As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 826 Li Nuo's Path to Advancement

Li Nuo is advancing in his career.

Consciousness is in a state of ambiguity.

In the real world, a second is just a fraction of a second, but to him... well, it's a long time anyway.

[Advanced requirements completed x3 (kill MAX-level player, change the fate of the world, kill extremely powerful life form)]

[Li Nuo]

【Strength: 616】

[Reaction: 812]

[Spiritual power: 606]

[Physique: 312]

[Insight: 1146]

[Medical: 1]

[Memory Fragment Extraction: The Witcher, NieR: Automata, Icarus, Claymore, Bai Jie vs. Cthulhu]

[Ability Extraction: Ranged S, Melee S, Spiritual Power A, Intelligence MAX, Health (heh)]

[Characteristic Extraction: The kind of little boy who would never leave church as a child]

[Insight surpasses 1000 values (specific data being calculated)]

[Possesses a unique attribute value of 100 (This attribute value can be adjusted by resetting stats after calculation)]

[Possesses Devil Fruits: Bai Jie's Battle Against Cthulhu, and Li Nuo's Room]

[Special Calculation: For players in their second playthrough, rewards are calculated at 1.5x the normal rate]

[Calculation in progress; value can be adjusted at any time using specific features]

What is a player?

World Tree also asked Cha Bai this question, and her answer was "I don't know".

Li Nuo: "The player is your mother."

【…】

Li Nuo: "Can you hurry up? Skip the unnecessary steps."

【data】

【life】

[A "wanderer" traveling through different times and worlds]

"If you say another word, I'll kill myself."

You have spent your entire lives for only two purposes.

"My suicide now is like exploiting a bug in your game, right?"

[Player...Player 5900, please follow the procedure.]

"The process is so complicated... I was fed up with the process when I applied for welfare!"

Please don't bring your own experiences in life into this...

"hurry up!"

Li Nuo was very angry.

Because his "medical value" has returned to "1".

[Rules for Publication]

"Reveal your mother's identity, hurry up."

Don't swear, you brat. We're the World Tree, after all.

"You've been waiting for a spark in your lives."

Show some respect!

"Respect is mutual. If I respect you, will you kneel down before me?"

【ah--! 】

A gun was pressed against Li Nuo's forehead.

"Dude, you're too talkative."

When Li Nuo saw the gunman clearly, he immediately raised his hands.

"Big brother..."

"I've never acknowledged you."

The surroundings have been transformed into Dante's office.

Dante was sitting in a chair with his legs propped up on the table, holding a slice of pizza in his hand, staring at Li Nuo with dead fish eyes.

From this perspective, it seems he knew Li Nuo would appear long ago.

[Li Nuo, can you let me finish what I have to say?]

The process of advancement will inevitably lead you to a place where important people or things await you.

Li Nuo pointed at Dante.

"The important person you're referring to is this white-haired guy who pointed a gun at me because I was being sarcastic?"

"No, I'm going to take action."

Although Dante couldn't understand what he was talking about, he was so annoying.

boom!
Dante instantly drew his pistol, the muzzle spitting fire. The bullet grazed past Li Nuo's face, but luckily he dodged quickly.

"Are you really going to kill someone...?"

Dante remained in the same position as when he was eating pizza, a smile unconsciously playing on his lips.

"Dude, that's a lame joke. Are you even human?"

The ability to insult others is an essential skill for demon hunters.

"How did you become stronger in such a short time?"

"Yes... I've become stronger, and..."

Li Nuo's own panel was popping up next to him.

……

[Player 5900 in "Redemption Corridor": Reaction, Insight]

[Kill a MAX-level player: Key attributes +100]

[Kill an extremely powerful individual: Key attribute +100]

[Change the fate of the world: Key attribute +100]

[Completing all three will grant an additional 100 key attribute points, and the skill calculation later will provide the "maximum" boost effect.]

[World Tree Reward: Save the souls of players trapped in the Great Labyrinth. This bonus is shared by your equipped "Learning Device". 4036 souls have been saved so far.]

[Key attribute bonus: 40]

[Because you have two "life" records, the reward is calculated with a 1.5x multiplier.]

【Calculation completed】

[Reaction and Insight each +660]

Same as tea white.

……

[Has two fruits: Gain 400 attribute points, which can be freely allocated]

……

[Feature Extraction: The Pope Boy's Buttocks]

[Pile driver upgraded to MAX]

……

[Ability Extraction: Brainpower MAX]

[Insight +1000]

……

[Special Energy Extraction: Warrior of Light]

Strength, Reaction, and Spiritual Power +300

……

[Solution Method Extraction: Large Yin Ratio]

[Insight +200]

……

[Attribute Value Extraction: Fire]

【Cuihua has become stronger again】

[Spiritual Power +50]

……

[Based on real-world scriptwriting experience, calculate other non-critical attribute values.]

[Calculation Criteria: Impact on the "Real World"]

[Player 5900: Super S-Class (Perfectly Impacts the Real World)]

All attribute values +500

【…】

【Feel sorry】

[Apart from "Medical Value"]

As compensation, all attribute values except "Medical Value" will be increased by 100.

……

Li Nuo's current stats are even higher than Cha Bai's.

【Strength: 616 (1516)】

[Reaction: 812 (2372)]

[Spiritual Power: 606 (1565)]

[Physique: 312 (912)]

[Insight: 1146 (3606)]

[Medical: 1 (1)]

……

Dante then saw Li Nuo cover his face and lower his head.

"It's not fair...my medical points..."

"Ah~" Dante said, biting into his pizza, "Do you want to cry like a woman?"

Li Nuo: "I feel like something important about me has been taken away."

Dante: "You're so dirty."

He sat up straight, stuffed the pizza into his mouth, took a note from the drawer, and threw it on the table.

Li Nuo picked it up and glanced at it.

The note read: Please teach him the ability to "demonize".

Dante explained, "The thing that appeared before me a few minutes ago, don't worry, the person who passed the note has already been paid the bounty."

He pointed to the coat rack, where there was a black marketeer's "corpse".

Li Nuo: "Ah... if I remember correctly, this thing called demon transformation..."

It's related to bloodline; you'll probably need a blood transfusion.

Dante shrugged.

"So I'm planning to name my future child Li Nuo." "I won't argue with you."

"Let's get down to business then."

Dante still had a dejected expression, but his tone became serious.

"How's the group of monsters I asked you to hunt going?"

One way for Lino to advance his race is by helping Dante complete the hunt he didn't finish, which includes a large number of monsters that escaped from his weapons and went to various worlds.

Dante wasn't the type to leave things unsaid; clearly, there was more to his words than met the eye.

In "Cairo Labyrinth Adventure Village", Hidechiyo gave Lino a "deposit" from Dante, demanding that he kill a certain black guy who claimed to be a merchant.

There is a black marketeer's "corpse" in the house. This dead man was just someone who came to deliver a note to the World Tree and was mistakenly killed by Dante.

That means the black marketeer Dante has to kill is special.

"You also know that monster who works at the courthouse?"

Li Nuo asked.

Dante didn't know that Sophora's title was Judge, but he nodded when he heard the word "law".

"I met him a long time ago. That bastard is the culprit who dragged me into various worlds."

Strictly speaking... Dante happened to encounter the judge from the Black Merchant era. The veteran demon hunter sensed the terror and malice emanating from the Black Merchant and wanted to test his skills. Then... he was sent to another world by that Black Merchant using a strange device.

Li Nuo was somewhat curious.

Dante should be home by now… He glanced out the window.

This unlucky guy has gone to Dead or Alive again.

"Honestly... if I were you, I wouldn't go home."

"Do you want to become a demon or not?"

“I swear, I will burn down the tree that produces fungi.”

This is the World Tree.

You seem to have said something particularly dangerous.

Ignoring the World Tree's warning, Li Nuo met Dante's gaze, finding them kindred spirits in their shared stench.

"Take this."

"This one……"

He took something that looked like a "ticket" from Dante's hand.

"I travel through different worlds and get all sorts of strange bounties... You should know how to use this once you see it yourself."

Dante said.

Li Nuo glanced at it, and then he lost his composure.

[Demon Transformation Admission Notice]

[Congratulations! You have obtained the certificate for advanced Demon Transformation. Next, please complete your graduation project.]

Li Nuo: "...Is it fun?"

This is the World Tree.

[Every player's advancement involves these steps... Your player journey is too complex for us to address all your abilities at once, so we have to take a roundabout approach.]

"So I guess I'll have to go see Bai Jie again?" Li Nuo thought to himself.

[The place you need to go next requires you to find something that will be an enlightenment for you. The "demon transformation" ability contained in this ticket needs that thing to activate it.]

[Dante's meeting is complete. Please exit.]

Then he stood up.

"Won't you grab something to eat together?"

"No, I have important business to attend to."

Li Nuo walked towards the door, then paused.

"By the way, Dante, do you think the Great Demon is powerful?"

"What is that thing?" Dante asked, narrowing his eyes. "If you mean the demon king of hell, he's very powerful, but you can kill him."

"understood."

Just as Li Nuo opened the door.

Snapped.

Dante flicked a gold coin.

Li Nuo didn't even look at it before raising his hand and pinching it between his fingertips.

“That black-clad merchant is dangerous. You must kill him. If you can’t, use this to call me. Even if I can’t get there, there are other ways to help you.”

Dante made a "bye-bye" gesture, which was also his way of acknowledging Li Nuo.

Li Nuo didn't say a word, opened the door and stepped out.

next second...

"Sir, would you like to get some government bonds?"

Li Nuo heard a voice that sounded somewhat familiar.

This is the bank in Toussaint.

He glanced at the guy trying to sell him something and clearly remembered that the last time he came, this guy had kicked him out with his weapon because he refused to buy government bonds.

So Li Nuo couldn't resist drawing his gun.

"I told you I won't buy government bonds!"

Li Nuo couldn't resist going to where Xili was staying.

"World Tree, how long can I stay here?"

We can only let you stay for one day at most.

"Hmm... there's not enough time."

You are about to embark on a treasure hunt.

"So that means if I don't find it within a day, I won't be able to get the rest of the upgrade?"

[No... If you don't find it within a day, we can only randomly boost your specific value ourselves.]

"That can't be right, other people are doing it too?"

[Because the "low-health" players are in such a bad situation, with no medical points, this is our compensation.]

"I can't bear to kill you all."

Are you implying something?

"No."

That thing is the most important thing to you in this world.

"I know, I know, you're so glib. Instead of wasting your time settling the rest of the bills, I need to calculate my stats and reset them."

Your past experiences are too complex, and what you're doing now is finding skills for yourself.

Are you always so rigid?

He strolled through the countryside, idly arguing with the World Tree.

Before long, they arrived at Geralt's tombstone, and Ciri chased after them as if she had smelled the scent.

"you?"

Li Nuo raised his hand to greet him.

Ciri, you're the main character in The Witcher 4!

Ciri didn't know what he was talking about, but thinking that this guy was just spouting nonsense, she took off her hat and came over.

"Where is the Source Mage?"

"Probably taking a stroll around the Gate of God..."

Ciri felt reassured seeing that he was still as carefree and irresponsible as ever.

After all, Li Nuo was the only witcher she knew besides herself.

Li Nuo came here for no particular reason; he just wanted to come and take a look, and do something along the way.

He took out a dagger, cut his palm, extracted some blood, and handed the syringe containing the blood to Ciri.

"I have a request for you, you must help me complete it..."

“This thing reminds me of the legendary Blood Healing in Yharnam,” Ciri said, shaking the syringe.

“Yes, it’s related to that matter,” Li Nuo said. “Give this vial of blood to a vampire named ‘Maggie.’ I don’t have much time, so please help me find her. I estimate she can still live for a while.”

Ciri joked, "That depends on how much money you're willing to pay."

Renault took off his hat and placed it on Geralt's tombstone.

"If you don't have the money, then return it to its rightful owner."

The wind blows through the green grass.

Blue sky and white clouds.

Despite the war, the world outside the border prison remains peaceful.

Ciri stood facing the wind for a long time, until Lino had already left.

The felt hat that had been with Li Nuo for so long has returned to where it all began.

In the suburbs of Toussaint.

Li Nuo licked his lips and rolled up his sleeves.

"It's been a long time since I've tried this."

He took a deep breath.

He shouted at a group of children playing ball: "Dubhenn haern am glndeal, morc'h am fhean aiesin (My gaze will pierce the darkness, my light will dispel the shadows)!"

This is the activation incantation for [Ancient Blood].

Li Nuo also possesses a small amount of ancient blood, which he injected himself with while he was in Kowell.

He can open portals, but it takes a huge toll on his body, just like Kakashi's experience with Kamui. You can't keep using something that isn't yours forever.

Li Nuo vanished into thin air in front of the children, leaving them stunned.

next second.

Li Nuo emerged from the portal and found himself in "Kovell".

He knew better than anyone the most important enlightenment he had received.

He went to a brothel in the city.

"The place is deserted."

The once bustling brothel is now an empty building after the madam ran away, because it used to be inhabited by vampires and no one rents it anymore.

Just as Li Nuo was about to go in, an old man passed by and said, "You're open for business again."

Li Nuo: "Are you blind?"

He then pushed open the door and entered, suddenly realizing that his earlier statement, "You're open again," wasn't actually a question.

But Li Nuo didn't think much of it; after all, he was invincible in this world.

Stroll upstairs, push open the door, and you'll find yourself in the bedroom of the vampire Maggie.