As a player, can you be normal?

Xing Kai lowered his head slightly, then twitched his brows, raised his head, and looked at Li Nuo, whose face was covered with thick fog.

I said...you just said it like that?

I have to say it because I might become an opponent. Li Nuo pointed at Xing Kai's body and said, There is a saying that only dead people can't lie, because the characteristics of dead people reflect the truth that can no longer be concealed. The truth, let’s put ourselves in someone else’s shoes, what if I treat all living people as dead?”

Xing Kai took a step back: Wait a minute, I don't even dare to chat with you anymore...

Li Nuo continued: I said it, and then I got the facts from your reaction. I guessed correctly. As for whether I let you know that I knew it, it doesn't matter. When the opponent we may face is a When a person can predict the future, the truth of whatever he thinks about has been nakedly displayed under his nose.

Ha, haha... Xing Kai put out his cigarette and said with a smile: I came to see you. [Critical One] doesn't know that that guy should be waiting for me in space.

He doesn't know that you met me and is still waiting for you... That is to say, excluding the fact that he cannot see my future, and only from your perspective, the verified information is... [Critical Person]'s precognitive dream only You can see a certain time period, but not everything can be seen. For example... Li Nuo paused, thought about it and said, I know one day in advance whether tomorrow's blind date will be good-looking or not, but I can't predict the next day. What to eat, because blind dates are very important to me, but what to eat is not important to me.

Xing Kai: No.

Li Nuo: It seems so.

quite a while.

Xing Kai shook his head invisibly and said in an incredible tone: Man, you are really scary.

Is there any...Li Nuo glared at him, wasn't it just normal to push his face with some...

You came to me privately.

Xing Kai didn't hide it anymore.

Yes, [Critical One] didn't ask me to come, I wanted to come out myself, even though I know it's not a wise thing to see you now.

Xing Kai shrugged his shoulders.

I only have two purposes for meeting you. First, you three are too powerful. Second, I have a deal with him (Critical). I signed a contract. I can't quit midway, but I really don't want Annabell to be saved. You and her are involved in this dispute.

Xing Kai, [Critical One] is so strong that you think we plus Sauron can't fight against it?

If you can deal with the high-dimensional demons, someone can kill the abyss.

I see... No wonder he's wearing a full set of Artelius armor. Li Nuo also noticed another thing: Did you just say 'rescue'?

Yeah, what?

Only people in Japanese comics or Japanese games can talk like this, right? You guys... don't all come from the 'other' games that we know, right?

Xing Kai narrowed his eyes. He finally knew that no matter how Gunter O'Dimm was killed, at least when he was targeted by Li Nuo, the high-dimensional demon was destined to die.

This demon hunter's insight is too exaggerated.

If I continue to talk to you, will your underwear be stripped off?

That depends on whether you are wearing it or not.

Their eyes met and they were silent for a few seconds.

Xing Kai said: I will try my best to satisfy you with whatever you want. How about a deal?

Li Nuo clenched his cane: This is not a matter of transaction. If you are confident of defeating Sauron, I really don't have much capital to fight with you.

Just kidding. Xing Kai recalled the scenes in Night City and said: The person who killed Mirror Master is not a question of whether he has capital or not.

Who said I was the one who killed Mirror Master?

Um?

In short. Li Nuo nodded his head, tilted his head and said: Half a year ago, I was at odds with you. Now I just want stability, but I owe it to Sauron and I feel uncomfortable, and I owe it to Anna. I have to pay back Bell's, so you have to give me a reason now, a reason that I can't refuse, Xing Kai, you know what I mean, if what I care about is money or other external possessions, Demon Hunting The story of the man and the mirror master has long been spread throughout the streets of Basel.”

It has been a long, long time since Xing Kai felt an unpredictable sense of oppression from others.

He looked down at the purple slime seeping from his fingers.

strength?

Um.

What do you want to use me to verify?

It's to give you a chance to give me a chance to retreat.

As soon as Li Nuo finished speaking, he saw Xing Kai's body erupting into monstrous purple particles.

Particles like energy fountains swept through the entire fighting arena like a plague, and the protective shield that isolated the auditorium was dyed purple in an instant.

Only the security personnel inside the cover let out hoarse roars.

In the purple mist, strange parasites penetrated into the bodies of these hired interstellar hunters. Their bodies began to swell and turned into tall, terrifying creatures in the blink of an eye.

Li Nuo raised his eyes and looked at the purple color, which was thicker than the magic factor. The coat of the religious order blocked the invasion of the parasites with cursed power.

His heart beat wildly twice, but his face remained calm.

The [Relief] turned out to be the disease spreading the plague.

Are you surprised?

No, living toward death is your essence, right?

Essentially, [Residual Blood Person] and [Rescuer] are exactly the same.

Xing Kai's voice followed his footsteps through the thick purple fog.

As he approached, Li Nuo felt that the air he was breathing was being held by something, making him feel uncomfortable.

Nanami once said that Xing Kai's ability to face the Critical One in Night City is comparable to Li Nuo at first glance, but experiencing it personally is another matter.

If Uncle Cairo's assistance is excluded, Li Nuo is now sure of one thing: You were at least the same level as me at that time.

That's it. Xing Kai didn't make any move, and the purple mist dispersed.

Li Nuo felt as if the air was hitting his brain. He was paralyzed for a second, and the things in front of him had a fleeting ghost image. Only the contestant code name tag hung by Xing Kai on his chest could be seen clearly.

——Prime Minister.

Host Hiroyuki Hiroyuki no longer knows how to explain this game.

The two people just talked and didn't do anything, and then it seemed like they did, but in fact nothing happened.

I said... the players... should you consider taking action? No one will die in a fight here anyway...

I said...you guys take action...if you don't take action, my job will be gone!

Li Nuo looked at the broadcast camera. He had fulfilled the host's wish. His pupils sharpened instantly. In an instant, his left arm burst out with blue fire. The flames wrapped around the cane and flicked it violently. The fire light dyed half of the venue. Into a cool color.

The moment his murderous intention popped out.

The creature turned into a monster by Xing Kai rushed towards him. There were five security personnel in total, all of whom were selected interstellar hunters. They had good combat power, and they were even more powerful after turning into monsters.

In an instant, the shield on Li Nuo's body was completely broken. After two blows, there was still blood left. Finally, the big guy slammed him with a hammer that turned into flesh.

The ground sank nearly one meter!

The power of this blow is extremely terrifying!

You are really...

Xing Kai withdrew the virus placed on the monster, and the monster returned to a human form, fell to the ground and fell into a coma.

Looking over, he saw Li Nuo lying on the ground with the door wide open, pointing at the high ceiling.

Okay, I won't participate.

Xing Kai said nothing and turned towards the door.

What are you doing! Don't lose to me like this, you bastard! Hiroyuki yelled anxiously: Hey, hey, hey! I was screwed by you today, so you should lose better!

Hearing the host's shout, Xing Kai paused and looked back at Li Nuo, his eyes cold and emotionless.

Li Nuo, I'm very unhappy.

Then I wish you and Annabelle will meet soon.

Xing Kai turned around, silently recited the number to return to the endless corridor, and then left a message before disappearing.

Don't come.

I want to thank you, Xing Kai.

When Xing Kai disappeared.

Hiro Hiro muttered: Dear viewers...ah, ah, it seems to be over. According to the rules...if one side escapes and the other cannot fight, it will be considered a draw, so the weak players have to start over from the first round.

Li Nuo suddenly sat up.

Hiro Hiro: Damn it... I'm a coward.

There were boos.

Li Nuo turned a deaf ear and deliberately let the creatures around Xing Kai attack him just now for one thing.

Trigger [Blood Line].

In short, he used Xing Kai to verify the [blood line].

I was hit six times in total. The first three hits left me with residual health. The [Blood Line] can only be turned on after triggering [Identity], but only high damage can make the [Blood Line] take effect.

He gritted his teeth.

In other words, this trick may seem invincible, but in fact you need to judge which attacks are threatening enough for the skill to take effect. It requires insight to provide early warning, and... it can only be used after [The Person with Remaining Health] is triggered. Turn on [Bloodline].

Finally, I tried to wake up the refining formation again.

no response.

It takes some time to recover after use. The cooling time should be determined based on the ability to withstand damage... so it cannot be used continuously, but when faced with large-scale attacks and large amounts of damage, this move is the key to breaking the game.

I summed up a lot in my mind, and the conclusion is that [Blood Line], [Pixel Slash] and [Ether Ray] are tied as the T1 Big Three in his skill pool.

The rewards of Icarus are enough to satisfy one's heart.

Xing Kai is really unhappy.

He finally realized that Li Nuo was just using him to try out his moves.

Li Nuo's last thank you was not for Xing Kai's kindness, but because the magic factor in the purple mist was secretly dragged into his body by him using crystal magic power. When he returned, he released it, and it might be a new bottle of decoction. Introduction.

Recently, he feels comfortable opening a blind box for pharmaceuticals.

The only thing left that has not been used yet is the Thousand-Year Killing Technique of Gun Counterattack.

When he was slandering, the field was reversed and he was teleported to a new arena and opened the door to enter.

This is the last one.

After that, Wenke's mission was completed. Li Nuo's idea was not to waste time today, but to take care of Wenke's affairs first, and then discuss with them about Sauron and [Critical One] when they went back.

While I was thinking about it, the door on the opposite side also opened.

The person who came in was none other than Mark, who was poked in the eye by Li Nuo in the first round...

mark.

Level 55.

A member of a certain team got an arena entry ticket because of his contact with Mr. Cairo in reality.

As a group of players, as they experience more and more weirdness and killings, most people's views will gradually become distorted, with no regard for life, no regard for morality, and no bottom line.

But Mark is different.

If you put him in the Middle Ages, he would be the perfect template for a brave man.

Mark takes things extremely seriously, is serious, hard-working, and passionate. He follows the principle of getting up wherever he loses. After he lost to Li Nuo, it took him more than three hours to finally win four games in a row.

It can be seen that this guy is quite weak.

And in this fifth game, he met Li Nuo again.

A fateful duel...

Mark murmured and pulled out his long knife.

This time, I can't support you anymore.

Li Nuo listened to the voice of this guy brainwashing him, and silently took out a broken gun that he snatched from the gangsters.

Fifteen seconds later.

Mark lay on the ground in the shape of a maggot, with pain in his back. Li Nuo penetrated the back of his head with a cane, ending the fifth game.

This time, Li Nuo was satisfied. He also tried the last skill [Millennium Kill]. The 30% trigger probability is a bit difficult for a dark-faced person like him, but as long as he uses it, he has a top-notch mentality. Strike ability.

The best part is that when he uses his cane to hit the opponent's back court, if the cane is enchanted with blue fire, it can directly send the flame into the opponent's body, causing sustainable internal burning damage.

A player's skills can't just be seen in the explanation of the effect bar. How to use them in combination and how to exert greater effectiveness is the benchmark that determines the upper limit of a player.

Rewards can be collected from the cabinet in the waiting room.

Use the winning matches to redeem rewards. In other words, if Li Nuo redeems the badge, the first five consecutive wins will be cleared.

But it doesn’t matter.

Having been playing high-end games, he now understands that among current players, he is indeed the best among the best.

Things have to be looked at this way. First of all, in the NieR script, the actual player opponent is the Eternal Corridor invader, whose strength was comparable to a small BOSS for him at that time.

Later, when racing in Cairo, the selected contestants were not much different in strength. In the later Cyberpunk, the players of the Arctic Circle Guild were actually very powerful in combat. With their coordinated play, Li Nuo suffered a loss at that time. , the immediate combat power of people like Nieke and Zasu is superior among players of the same level in Endless Corridor.

Finally, there is Icarus' Corridor of the Sky. Brupp's group is really strong.

And the blind girl in the [Critical] team is stronger than Brupp. She made Li Nuo feel that even if he exerts his full strength, he may not be sure of success.

To sum up, he really played on nightmare difficulty from beginning to end.

Only after arriving at the arena did Li Nuo realize that he had long been separated from most people by playing difficult battles.

Not a good thing.

At least he felt so.

Because...sooner or later, more dangerous eyes will be staring at him.

Just like what happened with [Critical Person] this time.

Li Nuo stood in front of the cabinet and lost his mind for a long time. He recovered his thoughts and redeemed the badge.

[Coat of arms of the old nobility]

[Brief description: A symbol of Basel's upper class society, for non-Basel natives, it is just a waste. If it was the Basel of The End of Eternity, its role may be greater, but it is a pity that , that was already a story hundreds of years ago]

It's really rubbish.

Li Nuo murmured, flicked the badge up with his thumb, caught it and held it in his palm.

I remember that the reward for winning 100 games in a row is a kiss from Cairo Ji. Will being kissed by her induce any explosive skills?

When he was thinking this, blue eyes suddenly flashed before his eyes.

never mind……

Cha Bai will probably kill me...

Li Nuo took off the name tag on his chest and put it on the chair. Before he was about to leave, Xing Kai's name tag suddenly popped into his mind.

Prime Minister.

What exactly does that mean……

…

So... ah, today's competition ends here...

Dear viewers, please turn on the TV on time tomorrow to watch. I am Hiro Hiro...

Yes, that's the former emcee of Cairo Racing, Zhi Luo Zhi Luo. I was sent to the border area recently. If you still have nostalgia for me, please give me a ticket. My website address is...

Beep——

Harry, the Cairo man, turned off the TV.

Its little grandson turned his head and asked: Grandpa, is that guy in black the big brother?

The uncle said: Don't imitate that brat.

The little grandson asked, I saw he was beaten.

That kid is so arrogant. He's not getting beaten. He's just testing himself. If he really fights, the other side won't get any advantage. The uncle paused and said, There's something wrong with that guy... There's something wrong with that guy.

The little grandson looked over curiously.

The uncle pointed at the desk: Finish your homework within an hour. Grandpa, I will take you to the casino tomorrow.

Okay! The little grandson went to do his homework happily.

The desk lamp is on.

The room was half dark.

The uncle was sitting on the sofa, smoking a cigar made of strip worms.

It can see that Li Nuo has grown up and can deal with more problems without even summoning its power.

As a legendary warrior who has experienced many battles, it can see two things at a glance.

The person opposite (Xing Kai) is so weird that it makes him feel confused.

That thick purple mist seemed to be a power that had existed in this person for thousands of years and was completely out of this world.

And... the subtle relationship between Li Nuo and Xing Kai was also seen through.

I really want to see this brat crumble.

The uncle muttered to himself, cut the cigar into noodles, put them on a plate and ate a late-night snack, and then went to the hospital due to excessive nicotine intake.

…

[The Basel side mission has been completed]

【arena】

[Task requirements: Fight through the arena battle requested by Wenke, and get what the employer requires, the red badge]

[Task reward: a cargo list handed to Wenke, and a blind box]

The panel flashed in front of Li Nuo.

The red badge sat on Wink's desk.

A sack of gold coins lay on the ground.

Wenke helped Li Nuo exchange Icarus's gold coins. Including the amount of gems exchanged, the total was 40,000 gold coins.

Li Nuo transferred another 1,000 gold coins to Wen Ke as a tip for helping out with errands.

As for the things Wenke promised to bring him, he needed to give them a day or two to prepare.

Li Nuo took what he should take and left the tavern box.

You found a good woman.

Wenke suddenly left such a sentence.

Li Nuo stopped and looked back at the president, who was sitting on the sofa drinking low-quality wine, with an uncontrollable murderous intent in his eyes.

Wink, can you say that again?

Wen Ke didn't know about a very serious problem, Li Nuo was protecting the food.

Such vague words can often arouse his jumping brain grooves, so at this moment, Wenke saw for the first time the murderous energy in Li Nuo's eyes.

Ah... no... I mean, your woman came here today and chatted with me and Miss Jian for a while.

Li Nuo was stunned.

She came to see me?

Wenke nodded tentatively.

Yes.

It's over!

Li Nuo turned around and ran away.

Thank you Mr. Wink! See you tomorrow!

Wenke stared at the empty doorframe with a confused look on his face. His face changed too quickly.

But he realized one thing.

This kid can't kill me...I'm so scared!

…

After Li Nuo returned to the courtyard, he immediately told Xing Kai's story in detail.

So? Marger moved the dining table into the yard, frowned at him, and asked, Do you think Sauron will lose?

More than 80% of them will lose. Li Nuo said: Intelligence determines the situation of the battle, and the ability to predict the situation can grasp the information in advance.

Cha Bai, who was taking the dishes and chopsticks, said doubtfully: But... [The Explorer] is also engaged in intelligence.

Control the problem. Li Nuo opened the kitchen door.

Why does this involve restraint? Mr. Victor muttered as he walked out of the kitchen with a pot of stew and placed the hot dish on the table.

The three of them sat down and didn't move their chopsticks in a hurry.

Marjie translated on behalf of Li Nuo: [Secret Explorer] masters the existing strategy information and obtains resources through the strategy to quickly pass the level. [Critical Person]'s known ability is to directly know the result of the level, or even the process. It is actually a two-way restriction. relationship, so it depends on who has the upper hand.

According to what you said, it is possible for the person who has the upper hand to have the winning rate soar to the point where it is almost impossible to lose. Chabai used his floating hand to bring the rice pot three meters away and filled bowls of rice.

Li Nuo took the rice and said with a smile: Just like backgammon, going first does not mean victory, but there are some specific opening methods to ensure that you have the commanding heights. I dare to bet you that if Sauron and the others lose...

Chabai smiled like spring water and asked in a warm voice: Should I let you rest for a month?

Li Nuo's hands shook: I was just kidding.

[Dongzhou HW team suffered heavy losses]

[Please prepare the Humph team to become reinforcements. The captain will decide within one hour whether to accept entry into the script]

After hearing the system prompts, the three people's emotions did not fluctuate at all.

You're right. Chabai put the last bowl of rice in front of his table: Then what information do they have for us?

Li Nuo filled a bowl of soup and handed it to Cha Bai, and said at the same time: The blind girl tested me and Lao Ma in advance, so she has a clearer understanding of our information.

Chabai drank the hot soup in a gulp, and let out a happy ha, then said indifferently: So the initiative at the beginning was taken away by the [critical person].

Victor brought a stool and sat among them. He picked up the empty bowl and served the food while saying: Even if you know the information, strength is the factor that determines the outcome.

But they are really strong. Li Nuo chewed the meat, swallowed it, and said: I tried Xing Kai's skills, and they were amazing. And so was the blind girl, who could bring them together. Critical One] is definitely more powerful. Besides, Sauron knows that they will use us as reinforcements, so who knows what means they have prepared behind the scenes.

He gave the fat meat to Victor and the lean meat to Cha Bai. He used a move to catch flies in the air, caught a fly and threw it into Marger's bowl.

Marjie picked out a fly and threw it to Dou Long who was walking aside, and then said with a pretentious smile: Humph, are there still things we can't handle?

Cha Bai picked up his rice and puffed out his cheeks and said: Sauron's group of elites and Brupp's large army are actually theoretically stronger in total combat effectiveness than us, but... if we risk our lives, the three of us are stronger than anyone else. But I’m afraid…”

Li Nuo glared with dead eyes and continued: Well...it doesn't seem like he has any fighting spirit...

Cha Bai: This matter is not easy to handle. Annabel and Sauron are on both sides. We have to find a reason to act or not to act.

The three of them looked at the [Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror] placed in the corner of the room.

Marger: I'm thinking about something.

Li Nuo: Well...

Cha Bai: What impact will the overall situation have on the three of us?

The three of them nodded together.

Mr. Victor knocked on the table and said as if scolding his own child: Don't think about killing people until you finish eating.

oh.

Um.

snort.

Li Nuo saw Victor eating steak. He glanced at the pitiful amount of meat in his bowl, raised his eyes and asked, Mr. Victor, why are you eating steak?

Victor chewed the medium-rare steak and said calmly: I am half American.

Li Nuo was unhappy: Mr. Victor, are you treating us differently? Are the American people not human beings?

Marger said: Theoretically, except for me, none of you are human.

Cha Bai bit his chopsticks and said, According to you, the lower limit of human beings is really low...

After experiencing the baptism of high-dimensional demons, these three people can no longer be nervous about anything and feel like they are facing an enemy.

At least there needs to be an opponent at the same level as Gunter O'Dimm, and he must keep an eye on their lives to inspire the fighting spirit of these guys.

If what Xing Kai said is true, [Critical One] can kill Abyss, then it can be regarded as a potential enemy close to Gunter Odim.

After this,

They moved [Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror] to the yard.

Cha Bai sat on Li Nuo's folding stool. Only she could tame the naughty folding stool.

She looked at Li Nuo and said, While you were away, Marjie used the magic mirror.

Ah? Li Nuo was curious: What did you ask? Use your sphincter to eat...

Marjie took out a piece of shit and bumped it in his hand. Li Nuo was so frightened that he shut his mouth.

Soren reminded me that Xiao Wu's disappearance in 'Icarus' may have something to do with Miss Chabai's ancient blood. Marjie stuffed the piece of shit back into the doctor's coat while Chabai used cleaning magic to wash his hands. , he continued: The magic mirror gave a 50% answer.

Li Nuo looked at the ordinary mirror.

Most of the things Wenke got from there were scraps, but if used correctly, they were magical tools that could reverse cause and effect.

[Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror] In the same way, this thing can predict the unknown, but the results it gives are often relatively general.

Chabai reminded.

There are still two opportunities to use it. Think about it.

let me see……

Li Nuo looked at the direction of the tombstone.

How many more coins are there to increase the luck value?

Marger took out a small bag of coins from the safe and gave it to him.

Sauron said your damn luck needs this. There are ten in total, which is enough for you.

Li Nuo picked up three coins and crushed them.

[Luck value +3]

What to ask was spinning in his mind... Let's restrain him. If it were me, if there were similar opponents, I would either make friends with them or kill them before they become a problem.

After [Explorer] fails, will [Critical One] point the finger at us?

Is the [Critical] team more dangerous than the opponents we have encountered before?

Li Nuo on the mirror suddenly raised his head and showed a cold smile.

The probability of pointing the finger at you is...

Just when he was about to tell the answer in the mirror.

Li Nuo triggered [Seal of Arden].

Turning on [Aether Blood], a [Blood Explosion Bomb] popped out from his fingertips and poured into himself in the materialized mirror.

He was penetrated by blood bullets in the mirror, and the entire mirror was stained with a thin layer of blood mist.

The voice in the mirror also paused.

[Blood Mage] was triggered, and the derived [Seal of Yaksi] was instantly used, and the dice popped out of his hand.

to be honest.

[Difficulty Judgment: 10]

[Blood Mage Bonus: 6]

[Luck value +3 bonus: 9]

The dice rolled out a number of 7.

[Judgment Passed]

His expression in the mirror was startled, and his cold smile turned into a dull expression.

The probability of pointing the finger at you is 95%.

The probability that the [Critical Ones] team is more dangerous than all of your previous opponents is over 80%, which cannot be accurately estimated.

After the sound ended, he returned to his original state in the mirror.

Li Nuo and Cha Bai looked at Marjie together.

Captain Ma?

Brother Ma has already clicked on the Invitation Notification panel.

[Reinforcement invitation accepted]

[This script is quite special]

[Please go to the airport in half a month and take the aerial rail to the scenario world]

Marjie withdrew his gaze and looked at the two people in front of him.

The reinforcements have half a month to prepare.

Li Nuo picked up the teapot and took a big sip, his throat rolled and he nodded slowly:

Well, go fuck them.