Chapter 481: 219: Magic Duel_2
Zhou Baiyu did not say this aloud, but silently in his heart.
"So this game, it's impossible to clear. And the enemy, it's impossible to beat?"
"Of course not."
Zhou Baiyu was already ready to enter the battlefield, making preparations to sprint:
"In the end, realms are also rules, and rules can be broken."
"Just like you, Chairman No Second, you also have means to break the rules."
"Of course, even so, the chances of survival in such a place are extremely slim."
"I'm going to take action soon, attract their attention, but I can't delay for long, I'll also find a way to escape, to look for the warden, chairman, Chairman No Second, the task of taking care of the portal is up to you."
"Objective one, defeat the warden. Objective two, keep the majority of the troops alive. Both are indispensable."
"Soldier" Zhou Baiyu, at this moment, holding a one-handed sword, let out a loud shout, attracting the attention of the dense crowd of monsters in Monster Square.
God of Games and Entertainment watched Jiang Xianwu charge out... with indescribably complex emotions.
How great it would have been if such a person had been recruited by himself from the beginning?
The "Deadlock Sword" was very powerful, frequently delivering super damage units that could kill the enemy countless times over.
Although there were a dense number of monsters, these monsters were all melee, and even the ranged ones, the monsters of Dawn of Fear, their attacks would have a trajectory.
And the trajectory was very slow, providing the player with a chance to dodge through movement.
In these respects, Karlando did not change anything.
So Zhou Baiyu's health, although it would be halved by a touch from these monsters, just could not be touched.
Every attack, with damage in the astronomical unit, would cause the game to stutter for a second.
Just like in many games, when there is a critical hit, there would be a frame drop. Relying on the "God of Games and Entertainment" vision, relying on the brief stutter...
More so, relying on Ms. Wang's genes, Zhou Baiyu showed his "pro gamer" talent, calculating the most reasonable route in his mind.
"Mom, bless me!"
Perhaps the thrill of life and death made Zhou Baiyu subconsciously think of his mother.
Ms. Wang, when playing those "touch and you're dead" games, would occasionally mutter blessings from her "husband" or her "son."
Zhou Baiyu now completely immersed himself as a player.
This might be the highest tribute to the "God of Games and Entertainment."
In fact, he did not dislike this god who had been overwhelmed by the God of Fun.
But he hated the master of this realm.
Everything went as Zhou Baiyu had planned; in the immeasurably dense tide of monsters, he had miraculously carved out a path.
It was at this time that God of Games and Entertainment and Guang Tongchen, leading the remaining three people, began to sprint towards the portal.
Guang Tongchen was somewhat worried about Zhou Baiyu.
God of Games and Entertainment also wondered whether Jiang Xianwu alone would be able to cope with these monsters.
But seeing the terrifying damage units, both of them were reassured.
This amount of damage, even the warden couldn't withstand one hit.
That's what they thought, but just as they took advantage of the fact that the monsters were distracted by Zhou Baiyu and reached the edge of the portal—
A bizarre incident occurred.
[Detection of illegal items, items have been destroyed.]
As Zhou Baiyu was about to swing the "Deadlock Sword," the above string of characters appeared over his head.
God of Games and Entertainment and Guang Tongchen both saw this scene.
The next second, the sword in Zhou Baiyu's hand... vanished into thin air.
Once the sword was gone, the damage Zhou Baiyu dealt to the monsters truly became -1.
No additional units.
The monsters, having some intelligence, were originally prepared to fight to the death, planning to overwhelm Zhou Baiyu with numbers.
The monsters struck by Zhou Baiyu would subconsciously feel fear.
But when Zhou Baiyu's sword disappeared, feeling the touch that was almost imperceptible, the monsters were first stunned, and then overjoyed!!
All the monsters nearby Zhou Baiyu howled, the horn to charge.
All the monsters became excited, that weird weapon, the weapon that could one-hit-kill them, had finally disappeared.
Because of the suppression of fear, their speed had decreased, but now, without that suppression, the monsters' strength actually increased once again.
Sleeping Unpredictability did not expect—could this broken game still detect hacks? Did big brother really just crash and burn?
The situation turned critical in an instant.
Snow Demon exclaimed:
"Brother Jiang is in danger!"
Guang Tongchen also, at the first opportunity, prepared to use the in-game assassin's displacement skills to extract Zhou Baiyu.
God of Games and Entertainment also prepared to utilize his trump card.
But just at that moment, Zhou Baiyu shouted loudly:
"Don't waste any more time! I'm not dead yet! The battle between me and the game creator has just begun! Get going, quick!"
Zhou Baiyu didn't care about much else, nor did he know if anyone had heard his shout, unique in all the world.
Right now, he had to mutate the other items on his person while focusing his attention on avoiding the monsters' attacks.
At that moment, Tongchen looked at Guang Tongchen:
"It's your call, do you trust your people or not?"
Guang Tongchen didn't hesitate for half a second and turned to rush into the teleportation rift.
Red light engulfed his body.
The Snow Demon and Huan Liuyan also clenched their teeth and entered the rift the next second.
They were all concerned about Zhou Baiyu's safety, but in the end, they chose to trust him.
It was the first time Tongchen had worked with Jiang Xianwu, and to his surprise, Jiang Xianwu had become so reliable in their eyes.
In face of certain doom, but over at Cross Base, as long as his own people made an effort, they could still survive before doom struck.
In the face of this dire situation, Tongchen had no choice but to trust Jiang Xianwu.
"Good luck."
Red light swallowed him and Huan Liuyan.
On the other side of the teleportation portal, inside the Cross Base, unnamed explorers had appeared.
And now in the black dungeon, only Zhou Baiyu was left.
"God of Games and Entertainment, if I die, you'll become the laughing stock of others. If the Book of Chaos gets blown up, especially by a follower of the God of Games and Entertainment, that'd be a huge embarrassment for you!"
"I hope you really do have an edge over this god's follower."
The first mutation yielded the Deadlock Sword that could cause the game to stutter, leading Zhou Baiyu to speculate that perhaps the God of Difference and Chaos did have some sway over the game god.
Of course, it could also just be a fluke, and he might have just gotten lucky with a One Shot Soul.
Now that his cheat weapon had been destroyed by the game GM, he had no choice but to try to make a new item.
In doing so, he wanted to test the connection between the two gods.
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Meanwhile, in the Dark Cathedral...
Karlando was feeling the steady flow when the candles flickered and confirmed that the thing causing the game world to stutter had disappeared.
Karlando smiled.
This wasn't difficult for him to achieve.
In the era of the battle of the gods, the inheritors of the God of Difference and Chaos were actually the least among the nine old gods.
Because the inheritors of the other old gods could at least feel the guidance of their divine predecessors.
But the inheritors of the God of Games and Entertainment often felt like they were just a joke during the mutation process.
The frustrating mutations, once widely known, made few people willing to choose this old god for inheritance.
Most chose one of the other eight gods.
However, even so, there were outstanding players like Lin and Mel under the God of Games and Entertainment, though they were the exception.
And toward the end of the battle of the gods, the God of Games and Entertainment, in a fight with a Mutator, found out that his opponent could ignore his rules and mutate items.
This enraged the game god.
So, this new god established an anti-cheat mechanism for his game.
This mechanism detected mutated items soon after they were created by mutators and then forcibly erased them.
It was also for this reason that the game god became arrogant.
He believed he had restrained the God of Difference and Chaos with his anti-cheat mechanism.
Therefore, at the twilight of the gods, he declared that he would personally kill the God of Difference and Chaos.
But once they actually fought... this powerful new god discovered something terrifying.
By using trans-dimensional mutation, the God of Games and Entertainment mutated the anti-cheat mechanism itself.
Consequently, his anti-cheat mechanism became one that encouraged cheating.
The outcome of that battle shocked all the new gods.
Of course, although Zhou Baiyu mastered trans-dimensional mutation, he was still unable to precisely and actively initiate this kind of mutation.
But Zhou Baiyu was clear, he hadn't lost yet. His battle with Karlando had just begun.
Just like in some big company's underground city, the anti-cheat mechanisms are constantly updated, but so are the cheats.
The phrase "Are you stable, bro?" has been unbroken from 2008 to 2023.
Just when Karlando thought he had a firm grasp on victory—
The flickering candlelight beneath the statue of the God of Games and Entertainment stuttered once again.