Chapter 3, Invaders of the Great Tomb of Nazarick (Part 2)
"YGGDRASIL" game, Great Tomb of Nazarick, current time - 23:59:30
Standing on the lawn of the entrance courtyard of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, looking up at the night sky covered with thick clouds, you can see colorful fireworks blooming, and the GM is constantly broadcasting that "YGGDRASIL" game is about to shut down the server. message.
However, the twenty "people" present knew that their adventure had just begun.
Rachel, the cat knight who had just become a newcomer to the infinite world, looked around at the non-human beings around her and couldn't help but sigh melancholy.
Cat Knight Rachel, her twin sister Flor, and the other twelve newcomers around her, are all classmates in a certain class of the Marketing Department of the School of Business Administration of Hunan University, and enthusiasts of online games. The remaining cat priest, Chen Xin, is a physical education teacher at the university.
Before entering this incredible different world, everyone originally just teamed up to play games and fight monsters in an Internet cafe near the school. Unexpectedly, they accidentally confirmed a certain inexplicable dialog box: "Do you want to understand the meaning of life? Do you want to really...live? YES/NO"
So, at the next moment, all the students and teachers who clicked "YES" fell into this strange and strange world after a sudden dizziness, and then they were even more horrified to find that their bodies had become the characters in the game. player character.
——Sister Rachel turned into a 30cm tall cat, while sister Flor turned into a 15cm tall goblin.
Of course, compared to Gisme, who turned into a slime mage, and Bell, who turned into an iron golem, the sisters are relatively lucky.
To make matters worse, the equipment and potions originally owned by the players' game accounts were randomly reduced to the worst one. In addition, his own level has also dropped to the pitiful level of race level one, profession level one, and a total of level two (there were originally multiple races or professions, but only one was randomly retained). In response to this, the cat knight Rachel, who was once a rich player at the highest level, couldn't help but have the urge to burst into tears.
At first glance, this seems like a time-travel routine for game aliens in online novels.
However, at the same time, the watches suddenly appeared on each of them, and the five men and women in strange clothes who claimed to be "seniors" appeared in front of them immediately, proving that this adventure was not a simple time travel, but a time-traveling adventure. It's an even more terrifying infinite flow!
According to the vampire captain wearing a red and black cape, he explained to the newcomers that they have not really entered the so-called "story world" yet, but have logged into an online game in the 22nd century that is about to cease service. The protagonist of this plot, the Lich "Momon Squirrel", took his entire guild station "The Great Tomb of Nazarick" and traveled to a fantasy world when the game was about to be shut down and began an epic adventure.
Fortunately among the misfortunes, all the newcomers have generally read the Infinite Flow novels, and finally accepted the above statement relatively calmly. They did not cry or have a nervous breakdown, but managed to maintain their composure amid fear and excitement. And prepare to complete the tasks assigned by the Lord God.
The first main mission released by the Lord God in the plot is to ask everyone to enter the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the main stage of the plot world, before the "YGGDRASIL" game is shut down, so that they can travel together to another world. The penalty for failing a mission is to be wiped out.
——The time at this time is 23:30:00, and there are still thirty minutes before the "YGGDRASIL" game closes the server.
At first glance, this first task seems to be very easy, because the Greek-style temple, which is the entrance to the "Great Tomb of Nazarick", is not far from the place where everyone descended. It stands at the end of the field of vision, looking like a tentacle. Accessible appearance.
But in actual action, everyone found that it was not easy. First of all, those players who turned into goblins, slimes, and kittens couldn't adapt to their new non-human bodies for a while. It was quite difficult to move at first, as if they were drunk and staggered. shake.
Secondly, the environment surrounding the Great Tomb of Nazarick is a large mist-shrouded swamp, in which there are also frog-like monsters called "Zwicks". It is really not a small threat to the weak newcomers who have fallen to the first level of race and profession.
Fortunately, the five veterans in this infinite space team took good care of the newcomers and their own martial arts were quite strong. They easily defeated the frog monsters blocking the way and opened the passage for the weak newcomers who followed behind. .
Finally, when they were about to enter the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the defense mechanism of the Great Tomb was triggered, and they were counterattacked by the skeleton soldiers.
But no matter what, they have successfully made it through, and no one has suffered any losses so far, which can be regarded as a moderate victory.
Cat Knight Rachel thought so, while looking up at the dark night sky virtualized using computer data, staring at the gorgeous fireworks blooming all over the sky, silently reading out the last seconds: "...23:59:35,36 ,37,…”
——At the same time, she also silently said a final farewell to the ordinary campus life in the past.
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At the same time, in the throne room on the tenth floor underground of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, Lich Guild Momonga, sitting on a luxurious throne, also silently read out the seconds as the clock moved: "...23: 59: 48, 49, 50,..."
Everything is coming to an end, this beautiful and illusory world!
On the earth where Momonga lives, the world in 2138 is an extremely harsh world. Nature has been destroyed to the limit, and the surface environment has been completely polluted. The sky is always shrouded in black haze, and even seeing the sun is a luxury. Because fog generally contains highly toxic substances, you even need to wear a gas mask when going out in foggy weather. Plants that were supposed to purify the air have withered in large areas due to lack of sunlight, which has further aggravated the rate of air pollution. Water pollution is also quite serious, and all rivers throughout Japan are polluted.
Because the air pollution is so serious, outdoor sports are no longer a dream for the poor. Due to more serious environmental pollution, both the mountains and the sea have been severely damaged, and the tourism industry has reached the end of its rope. The only entertainment that the poor can still enjoy are indoor activities such as chess and mahjong, free or paid movies and TV series circulated on the Internet, and various computer games.
After entering the virtual reality game world, you can see the beautiful natural scenery even if you can't go out. Although it is indirectly through the screen, you can still communicate with many people. Frustration in the company can also be eliminated by hunting monsters. Houses that cannot be owned in reality can be built in the game. Even the most lonely person can find friends in the game, and maybe even love.
Countless people are deeply addicted to these game worlds because they want to escape from the "hopelessly bad reality".
For players who are addicted to it, games are no longer a substitute for reality, but reality itself.
However, the beautiful virtual world cannot replace the increasingly cruel real life. This is a matter of course. Human beings cannot live in a virtual world after all. No matter how wonderful the dream is, it’s time to wake up at this moment!
I have to get up at four o'clock tomorrow to go to work. I must go to bed immediately after the server is shut down, so as not to seriously affect tomorrow's work.
"...23:59:5859——"
Momonga closed his eyes, preparing to count out the remaining seconds with the clock, waiting for the end of this fantasy world——
Waiting for yourself to be forced to log out——
However, the forced logout did not come. On the contrary, time continued to pass quietly.
"...0:00:00...1, 2, 3..."
"...Huh?"
Momonga opened his eyes in confusion and found that he was not back in the familiar room, but still in the throne room in YGGDRASIL.
What's going on? If the time displayed is correct, I should have been forced to log out because the server was shut down.
The confused Momonga tried to contact the GM, but could not bring up the control interface at all. He was stunned for a moment, and clicked a few times in the air again in disbelief. Other call functions, forced connection, chat function, forced exit... also There was no response at all, as if the entire system was completely paralyzed! No matter what method is used, there is only a void of air at hand.
Today is the last day, and this inexplicable thing happened on the day when everything came to an end. Is it teasing the players?
"...What the hell is going on?!!!"
Momonga, who was expecting a glorious ending, felt extremely angry, and his subconscious roar broke out, resounding throughout the throne room.
Then, a beautiful female voice with care and respect suddenly sounded in front of him.
"...What's wrong with you? Momonga-sama?"
The one who spoke was the intellectual and beautiful NPC in a pure white dress, the chief guardian of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the fallen angel Albedo.
This is... an NPC, taking the initiative to talk to me?
The unexpected scene made Momonga feel dizzy and unbelievable.
"...Is there any problem, Momonga-sama?"
Albedo continued to ask questions with a worried look on her face. But Momonga, whose thinking was short-circuited, had no idea how to deal with it. He could only watch blankly as Albedo came closer, put her beautiful face in front of him, and looked at him lovingly.
A faint fragrance stimulated Momonga's nasal cavity, which seemed to repair his thinking circuit and slowly returned his mind to normal.
"...no...nothing...no, nothing."
Momonga silently raised his skeletal hand in front of his eyes, as if there was an incredible sense of reality, as if this was reality...
At this moment, he vaguely felt that something terrible had happened.
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On the other side, in the Greek-style temple at the surface entrance of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, twenty outsiders from the infinite space witnessed with their own eyes the scene of the Great Tomb of Nazarick as a whole traveling into a fantasy world.
——Almost in the blink of an eye, just like changing the map in the game, the thick clouds covering the top of the head turned into a clear sky with bright stars; while the swamp surrounded by poisonous miasma turned into a blanket. A vast grassland illuminated by moonlight and starlight.
It wasn't until this moment that Cat Knight Rachel felt that her body was no longer so illusory, but actually had a physical feeling.
"...Phew - I finally passed the first level easily. What is the next main task?"
Among the five senior members of the entire 20-person team, the big man in camouflage uniforms carrying a sniper rifle stretched and said this. After hearing this, everyone also lowered their heads and looked at their watches, "...well, the second main mission has not been released yet... everyone will stay put for now."
The big man in camouflage uniforms carrying a sniper rifle announced this, and at the same time looked at the violently shaking slime mage next to him in surprise, "...Hey, what's wrong with you? Are you electrocuted or suffering from epilepsy?" Crazy? Why are you shaking like a blender?”
"... You can put the watch on your hand. Of course it'll be fine. But I feel like a foreign object has been inserted into my body. It's really uncomfortable!" Slime mage Ji Simei complained while twitching, "... …What’s worse is that I can’t see what’s displayed on the watch at all.”
——Well, it does feel a bit awkward to let a chubby slime wear a watch... Slime mage Jismei has always swallowed watches into his body before, but now he wants to When I took out the watch and looked at the screen, I immediately felt embarrassed.
"...Haha, don't worry, it doesn't matter even if you can't see it. If there is a new mission, the Lord God will make a notification sound..."
The pale-faced vampire captain wearing a red and black cape grinned and was about to say something to smooth things over, but his face suddenly changed and his eyes widened. At the same time, in the minds of everyone present, a mechanical and monotonous voice sounded like a nightmare: "...the system shuts down, the scene ends, and all reincarnations are forced to eject?"
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The next moment, all five seniors disappeared without a trace, leaving only their clothes, equipment and accessories, which fell to the ground.
Faced with such a scene that completely exceeded the limit of imagination, the remaining fifteen newcomers of Infinite Space were all in a mess.
Aha? ? ! What kind of crazy development is this? ! What the hell are you doing? ! !
What's even worse is, why did these seniors forget us newcomers when they left? ! ! !
The most crazy thing is, what should I do next? ! ! !
Just as these ten cat people, one tiger man, two goblins, one slime and one constructed iron golem, a total of fifteen newcomers to the infinite space, stood under the pillars of the temple, looking at each other. , at a loss, feeling as if ten thousand mud horses were running over ten thousand dogs, then running over ten thousand cats, and finally running over ten thousand dogs and running past. The next, more terrifying nightmare came again.
——From the large staircase in the center of the temple, leading to the entrance to the interior of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, a chilling aura of terror suddenly surged out.
"...Kukuku, are you the ones who disturbed the peace of the Great Tomb of Nazarick? My teeth are already hungry and thirsty Arins!"
Accompanied by a childish voice, a cute mouth, and the crisp sound of little leather boots stepping on the stairs, a petite dark goth loli, with a full aura of a queen, appeared arrogantly. At the entrance to the Great Tomb. She is one of the two main concubines of the Lich King, the floor guardian NPC on the first to third floors of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the true ancestor of the level 100 vampire, the "blood war girl", Shalltear. Brad Flan! ! !
At this moment, Shalltear was wearing a red and black evening dress and a pair of pure white embroidered long gloves. She looked about fourteen years old or even younger, and her childish face was a combination of cuteness and beauty. It's all in one body, but the aura around it is more terrifying than any beast. Behind the true ancestor of the vampire, there were also a group of vampire brides wearing exquisite white gauze dresses who acted as her concubines and slaves.
Next, I saw Shalltear's crimson eyes exuding a coquettish look of pleasure. She looked at the stunned intruders with interest, then opened her bright red lips and licked her lips with her moist tongue. He sighed in disappointment: "...What? I thought it was A group of powerful enemies who can fight to their heart's content, but they are actually a group of little guys who don't know their own strength! Well, it's okay, I have nothing to do anyway, so I just want to play with you, cute little things! Do you want to play with me? Or just go together?”
While saying this, Shalltear calmly grabbed the skirt of the dress and bowed as if she was invited to dance at a ball.
On the other side, facing Shalltear, the true ancestor of the vampire who is up to level 100, all the new players present, who are only level one in race and occupation, and a total of level two in total, all felt as if they were being stared at by prehistoric beasts, and felt a chill. The chill extends from my back to the bottom of my heart!
His body seemed to be frozen by the cold current. Not to mention stepping forward to fight, he couldn't even turn around and escape.
——The absolute gap in race and professional level really made everyone feel infinite despair!
Even if the combined levels of everyone are less than one-third of the loli in front of me, how can we still fight this battle? ! !
Escape is also impossible. In a cemetery in the dark, who can outrun a vampire who can transform into a bat? Therefore, in line with the idea that a good man will not suffer the immediate loss, everyone exchanged glances with each other, and immediately used the "Tiger Landing Style" trick together, lying on the ground and kowtowing like garlic: "...the most beautiful true ancestor. Sir! Save your life!"