Chapter 730: A Single Strand of Hair! Who Exactly Are You?

Boom!

As the words fell, an invisible pressure suddenly descended.

Wood Grain let out a muffled hum, as if a massive hammer had struck the chest.

In the face of Yao Ri's undeniable oppressive force, she suddenly felt tiny.

A thick sense of crisis even arose in her heart!

A voice inside her told her—if she doesn't leave, she'll die!

"Are you trying to stop me?" Wood Grain forced the discomfort down and spoke with difficulty.

"Old Era players dare to meddle with the New Era; do you know what crime you've committed?" Yao Ri sprang to his feet, his height just over 1.7 meters exuding overwhelming authority.

He seemed like a towering giant that could support the heavens!

All one can do is look up!

"If one does not act for oneself, heaven punishes and earth destroys; if I don't obey orders, I will be the one who dies!" Wood Grain tried to lift her head, but found that no matter how hard she strained, she couldn't.

Although others couldn't empathize physically, they could still discern some clues from Wood Grain's condition.

"So strong—what kind of Innate Talent is that?" Python trembled at the thought.

In the blink of an eye, Wood Grain was not only suppressed but also at one point lacked the strength to retaliate.

That "Get out" sounded as if Words Follow Law, and he actually felt a trace of energy similar to a teleportation array.

"Could she also be Exile?" Su Yang couldn't help but entertain that thought.

Yao Ri stepped forward, speaking indifferently, "If everyone were like you, sacrificing the masses to preserve their own lives, what purpose would the future Death Game have for you to continue playing?"

"Willing to be a Puppet, betraying one's own homeland, trampling one's own dignity."

"The great war approaches; if one day the New Era is engulfed, what fate do you think you'll meet?"

"You know well the strength of Old Era Players, and you should also understand they would never reemploy a deserter in battle."

"You should also realize—one act of disloyalty, and you're useless for life!"

Speaking that, Yao Ri had already walked up to Wood Grain, looking down from a height to scrutinize.

Although he couldn't see the true face beneath the Mask, a single glance made the players present feel a terrifying deterrent.

"Who exactly is she?" Su Yang's heart raced.

Such aura cannot be forged in a single day or night.

Even though he boasted of emerging from seas of corpses and blood, his heart as solid as rock, before Yao Ri he was far from that.

It gave him a feeling…

The other seemed to have lived in this world for thousands of years, already possessing countless game experiences.

He recalled Yao Ri's gaze when looking at him and the feeling it gave.

Su Yang guessed that she might know him.

Even if absurd, the thought wouldn't fade.

But searching his memory, he could never find a similar Shadow.

Curious, Su Yang looked up and saw that Yao Ri's palm was now resting on Wood Grain's shoulder.

At that moment, the sense of crisis in his heart suddenly intensified.

Panic and terror spread throughout her body; driven by survival instinct, Wood Grain bit her tongue again, forced half off the Mask and spat out a mouthful of blood!

Snap!

Warm blood accurately spurted onto Yao Ri's Mask.

Time stopped!

In an instant, Yao Ri's movements abruptly froze, even his breath halted.

He became like a Statue, motionless.

Contrasting sharply with the surroundings, as if on different layers.

His whole body was filled with a sense of fragmentation.

Deng—

Finally, the sixth Xingchen finally shone.

"It's lit!" Python shouted loudly.

Su Yang fixed his gaze and saw six Xingchen bursting with dazzling light, incredibly radiant.

The seventh failed to light up; the beam immediately shifted onto Flower.

Yet the crowd had no time to watch her votes; all attention focused on Yao Ri and Wood Grain.

"You haven't gone through what I've endured, so you can speak righteously and criticize, but in the face of life and death, what does righteousness even matter?" Wood Grain gasped with difficulty, continuing:

"If you could choose, who wouldn't want to be a good person?"

"But since I entered the first Death Game, from the first person I killed with my own hands, I have ceased to be myself."

"Living... is the only purpose; as for so‑called betrayal and dignity, I don't care!"

"Even if the whole world spurns me, I will still live!"

"Whoever stops me, I will kill them!"

Python, listening to her words, couldn't help but retort, "Damn, this woman is crazy."

"She isn't crazy; on the contrary, she knows how to read the times and maximize her own value," Su Yang said.

"But you lost; Silver Moon's votes are already out, and you lack the power to stop the New Rule from being enacted," Tiger said.

"Who says I've lost? This good show has only just begun!" Wood Grain said in a deep voice.

"Is that so?"

Suddenly, a familiar voice rose from beneath the Statue's Mask.

"What, you…"

Wood Grain, as if seeing a ghost in daylight, was shocked, "How can you still speak?"

Yao Ri lowered his head, gazing into her eyes, a teasing glint in his eyes, "I can not only speak, I can also make you roll out of here!"

After speaking, she took a strand of hair from her Cloak, and her Finger loosened.

The long hair drifted down slowly, but tugged at everyone's heartstrings present.

In the next moment, a Portal suddenly appeared behind Wood Grain.

"How is this possible? You actually can Summon a Portal?!" Wood Grain shouted sharply.

"I told you, I want you to roll out of here!"

Yao Ri raised his hand and pointed a Finger, and the Portal instantly erupted with a terrifying suction.

"No, you can't do that, I am a Round Table Conference Member!" Wood Grain kept struggling, but found his body uncontrollably moving toward the Portal.

"You want to survive by any means, but you should never become a lapdog."

"You think the Old Era Remnant Faction are just profit‑driven? You are gravely mistaken!"

"They devour people without spitting out bones; the future Golden World Conflict will inevitably be a river of blood."

"When the nest is overturned, how can any egg remain whole? You are merely a sacrifice."

"Failing to see reality, even with astonishing Innate Talent, you cannot be of great use!" Yao Ri said.

"If I am expelled, you will face an even greater calamity!" Wood Grain shouted loudly.

"Ignorant and pitiful." Yao Ri shook his head slightly.

"Sss—"

Accompanied by a faint sound, Wood Grain's body was completely Devoured by the Portal.

The Gate then shrank rapidly until it vanished.

"Too strong…" Python swallowed hard.

"This sister's strength is truly terrifying; anyone who meets her in the game, if not a teammate, is in big trouble." Monkey sighed.

On one hand he felt fear, on the other he was rather relieved.

With such a player present, why fear annihilation from invading outsiders?

"Who exactly are you?" Su Yang slightly lifted his eyelids, a flash of light flashing in his eyes.