ca-book Chapter 5: Game Invasion?
Chapter 5: Game Invasion?
The private room at Chuanxiang Pavilion was filled with the pungent smell of chili peppers.
The three of them looked at Shen Xing at the same time, their eyes filled with disbelief.
"S-rank... Are you serious?"
Qin Lang asked instinctively, then shut his mouth again.
He knew his brother's personality; he wasn't the type to boast.
Shocked, I immediately asked him how he did it.
Shen Xing explained that it involved using some tactics to set up traps at the village entrance in advance.
Once the monster steps on it, then unleash a barrage of attacks to minimize damage.
Of course, he made all of this up.
The main reason is the hidden talent [Sacrifice Evolution].
This talent is truly abnormal, directly boosting the strength of the unit by more than one level.
Of course, he didn't tell anyone about it.
After listening, the three nodded in understanding.
"Tactics? This game has a very high degree of freedom, which can indeed allow you to use your imagination and make use of everything you can," Qin Lang said thoughtfully.
Lu Xiang chimed in, "As expected of our dorm's strategy game fanatic, this kind of game is definitely a piece of cake for you."
The three of them did not doubt his explanation.
Shen Xing often played these kinds of games during his university years, and his Steam library was full of RTS and strategy games.
He has played over 3,000 hours of Red Alert and is also proficient in a series of hardcore games such as StarCraft, Total War, and Civilization.
In the years following his paralysis, he devoted a great deal of time to various strategy games.
Shen Xing smiled, and seeing that the topic was over, casually asked, "By the way, did you guys notice anything unusual after the game ended?"
"abnormal?"
The three of them stopped eating at the same time, their eyes filled with confusion.
Shen Xing observed their expressions, wondering to himself, "Could it be that I'm the only one who can use the skills in the game?"
At this moment, Xu Jiayi, who had been relatively silent, suddenly spoke up: "Speaking of which, I did encounter a strange thing."
"During the battle, one of my archers was severely injured by a monster, and a red notification popped up in the system."
They said we must protect the game character, otherwise it will affect the main body.
The atmosphere in the private room suddenly became subtle.
"Protect the game character, otherwise the real person will also be affected?" Qin Lang frowned. "Does that mean if the character in the game dies, they'll die in real life too?"
"How is that possible!"
Lu Xiang was the first to jump out and retort: "I died long ago in the game, but I'm sitting here perfectly fine now, aren't I?"
"You died in the game?" Shen Xing stared intently at Lu Xiang.
"yes."
Lu Xiang nonchalantly took a swig of beer: "I was just unlucky. The battle was almost over when a three-star Lost One suddenly rushed in and killed me with one claw."
"And this game doesn't have a resurrection function yet, I'm figuring out how to rebuild my character."
The private room fell silent again, and the three of them simultaneously turned their gazes to him, their eyes filled with a strange light.
"Hey, you guys don't actually believe that, do you?"
Lu Xiang felt a little uneasy under their gazes: "It's just a game, how could it possibly affect reality?"
"Besides, it's better that they're dead. I was just thinking those zombies were trash anyway."
"Let's start over and take a gamble. Maybe this time I'll get lucky and draw a three-star unit right away!"
His optimistic attitude eased some of the unease in everyone's hearts.
The four continued chatting and eating, and the atmosphere eased.
But for some reason, Shen Xing always felt uneasy.
"Lu Xiang, you should..."
He was just about to remind Lu Xiang to go to the hospital for a check-up when he suddenly noticed that the other man's expression changed.
His originally pale face turned ashen, and then dark purple in a short time, as if he had been poisoned.
Everyone else noticed the change and immediately stood up in surprise and uncertainty.
"Xiangzi, what's wrong?!" Qin Lang asked hurriedly.
"I...I feel a lot of pain in my chest..." Lu Xiang's voice was extremely hoarse as he struggled to tear his clothes open.
Everyone saw that a dark hole had appeared right in the center of his chest, as if some kind of monster had hollowed it out with its claws!
Immediately afterwards, numerous cracks appeared on his body, making him look like a sheet of paper that had been torn by the sun.
With a loud "ripping" sound, Lu Xiang shattered into countless pieces on the spot.
The strong smell of blood spread instantly, even overpowering the pungent smell of chili peppers, and all three of them froze on the spot.
As young people who grew up in peacetime, where have we ever seen such a scene?
A perfectly healthy person died right in front of me, and in such a gruesome way!
This is not over yet.
Gray mist suddenly surged from Lu Xiang's shattered corpse.
A chilling, dark, and terrifying feeling washed over me like a tide.
The three men's pupils constricted again, and disbelief appeared on their faces.
Because these fogs are exactly the same as those in the game!
In just a few breaths, gray mist filled the entire private room and continued to spread outwards.
In the blink of an eye, it enveloped the entire Chuanxiang Pavilion.
The mist flowed slowly around us, like cold, dead hands stroking our skin, sending shivers down our spines.
"Shh...shh..."
A rustling sound came from the center of the fog.
Shen Xing stared intently and saw a tall, thin black figure slowly coalescing.
It is entirely black, over two meters tall, and has thin yet unusually long limbs.
Lost ones?
No, they are far more terrifying and powerful than ordinary lost souls!
"Run!"
At this moment, Shen Xing could no longer care about Lu Xiang's sudden death. His instinct for danger made him want to escape from here immediately!
Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi also suddenly came to their senses and ran away.
However, the monster's speed exceeded everyone's expectations.
Its emaciated body, carrying a damp scent, lunged at Qin Lang, who was closest to it, like a bolt of lightning.
Just as those jet-black claws were about to pierce through his back.
"Bang!"
The window of the private room suddenly shattered.
Amidst the flying shards of glass, a long spear radiating golden light streaked across the sky like a meteor, instantly piercing through the monster's body!
The immense inertia carried it away, pinning it firmly to the wall of the private room.
Moreover, the golden spear continued to emit a radiant aura, scorching the monster's body.
"Hiss... hiss..."
In just a few breaths, the elite Lost One was melted into a pool of charred liquid.
The suffocating sense of oppression vanished, and the chilling mist dissipated at that moment.
It was as if nothing had happened.
But the chaotic state of the private room and the fragments of Lu Xiang on the floor continued to assault their senses.
"What...what happened?" Xu Jiayi's eyes widened, her face full of confusion.
The other two also looked bewildered; what had happened today was completely beyond their comprehension.
"Let me explain."
The door to the private room was pushed open, and a middle-aged man wearing a gray trench coat with his hands in his pockets slowly walked in.
"Who are you...?" Shen Xing looked at the newcomer warily.
"I am an operative from the Jiangcheng Abnormal Affairs Bureau."
The middle-aged man entered and scanned the area before finally settling on Lu Xiang's body fragments: "All unusual events in this area are under my jurisdiction and I will handle them."
Qin Lang and Xu Jiayi remained silent, seemingly still processing the information.
Shen Xing was observing his right hand, which was hanging casually at the moment, with a faint golden light still remaining on his fingertips.
Was that spear he fired?
Why does it feel so similar to my [Hand of the Void]?
"It's really interesting. Seeing you all is like seeing myself when I was young."
Looking at the bewildered expressions on the three faces, the middle-aged man smiled faintly: "A few years ago, when I first came into contact with these events, I was just as naive."
"Excuse me, sir, can you tell us what happened?"
Qin Lang took a deep breath and asked, "Why did our friend suddenly die? And what about that monster?"