【West Era 299x…】

【A nuclear war wiped out civilization on this planet.】

After completing the loading process, naturally came the script introduction.

However... the first two sentences of this introduction were full of déjà vu and things to complain about.

【98% of the world's population died in this war, and the remaining 2% of survivors struggled to survive in ruins and deserts filled with radiation.】

【Food, fresh water, a place to sleep soundly... things that were once taken for granted have become luxuries, objects of daily contention.】

As the narration spoke, the screen in front of the players was still completely black, with only white subtitles slowly rising.

【In the end... this world abandoned by technology succumbed to violence.】

As soon as the voice fell, the background music suddenly started.

De-de-de~ de-de-de-de-de-de~ de—de-de-de~ de-de-de~ de-de-de-de-de-de~ de…

【you_Are_shoCk！】

"What the hell?" Feng Bujue was shocked when the first line of lyrics came out. "Fist of the North Star?" But he immediately denied this theory, "No... the story of Fist of the North Star isn't set in the late twentieth century? But this is 299x..."

Soon, accompanied by intense background music, the narration continued the introduction and answered Jue-ge's doubts...

【On this apocalyptic land, countless men with amazing martial arts skills have appeared.】

【In order to compete for the position of overlord of the apocalypse, they are composing an epic of fierce battles on this Tutu Star.】

"Huh?" Feng Bujue was stunned at the time, "Tutu Star?" After a two-second pause, he thought, "Damn it, it's not even Earth! Then what's with the West Era stuff?"

As he was complaining loudly in his heart, the background music stopped abruptly. The next second, Jue-ge only felt a bright light in front of him and gained control of his body.

【Main Quest Triggered】

【Kill four members of "Corpse Blade Second Squad."】

Feng Bujue had just wanted to confirm the situation around him when the system prompt rang.

But fortunately... in terms of the actual situation around him, there wasn't much for him to confirm.

Overhead was the blazing sun; whichever direction he looked, there were rolling, endless white sand dunes. And his three teammates were not far away from him. The four stood in different directions, with a distance of about three meters between each other.

"Jue-ge... is this some kind of bizarre Fist of the North Star world?" Two seconds later, Xiao Tan turned his head and asked with a wry smile.

"No..." Feng Bujue replied thoughtfully, "After two and a quarter seconds of thought, I realized something..."

"Oh?" Xiao Ling interjected with interest, "What is it?"

"This is the main universe." Feng Bujue's answer and train of thought were really too erratic.

As soon as he said this, all three of his teammates showed a hint of doubt.

Not only them, but also all the viewers watching the match on the live broadcast channel felt puzzled at this moment.

"This..." After a moment, Ruo Yu walked two steps towards Jue-ge and asked in a deep voice, "...What makes you say that?"

"The name of this rematch is a very obvious hint..." Feng Bujue replied, "The so-called 'Fierce Battle in Four Realms' is implying... that all the scripts in the rematch are taking place in the main universe."

"Ah?" Xiao Tan widened his eyes, still looking confused, "Four Realms... Main Universe... Aren't those two different things?"

"The Thriller Paradise's main universe is roughly divided into four realms..." Feng Bujue then explained in a very calm tone, "They are governed by the Four Pillar Gods..."

"Wait a minute." At this moment, Xiao Ling suddenly interrupted Jue-ge, "Team Leader... we're live broadcasting right now, countless viewers are listening to you."

Her reminder was to the point, and she didn't spell it out further, but the subtext was very obvious—"Is it really okay for you to just casually reveal this valuable information?"

"It's actually okay..." Feng Bujue shrugged and replied, "But... what you said makes sense." He smiled, "Anyway... you just need to believe me, this must be the main universe, I'll explain the specific settings to you after this match."

"Well... it's really not convenient to talk about it right now." At this time, Xiao Tan narrowed his eyes and looked over Jue-ge's shoulder into the distance, "It seems that a group of uninvited guests are coming towards us... and they're not slow."

As he spoke, Jue-ge, Ruo Yu, and Xiao Ling also turned their heads in that direction; although the three's visual range was slightly different, they all saw what was approaching in the distance within three seconds.

"Ho~ The number... oh no... the rabbit number is quite large." Feng Bujue immediately smiled and muttered.

"The setting of rabbit-type humans is fine... but isn't this mohawk hairstyle a bit too much..." Xiao Ling also muttered to the side.

"Yeah... not just the hairstyle, the costumes are also full of Fist of the North Star grunt vibes..." Xiao Tan added, "All kinds of huge, spiked metal accessories; oversized shoulder pads, gauntlets, knee pads; meaningless straps, belts; inexplicable underwear worn on the outside, exposed navels..."

While the group of Tutu Star people were speeding along in various strange motorcycles, Jue-ge and the other two were repeatedly complaining about the NPCs' designs, only Ruo Yu remained silent, she just silently placed her hand on the sword at her waist.

"Ee—ha!"

"Hahahaha..."

"Lu lu lu lu lu..."

After a while, the group of rabbits finally came close, and they surrounded the four from Hell's Frontline while making strange noises.

"Well... this kind of standard development..." Feng Bujue muttered with a painful expression, "It looks a bit embarrassing now..."

A few meters away, Xiao Ling tugged at Xiao Tan's sleeve and asked softly, "Hey, I don't know much about *Fist of the North Star*, what's going to happen next?"

Xiao Tan turned his head and replied, "Uh... they'll probably drive around us in circles on their motorcycles, raising sand and dust, while constantly yelling and making all kinds of perverted expressions that they think are scary."

"Huh?" Xiao Ling's mouth twitched, "What's the point?"

"Well..." Xiao Tan continued, "One is to set the atmosphere, and the other is to stall for time..." He paused for half a second, and then added, "This kind of fixed grunt appearance is like the protagonist's clothes exploding, a beautiful girl transforming, or a mecha combining... long-form animations have to rely on these to stall."

Just as they were whispering, the rabbits around them gradually slowed down their vehicles and stopped one after another.

When the sand and dust dissipated slightly, a Tutu Star person who was more than two meters tall (not counting ears and head hair) and exceptionally burly climbed out of the sidecar (i.e., a side three-wheeled motorcycle, commonly known as a "side three" or "sidecar").

He had a grim smile on his face, took heavy steps forward, and muttered to himself as he walked: "Hehe... good luck today, four Earthlings... can be sold for a good price on the market."

"This rabbit brother..." A second later, Feng Bujue consciously took on the role of negotiator, took two steps towards the tall, strong rabbit person, and said as he looked up, "Listening to what you're saying, you seem to be planning to catch us and sell us as goods?"

"Hmm?" The rabbit person looked at Jue-ge with a condescending, contemptuous gaze, and then sneered, "Hmph... since you can see that, why don't you just surrender obediently?"

"Hehe..." Feng Bujue showed a smile as warm as a spring breeze, "I see..." He licked his lips, "By the way, may I ask your honorable name?"

"Hmph..." The rabbit person replied, "What? You're standing on this great king's territory, and you haven't even heard of my name, King Kakalu?"

The moment he announced his slightly cute name, Xiao Ling almost laughed out loud, and Xiao Tan's face was flushed red from holding back. And most of the viewers who were watching the match (referring to the viewers who had their perspective fixed on Hell's Frontline's side) burst out laughing on the spot.

"King Kakalu, is it?" Feng Bujue replied without changing his expression, with a smile that was not a smile, "Before you catch me and sell me, I have something I must report to you."

"Oh? What is it?" A hint of curiosity flashed in Kakalu's rabbit eyes.

Feng Bujue's expression changed, and he replied in a serious tone: "I, am not an ordinary Earthling..." As he spoke, he moved his hand to his waist, "I am a cook..."

"Huh?" Kakalu was stunned for a moment, and looked back at his companions.

At this time, a tall, thin rabbit person who looked quite clever in the rabbit crowd behind him reminded him, "Great King! He says he's a chef!"

"Oh~" Kakalu nodded upon hearing this, and then cast a disdainful look at Jue-ge, "I was wondering what you were going to say..." He snorted coldly, "Hmph... you think you can get special treatment because you have a skill? Ha! I'm sorry... we Tutu Star people only eat carrots, and we like to eat them raw. A chef's value here is no different from an ordinary coolie, or even worse..."

"That's not what I meant." Feng Bujue shook his head and replied.

"Then what exactly do you want to say?" Kakalu was a little impatient, his speech speed quickened, and his voice also increased a few decibels.

"I just want you to know..." As Feng Bujue spoke, he took out the 【Bell's Everyday Knife】 from its sheath, "I am a man who can make rabbit meat taste like chicken."

For the next five seconds, there was no sound except the sound of wind and sand...

This should be the silence that follows a cold joke...

Regardless of whether the rabbits around him understood or not, at least the three from Hell's Frontline understood, but none of them laughed either.

"Well... I understand..." Five seconds later, Kakalu's expression sank, and he grinned, "You little brat dares to play me!"

No sooner said than done!

As Kakalu roared out the second half of his sentence, his fist also rose up.

That fist, as big as a casserole, slammed down towards Feng Bujue's head... This punch was powerful and heavy, and the wind from the punch made a whirring sound.

Bang!

A second passed, and yellow sand scattered.

Although this punch did not hit Jue-ge, it blasted a semi-circular sand pit one meter deep after hitting the sand.

"What? He dodged it?" Kakalu was shocked when he retracted his fist.

"Pretty good." Before the flying sand had settled, Feng Bujue's voice rang out again, "It seems that you, Brother Ka, are also a martial artist?"

"Hmph! Stupid Earthling!" Before Kakalu could reply, a rabbit in the crowd interjected, "Our Great King Kakalu is the successor of the 'Short Fur Divine Fist'! Countless experts have been defeated by him!"

Hearing the words "Short Fur Divine Fist," Xiao Tan and Xiao Ling finally couldn't help it, and they laughed so hard that they bent over. If it weren't for the need to guard against attacks that could come at any time, they would have really wanted to lie down and laugh for a while.

"Hoo..." Feng Bujue took a deep breath and turned to his teammates, "Okay, okay, stop laughing. I'll count to three, and then unleash a 【Tempest Kick - Circular Severance】, you guys stay out of the way."

"Understood."

"Roger."

"Okay."

Xiao Ling, Xiao Tan, and Ruo Yu each responded.

Then, Jue-ge began to count: "One... two..."

At this moment, the rabbits around him basically didn't understand what this group of people was going to do, and they didn't understand what Jue-ge meant by "Tempest Kick - Circular Severance," so none of them reacted.

But... Kakalu seemed to have noticed something.

"Three!" Feng Bujue finished counting that last sound, and then supported himself on the ground with one hand, stood upside down, opened his legs to form a horizontal line, and used his waist strength to rotate his legs like a helicopter propeller for a week.

While he was charging up, his three teammates had already jumped, crawled, and left the horizontal plane that was level with Jue-ge's legs.

Therefore, when the ring-shaped slash spread out, the people from Hell's Frontline were not affected.

However... the rabbits were miserable.

After this wave of Tempest Kick, almost all of the rabbit grunt soldiers surrounding the players were wiped out. They were either cut off above the chest or beheaded... only a few that were particularly short, or happened to be half-squatting pretending to be cool, were still alive...

Among all the Tutu Star people around, there was only one who dodged this attack with his own reaction... that person (rabbit) was King Kakalu.

"Tch..." Two seconds later, when Kakalu got up from the ground, his face was already pale and green, "So you're also a martial artist... damn it!"

"I wouldn't dare call myself a martial artist." Feng Bujue straightened up again and dusted the sand off his sleeves, "Things like the Six Styles, Evil King's Flaming Murder Fist, Southern Dipper Holy Fist Crane Immortal Style, etc.... I've only learned a little bit of the basics, how dare I compare myself to the successor of your Short Fur Divine Fist?"

"Stop pretending!" Even Kakalu could tell that the other party was mocking him, so... he immediately roared and unleashed his killing move, "Die! Short Fur Hundred Crack Fist!"