Gamers Are Fierce-Chapter 800 - 798 Recording

From the perspective of Sunset Gold Smelter, the dust in mid-air, previously released by the Bug Nest Soldier Wasps, had transformed into some kind of exceedingly minute, tick-like parasitic insects.

These insects had no wings and floated on the wind due to their light weight.

As Li Ang issued the command, clusters of them self-detonated one after another, releasing a colorless poisonous gas spray that directly penetrated FPU's body through its skin.

Since the explosions of the parasitic insects were sequential, damage was only inflicted when FPU absorbed the poisonous gas.

Therefore, based on the timing of each poison gas cloud's release, Li Ang was able to determine the range where FPU's main body was located, and even pinpoint which clone was the true body.

"Found you..."

Li Ang said in a low voice. Raising his arm and pointing skyward, he released a Disintegration Technique, blasting apart the barrage of bullets before him.

His body, treading the steps formed by the Cloud Ascending Ladder, shot up like a cannonball, instantly appearing before a specific FPU.

What would happen when a ranged player was engaged in close combat by a melee specialist?

Slashing, cleaving, piercing...

Red text spelling "Critical Hit!" continuously flooded the sky, and FPU didn't even have time to recall all the shield energy carried by its clones

before being sliced into more than ten pieces, its suit-clad body parts and copious blood falling from the sky.

"K.O!" 𝒇𝒓𝒆𝒆𝙬𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝒎

The System's notification sound echoed throughout Lion City. The next second, FPU's severed limbs, all its clones, and the bullets falling from high above—all vanished without a trace.

"..."

The Dragon Head White Lab Coat overlooked the entire battlefield. The Prometheus Laboratory employees and the Light Giants lost their will to fight and ceased their actions, plunging Lion City into an eerie silence.

Li Ang heard the System's one-minute automatic teleportation notification.

He raised his arm, straightened his slightly askew Dragon Head Mask, nodded towards Xing Hechou below, and while standing in mid-air, took out the Automated Pet Box disguised as a coffin.

The remaining Bug Nest Soldier Wasps willingly landed, compacted their bodies, and allowed Li Ang to place them back into the Pet Breeding Box.

When the one-minute timer ended, Li Ang's figure disappeared. The computer screens controlled by the Special Affairs Bureau and Prometheus Laboratory employees suddenly went black, the PUBG client automatically closing.

When restarted, the interface returned to normal.

「In the real world, within the Whale Song Organization's base」

Sunset Gold Smelter, wearing a red and white checkered shirt, let out a long breath, turned to his three partners, and asked, "How about that match?"

Donning a blue and white checkered shirt, Geleluo Star smacked his lips and gave his judgment, "The gap was too big."

"The gap was too big?"

Black Trojan, in a black and white t-shirt, raised an eyebrow and said, "I think it was fairly well-matched. FPU had the terrain advantage, developed for a while, and managed to land four successful attacks on Li Rising. If Li Rising hadn't used some method to lock onto FPU's position at the end, he might have been hit first by the barrage of bullets from above and been directly defeated."

"No."

Sure Win, wearing a dark blue shirt, pushed up the glasses on his nose, raised his eyes, and said calmly, "First, the fact that the Mirror Realm Corridor could arrange such a favorable terrain for FPU indicates that the deathmatch game itself believed his chances of winning against Li Rising were extremely slim.

Secondly, Li Rising still only used a few items and abilities: Biological Weapons, a Long Spear, flight, the Disintegration Technique, and a coffin that seemed to be a pocket space. Compared to other Lv20 players, he definitely had more trump cards he hadn't used; he was holding back.

In contrast, FPU used a vast array of weapons and equipment provided by Prometheus Laboratory, employing every trick he had. By the final stage of the fight, even his Clone Array became somewhat disordered, no longer as orderly as before—this clearly showed that his Spirit Energy Value, Sanity Value, and other resources were too depleted to keep up with the high-intensity combat. If the battle had dragged on for another minute, FPU would likely have exhausted himself first."

"Oh, I see."

Black Trojan nodded, and Sure Win continued in a detached tone, "Thirdly, did you notice? Each of the Biological Weapons summoned by Li Rising had slight differences in shape, size, flight pattern, and attack methods. From FPU's reaction, these don't seem to be products manufactured by Prometheus Laboratory. It also doesn't seem to be the handiwork of Gen-Sys Biotech Company or the Demon Scientist Alliance—Biological Weapons produced by large organizations are likely to follow an optimal combat plan to reduce costs and increase production efficiency. It's rare for a single model of Biological Weapon to have dozens or hundreds of specialized versions, each with its own weapons designed and flight posture adjusted. Considering that Li Rising is also the owner of the Immaculate Furnace shop and possesses biological modification techniques, these Biological Weapons could all be his own creations."

"Ah?"

Black Trojan asked in surprise, "Isn't he a combat-type player?"

Sure Win glanced at him and said indifferently, "Narrow-minded. Can't a melee player use summoning-type skills? Can't logistics, support, or summoner-type players be skilled in close combat? The current number ten on the leaderboard, David from the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Supernatural Accident Place, is a medical-type player. Does that stop him from chopping up his opponents like vegetables, killing them all with a Lock Chain Knife?"

"All right."

Black Trojan rolled his eyes in thought and eventually nodded.

The four programmers fell into silence, imagining if they had entered the Realms Corridor instead of FPU, whether they would have had any chance of surviving against Li Rising, let alone defeating him.

All four of them had smoothly advanced to the second stage of the competition and had received further support from the Whale Song Organization, significantly improving their strength. To train their combat ability and to avoid identity exposure and targeted attacks, the higher-ups at Whale Song provided them with the address of a stronghold, gathering them in the real world. Whale Song's power system didn't hold an advantage in arena fights. Besides the Sure Win quartet, only a few other small teams had advanced to the second stage. Consequently, the status of Sure Win and the others within the organization was further elevated.

"I just feel... he's unbeatable."

Geleluo Star scratched his head in frustration and said, "Just from watching the recording of this match, Li Rising's physical strength is on a completely different level than the average Lv20 player. My movements are probably as slow as a turtle in his eyes. Unless I maintain a distance of over a thousand meters, I might not even get a chance to make a move."

"Hmm..."

Black Trojan nodded somberly. "The clothes he wears possess such staggeringly strong defensive capabilities. Ordinary energy attacks hitting them wouldn't even be registered as effective hits by the System."

"I might fare a bit better," said Sunset Gold Smelter, who had the handsome features of a classical beauty, speaking slowly. "If there were no Biological Weapons interfering, I'd have about a 20% chance of winning in close combat. However, that's assuming he has no more hidden cards. If we really fought... my chances might only be 10% or even lower."

"Having a 10% chance is already quite good."

Sure Win said blandly, "I estimate that Li Rising's current strength could still place him around 60th, or even higher, on the personal combat strength leaderboard. The support he receives from that Immaculate Furnace shop is no less than the backing major powers provide to their own contestants."

"At least sixtieth, huh..."

Geleluo Star took a deep breath, glanced at the camera in front of the computer screen, and asked, "We've recorded the match footage, right? What do we do with this recording? Do we archive it, or sell it on the black market?"

"Let's archive it."

Sunset Gold Smelter stood up and said calmly, "Apart from us, the people at the Special Affairs Bureau and Prometheus Laboratory must have also recorded this match. However, they won't spread the recording; they'll want to conceal Li Rising's combat information so he can help them target other competitors. We don't need to become the villains and risk Li Rising finding out and worsening our relationship, all for the meager sum we'd get from selling battle records."

"Mhm."

Black Trojan nodded, clicked his mouse, saved the recording file, and unplugged the USB drive from the computer's main unit.