The virtual empire starts from the game

Chapter 600 A monster with a heavy taste! The moment that will determine success or failure!

"Wait, this guy was bragging so much, and then he just disappeared the moment we met?"

The viewers were on the sidelines.

I didn't find it scary, I just found it funny.

The valiant sniper shook his head and explained to Qingmei Zhugu: "It's normal to be killed on your first encounter with a monster when you know nothing about it, especially when you're ambushed."

"Especially with the new game, Dragon Soul, Organ Mutation, Limit Break Skills, and all that is gone..."

"It's no wonder that a mere mortal can't possibly kill a boss."

As the valiant sniper said this, several incredibly powerful names flashed through his mind.

Maybe if they were to come instead?
However, for the sake of my teammates—and for my own sake later—it's best not to say anything more...

After the death of the green plum pig bone, the spaceship's broadcast system responded immediately:

[Crew member Qingmei Zhugu was attacked and killed by an unknown creature. Survivors, please evacuate as soon as possible.]
Ozawa's voice came through the communicator: "Ama! Aren't you in a group with Qingmei and Zhugu? Have you seen any monsters?"

Ah Mao, who was in the same group, quickly responded: "Damn, we just split up to search, there's so much stuff here, let me check it out!"

The valiant sniper and Lao Yang exchanged a glance, stopped their search, and waited quietly.

During the wait, the floor trembled slightly.

It appears that another large ice block from the star ring has collided with the spaceship.

In the silence, muffled sounds could be heard from afar.

Until the voice of the guy named A Mao rang out again:

"I saw the pig bones' clothes and weapons, and there was a large pool of blood on the ground, this blood..."

"What about the blood? Stop keeping me in suspense," Daze interjected.

"The bloodstains were dragged, and they were very long, even several meters long, on the ceiling..."

Following the thick bloodstains on the floor and ceiling, Da Mao pushed open a door and entered the corridor, where he found that the thick bloodstains stretched for more than ten meters along the wall before finally disappearing into a small cabin.

Upon entering, several metal supply crates were found scattered throughout the compartment.

"The pig bone was probably ambushed while searching for supply crates, and it vomited a lot of blood the moment it was hit."

"After that, he struggled while spitting blood, leaving a lot of bloodstains in the room."

"After he hit the monster, it dragged him out of the house, pressed him against the metal wall, and dragged him all the way..."

Looking at the pools of blood in the middle of the drag marks, and the blood droplets still slowly sliding down, A Mao added:

"While they were dragging him, they slammed him against the wall several times, each time causing him to spit out a lot of blood."

"As they were being dragged through the corridor and into the warehouse, the pig bone still grabbed at the door, probably trying to use it to break free, but unfortunately it didn't succeed."

"Finally, he was dragged into the warehouse, dragged around, and smashed all over the floor and ceiling. In the end, he was devoured by the monster, leaving him with only a set of clothes."

This guy's description is both detailed and vivid.

This silenced the teammates, who were imagining the series of scenes that followed.

"The pork bones... are indeed quite something."

The valiant sniper exclaimed, "According to A Mao's description, he was almost spitting out blood and was smashed so badly he was completely disoriented, yet he still managed to seize the opportunity to struggle and fight back..."

"The problem is... is there still no clue about the monster?"

Just as the valiant sniper was feeling regretful, Ah Mao's voice suddenly came through the communicator again:

"Damn it! They've ambushed me! How insidious!"

In the background, a large amount of debris is being pushed over, making a loud banging sound.

"What the hell is this thing?"

Ozawa immediately interjected, "What monster? Explain clearly!"

"Blood! It's all blood!" Amao gasped for breath as he answered frantically, clearly being chased by a monster.

"What blood?" Osawa asked anxiously. "Explain it clearly!"

"That monster was covered in blood! I... I can't even begin to explain!!" A Mao's voice trembled, tinged with hysteria.

They sounded quite frightened.

It seemed to have tripped over something again, and crashed heavily to the ground.

Then came the repeat of the same fate with green plum and pork bones.

Amidst the cacophony of fighting and struggle, A Mao also met a tragic end.

The spacecraft's broadcast system issued another announcement:

[Crew member A Mao was attacked and killed by an unknown creature. Survivors, please evacuate as soon as possible.]
The valiant sniper shuddered, finally feeling the oppressive presence of the monster!

He considered himself quite brave, able to remain unfazed even when killed by a monster.

But the feeling of only hearing their voices but not seeing them, while teammates die one by one... is just too creepy!

Two teammates have already died, but we haven't obtained any useful information.

The pressure suddenly surged!

The valiant sniper patted Old Yang on the shoulder, "Let's move quickly while the monster isn't on our side!"

"Okay!" Old Yang nodded.

They nimbly began searching the area.

The valiant sniper quickly ran to the nearest workbench, hoping to find a suitable weapon.

To their surprise, they discovered something resembling a 3D printer, with three different weapon blueprints displayed on the screen.

Judging from their shapes, they are a long gun, a chainsaw, and a net gun.

The valiant sniper pondered:

Although chainsaws are powerful, they are too heavy to facilitate escape.

The noise is also very loud, and if there is more than one monster on the spaceship, it will attract a siege.

Eliminate it first.

Net guns are excellent for catching animals.

But what he needs even more are lethal weapons!
"Long spear! Don't let me down!"

After selecting a weapon, the workbench in front of you immediately starts operating on its own, with various materials and tools extending out from within, and lasers and sparks appearing in turn.

At this point, it no longer resembles a 3D printing device, but rather a fully automated industrial machine tool.

In less than a minute, a gleaming silver rifle, still warm to the touch, appeared in front of the valiant sniper.

The valiant sniper picked it up with satisfaction.

The name of this weapon also appeared before my eyes:
[The Spear of the Tokamak]
"...Tokamak? A nuclear-powered lance??? That's amazing!"

Just as he was about to examine the gun closely, Old Yang suddenly shouted, "Little Yingzi! I've found the energy node!"

The valiant sniper was stunned for a moment before realizing that "Little Yingzi" was calling him. He ran over with a black line on his face, carrying the Tokamak Spear.

When we arrived at the location, we saw Lao Yang looking at a strange device with a headache.

"what is this?"

Old Yang moved aside and explained to him, "The system says that there is a damaged node in the original energy pipeline. We need to use these 16 buttons to adjust the angle and orientation of the pipeline to repair a new route."

The valiant sniper looked at the 4x4 button and the small display showing the pipeline status, and immediately realized that this was a puzzle game.

"I'll do it! I'm a puzzle-solving expert."

Since it's a teaching level, the difficulty shouldn't be too high.

The valiant sniper pondered this, then confidently accepted the task.

Then, making a mistake with practiced ease.

The pipes overhead spewed out large amounts of blue plasma, and the equipment emitted a piercing alarm, startling the two men.

"Uh, it's a small problem, I pressed the wrong button."

"Again."

The valiant sniper refused to give up and wanted to keep trying.

But a cautious voice came from the communicator:

"I heard a sound! That monster is getting closer!"

"No, it just passed by, and then it went away."

"It's heading west, and it's moving very fast! Be careful!"

The valiant sniper immediately realized: this decryption was wrong and would attract monsters!

He immediately stopped, grabbed Old Yang, and ran: "Quick, let's go! The monster is coming!"

While running, he didn't forget to notify his teammates:

"Note on repairing energy nodes: Failure will result in energy overflow, attracting monsters."

"A monster is coming this way!"

"Old Yang and I are moving." "What are you trying to do? Hurry up!"

In just a few words, he heard a series of "bangs" coming from afar.

The monster was moving faster than he had expected!
"How about we split up? That way we won't be caught in one fell swoop," Old Yang suggested.

"it is good!"

The valiant sniper nodded and parted ways with Lao Yang at the crossroads, one on the left and one on the right.

Looking back after turning around, I saw a large pool of blood flowing into the narrow corridor!

As this strange thing appeared, the lights in the corridor began to flicker.

"Fuck! What the hell?"

He glanced at it once, then turned and ran the next second.

Old Yang has already darted several meters away!
Perhaps because the monster was closer, the valiant sniper could not only hear the thumping sounds, but also the gurgling sound of flowing blood, the gurgling sound of some kind of viscous fluid, and the pounding of his own heart!
Just a few seconds later, the sound of drums began to pound in my ears.

The valiant sniper felt a sense of foreboding.

'This music!'

'I'm going into battle!'

He turned around and saw a large mass of blood lying at the crossroads under the flashing lights, swaying left and right like jelly.

Upon closer inspection...

This doesn't look like jelly at all!
It was clearly a huge, bloody mess, like a bunch of intestines, all tangled together!
When it moves, its intestines stretch out, grabbing everything it can like ropes and tentacles, then dragging its body along in a chaotic shuffle...

This monstrous creature is now swaying left and right because it's hesitant, unsure whether to chase the valiant sniper or Old Yang.

The valiant sniper felt a chill run down his spine, worrying that his livestream might be banned by the administrators, while simultaneously gripping the end of the Tokamak spear.

There are three rings there, representing three different power output intensities.

Just as it was about to twist, a shoe flew from the other side of the passage and hit the monster.

The monster froze for a moment.

Then, from within the twisted and tangled crimson body, two enormous blue eyeballs suddenly appeared!
The eyeball immediately turned towards Old Yang after it appeared.

Bloody, thin limbs were flailing wildly in the corridor!
Then, the enraged monster charged straight at Old Yang!

"Little Yingzi, run!"

Old Yang's voice drifted over from afar.

The brave sniper was deeply moved and felt ashamed that he had previously doubted Lao Yang's real age.

He almost drew his gun and gave chase.

But the voice from the communicator interrupted him: "How are you? Are you still alive? Did you see the monster clearly?"

“I saw it clearly,” the valiant sniper replied, “but not completely.”

There was a moment of silence on the communicator.

The valiant sniper didn't continue with the jokes and quickly said, "This monster interferes with the lights, so I can only make out a rough outline."

He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.

Instead of continuing their escape, they returned the way they came, intending to continue repairing the energy nodes!
"This is a monster with a lot of bloody tentacles, which looks like a huge mass of intestines. It is so big that it can almost fill the entire corridor."

"The eyes are hidden inside the body, which could be a weakness."

"Old Yang helped me hold him back, and I'm now going back the way I came to try and continue repairing the energy node."

"You'd better hurry up too."

"I'm a little worried now, whether I can actually pass this tutorial level!"

The brave sniper's first reaction upon seeing that disgusting monster was:

Please don't jump on me!

That's fucking disgusting!!
My second thought was: "The 'teaching hurdle' doesn't necessarily mean you have to pass it."

"Failure" can also be a teaching method.

Being defeated by a boss in the tutorial level, and then being able to challenge that same boss again once the game officially starts and the player becomes stronger, is a classic design!
So he started urging them.

Daze was easy to talk to: "Okay, then let's get on with the exploration."

"It would be best to report any blueprints you find, so that we can share what we have."

The other teammates reported this one after another:

"I found two blueprints, one for [corrosion-resistant floor tiles] and the other for [Type 1 energy transmission line]. These are so basic..."

"I just repaired an energy node! Also found a jet glove, I guess... it counts as a weapon?"

"Um... I found a box of [Type I Standard Energy Cores] here. It seems like a good thing, but it's really heavy—probably over 60 kilograms. With this thing in my hands, I'm unlikely to continue exploring."

"Stop exploring for now, get this energy core to the evacuation pod first!" Daze immediately ordered. "This thing sounds very valuable...very useful!"

'You mean it's very valuable, right?!'

The valiant sniper immediately realized what was happening and became even more suspicious of Osawa's identity.

But he quickly put aside his distractions and focused on decryption.

This is an opportunity that Lao Yang risked his life for; we must seize it!
Ignoring the advice from a bunch of viewers in the live stream, he spent nearly two minutes carefully solving the mystery.

The moment it was completed, the entire spaceship suddenly trembled.

—This tremor was much more intense than any previous one!

To make matters worse: the floor suddenly started tilting!

The tilt angle isn't very high, only about five or six degrees, so it doesn't significantly affect the movement speed.

But the valiant sniper was puzzled: the spaceship was extremely large, and the area they were currently in was only a small part of it.

Ordinary ice blocks in the star ring could not possibly tilt the spaceship!

Soon, the spaceship's broadcast answered his question:
[The ship has been captured by the gravity of a gas giant, and its orbit is decreasing.]
[Attempting to activate the propulsion system...]
[Startup failed!]
[Low energy, engine malfunction...]
[All crew members are to evacuate immediately!]
[Evacuate immediately!]
……

After the broadcast started, whether it was psychological or not, the brave sniper felt that the spaceship was tilting even more!

Osawa's voice rang out immediately: "The teaching level is time-limited!"

"Hurry up and repair the energy nodes, there are only two left!"

Then why would he need to give orders?

Everyone hurried and ran as fast as they could.

Even the most valiant snipers are no exception.

Instead of searching for supplies carefully, they would just glance at them and leave, focusing their efforts on finding energy nodes.

But ironically, with this mindset, they actually found more and more supplies.

[Type 1 combat armor]
[Nano-Recovery Agent]
[High-Energy Battery Blueprint]
……

All sorts of good things keep popping up one after another.

The teammates were doing the same, with one after another reporting on their gains.

Until an excited voice from one of the guys was interrupted—

"Holy crap, how did a monster get here?!"

Less than 10 seconds later, the man died on the spot.

All the collected supplies were scattered on the ground, including a valuable [Type IV optical camouflage blueprint].

Most of what we've found so far is Type I, so this one and only Type IV blueprint is undoubtedly valuable!
The player closest to him couldn't resist trying to retrieve it, but he too became a lamb to the slaughter and died on the spot...

When the fourth energy node was repaired, yet another player was devoured by a monster.

At the same time, the spaceship had tilted at nearly 20 degrees, and its hull began to emit a piercing metallic wail.

Time is running out!
When Daze finally announced that he had found the fifth energy node, everyone immediately abandoned the search and headed straight for the evacuation point.

But the gathering of people attracted the monsters!

They even blocked the way between them and the evacuation point!

To make matters worse: Osawa was only 40 meters away!
He was still repairing the energy node when, realizing the problem, he anxiously said, "Cover me! It'll be done in 30 seconds at most!"

The spacecraft is accelerating towards Saturn.

The ship is listing more and more severely.

The meteorite impacts became more frequent, with constant thuds that almost sounded like a rousing drumbeat.

The blood-soaked monster remained completely unaffected, wriggling its body and moving rapidly, extending its long, thin tentacles toward them!

The teammates put down their supplies and drew their weapons.

The valiant sniper also twisted the iron ring at the end of his spear, and blue-white electric light shone from the Tokamak spear.

Now is the moment that will determine success or failure!

(End of this chapter)