The real world, [ Disordered World Closed Beta Group (6)].
[ Do Some Farm Work ]: "Hello, is anyone home?"
"Hello?"
"Seriously? None of you are saying anything?"
"How embarrassing? Am I the only one who died? Or is this monster actually a noob?"
[ Do Some Farm Work ] retracted a message.
"Damn it, are you guys done fighting? When are you going to revive me?"
"No, brothers, don't forget there's a dead man here! Revive me!"
"Remember to retrieve my corpse, don't let me get eaten by monsters, and at least don't let the damage exceed 50%, okay? Otherwise, I really won't have any money to revive!"
"..."
In the real world, the first person to die, Mr. [ Do Some Farm Work ], felt the malice of the world in the cold, deserted chat group.
It is currently morning in the World of Disorder, so the current time in the real world is close to midnight.
Looking out the dark window, the energetic [ Do Some Farm Work ] felt like he was experiencing some withdrawal symptoms.
While constantly leaving messages in the chat group, he also kept updating the status of his gaming helmet, but unfortunately, he only ever received one message:
[Your body has died. Please wait to be resurrected. Current progress: 0%]
"Hurry up, hurry up, don't let me miss the boss fight! This is the hidden boss I unlocked!"
Although [ Do Some Farm Work ] had already died before the battle began, he still managed to see the true nature of those "rubies" in the dim light before his head was crushed—they were eyes growing on flesh and vine tendrils.
Based on his years of gaming experience, this alone was enough for [ Do Some Farm Work ] to confirm his predicament. He must have violated some taboo or met certain conditions to activate the BOSS, which was originally in a dormant state.
And what was this condition...? After returning to this world from death, he pondered for a long time and finally basically confirmed that it was because he accidentally broke the roof that he was able to successfully awaken it.
Looks like I'm just unlucky; even something as simple as dusting someone can cause this kind of trouble.
With that in mind, he sent another message in the group while continuously refreshing the helmet.
[Your body has died. Please wait to be resurrected. Current progress: 0%]
refresh!
[Your body has died. Please wait to be resurrected. Current progress: 100%, Status: Loginable.]
"Um?"
[ Do Some Farm Work ] suddenly caught my eye; I don't know why the resurrection progress suddenly filled up. Maybe it was because of network lag?
Never mind, [ Do Some Farm Work ] simply put the helmet on his head, leaned back onto the bed, and...
" World of Disorder," launch!
Who am I? Where am I? What's for lunch today?
Accompanied by a series of idiotic questions, the successfully connected [ Do Some Farm Work ] leaped up from the ground, swinging its arms and legs as it rejoined the battle.
[ Litang's Supremely Fierce Tiger ], who witnessed the entire rendezvous, was utterly astonished:
"This... it's alive?"
As expected, this game is a bit lazy in this aspect. If meeting people in the real world were this simple, some people might have already achieved immortality.
[ Do Some Farm Work ], launched from its launch point, followed the sound of violent demolition and immediately spotted the berserk monster in the wooden house.
"So this is the boss..."
He muttered something to himself, took an axe from the one-legged Howling Pothos, and joined the battle.
Ed, who had just resurrected someone using [ Vitality Touch Mark ], also grasped the Territory Secret Pact again after a brief period of rest, intending to find an opportunity to cast the Psionic Energy Formula once more.
Just then, he felt his sleeve being tugged. Ed turned his head and saw Kaping, looking anxious, standing behind him.
"What's up?"
Ed couldn't understand why the old man would come to such a dangerous location.
"Your Excellency, my grandfather told me that a hundred years ago, when the Demonic Tide erupted, Baron Tuer used a family secret technique to bury the monster deep underground, which led to the final victory. You can also..."
Upon hearing this, Ed shook his head without hesitation:
"I won't do that. This monster must die today, otherwise the Upperstream Village will never have a peaceful life again."
Kaping wanted to say something more, but then felt that Ed's idea of eliminating the root of the problem was correct, so he reluctantly lowered his hand.
The battle on the battlefield above the village ruins has reached a fever pitch.
The monster in the dilapidated wooden house was surrounded by everyone who was still able to fight. Every wall and the roof above it was visibly damaged, and the eyes that [ Do Some Farm Work ] considered gems had a limit, which meant that it could only attack from a dozen or so holes at a time.
However, [ Good Times Don't Last ] and the others also noticed something: the green in the vines that the monster used to attack and entangle was decreasing, and it was being replaced by a dark red, which was the color of blood.
In the ruins of a house, [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] awoke from a brief period of exhaustion. Her 3 points of strength were so ridiculous in front of the monster that the aftershock of its attack completely sent her flying, eventually landing in a house that was mostly destroyed.
"Cough cough..."
She forced herself to stand up, feeling the pain that had been weakened, and thought to herself that her 3 points of physical strength seemed to be of little use.
But thinking about how he was described as having bizarre basic four dimensions, [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] suddenly remembered the "hot-swap" combat style mentioned by the player who led them through the refresh mission.
She reached into her pocket and found a piece of Deadwood Vine that the old player had given her.
It was a section of vine that had been dried out and hardened, its overall color a dark green, with the edges turning yellowish due to dehydration and other reasons.
According to the [ Shit Appraisal Master ], this thing is not actually dead yet; it can be reawakened simply by nourishing it with one's own flesh and blood.
Whether this thing can be used in combat depends on one's willpower. There will be a judgment when activating this thing. If successful, it can be controlled. If it fails, the so-called "hot-swappable" component will start to go out of control.
Thinking of his willpower score of 9, [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] silently chanted "Great success, great success" while pointing the sharpest end of the withered vine at the side of his neck.
Games should be fun, not just games!
The sharp tip of the vine pierced his Pond Fish and Old Abyss, but he only felt a slight itch.
But she soon felt the blood being drained, and the part of the vine she was still clutching in her hand began to revive!
[Biological implant detected, in process of determination]
[Passed]
As the game notification pop-up flashed before her eyes, [ Pond Fish and Old Abyss ] suddenly had a very strange feeling; she... felt her third hand!