389: Chapter 389 Finally Survived

"Next, let's increase the difficulty a bit. You also can't call out the number under your own feet. Begin." The flying machine said.

Upon hearing this, everyone collectively shivered.

Although only a simple rule was added, for the human brain, it was equivalent to opening an additional thread.

"It's your turn to call." The flying machine came before Number 21 and said.

"21!" Number 21's mind couldn't keep up, and he directly called out the number under his feet.

"Thump~"

As soon as he called it out, he knew he was done for and immediately fainted.

"Chirp~"

The flying robot directly fired a shot at his foot.

"Ah!"

Number 21 felt intense pain and immediately woke up.

"Fainting is not allowed. You can die now." The flying machine said.

Then, Number 21 disappeared in terror.

Brutal! Too brutal! Simply inhumane!

It could have killed him while he was unconscious, but it insisted on making him wake up.

The others, seeing this scene, sweat poured down them. At the same time, their concentration was unprecedentedly high; each one was fully focused.

"It's your turn." The flying machine came before Number 22.

"1!" Number 22 called out.

After he called, the flying machine flew away.

He knew he had called correctly and was panting heavily.

The game continued, but at a much slower pace. Everyone was extremely cautious when calling out numbers, fearing they might make a mistake.

"16!" After Number 16 called, the flying machine did not fly away.

He lowered his head and looked at the number under his feet, which happened to be 16.

"Congratulations!" The flying machine said.

Number 16 died.

For the next hour or so, the competition was exceptionally fierce. Everyone struggled to stay alive, and under the stimulation of this strong will to survive, the numbers called out got higher and higher.

Two hours later, only three people remained in the entire circle: Number 14, Number 25, and Number 28.

Among these three, there were two Experts and one Modified human.

"Congratulations! You are the final winners. I keep my word; you can leave!" The flying machine said.

After Oriental Chen finished speaking, the three people were completely exhausted, instantly collapsing to the ground, panting heavily, with tears in their eyes.

"It was so difficult; we finally survived!"

All the circles on the ground disappeared at this moment.

"Not leaving yet?" The flying machine said.

"Quickly! Quickly!"

Several people, including the Master and Ling Tian who had been watching from the side, spoke up.

The five people scrambled to their feet, disregarding the dirt on their bodies, and began to flee frantically.

"Welcome next time!" The flying machine added.

The few people completely ignored him, running off into the distance without looking back.

They swore in their hearts that they would never come back in this life.

Several cars were still at the scene; they randomly chose one, opened the door, and quickly got in.

The Modified human was responsible for driving, and they sped off towards the train station in Bale District.

Their train was still at the station.

They couldn't go back without the train, and driving wouldn't provide enough gasoline.

The gift Oriental Chen prepared for them had already been "loaded."

Undoubtedly, it was a Bee Queen.

...

October 20, 2055.

What Oriental Chen predicted indeed happened.

The joint investigation team dispatched by the council arrived at the Mercenary Guild.

Their purpose for this trip was to conduct an anti-monopoly investigation into the communication services provided by the Mercenary Guild.

This came even faster than expected.

"Tell me, how many crystalss?" Zhang Yuankui asked directly.

"President Celestial Fiend, please mind your words! We are here to investigate your communication business. Are you trying to bribe us?" The investigator who spoke seemed very firm.

"Isn't it just a fine? Just tell me how much, and I'll pay it. Everyone is busy; there's no need to waste each other's time." Zhang Yuankui genuinely didn't want to deal with such matters.

"You...!" The investigator was speechless after being rebuffed.

"President Celestial Fiend, please don't misunderstand. We are following normal judicial procedures, and we are not here to demand crystalss. How about we sit down and talk?" The lead team leader stopped the investigator and said politely.

"Please!" Zhang Yuankui took a deep breath and said.

He didn't know what there was to talk about; it was always about fines. Oriental Chen had already instructed him beforehand that he just needed to go through the motions.

However, since they wanted to talk, he had no choice but to comply.

"President Celestial Fiend, perhaps you are not aware, but the communication industry in our Huaguo is a controlled industry, and private organizations are not allowed to operate it." After entering the conference room, the head of the investigation team spoke first.

"I really wasn't aware. So, now that it's already open, what should we do?" Zhang Yuankui asked.

"It's like this. We need to nationalize this business."

"Nationalize it? That's impossible!" Zhang Yuankui was somewhat surprised and directly refused.

Previously, Oriental Chen had only told him that the Guild might face an anti-monopoly investigation, but he hadn't mentioned that this business would be reclaimed.

"If you don't agree, then it can only be shut down." The team leader replied sternly.

It seemed there was no room for negotiation on this point.

Zhang Yuankui frowned, and the scene fell silent for a moment.