Transforming Succubus: Almost Doomsday

One could say he was the most powerful entity one had encountered.

But no matter how strong this individual was, with so many people flooding in together into a single-player game, dividing the enemies among them, the difficulty level of the game would not be too great.

Soon, the sparsely populated refuge set up its outposts. Patrolling teams could be seen in the shelter from time to time.

The entire refuge was heavily guarded, and everyone was on high alert. Tianxia Wueri had also formed his own expedition team, including himself, preparing to leave the shelter to search for supplies and to gauge the game's difficulty level.

Tianxia Wueri was responsible for organizing and commanding.

Bai Ling was in charge of management.

She noticed that the rules of rock-paper-scissors still applied behind each person.

This meant that the rules of the domain and the rules of the island did not conflict with each other.

Therefore, if the team members, who were not part of the original group, happened to come into physical contact with each other, the cycle of "rock-paper-scissors" killing restraints would still occur.

Bai Ling took all these aspects into account. This made Tianxia Wueri view her in a new light.

Although it was on the Nightmare Bridge that one could declare, with imperious pride, that none outside our own can pass.

But Tianxia Wueri was not conservative. He could see that if Bai Ling were willing to help humanity, she would definitely be a great asset.

And if Bai Ling was willing to help humankind, he hoped that he would be the one with the deepest relationship with her.

So, before departing, Tianxia Wueri had a conversation with Bai Ling.

As a result, Huan Liuyan furrowed her brows slightly when she looked at Bai Ling.

Huan Liuyan was clear that Bai Ling did not pose a threat to her own status and understood that Tianxia Wueri was simply enamored with talent.

But she hadn't expected that during the time she had spent with Tianxia Wueri, she would feel a twinge of jealousy over a small Corruption Seed.

After entering the game, everyone's appearances had somewhat changed.

The faces had taken on a more Westernized look, and Constantin appeared the most normal among them, but he had also gained an added sense of world-weariness.

Each person looked more like a character from inside the game.

However, a few were quickly recognized: Bai Ling, Huan Liuyan, and Tianxia Wueri.

Tianxia Wueri approached Bai Ling and said,

"I'm about to take people out. Is there anything you need to advise me on?" Tianxia Wueri said.

"Have you had a detailed interaction with a few NPCs?"

"I have interacted with them, and now they have started repeating the same phrases."

Although Tianxia Wueri didn't play games, he knew that once an NPC had finished their dialogue, they would start repeating the same things.

This meant that the NPC would no longer provide any other valuable information. Tianxia Wueri had figured this out quite early and only after getting various tasks in order did he prepare to depart.

Until this moment, although everyone was surprised at what kind of Corruption Seed could create a unique world within its domain,

it seemed that everyone believed that Tianxia Wueri, as the leader, would definitely be able to lead them through the game.

Bai Ling said:

"Be mindful of your activity range. There are teleportation arrays in this game. At this stage, the most important thing is to activate the teleportation arrays."

"Also, remember to test the intelligence of the monsters in the game to see if they are lifelike or pure logic programs. Some games have monsters that will continuously chase players, but they stop once they reach a certain range—that means they are just programs. But if they relentlessly pursue, it suggests they might be... more advanced programs, or they possess a certain level of intelligence."

"If it's the latter, then the enemies we face are truly formidable. I mean, the level of the person who created this game might be even higher than a Demon Emperor's."

"Moreover, the earliest people who entered have not been found; he may have already died. This indicates that the difficulty of the game might be very high."

"Also, you must have noticed that after entering this person's domain, we cannot use active abilities, only the abilities conferred by the game."

"This means that now, no matter who you are, how strong you were before, what you can use are just your traits and your passive skills."

"If you have time, take a closer look at the skill bar and understand the skill mechanics; it might be useful for us."

Tianxia Wueri nodded somberly.

He had taken note of everything Bai Ling said.

"Are you very familiar with Jiang Xianwu?"

"He played the role of my father when I was most helpless, brought light into my life, and showed me the path." Bai Ling did not hide this fact.

But she added:

"I don't want others to know, but you can. You're the manager."

Tianxia Wueri's expression gradually softened, no longer somber; he nodded:

"Then you are a friend to our pioneers."

"No, you're wrong. I'm a friend of Jiang Xianwu, he's important to me, but the Pioneers aren't. You're here to recruit me, right?"

It's probably the first time for Tian Xia Wu Er to encounter a girl so straightforward in conversation.

"Yes."

"Then make sure you always stay useful to Jiang Xianwu, and you'll always stay useful to me."

Bai Ling said calmly, too calmly, indisputable.

Tian Xia Wu Er laughed:

"Who is recruiting whom here?"

Bai Ling said:

"Based on my understanding of the Pioneers, you come from my past, I come from your future."

"If you are useful to me, then I will be useful to you. I can provide clues about the future. Even without considering Jiang Xianwu, I think you are the most valuable person here, that's why we can have this conversation."

Tian Xia Wu Er was not displeased by Bai Ling's attitude; on the contrary, he saw a different version of himself.

The two soon went their separate ways. Tian Xia Wu Er, Dream Wanderer, and Huan Liuyan, a trio, began to walk outside.

This dawn journey had officially begun.

Bai Ling watched the backs of the three as they disappeared, actually feeling a bit worried inside.

But externally, she remained very indifferent.

What she was worried about was that this game might not be so simple.

Indeed, that was the case.

Dread Dawn is a variant of some game, much as Cat Mario is a Mario variant.

In Dread Dawn, killing monsters drops various grades of equipment, looking for altars to strengthen oneself...

Then continuously forging ahead, cycling, until finally defeating the ultimate enemy.

But all this, was the game difficulty created by Karlando, consistent with the original work.

In this game, the monsters are much stronger than in the original.

And... the towns won't be safe from monster attacks as in the original.

Periodically, the towns will face the onslaught of monster waves, and if the players haven't prepared enough equipment beforehand, they would be killed by the monsters.

Karlando actually preferred the kind of battle royale game.

But after some thought, a game that initially provides a sense of security, then slowly strips it away, was actually what he liked.

...

...

Enormous Corruption Tentacles stretched across the rock face.

Even though Bai Ling had entered the domain, these Corruption Tentacles didn't immediately vanish but remained for a considerable length of time.

When Zhou Baiyu and his team arrived, they encountered these Corruption Tentacles.

"So many Corruption Tentacles... a Demon Emperor-level corrupt being, huh. Haoyun, it seems there's an existence down there on par with you," Zhou Baiyu said with a solemn expression.

Zhang Haoyun nodded:

"Just from the fundamentals, indeed not inferior to me. But this person is not an enemy."

"Not an enemy?" Zhou Baiyu furrowed his brow.

Zhang Haoyun continued:

"You can do this move too. You should be aware that Corruption Tentacles possess a certain aggressiveness, but these tentacles are clearly not like that. They seem more like a ladder used to stop humans from falling."

"So, the owner of the tentacles is not an enemy."

Corrupt beings not being enemies doesn't seem to explain much.

But Zhou Baiyu suddenly thought of a possibility, and sweat beads suddenly appeared on his forehead.

"Shit, can't be such a coincidence, right? She hasn't been dragged into this recruitment too, has she?"

Zhou Baiyu suddenly didn't want to go down anymore.

But he had no choice in the matter because he knew better than anyone that to go to the heart of the island, to enter the colossal Sea King's body, to search for the clues left by the God of Fun...

One must delve deep into the heart of the island.

"To hell with it! Let's go!"