I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 4 I made a sliding tackle

Chen Ran's unusual behavior instantly tensed Cao Yu, making him highly focused and ready for battle.

As he backed away, he glanced at the ice coffin in the center of the hall out of the corner of his eye and discovered that Du Ruo's body was gone.

At the same time, Chen Ran, who was maintaining a creepy smile, suddenly grew taller, her hair shortened, her face contorted, and her skin became deathly pale with purplish-red lividity... She became Du Ruo, with serene burial makeup on her face, yet she was grinning, giving people an extremely eerie feeling.

The next second, Du Ruo moved her slightly stiff body and jumped directly towards Cao Yu, who was retreating.

His ferocious mouth opened wide, as if he regarded Cao Yu as food and wanted to jump over to tear him apart and swallow him.

Cao Yu remained calm and composed, his right hand forming a chop gesture as he began to gather strength. His eyes were fixed on Du Ruo's head as he secretly activated the "Immortal Slaying Curse."

As soon as Du Ruo lands and gets close, he will slash out with a hand chop... a vertical slash!
Suddenly, Cao Yu thought of a possibility and quickly removed the "Immortal Slaying Curse".

He then took out the toy gun he had obtained from the bald teacher.

[E-Rank Item: Wind Gun]

As a master of weapons development, Dr. Gun had always longed to create a firearm with an unlimited supply of ammunition. One day, he found inspiration in the omnipresent wind. And so, a pistol that uses air as ammunition was born.

【Effect 1: Gale Bullet. Consuming a small amount of mental energy, a whirlwind bullet is generated from the gun and fired to knock back the target.】

[Effect 2: Storm Bullet. Consumes a large amount of mental energy. Hold the trigger and charge for 10 seconds to generate a storm bullet from the gun, knocking back targets over a wide area.]

"A blowgun," Cao Yu murmured.

Unlike one's own superpowers, items cannot be used at will; a connection must be established before they can be activated—the connection is made by calling out their names.

At this moment, Du Ruo, with her ferocious mouth wide open, jumped in front of Cao Yu.

Cao Yu pulled the trigger and fired a whirlwind bullet.

A visible gale erupted from the blower, sending Du Ruo flying as soon as she landed.

Cao Yu took advantage of this gap to create distance.

This is quite a commotion.

The others in the hall simply turned their heads to look at Cao Yu, their expressions calm, as calm as the dead.

These cold stares subtly deepen the fear in people's hearts.

'That's unreasonable. If I were Du Ruo, if I were a ghost, able to possess and control others, then if I wanted to attack Cao Yu, I would directly ambush him, or possess him and harm or commit suicide. Instead of calling out to him first, possessing Chen Ran to scare him, and then having everyone else watch him like he's dead… unless I'm really into playing around.'

As he created some distance, Cao Yu calmly considered the situation.

Simultaneously, aiming at Du Ruo who had just landed, they seamlessly transitioned to firing another shot.

Bang... Du Ruo was knocked away again.

Cao Yu continued to ponder:
Even though I'm playful, after seeing Cao Yu wielding a magical artifact that prevented me from getting close twice, I should abandon Chen Ran and possess him directly.

Cao Yu ran towards the entrance of the farewell hall—not to abandon his good friend Chen Ran and run away, but to verify his suspicions.

During this time, he was not possessed by Du Ruo.

After he passed through the gate, he... returned to the hall.

Ghost hitting the wall?
There are two possibilities for being trapped in a maze: either the ghost has altered the spatial structure, or the ghost has interfered with people's vision and sense of direction through mental interference.

'I am Du Ruo, I can manipulate space, yet I was twice sent flying by a nobody named Cao Yu, utterly humiliated… Is this reasonable?'

Cao Yu stopped using the "perspective-shifting" reasoning method.

He has come to the conclusion—it's all fake! It's all fake!

What he is seeing now is all an illusion.

Hallucinations cannot directly kill.

However, it can indirectly kill people.

For example, using illusions to guide and control two people to kill each other.

It was precisely because he had considered this possibility that he had just removed the "Immortal Slaying Curse" and replaced it with the "Wind Blowing Gun" to counterattack Du Ruo.

After all, he couldn't be sure whether his good friend Chen Ran was hiding under Du Ruo's "illusionary skin".

The key question now is how to break this deadlock?

Cao Yu's brain started working at high speed, reviewing all his experiences since entering the instance.

All the strange occurrences began with the cry of "Anxin".

He first heard a faint shout, then the shout exploded in his ears, then Chen Ran called his name in Du Ruo's voice, and finally Chen Ran's mouth split open to his ears, and he further transformed into Du Ruo.

'First came the auditory hallucinations, then the visual hallucinations, one after another, progressing step by step… Why did it have to be a gradual progression?'

Cao Yu, acting like a contrarian, deduced Du Ruo's behavioral logic and, combined with his own situation, quickly came to a conclusion—this illusion, progressing from shallow to deep, clearly had a guiding meaning, seemingly gradually arousing and deepening his fear.

Hallucinations, fear... are these two related? Let's find out!
Cao Yu immediately began his self-hypnosis technique.

The training program at the Fourth Academy included two techniques for controlling fear.

The first method is self-harm, using intense pain to distract oneself.

The second method involves self-suggestion and self-hypnosis to reduce or eliminate fear. However, this method is extremely difficult to perform, and very few people have mastered it.

After all, just because you say you're not afraid doesn't mean you really aren't afraid.

"I possess a cheat code, destined by fate, number 11, capable of annihilating all. You mere wandering ghost, a worthless piece of trash, barely managed to frighten me; that's already your glory. If you dare take another step, the world will be turned upside down!"

Cao Yu's eyes gleamed with disdain, his heart brimming with arrogance, as if the Heavenly Emperor had descended upon the world, ready to annihilate all enemies.

At this moment, Du Ruo, who had been knocked away and crashed to the floor, got up and pounced on him again.

Cao Yu looked over... and that wasn't Du Ruo at all, but Chen Ran. In her hand was a huge staff that was taller than her, a game prop that her family had given her. Cao Yu had seen it in the classroom before.

Guess it right!
'You have deceived my friend and disturbed my peace of mind; you are courting death. I will search heaven and earth to find you!'

Cao Yu's eyes flashed with ferocity as he continued to reinforce his self-suggestion, guarding against falling into the trap again.

Seeing Chen Ran charging at him wielding a giant staff, he abandoned his plan to retaliate with the "Wind Gun".

He needed to inflict intense pain on Chen Ran to distract him, suppress his fear, and help him break free from the hallucination.

Obviously, the Gale Bomb cannot do that.

In terms of pain relief, kicking the groin is incredibly effective, for both men and women.

However, doing this could easily ruin a friendship...

Cao Yu charged towards Chen Ran, then leaned back, his knees touching the ground, and slid in to avoid Chen Ran's staff strike, closing in on Chen Ran's lower body.

Then, through Chen Ran's pants, he grabbed the skin on the inside of his thigh and pinched and twisted it hard, as if he wanted to tear the skin off.

The instantaneous pain made Chen Ran scream in agony.

Fortunately, the pain successfully distracted her, temporarily pulling her out of the hallucination. She looked up at the pain and met Cao Yu's gaze.

"..."

Chen Ran was stunned for a few seconds.

It happened quickly:

"What happened just now... was all an illusion!"

She looked around and found that the hall had become a mess. Most of the people were screaming in fear and fighting each other. They were obviously also under the influence of hallucinations. Their fingernails scratched each other's cheeks and their teeth tore each other's flesh apart. The smell of blood filled the hall.

A small number of people who were not hallucinating rushed towards the entrance of the hall, but were stopped by those who were hallucinating.

'Some people won, some didn't, what's the difference?'

Chen Ran felt that he had grasped the key.

Cao Yu stood up and spoke very quickly:

"The medium for infection is fear. Go and wake up others."

After saying that, he ran towards the center of the hall.

The blood flowing from the wounds of the people fighting inside the hall all floated up and surged towards the ice coffin surrounded by flowers in the center, falling into it and covering Du Ruo's corpse, slowly merging into it.

Yes, Du Ruo has been in the ice coffin the whole time and has never left.

His body, soaked in blood, was slowly sitting up.

It’s a charlatan!
Chen Ran also witnessed this scene, her hair stood on end, and fear welled up in her heart. Soon, as her fear deepened, a hallucination appeared. She saw Cao Yu disappear, and Du Ruo reappear, her mouth gaping open in a ferocious manner, lunging at her.

She quickly dodged.

Who knows if it's a real hallucination, or if a person is hiding under the illusion, ready to attack her... She couldn't tell, she really couldn't tell.

The medium of hallucination is fear... Chen Ran thought of Cao Yu's words and the training content of the Fourth Hospital. She immediately bit her tongue, and the sharp pain made her jolted and she broke free from the hallucination state again.

On the other hand, Cao Yu did not fall victim to the attack again.

His self-hypnosis never stopped, and with the invincible belief that "the player is supreme in the world, and with me, Cao Yu, there is heaven," he charged toward the ice coffin.

Du Ruo is coming back to life.

Once it has sucked enough blood, who knows what will happen.

Destroy the body first!

(End of this chapter)