"If I get stronger and stronger, will it attract the attention of the AI, or will it treat me like a virus and eliminate me?" Ling Yi asked the system.
[Ding, host, rest assured, this system is only lacking in attack power, but its defense is invincible.]
[Ding! Leave the affairs of the system world to this system. The host only needs to focus on becoming stronger and relax!]
Within the system, Ling Yi immediately grasped the key words.
"Are there other systems in this world?"
[Ding, the host will know when the time is right.]
Ling Yi pursed his lips, "Fine, don't tell me then."
At the same time, assassins appeared not only in Ling Yi's Simulation scenarios, but also in other Simulation scenarios.
However, in the other Simulation scenarios, only one killer appeared.
In Ye Chen's Simulation scenario (No. 7), Ye Chen, who was sleeping, suddenly opened his eyes.
He rolled off the bed and hid behind the door.
The door clicked slightly and then slowly opened.
A silenced pistol was slipped through the crack in the door and fired three shots at the bed.
Just then, Ye Chen suddenly reached out and grabbed the assassin's wrist, which was holding the gun. With a sudden force, he pulled the assassin into the room.
However, the assassin reacted quickly. After realizing that he was no match for Ye Chen, he did not retreat but advanced, using the force of Ye Chen's pull to crash into Ye Chen.
At the same time, his left hand shot out, a flash of cold light, and a dagger stabbed fiercely into Ye Chen's heart.
Ye Chen remained calm and dodged the dagger attack by sidestepping. He leaned back and flipped his body at an incredible angle, simultaneously delivering a knee strike to the assassin.
The blow was incredibly powerful; one could even hear the cracking sound of the assassin's ribs breaking.
The assassin groaned and collapsed against the wall.
Before he could react, a flash of cold light appeared, and a dagger was plunged into the assassin's neck.
The entire process took no more than twenty seconds, and the Combat was over.
Ye Chen frowned and said, " Assassin Company, indeed not simple. They've come knocking on our door so quickly. It seems this place is no longer safe."
Without any hesitation, Ye Chen packed his things, turned and left, but he didn't go far. Instead, he took out his Key, opened the door to the room next door, and went inside.
He then closed the door behind him.
This is a scheme to hide something in plain sight.
A day earlier, after arriving at this old residential area, Ye Chen rented three adjacent rooms using different ID cards and different appearances.
The room Ye Chen was in just now was rented by him using his real ID card.
In this old residential area, most of the surveillance cameras are broken.
This is also the main reason why Ye Chen chose to rent a house here.
Ye Chen thought he could at least stall for a few more days, but to his surprise, the assassins arrived in just one day.
The reason Ye Chen rented a room using his real ID was as preparation for continuing his scheme in the shadows.
If an assassin is killed, under normal circumstances, people would assume that he has already escaped the area.
No one would have expected that Ye Chen not only hadn't left, but was actually right next door.
Clearly, Ye Chen is an extremely intelligent contestant.
But at this moment, Ye Chen sat on the bed, his expression not being very good.
"Strange, why is my reputation accumulating so quickly? Could it be that another player is performing better than me and is taking away the viewership from my stream?"
That's right, Ye Chen has a cheat code.
Furthermore, the cheat code was only activated after participating in the program and entering the Simulation scenario.
A very popular Reputation Shop System.
You can use reputation to purchase various items and abilities in the Reputation Shop.
Ye Chen has now exchanged for expert-level Ancient Martial Arts, expert-level Disguise, and an extremely sharp dagger.
In the first scenario, Ye Chen gained a lot of reputation, which he saved up to upgrade the Reputation Shop.
Based on his estimate, and considering the reputation efficiency of the first scenario, the Reputation Shop should be able to be upgraded in three days at most.
But now, five days have passed, and the rate at which reputation is accumulating is getting slower and slower.
Let alone three days, the mall still won't be able to upgrade in ten days.
Without upgrading, you cannot purchase higher-level items and abilities.
Ye Chen didn't find the items in the beginner's shop appealing; he didn't want to waste too much reputation on them.
"Looks like we still need to stir things up to get the traffic back!"
Ye Chen silently considered how to better attract viewers to the live stream.
Besides Ye Chen, who has a cheat ability, Xiao Lian (No. 1) and Qin Su No. 2 ) also have cheat abilities.
Xiao Lian, No. 1, possesses the ability to Future Precognition.
It allows you to see future scenes within a specified time period.
The condition for improving one's abilities is to increase the audience's Shock Value.
Like Ye Chen, his cheat system was activated after he first entered the Simulation scenario.
Like Ye Chen, his efficiency in gaining Shock Value has been decreasing these past few days.
"It seems that hiding in prison was a very foolish choice."
To gain Shock Value, hiding is definitely not an option.
Then why hide in prison?
Because Xiao Lian, Ye Chen, and Qin Su all thought the same thing: they believed that only they had a cheat code.
I never imagined that there would be other people like them, with the same cheat codes.
Therefore, their primary goal is to pass the level.
Only by staying in the Simulation environment after completing the game can you continuously become stronger by using cheat codes.
Qin Su, No. 2, has a cheat ability that Grow Stronger Through Killing.
This is also why Qin Su was so reckless.
At this moment, Qin Su also dealt with the second assassin, but this left Qin Su very dissatisfied.
Compared to the first scenario, the killing efficiency in this second Simulation scenario is far too low.
But there was nothing they could do.
She didn't dare to run out, so just like in the first scenario, she simply charged straight in.
Although Qin Su is quite strong, she is not at the point where she can Ignore bullets.
She could only wait for the assassins to come to her in her renovated villa fortress.
In the real world, in an underground research base in an Ancient Country.
Three elderly men in white coats are currently communicating with a virtual projection.
" Nüwa, have you found any overflowing data?" one of them asked, frowning.
"Not yet, there are two overflow data points, but we can't lock them!" AI Nüwa shook her head.
"Strange, the original plan was to have only two testers, so why are there two more?" another old man asked, frowning.
"Two of them are definitely related to overflowing data."
"The key issue is that we can't determine exactly who it is!"
"The testers were selected randomly. If the number of testers had been specified from the beginning, there wouldn't have been so much trouble."
"What, are you blaming me?" the other person rolled their eyes.
Before the first person could say anything more, the third person interrupted, "Alright, this involves too many things. The random selection of test subjects was decided by everyone involved. Complaining about it now is useless."
"We must find out which tester the overflow data is related to, and the specific reason why the overflow data occurred."
"This Ling Yi, No. 88, must be one of them, right? No. 1, No. 2, and No. 7 are far inferior to No. 88."
"It's not about who's stronger or who has more overflowing data. The tester's ability isn't determined by us, but by the tester themselves."
"We simply unlocked their talents."
" Nüwa, based on your calculations, which of the four is most likely related to the overflowing data?" the Number Three elder asked.
"In single-player Simulation, it's impossible to make a judgment. Only when online mode is enabled and all four players meet can it be determined who is the tester and who is the cheater!"
"A cheater?" the three asked in unison.
"Based on my deduction, the reason for the overflowing data is that two of the four people actively awakened their talents. To distinguish them, I've named them 'cheaters.'"
"Hmm, how are the testers doing in other countries?"
"The data is normal, and there is no overflow."
"Let's wait until online mode is enabled. Right now, focus all our efforts on analyzing the overflow data. We don't have much time, so if necessary, speed up the filtering process."
"Yes, sir!"
Pay close attention to No. 88!
"Yes!"
In the Simulation scenario, it's the morning of the sixth day.
Ling Yi and Yin Lingyun were having dinner.
The meal was still cooked by Yin Lingyun; it was seafood porridge.
However, Ling Yi and Yin Lingyun both looked rather grim at that moment, because the villa had lost both water and electricity.
Fortunately, Yin Lingyun had finished cooking before the water and electricity were cut off; otherwise, they wouldn't have had anything to eat for breakfast.
Without a doubt, the villa's water and electricity outages are related to the Assassin Company.
A power outage is manageable, but a water outage is a real problem.
Ling Yi can store the freezer containing food into his Personal Space. Time Stop in his Personal Space, so there's no need to worry about the food spoiling.
But without water, Ling Yi was helpless.
He himself can survive without food or water, since he can Photosynthesis and live as long as there is light.
But Yin Lingyun couldn't do that.
The remaining water in the villa will last for at most two days.
"I'm ordering online—water, generators, food, all sorts of West City."
"This is probably not safe. Those assassins will definitely take advantage of this!"
"It doesn't matter, I'll take care of it!" Ling Yi waved his hand and said.
"Alright!" Since Ling Yi was so confident, Yin Lingyun had no choice but to trust Ling Yi.
Ling Yi was too lazy to leave the villa.
Where to go after leaving? To the city? Or to the countryside?
Going into the city would be more suitable for the assassin to operate, and it would likely cause greater chaos, attracting the attention of the authorities.
Go to the countryside?
I'm afraid I won't be able to go at all.
The show's theme is Urban Battle Royale, so leaving the city is definitely not allowed.
Just like the previous scene, outside the Crazy City is all desert, which is also to restrict the players from leaving the city.
Around 5 p. m., three trucks stopped in front of the villa.
A well-dressed middle-aged man got out of the passenger seat of the first car.
He wore a neat suit, had slicked-back hair, and wore gold-rimmed glasses.
He stood out from the other Transport who got off the truck at the same time.
"Excuse me, where are these goods being unloaded?" The middle-aged man adjusted his glasses and asked Ling Yi on the second floor.
"Just unload it anywhere in front of the villa!" Ling Yi said, pointing to the open space in front of the villa.
"Mr. Ling, Ms. Yin, I have a very big business deal to discuss. Would it be possible to discuss it in person?"
Ling Yi scoffed.
Saying this is tantamount to the other party revealing their identity.
However, Ling Yi wasn't afraid at all. He could learn something from this person, so he smiled and said, "Okay!"