World’s End: My Keyword is One More Than Others

"One hundred people?" Upon hearing from Nan Youlong about the new rules set by Pan-Universal Entertainment Company, Du Ge let out a light chuckle, his eyes filled with mockery.

To limit him, Pan-Universal Entertainment really would stop at nothing...

"Yes, one hundred people." Nan Youlong nodded, handing Du Ge a stack of documents. "These are elites selected from across the country. Do you want to pick anyone from here?"

"No need, you guys handle it." Du Ge said nonchalantly, "Once you've picked the people and set the tactics, I'll meet with them and agree on a few new codes."

Due to the rotational examination system, Gao Ming and the others were destined to go to the battlefield.

With over thirty old comrades who had been on the Alien Star Battlefield, it was enough. Du Ge didn't care much about these new recruits.

Pan-Universal Entertainment Company changing the rules again was likely to prevent them from forming alliances. Last time, out of three hundred people, only a little over thirty survived. Based on that ratio, it would be good if ten survived this time.

Moreover, assuming half of them are eliminated in the initial body possession phase, the remaining fifty would be scattered across a planet, making encounters rare.

If he could unite with two or three people, that would be quite good.

As long as no one had the chance to form alliances, two or three people working together would be enough.

...

"Are you scared?"

Before entering the base of Pan-Universal Entertainment, Du Ge asked Gao Ming and the others beside him.

These thirty-odd people had lived and died with him, coming down from the Alien Star Battlefield. In theory, they were already his core team.

In the two months since they came back from the Alien Star Battlefield, apart from Du Ge being busy with political propaganda, the others had been watching replays of the Alien Star Battlefield to accumulate more experience.

Before going to the battlefield, the group finally gathered together and discussed tactics for three days.

Rather than tactics, it was more like agreeing on codes.

The Alien Star Battlefield was so unpredictable that they didn't even know the battlefield background. Any tactics were redundant. The most reliable tactic was to gather everyone towards Du Ge once he developed.

"Scared of what!" Gao Ming said, "If you die, you die. Living on Qi Yuan Star is nothing compared to the thrill of being with Uncle Du on the Alien Star Battlefield."

"Exactly." Yin Erchuan (Feng Zhong) nodded, "This time, no matter what keywords I get, I'll develop them in a useful direction and not drag Du Ge down again."

"Me too." Yu Xia (Wang San) said blankly.

Unlike in the simulation field, the real Yu Xia was a quiet girl who rarely communicated with anyone outside her circle. Only when she occasionally looked at Du Ge did her eyes sparkle.

"Du Ge, you won't just favor your old comrades and ignore us newbies, right?" A newly joined young man squeezed in front of Du Ge with a smile.

His name was Xing Mo, a third-year student from a civilian academy and a die-hard fan of Du Ge.

Although older than Du Ge, he always called him "Du Ge" and had been trying to get close to him since they met, just to say a few more words. He was a very calculating young man.

"No, on the battlefield, we are comrades fighting side by side. Only by working together can we win the final victory." Du Ge said righteously, "Xiao Mo, on the battlefield, who knows what keywords you'll get. I might need your help!"

"I believe in you, Du Ge. No matter what keywords you get, you can turn them into something amazing." Xing Mo said with admiration in his eyes.

"Thanks for the kind words." Du Ge smiled, "Everyone, let's do our best. Let's try to have more people survive this Alien Star Battlefield."

"Yes, survive." Everyone laughed and encouraged each other, each believing they would be the luckiest one, completely forgetting the brutality of the Alien Star Battlefield.

...

As Du Ge expected, upon entering the Alien Star Battlefield, Bai Long only warned him once again not to use the same water-based magic as the last time and then sent him back to his room, not paying any attention to his mental power increase.

This showed that, in the eyes of Pan-Universal Entertainment Company, mental power, which was extremely important to Alien Star warriors and could greatly enhance their strength, was considered insignificant...

Du Ge used his own methods to painstakingly search for ways to defeat Bai Long.

Some of his attempts might have seemed laughable, but Du Ge believed that one day, he would overturn the mountain pressing down on him and gain true freedom.

...

Lying in the launch pod, as the countdown ended, Du Ge opened his eyes again to find himself in a stranger's body.

A foul stench assaulted his nostrils first, followed by the sight of a filthy environment.

This was a sturdy cell.

The floor was covered with uneven, discolored bricks.

In the corners were piles of human excrement, the source of the stench. The harsh environment made Du Ge forget to check his personal interface.

A prisoner?

Memories of the prisoner flooded Du Ge's mind.

The person he possessed was named Holly Arlaus, the son of a viscount. Before imprisonment, he was considered a noble.

But this guy was a complete scumbag, arrogant and abusive towards his family's servants, treating commoners' lives as worthless.

Of course, in this world, most nobles didn't care about commoners.

But this guy was particularly cruel, often torturing commoners for fun.

Many were maimed or even killed by him...

Because of his noble status and viscount father, no one pursued his crimes against commoners, and he lived comfortably.

But he was not only bad but also stupid. At a noble ball, drunk, he insulted Xima Lynch, the beloved daughter of Grand Duke Lynch, a genius magic girl, and the fiancée of Prince Nelson, the heir to the Lucerne Kingdom.

This caused a huge disaster.

Not only was his father's title and territory compensated to Grand Duke Lynch, but all his relatives were exiled, and he was sentenced to death by beheading.

Tomorrow was his execution day, with Grand Duke Lynch personally overseeing it.

Using a guillotine instead of hanging was the last bit of dignity preserved for his noble status.

Who knew why the noble privilege was beheading instead of hanging?

On Earth, hanging was the privilege for nobles, leaving a complete corpse.

...

What a scumbag!

Was he set up?

The first thought in Du Ge's mind was this, but Holly's memories of that night were fuzzy, leaving only white... soft... screams...

He didn't even know if he had touched Xima Lynch.

Finding useful clues from Holly's mind was impossible.

Given his drunken state, Du Ge doubted he did anything...

Whether he could even get it up was questionable!

Moreover, Holly was not a temperate person; his body was already drained, while Xima Lynch was a recognized genius magic girl.

It was hard to imagine she wouldn't have defensive magic items.

In short, this inexplicable assault was full of doubts, and even a knee-jerk analysis could reveal the flaws.

However, even if he found the doubts, Du Ge didn't plan to overturn the case.

A case with so many doubts still being quickly settled likely involved many hidden agendas.

If he tried to overturn it, he might die before reaching the guillotine. There were no righteous judges upholding justice in this world.

Besides, this scumbag deserved to die. If someone used him to achieve some purpose, it was just waste utilization.

His death was a relief for everyone...

But Holly's current situation was very unfavorable for Du Ge, who had crossed into his body.

Betrayed by everyone, facing execution tomorrow, and having offended all the kingdom's nobles, this was a disastrous start, worse than the last simulation field...

Damn it!

Du Ge suspected that being put into such a body was Pan-Universal Entertainment's doing, just like last time when they threw him into the forest, starting him ten days behind others, deliberately to frustrate him.

After organizing his memories, Du Ge looked at his personal interface:

Name: Du Ge;

ID: 48699527;

Mental Power: 2053800;

Current Rank: 351/373;

Session Keywords: Integrity;

Session Keywords: Division;

Advanced Skills: None;

Derived Items: None;