Chapter 959: Thin Branches Yield Huge Fruit?! A Giant Tree Bearing Chili Peppers?!

Compassionate and righteous.

Ruthless and decisive.

The two seem not to conflict.

But among people she knows, it feels especially out of place.

In her view, Su Yang must, and inevitably is, the cruel and selfish type.

Whether toward enemies or toward himself.

The facts also prove that he truly is that kind of temperament.

But 'Bai Zhou' is ultimately just a Dependents.

He hasn't even figured out the Main Quest, yet he's entertaining other thoughts?

Could it be that his Innate Talent is Clone?

Thinking that, Tiger said, "Tell me, then what?"

Su Yang suddenly seized her Shoulder, his gaze blazing, "If 'Bai Zhou' shares a world with me, then the other Dependents are likely there too!"

"Xingchen and Bai Lang are also most likely dragged in."

"You know what I'm trying to do!"

That line actually falls within Tiger's speculation range.

But fundamentally, Su Yang worries about too many things.

Risking himself only to exchange Intelligence.

The two, who value human ties, ultimately cannot sit by and do nothing.

Tiger helplessly shook her head, "Truly defeated by you."

She brought a soft pillow and placed it under Su Yang's head, then unscrewed a bottle of mineral water, indicating, "Take two sips first."

Su Yang extended his soft, feeble hand to catch it, slowly pouring a mouthful.

Watching him drink, Tiger explained, "The Sight I have is actually not wide."

"The location where the task was carried out last night was Luoshui Street."

"That place is only a wall away from the neighboring Firefly City."

"Before I do something, I habitually scout the surroundings; in a hurried glance, I saw a familiar Silhouette."

"If I'm less than seventy percent sure, I won't give a direct result."

?

Su Yang, after listening, felt it was somewhat absurd.

He went through countless hardships, sparing no life cost to obtain such vital Intelligence.

Tiger actually said she had a seventy percent certainty?

And it was only a hurried glance?

Su Yang felt cheated.

He even felt he had been set up.

"Just from a back silhouette you can claim seventy percent probability; are you teasing me?" Su Yang furrowed his brow.

"Bet a round?" Tiger said with a charming smile.

"Bet what?"

"If 'Bai Zhou' is truly in Firefly City, you lose me one vote."

Oh?

Playing on such a scale?

Su Yang suddenly hesitated.

"What, scared?"

Tiger, seeing him silent, added a hint of urgency to her gaze.

Su Yang, seeing that, suddenly laughed, sweeping away his previous fatigue and discomfort, "So you dug a pit here waiting for me."

Tiger pursed her little mouth, "No energy."

Su Yang placed the half‑remaining mineral water on the ground, massaged his slightly sore chest, "'Bai Zhou' matter is done; what's up with those five thousand players?"

Tiger glanced at the scattered players in the lounge and whispered:

"'White Bear City's three top Companies each possess one thousand Gene Modification warriors."

"'I said each warrior is a player."

"'That accounts for three‑fifths here."

"'The remaining two thousand are distributed among other various Organizations."

"'For example—Law Enforcement Department!"

Hmm?

Su Yang suddenly felt puzzled, "In the Trial level many people were cleared; how can one thousand warriors be zero or whole?"

"'The three Companies have an agreement; one thousand is the upper limit,' Tiger explained.

"'What if one side exceeds that?' Su Yang asked again.

"'Then, naturally, as you just experienced, they'd wipe out directly!' Tiger whispered.

Su Yang suddenly recalled that there were rankings during the Trial.

According to Tiger, the original player count in White Bear City far exceeds five thousand.

It could possibly break seven to eight thousand.

But each Company wants to limit the other's total combat power.

Privately they negotiated the number of warriors each would have.

Thus the trial not only screens the qualification rate, but more importantly filters out warriors who are not outstanding enough.

Thinking of this, Su Yang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

He still intended to act low‑key.

The downside is that even being low‑key he didn't drop to the bottom.

Otherwise, by now he might already have been cremated to ash.

"The game eliminated thirty to forty percent of people before it officially began; this game doesn't seem that simple," Su Yang sighed.

"The final Death Game of the Third Stage naturally raises the difficulty by several levels," Tiger nodded.

To this, Su Yang silently nodded in agreement.

The extremely high elimination rate means that every upcoming Task will be fraught with danger.

The Re‑modification offered by Imperial Company is a necessary component for increasing Survival within the game.

"The Enforcer Department also has players?" Su Yang suddenly recalled what she had just said.

If that is indeed the case, isn't it more than just a three‑way stalemate?

"Hmm, their Task differs from ours."

"Accurately speaking, each player's clearance requirement is different."

"The ways to obtain Ordinary Achievement, Hidden Achievement, and even rare Hidden Achievement differ."

"The good news is the big guys won't fight over a single Achievement."

"But the bad news is…"

"Anything you do could step on someone else's landmine," Tiger said.

Su Yang roughly understood a bit.

Simply put, competition among the same kind has decreased.

But covert competition has silently increased considerably.

Su Yang can share the same world with Lin Yang, yet the game names differ.

That suffices to show the main storyline is different.

"What is your second Task?" Tiger asked curiously.

Su Yang pressed the Hand Ring, scanned quickly, and said, "Still killing."

"Me too," Tiger's expression grew slightly solemn.

Su Yang's body had recovered considerably; he sat upright and said, "Killing is actually the least costly activity for us."

Tiger nodded in agreement, then shifted tone, "But have you ever thought…"

"Gene Modification warriors are our goal."

"Then you and I could also become someone else's target?"

At those words, Su Yang's heart stirred, "You mean…"

"Exactly!" Tiger said, "Don't forget, the three Companies are in competition!"

Mutual hunting?

Su Yang's mouth twitched upward.

Exactly his wish!

He urgently needs blood qi, and is fretting over not finding an opponent.

The game name is Death Hunt, and a rare Hidden Achievement must lie on this path.

The more that come, the faster Su Yang's strength improves.

He is not worried that he will become someone else's Task target.

What he worries about is that not enough people come.

"Cooperate?" Tiger suddenly asked.

"What kind of cooperation?" Su Yang raised an eyebrow.

"Take the initiative!"

"Alright!"

Su Yang gladly accepted.

After exchanging contact information, Tiger was unwilling to linger any longer and got up to leave.

Su Yang suddenly recalled something and said, "I remember you weren't tall; now seeing you, why the big change?"

Tiger turned his head, his eyes flippant, "Do you like the type with slender branches bearing big fruits?"

Su Yang smiled at the remark and retorted, "Do you mean you like men with big trees hanging chili peppers?"