Awakened Players

"Where exactly is this?"

"Wasn't I under a control spell?"

Singo suddenly woke up. He first looked down to examine his body and found that he was unharmed before looking around.

What came into view was a chaotic Testing Ground, littered with pieces of flesh and mangled bodies, the ground covered in thick blood that even reached his ankles.

Before him was a heavy metal bed, stained with blood, upon which the Born Battle Maniac was firmly strapped.

He then looked warily to his side.

The body that belonged to Steamed Bun lay silently in a pool of blood, like a dead corpse.

Singo was puzzled again. The mage who possessed the steamed Steamed Bun had easily dealt with the three of them, and since he was in his own lair without encountering any external enemies, how could he have disappeared without a trace? "Could that ' Wagnerd ' have vanished?"

"Did the spell stop, or is there some other reason?"

A blurry figure seemed to float out of the Demon Soul Pot and flow into this body.

Singo exclaimed in surprise, "Steamed Bun?"

The body that belonged to Steamed Bun first trembled slightly in its fingers, then opened its eyes, supported itself with its arms, and struggled to sit up in the pool of blood.

"This place is disgusting, it's all sticky."

"Steamed Bun complained with a look of disgust on its face."

However, when he looked up slightly, he saw that Singo was drawing his bowstring taut, aiming Armor-Piercing Arrow at his brow.

"I'm a Steamed Bun— "

Singo remained unmoved and said coldly, "How can I be sure you're Steamed Bun and not something else? You'll have to pass my test first, or I'll kill you with an arrow."

Steamed Bun cursed angrily, "Xin Gou, are you out of your mind? Which NPC can have my dashing style?"

However, the sharp arrowhead pressed against his forehead without hesitation, startling Steamed Bun so much that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Steamed Bun raised his hands in a French military salute, looking like he was about to cry but had no tears.

"Okay, okay, I'll answer."

Singo looked down at him and said coldly, "What's Steamed Bun's most viewed video?"

"The unspeakable thirty seconds Lang Li Bai Tiao and the Old Vampire."

How many times has Steamed Bun's online dating failed?

"I did it three times."

What's the name of Steamed Bun's mount?

"Noodles."

"How many Gold Coin did Steamed Bun steal from me?"

"Fifteen coins, while he was sleeping—wait, damn it, Xin Gou, you're lying to me!"

Steamed Bun jumped up in shock, instantly realizing that this so-called "test" was just a pretext for Singo to trick him.

"Very good, you passed the test, Steamed Bun."

"But you stole my Gold Coin."

Singo's voice was slow and deliberate, a cold smile on his face, and the bow and arrow in his hand were still drawn, clearly aimed at Steamed Bun's forehead.

"I'll work for you, I'll sell myself to you, okay? Don't try this."

Seeing that things were going badly, the Steamed Bun begged for mercy.

Singo then put away his weapon and said seriously, "How did you feel inside the pot? Do you know what just happened?"

After thinking for a moment, Steamed Bun said, "It's a strange feeling. I can sense the environment through the container, but I can't move at all. I can only watch helplessly as he uses my body to control you, you weakling. But it looks pretty good, like I'm personally torturing you, hehe."

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Singo didn't dwell on his personal agenda and continued, "So what did he say? And why did he disappear?"

Steamed Bun was immediately filled with righteous indignation. "That guy is a beast. Not only did he use Miss Valena as a test subject, but he also wanted to use us all as his samples. Fortunately, in the end, he suddenly disappeared."

Singo rubbed his chin, looking somewhat puzzled.

"You mean—he just suddenly disappeared?"

Didn't he say anything before he left?

Steamed Bun scratched his head, pondered for a moment, and then stammered, "My perception of the outside world was not very clear while I was inside the pot, and I was busy speaking at the time, but I think I heard him say the name of our camp leader."

"Keosius".

Singo's eyes gleamed with excitement. "This Wagnerd is indeed a boss related to the main quest. Quests related to that Red Dragon are all of great importance. We've probably hit the jackpot again this time."

"Xin Gou, why don't you save War Maniac Bro first?"

"If War Maniac Bro sends it, you'll be fully responsible, okay?"

Singo then remembered that the Born Battle Maniac was still tied to the metal bed. He quickly went over, used thief's tools to pry open the metal shackles on his hands, and injected a sobering agent into the Born Battle Maniac's neck.

"Well--"

"Where am I? Aren't I in the middle of a battle?"

The Born Battle Maniac opened his eyes and struggled to get up from the metal bed. He looked bewildered and instinctively reached for the battle axe at his waist, but found nothing.

When Steamed Bun saw that he had woken up, she quickly went to help him up.

The Born Battle Maniac looked at Steamed Bun's familiar face, and his face instantly flashed with anger. He was clearly still immersed in the battle just now.

His arm veins bulged as he threw a powerful punch, roaring furiously, "Monster! Get off the Steamed Bun!"

The Barbarian, with a strength rating of 18, used all his strength to smash his fist, the size of a sandbag, into the Steamed Bun's face.

"Bang!"

With a dull thud, the Steamed Bun face contorted violently, turning into a grotesque mess of red, purple, and blue, as if a dye shop had been opened.

"Ouch!"

The Steamed Bun couldn't help but let out a miserable scream.

He was so badly beaten that he saw stars and felt like his soul was about to fly away again.

The Born Battle Maniac wanted to finish him off, unleashing Intentional Punch, but was quickly stopped by Single.

"Singo, why are you stopping me? I'm going to kill this beast!"

"The battle was exhilarating!"

"Drink up—"

Steamed Bun finally came to his senses. He touched his rapidly swollen face, but his lips moved quickly as he shouted, "War Maniac Bro, please have mercy!"

"It's me! I really Steamed Bun!"

He pointed to his face and cried out.

Singo chimed in, "The boss just possessed Steamed Bun, and you've been put to sleep by a spell. Be careful, or you might accidentally kill Steamed Bun."

"Ah?"

The Born Battle Maniac quickly lowered his fist, touched his shiny bald head, and his face turned slightly red.

"Oh, I'm so sorry, Steamed Bun. I... I mistook you for the boss and didn't know it was you. Um... are you alright? I'll get you Healing Potion when we get to town later."

"Okay, I'm fine."

Steamed Bun was on the verge of tears, his face swollen like a steamed Steamed Bun.

Singo, standing nearby, said with a hint of schadenfreude, "Battle Maniac, forget about Steamed Bun. As long as he's not dead, that's all that matters. We've stumbled into this Hidden Instance by sheer chance; we should explore it thoroughly."

"Oh? Hidden Instance?"

"There must be a very powerful enemy."

His Born Battle Maniac lust, his face radiating the exhilaration unique to professional gamers. He was the man who had once single-handedly taken on Star Beast! Only Steamed Bun was still rubbing the wounds on his face, letting out a pitiful wail: "My handsome face—"