"Only humans can fight against it?"
Anxi stopped and listened carefully to the voice as she began to speak.
[The emergence of that mysterious force disrupted Wucheng. 】
[I am not his opponent, or in other words, I cannot kill him at all...]
[I tried many methods, and finally found that only using humans as a medium can I suppress his power and temporarily purify the ghosts affected by him. 】
[As long as humans exist, the restlessness of ghosts will weaken. 】
[But the power of humans and ghosts is not proportional. If I want humans to compete with ghosts, I must transfer my power to humans. 】
[So I gave everything I had to create the "Nightmare Game"]
["Nightmare Game" can force ghosts to follow the rules of the dungeon and not kill people at will. It can also give humans props to deal with ghosts. 】
[So yes, you guessed it right, Nightmare Game was actually born to save Fog City. 】
Anxi listened to these words silently.
The voices in my head couldn't distinguish between men and women, they just felt as bland as cold water.
Anxi was silent for a while, and then spoke again without asking anything related to the game. She just asked:
"Are you the city lord of Fog City? Didn't you just say that you gave everything you had to create the game? How can you talk to me now?"
[This is a ray of my consciousness attached to the game, and my body has long since died. 】
An Qian: "In that case, even if he is eliminated, wouldn't Wucheng still be in chaos without the city lord?"
[Don’t worry, there will be new beings to lead Wucheng forward. 】
The city lord finished speaking.
【Ding! 】
The system sound rang again.
[Congratulations to the player for getting the new title: Agent of Fog City]
[This title can be continuously upgraded. The more Honkai copies there are, the faster the upgrade will be. Players please work hard! 】
An Qian was shocked when she heard it: "Hey, hey, hey! Don't buy or sell by force!"
"What is the final upgrade to this title? The new city lord of Fog City? I don't want to stay in Fog City for the rest of my life!"
"Besides, why should I help you deal with that mysterious force? You just caught me and played games without even asking me!"
[He is the incarnation of desire. Other worlds have been swallowed up before Fog City. If he devours Fog City, he will continue to go elsewhere. Sooner or later, your world will also be destroyed. 】
"..."
An Qian was silent when she heard this. She didn't know if the city lord said it deliberately to scare her, but the mysterious power did seem to have a lot of appetite.
She stood undecided.
But the voice in my head became weaker and weaker...
[There is only this chance, let him disappear in the fog city, everything will end...]
By the last sentence, there was completely no movement.
"City Lord? City Lord, are you still there?"
Anxi called out tentatively.
[The consciousness of the Lord City Lord has gone to sleep. 】
What responded to her was the mechanical and smooth electronic sound of the system.
[The City Lord's consciousness is dissipating, and he needs a long period of sleep to stay awake for a period of time. 】
[The Lord of the City has asked me to answer your question, please ask. 】
After speaking, the system waited quietly for Anxi to ask questions.
Anxi thought for a while and asked, "It's been a while since the game started. Why is he still so rampant now?"
[Answer: Three points in total. 】
[First, because players have the randomness of props. 】
[The Lord of the City can only create games and attach power to props, but he cannot plan the abilities of each prop in detail. All prop abilities are randomly generated, and many props do not have the ability to destroy him. 】
[At most, you can temporarily suppress his power and deal with ghosts, but the props you have can fundamentally eliminate his existence. 】
[Second, most players have not come into contact with Him in the dungeon. 】
[According to the latest statistics, about half of the players can only clear the dungeon with the lowest star rating. 】
[Third, the power of the game is weak compared to Him. 】
[The game can detect his approximate location to form a copy, but it cannot know his hiding place and movement trajectory. The game can only collect partial information in the area to provide players with the ability to complete the copy. 】
"So I just happened to be lucky?"
An Qian listened to the analysis given by the system: "I happen to have an item that can deal with him, and I happened to bump into him in a random copy."
[Yes, if nothing else, you are the legendary Chosen One, the Son of Destiny. You were born to save Wucheng and become a rising star in Wucheng. 】
"Shut up! Don't embarrass me!" Anxi had goosebumps all over her body as she listened to the system's emotionless compliments.
She asked back: "But why do you city leaders have to work so hard to create a game? Wouldn't it be better to just capture a human and then make me, a correction fluid prop?"
【…………】
The system is silent.
Anxi's words seemed to touch on its blind spot.
After a while, the system spoke again.
[You humans have an old saying: God’s calculation is worse than man’s calculation. 】
[Normal people can't think of such heaven-defying props like yours, but miracles happen by relying on random combinations. 】
After hearing this, An Qian thought about it for a while and agreed: "Hey, don't say it, you really don't say it, it really makes sense."
But she thought about another thing: "Did store manager William's board game store also have tentacles invade it?"
[Answer: No. 】
[But high-level ghosts like William are the favorite targets of mysterious forces, so they are also our key protection targets. 】
[In order to prevent him from being affected by the mysterious power and causing major accidents, humans will be sent to his board game store regularly to purify his surroundings. 】
"Good guy, are you using us humans as herbicides?" Anxi made a dissatisfied voice.
[But we also tried our best to protect players. 】
The system heard An Qian's dissatisfaction and changed the topic.
[Random copy is a mechanism to protect players. 】
[Whether it is because of a sudden attack on humans by a mysterious force or a sudden attack by ghosts in Fog City, we will use all our strength to focus on reading information and quickly form random copies. 】
"But this doesn't change the fact that you are arresting people." An Qian replied calmly.
【…………】
[Players please continue the copy. 】
The system simply kept silent and directly prompted Anxi to continue searching for the black and red tentacles in the restaurant.
Anxi shrugged and breathed a sigh of relief, not wanting to fight the system anymore.
Finally knowing the secret of the nightmare game that had been plaguing her, she felt indescribably happy now.
Anxi looked deep into the dark and deep corridor on the underground floor.
She won't be able to go back until He is dealt with.
If we don’t deal with him, sooner or later the human world may also suffer disaster.
The way back has been blocked, so we can only move forward.
"Forget it, if I don't go to hell who will, let's start looking."
Anxi sighed and took steps forward.
Everywhere she went, candles lit up and the gnawing darkness dissipated.
