I'm bad, but players love me

She looked around, finally chose a corner, and squatted down properly.

Seeing that she looked quite pitiful, a man slowly approached, stopped beside Dim, and said to her: "Are you also an escapee from the Cori army?"

When Dim heard the voice, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. Before he could turn around, he subconsciously started a conversation, fearing that the other party would leave after asking a question. "Well! I'm new here. Sister, what's your name..."

But when she turned her head and looked up, she was stunned. The end of her voice also drifted away, and the tone became even weirder.

The other party had obviously noticed Dim's abnormality and frowned in confusion. "Huh? What's wrong? It's like seeing a ghost."

"Nothing... nothing..." Dim forced a smile, trying to cover up his loss of composure, and laughed it off, "I just thought he looked familiar. I guess I made a mistake."

That family photo was deeply etched in Dim's heart. How could Dim not remember the face of the person before him? This was the missing daughter, Grandma Hina's daughter.

Now that I think about it, the other party was probably captured by the Cori army, then became a prisoner of war, and then joined the ELO organization.

But if it's not... How presumptuous. After all, I'm new here, and it wouldn't be good to make things awkward.

"Okay," Fortunately, the other party did not insist. Although he was a little confused, he quickly chose to let it go. "My name is Rick, what's yours?"

"My name is Dim," Dim replied, his voice filled with hesitation and nervousness. She took a deep breath, mustered up the courage to ask, "Excuse me, is your mother's name Xina?"

Rick shuddered slightly when she heard that. She looked up at Dim and asked, "You... know my mother?"

Her voice trembled slightly, and when she thought of her mother, her eyes immediately turned red, as if tears would fall at any moment.

"Yes! I want to ask her if she has arrived at ELO? Back then... I gave her some money and asked her to find the ELO organization." Dim subconsciously concealed the wrong things he had done and only vaguely stated the results.

As if to ease her anxiety, she added, "Perhaps it's normal that we haven't received any news yet. She may have already fled to another area under ELO's jurisdiction, and the news hasn't reached us yet."

Dim subconsciously avoided all other possibilities, even the cruelest, most unacceptable, but most likely outcome in this war-torn era - death.

She didn't believe that the gods would let such a good person like Grandma Xina die. Good people like her should live a long life.

"She..." Rick's red eyes were filled with grief. Thinking of the man in front of him who had helped his mother and who seemed to have a close relationship with her, he suddenly missed her again. He choked up and said, "My mother... is dead..."

Dim immediately choked. She felt as if an invisible force was tightly gripping her throat, making it difficult to breathe. Her eyes were clearly filled with tears, but she couldn't cry.

It was him, it was him who harmed their family. It was that finger of his, that light yet heavy finger, like a sharp arrow of fate, that pierced directly through the happiness of Xina's family, leading to the destruction of their family and even their death in the end.

It’s all me!

Thinking of this, this heavy sin weighed on Dim's heart like a huge rock, making it hard for her to breathe.

She couldn't help but slap herself hard. The crisp sound echoed in the silent air, and a bright red palm print immediately appeared on her tear-stained face, like a brand, deeply imprinted in her heart.

Rick was startled by this sudden action and quickly stopped Dim from slapping him. He asked worriedly, "What's wrong? Are you okay?"

"I'm fine!" Dim quickly wiped her face clean. Although the palm print was still there, she didn't care at all. She just stood there with the slap print on her face, looking at Rick with regret in her eyes.

She secretly encouraged herself in her heart. No matter what, she had to speak out. Even if she was beaten to death, she deserved it! She had brought this upon herself!

"actually, I……"

But before she could finish her words, she heard a deafening cry: "Enemy attack!"

As soon as she finished speaking, dense gunfire rang out, instantly breaking the silence around her, and her voice was drowned out by the sudden noise.

Chapter 122: Words Spoken

As soon as the gunshots rang out, no one cared about anything else. Everyone immediately huddled down and hid in deep trenches, trying their best to reduce the damage that might be caused by the flying shrapnel in order to save their lives.

Under the cover of deafening artillery fire, the Kori army prepared to launch a decisive general attack on the ELO position, to completely end the long-standing stalemate and reclaim the land that belonged to the nobles.

Countless shells poured down like they were free, bombarding the ELO position fiercely. No one dared to stick their heads out of the trench at this moment.

On the battlefield, gunfire intertwined into a bloody scene. The air was filled with the smell of gunpowder and blood, and just one breath was enough to suffocate.

The roar of artillery fire and the whistling of bullets piercing the air intertwined. The flying dirt drew sharp arcs in the air and then slammed into the ground, stirring up a cloud of dust.

Dim fell to the ground skillfully, pressed tightly against the cold soil of the trench, and covered his ears tightly with his hands, trying his best to reduce the damage caused by the deafening sound.

Before Ah Dai had the chance to distribute equipment to the "suddenly arrived" ELO member, the battle started. At this time, the only gun Dim was carrying was the one he brought from the Corey Army, and he didn't have many bullets.

After all, Rick was a member of the Corey Army before, so he naturally knew the quality of this gun - it could be used, but whether it was useful or not depended entirely on the gun's temper today. It was like having a moody lover who was angry with you every day and you didn't understand why they were angry.

We don't have any ELO, but we have a lot of guns, and they function reliably. Now that we're here, how can we still be bullied by these guns?

So she just lay there and still managed to nimbly pull out a gun from the side.

"Hey!" Rick didn't dare to open his mouth and shout, for fear of getting a mouthful of mud. Fortunately, his voice was sharp enough, like a whistle, which immediately attracted Dim, who wished he could bury his head in the ground.

Seeing Dim raise his head in confusion, with a hint of bewilderment in his eyes, Rick casually threw the gun to him from the side and nodded, signaling him to take it.

Dim stretched out his hand almost reflexively and caught the gun steadily. He subconsciously raised his hand to weigh it and touched it carefully.

Wow! This feeling is simply a brand new upgraded version of Corey's Army!

She immediately put the gun back on her back, then carefully crawled to Rick's side with her hands, whispering, "Thank you, Rick."

"Hey, no need! You are so familiar with my mother, we are sisters after all, there is no need to say 'thank you'." Rick said hurriedly.

After all, he was an old friend of his mother's and had helped her before, so he should at least show some respect, right? Even if Dim was truly a stranger, they were all ELO members, so there was no need to thank him profusely.

When Dim heard the first sentence, he was quite happy, but when he heard the rest, he was suddenly at a loss and didn't know what expression to make.

Things like doing something with a strong momentum will inevitably lead to problems of decline and exhaustion.

The first time he wanted to speak, he was interrupted by the sound of gunfire. The second time, Dim was even more unable to speak.

Once the two of them got closer, it was natural for them to talk in private.

Rick couldn't help but find Dim's bewildered expression amusing. Thinking he was just scared, he quickly consoled him, "It's okay. Let me tell you, our commander is a master of prediction. This artillery fire only sounds scary; it won't actually reach us."

"We're in the second position, and the one in front is the first position. That's where the real artillery fire is coming from. The artillery is hitting the empty first position, so we don't need to be afraid!"

After that, she said with amusement: "Aren't you also a veteran? How come you don't even have this much courage?"

The artillery feast of the Cori army looked massive and powerful, and it seemed that it could destroy all of ELO's defensive measures like a landslide, but in fact, it was completely useless and posed no substantial threat to ELO. It was just a waste of ammunition.

Don't expect to eliminate many ELO players except for a few unlucky ones.

But seeing Rick completely oblivious and getting close to her because he mistakenly believed that she had done a favor for Grandma Sina, Dim inexplicably felt hot all over, as if she was being burned by an invisible flame, so hot that it felt like someone was pricking her back densely with small needles, each prick of which stung her nerves and made her feel excruciating pain.

If this happened in the past, Dim would definitely not say a word, and would feel at ease and even think that he deserved Rick's gratitude.

But things were different now. Since Dim said he wanted to change, his previous ways of doing things naturally had to change as well.

Thinking of Awen’s disappointed face when they last met, Dim’s eyes couldn’t help but feel sore.

She reached out her hand, held Rick tightly, and said in a hoarse voice: "No, it's not like that... Rick, I'm sorry, but I have to tell you this!"

Looking at Rick's face, which was full of confusion but still chose to listen obediently, Dim felt the guilt in her heart surge like a tide, making it hard for her to breathe.

She took a deep breath and told Rick the whole story in detail. She didn't dare to hide anything, and she was too embarrassed to embellish it in the slightest to gain Rick's forgiveness.

Rick grew more silent as he listened, his expression growing more serious. She was already tall and strong, and with a stern face, she looked even more majestic and terrifying.

Dim closed her eyes tightly, tears welling up in her eyes. She knew that this was not a good time to confess.

Saying such words at this moment would undoubtedly have a huge impact on Rick and might even disrupt his rational judgment.

But she was really scared. She was afraid that she would die on the battlefield, and after her death, Rick, who knew nothing about it, would remember her as a benefactor and comrade.

She couldn't bear it in her conscience.

"Heh." Rick's voice was a little dry. He forced his lips to tug at it, but he couldn't muster a forced smile to comfort Dim, who had a terrified face and looked like he was ready to be killed.

"I, you... forget it, you didn't mean it." She said with forced calmness, but her voice revealed an unconcealable tremor.

A low sob escaped uncontrollably from her throat. She pursed her lips tightly together for a long moment before continuing, "I've inquired. I chose a bad location. Not a single family nearby escaped the clutches of the Kori Army. Every family ended up broken up. It was just a matter of sooner or later."

She tried to hide her heavy despair beneath a calm surface, but every word she said was like a thorn, piercing the already fragile hearts of both of them.

Hate, how could Rick not hate? The anger burned wildly in his chest. Since the day he learned of his mother's death, the anger had never been extinguished, and now it was completely ignited today, like a raging fire.

Rick clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms. Was there any point in hating Dim? Or was there any point in hating her?

Dim targeted their family, causing them to be destroyed. In order to avenge her grandson, her mother became a "human bomb".

But she did avenge her lover and daughter, and she did rescue her mother and son.

What could she say? At this critical moment, with the enemy at the door, did she really want to start a fight with her own people because of personal hatred?

Rick was filled with confusion and fear. She suddenly fell into an inexplicable contemplation and couldn't help but wonder if everything in front of her was karma!

Recalling his days in the underground entertainment city, Rick had been so arrogant and domineering. Not only did he bully others, he also looked down on the powerful, curried favor with the powerful, and was greedy for money.

For money, she can do anything outrageous and will do anything to achieve her goal. It can be said that she never takes human life seriously.

Now that I think about it, this is retribution!

I did so many wrong things in the first half of my life, so the gods punished me to live alone in agony and pain for the rest of my life.

But she was the one who did those wrong things, and she should be the only one to bear the punishment. Why did her innocent family members have to bear it?

Rick gradually fell into deep thought, his expression becoming a little dazed, "I should be the one to die, it should obviously be me..."

Her gaze drifted to Dim's face, a complex emotion flickering in her eyes. She shook her head slightly and said bitterly, "I'm not a good person either..."

However, she suddenly changed the subject, her eyes suddenly becoming fierce, "You'd better live until this war is over. Then I will slowly settle this score with you!"

Although Rick's words were so fierce, in that smoke-filled battlefield, "survival" is the best blessing for another person.

"Okay, I will definitely survive and wait for you to settle the score with me."

It seemed that by making such a promise, neither of them would die, and both would be able to survive the war safely and wait until the "dawn" truly arrived.

……

Ah Dai had read the guide before, and he basically followed the guide for this route, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to progress to the "War Chapter" so quickly.

However, when she was in the midst of gunfire and bullets, the familiar wall of air once again ruthlessly blocked her attempts to leave, and she could only be trapped at the front line, she felt numb.

"Fortunately, I knew the other side was going to fire, so I adjusted the battle line. Otherwise, with the intensity of the battle, I'd better wait for it to start again." Ah Dai stayed in the trench indifferently, controlling the overall situation, arranging the defense line after the artillery fire ended, and the subsequent counterattack in advance.

[A-Dai who almost reopened. 】

[Does the ELO faction force players to go to the front line? ]

"Commander, don't stay behind, stay in front. Are you okay, Dichou?"

[Look at Yun Shuo's operation, and you will find that this is completely basic operation for the ELO organization. ]

[The commanders are all charging ahead... It's like no one in ELO can charge ahead.]

[This is mainly done to allow players to find the perfect strategy and reduce casualties. Otherwise, ELO can't win.]

Does this forced attack only apply to the front lines and not other areas? If, as the defending ELO player, you attack the rear of the Cori army elsewhere before the air wall appears, will you be teleported back?

[Yes, this is a bug. If you're fast, you can try to stall and recover full health from the near-death state. But Ah Dai can't do that right now, she can't get out of the trench.]

"Who said I can't do it? Have you seen the live broadcast of 'I am Yun Shuo's Dog'? If you haven't, go and replay it for me!" Ah Dai waved his hand and immediately attracted a large amount of traffic to the dog.

"I saw a really clever operation a while ago—a human bomb!" Ah Dai continued excitedly, "Using an NPC as a bomb might seem a bit cruel, so, for the sake of environmental protection and energy conservation, I'm going to do it myself!"

[No, Ah Dai, if you are short of money, tell us. Don’t play this kind of thing. I love watching it! (dog head)]

[That’s right, it’s fine to play in the game, but never do this in real life. The platform won’t allow it! (dog head)]

Ah Dai spoke so passionately, and had so much fun with the barrage of comments. He was so excited.

"Okay, okay, you're just pretending to understand me. Is there something wrong with your ability?" A-Dai replied with a smile.

After all, players can exploit bugs and restart over and over again, but NPCs can't. Having watched "The Death of Aemon," I always felt like the dead Aemon would never come back, and this one is a completely new him.

Because even if you follow the previous steps step by step and play them again, you will find that what Imon said at the end is different.

The NPCs that have joined the AI ​​system seem to have acquired human souls overnight and become unique comrades-in-arms for every player.

[But is the difference in strength between ELO and the Cori Army really that great? Do we need to use human bombs?]

I watched that livestream recap, and it was truly shocking. I suddenly realized I couldn't just read it as a string of code anymore... It was like I was actually experiencing a war I had to fight to the death.

[When I was in the noble camp, I was just a simple chess player. I didn't need to think about anything else, and I didn't care about the soldiers' deaths at all. They just had to follow my orders, regardless of whether I was sending them to their deaths or not.]

In Elo, because of the air wall, I was both the player and one of the many pieces under my control. I had to think about how to survive, which indirectly helped the Elo players survive.

After watching that livestream, I always feel like someone wearing Corrie Army uniforms is going to come and blast me when I play as a noble.

[Speaking of which, why are there only a few people in the ELO pool, and they're all familiar faces? Where's Yun Shuo? Are ELO commanders not allowed to be drawn?]

[Maybe the officials are waiting for something big. ELO's popularity has been rising recently, so Yun Shuo's popularity must be rising too. After all, he's really protective of his own people, so it's hard for players not to have a good impression of him, right?]

When I was building my ELO, I felt like I was just fooling around, but when he still smiled and praised me like a flower, my heart was really moved!

Even if I doodle on the wall, Yun Shuo will praise me for being awesome!