[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-3":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Monsters Are Coming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2249852,4069,"Chapter 3: Novice Difficulty?","monsters-are-coming-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>[Grind Emperor Player Chat Group (Online: 10 people)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Family Share Godfather: Why hasn't Godfather returned yet? Could it be that he is immersed in the plot of Calabash Brothers Saving Grandpa, unable to extricate himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Enough to Eat Dirt (Administrator): He might be calling the police, trying to recover the huge sum of 20 Meng Yuan stolen from his bank account; the livestream earnings won't settle until the day after tomorrow, and this is Brother Li's food money for tomorrow, (smirk.jpg)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fun Without Paying: Godfather has perished; please welcome the next Godfather to battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing Urge Stirred: Stop talking; kick the Welfare Officer out first. Which administrator added him? Send a red packet to the brothers in the group to apologize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the group members were engaging in a heated discussion about the \"Game Brick Mover\" never returning, the person in question came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Brick Mover: Brothers, hurry up and download the game; the Welfare Officer is truly distributing benefits to everyone. I used the link he sent to download a cracked version of \"Dark Land.\" It's so awesome; the modeling has 100% realism. Although I haven't experienced the game's plot yet, the authenticity is definitely not exaggerated; it's incredibly impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Enough to Eat Dirt replying to Game Brick Mover: It seems you want to add another victim?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Family Share Godfather replying to Game Brick Mover: Brother Li, I trusted you so much, yet you want to trick me into watching Calabash Brothers (wiping tears.jpg)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fun Without Paying replying to Game Brick Mover: Brother Li, you usually protect us brothers so well; how did you learn bad habits from Eat Dirt and start scamming our lovely group members? I will not watch this Calabash Brothers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the group members' doubts, Li Zheng, sitting at his computer desk, hammered away on the keyboard and typed a line of text:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Brick Mover: We've played games together for so many years; aren't you clear about what kind of person I am? I now guarantee with my character that there is absolutely no fraud; hurry up and download it to experience the game content together. Let me say it again, this link can truly download the genuine version of \"Dark Land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Enough to Eat Dirt (Administrator): I suspect the person online now isn't Brother Li, but the Welfare Officer who stole the account via the link... How about this, let's verify with a code phrase: What do we do if a bug appears in the game?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Brick Mover: There are no bugs; they are all features.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poor Enough to Eat Dirt (Administrator): Verification complete; this is truly Brother Li. Brothers, I'm going in first; if I get scammed, I'll accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing Urge Stirred: Hard to believe, but since the code phrase matched successfully, I believe this is Brother Li. Brothers, I'm going in too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Family Share Godfather: Godfather, I will continue to follow in your footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Game Brick Mover: Everyone, don't rush; let's first discuss our starting class choices and assemble a suitable pioneering team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Challenger \"Ye Liuyun\" enters the game; creating the initial monster body consumes 1000 Sacrificial Power; remaining Sacrificial Power: 139278.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Challenger \"Wang Xuan\" enters the game; creating the initial monster body consumes 1000 Sacrificial Power; remaining Sacrificial Power: 138278... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prompts of players entering the game rang out consecutively in Qi Sheng's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the now silent chat interface, Qi Sheng clicked \"Exit Group Chat,\" and immediately an option prompt popped up on the screen:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[User: Welfare Officer, confirm exit from Grind Emperor Player Chat Group?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng reached out and clicked \"Yes,\" and the chat interface on his computer desktop vanished accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recruitment of the first batch of players was complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To recruit this group of players, he had specially created a fake link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players thought they were playing the real \"Dark Land,\" but in reality, no game existed behind the link; instead, it was a Guiding Space Array capable of extracting the players' consciousness and sending them to the Monster World, where they would undergo life reshaping and possess a perfectly adapted monster body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the players in the group clearly had not discovered this issue, believing they had downloaded a free cracked version of \"Dark Land.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was certain that after they experienced the game content, they would be grateful to him in the chat group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might even worship him as their new Godfather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Qi Sheng's goal had already been achieved; too lazy to read the subsequent flattery and praise, he cared more about the revenue the players would create for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emperor Tomb Village was still suffering continuous energy destruction from the terrifying Black Black Tide; every day, a large amount of Sacrificial Power was required to maintain the village's defensive barrier. If the players could not generate income for him, the remaining Sacrificial Power energy would soon be exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a pale blue water sphere suddenly popped up beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Boss, are the recruits this time clansmen from your former homeland?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before I transmigrated to the Monster World, I was one of them, but during the time I was gone, certain changes occurred in this world, giving rise to many non-human factions,\" Qi Sheng nodded and responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water sphere hovering beside him was named Guidance; its ability was quite special, capable of turning scanned objects into digitized information for presentation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The novice guides accompanying the players were all its avatars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the hundreds of years since he transmigrated to the Monster World, he had inherited the Origin Power of Di Zhao, and Guidance, who once followed Di Zhao, had become one of his four servant attendants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Challenger System (Player Recruitment System) he formulated relied on Guidance to handle all data information processing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[They have already entered the Monster World; do you need to go take a look?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Qi Sheng nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a light screen appeared before him, displaying the players who had just entered the game for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the difference between this game and reality? Even the modeling of the gravel on the ground is perfect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After watching Calabash Brothers for so many years, I've finally downloaded the genuine game; the Welfare Officer in the group is my new Godfather from now on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So realistic; as expected of the super virtual reality game crafted by the Eclipse Clan over ten years; it's simply perfect.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of white light passed, and ten figures appeared in the central square of Emperor Tomb Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the ten players, two had the ethereal shadow of a Hawk-Headed Demon hovering behind them, two had the ethereal shadow of a Gargoyle, and the remaining six had chosen the Black Armored Snake as their initial form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, let's leave the novice village; while the server has just opened, we should level up quickly. Our future wealth depends on this game. This is currently the game with the most paying players; we must cherish this early development period,\" Li Zheng said at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Li, why are there only a few of us in the novice village? Where are the other players? Didn't they say a million copies were sold in ten minutes? Logically, the game should be packed with people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The player speaking looked very young; the game name \"Poor Enough to Eat Dirt\" hovered above his head, and the ethereal shadow of a Hawk-Headed Demon floated behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Li Zheng could answer, they heard the calm voice of a young man nearby with \"Killing Urge Stirred\" hovering above his head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nonsense; we must have entered a separate channel. Otherwise, if millions of players rushed in simultaneously, wouldn't this novice village be bursting at the seams?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's leave the village first; leveling up is the most important thing in the early stage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen to Brother Li; you're the most professional when it comes to playing games.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the road paved with bluestone, the team of ten crossed the energy barrier and entered the black mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, an indescribable sense of fear surged into their hearts; faintly, they could hear the sounds of crushing bones, wailing... various complex sounds interwove in their minds, even producing a strong sensation of dizziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the consciousness of Li Zheng and the others was about to get lost, the black mist ahead dispersed, and their vision suddenly widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Emperor Tomb Mountain Range]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A line of golden text floated before their eyes, then quickly vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What presented itself to their eyes was a crimson world; under the vast sky, a dark red crescent moon slanted toward the horizon, the cloud layers dyed red by the afterglow, with flashes of lightning flickering within as they churned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of the horizon, they could see volcanoes still spewing flames; the air was filled with the scent of sulfur and scorched earth, and rolling heat waves swept in from the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearly collapsed world scene before their eyes shocked everyone in the team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hiss, so shocking; it feels like the erupting volcano will drown us in the next second,\" Eat Dirt exclaimed at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down; the scene outside the novice village looks terrifying, but there definitely won't be any powerful monsters; they will give us a process to adapt and grow,\" Li Zheng, while feeling shocked himself, offered an analysis he considered reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as his words fell, a thunderbolt tore through the firmament, and pitch-black cracks instantly crawled across the entire sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A colossal beast, entirely crimson, tore through the cloud layer, revealing its ferocious form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its immense and unmatched body was covered in crimson scales, resembling burning flames; each scale contained surging power and endless majesty. Its opened eyes were like two rubies, deep and sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening beastly roar echoed through the clouds, shaking the very air until it trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden patterns were embedded along the edges of the monster's wide and powerful wings; when it flapped them, it raised a hurricane that blew the trees below askew and sent dust flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even from a great distance, Li Zheng and the others were affected, forced to retreat continuously by the fierce wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant beast's diving speed suddenly accelerated; like a crimson lightning bolt slicing across the sky, carrying the momentum to destroy everything, it plummeted toward some unknown target below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, time seemed to freeze; all things were still, and only that crimson figure was the sole focal point between heaven and earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When its body was about to touch the ground, surging heat waves accompanied by a deafening roar swept outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth trembled violently, and a mushroom cloud rose in the distant sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment later, everything returned to silence, but Li Zheng and the others stood stunned in place, their inner shock beyond words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Eat Dirt turned his head to look at Li Zheng, whose expression was blank:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this the novice scene you said had no danger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zheng swallowed hard and continued his analysis:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it possible this is just an opening scene display for the game, similar to a CG cutscene, and won't pose a substantive threat to us? After all, we are newcomers; there should be a gradual difficulty adaptation process...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish speaking, a beastly roar carried by a wild wind attacked, and the terrifying sound wave exploded, stabbing everyone's eardrums with pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't panic; this is just an intensity experience for the start; it doesn't affect the low-difficulty novice Cultivation Mode coming up next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zheng wiped the blood from his nose and stubbornly continued his analysis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I like this guy's personality; his main focus is self-deception.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water sphere following beside Li Zheng gave a thumbs-up at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zheng: ……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1976,"2026-06-19T09:20:35.554Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","9a852281367e818889cb9f1e3cb223296fd6b558359306255f36696c3b4e099f","monsters-are-coming-chapter-4","monsters-are-coming-chapter-2",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]