Destiny Space

Destiny Space

Under the supervision of the Black Rose Knights.

About a third of the people parted from their reluctant family members with tears in their eyes... The sorrow in their eyes seemed a little excessive, creating the strange feeling that they were sending their loved ones to a crematorium.

Against the backdrop of this bizarre atmosphere, a large portion of the people in the square began to lose control of their emotions.

Just Then, the voice covering the entire square rang out again:

"Fear will only make you weaker.

And the weak have no right to live in the current world.

You must understand that you and your families are alive only because the elite members of the Thirteen Knights risked their lives in Destiny Space to obtain unique brass materials and forge this Holy City—Neunter, which shelters a million people.

Now is the time to prove your worth!

Go to Destiny World, withstand terrors you have never experienced before, struggle at the edge of life and death, and survive to become Returners.

Remember, reason and courage are your only 'weapons.'

Survive, and you will be rewarded. Your families will be proud of you, and they will live better lives."

The knight's speech echoed in everyone's mind.

It was hardly an inspiring speech, yet it dispelled more than half of most people's fear.

That was right. Since they had already come this far, why not take a chance? Even if not for humanity, they had to fight to survive for themselves and their families.

Just as the young people in the square attempted to form groups and encourage one another.

Han Dong chose to find an open spot amid the crowd, sit down, and ponder some of the information mentioned in the knight's speech.

"Destiny Space?"

This novel term in the knight's speech greatly interested Han Dong.

"Survive and become a 'Returner'?

Could these knights, whose physical abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people, be elites who had survived this ritual before?

Still, what kind of place was it? Could the Mortality Rate really be that high?"

Han Dong was not afraid.

He had already died once. He did not believe anything could be more terrifying than death.

Instead, he found this so-called Destiny Space rather interesting.

He waited quietly, staring at the Clockwork Device on his wrist as the Countdown approached its end.

10, 9, 8...

The final Ten seconds.

Han Dong grew nervous as well. He took a deep breath and calmed himself as much as possible.

3, 2, 1...

Plop!

The ground Transform Into a pool of thick, murky black liquid.

The several thousand people gathered in the square all Fell Onto it.

Their bodies were wrapped in the viscous fluid, making it difficult to breathe while preventing them from struggling much.

At the same time, Some Kind Of notification sound traveled through the thick liquid and into every person's ears.

'Entrant identity confirmed—Newcomer.'

'Random scenario being generated...'

The first two messages were directed at everyone.

Just as most people were about to lose consciousness from suffocation, notifications Targeted At different entrants arose in their respective minds.

The information Han Dong received was—

'Scenario generated. Background adopted from the Nine Provinces film "The Hex (Director's Cut)."'

'Type: Evil spirit incident'

'Difficulty (Newcomer): ★★★★'

'Main objective: Survive for three days without leaving the abandoned mountain villa.'

'Reward: 1 Destiny Point, with a low probability of obtaining a "Destiny Card (Beginner Level)"'

As the notification ended, the sticky sensation enveloping his body vanished as well.

Han Dong and five other Ordinary People from the Holy City appeared on a rural path.

A muddy trail, low brick houses, utility poles plastered with ads for fake certificates.

This place was far too familiar to Han Dong. Wasn't this the countryside of his homeland?

One look at the Chinese Rural Dog at the entrance of the farmhouse, its tail raised high and its pedigree unmistakably pure, confirmed it completely.

Then, the exquisite little villas people had built for themselves, the internet cable ports installed on utility poles, and the old man sitting on a recliner by his door scrolling through short videos made the timeline instantly clear.

This should have been the era Han Dong had lived in before his death.

Moreover, Han Dong discovered that his clothes had changed. He was now dressed in simple clothing suited to a modern college student.

"So Destiny Space actually used a movie from my original world as its setting?"

Just as Han Dong marveled at how realistic the environment and people were... the five teammates beside him had already completely panicked.

It was not because they had arrived in an unfamiliar environment with entirely different architectural styles, but because of the 'system information' they had received.

A thin black-haired woman dropped to her knees, clutching the cross on her chest as she trembled violently.

"Lord! Why? Why must I suffer such hardship?!"

A slightly older bald white man, around twenty-five, beat his chest and stomped his feet, gritting his teeth. "An evil spirit incident... four-star difficulty! It's over. We'll all die here. There's no way we can leave alive.

"Damn Knight Order, I curse you!"

A pretty blue-eyed girl with long hair kept darting her gaze around, searching her companions for 'hope.' "Excuse me, are there any Knight Order candidates here? Can you find a way to keep me alive... I'm willing to give everything."

The girl's gaze settled on the relatively calm Han Dong, but she immediately judged that his frail build made it impossible for him to be a Knight Order candidate.

Before long, having failed to find anyone she could rely on, the girl's eyes went blank with despair, and she stood foolishly In Place.

Just as most people became dispirited.

Among the six, one rather unusual young man stepped forward.

He had Curly Hair the color of gold and wore a pair of finely crafted copper Goggles.

Han Dong also noticed that the man's right arm moved somewhat unnaturally... A faint Metallic Sheen could be seen between his White Gloves and cuff.

Because of the change in clothing, everyone was dressed like college students suited to the current setting. Yet this man's bearing clearly differed from that of an ordinary civilian.

He seemed to come from the middle class of the Holy City, perhaps even higher.

"Friends, now is not the time for fear and panic. Do you remember what the great Black Rose Knight told us only a short while ago?

"Fear will only make us fail.

"Only reason and courage are our sole 'weapons,' the only weapons that can defeat evil spirits.

"The great commander of the Black Rose Knights once passed a five-star incident as a Newcomer! The incident before us is only four-star difficulty. It is not entirely without hope.

"If we unite, we will surely find a way to survive!"