Weird, my gaming life

The icy, slippery alloy wall reflected Lin Yuan's thin, blood-stained figure.

They were completely out of place in the dirty and decaying world behind them.

The faint smell of disinfectant in the air replaced the stench that had been lingering on Lin Yuan's sense of smell, but it also made Lin Yuan more vigilant.

The net of light, woven from red lasers, distorted the surrounding air, accompanied by a scorching aura.

Lin Yuan did not dare to make any rash moves. Looking at the laser net, Lin Yuan frowned slightly.

He didn't know how ordinary people in the lower city had managed to enter the middle city through the sewers.

However, he knew that this net of light could not be broken through with brute force.

The "kill or be killed" sign on that metal warning sign and the sound of the light mesh cutting through the air were no joke.

Lin Yuan closed his eyes. After opening up his Ren and Du meridians, his perception had long since transcended the simple five senses.

His mental energy, like invisible tentacles, extended forward, cautiously touching the laser net. In his perception, this net was no longer just a simple beam of light, but rather composed of intricate energy lines.

Each laser beam is connected to a transmitter embedded in the wall, and the energy from all the transmitters converges into a thick pipe at the top of the passage. That is the heart of the entire defense system.

Lin Yuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze falling on the pipe. Directly attacking the pipe would inevitably trigger a violent energy explosion and an alarm.

He needed a quieter, more subtle approach.

Lin Yuan's gaze swept across the smooth passageway, finally settling on the somewhat murky water beneath his feet. A plan quickly took shape in his mind.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath and slowly raised his left hand. A wisp of icy blue true energy condensed in his palm, without emitting the slightest bit of coldness, but rather was contained to the extreme.

He clapped his hands in the air, pointing at the water beneath his feet. Without making a sound, an invisible force penetrated the water, and a stream of water, as if it had come to life, silently leaped from the surface, transforming into a shimmering water snake that swam upwards along the smooth wall.

The water snake meandered upwards, precisely coiling around a connection point of the energy pipe. After doing all this, Lin Yuan's face paled even further. The exquisite control of true energy was far more mentally taxing than a violent outburst.

If it weren't for his mental strength being far beyond that of ordinary people, such delicate control would definitely not be something that someone who has just entered the Innate Realm could accomplish.

After doing all this, he didn't stop. Instead, he put his right index finger together, and a reddish-gold light shone from the tip of his finger, like a firefly in the night.

He flicked his finger, and the golden light shot out instantly. It didn't make any sound as it flew through the air, but it was as fast as lightning, striking the "water snake" wrapped around the pipe with perfect accuracy.

A very faint hissing sound.

Water and fire, yin and yang, collided in a miniature yet violent way at the junction of the pipes. The energy circuit of the entire defense system experienced a disruption lasting less than half a second.

hum!

The red laser net in front of me flickered suddenly, its color dimmed instantly, and a gap appeared for a fraction of a second.

It's now!

Lin Yuan's body moved. As if he had been prepared all along, he transformed into a blurry afterimage, passing through the laser net that was about to recover without making a sound.

The moment his feet touched the ground, the laser net behind him returned to its original state, as if nothing had happened.

Lin Yuan knelt on the ground, breathing heavily, cold sweat trickling down his forehead. That burst of energy just now had almost exhausted all the true energy he had just accumulated. But he had succeeded.

Look up ahead. The passage is no longer a straight line, but has several forks, each with a clear sign above it.

"C-3 District, Commercial Center"

"C-5 District, residential area."

"C-9 Zone, Energy Supply Center"

This is clearly the central district!

Lin Yuan didn't dare linger, so he randomly chose a side road leading to the residential area and quickly walked in. After walking for about ten minutes, a spiral staircase leading upwards appeared ahead.

He climbed up the spiral staircase and pushed open the manhole cover. Unlike the one in the lower town, this manhole cover was incredibly light and made almost no sound.

A fresh scent of plants mixed with the smell of some high-grade fuel wafted in. Lin Yuan peeked out, cautiously observing his surroundings.

This was a spotless, gleaming back alley, devoid of any litter. Towering buildings lined both sides, their walls made of a metallic sheen that reflected the city's neon lights in the night. Compared to the dilapidated, chaotic, and dark downtown, this was paradise.

After confirming that no one was around, Lin Yuan quickly climbed out and replaced the manhole cover.

A night breeze blew by, and he couldn't help but shiver. His tattered and dirty clothes looked so out of place in this clean and tidy environment.

He was like a rat dropping in a bowl of white rice, extremely irritating. The wound on his shoulder was still throbbing; he needed to find a place to treat the injury as soon as possible and then change his clothes.

Just as he was about to leave the back alley, a red dot silently lit up above his head, and a circular camera emerged from the wall, slowly turning towards him.

A cold, mechanical synthesized voice suddenly rang out in the alley.

"Identification in progress... beep, no identification chip detected. Warning: You have entered a state of unlawful stay. Please go to the nearest security post to register within ten minutes, otherwise enforcement measures will be initiated."

Lin Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted.

Without hesitation, he turned and ran. He couldn't go to the police station; that would be no different from walking into a trap.

"Warning, target is escaping. Initiating Level 1 tracking procedures."

At the alley entrance, several paving stones suddenly flipped over, and two spider-like robots, each half a person tall and with four mechanical legs, emerged. Their scarlet electronic eyes instantly locked onto Lin Yuan, and they chased after him at an extremely fast speed.

"Damn it!"

Lin Yuan cursed inwardly, pushing his lightness skill to its limit as he weaved through the complex alleyways.

He dared not walk on the brightly lit streets, and could only hide in these equally clean, but more winding, back alleys.

The spider robot was extremely fast and seemed to share vision, so no matter which way he turned, he couldn't shake it off.

They can even easily climb walls and flank from the air.

"We must finish this quickly!"

A ruthless glint flashed in Lin Yuan's eyes. He abruptly stopped at an intersection and turned to face the two pursuing robots.

The robots seemed not to have expected him to stop, and stopped a few meters away as well, with dark gun barrels protruding from their bodies.

Lin Yuan didn't give them a chance to fire. He pushed off with both feet, his body advancing instead of retreating, charging forward. This time, he didn't use the Vajra Wrathful Dragon Tiger Fist.

Under his control, the Crimson Sun Cold Jade True Qi within his body transformed into two spiraling energies that coiled around his arms.

The figure moved like a ghost, instantly closing in on the robot on the left. The robot reacted extremely quickly, its mechanical leg sweeping out like a whip.

Lin Yuan ducked to avoid the attack, and his right hand, wrapped in qi, pierced the joint connecting the robot's leg and body with precision, like a sharp blade.

scoff!

A burst of true energy erupted, the spiraling force churning wildly. Intricate parts and wiring were instantly reduced to a pile of scrap metal. The robot swayed, losing its balance.

Lin Yuan, not stopping there, used the momentum to leap onto the back of another robot. "Warning! Damaged!"

The robot thrashed wildly, trying to throw him off. Lin Yuan clamped his legs tightly around its torso, clasped his hands together, gathered all his remaining true energy in his palms, and pressed down hard on the central processing unit on the robot's head.

"Buzz!"

A flash of icy blue and crimson gold light appeared and disappeared. All the robot's movements came to an abrupt halt, and its scarlet electronic eyes went out instantly.

After taking care of the two robots, Lin Yuan turned and plunged into a deeper, dark alleyway.

After confirming that he was out of danger, Lin Yuan leaned against the shadow of a building, panting heavily, keeping a watchful eye on his surroundings while thinking of a solution.

He knew without a second thought that he had been exposed, but he wasn't sure if the internet existed in this world. If it were as fast as the internet in his previous life, he would be in big trouble.

The identification chip is the key to the problem. Without it, he's like an undocumented immigrant, constantly facing the risk of deportation or even physical elimination.

After all, this world doesn't have a very good attitude towards the common people in the lower city.

Lin Yuan gritted his teeth. He hadn't expected the lockdown of the lower city to be so extreme, to the point of resorting to any means necessary.

Who came up with this system? I'll beat the crap out of him when I get the power.

Lin Yuan cursed inwardly, "They're not giving us any way out at all."

However, at that moment, a light footstep sounded from the end of the alley in the distance, and Lin Yuan instantly tensed up.

With his powerful eyesight piercing through the darkness, Lin Yuan saw two people in matching work uniforms pushing a garbage cart towards him, and their conversation was instantly caught by his keen hearing.

"Have you heard? The 'doctors' on the black market have recently gotten their hands on a new batch of 'blank stock'."

"Really? That stuff is hard to get, the city guards are cracking down on it."

"Who knows? Anyway, the price has gone up again. But for those who have just climbed up from the bottom, they have to buy it no matter how expensive it is."

"Yeah! We should stock up on some goods then, maybe we can make a fortune..."

The two pushed the cart, gradually moving further and further away. Lin Yuan's ears twitched slightly, then he narrowed his eyes.

Black market? Doctor? Blank stock?

Although he didn't fully understand the meaning of the words, he grasped the most crucial information: a place that could resolve his identity issue. Taking a deep breath, Lin Yuan slowly emerged from the shadows.

A strange sneer crept onto his lips. It seemed that even the strongest defenses couldn't stop people's desire to live a good life. He wondered how ordinary people managed to get through those heavily guarded laser traps.

However, Lin Yuan only pondered this question for a moment before putting it aside. After all, as the great man of his previous life once said, the wisdom of the people is unimaginable.

Lin Yuan concealed himself once more and stealthily moved forward.