Chapter 18 A Fortuitous Confluence

It was a coincidence that Bick and Tianma Xingkong appeared together.

During this incursion of derivatives, these two had similar encounters… They were both attacked in the storage room and then entered the data layer through a hole in the wall.

The difference was that Bick couldn't leave that space through the "door" anyway, while Tianma Xingkong could have exited through the elevator door. However, Little Ma was a bit of a blockhead; he just kept fighting and fighting and fighting those endless drones... until the six sides of the storage room were basically destroyed, and he fell into the data layer.

Later, they encountered each other in the data layer, and Bick conveniently brought Little Ma along, taking him all the way to this data link layer.

"What? Are you choosing to stand on the players' side?" Infinite asked Bick, his voice deep.

The way he looked at Bick was obviously different from how he looked at the players. One reason was that Bick was not a player but an NPC, and the second reason was that Bick's combat power was very… very strong.

"Hmph…" Bick snorted coldly, holding Little Ma as he rapidly descended from the sky, saying as he descended, "I don't stand on anyone's side."

In just that one sentence, he had already landed on the ground with Tianma Xingkong.

"I came here tracking the 'qi' of 'someone,' because I have a few words I want to say to him," Bick said, glancing at the open space beside Infinite. "However… his qi disappeared not long ago." His gaze shifted to Infinite's face. "I suppose… you killed him."

"Are you talking about that sunglasses guy?" Infinite replied.

"Ah… that's him." Bick responded casually, then released Tianma Xingkong and turned to look at the players.

After a few seconds, his gaze stopped on Zhao Yingwang.

Chi ying—

In the next second, a sharp sound pierced the air, and Bick's figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Yingwang.

"You're a companion of Uncle Scumbag, right?" Bick asked.

"Uh…" Even Zhao Yingwang didn't know the relationship between Bick and Uncle Scumbag, so he hesitated for a few seconds before replying, "That's right."

After receiving a definite answer, Bick said, "Please give him a few words for me… thank him for his care during this time, but I will eventually return to my own universe. Today the opportunity has arrived, and I must leave. We were master and disciple after all, so please say goodbye for me."

After saying these words, Bick naturally looked up and flew back into the sky.

"Wait!" Tan Lang, as the only strategist left in the field, quickly seized this last glimmer of hope. "Since you are Uncle Scumbag's master, then you should be on the same side as us, right?" He looked at Bick and said loudly, "Please! You're the only one who can stop Infinite now!"

Hearing this, Bick stopped in mid-air, but he didn't turn around, only saying coldly, "I refuse."

"Why?" Tan Lang asked urgently.

"Because it has nothing to do with me," Bick replied in a matter-of-fact tone. "I am not a creature of this universe, I have no obligation, and even less need, to interfere in such an event." He paused. "Besides, the relationship between Uncle Scumbag and me is not that deep. I guide him… only out of interest."

Bick wasn't wrong; he really didn't need to get involved in this matter, and his relationship with Uncle Scumbag wasn't really that good…

Back when Uncle Scumbag's level wasn't very high, he had gone to a script world based on the Dragon Ball universe and completed a hidden mission with an extremely low probability of triggering but an extremely high difficulty. The reward for that mission was… an arm that Bick had left behind in a near-death state.

The fact that Bick had regenerative abilities… was also well known. Therefore, after Uncle Scumbag brought the arm back to the storage room and some time had passed, Bick was reborn in that space.

However, because his data intensity was too astonishing, he was subjected to a comprehensive system restriction. Not only could he not use many of his abilities, but he was also restricted to a state of "absolutely not being able to leave the storage room." That is to say… even if Bick beat himself until only a head remained, and then had Uncle Scumbag put that head in a bag and take it out, it wouldn't work.

In this way… all Bick could do was meditate and practice martial arts in that space.

In a sense, Bick had been somewhat tricked by Uncle Scumbag. But putting himself in Uncle Scumbag's shoes, this result was also unexpected. Besides… if it hadn't been for Uncle Scumbag back then, perhaps Bick would have died directly in his own universe (yes, I know what you're thinking; he could have been resurrected with Dragon Balls made by others, but discussing this hypothetical would be endless, so let's stop here).

Having figured this out, Bick accepted his fate. Anyway, Namekians had long lives, few physiological needs, and he also liked being alone… So, he settled down in Uncle Scumbag's storage room.

When he had nothing to do, Bick would teach the latter some fighting techniques. Of course, Uncle Scumbag couldn't learn most of his techniques, after all, the difference in combat power was too great, and Uncle Scumbag didn't have any Saiyan bloodline… With the combat power of players, he could only learn techniques like [Mafuba], [Solar Flare], and [Flight Technique].

In addition to techniques, Bick also had many other things he could teach (if he was in a good mood). And this part of "knowledge," as long as Uncle Scumbag could comprehend it properly, the system would turn it into a Skill Card.

Seeing this, everyone must understand… the main reason why Uncle Scumbag, this novice professional player, was able to emerge in the S1 period was because he had a god-like "master" behind him.

In any case… now that Bick had finally left that space, what he wanted to do most was find a way to return to his own universe, rather than get involved in a dangerous struggle that had nothing to do with him.

"Heh… hahahaha…" Infinite, who had panicked for a brief moment, burst into laughter when he heard that Bick wanted to remain neutral. "What a pity! Everyone… you thought you saw a life-saving straw, but he doesn't want to give you face! Hahahaha…"

After laughing for a few seconds, he raised his hand, preparing to reap heads with the azure light: "Then… it's almost time to end, you should all be prepared to die!"

"Hey, I'm talking to you…"

Just as Infinite was about to strike, suddenly, a voice came from behind him, calling out to him in a contemptuous tone.

This call was no small matter; it made Infinite's expression change drastically, greatly alarmed.

His reaction was understandable, because he immediately recognized that the speaker was…

"You seem to be having a lot of fun~" Feng Bujue said, placing his hand on Infinite's shoulder. "What's so funny…" As he said this, he brought his face close to Infinite's face, revealing an extremely shameless smile, "…tell me too."

"You… you…" Infinite stuttered, stiffening his neck and turning his face jerkily to meet Jue-ge's face, which was so close and hard to look at directly. "How could you be here…"

Infinite hadn't noticed the other party's approach at all, which meant… Jue-ge's teleportation coordinates for entering this space were right behind him, inches away.

"Why can't I be here?" Feng Bujue asked back with a smile. "Just because you and Link made a 'reverse induction program' that automatically runs when 'Feng Bujue attempts to enter the data link layer'?"

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the Links also changed, shocked: "How did he know?"

"Hehe… I just used [Chuck Norris's Autobiography] to decipher that kind of thing and solved it," Jue-ge shrugged, tilting his head. "It's completely meaningless~"

Before he finished speaking, Feng Bujue suddenly erupted, doing something that surprised everyone…

He jumped onto Infinite's back, wrapping his limbs around the other party and holding him tightly.

"What are you doing!" Infinite asked in a panic.

"I advise you not to move," Feng Bujue lowered his voice and said in the other party's ear, "I've already tied a few [Mark II Hand Grenades] to myself, and the pull rings of each one are connected to steel wires, and the steel wires are intertwined with binding wires…" He paused for half a second. "Hehe… even I don't know… how much vibration will cause the grenades to explode~"

Jue-ge's scare tactic sounded a bit nonsensical at first glance… Everyone knew that with Infinite's physique, he could eat grenades as snacks, and if an explosion really occurred, it would only kill Feng Bujue himself.

But… that was precisely the meaning of this scare.

One of the items in [Special Plan-F] was… Infinite must not initiate an attack against Feng Bujue. "Attack behavior" here doesn't only refer to direct attacks; indirect attacks also count. For example… Infinite cannot hit Feng Bujue himself, nor can he hit the ground under Feng Bujue's feet, because doing so might cause Feng Bujue to fall and get injured.

Jue-ge was using this point to come up with this shameless method… The moment he said, "I have grenades tied to my body, and you'll explode if you move," Infinite couldn't move even if he wanted to.

This was the same as the restriction that players cannot actively harm their teammates in team scenarios. After learning about the "possible consequences of actions," [Special Plan-F] would prevent Infinite from turning intentions into actions.

"Hey—" After successfully sealing Infinite's movements, Feng Bujue shouted loudly at Shiva and the others, "Everyone over there! Infinite has been hit by the Chinese Ancient Boxing profound meaning released by this great master—Golden Serpent Entwining Hand, it's absolutely impossible for him to move anymore~ Take advantage of this opportunity to take care of the Links! Victory is in sight!"

Hearing this, all the survivors looked at Jue-ge with a pained expression, muttering to each other…

"Hey, hey… is this guy serious…"

"Saying 'Golden Serpent Entwining Hand,' but I feel like he's just hugging Infinite in a very lewd posture…"

"But how do you explain Infinite's panicked expression…"

"Taking a step back, even if what he said is true, it's not easy for us, right?"

"Yeah, although Wang Tanzhi helped us kill hundreds of Links, with our current combat power, how can we kill the remaining hundred or so Links…"

The players who were still resisting in the center of the battlefield were roughly… Shiva, Atobe, Zhao Yingwang, Matcha Su, Po Jun, Tan Lang, Xue Qiangwei, Barcode, and several other fairly strong passerby players.

Not to mention that their numbers were nearly one-to-ten compared to the Links, but just talking about their condition… they were all exhausted, with almost all of their skills used up.

With this lineup, it would be difficult for them to even protect themselves, let alone take the initiative to attack. But Feng Bujue was telling them to "take care of the Links" and that "victory was in sight," which was really laughable.

However, there was still someone… who responded to Jue-ge's request.

"Hmph! I was just about to do that, even without you telling me!" This hearty shout undoubtedly came from Tianma Xingkong.

Compared to the other players, Little Ma was in much better condition, and he was already itching to try.

"Don't rush, let Bick take the lead!" After receiving a response, Feng Bujue said loudly again.

"Hmm?" Bick had flown a little higher into the sky at this point, intending to find a way to leave this place, but he didn't expect to hear this sentence. He immediately turned back to look at Feng Bujue on the ground and said, "What are you talking about? Why should I help you take the lead…"

"I have something that can take you back to your own universe," Feng Bujue interrupted the other party and quickly added, "As long as you help us solve the Links, I'll give you the thing!"

Hearing this, Bick's expression changed slightly, and he asked, "How do I know if what you're saying is true?"

"Ha!" Feng Bujue laughed. He immediately turned his head and said to Infinite, "Infinite, am I lying?"

"Not lying…" Infinite was also suffering. He had to answer truthfully to the questions raised by Jue-ge. "What he said… is true."

"Oh?" Now, Bick had to believe it, because from Infinite's point of view, there was absolutely no reason to help Jue-ge make up a lie.

Therefore, after a few seconds of consideration, Bick made up his mind: "Hmph… very well…"

He descended from mid-air again, and then… took off his white shoulder pads and the cape that came with the shoulder pads, and threw them on the ground.

Boom—

The feeling when the shoulder pads landed was like a truck falling to the ground, immediately smashing a pit into the ground.

"I also…" Bick tilted his head to the left and right respectively, moving his neck and shoulders, "…haven't had a good workout in a long time."

"Holy crap…" At this moment, the Links were collapsing internally. "This situation is not right! If we fight this guy… the advantage in numbers is useless!"

However, the terrible things were far from over…

"Hehe… Little Infinite~" At this time, Feng Bujue suddenly used a strange uncle's tone to tease Little Pen Yu and said to Infinite, "Please tell me, how many ways are there to eliminate the Links, and what are they? Please answer starting from the most efficient one, and say it loudly."

"Fuck your mother!"

Link, a special, high-ranking derivative, had been cursed openly by the other party's unbelievably cheap behavior less than two minutes after Feng Bujue's appearance.

The players present were also hearing a derivative curse so blatantly for the first time…

"There are… three… ways to eliminate the Links…" Even though Infinite was unwilling, he couldn't help but open his mouth after holding back for two seconds. "The most efficient one is…"

"Ah—" At that moment, seven or eight Links who were closest to Infinite rushed over while shouting wildly.

But…

Bick came faster, and much faster.

After all, he was a super warrior from the Dragon Ball dimension, who could grit his teeth and blow up the Earth, truly dominating the sky and the earth; for the Links to compete with Bick in physical skills… it would be polite to say that it was hitting a rock with an egg.

Chi ying—

It was too late, too soon, accompanied by a sharp whistle brought out after a burst of qi movement, Bick suddenly flashed to the rear of Infinite and Jue-ge.

When he appeared, his feet were already firmly planted, and then he raised his arms together and shouted sharply…

Every time he shouted, Bick's palm emitted a qi blast. In less than five seconds, his hands, firing from both sides, fired dozens of qi blasts like a machine gun, and each one had considerable power.

Those Links who tried to rush over had not even approached within twenty meters before they were blown to ashes.

"I'm going… so awesome?"

"I suddenly have a feeling that I'm hugging a thigh…"

"It's not just a thigh, it's simply a giant leg!"

"We don't even need to take action, right."

"Hey! Should I still go up! My meteor fist is already unbearably itchy!"

Except for Tianma Xingkong, who was slightly disappointed, the other players were excited with shining eyes. From being at the end of the road to the situation being great, the reversal of the entire situation was completed in just a few minutes.

Although they didn't want to admit it and couldn't understand it, all of this… was indeed the miracle brought by Feng Bujue.

"The most efficient way is to lock it into an independent, closed script or sandbox, and have the system perform a format deletion." On the other hand, Infinite's narrative did not stop. "Secondly, the second way is… to isolate one of the 'him' and cause a break in the 'ring'. In this way… his 'chain expansion' function will fail, and his number cannot be increased again… Under this premise, eliminate all existing individuals, and he will die."

"Oh… this one seems worth a try." Bick had already taken action before even hearing the third method.

Seeing that, he flashed to a Link and pointed, conjuring a rice cooker on the ground.

"Damn it!" That Link had guessed what the other party was going to do, but… with his speed, he couldn't escape at all.

"Hmph…" Bick sneered, "I learned an interesting trick from the Supreme Kai a few years ago, let you open your eyes…" Saying that, he spread his ten fingers and put his palms together, "Evil Containment Wave!"