Apocalypse: System of lotteries

Inside the copy, as Ming's pet Foodie sends the zombie back, Ming chooses not to kick it back but instead sprints toward the octagonal cage. He leaps onto a high point of the cage without pause, gathers his strength, and leaps even higher, shouting, "Foodie, time to retreat!"

[Your pet Foodie hasn't had enough fun yet, but seeing you in this state, it thinks it's a new way to play. It retreats to where Da Vinci is eating bugs and curls up a fish to swallow while watching you who in the air...]

[Your froglets see you throwing a large steel block in the air, which smashes onto the grounded zombie's abdomen... The scene is beautiful... Your froglets swallow bugs and fish...]

[Da Vinci glances at Foodie and then back at you... Your Foodie has vomited everything it ate yesterday...]

"..."

Ming lands on the ground, glancing at the zombie's health bar. This method seems to be useful, and it should not violate the hidden mission rules, right?

After all, the steel block is a legitimate material, and the hidden mission rules did not specify that materials couldn't be used to attack zombies.

...

[Ming steps on the octagonal cage, leaping into mid-air]

[Aiming at the zombie that has just been knocked down by his pet, he throws a large steel block from his warehouse]

[It hits the zombie's stomach—yuck, how disgusting]

[The steel block is classified as a material item rather than a weapon, so it does not violate the hidden mission settings]

[...]

"Damn it!" Daniel sweeps the various utensils on the table in front of him, which shatter as they hit the ground.

He extends his hairy hand with sharp claws and heavily slams it down, smashing the table. The woman in red standing behind him exits the room and speaks to the metallic man outside, "He might really become a mutant beast man. We should be prepared to kill him with one blow once he goes berserk."

The metallic man replies with a faint smile, "No, let's keep him and train him to be the most ferocious beast."

...

Zone 109.

"Great!"

"Amazing!"

"Even the rules have nothing to say!"

"It's Ming using resources wisely and effectively!" Everyone claps and cheers together.

Hawkins stands on the city wall, staring into the distance. Gutemann should have gone to the instance today; he hopes he can return safely.

...

Zone 381, Sanri Group Headquarters.

"Isn't this cheating?" Sanrio Seijiro asks, holding his teacup.

"Actually, the steel block is, in a strict sense, indeed a material."

"Yes, it's actually a loophole, but we should take note of it for future use."

"But from what we see now, this isn't a nightmare hidden mission at all; it's more like he's dominating."

"Yeah, currently, it seems like a king-level zombie nightmare is more like a pleasant dream for him."

The people sitting around each express their thoughts, and as they speak, they all fall silent, turning their heads to look at the president.

"If our guess is correct, there are five rounds of king-level zombies, from one-star to five-star. The first two stars might have just been a warm-up for him. Besides, with his strength, it would be a joke if he couldn't defeat one and two-star zombies."

Sanri Seijiro continues, "The third round might be the real start of the excitement."

[Ming cripples the zombie without killing it immediately]

[Ming bites down on a potion to restore stamina and mental power while forging the fine gold into spikes]

[Ming fuses the spikes onto the steel plate wall he laid out earlier]

[...]

"He's cheating!" Sanri Seijiro shatters his teacup, and the fragments scatter everywhere. No one around dares to dodge!

...

"Hahaha!!"

"Honestly, if I were a zombie, I'd rather die than face him."

"I can't wait any longer; you all know that itchy feeling, right?"

"Is this a violation of the hidden mission's rules? This should be considered an auxiliary weapon, right?"

"It should be fine; otherwise, the rules would have made a judgment already."

...

[Ming's actions have not violated the hidden mission's rules for now]

[I will continue to monitor the situation and ensure fairness and transparency]

[Ming kills the zombie, completing the second round of battle]

[One minute of rest time... Time's up]

[The third zombie enters the arena, charging at Ming]

[Ming dodges and doesn't attack the zombie, but gives his pet a signal]

[Ming's pet doesn't engage in battle but swallows a fish that Ming takes out... Ming's pet gets excited... and sends the zombie flying... The zombie flips 360 degrees and crashes into the metal plate covered in spikes]

[Since Ming's pet is the one that inflicted damage on the zombie and Ming didn't participate, it doesn't violate the hidden mission's rules]

[The match continues...]

[Ming thanks the rules, which respond with "you're welcome"]

[...]

"Damn it!!" Sanri Seijiro furiously swipes away the brand-new teacup handed over by Kotota Keiko. The teacup flies at high speed and strikes the cheek of Wada Niigi, who is kneeling nearby. A deep wound appears on his face, with blood splattering.

Wada Niigi endures the pain without even flinching his brows. At this moment, a seed is planted in his heart – one day, he will take revenge and become the new president!

"Wada Niigi, I'm sorry for what happened just now. You won't blame me, right?"

"No, no. Everything the Chairman does is right."

...

Inside the copy, Ming is quite happy. When he tried the steel block earlier, it was just a small inspiration. But it suddenly made him realize that there were loopholes to exploit.

Who could blame him for taking advantage of the numerous loopholes in the hidden mission's settings?

So, he was inspired by this and initially wanted to make an even bigger steel block. However, realizing his limited strength, he decided to refurbish the octagonal cage with steel plates and fuse fine gold spikes onto them.

When the third zombie comes out, Ming has Foodie use its body to strike the zombie, causing it to fly backward and get impaled on the spiked steel plates. Ming didn't use his hands or the spiked steel plates. It's the zombie's fault for colliding with the spikes, so it has nothing to do with him!

Rules, what can you do to me now?

[Although I know that he is cheating, I can't do anything about it]

[After all, it's not him who hit the zombie on the spiked steel plates, nor did he use the spiked steel plates to hit the zombie]

[So, the competition continues...]

[I will continue to observe his every move, not to wrong a good person, and not to let go of a bad person]

[...]

"Go to hell!" Daniel smashes the mirror in front of him with one swipe of his claw, and his tail stinger frantically pierces the wall of the room, causing cracks and debris to fly while cursing loudly, "He's cheating to the point where both humans and gods are enraged! Damn the rules, you have no brains!"

Outside the door, the red-clothed woman and the metallic man exchange glances and look at their frenzied former teammate without showing any pity.

...

In a certain copy, Alan uses his puppets to pin the final boss's limbs and dismember them.

He sits on a coconut crab's head, sipping coconut water and eating roasted bird meat while watching the live text on the screen, saying, "Ming, I hope that one day you can have a match with my big brother. After all, both of your thought processes are unique."

In another copy, Mike hands another pill to the king-level zombie in front of him. The already-stripped zombie takes the white pill again, bounces, and jumps off the high-rise building, swinging its arms.

Mike stands on the rooftop, watching the zombie fall straight down, sighing, "You hallucinated yourself as a bird this time, huh?" The next moment, the zombie crashes to the ground, shattering into pieces.

...

"After my analysis, Ming's pet is small and loves to eat fish, so it's very likely a little kitten."