Chapter 136 This is the only way to cause a critical hit to her.
January 17, late at night, in a hotel room in Tokyo.
After taking a shower, Anson Lu sat on the bed. While wiping his wet hair with a towel, he opened the friend panel to check the latest messages received.
There were three people in the list who sent him messages, namely: Cosimo, Yu Mingdao, and Uesugi Asuka.
Cosimo's message was the shortest, having been sent half an hour ago.
[Cosimo: I have already found the remaining 131 players. They will gather at Tokyo Bay at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Don't suddenly become withdrawn and disappear again, okay?]
Anson Lu shrugged his shoulders, typed a line of words, and clicked send.
[Anson Deer: Oh, thank you for your help, little cyber giant. ]
[Cosimo: Cyber Giant! Damn it, I don't like the nickname those idiots gave me.]
[Anson Lu: Ah, isn't it good? I think it suits your height very well, especially the fact that you are short and sturdy.]
After sending this message, Anson Deer was in a very happy mood and temporarily blocked Cosimo's message alert sound.
As expected, in the next twenty seconds, Cosimo sent nearly fifteen messages. If Anson Deer hadn't blocked him, his eardrums would have been hurt.
Anson Lu was too lazy to read what Cosimo cursed. He opened Yu Mingdao's panel and looked at the information.
[Yu Mingdao: Tomorrow is the Boss battle. I didn't expect that we would have the chance to join forces. It's really touching. I often think of that day a month ago. If you hadn't defeated the Ghost General, I might have died on the spot.]
【Anson Deer: Come on. 】
[Yu Mingdao: Do you remember that during the previous holiday, you gave me a travel voucher? ]
Anson Lu was stunned for a moment. He had no recollection of what Yu Mingdao said. Mainly because he and Asuka were still playing around at that time and had forgotten about it.
[Anson Deer: I remember, what happened? ]
[Yu Mingdao: Thanks to your travel coupon, I can return to Lecheng to see my child. Also, I deliberately timed my entry into the dungeon and used the travel coupon, so next time I exit the dungeon, I can return to Lecheng.]
Looking at the message, Anson Lu paused, typed a line of words, and clicked send.
[Anson Lu: Very good, spend more time with the children. ]
[Uesugi Asuka: I've already released the dungeon, where are you? 】
[Anson Lu: Soon, I will be back in two days. ]
[Uesugi Asuka: Oh wow, the world's number one takes so long to complete a dungeon? ]
[Anson Deer: Please, you are playing a competitive dungeon, and you have the nerve to compare your clearance time with my cooperative dungeon? ]
[Uesugi Asuka: No? ]
[Anson Deer: Yes, yes, yes, both are fine.]
[Uesugi Asuka: Speaking of which, when you get out, do you want to go to America to have some fun? ]
【Anson Deer: What? 】
[Uesugi Asuka: Wasn't it your birthday the day before yesterday? I remember there was a gay club in New York. I wanted to take you there to celebrate your birthday. Hehe, that place must be very suitable for you.]
Anson Lu's eyes twitched as he typed out three very quality words.
【Anson Deer: Go away, idiot. 】
[Uesugi Asuka: So, what did you do last week? ]
[Anson Deer: I'm busy saving the world and don't have time to go home, but I should have nothing to do this week. ]
[Uesugi Asuka: Haha, don't be lost like last week. I'm going out. Bye.]
【Anson Lu: Bye. 】
Anson Lu closed the panel, opened Baidu on his mobile phone, and searched for the keyword "Scarlet Dragon Wings". Sure enough, the latest news came out one after another, and the popularity was quite high.
"Her instance just ended, and the video recorded by the citizens should be uploaded to the Internet soon." Anson Lu took a sip of water and looked at the search results. "Uh, a confrontation instance? The location is in London?"
Generally speaking, once a copy of a large city is completed, citizens will immediately upload the videos shot in the alien space to the Internet for the sake of playback and viewing volume.
Especially for those top-ranked sequence players, the more famous the sequence players are, the more playbacks and views the citizens can get when uploading their videos online.
With the city completely closed, many people had already lost their jobs. In addition, they couldn't do much while staying in the alien space. Apart from watching the battle, they could only eat, drink and sleep.
Therefore, almost 90% of citizens will choose to select a specific sequence of players in the copy event and shoot videos of the specific sequence of players in order to make profits online.
I have to say that Asuka Uesugi is actually quite popular.
The reason why she is so popular is firstly due to her high-profile and domineering personality, and secondly, not to mention that her special sequence is "Scarlet Dragon Wings" - a sequence related to dragons!
No matter which country, the dragon is regarded as a powerful and mysterious being in the eyes of citizens. If such a creature existed in reality, it would definitely be more feared than a lion.
What's more, the world boss six months later is still a giant dragon, which further creates people's fear of dragons.
In addition, the recent rampage of the Purgatory Ape has made all citizens aware of the potential dangers of Sequence Players.
Especially for a Sequence Player like Asuka who was classified as S-level dangerous by the Evolution Foundation, in the voting for the most hated Sequence Players held by some forums, she always topped the list with the highest number of votes and became the target of ridicule and attack.
In such turbulent times, people always need a target to vent their inner anxiety and pressure. Since David Kench is dead, the task of being the target has shifted to Asuka, which is only normal.
To sum up, Asuka's reputation has always been at the bottom among sequence players.
In fact, most netizens have requested that Asuka Uesugi withdraw from the law enforcement team, and it would be best if she leaves a large city like New York to avoid future rampage incidents.
As a result, until Asuka Uesugi truly left the public's sight, her reputation actually improved.
Visibly, there are fewer people making personal attacks on her. Instead, many people have begun to express their understanding and empathy for her, saying that she is just a little girl and the netizens' reactions are too extreme.
Anson Lu speculates that the psychological evolution of most netizens is as follows:
Why didn't the citizens of New York take pictures of Asuka Uesugi anymore? Where did this red dragon go? Did it really get kicked out of the law enforcement team? Well, although it looks a bit scary, it has contributed to protecting the city. With such a scary dragon guarding it, no player would dare to start a riot. Come to think of it, she is actually quite miserable...
Anson Lu glanced at the latest news, raised his eyebrows, and murmured:
"Uh, wait? A confrontational dungeon, the location is... still in London?"
London?
He vaguely remembered that during the fourth round of copy selection, he had seen copies related to London.
With an impatient mentality, Anson Lu clicked on the news. When he saw the first picture, he directly sprayed out the water he had just taken in: "Poof!"
[Cat and Dog Battle Dungeon? An unprecedented game mode! Former member of the law enforcement team, Crimson Dragon Wing - Asuka Uesugi turns into a cat and punches hard, and the cute mini dragon with a tsundere personality? Come and see the cute cats fighting in London. 】
[Although Asuka Uesugi has already withdrawn from the law enforcement team, the number of followers of the Twitter account created for her by the law enforcement team soared to three million in just two hours? ]
[Uesugi Asuka is suspected to have joined the union created by the "Old Chess Player": Hell Lighthouse. She mentioned the world's number one player "Old Chess Player" - Anson Deer many times in the London dungeon. Is this the real reason why the Red Dragon Girl left the law enforcement team? ]
[This is a high-definition video uploaded by an anonymous citizen in London. The video content is a sequence of players "Scarlet Dragon Wing" VS "Soul Burning Gun". Netizens may be confused about why a mini dragon is chasing a puppy holding a gun in the video. The specific reason is as follows]
“Hahahahaha——!!!” Anson Lu laughed so hard that his stomach hurt. It took him a while to stop. “Damn, I’m wondering why the system didn’t turn you into a dog. It’s such a pity.”
He was very sure that if Asuka Uesugi turned into a dog, the scene would be very exciting, which meant that for at least half a year - Asuka Uesugi would be able to see her dog-transformation emoticons in the union channel.
What a pity, she turned into a cat!
Although Anson Lu really wanted to take a few screenshots from the video to play a prank on him, he had to admit in his heart that Asuka was actually quite cute when she turned into a cat.
Netizens also recognized this point very much. Perhaps it was this cute image that completely diluted the brutal posture of the Red Dragon in their minds, so Asuka's number of fans skyrocketed overnight.
Anson Lu suppressed his laughter and looked through the comments section.
Then he laughed even more exaggeratedly.
He lay on the bed sheet, pounding the bed with his fists, for fear that he would just roll over on the ground.
[Netizen A: What a cute cat, I want to have one too, hahahaha Asuka is so cute when she turns into a dragon, I love her frustrated and stupid look.]
[Netizen B: This Soul-burning Spear is too pitiful. It feels like his guns are completely useless in front of the high regeneration of the Scarlet Dragon Wing sequence. By the way, why didn't I think Uesugi Asuka was so cute before? ]
[Netizen C: Xiangxiang, my Xiangxiang, you bunch of fake fans, get out of here. I already liked her when she was being blacklisted by the whole internet.]
[Netizen D: The world is about to be destroyed, can you please stop being crazy and messing with the fan circle? You should know that these people are heroes who save the world no matter what, except Xiangxiang, she is really too cute. 】
[Netizen E: I started to notice her from the Shangshi City dungeon. You all said she was arrogant and cruel, but what I saw was completely different. When the boss was about to use a skill, she stood in front of all the players and took all the damage by herself! ]
[Netizen F: That’s enough. If she turns into a dragon in front of you, you won’t be able to laugh. But it’s different for me. Even if Xiangxiang turns into a dragon in front of me, I can still ***** her (inappropriate content detected, automatically blocked)]
[Netizen G: So, did Asuka really join Hell Lighthouse, the private union founded by the world's number one? Why does it feel like based on the list analyzed by the experts, all the people in this union are weirdos? ]
It took Anson Deer a long time to calm down. He coughed twice, and his throat was a little hoarse from laughing.
He never thought that one day he would be able to get such great pleasure from these gossip news. The important thing is that before, he only read news about those unattainable stars, but now it's the people around him.
"Calm down, calm down. From what I know about her, if I send this to her now, she will probably be mentally prepared. This won't make her laugh..." Anson Lu put his hand on his chin, nodded thoughtfully, and said softly:
"Well, I need to pretend that I don't know about this first, and then send the picture to her out of the blue in a few months. Haha, this way I can cause her a critical hit."
With this thought in mind, Anson Lu saved several photos of Asuka Uesugi turning into a cat in his mobile phone. Then he hummed a song while blow-drying his hair, turned off the lights, lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.
The world fell into dead silence, and messy thoughts rushed in through the gaps, sweeping wildly in his mind. In a daze, Anson Lu stretched out his arms and covered his forehead.
Anyway, as long as I go back, it won’t be so boring.
Hmm, seems to miss those idiots a bit...
We can do the next round of copies together...
Anson Lu couldn't fall asleep for a long time. He opened his tired eyes, stared at the blank ceiling, and murmured softly:
"I really want to go back soon."
A night in silence.
The next day, a series of system prompts prompted Anson Lu to open his eyes.
He got up from the bed and looked drowsily towards the upper right corner of his vision. There was a striking red message bubble - only Asuka Uesugi would deliberately set up a bubble to send messages, no one else had the mind to do so.
[Uesugi Asuka: Humph, I guess someone is still carrying the burden. 】
【Uesugi Asuka: As for me, I’m already on vacation at the beach in Hawaii. 】
After saying that, Asuka Uesugi sent a photo. It was a selfie taken on the beach in Hawaii. The strong sunlight shone on her beautiful face. She was wearing a swimsuit, revealing her fair and delicate skin.
She had an arrogant smile on her face and a cup of lemon tea in her hand.
"The dungeon in Hawaii is over too..." Anson Lu yawned, tears welling up in his eyes. "Damn, cooperative challenge dungeons are still the most tiring. Basically, cooperative dungeons take at least five days."
He stretched out his finger, typed a line of words, and clicked send.
[Anson Deer: Don’t be so arrogant, penguin. Be careful of being kidnapped by the law enforcement team.]
【Uesugi Asuka: Get lost. 】
After sending the message, Anson Lu washed up. Not long after he walked out of the door, he bumped into Cosimo who had just come out of the elevator in the corridor. The blond, blue-eyed boy had a gloomy face.
"Have you found another sequence event?" Anson Lu raised his eyebrows and asked.
"That... that squid has already collapsed Tokyo Bay." Cosimo panted, his face flushed, "And you're still fucking sleeping here?!"
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