I Became the Progenitor Vampire Chapter 360

Chapter 360: Chapter 362: Crazy Players, Can This Game Actually Affect Reality?? (5000 words) Chapter 360: Chapter 362: Crazy Players, Can This Game Actually Affect Reality?? (5000 words) “Ever since the mysterious player Jiu Yue posted a screenshot of a Divine in the Glory official forum, the popularity has never died down.

Countless new posts began to flood in wildly, with far more posts than before, and all kinds of silly posts emerging endlessly.

“I know you might not believe this, but I've been constipated for a week. Seeing that picture scared the crap out of me, literally. Why didn't anyone tell me that post-constipation smells so bad?? It was my first time at my girlfriend's house, can you imagine the scene where her entire family, including her seven aunts and eight aunts-in-law, all ran out to the hallway to hide?? I want to die, I hate this world, I hate this game!!!!”

“Jiu Yue's decade-long fan speaking here. I never thought someone could encounter such a high-level being at this stage. Why just seeing the screenshot makes my heart panic?? I'm not kidding, my cat saw it and stood its fur on end, as if it saw something eerie. So scary.”

“The time to slaughter gods and prove the way is now. The blue sky is dead, the yellow sky shall stand, I, the 3523rd direct descendant of the Xuanyuan family, am calling on players to follow me into Risier City, to level the Beastmen, slay the Divine, seize the Divine Artifacts, and raise our player's Divine Power. I'm a level 5 big shot, already learned 7 magic spells, if you want to join me in god-slaying add our group. To join the group, you only need to pay 10 RMB for verification, it's not that I want this money, but to ensure you really want to join the group, QR code.jpg. Join now and receive HD uncensored benefits~”
Various silly posts completely flooded the screen, but just when everyone thought the appearance of the Divine was just a normal game progression, an incredibly hardcore post gave the game Glory a different veil.

“Study on the Impact of Glory on the Real World from the Recent Divine Sightings”
The name of the post was very ordinary, but the content was incredibly hardcore.

Meng Wang Rimuru: I'm a beta tester who just happens to have Casting Talent and became a Mage.

Honestly, being a Mage is pretty awesome. Not only do I get alluring glances from girls and get hit on when I step outside, but I also often enjoy discounts even when buying stuff. Ah, the life of a Mage lord is always so simple and unadorned.

Let me show you a picture of my 90 square meter bedroom with floor-to-ceiling windows and my 300 square meter yard, screenshot.jpg. Let me show you my five-meter-wide big bed, screenshot.jpg. Let me show you my three new girlfriends on the bed, with their long legs under the covers, screenshot.jpg.

Cough cough, I'm not showing off, just purely telling you, a Mage lord's life isn't as joyful as you think, you can't even imagine the joy of a Mage lord~
Now let's get to the main point, our topic is not my girlfriends, but the image of the Divine that appeared on the forum today.

Isn't it strange to anyone?

Why have we seen so many pictures, scary, disgusting, gloomy, on planes, on trains, on buses, censored, uncensored, what haven't experienced drivers seen?

But why do everyone unanimously agree, after seeing this picture, that the eerie existence in the picture is a Divine??

Don't tell me the picture is scary. Aren't the things produced with today's technology realistic enough? The skin texture is even clearly visible, but why does everyone feel it's fake?

You don't believe it? Find a blockbuster to watch and see if the Divine in it doesn't make you feel anything. Even if it's as immersive and realistic as possible, at most, the dubbing might startle you. Simply from a screenshot, not to say getting scared, you wouldn't even think of taking a second glance.

But this picture on the forum has achieved such an effect. On first sight, it commands respect, instills a deep-rooted fear, and makes every pore on one's body open up.

This kind of effect is definitely not something any virtual technology could simulate. I didn't believe such a thing could happen before this.

But now, this image of the Divine is blatantly there right in front of me, and I have to admit, something incomprehensible to me seems to have happened to our world.

Because, I felt a spiritual suppression from this image.

Yes, though it sounds very fantastical and juvenile, I did feel that kind of soul-level coercion.

The Mage Tower I'm in has a level 15 Great Mage residing, and the pressure I felt in front of that Great Mage is hardly different from what I feel from this image of the Divine. But this image is even more terrifying because that time, I was facing a real person, and now, it is just by looking at a picture.

The gap is too huge to describe.

Don't you all make any connection from this yet??

This picture is like someone solidified some kind of Spirit Magic into it; don't just see this as merely an image, but in reality, we are facing a magical assault.

Fear, fright, recoil, timidity, hesitation, panic, and more are all effects of this magic.”

You might find this funny, or even think I'm making stuff up, but I'm a spellcaster, and today I just leveled up to level 5.

You might not believe me, but you can't deny the opinion of a level 5 mage lord with three girlfriends.

After breaking through to become a level 5 mage, I could clearly feel my mental state improving significantly in reality; all my previous insomnia had vanished.

Even my intuition and all aspects became sharper, which is why I could sense the spiritual power in that divine painting.

I don't know if this is unique to me or if everyone experiences it, but what I want to say is this.

“Glory” might not be as simple as everyone imagines, this image is just the tip of the iceberg.

If you also feel some changes happening in your body, I think you'll understand what I'm saying.

Of course, if no one else feels the same, just assume I've fried my brain playing games.

But no matter what, I'm here to make a bold prediction.

“Glory” might really change our lives.

I now seriously suspect that “Glory” is the result of a national technological breakthrough, created to help everyone and enhance our bodies.

Well, speculation over, now back to that divine screenshot.

Although I don't know how that big shot named Jiu Yue obtained the screenshot, nor which terrifying divine being it depicts, I strongly advise everyone not to mess with such powerful beings right now, they are not something we can handle.

Alright, I'm your old friend Rimuru, a simple mage living an unremarkable life.

Hope to see you again.

This post didn't stand out much initially, just seemed like a deliberate attempt to incite hostility and nonsense. It even received a lot of ridicule from the cloud gamers at first, about how a game could change them–total BS.

But players who have actually played “Glory” soon found a connection, especially what Rimuru said about the level upgrade in Glory affecting their physical state in reality. This resonated deeply with those who had reached levels 3 and 4.

It felt so real. They had sensed it more or less but were always afraid to confirm it, fearing they might be taken away for dissection. But now with a big-shot unveiling this, they no longer hid it.

And in just a few hours, this post was bombarded with replies and rocketed to the top of the front page.

First floor: I was in the middle of taking off my socks when I read this post, and I was so shocked by what the OP said–that when I finished reading and my mom came in, I felt a bit awkward and pretended like nothing was bothering me while picking up the tissues to blow my nose… and now my nose feels itchy. What kind of medicine should you use for athlete's foot on your nose??

Second floor: Caught a level 5 big shot–just wondering, we're both mages, how in the hell do you have three girlfriends? I don't believe this fact; you must be lying, right??

Third floor: Finally found a fellow companion. Abilities from Glory can indeed be used in reality.

As a beta tester, I'm a warrior. Just yesterday on the bus, when a thief was discovered stealing and rushed towards the bus door with a knife, I was right by the door,
Damn, I was initially shocked, but when he lunged at me, suddenly I could see how many flaws were in his movements. This little punk dared to come at me like that? My warrior training is a hundred times stricter!

You wouldn't believe how exhilarating it felt when I knocked down that thief in two seconds and saw the people around me looking at me–I absolutely love this game!! OP, I'll private message you, let's chat and meet up.

Fourth floor: Are you guys serious?? Why don't I feel anything, could it be because I haven't changed my class yet?? Are we even playing the same game??

Fifth floor: Have you guys gone mad from gaming? How can you believe such an obvious bait post? There's no way such a thing is possible. Although I don't play “Glory,” don't expect to fool me! I'm definitely reporting this as a rumor!

Sixth floor: Hiss~ listening to the OP, I deeply relate. I was really scared by that divine photo. This game is terrifying–are we still safe playing it? Will something bad happen if we keep playing like this??

Seventh Floor: “You shouldn't continue playing this game, who knows what mess can arise from it? It might make you feel powerful now, but what if the game messes up one day? Could it become more dangerous?”

Eighth Floor: “…”

The players who responded to this post quickly divided into huge factions,
A portion of the players thought it was all nonsense, what “Spirit Magic”? It's just a slightly scary picture, and they're all players too, so why haven't they felt any changes?

Another group of players, like finding their own kind, started frantically discussing the changes happening to their bodies, and quite unintentionally, a few best buds even found each other as more-than-friends…

Mages were fine, as the main changes were mental; if not for the sudden appearance of the divine pattern, most people might not have felt much, maybe just a bit more peacefulness while sleeping.

But warriors were a different story, many Level 3 or even Level 4 warriors could distinctly feel that some combat skills from the game could be applied in reality.

Although they couldn't unleash their skills due to differing body sizes and physical fitness, they didn't have the combat strength from Glory.

Yet the change was real; those who successfully changed careers in Glory had undergone trials, most of which involved basic Fighting Skills.

This excited the players, some faced thieves and showed off their moves successfully in just a few moves.

Some agilely avoided disaster when unexpectedly encountering car accidents.

Some, after mastering special force-application techniques, found that their “nightly duties” lasted significantly longer, and Neighbor Wang no longer had the upper hand, instantly harmonizing the family.

Curious and bizarre posts about changes in their lives soon became incessant, and invariably, it was always the high-level warrior class players who underwent the most significant changes.

Mages, or lifestyle players, showed unnoticeable changes.

Thus, this post by King Rimuru sparked an unprecedented super-discussion, its popularity continuously rising.

Players without game capsules disbelievingly and disdainfully watched, while secretly acquiring them at high prices in the black market.

The fever of “genuine delight” never missed its attendance.

Players who had started the game, even those who didn't believe, subconsciously checked their states after seeing the post.

The results were delightful; achieving a certain level inevitably led to physical changes, whether combat skills or otherwise.

Once players realized this fact, they immediately went into a frenzy and began furiously accepting quests and learning skills after entering the game.

Many of these players were heavy-set, but they too wanted to perform feats like disarming an aggressor; they too wanted to outfight thieves; they also desired endurance…

For a long time afterward, accomplished players roamed the streets with sharp eyes, watching for thieves and lawbreakers,
Forebearing no effort bore fruit, as many players seized the chance to show off a few times harshly,
Then these players posted screenshots of their heroic acts, even some officially acknowledged by authorities, online, inciting a wave of envy and admiration.

Previously unable to play the hero, the internally passionate nerds now, feeling the powerful forces within their bodies, couldn't contain their excitement and began stepping out, asking around where thieves were commonly found.

Later, it became common for people to specifically take buses out hoping to encounter a thief to satiate their cravings; eventually, there were so many players catching thieves that there weren't enough thieves to go around, they ended up locked up in detention centers.

A few old pickpockets, having been defeated numerous times over just a few months, beaten and bruised, loudly declared that the entire industry was suffering from uncontrollable circumstances this year, the market was down, so they were heading back to their hometowns, 'will return next year'.

For a time, the winds of society blew clean and fresh.

As bus routes are peak crime areas, many bus drivers soon became experienced and could instantly spot players who were there to catch thieves; they always asked, “What level are you in 'Glory'?”

Initially, drivers let players who had reached Level 4 follow them and promised to guide them on how to spot thieves at a glance.

But later, as thieves became much scarcer making the market tense, those drivers upped their requirement to Level 5, severely crushing the justice-driven hearts of homebody gamers.

Many complained that the thieves were not dedicated enough. We hadn't even started, and they had already become rare items…

The impact of this incident on reality was profound. Once it was exposed that 'Glory' could affect reality, it sparked much debate.

Some thought it was a conspiracy; 'Glory' should be immediately shut down, and this unknown game had to be banned, demanding an official investigation.

Others thought that this was a welfare promotion by the officials and encouraged everyone to participate in the game.

Both sides argued incessantly, each finding the other's views completely unreasonable.

But what struck all players as odd was that, usually, officials would have stepped in to clarify and dispel rumors amidst such public outcry.

This time, however, they remained silent, ignoring the topic that topped the trending searches list for five consecutive days as if no one saw the players' discussions.

Even when people reported it, the response was that it was a regular game, not violating any laws, effectively ending the conversation.

Discerning individuals also recognized that this game was not so simple and began to seek a way into the game to find out for themselves.

This directly drove up the prices in the game warehouses, as well as the exchange rate from Gold Puck to RMB.

However, that was a later development. At this moment, the turmoil provoked by the divine pictures was still ongoing, and many players began to take interest in the divinities shown in the pictures.

Although the players' levels were low, they were bold. After all, they could resurrect in the game, so what was there to fear from a god?

Unfortunately, no one knew who the player with the ID Jiu Yue was, whose avatar was just an overly cute anime character.

No further information was provided to the players.

The most useful piece of information was only the address mentioned in a post–Risier City.

Though aware of the divinities' terror, many daredevil performers began clamoring to go to Risier City to slay gods and prove themselves.

The real surprise was that this fearless, foolhardy group actually organized an army of tens of thousands of players prepared to attack Risier City.

Most of these people were players from the southern provinces of the Nolan Empire; others who were curious about witnessing the divine remained solely spectators due to lack of travel funds, eagerly awaiting their live stream of god-slaying.

With the rise of the god-slaying topic, more ludicrous posts began surfacing.

“Attention, big shots! The Divine Exploration Association has been established, aiming to explore divinities, and Risier City is our first experimental target. Those who want to sign up, please click the link below.”

“Charge, brothers, according to my wandering poet teacher, there are divine shadows in the sky, which means there must be divine relics in the city. Let's seize the Divine Artifacts together!”

“Don't be scared, the Beastmen of Risier City aren't so formidable. Let's spread the news and let the NPCs take the lead. If they slay the gods, won't we have a blast meddling in the chaos?”

“Attack the wealthy and divide their land, and take their wives and deeds… We want Divine Artifacts! We want freedom! We want love, darn, love!”

Due to a minor incident, a storm Lide hadn't anticipated brewed from the flap of this player's butterfly wings, and then it began to wind.

Chapter end