First Player

Chapter 8 · "Lighthouse Cult Invasion."

"Didi didi."

Inside the tallest building in District 11, a bell rang.

"Tredia, ask Fenghuo to move back." Su Mingan connected to the communication and dialed Tredia.

"Ah?" Tredia was stunned.

"District 11 is mine, come back." Su Mingan looked towards the window. Lu Shu was standing there, quietly looking at the snowy scene.

The snow is falling heavily, and the buildings outside the window are covered with silver and are flawless.

"Tredia, the Dawn War has begun."

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Changing dynasties is never easy.

The belief rule of the gods is like a shadow that hangs over people's heads, lingering.

Even with Noah's help, it still took Su Mingan a lot of effort to fully control District 11.

Under the falling snow, Su Mingan raised his head and looked at the building standing like a tower in the night scene. Akto's portrait is still smiling gently on the screen, as if he is turning a blind eye to the blood scene that cleans out the old forces tonight.

Su Mingan heard countless gunshots and several bodies were dragged away. Before they died, they cursed him for disobeying the gods and leading humans to hell, and he would not die a good death.

"So what if we are human heroes! You will die, you will definitely die - humans will not be grateful to you!!"

"Actor, you actually dare to declare war on the gods! You are dragging the fate of mankind into the abyss!!"

The neighborhood was full of blood, and under the heavy snow, Su Mingan thought of the winter nights in Praia, where the Christmas trees were brightly lit, and the players in the tavern were laughing and dancing together at the Christmas party.

That night, in the wooden house, Nuo Er, Lu Shu and Lin Yin sketched the map on the parchment and decided to win a good result in the sea feast. Xie Lude and Naruo were still around and had not left yet.

But now on the snowy night, there was no one around him.

"..."

The snow fell on my shoulders and melted quickly.

At this time, a blood-red cloak covered her from behind. Su Mingan turned around and saw a black-haired girl. Her black hair and black eyes made people feel very friendly, like meeting an old friend in a foreign land.

"Lovis, please put on some clothes. You're freezing to death. Don't let us dig you out again." The girl spoke, but her words were rude.

She was Jiu Xi, and she was taciturn during night meetings. Only when we met her in real life did we realize that she was a very venomous person.

"Call me Akto from now on." Su Mingan said.

Xi's eyes were slightly stunned: "Have you decided?"

Revealing Akto's identity means that they must face the god's camp directly, with no room for retreat. Either live together or die together.

"Yes." Su Ming'an buttoned up his cloak and said, "Let's go. There are still many things to do tonight."

"Little handsome!"

Xi called him from behind.

His steps paused.

"Qiu Li called you that, right?" Xi said, "It's a good name. I will call you that in the future."

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"Pap tap tap..." After quickly inputting the text into his personal terminal, Su Mingan raised his eyelids, it was five forty in the morning.

We will face Lin Guangjun tomorrow, and it seems that we won't be able to sleep tonight.

"Click -" The automatic door opened, and Noah walked in, dressed in snow and wind.

"Lord, I have prepared for the delivery of District 11 a few years ago. Now it is easier to switch to the free camp." Noah said: "But for tomorrow's war, the situation is still not optimistic."

"What suggestions do you have?" Su Mingan asked.

Noah thought for a moment.

"The lord's equipment transformation plan still requires long-term planning." Noah said: "I have also seen your barrier. The defense of the barrier is very powerful, but it can only cope with it temporarily. If we want to win the war, we must change Defense becomes offense.”

Su Mingan sighed.

He really doesn't know how to fight. The only war-related experience he had before was the online game "Wenx".

"What do you want to do?" he asked Noah.

"Our advantage lies in you - whether it is the three-domain technology you have mastered, or your reputation as a human hero. Moreover, Tredia, Fusion, and Xi are the leaders in the century's catastrophe, and their strength is extremely high. Good. But our disadvantage is that we have a shallow foundation and few members, so we can't compare with the gods' camp." Noah said: "In this case, it's better to use our strengths and avoid our weaknesses. I heard that the City of Gods where Lin Guang is located has someone who can control the mechanical army. The central instrument, if we can get into it and destroy the central instrument..."

Su Mingan also realized this.

Lin Guang is the operator of most of the mechanical army. He is far away in Central City and must have a central control system to control the mechanical army. If the central control system can be destroyed, the connection between the City of God and District 11 can be cut off.

Noah added: "But the central control system must be hidden in a very deep place. You might as well maintain the barrier first and focus on defense. When the time is right, then form a sharp knife team to try. At present, I have 40,000 people But the combat members are divided according to the regulations of the legion. It is tentatively determined to be an under-organized legion. The legion is divided into four armies and four generals. You can inspect them when you have time. The personnel are only preliminary."

Su Mingan agreed to Noah's words and threw a pamphlet to Noah: "Take a look at this."

Noah took the booklet, opened the title page and took a look - it was a line from "Lighthouse Manual".

Noah raised his eyebrows and had a deeper understanding of the lord's preaching fanaticism. He had heard before that the lord liked to preach to people, but now it seemed as if he was seriously ill: "I understand, you are still more interested. Ways for the church to expand?”

Su Mingan looked at Noah's strange eyes and coughed.

"This is the best path," he explained.

It seems that Noah and others still have not realized that his greatest advantage in large-scale wars lies not in personal combat power, but in the two passives of "faith" and "missionary halo".

In today's situation, the destiny of mankind is confused and there is no hope for victory in the war. The only way for human beings to put their vision forward is to believe in gods.

This kind of fanatical belief is [Tavi]'s method of controlling this group of believers.

If the return of the human hero Asa Aktor can inspire people's desire for freedom, after all, no one is born to be a slave to higher-dimensional life (except Edward).

Therefore - he used his brainwashing skills to forcibly preach the religion, taking the faith away unreasonably and exerting an almost "bewitching" effect. He can spread influence on a large scale in a war involving millions of people. Otherwise, if we fight step by step, we have no chance of winning.

——We must make everyone and the people's hearts turn to him.

The "Lighthouse Church" can become a wildfire in people's hearts and fundamentally cut off the foundation of other whispers.

"Wow!" Noah opened the "Lighthouse Manual" in his hand. The content was nothing more than some empty words, such as "Why don't you worship the lighthouse when you see it?" He looked at it horizontally and vertically, and he could only see two words in it. The word - "fool".

...However, since the lord likes it, let him pass it on. No matter whether the war is won or not, he will live and die with the lord.

Six forty-five in the morning.

The book and electronic "Lighthouse Manual" were delivered simultaneously. With the help of AI Hiko, no area can escape the invasion of this book.

Players such as Pearl and Hou Li, who had taken refuge in the gods' camp, woke up early in the morning and were about to open their personal terminals to check out the war situation. When they took a closer look, they saw only the word "Lighthouse" filling the screen.

"What's going on? This is how I open my computer!" Hou Li was shocked.

On the screen, the "Lighthouse" teachings are densely packed and pervasive, like the ghost of the Internet howling crazily, exuding a demonic allure.

"What the hell is this? It's so scary!" Hou Li screamed miserably: "Tawei has invaded!!!"

She got up and ran towards the corridor.

"Help! Help!!" She was extremely panicked - could this be a precursor to another dimension's invasion? He turned into a lighthouse and came to claim his life!

There were dozens of players working together in this building. Hou Li yelled, and many players pushed open the door in panic.

"Hou Li, what did you see!" Player Liu Enhao is one of the top 10,000 high-end players. He is quite calm.

"Lighthouse! Lighthouse! So many lighthouses——!" Hou Li's eyes were bloodshot. She didn't want to lose herself!

"Uh." Liu Enhao was stunned, and quickly thought of the name: "Su Ming'an?"

"No, it's a beacon on the computer, a beacon that can attack mentally. I, I won't be missing, right? I want to commit suicide! I want to go back!" Hou Li is just a girl who is not very courageous, and now she is scared to death.

People gathered in the hallway, panic in their eyes.

Liu Enhao calmed down and reassured: "It's okay, it was probably Su Mingan who did it. He has a super-era personal AI. I heard that many electronic devices have been hacked and forced to play the lighthouse teachings. As long as we calm down, we will He won’t be bewitched. The effect of his skills is not strong enough to travel thousands of miles away.”

Liu Enhao opened his personal terminal and looked at the interface full of text. He also felt scary. This "lighthouse" picture was simply terrifying. Has the first player's brain broken?

"So Su Mingan is Tawei?" Hou Li murmured to herself.

"It's either Ta Wei or Su Mingan's skill effect. Just don't look at electronic devices for the time being." Liu Enhao wiped his sweat and said calmly.

"This screen is really scary, almost crazy." Other players who were still in shock commented.

"Psychic attack? This is too insidious. Does Su Mingan want to fully spread the deficiency disease?"

"Perhaps the missing disease is his hidden hand... He had a sanity-reducing skill before, and the world may be in chaos because of him..."

"Has the first player been invaded by another dimension? This is simply mental pollution!"

"Listen, we have a huge advantage. It is basically impossible for the god camp to lose. As long as we follow Edward, stay in the shelter honestly, and wait for Su Mingan's defeat, we will not die in the war..." Liu Enhao comforted people.

In the face of a large-scale war, no matter how hard they try, it will not help. They might as well wait for the freedom camp to be defeated.

"Click." There was a soft sound.

Before people could react, a familiar voice came from their watches, personal terminals, communicators, building speakers, building electronic screens and other equipment.

"He's here again!" Hou Li screamed miserably.

"--Hello, everyone."

Above the whole city, Su Mingan's face suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

Purple morning light sprinkled on his shoulders, and the rising sun cast a golden glow in his eyes.

On the screens of high-rise buildings, the TV communication screens in residents' homes, and the watches in people's hands... his image and voice are pervasive.

Tens of millions of people who had just woken up from dawn raised their heads and saw Su Mingan's face in shock.

——No matter which screen they looked at, they could see Asa Akto's pair of pure gray eyes that seemed to contain endless wisdom.

Su Mingan was sitting on the platform of the high-rise building in District 11, with the live broadcast lens controlled by Xi Ke in front of him. Under Xiko's invasion, except for the City of God, all the live broadcast platforms in the region were temporarily controlled by him, and people had to look directly at him.

The missionary aura must be effective if he speaks in person. In order to rob the gods of their faith, he needs to speak to people from time to time.

"I am Asa Aktor."

Today is the best time to convey the influence of the church and declare war.

If you want to rob the faith of gods, you must start from "compatriots" and "freedom" to arouse emotional resonance and not cause people to hesitate or resent.

Behind him, a bloody cloak fluttered, like the dawn filled with light.

"From today on, I will spread the story of the lighthouse to everyone every day, so that everyone can wake up from the numb belief in gods and glimpse the dawn."

"I will bring the gods down from the altar and realize the world of people's dreams."

"From now on——"

His voice was as decisive and categorical as a knife:

"You need not be afraid of the coming night."

"The entire human species, human civilization, all human resisters, and human representatives—hereby formally declare war on the invaders of civilization—other-dimensional creatures claiming to be gods."

"I hope you can wake up at dawn and clear away the absurdity for mankind."

"Join us and take back the old era of thirty years ago, the beautiful historical memory of mankind, and our nostalgic homeland."

"From now on, there is no need for the light of gods to shine - we are the only light in this land."

People raised their heads and looked at the golden figure bathed in the dawn in amazement.

behind him.

Dawn is about to dawn in the east, and the sun is rising.

January 28, 32nd year of Cataclysm.

At the beginning of today, Fenghuo and District 11 declared war on the camp of gods, sounding the clarion call for mankind to counterattack other dimensions. Since the official declaration of war occurs at dawn, history calls it -

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‘War of the Dawn’.

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[—And I saw and heard the voice of many angels around the throne, and the living creatures, and the elders, numbering thousands upon thousands, thousands upon thousands.]

[——Saying with a loud voice: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory and praise.”]

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