The Reactions of the Crowd

"...It was too late to cut off the livestream halfway. Gao Changze tried to cover it up with some outlandish jokes, but it seemed useless as the message had already spread across the internet."

"We called you immediately after cutting off the livestream."

The avatars gathered around the phone exchanged glances, and the room fell into silence.

After a long while, the guardian avatar casually brushed it off with a "it's fine" before hanging up the phone.

Now was the time for fantasy, before discussing merits and rewarding the great contributors.

Since everyone present was just different versions of "himself," the avatars were much more uninhibited compared to the original who had to maintain his expert image, and they didn't hold back in mocking themselves.

"What an absolutely amazing teammate!"

"Is there a possibility that the original is just too weak? If he had been locked up earlier, this would have ended sooner."

"I disagree... you can say he's weak now, but if you say he was weak in the past, I'll have to fight you."

"If you don't attack him, I'm going to attack you."

"Boring, I want to see blood."

"Having fun watching ourselves, aren't we?"

It was all just trash talk in the end. After the avatars vented their surging emotions, they noticed one sneaky fellow quietly scrolling through his phone.

Sensing everyone's gaze, the guardian avatar glanced up at them and casually began reading comments aloud, but they knew themselves best. Amid a chorus of boos, they opened their computers to watch along.

[So world destruction isn't just in manga after all. No wonder nobody figured out where the monsters came from all these years]

[This whole thing has me confused, it's too weird]

[What nonsense... I'm stupid, but I'll believe it for now]

[Honestly, Qi Yuan isn't some marketing account that needs to chase views. World almost ending sounds ridiculous, but considering recent events, I believe it]

Perfect, they've ruled out the correct answer first.

Rather than whether netizens believed the world almost ended, the avatars were more interested in how people imagined the Shared Operator.

[Now that the Shared Operator's identity is revealed, what do you all think?]

[Am I on a judging panel or something.jpg]

[Compared to the Stolen Operator, not destroying the world with one punch is already being nice to us]

[If the Shared Operator is so powerful, can they send me 50 bucks?]

Besides some who were waiting to see how things played out, most were just there for entertainment. These drama-loving netizens enjoyed that moment of uncertainty between truth and fiction, validating their views by digging up past events. Once something was confirmed, there wasn't much left to discuss.

[I looked back, and it seems Qi Yuan disappeared after the mysterious organization was discovered]

[Mysterious organization? (smirking emoji) No, it's the Reincarnation Squad]

[I believe it, look at his background, might as well have 'chosen one' written on his face]

[Look at his face again, isn't it already written there?]

[Is no one going to discuss Wei Zhiming? Will those victims ever get justice?]

Many people replied to that last comment.

[Be bold, that **** deserves what's coming]

[Not to be a downer, but with the Masked Man around, unless the Reincarnation Squad steps in, no one can touch him]

[The guy above isn't just throwing cold water, he's throwing hail]

[You forgot the investigator knows Qi Yuan, get ready to pop the champagne]

[Serves him right!]

Damn, they almost forgot about that old bidding.

One avatar immediately stood up and headed out to silence him, better to let him drop his gold coins than risk having the switch exposed.

Overall, the avatars hadn't seen any negative comments about the Shared Operator yet, perhaps people were hesitant to post them, or maybe they were posted and deleted after discussion.

After all, with examples online of the original killing monsters through the internet, no keyboard warrior dared to challenge him.

Unlike the netizens' playful attitude, various national leaders quickly called meetings to discuss countermeasures and prevent possible future incidents.

A world community of shared future - what a terrible phrase.

Although they had previously speculated about the term "Shared Operator," having their ominous predictions become reality was still hard to accept.

However, reason told them there was a good chance this was real.

In the meeting, someone shouted "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! This is Dragon Country's conspiracy!" As arguments broke out, someone slammed the table and angrily roared.

"Stop arguing about pointless things! Tell me what benefit would there be in creating such a hoax?"

This question left everyone speechless, as they all knew Dragon Country wasn't joking.

But if there was a solution, why would they be discussing the person who caused the problem? Isn't it either solve the problem or eliminate the person causing it?

What could they discuss after some hothead who thought they saw through everything laid it all out?

What kind of power did Qi Yuan have? As a Shared Operator, he could cross the world in minutes and save it single-handedly.

Their strongest ability users were only SS-level/S-level - could they fight him?

They couldn't! They simply didn't have that capability!

Their strongest fighters all indicated there was nothing to discuss - they couldn't win and needed to retreat.

Any decently powerful person had participated in the Battle of Duoheluo, where they could only observe from the sidelines during the SSS-level fights. And that was with both sides holding back.

These people had completely transcended human limits.

Asking them to resist a Shared Operator stronger than SSS-level ability users - they really wanted to grab those leaders' heads and let them experience what it felt like to "face" the Stolen Operator.

...

In an abandoned factory,

After hearing Luo Bu's report, the Ancient God Cult elder nearly tore his beard out, suspecting his ears had problems. He quickly left that aged body and asked Luo Bu to report again.

After Luo Bu repeated his report, the elder fell into deep thought.

When chaos elements were first extracted, they never imagined it would lead to world collapse.

A dying relative? Two incompatible substances? A paradise of eternal spring?

Just add chaos elements to disrupt the rules, and many impossible things became possible.

The overused chaos elements eventually backfired on them, though ironically, it was also because of these elements that they could survive in the world's crevices.

Their people didn't want to live in the barren crevices, and the relocation plan was quickly approved. They chose a world without high-level combat power.

Now, this Stolen Operator appeared out of nowhere, claiming he created the monsters.

The elder couldn't make sense of it.

He wouldn't care about the words of some nobody, but who was the Stolen Operator?

A terrifying existence that could easily pierce through world barriers.

If their tribe had such power, why would they have waited decades?

Yet such a powerful being's subordinate openly lied, taking credit for what their tribe had done.

No, that's not right!

Such a terrifying existence - every move could stir up storms. There must be some purpose behind this, but he hadn't yet grasped the deeper meaning...