"Ugh...it's so bright." Liu Nian raised her right hand to cover her eyes.
I think I had a strange dream last night? But the pain felt so real, so real that I couldn't help but believe it.
So, to prove it, Liu Nian silently repeated: "Panel"
With a whoosh, a screen that only Liu Nian could see lit up in front of him.
Player: Liu Nian Race: Human
Class: Necromancer
Strength: 4
Agility: 4
Physical condition: 4
Intelligence: 6+1 (Profession Bonus)
Spirit: 7+2 (Professional Enhancement)
Talent: Dark Affinity (?)
Professional Specialty: Proficiency in Sorcery [Slightly reduces spellcasting costs] (Universal for Mages)
Necromancy: Your Dark-aligned creatures gain +1 attack and +1 defense. This trait increases with the caster's level. (Universal for Necromancers)
Skill: Summon Skeleton lv1 [Summon a skeleton soldier to fight for you] (0/10)
Magic Points: 70/70
Experience points: 0/100
Reputation: 0
As a seasoned gamer, Liu Nian keenly noticed that there were no health points.
Does this mean the body wasn't digitized? Or is it playing the game as a normal person?
(To clarify, "datafication" in the game means that when attacked, the digitized body directly deducts xx health points, rather than causing injuries such as concussion, broken legs, or fractures, resulting in zero health points and the character's death.)
The fact that the world has truly become gamified is actually a good thing for Liu Nian, as it increases his survival rate. Otherwise, given Liu Nian's physical condition, he would definitely be the first to be eliminated.
"Let's try out the skills first." With a thought, Liu Nian uttered ancient and unfamiliar words as he focused his mind.
"Spellcasting failed; lack of a casting medium."
A majestic and clear voice echoed in my mind!
“A vessel for casting the spell? It should be a corpse.” Liu Nian pondered for a while and then suddenly realized.
This is how necromancers in Diablo II cast spells.
Upon opening the panel, I saw that ten points had been deducted from my mana. The good news was that my proficiency in summoning skeletons had increased by one point.
It seems there's about a 10-second casting time?
At this moment, Liu Nian took out her phone and glanced at it; it was eight o'clock in the morning.
Looks like I need to find an infected person first. I put my phone back in my pocket.
Liu Nian carefully put her ear close to the iron gate and listened carefully for a while, trying to figure out the movements of the infected person last night.
With no movement, Liu Nian relaxed a bit, but was still a little nervous. After all, she was about to fight the infected, and she didn't even have a usable weapon.
He slowly opened the door a crack, peered through the crack with his right eye, and began to survey the stairwell.
The infected people who were stuck in the stairwell last night have wandered elsewhere, and the stairwell is now empty.
"The adventure begins."
Liu Nian took a few deep breaths and pushed open the iron gate.
"Squeak"
The door made a slight noise, which startled Liu Nian, who quickly peeked out to observe the area below the railing, while simultaneously preparing to escape back to the rooftop at any moment should anything go wrong.
"Thank goodness, we weren't discovered." Liu Nian wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.
As I slowly descended the stairs, the word "Ninth Floor" was prominently written in red at the corner of the stairwell leading downstairs.
Down to the eighth floor, through the gaps in the railing, I could see that there were no infected people in the stairwell on the seventh floor either.
Seeing this, Liu Nian breathed a sigh of relief.
The main seats on the eighth floor are separated by a wooden door; the only way to know what's inside is to open the door.
Regulating his breathing, Liu Nian slowly grasped the doorknob leading to the main seat on the eighth floor and gently pulled it down.
The door slowly opened, and through the crack, it was discovered that there were no infected people in the eighth-floor corridor.
Sihong Studio, located on the right side of the corridor, had its door locked. Black Knight Studio, on the left side of the corridor, had its door wide open, and dark red bloodstains splattered on the doorway could be seen.
Liu Nian's heart tightened, and she whispered to herself, "I'm just one chance away. As long as I defeat one infected person, things will get better. Come on! You can do it."
Liu Nian slipped inside, closed the main door on the eighth floor, and began walking towards the Black Knight Studio.
Fortunately, there's always a way out. On the way to the studio, they found two bottles of dry ice fire extinguishers in a locker next to the elevator.
I picked up one of the fire extinguishers, tossed it in my hand, and found it a bit heavy and not very handy, but it could be used as a short weapon.
Then I glanced at the three elevators, which were stopped on the 3rd, 5th, and 7th floors respectively, and couldn't help but feel secretly glad that I hadn't been scrambling for the elevator.
This little incident eased Liu Nian's tense mood.
Grabbing a fire extinguisher, they once again embarked on their campaign to take down the Black Knight Studio.
As I approached the glass door of the Black Knight Studio, the smell of raw meat mixed with blood wafted towards me.
Liu Nian's relaxed nerves and muscles immediately tensed up again.
Swallowing hard, Liu Nian turned to look into the doorway.
The studio was about 30 square meters inside. On the left-hand wall, the reception desk was stained with blood, and documents were scattered irregularly around the desk.
The right side was blocked by work cubicles divided into a tofu-like shape.
A man wearing a Black Rider Studio shirt was lying face down in the aisle between the table and the workspace.
"What a great opportunity!" It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it fall into your lap without any effort.
Liu Nian couldn't help but beam with joy, and immediately focused intently on summoning the skeleton.
Those ten seconds felt like an eternity. The instant the spell was completed, the male corpse on the ground began to be pulled by some unknown force, and then a skeleton warrior wielding a bone knife burst out of its lair.
The sound of the skeleton appearing startled the infected hiding in the shadows. Three infected, all wearing studio shirts, emerged from behind the workbench and rushed toward the direction of the sound.
Seemingly sensing the presence of a living person, one of the infected, while rushing towards the skeleton, discovered Liu Nian hiding behind the door.
The skeleton seemed to sense the infected person's malice and swung its bone knife toward the infected person.
The remaining two infected individuals quickly spotted Liu Nian following the sound and lunged at her with a roar.
Fortunately, Liu Nian had experienced this kind of scene yesterday, so she was no longer frightened and ran towards the stairwell.
Infected individuals are known for their endurance, but are far less agile than humans in terms of speed.
Liu Nian quickly ran to the elevator lobby, and on a whim, threw the fire extinguisher in her hand onto the elevator.
The sounds of "thump, crash" rang out one after another, attracting the attention of the two infected who were slightly behind. They turned and ran towards the spot where the fire extinguisher had fallen.
The infected individuals at the front ignored the noise and focused on chasing after Liu Nian.
"It's a pity I was a little slow." Liu Nian shook his head, quickly ran out of the eighth floor, and closed the stairwell door behind him.
To prevent the infected people downstairs from hearing the noise, Liu Nian ran straight up to the rooftop.
I had barely sat down behind the iron gate and caught my breath when I received a system notification in my mind.
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the infected and gaining two experience points.]
Upon hearing this, Liu Nian's face lit up with joy. Was the skeleton's combat power really that strong? It could actually take on an infected person one-on-one.
One infected person earns two experience points, and 50 infected people are needed to level up. However, with this first kill, Liu Nian is starting to look forward to what level 2 will bring him.
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the infected and gaining two experience points.]
[Congratulations to player Liu Nian for successfully killing the infected and gaining two experience points.]
Shortly after, Liu Nian received two more notification sounds.
I carefully opened the door a crack; there was no sound downstairs, which was good.
One wrong step can lead to eternal regret; never let your guard down when you're about to enjoy the fruits of victory.
Many times, getting carried away with an early advantage in a game has resulted in being turned around and defeated by the opponent.
This is why Liu Nian has developed his current cautious personality.
Good thing we didn't see any infected people on the seventh floor!
Liu Nian opened the door to the eighth floor with a delighted expression, wondering what kind of reward she would get.
The moment the door opened, a pale white skull peered out from inside, its empty eyes staring straight at Liu Nian!
"Ahhhhhh~" A second later, a terrified tenor voice suddenly rang out from the eighth floor.
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