Chapter 2 This is the authentic version!
Chapter 2 This is the authentic version!
In the sky, a hurricane howled, causing the red clouds to surge.
After a loud thunder, black lightning crawled all over the sky like a spider web, and disappeared into thin air after a few seconds.
On the earth, continuous volcanoes erupted violently, and the winding red fire snakes devoured all life along the way. The air was filled with the smell of sulfur and scorched earth. The ridges of the highest peaks glowed blood under the illumination of the dark red waning moon, like a flaming jagged sword slashing towards the sky, as if to pierce through the thick sky.
Countless terrifying monsters are rampant between heaven and earth.
There is Xieqi, a man with eighteen heads and as tall as a mountain, there is the frost beast whose breath can freeze thousands of miles, there is Chiyiming who can fly thousands of miles with his wings spread... In addition to these creatures at the top of the food chain, there are also countless terrifying monsters that can swallow mountains and rivers with their mouths and change the earth's landscape with their stomping of the ground.
This is an ecological chain composed of countless terrifying creatures.
The sight turned to the earth, rapidly descended and zoomed in, and finally stopped at a dilapidated village. The picture was then shrouded in darkness that permeated all around.
When the darkness dissipated, Li Zheng found himself floating in front of a towering blue crystal wall, and a reminder sounded in his mind:
【Welcome challengers to enter the monster world, please start creating your initial character. 】
"Monster World? Isn't the Novice Village in Dark Land Dark City?"
Without thinking too much about it, he just thought that the Eclipse Clan had changed the game settings that were exposed several years ago.
The bird's-eye view just now, as well as the current character creation environment, made him realize that he had really downloaded a cracked version of "Dark Land".
The excitement in his heart cannot be expressed in words. A game that others would spend 128888 to get, he downloaded it in just one hour.
The welfare officer really distributes benefits!
He no longer doubted the authenticity of the game.
There is no scammer who would spend a lot of money to make a game with such a high degree of simulation.
If the previous CG experience was intended to be more deceptive, the cost of this spoof is too high.
In the input field for creating a name, he typed in the five words "Game Bricklayer" on the virtual keyboard. After pressing confirm, the huge grid-like crystal wall in front of him quickly approached.
Most of the grids on the wall are empty, only the grids 1-3 at the bottom are filled with ugly and hideous monsters.
Imprisoned in cell No. 1 is a humanoid stone statue with bat ears, squatting on a half-meter-high stone pier. The body is finely carved, with a faint bloody glow in its huge pupils and white sharp teeth exposed in its open mouth.
The monster imprisoned in grid No. 2 is an owl-like creature with fiery red wings. Its sharp claws are constantly chiseling on the crystal wall of the containment grid, making a harsh sound.
Imprisoned in cell No. 3 is a giant snake covered with black scales. It is coiled in the cell and spitting out its tongue.
【Please select the initial state. 】
Li Zheng looked at the first monster, and the detailed information of the monster emerged.
【Gargoyle】:
Initial Level 1:
Initial properties:
Physical fitness: 7 (determined by comprehensive physical values such as strength, stamina, endurance, and explosive power)
Mental Strength: 5 (affects mental recovery, casting speed, and spell strength)
Elemental resistance: 5 (affects the final determination of elemental damage)
Primal Ability: Petrification (Active)
Ability introduction: After using the ability, you will enter a petrified state where you cannot move, greatly reducing the damage from any form of attack. The specific effect is affected by your physical fitness.
……
His gaze turned to the eagle-headed monster and the giant snake next to the gargoyle.
【Eagle-headed demon】:
Initial Level 1:
Initial properties:
Physical fitness: 3, mental strength: 8, elemental resistance: 4
Original Ability: Wrathful Chant (Active)
Ability introduction: Open the perception perspective to warn of nearby dangerous situations (murderous intent, hostility, aura, fluctuations). The duration and warning range are affected by mental strength.
【Black Armored Snake】:
Initial Level 1:
Initial properties:
Physical fitness: 12, mental strength: 1, element resistance: 2
Ability: Poison (Passive)
Ability Description: Any form of physical damage has a poisoning effect, causing continuous damage to the target.
……
Li Zheng was lost in thought as to what decision to make.
Among the three initial ability options, the abilities of the Gargoyle and the Harpy need to be actively triggered, which will start to consume mental energy continuously. In comparison, the ability of the Black Armored Snake can be triggered by any form of physical damage, which is obviously more suitable for novices.
With a definite idea in mind, the monsters in grids 1 and 2 disappeared, and the black-armored snake in grid 3 quickly enlarged in front of his eyes.
Boom!Boom!Boom!
The sound of my heart beating violently became clearer in my ears.
At this moment, the black-armored snake in the picture suddenly raised its head and pounced towards him.
Li Zheng was frightened and subconsciously raised his hands to block.
But there was no pain. When he opened his eyes, he found that the scene had changed and he was wearing a black cloth coat that came with the game.
Looking around, the dilapidated village that appeared in the last CG scene was nearby.
The outside of the village was shrouded in thick black fog, as if blocked by some mysterious force and unable to penetrate and spread into the village, but strange sounds could be clearly heard coming from the black fog.
The cries of nighthawks, the sounds of bones being crushed and chewed, hoarse whispers...all kinds of strange sounds echoed over the village.
Turning his head, Li Zheng was startled. He found that there was a black-armored snake shadow floating behind him, which was more than one meter long. He took two steps to the right, and the black-armored snake shadow moved horizontally.
As the eyes focus, a large amount of information floods into the mind, along with images of the body's interior.
In the picture, he could clearly see that his spine had turned into a starry vein like the Milky Way. At the top of the spine was his image in the real world. In the first groove below was a glowing black sphere with the shape of a black-armored snake inside.
[Challenger name: Game Bricklayer]:
Subject form: Human
Bodybuilding level: 0 (inherited soul attribute: 0)
(Hint: Every time you increase your body forging level by one, you can perfectly inherit all the attributes of a monster form in human form)
Star Vein Inlay (Level 1):
Position 1: Black Armored Snake Soul Lv (Feature: Vicious Poison)
(Tip: You can freely switch monster forms through the Star Vein function. You can get 100% attribute bonus in monster form. Increasing the Star Vein level can increase the number of embedded monster souls.)
……
"Star Vein Switch?"
With doubts, Li Zheng used his consciousness to touch the first inlay slot of the star vein.
Suddenly, a strong tingling sensation surged from the spine to the limbs, and the body was twisted and changed by this surge of power.
The line of sight dropped rapidly.
Looking down, he was surprised to find that he had turned into the black-armored snake that was floating behind him just now.
At the same time, he could clearly feel that his physical fitness had improved, and even his vision had become clearer.
This game is... a little bit perverted, but I like it!
Switching back to human form, Li Zheng, who already understood the preliminary settings of the game, looked around.
Driven by curiosity, he began to test the realism of the game.
Pinching the face, shaking the hands, pinching the arms... the feedback that was no different from reality amazed Li Zheng.
Then he squatted down, picked up a piece of gravel on the ground, slowly crushed it with his fingers, and felt the powder sliding down from his fingertips.
"Fuck, this game is awesome!"
Simple test, perfect real feedback, nothing wrong with it.
But what puzzled Li Zheng was why there were no other players in the game and it seemed that he was the only one in the entire village.
Logically speaking, Dark Land has been released globally, and judging by its hot sales, the Novice Village should be full of players.
Are different players separated into different game channels? The channel I'm in is just a newly opened one?
Just as Li was thinking about how to explore the game, the space around him distorted and a light blue water ball emerged.
After seeing ripples on the surface of the water ball, a serious expression appeared on his face. He looked at him and said solemnly:
[Evil spirits are rampant, fear is coming, and the monster world ruled by Emperor Zhao is invaded by a terrifying black tide. You who have obtained the power granted by Emperor Zhao need to shoulder the responsibility of saving the world. Please go to the monster world immediately to hunt for the lost original power of Emperor Zhao and contribute to the reconstruction of Emperor Zhao's true body. ]
As he spoke, the light blue water ball transformed into a right arm and stretched out towards him:
[I am your novice guide in the monster world. You can call me a guide.]
Li Zheng, who was a little confused, reached out and shook hands with the palm that was transformed from the water ball.
[We are buddies from now on. If you have any questions, you can always ask me. 】
Upon hearing this, Li Zheng reached out and grabbed the guide in his hand. After rubbing, kneading, and squeezing it, he exclaimed:
“It feels great!”
[Fuck you, I'm going on strike if you do this again! ]
"The novice guide can go on strike. Shouldn't the AI be controlled by the players?"
[Your whole family is the AI cattle and horses, I'll go on strike if I'm unhappy! ]
Realizing that he would lose an important auxiliary tool during the novice period if he annoyed the novice guide, Li Zheng immediately let go, letting the guide water ball fly to the side, and then resolutely admitted his mistake and apologized:
"Sorry, I was wrong."
【Kneel down and admit your mistakes. 】
Looking at the arrogant water ball, Li Zheng looked helpless:
“I don’t understand why the Eclipse Clan designed such a user-friendly guide for beginners.”
While complaining, he suddenly thought of his suffering brothers who were still waiting for his feedback outside.
He immediately looked at the guiding water ball and asked:
"Guide, how do I exit the game?"
[It's very simple. Call the "Function Panel" in your mind, and there will be a teleportation function on it, which can help you return to the real world. This process takes 30 seconds to wait, and you cannot be hurt during this period, otherwise the teleportation will be interrupted. ]
"learn!"
Following the instructions, the scene in front of me was gradually shrouded in darkness as the transmission countdown began.
A strong sense of weightlessness came over him, and Li Zheng shouted excitedly in his heart:
"Good brothers, this time we get to eat real meat!"
(End of this chapter)