Chapter 017: "The Real World"
"Can you know in advance? What is the content of this random mission? β
For Wei Zede, who suffers from "insomnia", he can enjoy the thrill of "sleeping" mentally after completing the nightmare task every time, and this feeling is something he can't stop......
"Of course!" The veteran replied very happily, "The random mission I triggered...... It's called 'Shadow of the Haunted House'. β
"Haunted Shadows?"
Weized muttered a repeat, and he asked thoughtfully, "Veteran, how did you trigger this random quest?" β
ββ¦β¦β
The veteran on the other side of the earpiece was silent for a while, "The reason for triggering the mission should be related to my real-life profession......"
"If not in the way...... It's okay not to say it! β
Wei Zede, of course, knew why the veteran was hesitant, and he said lazily: "I am more interested in why you would say that this random mission will expose us to a 'real world'?" Isn't the society we live in 'real'? β
ββ¦β¦ It's like this......"
There was another silence, and the veteran seemed to have made some kind of decision, and what he said was no longer hidden.
ββ¦β¦ I was born into a military family, and I heard some unbelievable secrets from the mouths of the elders in my family...... To be honest, I had been treating those secrets as a joke before I entered Nightmare Land. β
"Wait......"
Wei Zede interjected and asked, "Veteran, how old are you?" β
"33 years old."
"Tsk! I really didn't expect it......"
Wei Zede smacked his tongue and praised: "With your calm performance in the trial mission, I thought you were an old guy!" β
ββ¦β¦ Wizard, don't interrupt again! β
After organizing his words, the veteran continued: "The world we live in, under the surface of full of sunshine, there are many evil darkness that are not known to ordinary people. β
"Wizard, you've probably heard the prophecy of the end of the world, right?"
"I've heard of it! For example, the Last Judgment mentioned in various religions; the extinction of the flood predicted by the great prophets; There was also the end of the world in 1881; the Apocalypse Panic of 1910; the language of the end of 1967, 1982, 1992, 1999; , 2012 Mayan Prophecy ......"
Wei Zede joked and said: "If we really count according to those recorded prophecies of extinction, we human beings and our world would have been destroyed hundreds of times......
"Then if I say ......"
Listening to Wei Zede's almost chatty words, the veteran asked seriously, "Are all these prophecies of the end of the world true?" β
"Are you sure you're not joking?"
Wei Zede, who was lying on the sofa, slowly sat up: "Aren't we living well now?" How could such a bizarre thing happen? Unless I see ...... with my own eyes."
At this point, Wei Zede's voice stopped abruptly.
"See it with your own eyes? Haven't I seen it with my own eyes!! β
Wei Zede, who has the mentality of an ordinary person and has not yet completely transformed it, suddenly realized that everything he has been exposed to during this period of time ...... It's all surreal! It's all unimaginable to ordinary people!!
Hearing Wei Zede suddenly stop talking, the veteran roughly sensed the change in his psychology, and he continued: "...... All the prophecies of the destruction of the world in history are true! β
"It's just that when those calamity events are about to break out, or just after, there is a group of people with extraordinary abilities who strangle them or transfer them away......"
"Kill the Calamity? Transfer? Who did this? And how do they do it? β
Hearing this, Wei Zede couldn't help but interject again: "Could it be ......??" β
"That's right! As you guessed......"
The veteran said in a calm voice, "The trial mission we have experienced should be a small calamity......
"And most of the calamities mentioned in history are super calamities that can exterminate human beings...... Of course, before those super calamities wiped out humanity, they were all done artificially! β
"And the 'people' who deal with these calamities...... It's the gamers in Nightmare Land! β
Speaking of this, the veteran paused slightly.
"It's hard to imagine...... Taoist priests and warriors in the East, priests and knights in the West, supermen and superpowers in film and television works, and even legendary gods and immortals, demons and monsters...... It's not a fantasy! β
"The reason why we human beings can survive on this planet is that in addition to the efforts and creations of ordinary people, the 'gamers' hidden in ordinary society and the sacrifices they make are indelible......"
In the veteran's narrative, the door to a new world slowly opens, which completely collapses the three views that Wei Zede has established since childhood.
"Huh? How did it stop? Veteran, are you going to keep talking? β
Wei Zede, who was very interested in these contents, urged repeatedly.
"No more!"
The veteran's voice came from the receiver of the phone.
"None? Why is there no more? β
Wei Zede, who had only heard half of the words, only felt that his heart was like a cat's claw, itching very much!
The veteran's voice was a little helpless: "I have already said before, these secret things are all I heard from the mouths of my elders...... Of course, the content is incomplete! β
"Okay, okay......"
Wei Zede smacked his lips again, and said with a little regret: "This is like listening to a commentary, and it will be cut off for you at the most critical time...... It's really not fun! β
"Male! Witch! You guy...... In your eyes, veteran, I'm just a storyteller? β
Hearing the sound of teeth clucking from the mobile phone, Wei Zede said with a smile: "Seeing that you are talking so hard, I reluctantly accepted this task......
"Really?"
"Really! It's more real than gold! β
"I'm not going to say anything more about the veteran, if you're kind to me...... Thank you for your help, wizard! β
Veterans know that every mission released by Nightmare Land is fraught with danger! Once the quest is accepted, the player is about to face the threat of death......
Although the wizard's tone was very casual, after this seemingly simple reply, there was a firm belief in forgetting death!
ββ¦β¦ Wizard, I owe you once! β
The veteran's words of gratitude made Wei Zede feel very unaccustomed, and he pretended to be at a loss and said, "Huh? I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said......"
"That's right! What do I need to do to get this assignment? β
"Oh, wait a minute......"
Not long after the veteran's voice fell, a system prompt popped up in Weizede's field of vision:
[The gamer "Veteran" shares a random mission with you: Haunted House Shadow, do you accept it?] γ
"Accept!"
γConfirm!γ The gamer "Wizard" takes over the mission. γ
γDing! Two players have already taken up the quest "Shadow of the Haunted House", and the number of players is up to the task! γ
[This random mission will officially start in 12 hours.] γ