Darkness Descends
[(Silver Badge): Originally, many people in our region would have died, but we saved them all in this District War. Our civilization gained a lot of technology and development. Those civilizations that had developed to the mid-information stage benefited immensely from even a little bit of technological progress they brought back. Our region immediately began Industrialization.]
[(Bronze Badge): Wow, that's awesome! I want some too. But the District War event really brought back a lot of stuff, including other extraordinary items.]
[(Silver Badge): What do you say when Warship is deployed?]
Su Luo stood at the edge of Zone 76, watching the invisible and intangible regional barrier disappear.
The regional barrier is invisible; Su Luo can only sense the difference in gravity and energy concentration on both sides to confirm its location.
The time arrived precisely on schedule, and the surrounding environment changed instantly.
It wasn't that the barrier disappeared instantly; it was more like the entire terrain and environment of Zone 76 was replaced. Su Luo sensed that the energy concentration and the monsters in the area refreshed in an instant.
The monsters that originally had a Level 5 and a level cap of 7 in [Dangerous Terrain] have disappeared, replaced by a small number of exceptionally powerful native inhabitants of the Land of Darkness.
Various abnormal terrains are Spread, some even completely enclosing the Safe Zone. Apart from the absence of monsters, the environment of that Safe Zone has become a gravity environment hundreds of times stronger, making it unsuitable for ordinary Survivors to live in.
Because the Demon King was out having fun and rarely home, at this time, Su Luo abandoned the half-built Laboratory and went to the edge of the area to take care of it.
The Mutual Aid Association also built a perimeter of Abjuration measures around the area, mainly constructed by intelligent machines, but they were of little use.
"While the disappearance of the area's edge has a significant impact on Survivors, it seems to have little effect on Zone 76."
Su Luo muttered something to herself, then suddenly focused her senses on the distance.
For no apparent reason, he sensed an extremely strange aura.
In the far distance, some enormous creature suddenly descended, carrying an aura completely different from that of the Land of Darkness.
"What? The system update log only said that the regional barriers would be removed, it didn't mention anything about the changes in the Land of Darkness... It could also be a version update for the Land of Darkness, but they don't issue announcements for that, do they?"
Su Luo was somewhat puzzled.
However, some unknown changes have indeed occurred in the Land of Darkness.
"Hello, Prophecy hero."
The gentle voice roused Ming Yuanwu, and the sight before him caused his pupils to dilate in shock.
An unidentified creature hovered in front of him, its entire body covered in a soft white light. Under the white light, it was vaguely visible that it was not wearing clothes and had a very graceful figure.
With its smooth curves and Perfect proportions, it floats like a meticulously sculpted sculpture, light shining through its body and bathing everything around it in a soft golden hue.
"I am the Goddess of Light. You are the destined hero of this world. I need you to conquer the Demon King, save all living beings from suffering, and restore peace to this world..." His words carried an undeniable authority.
Ming Yuanwu stared blankly at the self-proclaimed goddess for a while, then looked down, his mind blank. When he looked up again, his eyes were cold.
"Send me back! Send me back to my old world!"
He just managed to scrape together enough money!
His father was seriously injured and hospitalized, but his treatment was suspended due to unpaid bills; his sister's leukemia surgery was delayed due to insufficient funds; his mother's cancer chemotherapy was stopped due to lack of money; and the girl he secretly loved was kidnapped by thugs, and he lacked the ransom...
Just as the demolition compensation from his hometown arrived, his father's work injury compensation was delayed, half of the debt owed to him by relatives over the years was finally paid back, and he had just sold a kidney to raise all the money...
He Crossing!
"I just managed to scrape together the money! My family is waiting for me to save them!" His voice trembled slightly.
The goddess before him seemed puzzled. "But... but there are still many people in this world waiting for you to save them. You can have a new family and lover here, and enjoy wealth, power, and strength..."
"But all I want is my family! Send me back!" Ming Yuanwu said through gritted teeth.
"No, you're just a soul this world captured from the Void. We didn't separate you from your Original World; we just picked you up along the way," the Goddess of Light said with a smile.
Ming Yuanwu clenched his Fists, stood still, his emotions complicated, unsure of what expression to make.
"If you're strong enough, perhaps you can break the world's limitations and return on your own." The Goddess of Light's voice softened again. "Awaken your abilities and begin your journey as a hero..."
He had not finished speaking.
The world was then violently shaken, as if something outside had struck it, turning the world upside down.
The next moment, it got dark.
It wasn't that the light of any celestial body was obscured; rather, the entire world seemed to have been swallowed up by something. Light disappeared, color disappeared, shadows disappeared. Everything was engulfed by darkness, and even the darkness itself became disgustingly viscous and suffocating.
Ming Yuanwu could only see the Goddess of Light, who was very close at hand; he could only see this light from those around him.
Even as the unknown darkness frantically devoured the light, he saw the goddess's naked body under her Holy Light.
Goddess of the Bitch.
Ming Yuanwu cursed inwardly, but he wasn't too panicked. After all, there was nothing worse than Crossing another world, and he had to be mentally prepared for everything that was to come.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?" The Goddess of Light panicked.
He Spread his perception outwards, looking at different parts of the world, and found that the world was shrouded in the same darkness, everything was about to fall into deathly silence, and all living beings were gripped by panic.
"I feel my body getting heavier, do you have any ideas?"
As Ming Yuanwu pondered his plans for returning home, he watched the Goddess of Light frantically looking around.
The Goddess of Light realized, "It's gravity! Gravity is constantly increasing; it's already increased by ten percent! But there aren't any large objects of mass appearing around us, and the Divine Court hasn't approached the mortal realm either!"
Do people in another world know about gravity and mass?
"You're not the first time Crossing, and our world isn't that backward."
The Goddess of Light desperately tried to communicate through the Demon Network, only to find that it had been cut off at some point. She was unable to contact the Divine Court, unable to know the situation of the other gods, and unable to determine whether this darkness was a localized phenomenon on earth or a catastrophe that had engulfed the entire world.
Ming Yuanwu waited Jingjing, feeling a slight discomfort in his internal organs.
"Forget it, forget it if we can't contact you. It's probably some gods from the Divine Court causing trouble. The mortal realm will likely be plunged into chaos. I'll help you awaken first."
The Goddess of Light, finding that she had tried everything but couldn't change anything, simply gave up.