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Chapter 70 Caroline, who sees through everything

Beep beep beep!
Ghosn suddenly blew the whistle hanging around his neck and pointed at Caroline, saying, "Red team player over there, please don't say anything unrelated to the game during the match, otherwise I'll have to give you a yellow card."

As a single man, one of the things Ghosn hates most in his life is seeing people showing off their love in front of him.

What's wrong?

Do you guys enjoy torturing each other like dogs?

What did we single people ever do to deserve this torture?!

Upon hearing this, Chen Xing, Caroline, and even the viewers outside the dimensional screen all knew that he was talking nonsense and that there was no such rule at all.

Only the dim-witted guy didn't react, and said stupidly, "You're not allowed to talk about off-field matters? But there doesn't seem to be such a rule in the competition rules you just mentioned?"

Ghosn turned to look at Chen Kong, giving him the look of someone looking at an idiot.

"Are you the referee or am I? If you say another word, I'll give you a yellow card right away."

"Forehead"

Faced with Ghosn's enraged threat, Chen Kong was momentarily speechless.

He wanted to argue back, but he was also worried that Ghosn would actually give him a yellow card.

After weighing the pros and cons, they ultimately chose to remain silent.

After all, he could rely on the effect of the 'Void Pattern' to become immune to the yellow card effect that Ghosn gave him.

But considering the huge gap in rank between him and Ghosn.

Removing a yellow card might consume most, or even all, of his star energy.

This should never be done casually.

Moreover, rather than using the Void Mark in this way, he felt it would be better to find the right opportunity to remove Isabel's 'spectator' identity and then take her out of this strange subspace.

Thinking of this, Chen Kong immediately looked in the direction where Isabel was.

His subtle movement was immediately noticed by Ghosn, who taunted him, "Stop looking, kid. You don't think I don't know what you're thinking, do you?"

"You should know that if you dare to rashly use your special ability to eliminate the effects of star source, you, who have no real coordinates, may fall into an unknown spacetime rift instead of returning to reality."

"Therefore, if I were you, I would never think of doing anything wrong. Instead, I would stand there obediently and prepare seriously for the next match."

Is what he said true, or is he just lying to me?

Because of Ghosn's words, Chen Kong's mind suddenly became chaotic.

“What he said is true, Kong, because the subspace is like a small boat floating on the sea. If you don’t have the ability to swim back to shore on your own, it’s best not to use that ability recklessly.”

"And if I'm not mistaken, the subspace we're in right now is probably the effect of this guy's star artifact, rather than a star source ability."

"Otherwise, I don't think a mere second-level star envoy would have the strength to create a subspace on their own."

Seeing Caroline stirring things up again, Ghosn couldn't hold back any longer.

"No, I'm not wrong, I'm not wrong! What's wrong with you, catwoman? You keep saying you're not wrong, you're never going to stop!"

"If you're so good at guessing, why don't you try guessing what today's lottery jackpot is? Why do you keep trying to guess my information?"

Ghosn's defenses have been breached; he is now completely and utterly at a disadvantage.

If Caroline guesses wrong, that's fine.

But every time she opens her mouth, she always manages to hit the nail on the head.

She wasn't guessing at all; she was clearly reading from her own notes!
That's right, the subspace in front of us is not Ghosn's Star Source ability.

His star artifact has an effect, and the name of this star artifact is—the Rift Prism.

【Name: Slit Prism】

[Effect: Rotating the prism can trigger localized spatial changes, projecting a scene from a certain area in reality onto a subspace between the virtual and real worlds, creating a closed, special space.]

Although Caroline had already guessed most of his abilities.

But Ghosn remained calm at this moment.

After all, in the face of an absolute difference in strength, all schemes and tricks are just fancy tricks.

The advantage lies with him!

"Alright, I'm not going to argue with you kids anymore. Who are you planning to send out first for the first dodgeball game?"

Ghosn walked to the center of the field and extended his right hand.

The next second, a shot put the size of a basketball suddenly appeared and slammed heavily into his right palm.

Upon seeing this, Chen Kong was instantly dumbfounded.

No, you use a shot put for dodgeball? And such a big one at that?
If that ball comes flying at you, forget about catching it; not dodging it would be suicide!

"Kong, you go first for the first match."

"Ah I?"

Before Chen Kong could react, Caroline's voice suddenly rang out from the side.

Upon hearing Caroline's words, Chen Kong immediately looked at him in shock, as if he couldn't believe his ears.

With his small arms and legs, it's obvious he wouldn't even last one round against Ghosn!
What's the difference between sending him first and sending him to his death?
Fortunately, Chen Xing, who was standing nearby, knew about his younger brother's situation and immediately stepped forward.

"Caroline, how about I go first?"

Faced with Chen Xing's offer to fight, Caroline shook her head and said, "No, you already have a yellow card. Without knowing what other hidden rules this guy has designed, it would be the most unwise thing for you to be the first to go."

"But my brother..."

"Don't worry, he'll be fine."

"Because if I'm not mistaken, the core of the referee's star source is actually the word 'fairness'."

"And in order to be fair, this guy has to strictly abide by all the publicly stated rules he just mentioned."

"The hidden rules they secretly design must also be presented to us in some covert way; otherwise, such hidden rules would be too unfair."

At this point, Caroline suddenly pointed to the clock hanging on the wall in the hall and asked, "What do you think is the significance of this clock?"

After being prompted by Caroline, Chenxing immediately seemed to be deep in thought.

Chen Kong, looking rather naive, asked, "Does it mean we can see the time here?"

Caroline: "..."

What you said is very good, but please don't say it again next time, because I hate stupidity.

Fortunately, just because Chen Kong is stupid doesn't mean Chen Xing is stupid too.

After a brief moment of thought, Chenxing quickly came up with an answer.

"You mean, this match had a strict time limit from the very beginning?"

"Otherwise, in this subspace without a concept of time, there would be no need for us to have an object that can observe time."

Caroline nodded, indicating that Chenxing was right.

She then turned her head and looked at Ghosn, who was now completely numb in the arena.

"Yes, this guy was actually secretly manipulating us from the very beginning."

"Because whether it's his extremely flamboyant performance at the beginning or his leisurely explanation of the rules later, it's all just to make us subconsciously accept one thing: that he has plenty of time and can play with us slowly."

"In this way, he can not only increase our sense of urgency, but also make us forget our original sense of time in the tension, making it difficult for us to discover this hidden rule."

"But he forgot one thing."

"what's up?"

This time, it wasn't Chen Kong or Chen Xing who spoke, but Ghosn, who was not far away.

Because he was also curious about what he had forgotten.

"I forgot to mention what the conditions are for a draw."

"You have to understand that any competition, as long as there are enough matches, will inevitably have a low-probability event at some point, supported by a huge number of matches."

"If such a low-probability event occurs even once, it will inevitably be recorded in order to prevent a similar situation from happening again, and may even become one of the current competition rules."

"Although it's unlikely that a tie will occur in this best-of-three dodgeball game, I still managed to deduce several low-probability scenarios that could result in a tie in a very short time."

"Even I, someone who participated in dodgeball for the first time, could predict a tie, so Ghosn, as the referee and organizer, couldn't possibly not know that."

"If that's the case, why doesn't he say so?" "You know, given the huge level difference, even if we knew what the conditions for a draw were, it would be very difficult to achieve. He didn't need to hide it; he could have just written it out in the public rules."

"After all, I suspect that the more rules he reveals, the greater his advantage will be in this game."

"But the fact that he would rather give up his advantage and hide all the conditions for a draw can only mean one thing."

What does it mean?
Chen Kong, already somewhat confused, asked the question naively.

"This means that among those different draw conditions, there exists a condition that we still have a good chance of achieving even if our level is lower than his."

"Of all the conditions for a draw that I can think of, only one fits our current situation."

"That means we dragged the game out under the same conditions of winning the same number of sets, making the same number of dodgeballs, receiving the same number of balls, and receiving the same number of cards."

"But if that's the case, then my sister isn't..."

Just as Chen Kong was about to say something, he suddenly realized something, slapped his forehead, and exclaimed, "Oh right, I forgot that I can remove the yellow card status from my sister!"

"In this way, as long as I choose to activate my ability, my sister will have never received a yellow card."

"After all, this yellow card is ultimately a kind of star energy technique, not a real rule."

Caroline nodded: "Yes, so it's best if you go first."

"Because if you don't think about winning and only think about a draw, then you can focus on dodging and don't need to receive the ball."

"Among the three of us, if we only consider the ability to dodge and hide, Chen Kong, you are actually superior to us."

"Okay, Caroline, I understand!"

"Leave the first match to me."

After listening to Caroline's analysis.

Chen Kong, who was initially afraid of being the first to go on stage, instantly became full of confidence.

Just kidding, Chen Kong might not be good at fighting.

When it comes to the ability to hide and evade, among the 36 people in the entire Star Project, apart from Brother Tiandao, no one can rival him with his Sky Mark!
At this moment, Chen Kong had the illusion for the first time that he was not a burden, but a key player in the team.

Meanwhile, the viewers at the 13 stations listened to Caroline's analysis.

He instantly understood just how cunning Ghosn was and couldn't help but complain.

'The referee was already involved, yet he still managed to come up with so many hidden rules. This guy is really shady.'

"I'm clearly very strong, but I'm excessively cunning."

'No wonder you're a fishpond killer. This guy's already in a pond teeming with fish, and you're still shamelessly using pumping water and electric nets. With that kind of fishing technique, who's going to catch a fish if not you?'

Silence. At this moment, Ghosn had been completely silenced by Caroline.

He had seen many androids, but he had never encountered one as meticulous and quick-witted as Caroline.

No, if you're so capable, why are you working as Isabel's bodyguard? Wouldn't it be better to go it alone?

Fortunately, although Caroline had revealed a lot of his trump cards, he still had a backup plan!
He just had to find a way to speed up the pace of the game; he couldn't let Caroline keep talking.

Because if he continued talking, he was afraid that she would reveal all his secrets.

So, after seeing Chen Kong already wearing the Red Team's exclusive dodgeball vest and walking onto the field.

Ghosn immediately asked, "Come on, I'll flip a coin now. Whoever gets the first turn gets to attack. Heads or tails?"

After thinking for a moment, Chen Kong said, "Then I'll choose the front."

"Row."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ghosn flicked the silver coin in his hand.

After a period of free fall, the silver coin finally came to a stop on the ground.

Upon seeing the coin toss result, Ghosn immediately congratulated him, saying, "Heads! You're very lucky."

Unlike Chen Kong, who was beaming with joy, Caroline looked at Ghosn, who was still wearing his referee's uniform, and immediately became thoughtful.

"Here you go, you're in charge of the first round."

Ghosn casually tossed the heavy shot put, which flew in an arc through the air before being caught by Dust in a flurry of activity.

Even this simple catch still made Chen Kong's arms ache.

It's easy to imagine what would happen to him if he were hit by that ball.
Thinking of this, Chen Kong immediately swallowed hard, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

However, he quickly changed his mind.

If you aim for a draw, you'll most likely never get the right to attack again.

Therefore, this attack is likely to be his only chance to attack in this first round, and he must not waste it.

After all, if he manages to hit the target by chance, he will not only need to keep dodging, but he can also win a valuable victory for the team after the time runs out, increasing their chances of winning.

Thinking of this, Chen Kong immediately prepared to smash the ball forcefully towards Ghosn on the field.

But just as he was about to do so, Caroline, who was not far away, suddenly interrupted him.

"Wait a minute, don't shoot yet, let him change into his athlete vest first."

"Because if you throw now, it's like you're attacking the referee for no reason. At best, you'll get a yellow card; at worst, you'll lose the game."

Upon hearing this, Chen Kong immediately stopped what he was doing and regained his balance after a stumble.

Meanwhile, on the other side, he watched as one of his schemes was exposed by Caroline.

Ghosn was furious.

After all, if Caroline hadn't reminded him quickly, this dull-witted guy in front of him would have been...

Will he realize he's in a trap?
He caught the virus early on and then lost the first game in the blink of an eye!
Ghosn was furious that such a weakling had escaped unscathed.

"Damn it, next time I'm definitely going to add another public rule: non-competition participants are not allowed to say a word!"

He grumbled and cursed as he looked at Caroline outside the court, then walked to the sidelines with great displeasure and took off his referee uniform.

As the referee's uniform was completely removed, Ghosn quickly revealed his sculpted upper body muscles to the public.

Perhaps it was to vent his dissatisfaction, or perhaps he wanted to increase the intensity of the dust.

Instead of rushing to put on the blue team's vest on the ground, Ghosn provocatively struck a standard bodybuilding pose, showing off his exaggerated muscles.

Meanwhile, the muscles in Ghosn's back were constantly tensing up during this process, and the crisscrossing muscle lines slowly formed a pattern similar to a 'demon,' which is commonly known as a ghost back!

After demonstrating his skills, Ghosn put on the blue team's dodgeball vest with satisfaction and said in a deep voice, "Kid, don't think you can rest easy just because someone's helping you."

"Although I am a special type, as a referee who has personally participated in competitions for many years, my body, which has been honed through countless trials, is far superior to your thin arms and legs."

"Because my purity far surpasses yours!"

"Come on, kid, let me see your purity!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Kong took a deep breath and revealed a resolute look in his eyes.

His gaze and imposing presence suddenly intimidated Ghosn.

As a result, Ghosn immediately adopted a serious defensive stance, preparing with utmost vigilance to meet Dust Sky's next attack.

"what!"

Chen Kong shouted loudly, then threw the shot put with all his might.

The standard of their posture is just like a textbook demonstration.

However, unlike his professional movements, the shot put thrown by Chen Kong flew in an extremely low parabola.

He landed a full five meters away from Ghosn.

Gollum-

After a slow and harmless roll, the shot put he threw finally came to a stop half a meter away from Ghosn's feet.

Dust Star, Caroline, Ghosn, and the dimensional audience: "..."

After staring at the shot put on the ground for a moment in a daze, Ghosn silently picked it up.

He then looked up at Chen Kong, who was standing not far away with an embarrassed expression, and sighed deeply.

"I'm sorry, I overestimated you. Others may be pretending to be bad, but you are, really, bad."

(End of this chapter)