Chapter 66

"Right — why don't I save a progress first, then directly ask the other party?"

Zhou Xian almost forgot about his ultimate weapon.

"Open the save interface —"

Just as he gave the command, it felt as if something had hit his brain, and the scene before his eyes quickly turned black.

This feeling of being hit over the head took Zhou Xian a while to react to.

After waiting for a long time, his consciousness gradually returned, but he was also hit with dizziness and nausea, as if he had experienced a severe case of motion sickness.

"Zhou Xian? Zhou Xian?"

In a daze, Zhou Xian seemed to hear someone calling his name.

"Zhou Xian? Zhou Xian?"

After a while, Zhou Xian finally regained control of his body.

"Dear player, someone is calling you in the real world," the system prompt came in at this moment.

Zhou Xian shook his head in a daze and said with difficulty, "Log out."

As Zhou Xian logged out, the scene before his eyes changed back to the view of his hometown. At this moment, Li Chuyu and a few others were standing worriedly in front of him. Li Chuyu was not only in front of him but also holding a handkerchief, and Zhou Xian felt his chest was wet.

"Zhou Xian, you suddenly started spouting nosebleeds, scaring me to death. I couldn't stop it, and you didn't respond when I called you. I thought something had happened to you," Tao Shan sighed with relief as she saw Zhou Xian come out of the game.

"… Nosebleed?"

Zhou Xian touched his nose and found it was wet with his warm blood.

"Fortunately, it's over. You don't know how scary it was at first. The nosebleed sprayed two or three meters away," Lai Yiming pointed to the bloodstains on the ground. Zhou Xian's blood had indeed sprayed that far.

"I'm fine, I'm fine." Zhou Xian subconsciously opened his character interface in the real world. His health was down to two-thirds, and in the status bar, there was a debuff called "Shake," which caused dizziness and inability to cast spells, lasting for two minutes. This debuff was clearly the culprit for his strange condition.

"I just got a bit dizzy, nothing to worry about." Zhou Xian waved his hand.

"It's good that nothing happened. Even in the game, you need to be careful. You know those guys who are now in the hospital!"

Su Xiaoyue, standing beside him, also sighed with relief as she saw Zhou Xian wake up.

"I'll rest for a bit. It's probably a physical issue." Zhou Xian couldn't figure out what had just happened. Xu Tianyun, at this moment, helped Zhou Xian up and said with a serious face, "Old Zhou, go rest in your room first. Don't push yourself."

"Okay."

Zhou Xian returned to his room, changed his clothes, and lay down. He didn't rest but instead reopened the save/load interface.

"… Everything is normal."

After the abnormal state "Shake" disappeared, Zhou Xian found that everything seemed to have returned to normal. When he cast a few healing spells on himself, the lost blood had already been restored.

"I was just trying to save and load in the game interface, and it resulted in this." Zhou Xian didn't expect it to turn out this way.

"Zhou Xian," Zhang Taihao suddenly appeared at the door and said to Zhou Xian, "My sister is waiting for you in her private space. The password is HU812309. She has something to tell you."

What's going on?

After Zhang Taihao left Zhou Xian's room, he was left there in a daze.

"… This is a good opportunity."

Zhou Xian opened the interface, saved a new file, and then put on the helmet that was placed aside, switching to the virtual world.

Finding the Dark Angel's room in the virtual world, Zhou Xian used the password given by Zhang Taihao and walked in.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Mosaic… Well, this is the virtual world, not a game, so I can call you Little Zhou Xian, right?"

The Dark Angel elegantly sat in a chair by the floor-to-ceiling window, sipping tea while greeting Zhou Xian.

"Good afternoon, Dark Angel sister, that's fine."

"Come, sit. I'll send you the information first, then you can take a look."

As soon as the Dark Angel finished speaking, Zhou Xian received the information she sent.

"… This?"

This was an intelligence map showing the various factions vying for control of Baihua City, detailing the status of major guilds. It even mentioned that Xuanwu Country seemed to be planning an attack on Baihua City, where Zhou Xian was.

The Lucifer Empire was the most powerful in intelligence operations among all the guilds, but Zhou Xian was truly amazed that they could produce such a terrifying list.

"This is the will of Emperor Ye Tian. The seven Great Emperor players are not as harmonious as you saw last time. The means they use to vie for power are beyond your imagination. It seems that your recent intelligence has been leaking, so someone is trying to push an attack on Baihua City to force you, the eighth Great Emperor, to reveal yourself."

The Dark Angel observed Zhou Xian and found that his expression was still calm: "You don't seem very surprised?"

"Yeah, when I decided to reveal my identity, I had already made up my mind. So I'm not very concerned about this. I'm already prepared."

The spies added in the game, Zhou Xian didn't think were just for show.

"Truly worthy of the person I chose. I was a bit worried about your situation, but since you're already prepared, I won't force you… Well, I've told you the most important thing."

Zhou Xian sat across from the Dark Angel's desk and, before she could continue, asked, "Dark Angel sister, how did you manage to send a letter in the demon race's language in the game?"

"I sent a letter? Demon race's language… Ah… Right… There was such a thing…"

This seemed like a sudden realization.

The Dark Angel was silent for a moment before saying, "I was just trying it out. You see, sending a letter in the demon race's language is quite interesting, isn't it?"

"Is that so…?"

It felt like she was hiding something.

But this attitude didn't quite fit with the idea that she was hiding something.

"… Little Zhou Xian, don't worry. I won't harm you. But you need to be careful in the real world. I've heard about the 'infectious disease' at Zhongzhou Academy, but you probably know what it's about, right?"

Zhou Xian nodded.

This "infectious disease" had already caused a stir on the school forum. The forum, which was usually quiet during the summer break, now had a record number of online users.

However, Zhou Xian and a few others knew that this thing was not a random infectious disease.

After glossing over the previous question, the Dark Angel continued, "Since you know, I'll tell you. The black substance in those people's bodies is not a virus but a trace of a power from the game… a trace of the power of the Outer Domain Demons. This power was also found in the old school building… wasn't there a sacrificial altar built there before?"

Zhou Xian nodded.

This matter was quite hidden, but if one was determined, it was possible to simulate and reconstruct the fragments to restore the scene. The Lucifer Empire's methods made this understandable.

"… So, you should also be able to use skills in the real world, just like the other Great Emperor players, right?"

Being able to use skills is not just me!

Although he had been prepared for this, it was the first time he heard that others could also use abilities.

"I don't know what secret manual you learned, but to be able to cultivate such great power in a short time is truly impressive." The Dark Angel's admiration left Zhou Xian somewhat puzzled.

"… Secret manual?"

"Huh? Although you seem to be able to use abilities, you don't seem to know much about this. Listen carefully, Great Emperor players can not only use abilities in the game but also cultivate the power of the secret manuals they obtain in the real world. The secret manual you got is a good thing, probably some kind of secret transmission. I won't ask further, as this is a secret among Great Emperor players."

The Dark Angel's words stirred Zhou Xian's heart again.

He tentatively said, "Ah… Yes. It would be great if I could call up the game interface and attributes in the real world."

"Unfortunately, such a shortcut doesn't exist in the real world. Although the Great Emperor players are still debating whether the game world is a real world like ours or a different virtual game world, the game interface is a purely game product. Little Zhou Xian, you need to distinguish between reality and the game."

No, Dark Angel sister, you're wrong…

The current Zhou Xian had a game interface in the real world, with levels and attributes similar to those in the game.

"Alright, let's end the serious talk here. Do you want to stay and chat with me for a while?"

"Sure… no problem."

Zhou Xian couldn't refuse the Dark Angel's kindness, but after agreeing, he felt somewhat uneasy sitting beside her, as he couldn't think of anything to chat about.

However, seeing Zhou Xian's appearance, the Dark Angel smiled, "Little Zhou Xian, let's talk about my name. Since I'm calling you by your name, it's only fair for you to call me by mine."

The Dark Angel's name…

Zhou Xian felt his heart beating faster.

"My name is —"

Just as she was about to finish, Zhou Xian felt his virtual helmet being pulled off, and the virtual world scene disappeared…

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