【Feng Bujue, Level 29】
【Wang Tan Zhi, Level 30】
【Your team is joining a 2v2 Thriller Game.】
【Your team has selected opponents and is awaiting confirmation...】
【Confirmed. Scenario is being generated...】
【Loading in progress, please wait.】

Feng Bujue's body immediately experienced a sense of weightlessness, and his vision went completely black.

Then, he heard a child's scream in his ear: "Make your opponents tremble! Let them experience true terror! Ah--"

【Loading complete. You are currently playing a Thriller Game.】
【This mode provides a scenario introduction and has a chance to present side quests and special worldviews.】
【Scenario Victory Reward: Puzzle Card *2】
【Scenario introduction will now play. The game will begin immediately after playback.】

The opening CG began to play.

On the screen appeared a rather large building.

【In the early 22nd century, Jinyou Group had become the largest global chain enterprise on Earth.】
【As everyone knows, "Jinyou" started in the retail industry and became the industry leader in five years.】
【Today, in Jinyou's supermarkets, you can find "everything". Whether it's clothing, fabrics, medicines, toys, daily necessities, home appliances, jewelry, cosmetics, auto parts, small yachts... everything is available here. Even if you bring a ten-year-old electronic product that has long been discontinued, you can still buy related accessories or have it repaired.】

As the narration spoke, the screen quickly zoomed down from a high-altitude overhead view to the side of the building. It could be seen that the exterior walls of the building were covered with a five-pointed star logo, with the words "Jinyou" written on both sides of the logo.

【Here is the largest Jinyou Mall in the world.】
【Night falls, the business hours are long past, and the settlement and cleaning work have all been completed.】
【As people leave, this huge building has faded away from the hustle and bustle, leaving only silence and darkness.】
【But... every time the midnight bell rings...】

The CG and voice both stopped abruptly, and the system prompt immediately sounded:

【Main Quest Triggered】
【Kill all members of the enemy team】
【Side Quest Triggered】
【Join the Classic faction and end the war】

"Hmm... they're giving out a side quest right away..." Feng Bujue muttered, looking at the two quests that had popped up in the game menu.

Before he could think more, the scenario officially began.

Although his vision was still pitch black, the feeling of regaining control of his body was very clear.

Feng Bujue quickly took out a flashlight from his bag, first covering the illuminated end with his hand, and then turned it on.

Considering Bei Ling's sniping ability, reaction speed, and reasoning skills... Feng Bujue didn't dare to be careless at all. Even this simplest of actions showed his caution.

Without knowing the surrounding situation, the light of the flashlight could be deadly. If he exposed his position, even if he wasn't instantly killed, he would be at a disadvantage.

Therefore, Feng Bujue chose to cover the flashlight with his hand before turning it on, first using the faint light between his fingers to explore the situation around him, and then decide what to do.

However... the next second, a distinct light source suddenly lit up next to Jue-ge.

"Eh? Jue-ge, why are you covering the flashlight?" Xiao Tan, wearing a [Miner's Hat], looked at Feng Bujue with an innocent expression.

"Heh... I'm just being a masochist." Feng Bujue said with a forced smile, mocking himself, and then removed his hand, simply letting the flashlight shine directly.

After scanning around, Feng Bujue found that he and Xiao Tan were standing in a closed rectangular room.

The room was empty, without even doors or windows. All six sides—front, back, left, right, top, and bottom—were made of the same material. It felt like cardboard, but the surface was very rough and had an unusual thickness. Jue-ge "paced" the length, width, and height of the room, which were about 8, 5, and 3 meters respectively.

"Right, Jue-ge, you said earlier that Xiao Ling takes good care of me, what exactly did you mean?" Xiao Tan asked.

Since it was just the two of them, Feng Bujue had no scruples, and he replied, "You don't even understand that... This 'internal practice battle' that she suggested is entirely for you."

"For me?" Xiao Tan responded.

"Nonsense, she's not even participating herself." Feng Bujue said, "Si Yu isn't participating either, and as for me... although I wouldn't call myself battle-hardened, I have quite a lot of experience in Thriller Games. You guys know all this. So, there's not much point in me playing this kind of practice battle."

"Hmm... I see, indeed... I've played too few Thriller Games." Xiao Tan stroked his chin and nodded, "So, this means you three are just acting as sparring partners for me?"

"Not entirely." Feng Bujue said, "If it was purely sparring, we could have chosen a free-for-all, and then the three of us could take turns beating you up."

"Hey... there's that kind of option too!" Xiao Tan exclaimed.

"But that kind of practice wouldn't be very effective." Feng Bujue said, "Because the three of us... as long as we get serious, you wouldn't have any chance of winning against any of us."

Xiao Tan couldn't deny this... In the few Thriller Games he had played before, there was one where he played 1v1 with Bei Ling for fun, and the other party casually won while playing...

"If the difference in strength between the two sides is too great, the loser will have a hard time learning anything. On the contrary, they might lose confidence and develop psychological trauma or something." Feng Bujue continued, "So, like now, with me and you teamed up, playing a relatively evenly matched game against the two of them will be more helpful to you." He explained, "Of course, I'm sure Bei Ling didn't expect that I would reach the second rank on the combat power rankings in just a few days. This is undoubtedly good news, because according to the principle of strong-weak pairing, Si Yu should have been the one leading you, but obviously, it's more efficient for me to lead you."

"That's true, Sister Yu doesn't like to talk, she always silently kills anything in her way..." Xiao Tan replied.

While the two were talking, they had thoroughly examined the entire room, but found no clues or triggered any events.

"Alright..." Feng Bujue took off his gloves and meticulously felt the walls again, but still didn't find anything, so he said, "There are two possibilities for the current situation. The first is... the system wants us to break through the wall to get out."

Xiao Tan asked, "What's the second?"

"The second is to wait for some event that is triggered by the passage of time." Feng Bujue said.

Coincidentally, as soon as he finished speaking, the second situation occurred.

Suddenly, one side of the ceiling began to rise slowly. After a few seconds, the entire ceiling was tilted by about ten degrees, and a ray of white light shone in from the raised side.

Feng Bujue and Wang Tan Zhi looked up together and saw... two heads gradually poking out from the opened gap above.

Judging from their appearances, one was Ultraman and the other was Optimus Prime...