CHAPTER 359: CHAPTER 292: GOD OF EXPLOITING BUGS (ADDITIONAL CHAPTER 6/6 FOR ALLIANCE LEADER "GUARDIAN OF THREE")

Wen Nan looked at the gold shorts in his hand and then raised his head to look at Yu Shujun.

After a moment of shock, he said, "No, let me explain..."

Wen Nan had just started to speak, then stopped.

No, why should he explain? He wasn’t really planning to manually trigger the conduit!

Yu Shujun quietly watched him, as if really waiting for his explanation.

Wen Nan knew well that at times like this, explaining would only make things worse, so the best way was to quickly change the topic.

So he turned to ask, "How did you find me?"

Yu Shujun indeed followed the lead and replied, "Just now inside, based on the angle and distance, I pinpointed your location."

Wen Nan nodded in understanding, then seriously focused on Yu Shujun’s face, closely observing his expression.

Earlier, inside the Divine Staff Sheath, after inadvertently clicking on the [Temporary Binding] option yet again, Wen Nan had mentally prepared himself to be scolded by Yu Shujun once more.

Last time he clicked it, they argued all night. Clicking it this time, Wen Nan suspected Yu Shujun would hold a grudge until they left this instance.

However, at the moment, as Wen Nan noted every subtle expression on the other’s face, there was no sign of anger.

"What are you looking at?" Yu Shujun felt uncomfortable being stared at like that, frowning slightly.

The doubt that Wen Nan had suppressed couldn’t help but come out: "You’re not angry this time?"

Though the question was indirect, Yu Shujun still understood what he was getting at.

Suddenly feeling guilty, Yu Shujun averted his eyes, no longer meeting Wen Nan’s gaze, and softly said, "The choice was given to you; what you choose is your freedom, has nothing to do with me."

While the logic was sound, was it really possible that the opposite party had suddenly turned reasonable?

How could that be possible? Yu Shujun had always been more worried about Wen Nan’s matters than even Wen Nan himself, to the point Wen Nan once suspected he was more of an overseer than a fellow player.

Now, Yu Shujun suddenly tells him that his matters are none of Yu Shujun’s business?

If Wen Nan believed that, he would be out of his mind.

With Wen Nan’s experience, there could only be one reason—

Yu Shujun’s standpoint had shifted, thinking Wen Nan choosing [Temporary Binding] was more suitable than choosing [Permanent Binding].

But why?

Could it be because Yu Shujun suddenly had an epiphany and wanted to test things out in that space with Wen Nan a few more times?

Impossible, that’s definitely impossible.

Yu Shujun wasn’t Wen Nan; even if Wen Nan’s head was filled with such nonsensical thoughts, it didn’t mean Yu Shujun was similarly influenced.

First, eliminating an obviously incorrect answer, Wen Nan could only think of the one correct answer—

Yu Shujun’s conscience discovered, seeing Wen Nan’s strength, and was deeply impressed, thinking even choosing [Temporary Binding] wouldn’t hinder Wen Nan from tightly grasping the Divine Staff Sheath.

Hmm, that makes sense.

After all, Wen Nan had just, as a low-level bronze player, taken down a pinnacle silver player holding a Divine Staff Fragment.

Additionally, having cleared the opponent’s Divine Staff Fragment without a scratch, his only loss was that golden pair of shorts.

Speaking of which, Wen Nan looked once more with heartbreak at the golden shorts around his waist.

His fingers touched the edge of the tear, and a system notification sounded in Wen Nan’s mind—

9527: [Detected that your attribute-enhancing equipment, gold shorts, have suffered severe wear due to prolonged use beyond their limit. Current wear value: 37%.]

9527: [When equipment wear value exceeds 40%, its effectiveness will be reduced, depending on the level of wear.]

9527: [When equipment wear value exceeds 80%, the equipment will be scrapped and unusable.]

...Beyond its limits?

...Why did it go beyond its limits?

Though Wen Nan’s "volcanic eruption" was admittedly a bit excessive, he was very restrained for fear of "finishing too early."

This wasn’t even his normal level of performance, yet it already exceeded the limit with a wear rate of 37%! If he were to go all out later, wouldn’t the shorts just turn to shreds?

Why is there equipment designed so irrationally?

...

...

Night Nine Live Stream Room.

[Out now?]

[Wow! Finally out! What a happy day!]

[Where have you been?]

[It’s still the same crime scene before the blackout, just darker now and emptied of people.]

[So Jiu cilang passed the level again this time? Managed to beat the Ghost Control Master Chairman again?]

[Oh, no, that wasn’t the Ghost Control Master Chairman, it was a fake.]

[Oh my! Look at what the streamer is holding! Could it be that thing I’m thinking of?]

[*ygs.qs*: Damn, it really looks like it! Could it really be? I’ve been in the Ghost Control Master Alliance for so long, never got a chance to see it up close, except before dying...]

[*Short and Fat*: Uhh, it really is, the Matthew Fragment! The streamer actually got the opponent’s Fragment? Since this Fragment was transferred from the former Chairman to Cold-faced Meteor, now that it’s in the streamer’s hands, there’s only one possibility—the streamer took down Cold-faced Meteor]

[!]

[!!!]

[No way? How can that be? A bronze streamer defeating a character on the level of one of the three elders of the Ghost Control Master Alliance? And the opponent was holding a Divine Staff Fragment!]

[It must have been Jun Wuming who took down Cold-faced Meteor, right? He must also have a Divine Staff Fragment, he might have entered the inside of the Divine Staff Sheath too, and killed Cold-faced Meteor with his Fragment?]

[Clearly not, if Jun Wuming took down Cold-faced Meteor, when the stream showed, why wasn’t it Jun Wuming holding the Fragment? Why was it the streamer holding it?]

[It’s obvious, the streamer personally took down Cold-faced Meteor!]

[How is that possible?]

[Why would it be impossible! The streamer is a legendary figure! Bringing down a Cold-faced Meteor is as easy as butcher’s work.]

[That’s true, as expected of you, Jiu cilang]

[dlnb]

[*Don’t raise flags!*: No, I’ve found something remarkable! Look at the streamer’s crotch, amazing!]

[?]

[???]

[Come on dude, where are you looking?]

[*Don’t raise flags!*: No! I mean look at those gold shorts!]

[*ygs.qs*: Yeah, now I remember, it’s that piece of equipment called gold shorts, right? The one that enhances attributes? Seems to be linked with the consumption of effective body fluids? Meaning it becomes stronger with more battle damage?]

[*Don’t raise flags!*: Look carefully, those gold shorts, they’re torn!]

[Holy! Really split apart!]

[I remember they were fine before going in, how did it split just by going in once? Was the battle that intense?]

[Intense my foot, didn’t you see the streamer didn’t even have a scratch on him?]

[Then why would the shorts split? Aren’t the shorts supposed to become stronger with more blood shed? Since the streamer didn’t shed blood, wouldn’t the shorts be useless?]

[*Short and Fat*: Uhh, I think I’ve figured it out, you all seem to be stuck in your fixed ways of thinking, assuming the gold shorts must be worn for battle, shed blood, become stronger, shed more blood, and become even stronger.]

[*Short and Fat*: But the streamer seems to have found a much more remarkable way to use it—not shedding blood, shedding fluid]

[?]

[(͡°ᴥ͡°ʋ)??]

[*ygs.qs*: Damn! Seems like it’s true! Don’t doubt it! This way is so ingenious! When this equipment was designed, in order to prevent players from using sweat and urine as effective body fluids, the definition was linked with DNA content, thinking this would force players to use shedding blood to achieve enhancement.]

[*ygs.qs*: But how could the game’s main deity have known there would be someone unconventional enough to use fluid instead of blood! How much DNA is in blood anyway? Mature red blood cells don’t even have a nucleus, if the designer of this equipment originally calculated the enhancement effect based on the average DNA content of blood, and suddenly switching the blood for fluid changes the game! The fluid is all essence! This is a dimensional reduction strike, instant evolution from cold weapons to nuclear warheads!]

[*ygs.qs*: It’s essentially exploiting a bug in the equipment! No wonder the gold shorts split open!]

[?]

[Wow! Listening to you, it really sounds amazing isn’t it]

[I understand the logic, but why would someone fight and release fluid at the same time?]

[I understand the logic, but why would someone fight and release fluid at the same time?]

[*ygs.qs*: ...]

[*ygs.qs*: Unknown, everything happening inside the Divine Staff Sheath is blocked off, who knows what really happened]

[*Don’t raise flags!*: The operations of Jiu cilang are beyond our comprehension, simply worship and be done]

[dlnb]

...

...

Trending Fashion Store Rooftop Stairway.

Wen Nan was pondering the matter of the torn gold shorts, with Yu Shujun at his side, noticing the Fragment in his hand, and quietly said, "...Matthew Fragment?"

Wen Nan finally pulled his thoughts from the gold shorts and returned to a more important issue: "That person wasn’t the Ghost Control Master Alliance Chairman."

"Hmm." Yu Shujun nodded, seeming to have expected it, "With that person’s cunning and caution, they indeed wouldn’t step in personally lightly."

Wen Nan picked up the gem to observe its patterns closely—

On it, there was also an imprint of a symbol: "≈≈", made of two parallel wavy lines, a variant of the Aquarius symbol.

As Wen Nan’s gaze lingered on it, a system notification sounded in his mind—

9527: [Congratulations contestant! You’ve successfully acquired the Divine Staff Fragment—Matthew’s Voice!]

9527: [Detected that this Fragment is in a bound state, binded contestant: Carl Milak.]

9527: [Detected the Fragment has been transferred by the contestant Carl Milak to contestant Wei Zhe, with a lease period: 168 hours.]

9527: [During the lease period, the lessee holds temporary ownership, usage rights, and control rights of the Fragment.]

9527: [The Divine Staff Sheath System detects that the lessee Wei Zhe, having been killed by the temporary Sword Holder Ye Jiu in the testing space, has his contestant account permanently cancelled, now transferring the lease rights (ownership, usage rights, and control rights) of Matthew’s Voice Fragment to the contestant Ye Jiu’s account.]

9527: [Do you accept the transfer?]

9527: [To confirm acceptance, please press your finger on the pattern within the Fragment to complete identity verification.]

Wen Nan stared at the golden rune gleaming on the Fragment, squinting his eyes—

Something’s wrong, there’s a problem with this rune.