The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

Upon seeing this result, Lin Mo couldn't help but laugh out loud.

A success rate of 93.5% is ridiculously high.

As long as I don't deliberately do anything reckless, I'm basically guaranteed to win this month-end assessment.

Sure enough, the gamble paid off.

The optimal solution is to build the tower first, then add points.

Without further hesitation, Lin Mo spoke to the sparrow on the counter.

"System, build me a rune tower."

The sparrow tilted its head, its body shimmering with data.

[Building the Rune Tower requires 100 million revenue. You currently have enough revenue. Confirm construction?]

"Confirmed." Lin Mo nodded.

[Instruction received, deducting revenue...]

The 100 million in revenue has been deducted.

[Rune Tower under construction, please wait...]

As the system notification sound faded, Lin Mo felt the entire general store shake slightly.

He instinctively grabbed the counter and looked out the window.

To the left of the general store, on that previously empty patch of dirt, a cloud of white mist, a hundred times denser than when it was upgraded, appeared out of thin air.

The fog surged and swirled, like a giant white vortex, completely enveloping the area.

It's impossible to see what's happening inside.

Just as Lin Mo's attention was drawn to the rune tower, a sudden change occurred in the safe zone outside the general store.

One, two, three...

Hundreds and thousands of blinding white lights suddenly lit up in every corner of the safe zone without warning.

As the light faded, figures appeared.

A new batch of "players" has arrived.

Chi Zhengyang's efficiency was far faster than expected.

Almost simultaneously, the entire safe zone erupted into chaos, as if a play button had been pressed.

"Holy crap! Holy crap! This is Wasteland Era?! The sky, the land, the air! It's absolutely incredible!"

"My goodness, the official claim of a 100% realistic virtual world is no exaggeration!"

"Quick, pinch me! I feel like I'm dreaming!"

A young man who had just appeared shouted excitedly to his companion next to him.

His companion was also a straightforward person, with no procrastination issues whatsoever. Without saying a word, he slapped him across the face.

Snapped!

It was crisp and clear.

The young man was spun halfway around after being hit, and a clear handprint quickly appeared on his face.

He was stunned.

The person who hit the other was also stunned.

"Brother, did you...did you feel it?" the assailant asked cautiously.

The young man who was hit covered his face and it took him several seconds to react before he jumped up excitedly.

"I can feel it! It's so real! I feel like my face is swollen!"

"Awesome! This game is so hardcore!"

Lin Mo stood by the window, watching this scene, his lips twitching slightly.

Are young people these days having such extravagant fun?

However, this is just the beginning.

Please note...

It had just rained heavily.

Therefore, the ground in the safe zone is currently covered with mud and puddles.

At this moment, a boy did something that Lin Mo could never understand.

He crouched down and carefully picked up a handful of wet mud from the ground.

Then, he brought the handful of mud to his nose and took a deep breath.

"My God! The texture! The earthy smell! How is this any different from mud in the real world?"

He let out a thunderous exclamation, as if he had discovered a new continent.

A curious companion leaned closer and asked, "Really? Is it that exaggerated?"

The guy clutching the mud had his head down, and his face showed an excited look of wanting to do something naughty.

"Why don't you try it and you'll see!"

Before he could finish speaking...

Snapped--!

He smeared a large lump of fresh mud, still covered in grass roots, onto his companion's face with perfect precision.

The whole world seemed to fall silent for a second.

The companion, whose face was covered in mud, froze completely.

Muddy water slowly slid down his cheeks, leaving a dirty stain.

"Pfft... Ptooey—!!"

"..."

The guy shoveling mud at his creation exclaimed excitedly, "Wow! See that? It really stuck on! And after all this time, it hasn't been removed by the system yet!"

"It's so realistic! This game is incredibly realistic!"

"Holy shit!"

"Holy shit!"

"Holy shit!"

With three angry roars, the guy whose face was smeared finally erupted.

He grabbed something from the ground and roared as he lunged at the culprit.

"Fuck you! You bastard! I'll fight you to the death!"

"Come on! Let's hurt each other!"

The boy dodged successfully: "Hey, move aside, move aside, I can't see you once Ghost Blade is activated..."

He managed to dodge it, but the person next to him suffered.

"Damn it, who the hell threw mud at me! It's you, kid, huh? Take this!"

"Damn, are you guys crazy?! Playing with mud is so dirty, how disgusting!"

"First of all, I didn't offend anyone. Secondly... I'm going to fight you bastards to the death!"

"They threw mud at me, I used the mud to plant lotus flowers, oh oh oh~ I didn't dodge~~~"

A wide-ranging "mud war" broke out abruptly without any warning.

There was absolutely no preparation.

"Haha, count me in!"

"Hey you in the white shirt over there, take this!"

"I'm innocent, don't throw me at me, eat shit!"

"Damn it! Who the hell attacked me?!"

More and more people joined the fray, all acting like madmen, grabbing mud from the ground and throwing it at those around them.

The entire safe zone instantly transformed into a massive mud wrestling arena.

Screams, curses, and excited laughter mingled together, soaring into the sky.

Lin Mo stared blankly at the abstract scene outside, which resembled the end of the world.

The corners of the mouth twitched.

He silently walked to the door of the grocery store, checked the lock, and made sure it was locked from the inside.

He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"..."

I knew this world was crazy, but I never imagined it could be this crazy...

Are these guys really here to play games?

and......

Are you sure this group of people was carefully selected, or that they escaped from some mental hospital in groups?

There's a saying...

If idiots could fly, this place would be an airport! — Zeng Xiaoxian

The mud fight outside the door did not subside with the passage of time; instead, it intensified.

After the initial shock, the new batch of players, almost without hesitation, threw themselves into the carnival with the enthusiasm of moths to a flame.

A seemingly refined man was trying to mediate a fight just a moment ago.

"Everyone, calm down. We're here to play games, not to play in the mud..."

The next second, a clump of precisely targeted mud was smeared on his face.

His world was shrouded in a dim, yellowish light.

He, who had been trying to mediate, fell silent.

She silently wiped her face with the still relatively clean corner of her clothes.

Then, he grabbed two large lumps of mud.

"For the tribe!"

The entire safe zone has been completely captured.

Everywhere there were running figures, everywhere there was splashing mud, everywhere there were excited shouts mixed with anger.

Some people even started rolling in the mud, trying to physically blend themselves into their environment to reduce the "remote attacks" they were subjected to.

The scene was quite touching.

Lin Mo, who was silently watching all of this, suddenly understood a principle.

Even in a safe zone, a world with madmen is not safe.