Chapter 1635 - 523: Arrival at Balance City_2

Chapter 1635: Chapter 523: Arrival at Balance City_2

I gave you a chance. You seized it, so we’ll consider you as having realized your mistake and corrected it, and we’ll let you off this time.

But Wen Xishu knew that in a moment, there would definitely be someone who was eager to "eliminate" the others.

Wen Xishu was confident that his read on people was pretty accurate; that person would definitely, once he received the instruction, launch an elimination guess at Team Two.

That person was Lei Gang.

Only, Lei Gang had never received any instructions from Wen Xishu.

He kept glancing over at Wen Xishu in an almost nagging way.

That look was too easy to read, as if he were saying:

"Still can’t act freely?"

Wen Xishu was very patient as well; he went right up and whispered a few words into Lei Gang’s ear, and after listening, Lei Gang was extremely satisfied.

Because Wen Xishu’s reasoning was just too sound.

"If you eliminate him now, it might cause internal conflict. It’s best to wait until we’re close to the finish line before making a move. Right now..."

"It’s not time yet."

Yes, it wasn’t time yet; Wen Xishu’s considerations were complicated.

Because Liu Jianxin’s time-stop was actually the kind of ability you could guess at with a single glance.

He hadn’t reached the finish line yet, and he had to take this scenario into account.

Even though the final show hadn’t started yet, if it did start, and if after everyone—including Liu Jianxin—had used their ability three times—

Would the audience suddenly get a wild idea and think that everyone had actually been putting on an act? That they were all acting just to help some time-stop Ability User put on a show?

The odds of this kind of paranoid thought were small, but they did exist.

If it did exist, the audience would keep using the process of elimination, crossing people off one by one.

Even if the time-stop ability had already finished, the audience might not turn the page; they could still keep reviewing what had just happened over and over.

And then they might end up guessing Liu Jianxin.

Wen Xishu had no choice but to consider this layer; he had to, like some father trying to plan a future for his child, help Liu Jianxin minimize the risk.

The way to deal with that risk... was to trigger the time-stop before reaching the finish line.

And then enter Balance City before the audience could react.

So Wen Xishu’s current strategy was to lead everyone to the entrance of Balance City.

The Compass was still reliable.

After nearly two hours of marching, Wen Xishu and his group finally... saw the massive entrance to Balance City.

It was clearly a modern city where you could see many high-rises, yet the entrance itself looked extremely ancient.

Like the gateway to some huge fortress from ancient times.

Deep in the Dark Forest with its endless trees, seeing such a gigantic fortress gate gave people a sense of mystery and grandeur intertwined.

"Meow-mazing! This time there are actually so many of you who passed, but among you, there are still people who haven’t used their ability. You know who I’m talking about, right?"

"Meow-hehe, some of you can go in now. As long as you come to my side, you can end the survival challenge. The audience won’t be able to guess you."

"Follow me to handle the entry procedures."

"But there are some of you who can only come to me after your abilities have been fully used. Otherwise... you’ll be bounced back."

The calico fat cat was already waiting at the entrance. Like the final guide. Also the final finish line.

So far, the only person who hadn’t used their ability was actually Liu Jianxin.

Everyone also knew that the reason they hadn’t been hurt by monsters along the way was thanks to Liu Jianxin.

Even though many people really wanted to just walk straight over to that fat cat and start the entry procedures, in the end they didn’t.

Because nobody dared to do anything that would harm team unity.

No one wanted to offend Wen Xishu and Liu Jianxin.

Wen Xishu said:

"Alright, next up, we begin our final performance."

The calico fat cat was in no hurry; it just quietly watched from the entrance, licking its paws from time to time.

As if waiting for a good show.

Wen Xishu walked over to Lei Gang’s side; he was about to give him an order.

At the same time, Wen Xishu’s gaze fell on Gu Yu.

After multiple rounds of hypnosis, Gu Yu instantly understood—"He needs me again, great, I get to be hypnotized again."

The interesting part was that Wen Xishu no longer needed to issue direct hypnotic commands, because right at the beginning, when he first hypnotized him, Wen Xishu had already tried something.

This attempt was simple:

"When I hypnotize you, you’ll recall the actions I asked you to complete the last time I hypnotized you."

At first, Wen Xishu wasn’t sure whether this would work, but after trying, he found it really did.

So Wen Xishu had already set up all the subsequent hypnotic commands in advance. All he needed to do himself was give the timing for hypnosis.

At the same time, there was a third person who had also received a cue. That was Liu Jianxin.

In that instant, Lei Gang received the command. He could "act freely."

In that instant, Gu Yu was hypnotized and began to move according to the pre-set path.

In that instant, Liu Jianxin received the hint and got ready to activate his ability.

The show began.

Lei Gang suddenly shouted out:

"I guess your ability is bones growing out of your hands!"

Before even reaching the finish line, he really didn’t want to wait a second longer.

Originally, Lei Gang had planned to rely on Deng Feng’s ability so he wouldn’t have to speak.

But they were already here, practically at the end—it didn’t matter anymore.

In that instant, almost everyone turned to look at Lei Gang. People were confused; they’d come all this way, so why was Lei Gang doing this?

Jiang Ming naturally looked at Lei Gang too, his eyes filled with anger. I didn’t hurt you, and you actually want to get me killed?

Lei Gang was slightly stunned:

"How come he... wasn’t eliminated? Why is he still glaring at me?"

In that split second, a strange light flashed in Lei Gang’s eyes—surprise.