Strange Rules: It doesn't matter, the system will take care of it.

Cihang City in July was still as hot and humid as ever.

The chirping of cicadas echoed in his ears as Chen Feng looked up at the sky, feeling a deep sense of nostalgia.

Although it was a prefabricated artificial sun, he hadn't felt this warm and cozy for a long time since his mother died and Cihang City fell into the era of raising Gu poison.

But the next second, the sea of ​​clouds churned, the wind howled, and a golden light descended from the sky.

"Strange, why is there a golden palm in the sky?"

"Who gave God such a huge challenge?"

Chen Feng squinted and took a closer look before realizing that it wasn't a slap at all, but five mountains containing the power of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth!

Wuzhishan?

A loud bang.

The Five Finger Mountain landed at the Fourth Mental Hospital, suppressing the black mist.

"Warspace Hound! It's not dead yet?"

"And what about me?"

Chen Feng scanned the area with his divine sense and quickly located himself on Five Finger Mountain, holding the Great Sun Tathagata Sutra.

Zero!

Next to Zero, a transparent light screen was operating, which was the Journey to the West system (XX-02-XY) from the Xianxia genre.

Chen Feng couldn't help but sigh, "Going all out to deal with a dog, that's me for you, I'm definitely cautious enough."

Just then, with a "rip" sound, the six-syllable mantra "Om Mani Padme Hum" on the Five Finger Mountain suddenly fell off without any wind.

Chen Feng thought to himself that something was wrong, and then he saw a black mist sweep over and bite Zero to death.

Next, load the save file.

Zero now wore a dark silver plate armor, the surface of which was covered with protruding spikes, making him look like a hedgehog.

Chen Feng immediately recognized it as a piece of equipment from the game DOTA: Blade Mail.

When Chen Feng first obtained the King of Glory Shop System, he wondered if there were also Dota Shop System and League of Legends Shop System in the system pool.

Now that I see it, it's indeed true.

In the game, Blade Mail, when activated, can reflect 80% of the damage back.

Clearly, Zero intended for the hound to kill itself.

However, after being scattered by the incoming attack, the hounds quickly coalesced into a cloud of black mist.

As expected, the first skill the monsters of Cihang City learned was resurrection.

And then again.

Zero drew the same cheat system as Chen Feng. With a ding, the time-pause cheat was activated, putting the world on pause.

I can finally catch my breath for a minute.

Zero called up the simulator system, but before he could even start simulating, he was bitten to death by a hound.

Even in a static world, hunting dogs can still move freely!

later.

Zero got the Mythical Three Kingdoms system.

With a flash of blue light, an imperial phantom appeared behind Zero, holding grapes and wearing a crown. It was none other than Emperor Wen of Wei, Cao Pi.

A deep, resonant voice rang out: "The death penalty may be waived, but the punishment is unforgivable!"

With a whoosh, the dog-shaped black mist vanished instantly.

Chen Feng also possessed the Mythical Three Kingdoms system, so he knew that Cao Pi's blessing could forcibly banish the enemy for a day: "Shouldn't that be settled now?"

However, as the space fluctuated and oscillated around him, Zero was killed by the hunting dogs again.

What?

Chen Feng was taken aback. Whether it was getting the big boss of the Netherworld Star drunk or kicking off the four gods from the War General, the conceptual-level abilities of the Mythical Three Kingdoms world had never disappointed.

But this time, they actually failed!

"That's insane."

The thought of the transmigrator facing such a terrifying thing just a few hours after arriving in Cihang City sent chills down Chen Feng's spine.

And this is only the first hurdle.

If the hunting dogs cannot eliminate the target in a short time, the Five Monsters will arrive by smell in less than a minute.

Fortunately, Zero was always instantly killed by the subspace hounds.

This can be considered a stroke of luck amidst misfortune.

While Chen Feng was deep in thought, Zero tried dozens more different ways to die. Adding the previous times he died, he had reloaded his save file at least a hundred times.

"The save/load system in version 5.0 does not consume points."

Upon reaching this conclusion, Chen Feng felt no joy whatsoever; instead, he was filled with endless lingering fear.

Even Zero, wielding a 5.0 weapon, was slaughtered like this.

Wouldn't it be even worse if he came with a 1.0 start?

After an unknown amount of time, just as Chen Feng was falling asleep, a beautiful woman dressed in red undergarments suddenly appeared in front of Zero.

That familiar foxy scent.

Chen Feng immediately recognized her: "Lady Red Fox!"

Cihang was unaffected by the backtracking. He had made such a big commotion when he came to Wuzhishan with zero appeals before, which finally attracted this big shot.

Blood and flesh formed a strange red map on the ground, the path leading to the ruined temple.

Huh? Where's She Qingqing?

Chen Feng adjusted his perspective and found that Snake Girl was nowhere to be seen, neither in the mental hospital's prison nor at the entrance of Happiness Internet Cafe.

"That's true, Zero's cheat is four versions ahead of mine."

"So he doesn't need to go through all the troubles I did, like playing dating games to win over She Qingqing and playing Pokémon to catch water monsters."

"They probably used their Stand abilities to completely destroy Happiness Internet Cafe."

Once the goal is clear, the rest is quite simple.

After several deaths, Zero drew a Warcraft System (YX-02-MSSJ) from the game world, a portal that led him to the ruined temple.

Following the transmigrator's pheromones, the warp hounds came close behind, but as soon as they entered the temple, they let out mournful howls.

When Chen Feng turned his gaze into the temple, the hunting dog had already been captured by Cihang. A cloud of black mist was covered with deformed red flesh and blood.

Such an awesome monster, and it's over just like that?

Chen Feng suddenly remembered a line from the novel "Covering the Sky": "Who is the peak in Cihang City? Upon seeing Cihang, everyone is dumbfounded."

After dealing with the hunting dogs, the Cihang statue bestowed upon Zero a cloud of red blood mist.

"Exactly the same as those on flesh and blood creatures."

Chen Feng knew.

With this blood mist protecting him—which obscures divine sense, shields him from cause and effect, and erodes his soul—it would be much more difficult for the lords and great demons to attack Zero.

The memories didn't end after Zero left.

Chen Feng looked at the Cihang stone statue.

Since Chen Feng unlocked the Great Benefactor's Merit System, he learned that the gesture of the Bodhisattva's right hand is called the Abhaya Mudra, which represents the Bodhisattva's compassion in protecting all beings and eliminating fear.

The gesture of the left hand hanging naturally is called the Varada Mudra, which represents the Bodhisattva accepting and fulfilling the wishes of sentient beings.

"At first, I thought the Bodhisattva was deciding whether to let me come or not."

"It's terrible to be uncultured."

Chen Feng chuckled self-deprecatingly, then suddenly realized something was wrong.

Before him, the stone statue of Cihang Bodhisattva had its eyes slightly closed, a half-smile on its face. The varada mudra on its left hand remained unchanged, but the abhaya mudra on its right hand was closed.

Chen Feng was greatly surprised:

Why has the hand gesture of the Bodhisattva statue changed?

By finding the differences between himself and Zero, Chen Feng quickly came to a guess.

"Are the Bodhisattva Cihang awakened differently when brought to the temple by She Qingqing or Lady Red Fox?"

"If there is no fearlessness mudra, doesn't that mean this Bodhisattva is only responsible for fulfilling wishes, but not for protecting sentient beings?"

I don't know why.

The story of the monkey's paw suddenly flashed through Chen Feng's mind.

The story goes that a family accidentally obtained a monkey's paw with dark powers. Like Aladdin's lamp, this paw could grant three wishes, but the wishes would be granted in an extremely distorted way.

Their first wish was to receive money, and their wish came true, but the money they received was a pension left behind after their son's death.

Their second wish was to resurrect their dead son, and their wish was granted, but their son turned into a monster who would knock on their door in the dark, rainy night.

Helpless, they had no choice but to use their third wish to kill their son again.

and so.

A bodhisattva who only grants wishes doesn't seem quite right.

Chen Feng seemed to be deep in thought.

"My past self left behind memories, surely as a warning."

"The first memory shows the consequences of not going to the mental hospital and being blocked at the door by hunting dogs, which is why Zero helped me change the save file."

"The second memory shows the changes that occurred when I was led into the dilapidated temple by Madam Red Fox without She Qingqing. Perhaps this is why I never doubted She Qingqing in my subconscious."

Just then.

The Cihang stone statue suddenly turned its head and looked at where Chen Feng was, saying in a compassionate voice, "Nice to meet you, person from beyond the heavens."

Chen Feng's heart stopped, and he gasped, "Huh?"

No, girl, aren't you the person from my memory? You can see me?

At this moment, Chen Feng was as bewildered as if he were watching a movie and suddenly someone in the movie started chatting with him.

The Cihang stone statue then said, "The first meeting happens after the second; how wonderful!"

In the blink of an eye, Chen Feng was startled, and all his doubts were instantly resolved: "Back when I first met Cihang in the Tiger King's cave, the Bodhisattva said that this was our second meeting. At the time, I didn't understand and thought I had lost my memory. It turns out we met here."

After figuring all this out, Chen Feng's vision went black, and he exited the memory.

Then it reads again.

Since the Great Villain System 2.0 allows for two consecutive system upgrades, Chen Feng also read two segments of memories.

This time.

Although it is the same person, Zero's appearance is very different from Chen Feng's. Not only is his right eye covered by a black cloth, but his casual clothes have also been changed into a suit and leather shoes. He is holding a deck of cards and looks like a gambling god from France.

Chen Feng nodded:

"Blinded in one eye, looks like he's been through a lot."

"But his aura is definitely much stronger than before; he must have developed."

Chen Feng recognized both of Zero's teammates.

The man with a sniper rifle on his back and a toolbox in his hand is Liu Wubo, the older brother of the blond-haired man who suffered greatly at the hands of the Holy Bull Church and single-handedly stormed into the church.

Another person who used superpowers to light a cigarette was Scarface, the leader of the survivors who was hiding in the villa and tricked into opening the door by Notesman Shi Yue. However, at this time, he did not have a scar on his face.

"Let me see how you're developing."

Chen Feng walked to Zero's side and began to check the system panel.

First is the 3.0 version of the Godly Rich Cashback System (DS-03-SHFX), which says: "Sorry, having money really does allow you to do whatever you want."

Chen Feng had wondered before, what use was this 03 series economic system of "Godly Rich Cash Back" in Cihang City?

But when Chen Feng actually saw the "Godly Rich Man's Cashback" feature, he realized what it meant to be rich and capricious: "For every system point spent, six temporary points are returned?"

"Compared to the 'Spendthrift System,' you're nothing but a pile of shit!"

This is not over yet.

There's also version 2.0 of the Ghostwriter system (XH-01-ZDR), which says: "Ghostwriters handle cases, risking their lives for money."

In ancient times, people used knives as pens. The term "knife-wielding person" refers to someone who writes for others or does things on behalf of others.

As for the task system, Ghostwriter has the coolest interface.

It displayed the portraits of the Five Eccentrics in the form of a bounty.

Monster wanted: Bullface, Bounty: 10 points.

Monster wanted: Ghost King, Bounty: 13 points.

Monster wanted: Empress Dowager, Bounty: 15 points.

Thank goodness.

Chen Feng breathed a sigh of relief: "Although the spendthrift lost to the generous cashback, the philanthropist is still the god forever. The bounty posters of the Ghost Craftsman system not only lack monster descriptions, but also have lower reward points than the philanthropist. They're pure garbage."

Is it really garbage?

"Ready to depart."

Zero pulled out the bounty poster for Niu Mian from the system interface.

With a hissing sound.

As the bounty poster was torn open, a portal unfolded.

Seeing this, Chen Feng immediately understood: "The Ghostwriter System has built-in teleportation; it can teleport you directly to the boss!"

My buddy searched for so long for the Ghost King, the Ox-Face, and the Queen Mother, and they just opened the door and appeared?

Chen Feng's mentality was a little broken.

But it's okay.

Niu Mian is so cautious, he should have run away as soon as he saw the portal.

That's exactly how it developed.

Inside the lottery station.

The moment Niu Mian saw the Zero Trio, he prepared to switch to a clone and leave.

Although Huang Mao Ge (Yellow Hair Brother) managed to shoot in time and smash Niu Mian's body.

But Chen Feng knew that the bull-faced creature was a consciousness entity, and physical attacks would be useless.

Just then, Zero pulled down the black cloth covering his face, revealing a red eye with a blade-shaped tomoe pattern.

Could this be the Sharingan?

Chen Feng covered his mouth.

At this moment, the bull-faced consciousness floating in the air was also pulled into the illusion.

"goodbye."

A black flame engulfed Niu Mian, who often played with fire and burned people, but was actually burned alive by the black flame.

Chen Feng was extremely envious: "How come I don't have such a cool skill?"

Generally, after defeating the boss, it's time to sort out the loot.

But Zero didn't stop there; he took out the second bounty poster and tore it open.

This time, three teleportation portals appeared in front of them.

Chen Feng understood.

"It seems that Zero thought the same way I did: to gather all the intelligence and then take care of all five monsters in one go."

"There are three doors. Sure enough, besides the Great Ghost King and the Lesser Ghost King that I dealt with, the Ghost King also has a soul weapon."

Because three doors appeared.

Zero decided to split up: "Da Luo, Wu Bo, you can choose whatever you want, give me what's left."

Da Luo, so that's what Scarface's name is.

Chen Feng followed Wu Bo into the teleportation portal, and the platform in front of them was named: July 15th.

"Dude, you've drawn the worst possible lot."

The boss guarding the gate on July 15th was the Great Ghost King, a super monster with a combination of teleportation, invincibility, and instant death. Even Chen Feng, who had street-level combat power at the time, suffered a lot of losses.

Not to mention.

Chen Feng glanced at Liu Wubo's aura and found it to be only at the Breaking Wall level, which was far too weak.

Looking at the ghostly domain filling the sky, Liu Wubo seemed to realize that his opponent was not simple. So he opened his toolbox and began to assemble the robot on the spot.

"No wonder your aura is so weak, so you're from the tech school." Chen Feng said disdainfully, "Playing with technology not only makes your physical body weak, but also your soul extremely fragile. It feels like you're not even worth a hair of immortality."

But Chen Feng regretted it after the robot was assembled.

"Assemble, move, perfect!"

After a flurry of activity, the luxurious robot assembled by Liu Wubo was put into operation.

Thanks to the Cyber ​​Ascension System, Chen Feng was able to see all the skills of this robot called Luxury Robot.

[Disruption: This robot is unaffected by any spells, magic, sorcery, or abnormal statuses]

[Taunt: You cannot attack the robot's owner before killing the robot.]

[Resurrection: After killing the robot, it will be resurrected with full health and all skills refreshed. This effect can only be triggered once every 24 hours.]

[Highly Poisonous: This robot's attack has an instant-kill effect]

[Aegis: The first attack received by this robot is negated]

[Vampirism: The robot heals itself from damage inflicted upon it]

[Surprise Attack: This robot will inevitably strike first in combat]

Chen Feng almost knelt down: "Big brother, please let me play with this robot for a while, please."