Chapter 599: Chapter 598: 049 Is an Adorable Child
Perhaps this is the plight of the child who cried wolf, Mu Qiu felt she was being discriminated against.
She made an effort to prove to them that this time there would be no alliances, no insurance sales, no health card sales... oops, no alliances, no fees, it truly was a unilateral free offering.
"The card I found can be both offensive and defensive, and the show’s rules didn’t specify my identity, so I automatically chose to be the Purifier because the world is relying on me to save it.
But it’s such a pity that this card isn’t used in slaughter! So I’ll generously let you use it for a bit. At least let you struggle a bit, so you don’t get finished too soon after the start.
Come, come, come, look, it’s called SCP—049. 049 is a good kid, eager to learn from a young age, and its dream is to save humanity, so it grew up to become a doctor.
And it mainly treats critically ill patients, especially adept at handling plagues. As long as someone is deemed to have the plague, it will stop at nothing to sever this source of infection..."
Guan Yu: "You call chopping off infected people adept? Then I’m pretty adept at treating idiots too."
Mu Qiu rolled her eyes at her, "Can you not interrupt my explanation? Since you’re so adept, can you treat yourself a bit?"
Guan Yu pursed her lips.
Only then did she continue her unique explanation: "049, you see, has a rather special trait. It doesn’t need a medium or a host; it’s just an anthropomorphic little cutie.
As long as someone’s behavior makes it feel there’s a plague present on that person, they’ll be subject to its lethal pursuit.
And when it’s occasionally free, it can stitch and perform minor surgeries on those it has slaughtered, turning them into 049 (2) models, commonly known as zombies, which also possess certain lethal abilities.
In summary, to make a long story short, this little cutie can be used by me, and it can be used by all of you as well."
"What’s that phrase again?" Chu Qiu scratched his head thinking, "Motherless but universally usable NPC?"
"... That description is a bit crude."
Guan Yu turned to look at him: "Chu Qiu, how many TV dramas have you watched behind my back? Didn’t you say you usually enjoy drinking tea and appreciating art?"
"I think if TV dramas can be made like that, I might call it a ’once-in-a-century artwork.’"
So embarrassed it could make toes curl.
Their off-topic conversation made Shu Ran, who was ready to revive and create havoc, quite uncomfortable. This discomfort brought out that faint aroma of a white lotus.
"You all are so smart, unlike me, I still haven’t figured out what to do, my mind is just blank..."
You could sense the next line was probably "Why don’t you help me through this tough time till the end," so Chu Qiu quickly shut his mouth, while Guan Yu made a slightly nauseous gesture to stop.
"Reel it in, reel in that fragrance."
"... Guan Yu, just shut up! I’ll go after you first in a moment!"
This episode of the livestream had seen them sparring many times, and it really seemed like they were intent on taking each other out.
Mu Qiu felt that arguing with them lacked class, so she didn’t bother with them and instead continued speaking with the remaining four men.
"Consider this monster as something I borrowed to you. You can use it to make sure you’re not the last one, or as a way to counterattack Brother Cheng. I’m making a minor contribution to the cause of poverty."
The four of them exchanged glances, and Shi Yuhuai was the one to voice the first question.
"Can it be used to kill you too?"
"... Isn’t that a bit too much!? Brother Huai! I’m helping you, yet you’re thinking of using my monster to kill me? Why don’t you ascend to heaven?!"
Mu Qiu was livid. Why keep such a straightforward man around; she would deal with him later!
Shi Yuhuai calmly pressed down on her shoulder: "Don’t get excited, I was just asking casually."
Chen Yi offered an explanation for him: "What he might mean is, if your card can’t kill you, then Brother Cheng’s card can’t kill Brother Cheng either. So, we can assume that only the person who finds the monster won’t be slaughtered by it, right?"
She nodded, still casting an unhappy look at Shi Yuhuai.
Han Xizheng pondered for a moment: "So the only thing that can deal with Brother Cheng now is your card."
And if anyone wanted to slaughter Mu Qiu, they could only find the next card, or have those with the cards attack each other.
"This rule is really unfriendly to us hapless civilians," Chu Qiu remarked after watching the slapstick fight between Guan Yu and Shu Ran.
"No, no, no, there are no hapless civilians here."
Mu Qiu said meaningfully, "There are only civilians who want to be betrayers, and civilians who want to survive."
So far, this analysis clearly showed that this tournament was forcing everyone to independently choose to become betrayers. If the number of betrayers wasn’t limited to three, perhaps everyone would have to be one.
And there are five monster archive cards. If five different people got them... does that mean two people who got the cards couldn’t use them either?
If that’s the case, they must find the other cards faster. Otherwise, after someone else finds the third card, starting from the fourth card, they might be restricted from using them.
She rolled her eyes and stopped persuading them, asking directly, "Enough of my rambling; just say whether you want to use it or not. Don’t refuse now and then start using it like crazy later."
Guan Yu, finally escaping from the slapstick scene, gasped for air but didn’t forget to mock her.
"You say this right in front of the six of us, isn’t that just kind of encouraging malicious competition? You just want to stir things up and have us kill each other, while you sit back and reap the benefits!"
"You guessed right. So, do you want it?"
"... Want! It’s better to kill each other than to wait and be killed."
The humiliated six were forced to accept this power tinged with humiliation, and then Mu Qiu and Zhao Yu joyfully sent them off outside the youth hostel.
"Fighting! Do your best!"
Encouraging them to kill each other, hopefully, none will be left in the end.
Zhao Yu glanced sideways at her: "You’re too pleased, feels like you’re sending off a group of people you never want to see again."
"Who would want to see them again?" Mu Qiu maintained a cheerful wave while saying,
"I’m dying to hear news any minute that they’re all eliminated, and then Brother Cheng and his crew are half-dead, so we can stand to the end, end the show before four, and head straight to the dining place."
Such brazen talk, even the following cameraman wanted to say let’s hope you won’t get slapped in the face later.
"But right now, they probably don’t have as many battle thoughts as you imagine," Zhao Yu said, watching the group looking like starving stray cats,
"It seems they’re about to starve to the point of gnawing on dirt. Maybe the first thing they’ll do after turning the corner is search trash bins... okay, of course, that’s unlikely, dear fans, don’t mind me, I tend to exaggerate."
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Plague Doctor: Everyone stay calm, this little cutie is coming out soon, my adorableness will leave a lasting impression on you all.
