The Game with Fairies

When he had previously looked down on the city from a third-person perspective, the movements of the residents were indeed stiff and rigid.

But Li Muyang had thought it was due to the game’s lack of detail.

Only after entering the true immersion mode did he realize that this was how the people in the city actually moved.

They all floated through the streets like ghosts, with blank stares and pale faces, as if they were on the set of a horror movie.

Li Muyang tried to converse with them, but these eerie shadows only knew to wander aimlessly, with no interaction to speak of—consistent with the normal mode.

Li Muyang followed the route to find the nearest weak NPC, only to discover that the general with a health bar above his head was a terrifying ghostly figure enveloped in an aura of resentment in the true immersion mode.

Even though it was the weakest NPC in the city, this ghostly figure was wrapped in a swirling red and black aura of resentment, riding a bizarre warhorse with blood-red eyes, standing motionless at a street corner in the city, looking very creepy.

Just by its appearance, it felt like it could be a mid-level boss in a soul-themed game.

After Li Muyang approached it, it immediately attacked him.

However, aside from the health bar above its head labeled 【General Pan Feng】, this creature was nothing like Pan Feng from the third-person perspective.

“This so-called true immersion mode is actually a ghost story mode?”

As someone who is afraid of ghosts, Li Muyang felt his scalp tingle as he moved through the city filled with looming ghostly shadows.

If even the weakest NPC at the start looked this terrifying, how much more horrifying would the later big bosses be…

Or was it that the game system knew he was afraid of ghosts and deliberately made the true immersion mode like this to increase his challenge?

If that was the case, then Li Muyang had to admit—the system was very accurate in reading him.

Walking through this misty, eerie, and strange city, seeing the aimlessly wandering ghostly shadows and those “general” NPCs standing motionless, Li Muyang felt like he wasn’t playing a Three Kingdoms game but a horror thriller game instead. ṛ

The overly terrifying environment and NPCs caused Li Muyang to perform abnormally, and he died several times in the early stages.

So much so that more than half the time had passed by the time he reached level 51 for the first time.

Fortunately, as Li Muyang leveled up to 51 and obtained the first Soul Orb, the mysterious fairy who arrived as expected was still ethereal and stunningly beautiful.

She had not turned into a ghastly ghost like the other NPCs in the city.

In fact, because the city was filled with evil ghosts, the misty fairy seemed even more beautiful and captivating.

Looking at the breathtakingly beautiful fairy, Li Muyang sighed.

“She’s such a beautiful fairy…”

Under the true immersive perspective, this fairy was much more beautiful than in the third-person view, and the visual impact was much greater.

Upon hearing his exclamation, the fairy shrouded in mist seemed to pause for a moment.

Then, her puzzled whisper echoed from within the mist.

“Who art thou? Can thou see my my face?”

Li Muyang let out a sly chuckle and said, “I can’t see it clearly now, but I will be able to soon.”

As his words fell, a voice filled with embarrassment came from the fairy in the mist.

“You lecher!”

The next second, with a wave of her sleeve, Li Muyang felt himself being cleaved by a white light, his body shattering into dust.

【Victory or defeat is a common occurrence in warfare. Immortal, please try again】

Li Muyang opened his eyes in the room.

“It really lives up to the immesion mode, the dragon deity fairy’s reactions, and the interactions have all become so realistic.”

Previously, when the game was in the third-person perspective, there was almost no interaction between the dragon deity fairy and Li Muyang. She was merely a tool for slaying monsters.

But now in real mode, she actually blushed because of Li Muyang’s words…

Li Muyang opened his saved game and entered again.

This time, however, he chose to start from the beginning.

Seeing that the dragon deity fairy was still as beautiful as ever and not ghostified like the other NPCs, he felt relieved.

The previous save had taken too long, so Li Muyang decided to start over from the beginning.

Although he was still somewhat daunted by the gloomy environment of the city, Li Muyang’s ability to adapt was strong.

This time, with mental preparation adjusted in advance and the experience from previous attempts, he was finally able to maintain a stable mindset when facing those terrifying and creepy NPC generals.

Li Muyang quickly defeated all the minor NPC enemies, raising his level to LV51 in no time.

When the mist-enshrouded dragon deity fairy descended, Li Muyang used the successful rhetoric from before, immediately intimidating the mysterious fairy with alarming words.

Within the mist, the exquisitely shaped fairy paused and hesitated for a moment.

Eventually, she nodded lightly and said, “Very well! I shall trust thee for now.”

“But I shall follow thee and behold all thy doings with mine own eyes…”

And so, the dragon deity fairy joined the team.

Wherever Li Muyang went, the dragon deity fairy followed.

And when Li Muyang challenged those NPCs with health bars above their heads, the dragon deity fairy lent a hand.

The process was almost identical to the normal mode, the only difference being that the NPC generals had all turned into terrifying ghosts, looking very sinister.

But Li Muyang still easily progressed to the final chapter, purifying all the vengeful ghosts with the silent help of the dragon deity fairy.

Finally, amidst the astonished inquiries of the three ghost kings, Li Muyang ended the game.

【Game–“Three Kingdoms: Demon Subduing Record” Cleared】

【Dragon Deity Fairy: Survived】

【Ghosts of Resentment: Purified】

【Clearance Rating: A (Minor Flaws)】

Staring at the identical clearance rating and game rewards, Li Muyang was shocked.

He couldn’t understand,

“Why is it still an A rating even after clearing real mode?”

“Could it be that clearing real mode isn’t the hidden content?”

“Uh…”

Sitting at the doorway with a furrowed brow, Li Muyang fell into deep self-doubt.

“It couldn’t possibly be that only by romancing the dragon deity fairy would it be considered flawless, right?”

But flirting isn’t my strong suit!

Besides, this game isn’t a romance game. It doesn’t have any romantic elements, so the hidden content shouldn’t be about romancing the fairy.

–Aside from novels with a twist, which romance game would be filled with evil ghosts everywhere?

After pondering with a frown, Li Muyang loaded the game again, this time returning to the timeline after meeting the dragon deity fairy.

In the previous save, he had been silent the whole way, leveling up by slaying monsters with the dragon deity fairy, exactly replicating the process of the normal mode.

But clearly, there was a hidden storyline with this dragon deity fairy.

And being silent the whole way, without any dialogue, obviously wouldn’t trigger the hidden storyline…

So, after knocking down a monster, Li Muyang looked up at the dragon deity fairy beside him and asked, “Fairy, how old are you this year?”

And thus, the straightforward Li Muyang’s attempt at flirting began.

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