As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 558 The Answer is Steel Soul

Chapter 558 The Answer is Steel Soul
under the moon.

Li Nuo sat on the roof, looking at the Tower of Dam in the distance that was releasing beams of light, his face full of worry.

"Is this the cause of the end of the world?"

He stared blankly at the huge beam of light, like a lightsaber stuck upside down in the sky, but the light was not pleasingly bright, only endless darkness and oppression.

Cha Bai climbed to the roof.

"What are you doing?"

"nothing."

Li Nuo frowned slightly.

"Yes, nothing."

"Are you still thinking about tomorrow?" Cha Bai asked.

"Well, probably..." Li Nuo said, "Tomorrow we are going to the Tower of Dam to find out who the culprit is. I feel... a little uneasy."

Cha Bai sat down next to him and said softly, "The Li Nuo I know is not like this."

Li Nuo said: "You may not know all of them yet..."

Cha Bai: "How is that possible?"

The white-haired girl smiled.

Li Nuo was stunned. The light of the Tower of Dam reflected on the girl's face and illuminated the boy's heart.

"Do you still remember how we got together?"

"Well, you defeated a demon and saved me."

"But this time it's different."

Li Nuo was serious, which was unlike him.

"The evil demon is more powerful than all the enemies before."

Cha Bai just looked at him quietly, just like usual, as if there was no light column from the Tower of Dam, and as if the darkness in the sky was just an ordinary night.

"Li Nuo..."

"Ah."

"It doesn't matter. We still have the goddess's blessing."

Chabai smiled.

The girl's smile makes people feel at ease and distressed.

"It would be great if the world was peaceful, but unfortunately there is no if."

“Then let’s create peace and joy.”

The statue of the Gemini goddesses stood quietly in the village. Atreus walked out from behind it. He looked at his lovers sitting on the roof and lowered his head slightly.

"Fina..."

It suddenly started raining.

Atlu raised his head, letting the rain hit his face, and closed his eyes, as if missing an old friend.

"Card--!"

A bunch of people jumped out of the village.

Someone put away the fake moon props, someone turned off the water pipe used for rainfall, and a few people ran out to touch up Cha Bai's makeup.

Soran sat on the director's recliner, holding the script and pointing at Cha Bai.

"2B, can you act?"

Cha Bai looked at him innocently.

"But... there's something wrong with me."

Li Nuo stared at the side with dead eyes.

"Your tone is particularly harsh..."

"I didn't feel that way..." Cha Bai felt particularly innocent: "This is my first time, my first time filming a movie..."

"How come you were so skilled in bed your first time?" Li Nuo asked.

"Don't talk about things that have nothing to do with the script!" Soran yelled, "2B, if you don't act well again, I will let Nanami be the lover of Li Nuo's character!"

Nanami was sitting on a rock reading a script and immediately said in fear, "Don't make trouble, Four Eyes!"

Wells pointed at himself and said, "Then I can't be your lover, can I?"

At this time, some villagers came out.

"Don't we have a part in the first act?"

"Definitely not." Soran took the juice from Die, took a sip and said, "There can't be too many characters in the first act, otherwise the audience's perspective will appear messy. This is a WWE stage play, you have to know what WWE is first."

Die coughed lightly and translated in a bird-like voice, "WWE is popular because of its plots that are more dramatic than those of TV dramas and the continuous bloody battles. The characters must have enough emotional foreshadowing in the early stages, otherwise the fighting alone would be boring."

Die's job in her world was a crew girl and cook, so she became director Soran's lackey with a strong sense of professionalism.

Soran shouted, "Li Nuo, you acted well, keep it up! 2B, go and immerse yourself in it. And Pippen, what was wrong with that look in your eyes just now? Is it difficult for you to have a look of hope amidst sadness?"

Pippen is now in the shape of Atreus, and he is helpless: "I, I, I, I'm a little, a little nervous..."

Everyone thought it would be better not to let him speak, as it would damage Atrus' image.

"Excuse me, everyone."

Dust stuck his head out of the window of a house not far away.

"Our boss has finished part of the power-guiding equipment. Brother Priest, please come over here."

Li Nuo jumped off the roof, and Sauron put down the manuscript and followed him. They had to take a look at the things about the guide equipment.

"Are you really making a movie?" Dust asked after opening the door.

"Of course..." Li Nuo stared with dead eyes: "There are still a lot of extras who haven't arrived yet."

Yes, they are filming now.

Filming at the demon's doorstep.

Everyone is an actor.

And Sauron took charge of the overall situation.

The reason why Four Eyes became a director was because his family was rich... He had actually made movies before, and if he wasn't allowed to be a director, this grandson might rebel against the evil side.

Also because of Soran's presence, he had a prop that could hide the aura of Etta and Pippen. The name of that prop was [Hide and Seek Spray]. Combined with the potion that Li Nuo gave the couple, the two could show up without restraint in the village protected by the Gemini Goddesses.

On the way to the factory, Li Nuo asked about things he was curious about.

"Shelter, faith, what are these?"

As a priest, he does not believe in God and has no faith. Compared with love and understanding, he believes that the ability to kill is the truth.

Sauron thought for a while.

"Some things cannot be digitized, such as the power brought by faith. As one of the twin goddesses, Aita bestows blessings on the country of Ys. This is due to the villagers' trust in them."

As he spoke, he showed Li Nuo the annotation of the world that the Explorer could see.

[The Blessing of the Gemini Goddesses]

[Fina and Leia, their stories were once sung in Ys, but as time goes by, few people remember them anymore. However, in this area, evil cannot detect their existence, but that's all. As time goes by and the number of people who believe in them decreases, their ability to protect this land has long been weakened.]

Li Nuo raised his eyebrows.

"This is the fundamental reason why the evil demons didn't discover our purpose."

The only reason why Soran likes dealing with Li Nuo is that he doesn't have to explain too much, and communication between insidious people often saves time.

"In other words, the power of the demons is actually weakened near the Tower of Dam."

Li Nuo discovered the blind spot.

"During that war, the power of the demons was at its peak, but the arrival of the army weakened the divinity of the Gemini goddesses."

Soran could only shake his head regretfully.

"I can't see the demon's data, so I don't know the truth. I hope what you said is true."

"Why are you so scared?"

"What if the evil demon can catch me directly from the [Explorer] panel?"

What Soran said was right, and his caution was reasonable, because the abilities of high-dimensional demons were often very strange. Their power was not only destruction, but also the ability to cross space and the nature of things to find the culprit.

If they provoke the demon who looks only like a teenager abruptly, the plan may fail. They have to boil the frog in warm water.

"But don't worry too much."

Soran pushed up the frame of his glasses and gave a wise man's sly laugh.

"The masters in this world have the power to massacre a whole village with one strike, and their ultimate moves can even break through time and space, ignoring Einstein. The evil demon is unlucky. He knows that the strength of this world is hard to predict, so he is still cautious. At least he won't be too reckless before he gains enough faith."

The following content was guessed by Soran, but it was pretty close.

In this world, you can infiltrate parliament, bribe government officials, steal intelligence, and attempt to steal the country, and the state apparatus may even turn a blind eye. But if you accidentally provoke a weirdo hidden among the people, then even if you are a demon, you must be prepared to be killed, such as Tia, the goddess of Tanggula Mountain.

"Speaking of faith, Malger..."

Li Nuo suddenly thought of the most terrifying thing.

"Soul of Steel's faith is the killer."

Soran confirmed his idea.

"The faith of the Gemini goddesses has been given new life with the return of Fina, so the faith of Captain Ma's group of cultists will further reduce the power of the evil spirits. Of course, this is just a guess."

"Then we can't let the big powers intervene." Li Nuo suddenly said.

Soran was stunned, and he reacted slowly this time.

"Yeah, that's right... I didn't expect that."

Think about it carefully, why did Papagus's heroes and the army fail in the battle against the evil demons?

The reason is that if you want to defeat the evil, you cannot allow those who are timid to join the battle.

Higher-dimensional demons consume fear as raw material.

The more deaths he causes on the battlefield, the more powerful he becomes.

Therefore, the number of people joining the battle cannot be too many, and they must be extremely strong and have a big heart.

"What do you think of this player lineup?" Li Nuo asked.

"Very strong." Soran said: "No matter in terms of strength, intelligence, or coordination, they are almost the strongest alliance lineup I have ever seen."

With Sauron's affirmation, Li Nuo felt at ease.

Soran touched the frame of his glasses and raised the corner of his mouth cunningly.

"Anyway, this confirms that the evil spirits are not as powerful as they were decades ago. That's enough."

[Explorer] can see far more things than ordinary people can imagine. The reason why Sauron knows that the evil demons are not as powerful as before, in addition to Li Nuo’s analysis above, is also because of the main quest.

Every player who arrives at the script will receive a main storyline reminder. If they are players from the same guild, such as Nanami, the main storyline will unfold in the same way as the players in the same guild. For example, Wells belongs to the category of summoned beasts and has a survival time, so the task is not mandatory to complete.

Phil was summoned by the idiot couple, and he is of the same nature as Wells.

Sauron was considered to have entered by mistake. The main questline is simply to [defeat the evil demon]. If you expand the main questline by [Explorer], you can see the annotation that "the evil demon is only 50% of its peak strength."

But as time goes by, the evil will become stronger and stronger. The nourishment of high-dimensional demons is fear, and the end of the world will cause panic.

As they were talking, they had already arrived at the factory.

Kevin took out a watch-like guide device and handed it to Li Nuo.

"Try it."

[Calculation and Guidance Device], that’s the name, and the attribute panel is full of question marks.

When Soran saw this thing, the [Explorer] unlocked the description of the force-guiding equipment, which was information that Li Nuo and his team had not dug into. [Force-guiding device: In a broad sense, it is a general term for a mechanical device that uses crystal magic to cause various phenomena. Different crystal circuits are set in the force-guiding device, and different phenomena can be caused by combining them, so the application of this energy is close to infinite]

The above instructions cannot be found in the official website.

According to folklore, a magic-conducting device is a device that stores magic in a machine.

The truth lies in the hands of craftsmen like Kevin.

[Calculation Guide: Stores large amounts of data, performs data analysis, and automatically derives an appropriate magic combination circuit]

[Drive Orbiter: Stores data on amplification capabilities and increases the user's physical strength]

[Guided force engine: a radiation-type guided force device, specially used to increase the power of bullets]

[Tactical Orb Device: Basic magic adaptor orb device, all the above orb devices are its derivatives]

What Li Nuo got was the [Calculation and Guidance Device], which was adapted to his magic power.

This thing is just an ordinary badge, and at first glance it looks like a fake from the Trails series.

After he put it on, the value of Cross Village began to show.

The guide machine turned into a ribbon and wrapped around Li Nuo's left arm. A light blue magic thread emerged from the bandage wrapped around his hand and connected to the box behind him.

[The calculation of the guide device is completed]

[Disaster Weapon Pandora, Priest's Bandage, Fusion Evolution]

Then it's over.

Li Nuo raised his left hand and stared at his arm in a daze.

He suddenly stretched out his hand towards Soran, and a kitchen knife in the box instantly appeared in his hand.

The blade dripped onto Soran's forehead. Four Eyes was extremely calm: "I understand. Equipment fusion is the result of calculation. Depending on the user's magic power adaptation, the final answer will be different."

Kevin put his hands on his hips and smiled: "Yes, this is how to use the guide device."

The so-called guide device is nominally a storage device, but in fact it is an automatic upgrade device. The combination of magic and magic is considered an upgrade, and the combination of weapons and weapons is also considered an upgrade. The results vary from person to person.

This technology is still used in the Northern Empire, the country that cooperates with the evil demons, but it is rarely used in other countries because the danger is uncontrollable.

This also explains why the Demon Society cooperated with that empire: firstly, none of the heroes who fought against them back then were from that country, and secondly, that country’s guide devices were the most dangerous.

Li Nuo waved his hand and the kitchen knife returned to the box.

"It has limitations and consumes magic power."

"Brother, the guide device itself is a prop that consumes magic power, otherwise it would not be considered a dangerous item."

Li Nuo was actually quite satisfied with it. This thing was equivalent to a [Ninja Prosthetic Arm], which could save him time in taking things out of the box. He could even use the skills of [Disaster Weapon Pandora] directly with his left hand at the critical moment.

"anything else?"

“This is all we can do for now.”

Kevin also had no way to mass-produce them. Without the books and parts brought by Li Nuo, he couldn't even make these.

Soran looked at those guided energy machines and quickly calculated the time cost.

"We have two or three days. At least seven people need your craftsmanship. I will inject you with a potion that will speed up your work. Thank you for your hard work."

Li Nuo took out a prepared list with the important transformation props written on it. He handed the list to Kevin, who did not complain. It was Kevin's dream to be a craftsman again, so there was nothing to complain about.

Merry sat on a chair and smoked a lady's cigarette, and asked curiously, "Are there only a few of you fighting against the evil spirit?"

Li Nuo smiled and said, "Don't talk nonsense, we are just making a movie."

Soran interrupted and said, "You three also have roles to play, so plan your time well. I'll notify you in advance when needed."

Kevin, Duster, and Merry were stunned.

"us?"

"Yes." Soran pushed up the frame of his glasses and said, "I want to film history that happened in the past. You are also a part of history. Don't think we are playing."

He and Li Nuo returned to the filming location, discussed the problem with the guide device, and then got down to business.

"The next group is ready to shoot."

Soren sat down in the director's chair.

"I need a narrator, who has broadcasting experience?"

"Me!" A girl squeezed out from the crowd of villagers and said excitedly, "I used to be a professional announcer!"

The girl's name is Jiutian. She used to be an excellent and promising broadcaster, but she was harassed by a boss at work. She hired a killer to kill her boss and his entire family. Because of her excellent figure and appearance, the killer she hired suddenly became malicious. The girl had no choice but to kill the killer. In order to avoid being hunted by the killer organization, she had to buy some bombs and blow up the killer organization, but she was still hunted by the underworld.

Just when the girl was at her wit's end, she met "Soul of Steel"... Yes, she was a follower of Soul of Steel. There were no normal people among Malger's followers, and most of them had made a name for themselves in their respective fields.

Now some believers have arrived here one after another, and have been arranged by Huo Liuli's people to stay far away because they are too dangerous. These bastards will press the heads of passers-by into the septic tank to preach.

"Okay, let's continue!"

Soren asked the girl to read the script.

The stage play continues to be filmed.

"2B, hurry up and finish your makeup. We have to reshoot because of you! Li Nuo! Teach your wife how to act! I admire you guys!"

Sauron has a bad temper and everyone wants to beat him, especially Li Nuo.

"If you curse her again, I'll fuck you."

Sauron is one of the few people who doesn't care about Li Nuo because they are equally powerful.

"A one-on-one duel between us won't end well. You know that, right?"

Chabai whispered to comfort him.

"Forget it, Li Nuo. We'll settle the score when we get back."

Phil, who was sitting nearby eating an apple, was particularly happy to see this scene.

"I'm going to, there's a fight, add me in."

Nanami covered her forehead and kept laughing.

With all the noise, it's hard for anyone to guess the real purpose of these guys. They will save the final battle for the last scene of filming.

The scene with Li Nuo and Cha Bai is called the "Prologue". Now the prologue is over and the real story begins.

……

Two days later, Huo Liuli received the sample film they sent.

The rich young lady didn't have high expectations at first.

But her staff said over the phone: "They are geniuses...you must watch them carefully."

Huo Liuli hung up the phone with a confused look on her face.

She didn't know yet that the staff member who called her just now was Li Nuo in disguise.

So, Huo Liuli inserted the sample data disk into the TV. Now the national conductive energy source has been cut off, and only the backup energy source can be used.

The TV flickered a few times.

then……

……

——Prologue——

under the moon.

Li Nuo sat on the roof, looking at the Tower of Dam in the distance that was releasing beams of light, his face full of worry.

He discussed with the girl about the attack on the Tower of Dam tomorrow.

Both of them are uneasy (skip here).

Narrator: The world is about to be destroyed, but the truth does not seem to be clear between nations.

under the moonlight.

The boy and the girl leaned against each other.

The seeds of unrest are spreading.

Statues of the twin goddesses stand in the village.

A red-haired young man stood near the statue. He stroked the petrified Fina. Raindrops fell and the cool rain fell on his face.

"Fina..."

The red-haired young man's eyes were full of regret.

Narrator: Atrus doesn't understand why the world has become like this, and he is powerless to stop the coming doomsday. However, at this moment, something that can reverse everything comes.

The beam of light from the Tower of Dam was extremely dazzling. The black pearl was hidden in the center of the light. It exuded a bone-chilling coldness, like a death knell for the end of the world.

A gust of wind blew.

The leaves drifted through the dust of light, and were blown by the wind into the dark forest.

The woods against the beam of light turned into dark silhouettes. Between the layers of tree trunks and countless fallen leaves, the cold light pulled the thick fog, quickly passing through, and finally broke into the quiet village of Cross.

Where the statue of the Gemini goddesses stood, Atreus put on his hood, the scene quickly retreated, and his sight climbed up from the neighboring buildings to the top.

There were only four tiny figures left on the screen: the boy and girl, the red-haired Atrus, and a stranger.

The stranger intercepted Atlus as he was leaving.

"Adol, stay."

Atlu: “……?”

The stranger's face was immersed in the shadows, and a girl's voice came out: "You have saved the world many times, but now you are powerless?"

Atlu: “……?”

The stranger looked at the Tower of Dam, then back at Atreus, and said, "The evil demon has become the most terrible nightmare of all the kingdoms in the world. Today, his final battle is about to come. He will bring a terrible twilight to the gods, and we can only find another faith to fight against the demons of this hell."

Atlu: “…”

The stranger took off her hood, revealing the pretty face of a young girl. She smiled faintly, with dimples on her cheeks.

"My name is Nanami, and if you want to save the world...Fullmetal Soul, this is the only answer."

Narrator: To be continued.

——Prologue·End——

……

Huo Liuli stared at the black TV screen, stunned.

"What the hell is this?"

She called Li Nuo immediately.

"What are you doing!"

"Don't worry."

"What on earth did you guys film?"