After Ying and Kamisato Ayaka entered the door, they came to a wide platform, and this familiar and unfamiliar feeling reminded Ying of the simulated universe she had experienced before.

Ying saw that the people staying in the square were almost all familiar faces, Arataki Kazuto, Kaedehara Kazuha, Goro, Yoimiya, Sayu, Ganyu, Keqing, and a new face she didn't know.

"Hahahaha, my dear friend, you're finally here." Arataki Itto walked up to Ying and laughed loudly.

"Ichto, what are you?" Paimon wondered.

"Don't mention it, I was going to be scared, but a shrine maiden from the Narukami Shrine came to me and said that the rules of the Courage Test Conference had been changed, and then I came here in a daze." Arataki Kazuto waved his hand.

Speaking of this, Arataki Itto suddenly thought of something, and proposed to Ying, "By the way, best friend, do you have a partner?" Why don't we form a team? ”

"Huh? Don't you have a team? Hearing Arataki Itto's words, Paimon wondered, "I remember that I don't have to have a partner to enter here?" ”

"Yes, I was obviously with my little brother before, and then she only teleported me over, and didn't bring my little brother with her." Arataki replied, "I asked them the same, and none of the partners who had formed the original team came in. ”

"What's going on?" Paimon scratched his head in confusion.

"Traveler, Paimon, I'll explain it." Kaedehara Kazuha walked up to the two of them and said, "As Arataki Itto said, the first round of the Courage Test is to find a good partner and look for the items they have hidden in the Forest of the Town Guard, which is the Sancai Dango. ”

"However, we were all well prepared before, and a shrine maiden came to us and said that the rules of the [Test of Courage Tournament have been changed], and then we came here according to the other party's guidance, and the partners who had formed a team before were gone."

"Moreover, I have found one thing in common, which is that everyone who is summoned to this space has a vision, and I suspect that those who do not have it will be eliminated from the real test of courage."

"According to you, the mysterious man's goal is the Vision of God?" A reddish-brown haired man with the vision of the Wind Elemental God touched his chin and analyzed.

"It's just not ruled out, because all of us except the Traveler have a Vision between us, and the Traveler can also use elemental power." Kaedehara replied.

"Alright, little ones, don't guess." Suddenly, a pink figure appeared in the center of the platform.

Kamisato Ayaka: "Yae Miyaji-sama? ”

Gorou: "Yae Miko?!" ”

Paimon: "Miko, why are you here?" ”

"Looks like everyone is here." Yae Miko looked at the people who had different reactions because of his appearance and said, "Goro, don't be so nervous, you can see that your tail is standing up." ”

Gorou: "."

"Yae Miyaji-sama, this year's test of courage is this?" Kamisato Ayaka asked with some hesitation.

"You've also noticed that this year's test of courage is different, so you're curious about why you're in this space." Yae Miko explained with a smile: "Because this is a simulated world developed and sponsored by the gods of Sumeru, as for why it is said to be a simulated world, that is, in this world, except for your own consciousness, everything else is illusory. ”

"Sim world?" Paimon scratched his head and said, "Is it the same as Genshin Impact?" ”

"Well, almost." Yae Miko nodded and said, "In this world, even if you are eaten by demons and monsters, your life will not be in danger, so be bold." ”

Kamisato Ayaka: "."

Hataki Kazuto: "."

Yae Miko's words made the faces of most of the people present stiffen, because Yae Miko gave an important message, that is, there is a great terror in this world, although Yae Miko guarantees that there is no danger to his life, but mental damage is definitely inevitable.

"At the same time, in order to prevent you from being frightened by the weird and causing irreversible damage, we will observe the SAN value of each of you, that is, the sanity level, if your SAN value has reached a critical point, the simulated world will automatically kick you out, and being kicked out by the world means that you have failed this time to test your courage."

"Because the test of courage has become like this, the rewards will be richer, as long as you clear the simulation world, you can get rewards, and the sooner you clear the simulation world, the first place in the test of courage conference, even the last place has a lot of rewards, of course, after being kicked out of the world, this reward will be gone."

Yae Miko continued, "Okay, do you guys have any questions? Or if you don't want to participate in this special test of courage, I can send you out for a regular test of courage. ”

After listening to Yae Miko's words, several people looked at each other, and then none of them chose to quit.

"Yae Miyaji-sama, are there any rules for the Courage Test?" Kaedehara asked, "We don't know anything about the contents of this special test meeting. ”

"Yes, because your partners have been broken up, it is recommended that you team up in pairs now, and of course you can also act alone." Yae Miko said: "As for the rules, it's also to find things, there are blue, purple, gold, and colorful props in the secret realm, which can increase your abilities to varying degrees, and after completing the mission objective, you can get a four-star weapon." ”

"Four-star weapons?" Kaedehara Kazuha was surprised: "Is the reward so rich?" ”

It is a well-known thing that Teyvat has a level of weapons, most of them are holding three-star weapons, just like the tigerfish knife in his hand, and the four-star weapon is a precious weapon of a higher level than this knife, and then there is a five-star weapon made by the gods, this kind of weapon is easy for the gods, but it is out of reach for ordinary people, after all, the noble gods will not be idle to give man-made weapons.

"Yes, and as long as you clear the customs, you can have it." Yae Miko said with a smile: "And it's made by the general himself, if you become the top three in this competition, there will be a five-star weapon." ”

Yae Miko's words made everyone present a little moved, there was no danger, just test their courage and then complete the goal There are rich rewards, they feel that it would be a fool if they quit halfway.

"Okay, do you have any doubts?" Yae Miko continued: "I won't tell you about the things in the secret realm, you need to find out for yourself, if you don't have any other doubts, just form a team and walk up to this teleportation array behind me, and I will teleport you in." ”

"Really, are you going to team up with Kamisato Ayaka?" Arataki Itto said to Ying, "Why don't we team up." ”

"Itto, this is not going to work, we have already agreed with Ayaka to team up together." Paimon refused.

"Well, that's a pity, I think if we join forces, we will definitely win the championship of this competition." Arataki Ichito listened to Paimon's words, covered his head and said with some disappointment, "Forget it, Uncle Ben went to find his teammates, and let you see how Uncle Ben won the championship when the time comes." ”

Paimon: "."

With you, we can win the championship of this competition, and whether we can complete the game is another matter.

Everyone thought about it on the platform for a while, but decided to find a teammate, because the ranking of the game is divided according to the team, and multiple teammates also have more hope.

So it became a group of Kaedehara Kazuha and Shikanoin Heizou, a group of Keharu and Ganyu, a group of Arataki Ichito and Goro, and a group of Yoimiya and Sayu.

"Now that you've formed a team, let's go." Yae Miko covered her mouth and said with a smile, "I wish you all a good time at this test of courage." ”

Everyone: "."

Looking at Yae Miko's bright smile, everyone here couldn't help but have a bad premonition in their hearts.

"Ying, have you noticed that Yae Miko is smiling so happily." Paimon shrunk his neck and said, "I think this test of courage will definitely be terrifying. ”

"Don't worry, there is no danger to your life, what are you afraid of?" Ying glanced at Paimon with some disdain and said, "If you're scared, stay and don't scare us when I finish my mission." ”

Paimon: "."

After listening to Ying's unceremonious complaint, Paimon could only look at each other with a pair of resentful eyes.

After everyone began to enter the teleportation array one after another, only Paimon Kamisato Ayaka, Ganyu, Keqing, and Yae Miko were left on the field.

"Keqing, Ganyu, why are you here too?" After watching a few people leave, Paimon asked.

"Of course, it's to maintain the order of the game, Master said that there are some uncontrollable factors in the simulation world, let us help take care of it, so as not to cause any problems." Keqing explained: "So Ganyu and I entered as contestants. ”

"Huh? If you're here, the champion won't have anything to do with us. Hearing Keqing's words, Paimon said with some disappointment.

Ke Qing replied with a smile: "Don't worry, we won't complete the task, and the ranking of the competition is still fought between you." ”

"Okay, then this championship must be ours." Speaking of this, Paimon turned to Ying and said, "Ying, you said yes. ”

Ying: "Ah, yes, yes! ”

Paimon: "."

"Alright, let's get in, the game is about to begin." Ganyu opened his mouth to remind.

Keqing nodded and said, "Well, then we'll go over first." ”

"Okay." Paimon waved his hand.

"Traveler, is this secret realm really terrifying?" Kamisato Ayaka said with some hesitation.

Ying listened to Kamisato Ayaka's words and assured her: "It's not terrifying, it's just a secret realm, and Ayaka, I will protect you, you must know that I am very strong." ”

"Well, thank you." Kamisato Ayaka listened to Ying's words, and smiled at her and said, "I'll try not to hold you back." ”

Ying: "."

Oh no, it's the feeling of heartbeat.

"Ying, what are you doing in a daze, hurry up." Paimon looked at Ying, who was staring blankly at Kamisato Ayaka, and said in confusion.

"Huh? Let's go, let's go. Ying heard the voice and hurriedly came back to her senses, and walked in the direction of the teleportation array as if nothing had happened.

And Kamisato Ayaka blushed a little and lowered her head and silently followed behind Ying.

"Interesting." Yae Miko looked at the two of them who were in a little wrong, touched her chin and chuckled.

After Yinghe Kamisato Ayaka enters the secret realm, she finds herself in a dilapidated Liyue-style city, the buildings have become decayed, and the whole area shows that there is no life, not even flowers and plants, only trees that have died for an unknown number of years.

The sky here is also covered by thick dark clouds.,It's completely impossible to tell whether it's day or night.,But as long as you look closely, you can still see the way.,Just when the two were thinking.,A light screen appeared in front of their eyes.,Ying has experienced it in that world.,I know that this is a CG called cutscene commentary in the game.,The main role is to roughly introduce the background of this world to the player.。

The light curtain in front of you begins to emerge as a continent, and then as the camera moves, the subtitles also appear at the bottom line of the light curtain:

"Cangyuan Continent was originally a harmonious and fertile land, but after a strange storm, the creatures here developed in an irreversible direction, and everyone was infected with a disease called [Abundance], the whole body of the sick person was parasitized by foreign bodies, and they gave the parasitic all the time great pain, so that they could not survive and die."

"But because of the particularity of [Abundance], they can devour their own kind and creatures and relieve this pain, in this world that has not lasted for a long time, it should have died like this, but one day, an arrow slid into the sky, bringing a long-lost sunshine to this world, [Hunting] He appeared, he aimed to destroy [Abundance], patrolling these monsters on this continent, and you, as a member of the monsters, need to try your best to escape the pursuit of the Patrol, because for [Abundance], the Patrol is invincible."

Paimon: "??? ”

Ying: "??? ”

[Abundance] and [Hunting]? Good guy, the tassel was copied directly, but now the [abundance] appearance in the light curtain is even uglier and more terrifying than the abundant evil things I saw before, and the face is so hateful that it makes the child stop crying, which makes Ying and Paimon a little unacceptable.

"Traveler, Paimon, what's wrong?" Looking at the two people whose faces were wrong, Kamisato Ayaka asked with some apprehension.

Ying shook her head and said, "No, it's nothing. ”

"Yes, I just think this hunting tour, and these [abundance] feel so terrifying, and this world still has no sun, it's pitch black, I'm a little uncomfortable." Paimon nodded in agreement.

"yes, yes, these are scarier than goblins." Kamisato Ayaka paused for a long time before continuing to plead with Ying and Paimon, "Later, if I behave inappropriately, please don't make fun of me." ”

"Don't worry, we won't make fun of you." Paimon nodded earnestly.

As the countdown ended, Yinghe Kamisato Ayaka's figure flashed, and she turned into [Abundance] and appeared in this world.

"Wow!" Paimon was about to turn her head to say something to Ying when she saw Ying and Kamisato Ayaka in the form of [Abundance], their appearance even more terrifying than what was shown in the light curtain, and their bodies were wrapped in an unknown black object, so that they could only see a human form.

"Paimon, I said don't be surprised, the atmosphere of this world is strong enough, so don't make the game more difficult." Ying complained helplessly to Paimon who was flying aside.

"I, I'm not." Paimon looked at the unknown object that kept squirming because of Ying's words, and the SAN value in her mind was going crazy, until Paimon's SAN value dropped to 0, and her body began to trigger the protection mechanism, causing her original crazy SAN value to increase rapidly.

After the SAN value was restored, Paimon closed his eyes and took a few breaths to adjust his state before waving his hand at Ying and Paimon, "You all look so scary, and you all speak inaudible roars, if I hadn't teamed up with you, I wouldn't have heard what you said." ”

This incident only happened for a split second, and neither Kamisato Ayaka nor Ying realized that there was something wrong with Paimon.

"Really?" Hearing Paimon's words, Ying turned her head to look at Kamisato Ayaka next to her, and then she saw the inexplicable humanoid object, which made her unable to associate it with Kamisato Ayaka in her mind.

Ying: "!! ”

"What, what's wrong?" Kamisato Ayaka sensed Ying's horror, and turned her head to her with some confusion and asked, "Is my appearance the same as you are now?" That's too, too."

"That's cool!"

Ying: "??? ”

Paimon: "??? ”

"Ayaka, what did you just say?" Paimon scratched his head and asked, confused, "I didn't hear clearly." ”

"No, nothing." Kamisato Ayaka noticed her gaffe, hurriedly straightened her expression and shook her head, "I didn't say anything just now, you must have heard it wrong." ”

Ying: "."

Paimon: "."

Seeing that the two were silent, Kamisato Ayaka took a deep breath, forced the shyness in her heart and said to the two again: "Also, please forget what happened just now." ”

"I just took a look at the introduction of the rules, we can equip two skills, one is the elemental combat skill, and the other is the elemental burst, and different elemental skills can be obtained by picking up different kinds of elemental seeds." Ying touched her chin and analyzed: "These skills can be used to limit the pace of [Hunting], for example, the two elements of water and ice can temporarily freeze [Patrol], fire and thunder can repel him, the thunder and ice element can reduce the opponent's concentration defense, and the wind element can spread the elements that are originally attached to his body, so that that single element can cause higher concentration damage to him." ”

"And our goal is also to evade the pursuit of [Hunting] while collecting the props of the game, but these props must be obtained by completing a series of quests."

"One thing to note is that patrol hunting can't be killed, although skills can reduce his concentration value, when the opponent's concentration value is reduced to zero, he will fall into a temporary stun, so that we can escape, but if he continues to fall into a state of stun, he will go berserk, immune to elemental attacks and control effects for a period of time, and will also increase the opponent's movement speed by a large amount."

"According to the introduction, other people other than us have also become [Abundance], we can't communicate with each other except for our partners, and [Hunting] is also chosen between us, his task is relatively simple, that is, to eliminate us as [Abundance] in this area, and for each one he destroys, he can get extra match points."

"Damn, why am I not [Hunting], forget it, let's go find props, don't say anything else, first find two skills to equip them, so that we can fight back."

Kamisato Ayaka: "."

I know you're saying this to divert the subject, but it's scary to be chased around by a [Hunting] that is a contestant, and you have to complete tasks in such a dark environment to get the items you need for the competition

Ah, and Ying is right, I really want to be a hunter, and this competition is all secret, and no one knows what I did except Ying.

Thinking of this, Kamisato Ayaka sighed again in her heart.

(End of chapter)