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Chapter 111 - 102: On the Matter of the Blood Demon Being Endlessly Exploited

Chapter 111: Chapter 102: On the Matter of the Blood Demon Being Endlessly Exploited

"Turns out, after all this time, it’s the Blood Demon, this old codger, stirring things up. The game system is just exploiting the ’Blood Demon’ setting to milk it for all it’s worth, huh?"

But on closer thought, it’s not that strange. For puzzle games like this, there always needs to be a final main boss to keep the players hooked.

Many entertainment products have a similar setup.

Take the famous anime ’Detective Conan,’ for instance. The main storyline revolves around the secrets of the Black Organization and the mystery of its boss lurking in the background.

It’s precisely because of this main storyline that viewers’ appetites are whetted.

As a result, this melodramatic anime serialized for 25 years with hardly any progress in the main storyline. The audience grew from children into aunties and uncles while the main character remained a grade-schooler, not even reaching middle school, which led to a decline in popularity among casual viewers.

But from a capitalistic perspective... how should I put it? It’s beneficial. The manga has turned into a cash cow. As long as the main story doesn’t end, the manga won’t conclude, and it will continue to be popular.

Then there’s that novel ’School Flower’s Personal Bodyguard,’ where the protagonist is still a fledgling after tens of millions of words...

Thinking about this, Wang Hao is very satisfied with the game developers’ sincerity. The ’Blood Demon’ mainline is moving quickly without any dawdling!

Unhindered by capitalism, that’s good, very spirited!

Cough cough, I digress, I digress!

Back to the game story...

"The Elder who doomed the Li Family Village got everlasting life through the ’Blood Ginseng,’ but at the cost of gradually losing his sanity, with his lucid time shortening each day, eventually turning into a walking corpse in a daze."

"And it’s the same with Boss Guo. That miraculous medicine is actually no proper substance, but rather a certain derivative ability of the Blood Demon."

"His sanity also faded gradually, ultimately transforming him into a Glutton."

"After the ’Blood Demon’ subtly took control of Boss Guo, it also contaminated a large swath of the surrounding area."

"Could it be that the ultimate goal of the ’Blood Demon’ is to devour the entire Human World?"

Wang Hao got more excited the more he thought about it. This world concept is really awesome!

He loved grand world concepts!

No wonder, no wonder the outside world was engulfed in red mist.

At the very depths of the mist, maybe that’s the ’Paradise’ scenario he experienced, that one small village!!!

Was the ultimate mission to combat the ’Blood Demon’ about to begin?

Adrenaline surged, his heart throbbing wildly.

Self-reflecting, Wang Hao realized he wasn’t sufficiently psychologically prepared, nor did he have enough information.

"I don’t even know what the Blood Demon actually is. Could it be like a ghost type that crawls out of the TV, like Sadako? Or could it be some sort of conceptual being, which, to be honest, might be even more troublesome to contain, significantly increasing the difficulty."

Were the humans in the game prepared?

If the Blood Demon really surfaced, could it mean the annihilation of all humanity? Would that then be game over for this game?

After the game over, wouldn’t they just delete the account and not let you play anymore...

After all, this game is free-to-play and still in its beta phase.

This chain of thoughts emerged in Wang Hao’s mind, making him eager to enter ’Paradise’ once more to explore more of its unresolved mysteries!

He snapped back to reality, trying to say, "Cough cough, you two! There’s something really important we have to mention. If all of us go missing, will headquarters increase their vigilance and send stronger forces to investigate this?"

The Earthlings in the game shouldn’t be too disappointing, right? Wang Hao was quite concerned about this.

"I always feel like, the ultimate culprit behind the scenes is very powerful, with the risk of overturning the world. I’m not referring to the infection source Boss Guo, but the real mastermind behind harboring Boss Guo."

Smith, standing to the side, changed his expression slightly and nodded, "Exactly, just one Boss Guo has caused so many Gluttons; we can’t fathom how strong the real boss behind the scenes truly is..."

"It isn’t some entity from the deep layers of the Etheric Abyss, is it?"

Thinking about this, he paced back and forth in the restroom, the more he thought, the more he felt the enormity of the impact and the great malice of the entity behind it all.

Sweat beaded his forehead from all this intense thought.

Don’t panic, Smith, think carefully. There has to be a way.

As an Investigator who systematically studied for three years, he tried to analyze, "The strange beings of the shallow layer of the Etheric Abyss, ranging from 100 meters to 1000 meters, are called the Light Layer, where it’s relatively easy for them to enter the Human World. The strength of these creatures is generally not high and can even be utilized by humans."

"Our human world is also situated within the Light Layer."

"From 1000 meters to 3000 meters, that’s called the Shallow Light Layer."

"Creatures of the Shallow Light Layer need to overcome the gravity of the Etheric Abyss in order to reach the Light Layer. They usually rely on ’Idealist Buoyancy’ to ascend. The formation of Idealist Buoyancy is quite complex and is the antithesis of Idealist Gravity."

"Even more difficult is the ascension for the massive entities from the deeper layers: the peculiar, the Evil Gods, and even the Demon Gods. As the Etheric Abyss deepens, the gravitational pull increases, and they must rely on a concept known as ’anchoring’ to pull themselves up slowly, much like a fish line tugging themselves upward."

Wang Hao had never heard the term "anchoring" before.

"Anchoring" can be a person, an object, a kind of belief, or a particular message; it doesn’t necessarily require physical form.

Typically, finding a suitable "anchor" is not easy.

For these massive entities, maintaining "anchoring" is a very strenuous task because they must cross vast distances to project their power.

It’s like manipulating humans with a "thin line" that could snap at any moment, unable to exert even one ten-thousandth of their true strength, and only those who are willing can be hooked.

Therefore, before they truly ascend to their target world, the anchored individual may actually reap some benefits.

Take the simplest example: "God," which requires human faith as its anchor.

Despite the immense scale of "God" and the massive populations’ faith, it hasn’t been reeled in. Of course, human elites haven’t really considered pulling it up to their level, and some even use secularization tactics to gradually diminish its influence, maintaining the stability of "God."

"That must be the origin of various cults. Starting with the Evil Gods, they adopt the anchoring method. Initially, humans who are anchored do indeed receive quite a few benefits," Smith added, then paused for a moment as sweat poured down his face.

How is it that this is getting crazier and crazier!

This guy surely isn’t some Evil God or Demon God, anchoring humans here, right?

As a C-level Investigator, can he even handle this kind of investigation?

He cannot!

The "boss behind the scenes" retracting the anchor "Boss Guo" indicates that it has ascended to a certain level, beginning to consolidate its power, ready to accomplish its goal—invading the world.

Earth isn’t going to be doomed, is it!

With this thought, Smith steadied his nerves and awkwardly called out with a firm resolve, "I believe the organizations of various countries won’t be too slow to react. I’m involved in the investigation of the train disappearance case. Should I disappear, they’ll intensify the investigation, they won’t ignore my absence. That’s certain."

"The fear is that they will send noobs who will just give away experience and heads," Wang Hao recalled various scenarios from online novels, shaking his head with a sense of resignation, "You’re a C-level Investigator. If you fail, they send a B-level, then they fail and they send an A-level. Not to mention the sacrifice made in vain, it’s just a waste of time. Why not dispatch an S-level right from the start?"

"It shouldn’t come to that... As far as I know, the Black-clothed Guard already has precautions in place."

"I almost know who it is, but I can’t say it out loud, please forgive me." This time, it was Chen Xinyi who was speaking, her face pale and her body trembling slightly.

"You know?" Smith was taken aback.

"Yes... It’s a Subordinate Demon God, not an Evil God. It has a long history and influences the official world. It’s not just me who knows, all of the major supernatural organizations of humanity certainly are aware. So there’s no need to worry," she assured.

In fact, the high level of the Black-clothed Guard and Chen Xinyi had discussed in detail.

The "Game" had invested effort in training her, not without reason.

She might have been chosen to play a role in confronting the Blood Demon.

And now, that moment had arrived!

It came so swiftly, like a whirlwind or a bolt of lightning.

Too fast, the timing too tight.

She had just bought her starter equipment, hadn’t even left the fountain yet, hadn’t farmed nor last-hit minions, and now she was facing the final boss.

To think that she’d quickly become entangled in the terrifying Blood Demon case made her tremble in horror, as if high-voltage currents were running wild down her spine.

That was a Subordinate Demon God, the kind whose single hair could crush her.

"Could the ’Game’ have predicted that the ’Blood Demon’ would target me, so they chose me in advance? Do I really need to save the world now?"

Chen Xinyi looked out at the dark red sky through the window, the heavy pressure nearly making her collapse.

"The ’Game’ doesn’t control me... I’m not the main character, I don’t have the ability of Infinite Resurrection!"

"I’m not going to be a dispensable extra, am I?"

The most critical part is that the "Blood Demon" must not be discussed, for any discussion invites its attack!

This mysterious, looming danger brought her to the brink of collapse yet left her unable to give up, wracking her brains for a solution.

At that moment, Wang Hao spoke up, "Since human organizations are aware of its existence, let’s not worry about the final boss for now. We can’t control what reactions the outside world will have, after all; we need to think about the present."

"First, let’s try to get to the control room, restart the generator, locate the infected source ’Boss Guo’, and then think of what to do next."

After deciding on a plan, Wang Hao waved his hand to indicate, "Whoever wants to come with me, as long as you have food in hand, the risk should be controllable."

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