Chapter 133: Combining Mourning and Celebration
“Damn, damn, damn, damn—”
“I almost forgot that new players come in at this time.”
“When in the world did the Sect Master decide to open up quotas for new players to join, I finally understand why we were given 100 points this time!!”
“These 100 points won’t be easy to earn!”
While the veteran players were frantically chattering, the Demonic Beasts actually appeared in groups.
They arrived two hours earlier than Zhen Weida and the others had notified.
This meant Han Tian and the others wouldn’t be able to return in time.
Most of the combat division was currently outside!!
The Life Players remaining in the Sect were truly panicked.
They weren’t afraid of dying, but of dying and the Game ending, leaving them with nowhere to go.
Not being able to play the Game would be worse than death!
The first thing the Players noticed were several First Order Toad Snakes.
They moved quickly through the night and were spotted by Players garrisoned outside Wang’an County, who immediately slew them and began to send out warnings.
Those Toad Snakes were as disgusting as ever; some Life Players had never even seen a complete Toad Snake, having been too well-fed, and just seeing one made them want to vomit.
For a time, there was vomiting, cursing, and chaos, with Players arguing amongst themselves.
The New Players logged in to find themselves facing this situation.
Fortunately, their new residences were all unified within Wang’an County this time, though they were kept far from where the Mortals lived, to avoid any obvious clues being discovered.
When Zhan Sheng opened her eyes, she saw a woman in an ancient-style skirt approaching, speaking in a gentle yet urgent tone: “New Players, please stay here for now. There’s a Demonic Beast invasion happening in the Game right now, it’s a big deal, absolutely do not go out, or you’ll lose your life and your account!”
Zhan Sheng’s lips twitched noticeably when she saw her.
The woman, upon seeing Zhan Sheng, looked at her with pity: “Another one who can’t do Character Creation, and your Character Creation skills are so ugly… how can they be uglier than the system’s default faces from the last batch?”
Zhan Sheng seemed to exert great effort, blinking rapidly, before she managed to suppress her shock.
She quickly asked: “What happened? What Demonic Beast invasion?”
She hadn’t done any research before entering the Game.
She had only briefly looked at some official website information.
Wei Jun had said this Game was absolutely free, and upon entering, there would be a Sect to lead them.
Zhan Sheng had initially dismissed it, but upon opening her eyes and seeing the Female Cultivator before her, she could barely speak.
In her decades of life, this was the first time she had been so shocked that her worldview was shattered.
“It’s a Demonic Beast invasion, and we don’t know how many Demonic Beasts there are yet.” The female Player’s face showed a hint of distress, her expression so realistic: “This is terrible, we’ve only just started developing, does this Game Planner really not make any sense?”
Zhan Sheng continued to press: “Can you tell me about the Game? What should we do?”
Lian Yueqiao glanced at her. As she was already waiting here to arrange for new Players, she quickly explained some basic knowledge.
“You’ll probably have to wait for the Sect Master to return to give you Spiritual Root Pills. Only after opening your Spiritual Roots can you Cultivate and gain combat power. Right now, you are all just ordinary people and can’t help. Do not run around.”
Zhan Sheng looked up.
In the darkness of the night, she could see that this was a county town of considerable scale.
However, most of it was currently just foundations, except for the ancient-style dormitory building that had been erected here.
It was clear that Modern Persons had begun to interfere with the changes here.
In the distant night, her good eyesight spotted people flying in the air, with firelight and lightning constantly dancing.
Zhan Sheng’s pupils contracted for a moment.
She lowered her head, quickly thinking about something.
The more she thought, the more she realized that when she finally reacted, she touched her forehead in shock.
It didn’t hurt?
It really didn’t hurt?
After processing a large amount of information, she often suffered from headaches, but now, that problem seemed to have disappeared.
Without time for surprise, Zhan Sheng quickly sorted out the current situation.
Wei Jun hadn’t said much, only that the Game was very free, blaming her for not looking at the guide before entering. Judging by the performance of the female Player guiding her, the Demonic Beast invasion should be the first Game Event Players faced.
Zhan Sheng had played Games before, though not like this, but the general idea was similar.
A Game Event should be quite serious.
Lian Yueqiao also said that most combat Players were not in the Sect right now, and only Life Players remained.
“Have you guys not fought many Demonic Beasts?”
Zhan Sheng suddenly asked Lian Yueqiao. Lian Yueqiao nodded: “I haven’t fought any, I’ve never gone out. I help them tend to Spirit Herbs every day. Mid Qi Condensation stage players are all grown from tending Spirit Herbs. How would I dare…”
That was roughly the level of ordinary people.
They had extraordinary combat power, but lacked the courage.
Others were probably the same.
There was too little information now for her to calculate.
Zhan Sheng looked around: “The county town is a safe haven, right? Can I go there to check the situation?”
Lian Yueqiao was startled: “You can go there, but don’t go to the outskirts. You have an ordinary body right now, and if you’re attacked, you’ll really die. There’s no newbie protection mechanism or resurrection mechanism here, little girl, don’t be so impulsive.”
Her subconscious choice of words and tone made Zhan Sheng question Lian Yueqiao’s real-life age.
However, she said nothing, only stating: “I’ll just go take a look, I’ll be careful, and if the situation is bad, I’ll come back.”
She finally asked: “When will the Sect Master likely return?”
Lian Yueqiao shook her head: “I don’t know that. The Sect Master is very mysterious and rarely returns to the Sect, but if there are Players, she will definitely come back.”
Zhan Sheng nodded thoughtfully, then headed towards the most prosperous area of Wang’an County.
For safety reasons, the Sect Players’ residences were built in a relatively remote area, but close to Fei Que Mountain, and were quite safe.
Her figure melted into the night. She was just a New Player, without Spiritual Root modification, but her movements were clearly quite agile.
As she began to move, she suddenly heard a voice.
“Information scan complete. Spiritual Root Opening Pill and Soul Cultivation Method are now being distributed to you, but Spiritual Root modification requires a long time. Do you choose to use it now?”
Zhan Sheng heard the System prompt; she had heard it when she first entered.
The information in the words made her ponder for a moment: “You mean the current situation is not suitable for using it, right?”
The System actually replied: “Correct.”
Zhan Sheng: “Then I won’t use it now.”
After a pause, she asked again: “Are you the System, or the Sect Master?”
System: “I am the System.”
Zhan Sheng nodded subconsciously: “Understood.”
The System, while rushing to Song Jiulai like its pants were on fire, was still sending notifications: “Do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first?”
Song Jiulai: “Both at once!”
“The bad news is that the Demonic Beast invasion is real, and its scale is currently unknown.”
“The good news is that a super promising seedling has entered. Her Energy is very abundant, her Talent surpasses Shuitan. Whether she can reach Gold Spiritual Root is uncertain.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
Her expression instantly became like a palette.
“Should I cry or laugh right now?”
System: “Mourning and celebration can be done together, it’s not a problem.”
Song Jiulai: “…”
