The Overlord's Invasion

The helmet was small, only covering the upper part of the head and the area around the eyes. However, Naiser was an experienced player, so he quickly set it up, pressed the start button, and with a buzzing sound, Naiser's consciousness entered the virtual world.

Upon entering the virtual world, Naiser found himself on a game login screen.

Game Guide: Welcome to the Earth Online exclusive gaming helmet. This helmet is for Earth Online players only.

"Huh, a dedicated gaming helmet?" Naiser was stunned when he entered the login screen. He had heard of these helmets before; they were very cheap, but they only allowed access to standalone games and couldn't connect to the internet. No wonder they were so small. But what did Shen Yuan mean by giving me this helmet?

Naiser was puzzled. He naturally knew a bit about the game Earth Online. He had used Earth Online 2.0, a sub-world built into the game War of the Gods, when he deceived Xiao Yu.

This gave him a basic understanding of the original version of Earth Online, but he had never played the game before, so he was taken aback.

Game Guide: Enter Earth Online?

"Don't we need to create a character?" Naiser asked.

Game Guide: This game uses character scanning technology; your game character will be generated directly within the game.

Naiser thought to himself, "That's easy. Enter the game."

System prompt: Welcome to the 21st century, Mr. Naiser.

The next second, Naiser found himself on a city street.

He was surrounded by low, multi-story buildings, most of which were only a dozen or several dozen stories high. He even saw many buildings that were only a few stories high. It should be noted that due to overpopulation, such low-rise buildings are now rare in reality.

A piercing horn blared, making him instinctively turn around. A land-based vehicle he'd only ever seen in movies was honking at him. Naiser paused for a few seconds before realizing the other vehicle was telling him to move aside. In reality, cars were equipped with flying capabilities, so making way was rarely necessary.

He hurriedly ran to the side of the road to make way, watching the car drive away smugly.

Naiser walked through the city streets with a mixture of curiosity and boredom. The streets were bustling with people and cars, creating a lively atmosphere that was absent in the real world.

However, amidst this sea of people, he felt no sense of security. He constantly remembered his experiences in reality; his body was still lying in that dark cell, and he could be dragged out of the virtual world at any moment.

He looked up at the sky, which was shrouded in a light gloom, much like his current mood.

He had read an article describing the smog caused by environmental pollution in the 21st century, which was eventually completely eliminated in the 23rd century. He never imagined he would have the chance to see it himself.

"Speaking of which, the Earth in the 21st century is really backward," he thought as he walked down the street.

I feel a bit lost and confused.

With a screech, a car suddenly stopped beside him.

The car window rolled down, revealing the face of a handsome blond man, both unfamiliar and familiar.

"Kairoz?" Naiser asked uncertainly.

The reason for the uncertainty was that Kairoz, dressed in a suit and tie, did not have the aloof and noble feeling of the Bronze Dragon Clan of the Sky World.

"Of course it's me. Hurry up and get in the car, or we'll miss the show," Kairoz urged.

Naiser hurriedly got into the car and sat next to Kairoz. Watching the scenery rushing past on both sides of the street, Naiser was somewhat confused. "Did Shen Yuan send you to pick me up?"

"Who else could it be but him? This guy is treating me like a gofer." Kairoz complained. Before long, the car stopped in front of a skyscraper. It was probably the tallest building in the city, several hundred meters high. In reality, it might not seem like much, but in the 21st century, it was a true skyscraper.

As he rode the elevator upwards, Naiser wanted to ask something but didn't know where to begin. He hadn't seen Kairoz, Alodi, Ner'zhul, and the others since they met in the world of War of the Gods, but he never expected that they would appear in Earth Online at some point.

He had seen this kind of cross-game data transfer before, but he didn't know what it meant.

"We've arrived," the elevator dinged, indicating they had reached the rooftop. The two stepped out of the elevator and found themselves on the rooftop of the building. Several people were already gathered around a table, drinking tea and chatting, all with relaxed and content expressions.

Naiser glanced around and saw Alodi, Ner'zhul, Lilith, Merlin, and of course Shen Yuan —all old friends of the Council of Sages. Seeing them all smiling at him, Naiser felt a surge of emotion.

However, he quickly regained his serious expression. Although the scene before him excited him, his body was still in prison, which made it impossible for him to be happy.

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Naiser found a seat at the table and unceremoniously grabbed a bottle of red wine, gulping it down in one go. Then he grabbed the food on the table and began to wolf it down. He hadn't been able to eat anything good in the dungeon, only the most tasteless nutrient solution. His mouth was practically watering at the seams. If it weren't for the fact that Forrest was going to torture him slowly, he probably wouldn't have even bothered to provide the nutrient solution.

"No need to rush, you'll have plenty of time to enjoy it later," Shen Yuan said with a smile.

"There'll be plenty of time later? What do you mean?" Naiser paused in his eating and asked in a muffled voice.

"Hehe, you'll find out soon enough." Shen Yuan glanced at his watch. "It's time, it's about to begin."

"What, it's about to start?"

Shh, just watch.

Several people looked towards the sun at a 45-degree angle.

Naiser also looked up in that direction, and suddenly a black dot appeared in the azure sky. The black dot grew larger and larger, gradually turning into a dark hole in mid-air, as if part of the night had descended early. Through the black hole, one could see the background of a strange purple starry sky.

Naiser was no stranger to this sight; he had seen it once before, though not in this game.

Many people noticed the strange phenomenon in the sky and stopped to look up.

The next moment, surprise turned into fear. Some huge tentacles emerged from the black hole, and a gigantic monster, like a nightmare image, squeezed out of the huge black hole and appeared in the sky above the city, appearing before the eyes of the world.

At almost the same time, similar scenes appeared in the skies above 108 major cities in Earth Online.

Hordes of bizarre creatures swarmed in from the black fissures, and among all the monsters, one creature that resembled a giant ball of flesh was particularly eye-catching. This giant ball of flesh had a huge body several thousand meters in diameter, covered with tentacles, and had countless eyes on its surface. At the bottom of its body, there was a super giant eye, which was staring intently at the crowd below.

The Earth Chronicles record that on December 21, 2012, the Overlord descended.