[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-513":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"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},1791452,2388,"Chapter 511 - Back on stage","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-513",513,"\u003Cp>Chapter 511: Back on stage\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Proofreader: Arya\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan left his original world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world alliance army’s command center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impartial Goddess brought the few words Gu Qing Shan left behind to this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao, Ye Fei Li, Liao Xing, the Confederate President, Monarch Varona and Martial Saint Zhang Zong Yang all gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared at the screen and fell into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing written on the screen was outside of their imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You could even say that it had no relations to the current situation at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a single line of text written on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The King of Fighters, final boss]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one could believe this was supposed to be the countermeasure Gu Qing Shan had left them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[According to Impartial Goddess’ guess, these words were left to Ye Fei Li] Zhang Ying Hao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li stood in front of the screen and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seems he was thinking about something deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fei Li, what are these words supposed to mean?” Zhang Zong Yang couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li didn’t reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Xing explained: “The King of Fighters was an extremely famous game, haven’t any of you tried it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Zong Yang shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How would I know, I’ve never touched these boring games” Monarch Varona said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The last time I played these things was probably when I was in college” the President also said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, no one said anything and tried to wrack their brains thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While everyone kept silent, Ye Fei Li suddenly let out a deep sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned to him with expectant looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you understand what Gu Qing Shan meant?” Zhang Ying Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I realized something else, also something very important”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li solemnly told everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something else?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most important thing right now is to decode these words, why is this brat thinking about other things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?” Zhang Ying Hao asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know if you’ve noticed this as well—–”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li cleared his throat and very seriously spoke: “Truthfully, sometimes I feel like life is like a movie”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone went blank as they heard him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this guy talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Life is like a movie? Can’t you say it a bit clearer?” Liao Xing wasn’t too sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s like, what I meant is that sometimes I feel like I’m living in a film”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is that supposed to mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It could be a film, or a TV drama, or novel, something of the same sort. Basically, I feel that life is unreal, and we’re like actors within this film”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone blinked at his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living in a film?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you already going insane!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Xing on the other hand, started to think deeply about it: “It’s because you feel that way that you could get into character so much when you portray the Murder Clown”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao also looked at Ye Fei Li with praise: “This is probably your natural talent, the natural-born feeling of being in a movie”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li made a solemn expression and spoke in a low voice: “But from today onwards, I won’t be able to think of this as a film, a TV drama or even a novel anymore”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why not?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Xing couldn’t help but ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li smiled looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because there’s no such thing as a movie where the savior goes missing right at the moment of the world’s destruction”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li spoke seriously: “A savior has to be present to save the world, this is an iron-clad rule from ages long ago”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But Gu Qing Shan just ran away” Liao Xing clasped his hands and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, so he isn’t the savior, and this isn’t a movie about him” Ye Fei Li spoke without any doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What a good deduction! I like your conclusion”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Xing excitedly fist bumped Ye Fei Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watching fell silent and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ok, so we actually had two crazy people here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They silently retorted in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine, if you the two of you are really so great, tell me what these words mean” Zhang Ying Hao pointed at the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words Gu Qing Shan left were still sitting on the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The King of Fighters, final boss]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao spoke: “Gu Qing Shan seems to be implying to us that the secret to defeat the Demis and Wraiths lies at this final boss”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The King of Fighters was a world-renowned game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final boss was the most powerful enemy that players would run into at the very end of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone exchanged looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one really knew why Gu Qing Shan would leave a message that mentioned such a game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Xing crossed his arms: “I played the game, but I couldn’t win. I would always lose to the final boss”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already cleared it, and I also had a secret method to manipulate the game” Ye Fei Li said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You changed the game difficulty?” Liao Xing asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, changing the difficulty is no fun, I directly selected the final boss and used him as my character” Ye Fei Li said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s a way to do that? Tell me how I can do it! Is it ‘Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A’?” Liao Xing’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not” Ye Fei Li shook his head: “And it’s useless to tell you, only Platinum players on the KoF 20th anniversary were eligible to apply for the code”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re a Platinum player?” Liao Xing was surprised, “only someone who got all the in game achievements could be considered Platinum!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li had a prideful look on his face: “I’m not just Platinum, before the apocalypse, I used to be rank 7 on the world leaderboard. And now, I’m rank number 1”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He puffed out his chest, waiting for the looks of admiration from everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, most of the people here didn’t find that a thing to be proud of at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao asked: “Does Gu Qing Shan know about this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is he also a high-ranked player?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, he said that back then, he didn’t even have the money to buy the normal version of the game, so he was jealous of me for that”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Ying Hao and Liao Xing exchanged looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liao Xing said: “Then list out that character’s abilities now so that everyone can study it”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need” Ye Fei Li said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced back at the words on the screen and muttered: “These words of his were really left for me”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there, shaking a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I probably know what he meant, no, I’m sure I know what he meant”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mumbled in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know what he meant?” everyone spoke in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li licked his lips and spoke excitedly: “That’s right, I’m the Clown, I beat the Game of the Eternal, so I’m the final boss”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li gestured to the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impartial Goddess spoke: [Mr. Ye Fei Li, the Mech armor is prepared, are you ready for take off?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already can’t wait”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Understood] Impartial Goddess said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the sound of mechanical movements, a chilling full-body armor raised from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a Mobile Mech about 2-meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was jet black, giving off a chilling cold gleam from its thin and compact body frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strangest part about this Mech was its helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanks to this helmet, the armor gave off an inexplicable eerie feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——its eyes were blank, its expression was stiff, the nose as thin and long almost like a beak, its mouth curved to form a stiff smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, it seemed like it was trying to flatter somebody, but taking a closer look, you’d find that it wasn’t smiling at all. Instead it was the despaired frenzy look of a man who saw something terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li walked forward, placing his hand on the Mech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue lines of light expanded from where his hand touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Personal brain waves confirmed]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Begin equipping]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mech split up into parts and quickly reassembled itself onto Ye Fei Li’s body piece by piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ye Fei Li was no longer here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, the Murder Clown appeared in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ahh~ it has been so long, but I’m finally back in the game]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Murder Clown declared so with a rumbling low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>",1424,"2026-06-09T03:05:21.780Z",1,"novelbin.me","9b47be0113badb0a2977996ca99a710a0e507ea316eca68d23024ca7b9645034","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-744","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-743",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]