Monsters Are Coming-Chapter 5 - : Source: Bone Fire

"Big Snake Entanglement."

"Two Snakes Follow."

"Three Snakes Follow."

...

After a 1-hour game experience, Li Zheng and others have become proficient at coordinating in combat.

Continuously killing Curse Soldiers on the Ancient Battlefield, they have all leveled up to Level 2.

The six players who chose the Black Armored Snake form have grown from their initial one meter to about one meter three.

The two players who chose the Eagle-Headed Demon form now have more vivid feathers and also increased size.

The biggest change was in the stone-statue ghost form; aside from increase in size, there was an additional layer of flowing black crystal on their skin.

Delving deeper into the experience, the realism of the game amazed them.

Especially the attribute enhancement after leveling up, they could clearly feel their own strength, speed, and other attributes being enhanced, and it wasn't just an adjustment of game data.

This made leveling up very interesting and made them look forward to further increases in strength after continuing to level up.

But there were also vexing issues in the game.

The game was too realistic; the smell dissipating from the rotting Curse Soldiers was unbearable for them.

Besides that, the game surprisingly didn't have a pain blocking feature enabled; inevitable bumps and scrapes in combat made them curse the Moon Eclipse Clan for being overly perverse by not setting a pain adjustment function, essentially torturing players.

[Actually, there's a pain adjustment function in the system settings of the function panel, but just because you didn't see it doesn't mean it's not there.]

"Why didn't you say so earlier?"

[You guys didn't ask, did you?]

After calling up the function panel, they found the pain adjustment function in the system settings.

To their surprise, the pain could only be reduced to a minimum of 10%.

But it was still better than a hundred percent pain feedback.

After adjusting the pain, Li Zheng and others' combat ability skyrocketed.

After dismembering another Curse Soldier, feeling exhausted, Li Zheng and others were ready to rest for a while.

But then they heard Chi Tu in the team issue a sharp warning.

"Chi Tu, why the howl, do you really think you are an eagle?"

"Energy fluctuations are approaching from the 3 o'clock direction."

Everyone lifted their heads at Chi Tu's indicated direction and saw a huge skeleton, three meters tall, approaching them.

Different from other Curse Soldiers, this skeleton warrior's body was adorned with blazing dark flames, its black body appearing particularly eerie and terrifying under the cover of the dark fiery blaze.

Focusing their gaze, the information of the burning Bone Soldier surfaced in their minds:

[Bone Fire (First Generation Origin)]:

Hunting Level: 9

Guidance Analysis: A special monster that controls the Primordial Power, possesses the ability to manipulate Death Intense Flame.

Note: Killing a Primordial Monster automatically completes containment, huge rewards shared among all participants in the killing.

"BOSS appeared!"

Seeing that Bone Fire was a Primordial Monster, Li Zheng and the others were extremely excited.

Usually in other games, encountering a BOSS means significant profits, especially for the Game Working Party Li Zheng.

The earnings from a rare BOSS were enough to sustain him for many days.

With a bit of luck, striking a high-grade item could mean a jackpot.

Usually in other games, fighting for a BOSS is fiercely competitive.

Faced with an opportunity delivered straight to them, they didn't want to miss out.

"Kill!"

The ten-member team decisively charged at the Bone Fire as it rose to its feet.

"Big Snake Entanglement."

"Two Snakes Follow."

"Three Snakes Follow."

...

Before even getting close to the Bone Fire, Li Zheng and the others started shouting out their self-created ultimate skills.

To put it in Chi Tu's words, regardless of success or failure in battle, one must always display their fighting spirit.

However, this attack wasn't as smooth as before; in the hollow eye sockets of the Bone Fire, dark flames ignited.

With a raise of its hand, clusters of dark fire separated from its body and flew towards Li Zheng and the others.

Li Zheng, Heart Killing, and Zero Charge, who were at the forefront, were immediately hit by fireballs, their bodies bursting into fierce flames.

The burning pain was unbearable, causing them to twist and roll on the ground, but the flames showed no sign of extinguishing.

The other seven members stepped over their burning bodies and continued to charge at the Bone Fire.

The moment they made contact with the Bone Fire, their bodies too were ignited by the flames, but they still bore the pain and continued biting and pecking, creating cracks in the Bone Fire's bones.

It wasn't long before all ten turned into ashes amidst the roaring flames.

As the screen dimmed, a prompt echoed in their minds:

[Challenger Tips: Character deceased, 10 sacrificial power deducted (If sacrificial power is insufficient, it will be negative and you cannot purchase any items in the game store), character enters one hour of cooldown.]

The screen returned to the virtual interface, and Li Zheng and the others immediately clicked on the icon again, only to see another prompt:

[Character Blood and Flesh Reshaping in progress... (Cooldown: 59 minutes 49 seconds).]

Realizing they couldn't re-enter the game, they had no choice but to exit the virtual interface.

[Liver Emperor Player Chat Group (Online: 10 people)]

Chi Tu (Admin): What the hell, why is there a resurrection cooldown setting in the game, give me another chance and I'm sure I could kill it.

Game Working Party: The realism of "Dark Land" is also a pain in its perfection, although you can set it to 10% pain feedback, the burning pain from the flames still left me terrified, nearly thought I was off to see my great-grandma.

Playing the game while spending money: It's fun, and the attribute enhancement feedback feels great, but it really hurts; we, at Level 2, are no match for the Bone Fire, suggest we level up before challenging it again.

Heart Killing: My God, another resurrection cooldown? My Level 100 Sky-Reaching Giant Python raising plan is now on hold, I'm feeling really awful.

Family Shared Godfather: Brothers, bad news, the Benefit Officer has left the group.

Chi Tu (Admin): Damn, the godfather left the group... Probably because he was afraid of spreading pirated versions and causing trouble. Everyone remember to keep it confidential, don't let the download link get out, to prevent widespread sharing and getting the godfather in trouble.

...

Unable to enter the game during resurrection cooldown, the Liver Emperor Group players made a decision.

They absolutely must not cause any trouble for the "godfather," the download link will not be shared with outsiders.

This was followed by discussions about the game's world background; during which Li Zheng proposed an idea.

Game Working Party: Brothers, need to find an organization?

Chi Tu: Agreed, most players of this game are pay-to-play players, just joining any organization can earn a significant income.

Family Shared Godfather: Brothers go ahead, your little brother will firmly follow your steps, wherever you go, I'll go, with absolute loyalty.

...

The players in the group all expressed agreement with this idea.

The so-called organization refers to guilds, clans, and player groups in the game.

Liver Emperor Group players are part of the Working Party; in previous games, they would affiliate with mid to large-sized game groups to provide services to pay-to-play players and earn income.

This time was no exception, after testing the game, their first thought was to find a game organization.

Seeing that the brothers all agreed, Li Zheng typed a reply on the keyboard:

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Game Working Party: I'm off to find an organization on the forums, brothers wait for my return.

This was followed by a string of echo-like replies:

Godfather, go and come back quickly!