Has the world become integrated?

A commotion suddenly arose in the distance, but the people in front of them were in a panic and no one paid attention to anything in the distance that was irrelevant to them.

Jiang Hao looked up and saw a corner of a building smashed open with a bang, and a two-meter-tall tiger leaping out from the three-meter-high pile of rubble.

Jiang Hao was startled and was about to swing his staff when he saw an arrow shoot out from the side at a speed imperceptible to ordinary people, piercing the tiger's head with a shrill scream.

The tiger went limp in mid-air, and when it crashed to the ground with a loud thud, it was lifeless.

Where the tiger crashed, the surrounding crowd all took several steps back with a whoosh.

The children cried even louder, the dogs barked even more frantically, and the piercing alarm continued unabated, repeatedly assaulting people's eardrums and stirring up panic in their hearts.

Through the gaps in the crowd, Jiang Hao noticed a dead white-shelled sea turtle lying diagonally beside the trunk of a large tree. A dozen crocodile-like monsters lay scattered on the asphalt road. And then there were the barbershop entrances, and the Lanzhou noodle shop…

Upon closer inspection, there were actually dozens of monsters around!

Jiang Hao felt a chill run down his spine. Wasn't this the monster he had seen in the beginner village in the Spirit Ruins?

Jiang Hao looked again carefully and saw a gray leopard lying at the entrance of the supermarket next door. Next to the leopard were three people whose faces he couldn't see. Judging from their build, they were a man, a woman, and a child.

The filthy blood had soaked through the clothes of the three people; it was unclear whether it belonged to the monster or to the three of them.

Jiang Hao felt a pang of pain in his heart.

He recognized the three people; they were the family who owned the supermarket. The child was only five and a half years old and was extremely mischievous at home, beyond even his parents' control. But he was very well-behaved in front of Jiang Hao, so Jiang Hao often bought him candy.

Jiang Hao wondered if the small business owner's family wouldn't have died if he had crawled out of the petrified basement earlier.

But all three of them are indeed dead.

With a sharp crack, the alarm above suddenly went silent.

The world was unusually quiet. Jiang Hao took out his phone, wanting to check the current situation, only to find that the phone had been completely petrified, showing no signs of being usable.

Jiang Hao casually tossed his phone to the ground and took out his staff from his backpack.

Fortunately, the staff wasn't petrified. Jiang Hao still had a set of equipment he'd been wearing in his backpack. He tried equipping each piece one by one, and his entire appearance instantly changed.

"Look, another guardian!"

"It really is! We're saved! We're saved!"

"Guardian, can you kill these beasts too?"

Jiang Hao nodded.

"Then could you stay here and guard this place? Many wild beasts are coming from the west, and they have already killed many people..."

Before the old man could finish speaking, another voice shouted, "How can we let the guardians stay here? The situation is most serious in Ningming Village. Didn't you hear what the police officer said? All the guardians need to go to the west side of the village. If we can't hold that area, we're all doomed sooner or later!"

Ningming Village is located to the west of the neighborhood where Jiang Hao lives, and to the west of Ningming Village is Wangxiu Mountain.

Could these monsters all have come from Wangxiu Mountain?

Jiang Hao opened his backpack, inside which was a gift pack. It was labeled: "This is a login gift pack from the Lord of Dingbei City. If you encounter danger, opening this pack might save your life."

This label was written by Jiang Hao himself when he distributed the gift packs.

I never expected to have one myself.

Jiang Hao immediately opened the gift pack and, sure enough, saw the supplies he had put inside. With a thought, he summoned his mount, the [Northern Wind Tiger].

A yellow and white striped tiger suddenly appeared beneath Jiang Hao, lifting him more than a meter off his backside. The surrounding people gasped in surprise.

Ignoring the noise around him, Jiang Hao said, "You all have them in your backpacks too. Open that gift pack and summon this tiger. Even if you encounter monsters, you won't die."

Regardless of whether the people around him understood or not, Jiang Hao moved swiftly and ran towards Ningming Village in the west.

The road was filled with bustling crowds. Some were panicked, some were crying, and some were curiously looking at the petrifying objects around them. Of course, there were also a few teenagers who were unaware of the seriousness of the situation and were riding around happily on the same mount as Jiang Hao.

Jiang Hao also noticed that in the distance, there were several players wearing full sets of equipment, just like him, riding the Shuofeng Tiger towards Ningming Village.

Like him, I imagine he had just received the news.

The Shuofeng Tiger can automatically avoid crowded places, which saves Jiang Hao a lot of trouble.

Checking my attribute panel, all my attributes, skills, and talents are still there, except the title "Lord of Hell" is gone. My name is now displayed as my real name: Jiang Hao.

His identity changed to: Lord of Dingbei City, Domain Number.

At the same time, the display of level, health bar, and mana above his head was gone, making Jiang Hao look more like an adventurer with superpowers in the real world.

In a short while, Jiang Hao had already arrived at the western entrance of Ningming Village. In the distance, he could see that the foot of Wangxiu Mountain was surrounded by uniformed police officers and armed forces.

What's strange is that their clothing is rather odd, and their weapons don't look like firearms or anything like that. More like... staffs?

As the distance closed, Jiang Hao could see clearly that although the police officers and armed police were still wearing their original uniforms, they were wearing cloth clothes, leather armor, or heavy iron armor on top.

In their hands, they held either broadswords, daggers, staffs, or short bows.

Jiang Hao was very familiar with these things.

Newbie gear in the game!

Upon entering the starting village, you'll receive a starting village gift pack containing a weapon and a piece of armor. Whether it's a greatsword, dagger, iron armor, or cloth armor depends on your class.

On the way closer to them, Jiang Hao also saw a small mountain of stones, guns, and knives piled on the ground. Jiang Hao suddenly realized that the whole world was slowly petrifying, and these firearms from the real world—no, the firearms from the real world before—could not escape the fate of becoming useless.

Someone saw Jiang Hao riding over, and an officer in military uniform came up to greet him, calling out, "Comrade, are you also here to hunt the monsters in the mountains?"

Jiang Hao stopped the Wind Tiger, retrieved his mount, and said, "I just crawled out from underground. What's the situation now? If the mountains need me, I'm willing to go in and help hunt monsters."

Unexpectedly, the officer said, "You are a summoner? Have you ever seen the Lord of Hell?"