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Chapter 94 [Loophole]

“The awakened system is different from our system.

The most obvious difference is that we don’t have a ‘redeem system’.”

Chen Xiaolian looked a little annoyed and sighed: "I got 1500 points in the previous copy. According to conventional rules, I can exchange many good things in the 're exchange system'. It is said that there are various magical equipment, potions, and even some very powerful skills in the exchange system.

But we can't use all of these at present.

From yesterday to today, I have been studying the system on the way, but I found that the 1500 points I earned cannot be used at all... There is no place to consume! The only channel that can be consumed is the team's special equipment, but the special equipment in our group now only has a B-level protective clothing."

"Oba, I'm a little bit too." Xiuxiu widened her eyes and whispered in a glutinous voice.

"Yes." Chen Xiaolian smiled and touched Xiuxiu's head.

"The second difference is... I have encountered GM. To be precise, GM came to me on his own initiative." Chen Xiaolian said lightly: "It tells me that my existence is different from an awakened person. I was because in the first copy, because there was a bug in the system, I should have been a dead background character, but because of the system calculation error, I did not die, and as a result, I became an existence that the system cannot recognize, that is, I am not an ordinary person, nor an awakened person... It has become a loophole.

This vulnerability allows me to have abilities and systems similar to those of the awakened ones.

However, there is another special feature that is... If the awakened person dies in the dungeon, he can be refreshed into an ordinary person and resurrected in the real world. He will only lose all the memories of the awakened person and return to ordinary people to continue living.

But I only have one life for a "loophole" like me. Once I die, it will not be refreshed.

There is no chance to restore the memory of ordinary people and continue to live.

But it will... disappear completely!"

Chen Xiaolian said here and looked at Qiao Qiao: "You, and Xiuxiu... are the same as me."

Qiao Qiao's face turned pale.

"Xiuxiu participated in the first copy with me, so she, like me, is a background figure who should have died."

Xiuxiu looked at Chen Xiaolian with a slight understanding.

Chen Xiaolian continued: "And you, Qiao Qiao, the metal ball you obtained was snatched by Xiuxiu and I who killed two awakened people. After you got the metal ball, you are like us, and there is no 'redeem' function in the system.

Finally, let’s put it simply, make a classification. There are now three states where you can enter the game.

Player, Awakener.

And we… can be called ‘loops’.”

After a pause, Chen Xiaolian suddenly said, "Do you still remember that before the Qin Emperor Mausoleum, we went to find Qiu Yun. In his room, he killed one of his companions, Awakened Ones, and asked you to clean up the body and the scene?"

Qiao Qiao gritted her teeth: "Remember."

"So you still remember, I asked you later... Have you found the metal ball? Right?"

Qiao Qiao was stunned: "Remember, I didn't find the metal ball."

“That’s it.”

Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly: "Why, the two awakened people who kidnapped Xiuxiu and I, who killed Xiuxiu and Han Bi, would drop metal balls? But the awakened people who killed Qiu Yun, would not drop metal balls?"

After pausing, Chen Xiaolian's eyes flashed: "In the copy of the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, I have been observing this matter secretly. We encountered the siege of the Qin Army's Terracotta Warriors in a tomb, and two subordinates of Alice's Black Knights were killed. But Alice and Qiu Yun did not think of picking up any metal balls - it seemed that for both of them, there was no such concept at all!

For our concept, metal balls can constantly create new "loop awakeners" like the three of us.

But for Qiu Yin and Alice, they seemed to have no such concept or consciousness at all... or, to them, they had no idea that such a thing was.

Isn’t this strange?”

Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly.

Then, he said something.

"In the square of the Afang Palace in the Qin Emperor's Mausoleum, the commander of the Nangong was killed in battle. The scene was very chaotic at that time.

I picked up something, and no one noticed it. The thing rolled to my feet. Even Han Bi, who was beside me, didn't see it."

Chen Xiaolian said, stretching out his right hand and spreading it out.

On the palm of my hand, there was a metal ball!

"This was dropped after Captain Nangong died.

Then the question comes!

Han Bi is the awakened one. At that time, we had tires and spare tires around us, Alice, the woman named Miaoyan, and the players of the Wind-Slaying Group! They were all awakeners or players!" Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly: "But they didn't see this thing! It was like... in their eyes, they couldn't see the existence of this thing at all!!"

Chen Xiaolian said here and said in a deep voice: "I made a judgment: the metal ball is not visible to both the awakened and the players! They don't even know that this thing can be dropped by killing the awakened or the players!"

As he said that, Chen Xiaolian took out two more metal balls, and the ones he had taken out before, a total of three metal balls were arranged in a row and placed on the table.

"The first one is two metal balls obtained by the two awakened people we killed. Qiao Qiao, you used one, I left one.

The second one was that Captain Nangong fell when he died in battle and rolled to my feet and was picked up by me.

The third one is that Da Vinci, who was killed by Bai Qi, fell down, and Miaoyan did not see it either. I pretended to hug Xiuxiu and took the opportunity to pick it up.

Now I have three metal balls in total.”

Chen Xiaolian looked solemn: "I thought about it all day and night, and finally came up with several inferences. There may be several special restrictions on metal balls.

The first is the pickup limit: only the ‘loophole’ and ordinary people can see and pick up metal balls. Neither the player nor the awakened one can see and pick up metal balls. This is based on the judgment that Qiao Qiao was still an ordinary person at that time, but he was able to pick up two senior kidnappers' metal balls.

The second item is the drop limit: in non-copy time, in the real world, only if the system vulnerability kills the awakened person, will the metal ball be dropped! The awakened person will not drop the metal ball when he kills the awakened person. This can be judged from the example of Qiu Yun killing his companion without dropping the metal ball.

The third item is also a drop limit: during dungeon time, players and awakened people will drop metal balls when they die under any circumstances.

The above, whether it is copy time or non-copy time, the dropped metal balls cannot be seen or picked up by players and awakeners. Only loopholes like ours can be used.

In other words, there are three restrictions. One is the pickup limit and the two are the drop limit.

No matter what, our system vulnerabilities take up a lot of advantages.

I even want to… With this huge vulnerability, with enough metal balls, in theory, we can create system vulnerabilities like us indefinitely.”

Qiao Qiao's expression was a little confused: "Isn't this... good? I think it's good for us."

"One of the benefits is one aspect, but I think... the more I think about this, the more terrifying it becomes!"

Chen Xiaolian sighed.

"Scary?" Qiao Qiao obviously couldn't understand.

"You remember that Xiuxiu and I were the original 'loops'.

Imageally, our existence relies on a method similar to "account stealing" to seize the metal balls of other players, that is, accounts.

And you, Qiao Qiao, are the accounts we stolen from using the loopholes and give them to you, turning you into a "loophole".

Do you think this kind of thing is very similar to something we are all familiar with?”

"Like what?"

Chen Xiaolian's eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice:

"Virus!"

...

Virus, this word makes Qiao Qiao look stern.

Chen Xiaolian continued to speak in a slow tone:

"In the 72 Demon God copy, Xiuxiu and I became the 'first generation virus' because of some unknown system error.

If players and awakened people are both bodies that exist normally in this system, then the "loopholes" like Xiuxiu and me are viruses between the two!

The most important thing is that our viruses can kill players, or kill awakened people, then seize their metal balls, and then...unlimitedly copy the same "loopy guys" as us!

You see, by killing and devouring normal bodies, then copying yourself infinitely...

Isn’t this characteristic like a virus?”

Qiao Qiao was silent.

The young girl clearly showed a little fear and tension in her eyes.

It took a long time before she let out a long sigh, her voice a little awkward: "In terms of nature... it is indeed like this."

"In nature, because of the ability we have, then... the loophole is naturally on the opposite side of the awakened and the players!

Natural position is contradictory!

Because we can destroy them by devouring them, and infinitely grow and copy ourselves."

Chen Xiaolian smiled bitterly and said, "That's why I said that our affairs as loopholes, our particularity, our abilities... are all very important secrets!

According to my judgment, it is best for us not to let any awakened person or player know all this!

Otherwise... our existence will arouse the complete hatred of awakened people and players!

Even if we do not actively kill and devour other players awakened people, because of the way we exist, we will be completely hostile to players and awakened people!

So…the three of us are the only loopholes now.

And our secret must be kept.
To be continued...