I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 138 The Shocking Change of the Night

After leaving the fencing hall, Cao Yu looked at the extra badge in his hand, lost in thought.

Luo Feng and Su Mei also each received one.

Luo Feng noticed Cao Yu's thoughtful expression and couldn't help but ask:

"What are you thinking about, Brother Cao?"

"According to that monkey, the swimming pool only appears at night."

Cao Yu pondered for a moment and then said:
"Other arenas, on the other hand, close at night. With such a stark contrast, other players will definitely realize the swimming pool's special status. Even if they don't connect it to the side quest, those players who are confident in their abilities will most likely give it a try."

"That's how it is." Luo Feng asked, "Are there any points we need to be aware of?"

"We only unlocked the side quest after collecting 10 badges," Cao Yu said. "If all players can participate in the swimming pool competition at night, what's the point of the '10 badges unlock side quest' design?"

"Oh right." Su Mei realized, "They can't just let us know in advance that there's a swimming pool, can they?"

"Perhaps the 10 badges will have another use at night?" Luo Feng guessed. "For example, only players with 10 badges can participate in swimming competitions? Or can the badges play some auxiliary role in swimming competitions?"

"Hmm, the possibility is not small."

Cao Yu did not deny it, and suggested:

"Let's focus on collecting badges from now on. We need to make sure everyone has 10 badges by 6 PM. If that's not enough... depending on the situation, we might have to steal badges from other players. It's been a long time since we spread the word, so I'm sure the other players have all collected some badges by now."

He didn't rule out any possibility. After all, he couldn't guarantee that all players would benefit.

The monkey said that the zookeeper is not fixed; what if the zookeeper changes halfway through?

Moreover... when he uses the "Eternal Wound Curse" against an enemy, as long as he doesn't kill the enemy directly, the damage mechanism can actually be cleverly avoided.

Hopefully, the other players can step up their game.

"By the way, Brother Cao, that monkey said many monsters would appear at night. Could it be related to Mr. Pingzheng?"

“It’s most likely caused by ‘fair and just malice’,” Cao Yu said. “We have no experience of losing in competitions, so we don’t need to worry about that for now. Besides…”

He reminded:

"Everyone has three tickets, which means the dungeon will last for three days. Today is only the first day, so even if there is danger, it shouldn't be too intense... Let's not talk about that now, let's go collect badges."

……

Next, Cao Yu began a frenzied sweep of various arenas.

It has to be said that there are a lot of competitive events in this dungeon! Even if you win an arena once and can't go back to it, players don't have to worry about whether they have enough badges.

As long as you are willing to participate in the competition and keep winning, you will definitely be able to obtain a large number of badges.

In fact... Cao Yu made a calculation and found that even with his competitive completion speed, it would be difficult to experience all the arenas in three days.

Although he adopted the beastly mode of "directly attacking the players before the competition and disabling their competitive abilities", some competitions take a relatively long time due to their special rules.

For example, the 10,000-meter long-distance race.

For a top-tier D-level player with 30% evolution level, running 10,000 meters can be completed in less than five minutes.

However... Cao Yu actually ran more than 10,000 meters during the actual competition.

The track in the long-distance running stadium was indeed 10,000 meters, that was correct. However, after the start, the space became distorted, preventing him from reaching the finish line.

Moreover, during the run, his stamina was weakened by the dungeon rules and kept dropping rapidly, even the "Immortal Slaying Curse" couldn't stop him.

When his strength dropped to the point where he could barely move, the track space finally returned to normal.

He then had Xiaoqi carry him across the finish line in a "half-fly, half-run" manner.

Like rock-paper-scissors competitions, long-distance running is not dangerous during the race.

The danger lies in what happens after losing the competition—you could break your leg.

Normally, with the combined effects of spatial and physical anomalies weakening him, he would have had no chance of winning.

Fortunately, he was rather ruthless; before the competition, he chopped off the hands and feet of the long-distance running center owner, ultimately winning without any pressure.

Once a person abandons morality, many problems cease to be problems.

Adhering to the spirit of "competition first, friendship gone," Cao Yu, along with Luo Feng and Su Mei, began a challenge-style competition...

……

5:50 PM.

Cao Yu, Luo Feng, Su Mei, and the three Xu sisters met in the central circular plaza of the arena.

The six people compared their intelligence and found that the information they knew was almost the same—after the three Xu sisters collected all three badges and had basic security, they also used mind control to obtain information from the dungeon master.

Meanwhile, they also learned about the situation at the rock-paper-scissors hall and shooting range from other players.

“Brother, the weakening measures you left behind only lasted for a little over an hour,” Xu Yueluo reminded him. “The brown bear in the rock-paper-scissors gym and the eagle-man in the shooting range have both recovered from their injuries. The rock-paper-scissors gym has resumed normal operations, but as for the eagle-man… without those cannons and weapons, its competitive ability has weakened. In short, quite a few players were unable to obtain the badges because they arrived late.”

"It's alright, we should have enough badges," Cao Yu said.

He wasn't surprised that the brown bear and the eagle-man could recover.

He didn't use the "Eternal Wound Curse" to directly harm their souls; he simply cut off their fingers and toes. Therefore... by being ruthless to himself, cutting off his own limbs, and then having new limbs grow back, he could cleverly avoid the damage mechanism of the "Eternal Wound Curse."

It's not difficult to do this.

The difficulty lies in discovering this. "Demon Lord, how many badges have you obtained?" Empress Moonlit asked.

“A total of 13.” Cao Yu sighed, “Some competitive events take too long. Otherwise, we could have collected 20.”

“I have 10,” Luo Feng said.

“Me too,” Su Mei said.

"Why the hell is your badge count different?" Xu Yuechu looked at Luo Feng and Su Mei: "Even with the big boss leading the team, you guys still can't figure it out?"

"Ahem... The difficulty of some competitive events doesn't lie with the gym leader, but rather with the rules of the game and the dangers of the arena." After explaining, Luo Feng sighed, "Some dangers are unavoidable. Even with a top player leading the team, your own strength must be exceptional. By the way, how many badges did you get?"

Xu Chuchu: "10."

Empress Yue Xuan: "10 pieces."

“I also have 10,” Xu Yueluo chuckled softly. “We actually participated in fewer than 10 competitive events, but some players tried to take advantage of us along the way…”

“…Understood,” Luo Feng said. “What do we do next?”

"Time is up."

Cao Yu reminded everyone.

His player panel showed that it was already 6 PM.

A cacophony of noise arose from the surroundings and reached the circular plaza.

Xu Yuechu spread her fiery wings and flew high into the sky to take a look.

After landing, she said:

"The residents of the instance have all left the arena and headed towards the residential area."

"They actually work here from nine to six?" Luo Feng complained.

About half an hour later, it gradually got dark.

The noise subsided, and all the dungeon residents had left the arena.

Suddenly! The ground began to shake violently.

Cao Yu and his six companions, along with the other players, looked south—and suddenly, a massive, rolling wave appeared in their field of vision.

"Is this... a tsunami?" someone exclaimed in astonishment. "Where did all this water come from?"

Finally, the surging waves passed through the circular plaza, traversing almost half of the arena, and in mid-air, they formed a shape resembling a magnified swimming pool.

Cao Yu looked at the huge swimming pool and saw a brightly colored band of light in the middle of the water, dividing the pool into two lanes.

This is... the swimming pool arena?
"The Storm Dragon's Domain".

Cao Yu murmured as he activated a C-level item, quickly flying into the sky to take a look. He discovered that the starting point of the pool was over at the Dark Story House—all of the millions of tons of water were gushing out from inside the Story House.

The next second, a huge roar came – the water in the pool seemed to boil and began to surge and churn.

One monster after another emerged from the water, landed on the ground, and attacked the player group.

There are flying dragons that breathe dragon breath.

There was a tall knight dressed in black armor and wielding a frost sword.

There are angels with strange appearances but pure white wings.

There was a man with bull horns and a jet-black cloak, whose appearance resembled a demon king from a fantasy story...

"Holy crap...!? That's the Dark Lord! I told him his story at the story shop during the day!"

One of the players shouted out.

The shout immediately alerted the other players—they all realized what was happening and, after careful observation, recognized the characters from their own stories.

The monsters from the story have actually become real!

Cao Yu shifted his gaze to the three Xu sisters on the ground—perhaps because of their experience of "losing in the competition," all three of them were being targeted by monsters… no, calling them monsters is a bit inappropriate.

The one who had his eyes on the three of them was a man dressed in magnificent robes and wearing a crown.

The man in the crown stared intently at the three sisters' feet, his eyes flashing with greed and desire.

Ah... Cao Yu remembered that the three sisters had told a dark version of the Cinderella fairy tale—the prince was actually a foot fetishist, which was why he was able to use the glass slipper to "find Cinderella by her feet" and eventually find her.

This foot fetish prince has even shown up...

Cao Yu also noticed that Luo Feng and Su Mei were not being targeted by any monsters.

This proves that their previous speculation about "Mr. Pingzheng's malice" was entirely correct.

Cao Yu landed back on the ground.

At this moment, Empress Yuexuan had already drawn her immortal sword and killed the approaching foot fetish prince with a single blow. The destructive sword light tore open the ground of the circular plaza.

The monsters emerging from the pool varied in strength, with the prince belonging to the weakest category. However, his opponent was the second strongest player... This makes it hard not to suspect that he was being targeted by the dungeon boss...

"Let's go to the story house!" Cao Yu said to everyone.

(End of this chapter)