I Am Not the God of Drama

Underground Predicament

Thud— Thud— Thud...

The light of the spotlights lit up above the Stage. A figure draped in the great crimson theatrical robe opened his eyes under the gaze of everyone.

"Is it finally time to use it..."

Chen Ling didn't hesitate. He tapped his finger lightly on the screen,

And a familiar table appeared out of thin air behind him.

"Congratulations on completing the play, 'Rhapsody of Fate'."

"Highest Audience Expectation Value for this play: 91%"

"You have obtained one designated Gacha draw right."

"After using it, you can designate a specific character from among all the characters that appeared in this play and randomly draw an ability from them. The probability of drawing a rare skill is related to the overall Audience Expectation Value of this play."

After escaping from the Wuji Domain, Chen Ling hadn't used the Gacha draw for the new play. According to his thinking, the accumulated Expectation Value this time was very high. If he confirmed the target for the draw, there was a high probability of drawing a very high-tier skill... A crucial trump card had to be saved until the crucial moment to be used.

And right now was the "crucial moment" to use this trump card.

Chen Ling picked up the pen and, stroke by stroke, wrote down a name on the paper:

—Lu Xun.

...

Underground shelter.

Rumble—

Continuous rumbling came from above the shelter. Fine sand and gravel constantly fell onto the crowd. The earth seemed to be shaken by some kind of existence, and cries of terror rose one after another.

"What happened?" Chu Changqing asked with a frown.

"I don't know, but this doesn't sound like a nuclear strike." Su Zhiwei hesitated for a moment, but still said, "Instead, it feels like... some kind of living creature is shaking the earth?"

"A living creature? What kind of living creature could be this big?"

Chu Changqing had studied biology for so many years and had never heard of any species on Earth that could shake a shelter through such thick soil. Even dinosaurs from ancient times couldn't possibly do it.

Just then, Lu Xun's solemn voice sounded in their ears:

"Something has broken through my starlight and is approaching here."

The two were startled.

The next second, an entrance in a corner of the shelter suddenly exploded!

Amidst the screams of the surrounding crowd, a root that looked like a flesh-and-blood snake slowly poked out from the soil and gravel. It seemed to possess self-awareness, the tiny tentacles at its end looking around in the air as if wondering about something.

It was called a root, but it was even thicker than three adult men's thighs tied together. Moreover, the writhing flesh on its surface was constantly breathing. No matter how one looked at it, it didn't seem like a species from Earth. Just one glance was enough to make someone's soul fly away and spirit scatter in fear!

Piercing screams rang out one after another. Everyone in that area fled backward like mad. The already cramped space instantly became crowded. The people in the back were completely pushed and shoved along, and the scene descended into chaos.

Faced with the densely packed flesh-and-blood nutrients before it, the root quickly trembled with ecstasy, and then rapidly charged toward a girl with a walking stick who was closest to it!

The girl was leaning on her walking stick with both hands, her mobility already inconvenient. Coupled with the crowded people around her, she became the primary target... However, the next moment, shouts rang out from the side!

"Xiaoyu!!"

"Sister Yu!! Watch out!!"

Pao Ge charged out of the crowd without hesitation and pulled the deathly pale Xiaoyu into a hug.

The rest of the brothers also gritted their teeth and squeezed out of the crowd, wanting to help, but also afraid. The group could only huddle together, awkwardly assuming combat postures to face the bizarre flesh-and-blood root together.

Seeing even more nutrients gathering, the root became even more ecstatic. With a whoosh, it swept out like lightning, charging toward Pao Ge at the very front!

Pao Ge was frightened out of his wits, but he still gritted his teeth and swung a punch with all his might...

Bang—!!

The flesh-and-blood root exploded with a loud bang in the air.

Writhing remnants of meat chunks fell all over the ground, and an inexplicable stench permeated the air... Pao Ge kept his eyes squeezed shut. Only after a long while did he tremblingly open his eyes. Seeing the scene before him, he froze in place for a moment.

He saw a woman wearing a white martial arts suit standing in front of him, having arrived at some unknown time. One of her fists was hovering in mid-air—she was precisely the culprit who had just blown up the root... Despite being so close to the exploded flesh-and-blood root, there wasn't the slightest trace of blood on her. Her white clothes were spotless.

"Are you alright?" Su Zhiwei looked back at the crowd.

"F... Fine." Pao Ge stared blankly at the woman who had shattered the monster with one punch, as if in a dream. "You are..."

Just as Su Zhiwei was about to say something, rustling sounds came from the wall on the other side.

Boom, boom, boom—

Amidst waves of screams, more and more roots drilled out from the soil. They were like ferocious beasts that had starved for days, greedily pouncing toward the crowd!

Su Zhiwei gave a cold snort. Her figure was like a streak of white lightning as she whistled toward those roots!

"What are these things???"

Seeing these Calamities, Chu Changqing immediately thought of those mysterious monsters they had encountered in Shennongjia. Even after so long, those species he had never seen before still left a profound impression on him... But the monsters before him were clearly fiercer and more bizarre than last time.

Lu Xun's eyes stared intently at the starlight overhead, beads of sweat sliding down his cheeks...

"My Spiritual Power is insufficient... I can't hold on much longer." Lu Xun spoke hoarsely. "They're about to break in."

"What are they??"

"Shouldn't we be asking you that? You're the cell biology expert."

"I..." Chu Changqing instantly felt somewhat ashamed. He hesitated, wanting to say something more, when Su Zhiwei's shout came from the side:

"Chu Changqing! What are you standing there for? Come help!!"

As Lu Xun's Spiritual Power was rapidly consumed, more and more Calamities drilled into the shelter. No matter how good Su Zhiwei was at fighting, she couldn't parry so many roots on her own. Right now, Lu Xun was using starlight to protect the shelter, and Yang Xiao was unconscious. The only one who could help her share the burden was Chu Changqing.

"But I..."

The figures of those cruel spiders flashed across Chu Changqing's mind. The scene of them torturing and killing the two university students last time still made Chu Changqing's heart tremble to this day.

"Chu Changqing, I can't hold on much longer." Lu Xun bore a tremendous pressure, but he still kept his tone as calm as possible. "Right now, only you can step up... I believe you can do it."

Chu Changqing looked at the struggling Lu Xun, then at Su Zhiwei who was surrounded by roots, and viciously gritted his teeth!

"I'll try... I'll try!"

His gaze swept around, seemingly looking for usable materials. But there were only humans in the shelter; he couldn't even find an ant in the short term... He didn't dare to perform human experimentation. With his current state, he simply couldn't control his abilities well.

Chu Changqing was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Just then, the corpse of half a root that Su Zhiwei had blown up appeared before his eyes.