Chapter 97 : Identity Exposed?
Identity Exposed?
Immediately after, the camera began to dash forward. Soon, as the perspective stabilized, a petite figure constantly darting and weaving appeared in everyone's view.
Although the person filming was clearly unskilled and the footage shook incessantly, the video resolution was still quite clear.
Thus, it could be seen very clearly: this was an incomparably beautiful girl.
She had two ponytails resembling rabbit ears, silver and velvety soft. Around her neck was a flowing dark-red scarf, and she wore a short skirt outfit dominated by red and white. In her hand was a black short dagger, and she was engaged in fierce combat with a half-human, half-spider monster.
That monster looked exceedingly powerful, its body supported by eight spider legs, making its movements particularly agile. It also possessed a variety of skills, constantly spewing different attacks from its cracked mandibles.
Yet, the girl was even more agile. Her timing on attacks was so precise, and her reactions so lightning-fast, that it bordered on frightening.
Reverse grip... standard grip... The black short dagger danced through her hands as if imbued with life. Every slash and thrust struck at just the right moment, always aimed at the monster's vital spots. She was nothing like a newcomer playing this type of game for just two days—on the contrary, she moved like an experienced veteran assassin.
At this moment, a voice suddenly shouted out in astonishment from off camera.
"Holy shit! Cecilia!"
Wasn't it? If one looked closely, they'd notice four bright red characters floating above the girl's head.
【Cecilia】
There was no need to watch the rest of the video—it was indeed those three fools from last time.
In just the few short minutes he spent watching the video, the number of replies to this post had increased by several thousand, almost pushing it to the top of the forums.
Chen Zixuan paused the video with a blank expression and scrolled down to the bustling, heated comments section.
"Holy shit! Cecilia!"
"Holy shit! Cecilia!"
"......"
Upon seeing the video for the first time, many people were left utterly stunned and at a loss for how to respond, so they imitated the voice in the video, forming a uniform echo chamber.
"Shocked! Is this the real tier3zero(four)IXVII⒊+$⒋ master?"
"I saw her at an event!"
"Why is her hair silver? Is she albino?"
"I never thought she was an actual female gamer. She's even cuter than I imagined... I want to worship her..."
"Soloing a level 20 elite monster—I'm starting to question my life. Are we even playing the same game?"
"From today onward, Cecilia is my mom!"
"Thank you, I feel so honored."
"When did the domestic MMO scene produce such a female gamer? I had never heard of her before this game."
"She looks so young, but her dodging and positioning are top-tier—she could probably go pro!"
"Even pro players would get crushed by my mom!"
"What a delight, brothers!"
"I bet she's a newly emerging e-sports player. Now that 'Legend of Kaloran' is so popular, plenty of pro teams have joined, and according to official news, there might even be e-sports tournaments in the future..."
Other than marveling at the girl's age and appearance, many people began speculating about Cecilia's real identity.
The domestic MMO scene had been established for decades, and any slightly well-known expert usually had a characteristic in-game ID.
Yet, the ID "Cecilia" seemed to have appeared in the Chinese MMO scene for the first time. Combined with her striking, unusual appearance, many players even began guessing whether she was a top player transferring from an international server.
Of course, there were also some discordant voices still clinging to accusations of "cheating."
It was clear these were water army hired by rival teams, so they were simply ignored.
After watching for two more minutes, Chen Zixuan closed the post, covering his forehead as a headache washed over him.
He hadn't intended to reveal his identity so soon, but now, thanks to some blockhead who secretly recorded and then posted the video to the forums, this was even more convincing than posting a selfie—it was impossible to explain now.
He didn't even need to guess: his private message inbox must be on the verge of exploding.
To prevent his phone from crashing, Chen Zixuan thought for a moment, then decided he'd better disable private messages for the time being.
In the inbox with thousands of new messages, it took nearly ten minutes for the interface to finally load.
The Wi-Fi at Gu Yanxi's house was indeed excellent.
After washing the dishes, Chen Zixuan returned to the table and picked up his phone. With his fingers still wet, he accidentally tapped the most recent private message.
[Anonymous user: Little sister, I really love your flat chest. Do you like big ones?]
[Anonymous user: (image)]
Glaring at a certain indecent picture, a surge of anger filled Chen Zixuan.
What, come to mock me now that I'm about to lose?
So, wiping his hand absentmindedly on his clothes, he quickly started typing a reply.
[Cecilia: That's it? Mine is much bigger than yours.]
Just as he was about to block the user, another message came through.
[Anonymous user: Really?! Even better then?!]
Chen Zixuan was speechless.
He directly sent the user to the blacklist, then opened settings and disabled his private message function.
This phone was really too laggy—every visit to the forums took over ten minutes to load. If it were anyone more impatient, they would have smashed their phone by now.
It was best to get some rest first; after waking up that afternoon, he would buy a better, more expensive phone online.
Setting an alarm, Chen Zixuan returned to the bedroom, placed his phone next to his pillow, and lay down, quickly drifting into a deep sleep.
At the same time, inside the game world—
Deep within the Mutant Jungle, a series of rhythmic, thunderous booms suddenly rang out.
Towering trees were collapsing one after another, as if crushed by some massive creature.
Soon after, two enormous eyes appeared amidst the shadowy foliage, each the size of a washbasin, burning with a violent dark-red light.
Judging from the size of the eyes, the monster's body was enormous—undoubtedly the largest creature that had appeared in the game so far.
Then, a massive pitch-black body began to move slowly, toppling trees with every step.
Very soon, a gigantic crocodile—nearly five meters tall and dozens of meters long—emerged onto the open space by the water hole.
The other Sawtooth Crocodiles bowed their heads and slowly moved aside.
Compared to this monster, their seven or eight-meter-long bodies were utterly insignificant.
The monster took a few slow steps forward; as it surveyed the ground littered with player corpses, a hint of human-like satisfaction flickered in its brutal blood-red eyes.
It lowered its head—larger than a truck—then abruptly threw it skyward. A shredded corpse flew high into the air before landing precisely into its sawtooth-filled maw.
"Crunch——"
A chilling sound rang out in the otherwise deserted forest pathway.