Doomsday Wonderland Vol. 12: New Game Launch [Complete]

1509: The Silent Veda

The doorknob did not turn.

Yu Yuan gently placed the female corpse's hand back on the ground, his gaze fixed on the group of people, ready to react at any moment. Seeing that no one was looking at him, he stretched out his toes and kicked the hand back to its original place.

This was one of the possibilities he had anticipated. When people die, their authority is lost; thus, Yu Yuan was not surprised that the door did not open.

He weighed the situation in his mind and decided not to analyze the female corpse. Analyzing would consume a significant amount of energy, and he didn't know how long the current situation would last. Plus, having repaired his body twice already, he should be careful with his energy expenditure. Moreover, analyzing would take time, and he could not be sure he could constantly evade the sixteen eyes of the eight people.

It seemed he would have to find another way.

The Veda turned slightly, facing the eight people who were quietly discussing—their mediocrity and incompetence only stood out when compared to the likes of Lin Sanjiu and others. If placed in the Twelve Worlds, they would be the hurried posthumans on the streets, the teeming crowds in the Black Market, the roadside fried rice vendors, or the emotionless cashiers at exhibition halls who, after taking a deposit, would tell you to go inside.

In other words, they constituted the majority of the post-apocalyptic world.

Yu Yuan observed each person's face, listening to every word they exchanged; their discussion had shifted from the division of spoils to how to deal with Lin Sanjiu and what words to throw into the room.

"That, that..."

The one speaking was a timid, always shrinking woman. She was not young, with dark skin and vague features, appearing somewhat slow-witted. She seemed like a tattered bag on the roadside; some people would walk past without a glance, some would kick it as they went, only to ignore it later. When this "bag" suddenly spoke, it startled everyone. Their eyes circled before landing on her, almost forgetting her existence.

"I, I don't want this Special Item anymore. Can I go back?" she said, looking at no one. "My ability is poor, and I don't know how to throw words into the room."

"Stop talking nonsense," Blue Shirt said impatiently. "Whether you want the item or not is up to you. I don't even want to share, but that woman came to disrupt the new game launch, targeting all of us. You think you can run away now, and everything will be fine?"

So, the "new game launch" referred to the group formed by these eight people, not an event.

"What's your attitude? Aren't we on the same side? Have you forgotten?" Lord Tremors snapped back at Blue Shirt rather stiffly.

"You have a crush on her? Why the rush?" Blue Shirt retorted.

Lord Tremors, feeling insulted, immediately became angry, cursing and glaring at the other man, both stepping forward as if ready to fight. While others tried to calm them down, the timid woman just retreated, her face expressionless. She may have been in her forties or fifties when she evolved but resembled many aged and genderless people, so dull that one would hardly recognize her as a woman. Lord Tremors couldn't possibly have a crush on her.

Yu Yuan silently noted this detail.

Now, the eight people were stuck in a difficult impasse.

They didn't dare to leave Lin Sanjiu in a life-threatening situation. In that case, [Reincarnating Body] would be used, and Lin Sanjiu would be released. But they also couldn't bear to leave such a high-level posthuman, a walking treasure trove, untouched. Most importantly, if they didn't act, what if someone else did?