Trembling At A High Altitude

After dinner, he stayed at the small square as usual.

The script for tomorrow was exceptionally challenging.

In that scripted world where demons ran amok and ghosts and enemies were everywhere, the only things Li Teng could rely on were the rather unreliable Death God APP and the two hundred and some Life Resources in his APP account.

The two hundred and some Life Resources could only sustain his young, peak state for forty minutes.

He had to keep fighting in order to survive.

Sleep now, and gather his energy to prepare for tomorrow's ferocious battle.

...

The next day, Liu Shiyuan's car arrived later than usual.

By the time Li Teng arrived at the performance location, the other actors were already assembled.

The temporary director was on the scene, just waiting for him.

After Li Teng took his seat, the temporary director began the story introduction.

"Today's play is a ghost play,"

"named 'Zong Town'."

"Most of you here are experienced actors and should be somewhat familiar with this script."

"It seems we also have newcomers joining, so I still need to introduce the background and rules of the story to the new actors." The temporary director said these words while glancing at Li Teng.

Li Teng was using his younger appearance, looking like a fresh-faced newcomer.

"The story's background is very simple."

"The Human Tribe and the Ghost Tribe are mortal enemies, and a war broke out between them hundreds of years ago."

"Initially, the Ghost Tribe was weak, but to attack the Human Tribe, they invented a type of 'Elixir Soup' that was addictive to humans; it was actually a beverage infused with evil spirits, sold to the Human Tribe by disguised merchants. This Elixir Soup made humans excited and produced various wonderful illusions, but once their bodies contaminated with the evil spirits, they became increasingly weak."

"Within the decadent ruling class of the Human Tribe, many were addicted to the Elixir Soup and couldn't extricate themselves."

"Some sober-minded Human elites tried everything to finally destroy the Elixir Soup."

"However, a large amount of the Human Tribe's wealth had already flowed into the pockets of the Ghost Tribe, and the overall strength of the Human Tribe plummeted. In the subsequent wars against the Ghost Tribe, they suffered defeat after defeat, and vast territories were occupied by the Ghost Tribe."

"After several generations of tireless efforts, the Human Tribe elites finally overthrew the corrupt old ruling power and launched a major counterattack against the Ghost Tribe, reclaiming a lot of territories that had been occupied."

"Zong Town, the location of the Scripted World where the script takes place, is the last piece of Human Tribe land still occupied by the Ghost Tribe. But the situation for the Ghost Tribe has turned; they must hand Zong Town back to the Human Tribe within a certain period."

"The time period of the script occurs during the transitional period of co-management between the Human Tribe and the Ghost Tribe. To constrain the Human Tribe, the Ghost Tribe opened more than a dozen Gates of Hell in Zong Town, releasing Evil Ghosts that even they couldn't control into the world."

"Most of the humans in Zong Town had already been assimilated by the Ghost Tribe rulers, their souls invaded by the evil spirits, becoming fanatical and unreasonable, to the point where they didn't even recognize themselves as humans and attacked any normal humans on sight."

"The old order has been destroyed, the new order has not yet been established, and various forces are complexly intertwined, making the whole of Zong Town exceptionally chaotic, with Evil Ghosts rampaging."

"The roles you will be playing are eight elites from the Human Tribe who are undercover in Zong Town."

"Your place of birth is random."

"This is a world of the survival of the fittest; there is no consideration for the weak."

"Actors with high levels have a great advantage, with a high chance of being randomly placed in areas with better survival conditions."

"Actors with low levels are likely to be randomly placed in areas with worse survival conditions."

"Your mission is to destroy all remnants of the Ghost Tribe and their allies at all costs."

"However, your characters have also become lost in this world ridden with evil spirits, with souls contaminated by the evil spirits."

"After a certain period in the script, even you will begin to attack and kill each other."

"The only rule in this script is the protection period displayed on your wristwatches."

"During the protection period, the eight of you are not allowed to kill each other. Once the protection period is over, there will be no rules to constrain your actions,"

"The only thing you need to do is survive until the end of the scripted world."

"This is a short script, but the exact end time is like the scripted world itself, it has no set conditions and is completely random."

"It might happen while you are PK'ing with other Actors or while you are fighting the Boss."

"The script could just suddenly end."

"Alright, that's all I have to say. You can all head to the transportation chamber now."

...

During the temporary director's explanation, Li Teng observed the other seven Actors as well.

Mainly to remember their appearances.

These seven were senior Actors, all with watches. One can imagine they are all tough characters.

Just like playing a game, the NPCs in the game are generally weaker than the players.

Li Teng had to clearly remember these people's faces so he could be more vigilant when he encountered them.

Of course, their appearances might change, becoming older or younger.

It specifically depends on whether they have youthful skin like Li Teng.

The crowd left the plot explanation room and entered the transportation chamber room, each finding a transportation pod to lie down in.

After lying down, Li Teng's consciousness gradually blurred.

The staff were adjusting various parameters on the control panel screen...

When Li Teng awoke again, he found himself standing in a courtyard.

Just as he came to his senses, a heavy punch hit his face, causing stars to burst before his eyes, and half of his face immediately swelled up.

Li Teng quickly used his thoughts to control the Death God APP and spent thirty Life Resources to exchange for five minutes of peak state.

The ones beating Li Teng were three men in black clothes and masks covering their mouths and noses.

As for the reason... now was not the time to look for one.

The temporary director had said, Actors with lower levels upon entry had a high likelihood of randomly being placed in areas with harsh survival environments, so getting beaten up as soon as he came in was not surprising.

With the peak state time, Li Teng easily dodged the next series of attacks from the three men and then delivered a fierce punch towards the face of the man closest to him.

But, to his shock, he hit a shell-like layer that seemed to be made of metal.

Li Teng's fingers throbbed with pain, and his arm went numb; he had not caused any damage to the man beating him.

Impenetrable defense!

Clearly, there were some basic rules that the temporary director did not mention, or perhaps they were too basic to be worth mentioning.

Unable to win, Li Teng turned and ran.

The area was filled with low, decrepit houses. After sprinting ten meters, Li Teng climbed onto the roof of one of the houses and then started jumping and running across the rooftops.

The three men also climbed onto the roofs and pursued Li Teng relentlessly.

While running, Li Teng glanced down at the display on his watch.

"Attempting to hack the Life Resources code..."

The Death God APP collects Life Resources only from NPCs or monsters at the moment of their death, as well as from the Ghost Tribe.

This line suggested that the three men who had attacked him were not normal humans and might be ghosts, or humans contaminated by ghostly energy.