Chapter 8: Luoshan—The Wheels of Fate Begin to Turn!
“Strictly speaking, it’s actually a method—”
“That is, using the Upgrade Life Token!”
“And there are two ways to obtain the Upgrade Life Token!”
“The first way is relatively simple: by using a spin wheel of blue grade or higher.”
“Of course, the spin wheel itself must have the option for ‘Upgrade Life Token’ to be able to draw it.”
Upon hearing this, Luoshan was stunned: “A spin wheel of blue grade or above? Doesn’t that mean consuming at least 100 years of lifespan?!”
“Spending 100 years just to level up once… this is too surreal!”
Gao Chang nodded in agreement: “When I first heard this news, I thought the same as you!”
“But then I reconsidered—maybe poverty limits our imagination? Perhaps for those powerful elites, a hundred years of lifespan isn’t much at all!”
“Anyway, for us zero-level players, this first method is far from simple!”
“As for the second method, it’s even more difficult!”
“Do you know where the Death Squad’s high mortality rate comes from?”
Luoshan quickly guessed from his tone: “It’s related to the second method?”
“Exactly!”
“At present, our entire Jiangcheng area is isolated, surrounded by a vast ocean!”
“Besides that, all the lakes, rivers, and even ponds within Jiangcheng have become passageways for the ferocious beasts to invade!”
“These beasts can enter our world through these channels—and we can also use them to counterattack the beast world!”
“According to Brother Liao, who told me this, the beast world is full of endless dangers, but also endless opportunities!”
“There, even without drawing in a lottery, one might still obtain an Upgrade Life Token!”
“Brother Liao himself was once a Death Squad member! It was during one exploration of the beast world that he accidentally obtained an Upgrade Life Token, leveled up, opened the door to a new world, and became an official member of the club!”
“Moreover, Brother Liao told me not to lose heart!”
“Although the Death Squad carries the name ‘Death’, and the death rate is indeed high…”
“Every Death Squad member is actually a reserve member of the club!”
“Compared to those doomed to die from lifespan worms, joining the Death Squad is truly the only chance to defy fate!”
Gao Chang spoke passionately, and Luoshan felt his blood stir. Only Jiang Yi, who had truly experienced it, remained unusually calm.
Because he knew that this so-called Brother Liao Gao Chang spoke of was simply painting a hopeful picture for him!
Or rather, the entire club was feeding false hopes to the Death Squad members!
The beast world?
In later times, that place would be called the Domain Battlefield!
According to later players’ summaries, even the lowest level Domain Battlefield requires at least a level 5 player to have basic survival ability!
But now?
Zero-level players actually dare to explore the Domain Battlefield!
If that’s not “daring to die,” what is?!
Of course, perhaps far into the future—
Maybe a hundred years from now, some history teacher will tell students this:
A hundred years ago, when the apocalypse game first arrived, countless predecessors explored the Domain Battlefield with their blood, paving the way for us today!
And now, the Death Squad who dares to explore the Domain Battlefield as zero-level players may become the brave martyrs depicted in history!
As time passes, these ordinary people might all be glorified by history.
Only, regrettably, just glorified.
Not a single name will be remembered.
Reflecting on this, Gao Chang, leading the way, had already brought the two to the entrance of a villa.
It was getting dark outside, and Gao Chang lowered his voice: “This is the villa where my team stays.”
“The team originally had seven people; with you two, there are now nine.”
As he spoke, the three entered the villa.
The villa was quiet, with little movement.
In the living room on the first floor, a muscular man was doing push-ups beside the sofa.
Luoshan, ever courteous, saw the man seemed strong and couldn’t help wanting to greet him and make friends.
But before he could act, Gao Chang pulled him back.
“Well, I’ll take you two to your rooms first.”
Gao Chang’s voice remained low as he led them up to the villa’s fourth floor.
He assigned Jiang Yi a room no larger than five or six square meters—a walk-in closet.
Luoshan’s room was a study of about eight or nine square meters.
At the same time, Gao Chang gave them one more caution: “Death Squad members aren’t as easy to get along with as I am. If you have nothing to do, don’t bother them.”
Luoshan found it strange: “Shouldn’t we at least get to know the existing members?”
Hearing this, Gao Chang felt awkward.
Because when he first joined the Death Squad, he had said the same thing to the others.
Before the apocalypse, when a new member joined a new group, it was natural to introduce oneself, right?
But when he attempted this routine, trying to build rapport, the others were indifferent.
One guy bluntly said to him: “Do dead men need to know each other?”
A harsh sentence.
But also brutally true.
Because that guy died the very next day...
Gao Chang chose not to tell Luoshan such brutal truths.
He thought for a moment, then put on a bit of a leader’s air and said mysteriously: “Death Squad members need to spend time proving their strength before they qualify to know each other.”
Luoshan didn’t think much of it.
But Jiang Yi knew Gao Chang’s words should be understood as—
Death Squad members need to prove they can survive before they even get the chance to meet.
Otherwise, no one bothers to know a dead man!
Gao Chang then reminded them of some precautions and that the team had a mission at 9 a.m. the next day, then left.
After he left, Luoshan pulled Jiang Yi aside and whispered:
“Don’t you think the atmosphere in this Death Squad is a bit strange? It’s kind of oppressive…”
Jiang Yi glanced at him calmly: “If you live a few days here, you’ll feel the same way.”
Luoshan’s heart sank at these words.
He couldn’t help but regret…
Was joining the Death Squad really the right decision?
Just as he was thinking this, Jiang Yi suddenly spoke again:
“Luoshan, do you want to defy fate?”
?
The phrase “defy fate” was something Luoshan said almost daily.
He had been mocked many times by those lifespan worms in the underground garage for it.
So, at this moment, hearing Jiang Yi suddenly say this, Luoshan instinctively thought Jiang Yi was mocking him too.
But many years later, Luoshan would often recall this moment, and Jiang Yi’s words.
Every time he recalled them, he couldn’t help but sigh—
He, who shouted daily about defying fate, never realized…
That from this very moment, the gears of his destiny began to turn!