Chapter 2: The Temple of Dreams

Consult the information on the web about the decaying world, and time passes imperceptibly.

As for the decaying world, Su Nian has not been there in person, and the general situation has been understood.

But he still wants to understand that world in more detail and increase his survival probability through the information posted by the returnee on the Internet before going to the decaying world.

In order to deal with the crisis brought about by the decaying world, the world government has also opened a series of professional courses on combat and survival in advance.

Su Nian learned these courses very seriously.

When learning is linked to life, the meaning of learning is infinitely magnified.

Reading for the continuation of life has become the source of motivation for Su Nian's hard work.

Today, he has learned many fighting skills and survival skills, but he still feels a little worried about the dangerous and decaying world.

According to the information provided by the returnees, there is too much randomness in the world of decay.

Sometimes luck is more important than strength.

The only thing that makes Su Nian fortunate is that when the Recruits first enter the Decaying World, they will receive a supernatural ability that is randomly given by the gods.

In other words, each draftee will receive a superpower similar to that mastered by characters in hero movies and anime.

According to the information provided by the returnees, the recruit's initial supernatural abilities are varied, and there is no logic to follow.

For example, the supernatural ability "Devour" can be used to devour the flesh of dead creatures to gain a permanent and effective body enhancement amplification, and the higher the strength of the flesh of the devoured creature, the stronger the reinforcement feedback will be.

Another example is the resurrection coin, after death, the soul throws a coin, there is a 20% chance of being resurrected by the god of the faction after death, and this talent can also increase the probability of resurrection after strengthening.

Others include clones, deception, flashing, cutting, fear, disarming, and more.

Extraordinary abilities are obtained completely randomly, and cannot be changed after acquisition, and each extraordinary talent can be upgraded through a specific promotion path to obtain stronger effects, but the methods of strengthening and upgrading are different.

This is the strongest reliance of human beings for survival in the decaying world.

If you are lucky enough and start with a random combat talent, the probability of survival will be greatly increased.

The time came to 10 p.m.

The door of the study was pushed open, and Su Rou quietly walked in:

"Su Nian, are you still cramming for the time being?"

"What are you going to do?"

Su Nian, who was flipping through the information, glanced back at Su Rou and found that Su Rou was holding a fruit plate.

"I've washed the fruit for you, go to bed early after eating, and then meet the challenge with a full spirit."

Putting the fruit bowl down, Su Rou clenched her fist and gave Su Nian a firm look, then turned to leave.

Looking at Su Rou who was tiptoeing away, Su Nian shook his head and smiled.

When the time came to midnight, Su Nian rubbed his sore eyes, turned off the computer and went back to the bedroom.

Lying on the bed after washing, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep.

He felt a little lost about the future.

As long as he is called up and sent to the Decaying World, it means that he will be reduced to a pawn of the gods of his faction for the rest of his life, and the future will no longer be determined by himself.

But no matter how unwilling he is, he is just an ordinary person, unable to change his fate, let alone change the fate of human civilization to become a pawn of the gods.

Thinking about my heart, drowsiness inadvertently swelled over.

Ruined Temple...... Broken Shrine...... Blurred idols...... The recurring scene once again appeared in Su Nian's dream.

Su Nian's forehead oozed sweat in his sleep, and his expression became extremely painful .......

"Su Nian, get up and have breakfast!"

Wow~!

With the sound of the curtains being opened, the dazzling morning light poured into the room through the window, waking Su Nian from his slumber.

Stretching out his hand to block the white flickering light, Su Nian squinted his eyes and looked through his fingers, the dazzling sunlight made the dust in the room clearly visible, and Su Rou was bathed in the dust and yelled at him.

"Su Nian's big lazy worm, have breakfast!"

"Got it, got it, how many times have I told you, knock on the door before entering my room."

Su Nian yawned, squinted and muttered lazily.

At this time, his eyes had adapted to the intensity of the sun, and he was rushed by Su Rou to get up and start washing.

When he came to the table, he found that Su Rou had already set up the poached eggs and milk.

"Rare."

"You're welcome."

Eating the breakfast prepared by Su Rou, Su Nian recalled last night's dream.

It was about seven years ago, not long after Su Rou arrived, that he found that he often had the same dream over and over again.

The location of the dream was strange, in a ruined temple that he had never been to.

The temple covers a small area, about fifteen square meters, and in the very center of the temple is a shrine with a broken and blurred face, and every time he tries to look closely, he can't see the face of the god.

I only remember that on the pedestal under the statue, there was a bright dark green flame imprint.

In his dreams, he couldn't see his own body, and he wandered around the temple like a wandering spirit.

Every time he woke up, he remembered the scene in his dream, and then found himself in a cold sweat.

He also went to see a psychiatrist for this, but that did not solve the problem that he continued to dream about the temple scene.

Recently, the frequency of the Ruined Temple's appearance in dreams has increased significantly, causing his sleep quality to be greatly affected.

After breakfast, Su Rou went to school, while Su Nian returned to the study to continue reading information about the decaying world.

In the evening, after dinner, Su Rou ran back to the bedroom and locked the door.

Su Nian didn't bother, he knew what Su Rou was thinking, and the calmness on the outside couldn't hide the fear in her heart.

Su Rou is the only relative in his eyes, and he is also the only remaining relative in this world in Su Rou's eyes.

Whoever loses the other is an unbearable grief.

After cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Su Nian returned to the bedroom early, lay on the bed and closed his eyes to recuperate, waiting for the arrival of the call-up moment.

The time came to 12 o'clock in the evening.

When the midnight bell rang over the city, the sleeping Su Nian was awakened by the scorching burning sensation coming from his chest.

Lifting his shirt, he saw a demon pattern glowing with blood on his chest.

This is exactly the faction mark of Infernal City.

Just when Su Nian thought that he was about to be sent to Purgatory City, an unexpected scene happened.

I saw that the blood-colored demon pattern on his chest was suddenly wrapped in a dark green flame, and the blazing dark green flame quickly devoured the blood-colored demon, and finally the pattern on his chest turned into a dark green flame mark.

This dark green flame Su Nian was extremely familiar, and it was the mark on the base of the idol in his dream.

This change was never recorded in the information provided by the returnees.

Just when Su Nian was at a loss, the dark green flame pattern imprinted on his chest faded like a tide, and the blood-colored demon pattern reappeared.

A strong sense of weightlessness followed, and he only felt that the world was spinning, and his surroundings became blurry......

When his vision cleared, he noticed that his surroundings had changed.

He found himself standing on the shore.

A huge inky waning moon hangs in the sky, and below the moon is the rough sea, and the ebb and flow of the tide laps against the reef on the shore, making a loud noise.

This ink-colored waning moon was several times larger than the full moon Su Nian had ever seen on Earth before, and there was an elliptical scarlet circle of light in the center of the moon, like a blood-colored eye looking down on the whole world.

The waves crash against the reef on the shore and the splashes of water drip down on the face, and the cold touch proves that this is not a dream...... He has come to the mysterious world of decay.

Immediately after, Su Nian heard an expected voice ringing in his head:

[Successfully recruited, joined the faction: Purgatory City.] 】

With the sound of the prompt, an illusory blood-colored flame hung above Su Nian's head.

[Your mortal life has been deprived, and the God of Purgatory has given you a new life of 48 hours to survive in the decaying world, so be sure to complete the initial main quest and return to the main city of the faction before the embers of life are exhausted.] 】

Su Nian looked up at the illusory blood-colored flame hanging above his head, and a piece of information poured into his mind.

Ember Fire:

Burning time remaining: 47 hours, 59 minutes and 38 seconds.

As described in the prompt, the Draftee's lifespan in the Decay World is not compatible with the real world.

The lifespan here is known as the "Ember Fire".

The time it takes for Ember Flame to burn can be understood as the point cards in the game, but the difference is that when the point cards are exhausted, there is no chance to recharge, and life is over.

With anticipation, Su began to wait for the upcoming camp prompts.

Soon, a new prompt sounded in his head:

[Faction Hint: When you first enter the Decaying World, you receive the gift of the God of Purgatory and begin to randomly draw extraordinary talents...... Drawing ...... Extraction failed. 】

Su Nian, who looked nervous and expected that he could extract a strong combat talent, instantly lost his expression when he heard the words "failed to extract".

"Fuck you, the draw failed...... The online intelligence didn't say that this kind of situation would happen?!"

"Damn, I'm not convinced, I ask to smoke again!"