Chapter 893: 893 This city could be viewed as a special dungeon .
The aggression system no longer assessed the identity of the unit, whether it be player or monsters . Instead, aggression was now assessed by an intelligence . Once the NPCs discovered that you were a player, then it was game on . The other difference was that players weren't allowed to kill the local people who lived here . If they killed them, a red name would appear above their heads for five minutes . This would make it obvious to everyone that you were a player . As such, Lu Li chose to only knock out the NPC . The winning condition for the match was to have the highest score, and points could only be obtained from killing other players . Most people died during the first minutes that they arrived in the city because they didn't know how to camouflage themselves . Lu Li wore the clothes from the NPC as a disguised . While he paced himself to seem like he was in a rush, he would sometimes lower his head to take a bite from the bread in his hands . A policeman stood beside him with no idea that he was actually a player . These policemen were crucial in the game . The most frightening NPCs in the game were these policemen, who were the enforcers of law . They were equipped with weapons like tasers or guns, and players had almost no chance of survival if they were up against them . At the same time, the police were extremely observant, so it was best to just avoid them overall .
Lu Li stood beside the policeman to wait for the red light, then walked across after the lights changed . During this whole time, his expression didn't change in the slightest . Perhaps it was because of his past in real life, but Lu Li wasn't unfamiliar with the police . He knew exactly what would cause them to suspect him . After passing a street, he walked into a shop on the corner . "Is the manager here? Can I get a pack of cigarettes? The usual," he asked as he took out some money from his pocket and placed it on the glass counter . "Take your own cigarette . Just leave the money there . " "How can I do that? You need to come and give me change . Things were fine with you yesterday; what's wrong with you today?" With the slightly-blinding white light, he scanned the floor carefully . "I'm busy, I'll give you change next time," the person inside responded impatiently . "Fine, I'm in a hurry home anyway . " In the house, a young man was putting on clothes . A dead man was stripped next to him, only left with his underwear . The young man didn't expect someone to come in and purchase something now; he knew that he should have closed the door .
Now that he heard the footsteps of the customer leave, he let out a sigh of relief . The young man put on some clothes and inspected the tiny room in an attempt to find anything that could be useful . Suddenly, he froze . In this quiet room, he seemed to have heard the breathing of a second person . It was light, but audible enough to catch his attention . He turned and waved his fist in one smooth motion, but unfortunately, he missed . He didn't get the chance to see who was behind him as he felt a pain rush up from his throat . The structure of the human neck was too fragile; it broke instantly upon impact . He tried to lift his head to see his attacker, but his consciousness wouldn't let him as it began to fade . The pain he felt from his body made him curl up like a little shrimp . Of course, his attacker was Lu Li . He had only made footsteps to trick the player inside into letting down his guard . The leftover bloodstains on the floor told Lu Li that the real manager of this store was gone . Although it wasn't that obvious, Lu Li was observant enough to catch on . His previous action of buying a cigarette was just a test . After he entered, what he saw in the room was enough to explain everything, not to mention, the young man had a red name . Lu Li didn't have to worry about killing the wrong person at all . He tossed the two corpses onto the bed and covered them with a blanket . Lu Li discovered a small, but sharp knife next to the bed . Insecure people would use such weapons to protect themselves, but this one had obviously failed . It wasn't smart to stay at a crime scene for long . Lu Li wasn't as presumptuous as the young man; he left the place as soon as he found the knife . The System had also rewarded him with five points just then . His reward was slightly better because he had killed someone with a red name . Lu Li left the store in a hurry with a pack of cigarette in his hands . He didn't actually try to find a place to pretend that it was his home; that would make things messy . Some players though of these NPC as stupid people and often got themselves in trouble because of this . At the same time, there was a time limit to this game, so it was better to earn as many points as possible . There were some people who decided to hang around the court . As Lu Li walked past, a person dropped to the floor with a quick and fluid movement of his knife . These were the sort of things that he wouldn't dare to imagine or do in real life . Virtual reality almost seemed too real . The man that dropped to the floor was quickly carried away by two policemen . Everyone else didn't seem to care; they continued with what they were doing . This was probably the only difference between the game and reality . The person that he had just killed had changed his clothes, but unfortunately, the sizing didn't match up . Moreover, many of the actions he made were out of a normal NPCs function . The most dangerous place wasn't always the safest . Being surrounded by NPCs would emphasize how unnatural a player's actions seemed, unless they were someone like Lu Li . Along the rivers of the city, plenty of people were fishing . Lu Li placed his work bag beside him and watched an old man fish from the stone steps . He struck up a conversation with the old man . This wasn't a usual scene, but there was definitely nothing wrong about it . No player would dare to be so close with a local . As long as the conversation and actions weren't too forced, and you really thought of yourself as a local, you would be safe most of the time . Lu Li used the old man as a cover for himself as he continued to inspect how many players smuggled themselves into this zone . After he had investigated enough, he made a stretch and waved goodbye to the old man in a friendly manner, then walked towards the closest player, pretending to not be aware of anything . The player pretended he was fishing; he had already seen Lu Li coming towards him . However, because Lu Li was talking to the old man before as if they had known each other for a long time, he didn't suspect that he might be a player . When Lu Li walked behind him, he wasn't on-guard, which ultimately led to his own downfall .
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