At the camp, Ye Xinghe’s snores shook the heavens!
He slept so deeply, after almost no rest throughout the tournament!
Now, with 24 hours left till the end!
Ye Xinghe planned a good sleep to adjust to peak condition!
Outside, Qi Yu guarded for Ye Xinghe!
In the bushes!
Jiang Nan’s eyes lit up at the tent, drool nearly dripping!
Zhong Yinxue worried: “Really go for him? Ye Xinghe is golden rank!”
Xia Yao: “And Qi Yu is guarding, too risky!”
Jiang Nan said matter-of-factly: “Of course we go for him! Equality for all, don’t you know?”
“You think why I sold him so many bounce candies, why let him reach golden? Why save him for last?”
Investment! Know what investment is?
This way, Ye Xinghe collected more spirit beads!
His? That’s mine anyway!
The group was stunned!
So Jiang Nan planned to rob him from the start?
So scheming!
Jiang Nan pinched his antenna! Teleported straight into Ye Xinghe’s tent!
Qi Yu outside noticed nothing!
Just inside, Jiang Nan nearly got deafened by Ye Xinghe’s snores!
“This guy must be a tractor spirit?”
He pondered a quick rummage, then saw Ye Xinghe clutching a big bag tight to his chest!
Would not let go even in sleep!
Jiang Nan’s eyes gleamed, he yanked!
But Ye Xinghe gripped firm, could not pull free!
Jiang Nan got fired up, yanked wildly!
Dragged Ye Xinghe right out of the sleeping bag, still asleep!
Jiang Nan: !!!
This works? So he pried Ye Xinghe’s fingers!
One by one!
Ye Xinghe’s eyes rolled, about to open!
Jiang Nan panicked: “Little baby~ sleep quick~ dreams have hehe hehe~”
“Play with you~ drink with you!”
“Ha~ spit!”
A full little baby song!
Voice soft! Phlegm spat fragrant!
Ye Xinghe smacked his lips!
Fell back into dreams!
Eyes shut, whole body calm!
Jiang Nan sighed relief, kept prying fingers!
Ye Xinghe nearly woke again!
Jiang Nan exploded!
Pulled out the big gold brick, jumped up, “Bang!” on Ye Xinghe’s forehead!
“Damn! Endless?”
Am I here to lull you?
Now, Ye Xinghe went dead silent, no more snores!
Just a blue-purple lump swelled visibly on his forehead!
Jiang Nan grinned, kept prying!
But could not budge it, even unconscious grip tight!
Jiang Nan gave up, opened a space wormhole under the bag!
Over two hundred golden spirit beads spilled out, all pocketed by Jiang Nan!
Then he thought.
This seems a bit unethical.
So he stuffed in plenty of detox little yellow beans!
Bag looked fuller than before!
Jiang Nan stood, patted hands satisfied, one teleport gone!
Qi Yu heard the snores stop, chuckled!
“This nap was truly sound!”
Next morning!
All squads in Jade Dragon Spirit Ruins headed to Snowplain gathering!
Some joyful, some sorrowful!
Ye Xinghe woke, glanced at the spirit bead bag, slightly relieved.
He stretched hard, stepped out the tent, full of vigour!
Qi Yu laughed: “How’s it, bro? Slept well last night… holy crap!”
Words unfinished, his eyes nearly popped!
Ye Xinghe’s forehead bulged with a blue-purple lump nearly 5cm high!
Bro! You growing horns or what?
Ye Xinghe grinned: “Haven’t slept this sweet in years!”
“Just dunno why, head hurts a bit!”
Qi Yu: !!!
No wonder it hurts.
“Your… your head!”
Ye Xinghe paused: “What’s with my head?”
He touched, the hard lump scared him silly!
“Ah this?”
“How’d it swell so big?”
Qi Yu stroked chin, grave: “Heard from family elders!”
“Before big life turns, odd things happen. Mostly signs!”
“Your forehead lump! Like sprouting horns! That’s head horns emerging!”
“Bro! You’re rising! This fight with Jiang Nan is yours!”
“Maybe this battle’s your breakout sign!”
Ye Xinghe lit up!
Such a thing? Rubbed the lump, full of confidence!
“Right! Go! Today bro wins you a beauty!”
“Haha! Deal!”
The group marched confident to the meet point!
At this moment!
Snowplain foot square!
Over fifty squads nearly all gathered!
But now, over a dozen men in just underpants stood crying on the square!
From grief, mostly from cold!
Including Chu Tianba’s lot!
“Wah! Those Teletubbies aren’t human! Left me nothing!”
“Pots, bowls, basins, tents, sleeping bags, spirit beads, clothes! Stole all!”
“You too? Same here!”
“Me too!”
“Damn! Teletubby Bandits! I’ll get you!”
“Don’t let me know who they are! Aaaah!”
Other spared squads felt lucky!
Too… too scary!
Just then.
Eight figures approached from Snowplain distance!
Dishevelled, bearded, bruised!
It was Wang Yan’s group!
Now the eight supported each other, limped!
Held broken sticks as crutches!
Faces so grimy, no human look!
From a kilometre away, sour stink wafted, so vivid!
Crowd shocked!
“Holy crap? What happened? Like refugees?”
“How’d they end like this? No human shape?”
“Whoa~ that smell! Too pungent!”
“This… this bad?”
“Wang Yan? Lime Squad? Li Xingmeng? Them?”
“I… truly didn’t recognise!”
The eight staggered into the point!
A bro patted Wang Yan’s shoulder: “Yan bro? You this…”
Wang Yan startled, like triggered!
Grabbed the broken stick, swung mad: “Don’t! Don’t touch me!”
“All back off! You wanna harm me? Haha! Knew it! Back off! Hahaha!”
“Always villains plot against the emperor! Don’t pull! I’m not mad! Hahahaha! Fake! All fake! Hahahaha!”
Lin Yu just entered square, plopped on ground, eyes vacant, muttered!
“Mum! Take me home! Outside world’s too dangerous! So scary! So scary!”
“You go away! You’re no good! Go away!”
Mu Qing reached spot, squatted and wailed loud: “Born human! I’m sorry! World unworthy!”
Cried like rain on pear blossom, like huge grievance!
Li Xingmeng: “Not my fault! Whole world’s wrong!”
Spat blood on spot, fainted!
Now, all players baffled!
What did they go through! How so tragic? Full negative energy?
Minds broken?
Compete with two mad squads?
Full thirty hours! Eight felt world’s deep malice!
Those 30 hours! Tell it, ghosts won’t believe!
Rolled as sugar balls was light!
Walk and fall pits! Chased by beasts! Bitten by snakes! Smashed by rocks! Struck by lightning, believe?
Even roadside wild fruits picked, bit 121! All worm-filled!
Even toilet zip clamps you!
Now, Ning Youyou in cotton jacket full of holes, stuffing out!
Sat on ground, one arm hugged ragged backpack, one wiped tears, like bullied kid!
Little face filthy, smudged to tabby cat!
“Woo~ so hard! So unlucky!”
“South God! I miss you so!”
Best following South God, most lucky!
