As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 477 Johannesson's Knee

Li Nuo freely fell in the air. The moment he passed through the clouds, the densely packed city was imprinted on his retina like electronic veins.

At the same time, the system prompts:
[Side Quest: Time Traveler]

[Mission Reward: Dante's skill entry (reward shared by the team)]

[Mission details: Dante traveled through various worlds and encountered many difficult monsters. Some creatures that were not eliminated for special reasons still exist. Kill these monsters to get extra rewards.]

[Mission Update: There is a hidden BOSS in this city]

Li Nuo stretched out his body and fell down, his mind in a mess.

Cha Bai and [Hidden BOSS Location Code] are not here, so things are difficult. As expected, I have to rely on women when I go out.

He put the matter behind him.

When landing on top of a rusty tower, Cuihua used her [Ghost Hand Grab] to grab the steel bars on top of the tower before hitting the ground and turning into a bloody paste, allowing her to land safely.

"inconvenient."

He looked at his left hand. Ever since the mechanical hand disappeared, the disadvantages of the flesh and blood hand became apparent. The pain feedback was strong and the mechanical hand's ability to fly also disappeared.

The only skill I can rely on now is "Cuihua".

"Ha~ So you still have to rely on me." Cuihua emerged from his fingers. This guy was still wearing a night cap, looking like he would never wake up. "The eggshells just now were delicious. Do you have any more?"

"Want to eat something good?"

“Food is the most important thing for the people!”

Cuihua is a summoned beast that is particularly difficult to manage. Sometimes it is disobedient and needs some temptation before it will help with things.

"If you want to eat, help me explore the surrounding area."

"Oh……"

As "Cuihua" flew away like a will-o'-the-wisp, Li Nuo activated his ability to connect with its line of sight.

The city is called Satellite City No. 100, and it also has another nickname, Donami City.

The city is huge and endless, with tall buildings stacked up one after another, coated with layers of silver light under the cloudy sky. There are a large number of unfinished buildings everywhere, the streets are messy and dirty, and the buildings are arranged at random, which means that there is no management and the road planning is arbitrary.

What Cuihua saw was completely different from Li Nuo's impression of the world of Cairo.

Chaos, dirtiness, and thugs everywhere.

"Okay, I've got the map down."

Li Nuo tapped his temple and analyzed the locations of several main roads in the city based on his modeling experience. Which intersections were convenient for escape, which areas were convenient for bomb attacks, and which places were suitable for robbery were all important information for entering an unfamiliar environment.

[Found a guy without an ID card].

Li Nuo turned his head and saw a shabby mechanical sphere floating in the sky. A face of "(ΘへΘ)" appeared on its screen.

【Who are you? 】

Li Nuo replied: "I am your father."

[Dad, Dad! Don’t hit me! ]

The strange mechanical ball ran away as if it had seen its father who was good at domestic violence.

Funny at first glance, what lies beneath its exterior is an unmanaged mess.

Li Nuo put down the backpack that the gorilla gave him. Apart from some useless supplies, such as a "masturbation cup for drinking water" and a "kind knife", most of the rest were canned food.

The most useful thing is a record book written by a gorilla.

He sat on a high tower, pried open the can with a suicide knife, inserted the knife into the low-quality luncheon meat, pulled it out, and threw the discarded can into Cuihua's mouth.

One person and one train, eating and looking at the record book on the high-speed train.

Half an hour later, Cuihua was crunching the discarded can and muttering, "I don't understand."

Li Nuo closed the book: "You can't read."

Cuihua was shocked. It actually forgot that it couldn't read!

The pink gorilla recorded the basic information of the city in a book.

Donamei City.

Three hundred years ago, it was still a barren planet. After interstellar hunters discovered rare minerals, it attracted a large number of "Cairo people".

Fifty years ago, the mines dried up and the city ceased to prosper, turning into a trading hub.

Thirty years ago, it was destroyed for unknown reasons (caused by the players) and became a lawless area. It was a lawless place in theory, but there was still order on the surface.

There are actually no indigenous people here. The settlers are the descendants of interstellar hunters from mining cities.

There was a note inside the book given by the pink-haired gorilla.

——"In fact, the gorilla princess is not really a princess. She just has a bit of mental paranoia, so she regards this city as her own castle. She is indeed a good person and a rich person. She hopes that her people can live well, but sometimes she has a mental attack and can't do anything. She can only entrust things to others."

——"Finally, I want to say sorry about the virus. Because there is no actual manager of the city, it is hidden too deeply and we have no way to deal with it. If you find it difficult, please withdraw from this farce in time."

Li Nuo stared at the task panel with dead fish eyes.

“I want to quit.”

The penalty for quitting the script was too severe, and he didn't want to come here in vain. There were funny characters everywhere, and who knows, they might be able to help him solve the problem of how to break the [Brave Sword].

"Hey...I'm still hungry." Cuihua flew around coquettishly.

Li Nuo threw the note into Cuihua's mouth and burned it.

In the end, the gorillas didn't provide any information about the virus, so we had to rely on ourselves.

There are two other things in the bag, one is the key to the warehouse where the "Gorilla Princess" keeps pets, and the other is the "Princess Badge" that can be used against the "Cairo Police Department".

Through fighting with the pets on the spaceship, he had a feeling that the pets collected by the gorilla princess were very suitable for making medicine. There were more pets in the city and the location was not remote, so they were easier to find.

As for the Cairo Police Station, he had an impression that the people of Cairo were unreliable, so he didn't hold much hope.

After all, you still have to rely on yourself.

"Chabai, Lao Ma..."

He walked down the tower stairs, muttering to himself.

"It's been a long time since I felt like this."

[Task requirements: Solve the root cause of the virus]

Li Nuo closed the panel and took Cuihua back.

He walked down the stairs and came to the only indoor area of the tower. Graffiti covered the iron walls covered with creeping moss, as if a second-rate guy could jump out and shout "Ola" at any time.

In an area of less than 30 square meters, in the middle of the scattered benches, there is a shop with dim lights on.

The owner of the shop was a bearded man from Cairo.

"(˙灬˙)Have you bought your ticket?"

The old man from Cairo raised his squinting eyes, looking listless as if he would die of old age at any moment.

Li Nuo went over: "Buy tickets?"

Old man: "Yes... this is the sightseeing tower."

Li Nuo understood: "I came down from above, which means I bought a ticket."

Old man: “Oh…”

Li Nuo approached the counter and said, "I have to pay you when I go up, and you have to pay me when I come down, right?"

The old man thought for a moment and said, "(ΘдΘ；) Yes, it really is! Wait a minute!"

The old man in Cairo clumsily took out a few teeth from the cash register: "Young man... I seem to have forgotten to change money today. You can use my teeth as currency first."

Li Nuo accepted them and kept them all as "alchemical materials".

During this period, he tried to pull out the old man's beard, but the old man did not become younger. It seems that the Cairo uncle "Hallicka" became younger by tearing off his beard just because of his awesomeness, and not all Cairo people have such a miracle.

The old man from Cairo lay down and continued to sleep soundly.

The tower was built twenty years ago and has long been unfinished. The old man is a little mentally disturbed. Photos of his family are placed on the shelf, and there is no dust on the photos.

"The old man's family ran away a long time ago. It's only here because its head was smashed."

Li Nuo moved his eyes back and saw a group of young people with dyed hair walking up from the lower steps.

"A fellow without shoes, a beggar?"

"Ah."

Bang~!

One of the young men flicked out a coin, and Li Nuo caught it with his backhand. One dollar can’t buy anything.

"Dance for me and I'll give you another one."

Li Nuo stuffed the coins into his trouser pocket. He decided to fulfill his duty as a warrior of light and hijack the gangsters by violence.

A minute later, the four guys were lying on the ground.

The old man in Cairo played music and held a newspaper in his hand, as if the fight outside had nothing to do with it.

Li Nuo sat on the dying gangster, put on the guy's sneakers, changed into a black hoodie, took out the wallet from their pockets, and put the bills into his own pocket.

"Are you hooligans so bad that you don't even carry a knife?" Li Nuo asked disappointedly.

The gangster brother under him smiled calmly: "Brother, I was wrong. Next time I will definitely bring..."

Li Nuo slapped him immediately.

“There will be next time!”

"No, there won't be a next time!"

Seeing that the Warrior of Light's education of love was beginning to bear fruit, Li Nuo threw the empty wallet to the ground and returned it to its original owner.

The ears twitched.

Two guys came up from the lower floor. They seemed to be used to fights. They rolled their eyes at Li Nuo and the man lying on the ground and walked straight towards the old man Cairo's shop.

It is worth mentioning that among the people Li Nuo has seen now, except for the old man in Cairo, there are a total of six people, four of whom have "human" appearance.

The two that had just arrived were blue-skinned aliens with spikes on their faces and extremely long arms that reached just below their knees.

This is a racially mixed city.

Cairo people account for 10%, gorillas account for 20%, strange-looking alien intelligent creatures account for 20%, and the remaining 50% are humans.

"Old man, buy some water."

One of the two people who came up, while speaking, groped around the old man, took out his empty wallet, and threw the wallet on the old man Cairo's face in disappointment and anger.

"Poor guy!"

"Young people are so irritable..."

The old man from Cairo picked up his wallet and with trembling fingers he put the family photo that had fallen on the ground back into it.

The two young men didn't care at all.

"I was wondering where the money is in this shabby place."

The other person suddenly frowned.

"I'm thirsty."

"No money!"

"It's okay, just bear with it...it doesn't hurt."

His companion bit his neck!

The sharp teeth pierce the blood vessels, causing the bitten person's lower body to tremble, urinate incontinently, and look very happy.

Blood splashed all over the old man in Cairo's face. He wiped his face with a white handkerchief and complained: "It's not civilized to quarrel with your mouth..."

This is not a quarrel.

It's a variation.

A guy who was beaten by Li Nuo and chose to play dead suddenly stood up: "I'm going, run!"

As he escaped, all the people who pretended to be dead ran away like crazy.

Li Nuo stood up considerately and asked the gangster who was sitting on his butt to leave. The guy was very polite and said "Thank you" as he ran away.

"Slow down, don't sprain your ankle."

Li Nuo kindly advised, then slowly moved his gaze back to look at the guy who was sucking his friend's blood.

This guy didn't have any "demon" aura before he mutated, and the "hunter" senses would not deceive Li Nuo.

Mutations are not latent, but suddenly erupt at certain times.

The teeth became sharp, the pupils disappeared, the eyes were completely black, the blood vessels protruded from the surface of the body, and the color of the skin faded from blue to white.

vampire.

The virus lurking in the city turns people into vampires. The virus can spread, but it does not spread far. As for the truth... the truth is right in front of us.

Li Nuo licked his dry lips and looked over.

“I haven’t had this experience in a long time.”

He particularly likes this feeling of having to slowly discover things on his own.

The vampire raised his head, his eyes filled with malice, and pounced on Li Nuo. The next second, he was thrown over his shoulder and pinned to the ground.

Even without equipment and those fancy active skills, even if the magic power is suppressed, even if many negative effects make it impossible to go all out, but with muscle memory and fighting skills, the vampire is like a pet without any power to resist.

Li Nuo smiled and dug out its eyes, then dug his fingers deep into it and pulled out its brain.

The other person who was bitten to death also completed the mutation at this time. He stood up and his body moved like a puppet.

Li Nuo wiped the sticky pus off his fingers.

The old man from Cairo took out a kitchen knife from the drawer and threw it over.

"Don't get your hands dirty, kid."

Li Nuo caught the kitchen knife.

"Thanks."

【Flame Cleaver】

[Quality: Excellent]

[Effect: The slash has fire attribute]

[Brief description: An engineer hated the process of preparing food, so he invented this knife that can cook vegetables while cutting]

The kitchen knife turned in his hand, and the flame on the blade drew a circle.

Li Nuo took a step back to avoid the vampire's pounce, and chopped off its arm with a knife, and a burning smell filled the air.

The fallen arm turned into particles and disappeared, and the vampire's broken arm instantly regenerated, turning into a new arm covered with kitchen knife blades.

Li Nuo: Have the ability to learn.

He tried to test the depth of the vampire. His fighting ability was average. He had no thinking ability when he first awakened. He must need to eat to have human thinking. He usually disguised himself as a human, and woke up to suck blood to fill his stomach when he was hungry.

By the time the above information was imprinted deep in his brain, he was already holding the severed vampire head.

The headless vampire staggered and finally stumbled to the ground.

The vampire is not strong, even a little weak. Li Nuo plans to catch a living one to play with later.

"Can you give me this knife?"

"It's all dirty, I'm giving it to you."

The old man picked up the newspaper again.

Li Nuo went over and took a black plastic bag, put the vampire head in it, and stored it as material for decocting medicine and conducting experiments.

Click, the old man turned on the radio.

[Mr. 999 in Cape Town has achieved research results]

[Sand (turntable)——]

[There is an update on the recent disappearance of the well-known mentally ill "Gorilla Princess" in Donamei City. Her rich father has offered a reward of one Cairo coin to find his daughter. It is reported that the princess's father was so happy that he cried] [Sand (Turn channel)——]

[The number of missing persons has increased recently. The only two official detectives in the Cairo Security Bureau remind everyone to lock the door when sleeping]

Li Nuo went over and knocked on the counter.

Cairo old man: "(-_-) zzz ah...?"

"Are there any other good things?" Li Nuo added, "I mean, things that can kill people."

"Have……"

It’s not that the old man doesn’t have goods, he only sells them to qualified people.

It took off its head, placed it on the table, and fumbled out of its mouth to take out a revolver and a box of 9mm bullets.

Li Nuo picked up the silver-white pistol, loaded the bullet into the cylinder, swung the pistol, and closed the cylinder with a snap.

"how much is it?"

"for free."

"Anything else? Like a fuel-air bomb."

"Gone."

"Except for the fuel-air bomb?"

"No more."

"Thanks."

Li Nuo pointed the gun at the ground.

boom!
The bullet penetrated the 5cm steel floor, sparked, and pierced the dormant vampire below.

How could a demon hunter not feel the danger all around him? In his eyes, "demons" were just a group of fresh food, and the smell made him excited.

The old man put the head back on and shook his head as he watched Li Nuo running downstairs like he was chasing a girl.

"Young people nowadays...(.-ω-)zzz"

While it was sleeping, Li Nuo had already come to the lower level, leaving bloodstains on the floor.

Looking over there, he saw a vampire hiding behind a trash can. One of the guys who had just escaped died here. He also stood up, his teeth became sharp, and his body began to twist uncontrollably. He and the guy who "killed" him blocked Li Nuo from the front and back.

"As long as the damage is not fatal, the virus can be spread during the blood-sucking process?"

As Li Nuo was pondering, the kitchen knife in his hand began to smoke.

Suddenly, the ground shook slightly.

boom!
The floor suddenly collapsed and a big hand came up.

In the midst of smoke and dust, Li Nuo grabbed the falling steel bar, caught the sleeping old man Cairo, and leaped to the ground.

The vampires fell to the ground and were smashed into pulp by steel bars.

The unfinished tower was still quite sturdy. It just shook slightly but did not collapse.

Li Nuo put the old man down and looked up to see the culprit who caused the destruction.

"It's been a long time since we last met. It's so exciting to come here."

Johannesson crushed the vampire's head in his hand. His swollen muscles gradually shrank. He held his gentleman's hat and smiled at Li Nuo.

"Brother, I didn't expect it to be you."

Li Nuo raised his chin and gripped the knife handle tightly.

Johannesson, one of the players cooperating in "Immortal Train", also "cooperated" briefly as a competitor in Cairo Racing. He is a shrewd person who moves around in various teams. Li Nuo is deeply impressed by him. This guy always likes to stand in the crowd and play pyramid schemes. According to Maljie's experience, this guy is doing the "arms dealer" business among players inside the "Endless Corridor".

"I was almost hit by your punch just now."

Li Nuo pulled his shoe soles back, ready for a fight. No matter what, it would be a good idea to beat him up when they met.

Johannesson jumped down and knelt down in front of Li Nuo.

"Don't do it, it's a misunderstanding."

The wind blew past.

Ten minutes later.

"Brother, please give me some face and let me stand up, how about that?"

"..."

"Brother...what are you enjoying?"

"..."

"Is it so pleasant to be knelt down by someone?"

Li Nuo finally spoke.

"It feels so good... Can you continue for five minutes?"

"You, please forgive me."

Johannesson stood up, dusted off his trouser legs, and then skipped the unnecessary steps and directly revealed his panel.

[Border Prison Script: Solving the Root Cause of the Virus]

He took out his handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his face.

"Listen to my explanation."

……

A day ago, Johannesson received a commission from the Cairo aliens. Some accidents happened during the process, so he came to this city and got caught up in this damn script.

To investigate, he and his team joined the Cairo Police Department, but they underestimated the extent of the chaos in the city.

There are only two policemen in the police station, and the city is divided into territories by interstellar hunters and small businesses. There are no archived records of vampires and viruses.

To solve the problem, Johannessen used a prop.

[Prophecy Note] can give the questioner an answer.

"So what did you ask the [Prophecy Note]?"

Li Nuo turned his eyes away from the note.

"The answer that can solve this case." Johannessen said: "This note will only give a vague answer. I have been waiting since I came here, but I didn't see any answer until I noticed that a vampire appeared... and then I saw you."

"Um, so I'm the answer?"

"What else? First place in 'World War'."

Johannesson had seen the demon hunter who had almost killed half of the high-level players on the Eternal Life Train by himself. He believed that the demon hunter was the nemesis of vampires and viruses.

But what Li Nuo believes is, "I am a warrior of light."

Johnathan gave Li Nuo a look, indicating that this was not a suitable place to chat, as there was a group of desperate outlaws wandering around nearby, talking as they walked.

Following Johannesson out, the streets were filled with people of strange appearance. The noise from the tower just now seemed to have no effect on them, and everyone was still busy with their own things.

"My teammates are waiting for us not far away. We don't have much information, so I'll tell you everything."

Johannesson is a smart man who can be shameless and knows when to do what.

"The virus is related to vampires, but vampires only emit their scent when they mutate. Their life cycle is only one to three days, and they are afraid of sunlight."

Li Nuo glanced at the sky, it was gloomy.

"Any more?"

"There are at least hundreds of vampires in the city now. This is the investigation record of the Cairo Police Department two days ago. They are well hidden. The source of the virus and the reason for the formation of vampires are all unclear because the city lacks managers and there is no proper order."

Johannesson laughed when he said this.

"It's very strange, isn't it? I have another piece of information. Most of the people living here are descendants of miners, but some are descendants of NPCs from certain worlds. For example, the bald man living in a certain block is the ancestor of the famous 'Undead'."

"Does he have 'the armor of Artorius'?"

Li Nuo still harbors resentment towards Croyd's equipment.

Johannesson shrugged, moving aside a kid who was trying to steal his wallet.

"Unfortunately, no. I have searched for them. After several generations of hybridization, the power of the ancestors of those NPCs has disappeared. However, due to the genetic bond, the city is full of some guys who look cowardly but are actually very strong. At this time, the Cairo people's physique that ignores death comes into play. Because of their presence and the "justice" of the Cairo Police Department, the lawbreakers are temporarily suppressed. But after a large number of traders appear, personal power becomes a joke of bluffing."

While he was talking, Li Nuo bought a drink from a roadside shop and also bought one for Johnathan.

"Thank you. I..."

Johannesson wanted to refuse, but he considered himself a gentleman and it would be inappropriate not to give face to others.

So he took the black poisonous drink, took a sip, and his face instantly turned green, well, visually green. He quickly took out an antidote and swallowed it.

But Li Nuo drank it with gusto. Demon hunters are not afraid of poison. Compared with decoctions, poisonous drinks are simply honey water.

“Are you a Cairo police officer now?”

"I'm just an extra. Let me ask you, bro, did your equipment disappear as well?"

Li Nuo said "hmm".

He always thought that the disappearance of equipment and skills was a problem with the "Border Prison Script", but what Johannesson said next made Li Nuo stop.

"It seems that we are all the same, but fortunately, as long as the skills are preserved, it will be fine."

Li Nuo's brows twitched slightly.

Johannesson saw that there was a problem, he didn't say anything or ask anything, but he understood in his heart that Li Nuo had lost all his skills.

"understood."

Li Nuo put down the drink.

"Someone in the script is targeting me."

Johannesson looked at him in silence and could already guess that things were more complicated than he had imagined.

"Brother John, help me with something."

Li Nuo held the straw in his mouth and said with a particularly harmless expression:
"Help me find something like a 'fuel-air bomb' that can flatten an entire city."

"Brother...you are a little extreme."

Johannesson was embarrassed. There were missile interceptors above the city. That thing had chased them when they were racing in Cairo. Weapons of mass destruction might not be effective against this city.

Li Nuo explained: "No, I'm just simply unhappy."

He tossed the drink into a clean trash can and waved his hand.

"If you don't help me, I'll go find it myself."

Johannesson hastened to stop him.

"As for how to restore the equipment, I do know."

Li Nuo paused, turned around, his face expressionless and his eyes deep.

"explain."

"The vampires have leaders. Although we can't track them down, killing them will..."

Before Johannesson could finish his words, he saw Li Nuo take out the withered vampire head from the black plastic bag.

He was right there on the street, holding a vampire's hair against his nose without a care in the world.

Breathe in.

Exhale.

Close your eyes.

Feel the breath.

Open your eyes.

Silver pupils looked at the cloudy sky.

Strands of light red blood mist appeared before his eyes like a net.

……

within the space.

Yak was also quite surprised by the result of divination.

He said, “It’s difficult.”

How difficult would a “five-star” level script be for Li Nuo?
"If a normal person went there, he would be dead."

"Huh, who said it wasn't?"

Malj exchanges cigarettes with him.

These two guys, who had a little grudge against each other, were smoking cigarettes in melancholy.

There is no conflict between men that cannot be resolved by a cigarette. If it still cannot be resolved, just go to the bath center together.

Malger: "Does Soran have any special props that can solve the problem directly?"

Yake shrugged helplessly: "He hid the most precious things. Jellal and I are only allowed to find some things that can be used at any time."

Cha Bai asked: "Is there any way to help me advance my race quickly?"

Yak thought about it, and in order to prevent any harm to Sauron's allies, he, as the deputy captain, made a decision that would cause Sauron's glasses to explode.

"Indeed there are."

Fifteen minutes later, Chabai and Maljie returned to their own yard.

"Maljie, go and do your thing. I'll take care of the rest."

Cha Bai walked towards the study with a pair of [scholar's glasses] in his hand.

The glasses can increase learning benefits. In other words, they can help Cha Bai quickly advance to level 7 of the [Elf Race]. As long as she can reach the race branch option like Li Nuo and complete the strength upgrade, she will try to open the more effective [Portal] and use it together with the [Retrieving Bag]. Who knows, she might be able to get Li Nuo back directly.

Maljie watched Chabai close the study, then he turned and went upstairs to his studio.

"It's a good idea, but it depends on luck to implement it... By the way, Miss Cha Bai can activate [Focus] when she is promoted and use the luck feature to achieve the result she wants."

He didn't know whether to say that Cha Bai was a bug or that she was just being clever.

In short, no matter how the situation develops, Maljie, as the captain, must pack up all the equipment and props for the expedition.

He walked into the studio.

Turn on the light switch.

Scanning infrared rays appear on the wall.

[Verifying identity]

【So handsome! Verification passed! 】

"Humph."

Malj is boring like that.

"Ok?"

He noticed that there was a black box next to the storage box in the studio.

As a doctor, he was in the habit of keeping his house tidy, so he realized immediately that the black box had never appeared.