I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 139 I got up, one shot and I was dead. What's there to say?
On the way to the story house, Cao Yu observed carefully and found that the monsters rushing out of the pool had a wide range of strength.

The weakest monsters, not much stronger than ordinary people, were the most numerous, and they attacked the player with "loser experience" in a coordinated attack.

A small number of monsters are about as strong as D-rank players.

Although the scale was impressive, from Cao Yu's perspective, the monster crisis on the first night felt more like a lot of noise than action. As long as players were willing to team up and cooperate, they would be able to overcome the difficulties without too much casualty.

Among these monsters, the strongest is the Black Demon King, who has bull horns and wears a jet-black cloak.

There are currently more than twenty players in the circular plaza. Among them, eight relatively strong players have formed a temporary team and are engaged in an offensive and defensive battle against the Demon King.

The Black Demon King did not possess many combat skills; his fighting style was barbaric, characterized by sheer force—he constantly unleashed energy attacks.

His gaze could summon a sea of ​​fire, unleashing a devastating blaze.

With a slash of his sword in his right hand, he created a wind blade that could reach an area of ​​hundreds of meters.

With a casual release of an energy wave from his left hand, he could blast through the combined defenses built by the players using D-grade items, sending everyone flying and leaving them covered in dust and covered in burns of varying degrees.

This situation left the eight players who had formed the extermination team with grim expressions, as they couldn't find a way to kill the Black Demon King for the time being.

"Let's focus on defense and wage a war of attrition! I brought plenty of potions; if anyone runs out, I'll cover for them. Let's wear them down!"

"Damn it, who was it that just told the story of the Dark Lord? Step forward, and I promise I won't kill you!"

"I said it... The Demon Lord is now a weakened version. In the original story, the Dark Demon Lord was supposed to destroy the world."

"Fortunately, the other monsters aren't too strong. Once the other players are free to attack, things should be a bit easier for us."

"Defend! Defend now! He's about to swing his sword again!"

With another swing of his sword by the Black Demon King, the wind blades crashed down like a torrential rain, instantly turning the entire circular plaza into ruins.

Even when players are hiding behind a protective barrier of items, they still suffer from cuts of varying sizes, forcing them to drink healing potions or use items to heal themselves.

Keen-eyed players noticed that the surrounding destroyed areas—paving stones, green areas, flower beds… all the destroyed dungeon facilities were gradually being restored.

They immediately understood why this instance had remained pristine despite its ongoing operation... or rather, it was precisely because of the frequent occurrence of such devastating battles that such a rapid repair mechanism was in place.

More observant players noticed that some people were not attacked by the monster.

"Look over there! There are... six people who weren't attacked!?"

"Uh...it seems there aren't six? Look closely, only three weren't attacked."

"There are triplets inside. They're really fierce..."

After the announcement, many players noticed Cao Yu's group of six.

The team was passing through the monster horde, heading rapidly south.

Monsters would attack the three Xu sisters in the party every now and then.

However, the monsters that attacked were all very weak, and before they could get close, they were killed by Xu Yuexuan's sword.

The remaining three members of the team were never bothered by the monsters from beginning to end, and their clothes were not even slightly ruffled.

Such drastic differential treatment has led many players to feel jealousy and resentment, driven by a sense of unequal treatment rather than a desire for scarcity.

In fact, some people had already speculated that the sudden appearance of the monster group was closely related to "Mr. Pingzheng's malice".

The players who were attacked by monsters were all people who had lost in competitive events.

As for those players who haven't participated in any competitions during the day... these players are also under attack by monsters, and the crisis they face is more severe than that of other players.

Mr. Pingzheng clearly regards "cowards" as losers as well, and "cowards" are given a higher priority in being attacked.

There is only one condition that can exempt a player from the monster crisis: having never lost a daytime competitive event.

"Are you kidding me... those three guys didn't lose a single game during the day?"

Are they really D-level players?

"I guess I just got lucky and happened to be at the rock-paper-scissors gym and shooting range. I had never participated in any competitions before."

"If we're not brothers, why should we...!?"

Soon, those who had shouted out out of jealousy and doubt fell silent—they knew why.

Cao Yu led his team to meet the Black Demon King, who was wreaking havoc.

At this very moment, the Demon King is blocking the only road leading south.

Under his relentless onslaught, the raging energy destroyed the earth, and the resulting flames illuminated half the sky in a fiery red.

The atmosphere was violently churned, and countless wind blades scattered and flew in all directions, turning the surrounding area into a no-fly zone. As a result, even after Cao Yu activated "Storm Dragon's Domain," he could not mobilize the wind force that would have supported his flight.

Of course, if Cao Yu fully utilizes the effects of this C-grade item, it can withstand this storm.

However, doing so would consume a lot of mental energy, making it a losing proposition.

Cao Yu realized that this Dark Demon King was preventing players from getting close to the Dark Story House.

Although he, Luo Feng, and Su Mei all possess "monster crisis immunity," this only guarantees that the three of them will not be directly attacked by monsters.

The indirect effects created by the aftermath of the monsters' attacks do not distinguish between any immunity targets.

Therefore, Cao Yu made a decision—anyone who blocks his way shall die!

He used the "Qi" within his body to accelerate his movements and began to run, his speed increasing rapidly.

He ignored the sea of ​​fire created by the Black Demon King's gaze and the destructive vortex generated by his energy attacks... Like a demon-piercing arrow, he pierced through the tornado-like wind blade barrier, moving forward at high speed and pulling the Demon King into his 20-meter attack range.

The Demon King lacked the keen senses of a celestial player and was unaware that the Grim Reaper's scythe was already at his head.

Xiao Qi got close to the Demon King.

The next instant, accompanied by a carefree, pleasurable laugh from a young girl, a vertical slash sliced ​​the Demon King in two.

A body split vertically is beyond saving, even by divine intervention.

Boom! The violent wind blades came to an abrupt halt.

The raging sea of ​​magical fire gradually subsided. The energy vortex, which seemed capable of destroying all matter, also calmed down.

Under the restoration rules, the instance area gradually returned to its original state.

With the raging wind blades no longer an obstacle, Cao Yu was finally able to ride the wind.

With a wave of his hand, a powerful gust of wind swept him and his five teammates into the air, carrying them over the southern jungle and towards the Dark Story House.

"..."

Of the twenty-odd players remaining in the square, all but those still fighting other monsters fell silent.

It took them more than ten seconds to adjust their mindset and barely accept the fact that the Black Demon King, whom they couldn't defeat even as a team, was kicked to death like a stray dog ​​on the street.

"Now I know what gives them the right to do what they do."

"Be precise! It's not 'them,' it's obvious there's only one big shot, the other five are just there for show. Damn, I could do that too! Why doesn't the big shot take me with him..."

"Shh! Don't let the triplets hear you. They're all incredibly fierce! This afternoon, a group of people tried to cause trouble for them, but they got all their badges stolen, and the player who led the disturbance was killed with a single sword strike..."

"The Dark Lord is gone, the remaining monsters are nothing to fear. Let's go! Follow the boss and go take a look..."

Perhaps driven by curiosity, or perhaps influenced by other emotions, the players suddenly found themselves even more enthusiastic about killing monsters.

After dealing with the monsters that were bothering them, the stronger players headed towards the Dark Story House.

the other side.

Cao Yu led Luo Feng and his five companions swiftly across the southern jungle and landed at the edge of the Story House arena.

At this moment, the story house had been lifted into the air by a giant tree, and was level with the swimming pool.

One glance is enough to tell that the story house is the starting point of the swimming lanes in the pool.

To participate in the swimming competition, one must enter the story house. "I didn't expect to come back to this place after all this time." Xu Yueluo said after observing the area, "The story house is safe during the day, and at night... I can't tell yet. However... since it's a swimming event, the danger must be in the water."

She looked at Cao Yu and offered her guess:

"Brother, those monsters that just emerged from the pool were characters from the story told by the players."

Besides the players, another person who competed in the Story House was the Story King. And all the stories he told were bizarre and terrifying.

I guess... those fictional monsters created by the King of Stories have probably materialized in the arena as well. If nothing unexpected happens..."

She pointed to the swimming pool:

"Those monsters are most likely lurking in the pool."

"Yes, the possibility is quite high."

Cao Yu confirmed Xu Yueluo's statement.

This is easy to guess.

The number of stories told by the Story King is many times greater than that told by the players.

During the day, the Dark Story House serves not only as an arena but also as a "cinema" for the dungeon's inhabitants.

Even when players aren't participating in story-based competitions, the Story King continues to generate horror stories almost non-stop.

If the monsters in these stories were to become real, then... the enormous swimming pool floating in the air before them would be nothing short of a miniature hell.

Go swimming in there... if you don't have some skills, you probably won't even leave behind a complete corpse.

However, Cao Yu felt no worry or fear.

To reiterate—he now has enough badges, a safety net, and can clear the dungeon and leave at any time.

No matter what kind of challenge Mr. Pingzheng sets up, he dares to step up and test the waters.

"Let's go up and take a look," Cao Yu reminded his five teammates.

Most of the arenas in this instance have a mandatory rule that "entry requires participation in the competition".

Normally, people who are not confident should stay down there and wait to see how things go before making a move, so as not to fall into a trap.

However, Luo Feng and the others, like Cao Yu, had enough badges and a safety net, so this wasn't a big deal for them.

Soon, the six of them used the thick vines wrapped around the big tree to jump several times and finally reached the story house, which had been greatly changed.

The main entrance to the story house was wide open.

The wall opposite the main entrance has disappeared. The open, spacious area connects directly to the starting point of the swimming pool.

The story house has been transformed into a swimming pool.

After Cao Yu crossed the gate, he took a few more steps forward but did not receive any game notification that the item was restricted... Swimming competitions don't restrict items?
His gaze swept around the area, finally settling on the poolside—where the storyteller, dressed as a clown, was waiting for them.

"So," Cao Yu asked as he approached, "besides being the owner of the story house, you also part-time as the owner of the swimming pool?"

"Yes."

A slightly comical smile appeared at the corner of the storyteller's mouth.

He pointed to the two lanes in the pool and explained:

"The rules of the competition in the swimming pool are very simple. Both lanes are 10 kilometers long, and I am the player's opponent."

We start from the starting point and swim to the finish line at the other end of the lane, then return to the starting point from the finish line, completing one round trip. The one who takes the shortest time wins.

Remember, swimming should look like swimming. During competition, you cannot use methods such as flying to cross lanes. Regardless of the method you choose, the two conditions of entering the water and swimming must be met.

"No restrictions on methods? That's quite a broad condition," Cao Yu asked. "Is this the only rule?"

"Of course not. I haven't finished speaking."

The storyteller continued to explain the rules:
"Once the competition begins, if any unexpected event occurs, the contestants will not be able to launch an attack; all they can do is swim and try to escape as fast as they can."

However, the swimming pool does not prohibit off-field assistance, but there are conditions—for every 10 winner badges given to me, I can designate one player to provide off-field assistance, with no limit on the number.

By the way...

He grinned and said:
"The badges that players give me are considered consumables; once they're given to me, they're gone."

"So, it takes 10 badges to designate one off-field assistant?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Feng frowned deeply.

So that's what badges are for... But isn't that asking for too much?
Collecting badges is already difficult, and only one day has passed since the dungeon opened. Players are already quite skilled if they can get even one badge, let alone ten... Oh, those six are special cases and cannot be considered in the normal situation.

Moreover, even if an off-field helper is designated, what difference will it make?

Who knows how many horror stories the storyteller told during the day... According to their speculation, the monsters in these stories are all lurking in the pool. How much of a help can an off-site assistant really do?
Luo Feng is not optimistic about this swimming competition.

unless……

He said to Cao Yu:

"Brother Cao, how about we give you all our badges first, to use as off-field assistance?"

After making the suggestion, he added:

"I've used up all my badges, but I'll collect more during the day. There are still two days left until the dungeon ends, so I have plenty of time."

Although Cao Yu's style of doing things was somewhat ruthless, he could tell that Cao Yu would not mistreat his own people.

He's still willing to help with this.

On the other side, neither Su Mei nor the three Xu sisters expressed any objection to Luo Feng's proposal.

Su Mei abandoned all thought and completely obeyed the boss's orders.

The three sisters wanted to curry favor with Cao Cao.

but……

"Don't worry."

Cao Yu did not accept the proposal for the time being.

More than providing off-field assistance, he is concerned about the fact that "if an accident occurs during the competition, one cannot retaliate and can only flee."

He glanced at the pool briefly—on the surface, there was no sign of any danger.

However, his sixth sense, as a player with superhuman abilities, was issuing a warning, indicating that the pool was dangerous.

After thinking for a few seconds, he politely asked the storyteller:

"If I can't attack the unexpected, then can I attack you?"

Storyteller: "..."

The Pingzheng Arena dungeon has been opened many times.

The storyteller has a wealth of experience in judging people.

But... this was the first time he had ever encountered a player asking such a blunt and shameless question.

Does this sound like a word?

The smile on the storyteller's lips seemed even more comical.

He said:
"Sure. But... sir, you might be disappointed. No matter how you attack me, it won't be very effective. The tactics you used in other arenas won't work on me..."

*Pfft*—Before the storyteller could finish speaking, his limbs were severed by an invisible force.

This scene made Luo Feng and the others' eyelids twitch.

(End of this chapter)