You've been ruined by games all your life!

Chapter 23 Deep Sea Collision
Chen Lai looked in the direction he pointed and gazed at the virtual scene in the hall.

The earth sap that flowed blue-green liquid as it collided with each other dripped onto the bread... I've seen it before, could it have some deeper meaning?
"Think back, do you still remember Japan?" Jia Xiu tapped Chen Lai's forehead with his index finger and closed his eyes as well.

Chen Lai thought hard for a while and was horrified to discover that there really wasn't a Japan in this world!

What happened to that island nation? Where did it go?
"Remember now? That's good!"

"That country has become like jam on bread, reduced to dust in the collision with the deep sea!"

"Deepsea games are not only about our exploitation of other worlds, but also about other worlds exploiting us!"

"It is precisely because of the existence of deep-sea collisions that we can use the painless method of deep-sea games to seize unique items from other worlds through high-dimensional projection!"

"Similarly, we will also face intruders who attempt to seize the power of our world, or even more thoroughly, to shatter our world."

"This is a dark forest where the strong prey on the weak. If we deep-sea players are too weak, then it's only a matter of time before we are plundered."

"Keep it up, junior brother! I look forward to your growth. I saw your performance in the [Shibuya Incident]. Keep it up, and maybe you will become a Deepsea player even stronger than me and even Senior Sister!"

Jia Xiu's words refreshed Chen Lai's worldview once again.

They originally thought this world was just a real-life game, but now they're being told that the games are real, and players from other worlds will come here to kill us. To fight them, you have to play more games!
This is too abstract!

Damn, no wonder the time in the Maelstrom and the main world is the same. It turns out that apart from the different years we are in, we are all in the same real world!

"Um, may I ask another question? What was the deep-sea collision that destroyed Japan like?"

“My cunning mind tells me you’ll be curious—and coincidentally, I have some fantasy-themed videos here.”

Chen Lai and Jia Xiu exchanged questions and answers. Then Jia Xiu jumped high, took a fragment from the pile of collapsing Earth, and opened it in front of Chen Lai.

"What destroyed Japan was a world called the 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons'."

Jia Xiu opened his palm, and a video appeared showing a wobbly old man strolling along a cherry blossom-lined street in Tokyo.

He had large ears and a long beard, his hands were tucked into his chest, and he was wearing a dojo uniform, which was very common in Japan. Although the couples on the street found it strange, they would at most glance at him and then ignore the old man.

The old man staggered forward, seemingly noticing the recording "camera." He opened his squinty eyes, and the next second, the screen went blank.

stab-

The screen flickering ended quickly, and when the camera returned to the old man, Chen Lai discovered that the streets, where cherry blossoms had just been falling, were now littered with corpses, and the urban background was filled with screams and monster howls.

Jia Xiu stepped forward, pointed at the old man with blood on his face, and stopped the video.

"This guy is called Nurarihyon. He is the strongest monster in the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons. Back in the day, the Japanese magistrate couldn't withstand a single move from him... Fortunately, the deep-sea collision didn't last long, otherwise it would have been very troublesome."

Chen Lai looked at the old man, feeling somewhat numb—he recognized this [Nurarihyon], wasn't he the dungeon boss from Gantz? He had multiple forms and was incredibly powerful.

"Will they come again?" Chen looked at Jia Xiu.

"They will definitely come. They took Takamagahara from Japan last time and tasted the sweetness of victory. If the deep-sea collision happens again, then Nurarihyon will definitely come back!"

"We must defeat it! We must protect our lives!"

Jia Xiu's face was resolute, and it was clear that he harbored considerable hatred for Nurarihyon.

Chen Lai remained silent. He didn't yet have a clear understanding of the Deep Sea Collision. The world he lived in was clearly in a stable state, yet you insisted on saying there were superpowers and that it could be invaded by other worlds at any time… He could accept this information, but getting him to be sensitive to it was difficult for him to do so in a short time. "Then, senior brother, should I exit the Deep Sea Game now and register offline?"

Chen Lai took a breath and looked at Jia Xiu.

"Okay, you can exit now. The staff should have arrived by now. The department will assign you a mentor offline who will tell you how to train and improve your real-world skills."

Jia Xiu nodded, changed his clothes, and waved to Yovali, clearly indicating that they still had things to do.

"No need for all that trouble. You're in Hanyang City, right? I'm your mentor, open the door!"

Qingbing, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke up, and the sound of knocking and Chen Fang's voice could be heard from the other end of the screen.

"Damn it, stop it! Don't scare my mom! She doesn't even recognize you!"

Chen Lai jumped up and quickly logged out. [Iced Cola] looked like the kind of woman who bosses people around. Chen Fang had always disliked this kind of city woman.

……

"Hello, Auntie, I'm looking for Chen Lai. Has he quit the game?"

Qingbing looked at the eyes peeking through the crack in the door with a subtle expression, feeling somewhat strange.

Chen Lai seemed different from the other successful Deep Sea game players he had contacted before. His family seemed to be very poor, unlike Jia Xiu and Yovali, who were wealthy people who made a fortune in Deep Sea games.

"He's not home, please leave."

Upon hearing the words "game" and "Chen Lai," and after observing Qing Bingke's attire, Chen Fang immediately closed the door warily. A woman like this was likely looking for her son because of a debt.

"Mom, she's looking for me. Don't worry, it's not a bad thing."

Chen Lai finished dressing, stepped forward to help Chen Fang, and then reached out to open the door.

Qingbing's eyes looked slightly strange as she held a stack of contracts in her hand. When Chen Fang saw the black and white words on the paper, she almost fainted.

The debt collectors have come knocking on our door! And you're saying it's not a bad thing!
Chen Lai, Chen Lai, how much do you owe outside?! You've been ruined by games all your life, my child!!
Chen Lai had no idea what his mother was thinking. He simply told Qing Bing to find a place to sit and then went to pour her a glass of water.

"How much does he... how much does he owe you?"

Chen Fang sat down and asked with some difficulty.

"Huh?" Qingbing was just about to take out money from her bag, which was a subsidy from Deep Sea Company to each student of the Vinegar Academy... but she was stumped by Chen Fang's question.

"Oh, Mom, she's not here to collect debts. She's my mentor—Deep Sea Company has hired me, and I can start working now."

Chen Lai was holding two cups of hot water. He didn't know how to explain it to Chen Fang, so he could only use the name of Deep Sea Company to brush it off.

"Is he telling the truth?" Chen Fang didn't quite believe Chen Lai's words, even though Chen Lai had just taken out eight thousand in surplus today.

Qingbing calmly took out a thick wad of cash from her bag and pushed it in front of Chen Fang:

“Auntie, he is now an admitted student of Deep Sea University. According to the regulations, I am here to contact him. During his studies, he will receive a guaranteed monthly allowance of 50,000 yuan from Deep Sea University. Deep Sea Company will also provide each student of the Vinegar Academy with a dedicated apartment... If you need, you can move in today.”

(End of this chapter)