Chapter 34 Pretending I've Been Reborn Too A True Reborn Person: Heaven's Justice is Unfair...
Dungeons are a very brutal place.
Here, life and death, strength and weakness, are all very obvious.
With the existence of live streaming rooms, every move of each hero will be endlessly magnified by the emotionally charged crowd.
While it is certainly exhilarating for a hero to defeat a boss, achieving overnight fame and being praised and celebrated by the world, it is also a great achievement.
However, losing to monsters, causing the deaths of other teammates, and even potentially leading to the failure of the dungeon, and being a "black sheep" who has countless monsters flooding into reality to slaughter the living—will definitely be strongly resisted by the indignant families of the deceased heroes and the audience, with some even demanding that the person commit suicide as an apology.
At the brink of the apocalypse, the best and worst of human nature are unleashed to their fullest extent.
Everyone is terrified that the instance space will be broken open, that their own and their family's place will be invaded by monsters, and that their city will be turned into a dead zone.
Their lives are unilaterally in the hands of the hero, so it's inevitable that viewers will be emotionally stirred.
They rave about killing monsters, and vehemently criticize those who harm their teammates—it's that simple.
The original owner was the former in her previous life, but was tricked into becoming the latter in this life.
Si Qi will definitely not let the schemers hiding behind the scenes get away with it.
He shielded his throbbing body, his limbs adopting a practiced fighting stance, a slight sheen of sweat on his forehead, his expression as if he were receiving some information, before his gaze suddenly locked onto the pale-faced Yin An.
How would the "savior" react at this point?
First, you need to understand your current situation, and then realize that you have been framed and enraged by the evil god's conspiracy.
Si Qi stared at the young man opposite him, his expression cold and stern: "Are you Yin Chou? The guy I saved?"
Yin Anxin was terrified and couldn't speak for a moment.
Si Qi continued to 'receive' the memories of this life, and as if he had come to some conclusion, his expression turned extremely ugly: "Rebirth... I see. So, you did it on purpose? You went back to the past, changed my life, and even stole my profession token, and copied all the instances I visited?"
Yin An's lips trembled as she mustered her courage and tried to force herself to speak, quickly saying something.
But Si Qi didn't give him a chance to refute. His voice grew even fiercer, filled with intense killing intent: "How did you get back? I just killed the evil god, and now I'm back here—did the evil god send you back? Ha! No wonder that bastard did this!"
Despite his inner fear, Yin An managed to utter a voice with all his might: "I, I didn't..."
"You shouldn't have done anything, you absolutely shouldn't have let my mother suffer so much!" Si Qi roared, veins bulging on his forehead. "She's already enduring so much pain while receiving treatment in the hospital, and you still let her know about my current situation, making her hide from me and cry secretly time and time again. You deserve to die!!"
Yin An was so frightened that his body shuddered. He knew better than anyone how much Si Qi was obsessed with his mother. He knew that Si Qi wouldn't care how he was harmed, but he absolutely could not afford to offend his mother.
Otherwise, death would be the best outcome!
Countless vivid cases echoed in his mind, and the bloody images made him subconsciously want to kneel down and beg for mercy. He didn't dare to confront the top powerhouse who had been so glorious for so many years in his previous life.
However, a sliver of reason kept him in check, preventing him from showing too much emotion or saying anything he shouldn't.
The timely intervention of those nearby bought him valuable time.
They yelled at Si Qi, "What are you doing here?"
"If An'an hadn't risked her life to protect you, you'd be fucking dead by now!"
"Ungrateful wretch!"
"I told An'an not to bring you along, and now you're blaming An'an for being wrong!"
"You think you can kill an evil god? You think you've got your head smashed by some monster?"
Si Qi glanced at the group of people, and a strong killing intent emanated from them.
A chill ran down the spines of the warriors who had experienced countless battles. Their innate biological instincts screamed and warned them, causing everyone present to shrink their pupils and instinctively shut up.
An eerie silence fell over the scene.
Si Qi coldly said, "So this is your plan? To kill me in advance and help the evil god win."
Yin An tried to remain calm and forced a smile: "Brother Qi, what are you talking about?"
"Stop pretending. We've never met before. How did you happen to appear in front of me when I needed help the most, threatening me with my mother's medical expenses to force me to go on an adventure with you in the dungeon?" Si Qi sneered, "Back then, the evil god was still in a standoff with the world's consciousness. The dungeon hadn't even appeared yet. How did you foresee its existence?"
The onlookers were baffled, and the netizens who had been passionately speaking in the live stream were even more furious.
"What world consciousness? This guy has really gone mad."
"He keeps saying he'll kill the evil god; he even believes his own dreams."
"It's so annoying. When will Si Qi log off? I feel disgusted and nauseous just looking at his face."
"Yin An is still too soft-hearted; kindness is often taken advantage of."
“An’an kindly helped his mother pay her medical bills and even took him into a dungeon to earn money to pay off his debts, yet he spoke of it like this. I really feel sorry for An’an.”
"A real-life version of 'The Farmer and the Snake'."
Si Qi: "You knew I would be entering the same instance as you, so you tried to get to know me first, and even stole my token, making me change my class to priest."
Yin An clenched his fists, instinctively wanting to retort, "You clearly stole my token! That token was clearly his!"
But he couldn't say that. He could only try to hide the resentment in his eyes, remain silent, and look helplessly at Si Qi, who had "suddenly gone mad."
Si Qi: "Priests are very weak in the early game, but they are an indispensable core for all teams in the late game. You have repeatedly misled others, making everyone think that priests are just useless and causing everyone to ignore the importance of priests and not help them get through the game. This is because you know that there will be instant-death monsters in the late game dungeons, and only priests can use Resurrection to save everyone."
"Back then, no matter how well the warriors and mages developed, if the priests couldn't keep up, the result would be that everyone would die suddenly."
"One peach kills three warriors! You've chopped off a piece of the Iron Triangle! You've got some clever schemes up your sleeve!"
If Si Qi doesn't come, the fate of this world will proceed in the direction Si Qi indicated.
Teams specially trained by official forces will naturally not overlook the presence of priests, since there are only three classes in total, and it is easy to imagine that problems could arise if any one of them is missing.
But ordinary warriors are already exhausted just trying to survive in dungeons, so they don't have the energy to think about problems from a broader perspective.
They witnessed firsthand how the “strongest” warrior, Yin An, was repeatedly dragged down by the priest, yet even without the priest’s help, he was still able to handle crises on his own.
They would naturally emulate Yin An's behavior and learn from his methods, keeping themselves out of trouble in the instance and avoiding priests at all costs.
Reality isn't a video game. In games, people consciously protect the healer and ensure the team's structure is balanced. But in a dungeon, everyone is struggling to survive, and countless heroes die along the way. Who has the time or inclination to help others?
It's already good enough that they didn't resent the priest for taking the position of a powerful DPS class member after entering the dungeon and becoming their burden.
As a result, due to the neglect of the importance of priests, people reflexively react with aversion when they see a priest in a dungeon. The priests' growth environment was too harsh, so they gradually stopped adventuring in dungeons, and the abilities of civilian priests were several levels lower than in the original timeline.
This led to the emergence of instant-death monsters that easily claimed the lives of most elites, leaving everyone helpless.
While waiting for priests to level up to the point where everyone can master the Resurrection spell would take several months, warriors and mages would only have the option of standing still and waiting to die.
Even when people belatedly realized they had misunderstood the priests, and that the priests had been unfairly criticized by teammates and netizens as useless, and asked to stop getting in the way for so long in the dungeon, it was too late to make amends and apologize.
The majority of the heroes, the civilian heroes, suffered heavy casualties, while the few official heroes were struggling to cope with the increasing number of dungeons. The situation was gradually heading towards the worst possible outcome.
The evil god made a very clever move, and it's hard to say whether he took advantage of this when he recruited Yin Chou as a believer.
As everyone listened to Si Qi's "nonsense," those who were initially intimidated by his murderous aura became increasingly speechless.
As for Yin Chou, although he did want to bring misfortune upon Si Qi, he wasn't far-sighted enough to do so. He was simply foolish, inducing everyone to develop prejudice against priests for his own benefit. As a result, all of humanity was led astray, suffering a major setback in later dungeons and foreshadowing humanity's demise.
At this moment, the foolish and oblivious Yin Chou, hearing Si Qi "wrongfully" accuse him, gradually felt his inner panic replaced by a sense of righteous indignation. As the victim, he held the upper hand; why should he be afraid of Si Qi, a tiger fallen into the plains?
Everyone present would side with him, not with the savior from a past life.
Yin Chou sighed, looking at Si Qi as if he were a child throwing a tantrum, and said, "I know you're in a bad mood, but now is not the time to lose your temper. Can we wait until we go outside to make a scene?"
His tone was gentle, without a trace of hostility. Even when Si Qi accused him in front of so many people, saying that he was deliberately framing them and trying to murder many heroes, he didn't utter a single word in his own defense. His temper was simply exceptionally good.
This made countless people who were grateful to him, admired him, and liked him feel deeply sorry for him.
The online curses against Si Qi intensified as a result, and the other adventurers in the dungeon also looked at Si Qi as if he were a lunatic, feeling that Si Qi was most likely really crazy.
This is already talking nonsense that no one can understand.
"Is he trying to pin the blame for the priest's incompetence on An'an?" someone said with a sneer. "I think he was emphasizing the importance of the priest in his words, implying that everyone should prioritize protecting the priest in the dungeon. Isn't he just trying to get us to help him get through and not abandon him?"
"He was clearly just afraid of dying, yet he went to such lengths to pin the blame on An'an. I'm speechless."
"How can there be such disgusting people?"
The malice of those around him was overwhelming, but Si Qi, who had inherited part of the original owner's personality, simply sneered at it.
The original owner grew up in a similar environment, suffering beatings from his father and disdain from neighbors. The world never showed him much kindness, and he never had many expectations of others.
What was his mindset when he was as insignificant as dust? What was his mindset when he was at the height of his glory?
There was none of the smugness, exhilaration, and sense of supreme power that Yin Chou had imagined.
The only person he cared about was his mother.
Although he was called the savior by everyone, he was certainly not the kind of compassionate, kind, and sentimental saintly father figure that is stereotyped as.
The mockery he received from this group was nothing to him.
It would be easy for Si Qi to expose Yin Chou's hypocritical and pretentious lies; he has countless ways to change everyone's impression of the two of them.
But those methods are somewhat slow. Si Qi is worried that the mother in this world will see the comments online during this time, and that she will be sad and cry because of him, even though she is already in a lot of pain and discomfort.
Therefore, Si Qi chose a simpler and more direct method. The moment he woke up, he immediately took on the role of the second reborn person, completely disregarding the impact of rebirth. He frankly stated, "It's very simple to prove that what I said is true. I come from the future and know about the future."
Seeing the changing expression on Yin Chou's face, Si Qi sneered, "You don't actually think you can replicate my life trajectory and take advantage of your rebirth to gain the upper hand, do you?"
"And the way you copied it is so terrible. I cleared the entire dungeon perfectly from the very first one, and none of the other heroes in the dungeon with me ever died. How come you only got an A or a B rating?"
The surrounding heroes were dumbfounded. The relatives of the deceased heroes who resented Si Qi online were even more enraged, their eyes bloodshot with anger as they shouted at the screen: "How dare you mention it! You're the one who killed my family!"
"They even have the audacity to say 'there are only A and B,' but now, apart from the elites specially trained by the official bigwigs, it's already incredibly difficult for other heroes to even barely pass the level!"
"Among the brave warriors from the common people, only twelve people have received an A rating, and seven of those times it was Yin An alone who received it."
"Although I don't really like Yin An's personality, he always likes to spout inspirational quotes in front of the camera and wants to save all kinds of trash, but I have to say that his abilities are indeed among the top in the world!"
"Si Qi's boasting is too outrageous."
"They really have gone mad."
Si Qi crossed his arms, raised his chin, and said to the young man opposite him, "Even after leaving your team, I can still complete the game perfectly on my own. What about you? Without me to advise you and take the blame for you, can you still get an AB rating?"
In fact, based on Si Qi's memories of the original owner's experience in clearing dungeons, it would be very difficult to get a B rating in this dungeon, which had been so badly defeated by Yin Chou's team.
Furthermore, as the gap between Yin Chou's strength and the dungeon's difficulty gradually widens, his attempt to replicate the original owner's overwhelming progress and rely on the original owner's experience to conquer the dungeon will only become increasingly difficult.
Not everyone can achieve a perfect completion rating just by following a guide. Theory is one thing, but actual practice is another.
The original owner could level up by completing a dungeon with a perfect score, but Yin Chou couldn't. He wanted to rely on his constantly declining level to tackle dungeons that were too high, and it was only a matter of time before he failed.
If Si Qi can figure this out, Yin Chou certainly can too.
Therefore, in the later timeline, the original owner died. Yin An used the excuse that the original owner's death had a great impact on him and he did not want to see his teammates sacrifice themselves anymore. He slowed down the frequency of running dungeons to level up and even left the dungeons and never entered them again.
Even after he stopped playing dungeons, his reputation-building activities continued. He started publishing dungeon guides, using "precise judgment and meticulous reasoning" to correctly predict dungeon progression and boss weaknesses time and time again, earning him the title of "uncrowned king" from countless netizens.
In reality, he was simply too afraid to face danger alone because he had lost the original owner as his behind-the-scenes helper, just like in his previous life when he was too scared to take risks.
Therefore, Si Qi's words directly hit Yin Chou's weakest point, leaving Yin Chou with no way to refute it with facts.
Weakness is weakness; it cannot be compensated for by pretending to be weak and telling a few lies.
Moreover, Si Qi's statement blocked Yin Chou's future excuse to leave the instance and never enter again. Even if he didn't want to cooperate, he had no choice; everyone was watching him. This was a blatant conspiracy.
Yin An was flustered and remained silent, unsure how to respond perfectly. The team members next to him sneered, "The more you talk, the more plausible it becomes. You're so good at lying, you might as well switch careers and write scripts."
"You claim to have completed the game perfectly on your own merits? What can a weakling like you do?"
"But it's good that you've left the group; at least you've matured."
"If you know what's good for you, get lost now, or I'll kick you out."
Everyone was mocking Si Qi, and Yin Chou's face turned ugly. He said in a harsh tone, "You don't want to team up with me? Are you trying to break the contract? Don't forget that Auntie is still receiving treatment in the hospital. Are you trying to play with Auntie's safety?"
After he finished speaking, he realized that his tone was wrong and quickly tried to make amends: "Don't misunderstand, I'm not threatening you. I just want to say that you owe so much money. If you don't go into the dungeon, where will you earn money to pay off your debts and where will you earn such a high amount of medical expenses?"
"I'm doing this for your own good." He said sincerely.
"After all, no other adventurer team will accept you except me. Only I can help you make money in dungeons."
Every word he said made perfect sense, and every sentence was for Si Qi's benefit. It was a heartfelt and earnest plea.
Everyone was moved by Yin An's kindness. How could someone be so forgiving? Si Qi had already treated him so badly, yet he was still thinking of Si Qi!
Si Qi said expressionlessly, "Are you using my mother to threaten me?"
Yin Chou froze, not daring to look into Si Qi's eyes.
"You know what the consequences will be for hurting my mother, but you still said it." Si Qi's expression grew colder, and he looked at Yin Chou as if he were looking at a dead man.
"I thought you were smart enough not to be this stupid, but I overestimated you." Si Qi's voice was indifferent, as if he wasn't threatening at all.
Yin An felt uneasy, and a growing sense of panic began to rise within him.
It wasn't until Si Qi said, "I am now a priest. I can revive the dead and I know how to trade with the world's consciousness to obtain corresponding items. After all, I once saved Him and He awakened my original memories."
Yin An's unease finally materialized, and he was enveloped in fear.
The possibility of him threatening Si Qi—taking advantage of Si Qi being in the instance to have people in the real world kidnap Si Qi's mother—is also gone. After all, Si Qi might have been sent back by the world's consciousness, and even if his mother died, Si Qi could have the world's consciousness use items to help him be resurrected.
As for the contract... it's the end of the world, what does this thing count for! The overly harsh conditions are not in accordance with the law, and the only reason Si Qi is willing to cooperate is because of the money offered upfront, a fact that both parties tacitly ignore.
"You'd better be sensible. If you dare lay a hand on my mother, I'll make sure you and everyone involved die a horrible death."
Si Qi spoke in a calm and collected tone, as if killing were as casual as eating or drinking.
If someone else said this, everyone would laugh at them, after all, what can a useless priest do?
But when Si Qi said it, the effect was completely different. It was a tone that only someone whose hands were filled with countless dead souls and who had slaughtered countless lives could utter.
Anyone with eyes and ears can hear the difference.
Soldiers fresh off the battlefield have a murderous look in their eyes.
The tone of voice is the same.
There was a brief silence in the live stream chat, as everyone froze for a moment because of Si Qi's chilling tone.
After a long while, someone couldn't help but type on the keyboard and ask, "Can a person really change so much all at once?"
"Si Qi used to be so obedient and did whatever Yin An said, so why has he suddenly become like this?"
"Even if you were an award-winning actor, you couldn't portray his aura. Even after seeing him in so many disheveled states, I still easily believe what he just said. I think he really can do it!"
"To be honest, I felt that Yin An's reaction seemed a bit guilty. He didn't even dare to meet Si Qi's eyes."
"Eyes don't lie..."
Some people who frequently interact with others and have a keen eye for people, almost like seasoned veterans, can easily detect something amiss with Si Qi and Yin Chou.
In the past, those who expressed their opinions online and dominated the comment sections were mostly young, ordinary people with few things to do and plenty of time to surf the internet.
Truly exceptional individuals with outstanding thinking, exceptional IQ and EQ, who have interacted with all sorts of industry leaders and know the aura of the world's top elites, special forces veterans, and those with numerous lives on their hands, rarely make rash public statements.
They may seem insignificant among the many comments from netizens, but at the same time, their thinking is not swayed by the overwhelming public opinion on the internet; they only make judgments based on their own thoughts and ideas.
Even though many people said how bad Si Qi was, they still quickly realized that something was wrong.
It wasn't just them who noticed this; similarly, the official special envoy team members who were constantly monitoring the development of live broadcasts in various places, especially paying attention to the potential rising star Yin An, also noticed this and quickly reported it to their superiors.
The more senior military officers are in this industry and frequently encounter life-threatening situations, the more they can immediately see Si Qi's special qualities and realize that Si Qi has definitely killed people and experienced countless battlefields.
After all, it's easiest to identify someone of the same kind from a crowd. The difference between a new recruit entering the battlefield and a decisive and ruthless elite soldier is simply too great.
If they can't even see this, then they might as well quit their jobs.
The head of the special envoy department immediately perked up, ordered his subordinates to bring him intelligence about Si Qi, and asked the members of the special envoy team to tell him the whole story of Si Qi entering the instance.
The group members answered very comprehensively, repeating almost every word Si Qi had said.
The content was extremely bizarre and absurd, but upon seeing Si Qi's face, the minister simply couldn't bring himself to use the word "absurd."
His brows furrowed deeply as he turned on the live stream replay to watch with his own eyes Si Qi's reaction upon waking up after his head was smashed.
That instantaneous change of expression and the sudden surge of power were impossible to fake.
As some netizens have said, even an award-winning actor couldn't achieve this level of skill.
Or rather, even a leader of his rank and influence, who has weathered many storms, doesn't possess such an aura.
The same applies to those who held higher positions than him throughout his life.
The more the minister thought about it, the more sweat beaded on his back; he simply couldn't ignore the matter.
But as if he had calculated it, Si Qi calmly scanned the scene ahead, as if he were looking at the big shots on the other side of the screen, and said calmly, "My memory is pretty good. I can remember the situation of the dungeons that will appear next. I have personally solved more than half of them."
"A copy will appear at the suburban library of City X, at xx o'clock on xx month x day."
"Province Museum, xx day, xx hour".
"XX University Town..."
"xx Cafe..."
"XX Hospital..."
As if reciting a menu, Si Qi rattled off a series of times and places, each no more than a month away from the present moment.
Other netizens might not care, but those netizens who happened to be there, even if they didn't believe Si Qi's words at all, were terrified by Si Qi's confident tone, which sounded like a prophecy. They couldn't help but curse Si Qi for being a jinx and cursing them.
Official special envoy member: "..."
The members couldn't help but turn to look at their leader. After a moment of silence, the leader instructed, "It's better to be safe than sorry. Go and tighten security around here."
The tone clearly leans towards belief.
The members had mixed feelings, and their gazes toward Si Qi on the screen were quite strange.
Reason told them it was unbelievable, but deep down, they desperately longed for a powerful being who had slain an evil god to appear and save everyone from suffering.
Even if the possibility is extremely small.
However, the closest time to the appearance of the instance that Si Qi mentioned is only three days away.
To prove whether Si Qi is lying, it's simple: just wait a few days.
But netizens couldn't even wait three days. They were eager to hurl insults in various ways, their anger and indignation palpable, as if Si Qi had killed their parents and murdered their entire family, without considering the consequences of a reversal of the situation.
Cyberbullying often works like this: dyeing your hair pink is seen as a heinous crime, and warning children not to lift up their skirts is seen as an immediate loss of human rights.
The overwhelming resentment was unstoppable; everyone was using Si Qi as an outlet to vent the pressure and fear brought about by death.
If someone else were insulted like that, they probably wouldn't have been able to stand it.
But Si Qi wouldn't.
Si Qi was just worried that his loving mother would be saddened if she saw this.
Therefore, he deliberately made these prophecies in front of countless people in the live broadcast room to block Yin Chou's subsequent channels for profiting from them, and at the same time to prove the credibility of his identity as a reborn person.
Unless the authorities are hopelessly incompetent, they will definitely respond accordingly, and may even step in to help protect his mother, who is currently lying in the hospital.
In the original owner's memories, the countries in this world were very reliable and would never hold her back. Faced with a series of crises, she displayed extraordinary perseverance and resilience.
Si Qi knew this, but to be on the safe side, he continued to add more weight.
That's something even Yin Chou wouldn't know.
He directly named numerous leaders in China who would be cooperating with him in the future, or who would become his subordinates. There were at least dozens of them, and he detailed the identity, position, and private information about each of them that would be unknown to anyone other than close acquaintances.
Netizens were baffled and joked that Si Qi's madness was becoming increasingly bizarre. But the leader whose name was mentioned felt a chill run down his spine, even through the screen, he was terrified by Si Qi's calm gaze.
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