Chapter 47

Chapter 47 You Are No Longer a Player. (Second update)

Storm didn’t care which faction he was in. As long as that faction could help him reach the highest position, it was enough, because he had a wish he absolutely needed to fulfill.

After he became the Crown Prince of the Tyrant faction, an additional line appeared next to his personal status panel—“Reward doubled 【Blue-side Crown Prince buff bonus】.” As long as he remained a Crown Prince, this bonus would continue.

He did not know what kind of buff the Red-side Crown Prince faction would have.

But one thing was certain: the buffs of the two factions were different. Of course, the differences were definitely not limited to just one aspect.

At present, most players were still in a chaotic state, but gradually, they would know what choice to make. Not by following others, but by following their own hearts and making the choice most suitable for themselves.

Because in his view, no matter which faction a player joined, they would more or less be affected by that faction. For example, faction-provided buffs, or item drops… and so on. Every player was suited to different buffs. In order to obtain suitable buffs, there would always be players who made choices against their own wishes.

And this—was the most sinister part of faction war.

While the outside world was in turmoil, Ning Rong was still activating her skill.

“Your thing is very good, now, it is mine” was not her first time using it. However, the last time she used it, she did not feel anything special throughout, and the only side effect was an injured hand.

But this time, when she said the first half of the sentence—“Your skill is very good, now…”—she clearly felt enormous pressure.

This pressure was preventing her from saying the rest of the sentence.

At this moment, even speaking had become difficult.

Zhou Yujing supported her from behind. They were very close. Ning Rong’s voice when activating the skill was very soft, so he did not hear anything. He only knew that she was currently under significant pressure, because her body was tense, clearly resisting some unknown force.

In terms of skills, he could not help her, but he could stand firmly behind her.

The sentence after “now” was spoken very slowly and with difficulty. Ning Rong knew the side effects might far exceed the previous time.

But relying on the protective item on her body, she wanted to take a gamble.

After all, sooner or later she would try to gamble on what the side effect of this skill might be. Since she would eventually gamble anyway, why not do it earlier? Things are better enjoyed sooner rather than later—in her view, skills were the same.

Although it seemed like a long time passed, in reality it was not very long.

Yu Beli was still shocked that a massively destructive item had failed to eliminate Ning Rong.

Meanwhile, the workers in the overpass area and nearby players were affected by the explosive item and were basically blown away.

The foreman had a strong body and was not affected much.

Under Yu Beli’s shocked, confused, and angry gaze, Ning Rong finally finished the rest of her sentence…

“Now… they… are… mine.”

At the moment the skill successfully activated, Ning Rong heard the system notification—

【Substitute Doll item has been used.】

【Substitute Doll item has been used.】

Both of Ning Rong’s only two Substitute Dolls were consumed.

She did not expect that the first time she would use her life-saving items would be in such a situation.

In previous games, NPCs had never forced her to use the Substitute Doll, but Yu Beli did.

Although the Substitute Dolls blocked two fatal injuries for Ning Rong, they could not eliminate her exhaustion.

Her face was pale, her lips dry and peeling, but her eyes remained bright. She looked toward Yu Beli in the distance with clear, focused eyes.

At this moment, Yu Beli had completely lost the ability to speak, because a series of system announcements were echoing in his mind—dense and urgent, leaving him no time to react:

【“Item Seal” has been lost.】

【“Skill Seal” has been lost.】

【“Absolute Obedience” has been lost.】

【“Severe Torture Interrogation” has been lost.】

【“Disarmament” has been lost.】

【“Authority” has been lost.】

【Your hidden identity “Prison Warden” has been lost.】

【You are no longer a player.】

The moment the final syllable of 【You are no longer a player】 fell, Yu Beli collapsed to the ground without any warning.

His eyes were wide open, his limbs stiffened, and until his death he never understood how exactly he died.

In fact, it was very simple.

The moment he no longer possessed a hidden identity and skills, he naturally lost the identity of a player.

But only players could exist inside the game. Once that identity was gone, he was just an ordinary person—and ordinary people could not survive in a horror game.

Seeing Yu Beli suddenly die on the spot, many players showed expressions of shock, and even Ning Rong herself was somewhat surprised.

She hadn’t expected that simply stripping away the other party’s hidden identity would make them vanish so silently.

The two Substitute Dolls used earlier were not wasted.

However, she had to remember one thing: from now on, she should carry more life-saving items on her at all times—and the more, the better. Because these items were truly not durable.

Unfortunately, Substitute Dolls in the shop were purchase-limited. Even if she had money, she could not buy more.

At this moment, Ning Rong was somewhat looking forward to the “Trading Tower” mentioned by Yan An.

In the Trading Tower, she should be able to buy quite a lot of items that suited her needs, right?

It was a pity that the Trading Tower was only open to veteran players who had passed the three-month newbie protection period.

Many thoughts flashed through Ning Rong’s mind, but she did not dwell on them too much.

If she really lacked life-saving items, she could always talk more with Yan An later.

At this moment, Ning Rong’s livestream had already exploded.

Even viewers who rarely spoke couldn’t help but send bullet comments expressing their shock.

【Yu Beli… just died like that?】

【No, I don’t get it—how did he die?】

【As we all know, every player’s death in the game is related to skills, NPCs, or the game itself. Every player enters with full health, so his death must fall into one of these categories.】

【If we eliminate the impossible, then only one answer remains: he died due to a player’s skill.】

【Then let me guess further—I’ll guess he died from Big Sis Boss’s skill. Why not NPCs? Because just now, both the foreman and the workers clearly had no intention of attacking Yu Beli. The foreman was even counting on him to test the roller coaster.】

【So the question is—what skill did Big Sis Boss just use? Something that can kill from a distance?】

【Another new skill?】

【This new skill is insane!】

At this moment, a colored bullet comment from a “big shot” slowly floated by again.

【Colored comment: Or maybe… it wasn’t killing from a distance?】

If it wasn’t, then what could it be?

The viewers were so anxious they were practically scratching their heads, desperate to know the answer immediately. Unfortunately, even the big-shot viewer didn’t know the answer yet, so the others naturally had even less understanding.

While a group of viewers were frantically guessing what skill Ning Rong had just used, she was looking at her newly obtained hidden identity—“Prison Warden”—and the six skills listed under it.

The fact that Yu Beli had six skills did not surprise her too much.

In this game, there were many outstanding players, and even more players with hidden identities. If one wanted to survive longer in the game, they absolutely could not underestimate any player.

Unfortunately, the hidden identity “Prison Warden” and the skills belonging to it were all greyed out, indicating that they could not be used at present.

Hidden identity also had a line beside it—

【After clearing the corresponding instance, the identity and skills can be unlocked.】

Ning Rong looked thoughtful. If it could be unlocked, then that wasn’t a big problem. The only unknown was what the corresponding instance would be like.

She quickly put her thoughts aside and focused more of her attention on the game in front of her.

Skills could be studied slowly after leaving the game. Right now, the most important thing was to clear this game.

【Even though we don’t know what skill it is, I still have to praise her again! As expected of Big Sis Boss, she’s awesome!】

【What is Yu Beli’s situation? He was the one hunting geese all day, but ended up getting pecked in the eye by a goose instead. Big Sis Boss is like an iron plate—whoever kicks it breaks their own leg!】

【What was Yu Beli thinking? He just had to go against Big Sis Boss…】

【Don’t care about anything else, I just enjoyed watching it!】

【Feels good +1】

【So, what exactly is Big Sis Boss’s hidden identity? What kind of hidden identity has unlockable skills that get more and more powerful one after another?!】

This question was something every viewer in the livestream really wanted to know!