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    Chapter 107

    Yu Tang didn't move.

    He clutched the small blanket, peeled off the remaining rain ions from Zhan Chen's body, and dispersed them out the window.

    The warning line arranged by burning particles has not been triggered, and is still hidden in the air. When it encounters water vapor, it makes a sizzling sound and puffs of white smoke.

    Yu Tang asked: "Has communication been restored?"

    "Not yet." Zhan Chen said, "I came in as a host... I am Zhong San's bodyguard."

    Yu Tang frowned slightly.

    Zhan Chen opened his suitcase, took out the milk he had brought for him, placed it by the fireplace to warm, and took out a box of freshly baked cookies.

    Zhan Chen patiently explained to him his process of entering this book.

    Only the host can own asteroids. Zhan Chen could only temporarily seal up his identity as the person in charge of the mall, find someone to borrow a job card from the Almighty Housekeeper Department, and work temporarily as a substitute.

    As a bodyguard, Zhan Chen followed Zhong San into the game and went to the auction house in area G9.

    Except for VIP users, everyone enters the game in the same attire.Zhan Chen noticed the changes in Yu Tang through the eye of the storm, secretly came to find him, gave him the blanket and was about to go back.

    Yu Tang took the warm milk: "Senior Zhan, what is your ability?"

    Zhan Chen said: “Dataization.”

    He can convert his body into data, travel through any network in this world, and then restore it to his original body.

    Yu Tang: "Can the ability be retained?"

    "Okay." Zhan Chen nodded, "As long as we don't turn back time."

    In other words, as long as they can successfully pass the game this time, complete the book, and no longer turn back time, Zhan Chen can continue to retain this ability.

    With this ability, there may be a way to transform Zhan Chen from data back into a human being.

    The system was somewhat surprised: "Host! That's good..."

    Yu Tang retreated into the sea of consciousness and turned on the shield: "Who asked Shi Ji to make a card for me?"

    The system was stunned.

    It didn't expect that Yu Tang would actually think of this problem at this time, and the little red light flashed guiltily: "S7... Shi Ji wanted to do it himself, and he asked me and Dolphin to help..."

    Yu Tang: "He asked you to help, and you agreed?"

    This was the first time the system saw the host in this state. Snowflakes appeared on the screen but no sound was made.

    ...It knows why Yu Tang is angry.

    Unlike Luo Ran, the card Shi Ji left to Yu Tang was an S-level fighting skill card. It was Shi Ji's instinct to protect himself and kill the enemy that he had honed over the years by going back and forth between life and death.

    Shi Ji is now the hope of the alliance, but he is also the target of public criticism.

    The conservatives and the Zerg regarded him as a thorn in their side and left the skill card to Yu Tang, which almost left Shi Ji completely defenseless and exposed to danger.

    "No...Host, Shi Ji is not so willful."

    The system admitted its mistake in a low voice: "When you took charge of Shi Ji's body and were solving problems with Mr. Zhan outside, he asked me to be a sentry and secretly returned to the eye of the storm."

    During the exercise, Yu Tang took over Shi Ji's body and forcibly raised the body's fatigue value to more than 75% in order to completely solve the hidden dangers of the program for Shi Ji.

    After arranging everything, Yu Tang slept for a day and a night, completely stripping away the program controlling him for Shi Ji.

    But Shi Ji woke up a little earlier.

    Yu Tang stocked up a warehouse of fighting skill cards. Shi Ji asked the system to take him to check them out, but he was not satisfied with them at all.

    These fighting cards are too low-level and too rigid. It's okay to make gestures and move in the ring, but in a real life-and-death crisis, it's difficult to give the appropriate reaction.

    Yu Tang may not necessarily face any danger next. Shi Ji quietly stripped off his fighting skills, hid them in the wind chime, and asked the system to help him stand guard outside.

    Shi Ji remembered all the terrain in the eye of the storm.

    Wearing a gaming helmet, he judged the direction and route from the sea of consciousness and quietly entered the eye of the storm.

    Time in the eye of the storm does not flow, and it is widely used for all kinds of make-up homework, crazy rush to finish the manuscript before the deadline, and sprint review before the exam.

    It is also suitable for allowing a person to enter a large-scale insect tide simulation game in the eye of the storm, turn on the stand-alone mode, and conduct countless high-intensity training on oneself in a space without a time dimension.

    The system didn't know how long Shi Ji had been inside.

    When Shi Ji came out of the eye of the storm, the system re-tested his fighting skills and found that he had returned to the peak S level.

    "Shi Ji said that Xiao Hongka had complained to him."

    The system whispered: "He knows that Mr. Yu doesn't like to say goodbye."

    Yu Tang doesn't like to say goodbye, so even if Shi Ji is reluctant to say goodbye, he will not go against Yu Tang's own wishes.

    He just finally gained freedom and could finally be nice to whomever he wanted.

    So no matter what, Shi Ji wanted to give Yu Tang a gift in return.

    Yu Tang: "Are you absolutely sure that Shi Ji's current fighting level is still S level?"

    The system noticed the change in his tone and lit up a row of small red lights: "Okay!"

    In order to confirm his recovery, Shi Ji also asked the captain to disguise himself and sneaked into Vice Captain Nie's dormitory in the middle of the night.

    Vice Captain Nie thought he had seen a ghost. He sat up in the middle of the night and showed off his strongest fighting skills.

    Zhuang Yu bit his whistle, held up a military telescope, and squatted on the roof to act as a referee.

    Not only did Shi Ji successfully knock down Vice Captain Nie and escape, he also successfully tripped Vice Captain Nie before jumping out of the window and escaping.

    Yu Tang: "..."

    System: "Captain Zhuang also promised that there is no problem with Shi Ji's fighting skills!"

    Yu Tang was often shocked by the way the special forces communicated with each other, and his mood was somewhat complicated. He rubbed his forehead and said, "...I understand."

    Yu Tang touched the system and apologized seriously: "I'm sorry."

    "The host doesn't need to apologize!" the system said quickly, "the host is thinking about Shi Ji. It's us who secretly hide it from the host, which makes the host unhappy..."

    Yu Tang shook his head: "It's not because of this."

    The system was slightly startled.

    They arrived at the safe spot smoothly. The people at the safe spot were very kind and met Mr. Zhan who came to deliver blankets.

    Just now, they even found hope that Zhan Chen could transform from data back into a human being.

    The system couldn't figure it out: "Why is the host unhappy?"

    Yu Tang didn't answer.

    ...So far, everything has happened exactly as he expected.

    Yu Tang has been thinking over and over as to what capacity Senior Zhan will enter the game this time.

    The most reasonable and optimistic guess he can make is that Zhan Chen can obtain the identity of the host of the Almighty Butler Department and become Zhong San's assistant or bodyguard.

    He has also considered countless times that if there is a way to obtain data-related powers, maybe he can find a way to recover Zhan Chen...

    A hand gently touched his forehead.

    Yu Tang was brought back to his mind by the familiar touch and looked at Zhan Chen in front of him.

    "Tired?" Zhan Chen said, "I'll guard it for you, take a rest."

    Having had enough rest last night, Yu Tang raised his head under the palm of his hand and met Zhan Chen's gaze: "Senior Zhan, aren't you going back?"

    Zhan Chen smiled: "It's not that urgent yet."

    Yu Tang nodded, said nothing, neatly folded the thin blanket and put it aside.

    He wrapped himself in his coat, closed his eyes and lay down on the sofa.

    Zhan Chen didn't disturb him anymore, sat down next to the sofa and helped him organize his equipment.

    There was a thunderstorm outside the villa, and the house was so quiet that it seemed like another world away.

    The flow of time seems to slow down quietly, the wood in the fireplace is burning, and there are occasional small popping sounds in the dancing flame.

    The light in the room was a little dim, so Zhan Chen turned sideways and used the light coming from the window to check Yu Tang's personal equipment.

    Yu Tang pillowed his arms and looked at his side face half hidden in the shadow.

    The current Zhan Chen looks far more real than the virtual image composed of data streams.

    It was so real that he almost fell into a trance for a moment, remembering the undercover security agent sitting on the floor of the cabin sorting his equipment a long time ago.

    In that hut, he hid in a fortress made of pillows, peeking out secretly, waiting to pounce on the other party when he wasn't paying attention and startle Zhan Chen.

    He could only move in the light, sometimes it was the car lights sweeping past the window, sometimes it was the dancing candlelight, sometimes it was the edge of the last light from the desk lamp.

    He played the hunting game enthusiastically, approaching cautiously, and jumped on Zhan Chen's shoulder or head.

    Zhan Chen didn't need to look every time, he could catch him firmly by raising his hand.

    As if aware of Yu Tang's thoughts, Zhan Chen raised his head with gentle concern in his eyes: "What are you thinking about?"

    Yu Tang sat up: "Senior, don't you know?"

    Zhan Chen was slightly surprised.

    When he saw Yu Tang getting up, he subconsciously stretched out his hand to help him, but it was in vain.

    Yu Tang avoided his hand, stood up, and walked to the window.

    The rain outside the window has become so heavy that no one can be seen clearly, but if you look closely, you will find that the "No. 39" who led him into the villa has disappeared in the rain.

    "It's twelve o'clock now." Yu Tang said.

    "We were put into the game at 9:30 last night, and at 8 o'clock this morning, the game announced the assimilation rules through the NPC."

    "At nine o'clock in the morning, for the first time, players and their belongings began to be assimilated into the world."

    Yu Tang said: "It started to rain at 9:17, and this time the rain also had the power of assimilation, so at 10:17, No. 2 and No. 6 were also assimilated into rain."

    "I received the relevant rules for the safety point at 10:13."

    Yu Tang said: “After receiving the rules, I have been thinking about why the disappearance interval of safe points is set to 13 hours.”

    The system was a little dizzy, and it flashed the red light helplessly: "Why?"

    "Because the time when the safe point disappears is not calculated from the time when assimilation begins."

    Yu Tang: “Players receive the rule, not at the point where the safe points begin to disappear, but rather as a notification that the safe points are about to disappear.”

    "In this way, the game still has no violations, and all players are notified before the safe point disappears."

    Yu Tang said: "The real countdown starts as soon as we enter the game."

    system:"?!?"

    Yu Tang casually analyzed the wall particles of the villa in front of him and walked out of the villa.

    As he broke through the villa, it seemed that some invisible realm also collapsed, extending outward and fragmented with every step he took.

    The surrounding scenery gradually faded into the rain and fog.

    ... Starting from 9:30 last night, a safe point will disappear in the past thirteen hours.

    The villa was the first safe spot to disappear.

    What replaced this villa was the "field" of a certain A-level superpower. The rule of this field was "enter this door and you will see someone you know appear."

    All the players who entered the villa saw the person they had longed to see.They were finally able to relax and rest peacefully. After the one-hour time limit expired, they were assimilated into the environment without realizing it.

    What everyone sees in the villa is their last sweet dream.

    Yu Tang walked into the rain.

    The "No. 39" who led him into the villa did not take shelter from the rain this time, but stood not far away.

    He was broken out of the realm by Yu Tang, and his mental power was also affected, and his face turned pale.

    Yu Tang closed the information book in the sea of consciousness.

    According to the data, the real No. 39 is just a very ordinary C-level psychological power. It is impossible to jump two levels in the game and develop such a complex and stable field.

    This is an impostor who has taken over the identity of the player.

    ...In other words, the real No. 39 has probably fallen asleep peacefully in this villa and has been assimilated by this villa.

    Yu Tang asked: "What is your superpower?"

    "Dream making." The other party said, "A level, psychological power."

    - Call upon people's subconscious to create a beautiful dream that only you can see.

    Therefore, the Zhan Chen that Yu Tang saw, the conversations that took place, and the information that he got were all exactly what he expected.

    That's why the fighting skill card left by Shi Ji sensed the danger at that moment and forcibly took over Feng Qing's body.

    "You stayed in there for fifty-eight minutes. I thought you wouldn't wake up." Fake No. 39 said.

    He still uses the appearance and voice of No. 39, making it difficult for people to determine his true identity: "You don't need to try to attack me."

    "I'm not a player. The rules of this world have nothing to do with me. Even if you kill me, it doesn't mean anything."

    "I can't see your dream, I can only read the name of the person you know."

    Fake number 39 read out: "Zhan Chen."

    Yu Tang raised his head and his eyes fell on him.

    "Like everyone else, when you are with this Zhan Chen, your mental energy fluctuates with peace of mind and satisfaction."

    Fake No. 39 read out: "You obviously like this dream very much. What made you wake up?"

    "I didn't fall asleep." Yu Tang said.

    Fake No. 39 was startled and looked at him carefully.

    Yu Tang walked over.

    He knew from the beginning that this Zhan Chen was fake, but he couldn't tell yet whether what was trying to confuse him was a superpower disguised as Zhan Chen, or an illusion that he was most looking forward to.

    After confirming that it was an illusion, Yu Tang indulged himself for fifty-eight minutes.

    With two minutes left, he had one more thing to do.

    "Indeed... you are awake, I have not been able to take away any of your mental power."

    Fake No. 39 also completed the confirmation. He nodded and walked towards Yu Tang: "Although I don't know the reason, the forged Zhan Chen did not deceive you."

    Fake No. 39 stretched out a hand: "I saw your strength, you performed very well——"

    Yu Tang grabbed his wrist like lightning.

    Fake No. 39's complexion changed slightly.

    Where the two of them touched, the terrifying and strange force almost instantly crushed the piece of his skin.

    Quickly moving upward along the hand, he seemed to be cut into pieces by countless extremely small and sharp blades at the same time, and annihilated into a scattering of particles.

    No. 39 screamed miserably and retreated in embarrassment.

    His decomposed right hand was instantly reorganized under the system's repair, but the color was much lighter than before, almost translucent.

    Yu Tang raised his knee and hit him hard on the chest. Before he could respond, he turned around with his short shoulders, lifted the man up and threw him to the ground.

    Feng Qing's superpowers are upgraded according to the number of reorganizations. So far, Feng Qing has not been reorganized and can only decompose particles in contact with his body.

    Yu Tang grabbed the fake No. 39 by the throat.

    The system just discovered that Yu Tang had used a card to adjust his strength. He felt nervous and hurriedly deployed the anti-electric shock shield: "Host——"

    “That’s what VIP access is really for, right?”

    Yu Tang stared at him: "Unlike those onlookers at the vegetable market, come to enjoy the pleasure of 'hunting' and hunt for cards yourself?"

    system:"??!"

    Fake No. 39's pupils shrank and looked at Yu Tang.

    He saw the electronic shackles Yu Tang was wearing, and his face turned pale: "I'm here to pick someone! Are you from Zhong San's company? How much did he spend to buy you? I can pay five times, ten times..."

    His words suddenly stopped.

    He looked into Yu Tang's eyes - he had never seen eyes like this before, like a bottomless black hole. Everything that entered the field of vision would be swallowed up instantly by this black hole.

    Yu Tang asked him: "How many superpowers have you absorbed?"

    Fake No. 39's chest heaved, and there was vague fear in his eyes.

    ..."VIP" is a privilege that the game gives to powerful donors.

    Entering the game as a VIP, no matter how serious the damage is, it will be repaired in an instant.

    This is their hunting ground where they enjoy the excitement and thrill of hunting.

    Yu Tang barely needed to look carefully, as a shimmer appeared in his palm, and a group of particles of different colors peeled off from his body.

    Fake No. 39's screams were hoarse in his throat.

    In order to allow them to enjoy the most realistic stimulation experience, the game will only repair the damage and will not block the pain.

    He was sweating from the pain, and he no longer had the calmness and confidence he had before, and he begged hoarsely: "Stop! Stop..."

    Yu Tang seemed not to have heard anything, but the ball of aurora in his palm was still meticulous, and he continued to peel off the second ball.

    The essence of hunting down superpowers and improving one's own superpowers is to seize and assimilate particles.

    Each cluster of particles is a superhuman being swallowed in his sleep.

    Fake No. 39 wanted to pass out immediately, but because of the game's settings, he had to stay awake all the time, and the damage to his body would be repaired instantly.

    He gasped, gritted his teeth, and the fluctuations in the depths of his pupils quietly dispersed.

    This time the area was much smaller than before. Zhan Chen's image shook and condensed again.

    This time, Yu Tang did not look up again.

    Yu Tang peeled off all the superpowers who were swallowed up in their sleep and had not had time to be completely assimilated, but still did not stop.

    He lowered his gaze meticulously, as if performing the most delicate surgery, and a special group of white particles slowly emerged from the chest of fake No. 39.

    Fake No. 39 was frightened: "My superpower! Give it back to me. Who are you..."

    "You shouldn't use Zhan Chen to lie to me."

    Yu Tang said: "After losing him, I was deceived forty-three times using different means."

    He has experienced such expectations, efforts, joy and disappointment forty-three times.

    He has learned to be smart and can easily identify all scams.

    Yu Tang: "The last person who lied to me like this, I spent 0.75 seconds to completely annihilate him in my field."

    Fake No. 39’s eyes widened.

    He had read the information about No. 13. He was clearly just a B-level physics superpower. How could he have a domain or even such a weird and terrifying ability——

    He didn't have a chance to think about it anymore.

    The game detected that the lives of VIPs were in danger, activated emergency measures, and forcibly transported the specially protected VIP players out of the game.

    Fake No. 39 looked at his own powers that had been completely stripped away, his face turned pale, and he slapped the protective shield made of data hard.

    In the gradually blurring picture, Yu Tang stretched out his hand and condensed the group of particles in his palm.

    He did not swallow up this ball of A-level supernatural dream particles.

    Yu Tang was very patient, adjusting the shape of the particles little by little, and finally got the most satisfactory result.

    These particles turned into a light and thin blanket that fell on his arms like a dream and hung softly.

    ...This is a dream with Zhan Chen.

    Yu Tang raised his hand, touched his hair, held the blanket in his arms, and walked into the rain and fog.

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    1. CelestialOblivion6586
      Mar 12, '25 at 19:44

      ..Oh. So it wasn’t him…

    2. EmeraldCircuit2025
      Oct 11, '25 at 05:10

      […This is a dream with Zhan Chen.]😭😭😭

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