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Hades stared at the watch on his wrist. The numbers on the watch were steadily counting past midnight.
His breathing slowed, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. He shifted his gaze from the watch to the surrounding environment.
Floating in the air, he saw endless plains of grass and forests below. Above him was a clear starry sky, with a bright moon hanging high in the night sky, and stars scattered around the moon like glittering jewels.
"What the hell!"
Hades cursed. The cold air at high altitude made him shiver involuntarily. He had also shivered when entering "Helheim," but that was because he was shocked by the hellish scenery of "Helheim."
But now, this shiver was genuinely caused by the cold air at high altitude. Speaking of which, why would he feel cold in YGGDRASIL? It didn't make sense.
According to the usage rules of the nano-virtual device, sensations like pain were not allowed in the game. Therefore, the only temperature he should be able to feel was the temperature of his room.
But...
Hades wrapped his arms around himself. He definitely felt the difference in temperature between his hands and the cold air.
Although he couldn't understand why he was feeling cold, there was something even more unbelievable than the cold.
"I should be in Helheim, right? But... where is this?"
Hades muttered to himself in a daze, looking at the unfamiliar environment. He had definitely arrived in the "Helheim" area where the Great Tomb of Nazarick was located just a moment ago, but now, besides the surface structures of the Great Tomb of Nazarick, the nearby swamp had mysteriously disappeared.
The sky was no longer gloomy, and the rolling forests in the distance seemed full of life, which was clearly different from the usual cold and deathly atmosphere of "Helheim."
"No, no."
Hades looked at the digital watch on his wrist. The time displayed on the watch was 00:01:29.
If this time were in reality, it wouldn't be a problem, but in YGGDRASIL, it was a big problem. Hades remembered that the message "Karami Fa Meow~" sent him included an official announcement from YGGDRASIL. The game's shutdown time was definitely at midnight, but why...
"That's not right..."
Hades suddenly noticed a new problem. He was so surprised earlier that he didn't realize that the YGGDRASIL control panel that was always in his field of vision was gone.
Without the control panel, it meant there was no way to exit the game, which meant he would be trapped in this virtual world.
Thinking of this, Hades' heart jumped. He quickly tried to send a message to the GM administrator. Fortunately, some functions in YGGDRASIL were made into voice commands.
But as time passed, the GM didn't respond.
Hades also tried to send messages to the guild members who were online earlier, but without exception, he received no response.
"What's going on?"
Hades floated in the air and clenched his hand. The sensation was extremely real, just like in reality.
To ensure the safety of users and prevent confusion with reality, nano-virtual devices generally don't include such realistic functions, but his virtual device was a high-end product, and within legal limits, it provided some realistic sensations in the name of medical treatment, but only to a limited extent, not infinitely.
"Is the device malfunctioning?" Hades guessed.
But even if the device malfunctioned, he would be forcibly ejected when the YGGDRASIL game shut down.
Could it be that his device malfunctioned at the same time that YGGDRASIL officially postponed the game's shutdown?
"But such a coincidence is too unrealistic..." Hades shook his head, rejecting this possibility.
Just a moment ago, as the time approached midnight, the scenery before his eyes changed, transforming from the gloomy and deathly "Helheim" to this pasture-like plain.
Most importantly...
Hades looked at the surface structures of the Great Tomb of Nazarick directly below him. Although he didn't understand the current situation, the existence of this heteromorphic race guild reminded him that he seemed to still be in the YGGDRASIL game.
Although he didn't understand what went wrong, the most important thing to do now wasn't to invade Nazarick, but to find a way to log out of the game. Being trapped in the virtual world was something he had never imagined.
He gripped the rod in his hand. Although it looked ordinary, it was one of the World Items, the "World Will," belonging to the "Twenty."
Out of the two hundred World Items, twenty were exceptional, with abilities far exceeding regular World Items, so they were collectively called the "Twenty."
The "World Will" in his hand was usually just an ordinary weapon, but it could grow infinitely. Even a world champion could be instantly killed by it.
Once activated, it had twenty-four hours of use. After that time, the "Twenty" World Item would disappear and randomly reappear somewhere in the world.
Although it was a one-time-use item, if he used it to attack Nazarick, the situation where 1,500 people couldn't conquer it would probably not happen again.
After obtaining this World Item, Hades had considered using it to overthrow Nazarick, but after some calculations, he thought his chances of winning alone were a bit low.
The skills of that Embryo Angel (Victim) on Nazarick's eighth floor were extremely troublesome.
Without the cover of teammates, even if he wasn't afraid of the cheat-like monsters on Nazarick's eighth floor, he would still be hit by the Embryo Angel's skills.
Moreover, the information beyond the eighth floor was unknown, and he didn't know what kind of traps awaited him.
Hades thought the safest approach was to gather some strong level 100 players to attack, but by the time he obtained the World Will, the game's popularity had declined.
His friends had either quit the game or moved on to other games, and he didn't want to team up with strangers.
The temptation of a World Item was significant, and in YGGDRASIL, killing and stealing equipment was commonplace among players.
He might be robbed by unfamiliar teammates before even conquering Nazarick. After all, even in the late stages of the game, World Items like the World Will were still very tempting.
Hades put the World Will back into his backpack. Compared to overthrowing Nazarick, figuring out how to log out of the game was currently more crucial.
Glancing at Nazarick below, Hades sighed. If this were still YGGDRASIL, then Nazarick wouldn't be easily invaded.
Besides, he didn't have any contact information for the heteromorphic race guild members. Even if he did, he didn't want to have too much interaction with the people from Nazarick.
"First, I'll see what's around. It feels like I've come to reality..."
Hades muttered to himself, naturally using the "Flight" magic as he would in the game, flying towards the nearby area.
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