I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 163 Darling, Hug Me
Cao Yu pretended to make up a name for the prop and called it out, while secretly making hand seals behind his back and activating the Starry Sky Formation within his body.

Although he can use the Shrinking Earth technique to travel, at this stage he can only shrink the distance by a little over a hundred meters, which is quite inconvenient for traveling.

Shifting stars and changing constellations is a relatively professional method of long-distance teleportation.

Although the cost was enormous, the distance traversed was far greater than anything that could be achieved by shrinking the distance to an inch.

The only drawback is that this skill has a certain amount of pre-cast animation, making it impossible to start with zero frames.

Since mastering the first level of the technique, Cao Yu has never teleported with anyone.

Seeing this as a rare opportunity, he decided to give it a try with Shen Luoyan.

The next second, the Qi within his body was released, scattering into starlight, and began to imprint and replicate the star array in his meridians in mid-air—releasing the array outward and imprinting it in the void outside his body, shaking the stability of space, so as to achieve long-distance teleportation.

It's equivalent to building a temporary teleportation array.

Normally, this operation can only be achieved after entering the C-level stage and releasing Qi energy.

Perhaps due to the abnormally powerful amplification of the "Hongyuan Body", the Qi within Cao Yu's body possesses strong spatial attributes, unlocking the external projection effect ahead of schedule.

Although he couldn't project it too far, which put him at a disadvantage compared to C-level players, he was still capable enough to create small teleportation arrays.

"Stay closer to me," Cao Yu said to Shen Luoyan. "It would be best if you were right next to me."

Upon hearing this, Shen Luoyan didn't hesitate much and walked over, snuggling up to Cao Yu intimately like a couple.

“…It doesn’t need to be this close,” Cao Yu reminded him.

A smile appeared on Shen Luoyan's lips as she said:

"Junior, actually I was trying to use some rather intimate actions to test your physical reaction to me, to see if you..."

"Don't have another attack," Cao Yu said. "How far away are we?"

"About 21 kilometers," Chen Luoyan replied.

Following the direction she pointed, Cao Yu activated the small magic array imprinted in the air.

It only spans 21 kilometers, which can be easily covered by a small magic array.

It's still a celestial-grade cultivation technique, designed to interfere with the scale of the starry sky. Although his evolution level isn't high, he can easily handle this short teleportation distance.

The two figures disappeared from the spot.

In the blink of an eye, they arrived 21 kilometers away.

Shen Luoyan curiously looked around a few times. After sensing the surroundings, she discovered that there were far fewer players passing by in this urban area, while the number of ordinary people had increased significantly.

Unsurprisingly, this should be a residential area that is relatively far from the city center.

Fortunately, the entire Beast Hunting City is shrouded by the Tianyan SB1 spacetime constraint device, so there will be no risk of invasion from dungeons below level A. Living away from the city center is also very safe.

While Shen Luoyan was observing, Cao Yu checked his own condition... his mental energy was abundant and there was no depletion.

However, most of the Qi in his body was gone.

'Based on this consumption... I can only activate the small teleportation array once in a short period of time?'

'No, if I used it myself, as long as the teleportation distance wasn't too extreme, I should be able to teleport twice. This time I brought Shen Luoyan along, and she added to my energy consumption as an extra burden.'

Cao Yu quickly assessed and summarized the approximate data.

He had to abandon the idea of ​​using teleportation arrays to attack—for example, directly teleporting objects into the enemy's head to destroy their brain.

It's possible, but unnecessary.

Because the Outward Imprinting Formation consumes a lot of energy, in actual combat it is far less effective than simply using Shrinking the Earth to an Inch to pull the enemy in front of you and then ordering Xiao Qi to slash with his scythe... Who can blame him when his superpower is so outstanding?
"Junior, over here."

Shen Luoyan reminded Cao Yu.

Following the clues she had obtained through her superpowers, she headed south.

Cao Yu quickly followed, saying in a remarkable tone as he walked:
"With your superpower, every word you utter is comparable to the effect of a B-grade item, isn't it?"

“Junior, my evolution level is almost 50%, not far from B-rank. Isn’t it normal to have this kind of performance?” Shen Luoyan reminded him, “Moreover, my energy consumption should be greater than you think.”

As they spoke, the two crossed the street and turned right at the intersection.

A short while later, Shen Luoyan led Cao Yu into a shopping mall and arrived at a claw machine on the second floor.

Shen Luoyan pointed to an exquisite doll inside the claw machine and said:

"This is the clue I've obtained. But I don't know exactly what it is. This doll... junior, don't you think it looks slightly like Miss An?"

Cao Yu did not answer, but stared at the puppet.

If we were to design a doll with a slightly cartoonish style based on An Li, it would probably look something like this... Shen Luoyan was right, this doll does indeed resemble An Li.

suddenly!

The motionless puppet suddenly stood up.

It stood with its feet on the other soft plush toys and winked at Cao Yu.

Before Cao Yu could even buy some game tokens to catch it, it voluntarily climbed into the hole, crawled out of the claw machine, and jumped onto Cao Yu.

Cao Yu reached out and caught it, realizing that it must be a small puppet made by An Li.

An Li is capable of more than just creating corpse puppets.

She can also make ordinary puppets.

Shen Luoyan stared at this scene in astonishment, her gaze as if she had seen a Barbie doll come to life.

"let's go."

Cao Yu, holding the doll, left the mall with Shen Luoyan.

After choosing a quiet coffee shop and taking a seat, Cao Yu asked Shen Luoyan to use her superpowers to temporarily activate a privacy barrier.

Then, he placed the exquisite doll on the table, stared at it, and asked:
Where did An Li go?

“My dear Yu, give me a hug.”

After the doll finished speaking in An Li's voice, it jumped back into Cao Yu's arms, its little hands tightly hugging him. Cao Yu: "..."

"Wow~" Shen Luoyan teased, "Junior, that's quite a bold and passionate confession."

Cao Yu ignored it, picked up the doll that was tightly hugging him, put it back on the table and examined it. He quickly discovered that it was not a real life, but just like artificial intelligence, with only some simple program consciousness.

It's about the same size as a small robot.

"I never expected Miss An Li to use a doll to leave a message to express her feelings... Is she shy?"

Chen Luoyan rested her chin on her hand, seemingly lost in thought, and said:

"In my opinion, she doesn't seem like the type to be shy. Hmm... I guess she probably used the doll to confess her feelings first, so that you, junior, could be mentally prepared."

At this point, she gave Cao Yu a meaningful look:
"Junior, you'd better be careful when we meet next time. Miss An is likely to become very dangerous... I mean dangerous in a different sense."

Cao Yu ignored him and began examining the dolls on the table.

After a few tentative inquiries, the doll's program was triggered, and it began to use An Li's voice, paired with a warm tone that was completely different from An Li's cold attitude, to recount An Li's message:

“Darling, I knew you would come to Beast Hunting City to find me. I’m so happy.”

"Please forgive me for leaving clues this way. I've run into some trouble, and to avoid involving you, I have to be discreet..."

Through the puppet's narration, Cao Yu and Shen Luoyan gradually learned about An Li's experiences in the Beast Hunting City.

An Li brought up the topic of upgrading superpowers.

It was mentioned that the game company possessed advanced technology for artificially upgrading characters.

Cao Yu had heard this information from Princess Yuzhen, so he was not surprised and his expression was much calmer than Shen Luoyan's.

Compared to that, he was more surprised by An Li's experience; a D-level player had actually come into contact with these things ahead of time...

Soon, An Li revealed information that Princess Yu Zhen had not mentioned—the superpower upgrade technology possessed by the game company could not guarantee a 100% success rate.

The higher the serial number, the lower the success rate of advancing to the next level.

There are also certain risks involved.

These defects are not problems that can be solved technically.

After extensive research, the game company discovered a method to increase the success rate: superhuman players who possess the same type of superpower can devour each other through a special sacrificial method, increasing the "concept concentration" of their superpowers and thus greatly increasing the success rate of advancement.

The higher sequence number swallows the lower sequence number, but the effect is negligible.

Once a lower sequence number absorbs a higher sequence number, it's like taking a powerful tonic, causing the success rate of upgrading to skyrocket.

An Li's awakened power, number 66, "Delusional Necromancer," is considered a high-ranking ability among puppet-type superpowers.

While traveling to the Purgatory Beast Hunting Grounds to acquire the corpses of extraordinary creatures, she inadvertently revealed her ability to craft high-level puppets... no, strictly speaking, it wasn't really an exposure.

After all, who would have thought that such a secret was hidden among the Superman player community?

In short, she was targeted by the puppeteer, who was also a puppeteer... Yes, that's the most evil and beastly A-level player from node 09.

It wasn't the puppeteer herself who attacked An Li, but rather a puppet that the other party had left in Beast Hunting City to keep watch.

The Puppet Master had long anticipated the needs of puppet-type superhuman players, so he laid out plans in Beast Hunting City many years ago, leaving behind multiple puppets to scout and gather talent for him.

"...Darling, don't worry about me. I encountered some strange things, but I've escaped safely. I'll come find you after I finish what I'm doing."

"By the way, darling, although I don't know exactly what your superpower is, your ranking must be terrifying. Among other superhuman players, you're like a super tonic for everyone else..."

"Although not many people know the secret of 'devouring and advancing,' those who do are definitely not ordinary people, so..."

"Honey, please protect yourself and don't expose yourself."

Cao Yu: "..."

This reminder came a little too late.

He has already made a name for himself in the entire 002 division under a pseudonym.

However... even if he had received this reminder in advance, he estimated that he would still participate in the beast hunting competition.

With the "Reputation Achievement" module, the system simply doesn't allow him to keep a low profile.

'They actually secretly researched a method for advancing ranks through mutual sacrifice and devouring! Damn it, this game company is a bunch of despicable bastards who do absolutely nothing...'

Cao Yu began to feel wary of the game company.

An Li's message served as a reminder to him.

We need to be extra careful in this matter.

"I never expected something like this to happen... This evolution game is truly fraught with danger at every turn, and you can't afford to be careless at all."

At this point, Shen Luoyan glanced at Cao Yu, thinking about the effects of Cao Yu's abilities in the past, which were quite different from her superpowers, so the two should not be of the same type... She breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, she noticed that Cao Yu and she were making eye contact.

"Your gaze is an insult to my noble character," Cao Yu said, curling his lip.

"Junior, you've misunderstood. I was just a little surprised and nervous when I suddenly heard about this kind of thing."

Chen Luo smiled again and said:

"Miss An's message clearly points out that higher serial numbers swallow lower serial numbers, and the effect is negligible. My serial number is definitely far inferior to yours, junior, and we are not even in the same department... In short, I still have great faith in you, junior."

She didn't discuss the matter further, instead changing the subject and asking:
"What's the next step? Should we continue investigating Miss An's whereabouts?"

"Can you find any other clues?" Cao Yu asked.

“This is the only clue,” Shen Luoyan replied. “If I’m not mistaken, she shouldn’t be in Sector 002 right now.”

After thinking for a moment, Cao Yu said:
"She had the ability to leave so much information, so she must have really escaped danger. Now we can only wait for her to come to us."

Having said that, he stood up, put the exquisite doll that had jumped into his arms again into his storage space, and then reminded Shen Luoyan:

"Let's go back first."

(End of this chapter)