Chapter 32

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Who is Gong Ruomei?

Just hearing this name might make some people mutter, but if you mention the Second Miss Gong, who doesn't know her?

Dugu Fu trembled, afraid!

Seeing Li Shier in such a miserable state and the skills of the players tracking Li Shier, he was already somewhat prepared. Li Shier must have encountered a very high-level quest this time. But he never expected that this guy had brought the Second Miss Gong here!

That's the Second Miss Gong, the only daughter of Gong Yitian, the master of the Eight Trigram Sect and a generation's grandmaster. She inherited the unique Eight Trigram Palm technique of the Gong family. Later, to avenge her father, she broke off her engagement and devoted herself to the Dao, with unparalleled martial arts, making her one of the main characters in this Republic of China grandmaster world.

Li Shier had kidnapped her!

"You, you, you're crazy!" Dugu Fu couldn't contain his fear and shouted, "She's a plot protagonist!"

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Here, we need to explain why Dugu Fu was so afraid.

Previously, there were plot characters—NPCs created by the system to issue and advance quests, soulless cannon fodder.

Plot protagonists and plot characters, though only two characters apart, are worlds apart!

In a world, there are countless plot characters, all purely cannon fodder, even less than NPCs. Plot protagonists, on the other hand, number in the hundreds or thousands, and sometimes only a few dozen, including supporting characters and historical figures. Although players consider themselves the main characters, in the game world, plot protagonists are the true main characters.

They have a significant difference from plot characters—though both are created by the program, they have flesh and blood and their own souls. After all, with the computing power of the cloud network, it is sufficient to handle the limited number of plot protagonists.

However, what does this have to do with Dugu Fu's shock?

It's simple, because plot protagonists are entirely different from other NPCs. They are created by the program and are essentially intelligent brains like Taichu. Although they don't have Taichu's authority, in the game world, they are immortal like players.

At the same time, they are the easiest NPCs to awaken in the game world.

Awakened NPCs can partially break through the game world's limitations and truly gain the power to rival top players. In the eyes of NPCs, they are called the Heaven-Favored!

Recall the Battle of Jinchuan, those NPCs who entered the battlefield, which one wasn't famous and renowned? They were all plot protagonists.

Players have long known that plot protagonists are powerful. Knowing this, they naturally need to be closely guarded!

However, plot protagonists are different from Taichu.

Taichu is the controller, and humans have created many rules to restrict it. These plot protagonists, however, are born in the game world, and humans can shield Taichu but cannot isolate them. The game world needs them to add color; otherwise, it would be too dull, a decision made at the time of creation.

Since they can't be isolated, they can only be strictly monitored.

Each world's federal government has set up elite teams composed of government and military elites and bounty hunters to closely monitor the movements of plot protagonists. Once there are signs of them going out of control, they immediately mobilize to kill them and reset their memories.

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Heaven-Favored are immortal and so powerful. Humans want to control them, and the NPC resistance army, of course, does everything to prevent human control. They have succeeded many times, which is why so many plot protagonists participated in the Battle of Jinchuan.

However, in previous battles, the NPC resistance army always mobilized large forces and top experts to compete with the players' elite teams.

The most intense times were like wars.

This time, Li Shier was alone, yet he was thinking of kidnapping someone and helping her awaken. Isn't that crazy? And it's the Second Miss Gong, the undisputed main character of the Republic of China grandmaster world. You can imagine the quality of those monitoring her!

Seeing Dugu Fu's hysterical state, Li Shier laughed loudly: "What, are you afraid? Now I somewhat believe you're really an NPC."

Dugu Fu's face turned dark: I'm really going to be killed by him this time!

The attack just now wasn't fierce because everyone wanted fewer companions to complete the task and get more rewards. I scared them with a bluff, but it will inevitably lead to these players calling for reinforcements and returning in groups. The number of enemies will be several times, even more, than now.

This is truly lifting a stone only to drop it on one's own foot!

Although no one is more familiar with this type of battle than me, ... Dugu Fu looked at himself, then at the tavern owner, the owner's wife, the Second Miss Gong in her arms, and the half-dead Li Shier... Even a clever housewife can't cook without rice!

With such a lineup, no matter how strong the tactics, would it be useful? To survive and capture Li Shier, perhaps... Dugu Fu looked at the Second Miss Gong, a shadow of darkness flashing in his eyes: Only by targeting this little girl!

Li Shier finally finished laughing, stretched lazily, and stood up straight, leaning on his long spear: "Alright, alright, don't be too nervous. I, Li Shier, have never involved others in my life. Thanks to your three for taking care of me, I've rested enough. While there are fewer people below, I'll take Ruomei and go down."

"When I lead them away, you can take the opportunity to go down and escape. Bring my leg over!" He suddenly shouted loudly, assuming a posture as if Guan Yu was asking Zhou Cang to bring the sword.

The tavern owner understood and went to pick up the bloodstained branch on the ground. The owner's wife, however, tripped him with her foot: "I'm just a woman, I don't know what you're talking about. But, benefactor, you're so badly injured, going down isn't seeking death?"

Dugu Fu was silent: "..."

Li Shier taking Gong Ruomei on the road was unexpected, but thinking about it, this is Li Shier. If he weren't such a person, I wouldn't want to save him. But... targeting the Second Miss Gong is too radical! He slowly shook his head and sighed: "Li Shier, Li Shier, I really didn't expect you to be such a person!"

What kind of person? Li Shier looked at Dugu Fu, saying nothing. In his life, besides his martial arts, he was most proud of his character.

"I thought you were a fearless, iron-willed man, but what did I get?" He pointed at Gong Ruomei, "So what if she's a plot protagonist? So what if she's a Heaven-Favored? Awakening is a vague concept. If you don't believe in your own strength, your own efforts, and your own awakening, why believe in this little girl?"

"You've disappointed me! If I had known this, I wouldn't have saved you!" Dugu Fu said indignantly: This provocation, is the acting good enough? With emotion, I don't know if my acting has improved or declined?

Li Shier was stunned by his words. After a long while, he suddenly laughed: "Thinking about it, what you said does make some sense..."

Dugu Fu was delighted, but immediately turned sad.

"But do you think, where did I get this martial arts skill from?"

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