Real Game: I Exposed the Old Ones

The destination is the ranger hut.

There is an artificially cultivated open space in front of the ranger's hut.

Candles, stones, and unknown metal plates were arranged in the open space to look like an altar. Many strange symbols were painted around the altar.

The sketched material gave off a familiar smell—the smell of blood.

There was an old man standing in front of the altar.

The old man was wearing a ranger uniform, and his eyes were scarlet, filled with filth and evil.

[Hint: You identified the true identity of the forest ranger as a fanatical believer who believes in the red moon. He is performing some kind of summoning ceremony, and you decided to stop the sacrifice. 】

Red Moon believers?

Zhu Zheng pointed his gun at the old man and yelled: Old man, stay away from the altar.

The Red Moon believers laughed wildly: You are late, the ceremony has been completed, welcome the arrival of the divine envoy!

The old man walked into the altar.

In an instant, blood glowed on the altar, condensing into a winged bird demon in the void, and swallowed the old man in one bite.

With the terrifying sound of chewing, the ceremony was completed.

Green light flickered, and a terrifying monster as tall as a man appeared on the altar.

The monster has a pale body like a toad and an ugly appearance. It holds a scarlet spear in both hands like a fierce god.

Strangely, there are many pink tentacles growing on the monster's nose. When the tentacles squirm, they exude negative emotions such as chaos, madness, and evil.

[Tip: The ritual is successful, the moon beast and the spear striker come to the world, and you decide to kill the moon beast. 】

Zhu Zheng wanted to pull the trigger, but his body was out of his control.

His face turned pale in an instant, his eyes opened wide like a dying fish, and his throat made a ho ho sound.

[Tip: When you see a mythical creature, your spirit is greatly shocked and you fall into a temporary state of madness. 】

The moon beast threw the scarlet spear with a ferocious smile.

A spear penetrated the skull.

[Hint: You are dead. 】

Zhu Zheng suddenly sat up from the recliner, with a lingering fear on his face.

I'm scared to death. This game feels so real. Fortunately, the pain is not that high.

After calming down for a while, Zhu Zheng recovered from the fear of being shot in the head.

He looked up at the time.

I said I was a little hungry, but it turned out that it was already noon, and I actually played the game for more than three hours.

After starting the real game, his body was in a light sleep state, so he didn't feel tired, just a little hungry.

After locking the door of the bookstore, Zhu Zheng planned to have lunch on the roadside and then go home to have fun.

The owner of the convenience store next to him saw him and greeted him with a smile: Azheng, it's not open in the afternoon.

Zhu Zheng said: Yes, Uncle Chen.

Uncle Chen couldn't help but murmured: How young are you? You can't live on subsistence allowance all the time.

Zhu Zheng smiled and did not refute.

Uncle Chen is about sixty years old, with gray hair and a smile on his face, like a kind Santa Claus.

When the bookstore first opened, Zhu Zheng knew nothing about business. Coupled with the gangsters nearby, the bookstore was on the verge of bankruptcy. During that time, Uncle Chen helped him a lot, so Zhu Zheng respected Uncle Chen very much.

After exchanging a few words, Zhu Zheng said goodbye to Uncle Chen and prepared to leave.

Uncle Chen suddenly stopped Zhu Zheng: Azheng, wait a minute.

Zhu Zheng stopped and looked at Uncle Chen strangely: Is there anything else, Uncle Chen?

Uncle Chen warned: The newspaper said that there are vicious murders in our area. You should be careful when going out at night.

Thank you, I'll remember it.

Zhu Zheng also saw the news, 18 people died in a row, but he didn't take it to heart.

The world is so big, why do you just let yourself encounter it?

Zhu Zheng felt that he was not so unlucky.

After returning home after eating and drinking, Zhu Zai chose a comfortable position to lie down on the sofa and couldn't wait to get into the game.

[Monster Hunter] does not have a save file. After the death of the game protagonist, it will automatically return to the beginning of the game.

A system prompt pops up.

[Picture book activated. 】

[You unlock the cultist: Red Moon Believer. 】

[Fanatical believers of the red moon, they worship the gods who live above the red moon. They believe that this world is purgatory, and when the red moon rises, gods will respond to their call and come to earth to save the world. 】

[You have unlocked the lower-level mythical creature: the moon beast. 】

[Alien creatures living on the moon like to torture alien creatures and possess extremely powerful psychic powers. 】

Zhu Zheng rubbed his chin.

The Red Moon believer has the ability to create and control zombies, and his purpose is to summon the moon beast.

So the key to the game is time. I have to get to the ranger hut as soon as possible to stop the summoning ritual.

After thinking about it, Zhu Zheng walked into the forest again.

This time Zhu Zheng changed his strategy. He mainly focused on evasion. Even if he was accidentally discovered by zombies, he would only use the sand eagle equipped with a silencer.

The Sand Eagle is weaker than the shotgun, but it is more silent and will not attract the attention of other zombies.

About two hours later, Zhu Zheng approached the ranger's hut.

But that’s where it ends.

The zombies in front have appeared in groups.

Zhu Zheng decisively took out his steam hammer shotgun and violently broke through.

Twenty minutes later, Zhu Zheng came to the ranger's hut again.

The old man stood in front of the altar, his lips moving as if he was reciting some kind of incantation.

Zhu Zheng decisively pulled the trigger.

boom!

The old man's body was planted on the altar.

The familiar green light flashed, and the moon beast came to this world again.

[Hint: You are dead. 】

The third time, failed.

The fourth time, failed.

The fifth time, failed.

Old man, you succeeded in irritating me.

Zhu Zheng was so angry that he wanted to throw his phone to vent his anger!

I exited the game, hurriedly went to the bathroom, and then entered the game again.

[Task time limit: 15 hours and 24 minutes. 】

Looking at the time, Zhu Zheng took a deep breath to calm down.

Don't worry, there's still time.

The game only has three scenes.

The first act is the zombies in the mountain forest, the second act is the zombie group in front of the ranger's hut, and the third act is the ranger's hut.

“Traveling quickly through the first act is key to the mission.”

The Sand Eagle is weak and takes a long time to deal with the zombies. The Shotgun is strong and will be surrounded by zombies if you use it.

There are no unsolvable tasks in the game. I must have overlooked some clues.

After thinking for a long time, suddenly an idea flashed in my mind.

Zhu Zheng pulled out the character attribute panel and his eyes stayed on a line of text.

[Skill: Fighting Master. 】

Yes, this body has good close combat capabilities.

The zombie's weak point is the head. If I can use a dagger to destroy the zombie's head, it may have the same effect as a shotgun.

In this way, zombies can be eliminated quickly without attracting other zombies.

Wait until you get close to the ranger's hut, and then use firearms to break out violently.

Taking notice, Zhu Zheng entered the forest again.

Soon, a zombie wandering aimlessly appeared in sight.

You are the one.

Zhu Zheng jumped up suddenly, aimed the dagger at the zombie's eye socket and pierced it.

The zombie struggled twice and then fell to the ground.

However, due to being too nervous, Zhu Zheng's arm was accidentally scratched by a zombie. The blood in the wound quickly turned black and corroded and pus leaked.

[Tip: You are infected with corpse poison, and the corpse poison will attack in 10 minutes. Please treat it as soon as possible. 】

Damn, I'm infected with corpse poison, let's start over.

…

Do it all over again.

Zhu Zheng's face showed joy: The dagger is feasible, but the error tolerance is too low, and you need to hone your skills.

Holding the dagger tightly, he rushed into the forest again.