As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 539: The Top of the Mountain, World Manager
[Pixel Slash] cannot be turned off at will. Once it is turned on, you will become a paper man.

It was already evening when Li Nuo woke up.

Dilapidated wooden house.

Fresh and fragrant.

Weapon boxes were placed against the wall, and canes and guns were on the table.

Cha Bai sat next to him and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw him wake up.

"Very good……"

She knew he was fine, but she was afraid that something might happen. This was an instinctive worry that could not be eliminated by reason.

Li Nuo touched his forehead and recalled the time when he met the hidden BOSS.

"At that time, a person appeared and said he was a [Critical Person]... Then why did I faint?"

"no."

Cha Bai speaks frankly.

"We were blinded by that monster, but after that person appeared, there was a force in the distance that shook us for a moment. By the time we came to our senses, you had become a paper man."

"Was it that [Critical One] who did it?"

The door was pushed open.

The long-haired man was standing outside, holding onto the door frame, with a piece of bread in his mouth.

He was wearing a pure white Taoist robe, had a thin face and looked sloppy, but he was very clean. He carried a bronze sword on his back, put his hands in his wide cuffs, and looked at them sideways.

"It wasn't me. Anyway, don't take it seriously and don't ask too many questions."

He glanced at Cha Bai.

"I've told her everything. I'll tell you again."

Li Nuo uses [Emile's Area].

[Exceeding level limit]

"Don't look at it." The man said, "Wang Li, we are all in the same corridor. I am over level ninety-nine, but you can't tell. And don't ask, because if I tell you too much about other players, I will be punished."

Li Nuo got out of bed and Cha Bai subconsciously helped him up.

"Your two companions are at the back of the tavern, follow me."

"Can we chat?"

"can."

……

They have entered the small town of Tanggula.

The town is not big, but it has everything. There is a cable car on the back mountain. Tourists usually come here by cable car. However, due to an accident on the road below the mountain, the cable car was under maintenance and there have been no tourists in the town for at least a year.

The people who came were just a bunch of pure perverts, all coming for the Succubus Mansion.

Walking in the small town of Tanggula, although it is quaint and fragrant, as if returning to the Middle Ages, Li Nuo and Cha Bai can notice that everyone who passes by them is ridiculously strong.

In other words, the town is full of natives at the level of Papagus.

But the strongest one was still Wang Li who was walking in front of them.

It is often said that there are a group of weirdos in "Endless Corridor", lone wolf players, people like Xiao Wu and Ting Ge.

If Li Nuo hadn't met Maljie, he would have become this kind of person.

Phil once told Li Nuo that those guys hiding deep in the corridors were hiding alone, lone wolves, relying only on themselves, and these people always had special advantages over others.

Luck, brainpower, strength, mind.

Wang Li, if I had to say...

"I should be one of the most powerful ones in the Endless Corridor at the moment."

Li Nuo followed behind and stopped on the cobblestone road.

"Can I ask you to be my elder brother?"

"No."

"Master Dao, are you a cultivator?"

"I'm keeping healthy."

"What a coincidence. I have a terminal illness and I am particularly good at keeping in good health."

"Get out of here, uncle."

Wang Li has a pair of dead fish eyes exactly like Li Nuo.

Cha Bai observed from the side and came to the conclusion that people with dead fish eyes are rude.

"I have my own job in town, in other words, script assignments."

Wang Li ignored Li Nuo's words about him being his elder brother and told him everything he could.

The "Border Prison Scenario" does not limit the player's strength, and players from lv80 to above lv99 are all included.

His job is to protect the town of Tanggula.

There was nothing else to say. He wouldn't tell you anything no matter how hard you asked him. He only said why he helped Li Nuo and the others out of trouble.

"The monster you encountered is called 'Iron Knight'. It's a martial arts fanatic who has lived for thousands of years. For some reason, I sealed it outside the town. If I hadn't appeared just now..."

He stopped in front of a quaint tavern and looked back at Li Nuo with squinted eyes.

"You were planning to destroy the entire town to deal with that monster."

Li Nuo smiled.

"Master Dao has good eyesight~"

Cha Bai took a deep breath. As expected...

She felt strange at the time.

The reason why Li Nuo asked her and Maljie to enter the town quickly was actually premeditated.

"I plan to let our teammates enter the town, and I will teleport back to the entrance of Tanggula. This will result in two situations."

Li Nuo made a “yeah” gesture.

"First, the monster is chasing me. If I am in the entrance area, I can use the power of the 'country' to deal with it."

"Second, if that monster goes after my companion, then it's doomed, because I know there are powerful guys in this town."

Tanggula Mountain is so dangerous, but the town is still peaceful. There must be something powerful guarding it, such as Wang Li.

"I know you, [Residual Blood], Lillian and I have talked about it, and you are full of calculations."

"Master Dao probably didn't guess my plan, but saw the future in advance, because you said you are a [Critical Person]."

"You want to have your fortune told?"

"Yes I do."

"Get lost after that, you are too dangerous."

Wang Li turned around and pushed the door open.

"My main mission is to protect the Tanggula Mountain town from being disturbed for a year. You'd better leave quickly."

There were almost no customers in the tavern. The charming proprietress lazily lay on the counter, raised her seductive eyes and glanced at the people who came.

"Find a seat yourself. There are no customers anyway."

After she finished speaking, she lay down again.

Li Nuo glanced at the data and found that the boss lady was not strong.

Wang Li found a chair, sat down, pointed his thumb at the back door, and said, "Your two companions are behind the door."

Li Nuo and Cha Bai walked straight over, and after opening the door, a red glow appeared on their faces.

Succubus Mansion.

Right behind the door.

The succubi in scantily clad attire all looked at them. Each of them had a beautiful figure and pretty face that was stunning to the point of captivating everyone.

And...his combat capability is also extremely strong.

The huge room is divided into several small partitions, and each single room has a water bed.

Brother Ting was lying on one of the water beds, in a deep coma.

Wang Li's voice came from outside the house: "That guy's head was chopped off, but he has the ability to revive. But that demon beast... its attack carries a curse. I advise you to let him stay here. The succubi can save him."

Li Nuo stared blankly, Tingge's luck...

Cha Bai took a deep breath and said, "Look again."

“I really didn’t see it.”

Maljie, his whole body red, jumped out from the inner room and threw himself into Li Nuo's arms.

"Woof (I can't betray Suna)!"

Li Nuo raised his hand and grabbed Ma Ge's tail, then threw it back to the succubus that was chasing him.

The succubi thought it was really just a dog, so they were playing with it.

Li Nuo knew that Maljie had a hard life, so he helped him and laughed so hard that he was really evil.

Following Maljie's roar, Li Nuo closed the door and sat back opposite Wang Li with Cha Bai.

At this time, the proprietress came over with three barrel beers and slammed the glasses on the table listlessly.

"Just consider it a gift."

The proprietress is not a succubus, she just opened a tavern outside the Succubus Mansion.

Wang Li picked up the beer and took a sip. A Taoist priest in a Taoist robe was drinking beer from a wooden barrel in a place with a European medieval style. Li Nuo felt like he was watching "The Elder Scrolls" with a "Taoist priest" MOD installed.

"Bring it here."

Wang Li put down the wine glass and spread out his palm.

If he was a [Critical Person], he would be able to predict Li Nuo's purpose.

The person Miss Liuli mentioned who could turn decayed weapons into divine artifacts was Wang Li.

Cha Bai took out the [Legendary Wand] from the [Dark Magic Encyclopedia] and gave it to him.

"I see... I want to unblock it."

Wang Li took out a bag of [Repair Light Powder] from his sleeve and sprinkled it on the staff.

"Wait..." Li Nuo was shocked: "This... is not that..."

"Repair Light Powder, it's a tool that comes with the corridor." Wang Li held the glowing staff in his hand and laughed, "Do you think you have forgotten the purpose of old items after becoming stronger, or do you think less of them?"

Li Nuo said, "It's my problem."

He gradually forgot one thing: the props that came with the corridor sometimes had miraculous effects, such as skipping the "rules" and directly providing a recovery effect.

Wang Li handed the staff back to Cha Bai.

【Legendary Staff】

[Quality: Epic]

[Effect 1: Need to absorb an elemental force, preferably a guide force machine, and then it can be integrated with a "staff" type weapon]

[Effect 2: If you choose not to merge and inject all the magic power, you can randomly activate a "top-level" black magic. The CD time is longer, depending on what magic is activated.]

[Brief description: The weapon of the first great wizard under the evil demon. It is best to find a book of that great wizard, and then you can obtain the guide blueprint of the fusion "staff" type weapon]

The cane can be upgraded, but it requires a trip to the Demonic Ruins.

Even if you don't upgrade the staff, just a random "top-level" black magic is powerful enough.

"The second thing is, I can tell you your fortune. Tell me what you want to know. You can only answer one question."

Wang Li took a sip of beer.

His [Criticality] level is higher than Kroyd's, but he doesn't like to use it because he thinks "foreseeing the future" is a pitfall.

Cha Bai hesitated. Li Nuo might not want to know too much about the future. He cared more about tomorrow, but she cared about the distant future.

But Li Nuo asked what she wanted to ask before she did.

"If we don't want to be the future of players."

Wang Li closed his eyes.

Voice version of Future Cognition: Predict a person's future, with no time limit... but if the predicted future exceeds a certain time, this ability will enter long-term dormancy.

……

[Those who are led by fate should hold their own destiny tightly]

[Sky Arena, one of the winners]

[Those who change the "Endless" life ring]

[The only person with low health within the time period]

……

The prophecies that Wang Li could hear seemed very far away, as if the other side was being beckoned into his hands, and the scenes before the end passed by his ears.

……

【Ikaros】

……

He opened his eyes.

"Ikaros... is that there?"

"Ah."

"Congratulations then."

Cha Bai pressed her palms tightly against her knees, her shoulders were shaking, she was happy.

A strange feeling flashed across Li Nuo's pupils for a moment.

"Do me one more favor."

"Things can only be done three times."

"Help me and we'll get out of here."

"Go ahead." Li Nuo took a deep breath.

"Chabai, go check on Lao Ma."

"Me? What are you going to do?"

"Go."

Li Nuo was unusually calm, which made Cha Bai a little worried.

Wang Li comforted him, "I can't eat him, why are you worried?"

It was at this moment that Cha Bai, for some reason, saw a feeling in the depths of Li Nuo's eyes that had not appeared for a long time.

It has been more than half a year, and Li Nuo has not been as serious as he is now.

She stood up and walked towards the door of the back room. Memories flashed back in her mind: Mirror Master, Kroyd, and Chuangjie Mountain. Yes, Li Nuo had never been like this since then. It seemed as if he wanted to handle something on his own again.

"It's okay, don't worry."

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"Ah."

Cha Bai opened the door and walked into the mansion. The proprietress who was lying on the counter watched her disappear, then slowly closed her eyes and fell asleep again.

Wang Li pointed at Li Nuo's wine glass.

“Drink it, or it will go to waste.”

Li Nuo raised his chin, drank the wine in the glass, and raised his hand to wipe the foam from the corner of his mouth.

"Master Dao, I want to see the most advanced capabilities of the Endless Corridor."

Wang Li stood up and said, "Let's change places."

He clapped his hands, and Li Nuo appeared with him on the outskirts of the town.

"Let me make this clear first."

Wang Li stood with his hands behind his back, staring at Li Nuo.

"I've been a player for more than 60 years. I'm a stupid person. Even now, I'm not the strongest in the Corridor. If you want to see the truly strong ones, go find Lillian from 'Bahamut's Wrath' and the 'Anti-Science Alliance' in this scenario. If you want to make yourself more unhappy, go to 'End Corridor' as an invader. If you want to die faster, the best choice is to provoke the chairman of 'Sky Corridor'."

"No need, you can just slap me to death, why should I be in such a hurry to die?" Li Nuo said.

"You're kidding, that's impossible."

Wang Li dispensed with the politeness and looked at Li Nuo, who was wearing a silver cane, a silver pistol, a black priest's coat, and tattered clothes. He was the demon hunter's eye from the world of greatswords.

Then he said, "There is a small airship behind the town. You will take it later. Behind the Tanggula Mountains is a country within a country. The airship will automatically navigate there."

"okay."

"You want to see the abilities of top players, so let me ask you first." Wang Li paused: "There are always rumors among players that the strongest one is the player standing behind the scenes, not someone as ostentatious as Lillian. Do you believe it?"

"I've thought about it before, but now that I see you, I feel that's nonsense." Li Nuo said bluntly: "You are not as good as Lillian. The real strong are hidden among the lone wolves. In the final analysis, it is the imagination of the weak."

"It's the same principle as making a move."

"what?"

While Li Nuo was puzzled, Wang Li pulled out the bronze sword from behind him, with the tip of the sword pointing downwards.

"How do you use your cane?"

"prick."

"What?"

"demon."

"Me too."

Wang Li's tone rose.

"I wield a sword to slay demons and monsters, and you wield a staff to hunt demons and gods. In the final analysis, it is just a simple word: kill. But in the eyes of others, people like us are always seen as magic tricks, a bunch of frogs in the well, not knowing that the top ones are simple."

Although Li Nuo felt that the other party might have some "Chinese chuunibyou syndrome", what Wang Li said was not wrong.

"Stab and chop, shoulder and eye." Wang Li looked at the waterfall beside him, his eyes solemn: "Using the simplest method to kill the monster is the best."

Li Nuo suddenly felt that this guy might have some problems, such as liking to show off in a pretentious way... Come to think of it, everyone in the "Endless Corridor" has some major problems.

At this moment, a huge shadow appeared in the waterfall.

A monster in the water, with a body like a long snake, a head like a dragon, but with a hundred feet.

Tanggula Mountain is full of terrible monsters. [Emile's Mask] reminds him that the monster behind the waterfall is A+~S- in danger.

Li Nuo figured that if he took action, he would need to put on a monkey show to deal with it safely.

A [Luring Skull] fell from Wang Li's sleeve and landed at his feet. He attracted the monster to attack.

The monster jumped out of the waterfall, and the shadow of the raging water submerged the two of them.

Li Nuo stood still in the face of the surging waves and heard a voice:
"Demon Hunter, open your eyes and see my sword clearly."

Several waves began to tremble, breaking into silver-white water droplets all over the sky, and then turned around and rushed towards the monster.

A sword light shot up into the sky.

The attacking monster was instantly torn into pieces, and the hot, smoking blood flew up several meters.

Li Nuo's pupils turned towards Wang Li.

The Taoist priest stood with his sword raised.

The water splashed away, and a white robe was blown up by the wind. A faint starlight appeared between two deep black eye sockets under the robe.

The man in the white robe was skinny and bony, his black hair had turned white, and his long beard was flowing.

The moment Wang Li drew his sword, he turned into an immortal-like old man. As water marks fell all over the sky, he looked up and said:

"I first entered the Corridor sixty years ago. I was arrogant for ten years because of my ability as a [Critical Player]. Fifty years ago, I was beaten like a dog by players outside. After that, I devoted myself to training, but made a big mistake in a certain world. The damn Cairo people ruined my foundation and made me dig potatoes for twenty-two years. When I came out, time was in chaos and everything had changed. Many years later, I challenged a new strong man again, but was pinned to the ground by that woman. I have the name of a lone wolf strongman, but in fact I am a loser."

He looked at Li Nuo.

"Demon Hunter, you have seen what I am capable of, so what?"

Li Nuo saw clearly that he could block Wang Li's previous attack, but it was hard to say about the next one.

"How much strength did you use?"

"Oh, fifty percent."

"Master Dao is awesome."

"No flattery required."

"So how long will it take for me to surpass you?"

"Not far."

"Then I surpassed you, so I could prevent myself from dying before Ikaros?"

Wang Li: "If you say... Hey? What?"

He was so shocked by Li Nuo's words that he lost all desire to pretend. He changed from a white-haired old man back to a sloppy Taoist priest.

"Master Dao, your eyes are not right when you are telling fortunes."

Li Nuo pointed to his eyes.

"Didn't you tell me to open my eyes and look at your sword? I've been staring at you since the beginning." Li Nuo shrugged: "Okay, Taoist, can we talk normally now?"

"No."

It is Wang Li’s belief to imitate the tone of a master, especially when targeting juniors.

Li Nuo is playing with him.

"What stopped me from dying?"

"I don't know." Wang Li said, "You should be aware of the weakness of [Critical Person]. Being able to see your future has already overdrawn my energy. If I can't see it, it means that the thing may be your own life ring, which will affect the entire corridor."

"Master, can we exchange IDs?"

"No, aren't you panicking?" Wang Li was surprised at Li Nuo's calmness.

"Fuck you." Li Nuo took off his hat and shook off the water. He said, "Let's talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow. I have seen your ability and have a general estimate of your future. That's enough. There is nothing that money can't solve..."

He put on his hat and said: "If money can't solve it, I have strength and brains, that's enough."

Wang Li looked at Li Nuo, as if he saw the black-haired man with a ponytail who he had only seen once but was standing at the top of the five corridors.

The minds are so similar.

"I wanted to pretend with the younger generation, but I didn't expect that I made a mistake. It's because I haven't practiced enough."

Wang Li smiled and turned around.

"I won't give you my ID, and we won't meet in the future. I will die soon, and no one can stop me, and I don't want anyone to stop me."

"Shall I help you?"

"Li Nuo, every player has a different destiny. I entered the martial arts world from the beginning, and then I kept wandering in the world of immortals and demons. You are a demon hunter from the Middle Ages. Our paths will never collide, so you don't have to worry about me. It's up to you to follow your own path."

Li Nuo felt it was a pity, because Wang Li's bronze sword was the [Xuan-Yuan Sword], and it would be worth a lot of money to get it.

"Then, Taoist, please tell me your fortune again."

"Greedy." Wang Li said stubbornly, but in fact he could no longer use the ability of [Critical One].

He let go of the bronze sword, stood on the sword, and flew into the air, leaving only a sound under the sky:
"I'll tell you one last thing. The curse on you and that white-haired girl is called the 'Seven-Year Itch'. If you leave it alone, you will definitely get divorced."

Li Nuo: "Huh?"

"I wish you happiness! Hahahaha!"

Wang Li's voice gradually faded away in the sky.

Li Nuo stood there, looking stunned.

This is a bit abstract.

A red envelope fell from the sky, Li Nuo raised his hand to catch it, there were two RMB and a note inside.

The paper read: "First, don't look for me again, otherwise I will lose my dignity as a senior. Second, you will get married soon. Happy wedding."

On the back of the note was written: "If you really get married, this note will become my gift."

Li Nuo stared with dead fish eyes: "What kind of creatures does the Endless Corridor have?"

……

When we got back to town, the pub was closed.

Wang Li didn't want to see them again, probably because he felt that if he saw them again, his previous style would be gone.

Li Nuo did not waste time. They found the small airship that Wang Li mentioned. It was a tattered airship that could only accommodate four people, but Brother Ting had to be temporarily left with the succubus to recuperate.

Li Nuo and Maerjie really envied Tingge's luck.

"Why don't you stay and take a look?"

Cha Bai sat in the driver's seat, she wanted to fly the airship.

"No."

Li Nuo looked towards the pub in the distance with white smoke coming out of its chimney.

"This place is evil."

"About that prophecy..." Cha Bai paused, stepped on the accelerator, and let the airship leave the town. She faced the wind and asked loudly, "Will we die before Ikaros?"

"At least we figured out Ikaros, which means that one day, our goal will be achieved!"

Li Nuo covered his hat with his hands and smiled at the wind and the clear sky.

"There are plenty of ways to change the future before that!"

This time, Cha Bai had nothing to worry about because Li Nuo had no intention of handling the matter alone. She smiled and nodded.

"The [Summoning Magic Crystal] has already recorded that S+ level monster."

She found that the airship was on autopilot, so she let go of the handle and turned to ask:
"Do you want to take the [Experience Guide Machine] away now?"

"Take it."

Why did Li Nuo stay in Tanggula?

Spawn monsters?
Ha, one of the reasons.

More importantly, they have to wait for the cooldown of [Retrieval Bag] to expire.

Cha Bai took out the [Item Retrieval Bag] on the airship and pulled out a person-sized spherical [Experience Guide Machine] from it.

Li Nuo quickly stuffed this thing into his mask to prevent the airship from falling off a cliff.

Maljie leaned on Li Nuo's shoulder and said, "Woof (There is something wrong in that tavern, but I can't tell where. Hum, it may be because I am too charming that the tavern is shy of me and dare not show its beauty in front of me)."

The moment the three left the Tanggula area, the panel finally reappeared.

……

【Hidden World Line】

【Tanggula, World Manager】

[This hidden line does not have any tasks]

[Please leave quickly]

……

Wang Li sat at the counter of the bar and put the empty glass of wine on the table.

"Let's go, don't sleep."

The tavern proprietress, who had her face resting on the table, raised her head and yawned lazily.

"People come and go, and there are old friends everywhere, but things have long since changed, Master Wang, am I right?"

"Those guys..." Wang Li hesitated to speak.

"Is the [Rescuer] you mentioned useful?"

"You can't save me." Wang Li said: "The level is too low."

The lady boss smiled and said, "If his rank is high, wouldn't he become the next manager of your corridor?"

Wang Li's eyes widened in surprise as if he had heard terrible news: "What did you say?"

The proprietress stood up, poured him a glass of wine and placed it on the counter.

"Because I was also a player before, it was more than a thousand years ago."

(End of this chapter)