At that very moment, the live stream resumed.
All viewers watched as Fang Zhiyi took out a key and summoned the door symbolizing clearance.
But the next moment, Fang Zhiyi froze.
He stepped through the door, yet the surroundings remained unchanged—the enormous monster was still wailing, and the security team leader stood watching him from a distance.
"What's going on?" Fang Zhiyi turned and walked toward the door again, only to reappear on the other side, face-to-face with the security team leader.
The live chat exploded.
"Is the door broken?"
"We're doomed, completely doomed!"
"Hahaha, your country’s contestant cheated and got punished by the anomaly!"
"Try another key, quick!"
Though Fang Zhiyi couldn’t see the comments, he had the same thought. He pulled out his last key and summoned another door, then stepped through the one standing on the grass.
"..." Fang Zhiyi felt like an absolute fool.
Every viewer in the live stream was riveted—this was a situation unseen in decades! The game wasn’t letting the contestant leave!
"Maybe I have to kill it?" Fang Zhiyi eyed the writhing monster. From a gaming perspective, disturbing the boss meant a fight.
World leaders watching the stream felt an indescribable satisfaction, especially the three nations recently extorted.
Ning Yi'an, now safe, had shed her gentle demeanor. She lit a cigarette, her gaze dark as she watched the ongoing broadcast.
What a shame—he wasn’t dying by her hand. The promised bonus from the higher-ups was gone, and resentment toward Fang Zhiyi swelled in her chest.
"Little Hei, what’s happening?" Fang Zhiyi’s first suspicion fell on Little Hei—after all, this world held something it wanted.
Little Hei had previously explained: the anomalous world was once independent, but something had forcibly linked it to the human world—all for the sake of a twisted game. In this game, anomalies and humans were both constrained, while the mastermind watched from the shadows.
The "Director" was a product of this game—neither anomaly nor human, but a true monster.
Little Hei had begged Fang Zhiyi to keep playing, to dismantle the game. It believed its host had the power to force the mastermind’s hand, allowing Little Hei to devour the entity controlling the worlds.
Little Hei frantically waved its hands. "Not my fault, Host! It’s you..."
"Me?"
"You weren’t listening when I warned you during your training..."
Fang Zhiyi recalled Little Hei’s words: "You’re not a ghost right now..."
"..." He was speechless. Was he really about to become the first person to fail clearance because he trained in the anomalous world? This was a straight-up bug!
"What now?" Fang Zhiyi stared at the massive monster, which had stopped wailing and now swayed blindly, like a severely nearsighted person searching for glasses.
Little Hei hesitated before gritting its teeth. "I can help!"
"How?"
"I’ll cheer you on!"
"Get lost!"
Little Hei scratched its head. "Heh, just kidding. But if I intervene, that thing will notice..." It pointed upward.
Fang Zhiyi glanced at the sky, then shook his head. "Trump cards are for the final act. Leave this to me."
The security team leader and the suicidal anomalies stood dumbfounded. How could their workplace be inside a monster? What were they supposed to do now?
Suddenly, someone tapped the team leader’s shoulder. He turned to see the madman who’d been playing with doorframes earlier.
"You’re off-duty, right?"
Fang Zhiyi figured even anomalies deserved a break.
When the team leader nodded, Fang Zhiyi said, "Then let’s go."
"Go?" The team leader was baffled. True, their shift was over, but... He looked up at the monster, which had now turned toward them. Its massive, gelatinous body bore a tiny head, lump-like and grotesque.
"Clock out!" The team leader made the wise choice.
Fang Zhiyi followed closely as they fled. The monster, noticing them, let out a howl and gave chase—its sludge-like body moved silently.
Slower patient anomalies were caught in its mass, immobilized before being swallowed whole, their faces frozen in terror.
"Your Director always this intense?" Fang Zhiyi asked.
The team leader panted as they ran. "No idea! I barely see him. He’s the strongest in the hospital, but I never knew he was... this!"
"He made the hospital’s rules?"
The team leader nodded. "Yeah. The Director is the hospital’s will."
They reached the main gates, where two more security anomalies stood guard. They stared at Fang Zhiyi with undisguised hunger.
Fang Zhiyi shuddered. "Tell them to scram!"
The team leader waved. "Move it!"
Confused but obedient, the anomalies stepped aside, revealing the exit.
The moment the doors opened, the team leader froze.
Outside, thick fog swirled, and the anesthesiologist’s screams echoed faintly in his mind.
"Run!" Fang Zhiyi urged.
The team leader shook his head wildly. "No... the fog hasn’t lifted. We can’t leave yet." His eyes glazed over. "Right... it’s not time to clock out." He turned back.
Fang Zhiyi spun around—the monster was squeezing into the outpatient building, its fluid body oozing forward. The lump-like head wore a grotesque expression.
When their eyes met, an incomprehensible noise flooded Fang Zhiyi’s mind.
Seeing his eyes bloodshot, Little Hei acted fast, plunging a hand into his skull.
The rage in Fang Zhiyi’s heart subsided.
"What was that?" After so many worlds, this was the first time he’d felt true terror—that storm of fury, ruin, madness, and despair. Without Little Hei, he’d have met his ancestors.
"Chaos-spawned monsters are like this, Host. Just run!" Little Hei urged.
Gritting his teeth, Fang Zhiyi muttered a protective incantation and charged into the fog.
lity and could only live as an ordinary mortal. He only wished to live a peaceful life. Yet he didn't know— The dog he adopted, because it ate his food, became a legendary demon king. The kitchen knife he casually forged became a peerless divine weapon, causing numerous experts to fight desperately for it. The young disciple he took in became an immortal lord that led an era, due to cultivating the techniques Ye Feng taught him. Even the skeletons he looked down on the most were ominous demon kings that suppressed countless worlds. Many years later, looking at the void shattered with a punch, Ye Feng murmured to himself: It turns out the peerless kings were myself all along...
or! A blessing for those who struggle with love, a guidebook for dating novices. Quickly match with your dream goddess! Complete walkthroughs earn rewards, and perfect walkthroughs unlock limited achievements!】 Shen Yi, an ordinary office worker, accidentally downloads a mini-game called Dating Simulator. The mini-game is simple: randomly search for dating targets, simulate dates, and receive rewards upon successful confession. Rewards include but are not limited to money, attributes, and skills. The higher the evaluation, the better the rewards, with perfect ratings unlocking mysterious achievements. Shen Yi plans to use this mysterious mini-game to continuously pursue targets and improve himself, making his life better and better. ...... However, after several successful walkthroughs, Shen Yi suddenly notices something strange - the targets he previously simulated dating seem to be searching for him in real life?
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
for mindless slaughter, this isn't for you.] My name is Ye Shu, and I'm a transmigrator. It seems I'm supposed to be the protagonist, but that feels pretty unlikely. This world has been invaded by a system. The antagonists on the other side have suddenly become pure, flawless saints. The female leads have been force-fed the so-called "original plot," making them think they've been reborn. Now, everyone thinks I'm scum. Including the old lady in my ring. And here I am, in the Monster Beast Mountain Range, braising pork. To put my situation in perspective— It's as if, the moment Xiao Yan stepped into the Monster Beast Mountain Range, the Soul Emperor already knew he would become the Flame Emperor, and Yao Lao had been turned to the enemy's side. I have nothing right now. Oh wait, that's not true. I do have a white-haired loli child-bride who's the Heavenly Dao, and her only skill is acting cute. So, tell me guys... what are my chances of making it to the end?
