Chapter 308: Stripping off, getting the game character_1
In the sky, a vast amount of code constantly overlapped and emerged.
At this moment, people all over the world were watching this scene, and so was Wang Linchi, who was continuously analyzing these codes.
His expression was grim.
To some extent, the Game System has become an Erroneous Sin.
However, compared to those mindless Erroneous Sins, the Game System is more rational.
Erroneous Sins possessed no self-awareness; they were more like a group of self-operating antivirus programs, with humans as the viruses.
But the Game System was different; Its unique strategies against the Abyss and Its flexible application of rules demonstrated Its extraordinary nature.
If the previous fusion of the game and reality was one of the strategies to combat the Abyss, or perhaps the final trump card.
Then things are different now; what It wants to do is domesticate humanity.
Wang Linchi knew that Erroneous Sins primarily focused on killing humans, a method far inferior to the Game System's. With Its inherent advantages, the Game System could allow humans to become players and continue developing, thereby effortlessly accessing a continuous supply of the Power of Order.
If It guided players toward chaos, It could also generate the Power of Chaos.
The first step in the game's fusion with reality must be to eliminate other competitors—that is, the other Erroneous Sins!
Why would the Game System share with other Erroneous Sins if It could monopolize everything? Even if It did, these Erroneous Sins, lacking self-awareness, wouldn't be grateful. Instead, they would gladly accept the power and continue to harness the forces of Order and Chaos to strengthen themselves.
This was equivalent to cutting off one's own flesh to feed an ungrateful wolf; the Game System, unless It was foolish, wouldn't do such a thing.
As the code in the sky continuously enveloped the entire world, the surrounding environment also began to transform.
The once illusory "God-given World" gradually materialized, merging bit by bit with the real world to form an entirely new one.
[Game character merger in progress, players please remain calm...]
Suddenly, a game prompt appeared before Wang Linchi's eyes.
"The efficiency is indeed high," Wang Linchi commented, but a dazzling light flickered in his eyes.
Through the minor auxiliary program within his game character, Wang Linchi forcefully separated his game character using his Thought Field.
If this were a max-level game character, I genuinely might not have been able to separate it.
Unfortunately, it's only level 1 now.
Wang Linchi had long been prepared and acted the moment the fusion began.
[Game character data missing, initiating detection...]
A ball of light formed by the Power of Order landed in Wang Linchi's hand. He immediately sealed it and stuffed it into his storage space.
Once it was in his storage space, protected by the Thought Field, Soul Shield, and Heart Light Shield, along with four Mythology level Soul Kinds and three Saint Masters, if the Game System could still find it, he would return it on the spot.
After all, if he couldn't even keep it hidden, he certainly wouldn't be able to defeat the Game System.
After the game character Calligraphy Linchi was sealed away, Wang Linchi promptly extracted the identity authentication left inside him by the Game System.
This item was the anchor for the game character and the port for game data.
[Detection failed. No data. Initiating char...act...er...crea...tion...]
Once Wang Linchi extracted the identity authentication, the Game System's announcements, prompts, and other elements rapidly detached from him.
However, Wang Linchi didn't stop immediately; instead, he began to alter this identity authentication.
He manually input the data for the character "Wang Linchi," thereby creating a character under a new identity.
The operation completed smoothly. The identity authentication instantly swelled, finally transforming into a glow of the Power of Order, representing a game character.
However, compared to the Power of Order from his previous game character, Calligraphy Linchi, this glow was not only much smaller—merely the size of a fingernail—but also contaminated with the latent threat of Erroneous Sin and a trace of the Power of Chaos.
Newly created game characters would likely possess dual attributes of Order and Chaos, allowing them to produce even more potent nourishment for the System.
And if old players revived after death, they would likely face the same.
As for why Wang Linchi went to such great lengths to create another game character and player identity, it was quite simple: he needed an identity.
If he could leave this world, it wouldn't matter. However, the Cycle Remnant Mark had yet to find a new world. For his own survival, he had to endure.
He knew he couldn't compete with the Game System.
Indeed, Wang Linchi possessed tens of millions in spiritual power, making him a notable figure in the Soul Aspect World, comparable to the Bright Moon Level.
And then what? If he arrogantly believed he could dominate everything instantly, he would likely end up dead without a complete corpse.
The Game System could integrate a virtual world into the real one, easily alter the entire world's operation, and even manipulate the rules.
In the Game System's eyes, Wang Linchi's abilities were probably only slightly greater than an ant's.
Especially since the System, now without enemies, had undergone another erroneous mutation, becoming even more terrifyingly powerful.
Therefore, Wang Linchi needed a convincing identity to conceal himself.
A new account was an excellent choice, relying on the principle of hiding in plain sight.
Without a game character as cover, he would be an unregistered individual, glaringly conspicuous.
The current Game System was undoubtedly frantically searching for him.
Wang Linchi's previous game character, Calligraphy Linchi, had been the top enforcer under the Game System's command. He was a max-level character with fully optimized equipment, pets, mounts, and so on, making him the foremost player in the game. Even if his level had dropped to 1, the Game System could readjust it.
But now, all data for that game character had vanished, meaning all the resources invested in that character had gone to waste.
Although "God-given World" was an echo of a virtual world, it didn't mean that all the requirements for a game character's growth were mere data; rather, they were tangible resources. The Game System couldn't simply make a character stronger out of thin air; It too had to invest significant resources.
Unless It had merely altered a numerical value as a token gesture, with no other corresponding effects, then it wouldn't have mattered.
However, Calligraphy Linchi wasn't like that. The Abyss Crystals alone, which had been invested in him, were of an unknown, astronomical quantity.
With the establishment of the new account, Wang Linchi had also adopted a completely new identity. As for the original 'Wang Linchi,' that identity had completely vanished.
This was to prevent the Game System from finding him.
Fortunately, the Game System hadn't been so mindless as to publicize the matter.
Compared to the disappearance of Its top enforcer, the fusion of the game with reality was the priority. If It could cultivate one, It could cultivate a second, like Ye Tian.
Conversely, if this matter disrupted Its grand plans, the loss would be far greater than the gain.
[The "God-given World" reboot is complete. Welcome to log in. This update includes...]
Wang Linchi didn't directly see the announcement. Instead, he took over his new game character through the Thought Field, enabling remote operation. This changed the experience from direct immersion to port-based control. Furthermore, the port could be discarded at any time, severing the Game System's surveillance.
Actually, he didn't need to worry excessively about the Game System's surveillance. Wang Linchi was continually inputting data into the game character, simulating the behavior and development of a normal player to ensure the System couldn't detect anything amiss.
"It's time to go find some Erroneous Sin to use as raw material," Wang Linchi whispered, looking into the distance.
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"Erroneous Sin can indeed affect the Game System," Ye Tian said, looking at the constantly distorting game announcement that had appeared before him.
"Things have indeed gotten bad," the Fate Devil God said solemnly.
Ye Tian had used the rules of Erroneous Sin to break free from the Game System's control while still wielding his game character's power. This should have been a positive development, but it also indirectly proved that the Game System itself had become part of the error.
If there was no way to rectify this, their outcome would not be favorable.
After all, he had become a 'cheater.'
"But there's also good news," Ye Tian said, looking at the revamped "God-given World." "After the game fused with reality, the Game System began to actively attack Erroneous Sins. It even stripped other Erroneous Sins of their presence-concealing abilities and issued tasks for their elimination."
The Fate Devil God instantly understood the Game System's intentions: It's simply a case of borrowing a knife to kill someone. The Game System is using us players to strike at the Erroneous Sins to increase Its own strength.
Ye Tian didn't argue; the current Game System was no longer the Game System of the past.
"Eh? Where did Calligraphy Linchi go?" Ye Tian wondered, opening the leaderboard to find himself back at number one. This left him completely baffled. Calligraphy Linchi should have been there. Could he have deleted his account?
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