Lucky billion players, you've never seen one before / I can accumulate my own luck

Only after she gives her approval can the fan-created characters truly go all out and kill their respective prototypes—that is, the players.

This request was immediately opposed by acquaintances.

Those who oppose the idea include Xiongli, Tu Aotian, and Feng Long, which are fan-created characters corresponding to Xiongshen, Tu Zheng, and Feng Siman.

Cinderella fully respected the three people's attitudes and asked if it was possible to discuss it.

The three, who are already known for their unruly, unbridled, and lawless behavior in their respective works, naturally indicated that there was no room for negotiation on this matter.

Then, Xiongli and Tu Aotian were killed on the spot by Cinderella!

Although Feng Long wasn't killed, his fate wasn't much better—he was beaten half to death, and if Doctor Bei hadn't healed his injuries, he probably would have been bedridden for the next week or two.

The meeting concluded with a unanimous vote.

Cinderella gave them all a guarantee—the harassment tactics wouldn't last long, at most five days, and everyone would be free to kill the prototypes at will.

She might even offer assistance in this matter. For example, she might have the prototype... that is, the player, beaten half to death, so that they could finish them off and prevent any accidents.

After sharing the intelligence, Fan Xiaoxiao gave Fan Xiao a final warning: "I feel that her goal is being pursued quietly. I have a bad feeling. We must not wait for five days."

……

After the exchange, Fan Xiao put his hair tie back on his wrist and then said to Bei Feng and the others, "Let's go back first. Let's put the investigation on hold for now. I need to announce a new plan."

After saying that, he put away the dissipated "wind of nothingness" and led the way back to the internet cafe as quickly as possible.

After reuniting with the four others, Fan Xiao quickly shared the new intelligence.

After finishing his explanation, he stated decisively, "All existing plans are null and void! Get ready, we are about to engage in a decisive battle with Cinderella!"

"Uh... so fast?" White Cat couldn't quite accept it: "Brother Fan Jin, isn't this... a bit too hasty?"

"Where did you get your intelligence? How could you obtain such confidential information so quickly?" Von Sman frowned. "Your psionic abilities are far beyond what's expected! Is this intelligence... really trustworthy?"

Shall we begin the final battle now?

They've only been in the instance for two days, just two days! And they're already having the final battle?

This is absolutely ridiculous!

"Forget it, there's no need to hide it now."

Fan Xiao replied to Feng Siman: "Actually, I don't have any intelligence-gathering psionic abilities. All my intelligence comes from Alice's fan-created character—Xiao Ai. Xiao Ai is now my informant."

“Just yesterday, I went out to look for Fan Xiaoxiao but got nowhere. On the way, I unexpectedly encountered Xiao Ai and took her into custody. Then I asked Xia Li for help and used her mental manipulation to extract a lot of information. After that, we ordered her to go to Cinderella’s side and become a spy.”

"I've been keeping this from you all for fear of being exposed, but now that things are like this, there's no need to hide it anymore."

“Uh… Xiao Ai? A spy…?” Von Sman asked in surprise, “Are you sure she’s trustworthy? Are you sure she’s under your control?”

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiao glanced at Xia Li.

"..." After composing herself, Xia Li forced a smile and helped cover up the lie: "I personally initiated the mental interference. You're probably already familiar with my abilities from Lily's descriptions; mental interference is one of the characteristics of my psychic powers. Moreover, I don't just possess one type of psychic power; my second psychic power also has the characteristic of mental interference. Yesterday, when controlling Alice, I not only used two types of psychic powers, but I even used the ultimate level of one of them, so there definitely won't be any problems!"

"Xia Li's dual spiritual powers can both interfere with the mind. Her mental interference can completely control A-level players, and controlling Xiao Ai is a piece of cake. You can rest assured about that."

As Fan Xiao spoke, his tone became more serious: "Now is not the time to argue about this. The information Xiao Ai gave me has confirmed one thing—Cinderella's real purpose is to make the rules of the work's world collide with reality, deepening the degree to which the work intrudes into reality. And the frequent battles between us players and fan-created characters are very likely to accelerate this process."

"So Cinderella restricted our characters from killing us directly, because she needs the constant collision between different rules in the other world, and for that she needs us to live so she can sustainably fleece us."

"Initially, some players were killed by fan-created characters, which was likely because she was busy recruiting people in the game's world and didn't realize what was happening. Or perhaps she didn't initially realize the special nature of players and fan-created characters. After the two battles, she became aware of our special nature and started paying attention to fan-created characters, gathering all of them together to form a team. My personal inclination is towards the latter."

"Your claim is severely lacking in evidence. The inclusion of fan-created characters in Cinderella could also be a way to increase combat power," von Sman retorted.

"impossible!"

Xia Li raised her voice and said, "According to Xiao Ai's intelligence, Cinderella killed Xiong Li and Tu Aotian on the spot at the meeting. What kind of combat power can people who can be easily killed by her increase? If her purpose is to increase combat power, she will not kill people indiscriminately."

“During the meeting, Feng Long also refuted her, but she did not kill Feng Long, only severely injured him. Such differential treatment is enough to prove that Feng Long has value to her.”

"And Feng Long's value..."

At this point, her gaze fell on Feng Siman: "His prototype—that is, you—is still alive. According to Fan Jin's speculation, as long as Feng Long fights with you, it will accelerate the degree to which the work infiltrates reality. Conversely, Feng Long must be alive in order to ensure continuous combat conflict. This logical chain is not wrong."

“Cinderella brought disaster to the real world, and her stance is basically certain: she's on the opposite side from us,” Van Shaw added. “So whatever her motives, we have to stop her. Otherwise…”

His eyes were serious as he said, "Leaving aside the second mission, 'saving the world,' we must stop her from achieving her goal just for the sake of the first mission, 'survival.'"

"Based on my previous predictions, as time goes by and the influence of the works deepens, Cinderella and other characters from the works will gradually regain their original powers."

"Now she intends to accelerate this process through us players and fan-created characters. According to her, five days will be enough. If we don't take any action during this time, once she and the other characters have regained all their power... Don't forget, Cinderella promised our fan-created characters that she would help them fight us when the time is right. Who can guarantee they'll survive then?"

“These are all your guesses, and they may not be correct.” Von Smann still didn’t budge: “Don’t forget the second hint of the copy—what you see as the truth may not be the truth.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, Fan Xiao gave Feng Siman a few strange looks.

Could it be that this guy was actually put under Cinderella's mind control when Alice disappeared?

Hmm... it's also possible that he's simply afraid of dying and doesn't want to start a final battle with Cinderella right now.

Having thought this through, he asked directly, "Are you... perhaps afraid?"

"It's not that I'm scared, it's that your plan is too reckless!"

Feng Siman shook his head: "We've only been in the instance for two days, and we're already rushing into a final battle. This is too aggressive! It doesn't fit the usual difficulty logic of the instance at all."

"We are clearly unprepared for a decisive battle now. We should at least wait until the side story is released and the setting of the story is changed before we start talking about it."

“Now that Lily has been won over by us, and Xiao Ai is under Miss Xia’s control, as long as we add some revolutionary settings to them to enhance their strength, we can greatly increase our combat power. Wouldn’t it be better to start the final battle then? Why are we in such a hurry?”

"Hmm... what you said makes sense. This is indeed too hasty and could potentially lead to serious backlash."

Fan Xiao looked thoughtful.

While he was pondering, his gaze inadvertently met Xia Li's, and he gave her a meaningful look.

Xia Li, understanding the implied meaning behind the song, immediately activated his spiritual power and connected with Fan Xiao's mind.

Fan Xiao silently thought to himself, "Tell Little Cat, Sorrowful Wind, and Lily to cooperate with me in putting on a show, like this..."

After listening to Fan Xiao's story, Xia Li quickly connected with the minds of Xiao Mao, Bei Feng, and Li Li, and informed them of the acting plan.

Fan Xiao's gaze swept over the three people in turn, and he met their eyes.

He then turned his gaze to von Smann and said, "Alright, since we disagree, let's decide by vote. That would be fairer. Those who are willing to follow my operational plan, please raise your hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised his hand.

The second and third to raise their hands were Xia Li and Li Li.

The fourth one... White Cat raised her hand halfway, then lowered it again, shaking her head and saying, "People think... Mr. Von Smann is right. To start a decisive battle now without any preparation is too radical and could easily lead to problems."

Fan Xiao glanced at her.

White Cat shrank its neck: "They're just stating the facts, Brother Fan Jin, don't be angry... It's really too radical to attack now."

Beifeng glanced at Fan Xiao a few times, his eyes conflicted, but in the end he sighed and remained silent.

Feng Siman, Lang You, and Xue Lun didn't move at all.

And so, the voting ended quickly.

Apart from Fan Xiao, Xia Li, and Lili, no one else raised their hand.

3:5...Vonsmann's team won.

Upon seeing this, Fan Xiao frowned deeply.

After a long silence of more than ten seconds, he looked at Beifeng and Bai Xiaomao, and said in a low voice, "Are you really not going to reconsider? Don't forget, we have a cooperative relationship..."

"Brother Fan Jin!" Bai Xiaomao raised her voice and said, "He has his own judgment."

Beifeng shook his head and said, "We've only been in the instance for two days. How can we have a final battle after just two days? We've only just started changing the setting of the work. Are we going to give up now? If we go now, we're far too unprepared. I don't want to take the risk."

After saying that, he asked in return, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

"I just think Cinderella's behavior is too abnormal... Oh well, I'll accept the vote."

Fan Xiao sighed, "Indeed... it's a bit too radical. In that case, let's stick to the original plan for now."

"However, I still stand by my theory! I was originally scheduled to cooperate with you for a maximum of four days."

"Four days from now, regardless of whether the plan to change the story's setting comes to fruition, we must stop Cinderella! This is my bottom line."

“Okay.” Feng Siman nodded. “Four days will do. The side story won’t take long, and we can figure something out in four days.”

"The plan remains the same, but we must speed things up! We can't continue to come slowly like before."

At this point, Fan Xiao turned his gaze to Xia Li and continued, "Our team will still be in charge of the investigation. Your precision control is very suitable for assisting in this work. This time, you can switch with Bei Feng and work with us."

Xia Li nodded.

Fan Xiao then looked at Bei Feng: "The two teams need to be balanced in strength. Bei Feng, you stay here to assist Feng Siman and the others, is that alright?"

"……Can."

Can I say there's a problem...? The wind howls, but tears are left unshed.

Forced by Fan Xiao's tyranny, he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

Damn it, that damn mouth of his... how did he even bring up Mammon before?!

He's foul-mouthed!

What a mean mouth!

……

Fan Xiao, Xia Li, Lili, and Bai Xiaomao quickly left the internet cafe.

After getting some distance away, the four of them found a quiet spot to stop.

Fan Xiao activated the "Wind of Nothingness," which blew around to create a shield.

Xia Li said with a somewhat grim expression, "Feng Siman, Lang You, and Xue Lun, these three are very likely to have really been affected by Cinderella's mental state!"

"Sister Xia Li, I don't think it's highly likely, but rather that the three of them... have definitely been affected!"

White Cat said, "Leaving aside Mr. Feng Siman, Wolf and Sharon, I have carefully read their fan-made character personalities before. If we look at their personalities, these two are inclined towards the Order faction and both like to solve problems through fighting."

"In this situation, rather than burying their heads in the sand with Von Smann, they are more likely to side with us. After all, we have Sister Xia Li and Brother Fan Jin leading the team together, which undoubtedly represents the side of order. At least we don't have to worry about any backstabbing of our teammates."

"Their decision just now is clearly contrary to their personalities and unreasonable. Something's definitely wrong with them!"

"You trust me so much, I'm almost moved to tears..." Fan Xiao wondered if this guy pretending to be young was taking the opportunity to express his stance and flatter him.

At this moment, Lily stepped forward and said, "Um... Mr. Fan, Sister Xia Li, is it really a bad idea for us to just abandon them like this? If they're being controlled, should we help them break free?"

Whether Cinderella's methods can be countered is unknown, and probing could easily alert them. For now, let Sorrowful Wind keep an eye on them.

Fan Xiao shook his head and said, "Beifeng has the ability to travel through space and track. Whether he's escaping or jumping over to deliver intelligence to us, it's very easy for him. Leaving him here to monitor is the most suitable option."

At this moment, Xia Li looked at Fan Xiao and asked, "You just deceived and misled the three of them, were you worried that they had contact with Cinderella? Were you worried that they would betray you?"

"Well, it's like taking precautions in advance."

Fan Xiao said, "If we successfully deceive them, it will buy us four days. During these four days, Cinderella won't suspect or be on guard, making it much easier for us to launch a surprise attack."

“A sneak attack…” Lily’s expression was subtle.

"It's a righteous ambush!" Fan Xiao said solemnly, "Think about how much trouble Cinderella has caused in the real world? When fighting against such evil forces, we don't need to talk about chivalry."

He reminded Lily, "Justice is not such an inconvenient thing!"

“…Deception doesn’t matter,” Xia Li patted Lily’s hair and said to Fan Xiao, “but are you sure it will work?”

"The chances of success are still very high," Fan Xiao said. "The arrow is already on the bowstring, so let's put aside any unnecessary worries for now."

Even someone as kind-hearted as Fan Xiaoxiao could conduct espionage activities right under Cinderella's nose and provide so much crucial intelligence... This is enough to prove that Cinderella is someone who is easily fooled.

As for the possibility that this guy is playing a human... Fan Xiaoxiao's information was genuine, helping him accelerate the progress of unlocking the truth of the dungeon in one fell swoop.

Acting is meant to mislead the opponent; how can acting be used to aid the enemy?

In other words, Cinderella... should be easy to fool.

If von Smann and his two companions really had contact with Cinderella, there's a good chance she was fooled by his trick.

Chapter 713 Cinderella's Purpose

After making the decision, Fan Xiao led Xia Li and the other two away from their original location, found a new place, and contacted Fan Xiaoxiao.

To prevent any accidents, he kept his whereabouts concealed by activating "Void Wind" throughout the entire process.