Winner

Synarchia, the capital of mischief and the city of synapses.

The Grand Theater looks a little different today.

This large-scale festival, used to select new insects, used to last for four days or even longer. Often, the participants would secretly scheme and plot against each other, making the process of deciding the final ten a rather lengthy one.

The audience would stay in the theater for a long time, often sleeping, only waking up to watch when the players they had bet on began their assassination battles.

But today's Grand Theater is different.

No longer was there a deep, silent slumber; instead, sounds emanated from the air, a kind of excited shouting rarely heard during a playful scene.

Even the staff at the Grand Theater started getting busy.

Inside the theater,

The audience members, wearing skull masks to watch this grand festival drama, sat up straight, clenched their fists, and occasionally let out a sudden shout:

"Good!"

After careful consideration, the Grand Theater itself has also restarted an independent bet, a "Combat Project" initiated by Luo Di, targeting a special event that is taking place during the festival.

Simultaneously with the fight, spectators can place additional bets on the fighters who are about to enter the arena.

This situation would never have occurred before.

Moreover, such a scene would not be possible in a comedy.

When someone organizes this most pure and primitive form of Ancestral Combat, the results are surprisingly good.

After all, this is True Hell.

Regardless of their type, the Devil have ancestral blood flowing through their veins, and this primal one-on-one connection is an age-old desire hidden deep within their genes.

In front of the clock tower, at the crossroads.

In addition to the circle Luo Di initially drew, two more circles were drawn here.

More than 100 people have gathered here to participate in the Open-air Fighting Arena temporarily set up by Luo Di.

The relevant rules and order were also improved as the number of people increased.

Anyone who uses props illegally during the fight, anyone who attempts to interfere with the fight from outside the arena, or anyone who wants to damage the Fighting Arena.

They would all be hunted down by most of the participants.

The situation at the Fighting Arena has now basically stabilized, and everyone is registering to participate in an orderly manner. Both participants and spectators are fully immersed in the experience.

According to off-site statistics, about 75% of the festival participants chose to come to the Fighting Arena, while the remaining 25% may have had their fundamental beliefs hard to shake, or they may have had poor combat ability and still hid in the shadows.

As the initiator and main order manager, Luo Di also made a series of localized improvements to the fighting rules and tried his best to ensure fairness.

1. The use of flesh-related growths, such as appendage structures, is permitted.

2. After winning three consecutive matches, an individual may choose to retire and rest or continue to fight.

3. All viewers can report contestants' dirty tricks at any time. Once a violation is discovered, as long as sufficient evidence is provided, the defendant will be subject to a joint trial, and the whistleblower and the opponent will share the Brain Essence equally.

4. The final battle will leave 10 survivors, the same number as those who participated in the banquet.

These ten individuals represent the ultimate victors of this Ancestral Combat. They will also form a sweeping team to clean up those individuals who are hiding in the shadows and have not participated in the battle.

Moreover, the cleaning process still employs a one-on-one combat mode until the area is completely cleaned.

Luo Di, as the first fighter and also the initiator,

He could have taken a break after winning Three Consecutive Wins, or even waited until the very end.

But he showed no intention of resting. He remained within the initial circle, fighting and drawing sustenance from his opponents' Brain Essence, much like a perpetual motion machine.

No matter how badly he was hurt, he still remained in the industry.

He would raise his right fist every time he won, signifying victory.

Many viewers and contestants even began to regard Luo Di as a special being, developing a strange kind of primal worship.

Some astute individuals realized that Luo Di wasn't the real Roddy, but merely using the body of the Corpse Carrier to participate in the festival. Perhaps a powerful figure from the underworld was behind it all, deliberately interfering with the festival and introducing a new format. If they performed well here, there might be additional opportunities to become an Insect later.

Less than eight hours.

Luo Di held a syringe in one hand and inserted it into his brain, while raising the other hand high, announcing his fifteen-game winning streak.

The brain, rooted in the skull, is no longer in its original pale, decaying, and lifeless state.

Injected with the Brain Essence of nearly twenty contestants, and then subjected to this most primitive physical sculpting, a perfect, pink brain radiating muscle luster has been formed.

This is a brain unique to Luo Di's style.

Flawless and impeccable.

The pituitary gland in the brain also exhibits over 30% Moon Structure, showing an increasingly close connection with the body.

For some reason,

Looking at the pale arms that didn't belong to him, Luo Di actually grew to like this temporary corpse. He felt that after this period of consciousness manipulation and combat growth, the corpse had a high degree of similarity to his original body.

"The physical adaptation brought about by the battle, and the perfection brought about by the brain's completion... this corpse is now highly compatible with my consciousness. I hope that after this drama ends, I can take this corpse out."

If this corpse were to encounter my true form, it might have unexpected consequences.

The pituitary gland's ability is quietly activated.

Using tiny tentacles hidden between the bones and under the skin, it fills in the scarred body, supporting the broken body to slowly stand up.

Just as Luo Di got up,

A round of applause followed.

All nine survivors in the Fighting Arena were applauding. Although they had all survived to the end and were all winners, they were filled with respect for Luo Di.

Or rather, it was the temporary Fighting Arena hosted by Luo Di that gave them a completely new life experience and helped them find a path that was more suitable for them.

Feeling the admiration and respect, Luo Di did not reject the feeling; in fact, he somewhat enjoyed the gaze.

He raised his arms and declared, "The fight is not over yet. There are still some participants in this city who haven't come to the scene. Let's go and finish the final cleanup."

Under Luo Di's orders, the remaining personnel launched a city-wide search.

Because their brains are basically complete, all their related abilities are amplified, making them incomparable to those hiding insects.

They quickly located all the timid rats and killed them one-on-one.

[Twelve Hours]

In just half a day,

The Town Center bells rang once again.

The metal gate at the base of the tower is wide open.

A familiar voice echoed in the minds of the remaining contestants:

Congratulations! You are the final survivors of this festival. Please proceed to the Town Center within half an hour for the banquet. After you have completed the final feast, this drama will come to an end, and you will be granted the identity of Insects, becoming one of us.

Those immersed in the battle knew very well that this meant they had been chosen by the evil play, and the final banquet was nothing more than a formality.

Similar to the spinal bestowal between spinalists, similar to the metal infusion of monks.

However, these survivors did not rush to the banquet, but instead gathered at Luo Di's place and unanimously referred to him as "BOSS".

"Boss, let's go to the banquet."

"Walk."