Earth’s Redemption: Chapter 17

Chapter 17: Question and Answer Amusement Park (5)

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After getting off the roller coaster, Ning Buwen gave himself a hard pinch.

“Stop pinching yourself, even if you tear a chunk of flesh off your face, I’m still real,” Cheng Yuxue kindly reminded him. “I actually quite like your face.”

Ning Buwen’s eyes lit up when he heard that, but before he could say anything, Cheng Yuxue had already dashed his hopes.

“If you could destroy your own face right now, I’d find you even more interesting,” Cheng Yuxue said enthusiastically. “It would give me a sense of conquest. Want to give it a try?”

Motherfucker.

This guy’s a total lunatic ah!

Ning Buwen didn’t dare say anything more.

The people at the scene, along with the rabbits, were no longer as calm as Ning Buwen.

“Illegal intruder detected,” the Black and White Rabbits said in unison. “You don’t have a clown balloon, you must be eliminated.”

With that, the Black and White Rabbits started moving toward Cheng Yuxue, and Ning Buwen quickly stepped aside.

Let them fight, it’d be great if both sides ended up getting hurt.

“Ning Buwen, is this someone you know? He’s so handsome!”

“Wow, you look so young, but you know such a beautiful person?”

“Chasing love across game instances—this is the kind of drama I love!”

…

The people around couldn’t help but tease.

Ning Buwen broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing this.

It seems like I’m not the only one with bad eyesight. Cheng Yuxue’s appearance is really deceiving; if he could just stand still and keep quiet, he’d be an excellent work of art.

Of course, aside from these straightforward people, most of the others were still suspicious.

“What’s going on?” Mo Xiaoyou pulled Ning Buwen over. “How do you know him?”

Mo Xiaoyou was so scared that tears almost welled up. “Even my brother has to call him ‘Senior’ when he sees him! He’s at the top of every player’s list of ‘people you don’t want to meet in game instances’!”

“Mo Xiaoyou, do you know this person?” Luo Xiang asked with some curiosity. “I also think something’s off about him. I’ve never heard of new people joining midway through an ongoing game instance’s dungeon. It’s not like they opened a side quest.”

“Same here.” Zuo Qingcang also agreed with Luo Xiang. “This person gives me a strange vibe. He was standing on the roller coaster earlier, right? The roller coaster was going so fast. How did he keep his balance?”

“You’ve probably heard of him, but I’m not daring to say his name. What if I provoke him?” Mo Xiaoyou didn’t dare to mention his name and immediately adopted a serious expression, staring at Ning Buwen. “Quick, tell me, how do you know him?”

“Don’t ask, if you ask me again, I’ll just commit suicide,” Ning Buwen immediately refused.

Mo Xiaoyou was almost left gasping for air by his response.

Outside the arena, many Legion representatives were freaking out.

“Wait, wait, who let him in?”

“Wait a minute, wasn’t he traveling the world? Why is he here?”

“Where’s the Second Legion’s representative? Get him out here!”

“The Second Legion’s representative ran away!”

“What? He ran away?”

…

“He didn’t run away, he’s right here.” The representative from the Second Legion gave a smile and waved at the others. He had been caught by the representatives from the First, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Legions. He tried to escape, but failed.

In this situation, what else could he do but smile?

“Stop grinning!” The representative from the Third Legion slapped the Second Legion’s representative. “That lunatic was attracted by you recommending Ning Buwen. Tell me, did you know about this?”

“First, put me down.” The Second Legion’s representative wasn’t used to being handled this way.

The Third Legion’s representative was a superhuman with the ability to grow to a massive size and increase his strength. At his peak, he could easily stop a high-speed maglev train by himself.

Once caught by him, there was no chance of escape.

The Second Legion’s representative was let down, but still surrounded.

“Uh, well, everyone calm down. Cheng Yuxue actually has no real connection to our Second Legion. He’s been staying in the First Legion’s base. Go ask them!” The Second Legion’s representative fell back on his old trick of pushing all the blame onto the First Legion.

“He really is at our First Legion’s base. We’ve isolated him from the rest of the base. No one goes to see him, and he rarely comes out. He stayed in our base for a year and a half without any problems, but as soon as you started the recruitment, he showed up. You can decide for yourselves who provoked him,” the First Legion’s Deputy Chief of Staff, who had arrived, quickly retorted. He was sharp-tongued and didn’t let the Second Legion’s representative get away with it.

At this moment, the First Legion was more credible than the Second.

“Well, uh, Cheng Yuxue isn’t really that crazy, haha…”

“Fuck you! That’s not crazy? You’re telling me someone who just casually strolls into other people’s game instances with a fruit basket isn’t crazy? Does he not know that doing that could cause mutations and get everyone killed?”

“That won’t happen. He can easily clear a B-Level mutated instance,” the Second Legion’s representative made a tiny attempt at an explanation.

“What about our selections then?”

“Uh, reselect?” The Second Legion’s representative suggested cautiously.

“Confess honestly!” The Third Legion’s representative lifted him up again, suspending him in mid-air. “It’s strange. For the past couple of years, you’ve been poaching talents from other Legions. It’s rare for you to directly recruit new people. So why, this time, did you not only participate, but also actively recommend a newcomer who has just cleared a single instance?”

“That’s right. Ning Buwen’s divination dice is also odd, it doesn’t seem like something a newcomer should have.”

“Ning Buwen showed up, and Cheng Yuxue appeared right after him. There’s no way they aren’t connected.”

…

“Alright, alright, I’ll be honest,” the Second Legion’s representative silently apologized to his commander and the brother who recommended Ning Buwen. He had tried his best, but there was simply no way around it.

Cheng Yuxue’s reputation as a lunatic was deeply ingrained. As soon as he showed up, everyone felt on edge, unable to ignore it.

If he didn’t explain everything in detail, he’d never get out of this place.

“Cough, cough, actually, this whole situation starts with one of our brothers going home to have dinner with his cousin…”

By the time the Second Legion’s representative briefly finished explaining, the atmosphere on the field grew strangely quiet.

The Third Legion’s representative finally let him down.

“Actually, collecting a corpse isn’t a bad job, but I’m not going to help you.”

“Hey, the new recruit’s so pitiful. Having bad eyesight is bad enough, but how can they be this blind?”

“Cheng Yuxue is probably just having fun with him for the time being.”

“Yeah, if he actually liked him, he’d be even crazier than now.”

“…By the way, has anyone considered treating Cheng Yuxue’s mind? If he weren’t insane, he’d definitely be a top-tier combat power.”

“Actually, the higher-ups of the Pangu Legion have discussed this. If Cheng Yuxue weren’t insane, he probably wouldn’t have such high combat power.”

“That makes sense.”

“Experts say that the blood clot in Cheng Yuxue’s brain doesn’t really affect anything. It’s his own problem.”

“…I remember the psychiatrist who treated him couldn’t cure him, but he ended up driving a few others mad.”

The Second Legion’s representative let out a sigh of relief. “Ahem, let’s leave it at that. You see, Cheng Yuxue didn’t kill those two NPCs. He still has some level of rationality.”

If he had killed them directly, it would have caused a mutation. But since Cheng Yuxue didn’t use his powers or kill anyone, it showed he still knew his limits.

The Legion representatives could only sit back and continue watching.

Being able to witness the power of the top eighth-ranked player in the world firsthand was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The Legion representatives could barely keep their composure, but the contestants around Ning Buwen were far less calm.

“My god, who exactly is he? The combat power of those two rabbits is insane, but they didn’t even get close to him.”

“What the…Get back! It’s going to explode!”

Luo Xiang quickly used a defensive item to move everyone to a corner, watching in awe as the beauty played with the two rabbits.

Yes, he was playing.

Cheng Yuxue wasn’t using skills or item cards. While dodging the rabbits’ attacks, he casually ate cherries.

His weapon? The cherry stems.

Such small, short stems, in his hands, were like projectiles, and when they hit the ground, they caused explosions. The explosions were purely from force of impact, and the ground was already pockmarked with craters.

“Alright, have you two had enough?” Cheng Yuxue seemed a little annoyed. “I’m just following your clearance requirements. If you don’t stop, Pandora will declare you losers when time runs out.”

Both the White Rabbit and the Black Rabbit slowly stopped.

Indeed.

If they didn’t manage to kill him before nightfall, and couldn’t eliminate the others, the game would automatically deem them unqualified and declare them losers.

“You need to answer our questions first.”

“I’m the Black Rabbit who doesn’t like telling truths.”

“I’m the White Rabbit who doesn’t like telling lies.”

The Black and White Rabbits spoke in unison.

“They’re lying again. Should I remind your friend?” Luo Xiang nudged Ning Buwen’s shoulder.

“…No one is better at lying than him.” Ning Buwen’s face remained calm and unreadable.

“Ah, it’s you then.” Cheng Yuxue sighed, his brows furrowing slightly. Under the sunlight, he looked like a painting.

So pitiful.

Though Ning Buwen knew Cheng Yuxue was totally insane, he couldn’t help but direct his gaze at him.

As he watched, a sense of sadness crept in.

Why did someone so visually appealing have a madman inside them?

Cheng Yuxue pointed at the White Rabbit. “You must be the one who lies. I haven’t come across such an easy question in a long time.”

The White Rabbit paused. “Please, ask your question.”

“My question is simple.” Cheng Yuxue grabbed a peach from the fruit basket, took a bite, and casually said, “In three minutes, I will kill you. Is what I’m saying a truth or a lie~~~”

After finishing, Cheng Yuxue took another bite of the peach, grinning. “I always follow through with my words.”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone inside and outside the instance was stunned.

Cheng Yuxue was truly insane!

The White Rabbit didn’t know how to respond.

Like the Black Rabbit, she had the ability to read minds.

And that’s precisely why she knew that what Cheng Yuxue was saying was the truth.

He absolutely had the ability to kill her within three minutes!

Even as an NPC, she didn’t want to die.

The NPCs in the game instances of Pandora had always been considered more than just simple data or mindless beings without self-awareness or thoughts. On the contrary, they each had their own thinking, missions, and a clear understanding of what they needed to do and should do.

They were also afraid of dying.

Cheng Yuxue’s words were a full-blown threat.

Once the White Rabbit spoke the truth, Cheng Yuxue would kill her without hesitation.

If she wanted to survive, she could only lie.

The White Rabbit had no idea what to do.

Of course, she didn’t want to die, but she also had to eliminate these players.

At that moment, the Black Rabbit suddenly walked over to the White Rabbit and tugged on her hand. “Don’t die.”

Under Cheng Yuxue’s playful gaze, the White Rabbit could only lie reluctantly. “What you said is a lie.”

She lied.

“You’ve cleared the stage.”

“See, that’s all it took. Don’t worry, I’ll leave soon.” Cheng Yuxue shrugged, turned around, and walked toward Ning Buwen with a cheerful smile.

At this point, the Back and White Rabbits no longer dared to stop him.

Luo Xiang quickly deactivated the item’s effect.

“Se-Senior.” Luo Xiang didn’t know exactly who the other person was, but seeing how he had broken the situation, she knew that he was far beyond her level. The items she had wouldn’t last more than a minute against him.

Ning Buwen was pushed out by Mo Xiaoyou. “Die early, be reborn early. Go on, I’ll remember to offer incense to you.”

That’s such a lack of loyalty.

Wasn’t the deal supposed to be that after I used the divination dice for a reading, everyone would owe me a favor?

Ning Buwen cursed inwardly, but he knew he couldn’t blame anyone. Cheng Yuxue wasn’t someone ordinary people could deal with.

“Dr. Cheng, I’ve watered the plants as you asked,” Ning Buwen forced out a smile and quietly responded.

“Mm, I see. Xiao Hua said you’re quite interesting.” Cheng Yuxue nodded. “Xiao Hua is the flower in my room. Isn’t it cute? It really likes you. It says your blood smells sweet.” 

He-he.

I am not cute at all.

And can we please stop calling that mutated plant ‘Xiao Hua’? Nothing about it is related to the word ‘small.’

“Senior, how did you end up in such a low-level instance like ours?” Ning Buwen asked nervously. “Someone as powerful as you should be in a larger instance.”

“Well, last time I was worried you’d run away, so I placed a temporary mark on you. I didn’t expect you to stay, which made me a little happy. So I decided to reward you,” Cheng Yuxue said innocently. “Since my orchard was harvested, I’ll give you some fruit.”

As he spoke, Cheng Yuxue handed over the fruit basket.

And inside, there were indeed fruits.

Apples, small watermelons, cherries, bananas, strawberries—everything you could think of.

After the apocalypse, the price of natural fruits skyrocketed.

Since plants can’t be grown in the military bases, they rely on synthetic vitamins from various medicines, and a single natural apple could cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Often, a group of people would pool their money to buy one apple, and each person would get a small piece just to taste.

A fruit basket this large would be worth at least several million.

But for Cheng Yuxue, a few million was probably equivalent to a few cents.

“You’re just here to give me fruit?” Ning Buwen didn’t dare refuse, and when he took the basket, it felt heavy in his hands.

“Why else?” Cheng Yuxue asked in return. “This instance has nothing, of course, I was also happy to hear you say you like me. Generally speaking, people who actively like me tend to live a bit longer. You should be able to stick around and play with me for a few more days.”

I’m! Not! Here! To! Play! With! You!

Ning Buwen wanted to argue but lacked the courage.

“Time’s almost up. I should go now. Oh, I caught a female dog in the earlier instance, and she’s about to give birth. I need to go back and help her deliver. If my dog gives birth, does your Xiao Xin need to mate with it?” Cheng Yuxue suddenly shifted topics, looking over at the little dog, Xiao Xin.

Xiao Xin, the silly dog, was wagging its tail, hoping Cheng Yuxue would pick it up.

So stupid, it doesn’t even know how it’s going to die.

“Of course, it’ll be Xiao Xin’s honor!” Ning Buwen didn’t hesitate to decide Xiao Xin’s fate. It was fine; it already had a ‘wife.’ As for whether the wife was a second-hand one, who cares?

With Xiao Xin’s foolishness, it probably wouldn’t find a wife anyway.

“Mm, then goodbye.” Cheng Yuxue waved. “By the way, you’ve been to my place, right?”

“Yes, yes, I’ve been there.” Ning Buwen said, overly flattering.

“Well, then find a time to move in. The room next to mine is empty,” Cheng Yuxue seriously invited. “You have to come.”

Ning Buwen froze.

I! Still! Have! To! Move! In!

“Well, uh, I’m not sick, so…”

“You have a sickness.” Cheng Yuxue replied seriously. “Your eyesight is bad, and it needs treatment. Alright, I won’t say more this time, bye.”

After that, Cheng Yuxue happily disappeared.

“The anomaly has been removed.” The White Rabbit checked and, seeing that nothing seemed to have happened, said with certainty, “Let’s continue with the Q&A game.”

“Ning Buwen, are you okay?” Mo Xiaoyou and Luo Xiang, worried, approached when they saw Ning Buwen staying still for a long time.

“Ahhhhh! Is he sick?” Ning Buwen couldn’t help but roar, feeling utterly drained. “If he’s sick, he needs treatment!”

“This is something everyone knows worldwide,” Mo Xiaoyou patted Ning Buwen’s shoulder, feeling a bit of pity. “Accept your misfortunes as decreed by fate. By sacrificing yourself, you’ll benefit the whole world.”

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