I'm a Demon Cultivator, Not a Conscientious Capitalist
Chapter 997

This Time, I Lost

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Holding down his trembling arm, Chen Yu felt that something was very wrong.

He pulled up the chart and studied it carefully, but still couldn't see where the problem lay.

"Chen Yu, what's wrong? Are you exhausted?"

Facing Sun Lei's concern, Chen Yu shook his head and said he was fine.

But how could he be?

Some unknown existence was stabbing him in the back, yet he had no idea who it was. Was there anything more terrifying in this world?

Staring at the chart, Chen Yu said fiercely, "No, I have to try harder!"

"Still trying? Are you trying to work yourself to death?" Shen Lang asked in confusion. "Shuiyue has already pulled out a weapon of mass destruction like divorce. It wouldn't be shameful to lose to him."

"You don't understand. I have a reason I have to win. And you two, we're so close. You don't want to fall here either, do you?"

Sun Lei and Shen Lang looked at the scores and felt that Chen Yu was right.

Giving up now really was a little hard to accept.

Nightmare Realm had 5,001 points, while My Unemployment Life had 4,988. The difference between them was only thirteen points.

But the higher they climbed, the harder it became to raise their score.

At this range, gaining even one point normally required an investment in the tens of millions. The diminishing returns were painfully obvious here.

Thinking that this might become his final work, Sun Lei nodded unwillingly. "That's true. But we've done everything we can. There shouldn't be anything else, right?"

"No, there is. There has to be! As the saying goes, there's always an antidote within three steps. There must be a way to break this deadlock too!"

Biting his nails, Chen Yu replayed the cards in

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