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PFRG: Chapter 102

Strange Stories Arcade (11)

Through the camera, the audience in the live stream room also clearly saw the scene inside the instance.

The moment when the surroundings lit up again, dense human figures instantly caught their ears. Due to their completely different appearance and expressions, the composition suddenly became full of strangeness.

Just like in the previous area, these ‘people’ all had the same faces as Chi Ting and the mosaic brother. Even their clothes and guns were exactly the same. However, unlike before, they didn’t launch any attack but quietly surrounded the two people.

The audience in the live stream room could still capture the location of the mosaic, but for Chi Ting in the instance, he obviously couldn’t see any difference.

From his first-person perspective, he could only see six ‘Yue Rens’ standing side by side in front of him. Around him, there were five versions of himself.

It was obvious that the monsters who just followed them were a group of monsters that had perfectly copied their appearance.

At this moment, both Yue Ren and Chi Ting were completely submerged in them.

Now they were faced with more than just how to find each other.

Instead, they needed to find a way to let the other person know who was the real one.

“Oh, this is quite interesting.”

At almost the same time, the exact same words were spoken from the mouths of the Yue Rens in that row. No difference could be felt from the expression and tone of voice.

Chi Ting coughed softly.

He found that the difficulty of the area just now was still a bit conservative. It was obvious that the one they were facing now was the real huge problem.

Chi Ting’s gaze swept over the Yue Rens in front of him. After a moment of silence, he said, “Think of a way.”

At almost the same time that he opened his mouth, the same voice came from the side. “Think of a way.”

The sounds that came one after another from his ears made Chi Ting look back.

He saw that the other ‘Chi Tings’ were also casting scrutinizing glances at the people next to them.

There was no doubt that this place was much more complicated than the previous area. It was no longer just the same appearance, but all the behaviors and even expressions were exactly the same as the original.

For a moment, it was difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake.

According to the rules, it was necessary to make sure that this area was processed before entering the next area.

This meant that they could only continue the game after solving the current problem.

The scene came to a brief stalemate.

In fact, there weren’t too many people left in the live stream room due to the high fees. However, this didn’t affect the rapid scrolling of the barrage at all.

[F*k, from this angle, they really look exactly the same.]

[My eyes are instantly blurry. How to judge this?]

[Why do they say the same thing? How can they do that?]

[Ah, there should be a way to get through this, right? For example, relying on the tacit understanding or something?]

[This is an irresponsible guess, but it is related to the holographic helmet they wore before they came in?]

[So because the brain waves were captured, synchronization can be achieved? If this is true, there is no solution.]

Chi Ting’s first thought was the holographic device that he wore before entering the game.

However, the rules clearly stated that it wasn’t possible to remove the equipment halfway. Without knowing whether this was a real or fake rule, he had to first assume it was a real rule. This meant they could only find a solution in this game scenario.

“I have an idea.”

Hearing a voice, Chi Ting looked up and saw that the Yue Rens on the opposite side were also looking over at him.

He could even catch a suggestive and thought-provoking smile on these perfectly replicated model faces.

A vague premonition made Chi Ting’s heart skip a beat.

Sure enough, the moment this sentence came out, another Yue Ren continued to ask politely, “Are you interested in trying it?”

“I don’t want to.”

Chi Ting heard the person next to him speak first. Then he heard another ‘Chi Ting’ complain, “Can’t you think of something more reliable?”

Chi Ting, whose true inner voice was perfectly expressed: “……”

After hearing the suggestion that Yue Ren put forward this time, he could instantly think of what the method would be. If this person wanted to try and determine his true identity by kissing again, he really needed to refuse.

The moment these words came out, one of the Yue Rens showed a regretful expression. “Are you rejecting me in such a straightforward manner?”

He shrugged while looking helpless.

The real Yue Ren, who was standing on the edge, slowly looked around and raised his voice slightly. “So what should we do next?”

Chi Ting hadn’t paid much attention to it before, but now he sincerely realized that this person always acted like it had nothing to do with him.

Chi Ting’s gaze slowly swept over the figures next to him one by one. He could find that the ‘Chi Ting’ next to him was also observing him with the same expression.

It must be admitted that this scenario was indeed very troublesome. But since this game had a very tight time limit, Chi Ting wasn’t going to continue wasting too much time with these ‘people.’

Chi Ting had always considered himself to be a very patient person. Now he realized that this patience wasn’t applicable to games like playing house.

“Or, why not just…” Just as one of the ‘Chi Tings’ was about to say something again, a sudden gunshot caused the surroundings to fall into a brief silence.

That ‘Chi Ting’ obviously didn’t realize what was happening. He glanced at the bloody hole in his chest and slowly turned his head to look back. He saw the cold, slightly raised eyebrow and the faint curve of his mouth.

Feeling the sudden concentration of attention all around him, Chi Ting lowered his eyes and gently stroked the still hot muzzle of the gun. His whole expression was indifferent. “In fact, there is no need to think about what to do. You don’t have to use your brain. We should each solve our own part. Do you understand what I mean?”

There was a hint of a smile in his voice as he asked the question that really made him curious, “The ability of all of you to imitate is indeed very good. But if true thinking can be fully simulated, what about strength? Can you completely copy it? If you can’t…”

His voice trailed off. “…Then I can only apologize.”

As he spoke in a nonchalant tone, he loaded the gun again.

The other ‘Chi Tings’ apparently reacted as well, but they were completely unable to avoid such accurate shots.

There were repeated gunshots.

In an instant, two more figures fell.

Chi Ting held the gun in one hand. His eyes were slightly dark due to the near-death feeling he felt when he killed ‘himself’, but it didn’t affect his operation at all. He accurately dodged the airborne strafing, turned sideways, and turned back neatly, accurately shooting the opponent’s heart again.

He lowered his eyes and glanced at the corpses. A faint smile appeared on his face.

If the monsters in all the previous areas could be killed, there wouldn’t be a problem if he chose to do it here, right?

It wasn’t appropriate to waste time and energy talking about something that could be solved directly.

In the blink of an eye, the surroundings that were somewhat crowded suddenly became empty.

Under the sudden change, several close-up shots entered the live stream room. The decisive and fierce killing intent made the entire barrage explode directly.

[What is going on, what is going on? I thought I could expect some rigorous logical reasoning, but he just resorted to violence?]

[But who knows, it is really cool. In the face of absolute strength, there is really no need to reason with these monsters!]

[D*mn, when will I be able to reach this level? No nonsense, just do it!]

[Hahaha, I am dying of laughter at the expressions of these monsters. Is this the first time they are seeing someone just rushing in like this?]

[I don’t think there is any problem. The original goal is to clear up this area. Why bother talking so much when you can just do it?]

[That is true but… my god, has he recognized who the mosaic brother is? He isn’t attacking just his side, he is also attacking the other side. Is he really not afraid of accidentally injuring his teammate?]

During the barrage of comments, they could see Chi Ting calmly shooting and killing several ‘clones’ of himself one after another. Then he turned around and fired several shots accurately, killing several ‘Yue Rens’ who were watching the show from behind.

He glanced at the bodies lying on the ground before finally landing on the three people under him at the end. He raised an eyebrow and said, “How long are you going to watch the show?”

After saying this, the audience in the live stream room saw the two people next to the mosaic also raise their guns.

There was a burst of gunfire.

In an instant, only the mosaic was left standing in place.

The smooth operation was much better than Chi Ting’s one.

The audience: “……”

D*mn, wasn’t it said that shooting ‘oneself’ would cause a synchronized mental shock? They were all ruthless people!

Chi Ting touched the tip of his gun, turned around and looked at the man who was approaching. His tone was a bit speechless. “If I didn’t do it, were you really going to play the boring game of ‘Guess Who I Am?’”

“How can you say it is boring? I think it is quite interesting.” Yue Ren met his gaze and smiled slowly. “After all, I’m really curious if you can find me out of so many identical people.”

Chi Ting laughed in a noncommittal manner. Suddenly, he became curious. “What if I couldn’t find it? What were you going to do?”

“This means I haven’t left a special enough impression on you yet. I need to keep up the hard work in the future,” Yue Ren said while stroking his chin. “But judging from what happened just now, it seems that I’m not completely unrecognizable? How did you know that the three ‘people’ you shot weren’t me?”

“It is obvious. After all, that might be a suggestion you would make, but this isn’t the right time to make such a suggestion.” Chi Ting glanced at him. “Even if I could really confirm your identity in this way, would you be willing for me to try it one by one with other people?”

There was a brief silence before Yue Ren nodded in agreement. “You are right.”

Even if he wanted to kiss, it must be him alone kissing Chi Ting.

How could these monsters be allowed to touch Chi Ting’s mouth, even if it was for the purpose of confirming their identities? It wouldn’t work even if they looked exactly like him. What’s more, they were only using the same uniform and featureless modeling face.

It seemed that Chi Ting still knew him very well.

Yue Ren was thinking this in a good mood. Then he saw the person next to him slowly stretching. “Let’s go. We have to find Little Bird and Old Song as soon as possible.”

This time, there was only one door in front of them. They didn’t have to make a choice.

Chi Ting casually kicked away the corpse lying on the ground beside him. Then he pushed open the door and walked in.

A hint of happiness flashed in his slightly tired eyes when he saw the scene clearly.

The scene was horrifying, with corpses strewn all over the ground. Even through the screen, one could imagine the sickening, pungent smell of blood.

However, under such a strong visual impact, Chi Ting’s expression revealed a smile from the bottom of his heart.

Monsters!

The screen was full of hideous monsters!

The style had finally returned to normal.

Yes, this was the correct way to play a shooting game!

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azalea
azalea
7 months ago

im glad captain chi will finally enjoy the classic shooting game 😂 thanks for the translation 🩵

Stoneegg21
Stoneegg21
7 months ago

Seems like the duplicates may have gone the ‘tell your internal thoughts’ thoughts route if you don’t just kill them. Thank you for the chapter!

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