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Chapter 297: Chapter 274: This Grudge, He Feng Yuan, Will Never Forget.

“…”

Sword Without End and the others remained silent, not speaking a word. They just stood still, continuously checking the props in their backpacks. This battle was completely different from any they had encountered before.

No matter how strong Yi was, he could only ensure his own safety.

He couldn’t keep them safe.

They could only rely on their own strength, but that was the Threefold Planet, an existence that had left the star system.

Starfield.

An existence they had never heard of, one they hadn’t even seen in the Number Three Star System, but now they had to face enemies from the Starfield.

Really.

Sword Without End shook his head with a helpless smile, gave up organizing the props in his backpack, and instead lit a cigarette and placed it in his mouth, hands in his pockets as he looked up at the distant sky.

Maybe it would be better to be dead.

That girl… she must be thinking of him too.

There was no need to organize the props anymore; he wasn’t even sure he’d have time to activate all the props in his backpack.

The neckline was very low, the black chest hair exposed, strikingly garish.

He was hairy, his forearms covered in sweat hair where his rolled-up suit sleeves exposed them, exuding a wild and untamed aura.

“Okay.”

Chen Yi seemed quite relaxed, lightly patting Jiaye, who was huddled against his back, before standing up from the beach chair and glancing at the others.

“Go back and rest, stop looking so gloomy.”

“There’s nothing in this world that can’t be resolved.”

“Yi.”

Tuberculosis Rabbit finally couldn’t help but open his mouth to say something. But after his lips parted and closed a few times, he murmured hesitantly, “Goodnight, Yi.”

“Okay.”

Chen Yi glanced at Tuberculosis Rabbit and couldn’t help but laugh. He patted his shoulder, slowly squinting his eyes as he spoke softly.

“I remember I had you read the Bible; there’s a saying in it, ‘If someone strikes you on the left cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.'”

“Do you remember?”

“I do.”

Tuberculosis Rabbit responded in a confused whisper, “Back then, you pointed to that line and told me to think it over, to act less rashly in life and to be more benevolent.”

“You’re wrong.”

Chen Yi looked at Tuberculosis Rabbit and laughed softly.

“The meaning of that saying is, if someone wants to deal with you, you should handle yourself the way they intend to deal with you, and then get up and cut their head off.”

“Alright, go to sleep now.”

Having said that,

Chen Yi no longer paid attention to the others and instead stood up and walked towards the Crimson Palace.

…

Sword Without End and his companions looked at Chen Yi’s retreating figure with some bewilderment.

After exchanging looks, Sword Without End hesitantly spoke first, “I think I understand what Yi meant. For instance, when facing a thug with a knife, running away or resisting would just lead to a worse beating.”

“But what if, before the thug makes a move, you stab yourself first? Because the enemy wouldn’t anticipate that, and then you seize that opportunity to counterattack?”

“Is that what he meant?”

“I don’t know.”

Tuberculosis Rabbit shook his head, also puzzled, “That can’t be right. If you stab yourself before the enemy moves, isn’t that just nonsense?”

“Let’s go, time for sleep.”

“You still want to sleep? We’ll have plenty of time to sleep later.”

“Shouldn’t we strengthen ourselves for the final battle?”

“True.”

…@@novelbin@@

Tonight, many Blue Star players were unable to sleep.

No one could fall asleep.

All players from the Number Three Star System had their eyes focused on Blue Star tonight.

Blue Star had recently attracted a lot of attention, a planet still in its Novice Period had wiped out two races!

But as the saying goes, tall trees catch much wind, even attracting the Threefold Planet was truly beyond help.

Tuberculosis Rabbit, usually talkative in his sleep, didn’t say a word tonight, just lying quietly in bed.

All of Blue Star was exceptionally silent.

The night quickly passed.

As the sun slowly rose, the time arrived at 08:00 on August 23rd, with only four hours left until the battle began.

They hadn’t even experienced the Qixi Valentine’s Day special event.

A sudden announcement interrupted the thoughts of the players in the Number Three Star System.

「Star System Announcement!」

「Ding, Twofold Planet Logitech Star will officially launch a Race Duel Battle against Blue Star on August 23rd at 12:00. This battle is to the death, lasting one hour.’

「Moreover, this battle will be broadcast live.」

「Sponsored and live-streamed in its entirety by the Solar Star Project Team.」

Soon after,

A massive number of players flooded into the live stream. When many saw that the Solar Star Project Team was sponsoring the entire broadcast, they seemed to understand something.

Solar Star, wasn’t that the planet Chen Yi had wiped out?

The live stream was currently showing battle footage from the history of Logitech Star.

The players from this planet called themselves the Sharu Clan. They weren’t many, just over a hundred thousand, but they were extremely powerful, as could be seen from the footage playing in the stream.

A colossal beast, a kilometer long, roamed through the starry sky, swinging its tail with impunity, occasionally devouring a solitary Star Beast.

But soon, they were surrounded by players from the Sharu Clan, each holding an identical prop in their hands.

The next second—

Countless laser beams burst forth, instantly shattering the beast, which was a full kilometer long, into dust.

As if to deter the Blue Star players.

Within the live broadcast, the Sharu Clan’s battle footage repeated continuously.

…

Actually, the Blue Star players had already woken up, even those usually fond of sleeping in didn’t feel like wasting these precious minutes dozing off.

They stared indifferently at the Sharu Clan’s battle footage in the broadcast, remaining silent.

These were their enemies.

Four hours later, they would face them.

But just then—

As if deeming the camel hadn’t died quickly enough, more straw was piled on!

“Ding, system announcement!”

“Twofold Planet Terra Star has issued a forced Race Duel Battle to Zerofold Planet Blue Star!”

“…”

“The war will begin on August 23rd at 13:00 noon.”

–

“Ding, system announcement!”

“Twofold Planet Meiju Star has issued a forced Race Duel Battle to Zerofold Planet Blue Star!”

“…”

“The war will begin on August 23rd at 14:00 noon.”

–

“Ding, system announcement!”

“Twofold Planet Red Plum Star has issued a forced Race Duel Battle to Zerofold Planet Blue Star!”

“…”

“The war will begin on August 23rd at 15:00 in the morning.”

–

“Ding, system announcement!”

“Twofold Planet Duoga Star has issued a forced Race Duel Battle to Zerofold Planet Blue Star!”

“…”

“The war will begin on August 23rd at 16:00 in the morning.”

…

Four consecutive star systems rang abruptly in the ears of all players in the Number Three Star System!

Almost instantly, the players in the broadcast room exploded into chaos!

“Terra Star? Isn’t that the planet that advanced to the threefold trial alongside Logitech Star and left the Number Three Star System? They’ve also demoted themselves to the twofold planet level?”

“The same goes for Meiju Star, which even advanced earlier than Logitech Star, a veteran threefold planet; this time Meiju Star has also demoted itself down a tier to join us in the Number Three Star System?”

“All these planets are ones that ascended from the Number Three Star System, haven’t been seen for many years, and now they’re back!”

“Wait, how come you all seem familiar with them, and we’ve never heard of any?”

“Nonsense, you from Number Nine Star just left the Novice Period not long ago; naturally, you wouldn’t have heard. We have been in the Number Three Star System for quite some time, and even had dealings with players from these planets before, though we’ve never actually fought them.”

“This Duoga Star and Red Plum Star are from the same era as Meiju Star, and now they’ve all taken the step down to rejoin the Number Three Star System, declaring a race extermination war against Blue Star.”

“It’s outrageous!!! From noon till 16:00 in the afternoon, what are they playing at? Afraid one planet can’t kill Chen Yi, so they’re resorting to a wheel war?”

“I can’t make heads or tails of it either. Is the Hundred Generations Bounty really worth only a few hundred million Points? Is it worthy of so many planets demoting a tier to come to the Number Three Star System and exterminate Chen Yi for the bounty?”

“That’s not quite right, it doesn’t look like a wheel war, it’s more like… a show of force.”

A politically savvy player felt something was amiss and spoke up, “To deal with Blue Star, one Logitech Star would be enough, even more than enough. It looks like they’re making a show of force against certain individuals.”

“As if to say, this is the fate of those who offend him.”

“Blue Star seems to be made an example of.”

“It’s probably not just about the bounty anymore. The following planets’ Race Duel Battles probably won’t actually happen, as it won’t even be their turn. Blue Star won’t survive past Logitech Star. It’s more of a formality, to show those in the shadows that this is the consequence of crossing us.”

“This Chen Yi… still doesn’t quite get it. It’s not just about being powerful in the twofold game; it’s all about relations and social conduct.”

…

“Thank you, everyone.”

At a platform somewhere in the Number Three Star System, a young man with a rather youthful face, raising a glass of red wine in his hand and looking down at the crowd below, said with a smile.

“I’m honored that you’ve all chosen to attend this time, giving face to Mr. Feng.”

“The losses incurred by demoting this time will be triple-compensated by Mr. Feng to all of you.”

And the crowd below was quick to flatter, raising their glasses in agreement.

“Mr. Feng, what are you saying? For us, demoting a tier is virtually no loss. After all, with our strength, even if we go through the threefold map trial again, it’s just a process.”

“If we want to return, we can do so in minutes.”

“Exactly, it’s our honor to serve Mr. Feng, and we hope that when Mr. Feng returns to the Starfield Project Team, he will provide us with more support.”

“Certainly, certainly.”

The young man smiled and nodded, then turned his head to look at the broadcast’s screen, a flash of coldness and ruthlessness crossing his eyes. He took a sip of his red wine and remained silent.

He was the person in charge of the Solar Star project.

Solar Star was cultivated by his own hands, a work which took several years, and it was about to pass the twofold trial and ready to tackle the threefold trial map.

And then it was annihilated by Chen Yi.

Years of hard work wasted in an instant, gone.

This grudge, he, Feng Yuan, couldn’t forget.

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