Infinite Flow: Becoming a God in a Nightmare Game

Jiang Qi slept soundly through the night without any dreams, and didn't wake up until noon the next day.

Jiang Qi rubbed his sleepy eyes before opening his personal panel and system inventory.

Jiang Qi glanced at the list and found that he had earned quite a few points from this dungeon run.

Besides the points, the pair of rings that Chu Qidie had given him at the end were also quietly lying in his system inventory.

Moreover, it seemed that he had also obtained a decent weapon. Jiang Qi opened the items he had acquired.

【Item: Butterfly Blade】

[Function: Attacks ghosts and monsters and can absorb 50% of their power; it can also attack players!]

[Cooling time: 24 hours]

[Rank: A (To be upgraded)]

[Origin: This is a gift from the instance Chu Qidie. The timid and cowardly Chu Qidie has become a sharp blade of courageous resistance.]

The Blade of the Frost Butterfly is entirely silvery-white in appearance, with a magnolia flower inlaid on its head. A butterfly flutters beneath it, as if about to take flight, and broken chains wrap around its entire body, extending to the tip of the blade.

Jiang Qi summoned the Frost Butterfly Blade and held it in his hand. He could feel the cold air emanating from the blade as he gently gripped it.

Small and exquisite, it was very comfortable for Jiang Qi to hold, it seemed that the dungeon boss really understood the players.

After admiring the handy weapon, Jiang Qi put it into his backpack and then opened the email sent by the system.

At the very top, in red, was the announcement that the BOSS had escaped. Jiang Qi immediately thought of the pair of rings, but he couldn't be completely sure yet. After all, he couldn't let Nightmare Game know about this, or it would be troublesome.

It's quite intriguing that even the dungeon boss could escape. It seems the dungeon boss isn't entirely working for the Nightmare game; he's got some fun to do in future dungeons.

Jiang Qi scrolled down and deleted some unimportant emails. He also saw a system reminder that a new instance would begin in three days.

Jiang Qi finished browsing through everything and felt bored, so he closed his personal panel and began to think about how to meet Chu Qidie without being detected by the system.

In the Nightmare game, the system will also provide each player with a mobile phone for easy access to information and communication.

Jiang Qi put the meeting out of his mind and decided to check the game forums for any new posts, since he still had two days of rest.

He needs to take advantage of the time to figure out the next dungeon, after all, he doesn't want to repeat the same mistakes he made in his previous life.

New players are considered qualified once they pass the first newbie dungeon; they can then choose any of the subsequent dungeons.

However, this also has limitations. Players cannot choose dungeons that exceed their own level. It's not that Nightmare Game is kindly protecting players; it's just that it doesn't want players to level up too quickly.

After all, the higher the level, the more one can touch the core of the nightmare game. Jiang Qi wanted to first understand how different the levels of players in this life were.

Jiang Qi opened the forum and browsed around. At the bottom, he found a post about the current level classification of Nightmare Game.

There are quite a few strong players in this generation, as well as a few promising new players.

However, the current number one player, codenamed K, hasn't run a dungeon in a long time, and his points are still at the top of the leaderboard. It is said that he is now the only player living on the 100th floor.

The players who followed started to fall behind, and it's unclear whether this was due to them hiding their strength or something else.

The Nightmare Game didn't specify exactly how many levels there were, but 100 levels would be the limit. If possible, he'd really like to meet this player codenamed K.

This is the advanced player ranking list. Jiang Qi then scrolled to the new player ranking list. The highest-ranked new player was Cheng Cuo, but he didn't know if this was his real name or a code name.

The leaderboard hasn't been updated yet, so Jiang Qi's name isn't on it. Jiang Qi doesn't really care about that, since even though he's earned so many points, he still spends them like water.

However, compared to those above, my score is still quite considerable, since as everyone knows, Nightmare Games gives players pitifully few points.

After completing a dungeon run, you might only get a few hundred points, which is considered a relatively good performance.

Jiang Qi actually got a full 1000 points for clearing the dungeon this time. Adding the 50 points left in the dungeon and the 200 points from the audience's tips, he is already considered rich among the newcomers.

Moreover, he actually gained quite a few fans this time, though Jiang Qi thought it would be more accurate to say they were mostly haters.

Jiang Qi tapped his finger to exit the thread and then looked at a few more threads about challenging dungeons for new players.

There are quite a few posts about the [Twins] dungeon, most of which complain that although it is a C-rank dungeon for beginners, its difficulty is comparable to a C-rank intermediate dungeon.

It's said that very few players who have entered this instance have managed to come out safely, and even those who do often go insane after a while.

The mortality rate is as high as 80%, which is much higher than the mortality rate of other new students.

Jiang Qi thought that choosing this dungeon as his next dungeon was a good idea; its high difficulty was perfect for honing his skills.

With the plan finalized, Jiang Qi also inquired about some information regarding the instance, but most of them chose to remain silent, as if they would violate some taboo.

After this experience, Jiang Qi's interest in this instance grew even stronger.

However, Jiang Qi still managed to extract a crucial clue from one of them—be careful of them.

After saying that, the other side stopped talking. They had laid a lot of groundwork beforehand, saying that the dungeon was very dangerous and advising Jiang Qi not to go into it, saying that going in would be suicide.

Given the name of this instance, "Twins," it's possible they're facing twins, and he might be referring to these twins when he warned them to be careful. However, it's not certain, given how obvious the instance's name is.

The rest he could only try to figure out by entering the instance two days later. Even though the clues were scarce, Jiang Qi wasn't worried. After all, the real difficulty would only come when he cleared the higher-level instances.

The most popular post on the game's forum right now is about the escape of the boss in the Campus Ghost Story dungeon, and the second most popular post is about the discussion of the newcomer Jiang Qi.

Most people were more concerned about how the dungeon boss escaped, but they probably didn't expect that Chu Qidie escaped the dungeon by taking advantage of what they considered to be a newbie. Even Nightmare Game had no way of knowing how Chu Qidie escaped.

Fortunately, even if the dungeon can learn some things through the player's consciousness, it is limited to speculative information about the dungeon's clues.

Jiang Qi wasn't afraid of being exposed. Although the Nightmare Game was cruel, it still lacked the shrewdness of a human. If this damn system heard his thoughts, it would probably be furious.

Jiang Qi wasn't interested in the players discussing their own affairs, so he turned off his phone and decided to go out to see how the nightmare game in this life was structured.

Jiang Qi changed into a black overcoat, put on a baseball cap, and went out.

He wasn't sure how many people would recognize him, but if he ran into Lin Wanchu and Lu Xue, he would definitely be exposed.

If you have the time, you can still recruit these two to your advantage. Nightmare Game requires at least seven people to form a guild of their own, and later you can select some promising players in dungeons.

Thinking back to his previous life, when he had to protect that ungrateful Bai Xiaoyu despite his own loneliness, he realized he had really lost out.

He didn't want to be treated like that again in this life. He could set up a guild and slack off as he pleased. Ideally, he could also find a sucker to be his captain.

However, in the end, Jiang Qi undoubtedly became the sucker, but that's another story.

Jiang Qi couldn't help but laugh out loud at the thought of his carefree life after getting revenge on Bai Xiaoyu; the future was truly something to look forward to.

Jiang Qi slowly walked to the basement level of the accommodation area. The upper floors of the accommodation area were where players lived, while the basement level had everything.

It not only has game areas and KTVs for players to enjoy, but also casinos, player item and points trading areas, and even a black market.

Entering the underground level is like entering another world; you can do as much as you want in the underground level as you would dare to do things in real life.

Jiang Qi swiped his card to enter the basement level, where he first saw the item and points trading area.

It's still quite early, and there are quite a lot of people inside.

Most people go to the deepest part of the basement, which is the casino.

Jiang Qi didn't need any props at the moment, so he followed the crowd to the casino.

Jiang Qi first followed the crowd to the casino gate, where there was a spacious area with a sculpture fountain in the center.

The casino's exterior design is very luxurious and grand, with marble used for the building's exterior walls, giving the casino an exceptionally noble, elegant, and sophisticated appearance.

Perhaps to create a spacious and bright atmosphere, the casino's exterior walls also feature large glass windows.

Jiang Qi could see the players standing inside as soon as he looked up. These glass windows not only allowed in plenty of natural light, but also allowed players to enjoy the beautiful scenery outside the casino from inside.

Jiang Qi scoffed inwardly, not expecting that the Nightmare Game had turned this casino into something quite impressive.

At the casino entrance stood an elegantly dressed doorman who maintained a friendly smile, bowed to the crowd, and then spoke.

"Please swipe your card to come in, thank you."

The people in front swiped their cards and rushed inside. When it was Jiang Qi's turn to swipe his ID card, the doorman gave him an inexplicable look.

Jiang Qi could only return his smile and walk into the casino. He didn't know why the doorman was looking at him like that, since he didn't have anything strange on him.

Upon entering the casino, Jiang Qi was struck by its opulent splendor. In his previous life, he had never set foot in a casino before, and this was the first time he had ever seen one so directly.

The casino was brightly lit, and the sounds of players exclaiming and cheering could be heard from time to time.

Not long after he entered, casino staff came to ask Jiang Qi what he wanted to play, and patiently explained to him in case he didn't understand.

However, Jiang Qi declined them all because he saw the large screen hanging high in the center.

That list contained a list of players for whom bounties were placed, and Jiang Qi's name was prominently displayed at the top.

Jiang Qi frowned. Now he finally understood why the doorman at the door had been looking at him like that.

He's just a newbie, yet he's made it onto this so-called bounty list. He doesn't have anything that could threaten other players.

Jiang Qi was completely baffled, but with his disguise so well, surely no one could recognize him.

Being wanted with a bounty on his head only gave him a headache. He hadn't done anything wrong, yet he was being hunted down. But it all depended on whether they were capable of catching him.

Jiang Qi wandered around for a while and found that the casino environment was not really suitable for someone like him, but watching them gamble was still quite interesting.

Jiang Qi had never been to a casino in his previous life, but in this life he came to a casino through a dungeon, which was quite a novel experience for him.

Jiang Qi lowered the brim of his hat and walked towards the exit. On the way, someone accidentally bumped into him, but he didn't take it seriously. He only heard the other person apologize, but Jiang Qi didn't mind.

As Jiang Qi left the casino, he felt the air was much fresher. Walking along the green grass, he finally got away from the noisy casino.

Jiang Qi wanted to find a place to go to the black market, but the system reminded him that he did not have enough permissions and could not go to the black market. In this life, even going to the black market was restricted. The nightmare game has really changed a lot.

[Hello player Jiang Qi, due to your low level, you are not currently granted access to the Black Market.]

Even though it was a mechanical voice, Jiang Qi could hear a hint of sarcasm in it.

"What level do I need to be to enter?" the system asked.

Once you reach the level of a high-level player, you will be able to freely enter the black market.

Jiang Qi didn't say anything more, but was thinking about the possibility of clearing the dungeon consecutively, wondering if that would allow him to level up faster.

However, it's better to think about this kind of thing, since he wouldn't do such tiring work.

Jiang Qi ignored all of that and returned to the exit of the underground floor.

Jiang Qi felt like he hadn't been wandering around for long before he was already yawning non-stop. He hadn't expected that his body would be worse after being reborn. It seemed that this dungeon had really taken a toll on his body.

Now all we can do is head back home and rest at our accommodation.

Jiang Qi had no intention of going back to the game lobby. He took the elevator to the third floor and went straight to his residence.

As soon as Jiang Qi closed the door, sleepiness overwhelmed him. He forced himself to lie down on the sofa, closed his eyes, and succumbed to darkness.

In his dream, a voice kept calling Jiang Qi's name. Jiang Qi recognized the voice as Chu Qidie's. She had actually come to find him on her own initiative.

In the middle of darkness, Chu Qidie stood there waiting for Jiang Qi.

Chu Qidie looked much more composed than in the projection, and was not timid or cowardly at all.

"I'm sorry, this is the only way I can meet you. The Nightmare Game can't find me in the dream world. Jiang Qi, I've come to you this time to cooperate with you."

"Why me? I only helped you meet Xu Yan by chance."

Jiang Qi's pleasant voice echoed in the darkness, which was exactly what Chu Qidie had expected.

She wasn't angry; she just smiled wryly.

"Actually, there are many ghosts like me who are unwilling to submit to this nightmare game. Since you were able to bring me out, I also believe that you have the ability to destroy the nightmare game."

Jiang Qi didn't expect that he had such a high and mighty image in the eyes of this BOSS, but the idea of ​​destroying the Nightmare Game was very appealing to him.