A game where you have to pay to win? But I have a lifespan roulette wheel!

These question marks appeared.

The World Ocean chat channel fell into an eerie silence.

A few seconds later.

[Dormitory Survival] [Seeking a Beautiful Roommate]: ? ? ?

[Highway Survival] [Starting with a dump truck]: ? ? ?

[Gods' Game] [Praise the Fool]: ... (Silently puts away the +1 he was preparing to repeat)

[A Strange Strange Encounter] [Yang Ping]: Holy crap?! What does this string of...?? What's going on? Is there a system bug? And these names... King of Fantasy? King of Earth? King of the Sky? This tone... no, this style... (Realizing something, his voice trembles)

[Battlefield of National Fate] [Liang Weiguo]: Wait! King of Fantasy?! King of Earth?! King of the Sky?! This, this, this...aren't these all the names of the legendary Ten Kings of Antiquity?! And what about those without names???

【Multiverse Game】[I Love Beast Girls]: Hiss~~! A conceptual gap? Ten thousand years ago? A possibility of return? Mom, I think I heard some incredible ancient secret! (Excited but panicked)

[Jumanji: The Next Level] [System Wholesaler]: ...

[A Pay-to-Win Game] [The Only Class] [Beastmaster]: ...

[A Game That Costs You Life] [Unique Class] [Ghost King]: ...

[A game where you have to pay to win] [The only class] [Magic King]: ... (Stands at attention even more perfectly now, though no one can see it)

The new generation of players, whether they are newbies who only play one class in pay-to-win games or seasoned veterans who have been playing other games for a long time.

At this moment, everyone felt an indescribable, heavy pressure and eerie atmosphere that spanned 100,000 years through the channel.

Those speakers with the prefix "???" each seemed to carry a long-forgotten epic in their names; the mere transmission of their thoughts through the channel was enough to make their hearts tremble.

[A Game That Costs You Life] [Jiang Dapao]: ...

He scratched his head, looking at the rows of "???" prefixes that suddenly appeared in the channel, along with those familiar yet unfamiliar names, and felt a bit of a toothache.

[Life-or-Death Game] [Jiang Dapao]: Hey guys... seniors, isn't your way of entering the game a bit too retro? Don't you even change your chat channel nicknames? Can't the system recognize you? Or do I need to log in again? I didn't ask to fill in any prefixes myself.

[???] [King of Fantasy]: Hahahaha! Kid, you're pretty calm! Nickname? What's that? Back in our day, we entered the World Ocean Channel by shouting using Jianmu Resonance and Concept Imprint, there weren't any fancy nickname boxes! This broken channel system was probably upgraded later, right? It can't recognize the original imprints of us antiques, so of course it displays "???"!

[Life-or-Death Game][Unique Class] [Land King]: Enough with the nonsense. Kid, your name is Jiang Lin? The "variable" core I sensed in the fault line is you? You have the cause and effect of the Unique Class Trial on you... Hiss... You haven't even changed classes yet, and you dare to do something this big?

[Life-or-Death Game] [Jiang Dapao]: Luckily, luckily. It's mainly because I'm a kind-hearted person and can't stand seeing the tourist attractions in such poor condition, so I cleaned them up as I was.

Ha ha.

Is it because he's kind-hearted?

If he had a choice, Jiang Lin would run faster than anyone else.

There's no other choice!

But now that the job is done, I might as well enjoy my time showing off, hehehe!!!

[A Game That Costs You Life] [Unique Class] [King of the Void]: Kind-hearted... (seems to chuckle) You can dismantle conceptual gaps, release all the bound "possibilities," and allow some historical remnants to return to the flow of the real timeline. This is not something that can be done by being kind-hearted alone. You have touched the "narrative" level.

[A Game That Costs You Life] [Unique Class] [Story King] (Speculation): Hey, stop pretending to be deep! Kid, tell me, where's the "Director"? And that "Prayer Book"? Did you... "digest" them all? (Tone filled with dangerous curiosity)

As Jiang Lin watched these big shots from 100,000 years ago bombarding him with questions on the channel, he felt even more pressured than when he was facing the director in the Conceptual Fault.

These are all living fossils, true ancient top players. Who knows what extraordinary abilities they possess?

And this storyteller not only knows about directors, but he also knows about the Prayer Book?!

What does that mean?

So it seems this prayer book isn't as simple as it appears?

hiss……

Does the buff from the prayer book that says you will die surrounded by a crowd still exist?

You can't survive, right?

And as is widely known.

The Ten Kings of Antiquity.

According to Riki-Oh, all ten of them were deserters.

Those who remained in this pay-to-win game, even the deserters, were incredibly strong.

So how strong are those who are actually participating in the war?

They've been playing with concepts for another hundred thousand years within the conceptual gap.

God knows what kind of old monsters they are.

and so.

at this time.

[Life-or-Death Game] [Jiang Dapao]: Well... cough cough, I don't know what state that director is in now, maybe he's retired.

Jiang Lin genuinely didn't know!

[Life-or-Death Game] [Jiang Dapao]: As for that prayer book, it should be doing alright by now. (According to the later timeline, the Balus he met in the past seemed quite honest.) As for digesting? What do you mean, boss? Can I digest the director's conceptual abilities? Or does it mean something else?

[A game where you have to pay to win] [The only class] [Story King]: You can't, but I can.

[Life-or-Death Game] [Jiang Dapao]: ...Hahahaha, ah, the weather is so nice~~ Now everyone has escaped the conceptual gap, so you're all free~ Everyone's happy, so let's all go home and find our own mothers~~

[? ? ?] [Composed voice]: Freedom? It's just a temporary escape from the chaotic time loop. The true essence was annihilated 100,000 years ago. We are merely a few stronger strands of obsession or power imprints in the echoes of history, temporarily manifesting ourselves through this opportunity, which is better than nothing.

These words sent a chill down the spines of many newer players in the channel. Could a mere wisp of historical echo bring such a sense of oppression? How terrifying must these beings have been during their heyday ten thousand years ago?

[Dormitory Survival] [Seeking Beautiful Roommates]: Um... fellow ancient masters... are you... considered resurrected now? Will... you start fighting?

[??] [King of Fantasy]: Resurrection? Hahaha, kid, you're overthinking it. We're just a bunch of "historical ghosts," taking advantage of this loosening of the spacetime structure to get some fresh air and see what the future holds. Fight? Fight with whom? Fight with our own afterimages, or fight with you little guys who haven't even figured out your only class yet?

[A Game That Costs You Life] [The Only Class] [Story King]: Tsk, boring. I thought I'd find some fun. Kid, keep a close eye on the "book" you got from the director. That thing... has serious consequences. Be careful not to get targeted by the older guys~ (The tone is meaningful, then fades away)

[? ? ?] [Calm voice]: Observation complete. The game's ecosystem in the future... has improved slightly, but is still immature. The threat of forbidden creatures has never gone away, and the activities of the Numberers seem to be intensifying... Gentlemen, take care. This connection will soon be interrupted.

[??] [King of Fantasy]: I'm off, I just came out for a stroll and found these little devils quite interesting. Jiang Lin, kid, in the future, even if you mention my name in the world of seas... it probably won't work, haha! See you again sometime! (Voice fades away with a laugh)

As the thoughts of these speakers, prefixed with "???", faded one after another, the suffocating ancient pressure in the World Ocean chat channel also gradually dissipated.

The channel fell silent again, but this time the silence was filled with shock, bewilderment, and countless questions.

A good ten seconds or so passed.

【Gods' Game】[Praise the Fool]: ...Was I just chatting with veteran players who participated in the final battle 100,000 years ago?

[A Strange Encounter] [Yang Ping]: Veteran gamer, that's a brilliant use of the term~

[A Game Where You Can Kill][The Only Class] [Beastmaster]: ...Jiang Lin! Immediately! Right now! Return! To! Explain! Clearly! (Each word is enunciated slowly, as if suppressing a volcano)

[A game where you have to pay to win] [The only class] [Ghost King]: Brother... I'm glad you're alright.

[A Game That Costs You Life] [Unique Class] [Magic King]: Comrade Jiang Lin! This involves major historical events and strategic intelligence! Please provide a detailed report as soon as possible!

[A Game That Costs You Life] [Jiang Dapao]: ...