PFRG: Chapter 194

Qi Xiu and his team found the items in the storage room in the corner of the base.

It looked like it had been abandoned for a long time. Even though someone had just walked in, a thick cloud of dust was still raised when Chi Ting and his companions entered.

Chi Ting could sense the gazes cast at him when he appeared. He saw Qi Xiu handing him a box of things and took it casually.

Just as mentioned in the communicator before, what Qi Xiu found wasn’t the expected alienation inhibitor but a potential catalyst.

This type of thing had never been seen in their world before. It looked like something specially set up for this level and even thoughtfully came with a set of instructions for use.

The moment he held it, the virtual panel was successfully activated.

[Special item: Potential Catalyst.]

[Efficacy: This item only lasts for one hour. During its effectiveness, the body’s potential will be fully stimulated. It can increase the user’s supernatural ability in a short period of time and thoroughly stimulate the body’s potential. After the time limit expires, the user will completely lose their combat capability for a short period of time.

Instructions for use: Those who inject this medicine will not only stimulate their potential but will also greatly increase their own alienation degree while the medicine is still in effect. Even though the increase in alienation degree will return to its original state after the medicine expires, there will be huge risks if those whose alienation degree exceeds 70% injects it. It is not recommended.

Note: High-risk medicine. No production license was obtained. Please use with caution!]

There were even a few blood-red skulls highlighted in the blank space at the end.

Chi Ting read the contents on the virtual panel at a glance and blinked. “It looks like a good thing, but it doesn’t seem to be.”

Lu Nanling, who came with him, commented, “It is still very suitable for emergency use when you need to temporarily increase your strength.”

Chi Ting fiddled with the box of reagents in his hand a few times. He could roughly imagine the circumstances in which it would be used.

Without saying anything more, he just put it aside and looked at Qi Xiu. “Didn’t you say that there were other discoveries before? What are they?”

Qi Xiu handed over a document. “This is what they found.”

The tattered file bag looked inconspicuous, but Chi Ting glanced at the mark on the cover and understood a bit.

As he reached out to take it, he shook his head with a smile.

For their Dawn team or Qi Xiu, this thing was naturally nothing to be surprised about. But looking at Qi Xiu’s current expression, he could roughly guess that the more difficult part was how to explain it to others.

No wonder why the people around him looked at him strangely when he came in.

Chi Ting opened it, took out the document inside, glanced at the ID number, and put it back casually. His attitude was very frank. “Yes, this is my personal information.”

The moment these words came out, even Ji Xingque exclaimed in surprise.

It wasn’t due to the so-called personal information, but it was obvious that no one expected Chi Ting’s personal information to appear in this place.

In fact, Chi Ting himself wanted to know why his name was here.

After all, in his original apocalyptic world, the files of superpowers at his level were absolutely top secret information. There was no way it would appear in this remote and dilapidated fortress.

The only possibility was that the designer of this instance had placed it here on purpose.

As for the purpose—

Perhaps the current situation was exactly what the designer intended.

What puzzled Chi Ting was why the designer was deliberately targeting him.

Was it just because he accidentally ruined the original arrangement of No 7 and brought out Lou Yueren, who was trapped in the instance, so he was specifically targeted?

However, if it was just due to Lou Yueren, how did the designer get his personal file?

The same thing happened with the Ark Laboratory before and with the Doomsday Tower Defense this time. His original world appeared in the form of instance fragments one after another. On the other hand, things that should’ve existed in other places in his world suddenly appeared here.

It felt as if their original world had been completely controlled by the designer.

For humans, those who could control the world could probably be called gods.

But so far, the series of bad tastes shown by No 7 inexplicably made people feel that this guy was just enjoying the pleasure of playing with people in the palm of his hand.

The moment Chi Ting finished speaking, the surroundings fell into silence again.

Obviously, Lang Xuelin didn’t wait for follow-up words and slowly said, “It is a bit offensive, but Captain Chi, why is your personal information in this instance? Don’t you have anything to say about this?”

“Oh, this. I am also surprised by this. As for the rest, there doesn’t seem to be much to say.” Chi Ting smiled. “If you really want to get to the bottom of it, I can only tell you that we have discovered since entering this instance that this is indeed the world we lived in before we came to the unlimited world. That’s all.”

Lang Xuelin: “……”

That was all?

Lang Xuelin had originally prepared himself for the situation, but he was slightly choked up by such a straightforward response. In comparison, He Yuanqing accepted it much more quickly. Thanks to the precedent of Lou Yueren, he seemed to be well accustomed to the fact that players were involved in the instance. “So, that is why you were so comfortable entering this instance.”

Xi Qinxin nodded. “That is how it is. Sure enough, my lack of an outstanding performance so far isn’t because I am weak. Now that I understand it, things are much easier to accept.”

Lang Xuelin was still preparing his speech. Upon hearing this, he felt that he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Is this the point?”

He looked at Chi Ting, thought for a moment, and asked bluntly, “Captain Chi, I think you should know what this means, so you chose not to reveal the truth to us.”

“Yes, I know,” Chi Ting replied. “This meant that my teammates and I have probably never been human. We are just NPCs from a certain instance.”

It had been a long time since Lang Xuelin had dealt with such a direct person. After a while of getting used to it, he smiled helplessly. “Now, it is more than just this problem.”

“Then the question now is…” Chi Ting thought for a moment. “Are we in danger?”

Lang Xuelin looked at him steadily. “To be precise, you are very dangerous. I think you should know this better than any of us.”

The moment his voice came out, the atmosphere around him suddenly froze.

Chi Ting smiled and didn’t answer.

He hadn’t taken out the entire file, but it was obvious that everyone present had already read its contents before. Otherwise, Qi Xiu wouldn’t have looked at him with such a complicated expression, and the others wouldn’t have acted so cautiously when he appeared.

Human beings remained absolutely vigilant about everything they didn’t know. Moreover, just as he said, judging from the current situation, the members of the Dawn team might not necessarily be the same species as others.

NPCs in the instance.

Everyone present had seen too much.

Ji Xingque had been standing nearby with gritted teeth. After hearing this, he finally couldn’t hold back in this depressing atmosphere any longer. “Why is it dangerous? Where is it dangerous? Since entering this instance, if the captain hadn’t quietly arranged for protection nearby, how many people do you think would still be standing here to argue with us? What is the point now? Are you trying to demonstrate the traditional virtue of crossing the river and then destroying the bridge?”

He Yuanqing tried to smooth things over. “It isn’t that serious. We don’t even know what the information is. What if it is fake?”

“It is true,” Chi Ting interrupted He Yuanqing slowly with a calm expression. “Just as it was said above, I really…”

At this moment, there was the sudden sound of footsteps. Then a figure strode up behind Chi Ting, stretched out his hand, and hugged the person in his arms very naturally.

A warm breath suddenly enveloped him without any warning. Lou Yueren leaned close to Chi Ting’s face and kissed him gently. After a while, he raised his eyelids lazily with a half-smile on his face. “I heard you discussing NPCs from afar. I want to ask, even if they were NPCs, so what? It isn’t as if no one has any experience as an NPC. Does being an NPC mean you have no human rights? That isn’t right. What industry was I in before I regained my player identity? Everyone here should already know it. If you despise me so much, then don’t ask me for help in the future.”

Chi Ting lowered his eyes slightly. From this angle, he could only catch a glimpse of Lou Yueren standing in the shadow. He could see the sarcastic curve of Lou Yueren’s mouth.

It could be felt that this man came in a hurry.

He had just expended so much energy and hadn’t fully rested when he came all the way here. His chest, pressed against Chi Ting’s back, was still rising and falling. His voice was hoarse from exhaustion.

It wasn’t known who went to him to deliver the message.

Chi Ting actually didn’t find it strange that these players had such a reaction. He knew very well what was recorded in his own data. It wasn’t just the team players who had witnessed the entire process of their teammates’ alienation. Such content, even in their original world, such existences had long been listed as high-risk existences that needed to be eliminated at any time.

From this point of view, what Lang Xuelin said was that he was dangerous, not their entire Dawn team. In some ways, this was already a sufficiently objective judgment.

Therefore, Chi Ting wasn’t angry. He just hadn’t expected Lou Yueren to suddenly appear. However, he had never enjoyed the treatment of having someone come to watch over him. He paused before laughing slowly. “You said that it seems that the identity of NPC has been decided for me.”

“It doesn’t matter whether it is or not. In any case, what I want is you as a person.”

Lou Yueren’s tone sounded nonchalant, but his muscles were tense as he hugged Chi Ting tightly. As he spoke, his hot breath blew gently through his long black hair. His tone was obviously very gentle, but it was enough to make everyone shiver. “For these people, a clue in the random instance can cause such chaos in the group. It seems that during the time I was away, the new juniors in this unlimited world aren’t very good. I’m afraid that if they aren’t careful in the future, they will die without knowing how.”

Before entering the instance, the stories about Lou Yueren had already spread widely in the forums. The teams were naturally aware of the return of this old master who had entered the ultimate instance. However, Lou Yueren had never mentioned these things, so no one mentioned them much. What they didn’t expect was that he would bring this up and act sarcastic. Even though he looked happy, his words were more or less full of undisguised threats.

“……”

In the awkward atmosphere, He Yuanqing, the old ‘contemporary player’, finally stepped forward to smooth things over. “Yes, how about we find a place to sit down and talk slowly?”