Immortal I Speedrun Supernatural Game

Chapter 527 Trust Values ​​and Viruses
"Due to an operational error by a staff member at the [Suicide Show], a heavy suicide weapon stored in the venue's warehouse malfunctioned, accidentally damaging a critical load-bearing component of the venue's structure, ultimately leading to the collapse of the entire venue. The number of casualties is currently being tallied."

"Survivors are requested to proceed to Venue 2, the Suicide Show, next to Eternal Park, to watch the show."

"The live stream will be reactivated after the personnel are relocated."

"This is reporter Zhou Yi reporting for you."

The unexpected aftermath of the program was broadcast on various electronic screens and radio stations throughout the city.

However, what people are concerned about is not how the accident happened or how many people were injured or killed.

The question is how long it will take for the subsequent "Suicide Show" competition to resume broadcasting.

Outside the former venue, a scene of utter devastation.

Apart from a large number of people moving to the new venue, there are only a small number of staff and robots that have come to clear the rubble.

Beneath the billowing dust, people chatted and laughed, excitedly discussing the spectacular performance they had just witnessed, as they strode through ruins littered with corpses and severed limbs.

Even the occasional cries of pain from beneath the ruins were drowned out by the laughter and cheers.

The whole scene seemed utterly absurd.

Yingluo and Huixin were searching for Yan Shuangying's whereabouts.

Finally, they saw Yan Shuangying zipping up her pants behind a wall that hadn't completely collapsed.

Upon seeing them, Wu Wang exclaimed, "Holy crap! Have some manners, okay? I'm in the bathroom! Couldn't you knock on the door before coming in? Is basic respect between people really that hard to come by?"

Hearing this filled me with righteous indignation.

Cherry blossoms subconsciously looked around—

Apart from the wall in front of him, everything else had almost collapsed, and even the ceiling above his head had disappeared.

In a sense, this is just an open space, where the hell are you going to find any rooms?

boom--

No sooner had Wu Wang finished speaking than the only remaining wall in front of him finally succumbed to the pressure and collapsed to the ground.

Now this place is completely open space with no view at all.

Sakura and the others: "..."

There were so many things to complain about that they didn't know where to begin.

In response, Wu Wang dusted off his head and said, "The situation is like this: Alexander has completely broken ties with us. He seems very determined to get something better from the heretical organization. And this is a member of the heretical organization. Help him tie him up later."

After saying that, he kicked a mound of dirt next to him.

Only then did everyone notice a familiar figure hidden under the thick layer of dust and dirt.

Huixin frowned and said, "Isn't this... that waiter from earlier?"

Sakura, however, was concerned with a different question: "Was this the damage caused by your battle with Alexander? You still couldn't capture him? Is he really that strong?"

In her view, Yan Shuangying had many tricks up her sleeve, and if she really discovered that Alexander had a problem, she shouldn't be at a disadvantage in the battle.

But since even someone as knowledgeable as the know-it-all suffered at Alexander's hands.

That proves that the other party might be stronger than we imagined.

In response to her question, Wu Wang simply smiled mysteriously and said:
"We didn't catch him, but there's a reason for that. I actually need him to cause trouble around the world right now."

"Let's go back to your warehouse and talk in detail."

"Oh right, the one on the ground is about to wake up, wait a minute."

After saying that, Yingluo and the others saw Wu Wang casually pick up a wooden stick from the ground.

He swung the club around the back of the head of the still unconscious waitress, like hitting a golf ball, and slammed it down.

A series of clicking and dull thuds followed.

As the wooden stick broke, traces of blood seeped from the back of the waitress's head.

It seems she won't wake up anytime soon.

"All done, let's get going."

Watching Wu Wang turn and leave, Hui Xin glanced at the peanut on the ground, whose body was twitching unconsciously from being beaten.

He asked Yingluo, "Is he really the Xie Zhi and your friend?"

Actually, she was being very tactful.

It was already very respectful of them not to directly ask if Yan Shuangying was a blacklisted player.

Sakura sighed, rubbing her forehead, "Well... it's unfortunate, but it's true."

After saying that, she picked up the peanuts and followed.

She walked until she reached the taxi Wu Wang had flagged down on the roadside and saw the driver take the waitress and casually stuff her into the trunk.

Sakura realized that she had overestimated this guy's moral standards.

Due to the unique characteristics of taxis in the Eternal City.

Logically, no matter how far the distance, everyone should arrive at their destination in half an hour.

But this time, after getting on the bus, everyone was surprised to find that they did not feel drowsy at all, and they arrived at the warehouse in about ten minutes.

Only Huixin looked at Wu Wang in the passenger seat from behind, her expression thoughtful.

She could sense that the other person's mental energy was fluctuating while they were in the car.

It's like some skill or item is constantly being consumed to activate its effect.

Most of the taxi malfunctions now are related to him.

But how did they do that?
Could he possibly change the rules of the Eternal City directly?
Originally, this idea only flashed through Huixin's mind like a fleeting flower.

But she kept it hidden deep in her heart.

What if, I mean what if, he really can?
When everyone returned to the art warehouse, they saw Wu Wang casually throw the waitress on the ground.

He then raised his hand and waved it on the other person's forehead.

But no one noticed any changes in their surroundings, including the waitress.

Huixin could only sense that Wu Wang's spiritual power was beginning to fluctuate violently again.

This is like seeing your assets disappear into thin air, but not knowing where they went.

While feeling strange and confused, one might even inexplicably feel a sense of fear.

A moment later, Wu Wang stood up.

He exhaled a heavy breath, as if the action had been quite tiring.

He then picked up a glass of still-bubbling Coke from the table and drank it all in one gulp.

This scene completely stunned Huixin.

Because this is her own warehouse! She naturally knows the layout of the space by heart!

Before Yan Shuangying reached out, there was clearly nothing on the table, and she hadn't seen him take anything out of his backpack at all.

It was as if the glass of cola had always been there, but no one but him could see it.

"You...this is..."

Before she could ask anything, Wu Wang interrupted her, saying:
"I want to know, in your eyes, what is the purpose of this [suicide show]?"

Faced with his strange question that he suddenly raised, even one that had absolutely no connection to his current situation.

Yingluo and Huixin did not ignore it; instead, they began to think about it seriously.

But the first to speak was Lancet, who had remained silent until now. She said softly, "To attract attention."

"This so-called 'Eternal Pass' is just a project in the current closed beta, but it will be made more widespread sooner or later. You could say that what we are doing now is just a gray-scale test."

"And the advanced version of the [Rebirth Pool], which also has the feature of not having to wait 24 hours, is currently in the testing phase."

"From this perspective, the [Suicide Show], as the most watched program in Eternal City, can help most people quickly understand the actual situation of these two things."

Hearing her perspective.

Wu Wang raised an eyebrow and said, "Oh? What did you do? I mean, before you became a Spirit Disaster player."

Lancet smiled wryly and replied, "I used to be in charge of software operations and marketing."

Yingluo and Huixin were also pondering what she had said.

Wu Wang nodded directly and said, "I'd say it's half right."

"I've actually been thinking, since the [Eternal Pass] is reserved for so-called [City System] maintenance personnel, apart from the [Suicide Show] champion, why do they have to set aside one spot for the public to know about? Wouldn't it be better to just test it internally first?"

"But after participating in the second round of the qualifying matches, I realized why."

At this moment, Wu Wang's gaze fell upon the mirror not far away.

He could see his own face through the reflection.

And the code information on the forehead—

[Leadership Officer]

Trust score: 32489

[Heretical Value: Heresy]

That's right, my trust level is soaring at an extremely rapid pace!

Strangely, the "trust value" should represent how many people you know feel that you are suitable for this job under your current "social identity".

Logically speaking, apart from the trust of other law enforcement officers, outsiders would not increase this value.

If we're just talking about attention, then I generated a lot of buzz at the audition yesterday, but I didn't gain any trust points at that time.

This thing only started changing when it came on stage today.

Most importantly, during the battle between Wu Wang and Alexander, he was also constantly trying to make small-scale modifications to the code.

This was a lesson he learned from the loss the know-it-all suffered at Alexander's hands—

The Eternal City is an electronic program, and the items and skills that players of the Calamity have are just a piece of code here.

In this situation, the use of [Heretical Abilities] as a native ability is given higher priority than the player's own inherent abilities.

Therefore, Wu Wangcai did not make excessive use of his skills and tools, but instead focused on researching his [heretical abilities].

The collapse of the venue also stemmed from Wu Wang's attempt to modify the environment code, wanting to extract Alexander and fix him in place, just like Peanut's ability.

But when he tried to do it, something went wrong.

Of course, it wasn't a failure...

It was just too damn successful!

The unexpected situation occurred the moment Wu Wang made the extraction.

A strange force burst forth from his own [trust value], instantly expanding the extraction target from Alexander to include the entire stadium, including Alexander himself.

By the time Wu Wang realized what was happening, the extraction was about to take effect.

Wu Wang had previously mentioned during his analysis with Wan Shitong and the others that they should try to avoid large-scale anomalies to prevent being locked down by the [City System].

Therefore, he realized that as the focus of the entire city's attention, once the [Suicide Show] was completely extracted from the code, such a massive amount of data would definitely not be as easily obtained as a regular [Heretical Ability] by quietly opening a backdoor without being detected.

To avoid being directly exposed to the [City System] and the unknown programmers.

Wu Wang immediately chose to abandon the extraction, and even forcefully shoved back the extracted code.

The consequence of doing this is that the code doesn't fit together as perfectly when it's being taken out and put back in.

This is what caused the entire stadium to collapse instantly.

It was from this incident that Wu Wang realized that the [trust value] was not as simple as he had imagined.

"【Suicide Show】We want to select a character code that is trusted by the vast majority of NPCs."

"In addition to obtaining the [Eternal Pass], he may also gain some ability to directly modify code."

"This is... the programmer's backup plan!"

Wu Wang looked at the surprised and puzzled expressions on everyone's faces.

He continued in a confident tone, "The virtual world of the [Eternal Passport] is a firewall to prevent more heretics from emerging in the future, while this [Suicide Show] champion is an antivirus software to eliminate the heretics that already exist."

Perhaps Wu Wang's thoughts were jumping around too fast.

At least Yingluo and Liuyedao hadn't immediately grasped his thoughts, and Huixin also seemed to be frowning and deep in thought, only vaguely understanding.

Only the illusory consciousness of the all-knowing one silently floated out from the corner.

He asked calmly, "Then how can the programmer ensure that this character won't become a heretic?"

Her voice startled everyone present.

Amidst the wary gazes of the crowd, Wu Wang's eyes gleamed even brighter as he declared, "Naturally, I'll personally take to the field!"

"The programmers who were originally outside the electronic program of Eternal City and could not be accessed by us, in order to fully control this role and to make it easier for them to clean up heretics from within the data."

"He will project his own consciousness into the champion of this [suicide show]."

"This will also be our only chance to have direct contact with programmers."

Upon hearing this, both Yingluo and Huixin were stunned.

They had no idea that Wu Wang's plans were so far-reaching.

This guy is already eyeing the programmers outside!
The shock of the news even made them momentarily forget how Know-It-All had returned.

"But in a sense, this arrival is a kind of possession. Can we really resist this level of possession?" Yingluo asked with some worry.

The "we" she referred to actually mainly meant Wu Wang.

Because Wu Wang is the only one present who has a chance to win the championship, he will be the first to face the programmer's possession.

In response, Wu Wang grinned mysteriously and said, "Don't worry, no one can possess me, no one."

One's own "immortality" is not just on a physiological level, but also on a conceptual level.

When the other party possesses his body and annihilates and replaces his soul, Wu Wang will immediately recover under the effect of [Immortality].

"Of course, before that, in order to prevent us from being locked by the [City System], I plan to do something big."

"For example—next, I will bestow [heretical abilities] on a large scale on others, even if they are not heretics, so that the entire Eternal City will be filled with various small bugs to confuse the public."

"Let's create another organization! I'll call it—Free Will!"

After saying that, Wu Wang sensed the fluctuations in the [Trust Value], used [Vision of Truth] to observe the surrounding code data flow, and activated Peanut's ability permissions.

He reached up and touched the empty table.

The next second, a ring appeared in his hand.

It exudes an aura similar to that of the heretic Hale's ring, and its holder can also use some kind of special ability.

But this one was created by Wu Wang.

He became the virus.

(End of this chapter)