Chapter 297
"You're far too murderous!"
"I will pay an equal price. A quarter of my life, perhaps," Yakumo Yukari said after a moment's thought.
Yakumo Yukari manipulate the boundary between illusion and reality, turning the illusory into the real, but she will also pay a price for it.
If the only price is demonic power, then the duration and strength of the opponent's power in the game will be limited.
However, if it comes at the cost of sacrificing a portion of Yakumo Yukari's original power, according to the principle of Equivalent Exchange, the life of this great demon, Yakumo Yukari, is enough to allow her to possess this power in the game forever.
As for Yakumo Yukari, who used the power of the source, she would naturally lose half her life.
Now, no matter how strong you are in the game... you'll really be strong!
Other players, seeing their guild leader swallowed by the strange rift, scattered in terror.
If there were a health bar, the opponent might try their best to kill it, but there isn't even a health bar, so it's obviously a monster with a mechanic that's hard to beat.
"The Revival Match has been triggered. The opponent has revived," Chen Li suddenly said.
"Then let's wait for Kirito to come back..."
The resurrection mechanism of the Resurrection Card is very humane. In Kirito's case, after using the Resurrection Card, he will be immediately resurrected in his body, where his brain was burned out by the game helmet.
Since it's a resurrection, the burned brain will naturally be restored.
"That's not right. Why hasn't he come back yet after waiting so long? Is he trying to confirm the truthfulness of what we said?"
Yakumo Yukari, who thought Kirito was just looking up information online to see if there were any precedents of people who died in the game and were successfully resurrected in real life, finally noticed something was wrong after waiting for 5 minutes.
Why hasn't he/she come back yet?
"Um... I have a question." Chen Li suddenly realized something.
"What's the problem?"
"The Sao death game kills players by destroying their brains with high-output microwaves. So here's the question... after using the high-output microwaves, will the game helmet still work? Won't it burn out the player's brain along with it?"
"..." by Yakumo Yukari
"..." by Chen Li.
"Damn it!" Yakumo Yukari cursed under her breath.
"Brother, now that you've survived this death game, don't try to go back in! This game is no joke!"
"No matter how strong you are in the game, it's all fake."
You cannot change everyone's fate or destiny!
"Just think of it as being for the sake of your family..."
"Slap!" Just as Kirito's sister, Kirigaya Suguha, was advising the newly awakened Kirito not to try to enter the murder game again, a black hole suddenly appeared, and a girl who was so beautiful that she didn't seem human raised her hand and slapped Kirito.
"Kirito, log on!" Yakumo Yukari shouted.
"But my helmet is broken..." Kirito said, holding up the helmet that he had taken apart halfway.
Kirito is trying to repair the helmet using his skills.
"I'll fix it." Yakumo Yukari casually used a burst of her spiritual power to repair the helmet.
"Here it comes!" Kirito couldn't wait to put on his helmet.
If you can really be resurrected, it means that the other party really might be able to resurrect other people that you want to resurrect!
Moreover, Kirito could see it clearly; the background behind the other person was the very spot where he had just fought the monster.
If she can break through the dimensional barrier, what can't she do?
"Excuse me, could you lend me your brother for a moment? We're going to Deliverance," Yakumo Yukari said to the black-haired girl beside her.
"Ah, oh, okay." Kirigaya Suguha stared blankly.
It took Kirigaya Suguha a long time to realize what she had just seen.
Holy crap! There is God!
Could it be that, in a place unknown to ordinary people, the game created by Kayaba Akihiko is actually an entrance to another world, so that players who die in the game will also die in reality?
Meanwhile, his older brother, through a series of coincidences, became one of the most outstanding Hero in this otherworld war. Although he made it through 99 floors, he ultimately fell to the Great Demon King's blade. However, his teammates used a special item to save his life after death. Finally, his former companions traveled across time and worlds to ask for his help again, attempting to turn the tide and save the collapsing empire.
So handsome!
After Kirito put on his helmet and re-entered the game, he reappeared at the spot where he had died/logged off.
"Waaaaah, Kirito! You're alive! That's so great!" As soon as Kirito logged on, his friend Klein immediately hugged Kirito, wiping her snot and tears all over Kirito.
"Klein? You... you calm down." Kirito was somewhat at a loss.
"Alright, alright, everyone line up, you're next... Asuna, right? You're going to die in 10 seconds, remember to log back in after you revive." Yakumo Yukari's voice caught Kirito's attention.
Kirito turned his head and saw that Yakumo Yukari seemed to be holding a notebook, pointing to the names of people who kept appearing in the snow, Kirito familiar and some unfamiliar, while writing something in the notebook.
"Oh." Asuna nodded obediently.
However, in her final moments, Asuna wanted to do one more thing.
Asuna lunged forward, snatched the long needle from the person next to her, and stabbed the waist of the person in the white coat who was tied to the tree.
"That damned Kayaba Akihiko!" Asuna gave Kayaba Akihiko the middle finger.
Even if Asuna is well-mannered, she can't be elegant at all when she encounters the culprit who made her stay in this game for so long!
The next second, Asuna showed no signs of injury, but her entire figure quietly shattered.
This scene signifies the death of a gamer.
A few seconds after the other person died, a purple Destiny Treasure Chest appeared on the spot.
"Another purple box... Chen Li, you're using this Death Note much more elegantly now," said Yakumo Yukari after picking up the Destiny Treasure Chest.
"Whatever makes you happy."
"That's... Kayaba Akihiko?" Kirito recognized the figure in the white coat who was being poked around by a group of people with a long needle.
Kayaba Akihiko was once Kirito admired, so Kirito wouldn't mistake him for someone else.
"Oh, you mean him. Kayaba Akihiko seemed to have sensed the data fluctuations here, so he suddenly appeared, seemingly intending to use his GM privileges to eliminate those two, and then... and then he got hung up and whipped." Klein thought for a moment and then pointed at Chen Li and Yakumo Yukari before speaking.
It's not that Klein's account was too brief; it's because the process was indeed that brief.
After Kayaba Akihiko appeared and uttered a couple of harsh words, he was grabbed by the leg and slammed to the ground dozens of times by Chen Li, and then he became obedient.
Trying to run away? You can't escape.
Want to fight back? You can't win.
Even if Kayaba Akihiko is incredibly strong in the game, it's still fake.
How can you, a GM in a game, control my real-life person?
Of course, it is precisely because Chen Li and Yakumo Yukari are in a superposition of reality and the game that the rewards from the Destiny Treasure Chest dropped by monsters are reduced.
However, this does not affect the rewards obtained from defeating the main character and supporting characters.
Because the main character and supporting characters are killed simultaneously in reality and in the game, while the monsters lack the "reality" element.
The strategy involves gifting the Revival Match to the opponent, killing the opponent, waiting for them to revive in real life after watching a 30-second ad, finding their real-world location with Slap Gloves, repairing their game helmet with the power of the realm, then having them log in and queue up next to someone else, gifting the Revival Match to another person, and killing that person...
After repeating this for about half an hour, Yakumo Yukari was so engrossed in hugging her dozens of blue and purple Destiny Treasure Chest that she was laughing foolishly. Only after Chen Li tapped her on the head did she remember what she was supposed to do next.
"Ahem, alright, since you've granted my wish, I'll grant yours too. Get ready to bring the power from the game back to reality!" Yakumo Yukari said to the people lined up in front of her.
"Um... revival..." Kirito, who was at the front of the line, had something to say.
Did Kirito die willingly for power? Kirito did it for Naiko... for Sachi.
Although Kirito didn't die voluntarily, he was directly killed by Yakumo Yukari.
"Don't worry, someone will be responsible for reviving the thousands of players who died... The boundary between illusion and reality!" Yakumo Yukari snapped her fingers without waiting for a reply.
Yakumo Yukari unleashed her power, instantly enveloping Kirito and Asuna behind him.
The two figures vanished instantly, as if banished by the game.
As a large amount of demonic power was used up by Yakumo Yukari, her life essence was also rapidly consumed.
Yakumo Yukari collapsed into Chen Li's arms. Looking at Chen Li so close to her, Yakumo Yukari tremblingly reached out her hand towards Chen Li's face.
"Chen, Chen Li, my beloved, I'm so sorry... I can only... stay with you this far. Even without me by your side, you must... live on strongly. Can you grant me... one last request?"
"Hmm, you said..." Chen Li looked at Yakumo Yukari with a complicated expression.
"Give me... a 10% raise. This is my lifelong request. As a way to repay... you, you can do it while it's still hot."
Watching Yakumo Yukari's eyes gradually lose their luster after she finished speaking, Chen Li felt a mix of emotions.
Hagi Purple, you're really willing to go to such lengths just to get a raise?
Then I won't be polite.
"Holy crap, are you serious?" As Chen Li got closer and closer, Yakumo Yukari reached out and blocked Chen Li's face.
"Hmm, how come you're still alive? I was planning to eat it while it's still hot, 30 seconds should be enough." Chen Li looked at Yakumo Yukari strangely, as if to say, didn't you tell me to eat it while it's still hot?
"Ah, is 30 seconds enough? Is that enough?"
"That's enough. I just learned a time-stopping technique from Homura Akemi. Even one second is enough to torment you."
"Cough cough, I think I can hold on a little longer." After jumping out of Chen Li's arms, Yakumo Yukari looked at the supporting characters, including Klein.
Because Yakumo Yukari didn't actually bring Kirito, Asuna, and the others' strength from the game into reality; she just renewed the subscription for 99 years.
Anyway, they might not live past 100, so buying permanent status would be a waste.
Therefore, Yakumo Yukari can now also include all the supporting characters in front of her.
As agreed, the supporting characters only need to be represented by 50% or even less of their strength in the game, since they only provide blue or even white treasure chests.
Yakumo Yukari isn't exactly a saint, so of course she needs to be treated differently.
"Chen Li, my beloved, can you grant me one more request? This is my lifelong request." Yakumo Yukari lay in Chen Li's arms once again.
This time, Yakumo Yukari gave some buffs to all the players still in the game.
Yakumo Yukari wasn't that kind-hearted, but Chen Li felt that giving these people 10% of the game's power, even if it only lasted for a year and a half, would still provide him with a lot of Starstones.
"You've made quite a few requests in your life... Tell me, what do you want to ask for?" Chen Li retorted.
"Give me a raise... 10% is enough."
"It's possible... but repeat what you just said, like 'beloved' or 'companionship'."
"Chen Li, the love of my life... I am so glad that I could die before you, instead of leaving me to watch you leave me in agony..." Yakumo Yukari held Chen Li's hand tightly, her face full of relief, without any fear of impending death.
"Really... really... really?"
"Of course it's true... Hmm, Yuyuko, what are you doing here?" Seeing the familiar stranger, Yakumo Yukari had a sudden burst of energy before she died!
"She's my special guest. I'd like her to be our witness at our wedding," Chen Li said shyly.
"Gulp!" Yakumo Yukari, unable to rest in peace.
How despicable, Chen Li!
I only wanted a little bit of your Starstones, and you're already lusting after my body!
Are you trying to drive me crazy so I can inherit my family's fox, cat, and Yuyuko?
"Could you please delete the video from earlier?" Yakumo Yukari asked in a deep voice.
"Sure, but you have to grant me one request for life..."
"..."
"You'll have to ask for a lower salary. Twenty percent, that's fine."
"I'm scared of you." Yakumo Yukari nodded helplessly.
After putting on a great performance in two scenes, which increased his salary from 1000 to 1200, Chen Li demanded a 20% pay cut, leaving him with only 960 Starstones, a huge loss of 40 Starstones.
What about the two scenes I just acted in? Did they mean I was capable of acting?