Chapter 157: The Spread of Ferocious Creatures

"Gui Gui, are they all crazy?"

Although Ji Ming knows that "Code: Sun Month" is wildly popular now, and also knows that the price of those one hundred invitation codes has skyrocketed.

But when he saw the backend data provided by the little boss, he still felt a slight shock of heat.

It was still the early morning, and the official website's reservation count surpassed one million in less than ten minutes.

Moreover, because reservation channels for Little Blue Bird and Google Dog accounts were opened, a full twenty percent came from foreign IPs.

It even happened that the post "How to Reserve the Closed Beta on the Official Website" was translated into eighteen languages within two hours and spread across the internet in many countries, and that number keeps rising.

Thus those posts were re‑exported domestically, posted on d Station by accounts that often repost foreign‑site comments.

"【Too much pressure, I just helped one of my white‑eagle friends solve the reservation issue】"

"【Sigh, if the translation speed of manga and adult games were this fast, that would be great】"

"I, Hei Tian! He, Beast Fang!"

And even during the closed beta, even if some players didn't want to be human, there would be hardly any who wanted to be odd species like goblins or kobolds.

AdaiEr stopped, and a violet magical light began to flicker from her hand.

With another roar, a massive minotaur whose head had been sliced in half, yet whose single eye still glowed crimson, slowly appeared.

"Do you mean that they're all beastfolk, and of various kinds?"

The knife‑carrying man's expression stiffened for a moment, and he sighed.

On the deserted street with doors and windows tightly shut, only the various armed forces, cloaked and wielding sharp weapons, occasionally ran by.

One of them was the knife‑carrying man who had come to the Clinic that day with a companion for treatment, and the other was a former adventurer who had also visited the Clinic.

The next moment, a flattened head slid down from mid‑air and landed before them.

Gui Gui, turning the magic armor again? I really want to see…

Aside from the chaotic foot soldiers, he now holds six special corpses in his hands.

And with the Pioneers' departure, the dungeon returned to its former tranquility.

Finally, after rounding a corner, they encountered a checkpoint that looked hasty.

Where I go, your hand reaches; are you really determined to block me!?

Ji Ming saved up so many free attribute points, aren't they being used now?

As for AdaiEr…

To have a rampaging undead appear here, the bizarre council's reach into Sunlight City is probably deeper than we imagined.

Having said that, the three of them rushed into a side path.

But before they set off, a youth called out and stopped them.

"What did I see? Two fleas debating who should die first?"

Since AdaiEr managed to escape from Deep Forest Wang Guo alone, she wouldn't be the type to dawdle.

He looked around.

The massive, super‑strong minotaur chieftain had no such limitation; while he toppled mountains, he could also pick up stones and hurl them at them.

"... Fine, follow me!"

He quickly turned his foot, and ran up to the second floor with a thudding pace.

The handler who rose from the ground was merely a sixth‑level foot soldier.

【Earn full reward: 3 random‑character resurrection cards】

"Are you from the Red Heart Squad?"

This is a clash belonging to the Peak Bureau; predictably, after the stock market opens at 9:30, another major shift will surely come.

【Subsequent mission unlocked】

"... It's the captain!"

"Don't be foolish, you can't beat it no matter what!"

But the most exaggerated thing is the various capitalists taking turns; you finish your line, I take the stage, just like attending an auction.

It's not that no one wanted to interrogate Ji Ming, but after seeing his face, everyone fell silent.

"We have to try it, consider it for you, use it on it..."

AdaiEr exhaled, gradually clenching her fist.

Upon learning that Ji Ming had rushed over after hearing the call for rescue, they offered no resistance, quickly cleared the way, and let him go inside.

Of course...

—Whoa, is the nutrition in the Outer City really that good? How many ferocious creatures have you eaten?

Mouse Kid blinked, anthropomorphically pulled a notebook from the small satchel on his back, and handed it to Ji Ming.

Ji Ming lowered his head as if to speak, but remained silent.

...... Suddenly, with so many gone, the quiet village actually feels rather uncomfortable.

Mouse Kid remained as glossy and vigorous as ever, as strong as always.

With a handler leading the way, leaving the city was naturally smooth.

Even upon deeper thought, the "Wolf Disaster" sparked by steppe werewolves on the barren plains, tribe after tribe being slaughtered...

They couldn't just let an unarmed doctor with a little girl walk in, so in the end they split into two to protect them.

The dogs aren't sentimental creatures; since the friends will return, under Elder Da Huang's encouragement, they all returned to...

【Cause of death: decapitated halfway while battling the Wolf Prince】

In fact, there was no need to knock; within seconds, a crack opened in the door.

【Task Reward: Renovation Function Expansion (Closed Beta Venue Overall)】

Then comes the Eye Demon's core—Eye Stone.

Even to say, the three major forces inside the city may already have their collaborators?

I'm a leader now, so why does everything have to be done personally?

【GeRuiSen, I have a new job for you over here…】

So this huge pile of A‑human corpses is all trash; at least there are 1,001 account slots waiting to be filled.

"Brother, are you okay?"

Soothing AdaiEr, Ji Ming glanced at the guard at the door.

"Cheep!"

The system's rewards are always blunt and straightforward; they look simple, but in fact all over‑the‑top functions and permissions are maxed out.

【Laughed to death, no wonder when I was just playing gogo a foreigner heard the Thus each line: English I said and immediately asked to add me as a friend, so that's why】

But these three arbitrary character resurrection cards…

Hey, having acquaintances makes things easier!

—Just like the last Cha Ke Jie massacre, this is an organized sudden berserk attack.

"Don't do that, don't do that, I'm a professional; I can't scam anyone, especially a good doctor's money!"

Fully dressed in coat and gear, with a medicine box on his back, he rushed out of the Clinic.

In the boy's rapid low shouts, the knife‑carrying man froze for a moment, clenching his back molars.

"Almost forgot…"

【Name: Qingqing Tribe Chief·Man Niu Niu】

"I see… By the way, how's it going, is your companion's leg any better?"

However, to activate the Farewell Technique, there's one important prerequisite.

—After all, when you see off the dead, you have to let the dead hear it, right?

Ji Ming flickered, arriving at the storage bay on the warship that houses all kinds of corpses.

AdaiEr wrapped in a coat, eyes hazy.

"Everyone, don't be sad; the Envoy said that in seven days, in seven days, the Pioneers will return."

Leapt up and down proudly.

After delegating a huge amount of physical work, Ji Ming finally got an early off‑duty.

"Oh my, what is this thing!?"

Two bodyguards were startled, and as clueless level managers they actually had no idea what was happening inside, only that ferocious creatures were on the rampage.

"Wait, the Envoy sent a message saying they want us to help search the surroundings for intact corpses."

Alright, I'm running!

"Impressive!"

"It always feels like something happened outside the city, so I want to rush out to see…"

"Thank you all…"

"Doctor! What is the doctor doing?"

Even he knows something happened outside the city; how could the three major forces with eagle‑dogs everywhere not know?

He instantly saw a tax officer standing beside the guard, and, coincidentally, it was the same person he met when looking for Cooper that day.

"Do you still have anyone else?"

Gou Zi's best skill is digging bones, right?

Dig the entire dungeon from bottom to top for me!

And from the sharp bone claws and the twisted hanging tail, it must have been a gray werewolf in life.

No matter how big Sunlight City is, how many powerful beings can become berserk silently?

Fresh blood dripping, muscles hanging, the figure emerging from the other side of the ruins was a highly decayed living corpse.

As for the text's content—

As a mouse, Mouse Kid's knowledge level easily defeated the Litang King; that must have required reading countless Xinhua Dictionaries!

Ji Ming let out a soft sigh in his heart, preparing to go out and pocket some money.

It's clear he was attacked while going downstairs to check the situation, his waist torn by some powerful berserk creature.

He tugged AdaiEr as a reminder, and within a second he was off.

Feeling an ever‑rising ominous premonition in his heart, Ji Ming suddenly laughed with relief.

No, wait, it's still useful!

"What kind of people are you? The front is sealed, passage prohibited… Oh, isn't this Doctor Ji Ming?"

Although Ji Ming didn't know them, they knew him, finally giving him the feeling of a celebrity being recognized.

The brief introduction, like old hometown acquaintances, lowered the boy's guard, so when Ji Ming applied medicine to his wound, he also learned what happened on East Street.

So Ji Ming waited outside for only half a minute before he saw her, clad in a robe, staff held like a spear.

In this situation, one still has to use a strange method to act.

Judging strictly, using the precious resurrection cards on them seems wasteful.

So what terrifying thing is this… another werewolf driven mad by the strange council's demonic aura?

All of this alone is enough for them to know the horrific scale of the three‑day war.

With the closed beta over, the system also issued the corresponding settlement rewards.

However, this exactly matches Ji Ming's wishes, after all, without a big enough net to catch them, if players really get going, the Dog Kid would just give up.

Congratulations, Host, on successfully completing the mission.

Level before death: 41·Advanced Warrior.

Maybe it's because the brain is truly gone; the raging gray‑wolf zombie's intelligence is even lower than that of the raging goblin.

The handler suppressed the smile on his face, gestured for Ji Ming to come closer, and lowered his voice.

Unlike the already awakened Inner City, the sky was clearly brightening, yet the Outer City remained a scene of tranquility.

Consequently, he struck the medicine chest with unusually great force, and the muffled sound carried far away.

Ji Ming's mind raced, devising a line that, though nonsensical, still served as an explanation.

Of course, after becoming a zombie, it certainly wouldn't be that strong anymore.

"When the time comes, they'll bring even more Pioneers, so we should hurry to prepare and welcome the arrival of more friends!"

"Do they all have fatal wounds on their bodies?"

East Street is naturally in the eastern part of Sunlight City; although he doesn't know much about it, AdaiEr does.

Even if a "diligent" guard tries to ask something, one can brush it off with the line, "They are both doctors."

"Hold on, there's an especially powerful zombie among them; our captain is still dealing with it. Once he returns, we'll go in…"

Although East Street is in the Outer City, its bustling area isn't actually far from the outskirts.

"The doctor wants to draw that monster's attention, buying us time to escape!"

"There must be many injured, I'm a doctor, I can go there to rescue people!"

In just a few moments, the price of an invitation code was hiked to over a million level, and it was still unsellable.

The only difference, perhaps, is that its exposed abdomen actually has eight abs.

"AdaiEr, you can run on your own; you don't need to pull me from the front, I can manage."

"Something did happen over at East Street, and it's not settled yet."

—Only this place nearby can have such fresh and diverse supply channels.

Guided by the little girl, we kept moving along the winding road, and the area ahead gradually grew noisy.

The shock of the farewell rite slowed the ox‑head zombie's movements briefly, drawing glances from the others.

Especially at a corner of an intersection, the iron gate had been smashed open, the window glass shattered, and bloodstains marked the broken edges.

"May I ask, esteemed group leader…"

Another adventurer's eyes also reddened.

The first three were too weak; the middle one was a war criminal captive; the last two weren't high-level either, only level seventy.

... Why does this feel a bit familiar?

Ji Ming turned his head and saw, perched on the nightstand, a Mouse Kid already as big as a cat.

Looking out, long sections of the city wall had collapsed, several buildings were damaged, and the area outside the village was a total wreck.

Even if one can't become a noble spirit, at least they should look like a beastman that aligns with human aesthetics.

Ji Ming then asked.

"Right!"

After entering the checkpoint, the sides of the road gradually became chaotic.

The blue box trembled for a moment, then displayed—

These are all fake; getting the game right is the truth!

So he watched the commotion briefly, then hurried back to the dungeon.

The two almost ran to the city gate nearest East Street, but the gate had just opened and many were still queuing.

So…

Even after the danger was cleared, the villagers who left the small square didn't look happy.

Ji Ming immediately uttered pleasant Cybertronian words and quickly rolled out of bed.

"Where does music have so many restrictions? Look how many times the meme zone has countered the music zone!"

"Right, right, right, I saw the leg here before; thanks to your medicine, it's already fine now."

Thus, as the sturdy earth shield was slashed by sharp claws, the zombie's head was also thrown out, smashing onto the ground and spraying blood.

If it were a player, they'd be nauseated enough to avoid it, but adventurers who battle daily life wouldn't shy away from this.

Relying on their magical shields, they hesitated not a moment, and the blades in their hands swung straight at the gray wolf's head.

Among those involved were also top‑stream celebrities and financially savvy big sharks.

No wonder the group leader's head is flattened—what kind of tank is this?

Ji Ming subconsciously prepared a chained spell attack, but when he finally struck, the zombie simply didn't fall for it.

If it can, like stamp collecting, turn so many varieties of beastman corpses into zombies with similar decay, that shows about eighty percent are "mass‑produced on the spot."

If this keeps going and Mo Dun's side actually runs into trouble, even the dried daylilies would be cold.

Dig, everything can be dug.

Turns out they're several acquaintances again.

"... Did you write this character?"

"Oh, isn't this Dr. Ji? You're also leaving the city?"

"Dr. Ji, why have you come back again?"

"... Probably, I didn't notice..."

From the youth, Ji Ming learned the general internal situation and thought of taking AdaiEr to Mo Dun's blacksmith shop first.

Heh.

Ji Ming was also surprised, but his thoughts turned to another aspect.

As for the second, we'll have to travel tens of thousands of li to the Beimosi Grassland in the northern part of Deep Forest Wang Guo.

"Who are you…"

Very well.

It was just a pack of berserked demonic beasts that attacked Chuck Street, and this time they were a horde of clearly dead yet still rising undead.

I was lying in bed, ready to take a short nap, but as soon as I closed my eyes, I heard a faint rustling by my ear.

"I know Dr. Ji is a good person, but I never expected that he would still sacrifice himself to save others…"

Now, even more, he alone bore the entire war to protect everyone's safety, ensuring not a single villager was injured.

"No, Doctor!"

Poverty, chaos, crime, and on top of that the recent uproar over the rampant berserk creature incidents.

"It's the Captain…"

The internal‑test site had already been decided earlier; it's that vast underground plain to the east, and we'll just go explore it later.

Undead are still corpses! So Ji Ming used a Resurrection Card to open the opponent's panel.

When he saw the newcomer's face clearly, the handler's wary gaze instantly faded, replaced by a warm smile.

Finally, the elven paladin and fire‑element demon lion who were defeated by angels, a great dragon, and treefolk in the resurrection match.

"Hey, AdaiEr, don't stop, I have a way, I didn't think…"

In the dim corner lay half a corpse, its whole body covered in blood and bite marks, while the other half hung from the railing of the stairs leading to the second floor.

"Run!"

"The Outer City has been dangerous lately; if you can avoid coming, better not come."

So Ji Ming shifted the medicine box, turning it into a waist drum.

"Berserk creature outbreak, corpses everywhere, location… East Street?"

"Sacrifice your horse. jpg's beast!"

Thus the level shown on a normal panel is only twenty‑one.

No matter how terrifying the berserk creatures are, they're either rabid wild cats and dogs or blood‑thirsty human‑orcs; such incomprehensible forms would never appear.

The young man was moved and wiped his eyes.

But no matter how fast they run, they still have to follow the road.

Six versus six is just too risky; it seems I must find some top‑tier warriors' corpses to resurrect, to barely ensure safety!

As a zero‑combat support, Ji Ming has plenty of time to weigh pros and cons, but the others on the field do not.

The young man hesitated.

Two bodyguards charged forward with weapons, and AdaiEr finished weaving a spell, cloaking them in a layer of earth shield.

"Doctor, it's far too dangerous inside!"

Moreover, beneath the torn cuff was a crest that seemed to belong to an adventurer squad.

The Eerie Council still has six members, and on our side, even with Resurrection Cards, we only have six top‑tier combatants.

Thus the warship lacks both the variety and number of corpses; I'll have to dig three feet underground everywhere…

Amid a burst of broken, eerie howls, a handler was blasted straight out.

Hence the Eerie Council's location is now obvious: the Barbaric Plains south of Sunlight City.

"You saved my life; I will never let you die!"

The young man looked puzzled.

"These days the Outer City is a mess; the nobles don't have enough manpower, so they occasionally hire us mud‑feet to do unimportant jobs."

The crossbow specialist's senses were extremely sharp; it was clear people were everywhere, yet Ji Ming, walking normally, was spotted before he came within twenty steps.

He opened it and saw that it was scribbled with crooked characters.

But this was only an unnamed side path on the outskirts of East Street, and once they left this place…

He originally intended to head straight for the city gate, but halfway he saw the inn he had rented for AdaiEr.

Ji Ming cursed inwardly, but the matter had come to this; there was no point in further explanations.

The young man and the two bodyguards were a step slower, but adventurers can do anything except run away.

Mana gradually solidified, as if turning something into reality.

But the handler quickly intervened.

"Let's go, hurry up!"

???

"What's wrong?"

"Well…"

"The berserk creature incident broke out on East Street, with heavy casualties; we still don't know what happened to Mo Dun's blacksmith shop, so let's go check it out quickly!"

"They were already able to walk on the ground, but in the middle of the night a few berserk wild dogs slipped into his house…"

Wrong!

"My assistant is over there, and there are two of us."

Although I didn't bring a wooden fish when I left, according to Little Lynx's introduction, any object that can be struck to make sound can serve as an instrument.

Da Huang stroked his beard and tapped his cane.

Each integer seemed like a leap; he felt his legs as if fitted with motors, unable to stop.

Although the Pioneers are indeed annoying on a daily basis, they harbor no malice at all; on the contrary, they've done many good deeds for the villagers.

【Main Quest: Determine the internal‑test site within three days】

But no matter how chaotic the real world gets, it has nothing to do with Ji Ming.

Thank you. If you come back to the Clinic for treatment, I can waive the fee once.

That's wrong.

He calmly added four points to Agility, instantly raising the value to ten.

Strangely enough, I woke up suddenly in the middle of the night and felt an emptiness in my heart.

But don't even mention the Human Kingdom; even in the frontier Sunlight City, the Orcs' proportion isn't very high.

East Street sounds a bit familiar—where does it come from?

Calm down, I'll figure something out.

Unfazed by a dozen or more, it flung its pus‑covered body and charged at the two.

We can't let the doctor's sacrifice be wasted; let's hurry and run!

First are the three beta‑test giants: Goblin Chieftain, Ogre Chieftain, Kobold Chieftain.

AdaiEr, get up quickly, something's happened!

Don't use Ku Po as a combat benchmark for Debt Collectors, especially after "Debt Collector" became a cannon‑fodder organization of the Business Union.

Roar!

Friend, aren't you the delivery person? Why are you here?

In his simmering anger, three resurrection cards swirled in his mind.

At that moment, a sarcastic female voice suddenly rang out at the end of the road.

Ji Ming only gave it a glance, then added a point to his Vitality, and using the same value that had also broken through to ten, he forcibly dragged AdaiEr into a nearby ruin.

—Because there, a half‑centaur, equally monstrous and poised to act, waited.