As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 759 Ancient God Throws Thermobaric Bomb at People

The moon in the painting, the moment it was pulled out by the whip blade, turned into a writhing mass of flesh and blood.

It was at least half the size of a basketball court, and its bloody, mangled skin was made up of arms. Eyes blinked out from between the fingers, and several huge eyeballs bulged out from the skin's barrier, their semi-circular shapes rotating.

[The Embryo of the Moon Goddess]

Danger Level: B~S+

Having overcome the curse, His danger level is B.

【Attribute: Normal】

Koss's orphan status is also "ordinary".

Actually, the corridor here provides a secret to clearing the level; the attribute values ​​aren't just for fun, they're specifically designed.

This attribute value comes from Pokémon. By using the type advantage in Pokémon, you can find a solution. The "Old Gods" mostly have the "Normal" attribute value, which means that they have almost no weaknesses, but they are weak to "Fighting".

Only the most extreme physical destruction can destroy the most terrifying curse.

[Abilities: Stare (mental attack), Transformation (an evolved form when unleashing extreme killing intent)]

The fetus left behind by the Moon Blood Princess is searching for a host to parasitize.

Encountering the embryo of the moon goddess will trigger a side quest.

Because of the Cairo aliens' negligence, this quest was not released in the form of a panel. It requires the player to become the host, to bear the ancient god. If the player can overcome the curse of the ancient god, they will obtain the "race of the ancient god", which greatly increases all attributes, but at the cost of a crazy drop in "insight value".

For Li Nuo, the above-mentioned trials were almost no different from the Grass Trials of the past, and he could force a breakthrough by relying on his own abilities.

But there's no need to do anything for the ancient gods.

His ability to survive is "Insight," a power that runs counter to the power of the ancient gods.

Li Nuo straightened up, facing away from the embryo of the moon goddess.

His mind started wandering to useless things again.

"So many eyeballs...which one should I poke?"

[Eye-Piercing Master] is already at MAX level, with a 1.45x weakness damage bonus, there's nothing left to upgrade.

"We've met too late, and we might have been each other's benefactors in the past. If I had met you earlier, I might have become a tentacle monster by now. So, do you want to help me again?"

Li Nuo squatted down, and the eyeballs on the rotting flesh all looked at him.

"I need to test your strength and figure out how destructive I am to you, so attack me with all your might, try to reduce my health to only 20%, understand? 20% means I'm about to lose control of my bladder and bowels. Can you make your move now?"

Despite speaking very sincerely, the embryo of the moon goddess only moved its eyes.

This ancient god has the means to harm Li Nuo; he can sense that the other party is dangerous, and his over 1,000 level of insight is not just for show.

"You're not making a move... is it because you feel you can't kill me quickly enough, or are you waiting for something? Never mind, let's do this."

Li Nuo stood up, reached out and pulled the [Cursed Mercy Blood Gem] from the mask, essentially removing the newly inlaid bead with his bare hands, reducing his resistance to Ancient God attacks from 130% to 80%.

He heard incomprehensible whispers in his ear; these were the so-called "whispers of the ancient gods," a cursed state that would occur whenever one approached or was seen by an ancient god.

Those who have no resistance to the whispers will be headshot and die within seconds, just like those dozens of players who died in the "Sky Corridor" outside the city.

But it still had little effect on Li Nuo.

Curse resistance can be further divided into two types:

One is resistance to all curses, including well-known curses such as illusions, dreams, and spells. His black priest's robe provides this ability, but it is not specialized. It cannot completely block curses that reach their extreme level of harm or those that are mechanically designed.

The second type is single resistance, such as specifically stacking hallucination resistance, like Marger's "innate antibody." Marger completely ignores hallucinations, but can be affected by dreams and other curses such as spells.

Whispers of the Ancients requires utilizing extreme "single resistance" to reduce the damage taken.

With two Blood Gems, Li Nuo was immune to the whispers of the Ancient Gods. Now, with one Blood Gem and the added protection of his clothes against curses, he is technically still immune, but this is the maximum concession he can make.

"The blood gem in my cane is embedded very securely and cannot be removed. This is my weakest position against you. Can you please make a move...?"

The words have not yet fallen.

Suddenly, a baby's cry rang out.

One by one, the arms clinging to the tumor rose up, and countless arms emerged from the tumor, twisting into a pretzel shape, lifting up a white, jelly-like substance from within.

This thing is making a sound like a baby crying.

And it is slowly deforming.

……

The real world beyond dreams.

It's still this city.

The citizens heard the baby crying; the strange sound seemed to be right next to their ears, yet also like a call from afar.

Marje, who was buying goods at the market, stopped what he was doing. The merchant in front of him suddenly had cloudy eyes.

Marger stretched out his hand and waved it in front of the other person.

The businessman's gaze slowly returned to its normal state.

"what happened……"

The businessman touched his ear, his brows furrowing slightly, and the next second, his eyes returned to their clouded state.

Marger looked around and saw that the pace of people in the city was slowing down, and everyone's face was gradually losing color, as if they were entering a dream.

Because the sleeping moon goddess has been awakened.

Within the dream.

Cha Bai stood on the edge of the city. After her ears twitched a few times, she looked up in the direction from which the crying came: the ruins of a church in the center of the city.

She took a deep breath, ready to unleash her [Ghostly Breath] on Li Nuo as soon as he emerged.

……

The interior of the church.

A huge shadow loomed over Li Nuo.

The white infant transformed into a grayish-white, slimy behemoth. Its body could contract freely, and it had two sharp claws at the ends of its arms. Beneath the tangled tentacles on its face was a spiral-shaped maw.

A baby who has just woken up

[Danger Level: S]

【Attribute: Normal】

[Abilities: Tear (claws tear wildly), Blood Impact (instantly reduces the target's health bar to 40% of its total), Twisted Weapon (creates a cursed weapon using the body; attacks on the target are guaranteed to be critical hits), Bloodfire (spits out flames of burning blood)]

[One of the evolutionary chains of the Moon Goddess Embryo, it may become the "Blood Princess of the Moon" or the "Dream Goddess Golese," a terrifying creature that uses torture and curses.]

Be careful of this guy's attack power. He's not some kind of crazed monster, but his physical destructive power is far beyond imagination.

Li Nuo generously opened his arms.

"Beat me to death!"

Anyway, he has too many ways to save his life, and the danger posed by the "baby" is unlikely to kill him unless by accident.

The baby's back was swollen and deformed, and several missile-like objects emerged from the white skin.

It's a missile.

boom--!
The missile exploded between Li Nuo and the baby, both of them were thrown into the air and crashed in opposite directions. Li Nuo smashed the window, gritted his teeth, hooked onto the hard window frame, and climbed into Jiantang.

What just happened was something he hadn't expected.

The baby's technique is "Twisted Weapon". Times have progressed, and the baby no longer uses cold weapons, but directly replicates firearms.

Behind the smoke, the baby's body transformed again, its enormous claws turning into two Gatling guns.

The machine gun spewed red flames, and the bullets that shot out of the muzzle were harbored by a microscopic organism capable of self-destruction.

Da da da da da da!

Bullets rained down on Li Nuo, exploding violently the moment they hit him.

His constitution was "502," meaning he could withstand bullets completely, but the impact of the explosions was still taking a toll on his body. He could feel his health bar decreasing, and the invisible shield provided by the player's attributes had been broken by the barrage of attacks. The Gatling gun stopped spinning and reverted to the baby's claws. Rotating patterns appeared on its belly, and from the center of the patterns, a dark green object emerged.

"...?"

Li Nuo's ears twitched. He suddenly felt a strange sense of danger, a potentially fatal crisis was quietly approaching.

Just then, the baby's enormous body burst through the smoke and dust, holding a green cannonball in its hand, and smashed it down towards Li Nuo's head!

……

1888 1 Month 2 Day.

When Li Nuo got to this point, he asked the people present a question.

"Can someone explain to me why the Ancient Gods would use thermobaric weapons?"

The indigenous people present did not find it strange.

“I guess what you’re talking about isn’t a thermobaric weapon,” Leni said, stroking his chin. “It should be the ‘022 Steam Compression Missile’ that the Bulma Company made fifty years ago. Because of its low manufacturing cost and high destructive power, it was listed as a prohibited explosive weapon by various countries.”

Next up is Lennie's science lesson.

"The No. 022 steam compression missile will rapidly deplete the oxygen in the enclosed area upon explosion, ensuring that any survivors who manage to avoid the high temperature and pressure will not escape its demise. Its kill radius in open areas is 330 meters, meaning that any creature within a 660-meter diameter will cease to exist. Moreover, it contains arcane runes, making it effective against creatures with high magic resistance."

That's not what Li Nuo wanted to ask.

"My question is, why would an ancient god be carrying a missile and smashing people?"

"Don't you know?"

Lenny glanced at Blackie, and the two exchanged a look. They glanced at the lie detector, and Li Nuo hadn't shown any signs of lying so far, which could only mean that he came from another world. But what mattered now wasn't where he came from, but that they wanted to hear the rest of Li Nuo's fabricated story.

“The ancient gods are wise and know which means to use to do things in the best way. Maybe they think that their direct attacks will not cause effective damage to you.”

Lenny, being a hunter, was able to analyze the problem based on his expertise.

"For example, if He analyzes that the bullets are very effective against you when He uses the Gatling gun to attack you, then He can directly use missiles to destroy your defenses. This is the right choice. And don't forget one thing."

She paused.

“The ancient gods are also gods. It is not difficult for them to use their power to summon things from the human world.”

Do you have the blueprints for that Type 022 steam compression missile you mentioned?

“They’re long gone, but I heard there’s still some left over from ‘Cain Hearst’.”

Xiao Wu suddenly perked up at the mention of "Cain Hearst".

"Excuse me, in my area there's a legend about vampires hunting prostitutes. Is it true...?"

"It should be reliable."

The woman in black who was speaking—who knows how she knew it was reliable—resolutely refused to continue.

Li Nuo clapped his hands twice.

"Listen to me again. If I want to kill the Old Gods, I need to inflict real damage on them, right?"

Lenny understood the meaning of "true damage," which is why he frowned.

"That's right, but it has to be real damage, extremely high damage, and it has to be a fatal blow. Otherwise, with the ancient god's intellect, he will immediately calculate a solution or escape, and you will never be able to find Him again in your entire life."

Li Nuo nodded and licked his lips.

"Then comes my story of delivering a fatal blow."

……

1887 11 Month 18 Day.

The church in the dream was engulfed in flames set off by the "022 steam compression missile".

The terrifying shockwave from the explosion destroyed all the buildings in the dream.

The aftershocks reached outside the city.

There, the three remaining players who had strayed into the "Hall of Emptiness" lay sprawled on the grass.

The firelight illuminated the fear on their faces, but the source of their fear was not the ancient god—that thing was not in front of them—nor was their fear simply due to the explosion, though the aftershocks were powerful enough not to kill them. What they feared was the woman who stood in front of them, shielding them from the blast with her body, and who could still turn around and ask them, "Are you alright?"

Cha Bai looked at the group of guys with curiosity.

The group of guys looked at Cha Bai with fear. They had found it funny when they heard that "Redemption" only had thirty people, but now they realized that these were thirty freaks.

Cha Bai read their thoughts in their eyes. She was used to being treated like a monster, so she turned her gaze back to the center of the city where the fire was raging.

She wanted to know where Li Nuo got the thermobaric bomb, and what kind of monster made him have to blow up the city.

at the same time.

The baby stands on the ruins of the fire, with fragments of a missile still in its hand.

He looked at the black coffin not far away and took a step toward it.

Li Nuo hid behind the weapon case.

In the previous dungeon scenario, I obtained a tortoise shell, used it to modify the weapon case, and then upgraded it to the highest specifications. This black coffin-like box is now completely different from what it used to be.

【Cataclysmic Weapon Pandora (Weapon Box Transformation) MAX】

[Quality: Epic]

[Equipment Requirements: Strength 20, Spirit 100, have encountered "Dante"]

【Effect 1: It has internal compartments that can store a large amount of food. The user's weight is related to the number of compartments, which is approximately 50% of the user's weight】

[Effect 2: Randomize a weapon based on the internally stored weapons]

[Effect 3: The turtle shell's defensive power is roughly equivalent to a shield with a "Constitution stat of 1500". Mentally saying "it's a shield" will trigger this effect. Cooldown time: 30 seconds]

[Effect 4: The head of the giant hammer, combined with the staff, forms the "Church Hammer," a weapon specifically for heavy attacks. It is a weapon for charging up attacks and increases damage by about 5% based on the user's destructive power. It has a 100% armor penetration effect against objects that do not have "perfect defense."]

Hearing footsteps, Li Nuo knew the baby was coming this way, so he put his cane into the box, slung it over his shoulder, stood up, tilted his head, and let out a long sigh.

The medicine decocting grid appeared before my eyes.

The [Super Red Tear Stone Ring] on his finger was flashing red, indicating that his health had dropped below 10%.

Suddenly, the baby raised its claws, its arm transforming into a huge, destructive weapon like a battering ram, and swung it toward Li Nuo's head.

The moment the shadow of the giant hammer fell in front of him, he drew [Maggie].

boom!
The bullet struck the baby's weapon.

Unbalanced!

Guns must be used!

The baby was still able to resist the effects of the gun's counterattack, but it didn't notice that Lino's scarf had grown longer and entered the ground, controlling the shadow and trapping its steps.

[Shadow Cage: Fixes the shrouded target in place, slowing their movement speed]

Li Nuo took a step forward, biting his lip until blood mist appeared.

The monkey show panel cascaded down the side like a waterfall.

[Turret Amplifier: Increases the power of charged attacks from melee weapons by 80%]

[Low Health 2.5: All attributes except healing value increased by 40 points; critical hit damage increased by 5%; can deal true damage to all objects]

[Near-Death Chip: Damage Increased by 5%]

【Crimson Feather Seven-Blade Sword: Damage increased by 15%】

[Blood of Ether: Increases attack power by 50%, effective against all attributes]

[Eye-Piercing Master: 1.45x Weakness Damage Boost]

[Sinner's Staff MAX: After enchantment, it has 95% penetration; ignores spatial defenses; enhanced by the "Low-health" trait, the lower the health, the higher the staff's attack power, with the maximum value based on the user's attack power.]

[Demon Power Unleashed 70%: Strength, Reaction, Spiritual Power, and Insight all increase by 100; Constitution increases by 50; Total Spiritual Power (including magic power, ki, and chakra) increases by 80%; Damage taken is reduced by 25%]

[Super Crimson Tear Ring: Below 10% HP, melee damage is increased by 30%, and ranged damage is increased by 25%]

He gritted his teeth and slammed the hammer directly between the baby's buttocks!
(End of this chapter)