As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 799 Mission Update: The Countdown to the Return of the [Low-Blooded One]

Adam only cared about one thing.

"I guess you're leaving me to do this alone."

"Should I also find you a secretary who wears black stockings?"

The two of them looked at Sister Hei together.

Black woman: "Hey, stop being so racist."

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

A mission update that spans the timeline has appeared.

This is the World Tree.

[Given that the souls of a total of 8569 players have been collected by the "Great Demon of the Borderlands," Miaham]

Make two changes

[1. After the scenario ends, among these 8569 players, as long as their souls still exist, they can return to the settlement in "survival" form.]

[2. During the game, if you can collect the souls of these players (for example, by killing the host of the soul), you will accumulate the ability boost after breaking through level 99.]

[Updated Special Missions]

Miaham, the great demon from the borderlands, the culprit who wreaked havoc on the world.

[Finding her secret]

[Help her become the god of the world]

[Or kill her]

This task is a reward for completing the main storyline quest.

Very generous

Miaham's attempt to challenge the Demon God Galdella is tantamount to threatening the World Tree's interests. The World Tree will not ignore this matter. Miaham has become the target of all the Corridors' bounties, but how to proceed depends on the players' choices. The Corridor's quest mode only tells players what they can do; how to do it, what the consequences will be, and whether to deviate from the expected path are all things the players must consider.

However, this also suggests that Miaham has the ability to shake the foundation of the "End" administrators.

Within ten minutes of the mission being announced, two major events occurred.

Let's turn our attention back to December 2, 1887.

A group of players from the "Sky Corridor" used unknown means to break into the depths of the great maze.

No one knows what happened, but Miaham triggered an even more extreme barrier, sealing off the sky above the Sumerian continent and isolating it from the world, though the native inhabitants could not feel it.

[The Mainland's Isolation Layer]

The continent of Sumeru is about to be sealed away in a dream.

Players cannot leave this continent. On January 5, 1888, the continent of Pumeru will completely disappear from the world.

Miaham began to exert his strength.

As a great demon, she could destroy a civilization with a wave of her hand. If it were the planet with extremely low intensity where Li Nuo lived, Miaham could easily crush it.

The only thing she fears is the power of the Dragon Balls outside of the World Tree.

However, the matter did not end there.

A group of players, always eager for drama, marked Li Nuo, giving him a "followed" buff whenever he appeared.

It's obvious that the group of players knew about Miaham and Lino.

Those who remain are all above-average level. At this level, there is no clear distinction between strong and weak, except for Nanami.

Less than a minute after the last incident, another player caused trouble.

The "Twins" guild in the "Endless Corridor" player community activates the skill "Blood Curse of Reincarnation".

[Within one month, players killing each other will have a backlash.]

Li Nuo immediately realized that it was Shuangfei Jie who did this, and Gazi Jie was probably among them. There were only four people left in Wujin, and these four people would definitely try to survive first.

This means that the method of gaining experience points through killing each other will not be possible before January 2nd.

Then another task update came out.

This is the World Tree.

[There has been an update regarding the issue of Miaham.]

[The player team "I love you like I love my drool" in the "Sky Corridor" game used the item "Imperial Edict"]

Miaham wants Lino

Therefore, in addition to "killing Miaham" and "helping Miaham become a god," a new quest has been added: "help Lino escape Miaham's clutches."

The last task is subtle; only when Lino enters the depths of the great maze can it be considered a prerequisite for triggering "Escape from the clutches".

Moreover, few people are willing to help Li Nuo become stronger, since we are not from the same community and have no vested interests.

Except for the Northern Undead Institution.

When Cha Bai heard the news, she smiled slightly.

The players in the painted world revealed devilish, maniacal laughter.

The madman "End" finally has even greater motivation to create the Warriors of Light out of pure interest.

But Li Nuo began to worry.

Now we've really got the players' enthusiasm going.

It's going to be hard to resolve.

He's used to doing things behind the scenes, and this time he's clearly being pushed to the forefront, which he's not used to.

Li Nuo began to think about Plan Two.

"Adam, stop being Fenrir."

"I'm ready."

“I have a way to help you rescue Ni Yuexing and the others, including Wells.”

"You're not planning to deal with Miaham anymore?"

Li Nuo grunted in agreement. Considering the combined danger and level of attention, he believed that many absurd things would happen during the process of dealing with Miaham.

Anyway, all you need to do to get past level 99 is kill the player. The world is so big, there are plenty of ways to break free from control and find other ways to improve.

"Coward."

Xiao Wu said, "Don't use my face to say such cowardly things."

“The difficulty will increase, and you will also be in danger,” Li Nuo said.

"We've long been prepared to die at any moment; becoming stronger is more important than anything else." Xiao Wu paused, then added, "Aren't you the Warrior of Light?"

Li Nuo suddenly remembered something: Xiao Wu's favorite virtual character was Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII. She kept playing the game just to enjoy Sephiroth, at the cost of killing him hundreds of times. Over time, Xiao Wu developed her own views on the Warriors of Light. They were players, not just casual gamers; they were madmen walking the line between life and death, tragic beings licking blood from the edge of a knife. In the bloody battlefield, the Warriors of Light received the highest praise.

Blackie, Lennie, and Piek were also looking at him.

“We’re not trying to morally blackmail you, but since you’re a good person… you must have your own reasons.”

Isn't this just moral blackmail?

"Yes, we are morally blackmailing you."

Blackie readily admitted it.

The continent of Sumeru will be destroyed on January 5th.

These three natives might not die, but as a good person... Li Nuo thought about it, anyway, this is the second time around.

Xiao Wu pointed out a problem that Li Nuo had always understood but deliberately ignored.

"Ever since you married Cha Bai, you've stopped liking to confront things head-on. Escaping is shameful, but it's useful, and it's truly shameful. I'm not talking about others, just myself. I can leave 'Redemption' and go to other corridors, but I like it here because the three of you are reliable."

Everyone understands that the "Corridor of Redemption" is actually composed of just three people.

Marger: Legal entity.

Soren: Major shareholder and CEO.

Li Nuo: Technology-based equity investment, chief technician. In other words, the one who truly raises the bar is Li Nuo. He not only needs to understand how to be a Warrior of Light, but also needs to rediscover the feeling of being a "Replenished Blood".

Li Nuo understood this better than anyone else, but he had gotten used to it. Ever since Bai Cheng faced the strongest "End," he had indeed reduced the frequency of his actions.

Back then, at level 25, he was able to destroy a city within four hours, face off against Sauron in a sniper duel, shoot Ignis dead with a single shot, then run onto the Immortal Train and put on a personal massacre, and finally kick a high-dimensional demon off the train. Now, let alone doing so much in four hours, even if you gave him four months, he might not be able to do so much. The core problem behind this is that he is no longer willing to confront people head-on.

Now that Cha Bai says he will no longer be that scabbard, Li Nuo's habitual thinking also makes him subconsciously give up the greatest risk with the highest reward, even if he says he wants to maximize the benefits... This is a state similar to servile thinking.

"Adam, go to Waterdeep and become Fenrir."

Adam frowned, then grinned with delight: "Understood!"

Li Nuo: "Xiao Wu, let's prepare to close the timeline."

Xiao Wu smiled and nodded: "Mm!"

What they need is the former "crippled" Li Nuo, not the cunning villain who brought down the emperor and scholars.

Adam only needs the Demon King's Professional Certificate to impersonate Fenrir.

leftover……

He and Xiao Wu returned to December 2, 1887.

A land of dreams.

The idiot couple and Amuro are waiting.

Marjee did not return, but he remotely deciphered Miaham's data. All of Miaham's information was hidden in the Border Prison, and no one except the administrators could find out her background.

The woman's real data was transmitted to Lino's mask by Victor using a chip.

[Yavin Miaham: lv>99]

[The following data represents peak performance; data in parentheses represents current performance.]

【Strength: 2000 (1200)】

[Reaction: 1000 (800)]

[Spiritual Power: 4600 (3000)]

[Physique: 800 (720)]

[Insight: 1000 (802)]

[Medical: 1600 (800)]

Miaham, the great demon who once fought with the "Demon God Galdella" for control of the Border Prison, was the master of the power of charm. After being defeated by the Demon God, he fled the Border Prison.

[His strength was affected by his faith; now he wants to regain his divine status and reclaim his former power.]

[Weakness is being a "focused" individual]

……

[Fragments of Memory]

[Black Market Merchant: Miss Miaham, it's been a long time!]

[Miaham: You...?]

[Black Market Merchant: You wander through various worlds like a loser, only to have your power suppressed by something on the other side of the World Tree. You look hilarious! Hahahaha!]

Miaham: ...

[Black Market Merchant: Try ascending to godhood; perhaps you can regain your former power. Miaham, the former great demon of the Prison.]

……

Li Nuo could tell at a glance how cunning Xiu Farell was back in his days as a black market merchant.

"The judge wasn't targeting us. Activating Miaham was a backup plan he created for himself. That guy knew about the relationship between the demon god and the king, so he thought that if he had to resort to a less desirable tactic to fight back one day, he would have to find something that could rival the demon god to restrain him."

I wonder how many similar contingency plans the judges have been lying dormant for a thousand years.

"So what now?" Amuro asked. "Should we save those players or not?"

“Amro, whether to save him or not is not important,” Aita said from the side. “Although we want to save Phil, we need to think about the future now, and we have to make choices.”

Li Nuo sat on the stone pile, drinking tea. Xiao Wu nudged him and said, "Cha Bai has sent a letter."

The telepathic sprite emerged carrying a note.

"The End of the Northern Undead Asylum wants to cooperate with us. They told you not to break through the level limits and that they will make a pill that will greatly evolve all of us within a month. Trust them."

Li Nuo tore the note to shreds and said, "That's what we'll do."

Just then, Marger's briefing reached Victor's tombstone.

Mr. Victor walked over and read the message aloud: "Brother Ma has asked all players to leave the dream and find a place to stay during this time. He has accumulated enough resources to create the 'Gathering Area' and is preparing to transform the dream into the 'Redemption Corridor' fire-resistant sacrificial site."

Marger learned about Miaham's situation and decided to use his highest authority as an administrator to turn the place into a gathering area called "Redemption Corridor".

The next step is easy.

Mr. Derby, as an Indigenous person, can remain in the dream world.

Cha Bai remains in the paintings of the Northern Immortal Institution.

The idiotic couple went to find Brupe and his group, bringing the powerful forces of the "Sky Corridor" under "Redemption".

Amro has another task to accomplish: he must find out where the world depicted in the paintings of Cainhurst and Yharnam is hidden, so he embarks on a journey alone.

Everyone has their own beliefs.

But what they all had in common was that someone very important to them had become the soul of someone in Miaham's hands, and that alone made it impossible for them to stay out of it.

As for Li Nuo and Xiao Wu, their plan was quite simple.

"Since we have to wait a month, we should wait in a safe place in case other players or Miaham cause trouble."

Prisons are the safest place.

Because there is official protection.

Cha Bai blew up the site of Cain's former residence, creating an inland lake and causing extensive property damage.

The edge of the lake reaches the boundary of Deepwater City.

The two arrived at the border city and saw a news item about the inland lake on the bulletin board. The official Bayer Kinworth Institute said it was a occult phenomenon. Strange events happen all the time in this world, and the citizens are already used to it.

Li Nuo used Xiao Wu's body to crash through the gate. The two originally planned to turn themselves in. If the police didn't believe that they were responsible for the inland lake, they would cut down the nearby mountains and threaten a terrorist attack.

That way, it would be a logical way to go to the Cold Rift Valley prison in Bayer Kinworth.

In other words, the timeline is converging.

They start in prison because the system says it's a terrorist attack. So, if they actually carry out the terrorist attack, they'll perfectly achieve their objective, complete all the work of the "mouth double," and successfully return to the timeline of January 2, 1888, in the courtroom.

But plans can never keep up with changes.

Just as they were about to turn themselves in to the police, a pigeon wearing glasses flew in through the window.

This pigeon is both Soren's monitor and his messenger.

Its glasses read: Tell the police to take you to the archives of the big city next door. There's a mission there that you must complete: hunt down the strongest ancient god.

A group of police officers were watching them.

Xiao Wu released the pigeons, then used Li Nuo's [Axis Seal] to hypnotize everyone, saying, "Take us to the archives, we'll deal with that ancient god."

[Side Quest Triggered: God of Pumeru]

This is a hidden quest.

[Quest Difficulty: lv150~lv180]

[Mission Reward: 800000 Experience Points, ? ? ? (Special reward for triggering and defeating the second phase of the BOSS)]

[Mission Details: The Culprit Who Turned the Pumeru Continent into a Breeding Ground for Ancient Gods, the True Essence of Bloodborne]

One policeman, who wasn't deeply hypnotized, asked, "Who are you?"

Li Nuo leaned against the door frame, arms crossed, and said, "The Witcher."

(End of this chapter)