Chapter 749: Rotten Buddha Temple (A dedication to Alliance Leader Yu Sheng Jiang Xiang Luan!)

"It seems... my main quest is to clear the Rotten Buddha Temple dungeon within thirty days?"

Inside the residential complex park.

Aaron sat on a bench with a cup of "fat-happy water" beside him, and casually opened the *Ancient* game.

Small games have the advantage of small games; they can be played anywhere, without needing to worry about hand speed or outside interference.

He logged into the game and saw the previous page:

【Waking from a midnight dream, you startle awake. Looking at the door of the guest room, you prepare to...】

If the Spirituality is sufficient... as long as one performs an exhaustive search and tries most possibilities, one can always dig out all the treasures from the Rotten Buddha Temple!

But at this moment, it has already been confirmed that these buildings cannot be explored during the day.

【The monk in charge of alms drove you away...】

Besides this, there is also "Lao Cai Bang Zi," which also makes Aaron quite concerned.

【1. Training Ground】

After summarizing the intelligence, Aaron began the second playthrough of the game.

"Do I lack that bit of your tribute?"

【It is another sleepless night, you prepare to...】

This caused his plot progression to get stuck!

"Whether it's activity level or exploration progress, it's been stuck there. In another half a month, the game character will die..."

Otherwise, he fears he would have no way at all to pursue his dreams.

Furthermore, they are also his great benefactor.

【The guest-welcoming monk successfully dodged!】

【Character Activity +1, Exploration Progress: Rotten Buddha Temple (2%)】

【1. Open the door and go out to take a look.】

Aaron started the game again, choosing to go out at night.

"During the day, there was no option to take action at all... Is it because there are too many people coming and going? This game is quite particular about details."

"It looks like this character of mine doesn't know martial arts. I can't win in a fight, and I might not be able to escape either. I choose three!"

【Time is limited, you can only secretly copy one book, you choose...】

【You arrive at the main gate of Lanfo Si, and there are guest-welcoming monks guarding the door! You choose...】

"There are ghosts in the Rotten Buddha Temple!"

【You caught two birds...】

"I feel like the Great Ominous Treasure Hall must have a trap, but if I want to unearth the secrets, it seems I cannot leave this place..."

【The guest-welcoming monk launches an attack on 'Feng Shangfei', executing a move called 'Black Tiger Steals the Heart'!】

【4. Scripture Depository】

【You continue to sleep, the night passes without incident, the sky... is bright!】

'Feng Shangfei': "So many options, I don't dare to move, what should I do? (┬_┬)"

Over the past half month, Aaron has also figured out a few tricks.

But at this moment, Aaron, who has only practiced a little bit of Secret Martial Art, is truly a bit afraid of this!

"Are the extraordinary powers and systems of this world really closely related to this game?"

This time, he did not choose the mountain gate, but went to the Training Ground instead.

If it were an average player, they likely wouldn't dare to do this.

【The sky... is bright!】

【You head to the Scripture Depository and talk to the little novice monk who is sweeping. The little novice monk asks you to help him find his left hand; his left hand is lost...】

"Ghost Abbot, Headless Buddha, Bone Monk... these titles are truly impressive."

Aaron pursed his lips, seeing a line of brand-new text appear:

Aaron felt that his time was running out.

【You sneakily crawl out of the room door, walking silently in the shadows... You have a talent for this, because you grew up in a wolf pack and are a natural predator!】

In fact, many players don't even know they are playing a death game; such people are both ignorant and happy.

At the end of the game, four bloody characters emerged, with blood still dripping from the strokes, carrying an ominous feeling.

【2. Palm】

Aaron's fingers were itching: "Choose one!"

There aren't many people in the group, most of the avatars are gray, and only a few are still active.

EMMMM... ╮(￣▽￣")╭

"This is..."

Sunlight spilled through the window into the less than twenty-square-meter dormitory.

【You arrive at the Scripture Depository, and the little novice monk asks if you have found his hand? You are speechless...】

In his mind, Aaron is definitely a reclusive master!

If it were his true self, or even when his immortal-cultivating avatar was present, he wouldn't take this level of curse seriously at all.

Aaron chose one first.

Only then did he leisurely take out his key, open the door, and walk into his room.

'Nine-Tailed Meow Meow Meow': "I suggest newcomers don't choose randomly; some options might represent a dead end... However, having just entered the game, the crisis is still in a latent state, so you can take the opportunity to dig deeper into the plot... Any piece of text, any inconspicuous clue, might be the key to your future choices and can affect your life or death!"

In an instant!

The game screen, which had originally dimmed, became bright once again.

Aaron continued to wander around; in any case, he was not an ordinary player and was not afraid of his game character dying.

……

【You get up and prepare to go out, you want to head to……】

As usual, be a good boy during the day and strike with a heavy fist at night.

Aaron was speechless, but he still offered some kind words to persuade the other person to leave.

Judging from the Simulator, the other person should be a high-level player with quite decent combat power.

【Five, Great Fierce Treasure Hall】

【You have died!】

【Three, Leg】

【At night, you head to the Training Ground.】

【Battle ended!】

If not a master, how could they understand Qi cultivation?!

【A white Shadow flashes, the Bone Monk arrives and captures you, summoning the other monks to deliberate together... You have offended the temple rules, and the Ghost Abbot has cast you into the 'Great Fierce Treasure Hall'……】

Although the Scripture Depository sounds like it has good things, there is only a little novice monk sweeping outside; there must be a trap!

There must be some hidden guard like a sweeping monk; rushing in blindly is just courting death!

【You head to the gate of the Rotten Buddha Temple... A guest-welcoming monk stops you and tells you the Abbot has ordered that no one is allowed to go out. You feel stifled. You recall that the Rotten Buddha Temple has no side doors or back doors, and is surrounded by high walls on all four sides, like a... giant cage!】

In any case, the mission deadline is one month, which means, not counting the Spirituality accumulated previously, he can still save the game four more times, which is equivalent to having four extra lives. If those players heard this, they would probably cry!

【Two, continue sleeping.】

【You prepare to continue heading to……】

This gratitude was sincere and heartfelt, and the tone was even a bit choked up.

【Two, silently retreat.】

At this moment, the dormitory door opened, and a chattering girl walked in with a mournful face: "Same old rules, I'll cover the three meals for the next two weeks..."

【One, grit your teeth and continue fighting】

【You head to the Scripture Depository, you use the roasted bird to lure away the little novice monk, and you sneak into the Scripture Depository.】

【You are now preparing to head to……】

【You have gained Activity and Exploration progress……】

【Two, turn around and run away】

【A Shadow flashes, you did not see clearly what it was, everything goes black before your eyes, and you faint……】

【Two, Rotten Buddha Temple gate】

【The sky... has turned dark.】

His game character bravely charged in!

【Battle begins!】

【You head to the Training Ground; there are warrior monks patrolling the edge of the Training Ground, and they drive you away directly... The head of the martial arts field, the 'Bone Monk', does not allow you to learn martial arts!】

【Two, Rotten Buddha Temple gate】

"There should be a plot that can be triggered here……"

"But it looks very difficult; even with a sneak attack, I can't win... and before long, the Bone Monk with the highest martial arts arrives……"

"Sure enough... the game character didn't die, and this death curse has disappeared."

A row of text appeared on the mobile phone screen, and even the game background music seemed to carry a sense of urgency:

【Your next choice】

【You head to the Great Fierce Treasure Hall to listen to the Ghost Abbot preach……】

【One, Canteen】

【Current Activity: 10, Exploration: Rotten Buddha Temple (9%)!】

"Since I've already made a save, I'll just explore them one by one; I'm not afraid anyway!"

Aaron suddenly felt a shiver run through his entire body, sensing an unknown terror descending!

"Is it similar to a curse?"

"Sister Miaomiao, help me, my thesis plagiarism check failed again, and my advisor wants me to do a major revision……"

Aaron spread his hands, loaded the save, created a new save, and continued to the third playthrough!

Aaron controlled the character to return to his room and exited the game.

When Aaron walked over, Yi Xiaochuan immediately stood up, carrying the fruit and gifts in his hands: "I... I am going to sign with the Heavenly Club, and after that, I have to go participate in closed-door training... Brother Aaron, thank you!"

【Four, own room】

He stood up, stretched his body, then brewed himself a cup of tea and slowly recalled the previous game content.

Aaron rubbed his chin and stood up from the park bench.

"My heart for courting death can no longer be restrained……"

"The Great Fierce Treasure Hall, what exactly is in the Great Fierce Treasure Hall at night? Why do I die when I go in at night……"

Everything returned to the time point of the last save.

At least, although death arrived quite unexpectedly, he wouldn't be tortured to the point of near collapse!

Aaron looked at the screen of the Ancient game, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth: "This hero is going to start over!"

【You have gained Activity and Exploration progress……】

"It's fine, go ahead."

But Aaron is not afraid of death!

【You head to the Training Ground, a black Shadow flashes by... You are reminded of the Legendary 'that thing'... You hurriedly flee back to your own room.】

Just after walking out of the park and returning to the dormitory building, he saw a yellow-haired youth waiting at his door.

【Feng Shangfei rolls on the ground, dodging in a sorry state, but he does not dodge completely; Feng Shangfei is injured!】

"Combining the intelligence gathered from eavesdropping earlier... are there beasts, or even monsters and evil spirits active in the Rotten Buddha Temple at night? Was the hand of the young novice monk in the Scripture Depository bitten off by it?"

【Three, Great Ominous Treasure Hall】

【Feng Shangfei loudly begs for mercy, but the Guest-Greeting Monk does not reduce his offensive, pressing forward; his movement technique is as light as a crane, his stance as coiled as a dragon, and he suddenly unleashes a 'Sweeping Leg'!】

【You approach, squatting in the corner, and hear several monks discussing 'the thing in the temple'... You feel a sense of hair-raising dread, and you leave.】

That is, during the daytime, the Rotten Buddha Temple is quite safe, and also quite boring.

Aaron instantly felt a lightness in his body, as if he had unloaded a burden weighing a thousand catties.

【One, move closer to listen.】

Subsequently, he logged onto that chat group and discovered the group name had been changed to 'Ancient Player Exchange and Mutual Aid Group'.

【The Guest-Greeting Monk chooses to dodge!】

'I Am the Retired Emperor': "Another player has died... torn apart by five horses in the game... in reality, they suddenly turned into a pile of flesh, scaring several people into fainting or going insane on the spot..."

【You have died!】

【Feng Shangfei launches a sneak attack, pouncing forward with a 'Wild Wolf Assault'!】

Aaron thought for a moment, returned to his room first, and then went to the Canteen.

【You head to the Canteen; as a wolf-child, you actually do not like eating vegetarian food, but you reluctantly change your dietary habits. You arrive at the Canteen, see the Meal-Offering Monk, and receive two steamed buns.】

【You pass by the bedrooms of other monks, you vaguely hear some sounds, you prepare to...】

【One, own room】

【You head to the Canteen and obtain two steamed buns...】

Aaron pats Yi Xiaochuan on the shoulder.

Letting this person fly off alone might even bring him back a surprise, such as that player 'Gu Yuan'.

Very soon, he will encounter disaster, difficult to avoid.

"Master... Brother Aaron!"

Aaron took a sip of his drink, looked up at the children playing on the slide, and continued playing the game.

【Three, Training Ground】

【You stand beneath the headless Buddha statue, listening to the Ghost Abbot chanting scriptures, and you gain some insight...】

'Snowy Girl': "Sob sob sob... I suggest buying insurance, fill in your parents as the beneficiaries."

This time, the two sides might not necessarily become enemies, but one cannot help but be cautious.

"Defeating the Guest-Greeting Monk seems to allow for an escape... then the activity and exploration levels will skyrocket, which is probably... clearing the level?"

Anyway, there is a save file, no fear!

He didn't even draw talents; the saved Spirituality is for the sake of saving the game.

【Feng Shangfei is no match and is knocked to the ground.】

"Life is always full of helplessness; confidently starting a second playthrough, only for it to end at the very beginning..."

"One!"

"But for me, it is just starting over from the beginning again..."

She has a pair of impressive phoenix eyes, the tail of the eyes slender, the inner corners hooked, the eyebrow shape naturally arched, carrying a kind of vibrant heroic spirit.

This time, Aaron directly chose one!

'Fierce God and Evil Spirit': "Newbie, you're not dead yet..."

【Two, leave silently.】

"A bit interesting..."

His expression gradually became solemn; it seems that trying to exploit a bug to repeatedly farm activity and exploration is not a very likely thing.

"Move closer to listen."

After finishing in the chat group, Aaron continued playing the game.

【Inside the Scripture Depository, you have discovered three Secret manuals!】

A female college student is typing at her computer, teaching a novice newbie game experience.

【One, knock down the Guest-Greeting Monk and escape!】

【Three, loudly beg for mercy】

"Feels alright... didn't encounter any dangerous situations on the first day, it's just that this Rotten Buddha Temple is a bit creepy..."

In front of the computer desk.

【One, fist】

"No activity or exploration points for coming a second time?"

This time, he directly chose two!

Aaron thought for a moment and chose one.

【You explore the Canteen at night...】

When night comes, I must try them one by one!

"Death at the Training Ground, death at the temple gate, no good goods at the Canteen, and I dare not go to the Great Ominous Treasure Hall... only the Scripture Depository is left!"

I suppose those players must have felt quite desperate before they died, right?

"Mm, Brother Aaron, wait for me... once I get the first signing bonus, I will properly honor you." Yi Xiaochuan wiped away a tear and swore an oath.

Lincheng University dormitory building.

After finishing all this, she stretched in the sunlight, looking just like a lazy cat.

"Is this the truth behind the game character dying and the player dying along with them?"

If this game were that simple, people wouldn't be dying.

Half a month later.

Aaron clicked on the options casually.

【You head to the Great Ominous Treasure Hall and meet the abbot—Ghost Abbot!】

Upholding his talent for courting death, Aaron chose option one.

【2. Rotten Buddha Temple gate】

PS: Supplementary voting time, usually ends three hours after the chapter is published. Also, sacrificing a few books: Ming Zun, Soul Painter, I Drew a Planet, Parasitism of the Whole World, I Have a World of Cultivation...

(End of this chapter)