From New Year's Day until now, Chen Zhong—that is, Dragon City Flying General—has been participating in the [Dream Machine] testing project for nearly a month.
This month, his schedule has been packed!
Except for the first day, when Xu Meng wasn't prepared and needed to temporarily allocate manpower and equipment, allowing him to leisurely stroll around Jinghu Lake.
After that, every day had testing projects.
Pump-action somnambulism agent injectors, electroencephalogram signal collectors, somnambulism agent patches, dream-inducing incense—he saw and personally experienced them all.
Throughout the process, there were numerous physical examinations and interview records.
He couldn't understand the specific technical details, such as the adjustment of somnambulism agent ingredients, the power and algorithm optimization of the brainwave signal collector.
In his feeling, most of the experiments only proved that "the injector is faster and more stable," "the incense is slower and more imperceptible," and "the patch is in between."
He really couldn't see anything else.
But Xu Meng kept saying, "Your work is very valuable!"
The patches and incense also progressed from being unable to enter a fixed dream at the beginning to being able to successfully enter the test space and even log into Sprawling Metropolis later on.
This speed of progress was indeed visible to the naked eye.
Especially the first time he entered Sprawling Metropolis, his shock was beyond words—
It was like a dream.
He walked on the street, watching NPCs and players strolling and flirting, half-dreaming and half-awake, his thoughts chaotic.
When he tried to stop the players and NPCs, he was directly ignored.
Even the players and NPCs would pass through his body.
He couldn't summon the game menu, couldn't pass through any doors that required identity verification, and couldn't find a way to exit the game or end the dream.
It was like becoming an electronic ghost.
This unknown experience left him bewildered.
It wasn't until the experiment ended and he was awakened by Xu Meng, seeing the images provided by Xu Meng, that he believed he had really entered Sprawling Metropolis, and not just had another worthless dream.
—Before this success, such things had happened quite a few times.
But after crossing this step, the speed of subsequent progress began to take off!
The integration speed of the dream and the game system, sensory sensitivity, instability or even disconnection caused by excessive excitement, and operational delays…
All the problems were overcome by Xu Meng at an astonishing speed.
Xu Meng said, "This is not my achievement alone. There is a huge research team behind me providing assistance."
But from beginning to end, Dragon City Flying General had never seen a single person from this "powerful research team."
He didn't dare to ask either.
……
After everything stabilized, he finally gained free time to complete that "Nen ability" task.
—Before that, he first entrusted Xu Meng to find someone to sell his holographic equipment.
He was reluctant before.
But after truly experiencing the power of the Dream Machine, he couldn't control his desire for the new…
Without the help of a big shot from the 230th floor to open up his meridians, it became much more difficult to come into contact with Nen again.
He really tried meditation and Zen practice.
For a few days, he even listened to Buddhist music while sleeping.
Unfortunately, none of it worked.
Later, he couldn't help but cheat and looked for a guide—
He directly asked Xu Meng.
Xu Meng said, "Oh, that, the concept of comprehension is too ethereal. I haven't figured out how to do it yet."
After hearing this, Dragon City Flying General felt like an idiot on the spot.
Fortunately, Xu Meng also pointed out a clear path for him: "Find someone who understands Nen abilities. Some of the martial arts gyms on the first floor of the arena are opened by such experts."
Dragon City Flying General understood and went to search.
And found one.
But the other party said he needed to become a disciple.
Dragon City Flying General hesitated—he hadn't given up on clinging to the thigh of that giant from the 230th floor!
In the end, he took a different approach, finding several targets with exaggerated records and likely special abilities from the Security Bureau's list of high-risk wanted criminals.
By posting reward notices in Dreamport, he contacted them one by one.
Relying on being beaten, he once again stimulated the outflow of "Qi" and successfully mastered the use of this ability.
However, because he didn't have a teacher, he had always used this ability as a simple means of strengthening himself.
But even so, it made him feel like he had been reborn!
He couldn't wait to rush to the upper floors and verify his gains.
Besides, after selling the holographic equipment, he had already earned a large sum of money—and inexplicably received a certificate of merit, thanking him for his contribution to national security…
Chen Zhong was dumbfounded. After reacting, he quickly asked Wu Shuang, who gave him the certificate: "Is this money considered赃款? Should I turn it in?"
Wu Shuang calmly told him to feel free to keep it.
Only then did he feel relieved.
Just like that, Dragon City Flying General restrained his impulse and waited until the [Support Silver City Major Event] to have a good time.
And then, it's now.
The [Floor-Climbing Grand Prix] has already ended. It won't affect the fairness of the event if he appears at this time.
He can let go and do as he pleases!
He didn't start a live broadcast. Only a few players watched the battle when he played the first match—
After the referee announced the start of the match, the NPC boxer launched a full-strength blow!
He just took a deep breath, feeling the "Qi" surge out of his body, gathering in his right hand.
Then he raised his hand.
The opponent's fist was so easily grasped in his hand.
Then he grabbed his opponent, slammed him heavily on the ring like a sack of flour, and then added a kick, sending his opponent flying several meters away.
After getting up, the opponent conceded on the spot.
101st floor, player opponent.
A punch to the abdomen, a punch to the chin.
Two heavy blows, the opponent was directly stunned, and he casually added a few more to send him away.
102nd floor, NPC opponent.
The NPC conceded after 30 seconds of fighting.
103rd floor, another NPC opponent.
The opponent refused to concede and was beaten up and emptied of his health bar.
104th floor, player opponent.
He was caught and beaten violently.
……
By the time he reached the 105th floor, the news of "Dragon City Flying General's comeback, sweeping all the way" had spread rapidly.
Countless people hurriedly turned on their computers and rushed to the upper floors of the Sky Arena to watch his comeback battle.
They were not disappointed.
—Dragon City Flying General dedicated one gorgeous battle after another to them!
The [Floor-Climbing Grand Prix] had just ended, and the scenes of various player masters being beaten violently by NPCs were still fresh in their minds.
But in the blink of an eye, Dragon City Flying General was beating these NPCs in front of everyone like they were his sons!
Highlighting a relaxed and carefree style!
This crushing level of combat power immediately caused a huge sensation, and the arena became crowded and the atmosphere was extremely hot—
“WTF, 110th floor, and still crushing??"
“Even if Hou Cong comes to fight, it will be a difficult battle, and he only has a half chance of winning after fighting for the full 15 minutes!”
“Bro, you didn’t really cheat, did you?!”
“I thought you were cheating on the train back then! Here you go again? Has Dream Builder not banned your account yet?”
“It's you! You go participate in this year's Global Ultimate Fighting Championship! Don't come back if you don't get the gold belt!”
“Did you make a PY deal with Xu Meng?”
……
Dragon City Flying General didn't say anything, just kept rushing up one floor after another.
125th floor, NPC opponent.
Defeated in 1 minute.
There was an uproar at the scene.
—Before today, players had 0 wins against the 125th floor NPC boxers.
Dragon City Flying General had already set a record.
At the same time, his 25-game winning streak also created a player winning streak record since the [Floor-Climbing Grand Prix].
Now, all kinds of game streamers and game media also focused their attention on him.
Dragon City Flying General still didn't mean to stop, just kept going up.
130th floor, defeated.
Overseas players also began to gather in large numbers, shouting "鹅妹子嘤!"
140th floor, defeated.
The audience seats outside the arena on the floor where Dragon City Flying General was located had begun to lag.
—Too many people came too quickly, and the server was not prepared in advance, suddenly bearing the pressure, resulting in network instability.
Fortunately, Dragon City Flying General didn't continue.
He also needed to rest.
Fighting is very hard.
Although he is now in a dream, and his body is always sleeping, he shouldn't feel tired in theory.
But people's consciousness is very strange.
Intense and long battles will still make him feel tired.
If you use Nen ability to amplify, the feeling of fatigue will come even faster!
If you don't rest at all and keep squeezing yourself to fight to the limit, you will also be kicked offline by the system.
After honestly resting for 20 minutes, he stepped onto the ring again to the exclamations of the surrounding players.
Then one floor after another, he rushed to the 150th floor in one breath without stopping!
Creating a miracle of 50 consecutive wins in one night!
Dragon City Flying General's private messages instantly exploded.
A vast number of questions and friend requests flew towards him.
And also flew towards Dream Builder and Xu Meng.
Dragon City Flying General still didn't answer the questions, just took the black card handed over by the referee and showed this card to everyone—
[《Monster Hunter》Internal Beta Experience Card]: The [key] to opening the 《Monster Hunter》world (Unlock countdown: 23 days)
