I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 16 Return
Cao Yu really didn't intend to do anything.

The Buddha Mother is too dangerous; there's no need for him to fight to the death in an E-level dungeon.

Seeing his attitude, An Li gave up on the idea and went to refine corpse puppets. The three corpse puppets she had previously refined were destroyed by the explosion created by Chen Ran's "Flaming Staff" during the battle.

Fortunately, during her journey to subdue ordinary ghosts, she collected more ghost corpses and transported them over using the "Dust-Free Golden Ring".

This time, she brought back a total of thirteen ghost corpses.

When they met up, she was surrounded by corpses, looking like a wicked female demon from a fantasy novel who collects corpses and creates puppets. Combined with the dark atmosphere of the night... in short, it was very creepy.

the other side,
Chen Ran took out his phone and called Zhou Fan and Zhou Zheng—their phones had all been stolen, and they had exchanged contact information.

She informed the two that the "Tiou Resentment" had been resolved. After all, they were teammates who had gone through thick and thin together, so she didn't mind sharing this insignificant piece of information.

Zhou Fan and Zhou Zheng thanked them, but did not leave the cat café, remaining cautious and vigilant. They would not wander off before 11 p.m.

After saying "See you later" to Zhou Fan, Chen Ran hung up the phone.

She put away her phone, stretched, and spoke with a hint of ease:

"When I get back this time, I can really brag about it to the graduating class. I wonder what kind of dungeon rating I'll get?"

“Generally speaking, completing all the main and side quests will at least earn you an ‘A-’ rating.” Cao Yu smiled. “If nothing unexpected happens, we’ll all get an item.”

"Yeah, I'm so excited!" Chen Ran's eyes lit up. "We have to have a celebratory dinner when we get back."

The props are very precious. She'll have to return this "Flaming Staff" to her brother when she gets back.

To be honest, she was a little reluctant to part with it.

She touched the staff and said with a hint of hope, "I hope I can get such a handy tool too."

“There’s a question I’ve wanted to ask for a long time,” Cao Yu said, looking at Chen Ran. “Just how heavy is your staff?”

“200 jin.” Chen Ran replied, “I know what you want to say. This item has the effect of ‘lifting heavy objects with ease.’ After I equip it, the weight and feel when I swing it will be according to my wishes, making it as light as I want and as heavy as I want.”

With a smug look on her face, she continued:

"Moreover, the weight I feel in my hand doesn't match its actual weight. Even if it feels as light as a feather when I hold it, it's a real 200-pound weight when I swing it. How about that, impressive, right?"

"For an E-rank item, it's really quite excellent." Cao Yu twirled the gun in his hand: "It's better than my 'Wind Blower Gun'."

"Sigh, the Fourth Academy is too stingy!" Chen Ran comforted him, "Your superpower number is so high, you should be supported with a D-level item."

"If the bald teacher heard you say that, he'd cry." Cao Yu shook his head.

The bald teacher actually has a very elegant name, but his features are too distinctive, so students from the four colleges all like to call him that in private.

Cao Yu was very grateful for his act of lending the props.

After all, giving items to novice players to use in dungeons is a very risky thing to do, and it is easy to lose everything.

If a player dies... if they die at the hands of another player, their items will be inherited by that player; if they die in a normal crisis, their items will be recycled by the evolution game.

The bald teacher is taking a considerable risk.

"I really can't imagine what the bald teacher would look like when he cried."

Chen Ran tried to imagine it... but the scene was too graphic, giving her goosebumps, so she quickly changed the subject:

"I heard that the higher the dungeon rating, the more items you can get that suit your playstyle. You performed so well this time, so I guess you'll get a pretty good reward."

Cao Yu smiled and said, "Then I'll take your kind words, Xiao Chen."

Cao Yu didn't have high expectations for the item rewards from the dungeon.

After all, his system shop has almost countless items ranging from E-grade to S-grade, with all kinds of functions.

Seeing the delicacies, even though he couldn't eat them for the time being, he no longer cared about the meager rewards from the E-level dungeon.

Yes, he got arrogant.

More than the item rewards, he was looking forward to how many achievement points the "dungeon achievements" would bring him.

The system shop even sells cultivation qualifications.

His thirst for achievement points is now at its absolute limit.

Money can buy anything!

At this time,

An Li has finished crafting the new corpse puppet.

She fused thirteen ghost corpses together to create a corpse puppet with the shape of a normal human. It appeared to have female physical characteristics, but it had no face... or rather, no facial features. Its face was as smooth as a mirror, making it look very eerie.

Upon seeing this, Cao Yu said in a subtle tone:
"You... you can even synthesize them? Thirteen ghost corpses combined into one corpse puppet? Attribute amplification of 13 times?"

"It's not that exaggerated, at most it's only a three to four times increase."

An Li explained:
"I didn't have the ability of 'synthesis' before. After being amplified by the rules of the Buddha Mother, I gained this instinct. By the way, this corpse puppet is called 'Faceless One'."

You've even given it a name... Cao Yu said thoughtfully:

“I’ve experienced something similar to what you’re going through. It’s probably because our superpowers are inherently capable of doing this, but our evolution level is too low to unlock the corresponding abilities. The Buddha Mother’s amplification allowed us to experience it ahead of time.”

He sighed:

"Unfortunately, this increase is temporary. I can already feel it weakening. I expect it will drop to zero by 11 p.m.."

At this point, he felt a little envious of An Li's abilities.

The corpse puppets created during the opponent's amplification period are superpower derivatives and will not disappear after the amplification ends.

In other words, An Li essentially got a powerful combatant for free.

"What's there to regret?" Chen Ran was very optimistic, encouraging Cao Yu with great enthusiasm, "I think this increase is at most at the level of a D-rank player. With your abilities, it won't be long before your evolution level reaches that level. Compared to this..."

She looked at the dark sky in the distance and said with curiosity:
"I've been busy with missions and haven't had time to explore... How big do you think this instance world is? Is it just one Songtan City? Or is there actually a planet beneath our feet?"

“It should be a planet,” An Li said. “I flew very high before and didn’t see any boundary barriers outside this city.”

"Really..." Chen Ran exclaimed, "Even a random dungeon is this large-scale. The Evolution Game is truly astonishingly vast!"

"Have you forgotten our player IDs?" Cao Yu reminded him. "Evolution Game is a behemoth that covers and impacts countless worlds. A single planetary instance is not even the tip of the iceberg."

At this point, he glanced at his player panel—[ID: C09009233333]. The last six digits indicated that he was the 233333rd player in the world where the Federation was located.

The "009" before the player's serial number is the Evolution Game's designation for the Federation world, also known as "World Zone 009".

This is information that players obtained from some dungeons, and the Federation recorded it.

As for what the "C09" at the beginning means, nobody knows.

"Numbered... Apart from various dungeons, no player has ever seen any other numbered worlds." Chen Ran said suspiciously, "I feel I have to question whether this information is true or false."

“I believe it’s true.” Cao Yu’s eyes were firm.

It's impossible to determine the authenticity of something you've never seen before.

However, he is willing to believe it is true.

After all... he hadn't forgotten that he was a time traveler!
He was also hoping to use the evolution game to go home and visit his family.

……

As the three chatted, time flew by, and soon it was 11:00 p.m.

At that moment, the player panels of all players in the instance automatically popped up, and a notification sound rang in their minds.

You have completed the main quest "Survive for 12 hours".

This instance will close in 30 minutes. Please leave the instance within this time limit.

[Instance Evaluation:]
How am I any different from that traitor Cao Cao?: A+;

Anne: A;

Please call me Your Majesty: A-;

Partner of Justice: B-;

All the good names have been chosen by dogs: B-;

The young lady has arrived :D;

Song Yiming: D】

Your dungeon rewards have been distributed.

Congratulations on your first successful dungeon run! All E-level player privileges have been unlocked.

[Do you want to leave the copy? 】

"Oh," Cao Yu looked at Chen Ran and teased, "Your Majesty, how do you feel about getting an 'A-' rating?"

"..." Chen Ran said with embarrassment, "You're still Cao Cao! What kind of lousy nickname is that?"

"Alright, you can go back now." Cao Yu's tone became serious.

"Then be careful," Chen Ran reminded him. "Our amplification has already disappeared."

At this moment, she, Cao Yu, and An Li were standing in the outer area of ​​the Temple of the Goddess of Marriage.

Chen Ran did not insist on going in to investigate, and obediently chose to return, his figure disappearing from the spot.

Cao Yu and An Li then walked towards the entrance of the Buddha Mother Temple.

Neither of them spoke, their nerves on edge, their attention focused, preparing for any unexpected situation.

Upon entering the temple and arriving at the statue of the Buddha Mother, An Li commanded the corpse puppet "Faceless One" to attack the statue, easily shattering it.

As the fragments fell to the ground, the two held their breath and looked around... but found nothing, nothing happened.

An Li said thoughtfully:

"Is the Buddha Mother really not among the targets? If so, it's impossible to get an S-rank rating in this dungeon."

Now that the dungeon's rating has been determined, the Buddha Mother is no longer of any significance to players.

Even if you can defeat the enemy and successfully defeat it, the player's dungeon rating will not change.

They entered the Buddha Mother Temple to test the waters, simply to satisfy their curiosity—was there really a way to get an "S-level rating"?

Now it seems...

"Look into the eyes of the idol," Cao Yu suddenly reminded him.

An Li looked over and saw the broken head of the statue lying on the ground, with blood and tears seeping from the corners of its eyes.

And more and more... In just a few seconds, the ground was covered and soaked with blood.

Cao Yu discovered that his shoes were submerged in blood, followed by his ankles, trouser legs... The blood covering the ground turned into a sea of ​​blood, rising at an unbelievable speed, reaching his waist in just a few seconds.

My body... I can't move!
The sea of ​​blood seemed to solidify into cement, fixing him firmly in place.

Anne, who was standing nearby, did the same.

The two quickly displayed their unique abilities—Cao Yu used the "Immortal Slaying Curse" to tear off the restraints and rushed out of the temple; An Li used the "Dust-Separating Golden Ring" to disperse the sea of ​​blood, while simultaneously controlling the corpse puppet "Faceless One" to pick her up and quickly retreat.

Now that the dungeon is over, both of them have lost their previous boosts. Their mental strength simply cannot support the continuous use of superpowers and items, and they turn pale in just a few seconds.

Fortunately, they escaped from the main prayer hall.

Without pausing for even a moment, the two ran towards the temple entrance.

Cao Yu glanced back briefly and saw the surging, crimson waves.

In just a few seconds, the level of the blood-red sea had risen to tens of meters high and was still rising at a terrifying speed. A few seconds later, it had grown to a scale that blotted out the sun.

Countless humanoid creatures emerged from the sea of ​​blood, tumbling forward with the waves, letting out cries of pain, resentment, or anguish... This was a tsunami of the dead!
Cao Yu and An Li, who were running, were suddenly caught in a series of illusions and could not tell where the road ahead was.

Holy crap… Cao Yu didn’t hesitate for a moment, instantly abandoning all thoughts of investigation, and silently chanted “Return” in his heart.

The next instant, he and An Li disappeared from the spot.

After losing its target, the churning tsunami of the dead quickly receded and subsided, disappearing within a dozen seconds.

The temple returned to calm, as if nothing had happened.

(End of this chapter)