Chapter 779: Run a Group

Folk Custom Enthusiasts Association.

Headquarters.

Various alarm Lamps are flashing one after another.

"Report... a werewolf player has appeared in Hui City, Department Head Sun has already led a team to capture them!"

"A giant banyan tree has appeared in An City, it is rumored that its roots suck blood... suspected to be a special species from the game invading reality, the local branch requests incendiary bomb support!"

"A 'blood-sucking disease' has broken out in Ye City, the whole city is in an emergency!"

"Unidentified Ghosts have been seen wandering at night in Kun City... various characteristics are highly consistent with the 'ghosts' in legends..."

【Mission Description: This mission is of the exploration type, requiring players to figure out the gameplay themselves.】

Folk Custom Enthusiasts Association.

Senior Director Anthony is heading to his private Psionic Aircraft helipad.

The screens gradually light up, displaying surveillance videos one by one on the desktop.

Jiuwei Miaomiaomiao stares at the latest line of text appearing on the phone screen, and the hair all over their body stands on end instantly!

【Attention: Dice Mode added!】

Gu Yuan silently takes out their phone and clicks confirm.

Chen Ci and Hong Gouyi arrive together.

Aaron smiles and invites the two into the living room.

Gu Yuan also cannot help but touch their own ears.

"Of course."

Just as the Daxin world had no way to deal with the Ancient game before, now they have no way to deal with the modified game either.

Soon, new text appears:

"Number three Ghost, whereabouts are a mystery, can teleport through mirrors, likes to pull humans into the mirrors..."

Anthony thinks for a moment and begins to type rapidly on the keyboard.

Aaron also opens their phone.

Ever since the game reduced their Rationality Value by one point last time, they have had a problem with tinnitus.

【You rolled 52 points, lucky person, you passed the check... You listen to those ravings, and in a daze, you seem to hear the cries of wronged souls, but you are vigilant and do not interpret them in detail... Your Rationality Value has decreased by one point!】

Kun City.

The people below are all silent.

They did not expect that this Buddha Lord had actually played to such an extent!

The next moment, the flesh and blood all over their body collapses, letting out a crazy howl...

Gu Yuan stares blankly at the live broadcast, with only one thought in their heart: "The game is fully invading reality... this world is going to be in chaos."

Even so, they must Run a Group!

After all, players who have obtained Spirituality from the game are still a very small minority, and it comes with quite terrifying sequelae.

"No!!!"

"Well, since that is the case, I shall act as the KP for this Run a Group, that is, the Keeper..."

"And there are still many unknown Ghosts... In summary, if a sufficiently powerful player team cannot be assembled in a short time, it is recommended to temporarily abandon city defense..."

They are clutching a black briefcase tightly, which records some patterns of Ghost appearances.

Gu Yuan glances around and discovers that quite a few people are missing, such as Senior Director Anthony and Branch Head Sun Yinghong...

They were only ordered to probe, they never thought about actually executing any final mission!

Lao Cai Bang Zi's face no longer has its previous easygoing look, replaced by an expressionless state, like a calm sea; no one knows the terror lurking in the depths of the sea.

Although with the game invading reality, this world is stepping toward chaos.

At this moment, Gu Yuan raises their hand to speak.

Inside a certain magnificent villa.

Although everyone does not know why the old man who swept the floor during meetings every time has become Lao Cai Bang Zi, their temperaments have all been tempered, and this is nothing at all.

Soon, the propellers start, and the Psionic Aircraft carries them away from this city, Flight over the city...

【You have obtained the 'Investigation' skill!】

The pace of the game invading reality is gradually accelerating.

In fact, the entire Association has no choice!

"This time, it seems it really is a last stand."

"You are determined to pass the test of Sanjie Mountain, explore the secrets buried deep in the mountain range, and save your world; you begin your actions."

Hong Gouyi, however, nods silently, not knowing if they are numb or confident.

Along with Aaron's words, on their phone screen, a line of text exactly the same as what they said appears one after another!

Anthony opens a document, their fingers trembling slightly: "Unidentified Ghost... confirmed to be an object of the Ancient game invading reality... abilities mostly unknown... known general ability—physical attacks ineffective..."

Gu Yuan receives the news, immediately dials the President's phone, and explains the matter.

"Everyone, speak up, what should we do?"

But along with Aaron's whisper, the game continues:

Gu Yuan stands up, pulls back the curtains, and looks at the chaotic city.

【"Feng Shangfei", "Chen Ci", "Nine-Tailed Meow Meow Meow", "Lao Cai Bang Zi"... have arrived.】

Countless parts scattered and flew in all directions, drawing continuous screams from passersby.

This was still considered good.

"Latest news, the team led by Department Head Sun Yinghong was ambushed by werewolf players and wiped out... Department Head Sun—has died in battle!"

Shouldn't things like this be done by those big shots?

As a wage slave, why did he end up in such a state?

Since he was fleeing under the guise of reporting secrets to headquarters, he had to bring along some content he had written himself.

Aaron took out his mobile phone and operated it with a pretentious air.

In the villa.

Ghosts absolutely cannot be killed by physical attacks!

Whether it is a machete, pistol bullets, or even bombs... to those ghosts, it is as if they are things from two different worlds, simply unable to intersect in one place!

Merely revealing this characteristic made Anthony feel despair.

Including but not limited to auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, delusions, delirium, split personality, mania, depression, etc...

Once physical attacks are ineffective, doesn't that mean... invincible?

【"Fortunately... the Spirituality abilities obtained by players have been proven effective against ghosts... otherwise humanity would be too desperate."】

It wobbled and crashed into a skyscraper, exploding with a boom, turning into a ball of fire...

【Every choice you make is determined by a 1 to 100 die roll! 1 is a fumble, 100 is a critical success!】

In the sky, the Psionic Aircraft wobbled as if it had suffered some malfunction, then plunged downward.

A moment later, Lao Cai Bang Zi's reply came: "Pull me!"

【You continue to advance with "Feng Shangfei", "Chen Ci", "Nine-Tailed Meow Meow Meow", and "Lao Cai Bang Zi"!】

The conference room door opened, and the old man who had always been responsible for sweeping walked in, distributing documents with a grave expression.

"Lao Cai Bang Zi?"

But he still insisted on playing games every day!

His level of self-discipline was enough to make even Association agents feel deeply moved.

This day.

【You are an obscure Detective in Lin City, this day, you received a Chicken Feather Urgent Dispatch and arrived at Sanjie Mountain, where you will join nine other companions to accept a Mysterious test and complete the final mission... save the world!】

However, even when running away, there must be a method to it.

Hong Gouyi looked at the surrounding decor and furnishings, a look of envy appearing on his face: "Mr. Aaron... regarding the request you made last time, the Association has carefully considered it and decided to send a group of people to help you complete the mission. I wonder if you could show us the mission first? You know, this game has many restrictions, and even if we are to conduct the mission as a team, it is quite troublesome without special items..."

【You passed by a broken pavilion, in which something seems to be buried, "Gu Yuan", do you wish to use the Investigation skill?】

He pushed the folder forward and asked solemnly.

"Ah!!!"

"Lao Cai Bang Zi", wearing a simple practice uniform, sat cross-legged on the ground with a mobile phone placed in front of him.

This was all precious intelligence he had explored with his life by driving members of the local Association.

The headquarters meeting was convened once again.

He even heard that a branch head went crazy after coming out of the game and is currently receiving treatment in a mental hospital...

Anthony cursed, then his expression suddenly changed!

From the snowy screen, wisps of pitch-black long hair spread out, coming from the virtual into reality!

【Identity being drawn, you have obtained the identity—"Detective"!】

"You two have arrived, welcome, welcome."

【You have obtained the "Occultism" skill!】

"Ghost Number Two, wanders inside the Art Building... likes to disguise itself as a plaster statue... when facing it, you cannot move. Once there is even the slightest movement, it will immediately trigger the killing rule..."

Anthony thought to himself while boarding the Psionic Aircraft.

Just as Anthony was typing rapidly, the computer screen suddenly began to shake, and the image rolled like waves.

Lin City.

Anthony lit a cigar for himself, skillfully turned on the machine, and entered the password...

He was also a player!

Anthony comforted himself while examining the video of the ghost killing.

It was as if the entire screen had transformed into some kind of "channel" and "window"!

Immediately following, that head of pitch-black long hair squirmed, causing the thing beneath the hair to reveal itself before Anthony!

Anthony's pupils constricted; what appeared in his eyes was, shockingly...

A strange scene appeared.

"Has it started already?"

Ever since reconciling with the Folklore Association, Aaron had lived a low-key life, rarely going out.

Then, he sat directly in the empty seat of the President of the Association.

To put it plainly, this was just a narrator and host.

【You have chosen to accept the final chapter mission!】

Hong Gouyi's face immediately fell: "What is this... even after a successful check, Rationality Value is deducted. I don't want to become a lunatic or an idiot."

Anthony opened the black briefcase he carried with him, inside of which was a laptop; the keyboard was embedded directly into the case, and on the other side was a pitch-black screen.

【You have obtained the identity—"Taoist"!】

Looking at the prompt on the screen, a hint of a smile appeared on his face: "Interesting!"

【Game Failed!】

"Damn it! This is a specially configured secure computer, how could it possibly malfunction?"

"This is the latest list of those killed in action..."

Gu Yuan looked at the prompt on his phone screen, feeling somewhat suffocated: "This... just the first check upon entering the game, and five players have already died?"

Association headquarters.

【Final Chapter?】

He stood up and looked around: "I think... we should reconsider the proposal from that Buddha Lord Aaron!"

The vast Training Ground was empty.

Inside the cabin.

"This..."

Three days later.

And seeing the various reports of deaths in the Association, he couldn't help but want to run away.

Chen Ci felt his heart being gripped tight, and his palms began to sweat.

"Ghosts are difficult to eliminate... accompanied by Weird abilities... but their movements have a certain regularity."

He wore a smile on his face and spoke in an inexplicable tone: "After a difficult journey... oh players who have come in pursuit of the Six Supernatural Powers of Antiquity, you have finally reached the end of your journey—Sanje Mountain!"

"The Final Chapter?"

A man with blonde hair and blue eyes was looking at his phone with an ugly expression:

【You rolled a 1, Critical Failure!】

"Once I start sharing, the game must begin within three days."

If the previous 'Qi' was a merciful gift from the Creator, then the current Spirituality is a double-edged sword that makes people both love and hate it.

【I am not running away; I am going to the headquarters to seek reinforcements and deliver key intelligence... This classified information cannot be transmitted via the internet; it must be kept absolutely secret, and there is even top-secret content that only I know.】

This former high-level player held his head: "This... this is f***ing unfair!!!"

After all... the lethality of most of the various technological weapons that humanity prides itself on ultimately still comes down to physical attacks.

"Due to the update of the Ancient game, our Association has already lost thirty percent of its players, and most of the remaining ones are also facing extremely serious mental problems..."

Lao Cai Bang Zi's voice was heavy.

Finally...

A Game of Disaster has broken out here; it is truly too dangerous.

【You have listened to the babbling of a certain great existence filled with pollution and malice; your Rationality Value has returned to zero, and you have fallen into eternal madness...】

Gu Yuan looked around and discovered it was still his office.

His eyes slowly widened: "Are you kidding me? The Disan Zhangzhang was a simulation of reality, almost equivalent to a real-person transmigration... and yet, when it comes to the Final Chapter, it is still... a text game?"

【A gust of Weird wind blows, seemingly mixed with the babbling of a certain existence; you need to undergo a check!】

Then, countless snowflake-like points of Light emerged.

A branch head's eyes widened, then immediately returned to being calm as if nothing had happened.

【Game... Start!】

Chen Ci suddenly felt like crying.

Aaron smiled and said: "When you go back, it would be best to give me another list; hmm, counting the two of you, the team cannot exceed ten people."

"The Number One Ghost, you cannot blink when facing it; if you blink, you will be killed..."

【Great Adventure—Officially Commenced!】

On the phones of Chen Ci and Hong Gouyi, the Ancient icon automatically appeared, and a line of information popped up—【Summoned by the 'Martial Alliance Leader Order', you have been forced to share the Final Chapter mission! Countdown: three days!】

She looked at the die that appeared on her phone screen and fell into deep unease.

What she did not know was that in the Association, inside the rooms of several high-level players.

"At the same time, all kinds of Weird things are appearing frequently all over the world!"

【1. Yes】

【2. No】

(End of this chapter)