DSMC Chapter 196.1

T/N: guys, the “Xiao Hei” in this arc should be “Xiao Heihei”. I fucked up….

Yan Jiyun didn’t know what method Qi Feng had used to bring Chu Mo and the others, along with more than twenty copies, into the game.

Three minutes was just enough to play one round of the game.

Yan Jiyun used the game’s perspective to search for Qi Feng’s position.

The positions of Chu Mo, Wen Ye, Su Qiuming, and Xu Xian were easy to recognize. Even Yin Zi and Yang-ge had gone in. Was this Yin Zi pretending? She was injured, yet she could still enter the game. Then she was either an exceptionally strong woman, or she was a copy taking advantage of the opportunity to sneak into the game and kill the players.

Yan Jiyun pressed the game start button, and the new game began.

He held the motion-sensing gun steadily in his hands as his character began charging forward. Every bullet he fired was put to good use, directly hitting the NPCs blocking Qi Feng’s path and preventing him from moving forward and searching for people.

Although he was the protagonist of the game, his lives were still limited. Moreover, the game had been upgraded this time. His memory shouldn’t be that bad. The last time he saved Qi Feng, he clearly had three lives to spend, but now the health bar in the upper-left corner only had one segment!

After the system learned that they were using the “City of Sin” game to farm equipment, it had even restricted the health bars of teammates outside the game. It was absolutely hateful, but there was nothing he could do about it for now.

All the games here were controlled by the instance system. He hadn’t expected that even the top-level field’s instance would cheat.

He would still focus on helping Qi Feng eliminate those twenty copies first.

The progress of things had gone beyond their expectations. They had now reached the point of directly facing twenty copies, without even needing to find them one by one.

The fake Qi Feng seemed to want to kill Qi Feng as quickly as possible. Things should become increasingly disadvantageous for him the further they progressed. There would be fewer and fewer players he could deceive. He was one of the earliest batch of copies, and only newly created copies would receive Qi Feng’s latest memories. There was competition among the copies as well.

Yan Jiyun eliminated another NPC that was trying to approach Qi Feng.

There were now many familiar faces in “City of Sin.” He could only help Qi Feng deal with the native NPCs inside, while Qi Feng himself had to deal with the copies.

There were now two Qi Fengs in the game, one real and one fake.

Yan Jiyun could recognize the real Qi Feng at a glance, thanks to the fact that he had brought Xiao Heihei with him when he ran. The little thing was now tucked into the coat over Qi Feng’s chest, with a pitch-black head sticking out. Yan Jiyun was a little envious seeing it. Such an exciting scene, yet Xiao Heihei was the one getting to experience it. That was clearly the best viewing spot!

After Yan Jiyun cleared out the NPCs around Qi Feng that posed a threat to him, Qi Feng could now shift positions flexibly. During the dozen or so seconds that Yan Jiyun was covering him, Qi Feng had already swiftly taken out several copies that hadn’t reacted in time after entering the game. There were fifteen left.

Su Qiuming and the others reacted quickly as well. After picking up equipment, they switched into attack mode. Every one of them was a battle-hardened player, so naturally they had no trouble dealing with the copies. However, the copies were also copies of battle-hardened players, so they put a great deal of pressure on the originals in combat. What was more, Qi Feng only had seven people, while they had twenty.

As time passed, the number of copies gradually decreased.

Yan Jiyun continued clearing the way for Qi Feng and eliminating obstacles. Qi Feng and the others not only had to eliminate the copies within three minutes, they also had to get out of the game.

After three minutes, another batch of copies would appear. The “City of Sin” game would no longer be of much use. More than half of the copies knew that they could farm equipment here. He couldn’t let the copies enter this game; it had to be destroyed. Therefore, Qi Feng was under tremendous pressure during these three minutes. First, he had to eliminate the copies, second, collect weapons and equipment, and third, get out of the game, after which he had to destroy the game.

This was their only chance to enter “City of Sin” and obtain equipment.

Yan Jiyun guessed that Qi Feng had probably thought of this problem too.

[Instance remaining time: 2 min 30 sec] 

Yan Jiyun killed another NPC blocking Qi Feng’s path.

Although the character’s health bar only had one segment left, the instance system hadn’t had time to alter the plot of “City of Sin.” The plot of the first stage and the second stage were both the same.

He helped Qi Feng clear the obstacles, while Qi Feng collected weapons and equipment and dealt with the copies at the same time.

The few teammates who had gone in with them were fairly reliable as well. Even Yin Zi and Yang-ge, who hadn’t been trusted, performed impressively. The two of them even worked together to eliminate one.

Bang! Bang! Bang! Bullets fired by some copy struck the wrecked car body in front of Qi Feng. The opponent was aiming for Qi Feng.

Su Qiuming was only five meters away from him, hiding in the trench behind a sandbag.

From the side, he saw the person who had been preventing Qi Feng from charging out. “Qi Feng, your opponent is yourself.”

Qi Feng rarely spoke while he needed to concentrate, but he spoke this time. “He isn’t me. He’s just a counterfeit.”

Every person was unique. No matter how many times a copy was duplicated, it was still a counterfeit and could never become the genuine article.

Unfortunately, Chu Mo, who had just obtained a shotgun, became distracted for a moment and whispered to Wen Ye.

Chu Mo: “Doesn’t everyone outside say that Qi Feng and Su Qiuming don’t get along? I think their relationship seems pretty good right now. They don’t have that ‘enemies seeing each other become especially hostile’ kind of situation, and Su Qiuming hasn’t fought Qi Feng for control of the small team either.”

Wen Ye: “Don’t get distracted. Another NPC is coming.”

Chu Mo: “Didn’t you notice that the man in the green T-shirt helps us deal with the NPCs? His marksmanship is seriously godlike.”

Wen Ye: “He’s been helping Qi Feng all along. Helping you is just incidental.”

Chu Mo: “You even noticed that?”

Wen Ye: “I’m not blind. Black Dog, six o’clock.”

Chu Mo and Wen Ye switched positions. Wen Ye took care of the NPC at twelve o’clock for him, while Chu Mo took care of the NPC at six o’clock for him. The two of them probably had the best teamwork on the field right now.

When Yan Jiyun rotated his perspective, he saw the two working together. They really were good. The only problem was that he could only hear the sound of gunfire from the game and couldn’t hear what they were saying at all. This was why he had stopped playing arcade games after growing up. They weren’t as satisfying as online games.

What exactly were Qi Feng and Su Qiuming talking about?

With a game machine between them — or rather, an alternative game space — there was no way to hear the contents of their conversation.

Seven people fighting twenty copies with equally high combat abilities was still extremely difficult.

They were still trapped in the first stage, and there wasn’t much time left for Qi Feng and the others to get out.

Yan Jiyun frantically helped them clear the NPCs around them, but his usefulness was still rather limited. He could only anxiously watch from outside.

How could he help Qi Feng, who was currently being attacked by the fake Qi Feng?

He suddenly remembered the prop he had obtained from the previous instance. He still had Teacher Qu!

But Teacher Qu always appeared in the instance as a rather frail-looking person. What could he do to help Qi Feng in “City of Sin”?

Block one attack, or help Qi Feng attack someone else?

It didn’t matter anymore. Time was limited. Teacher Qu could assist for thirty minutes, while they only needed three minutes in this instance. It was so dangerous right now that there was no need to save it. Who knew whether this Teacher Qu card could even be used in other instances?

[Would you like to use the “Adult Version Teacher Qu Combat Assists (30 Minutes)” prop on the game NPC Qi Feng in “City of Sin”?]

Yan Jiyun chose: “Yes.”

[“Adult Version Teacher Qu Combat Assists (30 Minutes)” has been activated. Teacher Qu will assist Qi Feng in combat for 30 minutes.]

Yan Jiyun waited for Teacher Qu to start demonstrating his usefulness.

Then, he discovered that Teacher Qu really did come in handy.

Seven more Qi Fengs appeared beside Qi Feng.

Yan Jiyun bit his lower lip and nearly got shot by a game NPC when he was momentarily distracted.

Damn! He had forgotten that Teacher Qu was practically the number one champion in DID. Having him appear in this game was basically like returning to his home base. If he didn’t create several more characters, it would be doing the painstakingly obtained prop card a disservice. He hoped that using this card hadn’t caused trouble for Qi Feng and the others.

At this moment, Qi Feng, who was inside the game, was also stunned when he saw several NPCs suddenly appear who looked exactly like him. He immediately looked at the game notification panel and discovered that Yan Jiyun had used the prop card on him from afar. He couldn’t help but smile lightly. This prop card really was exactly the right medicine for the problem.

Using a multiple-personality prop to deal with copies — this countermeasure was truly ingenious.

Now, whether it was the fake Qi Feng on the opposite side or Qi Feng’s teammates, they were all almost dumbfounded. If everyone’s positions hadn’t been clearly separated, their vision would inevitably have been confused.

No, it was already confused. Which one was Qi Feng?

The seven newly created Qi Fengs even deliberately switched positions with the original Qi Feng. Even more outrageous, one of the Qi Feng copies asked the original for the Xiao Heihei in his arms.

Qi Feng remembered that Xiao Heihei was also one of the ways the fake Qi Feng could identify him, so he handed Xiao Heihei to the copy. The copies then passed Xiao Heihei around once, and in the end, it settled into the arms of one of the Qi Feng copies.

The others: “……”

Why does Qi Feng have a prop card like this?

Fighting magic with magic? Perfect.