The Fourth Scourge, Side Effects
Liu Yi began to travel through the Virtual World.
Above the sky, the sun and moon hang high, and the Milky Way flows, shimmering with light and color.
The earth is lush with trees, flowers bloom everywhere, springs cascade over rocks, and the blue waves shimmer with gold.
All beasts dwell peacefully, birds sing in harmony, Spiritual Qi rises gently, and rosy light spreads in all directions.
Yet, amidst this beautiful and peaceful scenery, he keenly sensed a chilling aura.
Although the world maintained its usual peaceful appearance, the chilling killing intent hidden within it suddenly made the atmosphere of the entire world tense.
He also saw many broken and collapsed mountain ranges, dense forests burned by fire, and battlefields scarred and bearing countless traces of battle.
He silently gazed at everything before him, pondering to himself.
It seems that the appearance of Devil Race and Devil Beast has completely shattered the original peace and tranquility of this Virtual World, but it has also brought more vitality to the whole world.
Although it is no longer as peaceful and serene as it once was, it no longer seems like a deliberately crafted, beautiful illusion; instead, it is more vivid and real.
Suddenly, sounds of fighting and shouting came from afar.
"Kill! Slay these demonic bastards! Human Race will never be enslaved!"
"Dare to invade my city, and I will make sure you never leave alive. Leave your lives behind!"
"Don't be afraid, everyone. At worst, we'll perish together with the enemy. Once we regain our Divine Sense, we'll still be heroes."
"Haha, that's great! Although this Virtual World used to be peaceful and tranquil, it always felt a bit lacking."
With this system update and the appearance of Devil Race and Devil Beast, we realize that what we lack is precisely this sense of urgency.
"Indeed, the scenery used to be beautiful, but it always felt illusory and unreal. Now, with the Devil Race causing chaos, even though war is raging, this world has become much more real."
"So these are the mortal enemies of our Azure Billows Realm? Today, let's kill a few Devil Race to hone our skills, and then we'll kill the real Devil Race another day."
"These Devil Race Devil Beast are incredibly ferocious, showing no fear of death. We were quite caught off guard in our first encounter."
"Everyone, quickly send a message to gather more people and enter the Virtual World immediately! We absolutely cannot let the Devil Race breach Peace City!"
Hearing the shouts of battle, Liu Yi immediately knew that the Devil Race were attacking the Human Race city. He was moved and decided to watch the battle.
He concealed his presence, took a step, and instantly appeared above the battlefield.
Looking down, millions of Devil Race and tens of millions of Devil Beast surged towards Peace City like a tidal wave.
Previously, the Virtual World was peaceful and tranquil. Peace City had only built simple city walls and set up a simple formation as a protective formation.
However, once the Devil Race appeared, the city walls and protective formations proved utterly ineffective and were breached in an instant.
If it weren't for the swift reaction and desperate resistance of the system's host within the city, the Devil Race and Devil Beast would have already stormed in and wreaked havoc throughout the city.
At this moment, the battlefield was filled with fierce fighting, both above and below. Both sides were fearless and charged back and forth, their battle cries shaking the heavens.
The system hosts knew that this was Virtual World, and even if they perished, they would only lose a wisp of their Divine Sense and could recover quickly.
Therefore, they fought with extraordinary ferocity, completely disregarding their own lives.
Whenever he was at a disadvantage and unable to win, he would simply self-destruct, taking the enemy with him.
Relying on the superior number of system hosts and their fearless and frenzied attacks, the Devil Race and Devil Beast suffered increasingly heavy losses and gradually showed signs of defeat and decline.
Looking down, Liu Yi saw a group of system hosts yelling and charging haphazardly into the Devil Race army, shouting:
"What fear has our Human Race of war! Brothers, I'll go first!"
Before he could finish speaking, he brazenly self-destructed, wiping out the surrounding Devil Race and Devil Beast.
Witnessing this scene, he fell silent for a moment, his lips twitching slightly, the words "Fourth Calamity" flashing through his mind.
Since the emergence of Devil Race and Devil Beast in the Virtual World, this place has completely transformed from a casual entertainment game into a war game filled with endless battles.
The system hosts, on the other hand, transformed into the Fourth Calamity, treating the entire Virtual World as a thrilling war game and having a great time.
As time went by, the Devil Race and Devil Beast that had been attacking the city were finally all killed by the fearless onslaught of the system hosts.
Once the last Devil Race was defeated, the system host erupted in a wildly excited shout.
"Hahaha, we won! These Devil Race have finally been wiped out!"
"Exhilarating! This battle was truly exhilarating, like being on a real battlefield—an unprecedented experience."
"With me, there is no enemy; Human Race is invincible!"
Looking at the jubilant system host, Liu Yi couldn't help but chuckle.
Their casualties in this battle far exceeded those of the Devil Race, making it a Pyrrhic victory.
However, after this battle, these system hosts will have a deeper understanding of the Devil Race race's methods and tactics. In the future, when they encounter Devil Race and Devil Beast again, they will not panic and will be able to fight back calmly.
At the same time, he keenly sensed:
Since the emergence of Devil Race and Devil Beast, the Virtual World has been engulfed in war, and countless system hosts have perished.
Their dissipated Divine Sense was not only rapidly absorbed by the Virtual World, but also transformed into resources to nourish heaven and earth;
The Great Dao Principle it carried were also collected by the system and transformed into nourishment for its own progress.
In a short period of time, since the outbreak of war in the Virtual World, the number of Great Dao Principle he has collected far exceeds the total amount accumulated in the Virtual World before.
They really made a fortune this time.
Meanwhile, all the system hosts returned home thoroughly satisfied after this fierce battle.
They not only experienced real combat, but also gained valuable battle experience.
There is something to be gained from all sides: from the heavens and the earth, from the host, and from oneself.
However, there is still one hidden concern:
The system hosts are used to dying in the Virtual World. When they face the real Devil Race in the future, some of them may not be able to react in time and rashly self-destruct as they have in the Virtual World.
Liu Yi was helpless in this situation and could only rely on themselves.
He glanced at the crowd, shook his head slightly, and paid no further attention, continuing his travels through the world.
His attention was immediately divided, while he continued to observe the myriad phenomena of the Virtual World.
He sent his Divine Sense into TikTok to check the actual feedback from the system hosts after the Fairness System 13.0 update.
He saw the trending topics list on TikTok) hanging high in the rankings:
"Fairness System 13.0 Update"
"The Portable Daoist Sanctum can be upgraded to the real world."
"Dao Ancestor Liu Yi, perfected the Dao Seed Martial Dao System to the Martial King Realm."
"If you're a true brother, come quickly to the Virtual World and slay the Devil Race!"
TikTok) adds a film and television drama section.
He was currently in the Virtual World, and immediately clicked on the trending topic "If you're a brother, come to the Virtual World and kill the Devil Race."
The video shows a vast battlefield where countless Devil Race, Devil Beast, and the system host are locked in a fierce battle, both sides fighting without fear of death.
However, the system host side had fewer members and was always at a disadvantage.
The anchor fought fiercely while excitedly shouting:
"The Devil Race are ferocious, and we are outnumbered and can hardly hold them off."
Brothers, let's quickly enter the Virtual World and slay the Devil Race!
We are brothers, you cannot stand idly by...
If it weren't for the system clearly indicating on the screen that the footage was filmed in Virtual World, everyone would probably have thought that the Devil Race had launched a full-scale invasion.