CHAPTER 493: CHAPTER 235: CHASE AND COUNTER CHASE

Jinsi Hospital, luxurious hospital bed.

Fang Yu was sitting in front of the hospital bed, idly scrolling through his phone, looking at various messages on the gaming forum.

But he wasn’t putting all his attention on the phone.

After all, he wasn’t here to play with his phone.

From time to time, he would look up at the equipment next to the hospital bed.

According to the doctor’s instructions, as long as the data didn’t fluctuate too much, there would be no problem.

If there were significant fluctuations, he would immediately ring the bell and call them over.

At other times, there was no need to pay attention, just make sure the IV drip was in place.

Fang Yu shifted his gaze back to his phone.

"Sorry, but the strong are meant to trample the weak ruthlessly! I am the eldest senior brother of the Lonely Star Sect, I am invincible, do as you please!"

"Following in the footsteps of others is futile, Blade Twenty-Three! The unique sword technique I created, I will test its strength with a Hall Master today! Feedback will be provided in real-time, stay tuned!"

"Although I pillage, plunder, and commit all evils, I’m still a good girl! The thorough villain route guide, proudly serialized! Chronicling the rise of a female bandit!"

Aside from practical tips in the forum, posts like these autobiography shares are always popular.

However, since everyone in the game is scattered all over the place, the authenticity is questionable.

There’s no screenshots, no videos, just various hand-drawn illustrations ’live’ posting the progress of the poster.

Posting a few pictures every day, like writing a diary.

Some posts are met with skepticism, while others receive support.

In some threads, people from the same city or nearby who admire the original poster would go and verify the content.

This is generally referred to as ’online reality’.

There are also people who specialize in this, creating dedicated columns for local celebrities near their character’s location to drive traffic with posts.

But the authenticity is hard to guarantee; it could be a staged show with hired internet water armies.

There were previously exposé threads revealing the scripted performance of these water armies, significantly reducing the credibility of such posts.

Besides these miscellaneous posts, most of the queries are about things within the game.

How much are the black demon nails worth?

What’s the name of that unknown herb?

Or, someone found a nice-looking piece - does anyone recognize what it is?

These kinds of posts are very common, and since everyone is a newbie, what you can’t recognize, naturally I can’t either, so there are very few replies.

Most people are seeking Martial Arts.

Typically, they learn and improve bit by bit by following martial arts schools, gangs, or sects.

Then there are those who seek other paths, studying poisons, Medicine Pills, even black powder, and even creating their own martial arts.

There are all kinds of pursuits, no knowing whether they will achieve success.

Fang Yu has been busy with gaming recently and has been less active on the forum.

Even entertaining posts from the likes of Lei Shenhao went largely unnoticed by him.

As the "Seeking Demon" game audience expanded, more and more diverse players began to join the game, with their varied styles on full display in the forum.

Among them, the players with adventures were the ones that made Fang Yu most envious.

Like a player surnamed Xiao, who was spotted by a Great Elder of a Major Sect and taken as a Direct Disciple, then powered up with system boosts, devoured nourishing items voraciously, and leveled up smoothly as if cheating, breaking through realms without any obstacles.

However, during the monthly competition, he was overshadowed by a fellow disciple and became the laughingstock of the Sect, smart in appearance but deficient in ability.

Even the Great Elder who took him as a disciple shook his head in disappointment.

After that, his resources were cut, and his leveling speed slowed down.

With the slowing of his realm advancement, he received even fewer resources, spiraling into a vicious cycle that completely broke the player Xiao.

What started as a decent and a bit showy progress thread turned into a diatribe, and even a fight with commenters, making the content vulgar to the point of being unspeakable.

Such a champagne moment!

Fang Yu chuckled to himself, watching the Luck King break down made for a good way to pass the time.

However, most adventure players kept their progress posts well-regulated.

Most had some adventure at the beginning but then stabilized, only their starting points were somewhat higher.

Fang Yu glanced through the posts, and all the players he found were still struggling at the basic levels, with advanced levels like grass-tier being stuff of legends, completely untouched.

Fang Yu stroked his chin, could it be that I am the strongest among the players?

Thinking of his own unbelievable stat of nearly twenty thousand health, he couldn’t help but smirk.

Even if someone else had the same level as him, the gap in health points was not even close.

"I am invincible, do as you please."

Knock, knock!

A knocking sound came from outside the door, snapping Fang Yu out of his reverie, prompting him to quickly put away his phone.

"Come in."

A team of doctors in white coats entered.

The surgeon who led the previous operation was present, as well as Doctor Tai.

"This relative, please step back, we are here to check on the patient’s condition and discuss the subsequent treatment plans."

Fang Yu naturally made space for them.

A quick count revealed nearly eleven or twelve doctors huddled around Qi Meng’s hospital bed.

Is this what top treatment in a luxury ward looks like?

The number of doctors starts with two digits.

And it’s a group effort, not just individual doctors visiting.

Fang Yu scratched his head.

While scrolling through his phone just now, he hadn’t forgotten to check the monitoring equipment for Qi Meng, which showed no fluctuations at all.

The professional jargon of the doctors was beyond Fang Yu’s comprehension, occasionally sprinkled with unfamiliar English words that puzzled him for a long time without understanding their meaning.