Double Happiness Town. White mist billowed between the ancient white walls and black tiles. Paper figures with rouge on their cheeks and vermilion lips wandered back and forth through the alleyways. At a certain moment, as if sensing something, they all raised their heads in unison.
A savage rift split open across the gray sky, and a pair of scarlet eyes slowly opened and closed, casting a gaze filled with malice and mockery. Golden and red threads intertwined between heaven and earth, layer upon layer winding around every ghost and evil spirit in this world. The immobilized low-dimensional Eerie creatures trembled as they watched blood-red color spread through the mist.
[Warning! God-level NPC has forcibly invaded the Double Happiness Town Instance. The Instance's course has undergone unknown changes... Data error...]
[God-level NPC authority is second only to world rules. They may appear in multiple Instances simultaneously and share memories. Players, respond carefully and choose prudently!]
[The main quest has been changed to "Slay the Evil God." This is a rule-level quest. All who complete it may possess supreme authority and become the highest...]
The piercing alarms shattered the town's tranquility. As though it had foreseen what was about to happen, The Rules issued one final wanted notice in a desperate struggle, only for its voice to be forcibly cut off.
A scarlet figure descended into the town's alleyways, eyes half-lidded and expression composed. In an instant, he took control of this place.
Li Yao sat in the Temple of the Joyous God with her back against the offering table, sorting through the memories that had suddenly returned to her. She remembered now. She had already died, repeatedly participating in the Double Happiness Town Instance as an NPC, playing a player who provided supernatural knowledge.
Later, for some reason, no new