The Professional Rankings, in twelve volumes, each bearing the name of my lord.

Edison Chen revealed a wicked and arrogant smile, and flicked his bangs, which were wet from the fog.

"I told you, my looks are stunning. Unlike some people, I never lie. By the way, miss, are you lonely? I'd like to watch the stars over Yatuo City with you..."

Song Gua's voice exploded in Edison Chen's mind.

"Stop fucking dawdling! Put the mask on right now!"

Edison Chen left the registration office with great reluctance.

The female staff member who saw his face also stared at his back with longing.

The Song hexagram swapped positions and replaced Edison Chen.

He now needs to find a team to join and register with the team in order to enter the illusion.

The official requirement to form teams is also to make it easier to find those who have undergone metamorphosis.

Song Gua, holding his registration card, went to the team-up area to find a suitable team.

He's looking for someone who's not high-level, has mediocre equipment, looks easy to fool, and enters the illusion not for any gain, but just to broaden their horizons.

"Hey bro, what's your job? Our team needs a tank, can you play that position?"

Song Gua wears a mask, which may give people a mysterious and unpredictable feeling, like a master.

So when I arrived at the team-up area, I hadn't walked more than a few steps when someone came up to invite me.

The Zombie Illusion is restricted to players below level 40, so level 27 isn't considered low here.

When Song Gua saw this guy who was less than 1.7 meters tall, he didn't hide his information. He was a warrior, level 25, and was wearing a full set of high-quality equipment, but he wasn't even wearing all his accessories.

Excellent, perfectly meets the requirements of the Song hexagram.

"Okay, I'm the guardian spirit."

Song Gua showed his registration card to the other party.

This is a kind of unspoken rule.

People here can also use a registration card to indicate their occupation if they do not wish to disclose their personal information.

After all, you're not allowed to hide information during registration. Once you've registered, you can hide it if you want; nobody will care.

"The Storm Knight can not only tank damage, but also buff the entire team's attack. That's great, great. We're planning to go in and kill some zombies for fun, do you have a problem with that?"

"No problem! I love playing lawn-cutting games!"

Enforcement team members from the Yatuo City Professionals Association were maintaining order at the scene, using loudspeakers to urge those wanting to enter the illusion to hurry up.

"Teams that have registered can enter the illusion on their own. Don't crowd outside! It's just an E-level illusion; is it really necessary to discuss tactics for so long? Just do it!"

As more and more people arrive, the area has become overcrowded.

Now I understand the Song hexagram.

Why was the Cloud Mountain Illusion event worth using as a reward?

When it's open normally, too many people go into the illusion to join the fun. If a group of students went in, they probably wouldn't even be able to get a bowl from a beggar.

However, this only applies to low-level illusions.

The interior of advanced illusionary realms is very dangerous; those who want to join in should carefully consider their own capabilities.

The group that Song Gua was following included two men and two women, in addition to him.

The four people seemed to know each other well and were probably friends.

Their levels are all about the same, around level 25.

Song Gua is actually the highest-ranking member of this team.

The team leader is the short guy who just invited Song Gua.

"Are you all ready? We're about to be greeted by a world teeming with zombies! Let's go in and slaughter our way through!"

Several people brandished their weapons.

This person is probably planning to enter a fantasy world to vent their life's stress.

There are indeed such people, and quite a few at that.

As the dwarf led the way into the pillar of light, the five people followed suit.

Just like last time, Song Gua walked out through a gate of light.

Behind me was the boundary of the illusion, and ahead... ahead was a tall building!

They went straight into the city center of this illusionary world!

There are more entrances to the E-level illusion.

The groups that came in one after another did not all come out through this portal of light.

"Let the battle begin!"

The short man seemed very excited.

Upon closer inspection, everyone was stunned.

"Where are the zombies?"

Looking down at the road, the pedestrians were all monsters with one eye, green skin, and long, pointed tails.

They are not zombies, but "people" in a zombie illusion.

Professionals call them one-eyed people.

Despite their appearance, which makes them look like taller goblins, the one-eyed people are indeed intelligent life forms in this world.

The city surrounding us, with a technological level comparable to that of Earth's society, was built by them.

One of the female teammates said disappointedly, "Where's the zombie illusion we were promised? You really can't trust the guides online!"

The dwarf scratched his head, utterly puzzled. "Why? Aren't there any zombies around here? Let's grab a one-eyed man and ask him."

The group went to the main road, which resulted in a riot.

"Aliens!!"

"White-skinned monsters! White-skinned monsters! There are four monsters! And one wearing a mask!"

"You guys go first, I'll fight them to the death!"

Although they were of different races, Song Gua and the others could all understand what these one-eyed people were saying.

I wonder if the illusion has a built-in translation system.

Compared to professionals, one-eyed individuals have virtually no combat ability.

Their heads are huge and their bones are soft. If they were on Earth, they probably couldn't even beat a human who hasn't changed their class yet.

"Hey! Where are the zombies?!"

"What zombies?"

"I'm asking you! Where are the zombies?! Tell me or I'll kill you!"

"Damn aliens! Kill me if you want! I don't know what you're talking about!"

The dwarf had a cold-blooded look in his eyes, regarding the one-eyed man as if he were a chicken, duck, or goose, and raised the steel sword in his hand.

Song Gua's voice rang out.

"The zombie outbreak hasn't started yet; we're in the period before the zombie outbreak."

The dwarf stopped moving and turned around, puzzled.

"Huh? What do you mean? Didn't everyone say this place is overrun with zombies? Huh? Where did everyone go?"

The Song hexagram has disappeared.

The illusion opens once every certain period of time.

During the activation period, the internal and external time flows at the same rate.

During the shutdown, the internal flow rate is extremely fast, and the world is undergoing rapid evolution.

However, it is not difficult to know from the history recorded in the two Illusionary Divine Steles that the ultimate fate of the Illusionary World should be destruction.

If the illusion evolves to the point of world destruction, what happens next?

The natural course of evolution is to return to the starting point and continue to evolve.

This zombie illusion is a case in point. It has already evolved through one cycle, and this time it opened before the zombie outbreak.

So Song Gua's main mission in this illusion is naturally to prevent the zombie virus outbreak.

This was far too easy for Song Gua, who possessed the Illusionary Divine Stele.

He knew exactly who created the zombie virus and where it was spread.

All he needs to do now is get there, kill this person, destroy all the data used to create the virus, and burn the virus itself, and he can easily pass the level.

"It's too easy, even easier than grinding dungeons."

If this illusion is so easy, why hasn't anyone cleared it yet?

The problem lies in the restriction level of this illusion.

Looking for someone below level 40 who can handle the amount of information contained in the Divine Stele.

Song Gua couldn't think of anyone else besides himself.

Those at level 70 or 80, or even 90 or above, with high training levels and a full set of treasures, might be able to withstand it.

But for those below level 40, even if you give them a full set of treasures, their level might not be high enough to wear them, so there's really nothing you can do.