Life Dungeon Game

"Yes, you're the class monitor, right? I even picked up your pen this morning. That's an extra service, so I won't charge you extra." He Ao nodded, then took out a black notebook from the side pocket of his backpack, flipped to the middle page, and handed it to Liu Nan. "Liu Nan, please sign your name and leave your phone number."

Liu Nan took the notebook in a daze, looking at the densely written names and phone numbers. Some she recognized, some she didn't. Some names had checkmarks next to them, while others had no markings at all.

She hesitated for a moment, but still wrote her name and phone number on it.

"He, what's the use of this?"

She handed the notebook back and asked with some confusion.

“It’s no use,” He Ao said with a smile, putting away his notebook. “Look, I saved you once, and neither of us has eaten. It’s not too much for you to treat me to a meal, is it?”

"Not unreasonable..." Although Liu Nan found the request a little strange, she still nodded slightly. "Shall we go eat later?"

“No rush,” He Ao counted the names on the notebook, “You’re not on the list yet. I’ll call you when it’s your turn.”

"Are all the people you've saved listed in this notebook?" Liu Nan asked, finding He Ao not so difficult to get along with after all.

"Some are, some aren't."

He closed the notebook and casually put it in the side pocket of his backpack.

"Well..." Although Liu Nan didn't think it was a big deal to treat people to a meal—she often did—she still thought, "You saved me, so one meal is enough?"

"Hmm?" He Ao frowned and looked Liu Nan up and down carefully. "Liu Nan, are you thinking of offering yourself in marriage? That's not repaying a debt of gratitude, that's revenge!"

Liu Nan: ? ? ?

"Hey," before Liu Nan could speak, the police leader called out.

"Where is this fugitive from?"

“They’re here,” He Ao said as he walked, always very enthusiastic about his patron. “Fugitive number C121574024, from Liangzhou, a human trafficker.”

Liangzhou is located in the northwest of the Central Turkic Republic, more than a thousand kilometers away from Xidu, where He Ao is now.

"You have a good memory, kid," Captain Liu patted him on the shoulder, then looked at a police officer next to him who was taking notes, "Did you write it down?"

"take note of it."

The police officer nodded slightly. Just now, He Ao had read out the numbers one word at a time so that it would be easier for him to remember.

"Liu Nan, you're here!" came the voice of the short-haired girl from behind. "Are you alright?"

"It's nothing," Liu Nan was taken aback, turned her head blankly, touched her delicate cheek, and asked softly, "Nannan, am I ugly?"

At this moment, He Ao, having finished his conversation with Captain Liu, glanced at Liu Nan, who was already accompanied by someone, and quietly left.

He is not good at dealing with this kind of social interaction; it is a waste of his time and meaningless.

He Ao's home is not far away, right next to the university. After going around a small alley, you arrive at the entrance of the residential area.

At this moment, a food delivery driver was pacing at the entrance, glancing into the residential area every now and then. He had been waiting for several minutes.

"Thank you."

He Ao stood in front of the deliveryman, thanked him, and took the cake from his hand. The slightly cool feeling traveled from the cardboard box to his fingertips. Then he walked step by step into the depths of the residential area.

The delivery guy got on his electric scooter and was about to leave when he was stopped by a man in a sharp suit.

"Excuse me, have you seen this person just now?"

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Climbing the old stairs, He Ao reached Unit 3, Apartment 502, took out his key, and opened the door to his empty home.

Enter the house, close the door, and hang the security chain.

Today is his birthday.

He placed the cake on the old table and glanced at the quartz watch on his wrist.

Eighteen years ago today, he would have been born in just one hour.

Few people can remember the exact time of their birth, but Heo is an exception, though he doesn’t really want to be.

He was born at 7:32:56 PM.

He Ao shifted his gaze, and everything in his eyes moved with it. However, in the lower right corner of his vision, there was a place that remained unchanged, no matter how He Ao moved his gaze, it was still there.

It was a string of gray, semi-transparent, jumping numbers.

A countdown timer, consisting of hours, minutes, and seconds, has been ticking since the second he was born.

157799 hours, without a moment's rest.

At this moment, the countdown reached 01:00:00, the last hour.

For a long time, He Ao thought it was a countdown to his death and lived in fear every day, but now he has long since gotten used to the existence of this countdown.

He used a knife to cut the cake into many pieces, and then calmly ate the whole cake piece by piece, watching the string of numbers keep changing.

There is always an outcome: to live or to die.

bang bang bang-

A rapid knocking sounded suddenly, followed by the crisp sound of the lock turning, and with a creaking noise, the old security door was slowly pushed open.

In that instant, time reset to zero, and everything went black before He Ao's eyes.

Do you find life boring?

Do you want to experience a different life in another world?

We offer a variety of random identities for you to experience, including tycoons, assassins, hunters, and beggars.

Want to start the game now?

【Yes】【No】

A page resembling a computer pop-up ad appeared in his field of vision.

So, the thing that has been with me for eighteen years is this game?

It's ridiculous. How could I, a law-abiding and good person, find life boring?

He Ao sneered and selected "Yes".

[Initializing system...]

[Loading the game.]

Welcome to the Life Dungeon Game!

[New player quests are loading; you will be randomly matched into a character role.]

[Matching successful]

Your character is: Evil God Priest Yezora.

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Chapter 3 Priest of the God of Knowledge

Tick-tick-tick-

The crisp sound of dripping water, along with the sticky, slick sounds of rubbing against each other, roused He Ao from his dazed slumber.

【Games start】

In this game, you will play a game character. Please read the following precautions carefully.

[1. Please note that when role-playing begins, the player is the character; if the role-playing is discovered, the game is lost.]

[2. Please note that all items acquired during the role-playing process cannot be taken away after the game ends.]

3. Please note that you only have one life in the game. Please cherish your life. Improper gameplay will lead to tears from your loved ones.

Your identity is: Jezora, Priestess of the God of Knowledge

Your task is to complete the descent ritual of the Child of Knowledge as planned.

Enjoy the game!

After the series of shimmering Song typeface characters that filled He Ao's field of vision disappeared, he finally saw his current surroundings clearly.

The first thing that caught his eye was a spacious underground cave. Drops of wet water slid down the dark rock walls of the cave and dripped onto the ground. The cave was surrounded by a network of deep passages, and not a single ray of sunlight could penetrate it.

However, the cave was not entirely without light. On the damp rock walls, there were dense clusters of things that looked like plant tubers. These 'tubers' emitted a faint glow, bringing a hazy light to the cave.

Evil god, sacrifice, descent, ritual.

Keywords resurfaced in He Ao's mind. The 'thing' that had followed him for eighteen years seemed to have brought him into some kind of 'game,' in which he needed to play a certain role.

It seems that this game is not a serious urban game. These elements remind He Ao of some fantasy games or fantasy novels.

He Ao did not panic; he remained calm. The more dangerous and unfamiliar the place, the more one must remain calm. Humanity's ability to become the world's dominant species is not only due to its agile limbs, but more importantly, to its highly developed brain.

He Ao has great faith in the results of evolution.

This is science.

He Ao tried to move his 'body', and then he noticed something was wrong. With a slippery rubbing sound, a huge tentacle was lifted up by him.

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It doesn't seem like a proper fantasy game.

Manipulating these 'new limbs' was a bit more troublesome than manipulating 'hands and feet', but with the help of his body's instincts, He quickly adapted to manipulating these 'limbs'. Just as he was trying to control the movement of these limbs, a sharp pain suddenly came from the side.

Almost simultaneously, similar stinging sensations came from several other directions.

One after another, eight dark metal stakes lit up in the dim cave, arranged neatly in eight directions. Each stake had an extremely thin metal wire extending out and penetrating He Ao's current 'body'. When He Ao began to move, these metal stakes activated simultaneously, injecting a strong electric shock into He Ao's body through these wires.

That's where the stinging sensation came from.

These pitch black

The metal stakes were hidden in the dim environment, and He Ao did not notice them at first.

The stinging sensation wasn't too strong for He Ao; it felt similar to a silver needle slowly piercing his finger along the gap between his fingernails, and he could bear it. However, he still slowed down and stopped because he heard a series of hurried footsteps coming from a passage connecting to the cave.