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Chapter 183: The Final Showdown
Chapter 183: The Final Showdown
Tina's first storyline progressed quickly, and Su Yu completed it in just four days. Today is June 12th.
The second stages of both main storylines will begin in three days.
During these three days, there’s nothing particularly important to do besides developing his territory.
So, Su Yu decided to focus on offline activities and cause some trouble.
Of course, the first step was to gild Tina’s summoning scroll.
Su Yu glanced at his inventory and saw that he had 128 vials of "Tina's Blood."
He then contacted Sky Dragon, preparing to have the little girl help him with the gilding.
Sky Dragon was very helpful.
Thanks to her high luck bonus, Su Yu successfully gilded both the "Tina Garcia's Summoning Scroll" and the "Echo of the Ghost Cat," with 51 vials of blood remaining.
Echo of the Ghost Cat (Golden)
- Remaining Uses: 13
- Effect 1: Consuming 1 use allows you to enter the "Ghost" state, enabling you to pass through any obstacles, including walls, for 5 minutes.
- Effect 2: Consuming 10 uses summons the Ghost Cat to perform "Ghost Pounce," dealing 100% of the target's maximum health as true damage, ignoring shields and damage reduction skills (effective only on targets level 70 and below).
With the gilding complete, it was time to confront the authorities.
Riding on Tima, Su Yu walked through the crowded streets of Olran City, sending a private message to Snow Leopard: "Are you busy now?"
Snow Leopard replied: "I’m on a mission."
Su Yu: "Olran City coordinates (215, 164) at the ‘Warm Breeze Inn.’ Want to come for a drink?"
Snow Leopard: "Is there something important?"
Su Yu: "Of course."
Snow Leopard: "I’ll be right there."
A few minutes later, Snow Leopard arrived at the "Warm Breeze Inn," pushing open the oak door.
This was the first time Kexing had privately met with him, and he wondered what it could be about.
Inside the inn, Snow Leopard found it to be quite dilapidated, with old facilities and no other players around. Only Su Yu was sitting at the bar.
Seeing Snow Leopard, Su Yu waved and tossed him a beer: "You should take better care of yourself; those dark circles under your eyes are getting worse!"
Snow Leopard still had prominent dark circles, giving him a somewhat ethereal appearance.
Besides playing the game, he had a lot to handle offline, getting only two or three hours of sleep each night. The dark circles were likely here to stay.
"Ah, I can’t sleep!" Snow Leopard took a sip of the beer Su Yu threw him and gave a bitter smile. "Every time I close my eyes, I hear the roar of the Skrull fleet. How can I possibly sleep?"
He walked over to Su Yu. "Senior, what did you call me here for?"
Su Yu waved his hand. "You probably won’t need to call me ‘Senior’ anymore. I called you here to reveal my true identity. I’m not Zhang Jue."
"Huh? You’re not Zhang Jue?" Snow Leopard was shocked, and the beer glass in his hand shattered from the grip.
The authorities had previously suspected that Kexing wasn’t Zhang Jue due to his youthful appearance.
They had already contacted the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Guorui, who had also entered the game.
However, Zhu Guorui remained an old man in the game and couldn’t change his appearance to a younger one.
Given Kexing’s youth, it was unlikely that he was Zhang Jue, who had somehow survived all these years.
But the authorities hadn’t put much effort into investigating this. With the Skrull threat looming, they wanted to allocate as many resources as possible to the fight, rather than waste time on internal investigations.
But they hadn’t expected Kexing to reveal his true identity on his own.
"Who are you?" Snow Leopard's face turned unusually serious.
Su Yu took a sip of beer and calmly replied, "Do you remember the young man we discovered in East Sea City who could manifest his game strength in reality?"
Snow Leopard's eyes narrowed. "You mean Su Yu?"
Su Yu nodded. "That's right, I'm him."
Snow Leopard took a deep breath. The nemesis wasn't Zhang Jue, but Su Yu! He found it hard to believe.
The relevant authorities had conducted a detailed investigation into Su Yu's background. Before the release of Evolution, he was just a handsome guy with nothing particularly special about him. After the game's release, he used his manifested strength to kill dozens of ghosts, making a significant contribution to humanity.
Furthermore, Su Yu's major accomplishments at East Sea University, Pan Mountain Road, and Muyun Tower had been thoroughly investigated. Xue Wenli praised him highly, and he was a key focus for the authorities.
He never imagined that Su Yu was the game's top player, "Nemesis," and that he was the same person who had repeatedly guided him. How could he not be surprised?
"Then... why did you pretend to be Zhang Jue back then?"
As soon as Snow Leopard said it, he realized he had asked a pointless question.
If Su Yu hadn't pretended to be Zhang Jue, why would the authorities have believed him?
Su Yu smiled and shook his head. "Let's not talk about Zhang Jue. We can pretend nothing happened before."
"I'm revealing my true identity this time for two reasons: to show sincerity in our cooperation, and because of this."
Su Yu showed Snow Leopard the properties of the [Sixth-Rank Temporary Experience Scroll (Golden)].
Snow Leopard forced himself to calm down and looked at the item Su Yu displayed.
But after seeing it, he was puzzled. "A [Sixth-Rank Temporary Experience Scroll]? What's so special about it?"
"This scroll is golden, and based on my experiments, golden items can be brought into reality," Su Yu explained.
"What?!" Snow Leopard was so shocked he nearly fell off his chair. He quickly grabbed the bar to steady himself.
"Why didn't you tell us this earlier?!"
Previously, Snow Leopard had never taken golden items seriously, thinking they were just for show. He never imagined they could be brought into reality!
That would be a huge help to humanity! Many people relied on their equipment to survive.
"Because it wouldn't have mattered," Su Yu shrugged. "By the time players can manifest their strength, they'll already be at the third rank. At that point, first-rank equipment is useless. It's better to farm a set of third-rank golden items in the wild. And scrolls like the one I showed you can only be obtained in the main storyline, not in regular hidden quests."
"Ah, I see!" Snow Leopard finally understood. "No wonder you told me to keep an eye on the two players who got the rebel main quest and not let them misuse consumables."
Snow Leopard's sharp mind quickly grasped the significance of the golden scroll in Su Yu's hand!
Transforming into a sixth-rank powerhouse in reality—just thinking about it made his blood pressure rise.
He stared intently at the scroll. "You want to bring this scroll into reality and use it?"
"Exactly, that's what I have in mind."
"This is a huge matter! Let me send Wenli to pick you up, and we can discuss this in person." Snow Leopard said hurriedly.
"Alright, see you in person." Su Yu nodded and clicked the [Log Out] button.
Their figures vanished from the bar.
(End of Chapter)
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