As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 744 I am Marje, the Administrator

Just one lick

[Type: Active Skills]

[Effect: Effective attack range 200M, a skill imbued with the soul power of Karl Elimond; the lower the user's health, the stronger the power.]

[Special Note: In normal condition (HP ≥ 50%), this skill can destroy mountains in the "Frontier Scenario". In the normal world, a single hit has the power to destroy half the world. Use with caution.]

[Important Note: This product will render you useless. If you are in a "residual" state, you will suffer from "muscle weakness" for a prolonged period. If the user goes crazy and insists on using it continuously, we will not stop them; after all, your life is in your own hands.]

[Brief description: Hmm... that feels so familiar! Ah! You're Li Nuo! It's you! I remember now! Player 5900! Where have you been! Come back quickly, Endless is having problems... Click, sorry, the staff member just now had a problem with their head. Now let me explain to you, the origin of this skill comes from the legendary power of the "King". That king said: "Want to find the power of 'Residual Blood 4.0'? Go to the World Tree!"]

[(Whispering) What the hell... Who's the king?]

[Idiot, haven't you remembered yet?! The former manager! Li Nuo has been resurrected!]

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[Li Nuo, seeking revenge]

Li Nuo gritted his teeth.

His tolerance limit is very high, extremely high, except when he is outmaneuvered.

At this moment, Cha Bai had already rushed into the portal. Li Nuo grabbed her waist tightly, and with his other hand he gripped his cane tightly. Cui Hua jumped off his shoulder.

Cuihua just felt like she had taken a nap.

"Morning~"

"Let's go show off."

"okay!"

When Cuihua said "Okay," they had just rushed out of the [teleportation portal].

Then something happened that Li Nuo could never get over in his life.

This story begins with the goddess of Tanggula Mountain.

……

Let's rewind five minutes.

The Tanggula Mountains were just destroyed by a meteorite.

The magnificent Succubus Mansion has become history.

Tia rose from the ruins.

The red protective shield looked like an upside-down bowl on her head.

White Magic: Ultimate Protection

Marger was in the bowl too.

Brother Ma sat on the ground, looking extremely disheveled.

They actually used a meteorite to hit someone! It was my first time being hit by a meteorite, and I wasn't used to it.

Now that he had regained his physical and mechanical form, his first concern was for his followers, so he looked around anxiously.

"No need to look anymore, the 'Steel Soul' cultists all know teleportation magic, they've already run away."

Tia turned her back to him, her tone icy.

As the world's number one cult, "Steel Soul" knows the truth of fighting and running away, so "teleportation magic" is a required course. In addition, they believe that the evil god is not afraid of meteorites, so they can run faster than anyone else.

The evil god is terrified of meteorites; he's still trembling.

Marger observed Tia, and even though the woman had her back to him, he could still sense that she was angry.

After the script for this world was completed.

There is a postscript regarding the settlement details.

One of the sentences is as follows.

In 3901 AD, the goddess Tangula triggered a solar eclipse, causing a meteorite to fall from the void and destroy the world.

Just then, a stick flew from a distance, and Nanami stepped on it and landed near them.

"What happened, Marger! Tell me what's going on!"

Nanami couldn't possibly understand what was going on. All she knew was that she must have been at a fan concert, and in the blink of an eye, she found herself here, now labeled a "sinner."

Marger made a "shh" gesture, and the guy habitually used a pretentious expression and tone: "Shh, hmph."

Enraged, Nanami kicked him, yelling, "Can you stop pretending?!"

"I am the evil god!"

"I have an idol too!"

Nanami suddenly sensed Tia's presence and the woman's power—a power that made the [Boundary of Reason] tremble with fear.

Based on the characters who appear, Tia's strength is equivalent to that of Isley, the guild master of "Sky Corridor," and is almost on par with the strength of some managers.

In layman's terms, she's incredibly strong.

Tia comes from the "Redemption Corridor". Before becoming a player, her life was very ordinary. She graduated from university, found a job, and became a junior manager at the age of 25. She worked overtime every day, and her career was her lover.

But this ordinary woman died after twisting her ankle and turning her neck. By a twist of fate, she became a player and finally faced her dream.

She didn't actually want to be a career woman.

I don't want to be a virtuous wife and loving mother.

Her childhood dream was actually... to become a "goddess," yes! The kind of deity who hides behind everyone and protects generations of civilization.

Therefore, she has a heartfelt love for the land of Tanggula Mountain.

Now the Tanggula Mountains have collapsed.

Signs of destruction have appeared in various parts of the world.

The power of the Border Prison spread to every corner of the world.

This planet is on the verge of collapse.

The guy the judge sent is doing something unforgivable.

They used this place as a breeding ground, using the magical factors here to revive the players, and even planted the apostle seeds from "EVA" in the ley lines, causing energy crosses to appear everywhere.

These bastards are having a blast playing the "Human Instrumentality Project."

"Shufarel...you killed me, fine, but you dared to destroy this world!"

Tia tensed her entire body.

The immense magical energy released swept across the sky like a storm!
In the storm, Nanami shielded her eyes and said anxiously, "Sister! Wait a minute, there are only a few of us around here, those players have all run away!"

The player who cast [Meteor Strike] immediately chose to leave upon seeing Nanami's [Boundary of Reason].

Everyone's just been resurrected, so even if we're just stretching our muscles, we should at least find some easy opponents first.

But Tia wouldn't listen to what Nanami was saying at all.

"Evil God, I'm temporarily standing above you. Do you have any objections?!"

"no!"

Marger's answer was swift, decisive, and resolute.

"I will control my power as much as possible and only destroy this area."

The "nearby" that Tia refers to generally refers to about half of the continent, approximately 616 million square kilometers.

She gathered all her strength and raised both hands above her head.

"Meteor spell, is it? Let me show you the magic meteor spell."

This immense magic is as malevolent as a demon.

Nanami was in the midst of it all. Sensing the killing intent of the Asura Realm, she developed an extremely strong fighting spirit. In addition, the Realm of Reason was always open, which led to the activation of the Principle of the Outer Path.

After Nanami activated the "Heretical Path," her bra size rapidly increased to D.

She gasped and covered her clothes, which weren't actually torn.

Marger was in a daze.

at the same time.

Zang Si and Master Wang stopped their fight.

An unusual flash of light appeared in the sky, a white light that resembled a door, as if beckoning something.

Master Wang had heard of Tia's ultimate move.

"Great Meteor Spell with Teleportation Portal..."

Master Wang was taken aback.

"Let's fight again another day!"

The guy threw a few flashbangs and rode off on his sword.

Instead of going to find Tia, he located Zaku and the host club. His immediate priority was to protect those guys.

Zang Si was left here in a daze.

But Master Wang had already run far away.

Then, the wings formed by the two palms on the back of Zang Si flapped and flew up into the clouds.

The clouds, coated with a solidified agent, could stand upright like rocks.

The hooded man who uses the [Great Meteor] is also here.

"There's a girl with a flat chest; when I see her, I don't want to play anymore."

"Very powerful?"

No, I'm in love.

Zang Si didn't want to continue this topic; this place was filled with many "redemption" players who should have died a thousand years ago.

Of course, they are now "endless" players.

Because they have just been resurrected, their panel information still has issues.

One of the players who was in charge of contacting everyone revealed a big story: this girl had four eyes, and if you didn't look at her face, she was actually a pretty good-looking girl.

"Rafini is dead."

"Who did it?"

"The end."

The strongest one a thousand years ago was "The End". Even in the eyes of "Redemption", "The End Corridor" was a group of incomprehensible madmen, a concentration camp of monsters with unparalleled power. The most famous monster in "The End" was the king of "The Endless Corridor".

Where are the rest of them?

Zang Si remained calm.

Rafini's plan to bring "misfortune" to the world has failed. Only a hundred people remain here, while about three hundred are missing. They need to be found as soon as possible and gathered together to launch a strong attack on Tia.

"On the ground, some have run off to other continents, and we can't call them back immediately."

It's okay if we don't have enough manpower.

Zang Si looked up at the sky, where the large void outside the planet connected to the subspace, and players were being teleported over from there.

The real main force will arrive soon.

then……

Tia finished charging up.

A door that seemed to have no end appeared above the heads of the "Redemption" group, pressing down on them.

Everyone fell into a daze.

The door opened, and a blue, magical meteorite, powerful enough to destroy half a continent, fell down!
This meteorite completely blocked out the sky.

In an instant, everyone who could run started running.

Zang Si wanted to curse, but he was opening a portal to Basel and couldn't escape.

The meteorite was about to burst into view.

Below the meteorite and above the Hidden City, a portal appeared.

The book continues from the previous chapter.

The portal led to Cha Bai, which carried Li Nuo.

"Let's go show off."

"okay!"

When Cuihua said "Okay," they had just rushed out of the [teleportation portal].

Li Nuo looked up, and a meteorite brushed against his face.

"Fuck!"

He was so scared he got really freaked out.

Li Nuo's first reaction was that he had been tricked by Cang Si and his group of players, for example, by finding the location where his portal opened in advance and placing a meteorite there.

A lack of information can lead to misunderstandings.

Cha Bai's first reaction was, "I'm going to take the meteorite with my own body."

Li Nuo's first reaction was: "Go find Lao Ma!"

After he finished speaking, he immediately jumped up.

This priest, witcher, comic book artist, and warrior of light.

He raised his cane and, like a madman, used the [Just Lick It!] technique on the meteorite!
Cuihua was sucked into the cane, which released blue flames and crackled with metallic sounds.

Li Nuo spun around, the meteorite less than 200 meters above his head.

smoke!
The whip blade, imbued with the power of the "King," left a long blue shadow, tearing through the air with a piercing shriek. The moment it touched the surface of the meteorite, wreathed in eerie blue flames, the flames suddenly surged! Azure fire erupted with a deafening roar!
The icy blue flames exploded in a ring, and the huge meteorite instantly resembled ice crystals.

silence.

boom!
The meteorite split apart, turning into countless stardust fragments that shattered in the sky.

Gravel fell.

suddenly!

An arc of light spanning the sky illuminated the earth!

The entire sky and battlefield trembled violently!

The whip blade slashed out from the dust of the explosion, the attack still not stopping. His body, as if by inertia, lashed down with the whip blade. The residual heat of "Just a lick" shattered the clouds standing among the large number of "redemption" players, and the explosive force killed countless players.

Tia and the others stared at this scene with frozen expressions.

Marger quickly lit a cigarette to calm his nerves: "Li Nuo has mutated..."

sky.

Cuihua sprang out of the cane, took a breath, and, having transformed herself into a hot air balloon, grabbed the falling Li Nuo.

"Holy crap... Holy crap... That scared me to death..."

Li Nuo gasped for breath; the feeling of a meteorite hitting his face was truly terrifying. Meanwhile, underground, Zang Si and several other surviving players landed on higher ground, each expressionless, their faces shrouded in shadow.

"Hey, that guy, doesn't he look like Li Nuo?"

"Ah, yes, it's Li Nuo... My detection skills won't fail me..."

"So, he... destroyed the meteorite?"

The player who used the [Great Meteor] summon was trembling.

"This guy is at the same level as me? He's not even level 99? What has he been through in the past thousand years?!"

They looked at Zang Si, who was standing at the very front.

At this moment, Zang Si was trembling all over: "Bastard...bastard...Li Nuo!"

Zang Si's shouts reached the sky.

When Li Nuo heard this guy call him, he stared with dead fish eyes and said, "Huh?"

Zang Si: "Thank you!"

Li Nuo: "Huh?"

Zang Si: "Although your whip killed more people, at least I escaped from the meteorite. Thank you!"

Li Nuo was stunned for a moment. He pondered it carefully. Because he had been tricked by the judge, he was now overly sensitive. Such a simple word of thanks gave him a strange feeling of being treated like a fool.

"He cursed at me, damn it... Cuihua... fuck him, fuck him! Fuck him!"

The people in the Zangsi area were dumbfounded. I was clearly thanking you!
Cuihua punctured her own buttocks, turning them into a leaky hot air balloon, and carried Li Nuo straight towards the hidden place.

Because this scene was quite funny.

Therefore, Zang Si and the others were even more confused, because this was not the scene when the meteorite was smashed!

After all, the guys who are "redeeming" don't know what "endless" is all about.

Of course, if a real fight broke out, Li Nuo would definitely be beaten to death by these guys. After all, they have a super-powerful character that is over level 99. He just planned to throw Cuihua over there to cause a big explosion, and then immediately teleport into the tea-white dress to escape the battle.

However, just as Li Nuo was about to throw Cuihua out.

Behind Zang Si and the others, a red round hole appeared, and a pair of strong hands emerged from the hole. The owner of the hands was a burly man who was nearly three meters tall.

His name is Herba.

Li Nuo's senses told him that this guy was almost on par with Lillian, so he abandoned Cuihua and immediately teleported away.

But then another unexpected event occurred.

Li Nuo originally intended to use the [Teleportation Rune] to teleport to the tea-white underwear, but the teleportation was interrupted by another group of people halfway through.

Cuihua landed in the middle of the players without exploding. For the first time, Cuihua felt a little embarrassed that she hadn't self-destructed. The little girl ran away crying, shouting, "You, surnamed Li! You said you were showing off, but you were just messing with me! You'll get what's coming to you!"

Heba watched this scene unfold and asked, "What are you doing?"

Zang Si replied, "No, I don't know..."

The four-eyed girl exclaimed, "Heba, that Li Nuo can shatter magical meteorites! That guy... he's incredibly powerful!"

This is a misunderstanding.

Herba and the other players took it seriously.

Unable to find any trace of Li Nuo, they turned their attention to Tia and the others on the surface.

"I'll go talk to Tia."

Heba jumped down.

At this moment, Tia felt as if she were facing a formidable enemy.

The real troublemaker has finally arrived.

……

On the other side of the sea.

Xiaoqing, the madam and deputy of the Tianlou organization, pulled Li Nuo out of the summoning array.

"Very well, I've got you, Mr. Li."

Li Nuo looked around in bewilderment. Phil waved to him from a distance with a smile, as if to say, "Life and death are predestined, may we all be well."

Anmi walked over, looking down at His Majesty the Emperor, who already knew everything.

Because it was someone he knew, Li Nuo relaxed.

“Anmi… I almost released Bahamut…”

Anmi squatted down to look him in the eye.

How about joining 'The End'?

Li Nuo smiled and shrugged in response to An Mi's invitation.

"Then you'll have to ask our new manager."

"A new manager?"

"Ah."

Li Nuo smiled and nodded.

"It's coming soon, the sixth corridor."

……

at that time.

For the first time, Tia showed signs of fatigue as Heba and the group of players approached.

“Heba… When I was still a player, this guy was almost one of the strongest in ‘Redemption.’ He’s not someone to be trifled with. The planet is depleted, and my power has dissipated somewhat. Plus, I used the meteor spell, so my magic and stamina are at their lowest. Maybe I can hold them off for a while, so…”

She looked back.

"Lord Evil God, if we leave here, even if Li Nuo comes back to life, he won't have any good way to deal with these guys. You don't have enough manpower."

Despite Tia's goodwill, Marje, Nanami, and Chabai, who had landed a few seconds earlier, all chose to ignore it.

"You all need to leave right now!"

"I'm an evil god, you're an evil god!" Marger exclaimed anxiously, "Miss Chabai, you've brought the crucial item, haven't you?"

As old partners, they naturally knew that Cha Bai had brought something good with him.

Cha Bai pounded his abdomen and spat out a ring.

With a flick of his wrist, he presented the ring, still wet with liquid, to Marger.

"Hmph...No."

“Malje… these liquids are not gastric juices, I don’t have a digestive system, they are water.”

"Miss Cha Bai, I know you're using that old trope that women are all made of water..."

"Hurry up!"

Nanami shouted.

Marger's hair stood on end, and he immediately grabbed the ring.

Cha Bai: "The manager's ring."

Upon hearing this, both Nanami and Tia were taken aback.

Nanami: "The manager?"

Tia: "The manager?"

Marger: "Hmph... the manager."

Many people can wear this ring, provided they possess the [Manager Qualification]. Coincidentally, among the living, only Marger possesses the Script Manager Qualification.

However, besides defeating the manager, there are two other ways to select the "Endless Corridor" managers, as determined by the king.

Firstly, after the death or removal of a manager from office, a martial arts tournament is held to select a winner.

Secondly, the previous manager should establish a selection method.

Anyone can wear this ring.

It won't cut off someone's finger just because they're an ordinary person.

It will not be recognized as a new master just because the wearer is powerful.

It will only follow the rules set by the previous administration.

These are the true rules of the "Endless Corridor".

inherited.

Carl Ellison hoped that Lino would be his successor.

But Li Nuo considered himself just a cook. The only person who could stop this cook from killing people was Cha Bai, and the only person who could make this cook willingly cook was Ma Erjie.

Therefore, the new method of selecting managers must also meet the requirements.

Fortunately, His Majesty the King had made preparations in advance. To save trouble, he had already tailored test questions for all those who possessed "management qualifications".

Marger put on the ring.

A panel popped up in front of me.

This is the World Tree.

You possess the "management qualifications" to assume the role of a "manager".

This ring is the scepter that was left on Carl Erikmond.

We haven't specified exactly how many corridors there are.

Carl is willing to relinquish his rights and hand them over to you.

So, are you willing to undergo the test?

"willing."

[Karl Elimond's test is about to begin]

Time stopped at that moment, and no one could move, not even Marje. Nanami and Tia were looking at him with surprised eyes, while Chabai was waiting for Li Nuo to crawl out from under her skirt.

Marger's pupils moved to the side.

Heba and his men approached.

They are not a test.

Marger gazes at the panel.

You are not a test.

He closed his eyes, and what lingered in his brain were nurses in miniskirts. The images of these women cycled through his mind like a revolving lantern, and finally they all came together and became... Sand Feather.

Mr. Ma... the voice was getting closer and closer to him.

【Malje】

Please accept the test left by Carl Elimond.

The question was: Only someone with a very handsome face is qualified to hold this managerial authority.

[Answer provided: You are handsome and could be the new manager]

The name and type of the corridor you are in will be decided by you after the round table.

[Tip: Please don't choose a name that's too unusual, or we can help you name your child.]

Four weeks passed and things returned to normal.

Marger opened his eyes.

It was as if nothing had happened.

But everyone stood still, staring wide-eyed at the sky.

Nowadays.

The guys who were “redeemed” were shocked twice.

The first time was when Li Nuo shattered the meteorite.

The second time, an unknown person who had been completely ignored became the new manager.

Huge tree roots fell from the sky.

The World Tree appears here.

The giant tree pierced the clouds, dispelling the endless darkness and bringing light back to the earth.

The brightest light shone on Marger, but it was still obscured by the white coat he was wearing.

He glanced at the ring on his middle finger.

Looked up.

Ahead, the original scene vanished in smoke and dust.

In the blink of an eye, this place turned into a black space.

In the dim light.

A round table appears.

Behind the round table, five figures stood in the shadows.

The administrators of the five corridors, including the judge, all stared at Marger with disbelief.

They all thought the successor should be Li Nuo, or even the possibly resurrected Sauron, or even the already erased Lillian.

But who would have thought that the guy who inherited the king's management qualifications would actually be a proctologist?

Chairs appeared behind each of the five managers.

A chair also appeared behind Marger.

But he sat down faster than everyone else, his elegant movements exuding an over-the-top chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur).

For a moment, even the managers were a little lost in thought.

While everyone was debating whether the zoo's boss was a tiger or a bear, a teddy bear was crowned the king of beasts.

This teddy bear's rise to power was due to luck and connections; it should be timid when it truly faces the monster.

But this teddy bear's name is Malje.

It should be others who are timid.

The one who submits should be the one in power.

The only things that could make him genuinely bow his head were nurses in miniskirts, mature women in low-cut dresses, and Sawa.

Marger rested his chin on one hand, crossed his legs, and reached into his white coat with the other hand to turn on the radio hidden inside.

Athena, the Tireless One (万魔殿パンデモニウム:天狱編)

In the music.

He smiled contemptuously.

"I am Marger, the administrator of the 'Redemption Corridor'."

(End of this chapter)