The Fourth Quadrant of Online Games

The No. [-] boat was destroyed in the blink of an eye, without even the slightest room for struggle. The other ships of the Tyrannian Alliance who saw this scene were all speechless for a moment, and forgot to even fire back.

After all, this is in the game. The special effects of many boss moves look devastating, but in fact, they can still survive after being hit with a blood bar.The scene in front of him can be called a one-shot death.Everyone has a lot of experience in beating bosses in the next book, but no one has seen this kind of way to kill instantly with a single blow.

"What should I do, or should I quit?" The human player's voice trembled a little, "I think the expert friend is right, this book is too scary, it doesn't even work with planetary bombs, how can we beat people like this? Got it?"

Everyone else was silent.

The remaining eleven ships faced the death tornado in front of them. No one could tell that they were the invincible Grand Guild elite team. Everyone felt the same feeling in their hearts. In front of such a terrifying boss, they They are all just ants who are worse than rookies.

Once the seeds of fear appear, they will take root and germinate in the mind, and they will never be forgotten.

Pu Yiyang saw it in his eyes and knew something was wrong.

This group of people can't get out soon.

In the brain-computer docking game, all the senses except pain are extremely realistic, the purpose is to deceive the human brain, so that everyone can immerse themselves in the game as much as possible.In most cases, people can still distinguish between virtuality and reality. Only when the perceptual impact is too large and the emotional fluctuations caused overwhelm rationality, the line will become blurred or even collapse.

The people from the Tyrann Alliance in front of them are a little slow to operate. This is a normal human reaction after being frightened, but it shouldn't appear in the game.

"Why don't we stop here today?" He scratched his eyebrows and said, "Let's think about the dungeon strategy later."

He emphatically mentioned the word "duplicate", trying to pull people back to reality.

It's a pity that it was too late, and the bee colony that seemed to have slowed down its pursuit changed again.The head of the tornado is shrinking, and it is sunken in a little bit. After a few seconds, the darkest part emits brighter and brighter white light.

"Run!" Pu Yiyang only had time to shout.

The fleet barely dispersed to the left and right, but two ships were still destroyed by the white light that suddenly shot out.

Outside the battle situation, Pu Yiyang could clearly see that the effect of this weapon was exactly the same as that of a planetary bomb.

The monsters in DELTA have a variety of designs, but there has never been an attack pattern similar to the player's weapon before.How many surprises will this new dungeon that goes online suddenly bring them?

Then he realized he was wrong.

Not only are the weapons similar, they are planetary bombs at all.

A gun barrel with a familiar shape slowly protruded from the center of the bee colony, and then, it turned out to be the complete bow, hull, and stern of the ship.

It is exactly what the standard battleship of the Tyrannian Alliance looks like.

"What, what's going on?" Pu Yiyang was not the only one who saw the ship, and the nearest Kalian was the first to scream, "Ninth Brother, is that you, Ninth Brother? You're not dead?"

Pu Yiyang quickly glanced at the team interface, the avatars of the kingfishers were still dark.

This is not the No. [-] boat that was destroyed just now, but the ghost of the No. [-] boat.

Someone else in the team also noticed this: "That doesn't seem to be Brother Jiu's boat, look, it's black..."

And the ships of the Tyrannian Alliance are all bright silver.

The opposite ship is not only black, but if you look closely, the hull seems to be shaking slightly.No, that's not shaking, but the hull itself is moving... This is not a new boat at all, it's just the bee swarm!

The swarm swallowed the No. [-] boat, and then "born" a boat that was almost real.

Even Pu Yiyang, who was outside the screen, felt a little sick to his stomach because of this scene.

The copy design of DELTA is really unusual.

The impact on those whose consciousness is still in the game is not even a little bit.Originally, the fleet was still obediently retreating, but now the situation changed drastically. The No. [-] boat jumped up, opened fire with full firepower, and launched a fierce attack on the ghost ship.

The Kalians fired and yelled: "Fuck you, bring Brother Ninth back!"

"Hey, wake up, it's useless!" Pu Yiyang persuaded him in a cold sweat, "That boat is not the original one at all..."

The Kalian glanced at him.

Those eyes were full of madness, mad hatred, mad pain, and mad determination.

As soon as Pu Yiyang saw that expression, he knew it was over.

The other party fell into it completely.For the Kalian, he saw his most trusted friend die in front of his "eyes", and the enemy who killed his friend deliberately imitated his appearance to mock him and insult him.

The Kalians are like a real soldier on the battlefield, his blood is burning with hatred, knowing that there is a dead end ahead, he is unwilling to retreat.

The same goes for everyone else.

Roaring, they drove the battleship like moths to a flame, rushed into the bee swarm, and after blowing up a few dozen wasps, they were engulfed by the undiminished bee swarm.

The eight heads darkened one by one within ten seconds.

There was only one ship left, standing alone in the rear. It seemed lucky that it was not affected by the fire.

The human player watched his comrades deliver their heads one by one, and then looked at those passing by with the same helpless expression, and made the most sensible decision in the whole battle.

He turned and ran.

The one that passed by was still floating outside the battlefield because the engine of the yarn ball was off the assembly line.

"Old Lu, if you insist on doing it again?" the old cat said to him, "I'll find a boat to take you back."

Pu Yiyang stared at the screen and didn't respond for a while.

Old cat: "What's the matter with you? Hurry up and say something. Oops, maybe the hornet came back to sting you again?"

What Pu Yiyang was looking at was indeed the swarm of bees.

In an instant, eleven warships of the Tyrannian Alliance were destroyed effortlessly, and the swarm did not pursue the last one that escaped.The planetary bomb also died down, the white light gradually faded, and the replica of the No. [-] boat sank back into the belly of the shadow again, disintegrating into small ink dots.

The tornado turned a corner in the air and began to retreat, as fast as it appeared.Not long after, the nearest piece was only a few kilometers away from the yarn ball.

If it will hit, it will be in this half a minute.

A light flashed in Pu Yiyang's eyes: "Brother Mao, I have to go down first."

The old cat was stunned: "Wait, what are you talking about? You want to go down, how do you get down? Has the ball of yarn been repaired?"

Pu Yiyang raced against time to open the cabin storage panel: "I remember you prepared a walking rope?"

The old cat paused for half a second, then growled: "You kid, you are going to mess around again, right? Do you know how risky this is..."

Pu Yiyang took out the rope props, put them on the passing equipment, and turned off the core energy of the yarn ball neatly.

The entire cabin was darkened, and all systems were turned off, including the communicator.

The Yarn Ball seemed to have completely given up struggling and became a small leaf floating in space.

A message box popped up on Pu Yiyang's mobile phone placed on the table.

A picture, a big middle finger, the sender is naturally the one who was forced to shut up.

Pu Yiyang scratched his eyebrows and smiled without guilt.

Another second later, another text message came from the other side.

Old cat: "You are not allowed to die outside."

When Pu Yiyang saw this sentence out of the corner of his eye, the side hatch of the Yarn Ball had already opened.Those passing by stood leaning against the door, and their vision was facing diagonally behind.

It's getting closer, it's almost there.

The black swarm of bees swept towards them, almost filling the screen from the first perspective.

Even if he was sitting outside, Pu Yiyang's heart rate would inevitably rise and his breathing would become short of breath.This short moment will determine the life and death of the "him" on the screen. Even though he can't see clearly, he seems to be staring into the bloody maw of a beast.

His fingertips were twitching slightly, and his brain was inevitably being tricked to a certain extent, immobilizing a part of his body.

coming.

He could clearly see the shape of each wasp, which was smaller than the ball of wool. It was in the shape of a cicada chrysalis, the whole body was pitch black, and its head was a turbine. shredded.

The leader bee was less than ten meters away from the He Yarn Ball passing by. It seemed that in the next moment, they and their boats would be like those ships of the Tyrann Alliance, and there would be no scum left.

Pu Yiyang held his breath.

The scene of the death of the character was delayed, and he could see clearly that the distance between himself and the god of death had not been further shortened.

The bee swarm passed them by as if they hadn't seen the ball of yarn, and continued to travel to the star of the voyage along the established track.

Pu Yiyang let out a little breath.

He was right.The swarm will only destroy those who actively attack them or the voyage star for a period of time, so they let go of the last ship that escaped, and the yarn ball that has lost power at this moment.

This is not the kind of monster that was designed to destroy the swarm. It's just that the people of the Tyrannian Alliance and other large guilds made a mistake, and they only wanted to use more powerful weapons to destroy the bee swarm.But in fact, they had to give up their arms, voluntarily surrender, and visit politely before they could enter the hall smoothly.

Pu Yiyang was still waiting patiently, waiting for the yarn ball to float towards the bee colony little by little.

There are still two meters to go, no matter how close they are, they will collide head-on.

And at that moment, the passerby jumped in the air, stretched his arms forward, and caught the tail of the nearest wasp without missing a beat.

The drone is still flying forward without slowing down at all, and the rope tied around the human waist is holding the ball of wool, making it extremely difficult for his body to maintain balance, but his hands are still firmly clinging to the human body. The rough body of the machine.

The passers-by climbed onto the top of the drone inch by inch amidst the bumps.

The characters on the screen staged a sky-defying action scene, and it was not easy for Pu Yiyang to operate off the screen.To prevent those passing by from falling off, it all depends on the fine operation of his hands and the accurate calculation before jumping.

Most importantly, he took advantage of a system loophole in DELTA.

Whether this loophole is big or small, it has always existed since the server was launched. DELTA is originally a game that focuses on brain-computer access. Players receive environmental information directly from the electrodes behind their brains. For example, if a character jumps directly into a vacuum without wearing a spacesuit, he will die soon.

And the passers-by, from opening the cabin to jumping on the drone, have passed for several minutes, and they are still alive and kicking.

When non-access players suddenly switch environments, they will not be restricted by certain real physical laws. This loophole actually destroys the fairness of the game. I don’t know if it is because few people find this, or because there are so few non-access players. It's not worth mentioning that FREE, which is rigorous everywhere, has left this loophole for ten years and has never fixed it.

Over the years, Pu Yiyang has been well aware of these loopholes, but rarely exploits them.

Today is an exception.

He was so curious about what was on the Voyage Star.

The passerby lay on the drone, dragged his yarn ball all the way, and flew unimpeded to the surface.

The flight was getting closer, and the mysterious veil covering the star of the voyage was finally lifted little by little.

It would be a lie to say that it wasn't shocking. When he found out that the so-called "surface" of the Voyage Star was not the surface at all, but a group of densely packed yellow drones, he couldn't help saying "Damn".

The wasps landed neatly on the metal nests layer by layer. Due to the large number, it looked like a flat ground from a distance.Those terrain changes observed from a distance are actually just drones taking off in a certain area.

The drone under him continued to fly deep into the nest with the passing ones, and it took at least 5 minutes before it landed at a certain place. By the way, it became an anchor, holding the yarn ball and stuck on the same apron. superior.

The passing one rolled over and moved to the edge of the tarmac.

Looking up, the sky is almost invisible; looking down, it is still an abyss.

This metal nest is like a huge tree that reaches the sky, with tens of thousands of branches growing out, which is far beyond the observation ability of a human being.He even wondered if the entire voyage star could be this tree.

What to do now?I'm afraid it's impossible to go up, but you can't just jump down like this.

Pu Yiyang hissed, and when he felt that he was about to commit suicide before he was cornered, according to the usual practice, his two hands started to grope around restlessly.

This touch really touched him.

There seemed to be some kind of button embedded in the wall covered with thick dust. When he pressed it with his hand, a blue light burst out there.

This Guangpu Yiyang is very familiar, it is a common teleportation symbol in DELTA.

In the blink of an eye, those passing by came to a new place from the tarmac.And it seems that this time it is down to earth.

Thankfully, he didn't pass into the monster's belly, let alone fall to his death.

"Welcome, No. 1701."

An ethereal female voice floated into his ears.

A beam of light hit the top of his head at the same time, and the image on the screen became clear again. Pu Yiyang found that there was a door in front of him passing by.

The door was as high as three or four floors, with double leaves, made of black metal, with a rather simple shape, with some patterns carved on each door leaf.Looking closer, the pattern looks like some kind of ancient totem. On the left is thousands of regularly arranged spheres, and on the right is engraved with a long strip that twists and turns, similar to the tail of a snake. The whole is mysterious. of evil.

Years of gaming experience told Pu Yiyang that if you pass through a level and see such a door, it will usually be a shrine-like place inside, and the one guarding the shrine will undoubtedly be a big boss.

In this dungeon, those janitors outside have ruined the elite teams of countless big guilds. This boss is so difficult to beat, which really makes Pu Yiyang feel guilty.

Do you want to go in?

Those passing by stood hesitantly outside the door.

If he advances, he will single out the boss, if he retreats...he has nowhere to retreat.

Pu Yiyang was depressed and wanted to scratch his eyebrows again, but before he fully raised his hands, he saw the door in front of him open.

Has anyone ever seen the boss room in the game open on its own?

He cursed secretly, "Fucking!", put his hands back on the screen and performed a dazzled operation, and instantly put various armors on the passing equipment, including the invincible shield that can be used for ten seconds, and hung his hands on the dodge button.

Then he saw clearly what the room looked like.

Compared to some mysterious and mysterious temple, this is basically a spaceship cabin, with all kinds of instruments and keyboards on the wall, and the data is continuously beating, indicating that the system is still operating normally.

Pu Yiyang recalled the information that the old cat had revealed. He said that the Voyage Star was probably a spaceship built by an ancient civilization.

Could this place in front of you be the control room of this big ship?

The passer-by did not let go of his guard, and walked forward step by step. He recognized the life support system, the lighting system, and the weapon system suspected of controlling the drone. At this time, there was a large area of ​​quiet green on the panel, only A small spot glows red, not far from the center.

Is someone fighting drones again?

He can't care about these anymore.

This control room is divided into upper and lower floors. The upper floor is lined with various system panels along the wall. After the passing circle, walk to the edge of the railing and look down.

The lower floor is empty, except for a blue beam of light in the middle. In the center of the beam of light, there is a piece of irregularly rotating crystal that is slowly rotating.

Is this glass crystal?

Pu Yiyang was taken aback.

Anyone who is familiar with the settings of DELTA knows that this is a prop used to store information in the game, a special substance called glass crystal, which is large enough to record all aspects of an entire civilization.

Obtaining this crystal means that he can get the core technology from the Voyage Star. Even if these technologies are not used by passing by, he can sell them to other large organizations in exchange for a lot of useful money and equipment.Pu Yiyang couldn't believe that he had such great luck. Could it be that he was too unlucky in the past two days and finally gave him some compensation in the game?

He was not yet dizzy with joy, and while turning over and jumping down, he was still wary of front, back, left, and right, for fear that some mechanism would pop up suddenly.

The blue beam of light wrapped around the crystal is similar in principle to the shield, and cannot penetrate directly. To take out the crystal, a code to unlock the beam of light is needed.

The passerby bent down, and Pu Yiyang who was outside the screen stared at the screen at hand for a while, and tentatively typed a few numbers.

1701?

No.

Yuanhangzhixing?

Even more wrong.

The tricks in the game must have some hints, otherwise there would be no fun in solving the puzzles. Following this principle, he fumbled around again, and actually found a string of recessed characters in a small corner on the side of the screen. .

It doesn't matter if you don't see it, Pu Yiyang was shocked when he studied it.

That string of characters looked very familiar, and he actually saw it in the free file for a long time.

Who engraved the bottom-level algorithm formula of the DELTA world into the game?Is this a coincidence, or is it an official meme, intentional?

If he hadn't just participated in the FREE project and had the opportunity to get in touch with various algorithms, would he be able to unlock the code based on the experience of an ordinary player?

The answer is of course impossible.

Pu Yiyang was apprehensive about picking up a big bargain, and after a battle between heaven and man in his mind, he still couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, intending to verify whether this string is the solution to the puzzle.

He raised his hands and typed the characters in the second half of the formula on the screen.

The light in the control room changed suddenly.The dark red light was heavily covered, and with a sense of oppression, he raised his head hastily, only to see that the contents of all the display screens above had changed completely.

"go back."

The big bright red characters occupy every screen, as if warning the people below not to overstep the threshold.

Pu Yiyang was taken aback for a moment.He should have logically thought that this was an inherent process in the game for players who had broken through the level to heighten the tension, but there was a lingering absurd thought in his mind.

He remembered the two words on the tent in Siam City.

Is there "someone" who wants to talk to him?Not to anyone, but to him alone?If so, who is that "person" and what is it for?

When he was hesitating, there was a sudden bang in his ear, and a beam of energy brushed the back of his head and hit the ground next to the glass crystal.

Pu Yiyang maneuvered the passers-by to roll over to dodge, and at the same time took out a gun from under the robe, and while sweeping to the side, fired a dozen shots behind him in succession.

People are floating in the rivers and lakes, and it is difficult to defend themselves without any level of proficiency. Pu Yiyang is quite confident in this operation.

Unexpectedly, the other party was not afraid at all, and several rounds of artillery bombardment came over. This time, not only the ground, but also the instrument panel upstairs smoked a lot.

This firepower is to demolish the control room, right?There are important systems everywhere, and if you blow up any place, maybe there will be a chain reaction, blowing up the entire Voyage Star to the sky.

Where did the AI ​​come from, why is it so crazy?

Pu Yiyang looked at the glazed crystal that was almost hit, full of doubts, wondering if he would rather burn the stone to prevent him from taking the crystal away?

He didn't have to refuse to take this crystal, he no longer resisted stubbornly, and manipulated the passing dodges, running and jumping to prepare to retreat.

The gunfire finally stopped, and before he could breathe a sigh of relief, the opponent changed the gun.

what's going on?

Gunshots were chasing after him, and Pu Yiyang wanted to cry, but seriously considered whether he should raise the white flag as he was facing the drone, and shouted while hiding: "Don't fight, I will Don't want your stuff, is it okay?"

The angle of view on the screen kept shaking, and his fingers hurt from tapping the touchpad, as if he had another cramp.

Unexpectedly, when he shouted, the gunshots from the opposite side really paused.

A passerby hid behind a pillar, poked his head out cautiously, and glanced there.

Pu Yiyang cursed in his heart.

What kind of AI is this?The person standing in front of him was clearly a player.