Wearing the headphones and humming a tune, Zheng Haicheng logged into the game happily. He had a feeling this was going to be the happiest day of his life.
Since half a year ago, Zheng Haicheng had been preparing to play Perfect Life. He was captivated by the game's trailer, that kind of pure beauty and healing was what he had been chasing for a long time.
Even though he did not manage to secure a closed beta account, that did not stop Zheng Haicheng from becoming a loyal fan of Perfect Life. Similar to many video game enthusiasts, he believed Perfect Life would be a game that could change the world.
This game had transcended beyond the realm of entertainment and art, it would usher in a whole new era.
The virtual city before him would become the second reality, it would be the heaven that people built for themselves.
Before he logged into the game, Zheng Haicheng felt like he could not replicate the beauty of Perfect Life no matter how hard he tried. There was something indescribable about this virtual world.
With all the longing and uncontrollable excitement, he quickly created his character, simply set the character's appearance, randomly chose his birthplace, and eagerly pushed open the door to "Heaven" in front of him.
'What is Happy Planet?'
Glaring blood squirmed on the cracked walls. Thick blood vessels that had scabbed over the protrusions on the floor. Cupboards littered the ground. Blood soaked clothes could be seen peeking through the gaps between the cupboards.
The headphones fell to the ground. The crisp sound was like Zheng Haicheng's soul shattering into pieces.
He rubbed his eyes and rubbed his eyes again.
'Yes, this is real.'
The immersive feeling that the company described in the trailer had really been achieved. The experience was 100% real, it felt more real than reality.
Zheng Haicheng's Adam's apple trembled. He felt like he should say something but for some reason, he did not even have the courage to open his mouth.
It was too cold, it felt like he was standing naked in an ice cave.
'So, this is my Perfect Life?'
To play this game, Zheng Haicheng took an early leave. He worked overtime for 3 months. Every day, other than work, he would go online to search for information related to Perfect Life.
He knew the importance of the early stage of the game. He could not afford to waste a single second. To save time, he planned multiple leveling paths for himself.
After randomly getting a decent talent, he decisively entered the game, but everything in front of him made him a little confused.
He was playing Perfect Life but it felt like he had not finished the game yet.
"Is it because I randomly chose my birthplace? I was born in … "Looking around, Zheng Haicheng couldn't figure out where he was born no matter how hard he tried.
He tried to move his feet forward to explore. The stench of rotting corpses, the stench of blood, and the smell of moldy objects entered his nostrils at the same time.
That feeling was hard to describe. It was as if his nose had been punched by the stench.
After retching a few times, he covered his mouth and realized that his palms were covered in cold sweat.
"Real, this game is too real."
Zheng Haicheng held his breath and looked into the depths of the house. "According to the information provided by the official website, this house should be my newbie room. It's where I live and eat in the early stages of the game …"
His gaze shifted, and when he saw the center of the living room, he was dumbfounded.
The corners of his mouth twitched like he was having a spasm, and cold sweat dampened the bangs on his forehead.
At the junction between the living room and the bedroom, there was a huge monster with spikes all over its body. It looked like a hedgehog, but it also looked like a beetle!
Furthermore, it was chewing on half of the internal organ of a 'large animal' that he could barely make out!
Zheng Haicheng's brain stopped working. This was no longer a question of whether he could figure it out or not. His whole body was shaking.
Before playing the game, he had planned to get rich overnight with cars, yachts, and beautiful women, but after entering the game, from the moment he woke up, he had only taken three steps forward.
The short three steps had already consumed half of his life's worth of courage.
"Is it because of my birthplace? Yes, it should be because of my birthplace. "
He started to retreat, but at that moment, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the corridor. The sound was strange, like someone was dragging something, and it was mixed with the sound of crying. Some of the footsteps even came from the ceiling and the walls.
"What should I do?"
The footsteps were getting closer, and this seemed to be the person's target!
His heart felt like it was going to jump out of his chest. Zheng Haicheng had an idea, and he retreated back into the closet that he had come out from earlier.
The closet door with many cracks could not be closed properly, so he could only curl up in the corner.
Soon, the door to the living room was opened.
The temperature plummeted. Shadows radiating ominous and fear entered the room.
Clamping his hand over his mouth, Zheng Haicheng felt like he was suffocating. The pressure felt like it was going to squash him into a meat patty.
It was hard to tell who was inside the dark room, but Zheng Haicheng knew more and more people were gathering in his room!
After everyone was in position, a young man walked down the middle corridor. He paused for a moment next to the closet and then headed straight for the ghastly monster.
…
Han Fei summoned all the Specters who were supposed to deal with the song and they all headed to Room 4044.
Once the door was pushed open, the tenants inside the Ziggurat noticed that there was an extra 'person' inside the closet. However, none of them said anything.
They moved soundlessly in the dark and escorted Han Fei to the Great Sin.
Looking at the Great Sin, Han Fei hesitated for a long time before he reached out to touch the Great Sin's head affectionately.
"Notification for Player 0000! You have been poisoned by the Soul Poison of Death! Please treat it as soon as possible! "
When Han Fei's palm turned black, he received other system notifications.
"Notification for Player 0000! Your Grade G cursed pet, Great Sin, has successfully evolved to Grade F.
"Great Sin (Grade F Cursed Pet): Through your irreplaceable personal charm and kindness, you have won the Great Sin's friendship!
"Loyalty: 80 (It's not willing to leave you now, you're the first person it's so fond of)"
"Hidden Talent 1: Soul Poison (Its body contains extremely potent poison, it can burn souls and ignite hatred).
"Hidden Talent 2: Corpse Eating (Blood and dead bodies can help it recover and grow faster).
"Hidden Talent 3: Natural Enemy (Born from consuming butterflies, all abilities are doubled when used against butterfly-type curses and souls).
"Hidden Talent 4: Death Omen (Able to directly attack the soul's weakness. Able to sense the presence of death, likes to stay close to those who are about to die).
"Hidden Talent 5: Possessed (Able to drag the target into nightmares, tormented by their own fears and fantasies).
"Hidden Talent 6: Demon Repellent (Destroys altars, gnaws on deities, devours offerings, it is viewed as a demon repellent by the eyes behind the altars. Able to tap into all negative emotions, its growth rate is no longer restricted by the altars. However, approaching any altars might anger the eyes behind the altars, causing unknown consequences).
After going through thick and thin with Han Fei, Sin's loyalty rose from 50 to 80. It had eaten half of the heart inside the underground altar. Its original 4 talents were strengthened and two new hidden talents were added to it.
It was much harder for a pet to gain talents than a player, Han Fei had never heard of a pet with 6 hidden talents.
'A player like Brother Huang with 3 talents is already rare enough but now my pet has 2 talents equal to Brother Huang's.'
Han Fei checked the system notifications again and again. This was ridiculous. After all, Great Sin was only a Grade F pet, it would probably break through to a higher level in the future.
Thinking about the black cocoon at the bottom of the Ziggurat, Han Fei's anticipation for Great Sin surpassed Huang Yin's.
Letting Great Sin continue to gnaw on the heart, Han Fei and the other ghosts in the room slowly turned around. They all stared at the armoire in the room.
'This shouldn't be, logically speaking, the probability should be very low.'
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