The heavens and earth were awash in chaotic colors. A crimson moon hung in the sky, bathing the entire world in blood-red light.
Jiang Shengjun was racing for his life across the ground, with an endless black "tide" close behind him. Wave after wave of strange shrieks filled his ears.
A closer look revealed that the black tide consisted of countless bizarre creatures, haphazardly stitched together from mismatched parts—a sight that could only exist in a nightmare.
Cracks had appeared across the ground at some point. Something seemed to be brewing in the darkness beneath them, and then skeletal arms reached out and fiercely seized Jiang Shengjun's ankles.
Jiang Shengjun let out a heart-rending scream. He watched in terror as the black tide closed in at a horrifying speed and swallowed him whole in an instant.
A suffocating sensation swept through his body, as though he had been cast into the deep sea. Terrifying pressure crushed in from every direction, and his bones gave off teeth-grinding creaks...
'Detected mental endurance exceeding the safety threshold. Forcefully exiting.'
A cold system notification sounded, and the horrifying scene vanished. Jiang Shengjun had returned to the pure-white starting space.
He looked around blankly, seemingly still unable to recover from what he had just seen. More than ten seconds passed before he finally let out a deep breath.
Jiang Shengjun exited the virtual world and removed his helmet with trembling hands, planning to eat a Spicy Strip to steady his nerves.
"Oh, you came out too." Bu Lige walked over carrying a bowl of Instant Noodles. "How was your time in Nightmare Space?"
"Time?" Jiang Shengjun noticed something off in Bu Lige's words. His trembling hand paused midway through tearing open the Spicy Strips.
"Of course it was fun. There's nothing scary in