As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 549: Hatred from King

Four o'clock in the morning.

The country of obsidian, the town of pilgrims.

A seagull flying in the clouds dropped today's "International Express (Emergency Edition)", and the newspaper floated into the window of an old house. Papagus picked up the newspaper on the table, opened it, and read it while drinking tea.

She keeps the habit of reading every day, and basically stops watching TV at home as she gets older.

"This……"

Papagus was stunned.

"In Blue Sea, the religious nation of Belia was destroyed overnight. The believers just said it must have been the work of the damned demon hunters."

"After the destruction of 'Qibel Town' two weeks ago, this is the second area to be destroyed in a short period of time."

"According to the investigation of the detectives and the police, the two areas were destroyed at similar times and locations, and the name 'Demon Hunter' appeared in both areas. We suspect that the murderer is related to the 'Demon Hunter'."

Papagus put down his teacup and studied the words on the newspaper carefully.

"Pope Winston has died in this incident. The Blue Sea Church government is holding a press conference on this matter. Subsequent news is being reported."

The name "Winston" echoed in her mind.

Another of the companions who had embarked on the journey to fight against the evil spirits together died.

Papagus has always known that Winston is the "traitor". Everyone knows it, but no one has ever pointed it out because that guy's wealth really helped everyone. If it weren't for some of his childhood experiences, Winston might really be a good guy. Although everyone has thought about it, they still understand that there is no if. No one knows what happened later because the trauma of the war has left everyone unable to care about anything else.

Memories of the past come flooding back to my memory.

After the crusade against evil was over, they were heroes in the eyes of outsiders, but in the eyes of the heroes, the ending of that journey was filled with sadness.

Many of my companions died.

Including the first love who has become Jimmy robot.

If a goddess had not descended at the end, the crusade against the evil spirit would have failed.

Papagus still feels that he was lucky at the time.

She also remembered that there was a document in the evil ruins, which recorded two important things.

One is that the origin of the evil comes from a doctrine called "Soul of Steel";

The second is that there is an indestructible [Ancient Gear] that can revive the evil spirits.

When they finally separated, the army forcibly took away a portion of the gears, and the rest were taken away by each "hero". Now they have all been lost to the public, because most of the people who had experienced the terror of the evil spirits have died, and peace makes people forget their fear.

The old [Ancient Gear] was placed in a box in her home, covered with dust.

The old mayor opened the box and took out the sealed gear.

"It is said that it was created by a race called 'winged people' thousands of years ago, and it was a secret treasure passed down by the red-haired Atrus... but now it has become one of the original sins that scourge the world. How ironic."

She had collected these gears in the past and sent the soul of her first love into Jimmy, but now the gears can't turn anymore, Papagus is old, and she doesn't have the strength to do anything anymore.

Papagus had a feeling.

When we killed the evil demon, we thought everything was over, but in fact, it may have just begun.

After all, they mistook the setting sun for dawn.

"correct……"

Papagus remembered that among the pilgrims who had left not long ago, there were two guys who were in love prematurely, and they said they wanted to help Jimmy find the [Ancient Gears].

Later, the two men disappeared.

Even the official website of the pilgrims has a record of them registering.

Papagus almost forgot their names. He thought for a long time before finally saying, "Li Nuo, Cha Bai..."

A very strange name, at least it is not the name of the Obsidian Continent.

The power of the "Corridor" affected her judgment, making her always believe that these two little ones were children who grew up in a small town.

"He went out to play around."

Dead pilgrims will be sent back, so they must be alive.

"That's best."

"Experience a better life, suffer some setbacks, leave the identity of a pilgrim, and then find a town to live a stable life for the rest of my life. This is better than anything else..."

She felt that the two little kids should experience some setbacks. Only by hearing the word "no" from society could they grow up.

If Papagus knew that they were the ones who did all the big stories in the newspapers, he might start to doubt his life.

The phone rang.

Not all little pilgrims are so hopeless. Some special ones will become the backbone of this country's future.

"You have trained a remarkable group of guys this time."

The voice of the president of the Pilgrim Headquarters in the Royal Capital came from the microphone.

"I guess someone is saving the world with the youthful splendor."

Papagus replied humorously.

"Yes, just like you did back then, this time it's still about the 'evil spirit'."

"That's it."

"Aren't you surprised, old hero?"

"There's nothing surprising about past events that have nothing to do with me."

King's capital.

In the clean and tidy headquarters office, the bald Pilgrim President sat behind his desk, holding a microphone with a smile on his face.

"Bai Ke, You Xi, Hope, these little guys did a great job."

Papagus listened patiently to the development of the whole incident.

The evil demon ruins are located on the border of the "Blue Sea Kingdom". In the past, they were connected to the territory of the Obsidian Kingdom. The power used by the goddess Tia to kill the evil demon sank the continent.

There is an ancient ruin called "Tower of Dam", which was later called "Demon's Ruins".

After the evil demon "died", it left behind minions in the world. In recent years, the minions have become more active, and the country has been paying attention.

"Those guys are collecting treasures buried in the dust of history on our national territory."

The bald president paused.

"Do you have any ideas?"

Papagus knew very well that his question was "Why are the minions of the evil spirits targeting the territory of this country? They are clearly a disaster for the Blue Sea Country." That's why the old mayor hated dealing with government officials. These guys always liked to beat around the bush when speaking.

"Maybe he wants to find a way to suppress that goddess."

"goddess?"

"That goddess in Tanggula Mountain... Never mind. You won't believe me even if I tell you about it."

No one believed that there was a god protecting the world.

Thousands of years ago.

Hundreds of years ago, too.

But in the technological age, no one is so obsessed with faith anymore, except for the "Soul of Steel".

"In short, the boys you trained are amazing."

The president's voice was full of pride.

"They foiled the plan of the 'Evil Minions'."

"Congratulate them for me."

"Papagus, the winners of your Pilgrim's competition this year are these few."

Papagus was silent for a moment.

"Let's see and then talk."

"As newcomers out of the cage, no one can do better than them, including you back then."

Papagus smiled quietly. The wind outside the window blew a leaf in, landing not far from the title "The Demon Hunter" on the newspaper.

“Who knows what will happen,” she said.

The phone hangs up.

In the royal capital, in the Patrollers' Office, the president looked at the young pilgrims standing in front.

Bai Ke, Youxi, Hope, and the team they led won the trust of the country in this competition.

Three times, we defeated the gathering areas of evil minions.

Hunted two S-level monsters.

Resolved the monster craze in four towns.

Extinguished the ambitious conspiracy of an evil scientist.

Although these people are just players, they have indeed done good things for this country.

The president stood up and said to them, "If nothing unexpected happens, you will receive a commendation ceremony, and after the pilgrims' parade is over, you can be directly promoted to the middle level."

This sentence means that Bai Ke, You Xi and others have won in this script.

The premise is...their opponents are ordinary people.

"President, what's going on with the evil demon?"

Hope asked.

"It has nothing to do with you." The president said with a smile.

"Perhaps we can..."

“Don’t take yourself too seriously.”

The president suddenly became serious. Terrifying magic power surged from his body. The tables and chairs were cracked and the players felt their hearts rise to their throats.

"You are excellent, but the problem of evil spirits is not something you can solve."

He asked several players to go out, and one of them touched his bald head in the moonlight outside the window.

"I can't let the backbone of the country's future be destroyed in the hands of those abyss demons."

These mumblings were heard by the players outside the door.

Bai Ke Youxi was holding a mobile phone, and the news on it was about the demon hunters in the Blue Sea Country.

"The demons' hometown is in the Blue Sea Country. The demon hunters are [blood-residual ones], right?"

"I still want to go." Hope likes to die.

"You'd better forget it." Bai Ke Youxi said with a smile: "They didn't treat us as opponents. We lost from the beginning. We just need to do our mission honestly."

Even though Bai Ke Youxi said this, everyone who knows him knows that this guy is the one who most wants to defeat those seniors head-on.

"And we can't go there." His teammate, the girl with glasses, said with a smile: "My title skill tells me that there is something even more terrifying over there in the Blue Sea Country. It's too high-level."

"What kind of evil spirit is that bald guy talking about?" Hope was curious.

A voice yelled from inside the president's door: "Who called me bald?"

The bald president gritted his teeth, took out a list and slapped it on Bai Ke Youxi's hands.

"Now there is something more difficult than dealing with the evil spirits. The believers in Belia City State are homeless and may come to our country. You guard the border and don't let those guys in."

"Is this... more terrifying than the evil spirit?" Bai Ke, You Xi and others were very curious, but in the next moment, the task panel appeared.

[Side quest has been triggered: Perverts who destroy the world]

[Task Difficulty: lv160]

[Task reward: 600000 experience points]

[Mission details: Don’t let too many “Soul of Steel” believers enter the Obsidian Kingdom. Just do your best...]

The players were stunned.

What kind of horror cult is this?
Before closing the door, the president left a message: "Those believers are the most terrifying thing in the world. Anyway... do what you can."

……

Blue Sea Country Border.

The ruins of the Kingdom of Eludin.

Tower of Dam.

The tower was in a mess, with cracks and cobwebs on the walls, and a dead air in the air.

The top of the tower.

The minions in black and white robes stood in the main hall of the tower, and the white-faced demons had no expression on their faces.

Dilapidated, empty and eerie.

Hundreds of minions looked at the throne at the end of the hall, which had been shattered and had no backrest.

An old man wearing a white vest and blue shorts sat on a chair, biting an [Ancient Gear] and swallowing it into his stomach.

chew.

Swallow.

The bits of gears disintegrated inside him.

The old man turned into a little boy. He looked only about ten years old, with his eyes hanging in the shadows and his emotions could not be seen clearly.

"This gear is really useful..."

The minions bowed and moved.

The demons treated the boy on the throne as their king.

They didn't have to say anything during the whole process, the boy could read what they were going to say. "Did the goddess of Tanggula run away?"

"That's why you resurrected me at this time."

"Oh, Winston, that idiot, didn't accomplish anything in the end. I've said before that there's something wrong with the teachings of the Soul of Steel, but he really took it seriously."

This seemingly harmless boy was the evil demon who plunged the continent into war decades ago.

"Anyway, bring me some more gears. They can restore my magic power. I want to be back to my peak before that bitch on the top of Tanggula comes back."

The boy waved his hand gently, and a gate called "Border Prison" opened behind him, summoning more black shadows from inside. They merged into the entire area and became the new "minions of the evil devil."

He comes from the border prison.

It's the fault of the Tanggula Goddess.

When he first arrived in this world, he had lost all his memories and it was with the help of a small robot holding a guitar that he gained hope for a new life.

But he is from the Border Prison after all, a high-dimensional demon with the same origin as Gaunter O'Dimm, but more powerful.

Evil demon.

Evil monster.

This title may sound a bit weird, but it actually describes this child completely.

The evil spirit reads a memory from one of his minions.

"A silver-eyed boy riding a baby Bahamut?"

"Never mind, that doesn't matter, but if it's a Bahamut larva, you can do whatever you want."

"By the way, Winston is dead, and the money he had is gone. I don't want to mess with his group of psychopaths. Have you targeted other places to make money over the years?"

One of the minions raised his eyes, and the demon read the answer.

"Huo Liuli? An archaeological company of the ancient ruins of Warcraft... a large enterprise supported by the state, Lann City, Sirufus Building... Well, you guys decide."

When the evil demon said this, his eyes suddenly fixed.

He raised his eyes and looked outside, and saw an uninvited guest breaking in.

"Don't do it, we are good people!"

The person standing at the door and shouting was a player.

The evil demon's eyes glowed red, and the overwhelming pressure filled the sky with dark clouds.

"Who?"

"Traveler from another world~"

The man with a bun-like hair style was in the front, and the group of minions made way for him.

"We come from a place called 'The End'."

Figures suddenly appeared on the high ceiling, hanging upside down, nearly ten people in total.

All of them come from the "End of the Corridor".

"The end?"

"Hmm~" the player said, "We are chasing a couple, and this is where they will come next."

"Husband and wife?" The evil demon smiled. He sensed that these players were not less evil than himself, so he asked, "I'm a little curious. Can you tell me about it?"

The player said, "This place is called 'Tower of Dam'. In the ancient Isu era, people abused the power of the black pearl and turned into terrible and cruel monsters. Later, the 'Six Priests' appeared... um... you probably won't be interested in that."

Evil demon: "What you said are all stories from legends."

The player smiled and nodded.

"The twin goddesses of Ys led the humans and black pearls that survived the sinking of Atorus to rebuild the Ys civilization. Later, humans coveted the energy of the black pearls and attracted monsters, leading to the fall of Ys."

"But the story was deviated by the appearance of a couple."

"That red-haired Atrus and the winged twin goddess Fina decomposed the black pearl and made the [Ancient Gear] that you ate. We are just waiting for those two to show up."

The evil demon touched his chin and frowned in confusion.

"Adol...ah, I've heard of it."

"Yes, the hero and the goddess were possessed by two annoying guys named 'Pippen' and 'Aita'. We want to kill them because of some conflicts. What do you think, Master Evil?"

This group of players from "The End" knelt on one knee skillfully. They are very used to kneeling.

"At your service."

One of the players quickly stood up, took off his pants, stripped off the minion's white robe and put it on himself, then knelt down.

"Fuck, I'm fucking loyal to you!"

The characters in "The Corridor of the End" got into the role quickly.

The evil demon thought that these guys were just in a whim, but they were very powerful, so he smiled, held his chin, closed his eyes, and seemed to be tired and wanted to sleep.

"You can do whatever you want, but remember not to leave the range of this tower, or I will kill you."

The player's eyes were cloudy, and he saw an almost untouchable power in this child-like demon.

The player laughed and said, "Too bad... You're too powerful. We can't kill you."

Evil demon: "The guy who can kill me in this world is not here for the time being."

……

Li Nuoxu stared.

Chabai covered his forehead.

The two of them stood shoulder to shoulder, helpless.

What happened was, they boarded the "Anti-Science Alliance" airship, and unlike what they had imagined, there were only four people on board, while the rest were doing missions elsewhere. In fact, the real reason was that these big guys were afraid of scaring the youngsters, so only four people were present.

Then Nanami will fight with the boss of this big guild.

The reason is very simple.

Miss Nanami is still sitting on the ground hugging her legs, screaming in pain: "It's fine that I was squeezed to the deputy position by an H-manga heroine! You are a dog and you dare to compete with me! What kind of world is this!"

Cha Bai leaned his head on Li Nuo's shoulder and said helplessly: "She is talking too much but not really thinking..."

Li Nuo subconsciously moved aside because he was afraid of physical contact with his wife due to the magic of the "seven-year itch".

“Hey…” Cha Bai was unhappy.

"It's not my fault." Li Nuo had no choice but to say, "Well, can you help me get rid of the magic on me?"

The blue-haired girl who took them aboard came over with breakfast.

Pork chop rice and fish stew smelled very similar, sizzling and smoking, and definitely not poisonous.

The girl handed them the food.

"There is a solution, but we don't want to help. Do your own thing, idiot."

After the girl finished speaking, she showed her fangs and gave a youthful smile.

"I haven't been introduced yet, Livrus, an official member of the 'Anti-Science Alliance'."

Anti-Science Alliance.

A "big company" dedicated to the study of Star Cairo and all things with funny laws of cause and effect. It doesn't like fighting and usually doesn't accept outsiders. The upper structure always maintains the number of more than thirty people.

The above information comes from various rumors and should not be taken seriously.

But one rumor is true.

The mystery of this great guild is beyond imagination.

For example, their leader, a big yellow dog, comes from Silent Hill.

There is an Easter egg in the game "Silent Hill" that is talked about a lot. The real manipulator behind the scenes is a dog, yes, it is this team leader.

It was captured by players and joined the corridor. Like Cha Bai, it grew stronger little by little and finally became the top of the big guild. It was very strange.

As for KING and a woman named "Joey" who was not present, they were all captured by the Poké Ball.

The founder of the "Anti-Science Alliance" was a guy who was lucky enough to get a basket of [Pokeballs] in a certain world. Although he died, the legacy he left behind is too heavy.

There are only two big guilds in the "Endless Corridor" now. Li Nuo has seen how powerful Lillian's "Wrath of Bahamut" is, and the "Anti-Science Alliance" should be no less powerful.

"I heard that you once defeated Lillian."

While Li Nuo was talking, he gave all the meat in the bowl to Cha Bai. This scene made the blue-haired girl Livrus particularly envious. She relaxed her mood and raised her thumb to point at KING who was watching TV in the inner room.

"I guess you're talking about the time when KING defeated Lillian."

"It's a story to tell after dinner."

“Oh my god…” The girl widened her eyes, as if she had seen something particularly interesting: “You are just like the rumors say, you shameless bastard, don’t you feel nervous?”

"I'm already on this pirate ship, why am I afraid you guys would kill me?" Li Nuo drank the fish soup calmly and asked, "Besides the blind date, do you want to take me in as your grandson?"

These words confused Cha Bai, who was picking fish bones for him.

"Forget it, you are a man full of calculations, we can't afford it."

"Then why did you give us invitations to join the team?" Li Nuo was talking about the fact that after the "World War" ended, both big guilds sent them invitations.

"As for the result, we were afraid that you would join Lillian." Livrus said, "It should be the time when you just entered the Endless Corridor. The corridor was very chaotic at that time. Everything started from this incident."

In the next ten minutes, as an entertainment during the meal, Li Nuo and his friends listened to the past events of several large guilds.

The "Circus Association", as a guild that has been destroyed, has left a mark in the history of the Corridor. In order to solve the problem of external decline, they learned from the big guild of "Sky Corridor" and recruited all the players they could see into the guild. Then they screened the players in the form of "performance" and came up with a lot of competition standards.

But the problem is that the "Sky Corridor" can proceed in this mode thanks to the fact that their players do not bear grudges against each other, and they have a president who stands at the top of all five corridors.

If this set of standards is applied to the "Endless Corridor" where most people still think like "normal" people, the result will be the cultivation of a group of extremely inward-looking people who can be seen as poor imitators of the neurotic group in the "Endless Corridor".

This led to the prevalence of civil war in the "Endless Corridor" at that time. The superstructure would definitely corrode the lower environment, so much so that Li Nuo, who was still around level 40, was affected. The "North Star Guild" was a microcosm of that time.

As a result, their people provoked the "Wrath of Bahamut", so the "Circus Association" was destroyed.

Why don't the other two big guilds care about this matter?

First of all, it has nothing to do with them.

Secondly, they looked down on those weaklings.

But later an unexpected event occurred that forced the Anti-Science Alliance to pay attention.

Immortality Train Assessment, Train No. 021 in Area 06 of the Parallel World, the survival rate is 2.4%.

A group of monsters that shouldn't be in the "Endless Corridor" got off the car. One of them was very special. He didn't cause trouble, but he caused trouble everywhere, making that silly woman Lillian's scalp tingle.

"If you really joined Lillian's organization, we are worried that something more terrible will happen."

"I guess you don't have any noble intentions."

"Yes! We are the 'farming style' players, the type who enjoy life. We are most afraid of any dire social environment problems."

So the answer is that they are very worried that after Li Nuo and his group join the "Wrath of Bahamut", a group of lunatics will appear to lead the "Endless Corridor". The most serious consequence is the birth of a second "Endless Corridor". They guessed very accurately that if Li Nuo joined Lillian's camp, the first thing these two would do would definitely be to conquer the "Endless Corridor" and become the second brother.

The "Anti-Science Alliance" also investigated Soran and felt that Four Eyes would also cause the above situation. Fortunately, the warrior Soran Lee used his confession to isolate himself from the "Wrath of Bahamut" forever.

Li Nuo's eyes lit up.

"Ah... let's make a deal."

Several people from the Anti-Science Alliance looked at him.

Cha Bai felt that it was a familiar taste, so he ate peacefully while sending a message to Miss Huo Liuli, explaining that the destruction of Belia City-State had nothing to do with them.

At this time, their chief, the dog, stood up and said, "Woof."

Wells, who was trapped in the "gorilla cage" and eating [animal food], muttered and translated: "It said, where is your captain?"

Li Nuo's eyes were clear: "Don't pay attention to that shit-eating thing, he is not worthy of you."

The leader dog said: "Woof?"

Wells translated: "Woof, question mark."

The young girl Livrus narrowed her eyes, sensing the atmosphere of conspiracy. "You might as well ask the [Explorer] for the props and equipment. As far as we know, the two of you are in cahoots with each other. As for the rest, if you ask us to help you, it means that you are our subordinate branch. So we can't give you anything substantial. You understand, right?"

Li Nuo smiled and nodded: "I understand. I hate owing favors to others, so I don't want any good things."

Nanami translated: "What he meant was... please show us the right path that will make us stronger."

Li Nuo: "If we all evolve into Zombie Tyrannosaurus, and if we meet Lillian's Ladymon, you will be in trouble."

KING, who had been in the inner room, stood up and walked to the door.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

The sound of the Emperor engine is like thunder!
"If you want to become stronger, you must know what the real danger is."

KING raised his chin slightly and looked at Li Nuo with those cold and domineering eyes.

"I'm inviting you to a duel, you can't refuse."

Li Nuo stared at KING, stunned for a long time, and uttered: "Ah?"

KING: “Yeah!”

Li Nuo: "Have I ever done anything to let you down?"

KING said calmly: "Have you ever drawn a One Punch Man hentai comic?"

Li Nuo has drawn so many tornadoes that the tornadoes he drew could appear in a dictionary.

KING raised his lips and said, "One of the stories is... KING was given a gift by a group of weirdos..."

Wells stared at Li Nuo with eyes wide open, and Heige's expression was extremely interesting.

Li Nuo thought for a long time. He did draw one, but it was the "Togashi Yoshihiro sloppy" version he drew when he showed his painting skills to Nanami in the Wink Tavern... He said doubtfully: "Are you talking about the one where King's anus finally penetrated Saitama's bald head, and then he and the weird Centaur..."

KING yelled, "Fight me! I will defeat you the same way I defeated Lillian!"

(End of this chapter)