Rollback

Everyone in Dragon Country's livestream was utterly dumbfounded.

What was going on?

They couldn't make sense of Su Chen's string of moves. Hadn't he said he was going to save the Zoo?

How had he ended up clearing it without a hitch, then sleeping like a log?

"Uh, did Su Chen just pull one over on us? I thought he was going to be a hero!"

"Fuck, I'm happy he cleared it and all, but I still feel like we haven't gotten our revenge. It's eating at me."

"Do you guys think there's a chance this is part of Su Chen's plan too?"

"Cut the bullshit. He's already been teleported out! What fucking plan? If this is still part of his plan, I'll take a shit while doing a handstand!"

"Buddy up there, send us your livestream link. I think your show will be better than Su Chen's."

As everyone continued talking nonsense, Dragon Country's livestream closed as well.

Now, apart from the Chosen Ones who had been forced to put on black work uniforms, there was no one left.

Every country's livestream had shut down completely.

With no streams left to watch, people gradually dispersed. After an entire day of intense viewing, they were exhausted too.

Soon, they drifted off to sleep, feeling a little disappointed.

Several hours later, Su Chen opened his eyes in slight confusion and stared at the ceiling, unable to remember where he was for a moment.

Only after stretching in bed did he recall everything he had experienced yesterday.

"I slept pretty well last night. Looks like it's time to go settle the score."

Su Chen got up and moved around, checking his physical condition. He found himself in excellent shape.

Then he went into the bathroom.

With water rushing around him, he ran through his plan in his head once more.

Once he confirmed he hadn't overlooked anything, a smug expression appeared on his face.

"I'm tearing down your fucking Zoo today and ridding the world of a menace."

He spoke excitedly.

A little later, Su Chen emerged from the bathroom, fully dressed.

"System, load my save."

His face was full of determination.

[Understood. Loading save...]

[Save loaded. Rolling back!]

As the system's voice rang out in his mind, the scene before Su Chen began to warp and blur again. Countless rays of light enveloped his body.

In a flash, he returned to the waiting area of the Horror Story World.

He opened his eyes and looked around. There were the same familiar Chosen Ones.

Everyone looked terrified, glancing around exactly as they had yesterday.

Su Chen relaxed. It seemed there hadn't been a BUG. These people had no memories of yesterday at all.

They wouldn't interfere with his actions today.

Nor would they change the time or place where "it" appeared.

Those things were quite important to Su Chen.

Just then, the scene before him began to twist and distort again.

He knew this meant the Horror Story World's teleportation had begun and would send everyone to the Zoo, so he wasn't as frightened as the other contestants.

Soon, everyone appeared before the familiar gates of the Zoo.

At the same time, every country's livestream opened again.

One thing worth mentioning was that the real world had not been rolled back.

And Su Chen had no idea about that!

Officials around the world noticed the streams had gone live immediately and were startled.

Hadn't the next round been scheduled to start in three days?

Why had the horror story livestreams started again today?

Were they fucking trying to kill everyone?

The officials of every country were on the verge of losing their minds!

But once they got a clear look at the livestream footage, they lost their minds completely.

"My God, what is going on? Why has everyone come back to life?"

"God bless us! God has answered our prayers! Our Ugly Country will definitely clear it this time!"

Meanwhile, everyone in Dragon Country's Horror Story Department was equally baffled.

What was going on? Hadn't their Su Chen already cleared it?

Why had he been teleported back to the Zoo's entrance?

Was the Horror Story World abandoning all reason?

Elder Qin was so furious that he hurled the Enamel Tea Mug that had been with him for years to the floor.

"What is this supposed to mean? Are they targeting our Dragon Country?"

Everyone beside him was equally bewildered.

This was completely beyond their understanding.

Only Xiao Li remained fairly clearheaded. He picked up the mug and set it on the table.

He beckoned toward the doorway, signaling for a staff member to make Elder Qin another cup of tea.

Just then, Elder Qin noticed something, and his eyes suddenly widened.

"No, look at Su Chen's hair. It looks like he's just showered. If I remember correctly, it didn't look like that yesterday."

Elder Qin's words snapped everyone out of their daze.

They looked at Su Chen's hair again and immediately realized something was wrong.

Just as the entire world was caught up in speculation, something happened.

Several announcements appeared in the livestreams.

They had been sent by the Horror Story World's supreme rule.

[Given that yesterday's horror story scenario was too difficult, with only Dragon Country's Chosen One successfully clearing it, this rule has specially granted every country one final chance. Every country's National Fortune has been rolled back.]

[Since Dragon Country's Chosen One has already cleared the scenario, Dragon Country will retain its nationwide lifespan bonus as compensation for the rollback. Its Chosen One will retain all his memories.]

[Furthermore, since this rollback for all participants is an additional reward, no country will receive any opportunities to send hints.]

People from the other countries smiled when they read the first announcement.

But when they read the next two, their faces fell.

What the hell? Was this a gift for every country or just for Dragon Country?

Seriously, all their contestants got was an extra life.

And given how dangerous the Zoo was, that just meant another life thrown away.

Dragon Country, however, was a different story.

Su Chen could already clear it, and now he got to roll back with his memories intact.

Wasn't that just a fucking chance for him to farm points?

"We protest! We, the Lake Kingdom, protest! This is unfair!"

The Lake Kingdom was the first to flood its own livestream with protests.

[In light of the Lake Kingdom's objection, this supreme rule hereby revokes the Lake Kingdom's reward.]

As this announcement appeared, the Lake Country's Chosen One vanished into thin air inside the Horror Story World.

At the same time, the drought that had struck the Lake Country yesterday descended once again.

"We withdraw our protest! We were wrong! It's fair, perfectly fair! Please, supreme rule, give us another chance!"

The Lake Country's officials panicked and hurried to apologize.

But even after they flooded the chat for a long time, the supreme rule never responded.

Now the Lake Country's citizens had had enough.

What the fuck was wrong with their leaders' brains? Why the hell had they protested?

Hadn't they seen that even the Ugly Country hadn't objected?

And they still dared to jump out and protest!

Did they really think this was like mouthing off at Dragon Country in the past?

Dragon Country was magnanimous enough not to stoop to their level, but the Horror Story World's supreme rule wasn't going to indulge them.

Now the entire population had to suffer.

The Lake Country's leaders had caused such a huge disaster through their staggering stupidity.

The people couldn't take it anymore and began spontaneously gathering to rebel.