My left and right hemispheres fight each other.

"Tap...tap..." The sound of steady, hard footsteps echoed in the dimly lit hospital lobby.

Emerging from the darkness were simple shoe covers tied together with disposable non-woven sheets, a common sight in hospitals.

The owner of the object continued forward, and soon, a handsome young man's face with a smile was gradually revealed in the red light.

It was Chen Xin.

Chen Xin narrowed her eyes as she looked at the horrific scene.

Despite being disemboweled, Zhang Shan did not give up struggling. He seemed to forcefully stuff his tangled intestines back into his abdominal cavity and stubbornly moved to a place only one step away from the safety exit.

At first, a large amount of blood almost formed a pool, but as he moved, the bloodstains became thinner and thinner, and the scene looked like a murder scene that had been wiped clean with a rag.

Unfortunately, he eventually collapsed, lying on his back on the cold floor, spitting blood, awaiting a chilling death.

"Truly tenacious," Chen Jing commented unemotionally, estimating how likely the other party was to be faking death.

"Judging by the amount of blood, the inferior vena cava and aorta are probably both damaged. And considering the time, how did they manage to hold on for eleven minutes and forty-nine seconds?"

"Moreover, a normal person's body simply cannot withstand such a huge traumatic stress; they would immediately fall into a coma and go into shock. It's impossible for them to have moved that far."

"Chen...Chen Jing, what...what exactly happened?" Chen Xin's voice rang in his ears. Chen Jing didn't pause and continued to explain:

"It was probably this Zhang Shan who instinctively stopped Yang Mang when he saw him. However, because of the tricks I had done earlier, this guy became suspicious of Yang Mang and was discovered. Yang Mang is also a ruthless person. He immediately launched a sneak attack and severely injured Zhang Shan."

At this point, Chen Jing chuckled twice: "What a brainless idiot."

"What should we do?" Chen Xin asked somewhat nervously.

"Is that even a question?" Chen Jing drawled, strolling leisurely toward the barely breathing corpse, raising his Snow-Radiant Longsword—a weapon that gleamed even without luster—as he walked.

"After killing those two, I seemed to have some extra information in my mind. Although I couldn't decipher it, I understood it. It seemed to be reminding me to kill one more."

Chen Jing's eyes flashed with cruelty as he softly snorted, "Having come to this point, why should I cower before a dead man?"

As they approached, Zhang Shan's wandering gaze suddenly fixed on something, almost imperceptible under the cover of night, but Chen Jing abruptly stopped in his tracks.

Zhang Shan was already impatient and could no longer wait. His body was pale from massive blood loss. Despite his disembowelment, he still sprang up like a dead fish. He didn't even have the strength to shout, or perhaps he simply didn't have the energy left.

His eyes were filled with hatred and rage. His unwillingness to give up propelled him to stand firm, like a bear enraged by the loss of its cub, determined to perish with its half-crippled body.

But what greeted him was only Chen Jing's mocking smile and the cold light that followed.

The tip of the knife landed precisely on his brow as he leaned forward, then flicked up lightly, slicing off a corner of his forehead without completely shattering his skull.

"Thump!" The shriveled corpse crashed to the ground, and no one was interested in seeing his frozen, ferocious expression anymore.

Chen Jing, however, had already drifted far away.

"Didn't you say you were disappointed in them? Why are you being so cautious?" A thought echoed in my mind.

Chen Jing composed himself and said coldly, "Arrogance is for others to see, caution is what you should do, they are not contradictory. Being arrogant all the time is foolish, being cautious all the time is cowardly."

"But I can't understand the direction of your caution. Did you know he was about to die? If he still had a lot of strength left, and you didn't unleash your full power as soon as he got up, you would be in a tough fight now," Chen Xin asked again.

"Hmph." Chen Jing slightly composed himself and chuckled, "So you still have a long way to go."

"The unimportant reason is that his posture was incorrect after he got up. He leaned forward and his center of gravity shifted forward. If he had a lot of strength left, he would have pounced on the long sword with his bare hands. His behavior only proves that he has very little strength left to pounce and can only try to suppress me with gravity. It's just a candle in the wind, a last gasp."

"As for the really important reason..." Chen Jing rubbed his temples with a headache and then touched his cheek: "It's already a given that it's stained with that dwarf's brains and blood. If it's stained with this guy's blood as well, then it will be really hard to explain."

"What? You're not going to clean up those corpses?" Chen Xin was shocked.

"Clean? How do you clean it? You've watched too many movies." Chen Jing sneered, pointing to the digital clock above the hall:

"Although we have enough manpower and should have enough time to clean up the scene, it is impossible to destroy all traces under the current conditions."

He shrugged and joked, "With today's advanced technology, even if there are enough means to clean up the mess, once there's evidence, catching you is just a matter of time."

"Luminol will make any bloodstains impossible to miss, especially since I had that little guy's brain fluid splattered on my face, have you forgotten?"

"There is no such thing as perfect cleaning in this world. Can I really wash away all the brain tissue that has seeped into every pore of my body to avoid being diagnosed with high levels of NSE residue and GFAP positivity?"

"Stop messing around."

"Either avoid getting contaminated, or simply put it out in the open."

Chen Xin fell silent for a moment, whether because of the potential imprisonment or because he was thinking of something else.

"However, I've figured it out. You can't even tell, right?" Chen Jing suddenly said.

"What?"

Chen Jing fell silent, staring fixedly at the utter emptiness before him.

"Blue Web of Vision has been loaded..."

"Deepening into specific neurons..."

"ECTC special activating enzyme catalyzing..."

"Bio-brain connection under construction..."

"..."

As he felt the things deeply rooted in his mind taking root and sprouting, the information wave that he suddenly understood, despite not fully comprehending its meaning, began to input a cold and indifferent electronic sound into the brain region where his auditory center was located.

Chen Jing's expression remained unchanged. He listened quietly, ignoring Chen Xin's constant cries of confusion.

until……

"UHT7000 World—Dosert Supercluster—Morsotanu Galaxy Group—Golden River Galaxy—Star Red—Planet Blue, Homo sapiens number 4544, has been connected to the 'Jue'ao' brain-type biological link."

"Identity: Prospective Access User"

"Reason for connection: Three potential 'Wanderers' have been killed, and the connection is now established."

"Identity change in progress:..."

"Behavioral analysis in progress..."

"External influence detection in progress..."

"Under surveillance of covert influences..."

"Identity Change: Hunter"

"Identity confirmed."

"Hello, Mr. Hunter, serial number UHT7000-LX4544."

……

"First verification link in progress..."

"First verification link in progress..."

Chen Jing remained silent for three seconds, listening to the information-based voice that kept shifting from an electronic tone to a clear, cold female voice. He gathered his thoughts and curiously murmured in his mind:

"Hello?"

"First certificate connection successful. First hunting mission countdown: seven days until Blue Star Day."

"First Hunting Mission Countdown: 6 days until Blue Star Day."

"Mr. Hunter, number UHT7000-LX4544. I am the 'Canwei' super intelligent entity responsible for supervising, serving, searching, and maintaining the biological connections of the 'Jue'ao' brain species in the 'Daoqi' main space, number UHT7000-0721."

You may call me 0721.

Chen Jing was slightly taken aback, then realized what he meant and chuckled, "I just replied with one sentence, and I've become your employee? That's really domineering."

"ID UHT7000-LX4544, Mr. Hunter, please allow me to correct you, you are not an employee, but a member." A clear, slightly seductive female voice immediately rang out.

Chen Jing shook his head, not intending to dwell on the matter any longer: "Stop saying such a long string of numbers, it gives me a headache. Just call me Chen Jing."

"Yes, Mr. Chen Jing, this is your right, 0721 will follow your will."

Chen Jing spoke again with amusement: "Also, you should change your name as soon as possible. This string of numbers makes me feel like you're here to play pranks. From now on... you can be called Big Silly Girl."

"Mr. Chen Jing, based on my integration and deduction of the large language model of Homo sapiens and Homo sapiens within a radius of 3,000 kilometers, I seem to have found no positive interpretation of the term 'Big Silly Girl.' It's reasonable to speculate that the name you gave me was also meant to be quirky."

"Huh? Is that not allowed?"

"If this is your wish, then silly girl will comply."

"Alright, let's get down to business. First, tell me, what is a Hunter? And... a Wanderer? Besides Hunter, do they have any other identities?" Chen Jing's expression turned serious.

"Mr. Chen Jing, next I will directly simulate nerve impulses through the Blue Vision Network, write optic nerve codes, and then project them into your brain's visual cortex via the thalamus."

"Please note that this is a subjective visual deception of the human brain through simulated signals. What you see next is not visible light reflected from real objects, nor is it because you have taken hallucinogens."

Chen Jing nodded thoughtfully. Almost instantly, various electron beams and particles began to appear in the void before his eyes. They assembled and combined, quickly forming a thin, seemingly real yet unreal blue light screen.

Various texts also began to appear on it:

Identity: Wanderer.

Description: The most basic type of visitor. Every 29 days at 17:06:43:58 on Earth, a mandatory parade mission will be carried out. During this period, individuals may independently initiate smaller parade missions according to their own wishes.

Objective: Complete the minimum required number of parade missions. If a main mission is triggered during the parade, that main mission must be completed.

Achievement method: All users whose behavior is analyzed as neutral and whose external and hidden impact monitoring is normal automatically become users.

Identity: Wanderer.

Description: A seasoned traveler. Between each mandatory parade quest, the power of "Tourism" can be activated to revisit past worlds, complete tasks outside the parade, and embark on unprotected adventures.

Objective: Complete the minimum number of parade missions. If a main mission is triggered during the parade, the main mission must be completed. While the 'Patrol' power is active, the patroller has a high degree of freedom, but triggering a main mission may forcefully interrupt the 'Patrol'.

Achievement Method: After completing nine mandatory parade missions, you can accept the 'Patrol Mission'. Completing the minimum number of 'Patrol Missions' will make you a Patrolman. Completing three small parade missions is equivalent to completing one mandatory parade mission.

Identity: Wanderer.

Description: (The block will be automatically lifted after obtaining a certain amount of information about the Wanderer or achieving the Wanderer achievement.)

Objective: (The blockade will be automatically lifted after obtaining a certain amount of information about the Wanderers or achieving the Wanderer achievement.)

Achievement method: (The block will be automatically lifted after obtaining a certain amount of Wanderer information or achieving the Wanderer achievement.)

……

Identity: Hunter.

Description: A hunter with a confused stance. A hunting mission will be forcibly executed every 29 days, 17:06:43:58 on Earth. During this period, smaller hunting missions can be initiated at will. They possess the right to hunt down others without restriction, obtaining loot and rewards.

Objective: Complete the hunting mission. If a main mission is triggered during the hunting mission, the main mission must be completed.

Achievement Method: All behaviors are analyzed as intense, and those who normally access the site or roam will automatically become hunters, subject to external impact detection and covert impact monitoring.

Identity: Hunter.

Description: A seasoned and formidable hunter. Possesses the authority to change targets before officially embarking on a hunting mission. Can activate the power of 'Patrol' to revisit past worlds. Has a certain degree of authority to suddenly intervene in other players' missions and initiate 'hunting operations'.

Objective: Complete the hunting mission. If a main mission is triggered during the hunting mission, the main mission must be completed. While the 'Patrol' power is activated, the hunter has a high degree of freedom, but this may trigger a main mission that forcibly interrupts the 'Patrol'. Once a hunter issues a hunting operation, the hunt must be completed.

Achievement Method: After completing nine mandatory hunting missions, you can accept the "Hunting Mission". Perfectly completing the "Hunting Mission" will make you a Hunter. Completing three small hunting missions is equivalent to completing one mandatory hunting mission.

Identity: Destroyer.

Description: (The blockade will be automatically lifted after obtaining a certain amount of information about the Locusts or achieving the Hunter achievement.)

Objective: (The blockade will be automatically lifted after obtaining a certain amount of information about the loggers or achieving the Hunter achievement.)

Achievement Method: (The block will be automatically lifted after obtaining a certain amount of information about the Locusts or achieving the Hunter achievement.)

……

Identity: Protector.

Description: Protectors who provide shelter for travelers. A mandatory protection mission will be carried out every 29 days at 17:06:43:58 on Earth. During this period, smaller protection missions can be initiated at the individual's discretion. They generally do not have the authority to act arbitrarily; they are the maintainers of mission routes and the stabilizers of the travelers' safe haven.

Objective: Complete the defense mission. If a main mission is triggered during the defense mission, the main mission must be completed.

Achievement Method: Those whose behavioral analysis results are neutral and whose external influence detection and hidden influence monitoring are both normal can choose to become a Protector.

Identity: Patrolman

Description: Guardians who hesitate in the mission world. Existing to reshape and stabilize the world, they possess a considerable degree of autonomy, no longer permanently rooted in any empty city. Outside of their missions, they can activate the power of 'Patrol' to return to past lives and complete unfinished tasks.

Objective: Complete the defense mission. If a main mission is triggered during the defense mission, the main mission must be completed.

Achievement Method: After completing nine mandatory defense missions, you can accept the "Patrol Trial". After perfectly completing the "Patrol Trial", you can become a Patrolman. Every three minor defense missions can replace one mandatory defense mission.

Identity: The Subduer.

Description: (The blockade will be automatically lifted after obtaining a certain amount of information about the Suppressors or achieving the "Patrolman" achievement.)

Objective: (The blockade will be automatically lifted after obtaining a certain amount of information about the Hidden Ones or achieving the "Patrolman" achievement.)

Achievement Method: (The blockade will be automatically lifted after obtaining a certain amount of information about the Suppressors or achieving the achievement of the Patrolman.)

……

Identity: Patrolman.

Description: A world traveler noticed and influenced by some great being, assigned a special mission. Will they become firewood carelessly discarded and wantonly burned by the gods, or will they transform into a sacred fire that never dies and shines eternally?

Target:???

How to achieve this: ? ? ?

Identity: Agent.

Description: Mystical travelers recognized and influenced by certain great beings. As divine footprints that walk in the world on their behalf, they are often entrusted with accomplishing certain elusive and unfathomable purposes.

Target:???

How to achieve this: ? ? ?

Identity: Fellow traveler.

Description: Cared for and nurtured by certain great beings, becoming their indispensable vessel for divine descent. Already capable of serving as their earthly incarnation, their supremely noble bodies undoubtedly possess immense power and can borrow a certain degree of supreme authority.

... "

"It seems that Hunters live in harsher environments but have more authority, higher rewards, and greater freedom of action..." Chen Jing pondered for a moment, then pointed to the description section of the Hunter's screen and asked, "What do 'loot' and 'rewards' mean? If I kill someone, their belongings are naturally mine. Why is it specifically about having the authority to seize loot?"

"What you can seize naturally belongs to you, but what about what you can't seize? For example, the skills that travelers learn, the secret scrolls they study, the treasured manuals, and the personal items that have been placed in other spaces. These cannot be seized by you through conventional means, so you can only rely on the authority of the hunter to forcibly take them."

"Oh?" Chen Jing's expression immediately became interested.

"For example, the 'Dao Qi' main space will issue a 'traveler's bag' to each traveler, which can hold personal items of a certain volume in the personal sub-space. These items cannot be obtained by conventional means."

"That convenient?" Chen Jing's expression changed, and he looked at the corpse on the ground with a questioning gaze: "Don't hunters have this kind of privilege?"

"Of course. The 'Traveler's Bag' is exclusive to travelers. It has a large capacity, but it can only be used freely within the mission world, and it is not convenient to store and retrieve. In its own world, items need to be retrieved from the subspace before returning to the original world in order to bring them back. Otherwise, some unconventional methods must be used."

"The Hunter possesses an 'assassin's pouch,' which can be used at any time, even in this world. However, its capacity is extremely small, and there is a long cooldown period after each item is placed inside, especially in this world."

"I see." Chen Jing casually waved away the light screen in front of him, his eyes shining brightly: "Then, silly girl, can I now exercise my authority and seize the items of these wanderers?"

"Of course you can. Even though you weren't a Hunter when you killed them, the judgment for taking possession of your kill still applies."

"However, Mr. Chen Jing, I have an obligation to remind you. The personal subspace will gradually return to the 'Dao Qi' main space upon the death of its owner. Until it is completely returned, the Hunter's acquisition authority will remain in effect, but the part that has already returned cannot be acquired again, and the Hunter's authority is only sufficient for you to acquire one random loot."

"Please think carefully before you obtain the power of 'Circulation'."

"I have nothing now, what's the point of thinking about anything!" Chen Jing urged impatiently, but a glimmer of hope flickered in his heart: "Does the power of 'Patrol' still offer a chance to reclaim the loot from targets I've previously killed?"

"Hunter's authority is being exercised..." The clear, silly, mature woman's voice uttered in a low, emotionless tone, bypassing the processes of sound reception in the auricle and tympanic membrane simulation, directly transmitting information to the temporal lobe auditory cortex in an auditory deception, yet it made Chen Jing's ears itch.

"By the way, why are you using this voice? You say you're a super-intelligent being, so you must possess the random perturbation to avoid becoming Buridan's ass. Otherwise, you couldn't make choices without reason like a human; you could only make extremely rational judgments. So, what is that 'random number' that interrupts your rational choice process? What makes you use this voice to speak to me?" Chen Jing suddenly asked during a brief moment of boredom.

"Hunter privileges being exercised..."

"It's your preference, Mr. Chen Jing. In my previous analysis of your behavior, I have thoroughly penetrated the depths of your brain's neural plexus and have a complete understanding of your memories," said the silly girl in the multi-process state.

"But I shouldn't have a preference for any particular sound." Chen Jing fell into self-examination.

"Maybe it's because I like it," Chen Xin's voice rang out at just the right moment.

"You heard everything?" Chen Jing was briefly surprised, then nodded knowingly. "No wonder you suddenly stopped being so noisy."

"So you did block me, didn't you?"

Chen Jing suddenly fell into deep thought.

"Hunter privileges have been successfully exercised. The captured loot will be automatically subject to basic appraisal."

Basic identification successful:

Skill--

"Walking in the Dark"

Quality: Always there.

Passive skill: Increases the owner's speed, strength and inspiration by 10% in the dark. This value will be further increased based on the concentration of darkness in the area, up to a maximum of 40%.

Active Release: Creates a dark barrier centered on the user. The darkness concentration within the barrier is sufficient to maximize the effectiveness of the passive effect. The dark barrier lasts for 15 minutes before being completely consumed. Full recovery time is 36 hours. Releasing the barrier again within this timeframe will significantly extend the full recovery time, and the darkness concentration released will also decrease significantly.

Background: A dominatrix's self-created sorcery, which is said to be highly praised by wealthy men and women.

Note: The assassins' secret weapon. Wait, what are you talking about, background?

"The Insights of the Culinary Sage"

Quality: Excellent.

Passive Skill: Greatly enhances the owner's observation skills. The owner will have a thorough understanding of all culinary foods and techniques.

Background: A misunderstood culinary master stripped away his various abilities before his death. If someone can collect and piece them together, they may gain incredible power.

Note: It is said that this culinary master slaughtered, processed, and cooked a lot of some rare ingredients, and the deliciousness was so great that the guests who came and went praised it. His culinary skills were truly amazing.

Oh, right, this ingredient is people.

When the guests finally discovered what they had been eating all along, this culinary master was truly recognized and bestowed the title of "Master Chef."

object--

"Basic Viper Speed ​​Fragment"

Quality: Ordinary.

Basic ability: Permanently increases the user's speed by 10% of the Viper's speed after use.

……

The aforementioned skills and items are from "Rain Blade," "Wolf Kiss," and "Zhangshan," respectively.

Upon receiving the notification tone, Chen Jing, who had been lost in thought, stared at the light screen in front of him, remaining silent for a moment.

Rainblade should be the short guy in the black coat, and Wolf Kiss should be the foolish silver-haired woman.

Zhangshan is indeed very poor...

The Sage of Cookery's insight... What? Didn't he obtain that mysterious technique of making words come true?

Who added these notes?

After a brief brainstorming session, Chen Jing asked with difficulty, "What determines these qualities?"

"The Dao Qi Main Space stipulates that all items, abilities, and so on in the world are divided into six levels."

"The first level is divided into 'indiscriminate production,' 'common items,' and 'everlasting items.'"

"The second level consists of 'homogeneous,' 'craftsmanship,' and 'excellence.'"

"The third tier consists of 'Master Forging,' 'Mastery,' and 'Ultron.'"

"The fourth level is named 'Super-Class', 'Sacred and Wonderful', 'Unparalleled', and the most special 'Ultimate'."

"The fifth level is the highest level, known as 'God's Creation,' 'Heaven's Work,' and 'The Whole World.'"

"As for the sixth level, I'm sorry, Mr. Chen Jing, I don't have the authority to show it to you."

"The leap between each level represents a huge gap in both quality and quantity. For example, basic appraisal is a free appraisal provided by the 'Dao Qi' main space, but it can only fully appraise items and abilities of the first level. The appraisal of the second level is relatively rough, and it is powerless to appraise the third level."

"I understand the general idea." Without a moment's frustration at his luck, Chen Jing raised the gleaming longsword in his hand, a hint of anticipation in his eyes, and said, "Give me a basic appraisal of it."

"Yes, Mr. Chen Jing."

Hearing Da Sha Niu's response, Chen Jing didn't know whether he should hope that the basic appraisal would fully reveal the knife's abilities, or whether he should expect to have to spend money to get all of it.

Next up is...

Basic identification successful:

arms--

"Carrying a knife on a rainy night"

Quality: Homogeneous.

Basic ability: Provides the owner with a 15% speed bonus. In wet environments and dark environments, it also provides the owner with a 30% speed bonus and a 30% strength bonus, respectively.

Unique ability:

1. Dark Drowning: When exposed to a dark and damp environment for an extended period, this sword will no longer glow, and its strikes will have a 15% chance to ignore defense.

2. Targeted Fear: Each time the 'Dark Drowning' effect is triggered, it can be actively released towards a target. The target will see a clear blade light instead of the glowing sword, and it will inflict a fear effect equal to 30% of the wearer's breakdown threshold. The closer the blade light is to the target, the greater the effect will be, up to a maximum of 90% of the wearer's breakdown threshold.

Background: According to eyewitness testimonies, the knife-wielding assailant in the rainy night was two meters tall, completely soaked, and no details of his body were visible.

Ten witnesses at different times claimed that the serial killer murdered nearly a hundred citizens, but in fact, there is no evidence to prove that this actually happened.

Experts believe this is a case of "tense mental state on rainy nights." The so-called killer carrying a knife but no umbrella on a rainy night does not exist; it is merely a figment of people's imaginations due to fatigue from work and being caught in a sudden downpour.

Note: Who came up with this name?

... "

Chen Jing: "..."

"Is this supposed to be our cheat code? Why does it all feel so frivolous to me?"