As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 833 of the script has temporarily ended.
Just as Li Nuo and his team were trying to break through the first stage of Miaham, the old man kept attacking its main body here.

After breaking free from their restraints, everyone was finally able to see everything around them clearly.

This is an area surrounded by rocks, with an endless line stretching across the night sky.

The old man was surrounded by the corpses of demons and monsters, all of which he had killed single-handedly. Yet, he was completely unharmed. This could be because the creatures healed instantly, or it could simply be because the demons couldn't hurt him.

However, if the old man hadn't arrived here a step ahead, Li Nuo and the others would have been attacked by these dangerous creatures the moment they landed here. Moreover, they would have been trapped in the state created by the eggs at that time, and the result was self-evident: at best they would have been injured, and at worst they would have lost their lives.

"Um... sir, please explain the whole story clearly."

Cha Bai stood up and asked.

The old man said, "Three months ago, when I was playing games with my grandson, I kept losing, so in a fit of anger, I smashed the kid's game console..."

Cha Bai: "Please tell me what happened three minutes ago..."

Li Nuo: "Understood. I'll buy your grandson a game console when we get back. That's all."

He looked at the giant egg that was still suspended in the air and constantly pulsating with red light.

Miaham's Will

[This object has no offensive capabilities and its defense is "unbreakable." Leave it as soon as possible.]

The great demon of the borderlands will be reborn here.

That is not something you can face.

[If it weren't for Haliccleaver being here to sever its absorption organs, you wouldn't have had the chance to speak here alive. You would have been disturbed by the evil thoughts it released and turned into "enchanted" creatures.]

There was an inconspicuous wound on the egg, which was its seductive organ. The old man destroyed this thing, thus saving everyone.

Xiao Wu remained silent, staring intently at the object, and softly said, "This thing... isn't it the 'World Will' from 'Branded Warriors'...?"

She had been to "The Branded Warriors," and although she had only killed a demonic apostle there, she had also witnessed the deepest malice of that world, which was this thing in front of her.

The old man said, "I've seen many strange things, but this thing is more evil than anything else. You should leave quickly."

"understood."

Li Nuo stared with dead fish eyes.

"Cha Bai, open the door."

He kicked the old man on the head, sending him flying into the spatial portal opened by Cha Bai.

Peters, standing to the side, clasped his fingers together and used spatial magic to create a hole in the real world as an exit: "Okay, the old man has been teleported out."

Not long ago, Li Nuo foresaw that the most terrifying thing he would face was not simply Miaham, but a black substance.

The Cairo aliens are too adaptable and could easily be infected by the malice of the Border Prison. Based on this, it is speculated that the terrifying thing may be the future Harley Quinn.

As for why Peters cooperated, it was entirely because he also believed that the old man would run into trouble.

But the next second, the old man fell from the sky, crashed into a puddle of mud, crawled out of the mud, shook his body like a cat and returned to human form, then ran over and jumped up to kick Li Nuo in the butt: "You dare kick me!"

Aita explained, "You can't just leave this space without her permission."

Li Nuo slapped his forehead: "It failed."

There's another way: use "Black Goat's Fingernail" to bring the old man back to the "Redemption" gathering area. But we're right under Miaham's nose, and it's the Border Prison. If we go back directly, without the protection mechanisms that players have, the old man might become an anchor point, drawing the energy of the Border Prison to the gathering area. The consequence would be... the "Redemption Corridor," which is still in its internment phase, might be swallowed up by the Border Prison.

“You brat,” Harry Cracker said with a laugh, “Do you think I’ll be the one infected? If that happens, I’ll show you how to kill me.”

Li Nuo: "I'm not taking on this job that involves taking care of your grandson. Cha Bai, stuff him into your hat!"

The old man said, "I don't need you. I've been a mercenary for so long, I know when to give up my life. As long as we believe we're dead, then I'll die. This..."

Li Nuo kicked again, this time directly into the old man's mouth.

Cha Bai quickly went over to help the old man up.

Amuro also went over to help: "Li Nuo, just say what's wrong... that's all... what's wrong?"

Li Nuo's expression was complicated: "In this vast world, don't look for a substitute."

Miaham's true form did not give them time.

The leaping egg suddenly roared; it was the old man's sword strike that had injured it, causing it to awaken a moment earlier.

"Hahaha, hahahahahaha!" The old man suddenly burst into laughter, stood up and looked at the huge egg: "I have faced countless terrible things in my life, but this thing still makes me tremble with fear."

He ripped off his beard and returned to his peak, god-like form.

[Cairo War God - Haliclikack: lv>99]

【Strength: 5500】

[Reaction: 200]

[Spiritual power: 5]

[Physique: 3500]

[Insight: 40]

[Medical: 4000]

【Attribute: Demon】

Each corridor has a special character.

[These characters don't exist in any work, yet they possess the power to tear down the rules.]

The World Tree refers to this as a "contingency plan," meaning that when a corridor is invaded by forces outside the World Tree, they will step forward and become the last line of defense, woven by fate.

[A legendary hero of the Cairo Expedition, who traveled to the most dangerous planets in a single vehicle. This hero was once ensnared by capitalism and turned into a frail old man. But even in his old age, he still possesses the power to stand above all things. If he encounters extreme danger, he can shed his beard and return to his youth.]

This legendary mercenary, who has virtually no weaknesses, once drove away the Slaanesh from Warhammer, severely injured the extraterrestrial demons invading from the high magic world, and even slew the creator god from the Dark Mythology.

But those are all legends.

You can never expect creatures from the comedic world to create these miracles in Borderlands.

Despite this, his power remains at the pinnacle of the corridor region.

For example, right now.

Grandpa: "(`灬)→()!"

Blood Emperor: "So this is a comedic creature?"

Li Nuo: "Yeah, you and Brother Ma have the same attributes..."

As for the one that's not funny, it's already starting to change. I'm talking about Miaham. Her original egg suddenly contracted, and hundreds of millions of black souls, condensed into an umbilical cord, poured into its interior in a continuous stream.

This time, Li Nuo saw clearly that those black souls had become "Fate Correctors," and this group of save-fixing entities was repairing Miaham's save file.

suddenly.

A massive, black storm of souls swept in.

Li Nuo and his group couldn't move an inch.

Something far more terrifying was watching them from above.

"What exactly is this?"

"who knows……"

"It's best not to know."

The last sentence, "I can no longer see my surroundings clearly, and I can only distinguish the people around me by their voices," is from Li Nuo.

"Boys and girls, don't move."

The old man's voice remained calm, but a sense of tension was already emanating from him.

But listen to a sound.

"Greetings, everyone."

The black storm vanished along with the Fate Changer.

The woman stood on the cliff.

Above her head was a halo resembling an angel's halo, but it was pitch black. Below the black halo, long, pale pink hair moved in the void without wind. The owner of the hair had an exquisitely beautiful face, but her delicate features were devoid of any life.

"The power of the Gate of Gods is not bad..."

"They've made an extraordinary recovery to their peak..."

She raised her hand and looked at the cold back of her hand and palm.

Everyone held their breath.

Her body was like a cold, mechanical construct, the metal joints gleaming with a dull, cold light in the deathly silence. Her torso and limbs were unnaturally thin, defying the laws of physics, as thin as paper, as if they would shatter at the slightest touch.

The woman looked down at the crowd, her empty pupils seemingly filled with billions of black souls.

Without words or actions, her mere presence brought an unprecedented sense of oppression.

The God of Desire and Depravity

【Miaham】

"So, you're still planning to kill me?"

Miaham is completely different from before.

"That old gentleman seems to have the World Tree's threads on him."

The moment she raised her hand, a crack that had been running across the sky suddenly opened, revealing an eye.

Border Prison

This eye is the embodiment of Borderlands.

The threads that served as the "guardian" of the world, placed on Halicric's body as the "World Tree," snapped at that moment.

Only Li Nuo saw it.

He saw countless threads appear on the old man's body, and he saw the eye blink once, and then the threads broke.

"So, Li Nuo, are you willing to become mine?"

Miaham reached out his hand.

The world is now only left with her and Li Nuo.

Li Nuo stared at the woman, his 5000 insight value allowing him to see all her data.

【HP: 500000】

Weaknesses... None

[The pinnacle of succubi, one of the targets the World Tree commissioned its administrators to eliminate thousands of years ago; the Great Demons are beings capable of backfiring on the World Tree's firewall, and they have already breached the dimensional barrier.]

If you lack the strength and "understanding" of a manager, please do not challenge these beings.

Compared to them, the demons you killed before were nothing but insects.

[She can control beings with desires. Unless you possess "divinity," "protection at the realm level," or "extremely high key attribute values ​​(spiritual power or insight greater than 2000), do not face her.]

"You saw a lot of things?"

"Miaham asked."

“I have a question.” Li Nuo kept himself calm. There were only the two of them here, which should be a space created by Miaham, and time should also be independent, so he asked boldly.

"How exactly did the Demon God defeat you back then?"

Miaham still had that expressionless face.

"Simple power."

The higher the value, the more special abilities one acquires. Miaham's value is not great, but she possesses special racial powers.

"Alright, Li Nuo, put away your scheming and answer my question."

Miaham asked again, word by word.

"Are you willing to become mine?"

Her answer was the breath of the demons.

The world returned to its original state, with half of Miaham's body broken apart on the cliff, thick smoke billowing from his tea-white mask.

"so annoying."

Cha Bai finally couldn't hold back any longer.

"How rude of you!"

Perhaps it is impolite to talk about manners with the devil.

Peters liked these words very much. He smiled and raised his hands. The moment he put his hands together, space was compressed, and Miaham was crushed by Peters' spatial magic.

"She won't die that easily."

Miaham crawled out of the eye of that giant [Border Prison].

"Ah, yes, there are so many of you, I'm at a disadvantage," she said.

Then, countless things appeared in her eyes: demons, monsters, creatures from various worlds, dragons, strange beasts, and bosses that appeared in those works. These lives appeared in the form of data.

This is the "World Tree".

【Feel sorry】

[Calculation error]

This opponent is not yet capable of handling you; please cancel this mission as soon as possible.

【here it is……】

This is "Border Prison".

Don't even think about running away.

The task panel in front of everyone turned blood red and then shattered on the ground.

[Black goat's nails are prohibited]

Unable to return

This is an unprecedented calamity and a formidable enemy. Only Li Nuo can clearly see what Miaham is: she is data connected to the Border Prison.

Nearly a thousand years ago, the demon god Galdella appeared to be cleaning up the great demons of the abyss, but in reality, he was cleaning up the Borderlands virus that could backfire on the World Tree.

The virus will eventually resurface.

The sky suddenly turned blood red.

The black dragon king Bahamut has descended.

The ground trembled, and the boundless Titan tore the earth apart.

Flames roared in the void, and a fiery phoenix descended.

A torrential rain is approaching, and the dark Leviathan covers the sky.

Twisted monsters, gods from another world, their roars merged into a piercing wave that instantly filled the entire space.

Looking at this scene that resembled a catastrophe, Li Nuo thought to herself: Xiu Farell is even stronger than her...

Cha Bai sensed his thoughts and wanted to approach him to comfort him, but now was not the time; there was no time for sentimentality on the battlefield.

Before Li Nuo and his group could prepare, these things unleashed a barrage of energy cannons.

"Let's get started!"

Aita shouted, "There's no way out!"

The Blood Emperor's wrench struck the earth, unleashing a massive [Time Stop Semicircle] that froze the descending shockwave in time.

Peters and Cha Bai opened a spatial gate and redirected the shockwaves back.

In an instant, a magical explosion powerful enough to annihilate civilization lit up the sky.

In the dazzling light, the old man, Harry Keleke, let out a wild laugh and charged into the sky with a kick of his left foot and a kick of his right, the blade slicing through the deathly silence.

Cairo God of War unleashed his full power, smashing the Titan into a mentally challenged Cairo alien with his head, turning the Phoenix into a roasted chicken with a single sword strike, and then charging at Dark Bahamut with the chicken in his mouth. The comical creature's fighting style was very abstract; when it fought, it was just a cloud of smoke, and you couldn't see exactly what was happening. But a few seconds later, the Dragon King's wings fell to the ground.

At the same time, the countless monsters unleashed another shockwave.

Pippen expands his shield's defensive field to block the missed shockwave, Amuro releases [Supernova], Mai unleashes her demonized magic bow, Nanami chases after them wielding her stick, and Lino releases Bahamut.

In an instant, space twisted violently, a blinding white light exploded, accompanied by a deafening roar!

The shockwave from the explosion swept everything away, rocks shattered, air burned, and the abyss trembled as if the end of the world had come.

Miaham sat on the eyeball of the border prison, staring straight at Li Nuo in the distance, and tapped his leg, saying, "That child is someone I've set my sights on. You can't kill him before I kill him."

She was all alone.

The sound, however, traveled through the eyes of the Border Prison to Basel in the Endless Corridor.

Schwarel: "You've found me, Miaham."

He covered his eyes, tilted his head back, and sobbed like a madman.

"Li Nuo...you guys have really had it tough, you guys..."

"Hehehe, hehehehehehe~ You should really taste the power of a manager~ Take a good look at the malice of this world."

……

Lino took back Bahamut.

He did not participate in the battle; he simply looked quietly into Bian Yu's eyes.

Suddenly, a crack appeared in the sky, and a group of airships burst out. These combat airships came from the continent of Sumeru, the war machine of the Bulma Merchant Guild and Bayer Kinworth.

That world had been corrupted by the Borderlands, so the people there went all in and launched a direct attack on Miaham.

Inside the largest airship, the commander was communicating with all the soldiers: "Saw that bitch. Treat her like a bottomless abyss and unleash our firepower on her."

Intense artillery fire bombarded the border prison and Miaham.

Suddenly, the screen the commander was looking at flickered a few times, indicating that it had been hacked, and a fat man appeared on the screen.

"Do you gentlemen love war?"

"weirdo."

"Yes, I have a missile here that can destroy other dimensions. I heard it comes from an explosive energy source called 'Godzilla.' I can't get here right now, so could you please send it to me? How about that?"

The commander looked at another screen, where the group from the Bulma Trading Company who could communicate with the higher-dimensional observation area nodded.

"make a deal."

The missile suddenly appeared in the airship via teleportation.

There's also a "Jialilu" sticker on it.

The moment the missile struck, the airburst ripped open the sky above the prison.

But Miaham sucked these explosions into his mouth.

She heard a voice preserved from the explosion: "I am ready to challenge your position as the Great Demon. Prepare for war."

Who is Jialilu?

Miaham had a bad feeling. One Li Nuo couldn't kill her for the time being, but what about two?
There can be no further delay.

She suddenly rose into the sky; angels descended to earth, while demons invaded the world by ascending into the sky.

She passed through all people and creatures, entered the continent of Sumeru corrupted by the border prison, and then opened a door on each of the left and right sides.

The Left Gate invades the world outside the World Tree.

In the casino where Zuo Jing was located, Miaham on the big screen broke through the dimensional barrier and directly entered the venue. His employees activated the "Absolute Zero" magic energy to freeze the screen.

The Right Gate invaded the continent of Sumeru, and another timeline is the Fourth Era, thousands of years later.

At the press conference where Soren was, Miaham poked his head out from behind the curtain, and then the building became infected, turning into a "monster"-like creature that began to convulse in place.

The meeting room was in complete chaos.

Soren touched his glasses frame and took out a controller connected to a screen from inside the lenses.

"Li Nuo, if you're not going to fight, then this is the end of it."

Gardevoir appeared beside Li Nuo.

Use your superpowers to convey Sauron's words to him.

Clearly, Sauron has a way of getting them all out.

"Fight, but not now."

Halikle fell from the sky, wielding a longsword, and stabbed at Lino.

DANG!

The cane deflected the sword blade, and the left hand released white flames that sent the old man flying.

[Pixel Slash → Swift Thrust]

[Effect: A strike that pierces through space. This move can be linked with all melee moves. After successfully attacking a target, the user gains the "Pixel Recovery" ability for 10 seconds, and the attacked target is put into a "Pixelated" state.]

Li Nuo looked at the figure standing in the white flames with a complicated expression.

[Hallic Chocolate has turned "darkened"]

The Cairo aliens possess an overwhelming adaptability and top-tier learning ability, but also an absurdly high susceptibility to infection. With Miaham's reminder, the eyes of the Border Prison will naturally notice the "preparatory plan for protecting world order" chosen by this World Tree.

Li Nuo gritted his teeth and made a sound.

"..."

Halicler absorbed the flames and transformed into a white Cairo alien, but his eyes were bloodshot, as if possessed by a demon.

The old man was under control, and there was a black halo above his head, which meant that it was the work of "Border Prison". As for the person who actually did it, it was undoubtedly Miaham.

Li Nuo frowned.

"Gardedor, does Sauron have a way to get me out of here?"

Gardevoir shook its head.

Immediately afterwards, Li Nuo looked into Bian Yu's eyes.

Plans change.

Before burning the World Tree, we need to tear the Border Prison apart first.

Also, we need to rescue the old man, to save him from the clutches of the Great Demon and the Border Prison.

"But I don't have that ability now."

Li Nuo nodded to Gardevoir.

"Let's go first."

Miaham suddenly fell to the ground, standing before Li Nuo like a stone statue.

"Don't just leave on a whim."

She spoke expressionlessly, and at the same time, a thread connected her fingertips to the old man. Suddenly, the Eye of the Border in the sky released a strong red light, causing the "health" of all creatures within its range to drop uncontrollably.

"No, don't just leave like that."

She spoke each word carefully.

……

Soren pressed the "start" button on the controller.

……

[Player 5870 in "Redemption Corridor" uses the pause function in "World in a Painting"]

[Attention all players]

[This scenario is currently under the observation of player 5870, i.e., the "low-dimensional world". After pausing, the game will "save" at this time, but the "player" will leave the world. If needed, they can return.]

That being said, the paused world includes a portion of "Border Prison," and what happens next can only be known to players who have reached a higher level.

[The Borderlands contain elements of "time distortion," where there is no clear concept of time. Once a higher-dimensional entity "pauses" it, the area that is stopped is isolated by the Borderlands itself in a "distorted archive" and protected.]

[But the current situation is that Miaham is a virus that cannot be completely contained; she will eventually break through the "time stop."]

[Based on "player's time," the countdown is approximately 122 days and 15 hours.]

The above are "crisis" issues, and the parties involved (Li Nuo and others) need to decide for themselves how to deal with them.

[New rules are now being announced]

【…】

[Due to the actions of player 5870 in the "Corridor of Redemption," you will be pulled from the world within the painting to his era, which is a thousand years in the future, outside the "world within the painting," that is, another "Fourth Era."]

[The player's timeline is independent; that is, the mission ends a few days after you have spent there.]

【Five seconds countdown】

……

"what happened?"

Miaham sensed something was wrong, but couldn't quite put his finger on it.

"Hey……"

Li Nuo pointed at her, but his gaze went through her and pointed to Bian Yu's eyes.

"I'll kill you when I get back."

(End of this chapter)