I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 137 Being a person means being fair and just.
After investigating the entire arena, Cao Yucai discovered that the instance was much larger than it appeared.

From the air, only the overall outline can be seen. On the ground, however, the space of many arena areas is stretched.

Just like the previous shooting range, it contained a small town.

Besides its large size, this place is also home to many instance creatures.

These beings are not merely tools; besides sharing the common hobby of "enjoying watching the excitement," they have diverse personalities and live real lives within the instance.

Going to the Dark Story House to "watch a movie" is part of their lives.

The various arenas served as both their workplaces and their entertainment venues.

When they participate in competitions, their experience is different from that of players—it's not only fair and just, but also relatively safe.

Cao Yu even discovered the residences of these duplicate life forms, located in the outer area of ​​the arena. The residential buildings were mainly one to three stories high, with very few four-story buildings, giving it a very livable atmosphere.

However, since the dungeon's inhabitants are all currently at work, the residential area appears quite empty.

Cao Yu led the way in searching the house thoroughly, breaking into all the residences to look for clues, but still found no information related to Mr. Ping Zheng.

There's still no progress on the swimming pool competition venue.

“I feel like we’re here on vacation,” Luo Feng said subtly.

"I've searched everywhere but still can't find the swimming pool..." Su Mei pondered, "Could it be that the swimming pool... really only appears at night?"

"Maybe." Cao Yu didn't deny it. "There's still some time before nightfall. Let's split into two teams and explore, following our original team assignments. We can also find other players to scout out the situation. And while we're at it..."

He reminded:

"Let's all participate in the competitive events. At least everyone should have 3 badges... It's a pity that badges can't be shared when used to complete the game, otherwise it wouldn't be so troublesome."

To complete the main story missions, you need to submit badges.

In other words, badges will be recycled by the copy and cannot be reused.

“Ahem… Brother Cao, if it’s played like this, this dungeon probably can’t be called a D-rank dungeon anymore.” Luo Feng said, “After all, it’s too easy. Everyone can clear it by just giving it a shot.”

This reminded him of a news story he had seen before... In his hometown district, there was a group of people called "socialites" who would pool their money to stay at luxury hotels and take photos.

He even heard that the "socialites" had even pooled their money to wear high-end stockings for photos, and then one of them got athlete's foot, which infected everyone else... It really is true that anything can be pooled together.

"Let's go," Cao Yu said.

So the six people split into two teams.

The three Xu sisters were the first to leave.

Cao Yu was not worried about whether the three of them would encounter any danger while collecting badges.

The three sisters have all reached 31% evolution, entering the C-rank range. The divine power of their respective evolution paths has manifested, and even if their right to use items is restricted, their combat power will not be reduced much... It will be much easier for them to win badges than for other D-rank players.

"Let's go over there and have a look."

Cao Yu said something to Luo Feng and Su Mei, and then led the way to the nearby arena.

Before long, new buildings came into view for the three of them.

A billboard hangs from the top of the building, showing two foils clashing together.

The stone slabs surrounding the building are covered with a variety of longswords of different shapes, including knight's greatswords, eight-sided swords, and heavy swords... It's a dazzling sight, like a sword tomb.

A path has been cleared in the middle of the sword mound, leading directly to the main entrance of the building.

"This is... a fencing arena?" Su Mei guessed.

"It should be fencing, no doubt. Judging from the models of rock-paper-scissors and shooting ranges, the simpler the gameplay of a competitive sport, the more disadvantageous the rules are to the players."

As Luo Feng looked at the fencing hall, he analyzed:

"For example, the rock-paper-scissors competition hosted by that brown bear has rules that let the opponent go first... That's completely cheating! Fencing, like shooting, is a competition with some rules, so I imagine the rules are about the same difficulty. I wonder what kind of tricks the fencing club owner here will pull for us?"

"Why worry so much?" Cao Yu reminded him. "We've already figured out the correct way to pass the level. No matter what kind of competition it is, we can win with a sure thing."

"The correct way to pass the level?" After thinking for a few seconds, Luo Feng realized, "Uh..."

Could Cao Yu be suggesting that he launch a personal attack on the gym leader before the competition even begins, thus eliminating all of the opponent's competitive skills and counter-attack methods?

In fencing... how about cutting off the gym owner's hands?

Ah this...

“Let’s go in and take a look,” Cao Yu said. “And while we’re at it, let’s test how tough this curator is. If he’s not tough, we might be able to extract information about Mr. Pingzheng.”

"..." Su Mei felt like she had become a bully.

This kind of dungeon experience is probably a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for her...

She and Luo Feng followed behind Cao Yu, pushed open the door of the fencing hall and went inside.

The fencing hall is not large, with only a simple design of a fencing stage and audience seating.

At this moment, many dungeon residents have already taken their seats in the audience.

The owner of the fencing hall is a gigantic gibbon. Its arms, when hanging naturally, can touch the ground, and are estimated to be over three meters long… its fencing talent is simply unmistakable!
Of course, Cao Yu and his two companions were not fooled by this.

The masters in this instance all have their own special skills.

With only a three-meter-long arm, there's no way to guarantee a win in fencing; it's probably just a deceptive feature to distract players.

The opponent's actual "fencing techniques" should be even more vicious.

Welcome to the fencing hall.

The gibbon greeted Cao Yu and his companions, and said very politely:
"Distinguished guests, I am the owner of this place..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Cao Yu said, "Hurry up and explain the rules. After I beat you, I have to rush to the next match. Don't waste my precious time."

"..."

The gibbon's polite demeanor crumbled, and it burst into a sinister grin:
"Very good! You are the first player who dares to speak to me like that, ha... The rules are very simple: in fencing on the competition stage, neither side may cross the center line."

Each time the sword touches the opponent within three minutes, one point is scored. After three minutes, the player with the highest score wins.

Furthermore, off-field assistance results in an immediate loss.

After explaining the rules, it shouted:
"Come on, kid. Let me, Monkey King, teach you what real fighting is..."

Before it could finish speaking, Cao Yu summoned Xiao Qi to take action.

In a world unseen by others, Xiaoqi, wielding a giant scythe, easily severed the two arms of a gibbon.

Thump—the arm fell to the ground with a sound. How brutal… Although Luo Feng and Su Mei had expected it, they still couldn't keep their composure after seeing this scene.

"You...you actually...you bastard!!"

Amidst screams, the gibbon... no, it should be called a one-armed monkey now.

It glared angrily at Cao Yu, its eyes bloodshot, looking extremely angry.

Realizing there was an unseen attack near Cao Yu, it immediately distanced itself... This scene seemed familiar to Luo Feng and Su Mei.

"The competition hasn't even started yet, and you dare to attack Master Monkey... What an arrogant fool!"

The one-armed monkey screamed as it tried to regenerate its arms... but it failed.

Realizing something was wrong, it quickly summoned two short metal rods, each nearly 30 centimeters long, and manipulated them to levitate beside it.

The next instant, a laser beam was released from the short stick, attacking Cao Yu at the speed of light. It arrived in an instant and struck Cao Yu's chest... but had no effect.

The surging laser energy was cleaved apart by the "Immortal Slaying Curse," splitting and blasting to both sides.

No one can react at the speed of light.

Cao Yu wouldn't work either.

When Cao Yu first saw the one-armed monkey manipulating a metal rod and suspending itself in the air, he thought the monkey was going to "fight on a sword."

To wield a sword in a fencing competition is truly shameless.

As it turned out... the truth was even more outrageous than he had imagined.

This monkey not only wields a sword, but a laser sword that can fire powerful lasers and attack at the speed of light... Is this even plausible?
"Is this your fencing?" Cao Yu sneered. "Have some shame."

"You presumptuous fellow!" the one-armed monkey roared. "Attack a competitor before the match, you're even more shameless!"

Seeing that the two laser swords were not powerful enough, it summoned the remaining five.

The seven swords flew away from the monkey and continuously released lasers from seven directions, attacking Cao Yu from tricky angles.

Cao Yu mobilized the "Qi" within his body to accelerate his movements, directly facing the rain of lasers, and flew towards the one-armed monkey like a cannonball, quickly closing the distance between himself and the monkey in the already small fencing hall.

Upon seeing this, the monkey quickly recalled the seven swords and formed a laser net for defense.

This was the opportunity Cao Yu had been waiting for!

Within a 20-meter attack range, Xiao Qi teleported over, extended the shape of her scythe, and unleashed two powerful killing spells simultaneously, creating destructive power. With a single slash, she destroyed all seven laser swords.

At this moment, Cao Yu had already approached the one-armed monkey.

A long sword appeared in his hand—the Ruyi Eight-Sided Sword.

Although the use of the props is restricted, the restriction only applies to their special functions and does not affect their original purpose as items.

With Xiao Qi's help, Cao Yu hovered in the air, pressed the blade of his longsword against the monkey's neck, and threatened:
"If I move even slightly now, you will die."

"Trying to scare me, Monkey King?" the monkey sneered. "If I die, you can forget about getting a badge through fencing!"

“This arena has plenty of events; we don’t need another one like you,” Cao Yu sneered. “Now, tell me about Mr. Pingzheng and the location of the swimming pool. Otherwise…”

"I, Monkey King, am not easily intimidated!" the monkey said defiantly. "Kill me if you want... kill me... Master, what do you want to know?"

Its tone suddenly became obsequious.

This scene startled Luo Feng and Su Mei.

Luo Feng immediately realized the reason—he noticed that Cao Yu's pupils had turned red.

Cao Yu had previously demonstrated this attitude when he used mind control on slave owners.

Luo Feng immediately approached and asked, "Did you use your mind to control it?"

“Hmm… the life forms in this instance are difficult to control,” Cao Yu said. “Perhaps it’s because of the instance’s protection; I can probably only control it for a few minutes.”

"You're really brave!" Luo Feng said admiringly.

"You guys step back, be careful not to get caught in the crossfire," Cao Yu warned.

Attacking the gym leader directly inside the arena won't trigger any taboos; at most, it will provoke a counterattack from the gym leader.

He had verified this at the shooting range.

But whether directly manipulating the gym leader before the competition starts would trigger a taboo is uncertain for Cao Yu. He dares to do this because he has already collected 3 badges and can leave at any time, so he has a safety net.

After giving Luo Feng a brief reminder, Cao Yu began to question the monkey.

The monkey answered his question with a fervent look in its eyes.

It turns out that the residents of this instance come to work at the arena at nine in the morning and leave at six in the evening to return to their residential area, without exception... In short, the monkey has never seen the swimming pool during the daytime. However, by chance, he heard from players who had participated in the instance before that swimming competitions would appear at night, but the difficulty and danger were very high.

Besides swimming competitions, the arena at night is also fraught with danger—many monsters will appear.

But none of this has anything to do with the monkeys after get off work.

It didn't pay much attention to it.

As for Mr. Pingzheng, it had never met him.

Like the other inhabitants of the dungeon, all it knew was that Mr. Pingzheng was the creator of the arena and had established various rules for it.

For example... while the gym owner can cheat on the competition rules, they cannot directly prohibit players from using retaliatory methods.

In addition to this information, the monkey also told Cao Yu many interesting stories about the dungeon.

For example, the arena owners are not fixed. When players are not in the arena, the dungeon residents will hold various types of competitions from time to time, and the winner can become the new arena owner for the corresponding event.

The questioning is over.

Cao Yu has begun to understand what he wanted to know.

During this period, no taboos or dangers occurred.

The monkey quickly regained its senses, glared angrily at Cao Yu, and roared, "You actually controlled Monkey King...!?"

"So what if it's controlled? It doesn't violate the rules set by Mr. Pingzheng."

Cao Yu looked at the monkey with its arms severed and weapons destroyed, and said with a smirk:
"Stop talking nonsense, I want to have a fair and just fencing match with you right now."

monkey:"……"

Beast!
(End of this chapter)