"What's with this thing in red armor?"
"Ah!"
"No, no, no—"
The moment Mo Zhi swung her first blade, she regretted it.
Because its health bar was thick and long, it was clearly not an easy opponent.
As expected,
the enraged **[Speed Demon]** quickly swung its golden blade and relentlessly attacked Mo Zhi.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!
hp-12!
hp-16!
hp-18!
**[Physical Ruin]**
**[Speed Demon]** didn't give her much time to react; it had already scored Mo Zhi's first kill (a trial run without gear or gold doesn't count as a first kill).
Splatter!
When a glob of green slime dripped from a pipe and slowly coalesced into a humanoid form...
Seeing the familiar sewers around her and the giant skeleton nailed to the wall, Mo Zhi finally realized, "I'm home?"
Her young voice was filled with wisdom.
After five seconds of processing, she finally reacted, "What the hell!"
"Why didn't I respawn on the Convicts' Highway?"
"Save point?"
"Where's my autosave, do I need to set it manually?"
Mo Zhi switched to the menu and searched back and forth.
Logically, the designer wouldn't make such a rookie mistake.
'Stop looking, this game has no save points.'
'Not bad, Mo Zhi's first life got further than Old Man Yin; that guy didn't even get out of the prison.'
'The too-weak are not worthy of save points!'
'Could it be that this was intentionally designed by the designer?'
......
"Aiya!!"
"Where's my +2 Blood Blade???"
"And my dozens of painstakingly saved cells, my few gold coins... all gone?!"
Mo Zhi was so angry she jumped out of her seat and unleashed a flurry of punches on the punching bag beside her.
"My god, so this is what rebirth means!"
After venting, Mo Zhi sat back in her seat, "So this game requires a one-life clear?"
"True one-life clear, because there are no save points!"
"Damn, the old dev is getting more and more insane!"
Thinking about the countless random maps and various monsters ahead, Mo Zhi's right hand, holding the mouse, trembled.
Should she keep playing?
Or should she retreat?
Just starting the game, Mo Zhi already felt like retreating.
But glancing at the bullet comments, everyone was comforting and urging her to continue...
Mo Zhi felt a surge of emotion and a sense of crisis simultaneously.
What's wrong with me? How can I forget my original intention?
She gave herself a stern mental reprimand, gritted her teeth, and embarked on her journey again.
She had grown too accustomed to an easy life recently; the fierce determination she had before going viral had been dulled.
This won't do!
Endurance and hard work are my core competencies.
With her psychological issues resolved, Mo Zhi walked with a spring in her step as she set off again.
The prison stages weren't too difficult; the key was the **[Speed Demon]**. Reflecting on her gameplay, Mo Zhi realized she hadn't cleared the maps thoroughly enough, missing out on a lot of gold and equipment blueprints.
She hadn't even noticed the shop leading to the Convicts' Highway.
After sweeping through the prison again, Mo Zhi arrived at a laboratory. Inside, a blue-capped uncle carrying a giant chemical reagent tube.
"Heh, look who it is..."
Seeing Mo Zhi's arrival, the blue-capped uncle greeted her kindly.
"I am the Collector, and possibly the only good person you'll meet here."
"If you give me the cells you've plundered from enemies, I'll give you something useful... of course, if you have blueprints, I can do even more."
"Hey, do merchants still talk like this these days?"
Mo Zhi clicked on the Collector's shop, her eyes widening.
Slurp!
Tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
"Damn, this guy is so rich, I almost want to rob him!"
Unfortunately, the Collector had no health bar.
Mo Zhi felt a pang of regret and could only exchange her meager cells for a health potion, and then... she was out of money.
Next, she upgraded the **[Vengeance]** attribute under the red Brutality mutation with a masked NPC nearby—after taking damage, deal 32% more damage and take 30% less damage for 8 seconds!
Not only red Brutality, but also purple Tactics, green Survival, and general mutations, each color emphasizing different attributes.
After completing these, she finally stepped onto the Convicts' Highway again.
**[Convicts' Highway: The once pleasant rural scenery in the forest is now filled with an aura of sin]**
"This loading screen tip is very informative, but unfortunately too fragmented."
"It'll probably not be long before someone specializing in background exploration fills in the world-building and plot of this game."
"Time is limited, so I won't waste time piecing together the story with you guys. Our task today is to clear the normal difficulty with 0 boss cells!"
With the upgrades to her equipment and attributes, Mo Zhi's health had reached 228, comparable to the **[Speed Demon]**.
Facing the **[Speed Demon]** again, Mo Zhi no longer hesitated, wielding her Blood Blade and clashing with the **[Speed Demon]**.
This monster not only attacks fast with a wide range but also tracks its attacks – a definite newcomer-friendly enemy!
Heh heh! Heh heh!!
Boom boom!!
With improved attributes, Mo Zhi wasn't afraid to go head-to-head with anyone!
With a "rumble," the **[Speed Demon]**, its health depleted, dropped a pile of equipment and gold!
[Obtained: Gold *576]
[Obtained: Cells *3]
[Obtained: Blueprint Spartan Sandals]
"Wow!"
With such a bountiful harvest, Mo Zhi exclaimed excitedly.
The comeback after being brutally attacked is always the most satisfying!
However, before she could celebrate for even two seconds, the camera zoomed out, revealing a passage ahead with one, two, three... at least five or six identical **[Speed Demons]** stretching as far as the eye could see.
Mo Zhi's vision went dark, and she almost fainted!
"You scoundrel!"
"You're too much!"
Mo Zhi gritted her teeth. Was this even human?
One **[Speed Demon]** was enough to give her trouble, and now the fallen **[Speed Demon]** was chillingly telling her that it had six more brothers like it in this map!
Who wouldn't hate this!
Fortunately,
there's always a way out. As she fought, Mo Zhi realized that she didn't need to kill every monster. As long as she ran fast enough and moved smoothly, the **[Speed Demons]** couldn't catch her!
Not even Jesus could help them!
Bang—!
Whoosh—!
Crack—!
Splash—!
In the passage, Mo Zhi transformed into a parkour enthusiast, luring, pulling, and dodging monsters, looking incredibly cool.
However, this method had significant drawbacks. The further she went, the stronger the enemies became, and she never landed to fight and upgrade her gear.
This resulted in her reaching the latter half of the Convicts' Highway, where a single medium-sized monster hitting her could take half her health, leaving very little room for error.
Amidst the tension, parrying often led to mistakes.
Chomp!
The golden blade pierced her flesh, and the words **[Physical Ruin]** reappeared.
Having learned from her first failure, Mo Zhi faced death with a calmer demeanor this time.
Then she charged forward again, no longer just running but fighting while running, her skills gradually improving. After defeating the sixth **[Speed Demon]**, Mo Zhi dropped a purple-tier item—The Berserker Blade (critical hits when health is below 50%)!
This was practically a divine weapon for someone like her who constantly had unhealthy health levels!
Looking at the dazzling damage numbers, Mo Zhi felt an unparalleled sense of satisfaction!
With the perfect weapon boost, Mo Zhi quickly reached the depths of the Convicts' Highway, a gloomy graveyard.
As she approached, the patterns on the tombstones lit up with a scarlet glow.
Wuwuwu~~~
An eerie wind swept through, and a large green zombie carrying a big bow crawled out of the graveyard.
**[Undead Archer]**!
This was no fragile little archer from the prison; this was an elite monster that sent Mo Zhi back to her hometown with a single powerful crossbow bolt.
As the background music turned serious, Mo Zhi composed herself, holding her shield in her left hand and the Berserker Blade in her right, vigilantly staring at the **[Undead Archer]**.
Come on, then!
The **[Undead Archer]** didn't hesitate and unleashed a three-shot crossbow attack.
Parry!
Clink clink clink!
A crisp collision sound echoed as three crossbow bolts returned, reducing the Undead Archer's health by a third. It hurt!
Just as Mo Zhi was about to feel proud, a fast and strange crossbow bolt flew out from the archer's sleeve!
Shuriken?!
Unable to dodge, Mo Zhi took the full damage.
To temporarily avoid danger, Mo Zhi operated the keyboard and retreated a few steps, but misfortunes never come singly. She accidentally stepped on a spike hidden in a corner of the wall.
The old dev's malice erupted.
**[Physical Ruin]**
Erm...
Staring blankly at the black and white screen for two seconds, Mo Zhi transformed into Ultraman:
"Gaia—!!!"
"!!!"
......