Chapter 1077: Defeat?
"Fuck!"
Chen Junnan shouted, immediately lunging forward and wrestling with Qi Xia on the ground.
"Fuckin' Xiao Chu, you—"
Chen Junnan tackled Qi Xia to the floor, and in less than half a second, Qi Xia transformed into Chu Tianqiu.
He grinned, his expression extremely dangerous.
Chen Junnan knew it was all over. Just before he left, Qi Xia had specifically warned that there might be "a strange version of myself" showing up, and Chen Junnan had laughed and said, "That sounds interesting."
Unfortunately, Chu Tianqiu's impersonation of Qi Xia had almost no flaws… He called Qiao Jiajin "Fist," referred to Chen Junnan as "Chen Junnan," and his way of giving advice and the cadence of his speech were practically identical to Qi Xia himself. This sense of disorientation caused Chen Junnan to let his guard down for a moment.
Besides, he never imagined that Chu Tianqiu's goal in coming here wasn't to take anyone's "character," but to smash the display screen.
"Xiao Chu, you've got quite the scheme…"
Chen Junnan immediately raised his fist, ready to strike Chu Tianqiu, but then he saw Chu Tianqiu open his mouth, his tongue flipping, and half a fresh eyeball appeared in his mouth.
"Chen Junnan… once I obtain 'Resonance,' how will you stop me?" Chu Tianqiu laughed and bit down on the half eyeball.
The next second, a force clearly at the "Earthly" level burst out from around his body. He then suddenly pushed out with his hand, sending Chen Junnan flying into the wall.
*Thud!*
Chen Junnan slammed into the wall and then fell to the ground, completely dazed and disoriented. It took a long while before he slowly got back up.
"That's Zhang Shan's power…" Chen Junnan said through gritted teeth. "Xiao Chu… you gouged out his eye… he died fighting for you, and you gouged out his eye. Do you even have any humanity, man?…"
"Don't misunderstand," Chu Tianqiu said, also standing up. "So far, my hands have only touched the blood of the dead. So it has nothing to do with 'humanity.'"
"Bullshit…" Chen Junnan retorted. "Didn't you personally kill Wen Qiaoyun? Was her blood also the blood of the dead?"
"I…" Chu Tianqiu hesitated. "'Natives' are already dead in my eyes. I was liberating her, not killing her."
Chen Junnan froze for a moment, unsure how to handle the current situation.
Although there were four people in the room, Qiao Jiajin was gravely wounded, Han Yimo was an enemy mole, and he himself had a "Scapegoat" whose existence he wasn't even sure about. Facing a "Heaven Walks Steadfast"—what was that concept?
Even if "Scapegoat" really existed, how could it possibly beat "Heaven Walks Steadfast"?
Right now, he not only had to guard against Han Yimo suddenly turning on him but also had to find a way to divert Chu Tianqiu's attention away from the defenseless Qiao Jiajin, directing it as much as possible toward himself.
"Damn it, old Qi, where the hell did you go…" Chen Junnan said helplessly. "How come you're slacking off at a critical moment more than your dear master?!"
Chen Junnan then quickly realized that even if Qi Xia were here, he couldn't fight "Heaven Walks Steadfast" alone. It seemed defeat was inevitable.
"Chen Junnan, hand over the 'characters' on you," Chu Tianqiu said. "You have no way to score anymore. There's no way you can win this game now."
At this moment, Qinglong's expression was even more amused. He turned his head from time to time and asked Dilong, "Doesn't this look just like me? As long as he has 'Resonance,' he can accomplish everything on his own, without needing help from mortals."
Dilong said nothing, merely watching Chu Tianqiu in silence. Having spent so much time with Qinglong, she had developed a dislike for Chu Tianqiu as well.
She then looked toward a room that was currently locked.
Just now, Qi Xia was about to return to the "Preparation Zone" when he happened to meet Yan Zhichun and Zhang Chenze.
The two girls had just finished a "Monkey" game, and Zhang Chenze's "character" had unsurprisingly been lost to Yan Zhichun.
After giving Zhang Chenze a few instructions, Qi Xia gave her a new "character." He then promptly proposed another round with Yan Zhichun—also "Monkey," same venue, same game. Without knowing the rules, he and Yan Zhichun entered the room.
Meanwhile, Zhang Chenze, after the two had gone in, stealthily made her way to the opponent's venue.
Chu Tianqiu had just brushed past Zhang Chenze in an adjacent hallway. At this strange moment, he swallowed a "Morph" eyeball and, disguised as Qi Xia, arrived at the other side's "Preparation Zone."
Both sides had pulled out all the stops, each pushing their pieces deep into the enemy's territory.
But Dilong also knew that although the display screen in this game was fragile, Zhang Chenze was thin and slender. Smashing it with her bare hands wouldn't be easy. What was she planning?
In the Red side's "Preparation Zone," the atmosphere remained tense.
"Old Qiao… don't play dead…" Chen Junnan thought to himself. "If you don't get up soon, your master might have to kick the bucket first."
"What do you say?" Chu Tianqiu asked. "Are you stalling for time?"
"Got me figured out, huh?" Chen Junnan replied. "Your master's definitely stalling. First, stalling until your 'Heaven Walks Steadfast' runs out; second, stalling until old Qi gets back. Otherwise, how the hell am I supposed to handle this mess?"
Chu Tianqiu sighed, and while Han Yimo wasn't paying attention, he reached out and grabbed Han Yimo by the neck.
"Huh?!" Han Yimo was startled. "Me…?!"
"Chen Junnan, you go get all the 'characters'—both yours and Qiao Jiajin's—and bring them to me now. Otherwise, I'll kill Han Yimo right here," Chu Tianqiu said again.
"What the hell?!" Chen Junnan felt like Chu Tianqiu had lost his mind. "Wait… you're threatening me with Xiao Han?"
"That's right," Chu Tianqiu said. "I never acknowledged Han Yimo as our mole anyway. So killing him or not makes no difference to me."
"What… you never acknowledged…?!" Han Yimo felt a huge shake to his beliefs, momentarily dazed.
"Isn't that the truth?" Chu Tianqiu continued. "You were recruited by Dr. Zhao. I had nothing to do with it. Why would I let someone like you become our mole?"
Chen Junnan immediately understood Chu Tianqiu's intention. Although he wouldn't actually kill Han Yimo, he was trying to make Han Yimo believe he'd been abandoned.
This way, Han Yimo would have no choice but to side with Qi Xia's camp, leading them to failure.
"How can you not acknowledge him?!" Chen Junnan immediately jumped to Han Yimo's defense. "Do you know how hard Xiao Han worked to join your camp?! Even I, an outsider, was moved. And now you fuckin' say you don't acknowledge him?!"
Upon hearing this, Chu Tianqiu frowned slightly. It seemed Chen Junnan had already seen through his scheme. The only one still completely lost in the middle of this game was Han Yimo himself.
Han Yimo blinked and said, "Chu Tianqiu, if you really don't trust me… you don't have to kill me, do you? In Qi Xia's camp, I—"
"No way!!" Chen Junnan interrupted. "Xiao Han, how can you be so fickle?! Once you're Chu Tianqiu's man, you're his man for life! Aren't you always going on about 'unwavering loyalty'?"
This left the three people present momentarily silent. Chu Tianqiu made a snap decision, concluding that killing Chen Junnan now was the best option. As long as Chen Junnan was still around, this plan would never succeed.
But as soon as he let go, Chen Junnan immediately opened the door and entered the nearest room.
"Fuckin' Xiao Chu, you want to kill me, right? Come on, come into this room and kill me!"