The series of accidents made Emrys sigh with emotion.
Should it be said that it lives up to its reputation as a world worth '10,000' source power?
So far, they hadn't even figured out the truth of the world, yet they had already encountered so much trouble.
It was conceivable how many more such 'troubles' awaited them in the process of exploring this world. The hypnotized crowd had dispersed. Emrys and Maximus exchanged opinions and information while also leaving with the crowd.
Since the initial 'hiding' plan had been ruined, he simply stopped concealing himself.
Weren't they looking for trouble?
Very well, then let it come.
Emrys sneered. He wanted to see what kind of thing this guy hiding behind the scenes really was.
"[Important 'Character' discovered]"
"[Current world exploration progress: 10%]"
"???"
The sudden notification left Emrys stunned.
What was this? How did an important character suddenly appear, and the exploration progress jumped by 10% all at once?
"System, do you mean" A flash of inspiration struck his mind. He seemed to have thought of something and suddenly looked back at the dispersed crowd.
"Among these people just now, was there a 'protagonist' of this world?!"
Besides a 'protagonist' of the world, he really couldn't imagine what other 'important character' could increase the exploration progress by 10% in one go!
"[Yes, Traveler]"
"Where is he?"
Emrys' gaze searched back and forth through the dispersed crowd.
"[Sorry, Traveler, this requires your own exploration. I cannot provide you with clues]"
Receiving the expected answer, Emrys wasn't annoyed.
"What's wrong?"
Maximus, who noticed his abnormality, stopped and turned back to ask, "Weren't we supposed to leave here as soon as possible?"
"No, that's not right." A glint seemed to flicker in the depths of Emrys' eyes.
"We were all wrong. The truck's target wasn't us; it was someone among these people!"
With the 'System's' prompt, the fog shrouding his vision seemed to have been lifted.
The out-of-control heavy-duty truck's target was not him and Maximus, but the 'protagonist' who had just been in the crowd.
Even the 'surveillance' Maximus had sensed earlier wasn't targeting them; it was also for the 'protagonist' of the world, hidden in the crowd. They were just collateral damage.
Maximus did not refute but looked thoughtfully at the crowd.
"No wonder that gaze, though 'surveillance,' was so indistinct." He narrowed his eyes, pupils constricting, sweeping over everyone's faces like a hawk, comparing them in his mind.
"If that's the case, then it's understandable. Does that person have any distinguishing features?"
"I don't know."
Emrys' brows furrowed. He wanted 'features,' but there simply weren't any.
Apart from the 'System's' prompt, which assured him that the 'protagonist' was among these people, there was no other clue.
Moreover, there were at least hundreds, if not thousands, of people here; it would be impossible to find him even if he wanted to.
"System, why is there no reward when the exploration progress reached 10%?" He thought for a moment and decided to try a different approach, to see if he could find the truth of this world from the rewarded items, and then deduce the 'protagonist' from there.
"[Traveler, you have not yet unlocked the truth of this 'world,' so the reward has not been issued]"
"[Please unlock the truth of this 'world' as soon as possible]"
Good, as expected of the System.
Emrys pinched the bridge of his nose. Sure enough, this trick didn't work either; it was completely blocked.
The System would never leave him any 'loopholes.'
However, since he had already foreseen it, Emrys was not anxious. They would meet again.
With the help of the 'world'... they would meet again.
And at this moment, a somewhat cynical young man with shoulder-length hair, holding a beautiful woman with a good figure, permed wavy hair, and wearing denim shorts and a white T-shirt, walked from the street opposite them.
It seemed to be drawn by some kind of force, perhaps the 'gravity' between people.
The cynical long-haired man turned his gaze to the street opposite.
He couldn't help but open his mouth wide.
"Holy cow, that tall? Is he Superman?"
"What are you looking at?" The beautiful woman beside him, noticing his gaze, pouted a little unhappily.
"Is there a beautiful woman opposite? Prettier than me?"
"No, didn't you see?" The long-haired man was still dumbfounded.
"There was a guy nearly three meters tall opposite just now!"
"Are you dreaming? Or are you not fully awake?"
The beautiful woman couldn't help but giggle, linking her arm through his.
"Stop it, there's no one three meters tall. Are you sure you're not half-asleep?"
"How could that be!"
The long-haired man got anxious, pointing at the eye-catching height opposite.
"Isn't he right there?"
"Do you think you're very funny?" The beautiful woman was a little angry, shaking off his arm.
"Forget it, I don't have time to mess around with you."
"???"
The long-haired man felt the world was a bit strange. There was clearly a guy three meters tall, stronger than Tyson, across the street, so why couldn't she see him?!
"I'm really not kidding you!" He was about to grab the girl's arm, but she forcefully shook him off again.
Seeing the green light, the girl angrily walked directly onto the crosswalk.
"Goodbye! Scumbag!"
"Hey, wait" The long-haired man was about to chase her, but then he heard a harsh screech of tires on the road!
Bang!
The girl's figure was struck by a speeding car right before his eyes, sending her flying.
Scattered cosmetics from her bag flew into the air with the girl.
Then, with a loud crash, the car slammed into a streetlight, and the girl fell heavily to the ground, bloody and lifeless.
This scene made the long-haired man's pupils constrict sharply, his face instantly turning pale.
He opened his mouth, staring dumbfounded at the girl lying in a pool of blood, terrified and wanting to go help.
But the moment he stepped onto the road, because of the out-of-control heavy truck in front and the out-of-control car just now, the road was congested, causing other vehicles on this road to also fail to brake in time, rushing towards him coincidentally, like a rampage.
Could it be... that he was going to die here today?!
The long-haired man's eyes widened, the shadow of death, enveloped in fear, left him frozen in place.
Just at this extremely dangerous moment, a figure like Mount Tai suddenly stood in front of him.
Then, Maximus was seen bare-handedly picking up four or five oncoming cars, one by one, like an ancient fierce general, tossing them away.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Vehicles scattered and fell, crashing to the ground, raising intense fire.
The long-haired man was completely stunned. He stared blankly at the burly figure, swallowing hard.
Maximus turned his head, scrutinizing the male in front of him whom Emrys had asked to save, and slowly spoke.
"Name."
"Ah... huh?"
The long-haired man seemed not to have expected that this 'Superman' would save him and then ask for his name.
"Name!"
Maximus' eyes were sharp, releasing a hint of killing intent.
"Luo... Lou Ji."
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I freaking love this, having read the book and all