Chapter 187: Chapter 187: Overload Desire, Hunger-Driven Greed
With the engine roaring, only Xie Antong remained in the pitch-black alley, quietly watching as the Black Knight vanished at the end of her sight.
Late at night, a girl walking alone in a dark alley should have been a very dangerous thing.
But right now, only places with fewer people gave her a sense of safety.
According to what the Black Knight said earlier, this tank-like motorcycle should be a creation of “Sin.”
She didn’t know when “Sin” got this Weapon, but even if it had no other function, the self-awareness alone made it Legendary-tier.
So the World Number One already had a Legendary Weapon… this kind of widening power gap was suffocating.
“Why say those things just now…?”
Information came in from the All-Seeing Eye—the Black Knight had already gone far—Xie Antong began muttering to herself in confusion.
“Testing me?”
“Besides, he told me everything anyway. Did he really need my permission?”
She thought it over for a long time but still couldn’t figure out what that psycho motorcycle was up to. A wave of dizziness hit, and she nearly couldn’t stand straight on the ground.
With one hand on the wall, she gritted her teeth and hesitated for a few seconds before deciding to give herself another Injection.
Even if it was like drinking poison to quench thirst, she needed the ability to control these dozens of eyes.
Afterward, she checked her appearance—her Disguise still held. She carefully stepped out of the alley and began strolling along the street, pretending to walk casually.
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“Really? That’s what she said?”
On Lu Ce’s side, he naturally had his own way of communicating with the Black Knight, and he listened with slight surprise to the message coming through.
“Yeah, I don’t even know what use it is. I just relayed it to you. Whether it’s useful or not is up to you.” The Black Knight spoke casually.
His attitude was even more relaxed than Lu Ce’s. He didn’t care about winning or losing in the game—he was just here to have fun.
“Alright… tch… she’s already figured out that much? Even brought out the in-game puzzle progress bar.”
There was some surprise in Lu Ce’s voice.
“What, not happy with that? Does it have to be you who solves everything?” the Black Knight bantered.
“Not really, everyone has their strengths and weaknesses. That’s not the point… I’m just afraid she’s figuring things out too fast……”
As Lu Ce spoke, he pressed a hand to his Mask. At this moment, the Blue Mask shimmered with rippling light, forming one twisted expression after another.
His Mask was already overflowing with a hunger for Overload.
The moment he entered this game, he’d already decided to push one of his Masks to Overload. Out of all his Masks, one had to be tested first.
“Oh right, that chick, I think she’s pretty straightforward too, hahaha, kind of righteous. I tried testing her, but she didn’t even badmouth you.”
“Hmm? That so.” Lu Ce continued holding his Mask, slowly calming himself, reminding himself that now wasn’t the time.
“What, want me to keep an eye on her? That look you gave before—didn’t seem like you actually wanted her dead.”
Lu Ce cut the connection with the Black Knight, lowering his head to look at the Player he had in his grasp.
“So, did you do what I told you?”
The other guy looked scared to death, limp in Lu Ce’s hand—clearly just beaten down moments ago.
“I did, I did! Bro, please calm down!” The guy nodded like a pecking chicken, terrified that Lu Ce might suddenly kill him.
“D-did you see just now? The Hunter has already appeared!”
“What you told all the Players before—about the game theory—it might… might have some issues, bro!”
“This isn’t the time to kill each other! No way! We Players should be helping each other instead!”
He spoke urgently, trying to reason with emotion and logic, hoping the psycho in front of him would change his mind.
But Lu Ce didn’t respond. He simply gripped the guy’s shoulder hard and said:
“Cut the crap. Tell me—what did that Driver say to you?”
Just earlier, after taking this guy down, Lu Ce dragged him to a deserted spot and forced him to contact the original Escort.
His own Bald Driver had said they could be contacted if needed, but Lu Ce had already snatched the guy’s whole Game Panel, so contacting them was unlikely.
Instead, he forced this Player to ask “him” how many Prey were nearby.
“He… he said there’s no one nearby! Said if I wanted to find people, I should go southeast……”
The caught Player looked terrified. He couldn’t understand—he was standing right in front of the World Number One—how could there be no one?
“As expected… my current position must be lost……”
Lu Ce thought to himself, glancing at the glowing dots on the Tokyo Map on his Game Panel. In the southeast, there were indeed many blinking signals.
Those dots clearly represented the locations of the original Drivers!
Based on the current situation, it seemed those original Drivers didn’t just vanish after their job was done. They were likely sticking close to their assigned Players, disguised as Civilians.
They said to stay in contact, but in reality, they were just stalking… there was no way these people were meant to help the Players.
“As I thought, the conspiracy was already planted at the very start of this game……”
Lu Ce chuckled. He knew all along—the plot had been there from the beginning.
He slowly raised his head, gazing into the black night sky, and said:
“If it’s really this difficult, then putting me into this game couldn’t possibly be a coincidence……”
“Does this mean… you’re using me to achieve your own goals?!”
“Have I been made into your pawn?!”
The expression on the Blue Mask suddenly turned vicious and grotesque. Staring at the sky, it was as if some forbidden line had been crossed.
As Greed, the Mask that wouldn’t even pick up a dropped item without regret—realizing he might have been used by the game made Lu Ce feel like he could no longer contain his hunger for Overload.
But if he didn’t want to be used, he’d have to lose—which was utterly impossible.
The Player being held by Lu Ce looked at “Sin” in confusion. He didn’t understand what this guy was suddenly yelling about, staring at the sky like a lunatic.
His gaze slowly turned cold. Looking at Lu Ce, his eyes were like a venomous snake. A Dagger appeared in his left hand, and with a savage glint, he violently dislocated his right shoulder that Lu Ce was gripping!
Regaining freedom of movement, his body exploded into action, the gleam of a blade slicing through the air—he stabbed straight at Lu Ce’s neck!