Escape

The other's hand paused, and anger rose on his face.

"You're a Jellyfish!"

His voice grew shrill, like an unreasonable child.

"I'm not. Only those bitten to death by a White Lion are Jellyfish! Those who get bitten by a White Lion and then drown aren't Jellyfish!"

Su Chen stared into the other's eyes as he spoke calmly.

The other froze at those words.

"Its" understanding had been shaken.

Yet in this instance, "it" was still the strongest.

In a mere instant, "it" recovered.

Then it fixed its eyes on Su Chen and said through gritted teeth, "No, you are a Jellyfish!"

At that moment, Su Chen smiled.

He had finally seized his chance.

He smiled and said, "No, I'm an Ape!"

As he spoke, he reinforced his own belief.

Humans evolved from apes. There's nothing wrong with what I said!

He kept drilling that thought into his mind.

At that moment, "it" froze again.

In "its" understanding, it truly could not distinguish humans from apes.

On top of that, Su Chen's theory about Jellyfish had already shaken it somewhat.

Most importantly, "it" could sense that Su Chen genuinely believed he was an Ape.

While the other stood bewildered, Su Chen raised the Black Work Uniform in his hand.

"Look, these are my clothes. Everyone who wears these clothes is an Ape."

Those words left "it" even more confused.

After all, staff dressed in black really did become Apes in the end.

Su Chen wasn't finished. He added another line.

"Your eyes are crooked. Proper eyes don't look like that!"

Those words shook "its" understanding once again.

Su Chen had chosen his point of attack cleverly. Rather than challenging something the other firmly believed, he had targeted things it could not distinguish.

Every line in this relentless barrage struck directly at a weakness in the other's understanding.

Its mind crashed all at once, leaving it deep in thought.

Seeing this, Su Chen's eyes lit up. He knew his plan had worked.

He dared not linger.

Taking advantage of the opening, he hurriedly turned and ran toward the Aquarium's exit.

The other survivors were equally bewildered.

They had no idea how Su Chen had talked such a terrifying being into a mental standstill with just a few sentences.

But that didn't stop them from making a break for it.

They followed close behind Su Chen, running for the exit.

Soon, the great throng of people finally rushed into the lobby.

At the very instant Su Chen pushed open the Aquarium's main doors, something happened.

Everyone heard an enraged shriek ring out from inside the Aquarium.

Su Chen inwardly cursed, knowing the other had come to its senses.

At the same time, his head began to swim, his chest tightened, and his breath grew short. His body also began to stiffen, slipping beyond his control.

It was trying to control him again!

In that instant, Su Chen gritted his teeth and used every last bit of strength he had to desperately lift the foot supporting him in front.

The next moment, his body went rigid.

But he had been leaning forward as he pushed open the door, and now he had lifted his supporting foot.

His body slowly toppled forward.

There was a thud.

Su Chen fell out of the Aquarium.

The instant he escaped the Aquarium, he felt his body return to normal.

Facing the setting sun, Su Chen broke into a brilliant smile.

He knew he had survived.

Then, without wasting any time, he scrambled to his feet and hurried toward the Lion Area.

Now, that was the only safe zone left.

The viewers in Dragon Country's livestream had never expected Su Chen's audacious maneuvers to actually let him escape alive.

Everyone was stunned, and for a moment, the scrolling comments vanished entirely.

But in the next instant, an enormous flood of comments erupted.

They filled the entire screen.

"Holy shit! What just happened?! He crashed that thing's brain with a few sentences? God Su is invincible! He's too strong!"

"I'm blown away, guys! He actually escaped that? Heaven bless Dragon Country! Heaven bless Su Chen!"

"The guy above doesn't know shit. This is called humanity triumphing over fate! Su Chen is incredible! Now I believe he can absolutely conquer this instance and clear it!"

"I checked the other countries' livestreams. They're horrific. The Jellyfish Areas are full of corpses. I nearly threw up! Even the survivors had no choice but to put on Black Work Uniforms! Dragon Country might be the only country that can clear this!"

"Su Chen is so hot! I want to have your babies!"

"??? I seriously suspect the person above has been contaminated and is about to turn into a monkey!"

After that narrow escape, Dragon Country's livestream was filled with laughter and cheer.

It stood in stark contrast to the wails of despair in the other countries' streams.

Meanwhile, everyone in the Dragon Country Strange Tales Department wore quite a range of expressions.

Especially Xiao Li, the young man with glasses.

Earlier, he had been convinced that Su Chen would surely die in such a hopeless situation, so he had kept urging Elder Qin to rest instead of watching what came next.

Yet after that series of maneuvers, Su Chen really had escaped.

Xiao Li was also overjoyed, relieved that Dragon Country had been saved.

But immediately afterward, along with his joy, a trace of shame arose in his heart.

Ever since he had investigated Su Chen's personal information, he had harbored a prejudice against him.

In his mind, a student who hadn't even graduated from a third-rate diploma mill had to be a good-for-nothing.

Although Su Chen had overcome one danger after another in the subsequent livestream, improving Xiao Li's opinion of him somewhat, that prejudice had lingered.

He had still believed that luck played a part in Su Chen's success.

He had even thought that if he went himself, he might do a better job.

Only now had he seen Su Chen analyze the crucial information in an extremely short time.

And even in the face of death, Su Chen had remained fearless and exceptionally calm.

He had keenly spotted an opening and launched a counterattack.

When Xiao Li honestly asked himself whether he could do the same, he knew he could not.

Now, he was thoroughly won over by Su Chen.

"Elder Qin, Su Chen truly is a blessing for Dragon Country!"

Xiao Li spoke with heartfelt admiration.

Standing at the very front, Elder Qin trembled slightly, while his left hand, which held his tea mug, shook even more violently.

He raised the mug and lowered his head to take a sip of water, doing his best to suppress the excitement in his heart.

Elder Qin stared at the large screen, his eyes brimming with tears.

To him, whenever the nation faced peril, countless heroic sons and daughters of Dragon Country would always step forward, one after another, risking everything to hold up the sky.

A century ago, there had been his former leader and those other admirable heroes.

Now, Su Chen had shouldered Dragon Country's hopes.

Su Chen's image on the screen gradually merged with the image of the former leader he respected most in his memories.

Elder Qin murmured in a trembling voice, "I knew he could do it. I was right about Su Chen!"

"With Su Chen here, Dragon Country will definitely survive this strange tales crisis! Hahahahaha..."

The old man's voice grew louder and louder, as though his conviction was growing firmer with every word.

In the end, his hearty laughter echoed through the meeting room, lingering for a long time.

Moved by him, everyone else broke into smiles as well.

As they looked at Su Chen's face, their admiration for him only deepened.