Chapter 1: The Mystery Game
Great earthquakes trembled, flash floods broke out, and the sun and moon were silent.
Heavy rain, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis, ......
People are desperate, helpless, wailing.
It wasn't until that moment that I realized it clearly.
Our civilization has long since begun to crumble and collapse unconsciously, until it ...... Destroy.
Letting the cold storm lap on my face, I looked up at the gray and dusky sky.
I remember the ordinary afternoon a year ago, when it all began......
I sat at my computer with my eyes staring blankly at the screen.
The buzzing sound of the seated electric fan behind him was constantly coming.
A few flies circling back and forth on the instant noodles that I didn't finish last night are also buzzing.
Buzz Buzz...... Buzz Buzz...... Buzz Buzz......
My empty head also began to buzz, and I couldn't seem to remember what the lesson was about yesterday.
Scold~!
Oh yes, forgot the introduction.
My name is Gao Wei and I am a second-year graduate student. An hour ago, I was sitting in front of my computer in a daze, idle.
Ask me why I'm so idle? Ahem, my brother studied philosophy, and he truly thinks about life.
However, just when I was about to get bored to the point of mold, I suddenly remembered that the fat man in the dormitory next door gave me a USB flash drive, saying that there were super fun games stored in it, and it was recommended to vomit blood.
I stood up sharply, took the schoolbag behind me, and after a while, a strangely shaped USB flash drive appeared in my hand.
Holding it and looking left and right, I shrugged my shoulders and connected the USB flash drive to the computer with the intention of giving it a try.
There was a stab, but the screen went black.
"I'll go, what's going on?" was about to scold, but in the next second, the computer screen miraculously recovered.
I was about to continue, when I realized something was wrong.
Wrong!
With the exception of the computer, everything in sight began to fade away.
Eventually, even the computer disappeared in front of me.
When I came back to my senses, I realized that I was on an unknown glowing platform, and beyond the platform was endless darkness. There were several other people standing around. They made eye contact with me, and we both read the confusion in each other's eyes.
At this time, a mechanical voice came from overhead: "Welcome to the real devil game platform, and now I, the 'real devil', will introduce you to the rules of the game." β
"What the hell is going on?" A slightly ruffian man in his early twenties on the opposite side finally couldn't help but yell.
Immediately, a sharp bell sounded overhead: "A warning, warning!" Players must abide by the rules of the 'True Demon' platform, please speak after the introduction is completed! β
As if frightened by the sharp and piercing ringing of the bell, the man had no choice but to keep silent, and the rest of the people also forcibly suppressed their doubts.
"Number 1: Congratulations to all the players who were lucky enough to be selected as the 'Real Devil Game'. You will be immersed in a variety of realistic horror games, so be sure to complete the tasks required in the game. There are two types of missions: mandatory tasks and optional tasks, mandatory tasks must be completed, and optional tasks can be selected and completed according to the player's own situation.
Article 2: Players who successfully complete each game will receive very generous rewards, and players can redeem corresponding items according to their preferences, see the survival bracelet worn on the right wrist for a detailed menu.
Rule 3: At the end of each game, players can choose to temporarily return to the real world or stay in the room prepared by the platform, but be sure to return to the original computer five minutes before the game starts and wait for the new game to start.
Article 4: If the game fails, the player will be wiped out on the spot, please be sure to take every game seriously.
Article 5: When a player obtains 10,000 survival points, he or she can choose whether to leave the game or not. β
After the voice introduction, most of the people present still couldn't accept that it was like a bit of fiction.
While some people were looking at each other, a few people across from me were already starting to break down.
"What a joke! I don't want to play any hell games in this place! A green-haired man shouted.
The girl in blue next to him also screamed: "Me too, I want to go home!" β
Just before they could finish speaking, two lasers swept towards their positions. Before they could even scream, the two of them turned into two piles of ashes and disappeared from everyone's sight.
At this point, there are still six people left on the platform, including me.
Whether the crowd was stunned or not, a dialog box appeared in the air in front of the six: "Accept the invitation to the 'real devil's game' - yes or no." β
I was stunned for a long time, and I became a little suspicious.
This thing can't be something like a ball of light from an anime, right?
However, after a long time on this damn "platform", I gradually realized how naΓ―ve I was at that time.
The truth is far from being as simple as I imagined.
In the end, I swallowed my saliva with difficulty, and now it seems that I have to choose whether I want it or not.
In desperation, I clicked the "yes" button and turned to look at the other five, who had made the same decision.
"All players of the Novice Team 9 have been accepted, and in fifteen minutes, you will be put into the first game of the Novice mode. Now you have fifteen minutes of free time for players to interact with each other. β
The thing called 'True Demon' stopped talking, and several people finally breathed a sigh of relief.
I saw a young man wearing a jacket and twenty-seven or eight-year-old walking towards the rest of the people first.
"Since this is the case, everyone can be regarded as friends in trouble. Let's introduce ourselves to each other! My name is Wang Yi, I am twenty-eight this year, I have been retired for five years, and I am now the chief security officer of a security company in City A. He smiled shyly, looking very honest.
Seeing this, some eccentric girls also stepped forward: "My name is Zhao Qiqi, I am twenty-three years old this year, and I am a graduate student. is a third-rate writer of horror and suspense novels, and has studied karate for a while. I usually like reasoning, thinking, and hobbies to use my brain. Please advise! β
A boy next to the girl who seemed to be a practitioner scratched his head: "My name is Du Deming, twenty years old, junior." Born into a martial arts family. Because of family reasons, I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child.,But since I was a child, the tutor was too strict.,Let me feel very constrained.,Finally went to college.,This situation has finally improved.,Some time ago, I started playing online games under the recommendation of my roommate.,I didn't expect to encounter this situation.γ β
Seeing that I didn't make a sound, the girl who called Zhao Qiqi came over: "What about you?" β
I glanced at everyone and smiled helplessly: "Gao Wei, twenty-four years old, second year of philosophy research, was about to open the game in the USB flash drive recommended by his classmates today, but he arrived here in the blink of an eye. β
At this moment, the partial man who had been eager to try it on the side finally couldn't hold back: "Hey, little sister, and me!" Why don't you ask me!? β
Zhao Qiqi looked at the person's appearance and asked angrily, "What about you?" β
The man immediately came to his senses and patted his shoulder: "My name is Zhang Qiang, twenty-six years old. It's a chef! We are New Oriental graduates! Although it was once, I also have a disgraceful history. As he spoke, Zhang Qiang sighed.
"When we were young, we were blinded by lard, because my family was not good, I grew up with gangsters and worked as a pickpocket for a while. Later, during the earthquake in a certain Sichuan, I was preparing to do a big ticket. I didn't expect the earthquake to bury me in it. I was trapped in it for more than three days, without water or food, and just when I was about to despair, the rescuers rescued me. But the man who saved me was gone because of the aftershocks...... Since then, I've stopped. Later, he went to New Oriental and became a cook. β
After Zhang Qiang finished speaking, he looked at the literary and artistic woman who had been waiting quietly beside him: "Beauty! We're all done, what about you? β
At this time, everyone's eyes turned to the woman in the corner.
I saw her smile lightly, and her voice was gentle: "My name is Situ Cao, twenty-six years old, and I am a Chinese medicine doctor. Born in a family of traditional Chinese medicine that is not treated well by most Chinese medicine families. Because our family's medical prescriptions are mainly to cure diseases, and sometimes even go off the rails in order to achieve the goal, they are not recognized by most traditional Chinese medicine, and then gradually marginalized. β
Several people introduced themselves, and everyone also had a preliminary understanding of each other.
However, it made me feel very embarrassed.