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

Pei Ma'er’s death brought everyone back to their senses.

The imperial teacher quickly lifted his head from between his legs, pretending it wasn’t him who had just bitten Kun. Sometimes, being flexible isn’t always a good thing; this was his second social death. However, he was relieved to find he wasn’t the only one.

Cao Lin slowly lowered his leg, casting a grateful glance at Ge Zong, feeling immensely fortunate for his skill. If not for it, he might have killed the imperial teacher with one slash, a sin he could never atone for in this lifetime.

As soon as Yunyao regained consciousness, she quickly turned to look at the city wall, smacking her lips. Damn, that indiscriminate attack skill was terrifying. As expected, Du Ge was the reliable one...

...

On the city wall.

Du Ge also regained consciousness. He stared at Pei Ma'er’s corpse for a moment, then turned his gaze to the young man with a broken leg, who was scared out of his wits.

Thud!

The young man with a broken leg fell to his knees. "Leng Shi, I can help you. My plague can create chaos in other countries, speeding up your unification process..."

Du Ge struck his head with a cane, sending him to follow Pei Ma'er’s fate. Dying in sweet desire was the last bit of happiness he could give him.

After killing the young man, Du Ge quickly flew into the air, surveying the surroundings before chasing in one direction.

Moments later.

He returned with a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, trembling and muttering, "Don’t kill me, don’t kill me. My skill is simulation; it can let the team rehearse battles with the enemy in advance. The damage caused in the simulation won’t disappear. My skill is very useful for understanding the enemy’s abilities..."

Simulation?

Everyone’s eyes focused on him, and the strange phenomena that had just occurred suddenly made sense.

Damn!

This skill is a team battle artifact!

Du Ge smiled kindly, "Don’t be nervous. What’s your name?"

"Huang Liang," the boy replied.

"Which planet are you from?" Du Ge asked again.

"Ziyin Planet," the boy hesitated, then looked up at Du Ge and revealed his planet’s name.

"Join me, and I’ll guarantee you a spot in the top ten," Du Ge generously patted his shoulder, inviting him.

"...," Huang Liang.

"He’s Wang Chong from the last planet, the one who voluntarily shared resources. You can trust him. I’m from Valley God Planet," Wu Chang vouched for Du Ge.

After a moment of hesitation, Huang Liang’s gaze swept across everyone’s faces, then he nodded, "Alright."

He was already a coward, and after witnessing Du Ge and the others’ combat prowess, he was scared out of his wits. Now that he had a chance to survive, how could he not agree? Living one more day was better than dying now. As for Du Ge’s promise of a top ten spot, he didn’t take it seriously at all.

"Huang Liang, does your skill erase memories?" Du Ge asked.

"It can only be used once a day. During the simulation, damage will be retained, but the enemy’s memory will be erased," Huang Liang forced a flattering smile, revealing the pros and cons of his skill without reservation.

It truly was a team battle artifact. But it wasn’t very friendly to individuals. The limitation of testing once a day and leaving traces was enough to expose him. As long as the opponent became vigilant, it wouldn’t make a difference; simulation wasn’t omnipotent...

"Du Ge, how did you accurately kill Pei Ma'er?" Gao Ming asked, voicing his confusion.

Du Ge glanced at Gao Ming and threw his coat over her. Although Yunyao’s inner self was male, and no one would react to her, it was inappropriate for a young girl to stand naked among everyone. Huang Liang, who didn’t know her background, had already glanced at her several times.

Gao Ming chuckled and draped Du Ge’s coat over herself, "I almost forgot I’m a woman."

Du Ge sighed, then looked at Huang Liang, "Because of him."

"Him?"

"Me?" Huang Liang’s eyes widened.

"Earlier, I knew we had lost part of our memory and that Wei Jiuchou’s group had eight people," Du Ge explained, "But only seven were fighting you. So, after they were killed, I kept searching for the last person to prevent a sneak attack. Then, I locked onto Pei Ma'er on the city wall..."

Du Ge was indeed searching for the eighth person, but he wasn’t relying on locking; he had overheard Pei Ma'er and the young man’s conversation, which drew his attention. Considering his attributes were beyond ordinary, with senses far superior to other Alien Star warriors, he decided to hide the key details for his safety.

"When Pei Ma'er activated his skill, I was already in the air, ready to strike. Although I was affected by his skill and my mind was confused, I still charged at the target, and Pei Ma'er died. Killing him was purely bad luck on his part. If he had activated his skill a bit earlier or later, he would have won..."

As he spoke, Du Ge glanced again at Pei Ma'er’s corpse on the city wall and chuckled.

He was affected by the skill, but so was Pei Ma'er! A single move affects the whole situation. Du Ge went with the flow, achieving twice the result with half the effort, while Pei Ma'er went against the flow, achieving half the result with twice the effort. With a fourfold difference in luck, who else would die if not him?

Ultimately, his skill was stronger...

...

Huang Liang’s mouth twitched, tears welling up in his eyes.

So, if he hadn’t quit before the battle, Leng Shi wouldn’t have searched the battlefield for him. In that case, Pei Ma'er wouldn’t have been discovered, and maybe Leng Shi and the others would have been killed by Pei Ma'er, avenging Wei Ge and the others...

Wait!

If he had been on the field, he would have died too. What’s the point of having Pei Ma'er kill Leng Shi and the others to avenge him?

This was better; at least he was alive...

"Such is fate," the imperial teacher sighed deeply, "Pei Ma'er committed too many wrongs; heaven wouldn’t let him win in the end."

...

With Pei Ma'er dead, everyone’s hearts settled.

Nothing was more worrying than growing chaos. Chaos could destroy all the hard-earned achievements and grow stronger, always posing a threat of counterattack...

Now it was over.

With chaos dead, who else could be their opponent?

No one would question how he died. Every enemy encountered on the Alien Star Battlefield was different; dwelling on it was meaningless.

After eliminating Pei Ma'er and Wei Jiuchou, Yunyao advanced to second place, and everyone else moved up one rank.

A middle-ranking general from Beihai Kingdom named Meng Chu and a wealthy merchant named Su Zhongde broke into the top ten.

In their respective fields, they might have been influential, but to Du Ge, the two new top ten entrants were nobodies, unworthy of interest.

After Pei Ma'er’s death, Feng Zhong, who had traveled a long way, returned to Du Ge’s side.

His keyword was rescue, and he was the one who helped Linyang City eliminate the plague. He formed a medical team and put the cure into the wells...

With Feng Zhong’s return, the title of Heavenly Doctor Star naturally fell on him.

However, Feng Zhong’s skill of saving lives would be of little use in the upcoming battles. After all, everyone’s attributes were high enough to heal themselves, making his role as a doctor irrelevant.

It must be said that understanding and utilizing keywords could indeed determine a warrior’s ultimate achievement on the battlefield.

The keyword rescue was actually best suited for a path of charity and great medical care for the nation.

Feng Zhong understood this too.

But his body possession point was too remote, in a small tribe of the Western Tribes. It took him over twenty days just to leave the tribe, worse off than Du Ge.

By the time he found Du Ge’s trail, Du Ge was already famous worldwide.

Despite this, he still managed to form a medical rescue team, which wasn’t easy.

At this point, Du Ge’s power was already substantial, making Feng Zhong’s assistance unnecessary. However, his medical rescue wasn’t entirely useless, as it provided excellent treatment for soldiers and residents injured by Pei Ma'er’s chaos.

In just over ten days, the name of Heavenly Doctor Star spread among the public, and with the promotion from Linyang Daily, Feng Zhong’s attributes soared into the top ten, forcefully pushing out the newly joined merchant Su Zhongde.

After saving lives, Feng Zhong awakened a second skill, Benevolent Heart and Skill, which allowed him to find a cure for any disease.

With this second skill, the name of Heavenly Doctor spread even faster.

Compared to the strange beings from Earthly Mischief Star and Earthly Oddity Star, the public preferred the Heavenly Doctor Star, who could provide substantial help.

In these ten days, Earthly Mischief Star and Earthly Oddity Star joined forces to dismantle the 400,000-strong Qingwu Kingdom army brought by Wei Jiuchou and then led the army back to Qingwu Kingdom, capturing its border.

Afterward, this 400,000-strong army, led by Cao Lin and the imperial teacher, slowly advanced into Qingwu Kingdom, waiting for Du Ge and the Kingdom Chu army’s decisive battle.

Du Ge assigned Wu Chang, Xiang Li, and Feng Zhong to assist Cao Lin. With these three Alien Star warriors working together, Qingwu Kingdom, having lost Wei Jiuchou, couldn’t organize effective resistance.