In this cyberpunk era, why are you still playing the traditional villain?

"Again, again, you can do it!"

With that in mind, Xu Shi punched Shen He, knocking him to the ground, and then sincerely encouraged him, "I'm almost done for, so be gentle with me later."

"..."

He was so angry at being mocked like that that he felt like vomiting blood.

But he was truly at a loss—it was a genuine crushing defeat in sheer strength. His attacks were barely able to break through the opponent's defenses, while the opponent, with effortless ease, had forced him into a series of retreats.

"What are you waiting for? Attack him together!"

He gritted his teeth and roared at the people around him, attempting to make up for the difference in strength with sheer numbers.

The onlookers were taken aback by his words, glancing at him and then at Xu Shi, unsure of what to do.

The truth is, they don't even understand what's going on right now... Shen He has at least been around for a while, so who is this guy with demon wings who controls lightning?

A war between gods and demons? A new DLC?

"I advise you not to move."

Xu Shi smiled slightly, waved his cane, and a circle of black light was shaken away. "You don't even know who he is. You're not really going to work for him, are you?"

...Oh, right.

The black light shone on everyone, and they suddenly came to their senses as if waking from a dream.

The next second they realized that what Xu Shi said made a lot of sense.

Even if Shen He's performance is impressive, this is still a game, right? No matter how hard working is, people shouldn't be so confused about the difference between virtual and reality. How can someone be so easily swayed by a few words in a game that they should take pots and pans and start a rebellion in the streets?

The nature of the situation is completely different! Here, getting injured or dying is not a big deal, but in reality, if you get caught by the inspection bureau, you'll lose your head.

"...What the hell are you talking about?"

"Exactly, why should we kill for you?"

"So who exactly are you? What's your purpose in saying all this?!"

"You didn't even give us any game coins, you son of a bitch! I must have been out of my mind to listen to you before!"

Some people realized what was happening and began to verbally and in writing criticize Shenhe, with clamor rising and falling, making people's heads ache.

Seeing this, Xu Shi couldn't help but smile.

Nothing more.

He can now exert a halo-level influence on people's minds. Although he can't delve as deeply as he can into Xia Wuyou and the others, it's still easy for him to break Shen He's influence on them.

The truth is that even if they have been brainwashed by Shen He, the will of these ordinary residents of Night Sin City may not be that firm—this is fundamentally different from his former subordinates and supporters.

The people from "Spark" and "Disge" were originally outlaws, and their status as people from Sin City made them even more prejudiced against conglomerates. Under Shen He's instigation, they would naturally be determined to work for him.

But these people are in a different situation right now... Firstly, their lives are relatively stable, they don't encounter much fighting and killing, and they are more easily swayed by different opinions.

This is similar to the current state of netizens – they click to comment the moment they see a breaking news story, and then when a clarification or reversal occurs, the direction of public opinion naturally changes...

Even if I were more capable than Shen He, let alone more so, I could probably handle this situation...

But this reversal was a real shock to Shen He. Amidst the overwhelming condemnation, he was seen uncontrollably taking a few steps back and suddenly spitting out a mouthful of blood, "Wow!"

His face turned pale, even more so than when Xu Shi had repeatedly pressed him to the ground and rubbed him in the dirt.

The blood is not real blood, but rather a manifestation of the broken control chain—just like before, once "united will" fails, he will suffer a backlash.

—Actually, it's a bit different. In the past, deep infections were cut off, but this time the degree is shallower.

Theoretically, the impact should be smaller, but that's not the case in reality. This time, there were too many of them. The large hammer hit 100 times with 80 hammers, while the small hammer hit 1000 times with 40 hammers. In fact, the latter caused more damage.

"Can you still talk?"

Xu Shi pressed his advantage, leaping to Shen He's side, raising his cane high and slamming it down hard into Shen He's chest, shouting, "Die!"

"cough!"

Shen He was sent flying backwards like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground. He struggled for a moment, but couldn't even get up.

"On behalf of myself, I hereby issue this judgment upon you."

Xu Shi smiled and summoned lightning, about to obliterate him completely with a flick of his finger.

"...This isn't over yet, don't get too cocky."

Shen He was stunned for a moment, but the fear on his face quickly disappeared, replaced by a defiant smile.

Because he realized that this was a game, even if Xu Shi cut him into a thousand pieces, he wouldn't actually die.

With his mental strength, he wouldn't suffer too much damage.

There's still more to play.

"is it?"

Xu Shi feigned surprise and whispered before the lightning struck, "Then why don't you think about it? I could easily beat you up right here, so why am I playing with you for so long?"

"Why... damn it!"

Shen He wasn't stupid; he quickly understood everything after hearing what he said.

This is a game, but that's the problem!

The longer this drags on, not to mention whether the real-world battle situation will become out of control, the most crucial issue is that his hiding place is very likely to be exposed!

He figured he could find it by following the network cable, and he dared not take any chances.

However, there was no time for him to take chances; the lightning struck without mercy.

When the smoke and dust cleared, he was nowhere to be seen; only a wisp of powder seemed to drift by in the wind.

Crush his bones and scatter his ashes!

The onlookers were also taken aback. The battle between the two was already quite large, but this scene was something they had never seen before—how could he really be wiped out like that? No one else could have done it!

"Okay, okay, everyone, don't be nervous."

Xu Shi flew into the sky and gestured downwards with his hand, "As you can probably tell, this kid is here to cause trouble and disrupt the game environment, which is why I did this."

Who exactly are you...?

The old man who had brought him to the sermon asked, his head buzzing.

"Me? I am... I am the administrator."

Xu Shi thought for a moment and then used this explanation.

Of course, his true identity cannot be revealed, otherwise, what would happen? To be honest, his poll numbers aren't good, and who knows what will happen when they find out the truth.

Avoid trouble if possible; creating unnecessary complications is never a good thing.

"If anyone disrupts the game environment again, remember to report them immediately, and I will take swift and decisive action."

Xu Shi followed up with a sentence, his figure gradually becoming ethereal, "The crisis is over, everyone have fun! Of course, my personal suggestion is that everyone log off first and take a good rest."

This explanation successfully fooled the others, and by the time they came to their senses, Xu had vanished.

"...I need to take a break, my skin feels numb from all the massage."

"Yeah, something this exciting, I need to go to the suburbs."

"Hitting everything will only hurt you."

……

"call……"

Xu Shiyou woke up after the connection was broken and breathed a long sigh of relief.

It has to be said that it is quite tiring. No matter what, it is mentally taxing. Mental laborers are always more tired than physical laborers.

"How are things?"

Xia Ke'an came running over and attentively wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"This is bad. We've lost. We're doomed."

Xu Shi looked at the old lady with a pitiful expression.

"...Is that so? Then I'll tie you up and hand you over, and maybe you can save your life in return."

Seeing him like this, the white-haired girl knew everything was alright. She pouted and rolled her eyes at him, saying, "I was worried about you for nothing."

"you dare?"

Xu Shi reached out to pinch her face, but before long, the communication device on his wrist also rang.

Looking up, I saw it was Yu Xingchuan.

"Chairman Xu, the task you assigned has been... accomplished!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 167 Let's bring Shen He back, Miss Lin Yue

"Oh? Really?"

Upon hearing Yu Xingchuan's report, Xu Shi nodded, but didn't seem particularly surprised.

Instead, he smiled at Gu Yi and said, "I told you so."

"of course!"

The response from the other end of the terminal was very cheerful: "Shall I take a picture for you?"

Within seconds, her selfie was uploaded—a girl in an inspection bureau uniform was sitting on a mountain of corpses, her messy hair still disheveled, her wounds simply bandaged, and she was happily making a peace sign.

"Holy crap, what is this thing?"

Xu Shi was stunned for a moment after seeing it... The main problem was Zhao Yuan's transformation into a monster. Even after death, he didn't revert to his original form; he was still in that monstrous appearance, covered in blood. It was too terrifying. The child was still young and couldn't bear to see such things...

As for the remaining "forgotten ones," the photos give a rough idea of ​​their fate—there were certainly many dead and injured, but Yu Xingchuan did not exterminate them.

Or rather, only a small portion were completely wiped out; the majority were simply brought under tight control.

"I wasn't lying to you, was I, Chairman Xu?"