Chapter 1: Monsters in the Dark The sun gradually sets, and the dim sunlight casts the shadows of hundreds of high-rise buildings into countless ferocious black shadows in the city. It's almost nightfall. Shen Mu sat silently in his apartment and began to carefully count the supplies he had prepared. "Candles, matches, wood, old clothes, and all kinds of combustible materials collected..." Right in front of Shen Mu, the bedside was now filled with the supplies he had collected, most of which were broken pieces of furniture wood, torn clothes and bedding, or flammable items such as books containing knowledge. But now, they can all be classified as being used to resist the light and fire of undead creatures. After all, at night, those ghosts that look like corpses and skeletons, and even like evil spirits, all need these things to resist. "What a shame. If I could obtain the mark of the spirit world, perhaps I could change my job to become a spirit world hero and no longer be afraid of these horrible monsters emerging from the darkness." There was also a hint of regret on Shen Mu's face. However, since the terrifying black tide arrived three years ago, many marks of the spiritual world have been revealed.
At this point, finding a spiritual mark, whether it is a hero, skill, or artifact mark, is basically the same as winning the lottery. "Also, I don't know what will happen after the countdown in my mind ends." Shen Mu frowned slightly. Because in his mind, there was a countdown dialog box that was constantly decreasing. 【Countdown: 00 hours, 09 minutes, 43 seconds. 】 And as time goes by, the countdown time is gradually decreasing. "What is this?" Shen Mu had no idea. All I know is that this was the countdown dialog box that appeared naturally when I traveled through time with him. Shen Mu's time of travel was this morning. Then since this morning, he found that there was such a countdown in his mind. I have finally made it this far and there are less than 10 minutes left in the countdown. "I'm speechless." Shen Mu pursed his lips. Especially after I traveled through time, I learned that this technological world, which was originally no different from Blue Star, had been hit by a fantasy crystal wall world called the Spirit World three years ago, and was facing various tragic situations that could be called a world-destroying crisis. My mood became even worse. "Otherwise, my predecessor with the same name and surname would not have committed suicide by cutting his wrists." Shen Mu glanced at his left wrist, where there was still a smear of bright red stain that had not been wiped clean. This is why I am possessed by this body. However, as for the wounds, thanks to Shen Mu's time travel, they miraculously disappeared and he was completely restored to his original state. Of course Shen Mu didn't know the specific principles. But one thing is clear. Now, his countdown is about to enter the end state, and he will finally know what will happen after the countdown ends.
"Swish, swish—" There was wind blowing outside the apartment, bringing with it some kind of whimpering sound. If you listen carefully, you can also detect some strange and subtle crying sounds made up of countless voices. There was no change on Shen Mu's face. Just a glance out the window, the setting sun was about to disappear, and the entire sky was about to be occupied by darkness. Only on the western horizon, a small part of the sun was still struggling to release its last bit of light, as if it still wanted to protect this world that had been eroded by the world of the dead. It's getting dark. "It's time to light the fire." Shen Mu immediately dragged out a huge iron bathtub from under the bed. The inside had been smoked black due to years of burning fire, and there were still thick ash residues. However, this does not affect its use as a brazier. 'Hualala!' As Shen Mu lit a few newspapers and threw them in, and threw some flammable synthetic clothing next to it, a ball of fire emitting smelly black smoke soon started burning in the brazier. While the flame was burning, Shen Mu threw in some broken pieces of furniture wood, completely stabilizing the flame in the brazier within the small apartment which was listed as having an area of 43 square meters but actually had a usable area of only 30 square meters. "Now, it's safe." Shen Mu looked at the fire burning in the brazier in front of him and nodded with satisfaction. But he still thought of something, and hurried to the window and opened the tightly closed window. Suddenly, the smoke produced by the burning seemed to have found an outlet and was discharged through the window. "I almost got carbon monoxide poisoning." Shen Mu thought about the memories of his previous life and couldn't help but curl his lips, laughing at his own stupidity. Although now, thermal weapons and many original physical rules are no longer effective due to the invasion of spiritual world rules. But the basic rules of life should still be used. If you fall into the water, you will drown. Untreated stab wounds can lead to bleeding to death. Of course, people would still be choked to death by smoke or carbon monoxide poisoning now, it’s all the same. "Damn it." In Shen Mu's mind, the remaining memories of his previous life reminded him of those horrible undead monsters that would appear in the dark every night. He couldn't help but grit his teeth and became more nervous. He subconsciously turned his head and looked outside the apartment. The city streets that should have been bustling before are now dead silent, with no one around at this time. With the remaining light, Shen Mu pursed his lips and looked at the car wreckage on the street that was no longer usable due to the rules and was abandoned like a grave, and a little fear appeared in his eyes. This was the remaining memory of his previous life, which brought him fear even though he had traveled through time! The fear of the unknown is the greatest fear. but. When Shen Mu looked up at the area around his apartment, and saw the scattered lights appearing in the windows of the tall buildings and commercial buildings, his original fear actually dissipated a lot. "Although the undead monsters in the spirit world are terrible, at least many people and families survived." Shen Mu comforted himself. Turn your head and look to the west.
The sun, which had been struggling to protect the world, finally fell completely. "Buzz!" Then, when the last bit of light disappeared, a wave appeared that seemed to flash across the whole world in an instant. "Here it comes!" Shen Mu took two steps back. he knows. This is the dead spiritual world, with all its rules and countless undead monsters. Features are beginning to descend upon the blue planet! Also present was the invisible gray mist that was spreading throughout the space. It went from thin to thick, and then to the point where you couldn't see your hand in front of you, in just two or three minutes. So much so that Shen Mu, who was standing at the window and looking out of the apartment, could no longer see the streets below the seventh floor! "Woo--" A series of ghost howlings, mixed with faint shrill screams, appeared in the streets or cities shrouded in darkness and gray fog. Shen Mu took two steps back, away from the window, and just let the black smoke go out. He sat back on the bed next to the brazier in silence. What you just said doesn't seem to be correct. Because Shen Mu knew clearly that after nightfall, any place without light would turn into darkness occupied by the rules of the dead spiritual world, generating a gray foggy place where undead monsters could be born. Wherever there is darkness, fog will be generated. The concentration of gray fog gradually increased. Undead monsters will appear in the gray fog! It's so cruel. Unless a fire is lit and the entire room is filled with light, even the next room separated by a wall, or even the toilet blocked by a door, may be filled with gray fog and monsters due to the lack of light! For example, now, when the black smoke in the house is discharged through the roof and windows, the gray fog outside is also trying to rush in. But as long as you get close to a bright place, the gray fog will instantly evaporate and dissipate. This is also the reason why people in the world today, as soon as night falls, will try their best to find a light source or light a bonfire! As long as you light a bonfire, you can effectively avoid the gray fog. "Wait!" Just at this moment, Shen Mu, who was originally sitting on the edge of the bed in deep thought, suddenly raised his head as if he thought of something. His eyes looked at a separate door next to the main door in this small apartment of about 30 square meters. That's his apartment bathroom! "Oh no!" Shen Mu thought of the remaining memories of his previous life. Whenever night fell, he needed to light a candle even in the toilet to drive away the darkness! Now it has been several minutes since the night began. If we are unlucky, according to the rules of the dead spirit world in the dark night... perhaps… Undead monsters have appeared! "Light the candles in the toilet too!" As soon as Shen Mu thought of this, he grabbed the matches and candles beside him and wanted to rush to the toilet. But before Shen Mu's butt left the bed, in the flickering light of the fire basin in front of him, a faint sound came from inside the frosted glass door of the toilet.
"Ugh..." It sounded like a painful groan, or like the whisper of a devil. "!!!" But this sound seemed to explode in Shen Mu's mind. It made him freeze in place. Because of this sound. That's the sound made by the appearance of the undead monster! 【Countdown: 00 hours, 00 minutes, 00 seconds. 】 [The entire series of DLC and MODs of "Mount & Blade" have been successfully loaded into the running folder, and the running code has been integrated. ] [The main ones are Mount & Blade: Warband and Mount & Blade: Bannerlord. ] 【Are you ready to start the game? 】 Just at this moment, the inexplicable countdown in Shen Mu’s mind finally ended. Then it turned into a dialog box and appeared on the retina in front of his eyes, which only Shen Mu could see. "Mount and Blade?!" "Before I traveled through time, I made a small plug-in program that integrates all Mount & Blade MODs and DLCs!?" Shen Mu couldn't help but widen his eyes. (End of this chapter)