Ten Thousand Ways To Eliminate Players-Chapter 59 - 0 The game has a BUG

Dumbelldore stood behind Lin Bai, looking anxiously at the vast empty space outside the restaurant, asking with concern, "Master, you didn’t sleep all night. Shouldn’t you go back to the inn and rest a bit?"

Today was the day for the second batch of beta testers to come online. Dumbelldore saw the posts defending him on the forum and even went online to try and dissuade a few. But his pleas were quickly drowned out by more self-righteous voices; no one was listening to him at all.

Thinking about the large number of players likely to cause chaos at Chef’s Divine Food Stall, Dumbelldore felt a knot of anxiety in his stomach, making it impossible to concentrate on practicing his Martial Arts. In his view, the best course of action was for Lin Bai to lie low for a while. Given time, things might simmer down. Once the players’ attention was diverted elsewhere, they might just slip through the crisis unnoticed.

"Little Deng, may your future life be free from self-torment and not squander your time," Lin Bai said lightly, looking back at Dumbelldore.

"..." Dumbelldore was stunned. "Master, what do you mean?"

"Don’t worry. The best things always appear when you least expect them. All we need to do is work hard with hope in our hearts, and then wait quietly," Lin Bai smiled and continued.

Just ten more hours, and his Palm Thunder would be ready. He couldn’t afford to let all his previous efforts go to waste. Today was destined to be the day he wasn’t quite himself.

"Master, are you telling me to focus on my training and not worry about other things?" Dumbelldore asked tentatively. He had spent most of yesterday on the forums and had no idea what had transpired in the shop.

Lin Bai nodded slightly. "Little Deng, your performance has exceeded my expectations. I’m proud of you."

"..." Dumbelldore stared at Lin Bai, completely bewildered.

What the hell? Was this... a fundamental logic error? Or was he trying to bait a trap?

Dumbelldore eyed Lin Bai with suspicion, utterly clueless. Since becoming his disciple, he had distinctly felt Lin Bai was less attentive than before. Sometimes, it was as if Lin Bai didn’t even see him.

What if Lin Bai had taken a dislike to him and was deliberately looking for an excuse to cripple his Martial Arts?

After a moment’s thought, Dumbelldore decided to try again. "Master, my Inner Strength has reached a decent level. Is it time for you to teach me the Dragonfall Palm?"

Lin Bai looked at Dumbelldore and said, "Perhaps your life is arduous now, but you must believe that once the difficult days pass, only good fortune will remain."

As soon as these words were spoken, Dumbelldore stood dumbstruck, muttering, "It’s over. He’s really bugged! How can such an important story NPC have a bug? Does this mean I won’t get any more Martial Arts? Damn those programmers..."

You’re the one who’s bugged! Your whole family is bugged! Lin Bai thought, sensing Dumbelldore’s negativity. He glanced at him. "Life cannot be too perfect. Failing to obtain what you desire isn’t necessarily a regret."

"Master, nothing can happen to you! You haven’t taught me any Martial Arts yet!" Dumbelldore was distraught. At this moment, he couldn’t care less about the players plotting to assassinate Lin Bai.

He just felt his life was utterly tragic. How could such a beautifully crafted game have a bug that specifically affected him?

"Love well, live well. The sun is new each day; don’t let the beautiful morning light go to waste." Lin Bai’s gaze fell upon five players approaching in the morning light, as he maintained his ’bugged’ persona.

The five players headed straight for Chef’s Divine Food Stall, laughing and joking. The names above their heads were exceedingly conspicuous: "Slaughter Lin Dog," "NPC Killer," "Kill White Dog," "Slaughter One Like Killing Chicken," and "Delete After Killing"...

WTF! Did I kill your fathers? What’s the huge grudge? Creating new accounts just to kill me! You’re all dead! Lin Bai fumed internally.

...

"...Friends in the livestream! Ahead is the legendary Chef’s Divine Food Stall of the Great Dumbelldore! Today, our assassination squad of five, witnessed by eighty thousand viewers, will accomplish the heroic feat of assassinating Lin Dog! We will overthrow the NPCs’ exploitation of players and fight for the rightful status of players!"

"Stop sending gifts! Killing an NPC will make us wanted criminals. This account is destined for deletion anyway."

"The Great Dumbelldore is at the restaurant entrance to welcome us! It seems he already knows our plan. Friends, let’s say hello to the Great One..."

...

"Great Dumbelldore, we’re here," "NPC Killer" called out, waving from a distance and sending Dumbelldore a private message.

"Mm," Dumbelldore responded absently.

"Don’t try to dissuade us anymore, Great One. We know your concerns," "Kill White Dog" said. "We’re not fools. You own thirty percent of Chef’s Divine Food Stall, after all. Once Lin Dog is dead, with a bit of maneuvering on our part, we can get the restaurant into our own hands. We’ll pour money into it, and with your marketing genius, Great Dumbelldore, we guarantee we can make Chef’s Divine Food Stall bigger and stronger, one of the top businesses in Immortal World!"

"Exactly! Working for NPCs is a disgrace to players. Players should rise up!" "Slaughter One Like Killing Chicken" chimed in. "Great Dumbelldore, you’re just too hesitant."

"Great Dumbelldore, step back a bit. You don’t want to get splattered with blood," "Delete After Killing" advised.

Dumbelldore looked at the group, then at Lin Bai, and silently retreated a few steps. Lin Bai was clearly in a bugged state; who knew if his data would even be preserved after a fix? So be it if they kill him! It would prevent his own dark secrets from being exposed! If this group really invested in him, it could be a way out. Besides, he wouldn’t be at a loss; at least he had learned a top-tier Inner Strength skill.

Lin Bai glanced sidelong at the retreating Dumbelldore, a silent praise forming in his mind: *Good disciple. Your fate as my human battery is sealed for this lifetime! If you dare learn any other Martial Arts, I, your Master, will break your legs!*

"Shopkeeper, do you have any ready-made meals?" "Slaughter One Like Killing Chicken" exited private chat mode and stood politely before Lin Bai, asking softly.

Meanwhile, "NPC Killer" and "Kill White Dog" approached Lin Bai from the sides, pretending to examine the couplets on the door. "This couplet is interesting, Killer. What do you think the missing word is?"

"You have a discerning eye. Knowing how to appreciate others is the greatest virtue." Lin Bai smiled playfully at "Slaughter One Like Killing Chicken" opposite him. In front of eighty thousand online viewers, he enthusiastically grasped his hand and, in an instant, unleashed four moves: Breaking Fingers, Plucking Nails, Dislocating Bones, and Snapping Palm.

Before "Slaughter One Like Killing Chicken" could even process Lin Bai’s words, his hand was already mangled, twisted into the shape of a chicken’s claw.

It was a good thing players couldn’t feel pain. Otherwise, that combo would have had him on the ground, howling for his mother.

After disabling one of his hands, Lin Bai didn’t forget to nod slightly at Dumbelldore nearby. "Loyalty is the most excellent quality. That’s what I admire most about you."

Who said you couldn’t frame someone while feigning kindness? A lenient teacher is an indulgent one. It was time to let him know what true wickedness lay in people’s hearts!

"MBD! My health is dropping! The NPC ambushed me! Dumbelldore revealed our plan to the NPC—he betrayed humanity!" "Slaughter One Like Killing Chicken" exclaimed, looking at his contorted hand, instinctively sucking in a breath of cold air as he hurriedly switched to the private chat channel.

"It wasn’t me! I didn’t do it! He’s bugged! Normal NPCs don’t attack players for no reason!" The moment Lin Bai had spoken, Dumbelldore knew he was in trouble and hastily tried to explain.

"Normal ones wouldn’t. It’s different if someone sold us out," "Kill White Dog" said with a sneer.

"Little Deng, you are clear-headed, decisive, and adaptable. You’re simply the perfect employee," Lin Bai chuckled, continuing his praise of Dumbelldore.

"It really was you! I misjudged you," "Slaughter One Like Killing Chicken" mocked.

"He’s really fucking bugged! You guys are new to the game, you don’t know! Normal NPCs don’t talk like him!" Dumbelldore, desperate to clear his name as a traitor, yelled at Lin Bai, "Lin Bai, you goddamn idiot!"

[Insulting Master. Virtue feedback -10%.]

The words had barely left his mouth when a prompt sounded in Lin Bai’s mind.

Traitor!

Lin Bai turned to Dumbelldore and smiled faintly. "Little Deng, no matter what, please always maintain your sincerity."

Then, he flipped his right palm, and a move, "Overbearing Dragon Has Pride," shot forth.

A dragon’s head materialized from his palm and slammed squarely into Dumbelldore’s chest with a sharp CRACK. Dumbelldore flew back three meters, landed heavily, and lay motionless.

"Looks like he really is bugged!" "Delete After Killing" remarked.

"Such cool special effects!" "Kill White Dog" couldn’t help but widen his eyes. "He’s a hidden NPC too! No wonder Dumbelldore was reluctant to kill him."

"I actually thought this was a real world for a while. Turns out it’s just a game," "Slaughter Lin Dog" said. "Suddenly, it feels a lot less fun."

"So, are we still killing him or not?" "NPC Killer" asked.

"Let’s do it! We’re live-streaming right now. It’s a good chance to show everyone the power of the game’s Martial Arts. Besides, I wasn’t planning on keeping this account anyway," "Slaughter Lin Dog" said with a sinister laugh, suddenly drawing a dagger from his waist. He let out a roar and rushed towards Lin Bai.

Shock Hundreds of Armor!

Lin Bai thrust out with both hands. Eighteen spectral dragons roared and flew out, instantly wiping out all five low-level accounts.

Standing amidst the five corpses, Lin Bai frowned. He suddenly realized he had overlooked a critical issue. When he was doing the "A Kind Word Warms Three Winter Months" mission, NPCs would dismiss his words as ramblings of a madman. But to players, his completely uncharacteristic way of speaking was a clear sign of a bug! Generally, game developers handle bugs by fixing them...

Lin Bai looked up at the sky. He had introduced modern marketing methods into the game world, turning Jiamucheng into the Broken City, and the game officials hadn’t reacted at all. Now, he had "bugged out" live in front of eighty thousand people... Would he be fixed? If so, how? He was completing a System mission when he appeared bugged to the players. Would the truth about the game and the System be revealed because of this? This was truly an unexpected surprise!

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