Chapter 186 I Don't Want To

He Yu listened with a pained expression as these lunatics explained the situation. They clearly had a specific philosophy for this, trying to give the dead a feeling of being reborn, transcendent yet full of humanity. He felt like he was a representative of the "repayment theory," forced into the position at the very top of this carnival.

He felt that this statement was really illogical, but they did seem to be doing something quite right.

As He Yu was thinking this, he suddenly choked, then fiddled with his wine glass and said, "Um... so are there any other questions now?"

“I’m recording this to prepare an interview video that will cause a huge stir, since everyone’s talking about it.” Li Lin spoke slowly, this being the first time he’d discussed these things. “They say that when the laws we worship are actually useless, then a person can fight on their own. This is a new principle I created in Eoubs. As one of the delegates, what do you have to say about this?”

"Sounds impressive, but I didn't invent these theories." He Yu stared at him as if it were some kind of heinous and utterly idiotic topic. "But what does their desire for revenge have to do with me?"

The person in the crowd responsible for connecting the terminals—clearly a planner—made a shrug at Li Lin, indicating that the previous sentence had to be cut; broadcasting it would have negative consequences.

Li Lin smiled warmly, looking at He Yu like a polite young man, and said, "Well, is there anything else?"

"What other nutritious content could there be? I think everyone is like this when they're driven crazy, killing a few people as a punching bag, it's normal." He chuckled lightly, thinking to himself: This is so troublesome, please stop asking, or I'll kill you.

Seeing that Li Lin still looked expectant, he could only add, "I will mourn for them, if I have time."

The planner immediately nodded, indicating that this statement would be extremely effective—those idiots would be very happy.

So at the code entry point of the forum homepage—the outline of a colossal creature, resembling the reflection of some kind of primordial beast, was damn huge, with flames burning at its top—of course, it was a visual effect.

A new title was printed in the flames: We need no sacrifice, no dedication, only revenge, so that we may earn the gods' sympathy.

—This is fucking insane! He Yu's eyes almost popped out of their sockets. This is really the end. Fan culture is ingrained in their bones; they're utterly stupid.

At least for now, they don't know what the fire will destroy.

"A huge reaction! A huge reaction!" The idiot who was in charge of planning, who had been staring at the holographic screen, suddenly shouted at them, "Holy crap, a new revenge video, you guys come and see!"

"Sigh..." He Yu rubbed his forehead. Oh well, it's not a big deal. He couldn't really kill Li Lin anyway. Unless absolutely necessary, he didn't really want to lay a hand on any idiot, no matter when he came along.

After all, he had promised to bring this guy back.

"Another one has died."

Several people gathered around, looking at the screen, and exclaimed from the bottom of their hearts, "It seems to be a new type of 'repayment,' it's really great, it has a huge impact, they killed one right away."

Li Lin thoughtfully enlarged the page, and the main title read "Justice Delayed," which was very fitting. It was accompanied by a simple illustration of a tattered uniform—the kind issued by Eoubs, which looked as ugly as shit.

There are already thousands of comments under the post, saying that it was He Yu and Joseph's followers who did this again—fuck them... This forum is now basically a paradise for "rebel operatives"—since the first incident broke out, the fire that Li Lin manipulated has shown no signs of going out.

There were even people deliberately stirring things up, and now, a new victim has finally emerged—clearly another high-ranking member of the salon.

The person who died this time was a high-ranking official with both fame and fortune outside of Eoubs, but his background was quite clean. However, this bastard was a bit too kind. He was overly enthusiastic about the homeless and vagrant groups, and he found some homeless people from all the controlled areas of Dongxia, including children, both men and women—actually, they were quite easy to find, as there are such groups in every country on every continent—and then this idiot made them film some very restricted mockuments.

They had heard about this before, but it was just a rumor. This time, the murderer didn't bother to explain further; he simply released the evidence.

Unlike the previous repayment video, this wasn't a personal grudge at all; it had a touch of the underworld's underworld aura. This person had clearly been preparing for a long time, collecting various pieces of evidence, and the method of murder was extremely entertaining—incidentally, they also posted many real-life photos on the forum.

The scene was...extremely bloody. More than fifty steel bars were driven through human bodies and nailed to the wall, brains, internal organs, and blood all spilling out, a horrifying sight that soaked the entire floor and background. The corpses were fixed in place, resembling a remarkably avant-garde work of art.

Hackers, sensing the impending fire, swarmed in, launching a massive publicity campaign and even packaging the mockumentary videos for free, sending them to every registered member.

Li Lin gave a few instructions, and the planner opened the newly copied video—it has to be said, the content was truly inhumane, including footage of victims kneeling on the ground, forcing smiles and spouting nonsense: "We are the true warriors of humanity's future struggle, brave and fearless in the face of any danger, and we will not give up no matter how bad the situation is. Others might have collapsed long ago, but we were chosen—"

As the man spoke, a wine bottle of an unusually large size was inserted into his lower body, blood was constantly seeping from the wound, and the floor was already covered with excrement.

Li Lin waved his hand, signaling them to turn it off. The screen then froze on the man's twisted and painful smile. The thought that the man was now a corpse, freed from his suffering, brought tears to his eyes, and he couldn't help but cry out loud.

Finally, he took a breath, turned to He Yu, and said, "This is what I've been doing since I arrived in Siberia."

"I want to overturn the entire Eoubs."

“Those smug fools who wield power… these videos and records are the bitter fruit of their actions. No one was willing to stand up before; everyone was numb. But is that normal?”

"I've come to my senses."

"But I need... your help."

A sudden silence fell over the surroundings, and no one answered him for a moment. Yes, what could be said at this time?

For a long, long time.

He Yu stood up, looking into Li Lin's eyes. What he said... was probably right. No, it was definitely right; he had never heard anything so true in his life.

But the answer was...

"I don't want to."

That sentence was resolute and menacing, enough to wake up all cowards lost in their dreams.

He Yu repeated it once again.

"I don't want to."

No way, I have absolutely no motivation to work late into the night. It's like I'm playing a single-player game. Average subscriptions are 20, but I'm still struggling to find a new place to play.