Chapter 58: Come alive, come alive!

“Tsk tsk, I think I’ve got a plan!”

Su Yan took off her glasses, flashing a sly smile.

“Since the production team won’t play fair first, don’t blame me for not being loyal.”

The people backstage at the production team sighed as they watched her.

The director helplessly instructed the promotion team behind him, “Prepare the online trolls. I absolutely won’t allow the trending topic ‘Production Team Sucks’ to appear.”

Su Yan held her glasses in hand, silently repeating to herself.

The next second, just as she wished, the glasses transformed into a long, thick rope.

Everyone was confused.

“A rope? What’s she planning to do with that?”

“Is she going to tie up the Shadow Entity?”

“Let’s just wait and see!”

“This is the beginner’s gift pack? She actually has one of these!”

“A promising player! Investing won’t be a loss!”

Su Yan glanced at the Shadow Entity from afar.

It was rampaging wildly, going in and out of the guest camp three times, completely unaware of her small area.

She steadied herself, tying one end of the rope to a sturdy tree branch.

Then she moved behind the tree, leaping down into the blind spot of the Shadow Entity’s vision.

After landing, Su Yan quickly tied a slipknot on the rope and laid it on the ground.

She scooped up handfuls of nearby dirt and covered the knot carefully to ensure no one would notice it.

As Su Yan proceeded, everyone began to realize what she was doing.

“So it’s a trap after all!”

“Impressive, that idea never crossed my mind.”

“I don’t know about the others, but if the Shadow Entity gets hung up, it’ll definitely freak out.”

“Hahaha, makes sense!”

“Let’s hold a moment of silence for the Shadow Entity.”

“Just say ‘Yan Jing’ is awesome, and that’s that.”

Soon, Su Yan finished setting the entire trap.

She snapped her fingers and smiled charmingly, “Everything’s ready. Now we just need the east wind.”

She turned her gaze back to the front battlefield.

At this point, the guest side had already lost four key members.

And this was after the guests had recovered and gained experience from the first round.

Because Su Yan remained completely hidden throughout, this round had no reliable crutch — everyone was showing their own skills.

“Radiator” was among the most relaxed, as due to that special beginner’s gift pack, the Shadow Entity had no intention of attacking him first.

So he, like Su Yan, was just idling.

The other notable guests were the Thorn Duo, the Two-Person Spin, and the Water Splash Squad.

The Thorn Duo had taken refuge in the thorn bushes, leveraging the environment to fight the Shadow Entity with four or five people at once.

The Water Splash Squad gathered near the pond, wading through the water and helping each other.

As for the most eye-catching, it was definitely the Two-Person Spin.

As the name suggests, it was two people.

Why that name? Su Yan twitched her lips, watching the bizarre scene in front of her.

With her sharp eyes, she immediately saw that these two guests had somehow found two spinning tops and tied them with shoelaces to one guest’s feet.

Then the amazing part came.

The other person lifted this guest horizontally and spun them rapidly, reaching a dangerously close-to-stranger-free spinning state.

From afar, the two merged into one spinning top.

Seeing this in real life was absolutely ridiculous.

Su Yan belatedly realized the guy lifting and spinning his teammate with such strength probably also had a beginner’s gift pack.

Because who else could have that kind of strength?

Lifting an adult is one thing, but spinning that fast is the mark of a strongman.

Likely, his gift pack boosted his strength.

And since the guest being spun had bricks tied to his feet, even if the Shadow Entity touched him, it would only hit the bricks — not the person themselves.

The two sides were deadlocked for a while.

The audience naturally cheered loudly for their impressive performance.

“Incredible!”

“If I’m not mistaken, there are three beginner’s gift pack holders in this instance?”

“These guests are so skilled overall!”

“Really amazing, they’ve managed to hold out this long on their own.”

“Just now, ‘Yan Jing’ was so dazzling it overshadowed everyone else’s highlights. Now that ‘Yan Jing’ has toned it down, the others are showing their strength.”

“Ha, if you can lie down and win, who’d want to rely on themselves?”

“Actually, you could tell even earlier — ‘Yan Jing’’s formation relies on everyone’s cooperation, right?”

“Indeed, I suspected these guests were of high quality from the start.”

“Was it a deliberate plan by the production team to assemble these powerful guests?”

“That’s why the production team dared to host such a dull game — they had a bunch of strong guests lined up.”

“To be honest, in front of the bright moon, who dares to shine like a firefly?”

“True, ‘Yan Jing’ is just too strong.”

Su Yan had no idea people were comparing her to the bright moon.

She watched the chaos ahead with interest, not rushing to act.

She patiently observed because it was clear these guests could still hold out a while longer.

However, it was obvious that the Water Splash Squad and Thorn Duo were still holding on only because the Shadow Entity wasn’t using its full power.

Su Yan clearly remembered how at the end of the last round, when the Shadow Entity went all out, its speed was far beyond what it was now.

It was clear the Shadow Entity was deliberately slowing down to make the game more entertaining.

Su Yan estimated that when only ten minutes were left, that would be when it unleashed its full strength.

As for the Two-Person Spin? How long they could hold out depended on how long the guy underneath could keep it up.

Because their move was truly unbeatable, even Su Yan had no immediate solution.

Having watched enough, she clenched the tether rope in her hand, hiding it under her sleeve.

Then she called out loudly, “Hunter! Want to come play with me?”

The Shadow Entity indeed turned its head toward Su Yan.

It despised this bouncy guest deeply.

Last round, under her lead, it lost face terribly by letting ten guests escape — something that had never happened before!

Now seeing Su Yan at this spot, provocatively taunting it like mad, it immediately abandoned its original target and charged at her at full speed as if it had lost its mind.

Losing the game was fine, but “Yan Jing” had to die!

Moreover, in the Shadow Entity’s mind, the biggest variable in this game was Su Yan.

It could let the other guests, even those two spinning tops and “Radiator,” pass safely.

But if it let Su Yan roam free, the outcome might repeat the last round — all guests making it through.

Although the Shadow Entity didn’t think Su Yan could singlehandedly turn the tide, better safe than sorry.

Eliminate this troublemaker first, then relax.

Su Yan casually waved her hand, appearing calm as if she weren’t worried at all.

But secretly, sweat was already beading on her palm.

This plan was theoretically feasible but had a fatal flaw —

The Shadow Entity’s speed was too fast.

At that speed, Su Yan couldn’t guarantee her reflexes were quick enough to pull it up the moment it stepped into the trap.

She forced herself to stare straight ahead, trying not to look at the trap to avoid giving herself away.

The Shadow Entity was full of revenge and had no suspicion about Su Yan’s behavior.

As it rapidly closed the distance, Su Yan’s nerves tightened.

Sweat gathered on her forehead, and she could hear her own pounding heartbeat.

“Thump.”

“Thump.”

“Thump.”

Now!

Su Yan’s pupils slightly dilated as she forcefully yanked downward.

The next second, the Shadow Entity, already at her feet, suddenly flew upward, its entire body hoisted into the air.

Success!

Su Yan crouched down, pulling on the rope with her full weight to make sure the Shadow Entity wouldn’t fall.

It violently shook left and right, trying to throw itself off or break the rope.

But this was a system-made, premium item.

The Cat’s Eye Glasses’ crafted tools were invincible!

Comments:

“Awesome!”

“Sadly, I’m illiterate, so I’m just gonna say ‘Holy sh*t’ and leave it at that.”

“Really pulled it off, oh my god!”

“Poor Shadow Entity.”

“‘Yan Jing’ carries the team again.”

“Can we all agree that ‘Yan Jing’ is unbeatable?”

“But, is this round a bit too short?”

“‘Yan Jing’ has won twice already, right? Is she about to leave?”

“No way! If she leaves, I’m out too.”

“From my past experience, the production team won’t let her go.”

After Su Yan captured the Shadow Entity, the other guests immediately gathered around.

“Boss… you actually caught the Hunter?”

That made everyone laugh.

“Spot on!”

“I knew the boss wouldn’t give up on us!”

“Radiator” casually walked over, marveling at the Shadow Entity dangling upside down.

“I really respect your skill — you even managed to hang up the Hunter!”

Su Yan modestly waved her hand, but her words were anything but humble: “Basic operation, basic operation. If you’re really impressed, you can call me Daddy and I might accept it.”

Everyone:

She turned and smiled brightly at the Shadow Entity hanging from the tree.

A calculating gleam flashed in her eyes — sly like a little fox.

“Production team! You’re in trouble now! We have the hostage. If you want it back, come negotiate with us.”

Guests: ?

Production team:

Comments:

“6666666″

“Looks like you’re the one in trouble.”

“Is this what they call turning the tables?”

“I’m impressed with this move.”

“This is like the nth time today we’re saying: poor Shadow Entity!”

“Blackmailing the production team, oh my god!”

“Why am I not surprised this move comes from this woman?”

“Not the first time, basic operation.”

“Repeat offender of blackmail.”

“What? She’s blackmailed the production team before?”

“I suggest anyone who doesn’t know go check out ‘Yan Jing’’s profile.”

Though the production team was reluctant to deal with this demanding woman, they had no choice — their staff was truly in her hands, and besides, they still needed her help.

So, a few seconds later, Xiao Hong appeared.

“Speak. What do you want?”