Chang Siyao was a bit confused. These soldiers who had undergone strict training—wasn't their reaction a little too abnormal?
He himself had said Wushuang came, and he had seen that. Then what kind of identity could make a well-trained soldier act so abnormal in public?
The officer kept saying "you" for a long time but never said Jiang Kai's name.
Jiang Kai was suffocating on his behalf.
After a long time, the officer finally came back to his senses. His eyes stared dead at Jiang Kai, that sharp gaze almost pierced through Jiang Kai's mask.
"Didn't expect you to actually dare come. Do you know how many people want to strangle you right now?"
Jiang Kai helplessly said, "Bro, I didn't do it on purpose. Who knew it would turn out like this?"
The officer sighed, then looked at Chang Siyao and Jiang Kai, saying, "You two wait here a moment, I'll go report."
This time, the reporting took longer than usual. Jiang Kai and Chang Siyao waited over ten minutes, and the officer still didn't return.
Just at that moment, someone suddenly rushed out from the surrounding crowd.
As he walked, he loudly shouted back at the surrounding onlookers, "Aiya aiya, brothers and sisters, I really can't believe it! Guess who this masked person is?"
Because someone applied to enter the Endless Abyss earlier, it had already drawn the attention of the crowd. Now with this person appearing, nearly everyone's attention shifted to him.
"Him!" That person walked up to Jiang Kai, pointing at his face. "He is Jiang Kai!"
As soon as he said this, the scene immediately erupted.
"What? He's Jiang Kai? No way, wasn't it said Jiang Kai was forced offline and didn't dare to log in again?"
"He's really Jiang Kai?"
Chang Siyao instinctively took half a step back, staring shocked at the person beside him.
Isn't that Xiao Ruan, Ruan Yu?
Jiang Kai frowned slightly, looking at the person who came. He was already wearing a mask, and this person still recognized him? The key was—he didn't even know this guy!
That person turned his head slightly, showing a smug expression, "Hey, Jiang Kai, you didn't wear a mask during the gambling competition. Why wear one now? Weren't you super arrogant? What now, afraid of being cursed by thousands and spat on by ten thousand?!"
"Jiang Kai, if you have guts, take off the mask!"
Jiang Kai furrowed his brows.
That military bro still hadn't come back...
"Take off the mask!" That person became more aggressive. "Let everyone see whether you're that sinner who doomed all of Huaxia!"
"Tribulation difficulty? Who gave you the right to choose the difficulty for tens of millions of Huaxia compatriots? Did the military authorize you? What gave you the qualification to obtain the Huaxia National Soul status?"
"The words 'National Soul'—how could a mere Jiang Kai bear them?!"
"If not for you, would we be mocked by foreigners as weak and useless, called East Asian sick men! Jiang Kai, take off your mask!"
With that impassioned speech, the man successfully riled up the entire crowd.
"Yeah! Take off the mask! If you're not Jiang Kai, what are you afraid of?"
Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at the man. "Friend, who are you?"
"Who I am doesn't matter! I'm not like some people who don't dare show their true face! Don't change the subject, take off the mask!"
Almost everyone on-site was shouting now—
"Take off the mask! Take off the mask! Take off the mask!"
At that moment, Jiang Kai seemed completely isolated.
"If you still don't dare take it off, that already proves—you are Jiang Kai!" That person shouted at him, spitting everywhere.
"Brothers, if not for the tribulation difficulty, would Huaxia have to suffer so much shame, be mocked by players from other countries?" That person continued inciting the crowd. "And look at Jiang Kai—he doesn't care at all!"
"Remember the system prompt? Reach 200,000 square kilometers to inherit the National Soul—he just didn't want to trigger the Huaxia National Soul state, purposely making things harder for us!"
"You traitor! Despicable scum, to protect your own interests, you harmed everyone's benefit! You don't deserve to be Huaxia!"
The crowd, suppressed for too long, erupted completely.
"Jiang Kai, so this was your sneaky little plan—you disgrace!"
"And you still call yourself Huaxia? Screw that, even if this is in Huaxia City, I'll kill you myself!"
"Backstabbing bastard—are you a foreign spy?!"
"Kill him!"
Even Chang Siyao now glared at Jiang Kai in anger. "Wow, so you lied to me! If I'd known you were Jiang Kai, I'd have taught you a lesson already!"
The crowd was in chaos. The army guarding the Endless Abyss had no choice but to stop the emotionally-charged crowd.
Jiang Kai looked at the man in front of him.
This man was adding fuel to the fire, deliberately confusing right and wrong, inciting the crowd—he was definitely not an ordinary civilian.
And when this guy shouted, others below responded immediately—it felt more like a conspiracy.
Facing the fury of tens of thousands, Jiang Kai snorted coldly, and said to the instigator with a frosty tone, "You're from the Huang family?"
"I..." That person was also stunned. Jiang Kai shouldn't have seen him before—how could he know?
Jiang Kai sneered, "You don't need to answer. Go tell your master—my grudge with the Huang family was mostly over, but now I fully understand—dogs just can't stop eating shit!"
After that, Jiang Kai turned to the enraged crowd. He raised his hand, placing it on his own mask.
When people saw Jiang Kai's movement, they couldn't help but go quiet.
Jiang Kai said calmly, "You all want to see who I am? Fine. I'll show you who I am!"
Crack!
Jiang Kai crushed the mask with one hand.
When his face was revealed, many people instantly shouted excitedly, "He really is Jiang Kai!"
Before anyone could react, Jiang Kai suddenly stepped back, turned and stepped onto the side of the Dragon Ranking. Then using that as leverage, he kicked off and stepped onto the side wall of the Heaven Ranking. After several back-and-forths, he stood on top of the Heaven Ranking.
Looking down at the people below, Jiang Kai shouted angrily—
"I, Jiang Kai, act with a clear conscience. You call me a traitor, a Han collaborator. Let me ask you—if that's true, why would the military speak out in my defense?"
"I admit, I drew the tribulation-level difficulty. But something like probability—who can guarantee the result?"
"The National Soul of Huaxia was bestowed on me—not by my will. At that time, I was the first in the world to discover the hidden goddess ruins. I didn't even know there was such a thing as a National Soul, let alone a 200,000 square kilometer secret realm. You all only got the system notification after the secret realm opened, didn't you? How could it be said I selfishly harmed others?"
Jiang Kai's words left everyone speechless.
As the one directly involved, his words were the most credible.
That troublemaker saw the scene was getting back under Jiang Kai's control and shouted again, "Jiang Kai, stop dodging blame! Because of you, Huaxia couldn't clear the Endless Abyss and got mocked worldwide—that's a fact! I don't care what you did—you humiliated all Huaxia players, and that's your fault!"
Sure enough, after some more incitement, the crowd grew restless again.
"That's right! A fact is a fact! Whether or not you meant it, you caused this serious consequence!"
"We were all called East Asian sick men! Other countries will surpass us! Jiang Kai, your crimes are unforgivable!"
Seeing the crowd getting agitated again, Jiang Kai suddenly burst out laughing.
"Hahahahaha! What a joke! Who said Huaxia has no one?"
"Huaxia has countless talented people. They just didn't make it back in time. How could those tiny nations judge us?"
"The Endless Abyss has six difficulty levels—Easy, Balanced, Burdened, Hell, Heaven's Chosen, and the hidden Tribulation level. At the time, I didn't know any of these difficulties, nor did I get a choice. But if I had to choose—"
"I, Jiang Kai, would definitely choose... Tribulation!"
Whoosh! The audience erupted again.
Jiang Kai ignored them. With a faint smile on his lips, he shouted with a booming voice—
"If you say that around the world, someone can pass Easy, someone can pass Balanced, someone can pass Burdened, Hell, Heaven's Chosen—that's nothing strange."
"But if we're talking about who can pass Tribulation—then let every other country hear me loud and clear."
"Only my Huaxia!"
"Since I came today—it is to challenge the Endless Abyss! I, Jiang Kai, say this now—"
"Today, atop the Heaven Ranking, the name of Huaxia shall be carved!"
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