Chapter 104: Eating Watermelon at the Food Court (End of Instance)

"Benefactor!" Ji Zehan's shout echoed above the food court.

Unlike the noisy scene when Zhou Youwei was crushed, the entire copy fell into silence for a moment.

Jiang Minxu's pupils constricted as he stared at the bottom of the pit in the square. He felt his throat was blocked and he couldn't make any sound.

Did those two people just disappear like that?

In his impression, Mo Qianhe has always been very tough, and Liu Tang is an almost invincible dungeon boss.

In Jiang Minxu's cognition, these two people seem to have nothing to do with death.

He found it hard to believe that this was the end for them.

Qin Zhengyi leaned against the air wall in front of her and sat down on the ground. Song Xiaoyan ran over and squatted beside her to support her.

There was a wailing in the live broadcast room:

"Ahhhhhhh, no! My Tangtang!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"The couple I'm supporting seems to be a Be, but it also seems to be a He."

"Literally, 'dead comrades.'"

Only the Boss laughed heartily: "Hahahahaha, Liu Tang, ah Liu Tang, I told you to go to the 'Heaven' a long time ago, but you kept putting it off. Now you've ended up like this, you really deserve it."

Before she finished her words, the giant pestle in the square suddenly moved.

Everyone looked surprised and looked towards the bottom.

The bottom of the pestle was lifted up little by little, revealing the two people underneath.

At the moment the pestle came down, Mo Qianhe held Liu Tang tightly in his arms and closed his eyes.

However, the expected pain of being torn to pieces did not occur.

When he opened his eyes, he found that Liu Tang was tense all over with his hands raised upwards.

Mo Qianhe stepped back a few steps and looked up, only to see that Liu Tang had single-handedly withstood the impact of the entire giant pestle and lifted it up.

This is also the scene that others see at this moment.

Feng Xiansu couldn't help but mutter to herself: "I'll go..."

"I said, I don't allow you to hurt him!" Liu Tang tried his best and pushed upwards hard. The whole pestle flew upwards as if it had no weight and stopped at its original position.

"Okay, very good!" Boss was furious, his eyes flashing red.

There was a cheer in the live broadcast room:

"Ahhhhhh, they're not dead, they're not dead!"

"Ahhh, I'm awesome!"

Mo Qianhe paid attention to Liu Tang's condition and found that his palms had cracks like porcelain.

The lines extended all the way up to the depths of his cuffs.

He realized that Liu Tang was not as relaxed as he seemed.

As time went by, Mo Qianhe saw lines spreading up the other person's neck little by little.

This person looks like he is about to break.

"Your body..." Mo Qianhe became flustered, not knowing what words to use to describe the other person's condition, or to ask about the other person's condition.

Liu Tang turned to look at Mo Qianhe, smiled and said soothingly: "It's okay."

Are you kidding me? How can this look like nothing's wrong?!

Ah, theoretically speaking, I am a ghost...

Mo Qianhe was filled with endless thoughts and felt extremely confused.

The frantic Boss in the stands slammed the button again and shouted, "If it doesn't work once, try it twice. If it doesn't work twice, try it three times! Anyway, I have plenty of time!"

The giant pestle in the sky began to accumulate power again, making a rumbling sound.

Mo Qianhe's heart instantly contracted. He stared at the cracks on Liu Tang's neck, knowing that if he was hit again, Liu Tang might really be "broken".

He began to look through his backpack and took out the rarest protective item. Although he didn't know if it would be useful, he at least tried it to relieve the pressure on Liu Tang.

Liu Tang also knew that he was at the end of his strength.

He had already exhausted most of his energy from forcibly breaking through the restrictions of the rules, and coupled with withstanding the heavy blow from the pestle, his body was already shaky.

Perhaps this time it will be difficult for him to withstand the heavy blow.

Seeing the pestle in the sky falling again, Mo Qianhe opened his shield and Liu Tang also raised his hands.

The two men mentally prepared themselves to die for the second time.

At this moment, the pestle, which was halfway down, suddenly stopped.

The entire copy space begins to light up with scanning green light from top to bottom.

Above the "18th level of Hell", two figures formed by the convergence of high-density energy are focusing their attention on the complete record of the time slice of the copy "Chongju Ren San".

"The error information and reporting information are all on this slice." One of the figures pulled out a slice and spoke.

"Okay, I'll take care of it." Another figure said, clicking on the slice and connecting spiritual energy to it.

In the "Food Court", Boss looked at the mechanism suspended in the air. He pressed the button several times but the rod did not move at all. He threw the button to the ground.

The scanning light in the sky gave her a sense of foreboding.

The announcement over the square quickly confirmed her anxieties:

"The dungeon management office has received a report that the 'Chongju Rensan' boss used illegal means to forcibly unlock identities. NPCs and players are being punished for the violations."

Boss took a step back, and the entire robot panicked: "No, how is this possible..."

The report continues:

"After investigation, we have confirmed that the report is true. We are now recovering the Boss projected fragments and punishing the Boss administrator."

"How could it be..." Boss looked at Liu Tang in shock, and suddenly realized, "It's you, Liu Tang, you..."

Before she could finish, the entire machine fell apart like scrap metal, collapsed to the ground, and there was no trace of life left.

Liu Tang's heart, which had been racing since the reward event ended, finally calmed down. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I finally made it."

Mo Qianhe looked at the other person, thinking of what Liu Tang said when he returned the communicator to him, "Finally there is a signal", and slowly understood.

"You used my communicator to report the Boss?" he asked.

Liu Tang nodded. "Yes. Actually, when the dungeon boss was fully unlocked, I had some doubts.

"Do you remember our boss in the 'Archives of Lies'?"

Mo Qianhe nodded, signaling the other party to continue.

Liu Tang: "After the boss was unlocked, she continued to perform her duties without any personal emotions."

Mo Qianhe thought about it and said, "Yes, it wasn't until we reached the clearance conditions that she seemed to have regained some of her willpower and started chatting with you."

Liu Tang replied: "That's right. But this time the boss is different.

"Once she was unlocked, she seemed to have her own consciousness and acted recklessly in the dungeon.

"Although I gained a high degree of freedom in 'Wanjingyuan' after unlocking the Boss status, the Boss, the director of 'Liar Archives', also explained that it was because my complete consciousness was in the dungeon.

"And this boss, clearly a fragment projected from the 'Heaven', still achieves this effect. I find it somewhat unconventional."

Mo Qianhe understood the other party's thinking: "So you guessed that she violated some of the copy rules specified by the 'Heavenly Realm'."

Liu Tang nodded: "But on this point, whether she really violated the rules, I don't know, and I can't prove it.

"So I started looking for any provable violations she'd committed in the dungeon, that is, the process of using invalid evidence to forcibly dispose of NPCs and forcibly unlock her own identity."

Unlike other copies, players cannot bypass the Boss to reach higher-level managers. This copy has a "report" mechanism, and Liu Tang wants to try to report the violating Boss.

After Liu Tang borrowed Mo Qianhe's communicator to organize the evidence, he wanted to upload the report immediately.

Unfortunately, due to the boss's deliberate internet disconnection, he was unable to upload any materials online.

The network was not restored until the reward event ended.

Liu Tang chose "Report" and found that although there was no "Report Boss" option in the report options, there was a "Report Inspector" option.

So he quickly uploaded the materials and waited for the results.

After that, whether he was debating with the Boss or rushing into the center of the square to block the giant pestle, it was all to buy time for this moment.

"I didn't expect it to be successful." Liu Tang said, tears welling up in his eyes.

Mo Qianhe wanted to hug the other person tightly immediately, but looking at the cracks on Liu Tang's body, he was worried that if he touched him, he would collapse like the boss.

Just as I was about to ask how to treat this, I heard another announcement from above:

"NPC Liu Tang, we have received your application to become the temporary boss of this instance."

Others were shocked when they heard the report.

My goodness, they all reported the store manager and applied to become the temporary store manager, but Liu Tang was different. He reported the boss and then applied to become the temporary boss.

You are really good at drawing inferences from one instance.

The announcement continued:

"After testing, you have just performed an illegal operation, so the application is rejected.

"Since you were trying to save a player who was mistakenly identified by the offending boss, you will not be punished for your violation.

"Although I cannot grant you the special status of 'temporary boss', I can grant you the status of 'temporary inspector' until this instance is completely closed.

"I hope you will fulfill your duties and maintain the smooth operation of the copy until it is closed."

As the voice fell, all the players heard the system announcement:

"The copy status is being replayed..."

The deep pit in the center of the food court turned back into a shallow arc, and the surrounding buildings returned to their original appearance.

The vendors pushed their carts back to where they had set up their stalls.

The pestle in the air returned to its original position and served as a light source.

The players gathered together, always paying attention to the surrounding situation.

"Instance retracing completed. Current status: Boss unlocking level 90%."

"Players, please continue to work hard to clear the game."

The cracks on Liu Tang's body have been completely repaired. His body no longer emits light, but looks normal like Mo Qianhe and others, and he no longer turns into a robot.

Seeing this, Mo Qianhe finally dared to step forward and hugged the other person tightly in his arms, sighing secretly: "I was scared to death, I thought I would never see you again."

Qin Zhengyi, standing by, suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, if the instance goes back to before the boss was unlocked, then our personal accounts..."

When they heard this, they all looked at their personal panels.

There was no number displayed in the personal account column. Just like when Mo Qianke was punished, it displayed a few large green words: "Clearance conditions have been met."

They all breathed a sigh of relief, fortunately they didn't have to go through the trouble again.

They looked at Mo Qianhe, waiting for him to check their accounts.

Mo Qianhe smiled and replied to the others: "My personal account now has 815 coins. I should be able to clear the level if I sell a few more things.

"You guys go through the customs first, I'll be out later."

The others looked at each other, and Jiang Minxu spoke first: "Since the clearance conditions have been met, we are safe here. Why not work part-time in your shop for free? I can't let you save me for nothing."

Mo Qianhe smiled and said, "It's just a favor for saving my life. If you want to work, it's even. How can it be so good?"

Jiang Minxu: "..."

His fists hardened.

Mo Qianhe checked his current status and found that he had become a part-time employee of the bun shop. He walked towards the bun shop helplessly, muttering to himself: "I wonder if the current owner of the bun shop can give me a higher salary..."

"Um..." At this moment, Qin Zhengyi behind him weakly raised her hand, "I am still the temporary manager of the bun shop."

Mo Qianhe stopped and froze on the spot.

Jiang Minxu laughed: "It seems that whether we should help you or not is not up to you to decide."

Qin Zhengyi quickly hired everyone else as temporary workers in the store. She said, "Let's make this clear: all profits from the store today, after deducting the cost of raw materials and rent, will go to Mr. Mo. Is that okay with everyone?"

"No problem!" The five of them chatted and laughed as they walked towards the bun shop together, leaving Mo Qianhe standing there, looking at Liu Tang who was smiling brightly beside them.

Liu Tang grinned: "Isn't this great, Boss Mo, you now have a group of friends too."

Mo Qianke was stunned.

Only then did he realize that, apart from Liu Tang, this was the first time he had met someone who was willing to help him regardless of any loss or gain.

So they have become friends?

"Everyone likes Boss Mo just like me." Liu Tang said, taking Mo Qianhe's hand and walking into the store.

"Food Court Opening Countdown: Three, Two, One. Open!"