Yamina... Yamina... Yamina
In the description on the stone tablet.
Historically, there have been six cities or places that have been praised by everyone.
These are the names Jin mentioned.
"Pasiayek, Tutantlu, Yamina, Atlantis, Jinze Fortress, Kenawell!"
These cities.
Symbolizing the essence of human wisdom, it is a brilliant work of human civilization.
Until...
At that time, people encountered an invasion by other races dominated by darkness. Under that evil wave, human civilization was destroyed, and all homes were destroyed and occupied.
Humanity's glorious moment has thus faded.
The inscription on the stone tablet is limited, and the story described is very simple.
There are no dramatic twists and turns; it's as if it simply tells the story of an imagined civilization falling from its peak.
This gave Jin some inspiration.
So they borrowed these settings in their own Game Space.
But.
It seems that some unknown effects have occurred...
Ian was unaware of Kim's confusion; he was simply led by the Steam Robot through the city passageways to a completely enclosed high wall.
"Click--"
An entrance was opened in the wall, which was completely seamless.
Guardian 1001 led Ian slowly inside.
Ian entered the city of Yamina for the first time, looking around, but he wasn't particularly interested.
In his opinion, King's vision of the future in science fiction is too cliché.
Ian was confident that the high-tech cities of the future would not be like what he imagined.
Humans can never imagine things they have never seen.
This is inevitable.
In the past, even people in the 1990s imagined that future video calls would be a combination of a keypad phone and a large CRT computer screen.
The difference is less than twenty years.
People couldn't even imagine that mobile phones could have full-screen displays and that they could make remote calls through them.
The Hunter was painted in the 1990s.
One can imagine the characters' understanding of future science fiction within the setting.
Under the leadership of Guardian 1001.
After traversing the deserted interior of the Mechanical City, Ian quickly arrived at the "Red Bay Passage," a massive pipe filled with seawater, its destination unknown.
Under the robot's command, I put on a strange, form-fitting silver suit with a glass cover.
[Level Lv56]
[Title: Rabbit Slayer]
[Equipment: Diving suit: Immunity to seawater respiratory depression]
After Ian put on the protective gear, he noticed a change in the prompts on the panel in front of him. He then entered the pipe and found that he could indeed breathe freely inside.
This way, he won't need to use any more props.
"Send me to the fourth checkpoint."
Ian stood inside and spoke to Guardian 1001.
The other person slowly walked to the side and pressed the button.
Immediately afterwards, the water in the pipe began to flow downwards, Ian understood that the teleportation had begun.
"Let's go, Guardian 1001!"
Even though it was just game data, it had been with him all the way, so Ian waved to it.
"Have a pleasant trip, strange traveler..."
The other party actually replied. Ian was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.
"Whoosh!"
Like a whirlpool, he vanished instantly into the pipe.
Located within the Observation Space.
Jin, meanwhile, watched this scene with his brows furrowed tightly.
"Strange... strange..."
"What exactly happened? Logically speaking, these dialogue options shouldn't have been pre-programmed, right?"
The scene before my eyes.
For Ian, who was unaware of the situation, it was nothing.
But.
For Ging, the holder of the Nen Ability [Game World], this was somewhat terrifying.
It's like...
Something strange has happened!
But he himself did not understand the reason.
You wrote a diary entry the day before yesterday, and you clearly remember writing about eating and sleeping.
But when I opened the diary the next day, the date was correct, the handwriting was yours, but it said "brushing teeth and washing up"...
This is simply unbelievable!
Then everything went dark.
Soon, Ian appeared in a blue palace, and his eyes lit up.
He was still inside the pipe.
However, the surroundings are no longer monotonous silver-gray steel, but instead corals, seashells, and clear seawater.
"Laugh--"
The pipe was opened, Ian felt an extremely strong buoyancy. He glanced down at his hands and feet, then gently swung them.
Sure enough, he swam out as if floating.
Looking around at the underwater scenery, he thought to himself.
This is probably the fourth game level, the Merfolk Kingdom, right?
I should say it but I won't.
Finally, I'm no longer in that steel city. Staying there for too long was a bit depressing.
The underwater world game scene is quite well-constructed.
He almost thought he had stumbled into the underwater Dragon Palace from Journey to the West. If there had been an "Old Dragon King" or something like that, he would have definitely caused a huge ruckus in the Dragon Palace today.
As Ian slowly paddled outwards, he wondered what kind of monsters awaited him in this game level.
Could they be shrimp soldiers and crab generals?
Oh... right, since it's Fish-Man Country, there must be fish-men there...
Just as he was thinking this...
"Whoosh!"
Sure enough, a delicate young girl with a wide, shimmering fish tail, fair skin, and a chest covered in shellfish scales suddenly rushed out of the water and stood in front of him.
The other person had long red hair, extremely large eyes, and looked somewhat fierce; he was staring at Ian.
Behind her followed a turtle and two shrimp soldiers.
Ian's lips twitched slightly.
Alright...
We have the Turtle Prime Minister and the Shrimp Soldiers, but we're missing a Crab General...
"Who are you, daring to trespass into the Fish-Man Country!?"
Hearing what the other person said, Ian hesitated.
Should we just use the "100-Type Guanyin Bodhisattva" move and slap this young mermaid girl to death?
Then I thought, since I've finally caught a living, talking NPC, I might as well ask him about game information.
His heart sank, and an ordinary ring appeared in his hand.
It's a [Good Friend Ring]!
"Bass!"
As Ian raised his hand, a beam of green light shot onto the mermaid girl.
Then, the other person swam around Ian like a happy little puppy, her pretty eyes wide open and her delicate face full of joy as she spoke.
"My good friend, you've finally arrived in the Fish-Man Country!"
Ian nodded and pointed to the turtle and shrimp behind her.
Who are these guys?
The mermaid girl glanced at them, then waved her hand and said in a low voice.
"You all go down first, this is my good friend!"
The "Turtle Prime Minister" and the "Shrimp Soldier" exchanged a glance, then looked away.
Upon witnessing this, Ian secretly sighed, "The [Good Friend Ring] is indeed very useful. I didn't expect that I could control the game character as well. Unfortunately, it only lasts for ten minutes."
Meanwhile, inside the Observation Space, Jin's mouth was wide open.
At that moment, he didn't know what to say.
Just then...
Ian asked.
"Could you tell me about the requirements for clearing the fourth level, the Fish-Man Country...?"
Upon hearing his words, the young mermaid girl was slightly taken aback and asked, seemingly puzzled.
"Good friend, what are the requirements for passing the level?"
Ian frowned.
"Don't you know how to proceed to the next level?"
Couldn't these NPCs just tell him the requirements to pass the level?
That shouldn't be the case...
As mentioned in the previous Guardian 1001...
Could it be because the plot wasn't triggered?
Upon hearing Ian's words, the young mermaid girl became extremely anxious, almost to the point of tears, her tail swaying incessantly as she spoke in a clear, melodious voice.
"I don't know what to do... My friend, how can I help you?"
Ian thought for a moment and then explained.
"I came from the previous city, Yamina. You told me how to get to the next city..."
To everyone's surprise, the young woman seemed to freeze upon hearing Ian's words.
He suddenly repeated.
"Yamina... Yamina... Yamina..."
At the same time.
Located in the Observation Space, Jin's expression changed drastically.
At that moment, he had an extremely ominous feeling!
It seems that if the Nen Ability space is not dispelled soon, some kind of terror will befall us!