Shafley drove the motorboat to the lakeside, and the two of them went ashore one after the other and walked towards the bedroom.

He still did not give up persuading Chen:

"If something really happened at sea, even if we were lucky enough to escape from the mouths of the primitive creatures, it would be a problem to survive. There are so few islands left that it is almost impossible to reach the shore by swimming alone. Moreover, if something went wrong, there is a high probability that we would not even have food or fresh water, and would die of thirst and hunger."

Chen Ci said nothing and just walked on by himself. Shafley knew he was pretending not to hear him again.

Shafla was very tired.

He could only shut up and stop responding unilaterally.

After a busy day, Shafley was exhausted both physically and mentally. Chen Ci had no intention of listening to him, which made him even more exhausted.

He took a shower, lay on the bed, sighed, took the neural adapter, and planned to play some games to adjust his mood.

As soon as I logged in, I saw Chen Nian's account name prominently displayed in the friend list.

Chen Nian is actually online.

Shafla was stunned for a moment, then a little surprised. He thought that the two of them would not have a chance to meet in this week.

Shafulai ignored the signal from 99 in the private chat interface and directly started a chat with Chen Nian.

[Private Chat] Bengshemailu: Why are you online?

Chen Nian was riding a horse and hunting on the grassland. When he saw the news from Shafulai, he tightened his horse's belly and slowed down.

[Private Chat] Mono: I secretly bought a neural adapter and played with it in my room.

[Private chat] Bengshemailiu: Is it convenient for you to come and see me now? I want to go and see the new version.

[Private chat] Mono: Okay.

Chen Nian got off the horse and thought about his conversation with Shaflay two days ago.

Chen Nian was very sure that Shafulai had other intentions towards him.

Chen Nian was quite surprised at first, but he quickly adjusted himself to the fact that being liked by others was a very normal thing. He couldn't count how many people had confessed their love to him since he was a child.

As the one who is liked, he doesn't need to feel guilty at all, after all, he is not the one who has feelings for someone he shouldn't have. On the contrary, he should be proud that even such an excellent and knowledgeable Alpha is in love with him.

It’s just that Shaflay’s identity is indeed a bit tricky.

Whether Shafley liked him or not was another matter entirely.

There are so many high-quality Alphas around him, and he has no shortage of choices. Why does he have to put the blame on his so-called Goff?

It was just this kind of immoral situation that made Chen Nian unable to help but get excited.

Although Chen Ci and Shafulai were engaged, there was no emotional basis for their relationship. He had asked Chen Ci in a roundabout way before, what would happen if Shafulai was attracted to another little fairy?

Chen Ci said: It’s none of my business.

But Chen Nian didn't expect that the little devil would turn out to be himself.

The nominal Goff had developed feelings for him that he shouldn't have, and after just a month of being together, Shafley's tenacious determination was shattered. He and Chen Ci were not only similar in appearance, but also in pheromones, but he and Shafley were not insensitive to pheromones.

Thinking about it from a dark perspective, is there an element of a stand-in involved?

There is probably nothing more exciting in the world than this.

Chen Nian really wanted to take this opportunity to have some fun, but at the same time he felt that he was going too far. Shafulai was already so pitiful, and he was still bullying him.

He has been very well behaved these past few days, because he just couldn't bear to cause trouble for Shafley.

But who could have thought that Alpha would take the initiative to come to the door and extend an invitation?

It seemed as if there were two little men fighting in Chen Nian's mind, but unfortunately within a few seconds, the little man with devil horns and tail strangled the pure white angel to death.

Chen Nian really couldn't resist this kind of fun, especially when it came at his most bored.

He prepared himself mentally, exhaled lightly, and accepted Shafley's friend's invitation to join a team.

The two are now on the same team and can teleport to each other's location.

Chen Nian confirmed the transmission, and a few seconds later, he appeared in Afanasy's headquarters building.

On the first day of the new version's launch, four-fifths of the entire union were online, and the rest had logged in this afternoon.

A mighty and tall man like an iron tower appeared in front of him. Chen Nian had already changed out of his novice outfit. In the game, he had the support of Shafulai, so he naturally had a lot of resources. He reached level 74 in just one week and purchased many appearances and costumes in the mall.

Chen Nian now has a Peppa Pig tattoo on his chest, the same style as Bai Giving Cherry, a red triangle bandana on his left arm, and a very handsome brown leather jacket. But if he unzips the jacket, people will find a sexy black bikini underneath.

Shafla did protest, but soon, Chen Nian changed into a fluorescent green alien tights. The fabricated figure, especially some key parts, were clearly visible under the tights, which was quite eye-catching.

After comparing the two, Shafley quickly agreed to the first outfit. He admitted that he had fallen into Chen Nian's trap.

When Chen Nian obediently fastened his jacket, it didn't look that strange. But when Shafulai raised his head, the image was so unfamiliar and had nothing to do with him, but it still made him feel uneasy.

Just knowing that the person who was talking to him was Chen Nian made Shafulai very happy, even though the current Chen Nian had nothing to do with beauty and was even taller and stronger than him.

Shafley's eyes dodged for a moment, but all the subtle expressions were firmly covered by the goggles. To outsiders, he still looked cool.

"Where are we going now?" Chen Nian asked.

The tone and demeanor of his voice were no different from in real life, cheerful and sly, but in this body, it looked like a macho man acting coquettishly.

Evil. At once, everyone around shuddered and stretched out their hands to smooth the cold hairs on their arms.

Their vice president seemed to be very impressed by this, and even the tone of his voice was subtly different from usual: "Ural Mountains."

Chen Nian couldn't wait: "Then go quickly."

Shafley: “Let’s go.”

Led by the vice president, people were sent to their branch in Novosibirsk.

This is the closest place to the Ural Mountains. In version 9.5.3, this place, which was originally a ridge, gradually appeared. To the west of it is the Carpathian Mountains, which only appeared as the water level dropped after the update of version 10.1.0 today.

The peaks of the mountain ranges emerge from the sea like small islands emerging from the vast ocean. As time goes by, the area of ​​many islands will rapidly increase, soon connecting into archipelagos and eventually becoming new highlands.

The East European plain between the two mountain ranges is still a swamp, with a series of cities such as Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sochi, and Kiev, as well as rivers such as the Volga, Dnieper, and Don, submerged in the sea. Perhaps it will not reappear until the water level drops to a height of 100 meters or even lower.

Chen Nian stood on the highest peak of the Ural Mountains, Naroda Peak, and looked at the sea in front of them. The blue seemed to fill every corner endlessly, but it was completely different from the scene seen from afar on the top of Cinnabar.

He could see exposed highlands and mountaintops covered with thick layers of silt and marine debris. The relics left by humans had decayed over the millennia, leaving only broken outlines, and most had been devoured by marine life, becoming their original nourishment for evolution.

Many players gathered here. Fortunately, the entire mountain range is 2,500 kilometers long, so everyone can find a hilltop to occupy and it doesn't seem crowded.

The wind blew fiercely, causing a slight pain on my face, and the sea surface was violently heaving.

Augus: "The advance team has already taken a flying vehicle to the exposed part of the Carpathian Mountains to search and occupy it. In the afternoon, when the warm wind passed by, they said they found the remains of the Sea King, which were still very fresh."

Shafley: "Gail? This was the place where it appeared most frequently. The content in the pilot film has already shown that the Don River Plain is its main habitat."

Augus nodded. "And Sheila, it should be deeper. Just thinking about it makes me excited."

The greatest fun of the game is of course to personally be in the most dangerous place and feel the surge of adrenaline. Chen Nian couldn't wait to say, "Let's go and take a look."

"Let's go." Shaflay checked his friend list. At 10 o'clock in the evening, Baigeyingtao and Lageou were also online. He added them to the team. Now the three most powerful senior executives of Afanasy and Mono, who had just played for a week, formed a magical team of three to one.

"I was almost pissed off at work today." As soon as Laigo was teleported to the two of them, he started complaining, "My colleagues just cheated and made the final progress unfinished. Everyone had to stay and work overtime. Damn it! Otherwise, I would have come up a long time ago. This is the first day of the new version!"

In real life, Laigo is a miner in Lupuno, Peru. Puno is located on the shore of the sacred lake Titicaca on the plateau, at an altitude of 3,828 meters. Even though the water level has risen to a terrifying 2,700 meters, Puno is still a plateau.

Those who play well in the guild are not shy about talking about real-life things, and many of them have even successfully met in person. Only Shafulai has always refused to mention his real-life identity. However, just thinking about it, you can tell that someone who can easily spend so much money to play games must be no simple person.

Shafley: "It's okay. It's not too late now. Do you still have to go to work tomorrow?"

Cai Geou: "No, it's a good opportunity for me to take a break."

Shafley: "Then we can have more fun tonight."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nian poked Shafley with his elbow, and when he looked up, he asked with his eyes: Don’t you have class tomorrow morning?

Shafley took off his goggles and replied with the same look: That's not important.

All right. Chen Nian couldn't help but smile secretly. He still remembered the first time he met Shafley. On the carriage of the royal parade, he saw Alpha with his head down, sleepy and angry.

Now there is a kind of tacit pleasure.

When the free cherries were also delivered, Shafley said, "Let's go."

Shafla summoned his own vehicle, a very cool four-seater aircraft that could emit blue-purple flames from its tail.

Shafley asked Chen Nian, "Do you want to open it?"

"Let me try." Chen Nian rolled up his sleeves excitedly and sat in the co-pilot seat. The space inside the aircraft was originally quite large, but with his big guy, it immediately seemed much smaller after sitting in it.

It was the first time that Chen Nian realized the trouble of being tall. His face was almost pressed against the window glass, and his legs were a little constrained, so he could only curl up in the driver's seat.

...It seems that the setting is too high. I will adjust the parameters some other day.

Under Shafley's guidance, Chen Nian familiarized himself with the instrument. After all, it was a game, and driving was very different from real life. It tended to be a fool-style operation, and he only needed to control the direction and power.

Chen Nian was full of confidence. He pushed the start button and the aircraft soared upward. At a height of more than ten meters, Chen Nian stepped on the accelerator.

The four of them set out for the Carpathians on the other side of the ocean. Their first step was to clean up the ocean remnants and build a temporary base so that they could be teleported directly when they came back later.

When Chen Nian was in the air, he realized that driving was not as easy as he had imagined. The wind seemed to be getting stronger and stronger, even to the point of interfering with the direction of flight.

Thousands of meters below, the sea was surging violently, with waves rising more than ten meters high, hitting the mountain ridges heavily, splashing countless pale foam. Dark clouds gathered quickly and it seemed that fog had risen. Within just a few minutes, visibility was rapidly decreasing.

Even though he knew it was just a game, Chen Nian couldn't help but get nervous. Shafley's voice came from beside him at the right time: "Don't be afraid, drive normally."

In the back row, Cherry and Caige were still singing some weird songs, laughing.

Chen Nian relaxed a lot. The clouds were getting lower and lower, and there was a high possibility of a thunderstorm. Chen Nian could only lower the flight altitude as much as possible. He stared at the radar system on the instrument panel and suddenly found that the direction seemed to have changed dramatically.

Chen Nian: "Wait a minute, is there something wrong?"

Seeing this, Shafley leaned over and took the steering wheel from him.

Visibility had dropped to an extremely low level, and the bright spots belonging to other aircraft on the radar had disappeared.

Chen Nian was wondering when he suddenly saw the outline of a flying vehicle suddenly appearing from the thick fog in front of him, rushing straight towards them!

"Slow down!" Shafley steered sharply.

Chen Nian immediately stepped on the accelerator, and the aircraft instantly turned almost 90 degrees to the side. In just one second, the two aircraft passed each other. The other aircraft's driver was obviously frightened by the sudden situation and turned quickly.

Before Chen Nian could rejoice, he heard a loud noise and felt a strong vibration, causing his head, which was already about to hit the top of the aircraft, to hit it hard.

Bai Gei Yingtao's shout was drowned out by the fierce alarm: "What the hell is wrong?!"

Shafley yelled, "Paramount!"

The other three reacted quickly, pushed open the side door and jumped out. A few seconds later, the aircraft that was hit violently exploded in the air. Amid the loud bang, the expensive vehicle and the other aircraft that hit it were reduced to ashes.

All kinds of stimulation were transmitted directly into the brain through the neural adapter. They were too real. Chen Nian struggled to fight the fear of his first parachute jump. He called up the UI interface and told himself that everything was just a game.

After a brief free fall, the parachute unfolded, the falling figure suddenly stopped, and was blown into the air by the strong wind.

Chen Nian looked up and saw flashes of explosions appearing from time to time in the overcast sky. More and more parachutes were deployed. It was obvious that everyone was affected by the magnetic field disorder and severe weather, and many accidents had occurred.

It's a new version indeed, and it's so thrilling right from the start.

After the parachute is deployed, the descent is much slower, and strictly speaking it is more like sitting in the sky.

Chen Nian was getting closer to the sea. In the team channel, Cai Geou sighed: Fortunately, Lao Beng had the foresight to not use the aircraft he just bought the day before yesterday.

【Team】collapse and retreat:.

[Team] Baige Cherry: Comrade Mono, this president now officially appoints you as the first captain of Afanasy. Wow, your flying skills in this aircraft are only one tenth of mine.

【Team】Mono: You can't blame me for everything, it's all because of the damn weather. Look, everyone is bumping into each other, like bumper cars in the air.

Chen Nian had already adapted to the state of being on the parachute. He looked up and leisurely watched the fireworks for a few minutes.

As they landed, they kept getting closer to the sea surface. No one was worried at all. They were still chatting and laughing in the team channel. They planned to get out the motorboat and other vehicles after entering the sea. Anyway, there would always be a way to reach the destination.

The semi-transparent UI interface shows that we have now reached 50 meters above sea level.

[Team] Bengshemailu: Wait a minute, look at what's under your feet?

Chen Nian immediately lowered his head. The wind was a bit strong. He squinted his eyes and stared for a long time. Finally, he saw clearly that what was surging on the sea was not white foam, but something brighter.

[Team] Mono: ...Are those primitive creatures? Why are there so many?

[Team] Baige Cherry: This was their old nest before. Now that it has been destroyed, don’t they have to try their best to escape?

[Team] Mono: If we continue like this, will we be eaten?

[Team] Caigeou: Don't worry, they look like some small fry.

Chen Nian always felt that something was not right, but the three veterans on the same team all looked relaxed, which made him think that maybe he was too nervous. In any case, everything he was experiencing now was just a video game.

——No one will actually be injured, and no one will die. Even the many aircraft that exploded are just a series of virtual data.

Shafla was the first of them to approach the surface of the sea.

He summoned a motorboat in advance, which landed accurately five meters around him. Shafla took off the parachute and climbed onto the motorboat.

Then he looked in the right direction and went to catch up with Baige Cherry and Naggio who were following closely behind.

Chen Nian landed the slowest because he opened his umbrella too early. After all three of them were on the boat, Shafley drove the motorboat to where Chen Nian expected to land.

More and more people fell into the sea like dumplings. The silvery creatures seen from the air earlier disappeared quietly at some point, and the radar on the motorboat showed that the magnetic field was still in chaos.

All three of them were experienced, and Bai reminded Sakura: "Be careful, there's something big."

At this time, Chen Nian fell into the water smoothly.

"Mono!" Baige Cherry yelled at him from the boat, "Hurry up, bro!"

Chen Nian took off his parachute backpack, took a deep breath, and swam hard towards the motorboat not far away.

But almost the next second, Chen Nian found himself being sucked in by something.

Yes, suck it.

A powerful suction force came from the sea below his body, and bright silver objects surged around him, reappearing like a ghost just as they had disappeared a few minutes ago.

They are silver fish as thick as a thumb, with machine-cast bodies showing a metallic luster, making them real "silver fish".

The silver fishes surrounded Chen Nian like circles of silver ribbons, stirring the water flow. Looking down from above, there was a unique sense of beauty.

But only Chen Nian himself knew that this group of fast-swimming small fish were using their cold and hard bodies to cut his skin, leaving fine bloody marks!

Chen Nian: !!!

Before Chen Nian even had the time to call for help, he disappeared into the sea in an instant.

"Mono!"

Shafley shouted, and the moment Chen Nian disappeared from their sight, silver-white light started from the bottom of the motorboat where it touched the water, quickly climbed along the hull, and spread to the deck in an instant.

Countless silvery little fish opened their mouths, their tiny teeth too small to be seen with the naked eye, but as they bit into the hull, they gnawed away at the extremely hard metal bite by bite!

Shafla immediately picked up the flamethrower and sprayed it at the group of primitive creatures.

Flames swept past, and the metal deformed and even melted under the heat, but more and more silver fish flocked up, greedily devouring this ship that belonged to humans.

“Get out of the way!”

Bai Gei Sakura yelled, holding the acid spraying device, and pressed the spray button directly. The strong acid solution sprayed out, instantly corroding the body of the silver fish, while the surface of the motorboat was spared due to the special coating.

There were shouts and curses one after another. Not only them, but everyone who fell into the sea was attacked.

Bullets have no effect on these little creatures, so they can only be dealt with by acid or fire. For a moment, the sea became a chaotic battlefield, with people constantly slipping and falling off the boat, their figures being completely swallowed up by the sea water and silver.

As Shaflay struggled to resist the swarm of creatures, silver fish jumped onto the deck and bit his calves.

All pain in the game has been weakened, leaving only a slight degree, but you can still see the health bar dropping step by step.

Shafulai quickly drank the functional drink and injected an injection into his arm to restore his decreasing health bar. Baifu Cherry's mouth was filled with various blood-replenishing foods.

Thrilling battles are commonplace for them. They are the most fearless warriors who are insensitive to pain. Even if they fall down temporarily, they will quickly revive from a safe place and return to the battlefield to continue their efforts to take back the land from the original creatures.

Amid the fierce resistance, Silverfish could no longer jump onto the deck. Before anyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the motorboat that originally belonged to Shafla suddenly split in the middle, like a gaping mouth, swallowing the three people into its belly.

The water was icy cold and they were quickly engulfed in silver.

The blood spread with the waves.

[Team] Laigeo [lv.200] has been executed by Poseidon Gale.

[Team] Free Cherry [lv.200] has been executed by Poseidon Gale.

[Team] Bengshemailu [lv.200] has been executed by Poseidon Gale.

Chen Nian couldn't hear any sound.

Countless silver fish swam around him, creating a huge whirlpool that sucked him into the deep sea.

No matter how hard you struggle or how hard you swim upwards, it will be of no use.

There was a glittering silver all around, the sea surface was getting farther and farther above my head, and the unknown was bottomless under my feet.

Even though he knew that everything was just an illusion in the game, Chen Nian still couldn't help feeling scared. He tried his best to hold his breath, but he didn't know how long he could hold on. Would dying of suffocation in the game feel similar to dying in real life?

Fortunately, he adjusted the pain level to 1% before starting, otherwise it would be even more painful now.

It was already difficult to detect the light coming through the sea.

The silver fish that had been scratching his body and causing tiny wounds suddenly stopped spinning. They crowded together densely, reminding Chen Nian of canned sardines in the supermarket.

Could he kill himself now? Before he suffocated to death?

Chen Nian was thinking about it, but the next second, his eyes widened.

Countless silver fish were squeezed together, and began to piece them together, assembling them quickly and with incredible dexterity, from the size of a thumb to a table, then to a door, a room, a football field... They were still pieced together, and countless silver fish merged into one at this moment -

A huge silver-white creature formed and appeared right in front of Chen Nian.

Its upper body has been spliced ​​together, and its lower body is still gathering small silver fish, like flowing scales or clustered stars.

Feeling suffocated, Chen Nian had been in the water for too long, his health bar was dropping rapidly, and the translucent UI had turned a dangerous dark red.

The silver-white creature was moving, and Chen Nian felt as if he was facing a wall. He couldn't even see where the boundary of this thing was.

Only 5% of the health bar was left. Before everything in front of his eyes went completely dark, Chen Nian saw a translucent gray eye.

—huge, empty, staring at him.

【Team】Mono[lv.74] has been executed by Poseidon Gale.