[Help! The director really knows how to frame shots! That precise targeting and close-up — full marks from me!]
[Hahahahaha Mydei's expression went from "life is meaningless" to "who am I and where am I" with just one sentence from Phainon!]
[Mydei: I'm just a muscle-headed idiot who wants to win a competition. What the hell did I do to deserve this?]
[Buddy above, don't forget — he also wanted to beat Phainon.]
[Case closed. Phainon is taking revenge on the competition stage. This isn't a debate anymore — it's a one-sided massacre!]
[I suspected Phainon was the spy, but now I suspect he's just here to cause trouble.]
Under the merciless spotlight, Mydei's face performed a full Peking opera face-changing act.
It went from white to green, then from green to red, and finally settled into a purplish-red mixed with shock, humiliation, and confusion.
He felt as if thousands of gazes from the audience had turned into tangible steel needles, densely piercing his body and leaving him with nowhere to hide.
On stage, the instigator Phainon still wore an innocent expression of "I'm just stating facts."
Meanwhile, upon hearing this earth-shattering revelation, Castorice's eyes lit up like she had discovered a new continent. Her pen moved so fast it left afterimages, and the little notebook flipped noisily in her hands. She muttered to herself in a voice only she could hear:
"So that's how it is… This kind of relationship… I have to record it. I must record it!"
She couldn't finish writing — there was simply too much to write!
This material was way too abundant!
Her inspiration was surging like a flood that had broken through a dam. She felt like she could write another three world-class masterpieces!
Aglaea's mouth twitched violently. She desperately tried to suppress the upward curve of her lips and forced herself to look serious. She turned to Anaxa with a darkened expression:
"Anaxagoras, as Phainon's teacher, what exactly have you been teaching him?"
Anaxa ignored Aglaea. Instead, he stared at Phainon with a scrutinizing gaze and slowly said,
"Phainon. Twenty years of delayed graduation."
"Cough, cough." Owlbert felt his career was facing an unprecedented challenge. He forcibly steered the flow back on track.
"Next, please let Aglaea speak."
Aglaea cleared her throat and tried to make her voice sound normal. "When doing this, both parties' heart rates will increase."
Next was Anaxa. He coldly added, "This requires two people."
It was Phainon's turn again. He nodded in agreement, as if he felt his previous bombshell wasn't explosive enough, and dropped another nuclear missile.
"Mm. Just the other day, I saw Mydei doing this."
"Pfft—"
This time, even Aglaea, Anaxa, and Castorice — the ones with the best composure — couldn't hold it in.
Aglaea abruptly turned her head away and covered her face with her hand, but her violently shaking shoulders completely betrayed her.
Anaxa also instinctively covered his mouth. Although his expression remained sour, the amusement in his eyes was overflowing and impossible to hide.
Castorice directly buried her face into her little notebook, pretending to seriously take notes while actually hiding her cracking smile.
Down in the audience, the last string called "sanity" in Mydei's mind snapped with a crack.
"Phai—non—!"
He let out a roar like a wounded beast and shot up from his seat like an enraged bull, muscles bulging as he prepared to charge onto the stage.
"Calm down! Mydei! Don't be impulsive!" Su Chen reacted instantly. He lunged from behind and wrapped both arms tightly around Mydei's waist, using all his strength to drag him back. "This is live! It's a competition! You'll have plenty of chances to get revenge later! A gentleman's revenge is never too late, even after ten years!"
"I can't wait ten years! I want to die together with him right now!" Mydei's eyes were bloodshot as he struggled violently.
The danmu had already gone completely insane.
[Hahahahaha "A gentleman's revenge is never too late after ten years" — Mydei's revenge starts from morning till night!]
[Su Chen: What kind of resentful teammate did I bring? Not only do I have to be the captain, I also have to be the security guard!]
[Heartbroken for Su Chen for three seconds, then continuing to laugh at Mydei hahahaha!]
After a chaotic scramble, they finally reached the second round of speaking.
Castorice spoke first. She raised her head, her eyes carrying a hint of pure longing. "I want… to do this with the person I like the most."
This statement was normal and highly suggestive, instantly pulling the word back into the scope of "kiss."
It was Aglaea's turn. She glanced at her nemesis beside her and said pointedly, "That's right. So in this lifetime, I will never do this with Anaxa!"
Anaxa immediately shot back with an icy tone, "Don't flatter yourself."
"What did you just say?!" Aglaea exploded on the spot, fury surging.
"I said, are your ears not working?"
"I said life is as fragile as gossamer, you old bastard!" Aglaea could no longer hold back and pulled out two gleaming longswords.
"You think I'm actually afraid of you? Gladly." Anaxa expressionlessly pulled out his signature shotgun and loaded it with a click.
Seeing that the two were really about to fight on stage, Owlbert's soul nearly flew out of his body. He rushed between them, spread his arms, and shouted,
"Stop! Stop! Fighting is prohibited during the competition! Both of you, calm down! Talk it out properly!"
However, the two who had already lost control couldn't hear him at all.
In the end, amid the chaos, this round of the competition was forced to end prematurely.
Because there was no voting phase, this round ended without a result.
Backstage, the director's team held an emergency discussion for a few minutes. Owlbert returned to the stage, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and announced with a slightly trembling voice:
"Uh… Given the sudden situation just now, in order to determine a winner, we have temporarily decided to add an extra round for the first group!"
"The name of this extra round is — Word Addition Game!"
"The rules are simple. The first contestant says one character, and the following contestants take turns adding one character before or after it to form a new word. Whoever fails to continue or cannot form a valid word is eliminated!"
"So, the speaking order for this round is: Phainon, Castorice, Aglaea, Anaxa!"
The four stood back in position. The atmosphere on stage was even more tense than before, thick with gunpowder.
Phainon spoke expressionlessly with one character:
"Eat."
Castorice thought for a moment and continued, "Taste test."
A very normal continuation.
The audience perked up, curious to see how things would develop.
It was Aglaea's turn. Her eyes flickered as she clearly intended to set a trap for Anaxa. She opened her mouth and said,
"He eats shit."
[He eats shit? Hahaha, what the hell is that?]
[Aglaea must be desperate, right? How is Anaxa supposed to continue from this?]
[Rivals trading blows — every move is lethal!]
Everyone's gaze focused on Anaxa, wondering how he would handle this near-impossible trap.
A cold smile appeared at the corner of his lips. He didn't even bother to look at Aglaea. He simply glanced in her direction with contempt and clearly uttered four characters.
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