Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

The Corpse Immortal of Ten Thousand Industries has also advanced one level, and now the aura emanating from his body makes the legs of those newly joined believers go weak at the sight of him.

Everything is going smooth.

Apart from--

Cheng Cheng stared at the two lines of breakthrough materials in silence for a long time.

Purified Lapis Lazuli, Free Turquoise, Spider Lily, Credits—these are all easy to obtain. Sylvia's family has considerable influence, money, and connections; gathering them is not difficult.

Memory crystals, snow mountain dragon bones, and lake lilies of the valley—these things are rare, but they can still be seen in top-tier chambers of commerce and auctions.

But the last item...

The eyes of a chicken, tiger, bear, wolf, and dog; the heart of a chicken, tiger, bear, wolf, and dog—this is forcing him to tackle the main storyline!

Cheng Cheng stood up, walked to the window, and sighed.

Outside the window is the backyard of 13 Mink Street, where a group of people in black uniforms are currently conducting training—these are the new believers who have joined in the last ten days, bringing the total to over fifty.

What they held in their hands were not swords or staffs.

It's a gun.

Paul didn't rest during those ten days either, working day and night with the craftsmen, and finally produced the first batch of products.

The fifty-odd believers, each with a rifle in hand and magazines hanging from their waists, were now conducting shooting practice under Luke's command. The sounds of gunfire rose and fell, and although their accuracy was questionable, their momentum was already evident.

Cheng Cheng looked at the group of people, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Ten days of honing a sword, today we test its edge!

“Sylvia,” he said.

"exist."

"Notify Paul and Li Xianyu that we will depart for the underground city first thing tomorrow morning."

He turned around and looked at the girl beside him.

"It's time to go and deal with that bear-wolf-dog."

We must unleash its full potential for immortality!

Chapter 47. Do you know why the water in the sky is called rainwater?

In the backyard of 13 Mink Street, twenty cultists stood in two rows, holding rifles, with magazines slung over their waists, their backs ramrod straight.

Luke stood at the front of the group, checking everyone's equipment one by one, then turned and bowed to Cheng Cheng:

"Sir, the troops are ready."

Cheng Cheng nodded.

He was now controlling Sylvia's body, standing at the front of the group, his gaze sweeping over the twenty faces.

These men were handpicked by Luke over the past ten days—either veterans or seasoned fighters from the Abyss Wars, all with at least some combat experience. They had undergone ten days of firearms training, and although their accuracy was still lacking, they were at least able to follow orders on the battlefield.

that's enough.

The technology in this world is already more advanced than that on Earth. With the addition of various magical creations and the design concepts of Cheng Cheng's teachings, these firearms have skipped the process of development from scratch and are even more powerful than real firearms.

Take, for example, the bullets they're equipped with. Each bullet is made of alchemical copper, engraved with various small magic arrays, possessing effects such as exorcism, penetration, and explosion. Although expensive, they're enough to injure a Silver-rank expert with a single shot, and if twenty automatic rifles fire simultaneously, even a Gold-rank expert would have to temporarily retreat!

With them providing ranged firepower and suppression, Paul and Wanye Shixian responsible for tanking aggro, Li Xianyu and Freya using magic to disrupt and control from a distance, plus their own pile of fire seeds and Sylvia's killing talent... it's not impossible to crush the chickens, tigers, bears, wolves, and dogs underfoot and squeeze their immortal potential clean!

Cheng Cheng took one last look at the line and spoke:

"Let's set off, take up our posts, and head to the underground city!"

…………

The first floor of the underground city.

The familiar damp, musty smell wafted over, and under the dim light, the homeless tents were still crammed together, the cloying sweet smell of saccharin and rotting matter in the air still pungent.

The group did not stop, but went straight through the crowd and entered the second floor.

Steam pipes meandered overhead, and emergency lights flickered in the dim light.

Until the third level, the roller coaster nightmare.

Cheng Cheng stepped onto the railway track suspended in the air, his gaze sweeping over the surrounding clouds and the winding, crisscrossing tracks, a slight sense of unease creeping into his heart.

But nothing happened.

There were no elbowing demons, no crashing demons, only the occasional metallic roar from afar—the sound of a roller coaster traveling on its tracks.

The group jumped onto the roller coaster normally and arrived at the fourth level, the Internet Cafe Nightmare.

This time, Cheng Cheng was the team leader and didn't need to consider the opinions of the Elf Squad. Naturally, he had to fight his way down each level, fully utilizing the Abyss buffs on each level, before finally challenging the Chicken, Tiger, Bear, Wolf, and Dog.

Therefore, instead of typing "city" into the computer at the internet cafe, they typed "hospital" to go to the next floor.

The screen flashed, and a dialog box popped up:

"On the way to the fifth floor: The Deadly Joke"

"Confirm?"

"confirm."

…………

It's black in front of you.

When Cheng Cheng opened his eyes again, he found himself standing in a long hospital corridor.

The corridor was lined with closed doors, each with a white sign indicating the name of a department. Fluorescent lights were on the ceiling, and the air was filled with the smell of disinfectant.

Cheng Cheng waited silently until everyone else had successfully entered the fray before letting out a sigh of relief. He then drew the "Emperor's" blessing and chose "Iron Fist Rule," which enhanced the effects of all control skills by 50%.

This buff works well with my Puppet Fire Seed.

"Ding-dong-"

Just as I was about to ask Paul how to get there, the loudspeaker at the end of the corridor suddenly came on.

A mechanical female voice came from the loudspeaker:

"Please do not eat beef hot pot in the corridor. If you need to eat, please invite the hospital director to join you. Thank you."

"Please summon Dr. Hartmann, a plastic surgeon, to the director's office immediately. This hospital doesn't have a plastic surgery department. Who are you anyway?!"

"Please have Dr. Zhong Shan from the Department of Mental Health come to consultation room number one immediately. We're one player short for a card game. Thank you."

Cheng Cheng: "..."

What is that?

Before he could react, the broadcast suddenly became shrill:

"alarm--"

"Patient detected ahead! Patient detected ahead! Please line up in an orderly manner to register and wait for the doctor to enter and treat you."

The moment the words fell—

One by one, the doors that were originally closed opened.

"Squeak-"

The sound of door hinges turning echoed in the corridor, and one by one, figures in white coats emerged, more and more, until the entire corridor was filled in the blink of an eye.

They were dressed in neat white coats, either doctors or nurses, but when each humanoid raised its head, where facial features should have been, there was only a smooth, pale skin.

Cheng Cheng gripped the sword hilt tightly, and just then, a hand landed on his shoulder.

"Don't move, this floor is safe."

Paul's voice rang in my ears: "These faceless spirits are friendly monsters and will not attack humans on their own initiative. On the contrary, all wanderers who come to this level will be regarded as patients by them. They will treat injured adventurers for free."

"I'm not sick!" Cheng Cheng laughed in exasperation. "I've been cured for a long time!"

“Just tell the nurse you want to be discharged,” Paul said. “Then you will be taken away from this floor and into the sixth floor.”

"Similarly, if you find a hospital or infirmary on any level of the underground city, you will be automatically redirected to this location."

Cheng Cheng remained silent for a few seconds before sheathing his sword.

After explaining to a faceless nurse that his illness had been cured by his mother using traditional Chinese medicine, a method learned from the legendary physician Hua Tuo, the nurse nodded and led the group towards the hospital gate.

Behind the door was a vast expanse of white; nothing could be seen.

The faceless man stood by the door and made a "please" gesture.

Cheng Cheng pushed open the door.

…………

When I opened my eyes again, there was an endless ocean in front of me.

The seawater was pitch black, bottomless, and exuded an unbearable fishy stench—like rotten seafood mixed with seaweed, making Cheng Cheng want to vomit after just one sip.

The sky was leaden gray, low-hanging, with churning dark clouds.

"Don't touch the seawater."

Paul and Li Xianyu activated the Golden Sanctuary in time, and Freya also used wind magic to support everyone, and then slowly rose into the air.

“This level is called ‘Frontier Sea’,” Paul’s voice came from above. “The boss guarding this level is ‘Cave of Sorrowful Rain’, which is located beneath this sea. Its true form is a bottomless abyss, and anyone who sees it will feel sorrow and shed tears, hence the name.”

"Is it related to the abyss?"

“I don’t know, but it hasn’t been attacked yet,” Paul said. “It has been gushing out this seawater for thousands of years, and it has eventually formed this ocean.”

Is all this water produced by the Cave of Sorrowful Rain Realm?

That's terrifying.

No wonder the water in the sky is called rain.

Paul then began to describe the monsters that existed on this level.

There are eight species in total: whale swallower, rock snake, leopard, ridge dragon, bamboo dragon, head egret, sky eagle, and deep monkey.

These monsters are all servants of the Cave of Sorrow and Rain, and their strength ranges from silver to gold, hence they are called "silver and gold".