I am a reincarnation player.

Technology itself is combat power, but the technology here is not as advanced as imagined.

He channeled energy into the blade, and this time it cut through the force field with minimal effort.

"The physical defense is very high, but there is almost no energy defense?" Yuki was not disappointed. He took out the alloy shield for testing and the result was that the defense power was almost the same. This should be the strongest individual defense equipment except for the psychic warrior mecha.

It's similar to Extraordinary (Level 4) equipment. Considering it's free, why would I need a bicycle? And this kind of thing—

Concept reinforcement. Strong steel.

By using enhanced magic, the strength of the alloy shield was raised to a higher level, and he nodded in satisfaction.

I have this extraordinary skill, which has a wide range of uses.

Ta-ta-ta-ta.

The sound of continuous gunfire came from the shooting area next to him, which made Yuki, who was about to stab himself to test the rapid coagulant, turn his head and see Johnny Silverhand who had changed a lot of weapons, holding a cigarette in his mouth and shooting with one hand.

The way he fired the gun was very cool. The electromagnetic rifle had an extremely fast firing rate, and the two hundred rounds of bullets in the magazine were soon emptied. He then picked up the equipment that looked like a grenade launcher and fired a molten bomb.

"That's great. You should also change some weapons, so that it will be more refreshing." Johnny Silverhand stared at the target and had already noticed Yuki's prying.

"I have almost no shooting skills, so it's not as refreshing as using a knife." Yuki answered casually, glancing at the pile of weapons next to the man. "How can you exchange so many for yourself?"

"I'm doing this for my teammates. I'm prepared in advance. I don't necessarily need to do the creature binding myself."

Yuki was stunned for a moment, then he realized that binding only required biological information. Johnny Silverhand had obviously made preparations and was about to turn around and leave when he was stopped again.

"Hey, I have a deal. Are you interested? Don't worry, I've hacked the surveillance cameras here."

Want to catch my fish?

Yuki looked around and said nothing, but he was still interested in listening.

"Why are you talking to me?"

"Because you're so strong." Johnny Silver put down his gun and flicked a cigarette. "I've accessed the shallow data and found information about you. The chances of you being a 'lurker', accompanying a grassroots team and silently fighting for a week, are extremely low."

The passing of geese leaves traces. Yuki's behavior is very abnormal, because the first step for players to enter the dungeon is always to open the map and find more clues. Who would waste a week on the front line?

Only Yuki dares to play like this because he has two camps and one team.

Entering shallow data? It seems that the shielding surveillance is real, otherwise the defense forces will not let him go.

"You don't seem surprised." Silverhand became suspicious.

Because I know what you are like, you must have similar extraordinary skills, so there is no need to worry about which technology is stronger between 2077 and Emerald Star.

Yuuki muttered in his heart, if Hayasaka Ai could transform her 'hacking skills' into something extraordinary, a high school girl would be able to hack into the computers of a higher civilization.

"You are 'Mechanical Believers', which is exactly what this instance is for. The rules of the reincarnation game always override the rules of the instance. As long as you possess the relevant skills, even a primitive person can control an interstellar battleship."

Not a very convincing explanation, but barely acceptable.

"Yes, this dungeon is the easiest for us, otherwise the other players wouldn't let me represent them. To be frank, I discovered your data four days ago, including the Ministry of Internal Affairs' surveillance data and final evaluation of you. From a probabilistic perspective, the probability of you being a Lurker is the lowest, even lower than those Hunters."

Johnny Silverhand has a bit of a ruffian vibe, but he is very scientific. Because of the existence of hint 3, if there is no special means, one can only rely on probability.

This is to investigate the players through the defense forces. I didn't expect that Captain Kudus is serious and has a very high opinion of me.

But congratulations, you guessed wrong.

Yuki suppressed his smile. As the saying goes, even the most treacherous player appears loyal. He was indeed the most honest player. He did not ask Chris questions, never cared about the secrets of the defense forces, and would never inquire about the parameters of any weapons.

Not only that, when the players met just now, he was the only one who did not exchange information with others.

"Because I just need to be an honest person, all the information can be obtained indirectly from Hiyori, and I don't have to pay a single point."

Yuuki did not despise Johnny Silverhand's intelligence. There was no way around it. It was counterintuitive because it was almost impossible for the two camps to trust each other. Shiina Hiyori and he did not seem to be the same kind of people.

"I'm just an executioner. I have to be focused when killing. But how can you prove that you're not a 'lurker'?"

"Because I also pledged my loyalty, and my hands are stained with the blood of other players."

"That's not enough. You can use the self-torture tactic or shift the blame. Besides, I don't have your abilities, so I can't verify whether you're actively attacking or passively defending."

Yuki responded calmly. Since Johnny Silverhand had found his information, he must know the difference.

It seemed like he was approached by the 'Ether Particles', who had been identified by the Defense Forces as a sleeper wanted by the party. With their endorsement, his identity was the most credible.

"You are smarter than I thought." Johnny Silverhand looked at Yuki deeply and snapped his fingers lightly.

"You can trust him, just like I can."

Yuki turned his head and saw the blonde beauty walking in lightly. It was Ms. Smile.

"The Hunters and the Mechanical Believers signed an alliance aboard the spaceship, and will advance and retreat together under the witness of the Samsara Game." The Smiling Lady held a thin chain in her hand and sighed softly, "It's a pity that this chain can only bind two factions."

Cross-faction contract items?

Yuki frowned immediately. He had heard Fei Lun say that this kind of item was very expensive, costing thousands of points at a time, which instantly increased the strength of the hunter by several orders of magnitude.

With the reincarnation game as a guarantee, the alliance will be unbreakable. Of course, there is another possibility:

Either both sides were full of lurkers, or one of them was. No, the possibility of splitting into two identities was extremely low. They couldn't completely trust each other. If their identities were different, what if the other side used a knife to kill someone else?

He had seen similar tactics before in the Demon Hospital. Players could prohibit each other from attacking each other, but dungeon characters would not be restricted. Moreover, the "Global Insect Plague" was obviously incompatible with each other. Who else but him would dare to play like this?

"It's possible that you are all lurkers."

Yuki asked the only, and very stupid, question, which made Denise and Johnny Silverhand look at each other and think that this guy was being too cautious.

"That only proves the defense forces are fools. We can't claim to be the strongest, but at least we're at the top of this dungeon. If we were truly 'lurkers,' wouldn't you be changing your tactics and hoping for a chance of survival?"

The truth is, if the two strongest groups of players are lurkers and become loyal guards, then the defense force is a group of pigs, and there is no good end for hanging out with pigs.

They are most likely guardians, which is not good news for me.

Yuuki's heart tightened. He didn't know the specific content of the main storyline of "Guardian", but his attitude towards the key item "Spark" was completely opposite.

To be precise, the defenders are the enemy, and even if you have three heads and six arms, you cannot defeat both camps.

"I can trick them, get close to them, keep my identity secret, and firmly grasp control. My 'loyalty' is my greatest advantage."

Yuuki's heart was moved in another way, and his stern expression softened.

"Why are you looking for me?"

"I've already said it, because you're tough enough, trustworthy enough, and alone, you won't cause any trouble." Johnny Silver held a cigarette between his hands and said nonchalantly, "Our approach could easily lead to misunderstandings. If the worst comes to the worst, you're the most suitable."

The other players were each other's hostages. Now that communications were severed, if something happened to the headquarters, their companions on the front lines would inevitably be implicated. Yuki was the only one who wasn't afraid. He was alone, and if anything happened, he could just run away.

"Why not use tip 7? That would increase your reputation significantly, enough to get close to the key area."

"It'll be a short time, and they'll leave behind video footage. Once our reputation is restored, won't the defense forces settle the score later?"

That's true. Hint Seven is too valuable. Even if you want to use it, you have to use it when you are surrounded and have to run away.

Yuuki understood this concern and deliberately made his tone unhappy: "You are asking me to pay the price."

"I told you it was the worst-case scenario, and you see the current situation. We don't have time to play war games with these natives. If we keep dragging it on, we might all be killed by the bugs." Johnny Silverhand said calmly, but in fact he was using his power to intimidate others.

The human defense line is becoming more and more leaky. Once the swarm of insects rushes in, the lurker players may survive, but the defenders will be dead.

"Why are they so hasty? Even if we have to protect the fire, wouldn't it be better to put it in their hands?" Yuki still couldn't figure it out and revealed some information.

If the previous was just a guess based on probability, then the word "protection" is more like a final word. Unless Yuuki fights as a teacher while fighting against the lurker player, and leaves room for opportunities to dig out information from the guardian player, he cannot know the main quest.

"Because the player is always the protagonist, no matter how powerful the plot forces are or how tight the defenses are, problems will definitely arise. This is the reincarnation game." Ms. Smile explained personally. As a veteran, she believed that Yuki could understand what she said.

The players are the variables, and they will never be able to get through the dungeon by just going with the flow, so everyone is panicking. They all know that the defense army's impregnable line of defense will definitely have big problems within this month.

It will be too late to find a solution by then, the main quest must be under the control of the player.

Yuki nodded, knowing why these two people went to such great lengths to find him.

Inferring from the fact that the reincarnation game does not allow players to slack off, the situation is worse than the defense forces imagined, and players must prepare for the worst.

The difficulty lies in the fact that the defense forces are always on guard against players. They either need to raise their reputation to 'revered' to enter the core circle, or find another way and take the initiative to attack.

The former requires a lot of time, and this conventional method usually contains hidden dangers, just like the normal fighting in "Bloody Disaster".

The latter is accompanied by great risks. In addition to being misunderstood, the lurker player will not sit idly by.

"If I had to choose, I would choose the second option. Considering the safety of the seniors, I would also find a lone and powerful lone ranger as a partner."

The logic is closed: if the defenders can't hold it, then the player doesn't trust them to protect the "Spark." Whether they offer assistance at a critical moment or simply leave it to the player to protect, they still need to know where the Spark is and what it is.

Coincidentally, I also want to know the news about the 'Spark'. Only by destroying it can it return.

Yuuki didn't hide his inner struggle, and after a long while he raised his head: "What can I get? Be more specific."

Johnny Silverhand and Ms. Smile breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. They had other plans, but none of them were as suitable as Yuki, so they made urgent changes after meeting him.

As for the risks?

There's no risk involved. We're not related at all, so why should I take you through the main storyline?

"You are a brave and rational player." Johnny Silver took a few steps forward, flames coming out of his fingertips, and took the initiative to light a cigarette for Yuki.

"How about this, I'll tell you what 'Fire' is first, as a token of my sincerity."

......

The automatic door closed and Yuki left. He obtained an important piece of information that he could not obtain even with more points.

Johnny Silverhand and Denise did not leave. Yuki had to take risks, and so did they. Coercion and inducement were far less reliable than contracts, so the selection of the third partner had to be very cautious.

At least for now, of all the known players, this lone ranger is the most reliable and the most suitable.

"Can he be completely trusted? It will be troublesome if we let a wolf into the house." Ms. Smile said to herself. She could only reverse the main task of "The Lurker". If she was deceived by Jiecheng, it would not only be a matter of shooting herself in the foot.

"At least 90% credible. There's an Internal Affairs report. He's been ambushed by a Lurker player, and he knows the Guardian's main storyline. Even his micro-expressions don't reveal any flaws."

Johnny Silverhand was no fool, Yuki was observing, and he was also observing.

"If he meets one or two of these conditions, it's possible. But if he meets all of them, could he be the biological son of the reincarnation game?"

"True, but what about the 10%?"

"He's never been hunted by puppet bugs. Logically speaking, since he's so active on the front lines, his reputation should be at the 'disgusting' level."

This is indeed a loophole. The reason why the two camps trust each other is not only because of the chains, but also because their token of loyalty is the puppet worm. All players who have come into contact with this information will not easily tell it.

Fortunately, this reason is not absolute. It is possible that the situation was too tight after Yuuki entered the dungeon and the puppet worm did not find an opportunity.

"Let him participate in the plan first. Once he's cleared up any remaining doubts, we'll let him access the core secrets." Johnny Silver stubbed out his cigarette with his hand, his face showing a sense of vicissitudes. "Also, our main quest only targets the Zerg, so we can't guarantee that players won't be able to take advantage of it."

"The same goes for you. The main quest has a specific target." Denise said silently.

"Hahaha, so you have to trust me. We've worked together before, so I'm definitely more reliable than this player with an unknown background."

Amidst laughter, Denise glanced at her player panel. The description on it was simpler and more complicated than Yuki had imagined.

Guardian's main mission 1: Protect the "Spark" from being devoured by the swarm of insects.

Devouring and swarming are the key words. There are many ways to protect yourself, such as -

Place it in a player's inventory.

Chapter 5: How long will you remain hidden? (K)

Making money out of nothing, huge profit.

Yuki really fooled people from both camps. This had nothing to do with IQ. No one would have thought that there would be a "no" camp in the world.

This is a game bug, and normal players would never think of this aspect.

So they invited a wolf into the house and let a "lurker" join the core plan. Yuki didn't even do anything, but he got important information.

"'Spark' is so complex, no wonder the main quest revolves around it."

The next day, Yuki got up early and sat in front of the small table with a smile on his face.

This level of secrets cannot be obtained through trickery. Anyone who dares to mention it will be immediately closely monitored by the defense forces.

It is so important that it can be used as an energy source. According to the information Johnny Silverhand found in the Sea of ​​Data, it is the basis for maintaining the 'Wall of Sighs'.

It is precisely because of the fire that the swarm of insects cannot cross the mountains or dig holes on their surface, and can only go around them from underground with great effort.

The question arises again, what exactly is fire? How can it maintain the operation of an entire mountain range? Is it continuously sending some kind of energy waves?

That shouldn't be the case. From what we've found so far, the energy core of this copy is the 'Emerald Stone', and the Wall of Sighs is more like an energy node that requires regular battery replacement.

Yuki doesn't understand high technology, but he understands another thing:

"No wonder the Lurkers are so dangerous. If I complete the main quest, this world will be destroyed."