"Do you accept it? Of course I do!"
Suddenly opening his eyes, Duan Qing placed his gaze on the area near the bottom of the system prompt, then stretched out his finger and subconsciously pressed it on the blank space with no options at all. The unresponsive result appeared in front of him as expected, and along with it was the text that seemed to be a system message that gradually disappeared from his field of vision. Duan Qing was stunned for a long time with his finger hovering in the air. He just woke up from the world slowly returning to normal before his eyes: "As expected...it can't be operated?"
"It's boring."
He waved his hand and waved away the countless chaotic system prompts that were still echoing in his mind out of his consciousness. Then, before the invisible ripples coming from all directions were about to surround him, he clicked to return to normal. An icon button in the system menu. The deafening rumbling sound then echoed over the neighborhood that represents the center of Zaraha City, but Duan Qing, who had long since left this world, could no longer hear it. He opened his eyes again and shook his head. He reached out and pushed open the door of his game cabin: "It's not easy to hide from you guys. All you need is a way to log off... Huh?"
"Ninglan?"
He poked his head, looked back and forth for a long time, and finally withdrew his eyes again when no one responded. The basement, which seemed a little dark because the lights were not turned on, then kept echoing with the sound of Duan Qing's previous words. After a long time, the sound of his footsteps gradually subsided. After lying on the door and listening for a long time, he was silent for a while, and finally walked back again in silence: "..."
"Forget it, I'd better solve my own problem first."
The focus of his eyes hovered on a still steaming teapot and several teacups next to his game cabin. Duan Qing sighed deeply, and then he sat down on his own seat amidst the sound of the game cabin door opening again. on the seat. Various game news and comments belonging to the free world were then gradually unfolded on the screen in front of him under his operation, with some prompts occasionally showing the latest information about the UEFA Cup qualifiers. His eyes were between the news and the live broadcast. Duan Qing, who patrolled back and forth for a while, then retracted his hand with a look of helplessness and let out a deep sigh: "Isn't this just letting you go once..."
"Do you need to be so vindictive?"
The constantly scrolling information bar then flashed a piece of the latest news, and played a large number of official declarations signed by Wings of Freedom. Because of the explosive content of the news and the huge number of clicks, these pieces of news were already there. It took over for a week. In that news, Wings of Liberty announced a series of major changes in their management, including the Wings of Liberty's Ice and Snow Goddess Xueling Huanbing flying freely to its president at the same time, and an unknown person. Free world player Mo Shang Qingshan issued a formal challenge declaration.
"I will beat you."
Although the previous content is generally different, the last sentence has not changed at all. The simple and cold wording can easily make people feel the woman's unchanging determination. After reading back and forth for a while on those eye-catching words, Duan Qing finally silently closed the chilling message. What gradually emerged in his mind was the one he had just encountered recently. In the few times we met, the figure of the woman who covered her face with a silver mask said: "Chu Lingbing..."
"You still haven't changed at all."
After swiping away the playback screen of the next game that was about to start, Duan Qing turned around and logged into the game again. Then, after the invisible wave attack had disappeared for a long time, he turned around and walked back in the direction he came from. The belated imperial army, like the world's police, gradually flooded behind him, but they could no longer find the figure they were looking for. Duan Qing, who had passed through several streets, ignored him. The figures of several imperial guards patrolling the streets suddenly arrived at the corner of an alley: "I'm back...how long have you been waiting here?"
"What do you think?"
Pointing to his wrist impatiently, the player named Legend of Flame pointed to the direction where the sounds kept coming from during the previous battle: "I have been waiting for you to come back since I withdrew, but now... ...We agreed to go out for a while?"
"I just went offline to hide for a while." Duan Qing showed an apologetic smile: "The time difference between online and offline is still a bit big."
"Go offline and escape?" Yangtze River No. 7 on the side also showed a curious smile: "Who can force our invincible Brother Qingshan to go offline?"
"I don't know who he is, and I'm not an invincible person." Closing his eyes slightly, Duan Qing replied calmly: "No matter how powerful you are, you will only provoke more trouble in the end." It’s just a powerful game sanction.”
"But I see your performance before... you are simply unstoppable, right?" The fat thief hiding in the corner of the underground steps looked at Duan Qing excitedly: "One person forced back an entire empire squad... look at this In the game world, how many people can do this?"
"There are many people in the game world who can do this, but they don't bother to do it." Duan Qing hurriedly told half-truths and half-false lies: "For example, the three brothers of the Duan family in Jianghu, and Luo Riguyan and Angry demons and their ilk...if they really want to break the rules of this game, it must be very easy for them to do so."
"Yes, such behavior is breaking the rules of the game."
Seeing the disbelief in the eyes of others looking at him, Duan Qing pointed to his chest with a wry smile: "The lifespan of a game is only that long. No matter how rich it is, it will have its own end. But in virtual reality technology, this is the case." Today, with advanced and optical computers performing random calculations on behalf of designers, this end has been extended indefinitely. If too many "masters" appear, the depth of the entire game world will be quickly excavated. Even then, There are many new elements and new enemies in this game...the lifespan of the free world has been greatly shortened."
"So in order to extend the life of the game as much as possible..." Putting down his hands on his chest, Legend of Flames opened his eyes wide in surprise: "They are not willing to take action?"
"Or maybe... don't dare to take action." Duan Qing smiled and shook his head: "In order to punish these outstanding masters, game designers often design many valves that prevent them from going further. Some benevolent The designer just wants you to understand this and then give up, but if you encounter such a cruel person... haha, your character may not encounter a good end."
"It sounds like... Brother Mo seems to be very familiar with this situation." Yangtze River No. 7, holding his hands behind his back, asked with a smile: "Do you often encounter situations like this?"
"...I just heard about it." Duan Qing replied thoughtfully: "For example, there were rumors in the past that there was a second-generation virtual reality game, and a player who explored the abyss ended up turning into a monster. , and then never came back or anything like that..."
"I've heard of that rumor too." Shaking his head, Feitianqixia jumped up from the steps where he was sitting: "It is said that the player is also a former professional player, relying on his own skills to get through He passed many levels that no one else had passed, and then...there was no news about him anymore."
"Is that what you're talking about?" Legend of Flame asked in a low voice, "He turned into a monster in the abyss... and was 'swallowed' by the game world?"
"According to the rules of the alliance, virtual reality games do not allow the use of methods similar to mind control to interfere with the player's gaming process, so you can treat it as rumors that the player was swallowed by the game." Duan shook his head. Qing replied in a low voice: "However...even if he is not swallowed up by the game system, he can at least be sanctioned by the system. And with the development of game generations, such situations are not uncommon, so..."
"Unless necessary, today's professional players will always choose to hide their strength?" Yangtze River No. 7 on the side spread his hands and said the next words for Duan Qing, and then pointed to the direction Duan Qing just came from: "Then what did you just say? What's going on?"
"...I am in a special situation now."
He was silent for a while, and Duan Qing's voice became as low as the night: "You just need to know... I just want to solve the problems in this city as soon as possible. After I solve the trouble here... ha .”
"It will all end."
There was a strange light in his eyes, and he looked at the other people here with a calm expression: "You will all know by then."
"Hey, hey, if we don't want to know until then, why are we asking you now?" Yangtze River No. 7 continued to ask with a look of helplessness: "What can't you tell us?"
"Stop talking nonsense, just follow me honestly." Duan Qing seemed to be a little annoyed by the other party's continuous questioning. Duan Qing raised his eyebrows: "In the end, the benefits will not be less for you. Yes, what else are you dissatisfied with?"
"Okay, okay, you are the employer, you have the final say." Legend of Flames sighed, turned around and led the way towards the darkness under the steps: "What do we need to do next?"
"...Go back first and meet up with those NPCs." Duan Qing looked at the back and replied in a low voice: "Then...then confirm the plan after this mission."
"...We are waiting for you in the tavern." The flying hero who followed him turned back and said, "Don't keep us waiting for so long, okay?"
"Don't worry." Duan Qing lowered his hands and waved to Yangtze River No. 7, who was also about to leave. "I've always been very fast."
"As long as no one causes trouble..."
The quieter air sank around Duan Qing as several people left, but it did not prompt the lonely man to leave. After saying these words, he stood quietly in place, as if is waiting for something. The faint cold wind passed above where he came from before, and penetrated into the darkness under the ancient steps with an increasingly icy chill. While standing still, he seemed to have been exposed to this coldness for a long time. Sensing something strange coming, the body that was originally facing deep into the underground pipe network gradually turned back: "..."
"You finally found me."
He raised his head, and his gaze continued to extend forward along the steps. Finally, the secret entrance projected under the gleaming night sky came into his field of vision. A cold and slender figure followed there. It gradually extended under the shining light, and finally covered part of the entrance. The long black hair like a waterfall also floated in the dome of the arc-shaped entrance as the cold wind continued to pass by: "...how? , are you finally willing to get to know me?"
"...When did you show up?"
"While you were talking about monsters."
Different from the dullness in Duan Qing's previous impression, the eyes covered under the silver mask now revealed an extremely cold light: "I am a monster now... Is this what you want to say?"
"... Please don't twist my words at will. I'm not as shameless as you think." Duan Qing sighed and raised his waist: "They didn't notice your arrival, and I... didn't deliberately want to refer to anything. .”
"But you still abandoned me." The coldness in the woman's voice became more and more intense: "Otherwise...why are you still hiding in front of me at this point?"
"If I wanted to hide it deliberately, I wouldn't let you find me so easily by following the previous energy trajectory." Duan Qing shrugged his shoulders: "And... I have changed the entry list of the Fool's Adventure Group. My name has now been added.”
"oh?"
Even at such a distance, Duan Qing could clearly feel the sudden light bursting out of the woman's eyes: "You... finally decided to challenge?"
"Should we fight? Who should we fight? Please, we are not in the same group now. Let alone the next game, even if it is the next game, it has nothing to do between you and me..."
“There’s always a game that belongs to us.”
After staring at Duan Qing for a long time, Xue Ling Huan Bing, who had been surrounded by a cold air, finally released his fist, and then turned around and walked in the direction he came from under the slightly surprised gaze of the other party. He said back: "Before this... I will always lead my team to win."
"Until the day I meet you on the playing field."
