Chapter 697 - Domination
Chapter 776 of "Player Reload" unveils: Bang bang bang!Su Nisheng gestured with her palm, and eight hibernation pods broke free from... Continue the story!
Bang bang bang!Su Nisheng gestured with her palm, and eight hibernation pods broke free from disconnected wires, flashing yellow warning lights as they activated the backup power source, crashing through layers of steel plates, ascending to the Central Control Hall.
Eight Transcendents were lying peacefully in soft fabrics, showing no signs of waking up.
Among this group, Li Cheng only knew Blood Lion Roar and Edith; the former was a long-distance freight driver and a mid-level member of the Mechanical War Thunder guild, an old acquaintance.
As for the latter... a senior member of the Bell Tower guild, during the battle in London earlier, accidentally elbowed her son to death. Had it not been for Bell Tower leader Hornheimâs timely arrival and rescue using the Resurrection Technique, he would have died on the spot,
A major feud indeed.
This can also be considered as the Killing Field Systemâs implicit punishment for the taskâs failuresâif the personality cannot independently survive the script task, oneâs life and death will be controlled by anotherâs hand.
With the Information Integration Glasses that barely concealed a crack, Li Chengâs eyes flickered; currently, the New Hope spaceship is traveling at 80% of light speed,
Unlike the Floating Engineâs principle of modifying space curvature, this is genuine sub-light speed, where a stone thrown out can cause a super nuclear explosion.
"Uh..."
As a veteran of the killing field, Dir read their thoughts about Edith merely from Li Cheng and Gray Rainâs well-disguised glances, and immediately scratched his head: "You guys have a feud with her?
How about letting her off for my sake this time?"
Seeing Li Cheng remain silent, Dir added: "On one hand, the Witch Alliance and the Bell Tower guild have close cooperation and good relations, having signed a strategic partnership agreement long ago,
If meeting a member from the opposite side during a script task, if it doesnât affect oneâs own survival, try to lend a hand as much as possible.
On the other hand, Iâm quite familiar with Edith too."
The saying goes, heroes donât ask about the origin, and rogues donât ask about age,
The player demographic is extremely complex, with all kinds of people involved.
Like Hornheim, was a professor in the literature department of a UK university, Side of Truth was a firefighter, Wanli Sealed Blade delivered takeout, repaired bicycles, worked in an electronics factory, moved bricks on a construction site,
And Dir was once an ordinary university student from Poland studying in the UK, diligently working near the prison, controlling a quadcopter drone to deliver packages inside the prison.
Prisoners would open the Telegram chat group on a mobile phone to order on the spot, sellers prepared the goods in 10 minutes, the pilot took 20 minutes to drive to the prison vicinity, released the drone, and completed delivery in 5 minutes, faster than takeout.
Packages consisted of various items including, but not limited to, mobile phones, SIM cards, walkie-talkies, KFC, steroids, contraband items, guns, and ammunition,
The value of each delivery could reach as high as 20,000 British Pounds, and after delivering several times, the labor fee would earn enough to cover university tuition.
During his time as a drone operator, Dir met Edith, the latter being a barrel-waisted London aunt, also commissioned near the prison to deliver takeout via drone, and the two often shared insights.
Which drone model saves energy, which model flies fast, which model resists interference
Lifting the wealth of those less fortunate, Edith formed a group, introduced neighboring aunts to join the ranks of drone pilots, and vigorously earned the mafiaâs takeout delivery fees.
Many aunts, suddenly enriched from poverty, began wearing gold and silver, purchasing luxury items, and consequently attracted police attention, getting arrested one by one,
Whereas Edith thought ahead, and obtained drone certification early on, contributing as a part-time photographer to magazines, miraculously remaining unharmed during rounds of searches.
If she hadnât been selected as a player, she probably would have joined the British Ministry of Defenseâs aid-to-Ukraine plan, responsible for remotely teaching Ukrainian soldiers how to operate drones online...
Face? How much is face worth?
Li Cheng was about to politely refuse, but saw Dir casually remove an Egyptian-style cow horn-shaped golden bracelet from his wrist, and placed it into Edithâs skull remotely.
"The spell is a series of Bitcoin keys, 6451a6d0g4e..."
Dir recited a complex spell, "Transcendents speak quickly, now Edith poses no threat to you."
Wow, thereâs also the Tightening Spell thing.
Li Cheng memorized the spell expression subtly, Bell Tower Mages arenât the kind of Power System in online games where you can freely cast spells just because you have a mana bar,
The majority of high-level spells require chanting, and once chanting is finished, focusing the spirit to guide it, making it prone to disruption by external interference.
The Dominating Braceletâs whiplash effect on a Mage is comparable to the Tightening Spell and the Exquisite Treasure Tower, highlighting its attribute suppression.
Li Cheng thanked Dir, as Edith, being a Bell Tower senior, had crafted a Soul Device long ago, stored in a hidden corner.
The Soul Device remains intact, and the soul remains immortal, allowing resurrection.
Killing her at most temporarily dwindles her strength, causes player qualifications to drop, and sheâll quickly regain her level after resurrection, better to upset the opponent with the Dominating Bracelet.
When it rains, feeling down, recite the spell.
Stepped in dog poop on the road, feeling down, recite the spell.
The delivery person knocked with their left hand, feeling down, recite the spell.
"Hey, actually all Killing Field Players are colleagues. Between colleagues, we are all benefactors, and weâd rather have the others survive.
Itâs just a small conflict, I have no problem."
Li Cheng rubbed his palms, confirming that Dir did not require his help in relaying a message to the Witch Alliance guild (there might be some secret channel between the two allowing communication, Dirâs disappearance was just an outward statement),
then joined Gray Rain and vanished from the spot.
"Too bad Edith looks quite pretty and cute, but sheâs essentially a forty or fifty-year-old London auntie. Making her go âoh oh huh huh huhâ is completely pointless..."
Gray Rainâs final mutterings echoed in the Central Control Hall,
When the scene quieted down, Su Nisheng raised her left hand, and a blue porcelain bottle floated in her palm.
The bottle tipped, pouring water onto the ground, accompanied by Su Nishengâs dispassionate incantation: "The world is serene, mystical Qi surrounds. Purge filth and remove dust, all corruption is clarified."
The stream of water suddenly expanded and spread, as if it had life, permeating the entire spaceship.
The next second, the cracked metal floor spontaneously repaired itself, damaged circuits rewove themselves, the glass shards and nutrient liquid spilled on the embryo storage room floor reversed as if playing backward, reforming into the embryo cultivation pods.
More importantly, the millions of embryos and fertilized eggs whose genes had been polluted by the Space Alien Species on the entire spaceship, were purged of all contamination under the flow of pure water, returning to a pristine state.
"This should about do it,"
Su Nisheng withdrew the porcelain bottle and calmly said to the stunned noisy boy: "Though you considered killing us, a deal is a deal.
The dire straits you faced largely stemmed from us Otherworld travelers arriving uninvited.
Now weâre even."
"... Thank you?" the noisy boy hesitantly uttered: "Is there anything I can do for you?"
"If itâs not too much trouble, set up a monument on the Alien Planet. Not to commemorate us, but to commemorate... the personas of us who made sacrifices."
As Su Nisheng spoke, the eight players in the hibernation pods gradually awoke,
Blood Lion Roar looked baffled, Edith was shocked and confused, the snake-headed Hydra flicked his forked tongue (he was indeed not a human player from Earth).
"Damn, the ship capsized in a ditch..."
The Laughing God, with his face painted in clown makeup, scratched his head and climbed out of the hibernation pod.
He was a top-tier powerhouse, although unsure of what transpired, from the lingering waves of Strength in the air and the varied expressions on the faces of other Transcendents, he could conjecture most of it.
"Wow, so many experts."
Besides him on the scene were Edith, Level 36, Master of the Bell Tower Transformation School, Gold hand from the Special Affairs Bureau, Zhongli Mieing Level 37,
Dir, Out of Control, and Su Nisheng all Level 40.
The latter two were entirely unfamiliar, definitely otherworld players.
Especially Out of Control, this gentleman sported short black hair and grey eyes, his face was sharp and angular, under the close-fitting hibernation suit was a well-proportioned, muscular physique,
His Vital Qi was abundant, his breath long-lasting, undeniably a top-tier close combat type powerhouse,
capable of loving Legendary Giant Dragons, Transformed Demon Kings as if they were Hajimi.
"... Have I been killed by you once already?"
Out of Control, sitting up from the hibernation pod, squinted and turned his head toward the Laughing God.
Even among Level 40, there are disparities,
The Laughing God hurriedly waved his hand, shaking his head like a rattle, "Brother, youâve got the wrong person. The one who killed you has already withdrawn from the task; his name was Joker."
Feeling the nearly stagnant atmosphere on site, Blood Lion Roar nearly spat out his drink.
Damn, isnât Joker also a higher-up in the Wild Laughter Troupe guild?
This president not only shirks responsibility but shifts blame onto subordinates?
Totally lacking the aura of a Level 40 powerhouse, geez!
Why donât you dare to go head-to-head with him for a couple of rounds.
But Blood Lion Roar, having attained a management role in Mechanical War Thunder, displayed emotional intelligence and expressed ambiguous thanks before decisively teleporting back to the real world.
Others like Midnight Dad followed suitâever since the Killing Field version update, the chance of encountering otherworld players in script tasks had sharply increased.
Yet, weâre from different worlds, have differing values, lacking mutual interests,
and this isnât some sweet romantic series, naturally we depart without much conversation, each being cautious and suspicious, returning to their homes.
On the scene, only Zhongli Mieing and Su Nisheng remained.
"Ms. Su, that was..."
Keeping his brown curly short hair, appearing barely over twenty, Zhongli Mieing frowned, Su Nisheng had specifically communicated over a long distance, requesting him to stay half a minute longer.
"Long story short, youâve experienced a version update, correct?"
Su Nisheng retrieved a Special Affairs Bureau standard badge, without opening her mouth, communicated directly with Zhongli Mieing through thought, "Out of Control and I hail from the same world, a parallel Earth where a natural disaster occurred, exterminating 98% of mortals.
This mission is one Out of Control and I intentionally triggered in a special way.
This is detailed information about that catastrophe, a warning as fellow Earth civilization."
A dragon-shaped USB drive soared across the Central Control Hall, landing precisely in Zhongli Mieingâs hand.