Returning to the dilapidated church in the bizarre world…
Click!
The solid wooden door, which had held on for so long, finally failed to withstand the monster’s relentless assault and snapped cleanly in half.
Accompanied by a gust of nauseatingly putrid, icy wind, the three-meter-tall behemoth finally squeezed its massive body into the church.
The system panel in Lynn’s vision immediately displayed the monster’s detailed information:
[Target Locked: Aberrant Corrupted Corpse]
[Level Assessment: Tier 1 — Danger Class]
[Characteristics: Formed from the fused corpses of villagers infected by Abyssal Aura.
It feels no pain and possesses immense strength.
The pus covering its body contains moderate hallucinogenic toxins.]
[Suggestion: Run, or choose a slightly more dignified posture in which to await death.]
“Run my ass!”
Lynn cursed inwardly.
“How the hell am I supposed to run when I’m a damn stone statue?
Should I grind my base against the floor?!”
“Where are the people I summoned?!
Is the server lagging?!”
Roar!!!
The Aberrant Corrupted Corpse unleashed a deafening roar.
Its pus-covered masses of flesh squirmed and compressed together as its crimson compound eyes locked onto Sivier, who was kneeling on the ground.
In this lifeless, ruined temple, fresh flesh and blood were as conspicuous as a searchlight in the darkness.
Sivier watched the enormous shadow engulf her.
Her entire body trembled like a sieve.
“The Lord Deity…
has truly abandoned this cursed world…”
Just as the Aberrant Corrupted Corpse raised its bucket-thick arm, preparing to smash the “little snack” in front of it into meat paste—
Hum!
Five pure-white beams of light suddenly erupted before Lynn’s cracked stone statue, shooting straight from heaven to earth!
The light was so dazzling that it was like suddenly turning a phone screen’s brightness to maximum while hiding beneath a pitch-black quilt.
The Aberrant Corrupted Corpse was blinded so badly that it instinctively raised its thick arms to shield its eyes, releasing a frightened growl.
The five beams appeared as quickly as they vanished.
Two seconds later, the white light dissipated.
Five figures had appeared on the magic array at the very center of the church.
Because the casting time had been so short, the system hadn’t even had time to activate the character customization function.
It hadn’t properly prepared their starting equipment, either.
And thus…
What appeared before everyone’s eyes was an extraordinarily eye-searing sight.
Five muscular men with identical bald heads stood neatly in a row.
They were wearing nothing except oversized white boxer shorts.
The scene looked exactly like five martial monk escapees who had just broken out of Shaolin Temple.
For a moment, the entire church fell silent.
Even the completely irrational Aberrant Corrupted Corpse froze.
Its walnut-sized brain seemed to have crashed.
At this moment, the five players finally gained complete control over their new bodies.
Lu Ziye, whose game ID was [Passing Pure Love God of War], suddenly opened his eyes.
There was no lag.
No frame drops.
No damn online-game login screen.
Even the moldy, foul-smelling air smoothly entered his nose.
“Holy shit…”
He remained dazed for three full seconds before suddenly lowering his head.
He stared at his hands, clenched his fists, and swung his arms twice.
The sensation of muscle tension transmitted directly to his brain felt even more realistic than his actual body.
“You pulled off something like this with a 1 KB game?”
“Have you completely lost your mind?!”
Beside him, another bald man immediately slapped himself on the forehead.
Smack!
“Holy crap!
It actually hurts!”
“The system says my pain feedback is locked at 5%, but this is still way too realistic!”
“Even the vibration from hitting my head is reproduced!”
This bald man’s ID was [Malou Also Has Dignity].
Just from the name alone, anyone could tell that he was a man who enjoyed abstract humor.
The third bald man immediately sprawled onto the ground.
Completely disregarding his image, he used both hands to dig at the moss growing between the cracks in the floor.
“This humidity…”
“This texture…”
“And this moldy smell…”
“Holy crap!
Am I dreaming?!”
“With a 1 KB installation package, what kind of divine optimization is this?!”
“Those major game developers aren’t even worthy of carrying this developer’s shoes!”
[Kindergarten Boss] casually grabbed a handful of dirt and stuffed it into his mouth.
“Pui!
Pui!
Pui!”
“It’s bitter!”
“There’s even a hint of rust!”
“This game actually simulated taste too?!”
“A masterpiece!”
“This is definitely the game of the year!”
“Even if I treated this game as a tourism simulator, I’d be making a bloody profit!”
“Way ahead of the competition!”
“Simply way ahead!”
The five bald men instantly turned the church into a complete mess.
Some frantically performed push-ups to test their physical balance.
Others tugged on each other’s oversized boxer shorts to see whether the game had a censorship system.
Another group surrounded a pillar, carefully examining its wooden texture.
At this moment, the Aberrant Corrupted Corpse, which had been completely ignored, finally couldn’t take it anymore.
I’m a Tier 1 Danger-Class aberration!
I look terrifying enough to shake heaven and earth!
Are you five half-naked exhibitionists seriously treating me like I’m invisible?!
“ROAR!!!”
The monster suddenly stepped forward.
Its roar shook the entire roof.
Yellow, foul-smelling mucus sprayed from its mouth, splattering across the five players’ faces.
Only then did the five idiots, who had been pinching each other’s thighs to test the pain system, finally turn their heads.
If these had been ordinary people, their first reaction upon seeing a rotting monster straight out of a horror movie would have been screaming, trembling legs, and possibly losing control of their bladder.
But these five were Fourth Calamities who had fought their way through countless zombie games.
Their reaction was surprisingly unanimous.
Not only did they not retreat…
They stepped forward together.
Excitement blazed in their eyes like hungry wolves.
“Brothers, look at this monster’s modeling!”
Lu Ziye wiped the disgusting saliva from his face.
Instead of being disgusted, he was so excited that his voice cracked.
“Look at that surface-rotting texture!”
“Even the physical tension of the saliva strands has been reproduced!”
“Outstanding!”
“That’s nothing!”
[Malou Also Has Dignity] suddenly crouched beside Sivier, shouting excitedly as though he had discovered a new continent.
“Look over here!”
“This NPC little sister is incredibly detailed!”
“Look at these tears!”
“And those tiny trembling movements!”
“Little sister, are you hungry?”
“Big brother has…”
He suddenly paused.
“Uh, sorry.
The system didn’t give me a beginner gift pack.”
“I only have air in my pockets.”
Sivier stared blankly at the five bald men.
They were discussing the Aberrant Corrupted Corpse and herself as though they were examining exhibits in a museum.
One of them even looked as if he wanted to pull out a magnifying glass and inspect everything from point-blank range.
Sivier’s mind completely short-circuited.
These five mighty warriors summoned by the Lord Deity…
Why do they seem even stranger than the monster outside?
Lynn, watching everything from the altar, was equally speechless.
“I can’t let them keep studying the game’s modeling.”
“If this continues, my divine status really is going to collapse!”
Lynn immediately mobilized the last trace of energy available to him.
The eyes of his stone statue suddenly lit up.
Whoosh!
Two majestic blue beams shot from the statue’s eyes, enveloping all five players.
An ethereal oracle, as though descending from the ancient heavens, exploded directly inside their minds.
[Brave Outlanders, welcome to the world of “Awakening of the Ancient Gods”.]
[Invasion of dark creatures detected.
To protect the last pure land, the main quest has officially begun!]
Ding!
In the upper-right corner of each player’s vision, a minimalist translucent quest window appeared simultaneously.
[Main Quest: Eliminate the monster—Aberrant Corrupted Corpse—that has desecrated the church!]
[Quest Description: Do not retreat!
Fight!
Use your fists or anything you can pick up and beat this disgusting lump of flesh back to its grandmother’s house!]
“Holy shit!!!”
[Kindergarten Boss] let out a scream resembling a startled marmot.
“The main quest is here!”
“Are we about to fight a BOSS?!”
[Passing Pure Love God of War] looked around.
Then he suddenly realized something.
He was completely naked except for his underwear.
Not even a wooden sword had been provided.
But that couldn’t possibly stump a veteran hardcore gamer.
Lu Ziye immediately bent down.
He grabbed a broken section of the church’s solid wooden door with both hands.
The veins on his arms bulged as he forcefully lifted it.
“Can this actually be picked up?!”
“The game’s physics engine even recognizes a door plank as a weapon!”
“The freedom is outrageously high!”
Holding half a wooden door like a berserk wild boar, Lu Ziye charged toward the three-meter-tall Aberrant Corrupted Corpse.
He raised the wooden plank high and unleashed an arrogant battle cry.
“To protect the last pure land!”
“Beat that bastard to death!”
“Charge!!!”
“The first kill is mine!”
“Whoever dares steal it, I’ll trace your network cable and unplug your power!”
“Dayun Motorcycle!”
“Run it over!”
Under Sivier’s utterly stunned gaze, the five bald, muscular men wearing nothing but white boxer shorts roared and charged.
Like five wild dogs that had just broken free of their chains, they pounced toward the terrifying aberration capable of tearing apart tigers and leopards with its bare hands.