Summoning Players into My Game

Inside the metal cave, the space wasn't large, only the size of a classroom.

Lin Qi carefully surveyed the area and found the inside was quite severely damaged, with various explosion marks. It was clearly man-made destruction, but what was still shocking were the terrifying claw marks left on the metal.

The explosion marks barely left some white traces on the metal, but the claw marks left scars three to four centimeters deep, with only one set of claw marks, likely made by some creature with a casual swipe.

Looking at these claw marks, Lin Qi couldn't help but watch the outside of the cave, his heart full of vigilance.

This kind of metal, Lin Qi tried with a B2-level weapon, couldn't leave any mark even with full force. Yet a creature could casually swipe and leave claw marks three to four centimeters deep, as if the metal were clay.

It's unimaginable what such a creature would do if it attacked a human.

"I must be overthinking. This claw mark has been here for ages, otherwise the White Feather Gang wouldn't have developed here peacefully without incident," Lin Qi reconsidered the claw marks, thinking they must have existed before the White Feather Gang discovered them.

If such terrifying monsters existed, Red Moon Mountain would've long become forbidden ground, and the White Feather Gang wouldn't dare set their sights on it.

Only after Lin Qi took several deep breaths did he continue to observe the state inside the metal cave.

"It seems that Ghana must have taken the metal plate from here."

Lin Qi glanced at the innermost wall, where there were three slots the size of an A4 paper, perfectly fitting the metal plate Ghana dropped back then.

"The White Feather Gang is truly strange. They clearly took the metal plate, so why go through the extra step of trying to destroy this place?"

Lin Qi looked around the area, noticing the White Feather Gang must have spent a huge effort, using a very powerful bomb to destroy the metal cave, even burning the ground tens of meters outside the entrance to white, showing how high the explosion's power and temperature were, far beyond what an electromagnetic grenade could do.

It's likely a bomb meant for high-level monsters, normally able to melt B6-level alloy into fragments, which alone couldn't leave white marks on such a mysterious metal.

And the mysterious metal plate with its secret technique had been removed, leaving the room itself of no value, so the destruction was meaningless.

Unless the room itself held great value, and it couldn't be moved, the White Feather Gang unwilling to let others have it, chose to destroy the room.

Thinking about this, Lin Qi cut his palm and pressed it directly against the wall.

"As expected!"

Lin Qi watched as the entire metal wall seemed to come alive, frantically devouring the blood.

In an instant, the metal wall lit up with numerous scarlet runes, as the dense outside energy surged into the room like a tide, filling every corner.

In just a few seconds, Lin Qi felt countless pieces of information imprinting into the depths of his brain, causing intense headaches, making him wish he could faint.

Only after five minutes of easing did his brain feel a slight relief, allowing him to check the information imprinted into the depths of his brain.

"What a powerful secret method!"

After reading the secret method inherited on the wall, Lin Qi felt shock upon shock.

The wall's secret method is an extremely special one, called the 'Body Strengthening Secret Technique,' which can use the free energy to transform the structure of every cell in the body, making them much stronger, surpassing the same-level martial artists by several times, greatly enhancing the body's recovery capabilities, over ten times of same-level martial artists, and consists of five layers.

However, it's unfortunate that whether due to the wall's incomplete inheritance or damage, the Body Strengthening Secret Technique only has two layers, corresponding to apprentice and martial artist levels.

"No wonder the White Feather Gang wants to destroy it. If mastered, it would be invincible at the same level." Lin Qi glanced at the many white marks on the wall, understanding the White Feather Gang's thoughts a bit.

The body's cells become tougher, and not only does the body become stronger, but the endurance for blood qi eruptions increases, allowing more continuous use of martial arts, coupled with terrifying recovery power, turning fatal injuries to severe ones, severe injuries to minor ones, minor ones healing in minutes, becoming practically undefeatable at the same level.

But Lin Qi felt the White Feather Gang was overdoing it a bit.

The Body Strengthening Secret Technique is powerful, but learning it is extremely difficult, with the risk of total cell collapse leading to an unpreventable death.

It's not just regular people; even martial arts geniuses knowing of this secret method would fear trying it.

Of course, players are exceptions.

Just as Lin Qi was contemplating how to charge players and promote this Body Strengthening Secret Technique, the system notification suddenly sounded in his mind.

System: Congratulations player for completing task two 'Online appointment of five hundred thousand,' granting player resurrection device manufacturing authority, and promoting hidden authority to Level 3.

System: Detected host managerial authority level is one, unable to unlock level three hidden permissions. Please upgrade managerial authority as soon as possible.

"What's going on? The task two is already completed?"

Lin Qi stared at the system panel, stunned for a moment, completely unable to grasp what had happened.

Just yesterday, the number of pre-registrations was less than 250,000, far from the 500,000 milestone, which seemed unlikely to be reached in less than a month.

Yet today it is completed; it's simply incredible.

Lin Qi then immediately pulled up Blue Star's official forum in the system panel to see what was happening.

This surge in pre-registration numbers is too exaggerated, to soar so dramatically, something must have happened on Blue Star.

And everything was just as Lin Qi guessed. At this moment, something big indeed had occurred in Blue Star's game official forum, as a top post had over two million clicks.

The title of the post is 'The Must-Play Game of the Year, Epic Battlefield Chronicles, No Hype No Bias, with Video Evidence!'

The post was made by Xiaoyuan is Crazy.

In the post, Xiaoyuan is Crazy gives a detailed introduction to the basics and gameplay of the Descent of High Martial, as well as detailed information about the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall.

For example, what newcomers should do initially, the strategy to earn points on Red Moon Mountain, which martial arts should be learned first, and which martial arts need to be focused on improving.

Besides the introduction of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, there was a detailed introduction of the rival forces, such as the situation of the White Feather Gang, who the main members are, their strength, and what weapons they use.

Also introduced was the latest addition of rival forces, the Great Ape Gang, detailing the overall strength of the Great Ape Gang, such as having more than 2000 members, a gang leader and four deputy gang leaders, numerous known quasi-martial artist level elders, with an estimated number of elders over twenty, and also the Great Ape Gang's A6 level battle armor.

The data compiled spans tens of thousands of words, summarized quite comprehensively, so much so that it even made Lin Qi feel tempted to play.

However, what truly attracted people in the post was not this game information but a video shared by Xiaoyuan is Crazy.

The video, over thirty minutes long, shows an invasion of the Great Ape Gang's headquarters, where more than a dozen of them fought against over a thousand members of the Great Ape Gang. The cruelty of the battlefield, the real and grand scenes made viewers feel both anxious and mesmerized, helpless yet passionate, like an epic blockbuster.

It made everyone understand how insignificant individual strength is on the battlefield. No matter how skillful you are, you can't face the overwhelming shower of arrows and the ceaselessly approaching enemies, the most you can do is minimize the extent of injuries.

It's simply impossible to dominate like in other virtual games where higher levels mean dominating the battlefield. In Descent of High Martial, even an ordinary person with a weapon can take your life; it's unbelievably realistic.

In the end, Lin Qi's one sword intimidated thousands and two moves killed Glenn wearing A6-level battle armor, which many found dashing.

Before, when nineteen people faced an army of thousands, their strength and skill were evident, nothing ordinary people could compare, but the thousand-strong army that left these nineteen helpless was intimidated by Lin Qi's one sword. It was simply amazing and made everyone understand what it means to face thousands single-handedly.

"The 100% virtuality of this game is not just talk; I can assure you, it is absolutely the greatest work of the year. That immersive feeling and sense of realism on the battlefield are like nothing I've experienced in other great games before." Xiaoyuan is Crazy supplemented, "But these aren't even the most amazing aspects of the game. The most impressive is the process of power progression, which truly feels like reaping the rewards for your efforts. Any improvement in martial arts or physicality is tangibly felt, and I've even noticed my own skills improving significantly since playing this game."

"There are many more epic battles to come in this game; for players wanting to experience war firsthand, this is something they absolutely cannot miss, it will undoubtedly be a lifetime unforgettable experience."

"Really? Is the game that amazing?"

"Just for the battlefield in this game, I am definitely going to play it."

"This game is truly against the odds. Thousands of gorillas, each with different expressions, body sizes, and clothing. How much money did it cost to create these models?"

With Xiaoyuan is Crazy's additional comment, comments flooded in with dozens of people, likes exceeding ten thousand, with each feeling that Descent of High Martial seems truly against the rules, and many are tempted to give it a try.

On the official forum, it wasn't until Lin Qi finished the post that he finally understood why so many people suddenly registered.

It wasn't just Xiaoyuan is Crazy posting, Fang Zhen and others also posted similar posts, which were also very popular, though not as detailed as Xiaoyuan is Crazy's, they also used various recorded videos to show people the basic situation of Descent of High Martial.

This made players who were previously unclear about the Descent of High Martial understand what kind of game it is, which in turn caused the number of interested players to surge.

"This has helped me quite a bit."

Lin Qi checked the new unlocked player resurrection device manufacturing permissions in the system, unable to resist clicking to view them.

He is currently in great need of people, but player growth takes time, and once a player dies on Red Moon Mountain, they could only resurrect at the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Not to mention the time it takes to resurrect, who knows how long it would take to get back to Red Moon Mountain after resurrection.

But if players could resurrect on Red Moon Mountain, this would undoubtedly increase the players' confidence in defending Red Moon Mountain significantly.