I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 129 You call this mind manipulation?

Upon reaching the brown bear, Cao Yu released Xiao Qi, instructing her to wait for the opportune moment to strike.

Then, meeting the brown bear's fierce gaze, he smiled and said:

"I will choose rock in a moment. And you, under my mental control, will choose scissors."

"Pretty confident, kid." The brown bear gave a strange look that resembled a sneer and said, "That guy just caught me off guard and pulled a little trick. You don't think the same method will work on me twice, do you?"

"Your mental strength is too weak." Cao Yu scoffed, "I can control you with a flick of my finger."

"Trash! Don't get too cocky!" The brown bear's anger intensified: "Let's play rock-paper-scissors. You go first!"

The next second, Cao Yu threw a punch.

He produced the stone, just as he had declared.

Seeing this, the brown bear did not immediately throw a punch.

It first raised its mental defenses to the highest level, then moved its paws. Seeing that everything was normal and there was no cognitive confusion, it grinned and pulled out the cloth.

*Pfft*—by the time its bear paw reached Cao Yu, only two of its fingers remained.

"I won," Cao Yu laughed. "See? I told you you'd choose scissors."

"Ugh...!" the brown bear howled in pain, "You actually cut off my right paw?! You bastard!"

“Not only that,” Cao Yu reminded him, “I also cut off your left claw.”

"..."

The brown bear stretched out its left paw, only to discover that its left paw had also been cut off, leaving only two fingers.

when……!?

It didn't see the other party make a move.

"Oh, right," Cao Yu reminded him again, "and the left and right feet too."

"...Damn it! You call this mind control!?"

The brown bear looked down at its two feet and found that it only had four toes left—two on each foot.

It was obviously just chopped up.

The pain suddenly struck, making it grimace.

It never thought it would play rock-paper-scissors with its feet, but the other party chopped off its toes too... What a beast!

How could there be such a bastard!

"You think you can stump me with this kind of injury?" the brown bear roared.

It tried to heal itself... but failed.

No matter how much it heals itself, it cannot regrow its fingers and toes.

"No! How did you do that? This is impossible!" The brown bear was starting to lose his composure: "Impossible! How did you do that... and I played paper, paper! You didn't win, you lost!"

"How can two fingers be paper? You've drawn scissors." Cao Yu said, "What, trying to cheat?"

"You cheeky little bear, you won't admit defeat."

"You sore loser, don't bring shame to our Pingzheng Arena!"

"It's broken through! It's broken through! Hehe..."

The surrounding spectators began to chatter and criticize.

Seeing this, the brown bear had no choice but to swallow its anger and cursed wildly:
"Get out! Get out now!"

Cao Yu naturally wouldn't hold a grudge against a bear, so he gave up his spot in the rock-paper-scissors competition to Su Mei.

When Su Mei came up, she looked at the brown bear with its severed limbs and felt a little embarrassed.

"I'll play the stone."

She suppressed her embarrassment and took out the stone.

The brown bear simply waved its "V" sign and cursed:

"You win. Get out! Get out now!"

……

After leaving the rock-paper-scissors gym, Cao Yu remarked with emotion:
"I thought competitive events would be difficult, but they turned out to be quite simple."

"..."

Luo Feng and Su Mei didn't know how to respond.

That brown bear looked very strong; even in a one-on-one fight, Luo Feng wouldn't dare say he could win easily.

To be able to cut off a bear's fingers and toes so silently and easily, and prevent them from regenerating... what kind of divine skill is this?
Telekinesis? That doesn't seem like it...

"Maybe it's just that rock-paper-scissors is a simpler game, haha..."

After a couple of awkward laughs, Luo Feng suggested:
"Let's go check out other places first, explore the difficulty and danger of other competitive events, and see if we can trigger any side quests."

“The side quest… definitely needs to be investigated,” Cao Yu said. “The information provided in this instance, both in terms of background and hints, is related to competition. I think the side quest either needs to be triggered through a certain competition, or… it can only be triggered by obtaining a sufficient number of winner badges.”

"How about we go check that out there?" Su Mei pointed westward. "I observed that the number of players going in that direction is the highest. Perhaps we can exchange information with other players and gather some intelligence."

There are competitive rules in this instance, so it's quite dangerous to make contact with other players rashly... That was Su Mei's original thought.

However, after witnessing Cao Yu and Luo Feng's strength, she felt that this self-imposed limitation was somewhat unworthy of their status as powerful teammates.

Both of her teammates are formidable!
Especially Cao Yu... was he really from a remote district?
"Okay." Cao Yu nodded. "Let's go over there."

After the three of them made their decision, they set off.

After crossing the circular plaza again, they soon saw a building not far away.

Like the previous rock-paper-scissors gym, this building also has billboards hanging on it, with a picture of "gunfight" painted on the surface.

"It seems like they're having a shooting competition over there?" Su Mei became wary upon seeing this. "The previous rock-paper-scissors competition resulted in broken arms for the loser. Now it's shooting... wouldn't that be even more dangerous? Should we switch to something else?"

"Not urgent."

Cao Yu looked toward the side of the shooting range gate, dozens of meters away, where five players were talking.

Based on their positions, he deduced that the five people were divided into two teams.

The two male players standing with their backs to the wall should be a team—one was wearing glasses, and the other was completely shrouded in silver-white armor.

Cao Yu glanced at Luo Feng and noticed that Luo Feng was staring intently at the three players standing in front of the bespectacled man and the armored man.

The three were all female players. Apart from their different hairstyles and clothing styles, they looked... well, not exactly the same, but practically identical. They clearly looked like triplets.

The person on the left has a rebellious vibe, wearing a Jack-o'-Lago outfit, bandage stockings, and a black and red plaid mini skirt. The clothes are heavily studded, and she also wears a skull hair accessory, giving her a punk girl look.

The woman in the middle exudes a literary, youthful aura, wearing a dark long dress, with long, straight black hair and bangs, and a slightly quiet demeanor. The woman on the right wears a shortened, wide-sleeved, flowing fairy dress, with a cool and aloof air, a dignified and majestic expression, resembling a female knight-errant from ancient times.

They have the same appearance but three completely different styles, leaving a strong impression at first glance and are very eye-catching.

When the instance opened earlier, Cao Yu did not see these three people in the square. Presumably, they were among the first batch of players to enter the instance and left the square to explore as soon as they entered... I must say, they were quite bold.

Are they arguing?

Su Mei looked at the five people who were clearly at odds and hesitated whether to step forward.

She didn't want to get involved in any pointless disputes.

At the same time, Cao Yu and his two companions, with their keen hearing, caught the sounds of an argument.

"Damn it! You raised the price after taking the money?" The punk girl clenched her fists, staring coldly at the bespectacled man and the armored man: "You two pieces of trash! How much do you want? Say it again if you dare!"

"Watch your mouth." The armored man raised his voice. "The intelligence in the shooting range was obtained at the cost of one of our brothers. If you want the intelligence, it's a thousand points per person! Not a single point less."

"Or, you three sisters could join us for a bit, and we might be able to lower the price a little," the bespectacled man chuckled.

"Big sister, they're flirting with you." The literary girl curled her lips slightly and started to stir things up with the punk girl: "Big sister, your intimidation has no effect on them at all. Two little punks dare to set their sights on you. Don't you think they deserve to be taught a lesson?"

As she spoke, she looked at the girl in ancient costume again and continued to stir things up:
"Second Sister, it seems you don't need to worry about maintaining your imperial dignity at all. Look at you, just two pieces of trash dare to offend you. How are you going to intimidate the world in the future?"

"Who are you calling trash?" the armored man asked in a low voice, sending a warning signal.

The bespectacled man narrowed his eyes, his smile chilling.

"Although I said those words, I was just stating the facts," the literary-minded girl chuckled softly. "Look at the way my eldest and second eldest sisters look at you, isn't it like they're looking at trash? They haven't taken you seriously at all. Don't you think my two older sisters are pretty arrogant?"

"Third Sister, don't waste your breath on these two idiots, they just need to be taught a lesson!"

Bang! The punk girl's two fists collided, and a huge burst of fire erupted from between her fists.

"Hmph, disrespecting the Emperor, you have already lost your destiny." The girl in ancient costume had a cold expression and disdainful eyes: "Today, I, the Emperor, will teach you lowly scoundrels what etiquette is and what the proper order of rank is."

"Damn it! These are three lunatics!" the bespectacled man cursed. "Stop wasting time talking to them, just rob them!"

"It should have been done a long time ago!" the armored man sneered.

"How dare you disrespect this Emperor! You deserve to be executed!" The girl in ancient attire drew her sword and slightly raised it: "Sword of Immortal Execution, rise!"

In an instant, the long sword at her waist automatically drew from its sheath, slicing through the air and unleashing a dazzling sword light as it approached the armored man and the bespectacled man.

At the same time, she murmured softly, as if reciting a poem:

"Slaying immortals and gods, I am but a sword."

*Thud*—The armored man's armor shattered instantly upon being touched by the sword light, dissolving into it. He himself was severed at the waist, his body splitting into two pieces that flew off in different directions.

The bespectacled man fared even worse; his body was torn apart by the sword light and he vanished without a trace.

"Second sister! I haven't even made a move yet, what the hell are you so impatient for!" The punk girl was furious and immediately shouted, "Damn it! Don't you even know the rules?!"

The girl in ancient costume ignored him, her gaze falling on the armored man who was broken in two, and she agreed:
"Not bad. Although you used the divine armor as a trick, you have something to be proud of for surviving a blow from me. Leave your name here; you deserve to be remembered by me. This is the glory of your life."

"..."

The armored man's eyes were filled with hatred. After struggling and twisting his upper body a few times, his life force was extinguished.

Before he died, he was filled with resentment—why…why were these three lunatics so strong…if they were so strong, why didn’t they show it sooner…

"Oh? You don't want to leave your name?" The girl in ancient costume sighed softly, "There are very few people who can gain my approval, what a pity."

"That idiot was clearly too weak to speak, he's dead now." The punk girl almost laughed in anger: "Second sister, are you out of your mind? No wonder people call you crazy!"

"Eldest sister, I also think there's something wrong with second sister."

The literary-minded girl seized the opportunity to sow discord:
"It was clearly you, eldest sister, who decided to make the first move, but second sister, with her quick action, stole your head without a word. It's outrageous! And we haven't even gotten any information or recovered the money we transferred, and second sister has already killed someone... Eldest sister, I feel like second sister is challenging your authority as the eldest sister. She clearly looks down on you."

"Second sister, is that so?" the punk girl questioned.

She knew her third sister was stirring things up.

She doesn't care.

All she wants now is an excuse to beat up her second sister.

"What a joke." The girl in ancient costume remained aloof. "Why should I explain my actions to others?"

the other side.

Having watched the battle from a distance, Cao Yu finally understood what had happened.

It turns out that the bespectacled man and the armored man had been to the shooting range once before, and one of their teammates was killed there.

Cao Yu wasn't sure if the two had obtained the winner's badge. However, judging from the situation, they had probably gathered intelligence about the shooting range.

Their purpose in guarding the shooting range was to conduct intelligence trading.

Seeing that the three sisters who came to buy information were beautiful, but not very strong, and were triplets... they became greedy and lustful. After receiving the agreed-upon money, they tried to harass the three sisters by raising the price at the last minute... and ended up losing their lives.

The three sisters' strength... the youngest didn't reveal it, but the eldest and second eldest are very strong!

And it's not just strong, it's incredibly strong.

Based on a rough assessment of the sense of crisis, Cao Yu felt that Luo Feng was probably no match for any of them.

Just then, Luo Feng suddenly reached out and touched Cao Yu, then pointed in the direction they had come from, giving him a look that signaled them to retreat.

"Illusory Light and Sound," Cao Yu murmured softly, activating the item.

After creating a simple light and sound illusion barrier using props, he said to Luo Feng:

"Alright, they can't hear us now. By the way... you've been watching them the whole time, and now you're suggesting we retreat... do you perhaps know them?"

Luo Feng didn't reply, but continued to use his eyes and gestures to signal a retreat of some distance.

Upon seeing this, Cao became somewhat curious.

Luo Feng's strength is not weak, so why is he being so cautious... could those three female players have something to say about him?
He didn't make things difficult for Luo Feng, accepted the suggestion, and retreated a short distance.

After the triplets were out of sight, Luo Feng spoke up:

"Brother Cao, is the sound isolation still on?"

“It’s open,” Cao Yu said.

"Phew..." Luo Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What bad luck! I didn't expect to run into them just by randomly going into a dungeon."

"Mr. Luo Feng, what exactly are the identities of those three women?" Su Mei asked curiously, "Why are you so cautious about them?"

Actually, she was being a bit too tactful.

Luo Feng's behavior was less a sign of caution and more a sign of fear.

“They are all members of No Return City!” Luo Feng replied.

(End of this chapter)