Fantasy Game: Infinite City

Han Zu’s warehouse on the outskirts of City C.

Lu An moved here these two days, bringing his own gaming cabin, as well as a bunch of expensive custom-made clothes and cosmetics.

Han Zu's battle-scarred old computer was sold as scrap by Lu An, except for the graphics card and hard drive. Of course, Lu An replaced it with a new one, which was not available on the market and seemed to have been obtained directly from the manufacturer by Lu An.

Lu An occupied Han Zu's bedroom, and Han Zu slept on the sofa, but Lu An would sometimes follow him secretly.

After spending a few days together, Lu An was pretty good except for being very clingy occasionally. Lu An's cooking skills were very good, and Han Zu had many delicious meals with him.

However, Lu An's mental state was not very good. Han Zu would sometimes be woken up by Lu An's crying in the middle of the night, but Lu An didn't say anything and Han Zu didn't ask. However, during the few days that Lu An was with Han Zu, his mood improved a lot.

During the day, or when Han Zu was awake, Lu An would always come over and chat with Han Zu. Han Zu was the type of person who would tell him everything you asked him except for some special questions, so Lu An knew Han Zu very well now, but Han Zu had never taken the initiative to ask Lu An anything.

This unequal information exchange made Lu An feel very uncomfortable, so he took the initiative to tell Han Zu a lot of things about himself, but Han Zu just listened quietly, never commented or gave any suggestions, and of course, never comforted him.

Lu An discovered that Han Zu must have some mental problems, but except for himself, Han Zu would never communicate with anyone for more than five minutes. Once the time exceeded, he could clearly feel impatient or completely absent-minded, so Lu An had no way of determining what the problem was.

Apart from Infinite City, Han Zu's biggest interest is to watch the marginal movies, but he never watches the real ones. In Han Zu's words, he watched too many movies in his student days, all of which were the same routines, and he was tired of them. Lu An thought he was bragging, so he secretly investigated Han Zu, and found that Han Zu could really say such things. Han Zu's private life in college was chaotic. Although he didn't have an open girlfriend, Han Zu's classmates could see him with different women almost every night, sometimes even several women.

There is another very special thing about Han Zu. When he was a freshman in college, Infinite City had not yet come out, and Infinite Company was still a company mainly engaged in the film and television entertainment industry.

A murder case.

And no information can be found. The official statement is that Han Zu was brave and killed three robbers with his bare hands. At that time, Han Zu's body shape was still within the range of a normal person, about 3 cm.

Lu An also asked Han Zu carefully, and Han Zu didn't think it was a big deal, but his memory seemed to be somewhat different from the official statement.

"Three? I think it was five."

Apart from this incident, Han Zu's life was almost a blank sheet of paper, nothing special. Lu An also quickly turned the page.

Lu An was now sitting in front of his new computer, browsing the official website of Infinite City. Han Zu was lying on the sofa next to him, still watching borderline videos.

"Brother, dear brother, stop brushing. You've been brushing all morning. Don't your eyes hurt?"

"What are you talking about! I'm discovering beauty! This is my awe and appreciation for the wonders of nature, do you understand?!"

"Fuck nature, it's fake at first glance."

"Ah? How did you tell that? I think it's quite real."

"You've had so many "girlfriends" before, this is... That's right, I definitely can't tell from you."

"Master! Please teach me how to distinguish!"

"I'm telling you, you have to look at the side, usually this..."

Lu An was led astray and had to give Han Zu a half-hour biology lecture.

"Oh! I see, I see! Master is indeed a master, thank you for your teaching!"

"You see, so I said... not right."

"Snapped!"

Lu An slapped Han Zu on the head, causing her hand to hurt.

"Hiss... I've been led astray by you, an old pervert! I have something to ask you!"

"what?"

Han Zu raised his head and looked at Lu An with an expression as if he had a cerebral thrombosis. He looked silly, and his sudden facial expression made Lu An laugh.

"Okay, let's get down to business. There will be an event targeting guilds in a couple of days. Have you joined the guild yet?"

"From the Infinite City? No, what's wrong?"

Lu An pulled Han Zu in front of the computer. Han Zu sat on the ground and Lu An sat on his shoulders, pointing at the interface on the screen.

"That's it. Guild war."

"What's so strange about this? Isn't it normal for guild wars to happen?"

"This time is different. This guild war uses completely new rules, and the entire process from the preparation stage of the game will be broadcast live. All players in the Infinite City can watch it in real time."

“So?”

"The winner of this competition will not only bring huge benefits to the guild, but will also become famous in the Infinite City. Aren't you tempted?"

"Uh... it's okay."

Lu An slapped his forehead and remembered Han Zu's personality traits.

"The champion gets a reward, cash."

"How many?"

Sure enough, Han Zu became interested.

"Not much, just a small goal."

"Oh... Shit!"

Han Zu fiercely grabbed the computer screen, almost sticking his head into it, and watched the introduction of the guild war carefully.

The one about the bonus.

"miser...."

Lu An shook his head.

"Don't get excited yet. Are you going to participate in the guild war?"

"Uh-huh!"

Han Zu's head shook like a rattle, which was very funny, with a greedy smile on his face.

"Then you must first have a guild before you can join. Have you decided which guild to join?"

"Why not just add one?"

"You're overthinking it. Not all guilds are eligible to participate. Or, not all guilds want to participate in this guild war. You have to find the right guild."

"Um... That makes sense. Do you have any suggestions?"

"How about joining my guild?"

"Are you the president?"

"No, but I am a guild elder and I have the qualifications to recommend you."

"Is your guild participating in this guild war?"

"Correct."

Lu An took out his mobile phone and pointed the screen towards Han Zu's face. On it was Lu An's guild's discussion group, and at the top of the conversation was the information about the guild's confirmed participation in the competition.

"So what do I need to prepare?"

"Go to the Infinite City first, and then we'll talk inside."

Lu An pushed Han Zu into the game cabin and entered his own game cabin. A white light flashed and Han Zu appeared in the lobby of Infinite City. Today's player square was particularly lively, probably preparing for the guild war to be held soon.

"You have an invitation."

He clicked on the message, which was Lu An's room invitation. He clicked confirm, and Han Zu was teleported to Lu An's side.

"Training ground? What are you doing here?"

"Join our guild."

"Shouldn't we go to the guild hall? Or does your guild hall look like a training ground?"

"No, this is the training ground. The normal guild assessment is too slow, so I'm going to give you a quick one."

"What do you mean?"

"You'll know in a minute."

After a few minutes, a white light flashed, and three or four players appeared in the training ground.

"Let me introduce you. This is the leader of our guild. You can just call him Infernape."

"Oh no, give me some face, you green tea!"

The guild leader named Infernape staggered and nearly fell to the ground.

"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Sun Rong, and I'm the president of the guild." Sun Rong shook hands with Han Zu.

"Shen Yi."

"Hello."

A tall, cold-faced female player nodded slightly without saying much.

"Yiyi is the vice president. Don't be fooled by her bad face. She is a very good person and also the most powerful player in the guild."

"My name is Shen Yang, please take care of me!"

"Shen Yang is the actual person in charge of the guild. He is in charge of all the daily affairs of the guild, no matter how big or small. He is also the guild's public relations and logistics."

"Hey! God of Wealth! Hello, hello." Han Zu shook hands with Shen Yang politely.

"The last one is the highest-level player in the guild. She is also a well-known healing player on the Infinite City list. Almost everyone in our guild has received her help in dungeons. If it weren't for her, we wouldn't be able to complete many dungeons."

"Hello, just call me Jiang Ran. Thank you for your guidance since it's our first meeting."

"Hello, hello. You're welcome. I'm a newbie and just changed my job."

Lu An patted Han Zu and said to the other players in the guild.

"I don't need to introduce him, Han Zu, also known as the Tyrant. By the way, big guy, you are in the limelight now!"

"Really? I'm not sure. I just finished... um... two dungeons, the train and Mansion 19. Oh, and there's also a super large dungeon that I haven't finished yet."

"Although you haven't played many copies, your playing style and clearance evaluation are very special." Shen Yi next to him suddenly spoke, and the others nodded in agreement.

"Today, we want you to join the guild quickly, so it can also be considered a small test." Lu An stated his reasons.

"How to test?"

"Shen Yi will challenge you in a while. You two will compete. As long as you can hold on for three minutes, you will be considered a success. By the way, neither of you is allowed to use weapons or skills."

"Oh, step."

"Then let's get started without further ado!"

Han Zu and Shen Yi found a seat in the middle of the training ground, and the others gathered around, ready to watch the two fight.

Shen Yi assumed a fighting stance, but Han Zu simply took off his coat and stood there.

"are you ready?"

"walk slowly."

After getting the reply, Shen Yi exerted force on his feet, and approached Han Zu at a rapid speed like an arrow from a bow, and kicked him in the face with a flying knee. Shen Yi's speed was very fast, and Han Zu only had time to block his face with his palms and took Shen Yi's attack.

When the first attack failed, Shen Yi kicked out and stepped on Han Zu's chest, using the force to create distance, and used his speed to get behind Han Zu and elbowed Han Zu in the waist. Although it hit, it seemed to have no effect.

Han Zu, who was attacked, instinctively swung his fist backwards. The huge fist, with a wave of air, blew towards Shen Yi behind him. Shen Yi was not in a hurry and used his body skills to easily avoid Han Zu's attack.

After increasing the distance again, Shen Yi prepared to defend himself and said to Han Zu.

"This time you come to attack me."

Han Zu turned from defense to offense, exerted force with his legs, jumped up from the ground, and hit Shen Yi on the ground with an elbow. Shen Yi slightly turned sideways and easily avoided Han Zu's attack. Han Zu's powerful attack smashed a deep hole in the ground. Taking advantage of the raised dust, Han Zu turned over and punched Shen Yi next to him.

Shen Yi did not dodge or evade. Instead, he clenched his hands and met Han Zu's fist. He used Han Zu's force to counter his attack and changed the direction of his attack, causing him to fall to the ground with his fist. Taking advantage of the gap in Han Zu's attack, he hit Han Zu in the stomach with an elbow, causing him to stagger.

Shen Yi suddenly attacked, stepped forward, jumped up by stepping on Han Zu's knee, and did a roundhouse kick towards Han Zu's head. However, this time, Han Zu's reaction coincidentally kept up with Shen Yi's speed. He grabbed Shen Yi's leg and tightened his grip. Shen Yi could not break free from Han Zu's huge force and was thrown out by him while holding his leg.

After adjusting his body shape in the air, Shen Yi landed steadily on the ground and attacked Han Zu again.

In the next three minutes, Shen Yi continued to attack Han Zu. Shen Yi was very fast and Han Zu could not intercept her, but the surrounding ground and walls suffered and turned into ruins.

Although Shen Yi was able to attack Han Zu every time, it seemed to have no effect. The Han Zu in front of him was ridiculously strong.

"time up!"

Soon, three minutes passed, Han Zu completed the test, and successfully joined the guild.

"He's very strong. Although he's slow, my attacks have little effect on him. Without using weapons and skills, it's hard for me to hurt him."

As a tester, Shen Yi gave a fair evaluation.

"Do you want to use your weapons and skills and try again?"

"Don't!"

"what happened?"

Lu An stopped Shen Yi who was eager to try, pulled her aside, and whispered something.

"Lu An, you said that if I use weapons and skills, I will lose?"

"Ah."

"I don't quite believe it."

"Do you remember what the dummies in the training grounds do?"

"Remember, I can put my own information and data on the dummy. Are you asking me to put my weapon and skill data on the dummy? Is it necessary?"

"Believe me, it is very necessary. Although the blood will be locked in the training ground, it is normal to feel pain. I think it is more reliable to use a dummy."

"You make me even more curious. I'll listen to you and make a dummy."

Soon, Shen Yi made a dummy and entered the data of his weapons and skills into it. Lu An called Han Zu and Shen Yang and Sun Rong who were chatting with him.

"Big guy, try to beat this dummy. Use your skills and weapons."

"This dummy?"

"Correct."

"walk slowly."

"Say when you're ready."

"I'm ready."

"start!"

Following Lu An's order, the huge metal cabin wrapped around Han Zu and disappeared, and the dummy that had lost its target was searching for his location.

"boom!!"

Suddenly, the airdrop capsule landed heavily in front of the dummy, creating a big hole in the ground where the dummy was. Steam gushed out, and the metal hatch shot out, hitting the dummy, knocking it out and hitting the wall. The dummy had just moved the metal hatch away and had not yet completely climbed up when Han Zu walked in front of it and aimed the weapon in his hand at the dummy's body.

The 35mm twin-barreled machine gun fired at the dummy without any hesitation, unleashing terrifying firepower.

"Empty! Empty! Empty! Empty! Empty!"

Amid the huge sound of artillery fire, the dummy turned into debris on the ground.

"Done! Call it a day!"

Han Zu put the weapon back into his equipment slot and walked back to the crowd with a kind smile on his face.

"I think your method of using a dummy is very correct." Shen Yi nodded woodenly.

"I told you! He has some issues to some extent."

After the little episode, it was confirmed that Han Zu joined the guild, and several people left the training ground, leaving only Lu An and Han Zu.

"The next step is to wait for official notification. Depending on the series of the competition, it may take a few days. Do you have anything else to do in the next few days?"

"No, what's the matter?"

"Nothing much, how about we do a dungeon together? Let's improve our coordination?"

"Okay, but can it wait a moment?"

"what happened?"

"I'm hungry."

"Okay, what to eat?"

"It doesn't matter, I don't choose."

After exiting the Infinite City, Lu An and Han Zu got some food, ate and rested for a while, then they entered the Infinite City again, ready to match a copy.

"Matching successful... Loading the world..."

"The world has been loaded successfully. Welcome to the Town of Despair."

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Note 1: Lu An is not the heroine

Note 2: Han Zu's warehouse can be understood as his base of operations