Chapter 67: The King of Hell’s Wedding (47)
“What does Jian Yuntai mean by that?” Cen Pengyi looked around at the others in confusion and asked, “He doesn’t want to kill other players, does he?”
After saying this, he shook his head, forcing a smile. “How could that be? He’s from the Zhao’an Team.”
He had only spoken to seek confirmation from the others, but after he said it, the people nearby all had ashen faces, looking as if they wanted to speak but couldn’t.
“???” Cen Pengyi felt more and more uneasy.
Looking back at the public screen on the wall, Jian Yuntai kept advancing, while the other players kept retreating, making the scene look incredibly horrifying.
Cen Pengyi stared blankly at the public screen for several seconds before he couldn’t help but exclaim, “He definitely wants to kill someone!”
“No, no…” The researcher closed his eyes and tried to comfort him blindly.
Cen Pengyi felt a knot in his chest, shaking his head. “This isn’t good. I need to go back to the Livestream Team headquarters.” He said, turning to leave.
The hurried footsteps of several researchers echoed as they blocked the door, their faces full of despair but with no tears left to shed. “Before you leave, you need to lower Wei Shenglu’s mental threshold! It’s over two hundred forty now, and Jian Yuntai’s definitely not lower than Wei Shenglu!”
“???”
Cen Pengyi felt even more panicked upon hearing this.
Why are they comparing Jian Yuntai to Wei Shenglu? Can these two even be compared at the same level?
At first, Cen Pengyi had just thought that maybe he had slightly underestimated Jian Yuntai, but now… it wasn’t just a little underestimation. He might have made the fatal mistake of mistaking a fierce tiger for a cute kitten!
Just as he was about to speak, his phone rang suddenly. Under the bitter gaze of everyone, Cen Pengyi answered the call. As soon as the phone was to his ear, his manager’s furious voice rang out like a lion’s roar. “Are you an idiot?!”
Cen Pengyi: “…………”
His manager yelled, “How many times have I told you? The Zhao’an Team and the Xiang’an Team are enemies! Last time you helped for money, I let it slide. But now, when the Zhao’an Team is in trouble, you actually go to help the Xiang’an Team? Your own team’s tower is about to be destroyed!”
Cen Pengyi felt guilty at being scolded, but he had no time to dwell on it. He immediately asked, “What’s Jian Yuntai’s mental threshold now?”
His manager shouted, “Over two hundred sixty!”
“?!” The expression on Cen Pengyi’s face couldn’t be described as just shock. His jaw dropped, and dizziness swept over him. After a while, he managed to find his voice, his tone trembling with disbelief. “Isn’t the top requirement for a Zhao’an Team host to have stable mental conditions? How could his mental threshold be so high?!”
—Even higher than Wei Shenglu’s!
“He was specially recruited, and the Zhao’an Team spent a lot of effort to bail him out of the Xiang’an Team,” the manager explained. Each word made Cen Pengyi feel the room spinning more and more. By the end, it was almost completely dark in front of his eyes.
It’s over… He must have caused a huge mess!
Jian Yuntai was bailed out from the Xiang’an Team?!
Why didn’t the Inspection Team soldiers say anything about this?! If they had, he wouldn’t have been so stupid as to run to the Xiang’an Team!
Even if he couldn’t help the Zhao’an Team, he couldn’t be so obvious about siding with the enemy. He should at least be at the Zhao’an Team’s side.
Cen Pengyi instantly realized the gravity of the situation and urgently asked, “What should I do now?”
“What should you do?!” His manager snapped. “Get over here now! I don’t care who you’re secretly helping, signing confidentiality agreements and all that. Just get your attitude straight, or the higher-ups will remember this and give you nightmare-level A-level instances next time!”
Cen Pengyi couldn’t hear the rest of the words. His ears rang, and he pushed past the researchers, running toward the exit. The voice came from the stairs: “Forget the money! Forget the money! Find someone else to help!”
With a loud clang, the massive, thick plasma iron door slammed shut, blocking all sound.
“…………”
The room fell silent, and everyone’s expression was as grim as if they were at a funeral, filled with helplessness and fear.
Some younger researchers in the corner were secretly wiping away tears. For confidentiality, the staff was not allowed to bring their phones in. He had to go to the first floor to get his phone and was now trembling as he called his family.
“Wife, I may not live to see the child’s birth. You should remarry when the time comes. Don’t think about me anymore… I can’t say much, signed a confidentiality agreement…” The researcher looked at the soldiers from the Inspection Team and the surrounding listening devices, unable to hold back and finally broke down into tears.
On the first floor, there were also several researchers, and among them, the little assistant’s aunt was clearly present.
Though no one knew exactly what had happened upstairs, seeing the researcher crying like this, along with the terrified look on Cen Pengyi’s face as he rushed out of the villa, they could guess at least the rough idea.
“Could it be that we really have to forcefully wake him up?”
Everyone’s faces turned white with terror.
The entire Xiang’an Team was shrouded in a tragic atmosphere.
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Inside the instance.
“Jian Yuntai’s state is off. Prepare to fight.” Cha Huafeng had already hidden behind He Qingzhou, whispering, “Can you beat him?”
He Qingzhou turned back in shock. “…?”
Isn’t this more than a question of whether we can beat him or not? How could physical attacks defeat mental ones? Maybe before He Qingzhou even got close to Jian Yuntai, he would have already fallen victim to his powers.
Everyone was hiding, trying to distance themselves from Jian Yuntai. The main hall was getting smaller and smaller, and they were almost pushed to the door.
As everyone braced for battle, the hall was eerily quiet, except for the “meow” sounds. Jinjin stepped lightly, seemingly trying to approach Jian Yuntai and sniff him.
“Jinjin!” Fatty’s face turned pale. “Come back.”
Jinjin paused, looked back at Fatty with a confused glance, then flicked its tail and moved closer. It reached the hem of Jian Yuntai’s robes and started pawing at it.
With a swift motion, Jian Yuntai grabbed Jinjin by the scruff of its neck and lifted it into the air.
“Meow~” Jinjin spun around, its lower half rotating as if it had propellers under its feet. Its golden-red pupils met the scarlet ones, and they suddenly shrank in fear.
If the livestream viewers hadn’t noticed something was wrong by now, they must have been living under a rock.
Immediately, many people expressed concern:
“Damn, he’s not going to kill Jinjin, right?”
“If Jian Dadan kills Jinjin, Fatty will go crazy. Ahhh I like both of them so much. I don’t want them to become enemies!”
“Are you still worrying about Jinjin? I think Fatty is in danger too.”
“Worry about Fatty? I think every single player in the instance is in danger. Jian Dadan is clearly not in a good state. He’s probably lost control by now.”
【Error Notification! Error Notification!】
【An unknown error has been detected, please correct it as soon as possible!】
Everyone heard the instance’s prompt sound, and at first, they were a bit confused. But soon, they realized what it was, and smiles appeared on their faces.
When Cui Yu had stolen the bride in the first round, the same prompt sound had appeared!
Then the instance had immediately restarted.
When the instance resets, players return to the “starting setup.” Any wounds automatically heal, and the soul contract value returns to 100. Although no one knew if Jian Yuntai would return to normal after the reset, this was still a glimmer of hope.
Just as everyone expected, the instance prompt rang once more:
【The King of Hell is dead, the King of Hell is dead!】
【The main quest is the King of Hell’s wedding, but the instance has encountered an unknown error. Players are urged to correct it as soon as possible!】
Everyone instinctively let out a sigh of relief, and Cha Huafeng was no exception. She quietly reminded the others, “Based on last time, there should be a countdown to restart the instance soon. Before the countdown ends, we have to find a way to stall Jian Yuntai. Don’t act rashly yet. As for that cat…” It probably wouldn’t be killed. There had been no killing intent in Jian Yuntai’s eyes.
Before she could even finish speaking, someone in the crowd suddenly rushed forward.
Before anyone could react in shock, they saw that person snatch Jinjin away and shield it behind himself.
—it was Fatty!
Jian Yuntai seemed to be instantly enraged. His movement as he grabbed Fatty by the throat was ruthless and swift. With a heavy “bang,” he slammed him hard onto the ground. The scarlet in his eyes had completely lost all reason.
“Cough—cough, cough, cough…” Fatty was smashed so hard he felt dizzy and disoriented, utterly unable to resist.
Jinjin anxiously circled nearby, as if it wanted to bite the one attacking Fatty like it usually did. But when its golden-red pupils met Jian Yuntai’s face, it couldn’t bring itself to bite down.
“…!!!” The other players felt utterly exhausted.
Ahhh, Fatty, why did you rush up there?! Jian Yuntai clearly wasn’t going to kill Jinjin! Charging in like that would only provoke him!
Just as everyone felt lost and helpless, another figure strode forward. Yu Xingcao stopped several meters away, cautious enough not to approach further.
He said urgently, “Jian Yuntai, calm down! Do you still recognize who I am?”
Two gazes turned toward him at once.
Fatty looked at Yu Xingcao in complete shock. He truly hadn’t expected that when none of the other streamers dared to step forward to save him, this pest, this supposed enemy in his eyes, would be the one to come up and help him out.
“Yu Xingcao,” Jian Yuntai replied flatly.
A flicker of relief rose in Yu Xingcao’s heart. He continued, “Then look at the person in your hands. Do you still recognize who he is?”
Jian Yuntai lowered his head as instructed and saw Fatty’s face flushed purple, gasping for air under his grip.
He frowned slightly and loosened his hold. “Chen Sanxian.”
“Cough—cough, cough!” As fresh air rushed into his lungs, Fatty coughed violently. It took him nearly a full minute to recover. Then he looked anxiously at Jian Yuntai. “Jian Dadan’er, wake up! It’s me, Chen Sanxian! Your friend, your brother! I even wrote your mental evaluation diary for you!”
Even though it had only been three hundred words.
Fatty’s mind was in complete chaos. He was worried about Jian Yuntai’s condition and about his own safety at the same time. He babbled, “If I die, once you leave the instance, no one will write your report for you. Three thousand words! You’ll have to write all three thousand yourself.”
Jian Yuntai tilted his head slightly. The red mark between his brows glowed faintly like a ghostly flame.
It was as if he didn’t understand what Fatty was talking about.
“…” Yu Xingcao couldn’t help rolling his eyes. At a time like this, why bring up something so useless?
Was this how you played the emotional card?
He quickly said, “Jian Yuntai, if you want to kill Chen Sanxian, I won’t stop you.”
Fatty stared at Yu Xingcao in disbelief, thinking, Did this guy come up here just to shove me into the fire pit?
Fortunately, Yu Xingcao wasn’t as vicious as he imagined. He continued in a low voice, “But I’m certain you’ll regret it.”
When Jian Yuntai didn’t respond, Yu Xingcao steadied himself and emphasized, “You will definitely regret it.”
“…” For the third time, Jian Yuntai lowered his gaze to look at Fatty.
His long lashes drooped, covering half of his scarlet pupils. No one knew what he was thinking. They could only see his thin lips press tighter and tighter, his brows furrowing deeper and deeper.
It was as if he was enduring immense pain.
Seeing this, the livestream viewers grew tense as well, hot sweat beading on their foreheads.
“My god! I don’t know what’s going on with Wife, but he’s always been so good to Fatty. In the Six Suns instance he even saved him several times… If Fatty dies by his hand, I can’t even imagine how he’d feel afterward.”
“Jian Dadan, wake up, please! That’s Fatty! You two teamed up from the last instance to this one. Fatty saved you too!”
“It’s over, it’s over! Didn’t Jian Yuntai transfer from the Xiang’an Team? I feel like he might kill everyone in the instance. Ahhh, please don’t do that!”
“Wake up.”
“Please wake up!”
The viewers prayed frantically in their hearts.
The hall was suffocatingly silent. The ground was still trembling, and ashes fell from the beams above, fluttering in the air in a hazy, ethereal dance.
After a long while, Jian Yuntai finally let go. He abruptly turned his face to the side. The fiery red mark between his brows remained unchanged, his long black hair still cascading down, and his scarlet eyes were filled with suppressed bloodthirsty restlessness. He nearly forced the words out between his thin lips.
“Leave—now.”
The livestream chat instantly filled with sobbing messages.
“I knew it! Jian Dadan would never lay a hand on Fatty. Their relationship has always been good.”
“They’ve been through life and death together. Of course it’s good!”
“Wife looks like he’s in so much pain, I’m so worried about him.”
“It’s so hard to watch. He doesn’t want this either, right? But he can’t control it. It feels like he’s being forced to stand against the whole world. Once Fatty leaves, he’ll definitely feel even more lost and helpless.”
Just when everyone thought Fatty would turn and run, it seemed like he had only just processed what happened. He scrambled to his feet—but didn’t leave.
Hope suddenly flared in the players’ eyes. Cha Huafeng and He Qingzhou exchanged a glance, joy flashing across their faces—Jian Yuntai still retained some consciousness. He wasn’t completely out of control.
Under everyone’s cautious, probing gazes, Fatty asked worriedly, “Are you feeling unwell somewhere?”
“…………” Jian Yuntai didn’t answer.
Inherently cruel and vicious, yet his brows and eyes still carried a godlike purity and innocence. These two contradictory auras blended together within him, leaving only an overwhelming thirst for blood.
He slowly stood up. The phoenix crown and wedding robes fluttered in the wind, irritation written all over his exquisite face.
Then he took a step back on his own.
“Leave!” Jian Yuntai shouted.
The shout startled everyone in the hall. They instinctively wanted to turn and run, but their legs had gone weak.
Fatty trembled as well. Surprisingly, instead of retreating, he stepped closer. Worried, he said, “What’s wrong with you? Where do you feel unwell? Say it, and let Yu Xingcao treat you.”
Jian Yuntai: “…”
Yu Xingcao couldn’t treat him.
Fatty couldn’t help him either.
……
The trending topics could no longer be suppressed. The relevant authorities seemed to have given up on controlling public opinion, letting chaos run wild across the internet.
Under the “Livestream Team Anomaly” tag, the comment section was even livelier than the livestream’s bullet chat.
“This anomaly between the Zhao’an Team and the Xiang’an Team has to be related to Jian Yuntai. There’s no way around it!”
“I just came out of the instance and was still confused. This Jian Yuntai you’re talking about—is he the one who unlocked the hidden quest in the last instance? I was already curious about his Sinister Type back then. I thought after one more instance you’d be able to estimate it, but you’re still guessing now?”
“I didn’t watch the full stream, just a clip. Jian Yuntai’s physical ability was so strong—he’s definitely a Sinister Monster Type. What’s there to guess? Haha! Our Monster Type army just gained another Boss!”
“Speechless. First eliminate Sinister Monster Type and Sinister Spirit Type. I think he’s a Sinister Human Type. In the Six Suns instance he stopped an iron rod midair out of nowhere. That looked like some kind of elemental ability—wind, rain, thunder, lightning.”
“He’s a Sinister Ghost Type, absolutely Ghost Type. Human Type and Monster Type fans, can you stop trying to drag every Boss into your own camp? Isn’t it obvious? Illusions were involved. If he’s not Ghost Type, I’ll change my surname to his!”
The comments section was in nonstop debate.
On one hand, Jian Yuntai’s Sinister Type truly was difficult to determine. On the other hand, this had become a fixed “program” of the Livestream Team—whenever a new Boss rose to prominence, everyone desperately tried to claim him for their own faction.
For the past three years, the debate over which Sinister Type was the strongest had never died down. Generally speaking, whichever Sinister Type produced more top-tier figures gained dominance in public opinion.
It was like fighting over ranking positions. People had been arguing for three whole years and still hadn’t reached any conclusion.
In essence, Sinister Ghost Type was the most likely to produce top-tier figures—but their numbers were extremely rare. In debates like this, Ghost Type members were almost never seen. The other Types were too mixed in quality to determine a clear winner.
Finally, the Livestream Team’s second major “program” appeared.
“Place your bets! Place your bets! Once Jian Yuntai advances to ordinary citizen status, the Livestream Team will release his non-private personal info, including his Sinister Type. Come guess which Type he is—no changes after betting, hurry and wager!”
“I’m betting on Sinister Monster Type! I know the odds are low, but our Monster Type hasn’t produced a special-grade Boss in ages. I hope Jian Yuntai is Monster Type.”
“I’ll weakly bet on Sinister Spirit Type… consider it a donation qaq.”
“Sinister Human Type, charge!!!”
Although Sinister Ghost Type was extremely rare in reality, most of the bets this time were actually placed on Ghost Type.
“You guys are really rich. It’s obviously Ghost Type. I don’t have much money—if I bet on Ghost Type and win a bit, that’s enough.”
“Making money +1. Anyone betting on other Sinister Types must be loaded.”
“Hahaha looks like everyone thinks it’s Ghost Type… once the results are out, we’ll all make some pocket money together!”
Just like that, the number of viewers in Jian Yuntai’s livestream kept climbing.
Over three million people were watching, and the number was skyrocketing at a terrifying pace, easily breaking past four million.
Meanwhile, the number of bookmarks on the stream also surged.
Four hundred thousand. Five hundred thousand.
Advanced to ordinary citizen.
And it wasn’t over yet.
Six hundred thousand. Seven hundred thousand…
Eight hundred thousand. Nine hundred thousand…
【Jian Yuntai Livestream】
【Your bookmark count has surpassed one million. Congratulations on breaking the Livestream Team record and becoming the fastest streamer to advance in rank since joining the Livestream Team. Congratulations! Congratulations!】
The moment that notification appeared, the bullet chat exploded.
“Holy crap? I just placed my bet and saw he broke the record—Jian Yuntai is insane! If I remember correctly, the previous record was held by He Qingzhou?”
“It was He Qingzhou! He took four—almost five—months to rank up. Jian Yuntai did it three months faster than him!!!”
“Not just time domination—the one million bookmarks are double He Qingzhou’s!”
“Terrifying. Absolutely terrifying.”
“This speed isn’t just dark horse rookie level anymore. He’s a monster rookie. And a phenomenon-level one at that!”
“Suddenly curious why Wife was arrested by the Xiang’an Team before. What exactly did he do? His crime rating was A. That must’ve been intense. I’m so curious!”
“Wife??? Why are you calling him Wife? I’m stunned. He’s so alpha.”
“Uh… if not Wife, then what should we call him?”
【The timeline will now be restarted】
【All players, please prepare】
“…!!!” Hearing those two lines, every player felt a surge of joy.
The instance loop had finally arrived.
Two weeks ago, when Jian Yuntai had just entered, everyone in the instance had turned pale at the word “loop.” But the three loops triggered by Jian Yuntai now felt like surviving a disaster. The players were so relieved they almost wanted to dance.
Just as everyone prepared to fight desperately to stall for time, another mutation occurred!
A violent gale swept into the hall. A frigid current of air instantly extinguished the candle stands—whoosh, whoosh—
Everyone instinctively turned around.
Before them stretched a sky as dark as a flock of black crows. Moonlight filtered softly through the wind, spilling over a figure like a banished immortal. White hair lifted and fell heavily again. Cui Yu’s face was bathed in gentle moonlight, glowing with a faint, cool sheen.
Only his eyes—
The corners were tinged red like clouds set ablaze at the horizon. His beautiful eyes did not blink as they locked tightly onto Jian Yuntai.
【Countdown】
【30, 29, 28, 27, 26…】
In the real world, the Xiang’an Team—having lost Cen Pengyi’s assistance—had descended into chaos.
“Wei Shenglu’s mental threshold is far too high. He’s completely uncontrollable now. He could do anything in the instance!”
“We can’t forcibly awaken him. The opportunity’s already passed.”
“Then what are we supposed to do?”
“If there’s no other choice… we can only pin our hopes on Jian Yuntai.”
Meanwhile, the Cen Pengyi whom the Xiang’an Team staff were gritting their teeth over had already arrived at the Livestream Team building. He was hurried straight into the Zhao’an Team’s conference room. The moment he pushed open the door, he heard someone inside shout anxiously:
“Jian Yuntai’s mental threshold is still rising! Think of a way to bring it down!”
“What way is there?”
“Didn’t Jian Yuntai voluntarily enter the instance loop for Cui Yu? Can Cui Yu stop him?”
“We can only rely on Cui Yu!”
“…..”
Cen Pengyi’s mouth twitched. In the entire conference room, he was probably the only one who knew Cui Yu’s true identity.
Had he really heard correctly?
The Zhao’an Team was actually hoping the Xiang’an Team’s madman would calm down another madman? Calm him how? Wouldn’t those two just go insane together in a moment?!
Just imagining it was terrifying.
Cen Pengyi swallowed dryly and turned to the large screen in the conference room. In his eyes, what was about to happen would surely be too dreadful to watch. Wei Shenglu and Jian Yuntai were both in extremely unstable states. When either of them lost control, they disregarded everything. If they confronted each other, it would be like gods clashing.
Worse yet… every other player in the instance might suffer. It would only be a matter of whose hands they died by.
Under Cen Pengyi’s increasingly tense gaze, the instance echoed with the roaring of wind.
The bright red wedding robes flapped wildly in the violent gale. Under the silent, panicked stares of the entire hall, they crossed the boundary between life and death, crossed the vast and hazy fragments of memory, and finally crossed the bloodstains scattered across the ground—
And in the next instant, the two of them locked eyes.
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