I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 35 Ascension of Flesh and Blood

The entire city was restored to its original state, and all the exposed flesh and blood disappeared.

Even the streets and buildings that were destroyed by players and monsters at night have been restored to their original state.

If Cao Yu and his three companions weren't sitting in the stolen car, they might have thought last night's events were just a dream.

The streets became deserted, with few pedestrians and vehicles in sight. Considering it was just past five in the morning, this phenomenon made sense.

The monsters that ravaged the night have become normal people and returned to a normal life rhythm.

When Cao Yu and his three companions arrived at the police station, they found the police officers on night duty already at work.

After they explained their purpose for participating in "Operation Pig Hunt," they were immediately given a warm welcome, just like yesterday.

The four of them waited less than half an hour before being matched with a six-person hunting team. They then boarded a minibus provided by the police station and headed to the eastern outskirts of the City of Truth.

On the way, the merchant couldn't help but say to Cao Yu and the others:
"It seems our guess was right, and everything is going smoothly, except... have you noticed that it's only a little past five in the morning, and these 'local players' have already started teaming up to hunt down the breeders? This is even more hellish than the '996' work schedule that the people of the Federation hate so much."

“You missed something. The flesh monsters only recently turned back into humans and immediately started working,” Cao Yu corrected. “What’s ’996’ hell compared to this? This is the legendary ‘007’.”

"...I was too naive!" The businessman gasped. "They're human by day and monster by night, working 24 hours a day, 7 days a week...no wonder they're all screaming for help."

Damn it, even a god couldn't withstand this!

As a business owner in the real world, the businessman thought about his company's work system... and suddenly felt that he was really too kind.

During their casual conversation, the 10-person raiding party arrived at their target location in the eastern suburbs.

Local players took the lead, while Cao Yu and his three companions provided support, launching a direct assault on a "breeding den".

The three farmers in the den were all at the D-level, but none of them had any items.

Therefore, the battle ended quickly.

Cao Yu was highly skilled and daring. While the local players and the breeding players were locked in combat, he rushed forward and quickly killed a breeding player with the "Immortal Slaying Curse".

The whole process was thrilling but ultimately safe.

After that, he felt the hunger that had been lingering in his body... disappear.

My stamina has stopped decreasing.

It actually worked...you guessed right!

Ultimately, they rescued 17 novice local players from the breeding site.

By the time they returned to the police station from the hunting party, it was 6:55 a.m.

Cao Yu and his three companions did not immediately participate in the next hunt.

After leaving the police station building, they found an open space outside and gathered together to talk.

"The negative buff on me has disappeared, what about you?" Cao Yu spoke first.

"Me too."

All three gave affirmative answers.

The fitness coach said thoughtfully:

"The players who farmed in this instance were pretty strong. I only played a support role and didn't dare to go up and steal kills... It seems that as long as you participate in the operation and provide support, it counts."

"Now that the physical problem is solved, we... are we safe?" The merchant seemed a little unreal: "So what's next?"

“You can continue participating in the hunt,” Cao Yu suggested. “This could affect your final dungeon rating; the more you hunt, the higher your rating. If you only play support roles… your final rating probably won’t be very high.”

"Is this so..."

The fitness instructor and the businessman exchanged a glance and made their decision.

Although even the weakest players in the farming game are at least D-level, none of them have any items, and they are also being suppressed by local players... It is possible to seize the opportunity to steal kills.

Find wealth in danger!
With a plan to improve their dungeon rating, both of them became slightly more excited.

"Wait a minute." The fitness instructor suddenly thought of something: "These 'farming' players... can't they be killed off completely? The local players in this city are always teaming up to hunt them down. Even if these 'farming' players are just easy targets, they should be wiped out by now, right?"

“Your mindset hasn’t shifted yet,” An Li reminded her. “If everything is a script, then actors can naturally be reused. Don’t forget, the people here… and the monsters here are unkillable.”

"..." The fitness instructor sighed softly, "Now I kind of understand why they're screaming 'Help me!' at night. Being tortured and having the same script repeated after death—if I were in their shoes, I'd scream for help too. This kind of thing..."

He paused, then frowned slightly:
"Isn't there any way to stop it?"

After saying that, he added:
"Oh, right, I'm not being overly compassionate or anything, I just think... it is indeed a bit cruel."

In the player community, "saintly" players are like rats crossing the street, hated by everyone.

“Saint Mary is a positive term, and a saintly heart is undoubtedly noble.” Cao Yu laughed and said, “You’re probably talking about a hypocrite who’s generous with other people’s money. There’s a big difference between the two.”

"This certainly doesn't count as overflowing with saintly compassion," the merchant sighed. "Unfortunately, we don't have the power to stop anything. You saw the monsters last night; their heads were blown off, yet they regenerated without a scratch. Trying to save them... even the 'grave-building method' mentioned in the dungeon prompts didn't work. I really can't imagine what other methods there are." "Actually, there are some."

Cao Yu offered his own guess:

"The monsters from last night were able to use the flesh and blood covering the city to regenerate new bodies. They and the entire city's flesh and blood are probably connected, to put it metaphorically..."

He thought for a moment and described it as follows:

"The sea of ​​flesh and blood covering the city is both a cloud that stores the consciousness data of all the people in the city and a terminal that provides bodies for all the people in the city. As long as consciousness is still there, flesh and blood can be taken and used at any time, and new terminals can be generated at any time... that is, new bodies."

"...I feel like your unintentional analogy has revealed the truth about this instance?" The merchant felt as if he had suddenly understood something.

Wait, was it really just an unintentional metaphor?
Given the abilities the other party has displayed, they probably realized this after observing the state of those monsters last night.

I initially thought it was a supernatural instance.

How come it's starting to sound like science fiction?

Cao Yu continued:

"So saving people is very simple. Just evaporate the entire city with one blow, and everyone can be saved from their suffering."

merchant:"……"

"I was just kidding," Cao Yu said with a smile.

The businessman didn't laugh.

Even the most powerful player in the Federation wouldn't dare say they could evaporate the entire city in one strike.

What kind of method is this?
Just then, Cao Yu's player panel suddenly popped up, and the evolution game notification sounded in his mind:
[You have survived the night and successfully started the side quest.]

Side Quest: Fulfill the Wishes of the City's Residents

Your side quest completion rate: 7%

"..."

Cao Yu looked at the others and found that they were all staring at the air in front of them... It seemed that they had all received the notification.

He asked An Li directly, "How much?"

“3%.” An Li understood immediately and asked, “And you?”

"7%..."

Next, Cao Yu obtained the completion rates from the fitness instructors and businessmen—2% and 1%, respectively.

After thinking for a few seconds, he quickly deduced the pattern—it should be calculated based on the player's contribution to the hunt.

It must be said that the game is quite forgiving of E-level players. With this side quest hint, other surviving players, even if they haven't figured out the logic, should be able to realize that they must participate in "Operation Pig Hunt".

The four immediately returned to the police station's lobby to inquire about the new hunting operation, only to be told that they would have to wait.

Cao Yu sat on a public bench in the lobby, a thoughtful expression on his face.

Side quest – Fulfill the wishes of the city's residents.

They are "city residents," not "residents of the city of truth."

He admitted that this was a bit nitpicky, but... based on his previous guesses, the meaning of this mission should be more than just hunting down farming players.

If we look closely, the residents of this city actually have two wishes.

The first wish was forcibly imposed by the "Creator of the City of Truth," which is to hunt down breeders; it is a false wish.

However, it seems that fulfilling this false wish also meets the conditions for the side quest.

As for the second wish... considering the cries for help at night and the instance's hint that "the dead sleep forever in their graves," the city's residents' true wish is most likely to be to find release.

Dust to dust, ashes to ashes, the dead rest eternally in their tombs.

'The instance prompts won't give meaningless error messages, so the only way to help them is undoubtedly to build a tomb and bury the entire city's inhabitants.'

'Once the tombs are successfully built, everyone will be forever buried, and the livestock farmers in the city will naturally all be dead as well…'

Therefore, once the true desire for liberation is fulfilled, the false desire to hunt and raise livestock is automatically fulfilled. The true desire encompasses the false desire; there's no need for both to occur simultaneously.

Cao Yu quickly deduced the logic behind it.

The only problem is... how exactly should a tomb be built to truly bury the dead?
He already had a lead on this.

Cao Yu suddenly stood up from the bench, looked at An Li, and said in a more serious tone:

"We should take action."

(End of this chapter)