In Japan, the Chiyo family had already begun a brief power transition ceremony.
The entire family was built upon unique power, and in the next game, all people in positions of power within the family would have to participate.
This brief power transfer itself was quite troublesome.
But no matter how troublesome it was, it couldn't compare to the importance of the next game!
The person Chiyo Eine had always called the Ancestor now emerged from her coffin in an unprecedentedly good condition.
Her condition was also quite frightening - like a snake, she was shedding her skin layer by layer!
Beneath the layers of shed skin, her appearance made even Chiyo Eine feel her scalp tingling with unease.
This Ancestor, who had lived for at least a hundred years, now looked like she could be Chiyo Eine's mother.
But this kind of condition would surely shorten her lifespan!
"The reason we preserve our lifespan is precisely for today!"
......
In North America, the Illuminati was currently celebrating.
In terms of the number of veteran players, they likely had the most!
After all, their organization spanned multiple countries, and during the previous generation's activities, they had been quite skilled at "protecting their own interests."
"From this moment on, the light of the Illuminati will once again shine upon the world!"
......
As for Perfect Life, he also received a call from his organization.
How could an organization capable of dancing in humanity's ethical forbidden zones and creating such genetic creations not have substantial foundations?
And their veteran players - even Perfect Life himself didn't know about them.
He simply received a phone call.
"There are very powerful existences among the veteran players."
"To avoid the most intense conflicts, the organization suggests you don't participate in the next game!"
Perfect Life:......
He didn't respond, simply turned off his phone and threw it out the window, letting it fall into the sea.
"Boring."
Various hidden organizations began preparing for the next game, and the previously "independent" veteran players were also eagerly preparing.
Meanwhile, Lu Ce, who had long grown bored and was waiting for the new round of games, had that familiar ringtone on his phone repeatedly sounding.
He could roughly guess why she was calling him.
Tch, the mental awareness that came with assimilation really wasn't a good thing.
Couldn't whatever it was be said in a text message?
After thinking for a long time, he finally answered the call.
"Hello? Why weren't you answering my calls." As soon as the call connected, the voice on the other end immediately questioned him.
Lu Ce:......
"The number you have dialed is powered off."
Beside him, Black Knight imitated an AI voice, speaking in a somewhat cheeky manner.
"Black Knight, shut up!" Xie Antong said somewhat angrily.
"Oh......"
Finally, Lu Ce spoke up proactively:
"The thought pattern behind what you're about to say, I think it might not be very conducive to your assimilation of Pleasure's power."
Xie Antong:......
Both of them fell silent for a moment, but she continued anyway.
"Did you see the game announcement just now? You weren't sleeping, were you?"
"I saw it. Congratulations on getting that so-called weakened version of Divine Might Baptism." Lu Ce replied.
"Don't deliberately change the subject! You know I'm talking about the veteran players situation."
"This time it's a full-scale return - it's too insane, equivalent to instantly dropping a batch of the most elite players into the game."
"Very elite?" Lu Ce's voice sounded quite relaxed as he casually said, "Last time on that so-called Love Island, I didn't see anyone particularly skilled."
"Last time was last time. Those people might not have been the high-level ones among the veteran players to begin with."
"Plus, in the real world, their power would naturally be weakened, without access to various weapons and items. This time they'll be at their full strength!"
Lu Ce held Black Knight in his hand, bouncing it against the wall like a bouncy ball as he responded:
"Oh, I see."
"Chiyo Eine just told me that this upcoming game might be extremely dangerous."
"She said she's never seen the true power of her family's Ancestor, and probably five of her wouldn't necessarily be a match."
"Is that so? Actually, I think even five of her still couldn't beat me."
Lu Ce responded.
Xie Antong:......
She was starting to feel somewhat frantic now.
What did five Chiyo Eines have to do with this? Why was he bringing this up again!
"No, that's not what I meant. I'm saying this is too unknown. None of us know just how powerful the existences among the veteran players are in the King's history."
"This is completely like opening a blind box!"
"From the information I've gathered so far... there might truly be existences among them with power beyond imagination!"
Perhaps her concern was making her agitated, as her voice now sounded quite anxious.
Lu Ce paused for a few seconds before responding:
"I know, and the mortality rate will be specifically increased too."
"If you're worried, then don't participate in the next game. Skip this one."
A smacking sound came from Xie Antong's side, as if she had slapped her own head hard.
"You... do you really not understand?"
Then her voice lowered.
"Lu Ce, I think this is targeting you. This might genuinely be purely about eliminating you."
"From the previous interrogations of Perfect Life, Sun, and me, to the strict conditions for veteran players' re-entry."
"The game wants to kill you. It might truly want to kill you!"
"What if in the next game, they match you exclusively with the most elite veteran players, and they all target you?"
"You're not wearing the Arrogance mask right now, are you?"
Lu Ce didn't speak. He was being very rational right now.
Actually, he had considered similar questions himself. He wasn't the type to be blindly confident without knowing the true strength of the most powerful veteran players.
"I think, just for this once, maybe you should skip one game."
Xie Antong's voice grew quieter. She knew the likelihood of successfully persuading him this time was really low.
But she couldn't control herself, because for some reason, she had an unusually bad premonition about this time.
"With your current overwhelming lead, skipping one game won't affect your ranking at all."
"This time is too unknown. Those veteran players will definitely fight desperately to win. If you skip this one, there will be plenty of opportunities later."
"You're still young."
"Death doesn't differentiate between young and old." Lu Ce finally spoke up in response.
"I know They want to kill me. That's nothing."
"If you're afraid, then you no longer have that qualification."