As a player, can you be normal?

Chapter 237 The Crossroads of Destiny

What a price it pays to deceive and play with the devil.

Li Nuo thought about it more than once.

The premise is, who is this devil?

If it was a succubus, before he was released, he would wait for the moment of punishment every night.

If it's a demonic monster like a Fenter monster, it doesn't matter, just kill it and make a decoction.

If so - Gunter O'Dimm.

Marjie once asked him: "How long can you last in front of the Mirror Master?"

Thinking about this issue for even a second is an insult to compulsory education.

-He'll take my head in the blink of an eye.

——He will imprison my soul.

- He will kill me and then continue to kill me after I am dead.

So, if you really meet the Mirror Master again one day, what should you do...

Li Nuo simulated it countless times in his mind.

He can empty his mind and prevent the other party from reading his memory. He can exit the script immediately and let the mirror not find him. Of course, there are other ways, such as taking action, but that can only be considered after he has perfect reinforcement. the result of.

At least not now.

"Your thinking is very fast, but it has not jumped out of the frame of the human brain. Compared with the brain calculation speed of Blue Eyes, it is far behind." Mirror Master sat behind the bar and tapped his fingers on the table: "'He didn't kill me. ', thoughts like this can be temporarily removed from your mind."

Li Nuo pushed the wine glass forward: "Well... give me another glass of wine."

Mirror Master was a little surprised: "I thought you didn't like drinking."

Li Nuo took off his mask completely and said with a pale face, "I'm so scared."

"Of course, no problem." Mirror Master picked up the wine bottle. When he walked over, his face changed, turning into the old gentleman with a top hat that Li Nuo was familiar with.

Li Nuo: "Well...if I shout 'Cuban Transformation' now, you won't suddenly get angry and tear me to pieces, right?"

"You haven't changed at all, Mr. Demon Hunter." Mirror Master filled up the wine, pushed it over, stared into Li Nuo's eyes, and said: "No... you have still changed. You are not as unscrupulous as when we last met. Should I congratulate you for finding the most precious thing in life?”

"Will you take her away?" Li Nuo's tone did not change.

Mirror Master: "You know the answer."

Mirror Master appeared next to Li Nuo, sat on the chair, and turned to look at him: "Also, stop pretending, you haven't generated enough fear at all."

Li Nuo drank the wine in one gulp, knocked the glass on the table, and said with a smile: "Mirror Master... ah no, let's call you Mr. Ronald. Let me ask you something. You can't do anything to me now. Bar?"

Mirror Master: "Tell me and listen."

Li Nuo: "You know the answer."

What to do if you encounter the devil again.

You've already tricked him, why do you still want to beg for mercy?

This is not the first contact between demons. There is no contract of mutual needs, there are just two opposites.

The devil won't stand to be played with.

"It's been a long time since I've been treated like this..." Master Mirror considered his words and finally said, "I was used as a tool."

"So your first purpose...should be to kill me." Li Nuo shook his head: "Ah no, it is 100% that you are here to kill me, and the stage has been set up for me."

"I don't deny it, Mr. Li Nuo." Mirror Master hovered around and said word by word: "Someone once studied my authenticity. I made that person stay at home for more than ten years and did not dare to come out. Some people refused By giving food to the beggar I played, I made that person cursed throughout his life. Someone once tried to use me to establish a political power, and I made his country a castle trapping ghouls."

"Huh... So you found a new agent to get rid of me? Zhasu and the others are your agents." Li Nuo half-questioned and half-answered.

"Aren't they the same people as you?" Mirror Master poured himself a glass of beer and refilled Li Nuo: "Do you still remember the Novigrad bet?"

"Well, after the killing of our group of travelers from another world, the last three remaining people can be considered as successful in their bet." To Li Nuo, it seemed like a long time ago, but in fact it didn't take long.

The story of Novigrad is not worth mentioning.

The only interesting thing is that Cha Bai used [Fetching Leather Bag] to break the trap set by the mirror.

"I'm just returning the unfinished bet to you." Master Mirror picked up the wine glass and said, "The killing of travelers from other worlds is very interesting, isn't it?"

Mirror Master is a man of fun after all.

Doing things yourself is not Lezi's style, he likes to find an agent.

Li Nuo pushed the wine glass aside, took out the teapot, and said while twisting the lid: "So...Zha Su's group signed a contract with you. This contract made them forget that they could leave, or There's something happening and a curse that prevents them from exiting this world until I'm killed."

Mirror Master nodded while drinking beer.

"I guess...you tricked them again with word games?"

"No, whether it's deception or not depends on your and my understanding, Mr. Demon Hunter." The Mirror Master appeared behind the bar the next second.

He took out Xu Nian's head from the bar.

"This is the person you killed."

He took out another woman's body. Judging from the smell and the pile of mechanical components, Li Nuo could roughly guess that it was the female player he killed at the beginning, Jiya.

Then there's another player's head.

Then, legs, hands, internal organs.

All kinds of bloody things are on the table.

The mirror master lifted Xu Nian's head and inserted it into Jiya's body.

Xu Nian suddenly opened his eyes.

"I...this, this is..."

He saw Li Nuo and was surprised: "You didn't kill me?"

Li Nuo pointed at Xu Nian's body: "Ah... I may not have the final say..."

Snapped--

Mirror Master snapped his fingers and Xu Nian fell silent.

"I'm not playing."

Jing Jing explained, then inserted his legs into Xu Nian's mouth, put the other head on top of Xu Nian's head, and spliced ​​his hands and feet scatteredly.

"People are always greedy and want things that don't match them."

As he snapped his fingers again.

This creature that could be called "Xu Nian" lay on the ground and screamed in extreme pain.

"Resurrection, this is our contract. Judging from my current performance, I did not deceive them."

Xu Nian's eyes seemed to be looking at Li Nuo, begging him for relief.

"You don't have to do this." Li Nuo said.

"Yes, of course I don't have to do this." Master Mirror nodded and said in a normal tone: "But I can do it."

Li Nuo swallowed.

He seemed to hear the mirror whispering:

"Your life has an end, my game lasts forever."

"You're just a demon hunter."

No matter how hard life gets, don't talk to the devil.

It will not give you a life-saving straw, it will only draw out the remaining bones and blood, making you laugh at your wailing.

Not everywhere is there a Geralt who is willing to sacrifice for strangers, nor is there always a witcher with a silver cane who can risk his life to expel demons, but everywhere there is Gunter O'Dimm's smiling eyes.

Li Nuo: "The devil's nature...cannot be suppressed at all, Mr. Ronald (Mirror Master)."

Li Nuo drew his pistol.

He fired a shot at the synthetic monsters of Xu Nian and other players and sent them away with mercury bullets.

"Damn...inexperienced..."

"You are really suitable to be my successor."

"Sorry, I'm a socialist at heart."

"You still haven't changed your bad mouth."

If there were outsiders here, they would definitely think it was two old friends chatting that they hadn’t seen for a long time.

"Give me some time, when do you plan to kill me?" Li Nuo asked.

"No... Mr. Li Nuo, from my personal point of view, I hate being teased." Mirror Master changed the subject: "But I want to thank you for letting me see a new and interesting world."

Looking at the historical chronology of "The Witcher", it is not difficult to find one thing. The entire national war and racial awakening in "The Witcher" are more or less driven by the Mirror Master behind the scenes.

One word he says to a powerful individual may affect the trend of the world for hundreds of years in the future. Another word may affect the trend of the world for hundreds of years. I am afraid he knows all about the future of these hundreds of years.

His spirit and mind are constantly accepting and digesting an extremely large amount of information.

Thousands of years of information.

Information about a new world was just a snap away from him.

As the mirror said, time is just a tool to him.

"Cyberpunk, a very interesting world."

"Limbs, organs, skin, and even people can be made by machinery. The coldness of machinery and the warmth of humanity are often replaced in this mixed setting, making it easier to touch the essence of humanity."

Mirror Master came over and looked at Li De who was sitting far away.

In Li Nuo's line of sight, the mirror passed by him, blocking Li De. When Li De returned to his line of sight, the mirror master was holding one of Li De's eyes.

"Qilu prosthetic eyes, electronic brain, people are no longer people, but people are still people." The mirror put Li De's eyes on the table: "People see more and more things, because of the Internet, people will forget More and more, and because of the Internet, I have many new ideas to implement, including how to transform 'Blood of Ardan' into 'Code'."

"Have you come into contact with the Blue-Eyed Man?" Li Nuo was referring to the real mastermind behind the scenes in the "Cyberpunk" world.

"Yes, not only contact, but I try to communicate with them."

"I guess...you used violence..."

"I don't have a computer or an internet connection, so they can't do anything to me."

"I can imagine..." Li Nuo paused: "What about... Valerie and those people?"

"The famous V, hahaha..." Mirror Master laughed: "V, Lark, Li De, Miles, Johnny Silverhand, Morgan Blackhand, Adam Hammer, I know all the characters who appear in Night City. I have seen them, you know, I can see their future, and thanks to you, I know the advantages of you travelers from other worlds. If you catch a few, you can know many endings that I can’t even imagine."

"So... you changed the ending... right?" Li Nuo paused: "You changed V's original ending?"

"There is only one person I can't do anything about." The Mirror Master put Li De's eyes into Li Nuo's wine glass, and then said: "Big shot, Jack Wills."

The first thing Li Nuo thought of was the black man who robbed the bank...

"No, no, no, it's not what you think." Mirror Master was peeking into Li Nuo's memory. He said: "V's friend, he was supposed to die in the Arasaka Tower area, but someone changed this thing... You are better than I want to get to know that person.”

"Marger."

"Yes, Mr. Ma, another person who deceived me and played with me. He gave Jack Wells a ticket to Europe in 2076. Mr. Wells missed the key period when the story unfolded, and he is still Live well."

"Where's Victor?"

"I forgot."

The devil laughed.

Li Nuo took a deep breath: "It's like this again... Victor... Maggie... are all people who have helped me."

"Maggie...the Queen of the Night, right?" Mirror Master nodded: "I still remember her. She opened a brothel in Coville to take in homeless vampires."

"You left me a mess in Keville and hurt Maggie. I had to survive a narrow escape," Li Nuo said.

He did not escape death, because it was before level 25, and death could return to the corridor. For Li Nuo at that time, there were many choices. He was just lying. After all... it was impossible for the Mirror Master to see anything related to the "Endless Corridor" related things.

For example, player mechanics.

Mirror Master was silent for a while and lowered his head. After a few seconds, the air became somewhat condensed. Until he raised his head, his pupils turned black, and he said strangely: "No, you didn't narrowly escape death. You can leave there at any time."

Li Nuo could hear his own heartbeat.

He wanted to speak, but the words were stuck in his throat and he seemed unable to make a sound.

It was the Mirror Master... He was the one who kept Li Nuo from making a sound.

"I found a group of little guys with yellow heads, and found the fragments of the intersection of the heaven and earth from them, as well as monsters, um... and another thing." Mirror Master paused, and suddenly appeared behind Li Nuo, the demon Looking down from above, he said jokingly: "I saw you in the train, in a country with only darkness, in a pure white thinking space."

"No wonder Yacol can see the existence of a demon behind me." Li Nuo regained his ability to speak: "So, it is actually a matter of time for you to find me. Sooner or later, you will find me using the intersection of the celestial spheres, right? ?”

"Yes."

The mirror did not deny it.

"Time is like a tool to me."

He has time.

"Okay... let me guess..." Li Nuo touched his chin, lowered his head, stared at the spotless desktop, and said slowly: "You have studied Mr. Cairo, no... no, you haven't, there is no way you can The results were obtained from the research on that group of funny characters, but surprisingly, you got in touch with me through Cairo-kun, and then broke through the restrictions from the 'system'. You were classified as something that has the same world view as me. Or, you may be favored by someone, a player, or a special life form, allowing you to achieve a higher level of breakthrough in space.”

"That's it..."

"I'm not done yet." Li Nuo interrupted Mirror Master and continued: "The reason why you appear here is actually to observe. You want to see what changes will happen to us after so long. People are deceived. Once this happens, anger and fear will arise, anger at being deceived, fear at the unknown, and you used the people in Chasu to verify the unknown about me."

"Then...that's interesting. Devils can sign contracts, but they can also do it themselves. Why don't you do it?"

"You can't do it, right?"

"The process of studying the ancient gods is accompanied by pain. Obviously, the ancient gods may be above you, and your real body cannot leave the City of Night. Your spiritual vision must have increased a lot, right?"

Mirror Master narrowed his eyes.

"But there may be another reason... If you break through the limitations of the system, it means that you have become a part of the system. You cannot take action until a certain point in time."

"There will always be one system or ancient god that restrains you, or are there both reasons?"

Li Nuo's ability to noodle with some noodles is a talent that others cannot learn.

The Mirror Master is silent.

Silence also represents acquiescence.

He didn't react at all, he just walked to the floor-to-ceiling window.

Look at the neon lights that stop the picture.

Mirror Master: "I want to know why you don't want to call me Gunter O'Deim."

Li Nuo: "You know, that makes me feel humbled."

GOD OR DEMON.

"I don't want to turn the imaginary enemy into a symbol of dominance." Li Nuo pushed his chin and said listlessly: "People always have to give themselves a little hope, right... If you really want to be targeted by something like God, , there is really no hope.”

Mirror Master knew he was lying.

The interesting thing about this demon hunter is... he never gives up hope. Even if death is imminent, he will still treat a 1% survival rate as a 100% probability of success.

And now this obsession is getting heavier and heavier on Li Nuo.

The Mirror Master can see things that ordinary people cannot see, such as "desire" and "murderous intent" in the true sense.

These two things have reached unprecedented heights in Li Nuo. At least in the thousands of years of life of the mirror, it is rare to see people's desires reaching such a high level.

What is the key to the desire to live...

The pupils of the mirror glanced out the window invisiblely. Under the fixed firelight, the end of the hammer, the white arms, that woman was the source of his such mentality.

"Did you find anything in your research?" Li Nuo suddenly asked.

"Huh?" Mirror Master was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "You... are incredible..."

"Yes, I also think it is incredible that I can have a fate with a demon." Li Nuo nodded and said: "Another reason why you appear here... is because of Cha Bai... no, no, no... no, it is Because of the ancient blood in Cha Bai and Dana Mebi’s blessing.”

To meet the devil again, there is nothing to do.

Just show your cards right.

"You know what I'm looking at," said the Mirror Master.

"Like fate?" Li Nuo asked.

He saw the answer from the expression of the mirror master. The devil does not need to hide anything in front of humans. The devil has the final right of interpretation, so he will not manage his own micro-expressions.

Li Nuo said: "Dana Mebi, the goddess of nature, is the same ruler as you. You and her are the two extremes of that world. One symbolizes peace and tranquility, and the other is the messenger of hell, looking for something for the world. Have fun."

The Mirror Master didn't answer.

But Li Nuo knew what this guy was thinking, just like he could read Li Nuo's thoughts.

Li Nuo laughed: "The one above you is the goddess of fate 'Freya', right?"

Mirror Master: "I dislike you less and less."

"But I like myself." Li Nuo shrugged his shoulders: "You control cause and effect, control life, but you cannot completely control destiny, otherwise... the devil's tricks are not just the final interpretation, Mirror Master, we We all know that you are a completely unrestrained villain."

"Haha..." Mirror shook his head: "That's true."

"Yes, me too." Li Nuo spread his hands: "Look, villains all have one characteristic. They will never keep their promises easily, unless there is no other way... For example, you can't defy the arrangement of fate, and you can't correct your own destiny. , the destiny is above you, and you are just a high-dimensional demon from outer space, in the border prison."

The eyes in the mirror turned pure black, the face became pale, and there were black blood vessels lying under the skin.

Black eyes and amber pupils met.

"What...are you afraid of, Gunter O'Dimm?"

"You are worried that Cha Bai's ancient blood and Dana Mebi's blessing will bring you misfortune. You are worried that I, a demon hunter, will use methods beyond your common sense, so you come to investigate in advance."

"You don't have to worry because that happens."

Anyway, this time he was either killed or killed. The devil would not be reasonable, and there was no need for Li Nuo to hide it.

Mirror Master: "Interesting, are you making a challenge to me?" He smiled and said: "A lot of what you said is correct, but there is one more thing. I hope to find the key to breaking through the ancient gods from you travelers from other worlds. Point, as for what it is... there’s no need to tell you.”

"Because I will be killed by you. The devil will never tolerate being deceived. I am already a dead person, so there is no need to know too much." Li Nuo stood up with interest and raised his arms: "Let's do this. , since all the bright cards have been shown, I will speak out."

He took a deep breath and said: "You are the devil at the crossroads. You will appear when people face the choice of fate at the crossroads. I am standing at the crossroads now. I need your help. I am held hostage by fate. I I need to kill the one who stands in the way of my destiny, what can you do for me, Gunter O'Dimm!"

Mirror Master looked at him, then looked away after a long time: "I'll wait for you in Night City."

"It's a deal." Li Nuo showed a kind smile: "I will kill you."

Mirror Master smiled slightly.

He drew a circle on the glass.

"As you said, I can't do anything to you now, but I can leave you a gift."

"As for how you get out of here, it's all up to you."

As soon as he finished speaking, black mist spread around his body.

Li Nuo suddenly stopped him: "Wait a minute, let me ask a question. How did you get killed?"

He activated [Seal of Yaksi], and a magic-gathering dice popped out from the center of his palm.

What popped up in front of me was the panel: [Judgment Difficulty: Points 30]

The dice finally came up with 10 points.

"I'm waiting for you, Mr. Witcher."

One sentence ends.

There is no answer.

The mirror disappears here.

But Li Nuo had the answer in his mind.

The dice on the palm did not disappear.

[Judgment failure: Infection negative BUFF bleeding]

Li Nuo spat out a mouthful of blood and sprinkled it on the ground.

He wiped the corners of his mouth, his pupils were bright, and the corners of his mouth were raised crazily.

"Can kill..."

[Seal of Yaksi] is an enhanced version of crystal magic. This magic has a judgment effect on mirrors, which means that crystal magic can cause feedback to demons.

at the same time.

Time has resumed its previous flow.

There are dark clouds rolling outside the window.

Li Nuo covered the blood that continued to flow out of the corner of his mouth, and walked step by step towards the floor-to-ceiling window where the Mirror Master was just now.

He saw that the circular handprint left by the mirror master on the glass penetrated the window and hit the clouds, carving a huge ring in the clouds and mist that could surround Jiulong.

Something slowly crawled out from the center of the ring, revealing its head.

That's an insect.

Li Nuo's pupils tightened.

The giant centipede crawled out from the ring of black clouds like a dragon in the sky. It stared into the Nine Dragons and roared, causing all the heavy rain to explode into clouds and mist.

Li Nuo opened his mouth slightly: "Saliva Demon?"

In the world of The Witcher, there is a creature who is on par with the Shadow Elder.

——The saliva demon.

"The gift left by Master Mirror is really heavy..."

Demons are interesting.

Mirror Master recreated the things that Li Nuo had to face in the script of "The Witcher".

Replace the player killing of Novigrad with the guild fighting of Nine Dragons.

Use the saliva demon to replace the final BOSS Shadow Elder in the script.

"what……"

Li Nuo heard Li De's voice.

He turned his head and looked at Li De, who was covering his eyes and growling in pain.

At the same time, I also heard the voice from the system:

[Priest Line: Chapter 4, Looking for Reed who is trapped in Kowloon (Completed)]

[Reward: Priest Skill "Holy Glory"]

[Rewards can be redeemed at any time]

[Open the last chapter of the priest line: talk to Li De, decide your next step, and get out of the dream and Kowloon]

Li Nuo looked around: "It turns out that the bar is a dream..."

In other words, he would not be able to leave the dreamland or the bar without completing the last chapter of the priest line.

Li Nuo tried it. After walking out of the door, he would return to the bar. It was useless to knock on the window. The window could not be broken at all.

Until Li De covered his bleeding eyes and asked, "Excuse me... what's going on..."

Li Nuo stopped his verification and looked over: "Mr. Li De?"

Li De was stunned: "You..."

Li Nuo took out Li De's eyeball from the wine glass.

He walked over, sat across from Li De, and handed his eyeballs to Li De.

Then he smiled at this black man.

"Mr. Li De, I found your eyeball, how can you repay my favor?"

(End of this chapter)