Weird Game: My Talent is a Bit Strong

"Upholding the principles of fairness and impartiality, the Thunder Guild has severely punished Fang Chao, stripping him of his captaincy and relegating him to the raiding group..."

"We publicly apologized to Fan Chen and promised to compensate him..."

The next morning, Fan Chen logged into the forum and saw the pinned apology post.

The replies below are already several pages long, and most people have expressed their approval of this punishment.

Fang Chao's career was essentially over, from guild leader to a pioneering player.

Not everyone is like Fan Chen, who can enter a brand new dungeon as if it were home, and even achieve perfect clears one after another.

The casualty rate of pioneering players is even higher than that of death row inmates.

Because death row inmates enter the game, the difficulty of the dungeons gradually increases from level F.

Once you get through the initial stage, survival becomes relatively easier.

Most of the players who started exploring the dungeons were already at a high level; Fang Chao, for example, was already level 18 and was entering dungeons of C difficulty.

Even with intelligence support, clearing a C-rank dungeon smoothly is difficult.

If it's a completely new instance, it will inevitably be even more dangerous.

Are you a raider?

Fan Chen was fairly satisfied with the punishment given to the Thunder Guild.

The main reason is that Fang Chao has become a pioneer player, so there's a high chance I'll encounter him in the dungeon in the future...

That is, if he can live that long.

If we ever meet in the instance, I'll settle this score with him properly.

"Thunder Guild even promised me compensation?"

Fan Chen expressed his anticipation for this.

It was early morning.

Fan Chen was snacking while watching a movie when Li Qian came to visit him in prison.

The cell door opened, and the once energetic policewoman in her leather jacket walked in with her head down and a tense expression.

"What's wrong with you?" Fan Chen asked, taken aback.

"I'm so sorry, I never expected Fang Chao to do that. He almost got you into trouble!"

As Li Qian spoke, she bowed ninety degrees to Fan Chen, her tight leather jacket outlining her beautiful body curves.

"Uh..." Fan Chen looked at her commotion with amusement and comforted her, "It's okay, it's not your fault."

"But it was my oversight; I didn't expect Fang Chao to be that kind of person."

Like a little girl who had made a mistake, Li Qian remained bent over, secretly observing Fan Chen with her big eyes:

"It's understandable that you're angry. Thunder Guild has agreed to compensate you, and I'll help you negotiate."

"In addition, I am personally willing to compensate you; I can satisfy whatever you want."

Can you have anything you want?

Hearing her say that, Fan Chen's eyes lit up.

Then I won't be polite...

A playful thought crossed his mind, and he asked, "Really?"

"real!"

Li Qian straightened up, a cute dimple appearing at the corner of her mouth: "As long as I can do it!"

"There's something I really want to do right now," Fan Chen said, rubbing his chin as if deep in thought.

"What is it?" Li Qian asked expectantly.

She saw Fan Chen as her future mentor, and even more so as a friend.

She was afraid that Fan Chen would get angry and ignore her.

"This requires cooperation between two people and also a certain amount of skill."

Fan Chen said with a playful tone, "Having just finished a dungeon run, I really want to relax..."

Li Qian's bright eyes widened in surprise for a moment, then as if she had thought of something, her expression gradually became astonished and awkward.

We've only known each other for a few days, so... that kind of thing is not allowed...

A few minutes later.

On the TV screen connected to the game console, two characters are wreaking havoc among hordes of zombies.

Fan Chen and Li Qian sat on the sofa, controlling their respective characters in a heated battle.

This is the two-player mode of a zombie game.

Fan Chen chuckled and said, "I didn't play games before, but now I've discovered how fun they are, and I'm even a little addicted."

"After finishing a dungeon, playing a game is really relaxing."

"Yes, yes, I think so too," Li Qian said awkwardly.

She thought Fan Chen was going to make that kind of request...

Seeing the mischievous look on Fan Chen's face, Li Qian immediately realized that Fan Chen was doing it on purpose, and glared at him in annoyance.

Fan Chen burst out laughing.

After that exchange, the atmosphere between the two returned to normal.

"Vice President of the Thunder Guild, let me ask you something."

"They're willing to give you some compensation, it could be some strange item or ghost money, what do you want?"

Li Qian, while playing a game, nudged Fan Chen with her elbow: "Just ask, I'll go get it for you."

They looked like they were about to help Fan Chen screw over the guild.

They even referred to the guild as "them," clearly not considering the Thunder Guild as one of their own.

"I've already made up my mind."

Fan Chenxing said impatiently, "A cursed item similar to Granny Grass, with roughly the same power, will do."

"This kind of thing is not easy to control, and it can easily backfire," Li Qian said, somewhat surprised.

Fan Chen smiled and said, "I know, I'll be careful."

It might be difficult for others to control, but for me it's a great charging gift.

What I want is a backlash curse!

"Okay, I'll talk to him about it later." Li Qian thought for a moment and agreed.

Many people speculate that Fan Chen may possess a special talent that allows him to resist the side effects of items and professions.

Therefore, many tricky and bizarre items and professional skills are no problem for him.

Li Qian had the same guess.

However, this kind of thing is a player's personal trump card, and Fan Chen won't say it himself, nor will she ask him.

Around noon, Li Qian said goodbye and left.

Luo Haiwei, the vice president of the Thunder Guild, was still waiting for her outside.

"I'd like to invite her to join my guild. I wonder if she'll accept?"

"She doesn't seem to feel much of a sense of belonging to the Thunder Guild..."

Watching Li Qian's departing figure, Fan Chen thought silently.

Fan Chen could guess the reason: most players enter the eerie dungeon with the goal of surviving.

Even the Thunder Guild prioritizes stability, but that's not what Li Qian is after.

She appears cute and sweet, but her personality is inherently bold and courageous.

It's clear from casual conversations that once she enters this bizarre world, she's more focused on achieving a perfect completion and ending the dungeon completely.

She was so determined to cling to Fan Chen because of his perfect record of clearing the game every time.

Fan Chen also liked her attitude towards the dungeon.

Moreover, she has a police officer background, making her an elite player worth recruiting.

However, Li Qian is different from newcomers like Zhou Muchen and An Ran.

She is a member of a large guild and a level 17 player.

It's not the right time to force her to leave a major guild and join your own newly established one...

In the afternoon, Fan Chen waited in his cell for Li Qian's reply.

As death row inmates, although they receive special treatment, their communication is restricted, preventing them from contacting the outside world by phone.

Around 3 or 4 o'clock, the prison guards informed that someone had applied for a visit.

"The Special Administration Bureau arranged a psychologist for you to help stabilize your condition."

The prison guards specifically explained this to prevent Fan Chen from refusing visitation requests.

A psychologist? Fan Chen guessed who it was and quickly agreed.

A moment later, the cell door opened and a woman in a business suit walked in.

She is tall and slender with long, flowing hair, delicate features, and an inherently cool and elegant demeanor.

It's perfectly peaceful!

Fan Chen had seen her in real life through their spiritual communication.

"Boss..."

Upon seeing Fan Chen, An Ran's icy expression shifted slightly, and she instinctively called out.

Fan Chen's expression shifted; it seemed the hypnosis from the bizarre world was also affecting her in reality!

However, Fan Chen did not feel a spiritual connection with An Ran as he did in the game.

"Congratulations on successfully coming back to life. Have a seat." He gestured to the sofa next to him.

An Ran sat down next to Fan Chen and said excitedly:

"Boss, thank you for bringing me back."

"If you don't lead me to a perfect playthrough, I won't be able to escape this bizarre world."

"After a while, my self-awareness will gradually dissipate and I will die completely."

Even if a player who dies in a game retains some of their individuality, returning to reality is extremely difficult.

In addition to establishing connections with other players, you also need to achieve a perfect completion of the game in order to successfully escape.

An Ran was very lucky to meet Fan Chen.

In fact, the hypnotic commands from the supernatural world have very little effect once you return to reality.

But her gratitude amplified this influence, making her willing to do things for Fan Chen.

She, who was in Tianjing City, rushed to Qingshan City as soon as possible.

Fan Chen was somewhat surprised to hear An Ran's words and asked, "So, I have to complete the game perfectly to bring you back?"

He previously thought that as long as he could successfully complete the game, everything would be fine.

"I just found out about this too," An Ran said. "The Special Administration Bureau told me."

The first thing she did when she woke up this morning was to meet with people from the Special Administration Bureau.

I learned this information from them.

Fan Chen then inquired about An Ran's negotiations with the Special Administration Bureau, to which An Ran truthfully recounted everything.

She now has a very trusting attitude towards Fan Chen.

During the conversation, Fan Chen suddenly paused, rubbing his eyes.

Was that just my imagination?

He seemed to see the twisted and grotesque figure of the bandaged female ghost flash by An Ran's side.

Fan Chen: Did I see a ghost in the real world?

He carefully examined An Ran's side again, but saw no more ghostly figures.

"Boss, what's wrong?" An Ran asked curiously when she noticed the change in Fan Chen's expression.

"I think I just saw the bandaged female ghost appear next to you," Fan Chen said, pointing to An Ran's side.

This is a ghost story...

An Ran's expression shifted slightly, and she subconsciously turned to look around: "Are you kidding me?"

"I don't think I'm seeing things wrong," Fan Chen said confidently.

Even though he had been playing games for several hours straight, it was unlikely that he would have developed a delusion.

"How is this possible?" An Ran looked puzzled, but quickly frowned slightly.

In fact, since she woke up, she had vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

I thought it was just a mental lapse caused by being engrossed in the game for too long.

Now Fan Chen saw the ghostly figure beside her...

She suddenly remembered something: "Boss, there's something I haven't told you yet."

"What's wrong?"

"This morning, I logged back into the Weird World..." Anran said.

At this point, Fan Chen was slightly surprised: He had been dead in the strange world for three months, yet he had logged back into the game so quickly?

They've got a really big heart.

An Ran continued, "...I didn't notice when I left the game yesterday, but I only realized it this morning."

"In the game, I gained the power of the Bandaged Demon."

Now she can freely transform into the form of a bandaged female ghost and use the other party's power.

It was as if she and the bandaged ghost had merged into one.

Of course, her sense of self was not affected by the bandage ghost.

"You saw a ghostly figure next to me, could it be related to this?" An Ran asked subtly at the end.

Fan Chen's eyes widened in surprise.

After successfully reviving, An Ran merged with the bandaged female ghost in the game and gained her power.

And the bandaged female ghost seems to have appeared in reality...

"Didn't you sense anything unusual?" Fan Chen asked with concern.

"I was a little dazed. I initially thought it was because I had been playing the game for too long."

"Could it be because it's always been by my side...?"

An Ran looked at her palm and frowned. "Boss, what do you think will happen next?"

"Maybe……"

Fan Chen suddenly had a bold guess: "You can try controlling it like you would in a game."

Could this be the way to bring strange powers into reality?

The strange power could be synchronized with reality; Fan Chen had already guessed this the first time he logged into the game.

Li Qian also mentioned that there had been similar rumors before.

"Control?" An Ran understood what Fan Chen meant.

Out of curiosity, she immediately tried it out, reaching for the beverage bottle on the coffee table and making a twitching motion with her fingers.

Imagine the feeling of using the bandages to grab a drink.

But the beverage remained untouched.

"Looks like this won't work." She turned to Fan Chen with a smile and withdrew her hand.

"It will definitely require some effort," Fan Chen laughed. "You don't seem too worried about the abnormality in your body?"

"Is it useful for me to worry now?"

An Ran said calmly, "I realized long ago that the bizarre world is no ordinary game."

"Moreover, I've always been very calm, which is a basic quality of a psychologist."

"The talent I have awakened is called Absolute Reason."

Absolute Rationality, an S-rank talent, allows players to maintain sufficient stability in their mental attributes.

It has a similar effect to the cursed wine bottle that Fan Chenxin obtained, but without any side effects or limitations.

"Okay." Fan Chen nodded admiringly.

There's a reason why she could sleep inside the female ghost for three months and still maintain her sense of self.

An Ran quickly said goodbye and left.

She used to work in Tianjing City and had her own psychological clinic, but now she is preparing to move the clinic to Aoyama City.

As a real-world psychologist, An Ran is very popular among the players of Weird World, and many players seek her out for psychological counseling to stabilize their condition.

She had long been in contact with the Special Administration Bureau and was highly regarded, which is why she was able to apply for visitation with Fan Chen.

Moving to Aoyama City now shouldn't pose too much of a problem.

"I log into the game every night. If anything happens, contact me in the game," Fan Chen told An Ran before leaving.

Although the prison forbids him from communicating with the outside world, he is free to log into the eerie world and contact other players through game friends.

After An Ran left, Fan Chen sat back down on the sofa.

If An Ran can really control the power of the bandaged female ghost, can I replicate her experiences?

The key point is merging with ghosts?

Fan Chen thought of the rose in the haunted restaurant, the little ghost in the subway station...

Just as I was considering it, I heard the sound of a door opening outside the cell; Li Qian had finally returned.

"I've discussed it with Chairman Luo and gotten you a decent cursed item."

Li Qian happily reported the situation and sat down on the sofa.

She was a little thirsty, so she picked up a drink from the coffee table and took a big gulp.

Pfft! They all sprayed out.

"What is this? It's spoiled!" he exclaimed in surprise.

Fan stared in astonishment at the drink; he had opened it and drunk from it earlier, and there hadn't been any problems...

and many more!

Just now, An Ran tried to control the power of the bandaged female ghost!