"Lord Apostle? Lord Apostle, what's wrong?!"
"Oh my god! Is the air poisoned?"
"Help! All the Apostles are down!!"
"Go get the High Priest! All the Apostles have been poisoned and passed out!!"
"It must be those damned Cultists!"
All of Fog Town instantly descended into panic and chaos.
That lasted until the High Priest and Ilyena hurried over.
Only after carefully checking the fallen players' breathing and confirming that they were merely "asleep" did the two finally let out long sighs of relief.
Wiping away cold sweat, the High Priest loudly explained to the panicking townsfolk:
"Everyone, stay calm!"
"The Apostles haven't been poisoned. They are... engaging in some form of sacred, deep meditation!"
"There's no need to worry. They'll wake up shortly!"
After hearing the High Priest's explanation, the townsfolk finally dispersed, reassured.
But from that day onward, in the minds of Fog Town's residents...
Besides behaving bizarrely and being incredibly brutal, these powerful Apostles acquired another strange trait: "able to fall asleep instantly, anytime, anywhere."
Meanwhile, in the real world...
Messages in the main group chat of the Awakening of the Old Gods Expeditionary Command Headquarters were flying by so fast they practically left afterimages.
[Fragile College Student]: "Holy shit, holy shit! This new feature is incredible!"
"Before logging off, I specifically asked a teammate next to me to watch in-game. They said that when I lay on the ground, even the rise and fall of my breathing looked exactly like I was really asleep!"
[Cat Woken Up by a Midnight Urge]: "This is an epic buff aimed squarely at Phone Bro and the others! Now we can totally use this trick to infiltrate other people's bases and play dead!"
[Bu Lingling]: "But why didn't Phone Bro and the others log off after the update? Didn't