Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
It was a teleportation channel to the main material plane from the Abyss?
CN Bai Zhu touched his chin, lost in thought.
After all, he had been in the Abyss for such a long time.
Plus, he was now a demon himself.
He had naturally heard of such things.
Even if he reached level forty, he would be able to set up an Abyss teleportation spell array, though it would require various props.
This was a teleportation channel opened by a high-ranking demon or other demons with the help of some props.
According to the size of the teleportation gate, the conditions for opening it and its duration would become increasingly stringent.
It was worth mentioning that the size of the teleportation gate was not only reflected in the size of the “gate” but also in the number of gates.
The larger the teleportation gate, the more random teleportation channels would appear in the Abyss Plane.
Naturally, more demons would pour in.
This teleportation gate was different from the one in the forest near Dawn Town.
The teleportation gate near Dawn Town was actually a bidirectional single channel, mainly used to send demi-humans into the Abyss.
The current teleportation gate was a legitimate, all-purpose destructive portal, a true bidirectional multi-channel.
In fact, it wasn’t just CN Bai Zhu who encountered an Abyss teleportation channel; Qi Wub, far away in the Abyss Novice Village, had also found one, right in his room.
“Attacking the main material plane? The coordinates are Most Territory…”
Qi Wub pondered for a moment, opened the game website forum in his mind, and checked the map. He found that Most Territory was next to Eagle Territory.
Then he opened the level ranking board.
He was at the very top, just level 41. Other players were generally around level 35 and had all class-changed into corrupted players.
Compared to the main material plane, the Abyss had countless devils providing them with experience points. They had chosen to enter the Abyss with this consideration in mind.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to catch up with the players in Winter City.
He didn’t expect to clash so soon…
With this thought, he couldn’t help but reveal a strange smile and opened the mission release system.
“Lord of Eagle Territory… Oh, King of Winter, hehe…”
* * *
[Ding! All corrupted player players please take note]
[Epic Mission Triggered: Attack the Main Material Plane]
[Mission Description: Please follow the protagonist NPC Qi Wub into the main material plane. As an invader, be prepared to plunder everything.]
[Mission Rewards: Contribution points, equipment, experience. The top 100 players in contribution points will receive a private surgical opportunity from NPC Qi Wub.]
[Forum function is temporarily closed.]
[All players are automatically organized into teams.]
[Team member position sharing is enabled.]
[Location of the Abyss teleportation channel within the Novice Village has been marked.]
A series of mission prompts popped up, astonishing the group of players who were engrossed in killing monsters.
There weren’t many missions in the Abyss, and Qi Wub was the only NPC. They would occasionally receive some material collection quests, mostly involving demon organs.
However, the presence or absence of missions did not affect the players’ enthusiasm.
The satisfaction of becoming stronger by killing monsters and the immediate sale of materials dropped made money.
Unlike reality, here, as long as you were willing to put in the effort, you would be rewarded.
Moreover, in the game, you could truly experience the feeling of hitting an elephant to death with one punch.
Being filled with powerful strength could be intoxicating.
Every time these players had to go offline to replenish their energy, they felt a strong sense of disconnect.
It was difficult to go from luxury to frugality.
Players who had already experienced immense power were unwilling to give up this game.
If you’ve never been a superhero, then Cain Continent will fulfill your dreams.
This was the true reason why Cain Continent was so popular.
* * *
[Ang Ge, why did you run to the Blood Worm Coast?]
CN Bai Zhu looked at the scattered player teams on the map and precisely locked onto an ID, sending a private message.
It was his friend Angela Shi.
With a “ding,” the message was quickly replied to:
[You don’t understand anything. The Blood Worm Coast doesn’t just have demon worms; sometimes high-ranking demons hatch there. If you can camp one, the materials are incredibly valuable!]
CN Bai Zhu pursed his lips and typed in the chat box:
[Ang Ge, do you want to attack the main material plane?]
Later, he felt that this question was inappropriate. After thinking for a while, he finally deleted it and changed it to:
[Ang Ge, did you see the attack mission?]
[I saw it. Attack it, it’s just data, and we are humans’ opposing faction now, we’re demons. I’ll bring Li Datou and the others back now, wait for me.]
The reply was as fast as ever, but the private chat ended here.
CN Bai Zhu slung his giant cleaver across his back, kicked aside the corpses of a few minor devils, and sat down on a relatively clean stone.
He pondered for a moment, gradually letting go of his inner burdens.
In fact, his older brother Angela Shi was right.
Attack it, it’s just a string of data.
Playing games inherently had a faction system.
Now, the players in Winter City represented the human forces, and their players in the Abyss represented the demon forces. Although being a demon from the start of the game was something CN Bai Zhu was unhappy about, it was what it was now.
Switching games was out of the question, and quitting was even more so.
Where else could they find such a realistic game?
Didn’t they see countless people outside eagerly waiting to enter the game?
He couldn’t be “showing off” anymore.
“However, as demons attacking the main material plane, according to the protagonist NPC Qi Wub’s temper, we will definitely fight against humans.”
With this thought, CN Bai Zhu shook his head and murmured with a sigh:
“If only this game’s physics engine wasn’t so realistic.”
Even now, the feeling of flesh and blood splashing still made him uncomfortable.
It was fine to kill these minor demons that were not human-shaped, but killing human NPCs…
Suddenly, CN Bai Zhu smiled wryly again, feeling that he was being too much of a saint. He mocked himself:
“Bai Zhu, what are you thinking? It’s just a string of data. Besides, you are now a demon that everyone wants to beat.”
“Why have compassion for human NPCs? The humans will be the first to beat you then.”
After some self-consolation, CN Bai Zhu felt much better, his gaze in his scarlet eyes becoming increasingly firm.
Attack if we must, kill if we must.
CN Bai Zhu let out a fierce grin.
From today onwards, I will be a devil.
* * *
Meanwhile, on the outskirts of Winter City.
In a bush about fifty miles from Winter City.
“Frog Ge, I can’t walk anymore…”
Gou Fugui leaned against a tree, panting.
The feeling of not being able to commit suicide to recover was really unbearable.
The main reason was that if they committed suicide now, they would immediately respawn in the Abyss and be forcibly class-changed into corrupted players.
So they had been walking all the way like this.
Living in the wild.
Scheming Frog was fine; he had Wind Walking and Light Body techniques. But Gou Fugui only had Flame Burst!
A mage would be exhausted to death!
“Hang in there, we’re almost there…”
Scheming Frog looked at the map. Winter City was already in sight.
“Huh? The forum function is temporarily unavailable? And Fan Ge and the others have entered a team, and I… I can’t join?”
Scheming Frog was stunned.
He instantly realized that it seemed he and Gou Fugui had been completely blocked off, and now they would be unable to obtain information about what was happening in the Abyss.
“It seems something bad is about to happen…”
Scheming Frog pushed up his glasses and looked in the direction of Winter City.
He had always trusted his inexplicable premonitions, as they were often accurate.
“Gou Fugui, hurry, let’s go!”
