Chapter 353: Killing Too Much Is Boring

Bai Mu Yun glanced at Ying Duo, who was wielding a Gatling gun and firing wildly, and his eyebrows gradually furrowed.

It is known that there is still a sniper watching from the shadows, which forces him to stay distracted and monitor the battle, fearing the sniper might emerge and land a shot on Ying Duo, yet the sniper shows no intention to act again.

【Bai Mu Yun: @Ying Duo, stop using that junk in your hands, bring out something powerful.】

Although he doesn't know why Fang Zhiyan insists on making such a big show, if the goal is truly to eliminate Yue Chengzhang, then time must be seized.

Other squad leaders from Tianmian City had previously been dispatched by the Church to various locations, but with so much happening in Tianmian City, they will likely rush back; if we wait for them to arrive, it will be difficult for this small group to leave.

Ying Duo's output actions are not delayed at all—something powerful?

He certainly does.

But that's his trump card.

Before realizing that "this world is a real game," he already had the habit of hoarding scarce items and not squandering them; now that he knows this game world is invading reality, he's even more reluctant to use them casually.

What if one day he needs them to save his life?

Seeing that Ying Duo hasn't replied in the Team Channel for a while, Fang Zhiyan, while shielding Yue Chengzhang's attack with a tentacle, sent a message.

【Fang Zhiyan: Are there any side effects to using those weapons?】

If those weapons are also linked to Ying Duo's Aberrant Arts, then his not using them normally is likely not because he doesn't want to, but because he can't.

No wonder that whenever there's a chance to loot supplies, Ying Duo empties the Dome's reserves in Tianmian City outright.

After all, before this, Yang Yixie probably had no chance to come into contact with any of these things.

Yang Yixie thought for a moment and decided to follow the step Fang Zhiyan laid out.

【Ying Duo: Those items are restricted by my Aberrant Arts and cannot be used casually.】

Lu Mu looked puzzled.

【Lu Mu: Then when you were blowing things up at the auction before, weren't you having a great time using them?】

It can only be said that Ying Duo's brilliant record at the auction left a deep impression on him.

Ying Duo ignored him outright, but Lu Mu remained persistent.

【Lu Mu: So can we use them now? Our plan actually counted those cannons of yours.】

Yang Yixie silently retorted in his mind: It was when we thought it was just a game before; now it's now—can it be the same?

Before, thinking it was a game, he used it outright, just to test its effect; after realizing how useful and scarce it was, he practically treated it as a treasure.

But Ying Duo cannot voice those words.

Especially after the time distortion ended, the effective duration of his item trial card became a full 21 min, which means he must wait until his 【Modification】 skill is upgraded to study it properly.

【Ying Duo: I'm not willing.】

Lu Mu: "......"

His hand was truly itchy, yet Ying Duo found Fang Zhiyan as a backing, and Fang Zhiyan could actually tolerate this kid's willfulness.

Fang Zhiyan nonchalantly used a tentacle to shatter Yue Chengzhang's sword strike.

【Fang Zhiyan: What are the limits of the Aberrant Arts?】

Yang Yixie thought for a moment and decided to tell the truth.

Fang Zhiyan seemed thoughtful.

Twenty‑one minutes... that's a long time; if Ying Duo unleashed his full firepower, blowing up Tianmian City wouldn't be a problem.

According to the intel Bai Mu Yun relayed last time, Ying Duo's previous clash with Chi Jinan lasted just over ten minutes, and the equipment styles he used hardly overlapped.

Rather than saying Ying Duo was fighting Chi Jinan then, it's more accurate that he was merely testing each piece of equipment's lethality one by one.

【Fang Zhiyan: What's the approximate interval?】

Ying Duo chose to stay silent; after all, mission rewards are usually random, and if he uses it this time, he doesn't know when he'll get another trial card.

So, he doesn't want to use it casually.

Fang Zhiyan read the answer from his silence.

【Fang Zhiyan: Then wait and use it later; there's no need to waste your trump card on a single Yue Chengzhang.】

Yang Yixie suddenly paused his action, keenly sensing something was off.

【Ying Duo: You never intended to kill him?】

It seems Fang Zhiyan has never taken a fight seriously; fighting Yue Chengzhang feels like playing.

Fang Zhiyan smiled faintly, the smile appearing rather ominous in the dusk.

【Fang Zhiyan: Someone is behind Yue Chengzhang.】

Fang Zhiyan explained, but his demeanor didn't seem to take the person behind Yue Chengzhang seriously.

He chatted idly in the Chat Channel while glancing at Yue Chengzhang, who was still trying to breach his defense, as the distant commotion grew nearer.

【Fang Zhiyan: Have you ever wondered why those so‑called 'Undead' came to this world?】

Yang Yixie had indeed thought about it, but with such unscientific events as a game invading reality occurring, rather than pondering grand theories, he prefers to first boost his own abilities.

Fang Zhiyan simply continued his own explanation.

【Fang Zhiyan: The gods wield the Sevenfold Laws, and the Divine Oracles are the pinnacle of each law.】

【Fang Zhiyan: In this world, no one can surpass the Church's two Divine Oracles in the laws of spacetime, even if they are flawed.】

【Fang Zhiyan: I heard the Church and the Old World's authorities have cooperated, but one thing is undeniable.】

【Fang Zhiyan: They have ulterior motives.】

The Church has ulterior motives?

What are they after?

Yang Yixie suddenly recalled a line from Game of Life: "This game is entirely another world."

But however much it resembles a real world, it's still just a game......

Could it be that the people of this world still aim to invade reality, hoping to become real themselves?

Yang Yixie gave him no reply, and in those golden eyes reflected dusk, reflected tentacles, reflected the white‑haired, red‑eyed man's meaning‑laden smile.

Fang Zhiyan let him watch, said nothing, yet the allure between the words needed no expression.

【Fang Zhiyan: What does killing mean? Do you want to give those guys a little lesson?】

The reinforcements' footsteps drew nearer, and Yue Chengzhang's sword light also flickered.

Ying Duo merely stood in place, holding the now‑inactive Gatling; something was slowly turning in his golden eyes.

It was undeniable: his heart was stirred.

For Yang Yixie, the only thing that mattered, the only thing he wanted to protect, was his family.

But the real world began to cease being safe; dangerous hazards lurked in every possible place.

He glanced at the Gatling in his hand, then glanced at the "treasures" quietly lying in his backpack.

Then he did something, and Ying Duo put the Gatling away.

The motion was swift and decisive, without any dithering.

【Ying Duo: What shall we do?】