As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 794 An Unprecedentedly Powerful Enemy

If Adam had the chance to choose, he would rather freeze into a statue in the blizzard outside the prison.

At least it's a life you can choose.

Not like now.

Adam sat in the chair, while Li Nuo, Xiao Wu, Hei Jie, Lennie, and Piek squeezed behind the trial table to watch him.

He glanced at Li Nuo and asked, "We're bound to have some kind of ill-fated relationship, aren't we?"

Xiao Wu pointed at Li Nuo and said to Adam, "I am not Li Nuo. Although I am in Li Nuo's body now, she is Li Nuo, which means my body is Li Nuo. So I am Li Nuo, but I am not Li Nuo. You can just treat her as Li Nuo."

At first, Adam also found it strange that it was Xiao Wu who opened her arms to hug him and pulled him in, and that Li Nuo's eyes were very gentle, like a beautiful girl.

He looked at Xiao Wu (Li Nuo) and suddenly blushed.

“Hey, hey, hey, hey… Adam Ireland.” Xiao Wu said, using Li Nuo’s body, “We’re acquaintances, and you’ve never blushed at me.”

Adam said helplessly, "This is the first time I've realized that Ms. Mutou Sora is so beautiful..."

Xiao Wu looked at the trio of Black Sisters and asked, "Does your courtroom have any torture instruments? If not, I'll make one myself."

"Stop fooling around!" Adam quickly cut his losses: "Let's talk about serious matters, okay?"

Li Nuo was very curious: "You didn't appear in the 'Corridor of Redemption,' which proves that you could have survived until now even without me... That doesn't make sense!"

Adam was astonished: "Is it possible that the suffering I am experiencing now is all because of you?"

That's absolutely right.

Then, Adam, like a double agent, explained clearly why he was there.

The story begins right at the start of the script.

Adam was terrified of being cheated.

So at the beginning of the script, he used a prop specifically for Cairo aliens called "Die, Staff".

The item's properties are very simple.

Find a "programmer" in the world directly.

To draw an analogy, it's similar to the office of the staff member using RPG Maker that Li Nuo and Soren directly found in the "ticket-stealing" scenario.

Speaking of it.

Li Nuo interrupted.

"Where did you get such awesome stuff? Back then, Soren and I spent ages trying to find the staff office."

"That's a good question!"

Adam excitedly stood up from his chair, walked to the table, grabbed Xiao Wu (Li Nuo) by the collar, and roared at Li Nuo (Xiao Wu).

"Remember the giant labyrinth in 'Cairo Adventure Village'?! You made me become the Demon King in the real world! I became the Demon King and got beaten up by the Cairo aliens! Those bastards later realized they beat up the wrong person, so they gave me this prop!"

His rage brought a brief moment of calm.

Li Nuo also remembered that during the Cairo Adventure Village arc, in order to train Olise, he did threaten Adam to become the Demon King... Later, leaving Adam in the real world and ignoring his life or death was indeed his oversight.

"Oh, sorry."

"Is this the end?"

Li Nuo leaned closer to Adam and whispered, "You already have Sister Ni, so forget about Xiao Wu's body."

"What on earth are you thinking about?" Adam was astonished.

He sensed that he couldn't continue this topic.

The topic continues.

Since the Endless Corridor changed managers, it hasn't affected Adam and his group much, but out of caution... well, his so-called caution was actually fear of running into Li Nuo, who had already started his own business, so he used the "Die, staff" option.

Adam thought to himself, since the organizer of this script was World Tree, then the staff hiding behind the scenes should also be World Tree employees... right?

Use the "Staff Die" option to find the staff and learn from those bastards how to threaten them.

what……

What a rich reward that would be!

Hahahahaha...

Adam's idea was actually very simple and feasible.

But there were two questions he couldn't figure out.

First of all.

Threatening staff is based on the premise that the damage to the script must be extremely terrifying. The staff must be afraid of you for the threat to be effective. Therefore, "Staff should die" is definitely not a tool to be used from the beginning. It is a trump card that can be used in the mid-to-late stages of the game.

But that idiot used it.

Second.

Adam never considered what he would do if the script had no staff and the story was actually written and illustrated by Li Nuo.

"I want to die so badly..."

Adam was on the verge of tears, and like a frail old man, he sat back down in his chair.

"But who knew, the mission changed shortly after I used the item."

Adam's use of the "Staff Die" timeline corresponds to Li Nuo's use of the "Mouth Double" timeline. The original script started on January 2, 1888, but the "Mouth Double" caused it to return to 1887.

"Sorry, I tricked you again," Li Nuo said.

“It’s okay.” Adam shook his head: “You get used to it. People who are raped all the time will eventually get used to it.”

Xiao Wu was surprised: "Adam is quite the flirt."

Li Nuo smiled and said with Xiao Wu's stunningly beautiful face, "Of course, Adam is someone who is still alive and kicking after I've been feeding him for several years."

Blackie asked in a low voice, "Irrigation? This duck is quite pretty, can it be given away for free..."

She meant zero-dollar purchase, the racial skill of the dark-skinned.

Adam was terrified by Blackie's gaze. He was worried that Li Nuo and Xiao Wu would help Blackie deal with him, so he immediately continued talking.

“I got separated from my teammates, you know, Ni Yuexing and Tom. I was teleported here because of the ‘Die, Staff’ item, and then I followed the arrow that the item gave me to get here.”

"Adam, how did you... become one of Bayer Kinworth's men? And how did you manage to break into the courtroom?" Li Nuo asked the core question.

But Adam didn't care about this problem, because he had only used a skill.

The Demon King's Professional Certificate

[Type: Active Skills]

[Effect: When in a certain area, you acquire a temporarily vacant, higher-status identity, which helps you enter areas that are otherwise inaccessible (there will be some restrictions depending on the area; if it cannot be used normally, it will be considered as consuming one skill use)]

[Summary: Xiao Ming was born on Earth in ancient times. He wanted to acquire an identity that could change the world, so he turned into an apple. Tens of thousands of years later, a guy named Newton was sitting under an apple tree. Xiao Ming's resentment, which he had suppressed for tens of thousands of years, exploded at that moment. On that day, an apple fell and killed Newton. (Taken from the article "Xiao Ming Turned into an Apple, Killed a Man, and Changed the Course of Civilization, Let Us Express Our Sincere 'Fuck' to Xiao Ming") in Parallel World 08 District]

[Note: This can only be used twice in the script, because the Demon King's wife told the Demon King, "You only have two chances to cheat."]

Adam displayed his skill panel, head bowed, rubbing his forehead in utter helplessness: "Li Nuo... these are the skills I gained after you made me the Demon King..."

MD's amazing skill.

Li Nuo and Xiao Wu secretly grumbled about this.

Although it can only be used twice, it seems to be somewhat useful.

Adam gave this skill to Bayer Kinworth, a high-ranking official, for the first time. Cold Rift Prison was in dire need of a prison inspector, which was a complete waste of talent.

The coolest part of this skill is hidden in the details.

The courtroom where Li Nuo and the others were located was an inescapable space, a special dimension separate from the rest of the world. However, the fact that the Demon King's Professional Certificate could bring Adam into this place proved the special nature of the skill.

Of course... Adam can't get out now.

"Alright, one last question." Li Nuo slapped the table: "Adam, where did everyone from the 'Endless Corridor' go?"

Adam had a lot to say about the current "Endless Corridor".

The story begins when Schaffarel became the new manager.

With endless changes in leadership, the "Circus Association," which was destroyed by Lillian, is resurrected. This association is specifically used to house the resurrected "redemption" veteran players.

Most of these levels do not exceed lv99.

This means that players will be divided into two groups: high-level original "Endless Corridor" players who are difficult to control in the lv80~lv99 range, and the remaining players.

Players level 80 and above have their own destiny paths, and the judge's abilities are not convenient to control them, or perhaps they have no value in controlling them. The latter is more likely, after all, without the two large groups led by Li Nuo and Soren, the remaining people in "Endless Corridor" are just meat in a meat grinder, in other words, a bunch of useless people.

Wells is considered one of the best in "Endless Corridor", but his overall strength is at best at the average level of "End".

Adam and Wells were about the same in ability. They were both from the "left-behind" generation.

The remaining players all have a contractual relationship with the judge. This group includes veteran players who have been saved, players with a level below 80, and even new players from the future.

The judge's job was simply to bring about change; there was nothing wrong with his approach.

Adam had no way of knowing the specifics; all he knew was that those who had signed contracts with judges were strange, possessing a kind of… inexplicable loyalty.

Li Nuo actually knew better than him. The goddess Tangula Tia had said that one of the judge Xiu Fareel's abilities was to formulate laws. The judge's players were a group of loyal soldiers. His abilities and behavior were very similar to the [Scholar] who had captured Emperor Anmi.

It's just that it's much more powerful than that "scholar".

All of the above made it impossible for Adam to know where everyone went. He only knew that Ni Yuexing and Tom's group in his team had been sealed away by a guy named Fenrir.

Before Ni Yuexing was sealed away, she followed Wells.

Since Li Nuo left the "Endless Corridor", the group of relationships he maintained could only stick together for warmth.

"Although I hate to admit it, you really are our backbone."

Adam made a disgusted face.

"Whenever real danger arises, that four-eyed thug never helps others, and even the large team's Shafa usually doesn't lend a hand. Only you can solve the problem while ensuring the safety of your allies..."

He's right. Li Nuo is indeed the kind of person who can solve problems, but don't worry about why problems arise in the first place.

Adam took the water glass from Lenny, took a sip to moisten his throat, and continued, "Ni Yuexing and the others were traveling with Wells's colored team when they encountered a group of people from the 'Endless Corridor.' That group had already been controlled by Fenrir, or rather, from the very beginning, the group of players, mainly our 'new administrators,' decided to pledge allegiance to Fenrir from the moment they entered the scenario."

After that, Adam knew nothing more.

Li Nuo and Xiao Wu remained silent.

So all the problems still lie with Fenrir.

Adam asked, "I've finished talking. What's going on on your side? Can you tell me?"

“Look at this.” Piek handed Adam his notebook, which contained everything Li Nuo and Xiao Wu had told him, with detailed records of everything that had happened so far.

Adam scanned and absorbed all the content with a single glance using [Quantum Reading], and asked with a slight tremor in his eyes, "You guys are treating the Ancient Gods like elite monsters?"

Time flows in the courtroom.

As long as Li Nuo and Xiao Wu don't tell stories, time will not flow.

At this moment, Xiao Wu heard the voice of the Cairo aliens. The [Mouth Substitute] was connected to the working group of the "Redemption Corridor". They told Xiao Wu that if she did not tell the story of the past, the [Mouth Substitute] would judge her as being uncooperative and force the past timeline to unfold automatically. The consequence would likely be that everything would be out of their control.

"Let's deal with Fenrir and Cainhurst first."

Xiao Wu returned in 1887.

"Adam, this really is my last question," Li Nuo asked, "Wells' soul wasn't subjected to any bombs or anything like that by the judge, was it?"

"Probably not," Adam replied, then asked, "Could you please save Ni Yuexing and Tom?"

"Nonsense." Li Nuo's consciousness returned to December 1, 1887.

……

They chatted with Adam for more than twenty minutes.

But in the story of 1887, only a moment had passed.

Aita was still fighting Fenrir, and their battle had only lasted for less than a minute.

The battle has entered a fever pitch.

Aita's eyes ignited with a clear, moonlit light. With the blessing of the Twin Goddesses, two illusory wings of light unfurled on her back, and she flew into the sky like an angel. She raised the frying pan in her hand, and the ordinary pan transformed into a black sphere, releasing magic that melted the falling snowflakes.

The black ball formed from the frying pan suddenly jolted and crashed to the ground from the air.

Fenrir grinned wildly, his blade plunging into the ground and creating a ten-meter-high wall of blood-red ice. He used the opportunity to retreat dozens of meters away, leaving a bottomless crater where he had just been standing.

"So that's it."

He moved his arms and discovered that some of his energy had been "stolen".

Aita landed at the edge of the pit, flipped her palm, and the frying pan flew up from the pit back into her hand, containing a clump of "dark matter" food.

She pulled the pan back and tossed the vegetables to Pippen in the distance.

"..."

Pippen caught the "dark matter," divided it into six parts, put one part into his own mouth first, and handed the remaining six parts to the people behind him.

As mentioned before, Aita's frying pan can analyze enemy information during battle and create dishes that counter the enemy's abilities.

Fenrir's Dark Matter

Everyone ate it in one bite.

[Gain resistance to Mortal Blade: The power to sever the immortal Twilight Eyes has no effect on you, lasting 120 days]

"Ugh...!" Mr. Derby almost vomited; this stuff felt like chewing the essence of a garbage can after it went into his mouth.

Miaham pinched Mr. Derby's cheeks, pounded his throat, and forced him to swallow the contents.

"Don't you think this stuff... tastes horribly bad?" Mr. Derby asked after swallowing.

Li Nuo, Xiao Wu, Amuro, and Pippen remained expressionless; their sense of taste had long been destroyed, so they didn't find the food unpalatable.

Besides, death is far more terrifying than unpalatable food.

Phil has shown them with his death that Fenrir's Mortal Blade can indeed kill players, making it the "absolute nemesis" of players.

Fenrir's gaze was deep and fixed on everyone; he understood instantly.

"How to create an ability to counter the Night-Colored Eyes... This has been undeciphered for tens of thousands of years, but you found the solution in just one minute. You are truly amazing."

A maniacal grin spread across his face.

"But my time is up too."

Fenrir reached his finger into a void and pulled out a book containing the rules he had established, that is, the laws.

Suddenly the color scheme of the environment reversed.

I heard a heartbeat.

Fenrir took a metal arm guard from the book and put it on his wrist. The arm guard was inlaid with a blood gem that shone with a red light. The gem emitted bloody magical ripples that spread out in a circle, forming a huge arcane circle that was reflected in the sky.

Li Nuo and the others stood there, stunned.

Because figures emerged from the magic circle in the sky, hanging upside down, their bodies covered in a black sheen, their eyes fixed on the ground like still water.

"I have collected far too many of your players' souls. Some are useless, some are pieces that have decided to pledge allegiance to me and can be discarded at any time. They are all in here."

Fenrir demonstrates his power surpassing that of the player.

The players he summoned all came from the "Endless Corridor," and they were all "new faces." They were a group of players loyal to the judge, players from the Redemption faction a thousand years ago.

Li Nuo: "Fuck you, Xiu Farrell..."

Just before the group of players were about to make their move, Amuro emitted a black glow and charged towards Fenrir like a meteor.

Now that Aita's cooking is finished, Amuro can kill Fenrir without any worries. With that thought, he tensed his muscles and, in the stance of a battle mage, used [Cosmic Illusion] to crash into Fenrir!
This attack should have caused an earthquake, even destroying Cainhurst's space.

But as Fenrir produced a capsule, Amuro was blasted away.

boom.

The capsule released a cloud of smoke after being opened.

Fenrir's voice came through the smoke.

"There are three wonders in this world."

"First, there is the ancient civilization, the power of the First and Second Eras, and the eye of the ancient gods that peers into this world."

"Then there is the power of you otherworldly travelers. You possess incredible lines of fate, which are the best medium to trigger the void."

His voice paused for a moment.

“I have mastered both of these powers, but they are far inferior to the third miracle, which comes from a more powerful world and brings technology... Bulma’s power.”

The smoke cleared.

The thing that blocked Amuro appeared before everyone's eyes. It stood guard in front of Fenrir and was a three-story-long, even somewhat rudimentary-looking... robot.

Amuro stood up from the snow and told everyone some bad news.

"The robot controlled by Fenrir may be a force from outside the World Tree."

Strictly speaking, Fenrir is a scientific researcher, but this academic guy is the strongest among all the enemies that Li Nuo and his team have encountered "directly" so far.

(End of this chapter)