Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

The Good God couldn't help but burst into laughter. This was probably the most amusing dying creature he had encountered in his entire "game" with the Evil God. A mere chess piece actually dared to ask for "resources" from him. How could he possibly use precious resources on a chess piece that would be discarded after defeat?

(However, it is still interesting to understand the relationship between gods and chess pieces to this level. Otherwise, let's leave it at that...)

"Okay, then I'll make an exception and give you a favor. Just behave well."

The benevolent god stretched out his hand and pointed, and a cherry-sized glass bead appeared out of thin air in Jiang Ran's hand. The words "Universal Raw Stone" were engraved on the glass bead.

"As for the content of the mission, since you didn't ask, you can read it yourself after the transmission is completed. Now I will start to transmit you to the 'parallel world'."

After saying this, the Good God clasped his hands together and whispered something. Then, a translucent ball of light enveloped Jiang Ran's body, and a parchment scroll fell into his hands. Simultaneously, a pitch-black space-time tunnel leading to a "parallel world" was constructed nearby. The only thing left to do was the final, crucial step—the "power granting."

"Good luck, Jiang Ran."

The Good God smiled and waved his finger, and the ball of light enveloping Jiang Ran flew into the space-time tunnel. As it entered the tunnel, the ball of light began to spin rapidly, and the names of various abilities flashed across it: "Mystic Eyes of Death Perception," "Ten Shadow Spells," "Death Return," "Crimson King," "Vector Manipulation," "Great Sage," and so on. After a few seconds, the rotation of the ability names gradually slowed until it stopped. The ability bestowed upon Jiang Ran's soul was finally named "Pseudo-Transdimensional Eye." At the same time, as the price of this "ability," the curse known as "Thorns of the Heartless" also attached itself to Jiang Ran's soul.

After the "ability" and "curse" were determined, the name of the parallel world they were about to visit was displayed on the space-time tunnel:

"Parallel World No. 37: Scarlet Star"

Difficulty: Trial Level

[Note: Heaven Level < Novice Level < General Level < Difficult Level < Veteran Level < Trial Level < Nightmare Level < Hell Level < Impossible Level.]

The good god was not surprised by this reasonable match until the ball of light surrounding Jiang Ran suddenly lit up red.

"Warning! Abnormality has occurred—Warning! Abnormality has occurred—!"

The shrill warning sound filled the entire space.

1.3 - False Accidents

"What's going on? Is it 'lack of adaptability'? This kid's talent shouldn't be able to cause such a thing, right?"

The Good God muttered to himself at a volume that Jiang Ran could hear, waving his fingers as if he was checking something.

However, the Good God was slow to act. The light ball that enveloped Jiang Ran explained the previous abnormal prompt after the warning sound. This time, it said...

"Warning, adaptability has exceeded the maximum threshold. The 'Pseudo-Super-Dimensional Eye' has automatically been upgraded to match. The process of granting the 'Super-Dimensional Divine Eye' will now begin..."

"W-what?!"

The Good God was horrified. The situation was completely contrary to what he had predicted! Before he could react, an invisible force forcibly ripped his right eye from its socket and then forced the golden, gem-like eyeball into Jiang Ran's. Jiang Ran's right eye was immediately crushed by the divine eye, and the excruciating pain that pierced his bone marrow made the usually expressionless young man cry out!

"Ahhhhh!!!"

In the midst of chaos, only the ball of light continued to announce the progress of the situation as if it had nothing to do with it.

"'Divine Eye of Super Dimension' has been granted. The original curse 'Thorns of the Heartless' has automatically been upgraded to 'Purgatory of the Heartless'. Now, I will begin re-matching the target parallel world's difficulty value..."

In just a few seconds, the name of the new parallel world was displayed on the space-time tunnel:

"Parallel World No. 77: Prison Planet"

Difficulty: Impossible

"Transmission preparations are ready. Transmission will begin in five seconds. Five, four, three..."

"Wait a minute..."

The good god, who had recovered from the pain of losing his right eye, tried to stop the teleportation, but before he could do anything, Jiang Ran disappeared at the entrance of the space-time tunnel along with the ball of light.

Until the very end, Jiang Ran was unable to hear what the self-proclaimed god-like luminous figure had to say to him. And Jiang Ran himself, incredibly, felt the pain disappear, and he didn't even feel a foreign body in his right eye. His vision had returned to normal.

In this unprecedented passage, a pitch-black spiral surrounded Jiang Ran, and he advanced rapidly thanks to the light ball enveloping him. Then, after an unknown amount of time, a dazzling point of light appeared in the distance. This must be the exit of the passage.

·

The camera returned to the gray-white mysterious space. After confirming that Jiang Ran had been teleported away, the good god slowly lowered his hand from his right eye.

The panicked look on his face a few seconds ago has now disappeared without a trace.

Then, the body of the good god began to glow and split from a whole into six similar yet different individuals, each of which was a human-shaped luminous body.

"What a bad taste! They even put on such a clumsy show at the end. I wonder if that kid realized that 'we' were deliberately talking to ourselves for him to hear."

As one of the humanoid luminous bodies began to complain, the other luminous bodies also joined the conversation.

"Oh, he definitely didn't notice. You're worrying too much."

"Yes, and if we don't do this, it will be difficult for us to insert Seven into the body of the dying person."

"That's right. Efficiency is very important. If Jiang Ran is a useless person waiting to die, then he should die quickly to free up the spot."

"Pfft, so heartless? I think the Jiang Ran I drew this time is pretty good, right? Can I look forward to it?"

"Who knows? We've encountered plenty of guys who look good on the outside but are actually rotten inside."

"But I say, the cost of placing Seven was too high, wasn't it? The one we ended up rematching with was the '77th Prison Planet', which is 'Impossible Level' difficulty! Going there would basically be giving away lives to the 'Evil God Camp', right?"

"This was truly a miscalculation. I had originally intended to quietly arrange for Seven to join, but I didn't expect this kid to be so adaptable. In a hurry, I had no choice but to make the best of it."

"There's no need to waste your breath. He's just a chess piece. Whether he dies or is dealt with by Seven, there will always be plenty of replacements."

"What I'm saying is, if we have time for idle chatter, why don't we hire more truck drivers to help us 'select' more souls? Also, the companies that operate this business can be more ruthless and see more employees who 'die suddenly', the better."

Having said this, the humanoid luminous beings all burst into laughter, but they did not know that the evil consequences that would bury themselves had already been sown in their laughter.

·

When Jiang Ran came to his senses, he was already standing in a forest. There was only one sun in the sky. It was probably morning. The visible area was filled with trees and no one was around.

The first thing Jiang Ran did was to make sure his environment was safe. Then, he checked the species of nearby vegetation. He found that most of the plants were species he knew, with only a few that didn't look like "Earth plants."

(I see, this is what the so-called "parallel world" means.)

Jiang Ran had previously been familiar with the concept of parallel worlds. He believed the world he'd been transported to was simply another Earth dimension, one that had evolved differently from his own due to an ancient butterfly effect. Therefore, it wasn't surprising to see things here that were similar to, or even identical to, his original world.

After confirming this, Jiang Ran began to examine his physical condition. His body was essentially in the same state it had been before his sudden death at home. He was even still wearing his high school uniform. Fortunately, he hadn't brought the fatigue, hunger, or the symptoms that caused his sudden death with him. It was likely that the so-called god had tampered with his body.

Finally, Jiang Ran unfolded the parchment scroll and began to confirm his mission. The parchment was not written in the language of Earth, but for some reason, Jiang Ran could understand it. The specific mission content was written as follows:

=====Mission 1: Kill the "One and Only Demon God, the Unspeakable Name";

Mission 2: Order the "Single Demon God, the Unspeakable Name" to disband the Hell Abyss Empire, or surrender to the Alliance of Light in the form of complete compromise;

(Note: If the second task is completed, the first task will be considered completed regardless of whether it is completed or not.)

Mission 3: Make the "One and Only Demon God, the Unspeakable Name" sincerely confess his love to you and agree to return to his original world with you (i.e., Earth World, the same below);

(Note: If the third task is completed, the first and second tasks will be considered completed regardless of whether they are completed or not.)

Mission Completion Rewards:

Difficulty Level 1: Complete a task and be rewarded with a return to the original world and a second life;

Difficulty Level 2: Complete two tasks. In addition to the first task, you can choose an additional skill you have learned to bring back to your original world.

Difficulty Level 3: Complete three tasks. In addition to the first task, you can also bring all acquired skills and soul-engraved equipment back to the original world.

=====After reading the task content, Jiang Ran was about to start thinking when his right eye suddenly hurt and his vision became blurred. After a few seconds, everything returned to normal. Then, a piece of text accompanied by voice prompts actually floated up on the parchment.

"Jiang Ran, now please choose the difficulty level you want to complete."

"Please note that once the difficulty level is selected, it cannot be changed."

"You have 10 seconds to choose. If you don't choose, the default will be the highest difficulty level."

"10"

"9"

"8"

1.4 - Super Dimensional Eye

Every countdown was like a fist hitting Jiang Ran's heart.

This sudden multiple-choice question is as suffocating as "the promotion of 1000 off for purchases over 999 is only 10 seconds away and I haven't decided what to buy yet."

At this critical moment, Jiang Ran made his choice without much hesitation - he wanted to choose "Difficulty Level 1", which was the safest option given the current large amount of unclear information.

However, just after Jiang Ran pressed the "Difficulty Level One" option floating in the air, the prompt sound emitted by the parchment scroll was completely different from the choice Jiang Ran made.

"Option confirmed."

"Parallel World No. 77, Prison Planet. Selector: Jiang Ran. Submission option: 'Difficulty Level Three'."

"Option data transfer complete."

"Wait! You're wrong! I chose level one!! Difficulty level...!"

"Good luck."

Before Jiang Ran could finish, the parchment scroll ended the conversation with an extremely ironic blessing, then quickly combusted and turned into ashes, flying into the air and disappearing without a trace.

"I chose difficulty level one..."

Only Jiang Ran was left standing there, confused.

(I pressed level 1, but it told me I had selected level 3. What went wrong?)

Jiang Ran closed his eyes and pondered for a few seconds before deciding to give up on pursuing this matter. With his current abilities in this parallel world, there was no way to fix the "bug" he had just encountered. The most reasonable course of action right now was to calm down and begin studying this parallel world, moving the mission forward as quickly as possible.

Jiang Ran was good at regulating his emotions and taking action. He picked up a branch and found a piece of soft soil, then began to list the important information about what had happened after his "death":

=====

●A luminous humanoid figure who claims to be a god;

● "Gods (human-shaped luminous bodies)" learn about human society information such as Pineapple Buns, Auntie's Home, and Xiaopo Station;

●God knows the cause and manner of my death;

●The gods tacitly accept the concepts of “investment” and “return”;

●There are things that even gods cannot do;

●『Universal Stone』

●『No. 37: Scarlet Star』『No. 77: Prison Star』→ Multiple parallel worlds exist;

● Known difficulty levels include "Trial Level" and "Impossible Level";

●Ability, "Pseudo-Super-Dimensional Eye", Adaptability, Upgrade, "Super-Dimensional Divine Eye";

●Curse: "Thorns of the Heartless", upgraded to "Purgatory of the Heartless";

●『The One and Only Demon God: The Unspeakable Name』;

●Hellish Empire, Bright Alliance;

Soul-engraved equipment;

=====

Based on this known objective intelligence, Jiang Ran made six inferences:

First, the relationship between the humanoid luminous body and the mission executor is, to some extent, a community of interests, but it is closer to the hierarchical and subordinate relationship between chess players and chess pieces, generals and soldiers, rather than an equal relationship between partners and allies;

Second, there are things that the humanoid luminous being cannot stop, so it is very likely that He is not a true God, but merely a being of a higher dimension than humans;

Third, I'm likely not the only one carrying out a mission in a parallel world. There might even be multiple travelers like me in the same parallel world. From this, I can also deduce that there might be more than one humanoid luminous body, and they might be in a competitive relationship with each other.

4. Based on the terms "The One and Only Demon God, the Unspeakable Name" and "The Hell Empire" that appear in the quest, this parallel world is likely a world of swords and magic.

5. Judging from the difficulty level, the difficulty of this parallel world should be close to the hardest, and it is possible that it is the hardest level.

6. After the ability is upgraded, the new ability is the eyes "dug" from the humanoid luminous body. It is a bit suspicious, so be careful;

7. Abilities, curses, and world difficulty should be directly proportional. No matter how strong you are, you must remain cautious and low-key.

(Once I die, Dad won’t be able to cover the cost of the surgery, and if Dad and I are both gone, then Mom…)

Jiang Ran sighed heavily, picked up a sharp stone from the ground, gritted his teeth and carved the word "Jiang" on his palm.

Jiang Ran had read a fair share of works about time travel and reincarnation, many of which featured characters who were so engrossed in their lives that they didn't want to leave. Jiang Ran didn't want to forget why he came here. At the same time, he also felt "real pain" for the first time in this new world.

Watching the blood drip from his wrist onto the ground, Jiang Ran was officially convinced that this series of bizarre events was all real. Then, according to his style, he planned to learn about this world as quietly as possible, gathering intelligence on the so-called "Sole Demon God, the Unspeakable Name" and the "Hell Abyss Empire" without drawing attention. At the same time, he would also find a fighting style that suited him and diligently practice it.

(Well, before heading to town, let's first understand my 『Abilities』 and 『Curse』.)

"The Eye of the Super-Dimensional God."

Jiang Ran tried to activate his ability by speaking, but there was no response. He looked at the "Universal Stone" he had obtained from the humanoid luminous body and felt that he had been too aggressive in his pursuit of resources. Perhaps understanding some basic information would save him a lot of trouble.