Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

This is a classical opera house forgotten by the Eternal City.

It is said to have been built in the Eternal City, in an era when humans still used stone and gold to prove immortality, and it has long been used as a museum for people to appreciate.

However, over the past thousand years, fewer and fewer people have come to visit this place.

If it weren't needed to indirectly corroborate false histories that only exist in written records, so as to prevent the residents of the Eternal City from doubting everything from the past, it might have been demolished long ago.

It's like the redundant data generated in a corner of the software, ignored and unmanaged by anyone.

The circular auditorium inside the opera house stretches upwards like glacial fissures, with countless layers of crimson velvet seats resembling pools of congealed blood in the dim light.

The crystal chandelier, like an inverted mountain, stands still in mid-air. Countless prisms, covered with years of dust, refract the few beams of light into a decaying spiderweb.

The air also carried the smells of decaying silk and dried spices.

The enormous dome mural depicts Ragnarok—the moment Odin is eternally suspended as he is devoured by Fenrir, the paint cracked from moisture accumulated over countless centuries.

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The moment the power was turned on, a piercing electrical sound could be heard echoing throughout the entire opera house.

A moment later, the lights, which occasionally flickered, finally came on.

Wu Wang fixed the camera equipment not far from the stage.

Looking at the empty, almost deathly still scene, he sighed softly, "It's a pity that the original venue was almost completely destroyed by that guy White Tower. Let's just find a new place to hold the awards ceremony."

Peanut, who seemed a little uncomfortable in his evening gown, frowned and said, "Even if we're looking for a new venue, there's no need to come to a place like this, is there?"

The Eternal City is not lacking in a variety of beautiful venues and art galleries.

On the contrary, the dilapidated buildings containing these historical relics that Wu Wang found are even rarer.

The white tea beside him bluntly said, "Shouldn't the most urgent task right now be to stop the White Tower from seizing the [City System]? Is this championship really that important to you? You're not even from Eternal City!"

Yes, more than choosing this location for the awards ceremony, they couldn't understand why this particular awards ceremony had to be held.

Wu Wang narrowed his eyes at this.

He walked onto the stage and continuously connected the equipment needed for the live broadcast using code.

He explained calmly, "Yes, it's very important; it's also part of stopping the White Tower."

"So, please try to get into your roles as much as possible later. You are the hosts who are presenting me with this award."

"Of course, if you don't have much experience, I can write a draft for you both right now. Do you need it?"

Hearing him say that, Peanut and White Tea's expressions softened a bit.

Although this guy seems rather unreliable in both his behavior and speech, everything he does does has an unexpected effect.

If it weren't for Yan Shuangying, the entire city would still be kept in the dark about the White Pagoda.

Until the moment the [City System] was truly taken away, Peanut might still be dreaming that the White Tower would change this seemingly perfect but actually terrible Eternal City.

So, the two took a deep breath and walked onto the stage.

As soon as I raised my hand, I saw two microphones fall to the ground and be caught by them.

Wu Wangchao and the others smiled and said, "Are you ready?"

"Let us begin this sacred coronation ceremony!"

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Spotlights shone on the stage from all sides, making the three of them the only signs of life in this decaying old building.

As the device was activated, the screen was connected to the previous live stream channel of the "Suicide Show," and it even more ruthlessly took over the electronic devices of all ordinary residents in the entire Eternal City.

This action caused most people to stop and see what was going on.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the final awards ceremony of the [Suicide Show]."

Surprisingly, it wasn't peanuts that spoke first, but rather the seemingly calm and conservative white tea.

Her expression was resolute, as if she had already immersed herself in the role.

"We know this news is somewhat sudden to everyone, and we are also aware that this will be the most special awards ceremony in the history of Eternal City."

Seeing this, Peanut stepped forward and said:

"This theater was built to hear applause."

"But now there are no flowers, no grand ceremony, not even an audience or applause here."

“There are only the three of us: a priest who reads the verdict, a historian who records the deaths, and…” she weighed the microphone in her hand and said, “a demon who is rewarded with death.”

When she said the last two words, the teasing tone and the hint of gritted teeth in her voice didn't seem like acting.

From Peanut's perspective, Wu Wang was indeed like a demon, silently appearing around him and instigating everyone who heard his voice. Wearing the rings marked by him was like signing a soul contract, making them follow him to hell like moths to a flame in the name of their own free will.

He himself, however, smiled amidst the flames of hell.

The camera panned to Wu Wang.

The old book in his hand was also quietly opened.

[Demon Speech (Epic): Using this item will create a domain. Any target within the domain who hears the user's speech will resonate strongly with it, including but not limited to emotional and physical resonance. As a result, they will completely believe in and support the user's ideas and thoughts for a certain period of time, obeying them without question and even unto death.]

[Note: The range of the area is related to the user's mental strength, and the target's mental strength must also be lower than the user's for it to be fully effective]

[Duration: 10 minutes; Cooldown: 24 hours]

[Note: I think you'll need some more beer.]

Countless streams of data were rapidly flowing through the pupils.

He spoke softly into the microphone: "Everyone, based on the facts, I could have been directly elected champion."

"After all, it seems that none of the other contestants besides me can participate. They were all unfortunately killed in the previous atrocities committed by the White Tower, which I deeply regret."

White Tea and Peanuts watched this guy silently from the sidelines.

I want to figure out what the other party actually needs this empty title for.

"But I still intend to bring you an unprecedented suicide show that is always around you."

"Before that, allow me to tell you the truth about the [Eternal Life Field], to hasten your journey to hell..."

Immediately afterwards, Wu Wang explained in concise language that in the Eternal City, after dying or choosing to be reborn, what actually awakens is only a new backup rather than the original resident.

Furthermore, Wu Wang also thoroughly exposed the fact that everyone is actually just cold electronic data.

It's important to understand that even among heretics, not everyone knows this. Most heretics are simply those who are dissatisfied with the perfect social order or who have tried to change it, which is why they are judged as heretics.

This does not mean they know the whole truth.

At this moment, the whole city knew.

Under Wu Wang's code tampering, in addition to electronic devices, the rings scattered throughout the city all turned into half-amplifiers, playing his words on a loop.

For a moment, even those venting their emotions in the mini-city stopped.

His eyes were filled with confusion and bewilderment.

Besides questioning whether all actions of electronic data are manipulated and whether they actually lack self-awareness, they also pondered the credibility of Wu Wang's words.

Although Yan Shuangying, as the leader, did have a lot of trust in them for resisting the powerful and heretics, it was impossible for everyone to deny the significance of his existence based on just a few words.

In response, Wu Wang slowly spoke into the microphone:
"Therefore, I will use a suicide show called 'Oblivion' to prove my point and let you know that everything about you can be artificially altered."

"Everyone, please remember that death is not the end of everything; forgetting is."

“Next, all of you will forget me, even though I am still alive in this world, you will forever lose the right to be remembered by anyone.”

"I'm still alive, but I'm also dead." *Snap*

The next second, with Wu Wang snapping his fingers, his eyes immediately turned bloodshot and red, and a large amount of blood gushed from his seven orifices.

He now truly looks like a demon from hell.

But in just a moment, all the bloodstains disappeared, as if nothing had ever happened.

Then it bleeds again, heals, bleeds again...

The white tea and peanuts next to them were dumbfounded.

What the hell are they doing? Are they tap dancing in and out of the gates of the underworld?
Little did they know, Wu Wang was indeed in a constant cycle of death and resurrection at this moment.

The reason is simple—the brain is overloaded.

The effect of the [Demon Speech] can only be produced within a certain range. Even with Wu Wang's mental strength, he could not expand this area to the entire Eternal City.

But don't forget, this isn't really the real world either; everything operates on the underlying logic of code.

The code takes priority over the items of the players in the Spirit Disaster, a fact that Wu Wang had already proven in the battle at the Art Warehouse.

Therefore, he changed the activation condition of the [Demon Speech] from the domain range to the sound.

Anyone who hears Wu Wang's speech will be affected by this prop.

And his voice can now be heard everywhere in the city.

It's fortunate that this is within the electronic program of the Eternal City; such modifications are impossible in the real world.

However, to influence the memories of the entire city with one's own power, the mental energy required for such a level of modification is enormous, and it is clear that Wu Wang's mental energy alone is insufficient.

This leads to brain overload and death.

The whole process lasted a full five minutes before it stopped.

God knows how many times Wu died in those five minutes.

When he came to his senses and realized he was no longer dead, his eyes were filled with a rare excitement.

Death can be addictive.

“I think I know what you’re up to,” Peanut said, squinting. “You’re going through the process of winning the Suicide Show.”

These words made Bai Cha frown and ask:
"The winning process? But apart from Mr. Yan, all the other contestants were unable to continue, right? He's the only one left, so he should be the champion, shouldn't he?"

In response, Peanut shook his head and said, "That's just from a common-sense perspective, but there wasn't a real process of 'suicide performance' followed by 'audience and judges voting' to determine the 'champion,' am I right? You're fulfilling some predetermined conditions."

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Wu Wang raised his hand and clapped.

I tidied up my slightly disheveled shirt, which had become a little messy from all the deaths I had just experienced.

He smiled and said, "That's right, you're right. What I want is not the championship that the audience thinks I have, but the championship recognized by the [City System]."

"Unfortunately, as an electronic program, I'm a bit rigid. She's like a girl who needs a romantic ritual to fall in love. If certain conditions aren't met, I can't be chosen as the 'Suicide Champion'."

"What I need is not the championship, but the championship prize—the [Eternal Pass]!"

During the first two performances of "Suicide Show," Wu Wang had already discovered the criteria for advancing in the show.

Actually, it has nothing to do with those so-called judges.

It is calculated based on the trust score earned by the contestant.

This is the only thing that can't be cheated on.

Wu Wang also did some research on trust values ​​and found that they did not depend on any objective judgment, and could not even be modified by saying one thing and meaning another.

Because all the character codes in the Eternal City are connected to the [City System], their memories can be modified and adjusted at any time.

Once they approve of a contestant, even if they verbally dislike them, it will be considered as giving that contestant a trust rating.

After each suicide performance, the contestants will have time to absorb the trust of the residents of Eternal City, and those with the most trust will advance.

Wu Wang had previously used this rule, treating all the footage of him threatening female celebrities and showing it to residents before taking office as mayor as a performance.

This allowed him to gain a large amount of trust points, which he used to confront the White Tower head-on. Otherwise, relying solely on his mental strength, he would probably have been the one who got beaten up in the arena back then.

However, now only I am able to continue competing.

Wu Wang still hasn't received the so-called "Suicide Champion" notification, nor has he been granted the qualification to obtain the "Eternal Pass".

This made him realize something.

The criteria for becoming the "Suicide Champion" should be: the person who gains the most trust points after performing four suicide acts.

Therefore, what I lack is not the highest level of trust, but rather the condition of performing four suicide acts.

Wu Wang is now trying to meet the conditions for the fourth performance while also gaining the trust of all the residents of Eternal City.

"If that's the case, why don't you let us both forget you exist?" Peanut asked calmly.

Faced with this question, Wu Wang slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

He spread his hands and said, "I should at least leave some trace of my presence in the city, right? For example, leave behind two ladies who still remember me."

"Besides, you two know the answer to this better than anyone else. Admit it, you've trusted me for a long time, haven't you?"

"Now, the time is almost up."

As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Wang floated up, and a red light suddenly shone on his body.

However, it was not his doing, but an anomaly personally sent down by the [City System].

A string of code called "Eternal Pass" appeared out of nowhere and merged into his character.

The complexity of this code far exceeds that of the previous [Eternal Building Access Qualification], and it is not simply an overlay on the surface of Wu Wang's character code.

Instead, it is completely intertwined with his own code, just like the original code at the beginning of the character's creation.

Even the White Pagoda cannot replicate it.

No one knows what Wu Wang intends to do with the [Eternal Pass].

Bai Cha sighed softly, "This is the coronation ceremony of the devil. We don't know whether he will lead us to hell or heaven. All we can do is believe in him."

With a complicated expression, Peanut asked the question she had always been afraid to ask: "Do you want the real White Tea to be resurrected?"

They are produced as artifacts and replicas.

If the original owner truly returns, their existence will lose its meaning, as if their past was nothing more than shameless thieves stealing the identity that belonged to the other.

But in a sense, the original Bai Cha did nothing wrong, and she didn't even know that these things would happen after she died.

She was also an innocent victim.

There is no right or wrong among the three of them.

This also made Peanut feel like his mind was in a mess.

However, Bai Cha looked at Wu Wang, who was bathed in spotlights and eerie red light.

She answered, word by word, "I don't care anymore."

"Let her be Bai Cha if she wants to. I can be anyone, but I will never be Bai Cha again."

“There is a new name calling out from the depths of my heart.”

"I think your surname, Hua, is quite nice."

"Perhaps you can call me Hua Wuyou from now on." (End of Chapter)