Hell Game: Starting from Metropolis

If this is the average difficulty of beginner dungeons, then the survival rate of this game is truly worrying.

"I'm finished, what about you?"

He coughed and said.

"It would be difficult for you to deliver all the orders by yourself, right? Besides, there won't be anyone to give you a massage."

Niu Ma stared at Liu Zheng with his bloodshot eyes, trying to detect any weakness in his calm demeanor.

However, it gained nothing.

"This is the first time I've ever seen a human being like you."

Niu Ma muttered something and then walked towards the wall cabinet.

It spat out a key and opened one of the cabinets.

Liu Zheng saw a photo pasted on the inside of the cabinet door, which appeared to be a cow or horse dressed as a maid.

"Drink it."

The oxen and horses used their horns to hook out a bottle and hang it in front of him.

The translucent glass bottle was filled with a murky, viscous liquid, in which countless hairy worms swam, appearing and disappearing.

Name: Ascending Moss 53 degrees

Type: Item

Quality: Excellent

"Effect: Quickly heals the user's injuries, slightly increases strength and physique, slightly reduces mental state and perception, and has a chance to cause intoxication."

"Note: Ingredients include sorghum, wheat, water, hairy bloodworms, dung moss, and other things you don't want to know."

"The quality is ranked from low to high as follows: inferior, ordinary, excellent, fine, perfect, legendary, epic, mythical."

"Ascending Moss".

Liu Zheng took the bottle, his expression subtle.

He felt that the system was hinting at something, and he had evidence to back it up.

Without much hesitation, Liu Zheng unscrewed the bottle cap and took a big gulp.

The pungent smell, similar to concentrated hydrochloric acid, made him dizzy, but what bothered him even more was the worms moving down his esophagus.

They use their mouthparts to bite the muscles and mucous membranes along the way, and then spray out sticky vomit to heal them.

That painful and itchy feeling only stopped when it was completely digested by stomach acid.

Even a short period of torture is enough to make the most stubborn spy reveal everything.

After the pain subsided, a rush of warmth quickly filled his body.

Liu Zheng couldn't help but scratch his exposed skin. He felt his whole body swell up, like a suckling pig being stuffed and roasted.

"Exciting, isn't it? This is some good stuff I secretly got my hands on. You're getting a bargain."

He found the cows and horses' boasting annoying, so he simply opened his character card.

ID: Liu Zheng (can be edited)

Level: lv1

"Strength: 17"

"Constitution: 15?"

"Spirit: 9"

"Perception: 8"

Strength and Constitution increased by 3 points, while Spirit and Perception decreased by 2 points.

Numerically speaking, it was a profit, and they didn't get drunk, so they were quite lucky.

He touched his chest; the broken ribs had healed, but there was still a slight ache.

In reality, even the most expensive drugs cannot achieve such an effect, but in this world, it's just a deliveryman's personal stash.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a game for selecting extraordinary individuals.

Liu Zheng felt even more hopeful for the future.

"Remember this, you owe me two thousand yuan."

Niu Ma said, ruining the atmosphere.

How much are our salaries?

he asked.

"One thousand a month, plus bonuses."

"Okay, I'll pay you back at the end of the month."

Liu Zheng readily agreed.

It's so comfortable to owe debts that you don't have to repay.

"Then let's continue talking about work."

The bull nodded, as if nothing had happened.

"The third rule is that you are not allowed to talk to the people serving the food."

"What if the meal is served incorrectly?"

"Then put it back in the food cart, and go back to the lounge to wait for your meal to be prepared again."

Ox-Head replied.

"understood."

Liu Zheng noticed that it said "no talking" rather than "no communication".

"Rule number four: Loud noises are strictly prohibited after 7 p.m. every night."

"The fifth rule is: do not disclose anything about the Bloody Restaurant to outsiders, and do not disclose anything outside the restaurant to employees, except me."

"Isn't this the same as the third one?"

Liu Zheng asked.

"You just can't talk to the food preparers, but you can still talk to the other employees. However, I suggest you minimize contact with them to avoid getting into trouble."

"That's about it. As for things like not being able to eat your takeout, not being able to add ingredients to your takeout, and having your takeout delivered on time, I won't go into detail. You should know that yourself."

Niu Tou licked his lips, seemingly a little thirsty from talking.

Liu Zheng immediately shoved the bottle into its mouth.

Niu Tou raised his head and drank the remaining wine in one gulp.

"Since you're so sensible, I'll give you one more reminder."

Be bolder outside; you're a restaurant employee.

It raised its hoof and patted Liu Zheng on the shoulder.

Chapter 4 The First Takeout Order

After explaining the rules, Niu Ma ignored Liu Zheng and lay down on the ground, fast asleep.

He looked around but couldn't find anything to pass the time, so he started playing on his phone.

It's an old-fashioned phone that can't access the internet or have any software; the only game it comes with is Snake.

Why is it a snake game?

Liu Zheng stared at the long snake made up of black and white pixels, lost in thought.

A deliveryman's fighting skills are enough to kill him instantly, and with so many bizarre rules, this dungeon is clearly more about solving puzzles and clearing levels.

Although he wasn't particularly interested in deduction, he knew that anything in a puzzle game could often be useful.

How do you know what a game is good for? Of course, you play it first.

Press the confirm button to start the game.

A black pixelated snake chases randomly appearing circular pixels on the screen, turning into a piece every time it eats one.

The score is displayed on the left at the bottom of the screen, and a timer bar is displayed on the right.

Every so often, a large, flashing pixel will appear on the screen, while the timer bar will start to shorten.

One pixel is worth 5 points, and a large pixel is worth up to 25 points. The score decreases as the timer bar decreases.

Once the score reaches the maximum limit, a square pixel will appear on the screen.

Guide the snake's head into the square pixel to advance to the next level.

The rules are simple, and the strategy is also very simple: eat the large pixels as quickly as possible, so that the length of the snake can be shortened as much as possible.

Of course, this also carries risks.

When a snake grows longer, it tends to focus only on eating larger pixels and end up crashing into its own tail.

Even so, it was still a simple little game, and Liu Zheng quickly reached level 10.

The difficulty increases dramatically starting from level 10. Not only does the snake move faster, but many more obstacles appear on the screen.

Just as he was concentrating on eating the large pixelated food, he suddenly felt a warm current coming from his ear.

He pressed pause and looked back, and sure enough, it was the big head of a cow or a horse.

"You really did play the game after all."

The ox and horse showed an expression of having expected this.

"Can't this game be played?"

"It doesn't matter, you humans can't resist games anyway."

The ox and horse shook their heads.

"Once you start, don't stop, and you can't afford to lose."

it said.

"Is it absolutely necessary to complete the game?"

"You can quit after reaching level 20, but if you open the game again, you must play until you complete it."

"By the way, the highest record I've ever seen is 24 levels."

Liu Zheng looked at the top of the screen, where the number of levels was displayed as 10/25.

"How many people continued playing?"

he asked.

The ox and horse didn't answer; they just looked at the densely packed cabinets along the wall.

They all had more than one owner.

"Ok."

Liu Zheng shrugged and continued playing the game.

The oxen and horses weren't sleeping either; they were standing beside him watching.

One checkpoint, two checkpoints, three checkpoints.

Liu Zheng changed his strategy and proceeded steadily, eventually reaching the twentieth level.

The difficulty spikes again at the twentieth level.

Not only is the snake more than twice as fast as in the first level, but the obstacles are also much more difficult to find.

The refresh rate of large pixels is also more unpredictable, making it extremely difficult to gain a large number of points.

The scariest thing is that the screen will also display pixels covered in sharp spikes.

Although Liu Zheng didn't know what it was, it was probably something like a landmine.