The Terrifying Truth Behind Game Failure; The Bizarre Sacrifice

Soon, one after another, the Company Executive Players were forced to take the plunge into the open under the watchful eyes of the public.

However, this scene immediately provoked the anger of Rogue Players!

"Damn it, it's happening again!"

"Release them immediately!"

"That's right, we're all players, why should we be your slaves!" someone shouted angrily.

"Run! At worst, you'll die, but you can choose to be resurrected on Wolf Snake Island!"

"That's right, are you still going to continue compromising?"

However, those cannon fodder players did not look up, and continued to walk into the sea like puppets.

"Damn, these people have been trained like dogs!"

"It's no use, he can't be woken up!" someone said with exasperation.

"You can't blame them. Those damned Company Executive must have used all sorts of fake rescue tactics to test them repeatedly. If anyone tried to escape, they would be treated cruelly immediately."

"Over time, even if they hear about a rescue operation, they'll assume it's fake."

The others glared angrily at the Company Executive Players.

The other party, however, showed no fear.

"Hmph, why are you all looking at me?"

"If I don't let them explore, will you go?"

That one sentence left them speechless.

The exploration into the ocean proved to be effective.

Not long after, about two hours later, suddenly, a cannon fodder player emerged from the sea.

After emerging, he said to the Corporate Players, "Master, I've found it. The location is on that reef."

As he spoke, he pointed to a large expanse of rocks in the distance.

Most of these reefs are hidden underwater, with only a small portion exposed above the surface.

"These reefs are the strange thing; a game notification appeared when I got close."

Upon hearing this, some of the other players couldn't wait to approach the reefs.

A short while later, the man suddenly burst into laughter. "Haha, so this is it!"

The game has notified me that I've found the quest location!

Gao Linzhi looked at the reef from afar, his brows furrowing slightly.

The reefs were hidden beneath the deep, dark water, appearing to be above the surface, but it was impossible to know how many more lay beneath.

This is just like the fear of those deep-sea monsters; what you see is only a small part of it.

Above the surface of the sea, there may be just a rock, a horn, or a shark fin; but beneath the surface lies a giant shark.

He had a bad feeling.

However, the others had already lost their minds due to the stimulation of the game's rewards.

One player after another rushed toward the reef.

Soon, as soon as they stood on the reef, they vanished.

This scene immediately startled those who came later.

They began to hesitate, waiting for those ahead to scout ahead.

Time passed second by second.

Most of the day has passed, and no one has come out.

I didn't see any of their comments on the event channel.

In normal dungeons, you can still communicate by speaking in the chat channel.

This wait lasted for a full seven days.

"It's over, these people must be trapped inside and have died!"

"Haha, luckily I ran slowly, otherwise I would have been finished."

"Don't they offer free resurrections?"

"Hmph, resurrection doesn't mean invincibility. They might have been hypnotized, petrified, or even stuck somewhere."

"Isn't this a time loop? Perhaps their memories have been erased, and they're living in it repeatedly until their lifespan ends."

"Damn, the Game System just updated, they can't just freeze the players like this, can they?" someone worried.

At this moment, a game notification appeared:

"Ding! Rest assured, players who have completed this mission will automatically respawn in the previously designated Safe Zone after ten days."

That's more like it.

"Damn, the Game System is so much more user-friendly now, unlike at the beginning when we were being hunted and didn't even make a sound."

"Yeah, this is starting to feel like a game. Before, it was just a God-themed game, wasn't it?"

Gao Linzhi thought to himself, "This means the Game System has resources now, allowing it to do some extra things. Before, it didn't have any resources."

Furthermore, these players who are carrying out these missions are mostly high-level, belonging to the category of those with high value, and are worth rescuing.

On the 8th day, someone finally came out.

He was a middle-aged man with disheveled hair.

He was covered in blood, and his eyes were bloodshot.

He shouted wildly as soon as he came out:

"I did it! I did it!"

He then stared at the Company Executive Players.

"You bastard! You Enslavement me before, using all sorts of contracts and family ties to bind and oppress me!"

"You're forcing me to work 18 hours, or even 24 hours, every day."

You deserve to die!

"You hypocritically say you work one day and rest one day, but in reality you work 24 hours and then rest for 24 hours, which is equivalent to working 12 hours every day!"

"You damned vampire!"

"You really know how to exploit this loophole!"

"I thought it was an 8-hour workday followed by a day off!"

Everyone was shocked upon hearing this.

Wow, they can even trick people into working like that.

This is practically non-stop!

Moreover, he was a long-term laborer who worked 12 hours a day.

Even pigs would shake their heads if they heard that.

The middle-aged man then pounced on the Corporate Players.

Two bat wings appeared behind him, and he flew directly into the air.

His hands transformed into wolf claws again.

The teeth also protrude.

"Damn it, what kind of monster are you?!"

"No wonder you don't care about your parents, your wife, or your daughter?" the Corporate Players exclaimed in horror.

"Heh, care? Care? They're all gone now!"

The Company Executive Players exclaimed in terror, "No, no, they're living perfectly well in the manor! I can show you the recordings!"

"No need to look anymore, go and keep them company!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the middle-aged man suddenly pounced down from mid-air.

In a single move, he grabbed his opponent, lifted him high into the air, and then bit him.

One bite after another.

The player screamed in agony.

The players were stunned!

Some people even did a live stream.

"Holy crap, what kind of forbidden scene is this?"

"Eat it raw?"

Gao Linzhi frowned, then immediately shielded everyone in front of him.

Because he discovered that this middle-aged Rogue Players had become extremely powerful.

Although the level remains the same, its speed, agility, attack power, and defense have all been greatly improved in all aspects.

To give an analogy, it's as if a person has transformed into a cheetah.

Simply put, the other person is no longer human!

"Strange, how did he become so strong?"

"I understand," one player exclaimed in surprise, "This anomaly is a time loop type, which means infinite time."

"Inside there, he can greatly hone his combat awareness and train for an unlimited amount of time."

"Although the level hasn't changed, the combat power is more than ten times stronger than before."

"Yes, there's no way to compare a seasoned expert to a clueless newbie."

And just like that, the Corporate Players was devoured alive, piece by piece, by the other side.

The opponent ate until the very end, but he didn't die.

"Damn it, you wait, wait until I'm resurrected!"

"Of course I knew you would be resurrected, which is why I decided to seal you away."

Then the middle-aged man immediately cast a sealing spell.

His flesh and blood writhed, completely enveloping the other person.

"Hahaha, you'll come to hell with me!"

After saying that, the middle-aged man flew back to the reefs and disappeared again.

At this moment, after the bloody massacre was over, everyone felt both fear and excitement.

What was terrifying was the sheer brutality of the scene, but what was exciting was that their strength had indeed increased significantly after entering.

Not long after, another young player emerged from the reefs.

When he appeared, he was also deformed all over, with a head like a cow, a body like a pig, and limbs like claws.

After appearing, it pounced on the surrounding players, killing them easily with a single claw strike.

The onlookers were so frightened that they hurriedly ran away.

Just as it lunged at Gao Linzhi drew his sword and blocked the Slayer.

He didn't run away immediately because he felt there was something fishy going on.

At that moment, the Slayer's expression suddenly changed.

A peculiar face appeared before everyone's eyes.

It was an inverted face.

The eyes are at the bottom, and the mouth is at the top.

The nose is on one side, while the two ears are in the middle.

A chaotic deformity.

After the Slayer was blocked, he suddenly grinned maliciously at Gao Linzhi:

"Haha, you're very strong, but you also have things you want, right?"

"What are you talking about?" Gao Linzhi, frowning.

"Hehe, let me guess, you probably want to be stronger, right?"

"Or perhaps you desire immortality?"

"Everyone at the top of the crowd dreams of immortality; only the losers think about ending their lives prematurely," the Slayer sneered.

Then he pointed to the reef and said,

"Haha, go in."

"By sacrificing everything within yourself, you can obtain the key to eternal life."

That is the path to the heaven in your heart!

He shouted wildly.

Gao Linzhi looked at the other person and couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

He felt a strange sense of familiarity.

Clearly, this is a whisper from the devil.

That's what you call weird.

Today, the strange thing beneath this reef finally takes on a slightly eerie, unknown, and terrifying feel.

Compared to the previous strange occurrences, this one is definitely of a higher rank.

And the next moment.

That twisted Slayer let Gao Linzhi go and went after the others.

In just five minutes, it swiftly and decisively killed everyone else.

At this very moment.

A commotion erupted in the event channel.

"Holy crap, this guy is too strong!"

"Unbelievable, I couldn't even withstand it for a moment."

"Damn it, what did he say about sacrifice? Does that weirdo have other abilities besides time looping?" someone pondered.

Just as the players were discussing this, the entire sky suddenly darkened.

Blood-red mist rose from the sea.

Sounds also filled the surrounding area.

Gao Linzhi was the only living creature left at the scene.

He frowned and stepped back a little further.

He didn't want to get into that kind of weird place.

Although only his Game Character has arrived here, his real body has not.

Before long, Gao Linzhi felt a powerful force within him, which appeared inexplicably as the scenery changed and focused on him.

The other person seemed puzzled as to why no one was coming in.

That must be the strange look in his eyes.

It is looking directly into Gao Linzhi's heart.

At this moment, many players in the event channel seemed to be affected by something.

Someone said, "In any case, this strange thing can give people great power!"

"I want to get there, I want strength!"

"I never want anyone to bully me again!"

"That's right, I will climb to the top step by step, one step at a time!"

And so, despite the obvious danger at the scene, one player after another rushed towards the mission location.

They are very fast.

Just half a day later, thousands more players arrived.

Gao Linzhi watched them from the side as they all plunged into the strange ocean reef.

Before long, they suddenly reappeared on the reef.

After this appearance, they transformed into a group of cavalry.

Each of them was clad in heavy armor, wielding a greatsword, and riding a black steed.

Gao Linzhi felt a sense of familiarity; wasn't this the same cavalry unit that the Corporate Players used to hunt down lone players back in the day?

Clearly, they also gained immense power from that strange place.

Just then, the Game System displayed a strange notification:

"Data error detected! Data error detected!"

"The system is undergoing maintenance. Please log off immediately."

Upon seeing this hint, Gao Linzhi suddenly realized what was going on.

He realized something.

Why does this game repeatedly fail to invade the Skyfall World?

So that's how it is.

The other party encountered this type of strange occurrence.

These kinds of anomalies can directly distort the player's digitized body.

It can directly compete with the game for players.

Because it gives players faster power.

No matter how amazing, fun, visually stunning, or engaging a game is, it will inevitably fade away once it loses its core element: the player.

Finally, they disappeared without a trace.

The strange phenomenon that's emerging is directly targeting the inner world of these players.

The players' biggest obsession is to become stronger and reach the top.

Faced with this strange phenomenon, they only need to offer what they cherish to exchange for power that was previously difficult to obtain.

This is much faster than leveling up in online games.

This is equivalent to everyone using cheat codes to play the game.

If cheat codes are readily available, why bother being a player?

At the same time.

On the remote Capital Island.

Inside a majestic palace.

The emperor of the Sky Wolf Dynasty opened his eyes.

He looked at the horizon, where the gray sky reflected a blood-red hue.

He couldn't help but shake his head.

"Demon from another realm, how do you compare to us local demons? Which one is stronger?"

"If you can't defeat this real demon, then you can't possibly conquer our world."

I see.

Why did the emperor of the Sky Wolf Dynasty consistently adopt a hands-off approach towards the players?

Because he knew that something even more powerful existed.

Those players had a fatal weakness, destined to be conquered by this oddity.