"Ten million wanted for information on the Avengers, the more detailed the better!"
"A new world passage has been established with an energy level of D-rank, named Fate/stay night; Western Europe has already dispatched ten squads of a hundred men each to enter and explore!"
"The third exploration of The Storm Riders world has failed, with a total of three thousand six hundred casualties!"
"Good grief, they really are putting their lives on the line!"
Looking at the news on his phone, Xu Long could not help sighing inwardly. The world was too magical, so magical that it had taken him a full three days to completely believe the fact that he had transmigrated.
This world was similar to his past life, having also evolved through dynasties like Xia, Shang, and Zhou. But twenty years ago, a meteor plummeted from the sky, completely diverging the trajectory of this world from his past life.
The meteor pierced the crust, and countless terrifying monsters poured out from beneath the ground, destroying the majority of human civilization in just a few short years.
Yet just as humanity was stepping into the crisis of impending extinction, a mysterious entity calling himself the Main God descended upon Earth.
No one knew his identity, let alone his purpose, but he gave humanity a chance to survive.
The Main God established a gigantic Reincarnation Temple, opening a passage to a different world at regular intervals.
The worlds connected by the passages were bizarre and varied, but they shared a common feature that drove all humans wild with joy: as long as one completed the tasks issued by the Main God, anything obtained within could be brought out.
Bloodlines, skills, weapons, and even the living creatures inside!
Relying on the first few worlds, a small fraction of humans who emerged alive obtained formidable power, gradually stabilizing the situation on Earth and beginning to establish a complete power progression system.
To Xu Long, this world where everyone played for keeps was novel, but what truly astonished him were the worlds connected by the Reincarnation Temple.
Only a little over a dozen years had passed from the appearance of the Main God to the present, and a full ten different world passages had been opened.
Yet these ten different worlds were all ones Xu Long had watched in his past life!
Resident Evil, Avengers, Spider-Man, Hokage Ninja, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Van Helsing, The Storm Riders, Mr. Vampire, The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, and Fate/stay night, which had opened just last month.
The intelligence that the people of this world exchanged their lives for was known to Xu Long in absolute clarity!
His current identity was a senior student at Minghu Middle School, and today was also the day he would enter the Reincarnation World for the first time.
All people in this world had to study various kinds of knowledge before senior year of high school: wilderness survival, hand-to-hand combat, and a dozen or so commonly used languages.
And once they reached senior year, they would collectively enter the Reincarnation World.
Those who came out alive could become qualified soldiers, subsequently rushing to the battlefield to fight the monsters crawling up from underground.
As for those who died, not even their ashes would remain.
"Classmates, check your phones; the relevant information has been distributed."
The teacher walked into the classroom, tapped the desk with a pointer, and said, "There are a total of three E-rank worlds, which are Resident Evil, Spider-Man, and Hokage Ninja. The school leadership has decided that ten senior students who have successfully explored and survived will each lead a class to enter the Spider-Man world."
"Are you kidding me?"
Xu Long did not take in a single word of the teacher, because after seeing the information inside the file, he was amused.
Resident Evil is an E-rank world? As long as you avoid the slow-moving zombies you can survive?
So they said, but zombies were merely the trashiest monsters in Resident Evil; by the mid-to-late stages, all kinds of mutants filled the sky, and those who could smash a tank to pieces with a single punch were numerous. Furthermore, the Umbrella Corporation would drop a nuclear bomb, completely destroying Raccoon City-an intensity that estimated B-rank powerhouses could not withstand.
The Hidden Leaf Village is the weakest in Hokage Ninja? Orochimaru is the final boss?
Give me a break! The entire Hokage world was just a Hidden Leaf Village civil war, and the other ninja villages didn't even have the qualification to be soy-sauce-fetching extras by the end. As for Orochimaru's strength, he couldn't even rank in the top ten in the Hokage world.
Spider-Man was indeed relatively simple; as long as one stayed far away from the New York urban area where Spider-Man and the Green Goblin resided, the mortality rate would drop drastically.
Although the intelligence was a mess and mostly wrong, the Spider-Man world was indeed the best choice for someone entering for the first time.
"Remember, everything is for survival!"
The teacher stood up, looking at the more than sixty students whose faces still bore a hint of childishness, and his mood was extremely heavy.
Although the Spider-Man world was universally acknowledged as having the highest survival rate, every time, over thirty percent of people remained inside forever.
It was just that current humanity urgently needed power to guard their homeland and possessed no right of choice at all.
Following the teacher to the playground, Xu Long saw a gigantic door.
It was a projection of the Reincarnation Temple. Entry was only possible through this method the first time; once one came out alive, the mark of the Reincarnation Temple would be engraved upon their body, allowing them to be teleported directly inside even if they were at the ends of the earth.
"I hope you give it your all! For yourselves, and for our homeland!"
The teacher's words made the attitudes of the numerous students turn solemn. Before even entering the different world connected by the Reincarnation Temple, they had already keenly felt the pressure.
"Remember it well, all choose Spider-Man!"
"Understood, teacher!"
"Don't worry, we will definitely return alive!"
The classmates nodded at the teacher, and then entered under the teacher's guidance.
It was like passing through a membrane, and their vision instantly darkened.
When it recovered, Xu Long found himself standing inside an extremely spacious hall.
The floor was silvery white, the light bright, and the overall style brimming with a sense of technology.
[Summoned from the Great Wilderness Main World, welcome to the Reincarnation Temple!]
"What is the Great Wilderness Main World? Is it the world I originally came from?"
Xu Long asked in confusion.
[The Great Wilderness World is the center of the universe. Humans who enter other worlds are called Summoned Ones, and under the rules, they will enjoy special benefits!]
So this was... a transmigrator's benefit?
At these words, Xu Long was instantly delighted. This was an unexpected windfall.
"What benefits? Let's hear them!"
[1. The first time you enter the Reincarnation Temple, you may receive 100 cubic meters of storage space! This space is absolutely secure and cannot be forcibly opened by any means!]
[2. Each time you enter a new Reincarnation World, you may receive one free item no higher than your current level!]
[3. After entering a mission world, Summoned Ones will randomly replace a character, and all detection methods below S-rank will be blocked!]
"Well, would you look at that? These benefits are incredible!"
Xu Long marveled inwardly.
With these benefits, he felt even more confident about his trip to the Reincarnation Temple.
[Personal Attribute Panel opened! You have five minutes to prepare. When the countdown ends, you will be transported to the Waiting Hall!]
A prompt sounded beside his ear, and then a translucent screen appeared before his eyes.
Name: Xu Long Nickname: None Race: Chinese Bloodline: None Strength: 8 (increases attack power, explosive power, carrying capacity, etc.) Physique: 7 (increases physical defense, bone strength, etc.) Constitution: 8 (increases cell activity, stamina recovery, endurance, etc.) Agility: 7 (increases movement speed, neural reflexes, dynamic vision, attack speed, etc.) Spirit: 9 (increases danger perception, mental acuity, mental defense, etc.) Skills: None
"These attributes aren't bad. Looks like the previous owner of this body exercised quite a bit."
After checking his physical condition, Xu Long was very satisfied.
The average attribute for an ordinary human was 5 points, and an adult male could reach a maximum of 10.
His lowest attribute was 7, and his Spirit was as high as 9. He was definitely one of the best among this batch of students.
He closed the Attribute Panel and opened his storage space.
It was empty, but very spacious. He could easily fit a tank inside.
As for the nickname, it was a form of protection for Reincarnators.
Once inside a Reincarnation World, everyone was in competition with one another. Without the protection of a nickname, it was easy for conflicts to spill over, leading to all kinds of fighting and revenge killings.
After setting his nickname to Long Aotian, Xu Long was transported to the Waiting Hall when the countdown ended.
All around him was a sea of white, like a vast cloud.
Hundreds of senior students from Minghu Middle School stood there, both excited and apprehensive.
"Class One, Grade Twelve, over here!"
An older student suddenly called out, and dozens of people immediately flocked over.
Xu Long didn't want to draw too much attention, so he approached unhurriedly.
"My name is Liu Shui. You can just call me Brother Shui. I spent a full two months in the Spider-Man world, so I have plenty of experience surviving. As long as you listen to me, I can definitely lead you all back alive!"
As Brother Shui was speaking, a cold voice devoid of any emotion suddenly rang out.
[Make your choice within thirty seconds. Anyone who fails to confirm within the allotted time will be randomly sent to a world appropriate to their level!]
"Everyone, choose Spider-Man!"
Brother Shui shouted again. Everyone obediently did as he said, but Xu Long chose Resident Evil.
"You... you actually chose Resident Evil..."
The classmate beside him cried out in alarm. The Resident Evil world was crawling with zombies, and its death rate was as high as ninety-nine percent.
Even the older students who had been lucky enough to make it out alive didn't want to enter it a second time, yet Xu Long had chosen Resident Evil.
"I wasn't careful. My hand slipped..."
Xu Long explained, a wry smile spreading across his face.
"Resident Evil? Well, good luck. You're on your own!"
Brother Shui came over and patted Xu Long on the shoulder, his face full of sympathy.
"If you make it back alive, I'll treat you to some Flame Serpent fruit wine!"
"Thanks!"
Xu Long's mouth twitched, his expression growing even more bitter.
Of course, all of this was just an act. Besides the fact that the Spider-Man world was crowded and full of prying eyes, another reason Xu Long chose Resident Evil was that it was too hard to get anything done in there.
Surviving wasn't his goal. Getting stronger was the ultimate purpose!