"Referee"
"Zzzzzzz..."
"..."
"Number 06, what happened to Participant Lin Yan?"
"... Nothing, this kid actually played dead. Fortunately, I saw through it."
On the scorching earth, a pitch-black figure slowly put on a fluorescent robe, bent down to pick up that Walkie-talkie, and walked step by step into the distance.
His cracked lips opened, but let out the voice of Referee 06:
"He wanted to sneak attack me again, and was taught a lesson by me... He ran away now."
"This Lin Yan is also quite a talent." The other side of the Walkie-talkie coldly snorted.
Faint auroras flickered in the depths of his pupils. The signal network of the entire Old District was like a rope, beginning to converge towards the Walkie-talkie in his hand!
"Zzzzzzz..."
"This is Number 12. That Young Sect Leader Huai Meng has gone mad with killing on Xingdou Street. Send a few more rescue teams over..."
"This is Number 19 on South Jade Street. Four A-rank participants have started fighting here. Among them, one named Li Yu is very strong, forcefully resisting a three-man siege alone. We can pay special attention to this and report it to the higher-ups of the Five Great Realms."
"Over here in the east of the city, two people are about to be chased out of the Old District. Send someone to intercept them and give them a warning."
"A chaotic battle involving seven people erupted in the south of the city, and one of them is an S-rank participant. I will focus on reporting the situation on my side..."
"Why is this guy named Jian Wubing getting fiercer the more he kills? I want to apply for special grade permission from the higher-ups. Evaluating this guy as A-rank is definitely too low. Immediately raise his rating to S!"
"..."
The entire Old District, nearly two hundred participants. Everything happening here was aggregated into this same Walkie-talkie through the referees' communication network.
And at this moment, the figure holding the Walkie-talkie was slowly stepping onto the highest flight of stairs of the Clock Tower.
"Phew..."
A breath of turbid air was exhaled from the pitch-black corners of his mouth. Under the super-strong self-healing ability brought by the [Blood Raiment], the surface of his skin was gradually recovering its blood color.
Chen Ling casually took out a list of participants from his chest, unhurriedly sweeping over every name, every path, every resume on it, as well as the ratings given to them by the Five Great Realms...
This list, this Walkie-talkie, and this fluorescent robe on his body, allowed Chen Ling to silently jump out of the internal strife of the "participants" and look down on all living beings from a near Omniscience and Omnivision perspective.
He would be the only participant on this battlefield with the identity of a "Referee";
The corners of Chen Ling's mouth curled up slightly.
A gust of breeze brushed past the night sky, blowing that list and the fluorescent robe to flutter in the wind. Chen Ling's palm lightly tore at his chin, and a face skin silently disappeared into the air.
[Audience Expectation Value +4]
[Current Expectation Value: 60%]
Chen Ling, who had thoroughly transformed into Referee 06, spread his arms, like a director in control of the overall situation, whispering softly to the multitudes of living beings slaughtering each other in the dimness:
"The good show... has begun."
...
Boom—!!
A piece of steel rebar tore through the night sky, instantly piercing through five adjacent buildings. A roaring loud noise accompanied by almost materialized Killing Intent swept up into the clouds!
Sun Bumian, who brushed past it, staggered in the air and landed on the ground somewhat wretchedly.
"... Seriously, does this bro have such huge resentment?"
Sun Bumian wiped the sweat from his forehead and looked back. He only saw a figure carrying a divine ring of Killing Intent on his back, holding a blood sword, slowly walking over like a demon god.
"Today, you won't be able to escape." Jian Changsheng spoke in a deep voice. "It's time for our accounts to be properly settled..."
"I already said, it's just some misunderstandings... Besides, didn't I treat you to Candied Haws?"
Sun Bumian reached out his five fingers and grabbed at the air. Four brightly colored Candied Haws were conjured by him like Stagecraft. He pinched them into a handful and handed them to Jian Changsheng:
"Here, I'll compensate you with four more!"
"..." Jian Changsheng's eyes widened. "Who wants your Candied Haws?!"
"Then what exactly do you want!"
"Fight a match with me. If I lose, I admit defeat. If you lose, I kill you once, and we'll be Square and Even."
"That won't do... I spent several meals' worth of money to get in! If I don't earn my capital back, I can't leave." Sun Bumian thought of the thirty Copper Coins he spent, and his heart immediately ached endlessly.
"Who lives and who dies, speak with strength!"
Jian Changsheng noticed that his remaining Spiritual Power wasn't much. He stopped pestering Sun Bumian, directly gripping the blood sword in his hand tightly, preparing to kill the other party within the duration of the Domain.
Just as he was fully focused and preparing to strike, he suddenly seemed to perceive something. The blood sword in his hand fiercely spun a sword flower, slashing towards his back like lightning!
Clang—!!
A crisp explosive sound rang out in the air.
In the void, an almost invisible shadow was holding a Short Blade. The blade's edge was only a fraction away from piercing into the back of Jian Changsheng's neck.
"Who?!" Jian Changsheng's furious roar was like thunder. Under the nine-fold amplification of [Avici Purgatory], his perception had already reached a terrifying level.
You have to know, even the Fifth-Tier Young Sect Leader who was burying his head in eating back then failed to perceive the Assassin's assassination!
His assassination being seen through, a rare look of shock also surfaced on the Assassin's face. The moment he clearly saw Jian Changsheng turn his head, he suddenly froze on the spot...
Jian Changsheng coldly snorted. The blood sword in his hand was so fast it dragged out afterimages, directly parrying the Assassin's Short Blade away. The terrifying power almost sent the blade flying!
A sense of crisis welled up in the Assassin's heart. He retreated backwards without hesitation. Almost at the same time, the sharp edge of the blood sword brushed past the tip of his nose, slicing down a drop of scarlet fresh blood.
He retreated several steps in a row before steadying his figure, his gaze looking at Jian Changsheng incomparably astonished!
"It's you?!"
"It's you?!"
The two spoke almost simultaneously.
The Assassin recognized Jian Changsheng. He was the person eating king crab with "Jian Wubing" at the Comet Restaurant that day; Jian Changsheng also recognized this Assassin. He had seen this move of sneak attacking the back of the neck with his own eyes.
"You are Jian Wubing?" The Assassin narrowed his eyes slightly.
"I am."
"..."
Chen Ling's face emerged in the Assassin's mind, his expression somewhat weird... He had already guessed what was going on.
Jian Changsheng's gaze grew increasingly colder. He no longer targeted Sun Bumian, but carried his sword and walked towards the Assassin... Although he wanted to settle accounts with Sun Bumian, with this "variable" present, he absolutely wouldn't feel at ease.
Although this Assassin's strength was extremely strong and he was Fifth-Tier, Jian Changsheng in the nine-fold amplification state wasn't afraid of him.
He even wanted to use the Assassin as a whetstone to test his own limits!
Seeing this, Sun Bumian slightly pulled down his small Round Sunglasses, looking at the two drawn swords and finally breathing a sigh of relief... While silently shuffling his body and dodging to the side, he was secretly fanning the flames in his heart:
"Fight! Fight! Fight!"