silence.

The entire conference room fell into extreme silence.

This is a provocation!

This video is Bei Baizhi's provocation!!

She had no friendly attitude towards them at all. On the contrary, she was hostile, and her attitude was murderous.

"She...what does this mean? Is she still willing to cooperate with us?" Someone asked tentatively.

Zhou Ming took a long time to find his voice, his voice a little hoarse: "What should we do?"

——This is a question for the general manager Liu Sun.

As for that man's question, he didn't want to answer.

It's so obvious!

She was already provoking them, how could she possibly cooperate with them?!

The general manager Liu Sun was stunned for a while.

After a while, he raised his hand, pointed at the black screen, and said in a trembling voice, "How outrageous! How outrageous!"

He was so angry that he didn't know what to say. He could only repeat the word "outrageous" in agitated manner.

The others finally recovered from the video and started talking at once—

"She's already trapped in the hunting world, and she's not worried at all? Doesn't she know that her life and death, like those of the NPCs, are controlled by us?!"

"Is that video of hers meant to scare us? Does she want to go against the Empire?"

"How dare she?!"

"This woman is so outrageous!"

"Everyone calm down. We should think about what to do next. We need her help."

…

Upon hearing this, an authoritative technician who had just arrived said loudly—

"Everyone calm down!"

Everyone fell silent immediately.

Including Liu Sun, they took a deep breath and looked at him.

The man spoke calmly, "What's important now isn't anger. She's been thrown into the hands of an NPC for no reason, and her life and death are controlled by someone else. It's normal for her to be angry. The most urgent thing now is to resolve this issue."

Liu Sun, the general manager, gradually calmed down. Upon hearing this, he continued, "Her attitude is clearly uncooperative... Asking her to cooperate with us won't work. What other options do we have? We must seize control as soon as possible, otherwise who knows what will happen next!"

It was already a huge trouble that they couldn't control the hunting world. Once exposed, they would be scolded to death by the people of the entire empire.

There's also a player NPC in there, and her attitude is quite unfriendly. If she loses control for a day, who knows what kind of trouble she'll cause...

Thinking of this, Liu Sun felt overwhelmed.

Zhou Ming: "...We can't change the hunting world. Could it be related to Bei Baizhi? Does she hold the power?"

"How is that possible!" the technician exclaimed immediately. "Absolutely impossible. The operation of an entire consciousness world is extremely complex. How could she, an ordinary person, possibly accomplish the work of an entire department?"

After a pause, he added, "Perhaps it's related to her bug, but it's only 'partially related'. It's impossible for her alone to change our entire consciousness world!"

Liu Sun, the general manager, waved his hand and said, "Let's not discuss this for now, and don't send messages to her. You should think of a solution as soon as possible. First, find the problem with the hunting world and take control. As for Bei Baizhi's matter... let's deal with it later."

All the technicians nodded, and one of the top experts said -

"Now that we're here, we'll definitely be able to solve it. We've created so many consciousness worlds, so there will definitely be no problems with this hunting world! Please believe—"

Zhao Pingan suddenly spoke up, interrupting them: "Wait! The hunting world can be changed?!"

"Really?!" Liu Sun was delighted and rushed over.

Zhou Ming also ran over excitedly.

They performed a simple operation and found that it actually worked!

It was as if the previous loss of control and inability to operate were all fake, and they regained control of the hunting world.

"Oh my god, what the hell is going on?"

"It was clearly impossible to change it before? We tried everything, but it just didn't work."

"Yeah, why are you suddenly fine now?"

"That's weird, what's going on?"

…

The expert looked unhappy. He hadn't even started to attack, and it was already healed?

Another expert also had a scowl on his face. "Don't call us all in so often from now on. Something went out of control and then recovered. It must be a problem with your management equipment! You didn't even bother checking the equipment, and you just mobilized a whole bunch of people? Are you trying to cause trouble for us?"

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, something really went wrong before..."

"You must check the equipment carefully, and the technicians must also keep an eye on it. The consciousness world is a separate world, so this is no small matter and we absolutely cannot afford to make any mistakes!"

Several experts complained for a long time with dark faces, and then left with a wave of their sleeves.

Liu Sun's expression changed.

He looked at the person in charge of hunting the world with a sinister look, and wanted to say something, but in the end he held it back.

The technicians in the entire Hunting World office looked at each other in confusion.

this……

What exactly happened?

The situation at that time was definitely not a problem with the equipment, it really could not be changed.

But why is it suddenly fine now?

Zhao Ping'an sat in the corner and pursed his lips. He had an idea in his mind, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, because even he himself couldn't believe it. It was too horrifying.

——They can change the hunting world, starting from Bei Baizhi’s reply!

How on earth did an NPC reply to them? And it was just a video that lasted several seconds?!

This made him think...

Are they really back in control of the hunting world?

He remembered when he was a child in his hometown, the old cat at home would catch mice, but it would never eat them in one bite. After catching the mice, it would let them go.

When the mouse thought it had escaped and was feeling extremely lucky...

Then pounce on him again.

It played with the mouse over and over again, always lying beside it, manipulating it in its hands.

Thinking of this, Zhao Ping'an shuddered.

Impossible!

——He was just overthinking it!

The control of the hunting world was back, and Zhou Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

He looked at the general manager, Liu Sun, and said, "Minister Liu, the Hunting World can be changed now, but the explanation has already been given to all citizens. Does the list need to be updated again?"

"What to update? Let them know that the hunting world was out of control for a while? Or let them know that Bei Baizhi is actually a player?" Liu Sun said with a gloomy face.

Zhou Ming immediately fell silent.

Liu Sun looked at him and spoke slowly, lowering his voice: "Come with me."

Zhou Ming pursed his lips and followed carefully.

"Do you know how serious the problem is now?" Liu Sun lit a cigarette and said.

Zhou Ming nodded.

How come you don’t know?!

The mere fact that the hunting world was out of control was enough to cost him his job.

Now there is actually another person who has been placed in there as an NPC. If this were known to the people of the entire empire, he would probably be pulled out by the empire to vent its anger.

"Since you know, you should also know that I can't protect you. This time, you may not even be able to keep your life. Your life will be a vent for the anger of the entire empire." Liu Sun smoked a cigarette and spoke softly.

"But the problem of hunting the world has been solved?" Zhou Ming said hurriedly.

Liu Sun: "What about Bei Baizhi? Has it been resolved?"

——In fact, they are not sure whether they can let Bei Baizhi return to the real world!

Zhou Ming's face changed drastically, and he said anxiously: "Minister Liu, please save me!"

"How can I save you? I can't save you just because the Awareness Department is out of control, not to mention the fact that Bei Baizhi has invested money in the NPC. Everyone is paying close attention to Bei Baizhi now. Just think about it, when she is exposed, how furious will the citizens be? How many questions will the Awareness Department and the Empire face?" Liu Sun looked at him.

Zhou Ming subconsciously took a step back.

Liu Sun pressed on: "In that case, do you think the Empire would not sentence you?"

Zhou Ming was trembling all over and could hardly stand.

Liu Sun stepped forward again. "We're not sure if she'll come out with the final winner. If she can't, you'll definitely have to pay with her life! If she can come out, get her to cooperate, silence her, and you might still have a chance, but you've seen her attitude."

Thinking of that blood-red video and Bei Baizhi's chilling smile...

Zhou Ming's legs went weak and he really fell to the ground.

Liu Sun looked down at him: "So, the best way is to not let this leak out."

Zhou Ming suddenly raised his head.

Liu Sun: "It's best to let Bei Baizhi shut up in real life and not accuse you. Otherwise, there is only one result waiting for you - death."

Zhou Ming's pupils shrank and his face was filled with shock.

"Now the control of the hunting world is in your hands." Liu Sun looked at him and spoke softly.

After saying that, Liu Sun put out the cigarette and turned back.

Zhou Ming collapsed there and didn't speak for a long time.

——He knew what Liu Sun was hinting at.

Liu Sun was also afraid that when citizens made accusations against the empire and the consciousness department, Zhou Ming himself would be the first to bear the brunt.

But Liu and Sun will definitely not get away with it either, and they will also be skinned alive.

That's why he hinted that he should find a way.

Zhou Ming can solve the problem and help him.

They were not sure whether Bei Baizhi could come out, but if she could, according to her attitude, she would definitely expose him and let him be used by the empire to appease its anger!

If she can't come out, the citizens will find out and make him pay with his life!

—Unless she doesn’t come out and the citizens don’t know she’s a contestant.

She has no relatives, and now, the control of the hunting world is in his hands. As long as he makes Bei Baizhi disappear from the hunting world forever...

Those who know about this will not reveal it, and they will not cause trouble for themselves.

Zhou Ming's eyes gradually changed from panic to calm.

——He always has to protect himself.

Yi Chen and his friends blocked Zhuo Yi again.

Zhuo Yi hid very well, but there was no way. Yi Chen and the others could find him if they wanted to.

Their team has people with all kinds of abilities. Zhuo Yi has no points and no equipment, so he can't hide at all!

Because of this, he was discovered again.

"Don't kill me, it's useless to kill me, I can still--" His voice stopped abruptly.

His neck had been wiped.

"Hmph, I don't want to listen to your nonsense. I want to see if you have a second resurrection equipment!" The strange beast shook its claws.

Red Sun Team.

"Yi Chen actually refused?" Boss Hong frowned slightly.

"Is he afraid that we will attack him?"

"Haha, I didn't expect Yi Chen to be so timid!"

"Forget it, let's work together in a different team."

"What a coward! I overestimated him before."

…

Boss Hong fell silent. After a while, he said, "Yi Chen is not a coward. He must have a reason for doing this. I don't believe he is so cowardly... Let's wait and don't take action for now."

"Boss!"

"Listen to me." Boss Hong said with a cold face.

Others: “Yes…”

However, they couldn't help but grumble in their hearts that their boss was truly overly cautious, being so careful about everything. Yi Chen and the others were all vying for the first-round ranking, but their team wasn't...

Reality.

"How is it?" Zhou Ming lowered his voice.

Chen Gang shook his head: "No, it can't be cleared, it's still a bug."

Zhou Ming scratched his hair and said in a broken voice: "Why is it still like this?!"

Chen Gang said with a bitter face, "We've never had the experience of deploying a player as an NPC before, so we don't know if this bug is caused by her not being a real NPC. We have no experience in the past, so we don't know how to fix this bug."

After a pause, he added, "And I found that attacking her would make the operation difficult..."

"What do you mean?" Zhou Ming was stunned.

Chen Gang lowered his head slightly: "It's just that feeling of the hunting world getting out of control again..."

Zhou Ming: "So, we can't touch her anymore?!"

He stood up in a hurry and turned around anxiously.

As if he had thought of something, Zhou Ming suddenly looked at them with a dark face: "You all must find a way for me. If this matter of Bei Baizhi gets out, all of you will be finished with me!"

Chen Gang's expression also changed, and a look of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

At this time, Zhao Ping'an in the corner spoke softly: "She is now an NPC. We...we have already changed her plot line. In other words, she is no longer a respawnable NPC. Once she dies in the hunting world, she is...really dead."

As he spoke, his voice became lower and lower.

Zhou Ming's eyes suddenly lit up.

——"If you can't get rid of her, then kill her."

Red Sun Team.

They had just decided not to attack Bei Baizhi and were planning their next move when they suddenly heard the Hunting World notification sound—

[Release mission: Kill the big boss Bei Baizhi, mission reward: All members get divine equipment, 99999 points.]

Everyone: “!!!”

"Everyone's in divine gear?!"

"Oh my god, is this what we think it means?!"

"In other words, instead of just one artifact dropping, artifacts will drop on all of us?!"

"Oh my god, boss, let's take action!!"

"Yes, Boss, let's take action and find a few more gangs. They all have magical equipment anyway!"

…

Seeing that all of their eyes were shining, Boss Hong thought for a moment, then stood up and gritted his teeth, "Okay! Let's go!"

Yichen team.

Strange Beast: "Oh my god, Bei Baizhi was actually given a mission?! One piece of divine equipment per person? What if everyone attacks her? She'll be worn down to death!"

"Boss, do you want to join in?"

"Of course we have to go. I think everyone has the same idea now. Let's go together!"

"If everyone has divine equipment, then there won't be much advantage..."

"This is forcing all of us to go. Otherwise, if the boss dies, they will all have divine equipment, but we don't. Doesn't this weaken our strength?"

…

Some were hesitant: "Why does this quest feel so out of place? The boss mentioned before, why did it take four hours to explain the rankings? The official explanation from Hunting World was that other NPCs didn't have points and weren't eligible to be on the list, so why is she the only one who can? She's the only NPC on the list, and now the quest is to kill her. It's really weird!"

The others were stunned after hearing this.

"Am I overthinking it, or is there really a problem?" the man hesitated.

Yi Chen thought for a moment and stood up. "Let's go and take a look. Don't get close when the time comes. Follow my orders! Whether there's a problem or we really need to fight a boss, we'll follow the main force. But remember, no one should show up!"

"good!"

All the teams in the hunting world are rushing to one place.

That’s all the members’ divine equipment!

"Let's go, hurry up!"

"When we defeat the boss, will we, the scattered players, be in danger?"

"With so many individual contestants, even if they wanted to go on a killing spree, they couldn't kill everyone. Furthermore, the larger teams would have to be more vigilant against each other."

"Yes, if we don't go, then they will all have divine equipment and we won't. That would be the most dangerous!"

"I agree. Let's go, let's go together and form a temporary team!"

…

In addition to the large team, these scattered people were also rushing towards Bei Baizhi's location.

The audience was already furious, with varying attitudes—

"What does this mean? Why are you suddenly issuing this kind of mission?"

"The person in charge of the hunting world is mentally unstable. He always does these inexplicable things!"

"Did they deliberately put that NPC named Bei Baizhi first during the first round of rankings, and then let them fight the boss together?"

"I don't understand. I'm very confused. I don't know what the managers of the hunting world are going to do!"

"Ahhh why did you kill Thanos? I still want to keep watching her."

"Yes, and this kind of big boss should be eliminated in the later stages, right?"

"No! Don't fight her. She's incredibly powerful, and you might not be able to defeat her."

"The one in front is an idiot, how could they not win? If they all attack her together, one hit from each of them would wipe out all her health. This is what most people in the hunting world can do!"

"There are so many people, it feels like they're going to block the road. Are they going to fight in a round-the-clock battle?"

…

Because everyone is converging into one place.

All the audience followed their respective followers and went to Bei Baizhi's place.

——Encircle and suppress the big boss.

Zhou Ming was watching too.

At this time, someone came in hurriedly from outside.

Seeing that it was Liu Sun, he immediately stood up and asked, "Minister Liu, why are you here?"

Liu Sun lowered his voice: "Zhou Ming! How could you make such a big noise? Many people have already noticed something is wrong! Be careful not to capsize the boat and let me suffer with you!"

There were so many inconsistencies that many people began to doubt.

Some contestants felt something was wrong, and the audience also noticed something was wrong.

Moreover, it's only been a little over a month since the launch of Hunt World, and already everyone is going to kill a boss in a grand manner? And the bonus of getting all the members some legendary gear is even revealed!

It’s hard not to attract attention!

At this point, Zhou Ming calmed down. He took a deep breath and said calmly, "There's no other way. I can't get rid of her. I can't let anyone know she's a contestant. Instead of dragging it out, it's better to cut the Gordian knot and kill Bei Baizhi first before thinking about anything else!"

After Bei Baizhi dies and the bugs in the hunting world are gone, they can plan the follow-up well.

Although there will certainly be people who are suspicious and dissatisfied, those who are suspicious have no evidence, and those who are dissatisfied cannot kill him.

——This is the only way to save your life.

Liu Sun let out a long sigh, feeling a little more relaxed. "I hope nothing else goes wrong..."

After saying that, he strode away again.

Zhou Ming was the only one left. He lit a cigarette for himself, then smoked while squinting at the screen.

Planning a murder is never a pleasant experience.

But there was no other way. If only one of him and her could survive, he would definitely choose to live alone.

On the screen, countless people flooded the road leading to Baizhi's wooden house.

Even though many people can fly, there are still crowds of people on the ground. They all want to "fight the boss" and own a piece of magical equipment.

"Bei Baizhi! Are you human?!"

"Who goes in first?"

"How about you guys go first."

"Are you kidding me? The big boss must be very good at fighting. Are you asking us to die first? Why don't you go in first?"

"Stop arguing. If you want to get the divine equipment, everyone has to make a move. If you don't, do you think you'll get a share of the dropped divine equipment?"

"Then it's a round-robin battle!"

…

There were all kinds of noises coming from outside, and the door to the cabin remained closed.

All the big teams were in the front, only Yi Chen and his team were hiding in the middle and rear.

"Boss, why hasn't the devil come out yet?" asked the strange beast.

Yi Chen shook his head and said nothing.

He looked at the sea of ​​people in front and behind him and fell silent.

At this moment, the magician in their team suddenly pulled him and said in a hurried voice: "Boss, look!!"