Chapter 309: "Secret Realm Name": Death for 79 Days.
"Ding—"
As a notification sounded, Chen Miao and the others officially entered "Death 79 Days," the secret realm, which also signified that Blue Star could almost declare total defeat.
The humans on Blue Star began a short-term migration lasting 79 days.
'Secret Realm Name': Death 79 Days.
'Secret Realm Level': F.
'Secret Realm Introduction': This is a small town where you can live and entertain yourselves for a total of 79 days. Within these 79 days, a random event will occur daily; it could be a game or a test.
In this restless society, this town allows you to stay undistracted, to truly contemplate the meaning of life.
This may lead to the sublimation of your lives.
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The panel for the secret realm was brief, with no restrictive rules, merely outlining a few basic regulations, and it didn't even tell them which house they should live in within the town or whether they could leave the town.
Wait a minute.
Meanwhile, the entrance to the hole in the depths of the Land of Extreme Cold on Blue Star was rapidly expanding. In the blink of an eye, the black hole had completely enveloped Blue Star, and from any point in the skies above Blue Star, the only thing visible was the darkened heavens.
If one's perspective rose to the cosmic layer beyond Blue Star,
they would see that at this moment, Blue Star appeared to be entirely swallowed up by the black hole; the planet that was once azure had turned into one of utter darkness. If this enormous hole couldn't really absorb light, then the planet would almost blend indistinguishably with the cosmos.
Suddenly—
A great flood burst forth from the circular hole that enshrouded Blue Star. The once-blue planet was now undergoing unspeakable torture.
If the sun had feelings,
then watching Blue Star suffer might feel like helplessly watching one's own spouse be ravaged, only being able to cry out in anguish, no, don't!
Beyond that, there was nothing else it could do.
If humans were to have a history in the future, perhaps this day could be known as "The Day of the Flood Disaster," similar to the Ice Age of years past, the difference being that not many creatures survived the Ice Age, and there were no effective records.
This time, however, many people would survive, and a great number of scholars would record this history.
...
At this moment, Chen Miao was no longer concerned with the situation outside. After all, whatever was happening had nothing to do with him anymore; once something had happened, nothing could be done to change it.
It wasn't conspiracy thinking on his part.
He just always felt it was strange; the solution seemed clear—simply find the actual body that corresponded to the black hole. With so much information already known, it shouldn't be that difficult.
But why then had it still not been found?
He even suspected that the Federation might have already discovered this entity but deliberately concealed the information. The purpose was to send all humans into "Death 79 Days" this secret realm, so those who emerged alive from the realm after 79 days,
both their mental strength and combat ability would be greatly enhanced.
This might help significantly in strengthening all of humanity.
But he quickly put this speculation aside, not because he thought the Federation was all that conscientious, but because he felt that such cheating would undoubtedly bring more harm than good. With so many think tanks in the Federation, they wouldn't engage in such foolish behavior.
...
At this moment in the Blue Star skies, a colossal wooden ark was slowly flying through the air, moving at a leisurely pace. This ark was even larger than the combined size of two or three cities, and even compared to the largest creatures in the natural world, it was still only the size of a worm.
This was "Noah's Ark."
The ten million people currently aboard the ark had been preselected; they didn't need to enter the secret realm. They and their families could be carried by the ark, freely soaring through the skies, admiring Blue Star after the disaster.
The deck was crowded with countless people, all of them leaning out to look down at Blue Star being rapidly destroyed by the flood. The expressions on most of their faces were filled with pain and sorrow.
Even though they were the lucky ones.
They didn't need to enter the secret realm to fight for a chance to survive. There was an abundance of food and recreational facilities on this flying vessel, and outside the ark was a protective shield, providing oxygen for them to breathe.
They didn't need to worry about methane gas devouring their oxygen or the pungent smells assailing their brains.
They could enjoy their 77 days in this city in the sky to the fullest before returning to their society among humankind.
Just that...
After all, Blue Star was their homeland, and those demolished cities below were filled with countless years of their living traces. It was natural to feel reluctant to let go, to feel sorrow, and as fellow beings, they also felt deep empathy for those fighting in the secret realm to earn their right to survive.
It has to be said that when Noah's Ark selected the fortunate ones, it did so with a degree of humanity, choosing entire families together.
Not separating family members.
Thus, the people currently on Noah's Ark were mainly with their families, including couples who were chosen together, with no separations.
...
At this moment.
Chen Miao was leading his subordinates, standing at the entrance of this small town. There was a sign at the entrance with the name "Desperate Town." Just hearing the name suggested it wasn't a very auspicious place.
At the same time, quite a few people were standing around.
All these people had been randomly assigned to this secret realm. His group totaled 28 people, aside from them, 72 other passersby had been randomly matched, perhaps due to the fear of the unknown.
Everyone was standing very close together, as if clustering with others provided a strong sense of security.
It was then—
A man in the crowd suddenly unzipped his pants, walked to the edge of the group, took hold of his "business," and with his body thrust forward as much as possible, aimed at a distance and started urinating.
"Hey, what the hell are you doing!"
In such a frightening environment, the man's public urination quickly sparked discontent among the people, and curses began to fly, with one particularly emotional individual cursing the worst—in dialect, which was not very clear.
The gist of it seemed to be that it was because of people like them urinating everywhere that retribution had come, leading to the entire Blue Star being flooded with urine, and it was all due to the lack of virtue in people like them.
The young man urinating also felt wronged. After quickly taking care of his needs, he shouted defensively, "Haven't you guys watched horror movies? In every horror movie, the first one to die is the security guard!"
"Then it's the ones who go off alone to pee!"
"In all horror movies, anyone who leaves the group to pee—did any of them survive? Didn't they all die!?"
"You're cursing me now, but let's see if you dare to find a deserted spot to pee later!"
As his words fell.
The sound of cursing instantly stopped, everyone exchanged glances without a word, even the person who cursed the harshest touched his nose and fell silent. It made sense, after all, in such a setting, going off on one's own to pee could indeed be dangerous.
A deserted place, indeed had no one.
But whether there was something else, that was somewhat uncertain.
Only a middle-aged man in a security uniform among the crowd muttered a curse about bad luck, then took off his security jacket and threw it outside of the group.
For a moment—
People looked at each other, trying to identify a leader among them. Clearly, no one knew what to do next or how to proceed. At this point, whoever stepped forward would be followed by everyone.
It was human instinct.
In a dangerous environment, people subconsciously choose a leader and follow their commands.
But looking around, no one seemed ready to step up, as it was clear that no one felt confident deep down.
And at that moment.
Chen Miao, supporting himself with a cane, walked alone towards the town gate. Hungry Monkey and the others were the first to follow. All the Grave Keepers were uniformly dressed, exuding a sense of unity, and their faces looked fiercely tough, signaling they were not to be trifled with.
Seeing this, everyone's eyes lit up and they hurriedly followed suit.
Under normal circumstances.
The type of people they despised the most were the uneducated hooligans who knew only how to fight, but at this moment, what they liked the most were these very hooligans who could fight. Being able to fight was an asset; here, aside from fighting skills, nothing else mattered.
If one was a Supernatural, that would be even better.
And just like that, without saying a word, Chen Miao had already become the de facto leader in everyone's eyes, and they instinctively followed behind him.
This was also due to the matching mechanism of this secret realm, which sought players waiting in the queue nearest to one's location. Before entering the secret realm, he had been staying in a small city within the southern cities.
A very small city.
And the players matched were from nearby cities as well.
In this place, most had not heard his name, or perhaps it would be better to say they had heard it but hadn't paid much attention. Normally, those with Lifestyle Occupations didn't pay much heed to those with Supernatural Occupations - it was meaningless.
If they had heard of Chen Miao's name, they would not have felt a trace of panic at this moment, for they would have just clung closely to Chen Miao, and all would be well.
Not to even mention Chen Miao, even with Yuan Buping's strength, one could have strutted around this secret realm.
Let alone having Hungry Monkey, Doctor Gou, Zhou Shen, Grave Keeper members, and so many other combat power members. To put it bluntly, their group could quite easily "cleanse" this small town without any problem.
...
"The town ground is very clean."
"The air is fresh."
"Dust-free, and unpopulated."
Chen Miao, holding his cane, stepped into the town and glanced around casually, assessing this place where he was to stay for 79 days. The environment was still not bad, passable for a holiday resort.
Only, there wasn't a soul in the town.
It seemed that there would be no NPCs.