Ding!
“Game updated: New building unlocked, Resurrection Hall!”
“Upon death, players will automatically respawn in the Resurrection Hall, reset to Body Refinement Stage 1. No need to recreate your character!”
He Yiming seized the moment to announce the new feature.
The players, initially stunned, erupted with excitement after reading the update.
“Let's go! Time to try again!”
“Who knows, maybe I can get the second kill!”
“Yeah! Now that we don't have to create new characters, it's no big deal if we die!”
Amid the buzz of enthusiasm, Niu Roumian suddenly leapt out, shouting, “I've got it this time!”
Locking eyes on a War Camel Beast, he charged forward with confidence.
Executing a practiced roll, he ended up directly beneath the beast's feet.
What followed was predictably catastrophic.
In a scene that played out like a meme, Niu Roumian demonstrated the eternal truth: “Search for the monster for five minutes, die in one second.”
As it turned out, mastery over rolling didn't necessarily translate into success against the beast.
Other players, inspired by Niu Roumian's failure, tried their own approaches:
Some rolled furiously around the battlefield, believing it was the key to victory.
Others tried creative variations of the sliding kick technique.
None lasted more than a few moments.
Within less than a stick of incense, every player had respawned in the Resurrection Hall.
Sitting there together, they exchanged defeated glances.
Their minds screamed: “I've got this!”
Their bodies replied: “Nope, nope, nope!”
The collective frustration was palpable, as though herds of alpacas were stampeding through their heads.
“Wasn't this supposed to be a cultivation game? Where's the immortal path? Where's the demon-slaying? Why does this feel like a Soulslike instead?”
“An hour-long fight, landing over a hundred kicks without a single mistake… Who even comes up with this crap?”
“Nothing's worse than watching a pro demonstrate the perfect strategy, only to realize you're still hopelessly bad at it.”
Resigned to their inability to win, the players gathered around a campfire in the plaza, slicing up War Camel Beast meat and indulging in hotpot.
This game was brutal, but the hotpot? That was soul-soothing.
He Yiming observed from afar.
“It's clear now. Only Indomitable Bear Strong has any chance of consistently defeating the War Camel Beasts. The rest of the players don't stand a chance.”
With just two and a half days left, He Yiming estimated he could kill around ten beasts. Indomitable Bear Strong might manage the same.
“Still too few. We're way behind schedule.”
Sighing, He Yiming decided to focus on his own efforts. Avoiding the players, he headed down the mountain in a different direction to begin hunting War Camel Beasts solo.
Most players had already given up on the mission, but not Niu Roumian.
“I refuse to accept this!” Niu Roumian growled, gritting his teeth.
As a seasoned gamer with countless platinum trophies under his belt—someone who even brute-forced his way through Souls 7, a game notorious for its difficulty—he wasn't about to let the first monster in this game stop him.
“I just need more practice! A few more tries, and I'll nail it!” he told himself, rushing back down the mountain.
Two Hours Later.
“CURSE THIS MONSTER!”
Standing in the Resurrection Hall once more, Niu Roumian was genuinely questioning his life choices.
Why?
Why did this keep happening?
He'd studied the strategy. He'd practiced rolling to perfection.
And yet, he kept dying spectacularly.
“War Camel Beast, you've forced my hand!” Niu Roumian declared, taking a deep breath. His demeanor shifted, a cold determination taking hold.
If fair play wasn't working, it was time to get creative.
Niu Roumian wandered through the ruined sect, searching for tools.
“What's this? A pill furnace?”
He stumbled upon a broken cauldron in a near-collapsed building. Inside, he found chunks of black, rock-like material.
“Eh, whatever. Into the bag!” he muttered, scooping up a handful before resuming his search.
His perseverance paid off when he discovered a set of basic tools in a small wooden shed: a shovel and a pickaxe.
“Heh heh heh… Who cares if it's a beast? I'll dig a trap and turn it into meat on my platter!”
Grinning mischievously, he carried the tools to the mountain base and began digging.
The player avatars in this game, though based on human physiques, were remarkably strong. Despite his sedentary lifestyle back on Blue Water Star, Niu Roumian managed to dig a large pit in just half an hour.
The finished pit measured five meters deep, wide enough to trap a War Camel Beast but narrow enough to keep it from escaping.
Camouflaging the trap with grass, Niu Roumian set out to bait his prey.
“Hey, you ugly little thing! Come and get me! Chase me if you dare!” he taunted a nearby War Camel Beast.
His exaggerated gestures and snarky tone were so aggravating that the beast's eyes turned red with fury.
Snarling, it charged after him.
Niu Roumian led it straight to the trap, leaping gracefully to the other side.
“Come on, come on~~” he mocked, waving his arms provocatively.
The beast barreled forward without hesitation, stepping onto the concealed trap.
“THUD!”
Its massive body plunged into the pit, becoming wedged inside.
“Ha! Who's laughing now?” Niu Roumian burst into triumphant laughter.
He stood by the edge, taunting the creature mercilessly.
“Come on, bite me if you can! Oh, wait—you can't, can you?”
“Look at my butt! Yeah, that's right, I'm mooning you!”
Just as Niu Roumian turned his back and dropped his pants in mockery, the beast extended its tongue, wrapping it around his leg.
“Wait, WHAT?! Its tongue's that long?!”
Before he could react, the beast yanked him into the pit and swallowed him whole.
Respawning in the Resurrection Hall moments later, Niu Roumian's face was flushed with shame.
“Trying to act cool backfired hard,” he muttered.
Determined to salvage the situation, he raced back toward the trap, worried the beast might have escaped.
Halfway there, a system notification popped up:
“Ding! Congratulations to player Niu Roumian for defeating a War Camel Beast. Mission completed. Reward: 100 contribution points!”
Niu Roumian froze in place, utterly dumbfounded.
“Wait… What just happened?”
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