World’s End: My Keyword is One More Than Others

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Immediately.

Mo Shengmin burst out from the main entrance, one hand fiercely grabbing at Luo Yan's neck.

In the other hand, he wielded a machete, slicing through the air towards Xu Wan's forehead.

Xu Wan retreated, not forgetting to pull Luo Yan along with her.

The machete narrowly missed Xu Wan's nose, and Mo Shengmin's hand was just a hair's breadth away from clutching Luo Yan's neck.

Mo Shengmin's attack missed, but without hesitation, he aimed a kick at Xu Wan's groin, the machete slashing upwards towards her throat, each move targeting her vital points.

Yet Xu Wan seemed to have calculated everything, always managing to evade Mo Shengmin's attacks at the last possible moment, even taking care of Luo Yan in the process.

Though Xu Wan was just over 1.5 meters tall, while Luo Yan was over 1.8 meters, in Xu Wan's hands, Luo Yan seemed like a toy, easily maneuvered.

The two of them danced like elves on the edge of a blade.

Mo Shengmin's moves were fast, but he was always a step behind them.

...

Du Ge's consciousness was focused on the commotion over there.

He was the first to notice the fight among the three, but he didn't warn them.

Their house was over 500 meters away from Mo Shengmin's, and Du Ge didn't want to reveal that his perception could cover such a distance.

Moreover, he wanted to take the opportunity to observe what the Keywords of the two were.

The second to notice something was wrong was Wang Zheng, who was piloting a mech on guard duty.

His mech, called Night Owl, was over five meters tall, a top-tier light mech best suited for urban combat.

He had been using infrared equipment to monitor the area.

As soon as Mo Shengmin made a move, he noticed it.

However, Mo Shengmin's actions were too quick, and for a moment, he couldn't lock onto the target. He was afraid of accidentally hitting Luo Yan if he fired rashly.

So he hesitated to pull the trigger.

...

The three quickly fought their way onto the street.

People on the street hurriedly dodged out of the way.

Mo Shengmin remained silent, each slash of his blade more relentless than the last, focusing solely on Xu Wan and completely ignoring Luo Yan.

Xu Wan simply pushed Luo Yan away and faced Mo Shengmin herself: "Buddy, don't be impulsive. We might be on the same side, Dragon King guards the four corners."

"Screw your Dragon King guards the four corners, I'm going to kill you pests." Mo Shengmin ignored Xu Wan's code words, his eyes bloodshot, swinging the machete even faster.

"Calm down." Xu Wan realized something was wrong, frowning slightly, "It's just the beginning, killing me won't benefit you at all. Why don't we team up to deal with others first?

I'm Du Ge, you should know that those who follow me always gain something in the end. Besides, I've already teamed up with the authorities. See that mech over there? No matter how high your attributes are, you can't escape the firepower of a mech!"

"Mo Shengmin, he's right. I'm Luo Yan, the director of the National Strategic Defense Bureau. You might have some misunderstandings about us, but we really came with good intentions." Luo Yan chimed in, "We..."

As he spoke.

He signaled to Wang Zheng in the distance not to attack.

"Good intentions?" Mo Shengmin laughed wildly, interrupting Luo Yan, "So naive, you have no idea what these people are capable of. Collaborating with them, you won't even need to wait for the Hill Civilization to invade; your world will be destroyed first."

"..." Luo Yan was stunned.

Du Ge was also taken aback.

"Luo, if you want to protect your world, you'd better listen to me. When you encounter these bastards, kill them while they're still weak. That's the only way to minimize losses." Mo Shengmin looked at Xu Wan, his eyes filled with hatred, as if he wanted to tear her apart.

Luo Yan frowned.

"Which planet are you from?" Xu Wan seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked.

"Which planet am I from?" Mo Shengmin sneered, "I'm from Nine Dragon Star..."

"Nine Dragon Star?" Xu Wan's face changed, "How is that possible?"

Nine Dragon Star?

Du Ge was puzzled; he had never heard of this name, but based on Mo Shengmin's words, he thought of a possibility.

"Luo, today I'll make it clear to you, Nine Dragon Star, like your Bi Xing, was invaded by these people."

Mo Shengmin's face was full of grief and indignation, "For thirty years, these people have stirred up chaos all over Nine Dragon Star for their own selfish interests. When they left, out of thirty billion people, less than three billion remained. Do you still want to cooperate with them?"

Damn!

Du Ge involuntarily swallowed.

Sure enough, Pan-Universal Entertainment had sent people from planets ravaged by Alien Star warriors to the battlefield.

Damn it!

No wonder he hadn't heard of Du Ge's name; the hatred for Alien Star warriors was so intense?

No, even so, there's no reason to attack on sight. He could have hidden his identity and planned long-term!

Could this guy be a reckless brute?

But could a brute be sent to the Alien Star Battlefield?

Du Ge frowned slightly, unable to understand the significance of Mo Shengmin's actions.

A person from a planet ravaged by Alien Star warriors, without a resource crisis, and without having undergone Simulation Field training, could do anything unexpected.

This time, the variables in the Alien Star Battlefield had increased again.

...

"Mo Shengmin, with your abilities, you can't kill him. Stop for now, let's talk and find a solution that benefits everyone, okay?" Luo Yan said, "At least he's been saving me, while you've been trying to kill me from the start. If you keep attacking indiscriminately, I'll have no choice but to team up with Xu Wan to deal with you first."

Mo Shengmin seemed persuaded, slashing Xu Wan aside and retreating a few steps, holding his machete and warily watching the mech in the distance.

Xu Wan looked at Mo Shengmin, her face calm, her thoughts unknown.

At this moment, Du Ge and Nalan Li also approached, with Wang Zheng still standing in the distance, piloting the mech.

He didn't dare to get closer; from a distance, he could use firepower coverage, but up close, Xu Wan and the others moved too fast, and he worried he wouldn't react in time.

"Nalan, contact our people to seal this off." Luo Yan instructed Nalan Li.

Nalan Li nodded and picked up the radio to arrange for cleanup personnel.

Only then did Luo Yan look at Mo Shengmin: "Let's go, let's sit at your place."

"I killed someone." Mo Shengmin said.

"..." Luo Yan paused.

"Not just one." Mo Shengmin continued.

"Why?" Luo Yan recalled his performance on the Battle Network and couldn't help but frown.

If, as Xu Wan said, this guy killed indiscriminately for growth, then he's a ticking time bomb, and such a person can't be kept in his team, not even sent to the front lines. What if he turns on his own people?

"The person I possessed was paralyzed and bedridden." Mo Shengmin said, "The welfare office sent someone to take care of me, but that guy wasn't human. Because I couldn't move, he did very excessive things to me, so I killed him."

"What did he do?" Luo Yan pressed.

"A person who can't move is at his mercy!" Mo Shengmin's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, "You only need to know that I killed him."

Luo Yan frowned.

Du Ge cast a sympathetic glance at Mo Shengmin.

Images of those excessive things done by caregivers to bedridden elderly on Earth flashed through his mind. To anger an Alien Star warrior to the point of murder, it must have been more than just abuse.

I have to say.

This guy is quite pitiful too, his home destroyed by Alien Star warriors, sent to the battlefield by Pan-Universal Entertainment, only to be possessed by a quadriplegic, and then humiliated!

Such a rough and bumpy fate would make anyone irritable!

"Since he abused you, killing him is self-defense and can be forgiven." Luo Yan said.

"How did you, being quadriplegic, manage to kill him?" Du Ge suddenly asked.

He had possessed someone severely injured and near death, and to recover, his actions had to align with his Keywords.

Knowing how he killed the enemy would help determine what this guy's Keywords were.

"Bit him to death." Mo Shengmin coldly glanced at Du Ge, "I chopped up the body. Are you going to seek justice for him?"

"Not at all, I'm just curious about you players." Du Ge smiled warmly, indicating he was harmless, "After all, our records show you as a quadriplegic patient, yet here you are, lively and fighting with such agility, more miraculous than a medical miracle."

"Hmph." Mo Shengmin snorted, pointing at Xu Wan, he said to Luo Yan, "Has your collaborator not told you how hard it is to kill a Chaos Bringer? Their regenerative abilities are incredibly strong. Unless you decapitate them or crush their hearts, they can't be killed. Once they grow, even decapitation might not kill them. You must kill them early."

"..." Xu Wan glanced at him, saying nothing.

Luo Yan shook his head and asked, "Who else did you kill?"

"The people who came for him." Mo Shengmin said, "Once you kill one, you must root them out to give me time to grow. I just didn't expect you to come so quickly."

"You thought we came to investigate your murders, so you attacked us?" Luo Yan asked.

"The crime scene is in my room; I can't hide it, nor can I explain why I suddenly got better." Mo Shengmin said.

"Since you killed someone, why didn't you run? Why stay here?" Luo Yan asked.

"Tell me, where could I run to escape your investigation?" Mo Shengmin retorted, sneering, "Now that I've told you everything, do you still intend to recruit me?"

"What are your Keywords?" Luo Yan asked.

"Ruthless." Mo Shengmin glanced at Xu Wan, "Without a fierce streak, how could I have fought back against the guy who abused me with just my mouth? I'm glad I was randomly assigned such Keywords; otherwise, I'd still be bedridden!"

Ruthless?

This guy's roughness and impulsiveness were just an act!

Du Ge stared intently at Mo Shengmin; this guy had taken control in a different way, his scheming even surpassing Xu Wan's, a sly old fox!

So, the Nine Dragon Star story might not be true either!

Damn!

Why is it that as soon as he lays low, high-level players suddenly emerge...

"Director Luo, I think we should keep Mo Shengmin too." Du Ge suddenly spoke, "The information we have is missing too much. Combining information from different players can give us an accurate understanding of the situation. I think a few scumbags dying is nothing compared to the Hill Civilization's invasion in two years."

"Alright." Luo Yan glanced at Du Ge and nodded, "Mo Shengmin, since your world was also invaded by these players, we should be on the same side. I hope you can stay and help us through this crisis."

"I'm different from them; I don't care about resources or rankings. I just want to take them down one by one and avenge my world." Mo Shengmin's gaze never left Xu Wan, "Director Luo, working with me is the right path. Without my insider help, you'll be devoured by them sooner or later.

This time, three hundred people from our planet came. Based on the ratio, at least a few dozen should still be alive. Let me gather them, and we'll help you clear out these Chaos Bringers and drive away the Hill Civilization. We'll return to our world and won't affect yours."

"..." Xu Wan's face changed, "Director Luo, you can't listen to him. Who knows if what he says is true? Everyone knows about Nine Dragon Star."

I don't know.

Du Ge muttered to himself.

After the Alien Star Battlefield, Pan-Universal Entertainment would clean up the battlefield and seal souls to create Simulation Fields. If Mo Shengmin's words were true, then Nine Dragon Star should be a recent Alien Star Battlefield.

The three Alien Star Battlefields he experienced didn't include Nine Dragon Star, so it must have been one of the three simultaneous with his.

If it's those three Alien Star Battlefields, people from Qi Yuan Star really wouldn't know.

After all, Qi Yuan Star didn't win any of those three Alien Star Battlefields, they were completely wiped out, and without a winner, there would be no replay footage.

Ha!

A bunch of losers, if it weren't for him, Qi Yuan Star might not even exist.

...

"Are you anxious?" Mo Shengmin looked at Xu Wan, mocking, "Afraid I'll expose your secrets, afraid I'll wipe you out, yet you showed no mercy to my people on Nine Dragon Star!"

He turned to Luo Yan, "Director Luo, trust me, it's not wrong. Once Chaos Bringers grow, their abilities rival gods. You don't need to gather over a thousand people; with us from Nine Dragon Star, it's enough."

"Director Luo, don't listen to him. People from Blue Star can also help you drive out the Hill Civilization." Xu Wan said, "We're fighting for resources, for victory in the game. Who wants to kill if there's a better way to win?"

"You two stop arguing." Luo Yan looked at Xu Wan, then at Mo Shengmin, "Come back with me, gather people from both your planets, compare your Keywords and abilities, and I'll make a choice."

"Fine." Mo Shengmin nodded, provocatively looking at Xu Wan, "Just afraid their planet's Alien Star warriors are too suspicious of each other to gather!"

"Fine." Xu Wan gritted her teeth, glaring at Mo Shengmin.

Damn!

Du Ge cursed inwardly.

This is going to be a disaster!

With these two stirring things up, the situation has collapsed instantly.

No matter how capable he is, he can't withstand the combined forces of two planets' Alien Star warriors!

...

Du Ge was anxious.

Luo Yan, pretending to be calm, was also unsure.

The combat prowess Xu Wan and Mo Shengmin displayed earlier was alarming, and neither had shown their skills. If they really gathered people from both planets...

If they couldn't control them, it might bring disaster to Bi Xing.

Luo Yan instinctively looked at Du Ge; this was his doing, and the solution might also come from him.

Boss.

Weren't you doing a good job pretending all along?

Why are you looking at me now?

Du Ge complained inwardly, "Director Luo, Nalan and I will go check Mo Shengmin's house to see if what he said is true?"

"Mm." Luo Yan quickly responded, nodding, "Mo Shengmin, it's routine; go in and cooperate."

...

Mo Shengmin's residence was a rundown courtyard.

As Du Ge entered, he smelled a faint scent of blood. Due to being bedridden for years, the room also had a faint stench.

But the stench was faint, likely because Mo Shengmin had cleaned the room after regaining mobility.

Amidst the stench, there was a hint of blood.

The head of the bed was the most concentrated area, and upon closer inspection, one could see blood splatters.

Judging by the amount of blood splatter, Du Ge could roughly guess where the bedridden Mo Shengmin had bitten, but he wasn't interested in how Mo Shengmin killed.

He wanted to know this guy's Keywords.

Unless they were low-key, cautious, or tolerant Keywords that didn't need to be displayed.

Otherwise, other Keywords would show some traces in daily life.

In Mo Shengmin's room, Du Ge saw many severed objects, like chopsticks, books, and pen holders, confirming that Mo Shengmin's Keywords were definitely not ruthless.

Ruthlessness is mainly shown towards people and things; no one would use destroying nearby objects to demonstrate ruthlessness.

Most of these objects were split in two, and many had smooth cuts, as if carefully polished.

Du Ge had a vague suspicion about his Keywords.

This guy's Keywords were likely similar to his previous Simulation Field's "split," either "separate" or "cut." However, he had explored the spiritual aspect, while Mo Shengmin seemed to have taken a physical route...

Moreover, he likely awakened a skill akin to "split in two," as some objects had jagged cuts.

Others had mirror-smooth cuts, achievable only with a skill, similar to his "plucking feathers from a passing goose" skill.

"Plucking feathers from a passing goose" required his hand to touch the target's body, so considering Mo Shengmin's moves, always aiming for Xu Wan's vital points...

His skill probably required a sharp weapon.

If so, it's not a particularly powerful skill!

But caution is needed to avoid his sneak attack; Keywords-awakened skills likely prevent healing after being hit.

Du Ge got the answer he wanted and, after asking a few routine questions, left Mo Shengmin's room.

However.

Du Ge still couldn't figure out Xu Wan's Keywords.

She always managed to evade Mo Shengmin's attacks at the last moment, likely related to evasion!

Thanks to Shadow Guard Chakara for the alliance leader's reward. I originally planned to add more chapters for the alliance leader today, but I've been sick for several days and can't write today. I'll definitely make it up tomorrow!