Meteor Fall Master in the 'Starry Abyss'
Chapter 512 - 147. The King of Science and Technology, Completely Insane

Chapter 512: 147. The King of Science and Technology, Completely Insane

Faced with the figure and power of the Giant God, Inferior to Wind and Rain and Seeking Feather Fall were already shocked by the uncensored scene they had just witnessed, to the point where they couldn’t muster the courage to face it.

In contrast, Smith and Wellington, who had truly experienced the bloodshed of life and death, quickly calmed down. Although they couldn’t understand the situation in front of them, it didn’t stop them from raising their weapons, fighting and retreating at the same time.

"Such a huge target must be slow to move. As long as we’re agile and clever, we can dodge it!"

Smith raised his machine gun and fired a burst of ammunition at the seams and eye sockets of Li Aozi’s armor, the tracer rounds almost forming a single line in midair.

Tick-tock, tick-tock, rat-a-tat...

A crisp and weak sound echoed continuously on Li Aozi’s body as the burning metal bullets hit the armored mountains, serving no purpose other than to shatter themselves to pieces.

"Damn it! This isn’t a carbon-based lifeform anymore——" Smith cursed, unable to reload in time, tossing his weapon aside and mustering all his Qi energy to escape.

"Get in the car!"

Wellington called over the support convoy in time, jumping into a car. Several armed personnel in the back of the pickup truck immediately emerged, holding anti-vehicle weapons, and unleashed a barrage of missiles and grenades at Li Aozi.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom!

Flames erupted, and thick smoke billowed.

"Sigh..."

With a sigh, he exhaled a breath that scattered the smoke, revealing his unmoving figure.

"Really, haven’t you caused enough trouble?"

Li Aozi casually raised a finger, gently prodding the ground.

Rumble!

The concrete ground instantly shattered. With a slight flick of Li Aozi’s index finger, the advancing convoy, along with an entire street, was lifted and crushed under an irresistible force. Flesh and electric motors were mashed together, and finally, like a mud pie, were squashed into the fragmented asphalt.

No screams, no wails, no resistance.

It was like a human crushing an insect. In the face of absolute strength and size, everything else was meaningless.

Only then did the military forces of the Kingdom of Melva arrive belatedly, starting to clear out the remaining terrorists. Even without their backbone, the troops meticulously armed by Joham exhibited strong combat capabilities, retreating in an orderly fashion while organizing a counterattack.

That was enough.

Li Aozi nodded slightly.

Leave the rest for the Melva people to handle.

The terrifying magical aura, like dark clouds, swallowed the sky and the earth. The form of the Destructive Colossus grew increasingly indistinct among the red demon clouds.

"What now?" Inferior to Wind and Rain was already numb. "Is this account ruined?"

"I don’t know. I’ve reported that guy several times, but the system always tells me there’s no violation detected," Seeking Feather Fall replied even more numbly.

Clap.

"Yo, still not leaving?"

The sudden male voice startled Inferior to Wind and Rain and Seeking Feather Fall.

They turned their heads to see Li Aozi, already changed into casual clothes, walking slowly towards them. He was unarmed, dressed like an ordinary farm worker, with a sunny and cheerful smile on his face. He looked like a kind and approachable young man.

The two players instinctively backed away.

——It was this sunny, cheerful young man who had just sprayed a living person into cooked meat paste with one breath and crushed an entire street along with dozens of live people with a single finger.

"B-Brother..." Inferior to Wind and Rain stammered, facing the gradually approaching Li Aozi, his legs trembling, tears welling in his eyes.

Even though he knew this was a game, the shocking scenes he had just witnessed had already left a deep psychological shadow on him.

Splat.

Inferior to Wind and Rain’s back hit the wall, leaving him with no way to retreat.

Gulp...

He swallowed hard. Li Aozi was already within arm’s reach, still radiating the smell of gunpowder and cooked meat.

At that moment, Inferior to Wind and Rain finally understood why the official would insist on enabling the cognition filter.

It was truly to protect the players’ mental health...

"Huh? You’re still calling me brother?"

"B-Big Bro... Boss..." Inferior to Wind and Rain stuttered, sliding down the wall to sit on the ground.

"What kind of talk is that?"

Li Aozi smiled as he walked up to him, crossing his arms like an adult not holding a grudge:

"But I’m not a bad person. I can’t bring myself to bully kids."

"Uh... Thanks for your magnanimity——"

Bang!

Li Aozi stomped on Inferior to Wind and Rain’s head, filling his legs with Qi energy. When the opponent entered a near-death state, he casually remarked: "At your age, you should be studying hard rather than getting addicted to games. Otherwise, every time I see you, I’ll kill you until you quit with your childish syndrome."

With that, he channeled Qi energy into the opponent’s skull.

Splat!

Like smashing a watermelon, juice splashed everywhere. Soon, the air was filled with a cloying but pungent smell.

[You have killed a Descender, Reputation -10%. When Reputation falls below 50%, your ID will be displayed in red, and any unbound items will drop.]

Li Aozi retrieved his foot and looked at the nearby Seeking Feather Fall: "Hmm, you’re a Starry Abyss fan, aren’t you?"

"I’m logging out immediately," Seeking Feather Fall said decisively and got ready to shut down and flee.

Li Aozi took a step forward and grabbed her, forcing her into combat status and preventing her from logging out:

"Hey, no need to rush."

Li Aozi chuckled:

"I’m not here to bully you—besides, with all the things you’ve done with Joham, if I told the NPCs of Red Arrow, you’d be done for there. It’s hard to change to Frost Plated’s nationality now. If you want to play normally, you’ll only be able to go to the Outer World. But I bet you haven’t even finished your occupation main quests..."

"Isn’t this bullying?" Seeking Feather Fall surrendered helplessly:

"I’m done. What do you want?"

"Didn’t you just write a report accusing me of hacking?" Li Aozi shrugged: "Keep reporting. Write more. Go on the forums and expose me."

"...What does that mean?"

"It means I welcome all sorts of people to verify that the ’Destruction’ player ’Truth’ is hacking in Starry Abyss."

Li Aozi said, casually transferring 100,000 Galun to Seeking Feather Fall using his original account.

Black or red, it’s still fame. For quick recognition, hype and scandals were the most common methods.

Isaac’s smiling visage wasn’t very friendly to those who liked shipping characters. He couldn’t find a suitable candidate to stir up a ship.

Given that, Li Aozi decided to use the most straightforward game streamer fame tactic—cheat detection.

Cheat detection doesn’t require cost. Anyone can critique based on their understanding of the game.

In any highlight reel showcasing game skills, you can always find Silver-level critics claiming "Just with that skill? I could do it too," including "since you played better than me, you’re definitely hacking" assertions from severely deluded players.

Cheat detection attracts the most attention.

Instead of admitting defeat, people prefer to believe that the opponent used unfair means.

Cheat detection also easily triggers herd mentality, similar to a witch-hunt. Due to misunderstanding or misinformation, people would rather suppress what defies common sense than make a rational judgment.

This required several stages.

First stage, publicize ’Truth’ as a cheater, leveling up by defeating multiple players.

[Shocking! Suspected first-ever hack in the whole game?!]

[The darkest day in gaming history?! The first cheater in Starry Abyss—’Truth’!]

[Is ’Truth’ cheating, or not? 6-minute video, detailed analysis of a novice Martial Artist’s 1vs3 fight]

Under Li Aozi’s coercion and bribery, Seeking Feather Fall and Inferior to Wind and Rain quickly spread the news through various media and social platforms, making the news go viral.

’First,’ ’initial,’ ’cheat’—these eye-catching keywords, combined, quickly attracted the attention of many players.

The goal of this stage was to attract traffic and focus everyone’s attention on ’Truth.’

During this period, Li Aozi also began to take action.

Red Arrow, his main battlefield in his previous life, with main quests, side quests, and leveling routes, he could navigate them with his eyes closed.

Twenty-four hours after the post was published, Li Aozi accumulated 1,000,000 experience points, raising his [Martial Artist] to lvl. 15 and documented it in his game posts.

Such rapid leveling speed, combined with the ’Truth’ cheating rumors, quickly caught the attention of netizens, sparking a storm of angry comments, but Li Aozi remained unfazed, continuing his efficient leveling actions.

Forty-eight hours later, some players noticed signs of possible hype, but under Li Aozi’s overwhelming traffic, these rational voices were ultimately drowned out by the storm of angry comments.

Seventy-two hours later in the real world, Li Aozi found through forum searches that his traffic had started to dip.

At this point on Azure Star, three full months had passed.

Li Aozi’s level had already reached the version cap, lvl. 30 [Martial Artist].

"Next, the real show begins."