Nameless Chaos! Enter the Great Ruins!

"My personal information, like the card's attribute panel."

"Talent, inventory... Why does this feel so much like a game?"

Wu Yu immediately thought of that.

He looked at the talent section. With a thought, another new panel popped up.

[Nameless Chaos]

Type: Talent.

Quality: None.

Effect: After entering the Great Ruins, you may choose a chaotic start.

Chaos: Completely random.

Current: (Have not entered the Great Ruins; cannot be used)

"Great Ruins?"

Wu Yu spotted the key point.

In ancient myths, there were legends of Yin Ruins, Returning Ruins, and the like, but even more of them came from the novels he had read, strange and bizarre in every possible way.

"So how do I enter the Great Ruins?"

Wu Yu vaguely sensed that returning to the surface was inextricably linked to the Great Ruins.

"A token... generally represents permission! Permission to enter somewhere, or take up some position."

After thinking for a moment, Wu Yu looked at the inventory.

Could the things inside be taken out?

Considering that the information panels for his attributes and talent appeared the moment he thought of them—

Wu Yu tried saying something in his mind.

The next moment, a card appeared out of thin air and landed on the table.

Delight appeared on Wu Yu's face. Just as expected!

He grabbed the card and had another thought.

[Bronze Token]

Uses: 1/1

"It doesn't say how to use it either!"

Wu Yu frowned.

But no matter how he muttered to himself, the card's panel did not change in the slightest.

Creak—!

Suddenly, a familiar sound rang out.

Wu Yu's gaze shifted, and the card and panel on the table vanished in an instant.

He turned to look. The Bronze Gate had actually been pushed open, and a figure walked in!

Wu Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, bracing his legs and preparing to spring up at any moment.

The person who entered was actually a middle-aged man wearing a construction helmet. He was drenched in sweat, and there were still bloodstains on his clothes that had not dried.

When he saw Wu Yu, his eyes lit up.

"Brother, where is this?"

"Do... do you know how I can get back? Someone was trying to kill me. I had no choice!"

"My Communication Watch isn't on me, so I can't even call the police!"

The middle-aged man looked very honest. In his panic, he rattled off a great many words.

Wu Yu did not speak. He analyzed some information from the man's words.

Only after the middle-aged man stopped did he say, "Don't worry. I got here because of the same kind of situation."

"Huh? You too!"

The middle-aged man was startled, then immediately looked somewhat dejected.

"Then we're done for. In this godforsaken place, you can call to heaven and earth but neither will answer. What do we do now?"

The middle-aged man's surname was Yu, and his name was Yu Tiezhu. He had an ordinary family: his wife ran a breakfast shop, he worked at a construction site, and his son and daughter were still in school.

When work ended today, someone suddenly came out at the construction site, wielding a knife and slashing at anyone he saw. The workers scattered in all directions. Yu Tiezhu happened to be driving a forklift, and without knowing what was happening, he ran the man over and killed him...

What happened afterward was the same as with Wu Yu. The moment he turned around, he found himself on the Bronze Stairway.

"Brother, did we run into a ghost?"

"This place..."

Yu Tiezhu found a chair and sat down too. He swallowed, his face full of worry.

But Wu Yu looked toward the entrance, then counted the chairs. He shook his head. "I'm afraid not..."

Before long, the Bronze Gate, which had already closed, was pushed open once more.

A bespectacled man in a suit walked in. He had deep dark circles under his eyes, but he was dressed to the nines and clearly held no low position.

He surveyed the surroundings, then sized up Wu Yu and Yu Tiezhu. A fake smile appeared on his face. After greeting them, he strode over and sat down in a chair.

Then, the Bronze Gate kept opening, and people entered one after another.

There were men and women, old and young. The youngest was only nine years old, while the oldest was a woman in her fifties.

There were construction workers like Yu Tiezhu, office workers like the man in the suit, and students as well—the nine-year-old Bai Xiaotian and the sixteen-year-old Chen Lingling.

But... not a single Transcendent!

"They're all ordinary people!" Wu Yu's heart stirred as he sat in his chair and silently observed.

In the end, all nine people took their seats.

Once every seat was occupied, the Bronze Gate stopped moving.

"Looks like only nine people can enter this Mysterious Tower."

The square-faced man radiating righteous energy spoke with a solemn expression.

"Everyone, Liu here is from the Inspection Bureau. I'll boldly take the lead for now, so please cooperate!"

"Heh, some contract worker isn't going to scare me."

Not far away, a dyed-haired man crossed his legs. He wore a luxurious black shirt that Wu Yu had seen on his academy classmates before. It was expensive.

The man surnamed Liu frowned, but he did not angrily rebuke him. He merely felt around in his breast pocket and took out an identification card.

Several people looked over. It read: 'Liu Zheng,' Level Three Inspector of the Inspection Bureau.

Seeing that it was genuine, the blue-haired man hurriedly sat up straight, panic in his eyes.

"I have the duty to provide consultation and protection to every citizen of the Zhu Xia Federation. There is no need to be afraid."

Inspector Liu shook his head, then said solemnly, "Over on my side, an unfamiliar man suddenly began slashing at people with a knife for no reason. To save people, I shot him dead. I imagine the same thing happened to all of you."

As he spoke,

Inspector Liu drew a handgun from his waist.

Everyone's expressions changed.

Yu Tiezhu trembled and hurriedly said, "Sir Liu, I... I surrender! I really didn't see him, and I ended up running him over and killing him!"

"Just call me Inspector Liu, brother!"

Liu Zheng reassured him, "In a critical situation, every Federation citizen has unlimited right of self-defense. You don't need to surrender, because you were not guilty to begin with."

"Huh? It's fine?"

Yu Tiezhu immediately relaxed and took several deep breaths.

"It's fine, that's good, that's good! Today is my daughter's birthday. I was still thinking of getting back to celebrate with her."

"The same thing happened on my side. A mysterious person appeared and attacked me."

Wu Yu spoke as well, briefly describing the general situation.

Seeing this,

the others also began speaking one after another. Their situations were roughly similar.

A man in animal-hide clothing had appeared from who knew where, wielding a knife and slashing at anyone he saw!

"Everyone's situation is the same. It seems we have encountered the same supernatural phenomenon."

Inspector Liu said gravely, "Please rest assured. The Inspection Bureau will definitely find us as soon as possible and launch a rescue operation!"

"The situation is unclear right now, so please remain calm!"

Inspector Liu soothed them, saying, "Since more than one person can see this Tower, the Inspection Bureau will surely be able to gather information on it!"

"Maybe in half an hour, a helicopter will come and take us away."

After those gentle words, everyone visibly calmed down quite a bit.

Wu Yu observed for a while and noticed some interesting things.

Nine-year-old Bai Xiaotian was surprisingly neither afraid nor nervous. Instead, his big eyes darted around, as though he found his surroundings very interesting.

In contrast, the blue-haired man in his twenties looked nonchalant and carefree, but his legs were actually trembling, and he could not sit still.

The sixteen-year-old girl beside him lowered her head and tightly clutched the hem of her skirt. Her fair little face was full of fear.

"Don't be scared, pretty sister. I'll protect you!"

The blue-haired man spoke with a grin, waggling his eyebrows.

Not long ago, Chen Lingling had introduced herself as a student at a middle academy. She had been attending a cosplay convention and was preparing to go home when she was attacked on the road...

At that moment, she wore holey shoes and a black JK uniform. Her hair was the classic long, straight black style. Who knew which anime character she was cosplaying.

Beside her, the suited man who called himself "Lin Yu" looked drowsy.

Other than these people, everyone else surrounded Inspector Liu, seeking protection. There was Yu Tiezhu, a fat man who called himself a chef, and finally a middle-aged woman wearing a gold necklace who claimed to own a prosthetic-body shop.

"Sir Liu, do I need to hand this thing over?"

At that moment, Yu Tiezhu nervously approached, a card appearing in his hand. He explained that after running over the man in animal-hide clothing, a card had flown out from who knew where and landed on him.

As soon as he said that, the people present all wore different expressions.

The middle-aged woman and the fat chef immediately chimed in, saying they had encountered the same thing.

Inspector Liu smiled gently. "The situation is unclear. Keep them on yourselves for now! If anything changes in the future, the Inspection Bureau will certainly prioritize protecting citizens and safeguarding their rights!"

"Come to think of it, everyone should have seen those mysterious panels as well!"

"Yes, yes!"

Bai Xiaotian raised his hand and said excitedly, "It's just like a game! Did we enter a game?"

"That is one possibility in Xiaotian's guess."

"But it could also be a joke by a powerful Transcendent!"

Inspector Liu nodded and said, "Judging from the panels, everyone should have a talent and a [Bronze Token]."

"Would a Transcendent really play this kind of joke?"

"Inspector Liu, what game panels are you talking about?"

Not all nine people had realized this.

Inspector Liu was not in a hurry. He taught the middle-aged woman, the fat chef, and the others how to open their panels with a thought.

Wu Yu looked at those people.

Some did not care, like Yu Tiezhu, whose mind was wholly focused on getting home to be with his daughter.

Some were very excited, such as Bai Xiaotian and Blue Hair.

Others wore grave expressions, and it was impossible to tell what they were thinking.

Without exception, those panels belonged solely to their owners. Only the owners themselves could see them.

"So only I can see my panel as well."

"How many of the things these people are saying are true? A nine-year-old child not only had the ability to kill someone, but did not even change expression and was this excited..."

Wu Yu understood inwardly. Like the others, he took out his [Bronze Token] and played with it.

"My talent is [Accelerated Learning], blue quality! Awesome!"

Bai Xiaotian spoke excitedly, proudly revealing his attributes.

Yu Tiezhu scratched his head and asked, "What does this quality mean? Mine says my talent is [Nine Oxen's Strength]."

"Mine is [Handy and Skilled]. I can open the detailed panel! Handy and Skilled is white quality. It lets me cook more steadily and quickly!"

"So that's how it is! [Nine Oxen's Strength] says it's green quality and can grant tremendous strength of a thousand jin."

Among the nine people, several remained silent, while several others excitedly discussed their attributes.

Bai Xiaotian's talent could not be demonstrated for the time being, but Yu Tiezhu excitedly gave his a try and discovered that he could effortlessly lift the fat chef, who weighed more than two hundred jin!

"It's easier than carrying bricks! Great, now I can do three times as much work at the construction site!"

Yu Tiezhu became excited too.

With this miraculous ability, he could earn a great deal of money. His daughter's treatment costs and schooling expenses would no longer be a problem!

"With this talent, does that make me a Transcendent? What would I count as... an immortal cultivator or a martial artist?"

"Not necessarily. Brother Tiezhu, this strength of yours is still far inferior to that of a formal martial artist. Though it's fine for construction work."

"Maybe this Tower can give us even more!"

Seeing that each person's talent had its own strengths, Wu Yu frowned slightly.

"Everyone else's talents have color quality ratings, but my talent panel says none... Is it because [Nameless Chaos] is special? Because the Great Ruins start has not been triggered?"

"But the question is, where are the Great Ruins?"

Just as he was thinking, Blue Hair suddenly leaned over and asked curiously, "Bro, what's your talent?"

"..."

Wu Yu smiled faintly but did not answer.

"That's way too stingy."

Blue Hair muttered, then craned his neck to ask about the others.

Suddenly!

Bang—!

The Tower trembled. Dazzling radiance actually surged from the stone table, gathering into a cloud of stars!

"What is this!?"

Everyone was startled, only to see a panel appear above the nebula, lines of information scrolling across it.

About to descend upon [Great Ruins]!

Verifying credentials! World tier: Bronze!

Descent countdown: 10, 9, 8, 7...

The same countdown as before appeared.

"What is Great Ruins!?"

The middle-aged woman cried out.

Unfortunately, no one answered. Only Inspector Liu shouted, "Everyone, stay calm! This may be the same situation as before!"

The next moment, the countdown ended!

Cold. No trembling.

Wu Yu abruptly opened his eyes and looked around.

He discovered that they had arrived on a plain. Beneath their feet stretched a broad dirt road, with weed-choked wilderness on either side.

Forests and lofty mountains lay ahead, vastly different from the River City environment he knew!

This is definitely not River City. We might not even be on Blue Star anymore!

Wu Yu thought calmly, the words "Great Ruins" filling his mind.

If this is the Great Ruins, then my talent...

Something stirred in his heart, and he immediately opened his talent panel.

[Nameless Chaos]

Type: Talent.

Quality: None.

Effect: After entering the Great Ruins, you may choose a chaotic start.

Chaos: Completely random.

Current: (Unselected)

Unlike before, [Nameless Chaos] glimmered with ever-shifting rainbow light.

White, green, blue, purple, gold, red, black...

Wu Yu fell into thought, then immediately said in his mind, "Choose!"

The next moment, a new panel appeared at his side.

[Please choose!]

[Option One: You appear to be nothing more than a college student who gets blood drawn to study, but you are actually Poop Superman hidden on Blue Star. You possess the purple talent [Enchanted Poop], carry a 'Pupu Gun' with you, and have 100 rounds of 'Poop Bullets'.]

[Option Two: You appear frail enough to be blown over by the wind, but you are actually the inheritor of Bajiquan. You have comprehended overt force, possess the white talent [Cauldron-Lifting Strength], carry a 'Baji Battle Saber' with you, and have comprehended 'Bajiquan' (Beginner).]

[Option Three: You appear to be an ordinary citizen, but you are actually a king of soldiers returned from the Dragon King. You possess the green talent [Firearms Proficiency], carry an 'M14 Automatic Rifle' with you, have 100 rounds of "rifle ammunition," and have comprehended 'Basic Fighting'.]

[Option Four: You are a mortal, but also an immortal cultivator hidden amid the red dust. You possess the purple talent [Five-Thunder Spirit Body], have comprehended 'Fivefold Lightning Whip', and carry a 'storage pouch', '100 pills', and "100 spirit stones" with you.]

[Option Five: You are human, but also a monster. You possess the gold talent [Twisted Ascension]. Once selected, you will immediately become the twisted creature 'Godspawn'. This mutation is irreversible.]

[Option Six: You are human, but also a Sin Immortal fallen into the mortal world. You possess the red talent [Mountain-Sea Sigil] (with a curse), have comprehended a random natal sigil, and carry '100 jars of top-grade spirit wine', '100 exquisite meals', and 'Moon Palace's Little Story After the Rainx1' with you.]

[Option Seven: Inherit existing start (cannot be selected)]