ACIFITFDB – Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Bloody Live Stream

The monsters dared not act rashly, and Qin Xian and Huang Quxie, exhausted, leaned against the wall to rest. The atmosphere in the underground space became eerie, quiet, and tense for a moment…

However, as the flames burning on the ground and the tip of the whip gradually disappeared, the frequency of a pile of distant display screens flickered faster. The faint clinking of machinery could be heard from the darkness; the massive monster was poised to strike.

Qin Xian retracted his whip and picked up a heavy rebar from the ground, weighing it in his hand.

Huang Quxie also found an iron rod on the ground to use as his melee weapon.

Qin Xian asked him, “Do you still have a gun?”

Huang Quxie shook his head, “No more. I wish I could get another one. But each of us has one gun, and even the number of bullets is counted; not a single one can be lost.”

Qin Xian hummed, “Then you manage yours, don’t worry about me. Let’s go, let’s see what that thing really is.”

As soon as the two took a step forward, the eyes on the electronic screens not far away suddenly widened, and the screens were instantly filled with red. The monster’s remaining limbs slowly began to move, targeting the two of them, but it delayed its attack.

Only when they fully stepped into the monster’s space did it react further.

The red screen changed again, white light flashed, and the live stream interface appeared on the screen. The viewer count in the upper right corner was constantly ticking up, fifty thousand… fifty-five thousand… sixty thousand…

“Hahaha, my dear fans! Apologies for the late start today, but we have two special guests joining us!”

From the middle of the pile of screens, a familiar figure emerged. Aunt Zhou, wearing a qipao and heavy makeup, smiled broadly and introduced to the live stream audience, “These two are Qin Yi and Huang Er. Come, everyone, take a good look.”

A camera connected by a data cable suddenly emerged from the monster’s body, directly facing Qin Xian and Huang Quxie. Their faces immediately appeared on the large live stream screen, and bullet comments flooded in.

【Oh! Handsome guys!】

【Tch, they just look okay.】

In the picture, Qin Xian snorted coldly, raised the rebar in his hand, and smashed it down. The massive steel bar filled the entire screen, and the next moment, with a loud shattering sound, the screen went black.

But over a dozen other cameras immediately popped out from different angles, and the live stream screen resumed. Qin Xian could be seen holding the steel bar in one hand, looking at the camera with a sideways glance.

【Woc, so cool!】

【So handsome, I really want to break him, hehehe】

【Streamer, streamer, play with him quickly, I want to see his clothes stained red with blood!】

Aunt Zhou immediately laughed, “Alright, alright! Then we’ll start the live stream PK right now! Please vote for me more. For every round I win, I will, according to your wishes…”

She let out a sinister laugh, and the live stream exploded.

At the same time, accompanied by cheering background sound effects, each electronic screen split in half. One half showed Aunt Zhou’s figure, and the other half showed Qin Xian and Huang Quxie.

Below Qin Xian and Huang Quxie’s screens, it read “Votes: 0,” while Aunt Zhou’s side showed “Votes: 1598,” and the number continued to rise.

Directly above the two screens, a countdown of five minutes was displayed.

Huang Quxie was bewildered, “Damn it, what is this thing?! What’s going on?”

Qin Xian lowered his voice and explained, “Grotesque beings that have formed a domain will have their own rules. When it realized it couldn’t defeat us by force alone, it started using its domain rules. You can think of it as her starting a game, where the game rules are in her favor. If we lose in the game, we will be severely suppressed by the rules or even die directly.”

“What kind of broken game is this? So now, if we lose to her in the live stream PK, we’ll be in big trouble!?”

“Yes.”

“Then that’s too unfair! The live stream is full of her fans, how can we possibly win!?”

Qin Xian pointed at the grotesque, “Are you going to talk about fairness with this thing?”

Huang Quxie fell silent; it was true, but seeing the constantly rising vote count still made him anxious! Did he now have to try to interact with the live stream to gain followers?

Meanwhile, Qin Xian had already acted. He grabbed a camera flying in the air, pulled it down, and smashed it onto the ground. Then he stepped on it.

But he judged his footing perfectly, not obscuring the entire view. The other half of the screen, looking up from below, captured the smirk on his lips.

The bullet comments paused for a moment, then began to flood in frantically.

【Grass grass grass, I’m starting to understand people who like SM now】

【Step on me! Master, step on me!】

【So handsome, my god, shouldn’t this angle be a death angle?!】

【Master, I am your dog!】

【My god, how many masochists have been lured out? Are they crazy?】

Qin Xian stood on the camera and, with a smile, commanded, “Vote for me.”

Just these four words?

Huang Quxie was confused, but what confused him even more was that their vote count rapidly increased, breaking through four digits. The growth rate even surpassed Aunt Zhou’s next to them.

But Aunt Zhou wasn’t flustered. After all, her vote count had reached sixty thousand, a gap that couldn’t be closed in a short time. Moreover, she had other means; this live stream was under her control.

Aunt Zhou smiled, and the live stream screen changed. The upward-looking angle from being stepped on was gone, and the vote count growth slowed down.

Qin Xian snorted and completely crushed the camera, then walked behind Huang Quxie and patted his shoulder, “It’s your turn.”

My turn? What am I supposed to do?! I have camera phobia, okay!

Huang Quxie looked bewildered and helpless, but several cameras immediately flew over and pointed directly at him.

Huang Quxie’s back broke out in a sweat. In his awkwardness, a thought finally surfaced.

He roared, bending his arms inward and tightening them, his feet spread wide to stabilize his stance. The muscles all over his body bulged, stretching the thin clothes into distinct blocks.

“Haaah!”

The sound of tearing fabric and a roar echoed together. Huang Quxie successfully ripped his undershirt, and the exaggerated muscle lines looked terrifying, exuding a powerful masculine aura.

【? 66666】

【Amazing! First time seeing clothes burst like this in real life】

【Sorry, I’m not into this type】

Huang Quxie proudly raised his arm to show off his muscles, asking confidently, “How is it?”

He looked up and saw that the vote count had increased by over a hundred. His expression immediately fell. Why weren’t more people into his type?! These muscles were so full of hormones!

Aunt Zhou laughed heartily upon seeing this, “It’s useless. Our audience likes to see blood! If you chop off your hand, they might vote for you even more.”

The malice from the bullet comments also surged instantly:

【Hehehe, indeed】

【If his muscles were cut off and pan-fried with butter, they would surely be chewy and delicious】

【Come on, muscle man, we want to see blood, blood, blood!】

Aunt Zhou also laughed arrogantly. The severed cable tentacles, only a short length remaining, swung wildly, looking somewhat comical.

The next second, a dark shadow flashed by at a speed almost imperceptible to the human eye.

Aunt Zhou’s laughter abruptly stopped. A thin iron rod was inserted into her right eye, and black-red blood dripped down the rod.

Bullet comments began to scroll in large numbers:

【Woc, amazing!】

【Aunt Zhou is no good, she’s falling behind, falling behind】

【Is this something a human can do? Hitting the right eye so accurately from this distance?】

【I voted for you, little brother. Today, I’m your fan!】

Qin Xian and Huang Quxie’s vote counts also surged, faster than before.

“You! What did you do!?” Aunt Zhou roared furiously, raising her hand and grabbing the iron rod, pulling it out forcefully. A hole appeared on her right cheek, revealing brain tissue and many sparking wires. However, this injury did not seem fatal to her at all.

Qin Xian showed a look of regret, dusted off his hands, and put them in his pockets.

“What are you pulling at!?” Aunt Zhou roared, and a mechanical arm like a spider’s leg suddenly extended, its incredibly sharp tip aimed directly at Qin Xian’s face.

Qin Xian jumped to dodge, and the mechanical arm flexibly pursued him, its tip transforming into a blade and slashing horizontally.

Qin Xian landed and picked up the rebar he had brought, holding it in front of him to block.

“Clang!” A sharp, piercing collision sound rang out. The mechanical arm’s attack was blocked, but the immense force still pushed Qin Xian sideways towards the wall. His soles almost scraped sparks on the ground. Just as he was about to hit the wall, Qin Xian pulled his feet in and dived down, successfully avoiding the impact.

A huge countdown sound echoed. Qin Xian looked up at the screen; the five-minute countdown on the live stream had reached its final three seconds.

3, 2, 1… The first round of PK ended. Winner: Aunt Zhou!

Aunt Zhou laughed heartily. The wound on her right cheek visibly healed a bit, and a few more severed cables sprouted. Qin Xian, on the other hand, felt the gravity around him suddenly increase, his movements becoming strenuous and slow. He almost dropped the steel bar he was holding. He switched to holding the bar with both hands, frowning slightly, and hoisted it onto his shoulder.

Aunt Zhou laughed, “Hahahaha! How is it? Doesn’t it feel terrible? The second round of PK is about to begin. If you can’t win, you’re dead!”

The live stream countdown restarted, showing five minutes again. The two halves of the screen displayed a significantly different vote count: 15967:58693. Qin Xian’s votes had increased a lot, but Aunt Zhou’s were still more than three times his.

Qin Xian sneered and said to the camera, “How about a PK game? I’ll dismantle one of its tentacles, and you’ll vote for me for one round. If I can dismantle all of them, I’ll give you a live broadcast of me performing a craniotomy on it, how about that?”

Author’s Note:

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