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[22:00]!
The eerie rustling sound in the air seemed to echo directly in Jiang Yi's ear, but he couldn't make out what it was saying—
To Jiang Yi, it didn't matter anymore, because at this moment, the fog was right in front of him!
A massive fog, as if a primordial beast, gathered from the sky and cut across the highway!
Jiang Yi, along with the forklift, was completely enveloped in the white mist, with only a hint of bright yellow visible.
Jiang Yi tried to step back, but found his body completely rigid.
Swallowing hard, Jiang Yi could only blink.
He seemed to sense a presence in the white mist, as if two eyes were staring directly at him, and he could feel the warmth and breath of this thing on his skin.
The broadcast voice kept ringing:
"Player [Melancholy Little Fries] and his uniquely bound vehicle have been locked by the white mist!"
"&****$%&*... * Safe Zone determination in progress, within the initial scene, the area within 10m of the vehicle is a Safe Zone, player [Melancholy Little Fries] is currently in the Safe Zone, determined as [Safe]!"
"&*& Player [Melancholy Little Fries] and his uniquely bound vehicle have been locked by the white mist!!"
"... Player [Melancholy Little Fries] determined as safe!!"
"Locked!!!"
"Safe!!!"
The sharp, piercing sound of static buzzed continuously in Jiang Yi's head, as if two people were arguing in the void.
Jiang Yi's head throbbed, and with a snap, two streams of blood flowed from his nose!
Jiang Yi clutched his nose with one hand, his face twisted in pain.
Damn it, he finally understood what his high school homeroom teacher meant by saying:
"If you want to argue, do it outside!
Don't disturb other students!"
This system's gone crazy, splitting personalities in his head and going mad!
Is this thing going to blow up his brain?
Besides the split voices of the game system, there was also the murmuring from the white mist in his head.
A crazy thought flashed through Jiang Yi's mind, and he opened his mouth:
"I was reborn! Reborn before the school bully slapped me!"
"The school bully slapped me three hundred times, asking if I was convinced?"
As Jiang Yi spoke, the static in his head went "beep—" and seemed to fall into an eerie silence.
But Jiang Yi was already fully immersed in his own world:
"... I said I wasn't convinced!"
"The school bully slapped me another eight hundred times!"
"Now I'm damn convinced~"
"If love is forgotten, tears don't want to fall~ Those happinesses, let them reach for me~ ♪♪♪"
"..."
—Are you all arguing in my head?
I'll damn well join in!
After Jiang Yi finished howling, he found that all the sounds had quieted down.
Even the usually sarcastic game voice remained silent, seemingly deeply shocked!
... It had long suggested controlling the players' intelligence and mental state, but damn, no one listened...
Now look, they ran into a lunatic, didn't they?!
With no more voices in his head, Jiang Yi finally quieted down, muttering to himself:
"You're not arguing anymore?"
"Is the determination done?"
No one answered Jiang Yi's question.
"Don't pretend, I know you have high intelligence!" Otherwise, you wouldn't be so sarcastic in the rules!
And—
Making hints!
"This is a bug, I found it."
Jiang Yi crossed his arms, his tone already calm.
He knew he had bet right!
Sure enough, every sentence of the voice prompt was useful! Besides the direct rule loophole, the system repeated twice:
"The game favors the strong and the wise!"
The strong, in the early stages of the game, are almost impossible to achieve except for those naturally powerful; as for the wise, Jiang Yi now understood, it meant those who could read and exploit the rules!
A minute later, that familiar voice finally sounded:
"Congratulations to player [Melancholy Little Fries] for unlocking and completing [Hidden Stage: Life-Level Bug]!!!" Although it was congratulating, the game voice sounded rather gritted;
—It really didn't expect that there would be a lunatic who wouldn't move an inch! And this really was a bug!
Hearing the system's voice, Jiang Yi grinned, his heart relaxing, an indescribable sense of joy welling up. The tough job search after graduation had worn down his youthful spirit, but now, it brought back some of the initial joy and sense of achievement from playing games!
Passing such a level of hidden stage, there should be some benefits, right?
In Jiang Yi's expectant gaze, the voice suddenly slowed down, "Having passed the hidden stage, let's congratulate the player for unlocking the first server-wide title~"
The first server-wide title!
Jiang Yi was even more excited!
"Congratulations to the player for obtaining the title [Bold Yet Careful Stubborn Donkey]!"
Jiang Yi: "...?"
The voice continued:
"Description: You say they are cautious and can discover the rule's bug, yet they dare to confront the deadly white mist!
You say they are inherently timid, yet they dare to use their life to verify a hypothesis...
How should I evaluate you?—Bold Yet Careful Stubborn Donkey."
Jiang Yi's eyebrows shot up, are you insulting me?
Jiang Yi was about to curse the system's mechanical parents, then, upon seeing the following content, he was overjoyed.
"[Bold Yet Careful Stubborn Donkey, when wearing this title, Strength +3, Stamina +3, Agility +1, Fatigue can be locked when it rises (Fatigue rises to 60, can lock Fatigue for three hours)]"
Attribute boost + forced lock!
In the game, this is quite a comprehensive title!
"Do you want to equip the title?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Thus, Jiang Yi's panel became:
Player: Jiang Yi
ID: 43990805
Nickname: Melancholy Little Fries
Title: Bold Yet Careful Stubborn Donkey
Vehicle: Forklift
Fatigue: 45 (Normal fatigue state, stayed up late again?)
Health: 70 (Sub-health state, severe insomnia issues)
Strength: 10+3 (Nothing special, nothing special!)
Stamina: 21+3 (Alright, already a mature ox or horse?)
Agility: 15+1 (Not bad, quite nimble)
Overall Combat Power: 15 (No combat awareness or skills, just a normal person with good constitution)
Supplies: Electric cooker*1, Bottled water 500ml*12, A large piece of almost spoiled dragon fruit with a bite taken out*1
Car Coin: 0 (Come on, it's called Car Coin, at least earn some)]
Jiang Yi's lips had just curled up when suddenly two balls of white light appeared, one containing a certificate and a steel fork, which Jiang Yi caught with one hand;
The other ball of white light contained a Silver Treasure Chest.
"Congratulations to player [Melancholy Little Fries] for receiving the reward: Silver Treasure Chest!"
The steel fork was a bit heavy, and when Jiang Yi caught it, his hand sank a little, unexpectedly poking the treasure chest, which opened directly!
A black, mouse-like thing suddenly jumped out!
"Fuck!"
Without thinking, Jiang Yi immediately skewered the mouse with the fork, sending it flying!
"Squeak!"
The mouse flew into the white mist in front of him and disappeared;
At the same time;
The Light Screen appeared again, and unlike before, this time it was accompanied by dazzling fireworks!
At the same time, all the players on the highway, whether asleep or awake, were startled by the sound of fireworks, rubbing their eyes in confusion.
[Server-wide Announcement:]
"Congratulations to Dragon Nation Region 189, Zone 999 player [Melancholy Little Fries] for achieving the first monster kill in the entire server game!"
Everyone was stunned for a second, then,
"What the hell?!!!"