The Only Player in ‘Child of Stardust’
Chapter 201 - 143: Each with Their Unique Skills_2

Chapter 201: Chapter 143: Each with Their Unique Skills_2

"Let’s get back on the road." Zhou Yuan exhaled, "Luo and I are both level 50 now, we can take you to higher-level dungeons."

"Then let’s speed things up and go straight to mid-level dungeons."

Will pointed to a city on the map: "This is it, Night City."

"Hold on."

Huo Yan Luo looked astonished, "Isn’t this supposed to be a medieval co-op monster-hunting game? With kingdoms and princesses and all that, how did it suddenly turn into cyberpunk? And what kind of monsters would be in there?"

"Mechanical modifications, biological weapons, cyber psychosis... and even the ’Beast of Steel and Flesh’ controlled by the super AI that runs Night City." Will explained.

"Feels like the whole setting has changed, this is clearly two different games, right?" Huo Yan Luo was dumbfounded.

Jiang Wuming shrugged: "This game was always a patchwork, didn’t you see most adventurers out hunting with firearms... actually, the more you experience it, the less jarring it is.

Oh yeah, there’s even Pokémon here, I’ve heard people have already started organizing Master Tournaments."

Zhou Yuan: "..."

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"The Magic Forest has been cleared."

In a sinister palace, countless bubbles floated in the air, each displaying various scenes. The Demon King sat on the throne, calmly watching one particular scene, showing Zhou Yuan and his group’s movements.

"Huo Yan Luo, huh? Not surprising, a seventh-rank divine being, of course she’d have some tricks." A roguish man cast a casual glance and showed no concern.

"A seventh-rank divine being is dismissed just like that, as expected of the Land of Truth." The Demon King let out a puppet-like laugh.

Then, the laughter abruptly stopped. It coldly stared at the "Night Duke" from the Land of Truth and asked: "So, what exactly do you all want?"

"To strike the Control Bureau."

The Night Duke answered confidently, "This rare opportunity, of course, we’re going to trip up the Control Bureau!"

He adjusted his bowtie and announced the Land of Truth’s plan loudly: "We plan to deploy aberrations in various cities, throwing their rear into chaos, and secretly setting up sacrificial arrays... "

"Boring."

Before he could finish, a voice interrupted from the side.

A Cultist of Pain from the Miracle of Pain said: "Isn’t this old news? How about we deploy Punishment Hell, make everyone scream in agony under torture, record the footage, and broadcast it on every screen in the real world, letting the world feel the pain!"

"Average idea, why not go for a massive orgy?"

A zealot of the Great Mother Goddess excitedly proposed, "More than 30 million outsiders, plus millions of natives from the game world, nearly 40 million people reproducing... ah, just thinking about it makes me thrilled! This will definitely go down in history as humanity’s greatest blemish!"

"Can’t you think without your lower halves? And wouldn’t this only benefit the Witches Association and those succubi, not to mention those elves more seductive than succubi?"

The representative of the Evil Spirit Cult sneered, "Torturing the soul is the most terrifying thing!"

"Since we’re torturing the soul anyway, why not also torment the body? Stitch them together with animal bodies, watch their expressions of utter despair, ha ha ha..."

"What’s the point of stitching them with animals, how about removing their bodies, leaving only the head and feet, cosplaying Kirby, making them retain their consciousness while having an overwhelming urge to eat shit..."

In the palace, representatives from various evil organizations were embroiled in a heated debate, each showing off their unique depravity.

"Enough!"

The Demon King interrupted them irritably, "I don’t care what you do, but if you bring your schemes to me..."

In that moment, everyone felt a bone-chilling cold, as though the gates of hell had opened before them, chaotic and disordered colors flashed before their eyes.

A dizziness that reached their souls.

Just an instant, and it almost caused soul collapse, a few more seconds, and their souls might have shattered into vegetables.

Bill’s power had reached such a level?

"Rest assured, our goals are aligned." The Night Duke paused, then added, "Just don’t send any more of your minions to be their XP fodder."

The four great generals that were dispatched had been wiped out, not only failing to guard the key artifacts but also leveling up several players past level 50, it was a double loss.

The Demon King was somewhat helpless: "I thought I could let them take those key artifacts, but I didn’t expect my influence in this world would be so limited, only able to slightly affect the narrative development."

"Leave the rest to us."

The Night Duke smiled, patting his chest in assurance, "We’ll make sure they don’t set foot on Demon King Mountain!"

Thus, the contract was sealed.

After conspiring numerous plans, the Night Duke looked back at the Demon King: "I’m very curious about that princess, may I go see her?"

"She’s imprisoned in the tower." The Demon King wasn’t worried about them playing tricks because Ghidora was guarding there.

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In the tower.

Princess Amy lay on a soft bed, staring blankly at the ceiling.

The Demon King hadn’t harmed her, as the ceremony to seize divine power could only commence during the Blood Moon Night. Any harm to her before then would only hinder the awakening of her divine power.

Click.

At that moment, the door creaked open, and a man with a bowtie walked in.

"Who are you?" Princess Amy showed ample caution.

The Night Duke didn’t reply, his eyes gleamed with a sharp light, staring at Princess Amy for a long time, then he turned and left without a word.

"How was it?" The agents outside inquired.

"She’s the real deal." The Night Duke nodded.

He had used a secret technique to verify, confirming Princess Amy was the genuine article, not someone disguised by the Control Bureau—something they were very likely to try, to deceive everyone.

At least his Eyes of Identification saw no problem.

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Night City.

Skyscrapers of steel stood, connected by overhead railways.

Brilliant neon lights flickered, a holographic whale swam in the sky.

Zhou Yuan looked up, then lowered his gaze, shaking his head: "Feels lackluster compared to the outside."

"The tech level outside is way higher than in here." Jiang Wuming noted, the tech explosion after the Third World War was no joke.

"Do you guys want a few drinks?" Huo Yan Luo spotted a bar on the roadside, wanting to go in for a bit.

"Balancing work and play, let’s have a few." Jiang Wuming agreed.

Entering the bar, the group found a place to sit, drinking while checking other teams’ progress.

"Hmm, the other three grand lords have been dealt with too." Zhou Yuan saw the messages in their group chat.

"Not surprising, plenty of powerhouses around." Will was unfazed.

"So now the Demon King has no high-end combat forces left, plus all the key artifacts are in our hands..."

Jiang Wuming rejoiced, "The advantage is ours!"

"Don’t jinx it, Jiang." Huo Yan Luo glared at him.

[Are you all drinking? Key NPC spotted in the alley outside.]

Just then, an alert from Eyes of Identification popped up, Zhou Yuan almost spat out his drink, but managed to hold it back.

"I’m going to the restroom." Zhou Yuan found an excuse to leave.

Outside the bar.

A head suddenly poked out from a trash can, with a banana peel on top. The girl looked around, confirmed no one was there, and quickly crawled out, scurrying away.

But she didn’t get far when she saw a figure step out of the shadows.

It was Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan stared at the girl in tattered clothes, dirt all over her, puzzled. This was the key NPC mentioned by Eyes of Identification?

[A runaway girl, hiding many secrets, quickly use your charm to uncover them!]

"My name’s Wang Zhen, what’s yours?" Zhou Yuan flashed a professional smile, his friendly aura visibly reducing the girl’s wariness.

"My name... is Weiwei." The girl said timidly.

"Are you in trouble? I can help you."

Weiwei stared at Zhou Yuan with her big, watery eyes for a while, then whispered, clutching her stomach:

"I’m hungry."