Chapter 76: Reborn and Returning, Spending a Billion with a Bang (Monthly Ticket Bonus)

"Old Dog, behind you!"

Hearing his old comrade's shout, Old Dog, who was fighting the evil spirits, instantly switched to his Black Armored Snake form and, without turning his head, whipped his tail to send the Hei Chao Xie Sui attacking from behind flying.

He then decisively switched back to human form, drew a dagger from his spatial bag, gripped it in reverse, and thrust it forward.

Accompanied by a sharp shriek, the worm before Old Dog was pierced by the blade; it fell limp and turned into black mist, flying toward Old Dog and his comrade.

At that moment, a demon flea attacked from his side; the dagger in Old Dog's hand quickly switched to a Spirit Energy firearm, and he pulled the trigger. Instantly, the runes branded on the firearm lit up from the end and spread along the barrel.

Boom!

Light erupted from the muzzle; the incoming demon flea was pierced through the body by the bullet and exploded in mid-air.

This sequence of movements was as smooth as flowing clouds and water, killing the three Hei Chao Xie Sui that had attacked.

"Chopper, I need healing."

"Coming."

A large number of evil spirits attacked from the front. The veteran known as Chopper stepped in front of the old soldier, blocking the assault by tanking damage while continuing to deal damage.

At this moment, a bottle of red potion was thrown from not far away. Old Dog leaped into the air, caught the potion, unscrewed the cap, and poured it into his mouth to drink.

As his stamina recovered rapidly, Old Dog looked up toward the distant regiment commander, who wielded an axe and was invincible like a god of war, and a feeling of envy rose in his heart.

But this emotion was quickly suppressed by the battle intent rising from the depths of his heart. His gaze swept quickly over the surroundings, and then he shouted toward a comrade not far to his left:

"Shuiva, two o'clock direction."

Hearing this, Shuiva, who was in the midst of combat, instantly switched the battle blade in his hand to a Spirit Energy firearm. Without looking up, he fired a shot toward the direction Old Dog indicated. Instantly, a pitch-black figure that was approaching exploded in mid-air, turning into several wisp of black mist that flew toward all members in the party mode.

Under such tacit cooperation, the veteran regiment led by Old Dog fought more fiercely amidst the swarm of evil spirits, and their fighting spirit continued to rise with the intensity of the battle.

All of this was seen by Qi Sheng, who stood behind the scenes.

Two days ago, he distributed 1,227 game qualifications.

Among them, 27 slots were distributed additionally, given to Li Tie's 27 old comrades.

Facts proved that this group of veterans did not disappoint him.

In the two days since entering the game, the veteran regiment did only two things.

Log in, charge into battle with Li Tie, fight the Hei Chao Xie Sui head-on, with high morale and surging bloodlust throughout.

Log out, curse the Eclipse Clan's resurrection cooldown mechanism together in the chat group; when the cooldown ended, the cursing stopped, and they logged back in to continue killing evil spirits.

They were like machines running without rest; except for the resurrection cooldown time, they were either fighting or on their way to fight.

According to the statistics compiled by the guide, whether in terms of the speed of strength growth or the efficiency of killing evil spirits, this group of veterans was more than five times stronger than ordinary players.

In just two days, this group of veterans had already developed a squad tactic, mastered the combined use of various Painful Painful Minghun characteristic abilities, and the rapid switching of weapons, achieving astonishing efficiency in killing evil spirits.

It can be seen that this group of veterans has become completely addicted to the game.

And there are three reasons why they are addicted.

First is the repair of their disabled body parts, giving them the experience of being reborn.

That is a long-lost feeling, like a child receiving their most beloved toy; this is not only a physical repair but also a spiritual rebirth.

Second is the emotion brought by fighting the evil spirits; under tacit cooperation, they felt as if they had returned to their youth when they trained and grew up together.

Finally, the attribute boost feedback brought by leveling up made them utterly fascinated.

In reality, this group of veterans are all Gene Warriors who once possessed powerful physiques, but as various side effects such as aging continued to emerge, they often had to endure physical pain, and as they grew older, more and more physical problems arose.

The physical strengthening brought by the attribute boosts allowed them to regain their peak state and gave them expectations for further enhancement.

Especially with the regiment commander Li Tie as a role model in front of them, they all wanted to possess such power that transcends the mundane world.

Although this is just a game, they are all prepared to freely pour out their last passion in this game until they grow old.

"Retiring in the game," this internet joke is actually the true thought in the hearts of the veteran regiment members.

Compared to the gloomy real world, this game brings them an experience of being reborn.

Passion, enthusiasm, friendship... the things once lost have all returned.

The only thing the veteran regiment members find hard to accept is one matter: the "resurrection cooldown," which they consider the most brain-dead game setting.

Every time they return to reality, it is an agonizing pain.

It is like suddenly returning from a colorful world to a dark, black-and-white world; this strong contrast is the main reason the veteran group curses the Eclipse Clan in the group chat.

In fact, this problem is not just with the veteran group; a large number of players on the forum have also complained about it.

They believe this setting seriously affects the gaming experience and is a vicious tactic of hunger marketing.

But Qi Sheng has not thought about solving this problem for now.

It is not that it cannot be solved, but solving it requires consuming extra Shou Shou Jili.

The process of players reshaping their flesh and blood is essentially a rule characteristic of the domain node "Emperor's Tomb Village"; the consumption of 10 points of Shou Shou Jili is the starting energy to drive the operation of this rule characteristic, and the subsequent reshaping process will be completed by the rule itself.

To accelerate the reshaping process, extra Shou Shou Jili must be consumed.

Moreover, this process forcibly pushes the rule to accelerate, and the Shou Shou Jili consumed will be 30 times that of a normal resurrection.

That is to say, forcibly resurrecting after death requires consuming 300 points of Shou Shou Jili, and the consumption is affected by the player's own strength.

The stronger the strength, the higher the consumption for forced resurrection.

For players at the current stage, this is a very expensive expense that ordinary players cannot afford.

Qi Sheng is also unwilling for players to waste their precious early-game Shou Shou Jili on rapid cooldown; he hopes players will consume Shou Shou Jili on improving their own strength.

This is also the reason he has not opened the "Rapid Resurrection" function for players.

After all, it is truly possible that some players would choose to shorten the cooldown time in this wasteful manner, and this consumption would be a complete waste.

As for whether this function will be opened.

Perhaps in the future, when players' strength is powerful enough and the Shou Shou Jili income produced per hour is sufficient to cover the losses caused by the rapid resurrection cooldown, he will consider opening it for players.

Without paying too much attention to the veteran group's passionate fighting, Qi Sheng's gaze turned at this moment to the perspectives of other newbie players.

This batch of recruited players started in the stage where the Hei Chao was ravaging, and their chosen growth method was also different from that of the previous batches of players.

They did not choose to mine; instead, they faced the Black Tide head-on.

Compared to the veteran players' mowing mode, the new players chose the scavenging mode.

At this moment, another charge began.

The scale of the charge was around 800 people, three-quarters of whom were veteran players.

After charging out of Di Zhao Village, they switched to monster forms and engaged the Black Tide in a direct collision, while the new players followed behind the squad, seeking out lone Hei Chao Xie Sui to kill together.

During this time, the voice channel was incredibly lively:

"These veteran players are too fierce; killing Hei Chao Xie Sui is like chopping melons and slicing vegetables. We have to combine our efforts just to barely kill one Xie Sui; I'm exhausted."

"Look at them; a great snake over ten meters long, rolling around causing the earth to shake and mountains to tremble. Then look at me, a one-meter small snake. This size gap is too huge; I'm so envious."

"Holy crap, the Bone Fire form is so cool. I really want to know what it feels like to control the Ink Flame. I hope to embed the Bone Fire Painful Painful Minghun soon."

"Who can introduce which Painful Painful Minghun trait comes with that purple great spear? The look of holding the spear is too cool; one spear strike kills a string of them. I love it, I love it."

"Brother next door, why is there white mist swirling from his mouth every time he inhales? Is he smoking in the game? It looks like he's smoking quite heavily. What kind of move is this? Someone explain it to the newbies."

Veteran players basically communicated within the guild voice channel or the squad voice channel, while the small-area voice chat channel was flooded with the exclamations of new players.

Having just entered the game not long ago, they were extremely curious about the things in the Monster World.

From time to time, they marveled at the veteran players' outstanding moves with envy; whenever a lone Hei Chao Xie Sui flew by, they would swarm upon it and launch a group beatdown tactic.

In comparison, the vast majority of veteran players were tirelessly grinding monsters the whole time and simply had no patience to pay attention to the newbies.

To the veteran players, the Hei Chao Xie Sui were both evolution points and Shou Shou Jili, and could also be converted into currency in the real world.

The feeling of killing Xie Sui and dropping gold coins made them enjoy themselves; where would they have the mind to care about newbies?

Only a few enthusiastic veteran players were willing to create squads to level up together with the newbies, and during this time, they would guide and teach the newbies the basic knowledge of the Monster World in the squad voice channel.

As the viewpoint switched constantly, Qi Sheng suddenly received feedback from the Guidance, and his viewpoint switched to a player squad located in the direction of the Artifact Spirit Valley.

Not far from the squad players who were currently fighting, scarlet light streams gathered, generating a spherical floating object.

This scene also attracted the attention of the squad members; under their curious gazes, the surface of the spherical floating object constantly rippled, and its shape twisted and changed accordingly, finally generating a creature with two horns on its head, resembling a small puppy.

Its body seemed composed of black mist, sometimes thin as a wisp, sometimes condensed into form, looking very much like a Hei Chao Xie Sui.

At this moment, it was curiously looking around with sapphire-blue eyes, then tilted its head back, opened its mouth, and let out a hiss:

"Yo~"

The analysis information also appeared in the minds of the squad players at this time.

【Liu Ying (Second Generation Meng Yuan Chu)】

Hunting Level: 1

Monster Introduction: A special Second Generation Meng Yuan Chu monster that controls the power of clones. It can create a clone possessing 20% of the original body's physical strength by consuming mental energy, and can control the clone's actions through consciousness.

Guidance Note: The number of clones created is affected by one's own mental energy strength. Theoretically, one can create infinite clones, provided you possess sufficiently powerful mental energy to split your consciousness for control, and have sufficient mental energy to maintain the clone's consumption.

Seeing the analysis information, the squad members immediately widened their eyes.

The squad leader in charge immediately turned his head to look at the Guidance clone floating beside him:

"Guidance, what is the situation here?"

【Besides you who inherited the Beneath Di Zhao power, no other living beings in the Monster World can truly kill Meng Yuan Chu monsters. Even if killed, they will follow the world's operation to undergo Initial Weight and respawn, appearing at a random location... Simply put, you are very lucky to have encountered a Meng Yuan Chu monster that was killed and respawned. Doesn't the feeling of luck feel great?】

The Guidance gave the explanation in a lazy tone.

Upon learning the truth, the squad members exchanged brief glances and then rushed towards Liu Ying, who was still tilting his head back and crying out, without hesitation.

Boom!

An ink-black fireball smashed a depression into the ground; Liu Ying was instantly killed, turned into black mist, was absorbed by the nearby Guidance clone, and then transmitted into the underground containment wall.

Under Qi Sheng's perception viewpoint, the black mist inside the containment wall re-condensed.

At this time, a blue energy hose extended from above the crystal wall, connecting to Liu Ying's back; immediately, scarlet energy began to be continuously drawn from Liu Ying's body and poured into the Shou Shou Jili pool beneath Di Zhao Village.

At the same time, a Challenger Notification rang out across the entire channel;

【Challenger Notification (All Channels): Congratulations to players: Jungler Huang Feihong, Top Laner Dong Haichuan, Mid Laner Huo Yuanjia, Bottom Laner Sun Lutang, Support Ma Yongzhen, for containing the Second Generation Meng Yuan Chu monster "Liu Ying". Shou Shou Jili reward obtained: 20,000 (Squad members share Shou Shou Jili income).】

【Challenger Notification (All Channels): Painful Painful Minghun Library added Meng Yuan Chu monster Painful Painful Minghun: Liu Ying (Clone)】

The notification of successful containment caused the regional chat channel to instantly explode.

All players were asking about the containment process of the Second Generation Meng Yuan Chu and the difficulty of containment.

The squad leader, Jungler Huang Feihong, even received a constant stream of friend request notifications; the vast majority were sent by the bosses of various guilds, wanting to purchase the 20,000 points of Shou Shou Jili their squad obtained by killing the Meng Yuan Chu.

The sudden wealth left the squad members somewhat stunned.

After blocking private messages and friend requests, Jungler Huang Feihong chose to send Liu Ying's analysis information to the regional chat channel, appending a sentence:

"(Attachment: Liu Ying Analysis), Brothers, stop private messaging and sending friend requests. Our squad are not gold farmers; we do not sell Shou Shou Jili."

After seeing Liu Ying's analysis information, the regional chat channel was immediately filled with constant wailing.

The Hunting Level 1 displayed in Liu Ying's analysis information was like a bayonet stabbing into the hearts of many players.

They could accept other players containing Meng Yuan Chu monsters through arduous battles, but they could absolutely not accept the easy containment brought by sheer luck.

"Why did I log in at this moment? Why did I have to see the successful containment notification? Why did I have to click in to see the analysis information... Do you understand how painful it is for me, who was happily mowing down monsters, to see the analysis information?"

"(Explorer Emoji—Grievous Crying) A Level 1 Second Generation Meng Yuan Chu. I can confirm this is the Initial Weight refresh after a Meng Yuan Chu monster dies as the Guidance said. You really did encounter it. You really deserve to die. Why can't this good luck be mine?"

"Playing the game with your lifespan, right? What's the difference between this and picking up a box of money on the road? I'm not against others doing well, but you are too good. I cannot accept it. Allow me to take two breaths to recover my mental state after being critically hit."

"I looked at my Shou Shou Jili balance earned after struggling for three hours, then looked at the pinned containment reward number. Wuu wuu wuu~ This is unfair. I want it too."

The wailing in the regional voice channel flooded the screen; after briefly flipping through it, Qi Sheng withdrew his consciousness.

With a raise of his hand, his human body switched to the Beneath Di Zhao form.

His head switched to a scarlet-red flame burning fiercely, rapidly climbing and covering his entire body.

With a raised hand, a halo symbolizing the power of Meng Yuan Chu appeared, circulating around his body.

Within this ring of light, eighteen small spheres of different colors were adsorbed, each sphere representing a distinct power of Meng Yuan Chu.

After the player contained the second-generation Meng Yuan Chu flow shadow, his strength increased once more.

This feeling was truly wonderful; he could clearly perceive that his control and application of the Beneath Di Zhao's inherent source had become more proficient, as if an instruction manual had been implanted into his mind the moment the containment was completed.

In an instant, the Meng Yuan Chu characteristics of the flow shadow activated; a black sphere within the light orbit rotating around his body burst with light, and accompanied by the consumption of energy within his body, a replica of his true form condensed beside him.

After a simple test, Qi Sheng waved his hand to disperse the clone and switched his consciousness to the player forum.

According to the guidance's feedback, an interesting post had appeared on the forum a few seconds ago.

When he saw the post's content, he fell silent and then smiled helplessly.

【God Hall Guild recruits powerful players; the guild distributes an extra daily wage, with excellent treatment.】

Poster: God King

Content:

Reborn, I plan to spend one billion to become strong in the game. At first, everyone thought "Dark Lands" was just a groundbreaking virtual game, but they didn't know that the Black Tide within the game would descend upon reality in one year. Others mocked my spending of one billion as a fool and an idiot, but only I clearly know that when the game servers shut down, spiritual energy will revive, evil spirits will descend, endless darkness will shroud the earth, game attributes will map to reality, and I... will be crowned King!

Now recruiting powerful players at high salaries; requirement: Painful Painful Minghun level 15+ (single is fine). I will lead you to fight the Black Tide and ascend the Divine Throne on the day the apocalypse arrives!

Comment section:

Hamster Party Player: Okay, I've received the inside information. Delete the post quickly so others don't see it. I will definitely seize the opportunity to become strong, and when the darkness descends, I will open a resource supermarket and resell resources to reality at ten times the price (Exploration Party Emoji - This is a sure win).

Divine Wing: Damn, brothers from the God Hall Guild are here too? Are you brothers really planning to spend one billion? However, Shou Shou Jili is scarce in this game; even with money, you can't buy enough Shou Shou Jili. The resources produced by several resource-gathering teams have long been reserved by several guild leaders. Spending ten billion won't help (Exploration Party Emoji - Depressed Sigh).

Wo Si Ni Die: Dog God Hall, the grudges formed during the campaign continue in this game. Watch our Food Crime Team blow you up.

God King replied to Wo Si Ni Die: Don't make a scene. Our guild members are all newbies just entering the game. Please show more care and less violence. Also, could you support a batch of Shou Shou Jili so old friends can develop first before considering fighting?

Night is Coming: You actually revealed such a huge secret like that? Who would dare sell Shou Shou Jili to you? Everyone has to spend it on improving their strength to avoid becoming a weakling in the apocalyptic environment when darkness descends. You should secretly hoard Shou Shou Jili and quietly become strong, then stun everyone in a year (Funny. jpg).

Scrap Recycling Station: Terrifying. I actually met a reborn person in the game. I believe this news at first glance because I am also a reborn person. When darkness descends, I will act, transform into a 1000-level Sky-Swallowing Giant Python, and slaughter wildly in the real world, so the problem isn't big.

The content of this post left Qi Sheng speechless.

Through the guidance's investigation, it could be confirmed that the posting player "God King" was just making a joke and playing with memes.

However, the content spoken would become reality on some future day.

It's just that the time point of the darkness descending is not one year later; players still have ample time to grow.

When that day truly arrives, he will feedback the players' abilities to reality, and the real-world currency system will also completely collapse; Shou Shou Jili will become the universal currency for humans and alien players.

So converting real-world currency into game Shou Shou Jili is indeed a very forward-looking investment.

However, this secret is known to no one except him and the Four Devoted Servants.

Although the monthly votes haven't reached 1000 yet, I'll release the bonus chapters first. Total burst update: 37,000 words. Begging for monthly votes~

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