Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 821 The Amazing Valhalla
After passing through the glowing gate and entering Valhalla, the scene Li You saw was basically the same as what Kratos had seen on his first visit.

This is the entrance area to Valhalla, called Valgrinder.

The scenery here has nothing to do with the inner world of the person who enters; it is simply a grand road leading to a deeper place, with the gate embedded in the gray-white rocks at the end, and the outer perimeter of the road shrouded in mist.

In the game, players, controlling Kratos, will encounter their first wave of enemies here. After defeating them, players need to choose weapon abilities from a treasure chest in the center of the main road, which will also affect the runes they obtain later.

So that's right, the gameplay of the Valhalla DLC is very similar to that of a Rogue-like game, where you improve yourself through repeated challenges.

However, Li You wasn't there to play a roguelike game. At this moment, there was no treasure chest for making choices, nor was there the initial enemy in front of him.

Just like when he arrived on this island, he wasn't forced to reset all his weapons and equipment to their original state, unlike Kratos. His Spiral Sword and other equipment were still there.

But he was also subject to restrictions.

【Ding! 】

[You have entered the special area, Valhalla, and the Valhalla Challenge quest has begun for you.]

[Mission Objective: Clear Valhalla without using any system items or abilities.]

In this mission, most system functions will be disabled. You will only be able to use non-system-generated weapons and items, or system-generated items that have been significantly modified. The backpack function will be changed so that you can open it once after completing each level, and you can take out a maximum of three items at a time.

[Task reward: unknown. 】

[Failure penalty: None. 】

Looking at the harsh conditions, Li You raised an eyebrow.

The system actually took the initiative to cooperate with the environment of Valhalla, disabling or restricting most of its functions, which meant that he really had to rely on his own strength to clear Valhalla.

"That's fine. Although I'm becoming less and less reliant on the system now, I still trust myself the most when it comes to many things."

Li You sensed that he could use his internal energy, magic power, and divine power, but the system's modules were basically completely stopped, just like in the mission description.

The biggest impact of the system's malfunction on him is that he can no longer benefit from the various random buff items in his backpack, which does weaken his overall combat power.

If we disregard the difference in weaponry, his current combat strength is probably not much different from that of the clone formed from the teardrop.

It's worth mentioning that while the Companion section is currently disabled, the avatar teardrop that has remained on Li You seems to still be able to be summoned.

It seems that this extremely special companion, the bionic teardrop, escaped the system's clutches, which may be related to the fact that the bionic teardrop itself lacks self-awareness.

However, Li You's system inventory is restricted, and his recovery speed for stamina and magic power is now greatly affected. He doesn't know how long it will take to recover the energy consumed by summoning a clone teardrop.

Moreover, his purpose in coming here was to challenge himself and "take control of himself," not simply to break through the barrier. Therefore, he did not intend to summon his elder brother unless absolutely necessary.

"Come on, let me see where the first challenge is."

Since there were no enemies or treasure chests, Li You naturally wouldn't delay and pushed open the stone door in front of him!

This should have allowed him to enter the first stage of the trial, but at that moment, a blue light suddenly appeared in front of him, followed by three fragments of flowing light flying out and shooting straight into the sky!
Li You: "!?"

Fragments of his world?

The next moment, the three fragments merged into the sky and disappeared without a trace.

At the same moment, Li You sensed that something had also changed in the Hall of Heroes.

He instinctively wanted to go back and check the situation, but the door that had already been pushed open didn't give him the chance; light shone out and sucked him in.

"Om-"

……

At this moment, outside the gates of Valhalla, El and Hilde were waiting for Li You's return when they suddenly noticed that Valhalla, and even the entire island, was shaking!

"What happened!?"

The two Valkyries looked at the gate simultaneously. A different light emanated from the gaps in the now-closed, heavy stone door, as if some unknown change was taking place!

"Valhalla...what happened?"

Even the two Valkyries were now completely bewildered. El tried to communicate with Li You inside using the rules of Valhalla, only to find that most of the rules they knew were no longer valid. Even if Sigriun herself were present, she wouldn't have the ability to enter Valhalla.

In other words, Li You is now trapped inside.

El and Hilde exchanged bewildered glances: "Something's happened!"

……

This time, the feeling of passing through the gate was different from the gentle feeling when I first entered Valhalla. The faint dizziness was more similar to the system teleportation.

When Li You opened his eyes again, he saw the ruins of a modern city.

"……here it is?"

He was certain he hadn't seen these ruins before, either during his time travel or in any game, but they somehow felt strangely familiar.

The system notification sounded again, but this time it was somewhat ambiguous.

【Ding! 】

[Due to the unique nature of the Valhalla area, a special challenge difficulty has been triggered for you!]

That was all. But when Li You opened his backpack and looked inside, he realized that three of the world fragments he had hoarded were indeed missing, including a special world fragment with colorful light. His trump card reserves were suddenly depleted.

This price is not small.

The system didn't even assign him any tasks.

As for the modern city ruins before him, they covered an enormous area; Li You couldn't even find the boundary within his perception range, which was quite different from the trials in the Hall of Heroes.

Looking back, the door we came through had long since disappeared.

Li You stood quietly in place for a while without any reaction, so he decided to explore the area briefly first.

Although Li You knew that the Hall of Heroes would extract the memories of those who entered to generate challenge levels, and he was prepared to see the modern world, the trials in the Hall of Heroes were clearly different from what they were supposed to be after the world fragments actively merged into it.

The ruins of this modern city before us appear to cover a vast area, but they seem to have been ravaged by war, leaving a trail of devastation.

Furthermore, upon closer inspection, many buildings in this city, though seemingly closely connected, are actually disjointed in terms of style and era, appearing more like they were forcibly pieced together.

Li You walked a short distance along the street littered with wreckage and scattered wrecked vehicles. Then, just as he turned the corner, a shadow suddenly appeared out of nowhere and pounced on him!
Although the dark figure came suddenly, Li You's current reaction speed was not to be taken advantage of in such a sneak attack. He immediately took a side step to avoid the attack route, and at the same time, the spiral sword transformed into a spear and thrust out!

In the instant the dark shadow lunged out, Li You didn't see its form clearly, but after instinctively dodging and retaliating, he recognized the monster's appearance. "...A Licker?"

However, what surprised Li You even more than the appearance of the Lickers was what happened next.

Although his instinctive reaction to retaliate was perfect, the Licker, which was already pouncing in mid-air, strangely twisted its body to dodge his shot, despite Li You's expectation that it would be impossible to avoid this attack.

At the same time, the licker's two claws suddenly stretched out and grabbed at him again!
With its reaction speed and the whooshing sound it made when its claws fell, this "Licker" was more than ten or a hundred times stronger than its original self!
Li You immediately understood that although the enemy in front of him had an appearance similar to the Licker and its attack methods were also obviously similar, it was actually an enemy generated after the mutation of Valhalla, and should not be underestimated.

Instantly adjusting his mindset, Li You adopted a serious attitude, leaning back to dodge the two claws that attacked from both sides. At the same time, he gripped the spear with both hands, splitting it into two blades that cleaved the Licker's body in two!

"Clap clap clap."

The Licker, cut in two, fell to the ground, its two halves still struggling and roaring, trying to attack Li You.

"Pfft-"

Having witnessed its tenacious vitality, Li You then combined the two swords, transforming them into a golden greatsword entwined with thorns, and pierced through the two halves of the body in one breath.

Then, countless golden thorns pierced through the two halves of the Licker's body!

In this way, the monster with the appearance of a licker finally lost all ability to resist or recover.

Li You wanted to squat down and study its structure carefully, but the dying Licker raised its head at the last moment and let out a high-pitched roar from its pierced throat!

The roar carried far and wide, and in that instant, the once silent city seemed to be awakened. All sorts of terrifying roars rose from the ground, underground, and in the air, from every visible and invisible corner, instantly spreading throughout the entire city!
Li You: "!!"

Is this what it means to start the dungeon?!

Almost instantly, countless enemies with the appearance of bio-mutated monsters rushed out from the previously silent corners and surged towards Li You like a tidal wave!
This scene really gave Li You the illusion that he was in a biohazard world, being besieged by a massive number of zombies.

But in reality, these enemies are far more dangerous than zombies and BOWs!

Almost instantly, Li You realized that he could not hold back his strength. He immediately plunged his spiral sword into the ground, unleashing his fiery domain without reservation!

Through his encounter with the "Licker," Li You discovered that although the creatures generated by the Hall of Heroes were much stronger than the original, they surprisingly replicated similar characteristics to the original quite completely.

In other words, these enemies that mimic bio-monsters also have obvious weaknesses. They are afraid of being shot in the head and are also afraid of high-temperature flames.

However, to exploit their weaknesses, one needs sufficient strength.

Without a doubt, Li You possesses this strength, as well as the ability to accurately identify and exploit the enemy's weaknesses.

A firestorm erupted, engulfing the ordinary zombie-type enemies and scorching their flesh.

But Li You also saw that the horde of zombies included many fast enemies such as Lickers and zombie dogs, as well as a few elites such as G-type adults and Plaka giants.

To the swift bio-engineered monsters, Li You unleashed flames within his domain, transforming them into meteorites that blocked their path.

As for the most troublesome giants and G-type beings, Li You planned to skip them.

This ruined city is so large that there are still many areas not covered by the horde of zombies. Li You plans to avoid the infected people who have gathered here and find a safe place to take shelter for the time being.

Having temporarily slowed the horde of corpses with his flame domain, Li You immediately spread his wings and prepared to fly into the sky.

However, just as his figure rose into the air, a series of sharp screeching sounds came from the sky!

Looking around, Li You saw a large swarm of flying mutated creatures rushing out from the top of a more familiar, half-collapsed tall building in the distance!
Among them are mutated moths, mutated spiders, various sizes of butterfly-like beasts, C-virus mutated crows... In short, all sorts of flying monsters from the Resident Evil series have emerged.

Even more frightening was that a large number of "jajangmyeon" – the tentacles of the Ouroboros virus from the original biohazard timeline – emerged from the damage to the building!
With just one glance, Li You knew that the sky was definitely not a viable path.

Without hesitation, he swooped down, dodging the onrushing horde of flying beasts, quickly skimming the ground, almost flying over the heads of the corpses on the ground, and rushing towards the corner of the narrow street.

At the same time, the spiral sword in his hand transformed into a staff, and with a wave of his hand, he released an invisibility spell. The Shield of Aegis also unfolded, cutting off his aura as well.

Li You was trying to use a method effective against infected people to conceal his presence, but he wasn't sure if this trick would work.

Fortunately, the Hall of Heroes seemed to be a very meticulous replica. After isolating the view and smell and keeping the noise down as much as possible, he successfully shook off the overwhelming army of infected.

But Li You didn't stop. He flew forward quickly and suddenly rushed out of the corner!

Ahead, a building that was originally only one story high but had a spacious area, now equipped with heavy railings and a watchtower on top, appeared before him.

The building originally appeared to be a supermarket, but it was later converted by the survivors into a survival base to fight off the horde of zombies.

However, at this moment the entire building is in a state of disrepair. The original additions are either damaged or collapsed, and the thick defensive outer walls, which are more than one story high, have almost collapsed in half!
Li You almost froze on the spot!

He certainly couldn't possibly not recognize this building. It was the core stronghold of the survivor organization "Guardians of the Light" in the infected zone of Harlan City, the second world he had transmigrated to!

Now, after many years, the building appears before him, looking as if it has been completely breached.

Fortunately, Li You's rational mind clearly told him that he was in the Hall of Heroes, and that the Hall of Heroes had absorbed fragments of the world and mutated, which should be the reason for the appearance of this building.

Even knowing this, Li You's heart couldn't help but beat a little faster.

Because there's more than just this one building.

With the flapping of his phantom wings, Li You risked attracting the flying mutated creatures back and ascended into the sky!
This time, he focused his attention on the buildings in the city and finally discovered the clues.

To the east of the city ruins lies a cluster of buildings that look as if they've been bombed by a nuclear bomb, reduced to mere frames. On the crumbling porch, a huge, dilapidated "RP" sign hangs precariously.

Raccoon City Police Department.

In the west of the city, a building with most of its windows sealed off stands crookedly, leaning against the lower buildings to stand, its interior seemingly completely collapsed.

Harlan, Tower Headquarters.

Almost right next to this building, there was another museum-like building that had been completely reduced to ruins, with all entrances blocked.

Berglen Museum.

In addition, some buildings that Li You was familiar with and had once occupied for a long time appeared in the city in a dilapidated state.

Besides all of the above, what shocked Li You the most was the building from which a large number of flying mutated creatures and ouroboros mutated beings had emerged.

Because it was half collapsed, Li You hadn't even recognized it before, but now, from the front, he couldn't possibly mistake the familiar gate and sign.

This is... Trasever's headquarters building!

Looking at the ruins covering the city, Li You couldn't help but grin:

"Damn it... Valhalla is ruthless!"

(End of this chapter)