Chapter 250: World Stilled! The

"Another five hundred… another five hundred…"

Time slips by in the monotonous swing of the blade.

Su Ming mutters this string of cold, lifeless numbers.

It's just like a miserable factory worker on an assembly line with no overtime pay.

Pfft—!

The pitch‑black blade light tears through the dim yellow rain curtain again and again.

In front of him, the newly‑formed, about‑to‑roar Giant Corpse Slave has its roar stuck in its throat.

It didn't even finish the disgusting wind‑up before a single slash cut it down, its skull spraying yellow water everywhere.

【Kill Giant Corpse Slave (Excellent), Points +500!】

A cold notification tone sounds again.

"Tsk."

Su Ming lands and does not move again.

"Time should be about up now, right?!"

He looks up at the increasingly murky yellow Sky Vault overhead, as if it could collapse at any moment.

The sour, putrid smell of Corpse Oil in the air has not lessened.

On the contrary, after an hour of fermenting it has become even richer.

It's as if someone shoved aged foot‑binding cloth straight into his nostrils.

This First Stage appetizer cold dish should now be cleared away.

Buzz—!!!

No warning at all.

The yellow Light Curtain spanning the heavens, covering the global view, suddenly trembles violently.

The snowflakes that were fluttering across the sky instantly vanish.

The next second.

Dong—!

Yellow Springs bell clang!

The bell sound pierces the eardrums and strikes each person's Heavenly Spirit Cover directly.

【Sakura Country Special Instance — Return to the Yellow Springs】

【First Stage·Hundred Demons Night Parade — Settlement Moment!】

This moment.

Whether they are frantic keyboard warriors, Dragon Country netizens trying to drown Sakura Country with spit‑filled stars,

or Western onlookers on the other shore, munching chips and sipping cola,

or those in desperate isolated islands, shivering in Corpse Oil Rain in Sakura Country's little days…

All hold their breath.

That strange Light Curtain earlier said there would be a ranking list!

In this apocalyptic game, what does a ranking list mean?

It means combat power!

It means hope can be quantified!

It means who is the savior that can stand firm when the tide swells!

Do they, Sakura Country, still have a chance of rescue?

Swish!

Golden light splashes, the leaderboard appears!

First shown are ranks 100 to 11!

Reverse order!

【No. 100: Ghost Cutter style, 3565 points】

【No. 99: Meichuan Neiku, 3595 points】

…

【NO. 50: Sakata Gintoki, 5680 points】

…

【NO. 11: Chiba Shinichi, points】

When the data came out, the world roared.

"What the heck! Is this data real? The 11th place is almost ten thousand points? How many monsters does that take to kill? How many points does one monster give?!"

"Just gotta say, awesome, what a kill‑fest!"

"Suddenly feeling like some stress relief is happening—what's up?!"

"Then you go?"

"No need at all!"

About half a minute later.

The glow of the leaderboard suddenly becomes even more dazzling.

This time, what appears is no longer just cold, hard numbers.

It's a holographic projection!

Ranks 10 to 2!

This is an exclusive arena for the strong!

【No. 10: Liu Sheng Jian Ying,】

In the scene, a man in tattered sword‑path robes, wielding twin blades, spins wildly among the corpses like a top.

Each flash of blade is inevitably accompanied by several heads hitting the ground.

His movements are fierce, each slash lethal.

Followed by the ninth place, the eighth place…

Each listed contender represents absolute power!

Onmyoji manipulates paper dolls to detonate the corpse horde…

Sumo wrestler's flesh resists monsters, forcefully crushing the corpse slaves…

Ninja uses terrain to assassinate and reap…

Violent aesthetics after violent aesthetics, HD, uncensored!

"WTF?!"

Everyone stared dumbfounded.

The global commentary that had been bashing Sakura Country suddenly shifted direction—

So strong, how could they lose?!

On the street, Su Ming also looked up, watching the Light Curtain.

It's up to third place!

And now this name that appears…

He is familiar!

【No. 3: Sakura Oni,】

The scene instantly turned gloomy and eerie.

It was someone wearing a dark‑red kimono, a Hannya mask on the face…

Woman?!

She did not move.

She simply stood quietly in the rain, holding a lantern that emitted a faint green glow.

And around her…

Countless disgusting Corpse Oil Drowning Ghosts knelt as if they had seen a king's subjects.

They knelt on the ground, trembling.

Then they tore each other apart, devouring.

Finally they turned into fuel for that lantern!

Victory without bloodshed!

The reverse control of monsters left countless onlookers dumbfounded.

"WTF! This lady's got something weird!"

"So this is Sakura Oni? I've long heard that Sakura Country has a mysterious ghost‑path sect, didn't expect it to be real!"

"Playing the weird side of life, they really have something!"

Next.

The scene shifts again.

Second place!

【No. 2: Shen Dai Qianhe,】

When that name and the scene flashed, the entire Sakura Country forum exploded.

They all know!

In the scene, there is a temple.

Under a sky of yellow‑stained Corpse Oil Rain, a pristine white figure stood out starkly.

White shirt, red skirt, a shrine maiden's garb immaculate.

Shen Dai Qianhe holds a massive anti‑demon bow, her long hair fluttering in the wind.

There is no gore‑filled sense of slaughter.

She simply draws the bowstring gently.

Buzz—!

A pure white light arrow, like the first ray of dawn, instantly pierces the long street.

Where it passes.

Ferocious Drowning Ghosts, terrifying meat mountains…

They don't even have time to scream, instantly purified and melted in the White Light, turning into void white smoke.

One arrow, clearing the field!

"Purification! It is the power of purification!"

"Heaven bless Sakura! Shen Dai Qianhe! I know her! She is the contemporary shrine maiden of the Grand Shrine! She is a deity!"

"So beautiful… this isn't monster‑slaying at all!"

"I knew it! Lady Qianhe will surely appear! As long as she's here, Sakura Country won't perish!"

"Wooo… I saw the light, I'm in love!"

"Nonsense, who doesn't know! If I could be with someone like that… this life would be worth it!"

"You're dreaming!"

「Looks like we still underestimated Little Japan... the depth of Little Japan! 」

The many Sakura Country citizens who had been despairing for a long time could not hold back their emotions and burst into cheers.

This is not merely a display of strength.

It is also the establishment of a spiritual totem!

Not only that.

The trend of public opinion on the forum, with 【Shen Dai Qianhe】's arrow like a descent from the heavens, completely turned toward Sakura Country.

The centrists and yin-yang people who had been holding in bad water finally found an outlet.

「Look at them! This is the bearing of a great nation! This is what a protector should be! 」

「Even in such dire straits, to maintain such elegance and purity—this is the foundation of civilization! 」

「Ah, looking at some countries that call themselves Eastern Dragons…… they only watch from across the shore, they only output via keyboard. 」

「What about those who just sprayed that Sakura Country is hopeless? Does your face hurt? 」

「Their expert quality—I think it's far stronger than those Dragon Guards who boast themselves to heaven. 」

「To be honest, this purifying ability is solid! I feel Shen Dai Qianhe alone could clear this crisis solo. 」

「This time Dragon Country really lost big, lost the situation, lost face. 」

The rhythm is really soaring.

It seems Sakura Country has already won, invincible in the world.

In their view, if Dragon Country does not immediately kneel and kowtow to apologize…

They are the sinner of human civilization!

However.

Just as public opinion was about to reach its climax, everyone was preparing to kneel for this Sakura Country goddess, ready to open champagne early to celebrate.

A somewhat abrupt, not-fitting-in piece of news was weakly bumped up.

「Um… interrupt for a moment. 」

「This damn thing only got to second place. 」

「What about first?! 」