As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 499 Genius and Mediocrity

When Chabai killed Dujuan, Ryan was sitting in the restaurant enjoying a meal.

When he learned the news, he swallowed the steak he had just bitten into, oil oozing from the corners of his mouth. He raised his head and looked at the dark ceiling.

"died."

Ryan felt a little lost.

Du Juan is his teammate and the main fighting force of "Mirage". They have known each other for more than two years.

Although Du Juan has always wanted to kill him and take the position of president, for Ryan, the meaning of teammates is to be responsible for them.

There was a hole in the ceiling and a clown with a message fell down.

【The Ugly Man Who Moves Things】

[Effect: message delivery, cargo transportation, transportation]

The clown sat across from Ryan, picked up the remaining steak on the table, ate it, and said with a pout, "Dujuan is dead."

"I know."

The clown was connected to the cat elf Charicos, who was enjoying the taste of the steak while sitting on the roof and using his insight to keep watch on the surroundings.

"He's a muscular guy, maybe the third teammate of [Residual Blood]."

"I know."

"Do it?"

"No."

Ryan narrowed his eyes.

Ever since the birth of the King, the players seemed to be cursed, and loyalty to the King became part of their instincts.

"Ryan, what do you think the king is going to do?"

“I can’t confirm.”

"Yes, we just need to be obedient."

"maybe."

Ryan said that, but it was speculated that he was looking at the task panel unique to the "Death Corridor".

[Main Mission: Die]

[Mission details: Help Wang create a world of his own]

[Mission requirements: Become the villain in the maze]

[Good news for the mission: You can survive even if you die. As long as the Chimera Ant is not killed, you will all be immortal. Of course... the premise is, hehe, your brains no longer belong to you.]

Ryan had never come across a script like this.

From the moment he became a Chimera Ant, he should have known that "Mirage" was doomed, but he found out too late in the end.

The Charmer and the king's loyalty were both irresistible to them.

What is the king going to do... The king is going to step out of his own identity. As for the details, we have to ask the dead queen ant.

By the way... ask the queen ant.

Ryan lowered his head and thought that as long as he could bring back the queen ant's soul, he would know the truth. On the one hand, he wanted to live for the king, and on the other hand, he wanted to prevent all the people in his guild from dying.

Chimera ants are contradictory creatures.

They will suffer from the memories of their past lives when making their decisions.

Ryan wasn't the only Chimera Ant with second thoughts, but he was the strongest.

When he was about to go and see the queen ant's body, Mingnu played music.

The bricks on the ground rose up.

Ryan was sent directly to Wang's room.

He saw that the king's skin was cracked and a large amount of pus was flowing out of the wounds. He looked as if he was being tortured.

"you……"

At this moment, Ryan's loyalty and concern for the king took over his rationality.

Mingnu said, "My Lord is healing himself. The price of premature birth is that the body cannot bear that power. If one of you Chimera Ants dies, the King's power will begin to change."

"Is it some kind of evolution?" Ryan asked.

“……” Mingnu was speechless.

"Ryan."

The king spoke.

"Yes."

Ryan got down on one knee.

"Play games with me."

The king's sudden request startled Ryan.

"There are a lot of things called 'games' in your world, right?"

"Yes."

“Let’s start with the Famicom.”

"Yes."

Ryan's voice was heard by Charicos through the inquiries of the Ugly Man Who Moves Things.

"Uh-huh."

Charicos closed his eyes and smiled.

"Lian doesn't think too much, so there's no need to assassinate him."

Among the Chimera Ants, there is a group that only obeys the will of the King.

If any companion has other thoughts, he must be killed.

Charicos knew Ryan very well. He knew that the death of "Cuckoo" would definitely make the president think about other things. If he was allowed to pose a threat to the king, it would be troublesome.

Ryan may be a guy with a very decent mentality, but he is also the foundation for "Mirage" to survive beyond level 80.

He is one of only two players in "Mirage" who has reached the "super-standard" level before becoming a Chimera Ant.

Their previous president died in the "World War".

Killed by a meteorite.

The meteorite also destroyed the competitiveness of the 80th level of the "Death Corridor" with other corridors.

"hey-hey."

Charicos looked up at the dark clouds. He felt that it didn't matter. As long as he could be a good Chimera Ant, it would be fine.

He was absolutely loyal to the king.

Because the king gave him outrageous power, he was able to jump directly from an "ordinary player" to a "super-standard" player.

If your companions or teammates die, they die. Even if you die yourself, it doesn’t matter.

As long as the king is happy.

"Aloof guy."

The old man's voice came from behind.

"Mr. Roger."

Charicos tilted his head.

Chimera Ant Roger, a native of Cairo, is a large bird with an interesting appearance, and he is also an old man.

"Your companion is dead."

"I know."

Charicos turned around and looked at the entire Infinite City from a high place, feeling refreshed.

"Mr. Roger, what are you doing here?"

"Nothing to do, just take a stroll."

Roger looked around, looking at the looming shield, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"What a powerful ability! The double-layer shield isolates the Infinite City and the King's Castle..."

"【Barrier Fruit】, do you know?"

"Have not heard."

"That's right……"

Charikos stopped talking suddenly. He felt an extremely strong magical force tempting him.

"It's him……"

His teeth were grinding and veins bulged on his face.

Not long ago, Charikos used a magic ball to isolate the Infinite City's communication system, but it was broken by a hidden player using an unknown skill.

He remembered that strange magical factor, and now it came again. The other party locked his position and was using some means to attract Charicos' attention.

"Is this guy going to weaken the power of the [Barrier Fruit]..."

Charicos stood up.

The cat's eyes locked onto the area where the magic power came from.

If it was Ryan, he would let others try it out, but Charicos is different, he has the mentality of a nouveau riche.

"Mr. Roger, help me guard this place, I'll be back soon."

Charicos spat out a glass ball from his mouth and placed it in Roger's hand.

Roger held the sphere containing magic ripples in both hands, and raised his head in confusion. Charicos had disappeared.

"So fast……"

……

In Soran's team, Cassim and Yak are special. They represent Mash's will and are the eyes that witness how the four-member team has grown to where it is today.

Ever since Mash's death, Sauron has had a strong desire to protect Cassim. In fact, it was Cassim himself who decided to come to help Linuo this time, and Sauron did not agree with him coming.

At first, Soran asked Ark and Zeref to come.

Cassim thinks that Yak should not be allowed to come because Yak is the deputy captain and cannot die.

And he, Cassim, is just a low-profile copy of the [Explorer]. Even if something goes wrong, it will not affect the development of the team.

Cassim's abilities are almost all focused on exploration.

He knew that if he wanted to get close to the king, he would have to find a way to break through the barrier surrounding the tower where the king was, but that thing was the work of a certain player.

When he cut off the power of Charikos' magic ball, he knew the existence of the [Barrier Fruit] and that Charikos was the creator of the shield.

Having followed Soran for so long, he has more experience than many players.

"All right."

Cassim took a deep breath, sweating profusely, and sat in the center of a magic circle.

[Magic Array to Lure Enemy's Skull]

[Type: One-time magic skill]

[Effect: Crush a special skull and obtain a magic circle that is specifically used to lock the enemy. This ability can only be used on one person, and is limited to once per scenario.]

[Brief description: Xiao Ming couldn't forget Sadako, so he developed this thing in order to marry Sadako. Later, he and Sadako went to the well. In order not to be lonely, he used this trick to create a death tape]

Cassim kept in mind the magic of Charikos, and when he lured him over, he left a message for Jellal alone.

"Come to me and kill that guy."

He turned off his headset.

An extremely evil aura has enveloped the area.

Qasim hid in a humble hut.

The door opens.

Charicos stood outside the door.

Eyes facing each other.

……

[Brave 5874 has died]

……

[A guard found the trace of Hero 5874. It was a complete instant kill. There was no fight at all.]

……

Charikos stood in the magic circle made by Cassim, and he realized that he was lured here by this thing.

Cat's Paw dropped Cassim's head to the ground, splashing blood and silence.

"Damn..."

[The guard suddenly discovered that the hero 5874 was actually willing to die]

Charicos realized the problem.

He didn't understand why he was seeking death. The ambushes around him should be nothing to him.

……

After the Contest, Cassim once discussed an idea with Soren.

"Captain, we still owe them."

“That’s what alliances are.”

Sauron spoke stubbornly, but he understood better than anyone else.

"Kasim, we'll pay you back in the future."

"it is good."

……

Soran lowered his forehead, and white light flashed through the lenses of his glasses.

[Teammate 5874 has died]

"Oh shit……"

His explosive aura sent shivers down the spine of everyone in the arena.

"Don't lose your mind."

The person who spoke was the long-haired man who was recruited by Li Nuo and brought to Sauron in "Creation Mountain".

“They have [relievers].”

Soran took a deep breath, restrained his breath, and the Hundred Styles of Guanyin disappeared faintly from behind him.

"Keep playing."

……

So Cassim dared to use this trick only because he knew the existence of the [Savior].

He believed that the "Hum" team, who could find a chance of survival in the big guild, could survive the scenario. If it was a disaster that Li Nuo and the others could not survive, it would be a dead end for Cassim.

Charicos could not have known what he was thinking.

The players of "Death Corridor" have little emotions.

Suddenly the walls were broken open by grenades and fire destroyed the building.

Charicos had anticipated this and stood outside the street long ago. He looked ahead and saw a large group of interstellar hunters and a strong middle-aged man.

"After I came here, I realized that some of you saw my abilities, and that's why you attracted me here."

Charicos raised his chin and smiled evilly.

"Is this kind of ambush?"

Victor lowered his head, and in his sunglasses he saw the separated head and body of Cassim.

"Good boy." He praised Qasim.

But to Charicos it was like a hammer hitting his head, "good boy", or perhaps sarcasm or contempt.

Before becoming a Chimera Ant, he was a player of a very low position, and his only job in the script was to be a meat shield.

There are geniuses in the world, and Charikos is a mediocre person.

[Barrier Fruit] Such a great power has not been developed in his hands, so the big shots never take him seriously. The big shots don't have time to listen to the inner monologue of a low-level player.

He still licks people's faces and gets along well with people around him every day.

Still no one took him seriously.

Charicos suppressed too many emotions. He considered himself a talented person. After all, he had survived to this day and could not be a waste. However, he did not know that it was Ryan who was silently protecting him.

Why is it like this... Please look at me more... I am still capable... Chalikos has experienced unspeakable darkness, and his mentality has gradually become depressed and distorted.

It wasn't until the power of the Chimera Ants released his nature that his character eventually formed a strengthened gene and he grew beyond his level.

Oversized.

The power of dreams.

Now he possesses unparalleled speed and the wide-range defense of the [Barrier Fruit].

He instantly became one of the four most powerful players in "Mirage".

Now no one will look down on me anymore, right?

The Chimera Ants gave me these.

It was the king who gave me the final new life.

His loyalty was only to the King.

Charicos found it amusing that the guys in front of him seemed to think they could kill him with heavy firepower.

"Is this the only value of your existence?"

Charicos moved his fingers.

The "barrier" fell from the sky, collapsing the surrounding buildings.

Victor's entire body shone with a black luster, and his nano-muscles were strengthened all over his body, resisting the fall of the barrier.

Before anything happened to Cassim, Chabai asked Victor to stay away from the center of events.

——"Mr. Victor, it would be better for you to go to the periphery to clean up the miscellaneous soldiers."

Cha Bai didn't want Victor to be involved.

But Charicos' presence in the outer zone was "accidental."

Victor is a man with a strong sense of responsibility. He has four children. A girl named "Valerie" has already escaped from the constraints of the "family", and the remaining three noisy and sensible children have always been by his side.

He would not leave the three troublemakers in danger and let them face the consequences.

Even though he knew it was an extremely difficult situation, Victor still couldn't control his body and faced the challenge head-on.

Charicos smiled and tapped his finger.

The force of the barrier added pressure, crushing the ground beneath Victor's feet.

The group of interstellar hunters could not get close, so they raised their weapons and shot at him, but the barrier was all over Charicos' body, and the bullets could not penetrate the defense at all.

Even the impact of [Burning Phantom Light Break] had no effect on Charikos.

Victor's feet stepped into the ground with strength. He shouted to all the interstellar hunters to get out quickly. After a few seconds, he suddenly accelerated and burst himself out.

Nano-muscles are a technology from "Metal Gear Solid". With the help of Eminem, Victor implanted nano-machines. These nano-machines can absorb shocks and automatically respond to external attacks, making them almost invulnerable and extremely powerful.

But Rome wasn't built in a day.

Nanotechnology is incompatible with Victor's original cyber technology.

Only the hardness of his muscles had indeed increased to an extremely strong level. When he used it, his whole body would feel a tearing pain. Almost in an instant, he approached Charikos and punched him.

The ground shook.

The rise and fall of the air created ripples.

Charicos did not move an inch.

"Uncle, you are very strong, but you can't break through my barrier."

Victor broke off his right arm, and the mechanical device inside his arm emitted thick methane. The ambushed mechanical life forms shot towards here, and in an instant, the explosion that was enough to submerge the ship lit up the sky.

Cats love to play by nature.

The nouveau riche mentality fosters a playful nature.

Charicos laughed wildly in the fire. Every inch of his skin was covered with a barrier, providing almost absolute defensive capabilities that protected him from harm.

Victor was enclosed in a circular barrier.

Charicos gradually tightened the barrier, he wanted to crush Old Wei into pieces.

At this moment, he glanced away and saw a figure in the distance picking up the beheaded Cassim from the ground.

Jellal placed Cassim's body under a wall that was not affected by the fire, held Cassim's hair, and brought him to eye level.

"If you die, that bastard Four Eyes will skin me alive."

At this point, Jellal sighed and helplessly placed Cassim's head between his legs.

Victor turned his head with great effort and shouted, "Jeff... run... this is amazing!"

"I know, I know."

Jellal touched his hair and walked over with his head tilted.

[Brave 5860, targeted by the guard]

Charikos stared at the other person with a sinister grin on his face.

"You look different."

Jellal's eyes were empty, and no emotion could be seen on his lazy expression.

Charicos took a step forward and disappeared in an instant, rushing over with a barrier wrapped around him, tearing apart the place where Jellal was!

In the sky, a shadow fell on Charikos.

"I see."

Jeff is faster than him.

A mask appeared on his face and he stepped on the air like a dancer at a masquerade, circling into the sky with neon lights shining on his face.

【Mask of Godhead】

[Number: 2]

A burly figure appeared.

The dead from Sparta.

He raised the "Leviathan Axe" in his hand, and smashed a deep gully into the ground.

The moment Jellal landed, he threw his battle axe, forcing Charikos to retreat far away.

Facing the impact of the axe blade, Charikos used a barrier to repel it away.

The force of the impact sent him flying, sliding across the ground like a scarecrow, stirring up gravel on the asphalt road, and flying backwards for more than ten meters before stopping.

When he looked again, he didn't see Jellal.

It was not until Charikos saw his headless body falling to the ground that he realized what had happened.

when……

"When it comes to fighting, don't just rush in, especially if you're a mentally disturbed guy like you."

Jellal held Charicos' head and gave him a smile.

[The "invader" has been killed]

Victor lay on the ground with a red light flashing on his chest.

"Mr. Lao Wei, did you give him cyberpsychosis?"

Jellal came over carrying Charicos' head.

Victor: “I’m glad you figured that out.”

"This guy's pupils are floating." said Jellal.

As he spoke, his mask disappeared, and he was completely naked. It was his ability to [Escape] that caused him to lose his clothes.

"I just made a feint with my axe, then used [Escape Plan] to teleport behind him. If you hadn't caused him mental problems, it would have taken a while to kill him."

There are faint gold threads on Jellal's fingertips, which is his main weapon.

"How did you break his barrier?"

"Just be faster than him."

Jellal spoke calmly as if he was talking about something as mundane as eating and drinking.

Victor took a deep breath of relief.

Jellal's understanding of abilities and excellent observation skills during battle are far superior to most players.

This is genius.

If it weren't for his laziness, there would be one more character who could oppose Sauron.

After all, Charicos is a nouveau riche who doesn't know how to use his abilities. What makes him different from those "super-standard" people who have accumulated their abilities is their on-the-spot experience.

Jellal pulled Victor up and then stepped away.

"Oh, Victor... well, help me."

"how?"

"First, destroy the body of this cat spirit. Second, remember to save me later."

Just as Jellal finished his words, the Leviathan Axe he had thrown out flew back, and with a bang, it knocked him away!

The original owner of this battle axe was a hot-tempered god of war who did not allow anyone to use it. Every time Jellal used it, he would be hit by the spinning axe, causing him serious injuries at the very least and unconsciousness at the worst.

Victor stared at Jellal who had fallen into a coma with empty eyes, thinking that they were a bunch of unreliable guys.

During this time, the mechanical life forms and interstellar hunters that followed destroyed Charicos' body.

The blood foam on the ground condensed together.

Charikos stood up from the blood. He had no head, only a body. He disappeared from the spot in an instant and broke free from everyone's pursuit.

It rains continuously.

Charikos stumbled towards the tower where the king was.

There was blood all around my feet.

The guard will be reborn once after death. This is the answer Cha Bai told everyone.

In fact, even if the body is destroyed, it will still be reborn.

But now Charikos is no longer a player, he is an undead wandering in the Infinite City.

He was headless and thinking with his soul.

He is loyal to the king.

So the outer barrier still hasn't disappeared.

But some were not completely loyal to the king.

who is it……

Ryan…

Charicos is going to kill Ryan.

[A loyal guard will clear the way for the king even if he dies]

[Only those who are loyal enough are worthy to stay by the king’s side]

[I am the only guard]

Due to Charikos' "death", the barrier protecting the king disappeared.

Also, because he is not completely "dead", the power of protection will not be transferred to other Chimera Ants.

……

Roger stood on the top of the tower, looking at the half-broken glass ball in his hand with an embarrassed look.

The broken half means that the barrier protecting the king is gone, and the unbroken half means that the barrier protecting the Infinite City still exists. Charikos believes in the power of the king and uses half of his life to separate the king from the outside world who are eyeing him covetously. Compared with the players, the Cairo people in the universe are more dangerous.

"Another one died..."

"Yeah, another one died."

Wang pressed the game controller, all his attention was on the screen.

"Ryan, save the S bullet for me next time."

"But……"

"Death is inevitable, don't worry about it."

The corner of Wang's mouth curled up.

"Compared to that, Contra is quite interesting. How about making a similar level?"

"You mean... where?" Ryan asked.

Wang said, "It has nothing to do with you. Just play the game with me. If you fail to clear this level, I will kill you."

Ryan: “I see.”

Wang: "Mingnu."

"I understand, sir. I'll do my best." Mingnu plucked the strings of the zither.

……

"Brother Li, the barrier in the area where Wang is located has disappeared."

Victor's voice came into Li Nuo's headset.

"I understand...you should talk to Lao Ma and the others."

"Qasim is dead."

"I know, you have to tell Lao Ma about this..."

"Brother Ma really became the captain?"

"No... the main thing is... ah, never mind, there's no point in telling you."

Li Nuo hung up the phone.

He was standing in a steel-structured corridor. It was dark all around him, with only a cardboard box at his feet.

After the news of Kasim's death appeared, Li Nuo and Xiao Wu found the cardboard box. According to Nanami, this thing could connect to the head of the cardboard Ram. Li Nuo made a mistake... Nanami was stupid, he shouldn't have believed Nanami unconditionally...

In order to move quickly, Cardboard Ram usually leaves a large number of cardboard boxes in the city, probably hundreds of them, so where you can move to depends on luck...

Li Nuo and Xiao Wu got separated.

Xiao Wu was very lucky, she came directly to the highest observation deck in the city.

Li Nuo was unlucky. He came to the mining passage at the bottom of the city, and it was an airtight secret room. This secret room was extremely airtight, with no windows, no doors, only an exhaust vent that was big enough for a cockroach to pass through.

He wanted to go back into the cardboard box, but found that it would take ten minutes to restart the broken box.

Just on the other side of the wall, a truck was rumbling on the underground track.

The driver was none other than the Cardboard Ram.

Lilo Lilo was sitting in the passenger seat.

The infiltration operation of the two Cairo police officers is about to begin.

At this time, Li Nuo kicked the cardboard box angrily.

Cardboard Ram felt a headache and failed to brake properly, crashing into the wall and was surrounded by a group of Chimera Ants guarding there.

Lilo Lilo smiled, and the two Cairo policemen's infiltration operation failed.

(End of this chapter)