Chapter 109 Chapter 22 There is a common...

There is a common term in the game, PVP and PVE. The former is a duel between players, while the latter is between players and game NPCs.

Wei Sheng naturally belongs to the players.

The task he received from the system was to find the "first generation awakening NPC" in this game world. After submitting it, the system would record the NPC's code, and what it did thereafter would have nothing to do with him.

When Wei Sheng discovered that Officer Li was asking him about his brother's information, and when he sent Li Zheng all the information he knew, he had already tried to submit the NPC's name to the system.

The result is... correct.

Officer Li’s younger brother, Li Mingyu, is indeed the “first generation awakening NPC” that the protagonist couldn’t find no matter how hard he tried.

After finding this "first generation awakening NPC", all the unclear questions in the comics instantly had corresponding answers:

It was precisely because Li Mingyu was dead that no similar cases occurred later. It was also because he was dead that the protagonist of the comic could not find him.

But why did Li Mingyu die? As the first NPC to awaken in the entire game, he should have possessed the player's abilities, so how could he die?

Or why was Li Mingyu the first NPC to awaken, and why did he kill other NPCs who had interacted with Li Zheng?

These are actually not included in Wei Sheng's mission. Wei Sheng has always been a person who does not like to meddle in other people's affairs. He has even been called cold-blooded. He believes in "everyone should clean up the snow in front of their own door and not worry about the frost on other people's roofs."

Once he found the awakened NPC, the mission would be completed. Answering the above questions was not within the scope of his task, but he still asked.

After entering the Internet cafe, Wei Sheng first noticed the center of the cafe. The original rows of computer chairs seemed to have disappeared here.

In the middle was a person with short hair, wearing a white T-shirt and light-colored denim shorts. It was unclear whether it was a man or a woman, and the body was lying limply on the ground, and it was obvious that he had lost all life.

There were pools of blood on the ground, and the shapes were very strange. If a professional criminal police officer, such as Li Zheng, were here, he should be able to judge a lot of information based on the shape, color, and range of the blood.

As for Wei Sheng, he came to a conclusion:

——There is so much blood.

I don't know what the point of doing this is.

Pure perversion?

As he entered a certain range, a striking red reminder appeared on the game interface in front of him.

【You have entered the red zone! 】

In fact, the game was just a simple casual puzzle game at the beginning. Players can choose to solve crimes or commit crimes, or they can choose to farm and experience love, but not every player will follow the instructions.

Players will fight and steal resources for fun, and naturally many more functions are added.

In order to remind other players who are unwilling to participate to take a detour, there is also this red reminder.

It's obviously a prop effect.

The reason why the people in the Internet cafe rushed out in such a panic before was probably because, in addition to the death of an NPC, there was another reason: Li Mingyu opened the props, so they were trapped inside and couldn't get out.

Later, Li Mingyu untied it again, so they ran outside in panic, shouting things like "ghost, ghost!"

"whispering sound……"

Wei Sheng's consciousness moved, and just like playing games in the past, some shortcut symbols appeared in front of his eyes, including translucent character skill icons, blue blood bars, and a very familiar backpack pattern.

This experience reminded him of the feeling he had when he wore VR glasses before, but it was a little different. After all, it was obviously more real than the images in the VR glasses.

There were light strips on the walls, spotlights overhead, rows of computers that were either turned on or off, messy keyboards, and besides the lyrical music playing at the front desk, the air was also filled with a strange smell that was a blend of instant noodles, cigarettes, perfume, sweat, and other odors.

There was a moment,

Make him feel that this is the real world.

"You are Li Mingyu, right?"

Wei Sheng asked Li Zheng the questions he was most curious about: Why did they do this? When did it start? However, he received no answers. He was the only one in the internet cafe and the corpse on the ground.

Tick-tock.

I don’t know which customer’s instant noodles were poured out before they were eaten. The softened noodles mixed with brown soup dripped down the table.

"Do you think I won't know where you are just because you're invisible? I have props too."

Wei Sheng focused most of his attention on Li Zheng outside the gate. He just wanted to catch him quickly and go out to find Officer Li. He had no interest in playing hide-and-seek with the NPCs.

An icon of a transparent raincoat in his backpack turned half-gray, and Wei Sheng disappeared. But within two seconds, he reappeared four or five steps away. He paused for two seconds, then vanished again.

After all, the feeling is still different from using VR glasses, so he didn't get the hang of it at first. After a few seconds of getting familiar with it, he finally got used to it.

He placed his hand on the back of a gaming chair, and the next moment, the chair disappeared.

It was obvious that the chair did not disappear, but was just put into the warehouse.

It seems that all the skills are OK.

“………”

Wei Sheng turned around when he sensed some movement.

Suddenly, various tables, computer monitors, mouse pads and other miscellaneous objects appeared in the air, gathered into a ball, and almost completely fell towards him.

"Bang——"

Crackling sounds continued to come from the Internet cafe.

Li Zheng outside the door heard it clearly.

From his position, he couldn't see much. ——The design of Feiyue Internet Cafe: When you enter through the door, you're greeted by a reception desk and an area selling drinks and snacks. To enter the lobby or the private rooms, you need to turn a corner.

The noise inside was getting louder and louder.

Getting bigger and bigger.

But when Li Zheng listened carefully, he only heard the sound of various objects colliding, and no sound of people talking at all.

Some of the guests who had run away earlier called the police, and some idle passers-by came over curiously, and some asked Li Zheng what was going on.

The chattering crowd stood together in tacit understanding at a distance of nearly 100 meters from the entrance of the Internet cafe, and did not dare to take another step forward.

At the front of the crowd was a little girl in uniform, looking frightened as she was calling the Internet cafe owner.

"Well... I called the police... They haven't arrived yet, but they should be here soon... I don't know what happened... I don't dare go in. You don't know how scary it is in the afternoon..."

Others whispered.

Passersby who knew the situation were describing in vivid detail what had just happened to the people around them, while those who didn't understand were sticking their heads out to look inside.

"Why are you stuck here?"

"Haven't the police arrived yet?"

There was a spectator in the crowd whom Li Zheng did not recognize. He pushed through the crowd with difficulty and saw Li Zheng standing outside the door at a glance.

"Hey, isn't that Captain Li?"

"Who is this?"

"The captain of the municipal bureau."

“Why doesn’t he go in…”

Unable to watch like this any longer, Li Zheng took a few steps forward, thus gaining a wider view. The first thing that caught his eye was the messy hall.

Tables and chairs were tilted all over the place, various monitors, computers, mice and keyboards, and even corpses on the ground...

In this chaotic scene, some completely incomprehensible phenomena are happening:

Objects mysteriously flew up and gathered on their own, as if hurled by an invisible hand, dashing off in a certain direction with a whistling sound...

Li Zheng noticed the body and walked over first, carefully moving it to a relatively clean area. He checked for vital signs and found none.

Where is Wei Sheng?

Where's Li Mingyu!?

Where are the people?

He looked around and soon spotted Wei Sheng in the corner. The next second after spotting him, he froze in place.

Wei Sheng's entire outline blurred for a moment, as if the air under high temperature was slightly distorted, as if his eyes were blurry, and then - he disappeared!

"Why are you here?"

"Didn't you tell me to wait for me?"

He appeared behind Li Zheng at some point, patted his shoulder, and said rather speechlessly, "Your brother is so timid."

In fact, Li Mingyu has been an NPC for too long. Even though he has the skills of a player, he does not have the thinking of a player. He subconsciously thinks that he only has one life, so he is used to hiding.

"What's wrong? Why are you looking at me like this all of a sudden?"

“…………”

Li Zheng didn't respond, but just recalled Wei Sheng's incredible disappearance and flash, as well as the levitation he saw...

All of this completely violated all the physical laws and criminal investigation experience he knew.

It's so weird.

It's incredible.

Totally inexplicable.

Is it really just a game?

Before, he only knew it but didn't have much actual feeling. At this moment, he began to truly feel the actual meaning of that sentence.

At this moment, he realized that the world he had lived in since childhood was just a game. This sentence finally felt real and gave him some practical experience.

It turns out that he is really just an NPC in the game.

It turns out that the world is really just a game.

turn out to be……

turn out to be……

Li Zheng's expression didn't change much, it was still the same as usual. But his lack of response still made Wei Sheng a little flustered.

"What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"Are you feeling unwell?"

"Is it a debuff? Did it hit you?"

"Do you feel dizzy or in pain?"

Noticing the direction Li Zheng was looking, Wei Sheng also looked in the direction he was looking. The "coward" who had refused to show up and was only willing to hide suddenly appeared not far away.

He was a handsome young man.

It's not very outstanding, but it's not ugly either. The facial features are not three-dimensional, but they can't be said to be very flat either.

Black hair, wearing a pair of black-framed glasses.

He wore an indigo plaid shirt with a loose knitted cardigan over it, and black pants and sneakers, looking like an ordinary student on the street.

Oh, it seems he is indeed a student.

However, he and Li Zheng did not look much alike, not at all like brothers. One had a softer look, with chubby cheeks that made him look younger than his actual age, while the other had noticeably sharper brows.

Wei Sheng's gaze slowly moved from Li Mingyu's face to his clothes, especially the cotton and linen plaid shirt underneath.

If we go back more than a decade, this style and pattern were indeed very popular, but now it has long been outdated. This dress looks full of age. A thought flashed through Wei Sheng's mind, perhaps this dress was not originally his, but someone else's.

He certainly knew that in some struggling families, younger children would inherit some hand-me-down clothes from their older brothers, but... but...

Wei Sheng took another look and forced himself to suppress the urge to go over and take it off.

"Is it him?"

Li Zheng hummed softly.

It’s Li Mingyu for sure.

It was the younger brother he had watched grow up.

He was still the well-behaved boy I remembered, and his expression towards Li Zheng was no different from usual. However, when he saw Wei Sheng beside Li Zheng, his expression changed noticeably, much like the expression Li Mingyao had when she was a child and encountered bitter melon, which she hated the most. A look of disgust, aversion, and rejection was practically written on his face...

Li Zheng rarely saw this expression on Li Mingyu's face. After all, even children hated eating bitter melon, but if his brother gave it to him, he would eat it.

"Brother, are you playing with Wei again?"

There was even a hint of grievance in his tone.

"You were like this before..."

"He will only lead you astray..."

The distance between Li Zheng and Li Mingyu was actually less than ten steps, so close that if either of them took two steps forward, they could touch each other.

But the distance suddenly became very far.

Li Zheng couldn't move his feet at all.

"Forget it..." Li Mingyu saw his brother's attitude and said self-deprecatingly, "Let's get down to business."

"Did you see everything just now?"

“………”

"Don't you understand? It's all fake. This world is fake! Everyone here is fake! You're fake, and I'm fake too!"

His tone became increasingly urgent, like a madman desperately trying to spread his views.

"But it doesn't matter, it doesn't matter..."

"Brother, I'm trying to find a way to escape from this place. I'm almost there. I can take you there... take Mingyao with you, and take Mom with you..."

As he said this, he looked at Wei Sheng who was standing beside him.

"Only him, absolutely not!"

The person in front of him was still the same person, with no changes in his facial features or eyebrows, but Li Zheng was becoming increasingly confused by the things he had done silently and the words he had said at this moment.

What's the meaning?