"This copy should have game storyline, right?"
Many games have their own backstories.
Some people who like to explore the backstory are called lore enthusiasts, and they know the game's background inside and out.
Chu Fu wasn't a lore enthusiast, but she knew the story!
"The Beast God Temple enshrines a deity that can grant ordinary people magical abilities. Some have gained a cat's hunting prowess, a dog's sense of smell, a wolf's keenness, and a frogman's diving ability."
"But soon, they discovered they were gradually transforming into animal forms."
"Not only that, but they also needed to spread the doctrine; if they didn't, their animalization would progressively increase."
"And the way to spread the doctrine was to make more villagers believe in the Beast God and become its subjects."
"But the Beast God wouldn't grant more power, so how could the believers turn villagers into the Beast God's subjects?"
"So they came up with a very twisted method: merging humans with animals and brainwashing them."
"These little monsters are all persecuted villagers."
As Chu Fu spoke, the group rolled through without resistance.
Their equipment was so good that they might not even hit a monster if they were too slow to act.
They bulldozed forward for 20 minutes, mainly because of the walking.
Finally, they reached the innermost part of the Beast God Temple, at an altar.
A robed figure with a lion's face appeared before them.
[Beast Priest (BOSS) Level 8, Health: 90,000.]
"Who dares trespass into the Beast God Temple..."
Before the words finished,
Two huge, round, massive objects fell from the sky!
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
Crimson watermelon seeds splattered across the entire altar.
-73,000!
-73,000!
Overkill damage.
[You have cleared instance: Beast God Temple (Normal).]
[Instance Time: 22 minutes 34 seconds.]
[You have received first-clear rewards: All Attributes +1, one Bronze Chest.]
[A global announcement is about to be released. Hide ID?]
Chu Fu casually clicked NO.
Hiding it was pointless anyway; the leaderboard was already out. There were only five Level 8 players total, so who wouldn't know it was them?
The next moment, a golden announcement scrolled across the 0308888 server.
[Global Announcement: Players "Who Wants to Be a Plant," "Rocket on a Wheelchair," "Who Said Blind," "Proud and Unyielding," and "Suture Saint" have cleared instance Beast God Temple (Normal), achieving the global first-clear! Rewards have been distributed.] ×3.
Normal copies only dropped common gear, but the white-tier equipment dropped by these Level 8 monsters was naturally better than the white-tier gear from Level 3 Mutant Rats.
Nobody had much need for it.
Proud and Unyielding bought it all at a low price, planning to put it into the guild warehouse later, where guild members could exchange it using guild contribution points.
This was part of her role as the finance minister.
"Keep going, keep going!"
Chu Fu left the copy and clicked Hard Mode again.
It wasn't difficult either; the group crushed it easily.
[Global Announcement: Players "Who Wants to Be a Plant," "Rocket on a Wheelchair," "Who Said Blind," "Proud and Unyielding," and "Suture Saint" have cleared instance Beast God Temple (Hard), achieving the global first-clear! Rewards have been distributed.] ×3.
The newbie village had already become numb.
"Goddess Plant is just too strong, always leading the team to clear copies."
"Have we already taken every first kill available on our server?"
"Actually, this isn't bad. Whenever a top-level copy is cleared, new equipment flows out. Players' gear gets better and better, making future copies easier. The pioneers pave the way for those who come after."
"Did you see the newbie village defense battle in Zone 023 yesterday?
I heard a server's S-rank talent player wiped in a Nightmare copy.
As a result, everyone was Level 10 without a single piece of Bronze equipment.
They lost three to four thousand people fighting over the boss, and five thousand defended the village in the end—and lost.
Compared to that, our village is much more peaceful."
"Didn't our village have that Universal Studio guild clearing the field? Haven't seen them in the last couple of days."
"No idea!"
"Need to ask? They definitely got killed."
"Buying heads! Five thousand yuan per head. Meet at the Red-Eyed Rabit spawn at the village entrance!"
There was also someone buying heads, with an ID called ImmobileKing.
If Chu Fu had glanced at the region chat, she would have spotted another familiar ID.
But right now, she was inside a Nightmare-difficulty copy.
The Level 10 Nightmare copy was also where Silver-tier gear dropped.
And it was very important.
There were also a huge number of monsters, so Chu Fu focused on the copy.
Just then, her phone rang again.
It was a new number.
Chu Fu was puzzled but still answered, releasing skills as she did.
Her teammates were reliable enough; she could slack off a little while taking a call.
"Hello, you've reached Chu Fu," she said.
"Hello, I'm the doctor who called you earlier. It's been two hours now. Can you come out and get a checkup?"
Chu Fu frowned.
"Didn't my brother say we didn't need a checkup?"
The doctor immediately replied, "Oh, but you promised me, didn't you? Young lady, you can't go back on your word! And you're way too addicted to this game. That won't do. You need to find a way to recover. You're conscious now—maybe with some external help, you can wake up. Coincidentally, a major conglomerate is developing a kind of medication that can help people who are conscious in games but suffering from elderly dementia, or patients in vegetative states. They're offering it for free. But they need some data. If you submit a file, you can try the medication for free. These newly developed drugs can cost millions per treatment course, saving you a lot of money as a patient."
As Chu Fu listened, it felt more and more wrong.
She finally gritted her teeth.
"This conglomerate you're talking about—is it Saint Hall Medical Group by any chance?"
"You've heard of them in the game? They're a really good company."
Chu Fu let out a cold laugh.
Really good?
The chairman of Saint Hall Medical Group was surnamed Guan, and he was Guan Youlong's grandfather.
It was the Guan family who came back then, persuading Chu Feng that if he signed a letter of forgiveness, the Guan family would do everything in their power to save Chu Fu.
Not only that—they would provide the best medical treatment, striving to wake her up.
If Chu Feng refused, they would stop covering medical expenses and let Chu Feng sue.
Chu Feng could afford to wait, but Chu Fu couldn't.
After she was reborn, the first thing Chu Feng did was to transfer Chu Fu out of the Guan family's private hospital and switch to another one.
And yet, this hospital had still been infiltrated.
However, this doctor probably didn't know; otherwise, he would have realized when she mentioned Saint Hall Medical Group.
This doctor was just trying to trick her into logging off.
Trying to keep her temper in check, Chu Fu asked, "Doctor, what's your name? You said you're a new doctor, and I don't really trust you. You need to show me your credentials."
"I am a real doctor. You're quite cautious, young lady. Alright, I'll send you my credentials."
"Yeah, and take a picture of yourself for me. Oh, and make sure it's in my hospital room!"
"Alright, alright, I'm in your room right now!"
Dr. Zhao was surprisingly cooperative.
He quickly snapped a photo and sent it to Chu Fu.
This was a doctor in his fifties, with a bloated figure and thinning hair. The credentials were real, and his name was Zhao Deyu.
You old bastard, once the game invades, I'll sneakily assassinate you for sure!
Chu Fu thought to herself.
"Are you convinced now?"
"I am, but I'm in the middle of a dungeon run!"
