Where Did My Huge House Go?

After more than half a month of planning, adjustments, and testing, the next version of World Tree was finally nearing completion. Mu Fengyu pushed his keyboard forward and stretched.

"Ah, it's finally all done. I can go home and get some proper rest. After half a month here, I feel like my old back is about to give out."

Mu Fengyu stood up and lightly patted his lower back, easing the soreness from sitting for so long. Several programmers nearby stepped forward eagerly.

"Team Leader Mu, this update is incredible! The testers' feedback has all been excellent. It feels like World Tree is going to blow up again!"

Mu Fengyu smiled faintly, feeling deeply satisfied as well. After half a month of hard work, their team had finally polished the next version of World Tree to perfection.

Adding all those guys' wild ideas had taken quite a bit of effort. Mu Fengyu clapped his hands, signaling everyone to quiet down.

"All right, don't get too excited. We still have plenty of work to do."

"Still, everyone has worked hard this time. I've decided to give you all a raise, and tonight I'll treat everyone to dinner so we can relax properly."

At those words, the entire team burst into cheers, and everyone eagerly declared that they would enjoy this feast together. Seeing their smiles, Mu Fengyu felt happy as well.

If they were happy and comfortable, it would be easier to add whatever ideas he had in the future. After all, creatures known as leaders generally did not do any actual work—they could only make rough plans, while the rest depended on everyone else. Yu Yu stood with his hands on his hips proudly.jpg.

If they felt they were being treated unfairly and added a few bugs to the game, the one who would suffer would still be Mu Fengyu.

After three straight days of fighting, Mu Fengyu finally completed all his work tasks perfectly. In that moment, his heart was filled with joy and satisfaction. Looking at the resources for the next version, it felt as though all his efforts had received the best possible reward.

Filled with a sense of accomplishment, he carefully sorted the documents on his desk one by one before gently shutting down his computer. He efficiently packed his things and prepared to head home, his heart full of thoughts of that unfilial brat and the laughter of his companions teasing him.

At the company entrance, officials of every rank had come to see Mu Fengyu off. Though he was only a small department head in the planning division, he was still one of the company's shareholders. If he became unhappy, he could get a whole batch of people fired.

Mu Fengyu waved goodbye to the enthusiastic staff and got into the car home.

"I'm fucking back."

Mu Fengyu pushed open the door to his home and could not help shouting. Aunt Temari, who had been taking a nap in the living room, was so startled that she sat upright.

Seeing Mu Fengyu's travel-worn appearance, Aunt Temari smiled helplessly, rose from the sofa, and walked over to ask with concern.

"Young Master Yu, you're still so careless. Why didn't you tell me in advance that you were coming back? You haven't been wronged while you were away, have you?"

Mu Fengyu smiled and helped Aunt Temari back onto the sofa.

"Aunt Temari, wasn't I worried about disturbing your work? Don't worry. I'm one of the shareholders, after all. I wouldn't be mistreated during normal work."

He sat beside Aunt Temari, accepted the hot tea she handed him, and took a deep breath, feeling the warmth and peace of home.

"Auntie, how have you been lately? Have you been taking your medicine on time?"

Mu Fengyu asked with concern. Aunt Temari was his family's housekeeper and an elder who had watched him grow up. He had deep feelings for her.

"I'm fine. It's just an old problem. Nothing serious."

Aunt Temari smiled and waved her hand. Having watched Mu Fengyu grow up, she naturally understood his personality and knew that he was worried about her.

"That's good. Auntie, you have to take care of yourself. If anything happens, you must tell me."

Mu Fengyu urged. He chatted with Aunt Temari for a while longer before getting up and returning to his room.

He opened the family diary and wrote down the interesting things that had happened recently, as well as what he needed to do in the future. Once he made sure he had not missed anything, he happily headed to the entertainment room.

Putting on his helmet, he logged back into his game account. Looking at the familiar game interface, his heart filled with anticipation and excitement.

He clicked confirm and entered the game directly. Upon logging in, players could choose to appear in the main city near where they had logged out, or, if they were not afraid of dying, they could log in at their exact logout location.

The white light before Mu Fengyu's eyes gradually faded. He had just been about to discuss with his companions how to seize the advantage in the next version, but what he saw was a ruined base. The hall had been destroyed beyond recognition, and there was even a huge hole in the ceiling.

"What? Where did my house go?"

His mind was completely blank with confusion—Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do? If he had not remembered logging out at the base, he would have thought he was in some dungeon.

He looked around, trying to find even a trace of something familiar, but everything around him had become strange and chaotic.

The walls were broken, the furniture had collapsed, and even the warehouse that was usually kept neat had become a complete mess.

The unease in his heart grew stronger and stronger, and he could not help wondering whether he had gone to the wrong place.

"How did this place end up like this?"

Mu Fengyu's voice carried a hint of apprehension. He could not imagine what had happened here.

He hurriedly opened the communicator, wanting to contact the other members. Fortunately, he saw that Momonga and the others were still online, and he instantly let out a sigh of relief. He quickly contacted Momonga, trying to find out what had happened while he was away.

Momonga briefly explained the situation, then emphasized that Mu Fengyu was currently wanted. He also sent him coordinates—the location of their new base.

Mu Fengyu used a high-level scroll that would not appear until the next version, wanting only to reunite with the main group as soon as possible. According to Momonga, the bounty on his head was now frighteningly high. If anyone discovered his location, he could easily be surrounded and attacked.

He still had quite a few life-saving items on him, but he could not withstand being farmed like a Boss. He had no desire to experience Peroroncino's feat of charging alone into a thousand enemies.

When he finally arrived at the new base, the sight before him left him even more dumbfounded. Though the new base was much smaller than the original, aside from being more concealed, it had no distinguishing features at all.

Momonga and Bukubukuchagama were setting up a barrier at the entrance, while Vier stood nearby, using magic to help.

"Th-This... what happened?"

Mu Fengyu asked in shock. Momonga waved for him to go inside first. The base had clearly only been built recently, and apart from a row of seats, its interior contained nothing but a hall.

Only after the two sat down did Momonga explain bitterly.

"The original base was discovered. We initially thought there were only a dozen or so of them, and we had nearly dealt with them all when their guild leader came before us alone."

"They had figured out the activation effect of [Heaven-Supporting God]. To cover the others' retreat, I barely managed to use [Heaven-Supporting God] once, but their archer sniped me from an extreme distance."

"[Heaven-Supporting God] was taken too. If Touch Me and Ulbert hadn't come back to support me, I'd probably have been corpse-camped until I had no fighting strength left."