"She is an idiot!"
The moment Anaxa uttered these four words, the entire Penacony Grand Theater fell into dead silence.
The danmu in the live chat froze for half a second before completely losing control, refreshing so fast that it turned into a white waterfall.
[Holy shit! Counter-kill! He can even counter like this?!]
[Learned something new. So this is how you continue the chain?! Is this the power of the Titan of Reason?]
["He eats shit" in front, "She is an idiot" after. I declare these two must be locked together today — I'm swallowing the key!]
[Aglaea: I dug a pit for you. Anaxa: I buried you in it.]
[I'd like to call this the art of language!]
The director's camera was perfectly in sync. It locked onto Aglaea's face with a tight close-up.
Her usually proud and elegant face was now changing colors more dramatically than the stage lights. Her beautiful eyes were burning with rage, her hands clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned white, as if she was using every ounce of strength to suppress the urge to draw her sword.
But rules were rules.
Her chest heaved violently, yet in the end, she only managed to force out a cold smile. She repeated the words one by one, as if stamping a verdict on Anaxa.
"She is an idiot."
The pressure returned to Anaxa.
He didn't even bother to lift his eyelids. Almost in sync with her words, he shot back,
"I am that idiot's uncle."
"Pfft—"
This time, even Phainon and Castorice on stage broke character.
Phainon abruptly turned away, his shoulders shaking violently as he tried his hardest not to laugh out loud.
Castorice quickly lowered her head and used her precious little notebook to cover her face. However, her slightly red ears and trembling body gave her away.
The camera gave Anaxa another close-up.
Only then did the audience notice that a small patch of dust had somehow gotten onto the corner of his clothes today — something unusual for the always meticulous Titan of Reason.
Paired with his calm expression of "I'm your uncle," it created an absurd kind of comedy.
Down in the audience, Su Chen had already laughed himself into a ball. Sparkle beside him was slapping her thigh without any regard for her image, tears nearly coming out.
Only Mydei watched the two people on stage fighting to the death. Thinking back to his own earlier experience, a complicated look of shared suffering appeared in his eyes.
The live chat had completely gone insane.
[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!]
[Uncle! Uncle actually works?! I'm stunned. How does his brain even work?]
[Anaxa — a man who has completely mastered generational hierarchy.]
[Aglaea: I'm your father. Anaxa: I'm your grandfather.]
[Don't say that… it might actually be possible…]
Just as the word chain game was about to turn into a family hierarchy comedy special, host Owlbert's soul nearly flew out of his body. He rushed forward, his voice almost hoarse from shouting.
"Stop, stop, stop! Contestants! We're adding a temporary rule!"
He held the microphone, sweat pouring down his forehead.
"For the sake of fairness and entertainment, once the Word Addition Game reaches six characters, this round will end! When a new round begins, none of the characters can be repeated from the previous round!"
This rule was basically calling out Anaxa's ID number.
Anaxa simply shrugged indifferently.
Aglaea let out a cold snort, fighting spirit reigniting in her eyes.
"Very well. Then, a new round begins!" Owlbert shouted. "Phainon, please give the starting word!"
Phainon looked at Anaxa, then at Aglaea, and spoke one character.
"Sit."
Castorice barely hesitated before continuing softly, "Sit in prison."
The moment these words came out, Aglaea's eyes lit up.
She stared intently at Anaxa, the corner of her mouth curving into a vengeful smile.
"You sit in prison."
Anaxa remained expressionless and returned the favor with the same logic.
"You sit in prison."
Aglaea's mouth twitched, but she quickly steadied herself. A flash of inspiration struck her, and she came up with a perfect move to trap him.
"You're always acting like an idiot."
Five characters. Not only did it insult him, but by ending with the character "材" (material), it made it extremely difficult for the next person to continue.
The audience in the live chat also began to worry for Anaxa.
[It's over. Anaxa can't continue from this, right?]
[What can you even add after "idiot"? Another "idiot"? That would be repeating!]
[Aglaea's move is ruthless. She's cutting off the roots!]
Just when everyone thought Anaxa was about to lose this round, he let out a contemptuous laugh.
That gaze seemed to see through everything.
He glanced at Aglaea and clearly spoke six characters.
"You're the idiot's boss."
Exactly six characters — a perfect ending.
Not only did he continue the chain, he also flipped it around and placed Aglaea in the position of "idiot's boss."
The entire venue fell silent.
Then, applause and laughter erupted like a tsunami, engulfing the entire theater.
[Learned something! I learned something again! I'm going to use this against my friends later!]
[So this is a Titan? Terrifying!]
[Aglaea: I feel like I just got dimensionally crushed.]
Aglaea's face turned completely black.
She squeezed out one word from between her teeth.
"6."
She admitted defeat.
Owlbert looked at the man on stage who was basically a walking bug and felt his worldview being challenged.
How was this competition supposed to continue?
He quickly picked up his walkie-talkie and urgently communicated with the director's team backstage.
A moment later, he put it down, wearing an expression that looked more like crying than smiling.
"Cough… Given Anaxa's extraordinary performance, the director's team has once again decided to make an emergency adjustment to the rules!"
Owlbert's voice even carried a slight tremble.
"From now on, the six-character limit is removed! There is no limit to the number of characters in this round! However, characters still cannot be repeated!"
Even Su Chen in the audience couldn't help but complain, "These rule changes are way too targeted. They might as well just announce that Anaxa is disqualified."
A new round began. Phainon, once again acting as the starting player, thought for a moment and said:
"Big."
Castorice continued, "Earth."
A sharp glint flashed in Aglaea's eyes.
An opportunity!
Earth? Then naturally, it should connect to "Earth Beasts"!
She knew Anaxa far too well. This man had an almost obsessive fondness for Earth Beasts.
As long as she said "Earth Beasts," there was a ninety percent chance he would continue with "loves Earth Beasts."
At that point, she could use the word "love" to make an article out of it and nail both him and his beloved Earth Beasts to the pillar of shame!
Plan complete!
With that thought, Aglaea confidently opened her mouth.
"Earth Beasts."
As expected, Anaxa didn't hesitate for even a tenth of a second and immediately replied,
"Loves Earth Beasts."
It worked!
Aglaea felt a surge of joy in her heart.
It was Phainon's turn. He cooperated and added, "He loves Earth Beasts."
Castorice also followed up to make the sentence more complete. "He really loves Earth Beasts."
Finally, it was Aglaea's turn again.
This was her moment to deliver the finishing blow!
She looked at Anaxa with a hint of pity and thick mockery, then slowly and deliberately spoke the killing move she had carefully prepared.
"He really loves super Earth Beasts."
The moment these words came out, not only the audience present, but everyone watching through the screen was stunned.
Super… super?
Had she already stopped being satisfied with implications and moved on to direct statements?
This adjective was way too straightforward and vivid!
[??? Super?]
[Holy shit! Aglaea really knows how to attack. She's going straight for the heart!]
[How is Anaxa supposed to continue from this? Admit it? Wouldn't that confirm some weird fetish?]
[Anaxa: I feel like you're insulting me, and I have evidence.]
Everyone thought that even if Anaxa didn't lose his temper this time, he would definitely fall into an awkward situation.
However, Anaxa simply shrugged indifferently, as if he was talking about the most ordinary thing in the world.
"Yes. He really loves super Earth Beasts."
Not only did he continue the chain.
He also admitted it.
[??????????]
[He admitted it! He actually admitted it!]
[Hahahahaha…]
[So the rumors about Anaxa liking Earth Beasts… are true?! And not just any — super big ones?!]
[Case closed. The biggest scoop today isn't Mydei and Phainon, but Anaxa and Earth Beasts!]
Down in the audience, Su Chen had completely given up on managing his expression. He was laughing so hard he had curled up in his chair, repeatedly pounding on Mydei's back.
Mydei looked numb.
He felt that his own problems… compared to Anaxa's, didn't seem that hard to talk about anymore.
On stage, Aglaea stared blankly at Anaxa, who looked completely unbothered.
This was already too much.
She never expected Anaxa to be this perverted!
"I forfeit."
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