Lord Shenxiu

"Quick! Quick!"

A long line of black sedans came to a halt, and numerous Special Review Bureau members rushed out, preparing to encircle the skyscraper where two Martial Artists were fiercely clashing.

Above the surrounding floors, snipers who had arrived were searching for suitable positions to take their shots.

However, they had not finished setting up everything, and they had not even evacuated the crowd.

Then, the unexpected happened!

Crash!

On one side of the skyscraper, windows shattered, and two figures, battling fiercely, fell from tens of meters high.

"Ah!"

"Help!"

The skyscraper was located in a bustling district, where the streets teemed with people.

Many unlucky individuals were struck by falling debris, suffering bloody injuries to their heads.

And even more people, staring at the two figures plummeting from the sky, stood with mouths agape, some immediately pulling out their mobile phones.

Bang bang!

A Sixth-rank Martial Artist, having cultivated Inner Strength, could already do many things ordinary people could not.

For instance, by channeling Inner Strength to become as light as a feather, coupled with the leveraging Qinggong skill, not to mention tens of meters, even jumping from a hundred meters high wouldn't result in much injury.

The two figures hit the ground and immediately turned into two streaks of afterimages, clashing again in battle.

The occasional strike of palm force would easily injure the bystanders.

"Damn it."

Xie Biqi and Shen Mo, watching the scene through surveillance screens, saw their eyes turn red, "Quick, evacuate the crowd! Where are the snipers?"

"Report, targets are moving too fast to aim, and there's a large crowd around, afraid of causing injury..."

The snipers reported, helpless.

Sniping is a high-precision activity after all, and hitting fast-moving targets is extremely difficult, not to mention in a bustling area where there's a high risk of accidentally hurting others.

At this moment, it seemed the targets were deliberately running towards crowded areas, also to make the Special Review Bureau hesitate to act.

Then, Yuan Tu unleashed a burst of blood flames, hitting Lin Fan squarely in the chest.

Lin Fan kicked Yuan Tu in the lower abdomen, and the two separated upon impact, finally stopping their motion.

"Eh? Isn't that Lin Fan?"

"The Ancient Martial Emperor—Lin Fan!"

"Is this not a movie shooting? Are they really fighting?"

"Holy crap, are the martial arts that fierce? I'm starting to doubt this world. Could it be that the uncle selling egg pancakes at the entrance is some kind of hidden expert?"

...

Seeing quite a few people taking videos and posting selfies, Xie Biqi couldn't help but cover her forehead in anguish.

"If only..."

Yuan Tu spoke at this time, "If I had advanced my Red Blood Demon Skill to the Fifth Grade, I would have won for sure! Instead of us both being injured!"

His Red Blood Demon Skill had not only improved rapidly, but the key was that it had a bonus effect at the Fifth Grade Ascension Realm.

Even the Heavenly Pride Burning Spear would fall to his Demon Skill.

"Martial arts are not necessarily better when they're stronger; what suits you best is the best."

Lin Fan, clutching his chest, quickly controlled the terrible injury.

The next moment, Yuan Tu seemed to sense something, quickly twisting his body, barely avoiding a vital spot.

Bang!

A gunshot sounded, and half of his shoulder instantly vanished.

"You lack martial ethics! How dare you use a gun!"

Yuan Tu howled like a wolf and dashed into a nearby street.

Lin Fan took a deep breath, "For someone like you, there's no need to talk about martial morality!"

For some reason, he suddenly thought of the last World Martial Arts Tournament and his mood grew more complicated as he pursued.

Both sides were Sixth-rank Martial Artists, one severely injured, the other lightly, the outcome was obvious.

At the edge of the great river running through East Sea City, Lin Fan caught up with Yuan Tu, "You think you can still run?"

Sixth-rank Martial Artists have vigorous life force, if he jumped into the water to escape, and even followed the river into the sea, there was still a chance to survive!

"Spare me!"

Yuan Tu's eyes were filled with fear, "I don't want to die, I'm just an NPC... I can compensate you!"

With a puff!

Lin Fan pressed his palm on the top of Yuan Tu's head, his inner strength crushed the skull into dust, "That is not a game world, that is a real world, where everyone is alive."

He looked at Yuan Tu's unwillingly fallen body and kowtowed thrice towards the sky, "Master... I've avenged you..."

...

Although this matter ended with Yuan Tu's death, the aftermath was far from over.

After all, two little supermen fighting in a busy district was just too noisy, and too much footage was taken!

In just under fifteen minutes, a large amount of exposure posts, videos, and selfies appeared online...

Luckily, the Special Review Bureau's tech department was capable enough to suppress it, but a storm had already formed on the internet.

Especially in places where they were powerless, like the player forums of "Cyberworld Adventures."

The high-definition video of Lin Fan's battle with Yuan Tu was brazenly uploaded by a player with the title of 'Ancient Martial Emperor Battles Blood Demon'!

Below it was a row of 666s.

[Wan Donglin: Good job, bro, you got rid of a scourge!]

[Chen Tianxin: Although that's the case, I still feel somewhat conflicted...]

[Ke Shanru Meng: Damn it! Because of this idiot, Tang's previously great plan went to hell, and it also got us surrounded and attacked, Blood Hand Man Slaughter deserved to die.]

[Compassionate Mother Maintains the Middle Ground: I've heard rumors in Jianghu that this Blood Hand Man Slaughter has gone to the Demon Path and even taken Red Blood Demon as his master, he's indeed a rising star of the Demon Path.]

[Lingling Loves to Eat: Congratulations young hero for eliminating harm for the people, queue up downstairs!]

...

Zhong Shenxiu glanced at the forum and felt nothing.

To be honest, although he had followed this player's real-life PK, he didn't have any special feelings.

Whether it was Yuan Tu's death or Lin Fan's, to him, they were just two ants that had died.

What was slightly interesting were the chain reactions this incident triggered.

On Da Xia's internet, even though the tech department was desperately trying to suppress and control, various factions were also matching wits with the authorities, spreading the truth like a virus.

The extraordinary videos of some players, especially Lin Fan's data and battle footage, were continuously circulating.

Behind this, there were even foreign powers from outside Da Xia intervening, trying to smear it all over the world.

They even claimed "Cyberworld Adventures" as a conspiracy, a plot orchestrated by the Da Xia Empire!

Of course, the higher-ups and the wise wouldn't buy this narrative, but it was enough if the commoners believed it!

"This is a test as well..."

Zhong Shenxiu continued to watch the drama indifferently, not at all aware of his role as a backstage manipulator.

Da Xia's response was quick as well, with the Prime Minister immediately convening a press conference, announcing that the Emperor and the Prime Minister would reveal all the truths together that evening.

At the same time, major protests broke out in several major foreign countries.

The public beta players had only just been selected and were unable to master the superpowers in reality, but they were already excellent evidence.

Moreover, it seemed due to party conflicts, struggles among the upper echelons, and various reasons, they began to expose themselves.

All in all, the whole planet seemed to be in chaos because of the "Cyberworld Adventures" game...