Chapter 40

Step by step, Bu Ye and Qi Yanbin looked up at the sky, clearly seeing that almost everyone had a different way of flying.

This meant that the rules of flight in the few square meters of the world created by the red light were different for each person.

Seeing some people fly well and others not so well, Qi Yanbin said, "Although everyone left is someone who passed the first test, it seems that their practical abilities still vary quite a bit."

"Hmm. Aren't you going to try it out?" Bu Ye asked again.

"Not in a hurry," Qi Yanbin resisted the temptation and then asked seriously, "What do you think the red light meant when it said only five of us can survive?"

"I don't know. If it's not referring to these fifty people but to all the participants, the competition ahead will be extremely brutal," Bu Ye answered honestly.

"Indeed, if it's the latter, I can't even imagine the scene," Qi Yanbin sighed.

"What's wrong?" Bu Ye asked indifferently.

Qi Yanbin shrugged and smiled, then said, "I can tell you're fearless, having already put everything on the line. But you're an exception; others are different."

Bu Ye nodded and said, "I understand what you mean."

"Do you really understand?" Qi Yanbin was surprised.

"What's there not to understand? If it's the latter, it just means a lot of people will die, and you clearly sighed because of that. From your writing style, I can tell you're not afraid of death. Since you're not afraid of death, your sigh can only be for others who will die," Bu Ye explained patiently.

Qi Yanbin's gaze toward Bu Ye changed slightly, and he praised, "Your logical thinking is quite strong. Indeed, I sighed just now because I thought of my friends. If everything goes as planned, they should all be here."

"Are they all big shots?" Bu Ye asked.

"Yes. They're all people in the circle, and we naturally got to know each other. I consider myself to have some skill, but I've been hit hard many times when dealing with those guys."

"Tell me who they are."

"You should know them all..." Then Qi Yanbin started listing pen names and real names, mostly big names from Qidian, with three or four who had moved to other platforms.

"So many?" Bu Ye was somewhat surprised after hearing over a dozen names. He hadn't expected that Qi Yanbin could get along with people of all styles.

"As long as we have novels as a common topic, it's fine," Qi Yanbin said.

"That's true. But if only five can survive, you'll obviously lose a lot of friends," Bu Ye said lightly, with a hint of sarcasm.

Qi Yanbin frowned, "You seem to..."

Bu Ye directly interrupted Qi Yanbin, "That's right, I don't look up to most of them."

Faced with Bu Ye's straightforwardness, Qi Yanbin was speechless.

He had no ill intentions in initiating this conversation and even had the idea of pulling Bu Ye into his circle. Bu Ye's calmness was evident to everyone, and this calmness would definitely make Bu Ye more adaptable to the environment of this world. However, he hadn't expected the conversation to hit a dead end.

Qi Yanbin was also a person with a temper and would never praise Bu Ye's words just to win him over.

Seeing the atmosphere getting tense, Bu Ye realized Qi Yanbin might have misunderstood and explained, "I'm just speaking the truth. Besides, I don't mean to belittle you; I can get into your novels."

The completely speechless Qi Yanbin saw the indifferent smile in Bu Ye's eyes and immediately understood. Bu Ye wasn't unaware that his words were harsh; he simply didn't care about offending anyone. In short, Bu Ye's way of acting had completely deviated from the norm, being entirely self-centered.

"There's a saying, 'Nothing is more important than life and death.' In this regard, my experience is less than yours. Perhaps, the cancer you had made you lose a lot but also gain things others can't get," Qi Yanbin suddenly sighed.

Bu Ye pursed his lips and, after a moment of silence, said, "If someone has a thousand years to live, then in front of him, fame, wealth, beauty, and talent are all trivial. He wouldn't envy anyone because when he is still enjoying his perhaps mundane life, others are already buried in the ground. For a while, the most precious thing in the world to me was 'one more day to live.' To me, these five words are the same as a thousand years of life. As long as I can live one more day, I am the winner of those who couldn't. Apart from that, there's really nothing important."

Qi Yanbin nodded, but he didn't feel he truly understood Bu Ye. Or rather, his experience couldn't be as deep as Bu Ye's because he hadn't gone through it.

Thinking of this, Qi Yanbin couldn't help but smile bitterly and then said, "I never expected there to be someone like you in this circle. And how could you remain unknown?"

"Maybe it's because I wasn't like this before, and by the time I became like this, I was already too old to write novels," Bu Ye said indifferently.

"But you still have a foundation. I think you're just too proud..." Qi Yanbin shook his head.

At this moment, someone suddenly flew over from the sky, clearly looking for them. Bu Ye and Qi Yanbin had to stop their conversation and stand up.

The person was the young Wang Kun, who asked excitedly, "Since we can fly now, should we go and meet up with the others?"

It was indeed a good idea, and Qi Yanbin was somewhat tempted, but after some thought, he said, "Let's wait. If the others can fly over here on their own, that would be better."

"Are you worried about accidents on the way?" Wang Kun asked.

"Yes. The red light must have a reason for separating us. It might be just to make the test of fifty people more efficient, but there could be other reasons. It's best not to take the risk," Qi Yanbin said.

"Alright. I'll go play some more, heh." Wang Kun finished speaking, and the red light on his hand burst into a wave of light, and he gracefully leaped into the air.

Seeing Wang Kun fly away, Qi Yanbin shook his head and smiled, "Childish."

Bu Ye and Qi Yanbin didn't chat anymore but watched the people in the sky.

Nie Ning, the beauty, was finally feeling better and was now flying slowly about twenty meters in the air. Interestingly, she flew as if she were in an elevator...

Wang Kun was one of the better flyers, turning flexibly in the sky like a fish.

Yang Ming was performing various high-difficulty maneuvers in the air, perhaps already imagining himself as a fighter jet.

Lu Nan, the physical writer, didn't forget to show off, flying with his right fist extended straight forward and his left arm bent under his ribs, just like Superman.

Song Sicheng, the physical writer, seemed to be circling, not fast but very steady...

The two of them watched, thinking the situation would continue for a while, but a scream suddenly broke the calm.

"Ah!!!"

About two hundred meters to their left, a person who had been flying well suddenly lost his glow and fell diagonally from the sky.

Almost everyone was stunned, and before Bu Ye could react, he heard a "thud" and a strong wind almost knocked him off his feet.

When Bu Ye steadied himself and looked again, he saw two deep footprints on the ground, and Qi Yanbin had already shot out like a cannonball toward the person two hundred meters away!

Qi Yanbin didn't fly until now, but when he did, it was like a thunderbolt!

But someone was even faster than Qi Yanbin!

Yang Ming and Qi Yanbin reacted almost simultaneously, but she was closer.

A red glow flashed in the sky, and Yang Ming dived straight down toward the person!

Closer, even closer!

Catch him!

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but then something unexpected happened. A dull "thud" sounded, and Yang Ming was thrown back, spinning uncontrollably in the air and even spitting blood!

Qi Yanbin, who had rushed from a lower altitude, slowed down a bit, but seeing the person about to hit the ground at high speed, he accelerated again and charged forward.

When the person was only about ten meters from the ground, Qi Yanbin finally reached out to grab him.

But before his hand touched the person, he felt a sudden jolt in the small space created by his red light, and a powerful force surged!

"Thud!!!"

Qi Yanbin was also thrown back, but he had learned from Yang Ming's mistake and was somewhat prepared.

However, no one could help the person anymore. Another "thud" sounded, and the person hit the ground at high speed...

He didn't even have time to scream. He hit the ground, bounced up, fell again, rolled, and more body parts flew off...

He had been shattered upon impact, and his limbs were easily flung away.

This scene shocked everyone, and everyone's immediate reaction was to land as quickly as possible!

They didn't want the same fate!

Perhaps due to a mistake or a real problem, another person among those descending suddenly screamed and fell directly to the ground. Fortunately, this person was only about ten meters from the ground, and someone was already below. A person on the ground leaped up and caught him in mid-air, reducing the impact, and then they both landed, though still quite clumsily.

"What happened?!" everyone asked.

The person who had narrowly escaped with his life was pale and took a while to calm down before saying, "I don't know. When I was in a hurry to land, I suddenly felt something was wrong, and then I fell. Right, it must be related to it; the command I gave didn't seem to work."

"What nonsense? Speak slowly!" Yang Ming, with blood still on the corner of his mouth, was furious, "You only need to use it to create a flight rule; the rest of the flight is done by us. Why give it any commands?"

"I was in a hurry to land, so..."

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