course, all that is a story for later...

Inside the broadcast.

"You're crazy!!" Laibeida shouted.

Another Indian Players also stood up, saying with irritation:

"That is our land, our home! Our families and friends are all still on that land."

"You damned low-caste, was your brain kicked by a donkey?"

"As expected! Low-castes are all a bunch of selfish, filthy, and violent primitives."

"Sha Lu! From now on, you should listen to us!!"

"..."

Sha Lu's cold gaze swept over the seven or eight high-castes who had stood up, and then he said fiercely:

"It is precisely because of people like you that that land has left me with nothing but pain!"

...

The verbal abuse from Laibeida and the other high-castes caused the evil in Sha Lu's heart to completely explode.

Did he still need to live as humiliatingly as he did in the real world?

Did they not understand the current situation?

Right now, he was the one with the most power.

Sha Lu immediately ordered the seven toad offspring to bind the eight shouting and defiant contestants.

Before these giant toads, these people had absolutely no power to resist.

Enormous tongues wrapped around them tightly like blankets, preventing them from making a sound.

Only Laibeida, who was the first to stand up and shout, was left.

At this moment, Laibeida looked at Sha Lu, who was grinning like a venomous snake, his face full of panic.

"What are you going to do?"

"Don't shout, or we'll be discovered."

Laibeida no longer listened to Sha Lu; he turned and ran.

He was going to find Three Hairs and the White Goose Contestant for help.

Only then could he survive.

This guy Sha Lu was crazy, completely crazy.

But just then, another slightly smaller toad suddenly appeared in front of him.

The rushing wind blew past Laibeida's face, making his expression even more terrified and pale:

"There—there's another one?"

Sha Lu had also given birth to offspring today...

"Laibeida, aren't you also a selfish person?"

Behind him, Sha Lu sneered:

"To save your life, you actually thought about defecting to the enemy.

Don't you know that the consequence of defecting is putting us in danger?"

"Your words sound high and mighty..."

Laibeida bypassed the small toad—small as it was, it was still enough to swallow him in one bite.

His first instinct was to scream to attract the attention of Three Hairs, Oufu, and the Prehistoric Giant Bear.

But in the end, there was no chance; a viscous tongue wrapped around him, sealing his mouth and preventing him from making a sound.

Then Laibeida's vision was shrouded in darkness as he was swallowed into the toad's belly.

The small toad's belly bulged for a moment, but the movement soon subsided and finally vanished.

The [National Fortune Game] Death Announcement abruptly rang out, announcing the death of Indian Player Laibeida to the contestants and the whole world.

At the same time, the [National Fortune Punishment] descended: lifespan reduced by 5 years, resources halved, and ten thousand inedible poisonous toads spawned.

At this moment, the faces of the Indian masses were filled with grief and indignation, feeling the deep pain of betrayal in their hearts.

Inside the broadcast.

Sha Lu listened to the [National Fortune Game] Death Announcement and let out a low laugh, as if those who died were a group of irrelevant people.

He 'tsk-tsked' and said, "Does anyone else plan to join Laibeida?"

No one on the scene spoke up.

After witnessing Sha Lu's cold-bloodedness and madness, who would dare say a word against him now?

They had no power to resist Sha Lu.

Sha Lu turned to look at the other seven high-castes wrapped by the toads and said with a beaming smile, "What about you?"

With Laibeida as a precedent, how could they dare to resist.

Several people shook their heads desperately, some even bursting into tears.

"Very good! Then next, you will be the first to go and attract the attention of the Hamster, the Prehistoric Giant Bear, and the others."

...

Inside the tree hollow.

Three Hairs looked at the bamboo plank taken out from the [Portable Space] and made a happy sound:

"Master is coming this way! This Little Mouse will be able to see Master very soon~~"

"So happy~"

Three Hairs held the bamboo plank and did a happy "dance."

Then it handed the bamboo plank to Oufu and said, "You write back to Master and say that we Little Mice are no longer in danger~"

"Tell him not to rush, so he doesn't tire himself out~"

Oufu smiled and nodded, "I really didn't expect Sir An Ke to personally enter the Giant Forest.

That means I can go on an adventure with Sir An Ke next."

"Are you looking down on adventuring with this Little Mouse?" Three Hairs was very unhappy.

"No, no!" Oufu waved his hands repeatedly.

"I mainly want to witness Sir An Ke's great power..."

If he had encountered the Prehistoric Giant Bear with An Ke just now, Oufu felt he wouldn't have been worried in the slightest.

Because in the impression of most contestants, An Ke was incredibly strong.

Oufu quickly finished carving the message to be sent to An Ke and said, "There! Cute Mouse."

Three Hairs, who had just been used as a 'pen,' smoothed its fur and then happily put the bamboo plank into the [Portable Space].

Then it said to the Prehistoric Giant Bear, "Blazing Fire Bear, you follow this Little Mouse."

"When you see my master, you will definitely like him. Of course! This Little Mouse likes him even more than you do~"

"In the future, you won't need to store food either. As long as you call him Master like I do, you'll have endless food to eat."

The Prehistoric Giant Bear didn't understand what a master was, nor did it know what An Ke looked like.

The only thing it knew was that there would be endless food.

This was enough to make it boundlessly excited.

The Prehistoric Giant Bear was like a happy '200-pound child,' imitating Three Hairs' dance from just now.

However, with its dancing, the ground shook as if there were an earthquake.

Unfortunately, the Prehistoric Giant Bear could not speak; more accurately, it was not in the same language system as Three Hairs and Oufu.

Otherwise, it would have surely said something like, 'When I see the Great Master, I am willing to lick his boots.'

Meanwhile, on An Ke's side.

He landed on a giant tree branch, holding a bamboo plank in his hand.

Beside him, Jin Gang was fighting a mantis.

"I really didn't expect to encounter a swordsman of old here," Jin Gang said deeply.

This mantis stood two people high and spread its giant 'scythes.'

It sneered, "Little Bird, have you heard of 'a mantis trying to stop a chariot'?"

"If you have, I advise you to hurry up and kneel for mercy."

Jin Gang immediately let out a "Heh": "A mantis trying to stop a chariot—overestimating your own strength."

"Today, This Muscle Man will take your two swords!"

"A-ta!"

An Ke, on the other hand, ignored them. Although this mantis was large, if he wanted to,

He could use [Natural Affinity] to influence the opponent at any time. However, his focus right now was on the bamboo plank sent by Three Hairs.

Now that [Natural Affinity] had been upgraded, An Ke was already able to control it at will.

As long as he didn't want to, he wouldn't become a prince or princess from a fairy tale.

After browsing through it, An Ke breathed a sigh of relief: "So it's a Prehistoric Giant Bear."

"This Little Mouse has become quite impressive after not seeing it for a few days, actually taming a giant bear. Most importantly, it has transcendent abilities."

An Ke was amused; his team had grown a bit larger again.

But what gave him a headache was that food was a bit insufficient.

The daily food intake of a giant bear that stood nearly thirty meters tall was unimaginable.

"It feels like I need to get some larger livestock..."

Shaking off these thoughts, now was not the time to think about such things.

Although he was certain that Three Hairs' side was fine, An Ke still planned to continue rushing to meet up with Three Hairs.

For some reason, the announcement of the Indian Player's death just now gave him a faint sense of unease.

Unfortunately, Three Hairs was not by his side, so he couldn't predict if there was danger.

In short, hurrying to meet up was the only way to be completely at ease.