Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

As one of the few friends Zhou Ning has in this world, if I can't help him escape his bad luck, I can at least help him get rid of it.

Sherlock had a strong ability to observe. Although Zhou Ning gave him the impression of being unfathomable, his personality had always been relatively calm. However, his temperament suddenly changed just now, giving him the same feeling as when he dragged Elvis out that day. The feeling he gave suddenly became... very dangerous.

"If anything happens, notify us," Sherlock said.

Zhou Ning nodded expressionlessly. Suddenly, a prompt appeared in front of him:

[You have triggered the E-level mission [Aberrant], accept/reject?]

"accept."

[Quest Tip: Your friend Richard has been transformed into a monster. Kill him. Help him escape from his suffering.]

[Mission Reward: 10000 experience points, Sun Watcher reputation, and 1 temporary template card.]

After accepting the task, Zhou Ning took a deep breath, then exhaled and continued walking towards the alchemy laboratory not far away.

He hadn't told the truth just now. Through his Observation Haki, he had actually already locked onto Richard's location.

It was a strange, twisted, corrupt smell, very obvious and completely beyond the scope of human beings.

He steadily inserted the key into the keyhole with his right hand and turned it gently, and the door opened.

In a corner of the alchemy laboratory, Zhou Ning could see a familiar figure huddled in the corner, facing inward.

The figure trembled and asked in a hoarse voice, "Are you Wayne?"

"It's me." Zhou Ning said in a deep voice.

"I'm Richard... I feel very uncomfortable..." Richard turned around, and Zhou Ning saw his swollen head, bluish-gray skin, and the smell of decay all over his body.

"I'm afraid you're the only one who can help me. Goddess of Nature, I didn't mean to hurt anyone. They all think I'm a monster... But I can't do anything. I really can't do anything. There's a voice in my ear that keeps telling me about madness, about madness..."

"What do you want me to help you with?" Zhou Ning interrupted him and asked calmly.

"Help me contact the Ascetic Church. I am willing to convert to the Sun Goddess as long as they can help me!" Richard pulled the corners of his mouth and tried hard to force a smile.

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhou Ning saw some blood and flesh residue on his teeth, and said with a heavy expression,

"No, it's too late."

"It's not too late! Please. We are friends, right? You saved me, and I helped you. Your alchemy laboratory is still mine. I even only charged you a third of the price. You know, I'm getting married soon, and I even plan to ask you to be my best man."

Zhou Ning steeled his heart and shook his head. Richard paused in his tearful voice, his emotions inexplicably agitated. "I understand. You've always been unwilling to help me, right? Otherwise, you still wanted me to go, knowing that going to the Japanese Guards would mean death! Don't think I don't know anything. Do you remember Luke Shaw? You rescued him along with me, but he went to the Japanese Guards and never came back!"

Perhaps because of his excitement, or perhaps because of his despair, Richard's body suddenly became huge, and light black and green smoke came out of his body. He exerted force with his feet and pounced towards Zhou Ning, even causing a whistling sound.

"call……"

Zhou Ning exhaled, narrowed his eyes, retreated suddenly, raised his right hand, aimed at him, and pulled the trigger of the revolver.

A bullet bursting with fire flew out of the barrel and hit Richard's chest with a strong spin. The explosive ripple force made him roar in pain and a burst of black smoke came out of his chest.

Richard's health bar dropped visibly, but his body was already controlled by killing and bloodthirsty desires. He paused for a moment before continuing to pounce on Zhou Ning.

Zhou Ning aimed at Richard's head again with an expressionless face and pulled the trigger hard, firing six shots in a row.

At this time, Sherlock heard the gunshots and rushed here with the guards, and happened to see this last scene.

boom!boom!boom!boom!boom!

Bullets, some shrouded in golden ripples, some shrouded in pitch-black armed color domineering, hit Richard's head one after another, causing him to fall back continuously.

boom!

As the long blood line completely evaporated, the last ripple shot finally penetrated Richard's forehead. A blood hole with black smoke appeared on his forehead, and he fell to the ground dejectedly.

Looking at Richard's body, Zhou Ning was silent for a while, put away the pistol, took off the hat on his head with his right hand, pressed it to his chest, and bowed slightly to him.

"I may have to ask you to take care of the aftermath." Zhou Ning said to Sherlock with a smile, feeling a little heavy-hearted.

He knew Richard's words were true. The Sunwatchers had no way of resolving the distortions; the only solution was physical annihilation. Perhaps death was the only outcome for Richard from the start. This was the tragedy of living in this world.

A prompt came from the panel:

[You killed the Aberrant Richard Pesa (lv18), and gained 7200 experience points.]

[The Sun Guardians' reputation with you has increased by 1200 points!]

[Day Guardian: Respect (100/5000)]

[The Sun Watcher's camp store is now open to you.]

[E-level mission [Aberrant] completed, you gained 10000 experience points, and you received a temporary template card x1 (basic). Do you want to draw it? Yes/No.]

Zhou Ning didn't choose to accept it for the time being. He put on his hat again and looked back at Richard Pesa's body. Several body collectors of the Day Guard were busy carrying Richard's huge body onto a stretcher.

"I'll have to move to another place when the lease expires," Zhou Ning thought.

……

Because he stayed up late to make the devil fruit, Zhou Ning slept until noon the next day. He was confused for a long time before he remembered what happened yesterday.

I couldn't help but sigh.

After this incident, he felt vaguely disappointed with the Sun Guardians who concealed and even deceived him about the method to solve the distortion.

Qi'en West once told himself that if he had auditory hallucinations, he should go to him immediately.

Thinking back, is it possible that once I'm gone, I'll never come back, just like Luke Shaw? Will I be physically eliminated?

Although it is understandable that the superiors have such thoughts, disappointment is inevitable when the same thing happens to oneself.

It is better to be a little confused in life. Zhou Ning shook his head slightly, clicked on the panel, and chose to receive the reward from last night.

[You used a temporary template card, and you received a random template: Peerless Hero Zhou Ning.]

Then, the card became three-dimensional, showing Zhou Ning, who was wearing a turban, had a burly figure, bright eyes, and looked awe-inspiring without even being angry.

[Character: Peerless Hero Zhou Ning]

[Personality: decisive, resolute, loyal, and heroic.]

[Talents: Natural Leader (Purple), Martial Arts Genius (Purple), Extraordinary Strength (Blue)]

[Skills: Basic Fist and Palm (Master Level), Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms (Expert Level), Basic Internal Strength (Expert Level).]

Zhou Ning: ...

Don’t think you haven’t seen Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils. This is Qiao Feng, right? This must be Qiao Feng, right?

The question is, what use is this template in other worlds where the earth is destroyed at any time?

After a few seconds of silence, Zhou Ning put the card away. It doesn’t matter. I was born to be useful!

After washing up, Zhou Ning quickly dressed. According to the previous agreement, Qi En would send someone over to conduct the transaction. Zhou Ning had no intention of stopping the deal until he found another good sales channel. At least they paid quickly.