What's Wrong with an NPC Using Cheats to Play a Player?

After dying a gruesome death in a war, Ke Yin was reborn as a beautiful priest who was frail and often ill.

When the enemy attacked, a voice rang out in his mind.

[Ding! Your golden finger System has arrived. You have obtained the skill: Weapons Master.]

In the blink of an eye, a Gatling gun appeared in his hands.

Ke Yin raised the machine gun and said gently, “Let it send you to the afterlife.”

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Utopia is a full-dive online game set on Blue Star. Recently, a string of gibberish that appeared out of nowhere at the top of the combat rankings became a trending topic.

Rumor had it that the gibberish had developed modern firearms and was mowing down players in the game. Someone even posted a video.

Netizens watched the beautiful man in the video smile as he slaughtered his way through the game. “...”

Tech enthusiasts: “It's edited, definitely edited! How could a world based on magic have modern weapons?”

Players from the opposing faction: “If even a pretty boy like that can become number one in the combat rankings, the Divine Court is doomed!”

Players from the Divine Court faction: “Sorry, the Divine Court has no players who got to the top on their looks alone.”

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Then an elite mech squad arrived on the battlefield for the faction war. Standing on a mech's shoulder was the very pretty boy from the video.

He raised a hand, and half the battlefield went up in flames.

Everyone: !

The Divine Court players were ecstatic. “Big shot! Big shot, please carry us!”

The tech enthusiasts were stunned. “Please, master, tell us how to make modern weapons!”

The opposing faction: “It's over. We're doomed. Waaaaah...”

Ke Yin smiled. “Fear not. I come in the name of peace.”

Everyone with countless gun barrels pointed at them: “...Yes, I love peace. Hallelujah.”

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"The Fluffy Big Boss Is Here"

Blurb:

Autumn is a little monster who can do nothing but take human form. After sleeping for who knows how many years, he wakes to find the world has changed. He understands nothing, and he's nearly starving to death.

A shady agent: “Go play an extra on a variety show to make some money. You'll get boxed meals, too, with two big chicken drumsticks!”

The promise of two big chicken drumsticks leaves Autumn stunned. Drooling, he resolutely signs up for the variety show with the biggest meal portions.

Then he realizes something is wrong.

Autumn: “??? Why is the death rate for extras on this show so high?”

Looking at the vicious, fearsome, and ruthless guests before him, Autumn finally realizes he's joined an incredibly terrifying survival show. Everyone on it is a brutal thug who's lived by the sword.

Autumn's take: “Poor, weak, and helpless, but the boxed meals are delicious.”

He quietly wraps his arms around the big tail he grew when he took human form and decides to pass himself off as a big boss to intimidate the guests. After earning an extra meal from the production crew, he proudly pats his chest. “I am the Big Boss. I'm super scary!”

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"Heart-Pounding Escape" is a survival variety show. Its tense hunt-or-be-hunted plots get viewers' adrenaline pumping, but after watching for a while, even they start to feel numb and bored.

Until one day, a little black cat with a fluffy, long tail flashes across the screen.

People living in a mechanized age have never seen anything so adorable. They perk right up and start showering the show with gifts, begging to see more of the little black fluffball!

Before they can see the little black cat's second variety-show appearance, a soft, fluffy Pallas's cat pops onto the screen. Then a little snow leopard appears, followed by a white fox...

The viewers are dazzled, completely swept up in the joy of all things fluffy. They even put together a ranking of “Which Fluffball Is the Cutest?”

The viewers, beaming with happiness: “It's so cute when the fluffy ones scare the guests.”

The guests, trembling: “You have no idea how terrifying beings of unknown form can be.”

Autumn, fresh from scaring the guests and wrapping up filming: “Hehe, chicken drumsticks are delicious.”

Theme: Do not fear the road's brambles and thorns. Keep pursuing the dreams in your heart.