Livestreaming: I am retarded, but selected to join the analoghorror game?!
Chapter 358 - 277: Competition and Conspiracy_2

Chapter 358: Chapter 277: Competition and Conspiracy_2

Certainly, he couldn’t let a few words from the other party disrupt his composure; he had to remain cautious.

"Alright, enough small talk," the young man clapped his hands and then said, "Can you accept my Core now?"

"..." Sheraya fell silent for a moment before speaking, "Although I still can’t believe your words, I can’t refuse a Core. Very well, throw the Core over here and then leave."

"No..." However, at this moment, the young man shook his head, "Although I planned to give you the only Core left on me, now that I’m giving away a Core, I was thinking, perhaps you could fulfill some of my wishes?"

"Your wishes?" Sheraya knew it wouldn’t be that simple and immediately asked, "What are your demands? Speak them out. If it’s something I can accept, I will take it on. After all, a Core is worth it."

"Hm..." The young man nodded in satisfaction and then said, "Actually, my request is quite simple. I wish for you to engage in a battle with me."

"A battle?" Sheraya’s expression became stern.

"Yes, a battle," the young man continued, "I thought since I’ve been chosen to challenge the Analog Horror instance and have been granted bizarre abilities, and I’ve been struggling to survive until now, it would be too boring to just die without doing anything, wouldn’t it?"

"So, you want to battle me?" Sheraya enquired.

"Yes, indeed." The young man seemed somewhat pleased as he spoke, "I’ve been looking forward to trying out Mr. Sheraya’s wondrous power. Just one battle, and I’ll have no regrets even in death."

"...Is that so?" Sheraya took a deep breath. He had already guessed that it wouldn’t be simple, but if the price was to fight one battle, it was acceptable. He had been prepared for this from the start.

Therefore, without further hesitation, Sheraya gave his response:

"Alright then, I accept your challenge to a battle."

"Ah! That’s really great!" The young man also showed a satisfied expression, clearly very pleased, but then his eyes revealed a strange brilliance, "However, one thing you should know, Mr. Sheraya, is that my ability is not weak at all. It’s hard to say who will win or lose."

"..." Sheraya didn’t say anything but readied himself for combat.

"Ah..." At this moment, the young man seemed to remember something else and added, "Before we start fighting for real, I have to make some things clear. First off, this is only a spar, so let’s stop when a point is made. Although I am prepared to die, I don’t plan on dying right now, so please show mercy later."

"I understand," Sheraya had no objections and nodded immediately.

"Then, there’s also..." the young man continued, "No matter who wins or loses, I plan to give you the Core, so please show some martial honor. Don’t go launching a sneak attack or getting your teammates to gang up on me."

"Of course, I can promise you that," Sheraya still had no objections and nodded.

"Then, there’s also..." the young man thought for a moment, then shook his head, "Never mind, there isn’t all that much to say after all. Let’s just start! So, please..."

Saying this, the young man made a "please" gesture and said:

"It’s not good to fight here, let’s go somewhere more spacious."

But this time, Sheraya shook his head, "No... let’s do it right here. After all... I can’t stray too far from my teammates."

"Ho... that’s true. Then, let’s begin right here! I’m going first!" The young man didn’t say anything further and instantly rushed towards Sheraya!

Sheraya didn’t move, immediately adopting a combat stance. As soon as the opponent entered his ten-meter range, he... no, better not to strike first. Wait and see how things unfold.

Sheraya changed his strategy again, thinking to himself that the other party had said this contest was not a life-or-death struggle for a Core, but merely a spar.

Therefore, there was no need to fight as if his life depended on it or to land a killing blow, especially since the other party was coming to deliver a Core. Thus, it was only fair to give the opponent a chance to show his skills.

Sheraya had intended to do just that, but... upon seeing Sheraya’s appearance, a barely noticeable curve formed at the corner of the youth’s mouth.

In fact, most of what the youth had said was true, he really did think that way, but... there was one thing the youth did not reveal, and instead kept hidden.

That was... the real reason he came here to battle Sheraya was actually because someone had specifically sought him out and instructed him to come here.

That person had even offered a reward of ten Cores for the youth to come here... to kill Sheraya.

Ten Cores was certainly not a small number, no! It was an extremely generous reward! Moreover, the other party had even provided five Cores in advance, promising the remaining five Cores after Sheraya was killed.

For such a generous deal, the youth of course found it difficult to refuse.

However, the youth also understood that even with these ten Cores, he still would not be able to survive the final settlement day.

Rather, owning ten Cores would make him, a lone individual, the most enticing prey! Plus, if the person proposing the deal could give him ten Cores, then of course they could also kill him and take back the ten Cores.

Therefore, knowing this, the youth planned that, after killing Sheraya, he would head to a safe area with these five Cores and spend his final days in a relaxed and satisfied manner.

Actually, he had originally thought about just taking the Cores and leaving, but considering there were still five Cores to come, he felt a bit reluctant to give that up, which is why he went to find Sheraya.

Once Sheraya was dead, he would immediately head for the safe area. If those people wanted to give him the Cores, they would naturally come to the safe area to find him. If they didn’t want to give them, no matter, having these five Cores was sufficient.

As for Sheraya, the youth was not afraid, in fact, he was very confident.

In a one-on-one fight, he was almost certain he could win; after all, he had been watching Sheraya’s performance in the live-streaming room all this time, while Sheraya knew nothing about him.

Also, he had immense confidence in his own ability.

In summary, the current situation was that Sheraya thought this was a duel and wouldn’t strike to kill, but the youth he was facing, if given the chance, would actually aim to put Sheraya to death!

"Haahhhhhhhh!"

The youth was seen raising his fist while stepping toward Sheraya, quickly entering within a ten-meter radius of him.

"..." However, Sheraya also remembered that the opponent had claimed his own ability was strong, so Sheraya didn’t dare let his guard down, and at the moment was also on edge, wary of the opponent’s attack.

After all, although Sheraya had no intention of striking to kill, he could not guarantee that the opponent wouldn’t take the opportunity to do so.

But...

"Ha! Take this!"

Sheraya had never expected that the opponent would really just charge at him and then throw a punch, very straightforward and simple, swinging a punch at him!

"..."

Sheraya quietly dodged the punch and then, in bewilderment, decided to end this all quickly, to prevent this man from further embarrassing himself in front of the whole world.

However, just as Sheraya was about to make his move, the youth’s mouth turned upwards into a smile.

The youth’s ability... required an enemy’s attack on himself to unleash its true potency!

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