605: Chapter 653 Arrival at the 99th Realm Mansion!

That's right! Ken is dead!

He died suddenly and silently, just like that, vanishing from his seat.

He was assimilated by An Ke's "Natural Affinity."

Unfortunately, this time, "Natural Affinity" did not level up.

At the table.

The expressions of all the contestants were blank, but gradually, shock replaced their initial daze.

"What on earth is going on?!"

"Why? Why did this happen?"

"Ken clearly didn't cheat. Why did the power of the laws judge that he lost?"

"..."

It was no wonder the contestants present were getting agitated.

They were truly terrified.

The contestants knew very well that Ken hadn't used any abilities.

He had wanted to use them just now, but he was afraid of being detected by the laws.

Doing so would result in an immediate loss, so he had rejected the suggestions from those around him to cheat.

Drawing two Jokers was simply a stroke of explosive luck for Ken.

But even so, he was still judged to have cheated.

"Didn't you two Saints say that the Power of Laws within a concept body is fair and just?"

One by one, the contestants looked toward Mao Zhui and Horn Capital.

In the "Civilization Game," strength was everything.

Therefore, lower-level contestants should have been respectful and subservient to higher-level ones.

But now, as all the contestants looked at the two Saints, Mao Zhui and Horn Capital, there was no respect in their eyes.

After all, their lives were on the line right now.

It was precisely because of what those two had said that two people had already died.

If they had known the outcome would be like this, how could they have sat obediently in their seats?

They would have flipped the table already.

The expressions of the two Saints, Mao Zhui and Horn Capital, were also very grim.

How were they supposed to know why this was happening?

Logically speaking, it shouldn't be like this; the creator of the laws within a concept body must also abide by them.

Otherwise, their own concept would be negated, and the concept body would collapse on its own.

But now, An Ke had violated the laws, yet he had not dissipated.

It was illogical, completely illogical.

"I'm afraid there's something wrong with this concept body domain; it's not a simple concept body," Horn Capital said in a deep voice.

The "lamp" at the tip of Mao Zhui's feeler lit up once more.

Beside them, two cards appeared in front of another contestant once again.

But this time, he didn't reach for them.

Was this a joke?

Even if he won, he would be judged as having lost.

So what was the point of taking the cards?

As long as he didn't take them, he wanted to see what An Ke could possibly do.

For one, he hadn't cheated, and he hadn't lost either.

However, at the head of the table, An Ke simply stopped pretending.

He pointed at the contestant's face-down cards and said, "You lose!"

The next second, that contestant vanished just like Ken.

This time, An Ke didn't even bother to snap his fingers.

[Natural Affinity leveled up, Level 69!]

Boom!!

The conference table erupted.

The contestants opposite him flipped the table.

With things being so unreasonable, it would be strange if they didn't flip the table.

Even if they were bound by the power of the rules, they wouldn't just sit there and wait for death.

Since the damage from "firing a gun in water" was limited, they would just fire more shots and do it from point-blank range; that way, they could still kill him!

All the contestants rose up in revolt.

Only Mao Zhui did not move.

Because he knew that if he didn't see through the truth of the matter and break this trap,

no matter how many tables they flipped, it would be to no avail.

The tips of his two pairs of feelers were glowing, and the brightness was increasing.

Then, he sent a voice transmission to Horn Capital: "Horn Capital, can you contact the outside world?"

"I can't! However, I have a backup plan at the City Prefecture."

"Now that we've entered the concept body, we are covered by another world and another set of laws. Someone will surely notice I'm missing soon and come to support us."

Saints were vital combat assets for every City Prefecture and would not be easily abandoned.

Therefore, as long as someone noticed something was wrong,

that there was a problem on Horn Capital's end, they would inevitably come to search and provide support.

...

"It's so desolate here."

An Ke swept through the air, flying rapidly toward the southwest.

Below him, the ground was entirely barren land.

There were no animals or plants, only rocks and yellow earth.

If a creature entering this place couldn't cross this area quickly, they would soon starve to death.

This kind of region stretched for thousands of kilometers.

Fortunately, An Ke used Instant Flash repeatedly, and after an unknown amount of time, he finally reached the edge of the territory.

The edge of the territory seemed to have an invisible barrier.

The barrier separated two different worlds.

The barren yellow earth territory and the lush, densely forested territory were clearly divided.

The New World.

"If you continue southwest along the boundary line for a few hundred kilometers, you'll see where the City Prefecture is located."

Ai Li muttered while lying on the ground.

Because he was cooperative, Xiao Mei and several wild men were giving him simple medical treatment.

Under the guidance of Ghost Face.

Since Ai Li looked like a spider and Ghost Face and the others were also spiders, they likely had a better understanding of how to treat him.

On this side of the boundary line.

An Ke continued to use Instant Flash and eventually arrived at the 99th Realm City Prefecture.

It was completely different from what he had imagined.

The City Prefecture wasn't constructed like a city-state but was instead a massive, towering building.

To put it simply—it was an apartment building.

"I guess no matter when it is, the ultimate development is always skyscrapers," An Ke joked.

Just then, several contestants flew out of the "apartment building."

Led by several Saints, they were the first to arrive before An Ke.

"The 99th Realm City Prefecture is off-limits."

"Contestant, which domain are you from?"

"If you are not a contestant of the 99th Realm, please leave immediately. Otherwise, do not blame us for being impolite."

The momentum of the Saints was like a surging river, and their voices were like resonant bells.

"I am the new contestant of the 99th Realm, An Ke!" An Ke replied.

"Oh?"

The Saints glanced at each other, and the auras on their bodies subsequently retracted.

However, as they looked at An Ke, there was disdain in their eyes.

The other 99th Realm contestants nearby also began to gossip upon hearing this.

"Is this the new contestant with the F-grade civilization evaluation?"

"Oh my! He looks very weak at first glance."

"I feel like our 99th Realm has no hope of making a comeback."

"Sigh! It'll probably be another few decades before the next new contestant appears."

"..."

Even though they looked down on An Ke,

he was still a contestant of the 99th Realm.

So, a Saint said to a nearby contestant, "Arrange a room for him, and have a contestant explain the rules here to him."

"Understood!"

However, An Ke hadn't come here to live in the 99th Boundary Domain Mansion.

He wanted to see Xiao.

He focused his breath and called out loudly toward the "apartment building":

"Xiao! I know you can hear me."

"Can you meet with me?"

An Ke's words left the contestants present stunned.

The expressions of some veteran contestants changed as they looked at An Ke in surprise.

What did this kid mean by that?

Xiao?

Is he still alive?

How did he know?

The newer contestants were somewhat bewildered,

completely unaware of what An Ke was doing.

The Saints had originally intended to turn back, but now they all looked toward An Ke.

One of them said in a deep voice, "Kid, what do you mean by those words?"

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