I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 55: The Duel of Left and Right Brains
From Song Qiao's words, Cao Yu deduced that many children of powerful families in the Federation would probably choose to keep their evolution level at 11% and just be lazy.

Although it's a bit cowardly, avoiding the dangers of D-level dungeons is a way to survive.

Furthermore, you only need to participate in the E-level dungeon once every six months. If you choose to be a casual player, you can undoubtedly enjoy yourself for a very long time.

Cao Yu asked Song Qiao, "So, you're not planning to upgrade?"

“No, I want to continue to advance in my career,” Song Qiao said. “However, I am not fully prepared yet and need to wait a while longer.”

Upon hearing this, Cao Yu asked with considerable curiosity, "What preparations are generally needed?"

Song Qiao: "..."

Anyone who asks such a question is either someone who lacks common sense, or... a powerful individual who can enter a dungeon without hesitation.

The other party is most likely the latter.

She replied:
"When participating in 'matchmaking dungeons,' you should prepare enough potions and items. You can find these resources on the official trading platform or in the player black market. Keep an eye out for them."

For 'non-matching dungeons', there's more room for preparation. Some familiar players will briefly exchange items depending on the situation. For example, if they know they're going to a supernatural dungeon, they can find items with spirit-attacking abilities beforehand, exchange them, and equip them. This behavior isn't considered cheating.

The rest is about finding teammates. Generally, you'll want to gather three different types of players to run dungeons together. This improves the team's versatility in handling crises.

"Hmm... quite a variety of styles." Cao Yu stopped talking about the topic and introduced himself: "My name is Cao Yu. Like you, I am a graduate of the Fourth Academy, in this year's class."

“Zhou Fan,” Zhou Fan said, “is also from this year.”

"You guys must all be superhuman players, right?" Song He, who had been silent all along, suddenly said.

Only superhuman players can quickly increase their evolution level and gain considerable combat power in the early stages.

"Yes." Cao Yu didn't hide anything: "Let's leave the small talk here. Have you conducted a thorough investigation of this neighborhood?"

"Not yet, our orders are to eliminate the monsters."

Song Qiao replied:
"We also eliminated the monster last night. However, after the monster disappeared, the abnormal environment in the neighborhood also disappeared, unlike tonight's situation. In short, we don't know any more than you do."

"The residents in the community were evacuated last night."

Song He continued, picking up where his sister left off:

"As for the 27 missing residents... I just sent you the information. The military and police team left here studied it last night and didn't find anything in common... No, there is one thing, they are all adults."

Cao Yu had just read through the information and roughly memorized the appearances of the 27 people.

Anyway, he'll definitely recognize me when he sees me.

As mental strength increases, players' memory will be significantly enhanced; doing so is not difficult.

Cao Yu looked thoughtful.

Among the military and police personnel remaining in the outer area of ​​the community, there are quite a few professional investigators. Since they have not found any commonalities, it means that the personal information of these 27 people is likely to be of little value.

He made a decision immediately:
"Work in pairs, wander around, and see if you can stumble upon any 'overlapping nodes.' If you find one, or if another monster appears, alert the others by shouting or using your phone. Remember, don't get separated from your group."

"If we find that it is an 'overlapping node' of the item type, should we destroy it on the spot?" Song Qiao asked.

In the overlapping areas of the replica and the real space, there are usually "overlapping nodes"—nodes are the hubs connecting the two spaces.

Some nodes may appear as objects, which is easier to deal with. Simply destroying the object will break the overlap of spaces and restore the area to normal.

Most nodes exist in a rather abstract form, with virtually no tangible entity. For example, a node might represent a past event in that region, a "story."

In this situation, the only way to make the node disappear automatically is to enter the instance and complete it.

Song Qiao was not in charge of this operation, and whether or not to take action after discovering a potentially destructible node was not a decision she could make.

Because destruction means abandoning the rescue of the 27 missing residents.

Upon hearing this question, it was not Cao Yu who gave the first answer, but Zhou Fan.

Just listen to him say:
"This intrusion incident is not very dangerous. There is no obvious crisis in the area, and it is not yet time to abandon the rescue. If you find any item nodes, notify me and Brother Cao immediately. Do not act on your own."

This woman actually wants to stop Brother Cao from "slacking off at work"?
They have no sense of propriety at all!
"I understand," Song Qiao nodded.

The four immediately split into two teams and began to search the talent community thoroughly, leaving no corner unchecked.

Cold, damp, and with an indescribable strange smell—these are the characteristics of this overlapping area.

The most obvious features are always found where the nodes are located.

More than half an hour later.

"Here!!" A loud shout reached Cao Yu and Zhou Fan's ears.

The two immediately rushed towards the direction from which the sound came, eventually arriving at a residential building located to the west.

Upon entering a residential house on the first floor, Cao Yu noticed a significant change in the environment—the chill was even more intense.

Song He was the only one in the living room.

Upon seeing Cao Yu and Zhou Fan arrive, Song He pointed to the wedding photo hanging on the wall and said:

"After my sister encountered the wedding photoshoot, she just disappeared. That must have been the turning point."

“Item-type nodes?” Zhou Fan was surprised.

Was it good luck? Or bad luck?

Uh... it doesn't seem to make much difference?

Anyway, they've decided to book this instance.

Cao Yu observed the wedding photos. In the photos, the man and woman both had slightly upturned lips and smiling eyes. Something called happiness seemed to be frozen at the moment the photo was taken.

It looks like an ordinary wedding photo, nothing special.

Cao Yu said, "Let's enter the dungeon!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Fan was the first to step forward, touched the photo directly, and then disappeared from the living room.

Cao Yu and Song He followed closely behind, triggering the teleportation.

After his vision swayed for a moment, Cao Yu found himself in a spacious living room.

Sofas, coffee tables, televisions... all kinds of furniture are available, the floors are as smooth as a mirror, and the interior decoration exudes a modern style.

The setting sun casts its rays obliquely into the living room, painting the floor with a golden hue and giving a sense of lazy leisure.

The vanished Song Qiao was standing by the window.

Zhou Fan and Song He stood beside him.

Besides the four of them, there were six other people inside the room, four men and two women. If nothing unexpected happened, they were players who had entered with the instance invitation and had just bumped into them.

Song Qiao nodded to Cao Yu and the other two, making no attempt to hide their acquaintance, and approached them directly.

There was no way around it; all four of them were wearing Special Affairs Bureau uniforms, and once they entered, they had already attracted the attention of the other players, making it impossible for them to hide.

It would be better to openly display the team relationship.

"Have you found anything?" Cao Yu asked Song Qiao in a low voice.

"I just looked out the window, and it seems to be a modern town, but most of the buildings are only one or two stories high," Song Qiao replied in a low voice. "When I came in, there were only two other players inside; everyone else entered after me."

"Um……"

Just as Cao Yu was about to go to the window to observe, his player panel suddenly popped up, and a notification sound rang in his mind at the same time.

The E-rank dungeon "Happy Town" is now open.

Happiness Town is undoubtedly a perfect vacation destination. With its bright mountains, beautiful waters, and leisurely, joyful atmosphere, it allows people to forget many of their worries.

If you're tired of the fast pace of life, troubled by the trivialities of daily routines, and dwelling on unhappy memories... come and visit Happy Town!

You'll definitely love living here.

【hint:
1. Please be sure to follow the town's rules, or you will encounter danger;

2. Please do not follow the town's rules, or you will encounter danger.

【Mission: Survive 12 hours】

"..."

After reviewing the dungeon information, some players were stunned, some were surprised, and some frowned.

This instance prompt... is so strange!
It gives people a contradictory feeling of the left and right hemispheres battling each other.

　I have a friend's book, "Tokyo Strange Stories".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)