The whole nation is trying to survive on the cable car; I'm choosing one of three options at ea

Su Mu read the instructions twice, his fingers slowly tightening around the mineral water bottle.

Spiderweb Beacon is good for tracking, and Berserker's Blood is a good passive for finishing off enemies in the late game, but compared to this, they are both inferior.

This is a rule-based architectural talent.

Moreover, it belongs to the kind of rule that allows you to kill enemies of a higher level.

"This is outrageous," Su Mu said in a low voice.

If building shields prevent cable cars from being penetrated in one hit, then damage transfer makes the person who wants to penetrate the cable car take the hit themselves.

The stronger the opponent's power is, the more ruthless their attack, and the more gruesome their death will be.

Especially if he encounters some high-level beings who are far beyond his current level in the future, and the other party launches an attack that can destroy the entire cableway from afar, he can simply choose any enemy target within the range and make that attack bend and hit the other party's face.

This is not defense.

This is using someone else to do the dirty work.

Without hesitation, he reached out and clicked on the third one.

The card shattered into countless golden particles, which seeped into his body through his fingertips and then traveled along his feet into the depths of the cable car's structure. The entire cable car shuddered very slightly, as if a string hidden in the shadows had been tightened half a turn.

Su Mu closed the three-choice panel and slowly exhaled.

These two rule-based abilities, one that allows hard work to compensate for shortcomings and the other that transfers damage, have almost simultaneously elevated his growth path and survivability to a new level.

As Su Mu made his choice, the public channel of the 886 cable was like a bomb had been dropped on it.

The announcement reached my ears, each word ringing out sharply.

After a brief silence, the channel erupted in chaos.

"Holy crap! We won?!"

"Really? We won?! Su Mu reached level 13? When did he reach level 13?"

"No way, I was just worried about what to do tomorrow, and you're telling me we've already won? This can't be a dream, can it?"

"God Su! My God Su! He truly single-handedly carried this whole thing!"

"Did you guys notice? He didn't say anything, he just ended the challenge directly. I'm really impressed, he didn't give anyone any time to react."

"I was just watching the Japanese brag here, and in the blink of an eye we won. This reversal was too fast, my heart can't take it."

"Su Mu is level 13, and I'm not even level 7. Is this even human?"

"I was just arguing with someone on the public channel, saying we should be on the defensive tonight, and then Su Mu just declared victory. Seriously, I feel like our cable line can really go wild from now on."

Some were excited, some were overjoyed, and some were still in a daze, repeatedly looking at the system notifications, as if they couldn't believe what they were seeing.

The US cable channel also exploded at the same time.

"They won again. Su Mu really doesn't lose a single game."

"I told them to watch out, the Sakura people. Not only did they not listen, they even mocked us. Now look what happened, they've been slapped in the face."

"Su Mu is level 13. In our level, that's top-tier. And he clearly didn't just level up; the fact that he triggered the challenge and won means he's been holding back for a while."

"Yes, the most crucial point is that he previously won first place in their cable esports arena, capable of soloing level 10 yellow monsters. Now that he's level 13, his actual combat strength will only be more terrifying."

"Those people from Japan think they can win at level nine? That's laughable. Don't they know what kind of opponents Su Mu was fighting in the arena before?"

"What I can't understand now is why Su Mu is leveling up so fast. The resources on the Great Xia side are clearly much worse than ours, but he just keeps pushing forward."

On the US cable line, those who had previously been criticized by Japan started mocking them even more ruthlessly.

"I told you not to be so arrogant, but you wouldn't listen. Do you think you can mess with Su Mu?"

"Just an hour ago, people from Japan were making sarcastic remarks in the public chat, saying that the people from Great Xia were just asking for trouble by starting a challenge. Now that the trouble has come to them, how does it feel?"

"What?! Ishikawa Yu is level nine? Su Mu is already level 13! Where is your level nine guy now?"

The cable that Daxia had merged with was now also in an uproar.

"They won! They actually beat Japan!"

"I still can't believe it. We were the ones who were crushed by them before, and now someone from the Great Xia has actually defeated them."

"Who exactly is Su Mu?"

"It must be a prodigy who emerged from their own group. Level 13... The highest we've reached on our line is only level 8. That's half the level."

"If we had someone like Su Mu before, we wouldn't have been beaten so badly by Japan."

Some people felt a pang of envy: "Who knows if he got there entirely because of the resources from that line? We on the previous line were just unlucky."

But the sound was quickly silenced.

"Stop being so sour. We've had our challenge resources stolen by the Japanese, so we know how frustrating it is to be blocked and defeated by them. Su Mu winning back is a way of avenging us."

"Exactly, and the opponent is Japan, so I'll be happy no matter how we win."

"Don't talk about luck. If level 13 is about luck, then what are we anyway?"

The Sakura National Cableway, at this moment, seemed to have been muted.

When that announcement popped up, everyone who had been chatting and celebrating their victory in the channel fell silent.

A few seconds later, people started sending messages.

"That's impossible."

"The Great Xia people won? We lost? How could this be?"

"Cheating! They must be cheating! How could anyone reach level 13? Ishikawa-kun is only level 9, and the highest level on our entire cable line is only level 9. How could they have someone at level 13?!"

"I don't believe it. The challenge rules state that you win once you reach level 13, but there's no way anyone could have already reached that level. There must be a system error."

"Look closely at the announcement. It doesn't say 'level requirement met,' it says 'experience meets challenge victory conditions.' This means he's not level 13!"

This discovery has excited the people of Japan even more.

"That's right! The announcement said 'Experience satisfied,' not 'Level'! So Su Mu isn't level 13; he took a different path!"

"What other path? Does this mean the challenge can bypass the level requirements and win directly? Is this a bug? We want to appeal!"

"If it truly is a vulnerability, then this challenge doesn't count! We demand a reassessment!"

"Su Mu is too cunning! He must be exploiting a system vulnerability!"

They were in a frenzy, as if they had grasped at a straw.

Someone in the US, unable to stand it any longer, coldly interjected, "A loss is a loss. Even if he won using other methods, it was within the rules. The system didn't invalidate it, so why are you all making such a fuss?"

"Besides, if Su Mu can exploit loopholes in the rules, why can't you? Losing to a strongman recognized by the system is not unjust."

The people from Japan didn't buy it at all and continued to shout in the channel.

Just then, a message from the 886 cable came in like a knife.

Are you looking for your level nine student?

A photo was attached to the message.

In the darkness of night, corpses lay scattered haphazardly on the sandy ground.