World-saving Plan: The Only Savior
Chapter 416 - 300 Dream within a Dream within a Dream within a Dream

Chapter 416: Chapter 300 Dream within a Dream within a Dream within a Dream

With the arrival of this person, the surrounding crowd quickly cleared a path.

Standing at 1.9 meters tall, his muscles bulged prominently, and despite the cooling weather, he was clad in only a thin tank top.

He pushed through the crowd and stepped into the ring, casting an unfriendly gaze upon Pei Laoliu.

"Master Pei, I presume? I must say, you’ve gathered quite the troupe of actors, but with my presence here today, it seems your luck has run out. I’ve had enough of you charlatans flaunting and deceiving. Today, I’ll expose you in front of everyone!"

Pei Laoliu, who had been looking down at his hands, suddenly heard someone talking to him and couldn’t help but look up at the stranger.

"You... who are you?"

Master Liu, upon encountering this unexpected, Zhang Fei-like muscular man glaring at him, felt a subconscious tremor of fear, and his tone of voice weakened a bit.

Seeing his reaction, the man’s face revealed an ’I thought as much’ expression and he said:

"Haha, it seems you’re just as I imagined. You knew the people from before, but now, seeing a stranger’s face has made you nervous, hasn’t it?"

As he spoke, he moved a few steps closer.

"Let me guess, your next move will be to say that you’re afraid of hurting me, so you won’t strike at me? Or perhaps you’ll claim that you’ve exceeded your limit of physical exertion for the day and avoid the fight altogether?"

Pei Laoliu was completely dumbfounded—what in the world was this man rambling about?

The muscular man had already walked up close to Master Liu, and, from a height, said:

"Later on, I’ll give you a warning before I punch towards your face. Now that I’ve told you the time and the place, don’t go searching for excuses about me launching a surprise attack or you not being ready."

The onlookers, witnessing the scene, burst into shouts of approval; it seemed the muscular man had voiced exactly what they had been thinking.

There was no helping it—the so-called masters on the internet have been challenged before.

But every time, these people would come up with all sorts of excuses and continue parading around as martial arts experts, treating everyone like fools.

At this point, a different voice emerged from the crowd.

Just as the surrounding chatter quietened, a murmur rose, catching everyone’s attention.

"Psh, you say they’re all actors, but how can you be sure you’re not an actor yourself?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the nearby crowd turned to look.

The speaker was a skinny man whose expression turned somewhat sheepish as he saw everyone looking at him.

The muscular man in front had naturally heard his words and immediately turned his head, glaring fiercely at the man behind him.

The skinny man, seeing this, shrank his neck back, not daring to speak further.

The muscular man sneered contemptuously at him, then turned back around, fixing his eyes on Pei Laoliu and said:

"So, Master Pei, I’m going to start now. Get ready to take my punch, and don’t accuse me of a sneak attack afterward."

As he spoke, he lifted his fist, shouting at the same time, "Brace yourself!"

Master Liu had thought about fleeing, but the other man had been talking nonstop, not giving him any chance to refuse—an execution as seamless as a flowing stream, clearly intent on beating him up.

The sandbag-sized fist fell, shooting straight towards Pei Laoliu’s face.

Then...

"Ah!"

A scream rang out, and a figure flew backward, crashing into the crowd of onlookers.

Everyone took a closer look and saw that the man, who resembled Zhang Fei in stature, was now lying on the ground just like the ones before him, spread-eagled. Beneath him, two unlucky fellows who had failed to get out of the way were pinned down.

"You, you, you..."

The giant’s arm was swollen with pain, and he looked towards Pei Laoliu with eyes full of shock and horror.

All went quiet, and the looks they gave Master Liu began to grow increasingly strange.

After what seemed like an eternity, someone finally broke the silence.

"I give up..."

No sooner had he spoken than the others seemed to snap out of their daze, and the venue erupted into noisy chatter as everyone began to discuss fervently.

The live stream room also fell into a brief silence, before comments started to flood the chat.

"Honestly, I almost believed it. I naively thought this guy had come to stand up for what’s right, but in the end... well, you have to hand it to Master Pei’s crew, how many of you there are actually plants? Why don’t you all just step forward and show yourselves."

"I initially thought Master Pei was only at the third stage, but it turns out he’s reached the fifth stage. A Master is indeed a Master, truly beyond the easy comprehension of ordinary folks like us."

"Impressive! Truly impressive, this scene has given me a feeling like watching ’Inception’, a dream within a dream within a dream within a dream! I concede, I’m impressed!"

"Scoundrel! With your rugged and bold appearance, I thought you were a man of integrity, but you ended up just like them, all a pack of rats!"

"..."

Pei Laoliu didn’t feel like talking at that moment, regardless of whether those people were staging accidents or whatever their reasons were, he had become somewhat numb.

Even if someone told him that a group of people would soon jump out and fall to his hand, he wouldn’t be surprised anymore.

In a corner of the crowd, a group of young students were also recording the scene, except their live stream had significantly fewer viewers than the Taoist group.

These students were from a nearby sports school, each of them tall and strongly built. They had come to see a staged fight, but instead, they witnessed this dramatic scene.

Now they were discussing among themselves, and the topic was, naturally, about Master Pei. However, they all agreed on one thing: Master Pei’s crew was simply too awesome.

"Broadcaster, why don’t you also go up and try? Those people are all actors acting together, but I believe in you, you can definitely prove that this Master Pei is fake."

"Exactly, broadcaster, it’s time to gain followers, seize the opportunity and ride the wave!"

Seeing the comments from the viewers, the broadcasting student mentioned it to his classmates, and they began discussing the feasibility of the idea.

In just a few moments, they made a decision: they would enter the fray for some excitement.

These students, all male from the sports school and at an age where they enjoyed joining in the excitement, egged each other on without much consideration, and quickly volunteered a classmate to step forward for the challenge.

The one who was pushed forward initially tried to run back a few times, but his classmates refused to let him retreat. Since he had already stepped out, he felt too embarrassed to force his way back through the crowd.

"Um... I study Sandboxing at our school... do you think I could..."

Compared to the others before him, this student appeared quite green and tentative, speaking hesitantly and hardly daring to raise his voice.