No Tara Under The Horizon
Chapter 3
I ate about 250 grams of beef and drank a few cups of liquor, but my body still did not feel warm. That's very strange.
I checked the time and noted that it is 10:30, which means that “Blessed” will start in just an hour and a half. Hundreds of millions of gaming fanatics had to stay close to their gaming equipment and wait anxiously for the moment; the moment in which they enter a completely new virtual reality and create a new and eternal legend of their self.
I turned on the computer and saw the MSN avatar flashing fast. He Yi had sent a total of 47 messages while I was away—
“Lu Chen, are you there? I'm in the hospital now. You are where..”.
“Lu Chen, I've tried calling your phone, but can't.”.
“Lu Chen, I couldn't find you even after I returned to the crash site. Where are you?”
“Wuuu, please don't scare me, Lu Chen ..”
“Lu Chen, what really happened to you? Where are you at? Please... i..”
“Wuuu, Lu Chen ..”
Seeing these messages made me feel very uncomfortable. My hands are on the keyboard, but I don't know what to type. In the end, I came to a difficult decision. I won't contact He Yi. Like me now, I am not helping the Ancient Dreaming Soul Sword guild. It would be better if he forgot me completely than dragging a burden like me with him.
So, I deleted my MSN account and searched on the official website “Heavenblessed”.
……
Today, the number of people waiting online to join the game has reached the figure of seven hundred million. It was truly an unprecedented feat—dan for now, invincible!
In addition, there is a news headline presented in a large font on the official website of Spirit of Grief: Falling Dust, the genius of an era, the, suffered a major defeat before leaving the scene with account deletion .
Over thirty thousand people left replies to news posts. Countless people feel sorry for me.
I took another sip of the spicy drink before smiling in relief. The best way to deal with this goddamn life is a little optimism. “Heh, The Blessed of Heaven, I'm coming!”
I waited a while until after 11. Then, I put on my gaming helmet.
The green flashes and retinal scans confirmed my identity. When I entered the game registration page, I noticed that the opening scene had been added to the— page
The world has been ravaged by war. Bright red blood color spread. Forests withered, major human cities collapsed into ruins, there were plagues everywhere, and mountain-high piles of corpses. There were humans, elves, succubi, barbarians, and many other races. A foul smell occasionally entered my nose, and the corpses stretched all the way to the horizon. A giant tree was seen standing upright on the barren horizon.
It was the World Tree, the origin of all life and the protector of the laws of nature.
But the World Tree began to wither, and the gods perished one after another. The entire Heavenly Continent was stained with blood as a terrifying race slaughtered all the lives that entered his gaze.
The picture changed, and the scenery turned to the battlefield in the huge valley. I was immediately stunned by the sight in front of me—
There were many armies made up of various races. The clang of weapons never stopped, and the sky was almost erased by the banners. The barbarian king dressed in heavy armor swung his battle axe and let out a terrifying roar as his tribe members swung their weapons towards their opponents with all their might. However, their enemies were quick and deadly, and their counterattack penetrated the flesh of the fighters like nothing. The entire place was filled with screams and the smell of blood.
Under the lion head banner, the beautiful human queen pulled out her sword and shouted, “Serang!”
Countless human warriors responded to the command, swung their broadswords and charged boldly forward. The witches hiding in the darkness muttered inaudible chants, their spells, huge fireballs thrown towards their enemies.
The battle grew more intense. The cries of battle in the valley were deafening, and the smell of blood was thick and ever-present.
The human queen grew a pair of beautiful butterfly wings and plunged into the battlefield. Wherever his sword danced, countless undead heads flew high into the air.
However, a mist suddenly descended to the ground, turning into a mysterious figure. A cold glint later, the human queen fainted, and her head was lifted by her killer. The fog-like undead let out a terrifying and furious roar as if ordering all races to submit to it.
The ground is colored red. The soldiers turned into cold, lifeless bodies.
In the end, only one human warrior still stood on top of the corpse hill and split the monstrous creature in two.
Stained with blood but refusing to give up, he raised his sword and roared furiously at the undead leader. The two warriors attacked each other at the same time as the two heavenly Armaments clashed, dominating the spotlight until engulfing the entire world!
“About!”
Metal rings do not die even when everything slowly fades. Finally, a word slowly emerged from the horizon—Blessed!
I took a deep breath after it was over. What an impressive opening scene! No wonder the Heavenblessed is claimed to be a classic masterpiece that will surpass the Spirit of Grief. The promotional cinematics alone were enough to get my blood pumping!
My soul slowly flew towards the welcome temple. A fairy danced in front of me before the sweet female synthetic voice entered my ears—
Ding~!
System Notification: Hello, dear users. You are confirmed to be the CGL server of the China Hall of Famer. Will you bring your previous ID: Falling Dust?
I thought for a moment before rejecting the option. Then, I entered a new ID: Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand!
Sounds artistic and poetic, right? It reflects Roberto Baggio's sadness and Gabriel Batistuta's heroism, and it sounds pretty cool enough to lure one or two beautiful women. It really is one of a kind!
In the previous game, after becoming one of the twenty-seven most famous players on Chinese servers, I was awarded this very valuable gaming helmet.
Two years ago, I was one of the strongest and strongest players in the Spirit of Grief. But life was as unpredictable as the weather, and after a car accident damaged my brain stem, my whole life became delayed a full 3 seconds. What this means is that each instruction my brain sends takes 3 seconds to process before the appropriate action occurs.
The most eagerly awaited new star from the Chinese territory just perished. Genius became trash, and I became the biggest joke of China's CGL Hall of Fame. My friends left me, and for a while I was at the lowest point of my life.
But a woman reached out to me an olive tree and pulled me out of it. It was my boss, a beautiful, strong and charismatic woman. But I let him down, and the guild lost again and again. In the end, we lost to Candlelight Shadow so badly and thoroughly that our three thousand-strong guild was slaughtered until only five of us remained.
Our opponent is very scary.
Candlelight Shadow is proudly known as “Defense God” in the gaming industry. He is also the number one player on the Chinese server .
……
I smile. There is no denying that I was fine and completely ruined in the previous game. It is true that I was the winner when I entered the CGL Hall of Fame, but the countless defeats I suffered after the car accident also marked me as a loser. That's why He Yi defines me as “winner”!
That's why I named myself “Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand”. It was a reminder for myself not to fall into the same trap again, like how Su Qin tied his hair to the ceiling and stabbed himself to study harder!
Now it's time to confirm my race and class, also the part I'm most looking forward to from the registration process. Hmm, I want to become a cool and handsome human knight with high defense and explosions. It will also help cover up my shortcomings.
Heavenblessed is a full-body virtual reality game. There are ten classes to choose from: Warrior, Magic Knight, Mage, Archer, Wanderer, Tactician, Tamer, Priest, Bard and Assassin. They all have their own specialties, but there is nothing I like more than a melee-based class. A real man should always fight close and personal on the battlefield!
A series of character models appeared in front of me. There was a Warrior in armor, a Magic Knight on horseback, a Witch swinging a staff, an Archer using a bow, a Tactician, a Priest and so on.
The system also scans the player's body during the character creation process. I felt a slight pain in my head—like being bitten by a mosquito—and a blood sample was taken from my body.
Ding~!
System Notification: According to the scan, your heart rate is 30% lower than normal people!
System Notification: According to the scan, your body temperature is 70% below normal standard!
System Notification: According to the scan, your blood activity and viscosity are 40% below normal standard!
System Notification: According to the scan, your brainwave activity is 20% higher than normal people!
System Notification: According to the scan, your vital signs are 50% weaker than normal people!
The notice kept coming, and I was very surprised without a word. Whatisthis? Is my VIP level gaming helmet really fake?
It was at this time that the notification bell rang again.
Ding~!
System Notice: Your physique conforms to the requirements to obtain the hidden warrior class, the Dead Swordsman. Do you accept?
I was stunned for two whole minutes. Then, I looked up and laughed like a madman!
“Hahaha, what an amazing gift! To think I would get a secret class even before I entered the game! Undead Swordsman, melee class with a special race? Only an idiot would reject this offer!”
I clicked accept without hesitation.
Another ding later, my game character appeared before my eyes. He was a cold zombie wielding a sword with black armor from head to toe in a bloody battle armor!
The design is in line with my satisfaction. A smile involuntarily crossed my face as I said to myself, “Not bad. Now, I have to get ready to enter the game!”
It was at 23:57, less than 3 minutes from the official start of Heavenblessed. My heart was pounding, and blood was boiling inside my body. The past is back in my head. Hmph, I will take back all that was lost with my own hands!
Time continued as I waited at the temple welcome. I'm sure many players around the world feel the same desire and anticipation as me.
Finally, the long hour hand reaches 12. The game is now officially released!
Ding~!
System Notification: Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, do you want to get into the game right away?
Yep!
Light flashed before my eyes, and I entered the Heaven realm. Then, a ding tells me that the first player to enter the game, i.e., I, was given the chance to get the lottery. Congrats! You have obtained a super— Heavenly ArmamentMaster Sword!
And then I woke up. Clearly, it was a complete wishful thinking.
……
My eyes were covered by an endless curtain of mist. I heard ******** plan from far, far away. “Wake up, oh the abandoned dead!”
rustling rustling…
The sound of rolling ground entered my ears as I dug up the ground that covered me with all my might. Finally, I broke through the ground and was immediately greeted with a foul stench and death. If that wasn't enough, the person in front of me surprised me even more!
I would call him a man wearing a black mage robe, but he was actually not a man. His face was rotten, and he lost more than half of his flesh. The only intact organ in his body was probably an eyeball rolling down his sockets, and calling it scary was an understatement. The hand he used to grasp the stick was completely rotten, only white bones remained.
He is an undead witch!
