There was such a deadly trap hidden here!
Everyone felt a lingering fear. From the very first night, the rules had been designed to encourage them to kill each other. If they accidentally killed a few more people, they would all die here if there weren't enough people to go around!
Planck is dead, and Billens has run away; they can no longer obtain new senior staff status.
"Don't worry, don't forget there are two other people on board!"
Thanks to Zhuge Shensuan's reminder, everyone remembered that there were still two guys from Beilian alive. Weipus had passed the promotion training and was now a senior employee!
There's still some time before 6 PM, so Wips and the others probably won't come this early!
"Go to the captain's cabin and use the intercom to tell them to come to the Golden Hall immediately!"
Zhuge the Divine Calculator said this to his blue-clad crew members!
With the addition of Wips, there are exactly five senior staff members here!
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the White Eagle executives standing in front of the live broadcast screen didn't think so.
"So... if even one person disagrees, everyone will die here?"
Including... Jiang Ran from the Dragon Kingdom!
"Gentlemen! I've decided to abandon the plan to make Aransta an SSS-class Ghost Storyteller!" The leader laughed loudly. "Observer! Immediately pass on the order to Aransta! I want him to give up this opportunity! To die in this world with Jiang Ran from the Dragon Kingdom!"
These words caused an uproar!
"Is this...is this appropriate?"
"Why is it inappropriate! Trading an SS-rank life for an SSS-rank life in the Dragon Kingdom! Isn't that a huge win?" He lost his composure. "Think about it! We finally have such a good opportunity! In other worlds, how many SS-ranks would we have to sacrifice to kill Jiang Ran?!"
"Do you think I haven't made any other efforts? I've sent out countless top-tier agents from within the country! Not a single one of them has succeeded in assassinating Jiang Ran! Do you know how incredible China's reconnaissance equipment is now, thanks to the rewards from several consecutive S-level worlds?!"
"If we let him continue like this, who knows how far the Dragon Kingdom will develop? I've said my piece; you can decide what to do yourselves!"
The higher-ups looked at each other, remaining silent.
"Since everyone wants to survive, let's not waste time."
Jiang Ran took the lead and placed her finger on the second fingerprint scanner.
Aransta was lost in thought and was about to step forward when he heard a notification sound.
"Why is there a notification at this time? Has the government discovered something?"
"Alansta, do not leave your fingerprints. We will guarantee your family a lifetime of wealth and honor. You are a hero of the White Eagle!"
Aransta stood there, stunned.
Above... is this telling him to die?
“Family? What family do I have left?” Aransta looked up at the ceiling of the Golden Hall and laughed self-deprecatingly. “How ridiculous. So I’m just a pawn that can be discarded at any time?”
"Does this so-called free nation want to use its power to tear my freedom apart?" Alansta's gaze hardened as he resolutely walked towards the fingerprint scanner. "Then I'll refuse to be that hero!"
"Aransta! Stop! Think about what the country has done for you!"
"I will defeat Jiang Ran fair and square sooner or later! Not in this way!"
Aransta pressed his fingerprint!
"Damn it! You think you're all that now, huh!" The man in front of the screen slammed his fist on the table. "Too bad! You're going to die today! You don't want to be the hero, so I'll give you a push!"
"Immediately notify the British Empire and the Sakura Kingdom! My White Eagle is willing to pay a large amount of resources in exchange for their ghost story writers not to leave their fingerprints!"
"Sir! The British Empire has responded! They say they will not use their own lives to save the enemy; such an act is despicable to them!"
"Hypocritical scoundrel! What are you pretending for!" The man snatched the microphone. "Let me speak to the people of Japan myself!"
"Ahem, you should know that the mountain is also the only SSS-rank in our Sakura Kingdom..."
"No need for beating around the bush!" the man sneered. "Don't you even suspect something strange? Why is it that each country can only have one SSS-level ghost story master at most?"
"Oh? Because the probability of getting an SSS-level talent in a low-level world is too low?"
"Hmph, I'm afraid that no matter what, a country can only produce one SSS-rank ghost story master! That's the rule that weighs on us! Is Yamagami really the SSS-rank ghost story master that Sakura wants?"
"What I mean is, we need to pay more!"
The man gave a cold smile.
Of the four people present, only Shan Shang had not yet pressed his fingerprint. After Han Xiaodong pressed his fingerprint, they began to urge him on.
"No rush, let's press it together when that guy from Beilian arrives."
On the mountain, he crossed his legs and yawned, while simultaneously processing the hints given to him from above.
"You want me to die with Jiang Ran? What a joke!" He clutched the shotgun tightly to his chest, his gaze turning icy. "What a load of bull, hero! Dream on."
"Although I cannot choose where I was born, I can choose what I do!"
"If anyone wants me dead, I'll use this gun to send them to their deaths first!"
Seeing that the mountain remained unmoved, the cherry blossom observer relayed the same message again!
Meanwhile, someone on the mountain shouted directly at the live stream screen: "Observer! I have the right to suspect that you have been bribed by hostile forces! I refuse to carry out your orders and will impeach you after this world ends!"
"That's shameless!"
The actions of both countries were met with a barrage of criticism, even causing significant repercussions domestically! Especially within the community of ghost story enthusiasts, their reputations plummeted to their lowest point in just a short time!
Helpless, the two countries could only claim it was the observer's personal action, but he has now been arrested and identified as a spy for an enemy country!
Unfortunately, the public isn't stupid, and this turmoil is destined not to be quelled so easily.
If the ghost storytellers go astray and enter the world only to kill instead of clearing the game, then perhaps no one will be able to clear the raid anymore.
If White Eagle wanted to kill Jiang Ran, all it needed to do was send a bunch of killing machines into the world. After all, killing people would only disqualify them from clearing the game, which was a negligible price compared to killing Jiang Ran!
But with Gwen by Jiang Ran's side, even if she can't kill, she's more than capable of protecting Jiang Ran. Furthermore, once White Eagle sets this precedent, everyone will follow suit, and raid dungeons will become mini meat grinders, with only a bunch of executioners hacking each other to pieces. The international community will never allow such a thing to happen!
"Sorry! I'm late!"
Wips and Dejov entered the Golden Hall!
"Then let's hurry."
Shan Shang also stood up and walked towards the fingerprint scanner.
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