The Villain Is Too Popular

Even though Yun Meng's tone was incredibly flat, her proud little expression and unmistakably humblebragging tone left Coral Knight speechless. He regretted even asking.

But he wasn't the only one speechless; the audience at Station 13 in the real world felt the same.

'Come on, sis, let's not be so high-profile, okay? Keep it low-key, low-key, press down the corners of your mouth, it's too obvious.'

'Yun Meng: It's been three whole minutes since I last talked about picking up the Little Heavenly Dao on the road.'

'About Me Walking Along the Road and Suddenly Picking Up the Pinnacle of the Starry Sky.'

'Tendo worked tirelessly all season, and what do you know when the month-end settlement came? Heh! Sister Yun got the MVP! Tendo was just a lying-down winner! (Mischievous.jpg)'

Besides strongly protesting Yun Meng's humblebragging tone, the dimensional audience also deeply sympathized with Fushan and Claude, the newly introduced villain duo.

Because if Fushan had been arrogant and perfectly suited to his villainous role earlier, his desperate escape now made him appear comical and clown-like.

First, he declared, "Dealing with a bunch of kids, this lord alone is enough."

Then, "I just love hearing the screams of geniuses."

To be honest, before knowing Fushan's true strength, the dimensional audience almost believed this guy was the so-called "number one below a Two-Star Envoy." They even thought Tendo, the pinnacle of the starry sky, would need to avoid him. This genuinely made everyone worry for the protagonist group.

But when Tendo actually clashed with the two, the dimensional audience suddenly realized it was all a big joke!

Seriously, guys, after all that fuss, all you can do is talk big? You boast about how powerful and strong you are, but in actual combat, good heavens, you can't even beat Dust Sky, who's at the bottom of the Starry Sky rankings, in a one-on-one fight. Later, when you got desperate and tried to gang up, outnumbering them, Tendo appeared and instantly kicked one to death and scared the other away. If Sister Yun hadn't intervened at the end, these two would have been completely wiped out by Tendo without offering any resistance.

With this level of strength, you still talk about "dealing with those kids, this lord alone is enough"? It's hilarious! You two are definitely the strongest contenders for the "Best Clown" title in the first season of Starry Sky, and you're leading by a landslide!

Thanks to Fushan and Claude's utterly clownish performance, and Tendo's invincible display in this battle, the audience at Station 13 instantly had an incredibly strong desire to discuss.

'Fushan: Bro, who exactly is the villain between us? I feel like you're more like a villain than I am!'

'Tendo: Before I came out, you were arrogant; after I came out, your life hung in the balance.'

'The pinnacle of the starry sky is clearly undisputed, but the Clown King of the starry sky has huge suspense! Because there are actually two strong candidates here!'

'Claude: Damn it, you said all I had to do was lie down and win? How come I'm the only one carrying the team now?!'

'Fushan: Should I be looking for my own fault when facing a cheater?! When someone locks onto my head the moment they see me, should I still be thinking about my own fault?! Answer me!'

While the bullet comments were furiously mocking the "clown duo" of Fushan and Claude, Fushan, who had luckily escaped with his life from Tendo, had returned to the CEO's office at Roan Technology Co., where he had first appeared.

Seeing Fushan sitting alone on the sofa, looking terrified and distraught after his return, the people in the office exchanged glances, an ominous feeling in their eyes.

A moment later, Bohard, the one who had gathered Fushan and the others, spoke first.

"Fushan, what happened? Why are you the only one back? Where's Claude?"

Facing Bohard's question, Fushan on the sofa offered no response. His hands clutched his head, his head bowed, and his body trembled continuously, clearly not yet recovered from his fear of Tendo.

Seeing this, Bohard, Shadow Weaver Lina, and Plague Doctor Visser, who didn't understand what had happened, exchanged glances. Then, Lina, who was closest, stepped forward and gently placed her hand on Fushan's shoulder.

"What's wrong, Fushan?"

Lina thought her touch would calm Fushan. However, her gentle touch instantly triggered a reaction from Fushan.

Fushan first shivered, then suddenly jumped off the sofa, curling up in a corner. He looked at Lina with terror, raising his hands in surrender, pleading, "Don't kill me, don't kill me, please, don't kill me!"

"..."

Lina stared at Fushan in disbelief. She couldn't believe that Fushan, who was always so arrogant, confrontational, and looked down on everyone in her memory, had become such a fragile and sensitive scaredy-cat.

So, what kind of despair and terror could have reduced a once proud and confident person to this state?

"Ahem—this question, let me answer it for you."

Lina looked up and saw a withered figure, sitting in a wheelchair and barely able to move with the help of numerous intravenous devices. He was being pushed into the office by a robotic attendant.

Lina pondered for a moment after seeing the person, then asked with an uncertain tone, "Claude?"

Claude, sitting in the wheelchair, nodded, indicating that he was indeed Iron Coffin Claude. The one who had appeared before them earlier was merely a robotic clone he had specially created. This one was his true body.

With the help of the robotic attendant, the real Claude was slowly pushed to the center of the office. He first glanced at Fushan, who was curled up in the corner, still engulfed in fear. Then he looked at Bohard and the others, recounting everything that had happened in the supermarket moments ago.

After listening to his account, Bohard and the others' faces were filled with shock. Even Plague Doctor Visser, who was a bit neurotic and usually cared about nothing but "medicine," couldn't help but say, "You mean, that child named Tendo, despite only being at Level One, almost killed both you and Fushan with an absolute crushing force, all by himself?"

"Cough, cough, cough—Yes, yes. Because I could feel that the child had actually discovered my real body, and he definitely had the ability to find and kill my real body after killing Fushan, but he strangely didn't do it."

"Do you have any thoughts on this?"

Lina and Visser frowned, clearly unable to understand why Tendo had spared Fushan and Claude in the end. Only Bohard, deeper in the room, seemed to be lost in thought.

A moment later, he looked up at everyone in the room, his expression very grim.

"If what Claude said is true, then I think... I already know why he let you go in the end."

"Oh? What is it?"

Claude looked at Bohard, his emaciated, skin-and-bones face filled with curiosity about the unknown. Equally curious were Plague Doctor Visser and Shadow Weaver Lina.

Seeing their questioning gazes, Bohard took a deep breath and decided to tell them the truth. He knew that if he couldn't reveal the truth now, these mercenary Dark Star Envoys would never risk their lives to help him, especially with Fushan already scared out of his wits.

Bohard took a deep breath, then revealed a secret that none of them had known: his unsavory dealings with certain members of the Star Envoy Association in Deep Blue Metropolis...