Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 331 Pixel World
Nemesis woke up to a sharp electronic buzzing sound.

There was still a sense of chaos at the back of his head. He opened his eyes and found that the world in front of him had been distorted into strange pixel blocks. The bluestone road seemed to have been cut by a low-resolution filter, and the clouds in the sky were made up of mosaic blocks. Even when he breathed, he could see tiny dots of light floating in the air.

"What is this? A pixel world?" Nemesis was shocked. He lowered his head and looked at his body, which also looked like a little man made of pixels.

"Warning: Unknown intruder, loading backup protocol."

A mechanical female voice exploded deep in his cochlea, and a translucent blue interface suddenly popped up on his retina. Nemesis subconsciously took a half step back, and his boot heel hit the jagged stone steps - the edges of the steps were as uneven as if they were roughly erased by a child with an eraser.

【Welcome to the Greyhawk World·Digital Version β0.73】

【Please select your initial occupation:】

Grey Eagle World? What does that mean? Where is this place? Nemesis was confused and asked the voice about his doubts.

"Unknown intruder, please choose your initial occupation." The voice did not answer, but urged again.

Nemesis narrowed his eyes, ignored the urging voice, calmed down and began to observe the surrounding environment.

This place with an unusual visual experience was obviously artificially created. He still remembered that he was sucked into the computer before he lost consciousness.

So, this is the world in the computer? Oh, you know what, the style is really suitable.

Nemesis had profound attainments in protective magic, and he understood that most powerful sealing spells actually had corresponding methods of removing the seal.

This was a last resort.

No matter how powerful the sealing spell is, it is afraid of violent spells such as Mordenkainen's Disintegration that specialize in removing the seal. Therefore, the mages have come up with a roundabout way to do this, which is to actively give the sealing spell a weak point.

This weak point is actually similar to a high-level curse. It is a path for ordinary people to remove the seal spell with the help of the right time, place and people.

By giving this weak point, the mages gained a huge boost in the strength of the sealing spell from the magic network, making this type of sealing spell that has a way to break it almost impossible to be broken by forceful magic.

Just walk through the path it gives.

Nemesis guessed that everything in front of him was probably related to the path to lift the sealing spell.

"In that case, let's choose a career first." Nemesis raised the corners of his mouth as he felt the two Infinity Stones still floating in his mind.

As for career, of course I would choose my old profession.

Twelve occupation icons floated beneath the glowing text. As Nemesis' fingers penetrated the holographic projection of the knight's armor, he suddenly noticed that the color pixels were constantly peeling off the edges of each icon, like a corroded electronic mural.

Warrior, Rogue, Monk, Warlock, Priest.
As my fingertips slid across the professions and touched the mage badge to confirm, the entire interface suddenly flashed violently. A new dialog box popped up in the dazzling red light:

[Abnormal talent detected: ■■■■]

[Error code #VECNA_666]

【Force loading.】

Nemesis's temples throbbed, and a cold feeling was climbing up his spine. Two blood-red runes unfolded on the right side of the occupation panel, one of which was emitting an ominous purple light:
[Talent 1: Spell Slot Expansion (Activated)]

Effect: Spell slots per level x10
[Talent 2: Strength Amplification (Not Activated)]

Effect: Unknown "Sure enough, the power of the Infinity Stones forcibly modified the rules of this world." Nemesis had expected this, which is why he chose the mage profession. Whether it was his own profound knowledge of mastering countless advanced spells, or the ability of the Mind Stone, the mage was the most suitable profession for him.

A pixelated occupation panel appeared on his retina, digitizing his entire body like an online game. Compared to reality, everything here was very simplified, with no distinction of six-dimensional attributes and only some basic information.

Name: Nemesis

Occupation: Level 1 Mage

Experience points required to upgrade: 0/5
Health: 15/15
Spellcasting resources: 1st level spell x (varies with talent)

Mastered spells: First-level spells (magic missile, shield spell error@#!#@, a total of 213 spells.)
Talented abilities: spell slot expansion and strength enhancement.

As Nemesis stood up with the oak staff that suddenly appeared in his hand, he suddenly noticed a regular clicking sound coming from the direction of the square. Three townspeople were repeating mechanical dance steps in front of the Grey Eagle Goddess statue, their brass eyeballs moving at exactly the same angle.

The smell of burning sulfur suddenly pierced his nose. Nemesis's mage instinct was alerted, and he almost instinctively recited the [Shield] spell. The instinctive memory left in his mind once saved his life. The purple ray hit the force field shield three inches from the tip of his nose, and the splashing pixel sparks illuminated the black-robed man at the alley.

"Outsider, you shouldn't be here." The sound of gears gnashing came from under the hood. There was a strange bubble above the black-clad man's head, on which was written his identity - black market trader Carlos.

He raised the scroll in his hand: "Lord Vecna ​​sends his regards."

Nemesis Quick Scan System Tips:
[Battery ram is being generated]

[Currently available spells: 1st level]

He decisively rolled over the barrel to the right, and the scroll in Carlos's hand had unfolded into a rotating hexagram. The stable thirty feet away was hit by a force field hammer that suddenly appeared, and the pixels collapsed. The wooden fence turned into flying green codes, and a brown draft horse shattered into mosaic blocks while neighing.

【Magic Missile】!
As the spell was broken, three crimson arcane missiles burst out from Nemesis' fingertips. But with the blessing of his talent, ten light balls with comet tails were poured out at this moment. Carlos' black robe was instantly torn into data fragments, revealing a mechanical body made of gears and purple crystals underneath.

"Huh? Isn't the talent of the power gem inactivated?" Nemesis was stunned, but then he immediately noticed that the system prompted that his health value had changed from 15/15 to -10/15.

"What the hell? Using the power gem's ability once will deduct five health points?" Nemesis was a little depressed. The suppression of this world made the Scroll Dragon, who was used to casting spell turrets, quite uncomfortable.

"Error! Error!" The eyes of the mechanical creature Carlos flashed red, "Unauthorized unit using excessive spells--"

Nemesis seized the moment when the opponent was stiff and fired the last magic missile into the gear set in his chest. The black market merchant collapsed into a metal cube the size of a sixteen-sided dice amid the burst of purple sparks. The clanging sound of it falling to the ground was mixed with the system prompt:

[Obtain unusual item: Vecna's Encrypted Dice (Legend)]

[Gain 5 experience points]

[You have been upgraded, and your current level is: Level 2 Mage].

[Increase spell slot by 1, increase health by 5]

“You shouldn’t have destroyed the surveillance terminal.”

A female voice with electronic reverberation came from behind. When Nemesis turned around, the top of his staff had already lit up with dancing lights, and the cold white light illuminated the glowing lines on the mill girl's neck - those dark blue runes were spreading along her collarbone towards her heart.

The bubbles above her head betrayed her identity - Emma.

"Every new mage will trigger the cleanup protocol." Emma's pupils were filled with unnatural vigilance: "Are you an intruder too?"

(End of this chapter)