Chapter 1 Warning

[Warning, abnormal planar transmission detected.]

[Data reset in progress, neural connection secondary calibration in progress...]

[Calibration complete, data recombination successful, error correction in progress...]

[Correction rate has reached 100%, re-creating game menu...]

[Creation complete, character model ready, system limit adjusted to 40%]

[You have entered Thriller Paradise's main universe in scriptless mode. Please exit before the forced logout time limit to avoid irreversible data rollback.]

Following the series of system prompts, Feng Bujue regained control of his body.

Seconds ago, his last memory was... being in the body of Rudy Austin, watching his survival value in the game menu drop from 1% to zero.

And at this moment, he was controlling his own (in-game character's) body, standing in a dimly lit room.

This was a room of about fifty square meters, almost completely filled with杂物, leaving no room to step.

Looking around, one could see large pieces of furniture and equipment such as a sawmill, a sewing machine, a surgical table, and a refrigerator, as well as many unknown machines covered with tarpaulins. On the wall shelves on one side of the room were all kinds of tools, hammers, crowbars, circular saws, electric drills, everything you could imagine, more complete than in a car repair shop.

In the corner of the room, Brother Jue also discovered a bathtub filled with blood and filth, which still contained the remains of some humanoid creature. But the strange thing was... this disgusting thing didn't emit any odor at all.

"Welcome to my home." Seconds later, Billy's voice suddenly sounded beside Brother Jue.

Feng Bujue turned his head and saw the familiar puppet.

At some point, the guy had sat down at a table, looking at Brother Jue with his hideous face.

"Not bad." Brother Jue replied in his very proficient mocking tone, "Looks like a practical style of decoration."

"Heh..." Billy smiled, "Because I might move at any time, and I often have to deal with living things here, so I don't bother to clean up."

"Ah... you don't need to explain it to me." Feng Bujue spread his hands, "I didn't expect the home of a guy like you to be very tidy in the first place, you're not a hobbit." As he spoke, he kicked away a pile of杂物 at his feet and sat down on a relatively clean unidentified object, "So... tell me... what did you do? Why am I here?"

"I didn't really do anything..." Billy replied, "I just took your consciousness, which had just left your body at the moment of your death, out of the script and returned to the main universe with me."

"So that means..." Brother Jue murmured, "I failed the level?"

"Yes." Billy gave a clear response.

"Tch..." Feng Bujue spat in displeasure, but he didn't dwell on this result too much, immediately changing the subject, "What about you? What's your current situation?"

Hearing this, Billy hesitated for two seconds before replying, "Um... I'm not very sure either." He paused, then continued thoughtfully, "Right now, my body has undergone earth-shattering changes... The new sequence of truth is extremely complex, and even just preliminary observation... has overturned many of the common-sense things I knew..."

"So..." Feng Bujue tilted his head, signaling the other party to give a summary answer.

"What's certain is..." Billy continued, "I'm stronger than before, and much stronger."

"How does that compare to the Four Pillar Gods?" Before the other party could finish speaking, Feng Bujue blurted out a rather specific question.

"I don't know." Billy replied quickly, "Maybe I've already surpassed them, maybe I'm still not as good... I said... I don't fully understand my own abilities, I need time to digest this new power."

At this point, Billy seemed to suddenly think of something, "Wait..." His tone changed, "Can't you see the sequence of truth on other people's bodies? Why are you asking me?"

"Just testing to see if you're being honest." After being exposed by the other party, Feng Bujue could still give such a response calmly and expressionlessly.

"Um..." Facing such a shameless person, Billy had no choice, "Then I'll have to ask you... what do you think... how strong am I now?"

"Judging from the data intensity in the normal state... you're about the same as Zun-ge and Lao Wang, right?" Feng Bujue replied.

"Who are those two... I don't seem to know them..." If Billy could change the expression on his face, he would definitely narrow his eyes at this moment, looking like he was in pain.

"It's Zhuanjiezun and Dianhewang." Brother Jue asked in a matter-of-fact tone, "Isn't your silly younger brother still working for Zun-ge? How could you not know them?"

"Who are you calling a silly younger brother?" Billy raised his voice, sounding a little angry.

"Oh... so it's not appropriate to call him silly?" Brother Jue paused for half a second, then continued, "Alright... speaking of that shameful waste with the囧face..." (囧 = jiǒng, an emoticon depicting awkwardness)

"You better stop there..." Billy interrupted Brother Jue in a very fast voice, "Why is it that the nickname you gave my brother is so different compared to those of Zhuanjiezun and Dianhewang?"

"Hehe... I was just saying it casually~" Feng Bujue replied smugly with a smile.

"Who praised you?" Billy was shocked, "I'm telling you to stop using such insulting terms to refer to Bill."

"Oh..." Feng Bujue said, "You think it needs to be changed, right... okay..." He touched his chin and frowned, "But nicknames... if they're not based on characteristics, they have to be based on the name..." He licked his lips, "What do you think... how about we call him 'Biao'er~' (膘儿 roughly translates to 'fatty')"

"Still 'Biao'er~'..." Billy's terrifying voice completely lost its due majesty at this moment, "Would it kill you to call someone by their real name?"

"That depends on the situation." Feng Bujue curled his lip, "To be honest... Bill is a bit of a plain name, since it starts with B anyway, let's just have him change his name to Bick or Blitz."

"Why don't you change your name to Slandermachine... even the pinyin abbreviation is the same." Billy was made angry by Brother Jue and came up with a witty retort.

"Okay, okay, I'll call him by his real name if you're around." Feng Bujue shrugged, instead giving Billy a contemptuous look, "I really can't do anything with you."

At this moment, Billy's heart was filled with mixed feelings: "This guy... can he be any more of a jerk... did the creator create him to mock all intelligent life in the universe?"

"Alright, let's stop with the small talk." Two seconds later, Feng Bujue said again, "Since you brought me here, there must be something you want to discuss with me, right?"

"Uh..." Only after hearing the other party's words did Billy come back to his senses, "Right..."

At this time, Billy was completely unaware that... unknowingly, Feng Bujue had completely taken control of the conversation. And the method he used... was just talking trash.

"Ahem... first of all..." Billy cleared his throat, returning to his usual state, and continued seriously, "I have to admit that today's events have once again made me owe you a favor."

"Easy to say." Feng Bujue replied leisurely, "You gotta pay eventually."

Seeing that the other party had this attitude, Billy didn't feel any pressure, "Secondly, there are two very important pieces of information that I think you need to know..."

"Oh?" Brother Jue's expression changed slightly, "Tell me about them..."

"First, that 【***-079】brought back by x-23... has somehow lost all of its characteristics and turned into an ordinary rewritable CD." Billy said, "That's also why I appeared in that universe just now." He sighed, "Unfortunately... my investigation didn't yield any substantial gains, and instead I found myself trapped."

"Eh?" As soon as Brother Jue heard this, he felt something was wrong, "When did you become one of the Z organization?"

"I'm not one of them." Billy shook his head in denial, "I'm just cooperating with them for some reason."

"Oh..." Feng Bujue didn't continue to ask about this issue, because he wanted to hear first... "What about the second piece of information?"

Billy was silent for a few seconds before continuing, "The second piece is... the prediction program for 'Ragnarok' has been activated."