The Player's Tragic Fate

The people ran wildly, screaming their lungs out.

Some fell onto the yellow, muddy ground, still clutching their umbrellas tightly, scrambling back into the village on all fours. It was as if they feared being eaten by Fang Yue if they were even a second late.

This reaction completely stunned Fang Yue.

What the heck? Am I that scary?

Never mind Fang Yue's thoughts.

Seeing the reaction of the Patrol Team outside the village, the still-conscious Refugees were so terrified they peed themselves on the spot. They shrieked in panic, grabbing their clothes to cover their heads and block the rain, then dashed towards the village.

This action immediately spurred on the other Refugees. They abandoned their bonfires one after another and scrambled towards the village.

The awakened Refugees crawled up on all fours, grabbing nearby wooden boards to shield themselves from the rain as they rushed out.

All the Refugees surged towards the village like a tide, looking like they had just seen Japanese soldiers entering the village, everyone having peed themselves in fear.

-1!

-1!

-1!

-1!

Under the torrential rain, this group of people was frantically losing health, the scene of them losing blood rising one after another.

The numbers flew wildly, making for a spectacular sight that left Fang Yue dumbfounded.

Good heavens, are they competing to see who can lose health the fastest?

The first to buckle were the Refugees who had initially run towards the village.

Plop.

Soon, the first Refugee collapsed to the ground, unable to move.

Their Health Bar had been emptied; they had died.

Then came the second, third, and fourth...

Refugees fell one after another, dying.

And the Refugees who had run the farthest had only made it halfway, nowhere near the village gate.

Seeing this, the others turned pale with fright and immediately turned back, scrambling and crawling, using almost all their strength.

"Damn it! I've never run this hard even in gym class!"

"What's a world sprint champion like Xiang? I can break the record in the 100-meter dash any minute now!"

"My god! You damn game! I'll curse your ancestors! Torrential rain in front, anomalies behind, are you letting us live?!"

"You damn system, your mother is dead! I just entered the game, and you're hitting me with a pincer attack, what the hell are you playing at?!"

"Screw this, turn back! Turn back! In this rain, we'll die before we reach the village gate!"

These Refugees spewed vulgarities, leaving Fang Yue stunned.

This... this this this.

This familiar feeling, this familiar tone.

Tears welled up in his eyes.

So they're all Players!

I've found my people!

Fang Yue's heart leaped with joy. He immediately turned around from his straight path towards the village entrance and ran towards them.

This scene made all the Refugees' livers and gallbladders split with terror.

"Don't come over here!!"

"Ahhh! I can't take it anymore! I'll fight you!"

"Brother, don't be rash, that's a Rain-grade Anomaly!"

"What's a Rain-grade Anomaly?"

"Who knows, but look at how the Patrol Team is fleeing like they've seen a ghost. Do you think that's something we can handle?"

Recalling how easily the Patrol Team had killed them, everyone immediately understood the terrifying gap in strength.

However... what choice did they have? What choice did they have?!

Their hearts ached.

In this damn game, they started as Refugees, with no character creation.

That was bad enough, but their status as Refugees was incredibly low. The villagers gave them no good looks, no food or drink, just a dilapidated shack converted from a Pigsty, and then they were left alone.

Some analyzed that this was a Novice Trial Level. The goal was to gain the villagers' favor and integrate into the village to pass the novice stage.

Others analyzed that the villagers would let them into the village by tomorrow morning.

The problem was, this game had a 1:1 time conversion.

Wait until tomorrow during the day? What are we supposed to do tonight? Sleep?

You can sleep using the game watch outside the game, but sleep inside the game too?

And then tomorrow? I have to go to work tomorrow! Who can spend all day in the game?

What is this supposed to be?

Most people were at a loss, while a few started to put their brains to work, coming up with all sorts of tricks.

Some wanted to kill members of the Patrol Team to prove their strength.

Some secretly infiltrated the city, some stole things for bribes, and some left to find other development paths.

Every Player had different ideas and acted according to them.

After all, it's a game, right? If you can't act in reality, you can't be cowardly in the game, can you?

The final result was that the number of Players in this refugee camp decreased by twenty to thirty percent. Most of them died, while a small minority actually managed to sneak into the village, making everyone envious, jealous, and hateful.

The one most jealous to the point of their eyes turning red was Shi Wuliao.

"Damn it! I pre-ordered a game watch with a Lucky Gift Pack! That Scalper Boss said he had inside information and arranged for dozens of scalpers at the Jianghai City branch store number 399, and I was guaranteed to get one! But in the end, they just gave me a regular watch to make do."

"If it weren't for that, I'd be feasting right now, and that First Kill of Anomaly would definitely be mine!"

If ordinary Players were just jealous of other Players entering the village, Shi Wuliao was about to go mad.

He, the Third Young Master of the Shitian Group, had sent out a public announcement saying he was going to make a big splash in Blue Sea, but now he was about to be killed by monsters and kicked out of the game.

If this got out, how could he still hang out with the second-generation elites?

"Brothers, don't just stand there, keep charging!"

"Right, right, let's go back and take shelter from the rain first! Those Patrol Team members are going to invite Lord Han over, that NPC must have a way to solve this!"

"Exactly, they can't just start the game with a BOSS slaughtering the Novice Village, can they!"

The others' words invigorated Shi Wuliao.

That's right, how could a game start with a beginner slaughter?

Charge, charge, charge! The Pigsty shed must be a safe zone!

As everyone continued to charge head down, they suddenly heard the Rain-grade Anomaly laughing excitedly.

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Are you guys welcoming me that much? Hahaha!"

"Oh right, what level are you all? Oh, I forgot, this crappy game has no levels, what are your stats?"

"Oh right, right, you misunderstood, I'm also a Player, I'm also a new Player!"

Huh? It's also a Player?

Everyone was a bit stunned, but Shi Wuliao quickly reacted.

"Don't listen to it!"

"I've seen some information through my channels, the Anomalies in this crappy game can mimic Players' way of speaking to lure enemies! Don't fall for it!"

Everyone suddenly realized.

"Holy crap! It's that smart!"

"Damn! It really is a beginner killer!"

If it weren't for the heavy rain rapidly draining their health, they would have turned around and run towards the village entrance instead of heading in the "Anomaly's" direction.

Finally, before their health dropped to 1, they rushed back to the Pigsty shed, picked up anything that could be used as a weapon, guarded the bonfire, and watched the "Anomaly" in the distance vigilantly, huddled together and trembling.

"What do we do now?"

Everyone looked at Shi Wuliao, who had spoken earlier.

Shi Wuliao said irritably, "Wait for death, what else can we do!"

"Don't you have inside information?"

"Screw you! I only know a little bit, otherwise, why would I be stuck in the same situation as you guys?"

Hearing this, everyone felt it made sense and their hearts were filled with despair again.

And just then, a roar suddenly sounded at the village entrance.

"Bold Anomaly! Lord Han is here, stop immediately!"

The voice spread far and wide, making their eardrums ache.

Everyone turned to look and saw an old man in a green robe, with a thin layer of frost condensed on his hands, holding a broken wooden sword and pointing it at the "Anomaly."