Chapter 53
Translator: Vivi from dummytranslations 🙂
I’m in love with gamer cat gifss lemme just add more below vv
In the arena, both of the players in the game were already full level characters and the highest level in this game was 100. However, this kind of level was completely insufficient in the eyes of many veterans.
If they wanted to defeat a high-level boss, according to their difference in levels, a team of five to twenty-five people with even a bit of intelligence cannot even dream about it.
For example, the Death God that had appeared in front of the audience is one of the most inhumane bosses in the game.
This inhumanity refered to the difficulty of clearing the dungeon. Putting everything else aside, the scythe in its other hand is able to cut through the various meat shield[1] class characters in the team that were responsible for attracting and taking damage as easily as cutting vegetables.
[1] Meat shield class: Tank. In game, the tank is supposed to protect their teammates by taking most of the damage since they have the highest hp
In the early days of the game, the penultimate[2] boss of the Netherland was the first to be defeated. After the Avalon guild entered the Netherland and encountered the Death God, the tanks in the team shivered while the clerics all exposed a look of shock.
[2]penultimate: second last place
One hit KO, there was no opportunity for the clerics to recover their hp at all. It was said that the president of the Avalon Guild told the members who participated in the battle that night to wash up and sleep early.
This boss had too high requirements of the main team and the sub-team. After a few weeks, everybody in the team received an armor upgrade.
Of course, after a few weeks, although the tanks in the team were finally not sec-killed[3], they were still tortured to death by the various skills and settings of the Death God.
[3] sec-killed: Instant death, one hit KO
Until now, there was no guild who had cleared the Netherland boss.
One boss could defeat countless teams and countless guilds, this made the tanks and clerics’ teeth ache in anger, But who knew that this boss who they resented to death was actually summoned by a magician?
That person must have exhausted his entire life worth of luck, this was the general consensus after everybody could only stare in disbelief, unable to say a word.
The moment the black hooded figure that even light could not touch turned around and lifted its sickle, the thief holding his dagger hurriedly started to sprint away.
However, his reaction in the end still did not allow him to survive. A pair of skeleton hands emerged from the snowy ground and caught his ankle, completely trapping him.
Just like a weak bug tangled up in a web, forced to slowly wait for its demise.
There is a rule in the arena. No matter how powerful an attack is, at most, the character’s HP can only be reduced to 1. At this time, the system will judge the outcome of the duel and the loser will be sent back to the rebirth point.
Winner: Sen Luo
On the channel, the system’s prompt, a line of golden words appeared. At the top of the magician’s head, the title of the winner hovered for a few seconds.
“You were just lucky.” The thief holding his dagger in a state of critical blood was extremely indignant. He certainly knew that his opponent’s mana bar was almost empty. He was waiting for his mana to reach that stage before he got ready to kill him in one fell swoop. Who would have expected that the other side’s weakest skills would actually directly bring him to victory.
Since the winner and loser of the match had already been determined, the arena would soon send both of them out of the arena. Before the ten-second countdown was up, Gu Yan smiled at the still young and savvy thief and calmly said: “Luck is also a part of one’s strength.”
“You are good and in the future, will become even better. However, your habit of playing a game of cat and mouse with the enemy needs to be changed.” Facing a child, although his opponent’s words previously were not very nice, Gu Yan would not get angry.
As for what he said, this weakness of his was the reason he lost many times to his opponents in the past. As for whether he changed or not, it did not affect Gu Yan.
When the last second is up, Gu Yan was transported back to the outside world. Before the magician accepted the invitation to the competition, he had just entered a forest. The village of Sylphs. He came back here after he was sent out of the arena.
He was still ranked first place on the leaderboard. He had to accept at least three competitive challenges every month and must win in the duel to retain his position.
At the edge of the entrance of the forest, Gu Yan was currently deep in thought. Without thinking, he retreated back to a relatively safer area.
Taking a step back, he bumped into something cold, the kind that was lacking in warmth.
Stunned for a moment, Gu Yan turned around and unexpectedly saw a black hooded figure that all light seemed to avoid. He remembered that the duration of the summon was one and a half minutes, and this time limit was what made this skill weaker than a chicken rib.
What can one do in a short minute and a half? Unless you were also lucky enough to summon a high-level boss, it was better to save this mana that can allow you to use the substitution skill twice.
Now, there was still more than fifty seconds left in the minute and a half. The skin of the Death God holding its sickle is gray. He had been quietly standing behind the youth until he turned around, the pair of dark eyes showed a trace of fluctuation.
It was extremely minuscule, others can’t detect it, and it let this purely black existence to feel confused.
There was an emotion that should not be there.
Fifty seconds.
Gu Yan looked at the remaining time. Fifty seconds was not enough to bring him into the five people dungeon, or else he could take this boss to challenge the five people dungeon and obtain materials.
If he did not guess wrong, the original body appearing in this part was intending to go to the five people dungeon to obtain materials.
Bring the thief on a wild chase for ten minutes was not an easy thing for a magician. Putting the magic book away, Gu Yan found a bottle of blue potion to restore his mana. While drinking his potion, he did not forget to observe the boss that he had summoned.
In the future, he might go to the Netherlands dungeon with a team. This dungeon had many valuable things that a magician needs. It was rare to have the chance to have such a close look at the boss without being sec-killed by him, it should be grasped.
From its physical appearance, he observed a lot of useful information, such as the length of the weapon, the distance needed to avoid, block or reach during battle.
Gu Yan closely observed him like a specimen and he was the researcher. They were extremely close to the point where he could reach out to touch the sickle that had harvested countless lives. He was extremely curious and observed its shape too.
The black hooded figure holding the sickle stood still, despite its gray skin, he was very handsome. There were no expression or words, Gu Yan could not see any difference from his appearance.
Touching the sickle, Gu Yan did not notice that the pair of eyes that were originally dark and dull were now fixed on him with an indescribable gaze.
There were still ten seconds left in the summoning duration. In addition to its blade, Gu Yan also observed the lower shank. This whole sword was made out of source ore. A small piece of source ore was able to make the major guilds fight to the death.
Measuring the handle of the black sickle, he suddenly touched something cold and reflexively retracted his hand.
The moment his finger came into contact, the pair of dark eyes slightly lit up. The pale face of the Death God finally had a slight change. He was currently watching the youth that did not have the fear that he saw on countless tanks before. In front of this man, he unconsciously restrained the chaotic energy that converged around his body.
The reason he came to this place was because he heard…
Thinking to this point, the last second was up and the pure black figure gradually dissipated to nothingness. The pair of dark eyes were fixed on the young man in the magician’s robes until it completely disappeared.
The summoned boss was gone. Gu Yan continued to recover his mana before he prepared to go search for a few reliable people to form a team to enter the Netherlands dungeon.
Weapons, this kind of important things still had to be properly upgraded. Only when there was sufficient strength then is he able to come into contact with other guilds.
He was originally a lone wolf, however, Gu Yan was now looking for someone. He believed that the person he is looking has a great chance of being one of the characters that have appeared in the story. Looking one by one, he will find him sooner or later.
As for the rotten ending, wait until he finds the person he is looking for before he tackles this big headache.
At this time, in a completely enclosed space, the highest existence that ruled over the entire virtual world was still functioning. It was overlooking the ‘The World’. In many players’ mind, it is called the light brain, codenamed Asa.
The team that created it won the highest praise and the game ‘The World’ was born from it. The name of the game actually refers to a second world. But this holographic virtual world is just one of the many things it is responsible for. The light brain is a creation that astounded the world. Up to now, all kinds of important systems in the real world are also managed by it.
Zero error rate, a powerful self-learning ability that allows it to continuously update its database and constantly maintain the most advanced state of omniscience.
The only drawback that could not be considered a drawback was that the people who created it did not give it human feelings. There was a variety of reasons. The relationship between emotions and reason was inverse. If a super brain like this was capable of emotions, what can happen is unpredictable.
Numerous screens appeared in the virtual space it had created, each displaying a different location in the game world on these screens as it supervised the entire virtual world at all times.
However, a strange phenomenon was happening.
One, two… as if being invaded by a virus, the screens that originally displayed different locations suddenly changed to the same scene one after another.
Although the angles were all different, they were all indeed showing the same scene. What appeared in this scene was a magician who looked extremely pure, holding a magic book in his left hand while chanting a spell.
This strange phenomenon did not stop and more than half the screens had been switched to the scene of the youth before this abnormal phenomenon finally stopped.
“Damn damn damn…all of you better not fight with the Great God to touch the loot, or I’ll be furious!”
The team that was hastily formed repeatedly ran the Kota tomb dungeon four times and gradually realized that the hands of the magician in their team were extremely red[4]. Open one and it’s a high-grade material, open another one and it’s an accessory for their class. This was really something everyone was convinced of.
[4]Like golden touch, he is extremely lucky
In particular, the other person was still the number one expert in the competitive leaderboards. Running a dungeon with him was simply too relaxing. All kinds of controls and interruptions skills were executed perfectly. Occasionally, he would even help to make up for their mistakes. This completely did not give the cleric any chance to help them recover blood.
The run was so relaxing that when the magician said that’s all for today, the rest of the team could not bear it.
Where were they going to find such a red teammate?
Leaving the forest of Sylphs, Gu Yan arrived at the nearest town. Logging off in a safe area was certainly better than in the wild.
“Where could Qiuqiu be?” Touching the pentagram pattern on the cover of his magic book, Gu Yan murmured as he clicked the button on the virtual panel.
“–“
After the voice of the magician fell, the world channel in the game exploded not long after.
“Fuck, disconnected?!”
‘Disconnected’, nobody knows when was the last time this term had been used. Not mentioning other online games, in this holographic game, it was really their first time experiencing this.
So now, a bunch of people began to mourn for the bosses that they were about to slay on ‘The World’ Forum and the treasure chests they were about to obtain.
At this time, Gu Yan who had just gotten up from the game capsule and raised his hand to rub his eyes knew nothing about the above incidents.
End of chapter 53
t/n: I had to reread the last part more than 5 times before I understood that everybody was disconnected from the game.
Anyway, can’t wait to see the interaction between GY and QQ again ^O^
Also, I’m looking forward to translating this arc because I really love gaming and have read a few gaming novels before. If there are any terms that you don’t understand, let me know so I can put in footnotes for everybody!
As promised:
Whoot! Welcome back =D
Thanks for the chapters ❤
Definitely looking forward to seeing the interactions between GY and QQ again
With the notes, maybe in smaller font? But if too much trouble don't worry about it; there isn't much problem in reading them like they are now
Anyways, can't wait to read this latest arc! Love gaming stuff hehe
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I’ll take note of it ^O^
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hmm it doesn’t seem like it’s possible to reduce the font size on mobile without making the desktop’s font almost unreadable 😦
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wuwuwu u are back~ T~T Thanks for the chapters!
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Aww, you already met your QQ!!!
Question: Which Boss is handsome and answers your calling??
Answer: Your one and only Qiuqiu!
But will they only be able to meet in virtuality? 。゚(T n T)゚。
Thanks for the double release!!! I really missed this cat novel (wait where is the kitty 🥺?)
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If you want a spoiler… might I suggest NU? 🙂 I don’t want to spoil it for some people who are not looking for them~~
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(⊃‿⊂) some things are better not known and surprising
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Well that’s true… waiting sometimes make something more precious >< enjoy the wait keke(i'm kidding)
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Qiu qiu is the AI
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Thank you for the chapter!
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Thanks for the wonderful update~!
Hope you leave the footnotes of gaming terms right below the line as it is more convenient. >_<
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Alright I’ll take note! 🙂
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Yes i agree with you
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Yey!! Thanks for the new chapters!! (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧
I can’t wait to read when GY finally realice who is QQ
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Good thing you can be more relaxed and bless us, with a double chapter, it is lovely to see the interactions between QQ and GY, they are always adorable ❤*.(๓´͈꒳`͈๓).*❤
Thanks for the chapters !! 💕💕💕
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thanks 4 the double update………
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So… Qiuqiu is a Death God now.. did Gu Yan get stuck in the games?
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Seems more like QQ is the lightbrain/Asa
Why else would the screen change?
Maybe the Deathgod is an avatar of it
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*screens
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Thanks for the chapters 😀 *wonders when Gu Yan will recognize him* owo
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So, can QQ still turn into a cat in this one or should I say how are they going to turn him into a cat in this one? Thank you for the double release and welcome back!
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Thanks for the chapter! So, QQ is that Brain that blackened, hmm…
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Gu Yan: QiuQiu! *happy*
Quiqui (Death God): * possessively happy*
Every other player: faq. That aint qiuqiu, thats a bug. A cheat. Death god!!
Gu Yan: eh? Ah that’s right… Qiuqiu is a chea– *worried*
Qiuqiu: *going to a massacre spree on the innocent player*
Gu yan: QiuQiu!?!
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Welcome back and many thanks for the update! I’m also looking forward to this arc : D
This time… They’re not rules that are biased, but the main computer? : P
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Thank u 🙂 keke
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WB!!! \(^0^)/
And thanks foe for the chapters~
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Thank u!! ^O^
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Thank you very much for the chapter!
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Thanks for the great translation!! And double release.
Good luck Qiuqiu.
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Thank you for the update and your hard work 😊. Welcome back 🎉🎉🎉
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im backk~~ ^O^
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I loved that they returned Thanks for the chapter pack. I’m very happy.
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Welcome back!
Gu Yan is turning the virtual world upside-down without even realizing it. I wonder if Qiuqiu might actually be Asa rather than the Death God alone.
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Maybe Asa IS the Death God… that would be a fun plot twist… or maybe the Death God has power over Asa? Since half of Asa’s screens went to look at GY right after the Death God left.
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I really wanna know too keke *U* i’m only reading as I’m translating so \(^o^)/
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I love these type of gaming novels too hehehe
Thanks for the chapter!
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So this arc is RoboCat ML x Great Magician MC~?
The bottom cat gif gives me life especially the cut out cat’s face that looks like he/she ate a stinky lemon lol.
Thank you for the chapters~☆
And please feeeeeeeeed usssssssss, chaaaaaaapters (instead of brains, we the Fujoshi/Fudanshi zombies must rise and make BL happen!!!!
(*•̀ᴗ•́*)و ̑̑ )
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*throws yaoi and cats at yall before running away*
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Readers: Chaaaaaapters~! Argh!
ᕕ(´◓⌓◔)ᕗ
Dummy: Hah! Take this fujoshi and fudanshi zombies! Leave me alone!
ᕙ( ︡’︡益’︠)ง ~ ☆☆☆
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accurate :’)
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Can’t wait to see how QQ will be a cat again
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Yey! Just caught up 😊😊
Thank you for the chapter!! 💖💖💖
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I think the angst will be quite hard on this arc. Before, he is an alien and a half monster, now, forget creatures, he isnt even a living being! Damnit!
Give me a twist! A Beta tester going coma and enter the game or whatever! Otherwise, the death flag will soar high ah!!
Thank you for the chapter!
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Now that you mention it…
*flips table*
How are they gonna end up in this arc? Wuwuwu
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Huhuhu now that you guys mentioned it. I want them to have contact in real life, AI Qiuqiu x Gu Yan squeezes my heart.
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Me gustan las notas al píe de los términos, si es más sencillo asi, normalmente cuando estan al final, ya ni les hago caso… XD
Yo tambien espero con ancias su interacción *w*
Gracias por el capítulo!
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lololol QiuQiu became less tangible this arc. Poor Gu Yan, it’ll probably take awhile for him to figure it out. Thanks for the chapter!
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Thanks for the chapter ♡
So this time QQ is an AI ? He will not be able to live with our shou irl ?? QAQ
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Gamer cat gifs! Thanks for the chapter and the cats.
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But I thought Qiuqiu would always be some sort of feline–
Can the death god turned into a cat? A Cat God? ⊙_⊙
Thank you for the chapter! 💚
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Ahahah I remember that time I played an MMORPG game, logged in like ten times in a row, and I keep d/c-ing ;w; then the next day I tried again and I connected instantly haha ;w; missed my daily login cries aaaah thanks for the chapters~ hehe so many cat gifs :3 (and wb~)
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hahahah oh no that’s tragic :’) i’m too lazy for daily logins too hehe. Thankyou~
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Kyaaa~ this just reminds me of Half Prince, where the final AI boss was in love with the MC! >_<
Looking forward to this arc~~
Thanks for the chapter too!
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omg half prince >< its been years since i read it I don't remeber it anymore
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I like the way you’re doing the notes. I think it’s better than having to scroll to the bottom. This way I can quickly glance at the meaning and then return to the story. Very helpful. 😀
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Oh is the ML an Np? This similiar to the ml of fod. Looking forward to this arc😄😘. Thanks for the chapter.
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Thank you!
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I always feel like crying every time I see a new chapter update because I absolutely adore this book. I’ll probably ship them forever. So, Many thanks to the translator and author for this amazing novel. <3<3
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Thank you for the wonderful update~! I can’t wait to see what happens next.
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QQ is the mother brain? makes sense, QQ is always the antagonist or biggest boss in each world
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Magic words: “Qiuqiu.” ♡
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Thank you for the chapter! A s a fellow gamer I’m really exited for this arc as well!
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glad that your feeling better! thank you for the chapter!
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Gu Yan casually breaks the internet.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK!
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