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Chapter 295 - 272 Perfume

Chapter 295: Chapter 272 Perfume

Swipe.

Fingertips flipped the pages, Gouchen, disguised as an ordinary citizen of Toy City, leaned against the bench of the subway train, browsing through a children’s toy product shopping guide magazine.

The residents of Toy City were toys themselves, toys made out of toys... no matter how you looked at it, it didn’t seem normal.

Like edible water-based paint (specifically provided for action-figure toys for children, which can add color and also provide protection);

Step-by-step traffic rule talking pen (specifically provided for car toys for children, educational and fun, allowing newly born little cars to also comply with traffic rules);

Doctor-themed LEGO ’play house’ sets (including scalpels, surgical gowns, and anesthetics, allowing kids to take off and then reattach the arms and legs of their playmates);

And so on, countless like these.

Suddenly, Gouchen’s page flipping motion imperceptibly paused for a moment, and his sharp gaze hidden behind the magazine shifted towards the subway train’s left door that was gradually coming to a stop.

Step, step.

A teenager with an ordinary appearance, wearing a hoodie and sunglasses, got on the subway carriage and leaned against a metal handrail, playing with his phone.

And at the right door, a little girl in a dress stepped onto the train in sync, sitting in the corner of the bench.

"..."

Gouchen’s gaze became increasingly cold—he "heard" something off about these two people.

The citizens of Toy City, made of materials like plastic, rubber, silicone, metal, wood, ceramic, and so on, inherently make different slight noises when they move.

The creaking of metal, the squeak of plastic, the rustling of wood.

With Gouchen’s senses enhanced by his skills, he could clearly hear the teenager in the hoodie’s dull human heartbeat;

And the seemingly delicate little girl’s heavy footsteps when walking—the weight was at least four to five hundred pounds.

Gouchen guessed from this morning’s hacker video that Eugene was mixing with City Hall,

Now with Bartmos, Frankenstein, and Joker defeated, and Eugene obviously not going to risk exposing himself by approaching Gouchen,

There was only one answer left—the teenager in the hoodie was none other than the lowest-level Lv16 Ant.

"Don’t come any closer."

Gouchen still held up the magazine, his lips unmoving, and spoke directly to Li Cheng using a form of distant sound transmission: "I don’t care how you found me, just don’t come any closer."

At this moment, the situation was that Eugene was already entangled with Toy City Hall, possessing the strongest influence.

Ant and Gouchen were the only two survivors left.

Purely rationally considered, the two should team up at this time to deal with Eugene.

But Gouchen knew very clearly, even the Witch Demon Frankenstein was dead, and the Ant, being the weakest Lv16 in the entire event, managed to survive into the top three, which was suspicious.

God knows what bizarre methods this person might have...

Li Cheng seemed to not hear the distant sound transmission at all, busying himself with taking out his phone, and played music out loud, "Your body has his perfume, it’s a sin of my nose~"

Gouchen’s mouth twitched, what was this song implying, suggesting that Ant tracked him down by his scent? He didn’t smell of anything though.

Playing music out loud was already considered low-class behavior, and this song was a remixed DJ version, with a ’thump-thump’ rhythm in the background, causing the few Toy City residents in the carriage to look up, trying to ascertain the source of the noise.

With a shake of the magazine, Gouchen buried his head lower, continuing to pretend not to recognize Ant.

He didn’t want to escalate the situation by revealing himself, nor did he want to get too close to this person, so he immediately transmitted a message, "Keep your distance from me. We’ll each take our own path under the same sky."

Li Cheng thought for a moment, then his eyes brightened. He continued to press his cell phone screen, playing another song aloud,

"We promised not to part, to always be together, even if we fight against time, even if we turn against the whole world~"

Get lost, don’t come over here!

Who wants to turn against the whole world with you, huh? The Terrorist Mobile Team is searching the entire city. Wouldn’t I be fine if you don’t come over?!

Gouchen’s eyelids twitched with irritation, and even the tone of his telepathic message was somewhat frantic, "Are you looking for mutual destruction? Are we going to clash by fire? Believe it or not, I’ll chop you into mincemeat?"

Before Li Cheng could find another song, Gray Rain pressed her phone screen with high spirits, answering with lyrics, "He says what does this pain count for in the storm, dry your tears, don’t be afraid, at least we still have dreams."

Gouchen’s features twisted slightly, his hand holding the magazine trembling mildly.

He mentally ranted, where the hell did these two eccentrics come from?!

Just as he questioned his life choices, several passengers got off the train, and Li Cheng and Gray Rain took the opportunity to sit on the bench directly in front of Gouchen.

For Transcendents, such a distance was virtually non-existent; any conflict could erupt in an instant.

Bang.

The train doors slowly closed, the vehicle started moving again, leaving the bustling platform and entering a dark tunnel.

Gouchen put down the magazine and said coldly, "What do you want?"

"What else do you want from me? What else? Your sudden text messages are enough to make me sad."

Gray Rain still cheerfully held up her phone playing music, while Li Cheng flicked her forehead lightly and turned to Gouchen, "Shall we join forces?"

Gouchen countered, "Is there any need?"

Not to mention that only one victor can emerge from this deadly free-for-all, the key point is that Eugene had already joined forces with City Hall, and who knows which safe house he’s hiding in.

Unless the Ant had tracking capabilities to let them rush over and forcefully execute Eugene, there was little point in forming a temporary alliance.

Li Cheng raised his arm to show the time on his electronic watch, "We don’t need to find him; he’ll come out on his own due to the mission time limit."

Players of middle to high levels all know that the mission time limit itself is also part of the clues.

Especially since Gouchen had been to the Lower Nest of Toy City, he was well aware of the plan of the infected leader Ye Shen Yue—The time set for the bomb to explode was very close to the twenty-four-hour mission time limit.

The explosion of the bomb means Ye Shen Yue’s plan will be executed, Toy City will face a catastrophe, and no matter where the players escape to, they will confront their end.

Gouchen had invested a lot in this mission, and Eugene was very likely wagering everything as well, giving both sides reasons they cannot afford to lose.

Therefore, from Eugene’s perspective, he faced two choices:

One is to hide in a safe house, putting all his hopes on the hitmen of Toy City Hall; if they fail to kill Gouchen and the Ant before the mission ends, it would be a total loss.

The other is to come to the front lines himself, using all his power to add just a little more weight to the scales, to tip the victory in his favor as much as possible.

Gouchen’s eyes narrowed slightly. If he were Eugene, putting himself in his shoes, he would likely choose the second option—having risked everything, he cannot afford to lose this deathmatch game.

In other words, when the hitmen of City Hall arrive, it also means that Eugene is nearby...

Ding dong.

The train approached the station, slowing to a stop.

Two fully armed squads of Interstellar Soldiers and Stormtroopers were already waiting outside the platform.