157: Chapter 157 Deification

Watching Wan Chaoren's retreating back, the Branch President secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He was truly terrified that this giant baby would throw a tantrum at the slightest disagreement and start sweeping his laser eyes everywhere.

Although Wan Chaoren couldn't do anything about the barrier, he had plenty of ways to deal with them.

If that happened, they would have to bite the bullet and cheat, modifying the rules they had already reported, risking punishment from above just to let the subsequent activities turn into a pile of crap.

As for what Wan Chaoren said before leaving, Wang Puchuan understood his meaning.

Summoning a hero was the same as redeeming items; both utilized space-type Special Abilities, using the summoner's location as the coordinate for precise teleportation.

However, even an A-rank space-type Special Ability could not penetrate a barrier formed by an S-rank Special Ability.

Therefore, hero teleportation had to strictly follow the barrier's own rules; only after consuming the corresponding points could the teleportation be successfully initiated.

Wan Chaoren meant that after the summoning conditions were met, the summoner should be right near Chen Moxuan.

"This is simple. We can secretly arrange some hidden tasks for certain people's apps, just keep them staying near that person."

Wang Puchuan thought for a moment, and a method already formed in his mind.

"By completing the tasks this way, we can also reward them with some extra points without leaving any traces."

People who could click the location-sending button that refreshed every hour without sleep and earn those ten points were, in the end, only a minority.

The forty hours previously mentioned to satisfy the summoning of Wan Chaoren was just the ideal scenario.

In reality, there would definitely be deviations, and the time would likely be longer.

"Let's pick that little hooligan in the white clothes... the mayor hiding in the crowd... and..."

While observing the crowd following Chen Moxuan, Wang Puchuan quickly screened for suitable candidates in his mind, and soon he had his targets.

He wasn't worried at all that these people would choose not to summon Wan Chaoren once they met the conditions.

Thanks to years of cultivation, Wan Chaoren was seen as a true hero in the eyes of those who didn't know the truth.

In such a critical situation, it was impossible for no one to summon him first.

Moreover, he could also guide them through tasks.

After Wang Puchuan and the Branch President briefly discussed the specific details of issuing the tasks, they immediately ordered the operators to take action.

Not long after, task instructions requiring them to stay in close proximity to Chen Moxuan quietly appeared on the event app interfaces used by those specific people.

After completing this series of operations, everyone in the command center fell silent, quietly watching the development of the situation.

They let the G-District audience's complaints and grievances flood the live stream chat, one after another.

They had made up their minds not to intervene again before the Continental Carnival officially kicked off, letting the situation evolve naturally.

After all, this pre-event activity was just an appetizer added on the fly to satisfy Wan Chaoren's whim.

The real Continental Carnival wouldn't officially start until the early morning of the day after tomorrow.

Now that the main character was gone, they naturally didn't care much anymore.

"Ha—"

Without Wan Chaoren present, many people's tense nerves finally relaxed, and some even started yawning.

...

"My C-City pays enough activity funds to the Hero Association every year, so why wasn't I notified in advance before this event started..."

In the crowd, a middle-aged man in a formal suit sighed inwardly.

Usually, two days before the Continental Carnival began, the city's top management would be notified to evacuate in advance.

But this event started without any warning, so much so that he, as the mayor of C-City, was also forced to become a participant.

And those Transcendent he usually wined and dined couldn't be reached at all.

Fortunately, he discovered this strange group that was still maintaining order, so he quickly brought his few personal bodyguards and blended in.

"Hmm? What is this?"

The mayor suddenly felt his phone vibrate, and an event pop-up appeared.

[Congratulations, you have triggered a hidden task]

[Maintain a distance of within 1 kilometer of the Monster Chen Moxuan to receive an additional ten points every hour]

[Current distance to target: 2.8 kilometers]

[If you collect and report additional intelligence on the target, the event System will also judge the value of the intelligence and provide rewards accordingly]

"A hidden task?!"

The mayor's eyes lit up, and he quickly put his phone away.

However, he had joined the group far too late.

At this moment, it was already a sea of people ahead; the dense crowd was like an impenetrable high wall, blocking them nearly three kilometers away from Chen Moxuan.

"Hurry, hurry! Find a way to squeeze to the very front of the group!"

The mayor's expression was anxious, and he immediately ordered the burly bodyguards beside him to force a path forward for him.

At the same time, several others also received the same task and began to struggle their way toward the front of the group.

But when they finally managed to get close to within one kilometer of Chen Moxuan, they encountered strong resistance from the crowd.

"What are you pushing for? What are you trying to do?"

A vigilant-looking student shouted at the top of his lungs, his body tightly guarding his spot.

"If you want to meet Lord Chen Moxuan, you have to see if you have enough piety first!"

"Which squad are you from? Who is your captain? How can you be so ignorant of the rules!"

The crowd's discussions and accusations rose one after another, surrounding the few people who were trying to get closer.

"Lord Chen Moxuan... piety?" The mayor was somewhat dumbfounded.

He had no idea that during the short time they had been following Chen Moxuan, the crowd in front had already witnessed too many bizarre and inconceivable signs.

It seemed that as long as anyone was disrespectful, they would immediately foam at the mouth, faint instantly, and become unconscious vegetables.

In such an extreme environment filled with unknown fear, these people clutched at the last straw of hope and began to let their imaginations run wild.

All kinds of wild fantasies emerged one after another.

Especially those students from Third Hope Middle School.

In the eyes of these students, as long as they elevated Chen Moxuan higher, their identity as his alumni would also benefit, earning them the awe and admiration of others.

Gradually, people stopped caring about what the facts were and only believed what they wanted to believe.

Eventually, the boasting had long since broken free from the constraints of objective logic, completely disregarding factual evidence, and they said whatever was most exaggerated.

In their words, Chen Moxuan had already been deified, becoming a god who saved everyone from misery and suffering.

Even at the front of the group, an organization similar to a religious group had gradually developed, with believers worshiping him with extreme piety.

Meanwhile, Chen Moxuan's Spiritual Sense was focused on capturing any hostility and Killing Intent within ten kilometers, actively filtering out the surrounding people's conversations.

Therefore, Chen Moxuan himself was kept in the dark about all of this and was completely unaware of it.