I have to get lucky right away.

Chapter 230 is not a bug, it's part of the game mechanics.
Chen Xuan is a long-time player of "Brave Warriors vs. Demon King". It is said that this old game was just a random port of a game from decades ago when hardware manufacturers were testing and developing virtual reality headsets. Even the intellectual property rights had expired. However, because it was the world's first virtual reality game, it received widespread attention.

So after rounds of joining, operation, and updates, it managed to survive for many years. Recently, a company finally claimed that a new game had been developed. He thought this lousy game was finally going to die, but just then, the planner suddenly gave him a new project!

"So you've been able to do it all along, but you've been slacking off because there were no competitors, right? Now that a competitor has emerged, you've immediately shown your true abilities?"

Chen Xuan watched as dozens of cultivators on the game forum transformed into Flash outside the main city gate, jumping around wildly, and felt an itch to bite them.

"Jingle Bell……"

An incredibly retro ringtone sounded, and Chen Xuan tapped his wristwatch. A voice immediately responded—

"Hey, you high achiever, have you seen that 'Three Thousand Thunderclaps' video?"

"I just saw this. Is this the power of that talisman? Ten talismans represent ten spells? Has anyone figured out the other nine?" Chen Xuan paused the video before asking.

"Ten? This damn game has really gone all out this time. There are more than ten spells in that shock talisman alone. I asked you to help me make a table to calculate them. This thing is too complicated. I think we might have to exhaustively list them."

Listening to the voice on the other end of the communication, Chen Xuan couldn't help but frown:
"Is it that exaggerated?"

"The strategy team is in an uproar right now. Just search for the video, 'On the Use of Talismans,' or something like that. Once you watch it, you'll understand. When casting a spell, you let the magic power pass through the talisman, and it will produce corresponding changes. Some will become stronger, and some will become weaker. Then, going a step further, you can actively interrupt the spell when you are casting it, which means you interrupt the casting process yourself, and it will produce various effects."

"For example, the 'Three Thousand Thunderclaps' seems to be something you have to manually interrupt when casting speed-up skills. At first, I thought it was a bug, but then I found that if you can find the feeling of actively controlling the mana bar and put mana into it, it can also be triggered. I realized that it should be a mechanism. In the words of cultivation novels, it is to inject mana into the talisman in different ways to produce various effects."

"Now that you mention it, it sounds a bit like Noita?" Chen Xuan thought for a moment, then mentioned an old game from over a decade ago. The other person paused for a moment before replying:

"Yes, that's the feeling. This talisman is like a spell programming engine, with different attributes integrated into each one. But actively consuming mana is too difficult. Right now, everyone is still trying to use interrupt skills. You should hurry up and get a cultivation account too. The nature of this damn game has completely changed now!"

"Okay, I'll take a look first." Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan hung up the phone immediately.

Just kidding, leveling up alt accounts is expensive, okay?

"Let's see what's going on." Chen Xuan searched for "On the Use of Talismans," clicked on the video that appeared, and immediately saw an old acquaintance holding a (Xun) talisman and starting a long-winded discourse.

Chen Xuan fast-forwarded through the video, dragging the progress bar to the position with the most comments, and then he saw the research maniac spiraling into the sky.

"As you can see, the same skill casting bar was instantly interrupted. The Zhen Talisman casts Three Thousand Thunderbolts, but the Xun Talisman only lifts you up. But don't think that's the end. We'll use the same movement skill, 'Feng Xu Talisman,' this time we'll cast it halfway. If you're unsure, you can use an AI to give you a hint, okay..."

Just as the research fanatic said "okay," the other character also pulled out a talisman, accompanied by a faint blue light. Before Chen Xuan could even think about what would happen, the other character's figure suddenly blurred, and the next moment, appeared more than ten meters away. If it were just that, it would only be a difference in special effects, but the key point is that he was floating in the sky!

"Let's stick with this skill for now, this time let's go for a mountain..."

"..."

As Chen Xuan watched the research maniac demonstrate the activation effects of various talismans, he was also somewhat tempted. However, he did not immediately create a new account. Instead, he put on the helmet and logged into his own elemental magic account.

Mages have quite a few skills that require casting and continuous spellcasting, so let's try playing a mage first!

……

"Ghidorah! Can't you do something about that spell? The dungeons are going crazy! It's outrageous! I was wondering why the dungeons were so fast lately, and when I went in, wow, there were over fifty people just spamming their blades!"

Feng Xue's research workshop was pushed open, and the boisterous Bige rushed in, waving her hands.

Feng Xue said speechlessly:
"Anyway, it's just a dungeon, they can't beat your real body."

"But...but..." Bigeley hesitated for a long time without getting a word out. Feng Xue sighed as she looked at the vampire's feigned ignorance.
"Has anything bothered you? Let's get straight to the point!"

"I just noticed your reactions were too quick, so I was just giving you a heads-up." Bigree instantly dropped her silly expression and put her hands in front of her as she spoke:
"No one wants to sit idly by and wait to die. Apart from ashes and bone powder, everyone who was brought here was a powerful figure who was once known as the 'Demon King.' However, most people only realize that it is difficult to escape through the 'method' provided by this world after experiencing one or two 'sieges.' Your reaction was too quick."

"Isn't it better to be faster?" Feng Xue frowned, but Bigeley sighed and said:

"Because the monthly sieges are actually a routine matter. Usually, one person is in charge of the attack, while the rest try out their new ideas. Naturally, there's a default schedule. However, every three years, new people come in, and these newcomers are often the least skeptical. Even if you tell them something, they won't listen. So everyone just assumes that the newcomer will be allowed to attack the city until they realize they can't succeed. So if you don't do it, we'll have to reschedule and some plans..."

“I understand, I understand. But don’t worry, I originally planned to have my main body attack a city once. See where it won’t get in your way, and I’ll pick one to attack.”

Feng Xue shrugged indifferently. He had long guessed that these demon kings were not the type to obediently follow the rules of the game. They had been behaving like NPCs for so many days that he almost thought they were real NPCs. But now it seems that they were planning to do something big!
Of course, it doesn't make much difference.

Hearing Feng Xue say this, Bigeley breathed a sigh of relief. This newcomer was much smarter than she had imagined. She was really afraid that the other party was someone who thought everyone else was stupid just because she had a little brains.

(End of this chapter)