Chapter 1: The Foggy Maze
Blue Jade City, the whole city is shrouded in a strange white fog, dim and gloomy, like a city under heavy industrial pollution...
Sirens sounded, and hurried sounds bombarded over the city.
"Urgent notice, the city began to suddenly fog at 4:52 this morning, and the Meteorological Bureau has not found the cause of the fog for the time being."
"Whew... Visibility is drastically reduced from 10 meters to 2 meters. ”
"The road traffic system has collapsed, and it is recommended to take the subway to get around, and if there is no need to deal with things, try to stay at home..."
"Extreme... etc.
"Whoa..."
"Whoa..."
"Signal Loss..."
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Rorschach was woken up by the loud alarm, opened his sleepy eyes, and subconsciously reached out to pick up his phone from the bedtable and turn on the screen.
“6:00。”
"Well, it's almost time to get up and go to work."
Rorschach yawned, a carp straightened, changed his clothes, got up and took out a bunch of keys from the cupboard and prepared to go out.
When I opened the door, I was greeted by patches of white mist, and the cold air rushed to my face, and my cheeks ached.
"Wow, this fog is really big."
Rorschach wrapped up his coat and walked down the street with a look of surprise on his face.
It's the first time I've seen such fog when it's so big.
At this point, Rorschach's vision was almost completely obscured by the white mist.
As the broadcast said, with visibility of only about 2 meters, Rorschach felt like he was walking on the road and being blind.
There was the sound of car horns one after another, and although it was obscured by the white fog in view, it was not difficult to imagine that the road should be blocked by now.
Rorschach, on the other hand, was not very comfortable, and he had to move cautiously to avoid hitting the power pole.
Fortunately, the place where I went to work was not far away, and I walked a few steps forward after going out of the door, and I just turned a corner.
After a while, Rorschach stopped in front of a shop called "Big Smart Supermarket".
This is his shop, a small supermarket of less than 200 square meters.
Under the suppression of several well-known large supermarkets and online merchants, all the surrounding small supermarkets have closed, and only the Rorschach family is still strong.
Of course, Rorschach's small supermarket has also become more and more sluggish in recent years, and it is a drop in the bucket.
However, Rorschach feels that no matter how bad it is, it is much better than being a hard 996 wage earner.
"There shouldn't be a few guests in this ghost weather today, so I want to eat dirt."
Rorschach grumbled as he expertly pulled out the key to the door and pressed a button to open the electric stainless steel roller door.
The iron roll door slowly rose "with a bang", and only then did it open a small opening, and Rorschach bent down and walked in.
It was pitch black inside.
It's 6:50 a.m., and it's 10 minutes before the official opening, and although it's my own store, Rorschach still has a good habit of going to work 10 minutes early.
The working hours of large supermarkets are 10 o'clock, and Rorschach works three hours earlier than them, because this time period can receive a lot of business from office workers.
Just as Rorschach was about to turn on the lights.
Brush.
Strange blood-red points of light converged little by little in front of him, slowly forming a series of ghostly handwritings.
[The Strange will arrive in ten minutes, and as you can see, the world outside the shelter has been shrouded in a mist!] 】
[The mist is a bridge connecting the other world, and there will be a big weirdness that you didn't expect in the mist, and you have become a player in this game with weirdness. 】
Death or survival are up to you. 】
[The rules of the game, all rooms and shops will become effective shelters against weirdness. 】
[Concentrate your attention, you can open the system interface, there are many functions in it, waiting for players to discover one by one. 】
[Hee-hee-hee, everyone, ask for more blessings. 】
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【Start scanning, ready to load the system...】
【Identifying...】
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[Scan Failure, Error Number: 964HSH7.] 】
[Checking the reason...]
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The green stream of data dominates all of Rorschach's vision, washing over it like a waterfall.
Inside, a few eerie red characters stand out.
Those characters weren't numbers, they weren't letters, they were symbols other than Rorschach's cognition, and they felt very old.
Suddenly, an emergency prompt flashed.
【Abnormal code found!!】 】
【Abnormal code found!!】 】
[Unrecognizable...]
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A demonic smile emerged from view, with a cracked mouth, revealing small, sharp teeth, and an eerie laugh before fading away.
Rorschach was shocked!
He slapped his cheek hard, wondering if the seaweed soup and meat buns in the morning were poisonous! Eating hallucinations?
"Damn, don't eat three nos anymore!"
Rorschach muttered as he took out his phone to ask the others, but found that the phone had no signal at all, and he couldn't even send a message.
"It's not normal!"
Rorschach frowned, trying to concentrate as the strange words were said.
"Whew~"
Blood-red eerie dots of light quickly converged from all directions, forming a thing similar to the game's function icon in the field of vision.
[Personal Information], [Player Communication], [Transaction], [Breakdown], [Crafting], [Package], [Skill], [Mission], [Leaderboard]...
Damn, there really is!
Rorschach was stunned for a moment, then tried to open the "Personal Information" icon.
The red text exploded, and then quickly formed a new interface.
[Player: Rorschach]
[Attributes: Strength (5), Perception (5), Constitution (5), Charisma (5), Intelligence (5), Agility (5), Luck (1)]
[Skill: None]
【Outer Talent Blessing: None】
[Shelter Level: Lv1]
[Shelter area: 192 square meters]
[Shelter Strength: 17]
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In the upper left corner of the field of view, the bar shows Rorschach's status.
[HP (Red): 100%]
[HP (Yellow): 100%]
It's incredible!
It's like entering a game world, and it's a 100% realistic game.
Rorschach was shocked inside, and he tried to calm himself down and think quickly.
Is the shelter mentioned above my small supermarket?
Well, according to the game's understanding, the so-called runes are things that are used to strengthen the resistance of the shelter.
But why do these things happen? What exactly do they do?
Rorschach had no clue for a moment.
But what is certain is that what you are facing at the moment should be a paranormal phenomenon, and the human race around the world may have been forcibly pulled into a terrible game against the weird.
And now all we can do is to adapt as soon as possible!!
"That's right! There is a player communication center in the system. ”
Thinking of this, Rorschach hurriedly opened the "Player Communication Center" function and checked it.
【Player Exchange Center】
[Note: For the time being, you can only receive information within 10 kilometers of the vicinity, and more areas will be opened up in the future.] 】
Not surprisingly, the exchange center is bustling with activity.
"Damn, what's the situation! Early in the morning, it's all foggy outside, and besides, everyone has got the system? ”
"Do you think there will be a classic scene in the fog of the movie, where a terrible bird and a flying dragon appear in the fog?"
"It's hard to say, anyway, close the doors and windows first!"
"What's the situation, I just went downstairs to throw out the garbage, and I picked up a drawing of the Demon Slayer Crossbow in the trash can, does anyone know what this thing is?"
"That! I picked up a box on the road, and when I opened it, there was a gun and a box of bullets. ”
"Drawings? Box? Outrageous, the world is getting weirder and weirder, is it really the end of the world? ”
"Heh, I'm not panicking at all, anyway, I've cleaned up the traces of browser history, just come on, I can face death innocently, tired, destroy!"
"Pray with me, the Lord will come and scatter the demons!"
"Where did the sand sculptures come from upstairs?"
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Looking at the dazzling player communication center, Rorschach felt completely unable to interject.
After a while, I saw a middle-aged man wearing a police officer's uniform with an avatar speaking solemnly in the player communication center.
"This is the police command center! I am Supreme Commander Li Wenlong! An important notice is here, please go home and close the doors and windows as soon as possible! ”
"We have sent a large number of police officers into the fog to investigate this strange incident, please stay calm and do not panic."
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The player exchange center was boiling at the moment, all revolving around Officer Li, as if he had found some spiritual pillar.
"Finally an official has come out to maintain order! That way I'm at ease! ”
"Officer Li, do you have any findings? Do you know what the hell is going on? ”
"Officer Lee! What should I do if I get lost on the street, there is fog everywhere, and this road feels different than usual! ”
Officer Li replied: "I can't provide any information for the time being, but I believe that soon, we will find out, everyone wait patiently for further notice!" ”
"In addition, residents who find dangerous weapons such as guns and ammunition outside, please keep them properly, they can be used for self-protection temporarily, but they still need to be handed over to the relevant departments afterwards!"
Officer Lee stopped talking after explaining this.
From this mess of information, Rorschach sorted out some relatively useful information.
First of all, this sudden "weird game" is not fair, everyone's starting point is different, and some people don't even have shelter, so they can only wander in the treacherous fog.
Relatively speaking, you are luckier than most people who own a small supermarket!
Rorschach looked at the mountains of food and drink on the shelves, which made him feel slightly reassured.
It will not be long before people start worrying about food, and they don't have to worry about it at all!
With a lot of resources in the supermarket, you don't have to worry about food at all in a short period of time!
The more Rorschach thought about it, the more she felt that her chances of survival were very high.
But! It doesn't work to sit and eat empty!
In the player communication center, many people said that they found strange resources in the fog, and some even found guns.
This shows that a lot of materials have appeared in the fog! Waiting for the "players" to explore!
Just as Rorschach was hesitating to hurry up and search the mist, a sharp voice like a fingernail clasp blackboard sounded in his ears.
"Welcome to the Spooky World~"
"Endless weirdness, it's starting to come!!"