Li Ge was ecstatic.
The reason was that today, he had acquired the cheat code many dreamed of.
A system!
Its full name was the Dimensional Travel System.
As for its origin, it didn't say, and Li Ge didn't care.
Whether it was a prank by gods or demons, or an alien's trick, it didn't matter.
As long as he could gain power transcending the world from it, that was enough for Li Ge.
Li Ge suppressed the corners of his lips from curving upwards and silently sat down on the gaming chair in his rented room.
This was to alleviate the dizziness in his brain caused by excessive excitement.
The white light reflected from the computer screen shone on his face, but Li Ge didn't focus his attention on the computer; he simply communicated with the system in his mind and continued to ask,
"System, so your ability allows me to enter those animes, and as long as I kill characters with important roles in the original plot or conquer female characters, I can become stronger, right?"
"That's right."
Two words appeared before Li Ge's eyes.
This made his heart rate uncontrollably quicken once again.
"Then there's only one answer."
"System, send me to travel!"
Li Ge issued the command with firm eyes, without the slightest hesitation.
He didn't prepare any weapons or food, as the system had said he couldn't bring them in.
Besides, even if he encountered danger, the system had said it could bring him back.
So, there was nothing to fear anymore.
From today onwards, he would embrace dimensional girls and live a life free from eating beef.
"Command received, travel starting."
As the system's text appeared, Li Ge felt his consciousness slowly fall.
But at the same time, a pop-up suddenly appeared on the computer screen, which had originally displayed content from an Infinite Terror strengthen discussion post.
"Do you want to understand the meaning of life... Do you want to truly live?"
"Yes" or "No"
At this moment, the system's panel also vibrated.
"//....Unknown data intrusion, anti-resistance initiated...."
"Error, resistance %@"
Before Li Ge's consciousness completely plunged into darkness, an ominous premonition surged in his heart.
......
Cold, shaking.
In a daze, Li Ge felt someone speaking in his ear.
"Not bad, you're the one with the best physical fitness among those who came this time."
"Where is this, why am I here, and who are they?"
This was said by another voice.
Upon hearing this familiar dialogue, Li Ge's previously unclear consciousness suddenly jolted, causing him to instinctively sit up from the ground.
What greeted his eyes was a not-too-large wooden house, with many clothes and strange devices placed in its corners.
Those things looked somewhat like water guns connected to tubes?
There were also many people lying in the room as if asleep, and the person who had just spoken was standing at the room's entrance.
Not far from him was a pale-faced young man who had sat up; it was undoubtedly he who had just asked the question.
The standing person had a resolute appearance, a scar on his face, and a somewhat military demeanor, holding a Desert Eagle in his hand.
He saw Li Ge wake up and said with some surprise, "The quality of this batch of newcomers is really good."
"As for stupid questions like why you're here, don't even bother; first, think about the extra memories in your head, and then I'll explain everything to you all once they wake up."
Li Ge didn't listen carefully to what he said; he was just a bit confused, as no matter how he looked at it, this didn't resemble the anime world the system had mentioned.
Instead, it seemed somewhat like a novel he had read.
As he thought this, as if triggering some mechanism, a hidden memory suddenly surged into Li Ge's mind—the Main God's self-introduction.
Perhaps a prank by gods and demons, or an alien game, in any case, everyone who came here would be thrown into various horror movies by the Main God to complete tasks and explore the meaning of survival.
After Li Ge digested the extra memories in his mind, he also understood the current situation.
Main God Space, a soldier with a scar on his face holding a Desert Eagle, and a pale-faced young man who looked like a saint.
If he still didn't know where he was, then Li Ge had wasted all these years reading Infinite Terror novels.
After all, before he got the system, he was still discussing on forums which Main God Space enhancement was the most 'wheelchair' (e.g., overpowered).
"You damn system, what about the dimensional travel you promised? Why did you send me to Infinite Terror!!"
Does it count as dimensional if it has an anime adaptation?!!
Li Ge questioned the system in his mind, feeling slightly uneasy.
Could it be that some powerful being disguised the Main God Space invitation as a system to trick him?
What for?!
If you had just sent it directly...
He might not have clicked it then.
After all, dimensional travel was much better than the Main God Space, that cesspit; at least in anime, a monster with overpowered strength wouldn't suddenly appear and kill him just because he changed a bit of the plot.
Zzzzt....
As if there was a bad signal, a screen appeared before Li Ge's eyes.
"Abnormal.. Correction. Corrupted... Basic functions retained... Travel function // disabled..."
Li Ge could only find these few understandable words among the jumbled code on the screen.
His heart immediately sank, but he still managed to control his facial expression with a relatively calm demeanor.
However, his mood had plummeted to rock bottom.
Well, now he couldn't even run away.
"Looks like I can't count on you. Forget it, after all, it's the Main God; it's already impressive that you could even change the entry horror movie."
"However, I think it would have been better if you hadn't changed it."
"After all, my knowledge of the plot as a transmigrator is a bit useless now."
"I hope the strengthening function doesn't have any problems."
Li Ge closed the system panel with a 'go with the flow' mindset.
Now, even if he regretted it, it was useless; he might as well think about how to survive the first horror movie.
And it was a brand new horror movie caused by the butterfly effect of the system.
If it were Resident Evil, it would be fine; with his knowledge of the plot, he definitely wouldn't die, but this wasn't the train from Resident Evil.
He needed to know what world this was first. Zhang Jie seemed to have already started explaining the mission of this world to the newcomers.
Li Ge looked at Zhang Jie, who was explaining the basic situation of the Main God Space to the awakened newcomers while he was studying the system.
Zhang Jie had already finished explaining the basic settings of the Main God Space, including his own self-introduction.
Just then, the other party mentioned the information about this horror movie, and Li Ge immediately listened carefully.
Zhang Jie sneered and said to Li Ge and the others, "Newcomers, your luck isn't very good. The name of this horror movie is Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri."
"It's a horror movie I've never even heard of, so you'd better hope the mission the Main God issued this time isn't too difficult."
"And you'd all better not mess up!"
"Otherwise, I won't mind abandoning you deadweight newcomers."
"Look at your watches; that's the artifact the Main God uses to issue missions to us."
Li Ge had already started looking at the mission for this round as soon as Zhang Jie said the name of the horror movie.
He began to ponder how he could survive his first horror movie.
The change in this horror movie made Li Ge think of his system; no doubt, its function was likely the cause of the horror movie turning into an anime world.
However, both Resident Evil and Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri involve viruses and zombie-like crises, so they are still worlds where newcomers can relatively easily survive.
Otherwise, if it were worlds like Alien or Ju-on right off the bat, Li Ge would basically be waiting for death.
Even if he had a golden finger, he might not survive that kind of world.
At the same time, Zhang Jie also spoke about the mission issued by the Main God.
"The main mission is to board the Kōtetsujō and leave Xianjin Station when Xianjin Station falls."
"As long as you complete the mission issued by the Main God, you can return to the Main God Space and receive 1000 reward points."
"In short, welcome to hell, rookies."
With that, Zhang Jie lit a cigarette and let out a cool snort.
It was as if he was mocking the newcomers who still couldn't accept reality.
He was talking about you, that little fatty!
After Zhang Jie finished speaking, the little fatty questioned him just like in the original work: "So, our consciousness has entered a game?"
"As long as we complete the mission, we can go back, right?"
Zhang Jie exhaled smoke and said indifferently, "I don't know if it's consciousness, but you can definitely die here."
Li Ge saw this classic scene and knew that, as expected, this little fatty would soon be used by Zhang Jie as an example.
Sure enough, after the little fatty said, "How do you know those who died didn't go back to their own bodies?",
Zhang Jie truly transformed into a black shadow, just as described in the book, instantly appearing before the little fatty and shoving the Desert Eagle into his mouth to scare him.
Finally, the little fatty wet his pants, and Zhang Jie then put away his gun in disgust.
Li Ge's eyes simply couldn't keep up with the speed Zhang Jie displayed.
Witnessing the supernatural for the first time, a flame seemed to ignite in his chest.
Is this the power that transcends ordinary people?
As long as he survived this horror movie, he could definitely gain extraordinary power through the Main God and the system.
In this cruel Main God Space, only power could bring a sense of security.
So, while the Zhongzhou Team were still newcomers, should he pretend to be a wise man and gain some leadership in the team first?
Before Li Ge could speak, Zhan Lan, the big-chested girl with glasses, asked first.
"Um, Brother Zhang Jie, how do we get to the Kōtetsujō mentioned in the main mission?"
Zhang Jie spread his hands and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know either. I haven't seen this horror movie."
Li Ge unhesitatingly seized the opportunity to interject, "If nothing unexpected happens, someone will likely come to take us there very soon."
"Even if it's not direct, it's probably just a detour."
Li Ge's sudden interjection drew everyone's attention to him.
An inexplicable look flashed in Zhang Jie's eyes, but he said nothing, only motioning for him to continue.
Li Ge continued without stopping.
"I've briefly watched this... anime, and combining that with some simple analysis and deduction, I've come to a conclusion."
"The monsters in this anime are called Kabaneri, but they are essentially zombie-like creatures."
"However, the Kabaneri's physical abilities are much stronger than zombies; even their hearts and heads can withstand the firearms of this world."
"Although their guns are Steam Guns, with limited power, it also indicates that these monsters are very difficult to kill."
"But at least they still die if you cut off their heads."
"And the clothes and equipment piled in the corner of the room are what the samurai in this anime use to deal with Kabaneri."
"I just observed, and the quantity happens to match our number of people."
"If nothing unexpected happens, our identities might have been arranged by the Main God to be samurai in Xianjin Station."
Li Ge glanced at Zheng Zha and the others; after hearing his guess, they turned to look at the equipment in the corner, as if confirming whether the quantity matched what he said.
As expected, after Zheng Zha and the others confirmed, they indeed looked at him with surprised expressions.
Li Ge, having the answer and working backward to the result, was not surprised at all, and continued to say,
"And by analogy with the statement this little fatty just made earlier, even a game would arrange just the right guiding plot."
"So, I'm seventy percent sure that when the plot unfolds, or soon after, someone will come looking for us, these so-called samurai."
"At that time, whether it's following the main group to the Kōtetsujō or asking for the Kōtetsujō's location, it will be much more convenient."
Li Ge's self-consistent analysis and his calm demeanor made everyone present feel that what he said made a lot of sense.
However, Li Ge clearly saw Zhang Jie's eye twitch when he mentioned the word 'guidance'.
Clap clap clap!
But Zhang Jie, who showed no abnormality on the surface, still applauded Li Ge with a smile, praising him like a seasoned veteran: "Newcomers these days are not simple."
"They can even remain calm and analyze information when encountering such supernatural situations."
"I dare say that as long as you don't court death, you'll most likely be able to return to the Main God Space."
After praising Li Ge, Zhang Jie, as if agreeing with his words, continued to supplement the Main God's settings for Zheng Zha and the others.
"He's right; the Main God usually assigns us identities in horror movies."
"Most likely, this round is just as this kid said; we've been assigned the identity of samurai by the Main God."
At this point, Zhang Jie pointed to the equipment in the corner and said, "So, newcomers, if you still want to survive, hurry up and listen to him and put on that equipment."
Li Ge didn't hesitate; as soon as he heard Zhang Jie's words, he had already gone to get a set of clothes and weapons.
If he hadn't been worried about alarming Zhang Jie, he would have put on this equipment at the first opportunity.
And he wouldn't have needed to lead the conversation.
As for this equipment, it consisted of a Steam Gun and a samurai sword, similar to those that appeared in the plot.
Before any enhancements, if he wanted to survive, Li Ge's life would mostly depend on this equipment.
At least according to the power shown in the anime, knocking down a Kabaneri was very simple.
But to end their lives, he still had to decapitate them with a samurai sword.
After all, the Steam Gun's power couldn't even shatter a Kabaneri's head.
Without taking off his clothes, Li Ge directly put on these Japanese samurai-like clothes; anyway, these clothes were very loose, and even if he didn't take off his clothes, wearing them wouldn't hinder his movement.
Zhan Lan was originally hesitant about whether to take off her clothes here, but after seeing Li Ge's actions, she breathed a sigh of relief and followed his lead, putting on the clothes.
Li Ge tied the steam canister behind his back, hung the samurai sword at his waist, and held the Steam Gun with its steam transmission tube in his hand.
He had completed his preparations.
Regardless of whether he could kill a Kabaneri, at least this set of equipment brought him a considerable sense of security.
The others weren't slow either; original protagonists like Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan, as well as Li Xiaoyi, had all put on their equipment.
Zhan Lan