Final Preparations for Madness

The night sky was as black as ink; there was no moon or stars, just a vast expanse of darkness.

"I was sucked into the real Noah's Ark."

After coughing violently a few times and spitting out a mouthful of bloody saliva, Li Tong began to speak with a solemn expression.

"When I was swallowed by that bed, I couldn't make a sound, but I also suffered quite a few injuries from being caught off guard. But just as I was about to break out of the bed to warn you, I was forcibly pulled into a strange place."

"The Noah's Ark Main Body?"

West Pavilion Gardener frowned slightly.

"Does this world still possess World Consciousness? Why did it pull you into it?"

"Because the world has gone mad."

Li Tong sighed.

"Didn't the system give you a warning? The whole world is our enemy."

"Please explain in detail."

Glancing at the bleeding wounds on the other person's body, and the eyes that were faintly visible through the cuffs, Bai Zhi kindly handed over a stapler and a large roll of duct tape.

"While you're at it, could you also take care of your wounds?"

"... The world itself was distorted by some unknown entity, and even Noah's Ark could not escape it. Under these circumstances, the Noah's Ark Chosen One joined this Large-scale Campaign Quest in order to bring the last Seed of Fire of the world away from this world."

Silently accepting the stapler and tape, Li Tong briefly recounted the information he knew.

"Actually, at the very beginning, we only had one Quest Target: to take the Seed of Fire away from this world, to break free from the True Dream World, and then have the Manager hand over the Seed of Fire to us, which would be considered completing the mission."

"But the mission was later changed, right?"

Bai Zhi narrowed his eyes slightly.

"That's right, that bastard didn't want to die, so he secretly changed the mission, planning to steal our Player's identities and escape to our world."

As he said this, Li Tong gritted his teeth.

"He was initially interested in Panties's body, but later he became more interested in Old Otaku. He originally planned to slowly choose from among us, but by some twist of fate, he was killed by that Gelina... That guy got lucky."

"That guy is dead, so there's no point in talking about it now. What happened next?"

Bai Zhi shook his head slightly.

"Before, the world's World Consciousness hadn't completely descended into madness; the quest in the Hotel Guide was a patch made by this world itself. But now, it has completely gone insane... It shouldn't have happened this early."

Li Tong pulled up his sleeve, glanced at the open eye on his arm, and sighed.

"It's all the fault of West Pavilion Gardener's old flame; it was that guy who caused the World Consciousness to prematurely descend into utter madness."

"... She's not my old flame."

Upon hearing Li Tong's words, West Pavilion Gardener's face immediately darkened.

"In short, the World's End Singer is currently inside calming the world, otherwise all the Monster in this city would rush towards us... She can't hold out for much longer."

Li Tong raised his head and stared at Bai Zhi, his expression more serious than ever before.

"In five hours at most, we will face an unprecedented offensive. Everything around us will come to Life, and those Organ Variant roaming the city will launch a frenzied attack on us... Do you have a way to help us hold out for the next few hours?"

"Where's Gelina? She should be inside too, right?"

With a slightly worried look at the silent Bai Zhi, Fireworks of Romance asked Li Tong.

"She was definitely hiding inside. I almost got killed by her when I went in before, but luckily the World's End Singer followed me in. However, it seems like she came in voluntarily... She managed to retrieve the Ark Heart, but Gelina escaped. It was precisely because of the retrieved Ark Heart that the World's End Singer was able to..."

Li Tong shook his head and said nothing more.

"Gelina's mutated is even more severe than her Panties. The Ark Heart is no longer in her hands, so she poses no threat to us now. We also don't have the time to waste on her... Damn it! That Madman did it on purpose; she's trying to take us all down with her!!"

Li Tong cursed viciously.

"... Staying up for several hours is no problem, but it requires your unconditional cooperation. How about it, can you do it?"

At this moment, Bai Zhi raised his head and scanned the people around him with his eyes.

"You must do whatever I tell you to do, without any hesitation or deviation. That is my condition."

"No problem."

Li Tong was the first to nod without hesitation.

"I specialize in Physical Enhancement School, so even if my Spiritual Energy is completely depleted, I can still throw a punch."

"Just tell me what you need."

Xige Tingshi exhaled.

"I will give you an explanation regarding Gelina's matter. If it weren't for me, she might not have entered this Dungeon."

"I'm like a brick; I'll be moved wherever I'm needed!!"

A pair of Panties carrying a suitcase made a positive statement.

"Hmm... that sounds interesting, I'll join too."

Chang Xi touched her lips with her finger, her face full of curiosity.

"To be honest, I'm curious how you're going to last these few hours, especially since we're at a huge disadvantage... Do you have a little boy in your Inventory?"

"What's so special about Ivan the Great? Be more ambitious, I bet there's a miniature black hole in his Inventory!!"

With his arms crossed, Fireworks of Romance wore a cold smile.

"Who cares about anything else, just get to work!!"

"..."

OriginDeficit did not speak, but set an example with his actions.

"OK, since it passed unanimously, I'll now assign the tasks."

Bai Zhi snapped his fingers and began to speak.

"The final battle will take place on the hotel rooftop. We need to set up our battle position there. Chang Xi and Fireworks of Romance be one group, West Pavilion Gardener and Panties will be another, and Li Tong and OriginDeficit the third. You three groups will go inside the hotel and destroy the tables, chairs, or beds."

"We need the bodies of those things."

Choosing tables, chairs, and beds is not a simple matter. If you use tables, chairs, and beds that have not yet come to Life to build your base, they may very well become weapons that devour people.

Therefore, we can only use their dead corpses to build it; the previous Organ Variant didn't revive after being killed.

However, since there is almost no difference between Inanimate Things that have not gained Life and Inanimate Things that have gained Life, they can only use the most rudimentary method.

If Player's hand touches the surface of an enemy, and that enemy is Life, it will attack the Player spontaneously.

As a result, during this process, the hands of a certain Panties, Li Tong, and the Fireworks of Romance were bitten and riddled with holes by the beds and tables and chairs, and the injuries on their hands further increased the degree of mutation on their bodies.

But at times like this, nobody cares about anything else.

As for Bai Zhi, he turned his gaze to the Bus on the nearby street below.