As someone who prioritizes killing others, I'm forced to stream a death game.

Liu Ren's seventh death match was against [Yaksha].

After the sixth and final battle with Kindaichi, at the headquarters of the Sky-Piercing Gang, Bai Jia directly told Pi Xinjie, "Go to the East Gate in person."

"Okay." Pi Xinjie didn't waste any words and stood up directly, only casually asking, "What are the plans of the Red Demon and the Yaksha's men?"

"Fight." Bai Jia's tone remained unchanged. "They're just two second-rate forces. If they don't respect the rules, we don't need to worry about anything else. We must bring them back, and Liu Ren can't be allowed to get into trouble on the way."

"Hey, got it." Pi Xinjie chuckled and turned to leave.

After he set off, Bai Jia opened the communication window and sent a message to another P2 member of the Qingtian Gang.

"You saw the results of the martial arts competition, didn't you?"

"Saw."

A room in a building.

The man casually responded while enjoying the massage service from the woman beside him.

Directly in front of him was a floor-to-ceiling window, and outside the window was another row of high-rise buildings that didn't seem particularly special.

"Keep a close eye on the Golden Crow Group."

"know."

……

"problem occurs."

Golden Crow Group Headquarters.

Upon opening the office door, Wei Kun uttered these three words as his first words.

The figure sitting in the spacious executive chair didn't show much emotion.

A floating window appeared before his eyes.

The live broadcast of the martial arts festival is playing inside.

Just like a live stream.

"There are still two districts left in the lower three districts. Let's start the war directly." As if he had already thought of a way to deal with it, Zhong Yanchang said, "I didn't expect that the Qingtian Gang would produce a talent at this time."

"Okay. What about the upper fourth district?"

"Keep an eye on the upper four zones for now, no rush. The biggest variable has always been the lower three zones. As long as the lower zones are stable, the upper zones will have more room for error."

"I'll go and give the order."

Without wasting words, Wei Kun received a clear response and then prepared to leave.

However, as he walked out of the office, he looked back and said, "I suggest we take action against Liu Ren in advance. He is too strong. If he gets the artifacts, the Qingtian Gang will have another powerful artifact user."

Upon hearing this, Zhong Yan replied calmly, "No need. We can all sense the threat, and I don't believe Bai Jia can't—they might not give Liu Ren the artifact, and even if they do, it won't be a high-level one. Even if they do give him a high-level one—Liu Ren might not be able to control it. At this point… the Qingtian Gang will definitely try to protect Liu Ren; they will send at least one high-level combatant out. Do you understand what I mean?"

“…It still has to be you.” Wei Kun didn’t say anything more and turned to leave.

People who play the strategic game have a hundred tricks up their sleeves.

Wei Kun was too lazy to think about it anymore.

……

Meanwhile, on the deathmatch stage.

Liu Ren faced his last opponent.

Compared to the previous six people, this last one's methods weren't particularly outstanding.

He didn't possess any illusionary tricks, so after going on stage, he didn't even have a chance to fight back before Liu Renlu killed him with a single blow.

After obtaining the kill points, Liu Ren stored them away without using them.

"Should we continue the deathmatch?"

"whether"

"no."

With a seven-game winning streak, Liu Ren ignored the pop-up notification from the central system and turned to walk off the deathmatch stage.

When he returned to his seat in the stands, there was no one next to him.

Of the six fighters sent by the Sky-Piercing Gang, only Liu Ren remains alive.

Since he couldn't leave until the martial arts festival ended, Liu Ren simply opened a floating window in the live stream that only he could see, and started chatting with the viewers in his mind.

"We still have a little time. Do you have any questions?"

At this point, Liu Ren's live stream had already surpassed 250 million views and was sprinting toward the 300 million mark.

Various small-amount reward effects kept popping up.

Large donations are rare – probably because Liu Ren said he doesn't receive a single penny, so no one gives him large donations.

Only a small number of extremely wealthy individuals, unable to contain their excitement, would carelessly throw out a "Five Dragons Soaring Through the Heavens" token to vent their emotions.

The price of a Five Dragons Soaring Through the Heavens is equivalent to 10,000 yuan in the real world of Jiuhuang.

Seeing his hard-earned wages, earned through a month of relentless overtime, being casually showered with money by a wealthy tycoon, Liu Ren felt a complex mix of emotions.

Fortunately, his heart, like his face, has developed a thick callus from being constantly scrubbed and worn down over the years.

One can maintain a rubber-man mentality of indifference to 99% of things.

After Liu Ren spoke, a bunch of questions popped up in the live stream.

[Streamer, are you really cheating?]

"Forget about cheating, this is all the streamer's hard work and effort, there's no cheating involved. If I could cheat, why wouldn't I just use an invincible cheat? Wouldn't that be even more awesome?"

[Main Pack, Main Pack, are you really a descendant of some ancient martial arts sect?]

"No. The streamer is just a hard-working ox or horse that has worked diligently for ten years. He is not some kind of successor of this or that martial arts school. I have never even heard of it."

Liu Ren crossed his legs and pulled out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, some of which were damp with his own blood or that of an enemy, he didn't know.

Then he picked out one that could still be lit and lit it for himself.

[When you were gesturing towards the air on stage just now, was it really because you were under an illusion?]

"Yes. There are indeed illusions among trickery, and their effects vary. Moreover, according to you, they seem to only work on the person targeted by the spell, making them quite troublesome."

Then why did you still kill him so easily with a single, seemingly effortless strike?

"Because he's bad at cooking."

Would you, on a whim, stab someone in the back in real life if you were already committing murder?

"It's as if you can have sex with real people just like you do with porn."

Holy crap, that makes so much sense, I'm speechless.

No, I can also have sex with real people!

[Is the person upstairs serious?]

I underestimated how twisted you guys are.

I often feel out of place with you all because I'm not abstract enough.

But that doesn't make sense! "Eternal Night" is so realistic, you might just find yourself using it without thinking.

"Indeed, many things in 'Eternal Night' are quite realistic. But don't worry, reality isn't a game. If someone actually does something like that, they'll be punished by the laws of Nine Emperors."

[Streamer, streamer, do you really enjoy killing?]

"Murder? I'm not interested in murder. My happiest time was when I was working like a beast of burden in real life. Back then, even when I was working overtime until midnight every day, I could feel the meaning of life."

【艸. 】

[A type of plant.]

So what meaning of life did you perceive?

"Hmm... The meaning of life is to seek reality in games and yearn for illusion in reality. Wearing the skin of an ox or a horse while worrying about the heart of a master. The emperor isn't worried, but the eunuch is anxious to death."

What kind of ditch metaphor is this?

[So the streamer means we're all eunuchs?]

[I don't even know how long I've been lying at home, how could I be a eunuch?]

"No, you're not eunuchs, you're the stuff that was cut off and thrown into the ditch."

【Fuck! 】

[Wow, this is so realistic! Virtual reality games have been trying so hard to make games more realistic all these years.]

In the end, I still have to grind like crazy in the game. I'm speechless.

If I have to work like a slave in real life, and then again in the game, then what's the point of playing the game?

[Host, if you're not a descendant of ancient martial arts, where did you learn your swordsmanship?]

"Self-taught."

[This is a lie! How could someone who learns on their own possibly reach this level?!]

Don't they even bother to think before they lie?

"Really, it's all self-taught. As for why I'm so good at it through self-study, well, maybe it's because I'm a genius?"

【Fuck! ! 】

[Okay, shut up. I don't want to hear your explanation!]

You might as well say you're cheating!

[Host, are you really a martial arts master?!]

I heard that a master of ancient martial arts is performing in an online game, so I came to pay my respects.

"No. I only know a little bit about martial arts."

【艸, I understand a little bit.jpg】

As is widely known, the proficiency levels in ancient martial arts are: Beginner, Proficient, Master, Minor Success, Major Success, Perfection, and Basic Understanding.

"You're quite modest."

[Hey streamer, do you need a girlfriend?]

"Thank you, but I'm not hungry yet."

Aren't you hungry?

[Hey streamer, have you ever considered working for our company? Bodyguard position, 100,000 RMB per month.]

"If I'm not dead thirty days after 'Eternal Night,' I'll consider it."

[Streamer, are you really going to survive in "Eternal Night" for thirty days? After ten days, you can basically start making money. After that, just put a "Eternal Night" skin on it and stream other games to make easy money.]

[Holy crap, you!]

[I finally got a awesome, fearless streamer for "Eternal Night," don't you dare ruin it for me!]

However, continuously streaming "Eternal Night" is indeed a bit too risky.

"We'll see. If I can earn enough to pay off all my debts and still have a lot of money left, then I won't broadcast 'Eternal Night.' Who would risk their life if they didn't need the money?"

As Liu Ren answered questions from the live chat, he puffed on his cigarette. Although he was already numb, he couldn't help but fantasize a little in his mind.

If he can successfully survive in "Eternal Night" until he pays off his real-world debts, he will stay away from this awful thing and live a peaceful life in reality.

Perfect timing! After this seven-game winning streak, I can get the artifact.

Having obtained the magical artifact, he now had a foothold here. If he just lay around for a while and survived the next thirty days… he shouldn't have too many problems.

Hope everything goes well.