[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-player-reboot":3,"chapter-player-reboot-player-reboot-chapter-58":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Player Reboot",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2272023,4438,"Chapter 58: Rough Street","player-reboot-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>Open the panel and select Log into the Killing Ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene before his eyes shifted abruptly; a howling wind swept past, flapping his clothes violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Cheng lowered his center of gravity, steadied his stance, and squinted to observe his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a steel metropolis so vast it defied imagination—no low-rise buildings existed; every skyscraper soared over a kilometer high, connecting the rock strata below to the steel canopy above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The buildings were linked by bridges and tunnels; at this moment, Li Cheng stood on a metal bridge, and as far as he could see, tangled cables, wires, and pipes littered the area, scarred by burns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Rough Street】is a uniquely designated zone where players are forbidden from harming, colliding with, or touching one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you find any content errors, please visit via your browser!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They are the constructs mentioned in the forums, building and maintaining this abandoned city like hive worker bees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These mechanical bodies varied in shape but generally featured streamlined forms, white ceramic-like shells, and multiple mechanical arms with distinct functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Five bucks, five bucks, everything’s five! For five game coins you won’t get cheated or taken for a fool—you’ll get the newest, most powerful, highest-firepower military-grade firearms!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uh… he himself wasn’t much better off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands of constructs worked silently across the city, welding steel plates and installing cables; they ignored Li Cheng’s sudden appearance entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lockheed Martin’s M134 minigun, Belgium’s FN SCAR assault rifle, Barrett, Glock, grenade launchers, portable rocket launchers—all were available, everything you could want. The air itself reeked of gunpowder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was 【Rough Street】—the largest gathering hub in the Physical Killing Ground, home to all guild headquarters, and the most bustling commercial district among players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It resembled a lively, noisy commercial street, its lights so garish they polluted the atmosphere, as if he’d stepped into a cyberpunk world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thunderous roar echoed from the giant pipe at the city’s edge; every hive construct in the city halted its work, either diving beneath the bridges or vanishing into the towers, as if hiding from something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alien corrosive blood splattered, scorching dense pits into the ceramic floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a model student, Li Cheng had never seen so many firearms; under the sales clerk’s enthusiastic guidance, he picked up weapon after weapon: “This one, and this one—also pack the ammo for me, thanks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any attempt to harm, harass, or detain another player would trigger attacks from special constructs—security guards. Hence, players regarded it as an absolutely safe haven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small clinic’s door stood open; a blonde female physician, her face still bearing grotesque surgical scars, used a bone saw to dissect an alien corpse on the autopsy table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Cheng glanced around, instinctively calculating the total volume of steel within his line of sight, arriving at a staggering astronomical figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These phone booths were special structures within the Physical Killing Ground, functioning as teleportation stations—the primary means of player transportation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Cheng nodded, paid ten game coins via the pop-up transaction interface, then entered a nine-digit number on the phone’s dial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shop was of moderate size, with only one sales clerk; shelves, cabinets, even the ceiling were crammed with an array of firearms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was merely a tiny fraction of the Killing Ground’s total structure; stretching his gaze far into the distance, he could faintly see the city’s far end connected to a pipe over ten kilometers in diameter, leading to unknown regions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Silver-Scale Chestplate, Rare Quality, 600 each! First come, first served!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Cheng looked around and spotted a blue phone booth with a penguin logo and serial number 4090, at the far end of the bridge, a hundred meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Accept.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>114.41.80.172\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time is limited, no leisurely sightseeing—stick to the plan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like walking into a cosplay convention—everywhere were bizarre creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Cheng scratched his head; if he lifted his restrictions and summoned his mantis-arm bone blades, spikes, and carapace plates, he’d look like a monster to ordinary eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation was peculiar—like being rolled back and forth by a rolling pin, his body flattening and elongating as he traveled through a colorful river. His perception of the outside world grew sluggish, as if drunk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Cheng rubbed his palms together and, following the forum’s map, strode into a gun shop named 【Full Firepower】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crowds thronged the streets; many wore bizarre costumes—Stormtrooper armor from Star Wars, Akatsuki outfits from Naruto, unitard suits from Evangelion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Banks, fast food, clothing, beauty salons, jewelry, electronics, gyms, pharmacies—all were present, alongside clinics, gun shops, martial arts academies—elements rarely seen in real-world commercial streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply unimaginable how vast the entire Killing Ground complex was, or what purpose such a colossal structure served.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, alright—will you pay with Killing Ground points?” the clerk beamed. “Need a membership card? Upgrade to Gold Member for a 20% discount.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sprinted to the phone booth, pulled open the glass door, lifted the receiver, and heard a voice dripping with sly mockery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phone suddenly emitted a suction force; Li Cheng was pulled entirely into the receiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Cheng nodded politely; he wasn’t using his real face—he’d crafted a new one, and wore a night suit sprayed with deodorant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from Li Cheng, there was no trace of human activity in the entire metropolis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to forum summaries, new players typically find a teleport phone booth nearby upon first logging into the Killing Ground, allowing immediate access to a safe zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Need a haircut, sir? Get a membership? Try swimming and fitness? Beauty and haircare too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Cheng took a deep breath, pushed open the door, and stepped onto the bustling street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps noticing Li Cheng’s gaze, the female physician paused her work, grinned at him, and waved the alien’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Architectural styles were wildly inconsistent and chaotic: a towering modern bank building stood to the left of a three-story classical Chinese restaurant, while to the right was a witchcraft shop selling toads, salamanders, and wands. It looked profoundly incongruous—fitting for the name 【Rough Street】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later, Li Cheng tumbled out from inside the phone, appearing in a new blue phone booth with serial number 39. Noisy clamor came from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“New Galaxy’s first offline casino opens! Sexy dealers, live card dealing! Deposit any amount, get the same amount free! Withdraw up to one Bitcoin per day!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gym had no door; a group of muscular men in tank tops sweated profusely, lifting barbells weighing over 500 kilograms each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the street corner stood a figure in a white lab coat, sporting a massive dragon head, holding a bottle of soy sauce, speaking to a spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Archilles Long-Range Teleport Program is honored to serve you. This service charges 3% of your total Spiritual Power value in game coins. Accept?】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Li Cheng could answer, a familiar voice called from outside the gun shop: “Personally, skip the card—pay with Rough Street currency at checkout.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Cheng turned; outside stood Chang Sunyao, accompanied by several employees of the World Nuclear Peace Bureau, nodding at him with surprise and friendliness: “Again, I see you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1179,"2026-06-19T22:31:22.154Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a93ed703f55a517edaf3b5596ac475b2410f2b6f2e37bd8d0bf9e101551e46b8","player-reboot-chapter-59","player-reboot-chapter-57",612,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fplayer-reboot-cover.jpg"]